Seeing Ben’s expression, Sandra could guess his thoughts.
A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes.
She used to think that Ben was a fraud, but it seemed that he did have some real talent.
It was a shame.
Ben was too vain to be suited for art.
Before, she always felt that Ben’s artwork lacked originality.
It turned out that he had just focused on his reputation.
He didn’t even focus on painting.
Such a person was definitely not worthy of being a teacher.
“People from the Academy of Fine Arts are over there.”
The reporters often interviewed these big shots.
First, to immediately gather more valuable news. Second, to avoid messing with them.
“That’s the director of the Academy of Fine Arts.”
“And that one seems like the president of the Fashion Design Association.”
The reporters were excited.
“We rarely get to see these people in person.”
“I want to interview them.”
“Let’s go and take a look.”
Several reporters rushed over, but the two men didn’t pay them any attention.
Their bodyguards pushed the reporters away and escorted them to the design department.
When Edwin Herdman, the director of the Academy of Fine Arts, saw the designs, his face instantly lit up, and he hurriedly walked over to the samples to carefully examine them.
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Henric Jordan, the president of the Fashion Design Association, was enchanted by the creations.
“Genius!”
Edwin quickly covered the samples. “I was here first. They are mine.”
He stared at Wesley earnestly.
“Mr. Cooper, we’ve known each other for a long time. You must cooperate with me. Just name your price.”
Henric frowned. “Hey, you’re being ridiculous.”
“Humph, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone use the patterns from Wilson Cathedral on clothing. I’m not handing them over to you.”
Then, he looked at Wesley again.
“Mr. Cooper, these samples were meant to be turned into clothes. Why go through all the trouble to work with him?”
In other words, he was determined to cooperate with Wesley.
The two men fought over it, neither willing to back down.
They even started arguing.
The reporters were dumbfounded.
Weren’t these big shots usually very cultured?
They would even give up their seats to each other on important occasions. Regardless, they would keep up appearances.
But today…
Everyone looked at the two men in puzzlement.
They didn’t even display basic manners.
If Wesley didn’t say anything, they might just end up dueling.
Sandra looked at Ben, who was dumbfounded.
She reminded him softly.
“Mr. Harrison is our first choice.”
In fact, Ben was just there to review the designs for a company that wanted to collaborate with the Cooper Group.
As long as Ben nodded, the two companies would work together.
The Cooper Group had been renowned for hundreds of years. They handled every cooperation with caution and would never tarnish Ben’s reputation.
But Ben sabotaged it.
Henric and Edwin turned their astonished gazes to Ben. Their attention had been focused on the dresses, and they had completely ignored the other people. Henric and Edwin exchanged glances.
They saw disappointment in each other’s eyes.
Although Ben was in a lower position than they were, he had been there first.
Furthermore, they shouldn’t embarrass him.
Their eyes darkened.
Sandra continued flatly.
“But Mr. Harrison thinks these things won’t do and has rejected us.”
Edwin and Henric froze.
Their faces glowed with excitement.
“Does this mean we have a chance?”
Edwin pointed to himself, his eyes flickering.
“Pretty, I’m getting old. I’m sure you don’t want to let me down, right?”
Beside him, Henric slapped his head.
“Oh, cut it out.”
He chuckled and gave Sandra an obsequious smile.
“Young lady, as you can see, I’m gentler than him.”
Sandra was speechless.
She rubbed her temples and pointed at Wesley.
“He is the person in charge of the design department.”
Edwin and Henric quickly approached the wheelchair.
They took turns trying to curry favor with Wesley.
They seemed willing to fulfill any requests from Wesley.
Wesley was speechless.
He shot a glance at Sandra.
How could she use him as a shield?
Did she blame him for not helping her just now?
He didn’t deserve it.
And he didn’t want to deal with the two men.
Sandra sighed in relief as the two men walked away.
She turned to look at Ben.
Her lips curled into a smile.
“Mr. Harrison, we really appreciate your rejection.”
If they were to cooperate with the company he represented, the profit margin wouldn’t be as high.
If they worked with the Fashion Design Association or the Academy of Fine Arts, the profit could triple.
This was because the number of orders would increase five to six times.
Ben’s face turned gloomy.
But he couldn’t vent his anger on Sandra. He could only glare at Philip with resentment.
He had been misled by Philip to think that Wesley wanted to save the design department based on his past reputation.
Ben was a proud person and wouldn’t allow anyone to use him for their own benefit.
So, he hadn’t carefully examined the designs before coming to a conclusion.
He had made a mistake from the beginning.
Philip lowered his head under Ben’s gaze.
He dared not breathe loudly.
However, he still found it strange.
He had heard that this time the Cooper Group wouldn’t come up with anything good, so he came to laugh at them.
But instead, he made a fool of himself.
“Philip.”
His clothes were tugged on.
He turned his head to look.
Emily’s eyes were red, and guilt was written all over her face.
“I’m sorry.”
In the past, Philip might have immediately set aside his principles and comforted her. But now, he was a mess inside.
He didn’t even want to speak.
So, he just glanced at her and turned away.
Emily’s expression froze.
She couldn’t believe it.
Among her five brothers, Philip and Vincent had always been the kindest to her.
Now she was heartbroken, yet Philip didn’t console her.
He even ignored her.
How could this be?
Emily panicked.
Could it be that Philip had discovered Sandra’s great value and planned to treat her well?
But he had said that Emily was the only younger sister!
Emily absolutely couldn’t allow such a thing to happen! Sandra should just disappear!
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