Chapter 208
Madelyn asked, âIs there really a problem with the draft? Iâll work overtime tonight then.â
She had rushed the design yesterday since shed only had a day. She also had to check the plans for the relevant sections, which was why she was in a rush yesterday.
She had focused more on the overall concept rather than the details of the design, so she had been prepared to have the design sent back.
However, Jessie did not answer her question.
Instead, she looked at Emma again, who smiled and said. âDonât worry, Ms. Carter. Iâll work overtime tonight with Madelyn, and I guarantee that theyâll get a satisfactory design tomorrow.
Jessie sighed as she handed the project proposal to Emma. âItâs not
Madelyn who needs to make the changes. Yours was the one that got sent back.â
âWhat?â Emma was aghast.
Madelyn was startled as well.
Emma could not believe that Jessie was handing her design back. Had Jessie mistaken Emmaâs design for Madelynâs?
She grabbed it and flipped it open, and when she saw that it really was her design, her expression turned grim at once.
Madelyn was a beginner designer who had no experience, but her design was approved.
Why wasnât Emmaâs? Was she really worse than a beginner like Madelyn?
What kind of taste did the client have? Emma could not accept it.
Madelyn saw that Emma was looking more and more thunderous, and she could feel the tension in the office growing. She glanced at Jessie.
Jessie said, âOn Monday, thereâll be two new designers joining the design. department. Thatâll take the pressure off the two of you. Madelyn, you can continue to follow up. Jessie, work faster. The client is waiting.â
âAlright.â Madelyn nodded.
She took her design, turned, and went out. She was different from Emma. Emma had generously said that she would help, but Madelyn did not. If she said in front of Jessie that she would help Emma, who had been a designer for three years, it would only serve to humiliate Emma.
Emma only entered the office ten minutes later. There was a loud thump as she flung the folder onto her desk and glared viciously at Madelyn.
Madelyn asked, âWhy are you looking at me like that?â
Emma sat down angrily on her chair. âAre you feeling very gleeful right now? Youâre an intern, but your design passed while mine didnât!â
âWere you arguing with Ms. Carter about that in the office just now?â
Emma could not accept it. From what she knew, Madelyn had no prior work experience, but she succeeded at her first attempt.
Emma had been working for three years! Although there had been times when her designs were sent back, she had never lost to an intern before.
She looked at Madelynâs design project, which was just as complicated as hers was. However, Madelynâs design had passed!
Emma looked disdainfully at her. âYou copied that design, didnât you? I saw it, and it resembles Naomiâs style!â
Madelynâs expression darkened at once, and she looked frostily at Emma.
Emmaâs eyes met hers, and she felt a momentary guilt. She was so angry that she had lost all sense of decorum.
She ignored Madelyn and did not even apologize. She just tidied up her desk and threw herself into her work.
If it had been two days ago, Emma wouldâve packed up and left there and then. However, she could no longer do that. This
was the branch company
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of Unity Studios.
She wanted to work hard so that she could be transferred to Unity Studios, where her pay would also rise drastically.
Emma had no choice but to endure it for the sake of her future.
Madelyn lowered her head and said in a low voice, âI may just be an intern designer, but youâre not the design director either. Weâre colleagues, so we should maintain a civil front. Even if you want to lord over me, please wait until you become the design director before doing so.â
Emma paused in the act of clicking on her mouse, her face flushing at what Madelyn had said. She looked up into Madelynâs icy eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
How could a young woman from a poor family have such poise?
However, Emma was afraid that Madelyn would snitch to Jessie and affect her future, so she suppressed her anger to say coldly, âSorry!â
Madelyn couldnât be bothered to pay any more attention to her. After all, there were all kinds of people in the world.