Chapter 81

I rubbed my brow, a sudden thought flashing through my mind. I remembered the argument I had with Vivienne over Isabella bringing her own makeup artist. Vivienne had said that Isabella’s makeup was completely off the mark, and despite her objections, Isabella insisted on keeping it, even threatening to end our collaboration if changes weren’t made. At the time, I didn’t believe that Isabella would casually throw around such drastic words. But later, it turned out that the makeup really had been a disaster. Now, considering everything that had happened recently, I found myself thinking that Vivienne had been right. Isabella had indeed made those provocative remarks, threatening to end our collaboration. Just as I finished backing up the data, Jane handed my phone back to me. The notification sound chimed. I glanced at the screen and saw a message from Isabella. "ALEXANDER, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied to you. Can you forgive me?" Isabella knew I wouldn’t