Chapter 39
Chapter 39:
The following morning, Annabel woke up to find that she was alone in the room. The other side of the bed was cold.
Did Rupert stay in the study all night?
Annabel rubbed her temples and wondered if she had misjudged him.
A powerful and handsome man like him had many admirers. Annabel was known as a country girl. How could he possibly take a fancy to her when he had better options?
Annabel was relieved to know that he did not want her. She did not want anything to complicate matters.
The lack of love was the perfect excuse she could give her grandfather.
At the thought of this, Annabel hummed a song happily as she left for work.
She had barely sat at her desk for a few minutes when Nina sent for her.
“What can I do for you?” Annabel looked at Nina indifferently.
She had already had it up to here with this woman’s constant trouble.
She wondered what Nina had up her sleeves this time.
“There’s a new task for you, Annabel. Our company is cooperating with Lady Fashion for next season. You will be responsible for the project.” Jealousy flickered in Nina’s eyes as she spoke.
She handed a few documents to Annabel and continued, “These documents contain all the needed information about the project. Take a look at them carefully p>
“Okay,” Annabel said as she took the documents.
She then turned around and went back to her desk.
Nina scowled with jealousy as she stared at Annabel’s back.
She had been in charge of the project. However, Rupert had called her to his office that morning and ordered her to hand the project over to Annabel.
She could not understand why. What was so good about that hillbilly? Was it just because she was Rupert’s fiancée?
Just as Nina was fuming, a text message came through.
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“How far with the task I gave you last time p>
The message was from Heather.
Nina thought for a while and soon replied, “Don’t worry. I’m on it. That bumpkin will be ousted this time p>
Heather replied simply, “Do it ASAP p>
She was running out of patience.
Her ploy to frame Annabel as a thief had failed.
Annabel had not only proved her innocence but had also made Heather seem like a fool.
Heather would not allow herself to lose to Annabel again.
Clenching the phone in her hand, Heather said with an evil expression, “Just wait and see, Annabel. You’ll weep buckets by the time I’m done with you p>
Annabel spent the entire day studying the documents Nina had handed to her.
The project was about the launch of a new series of jewelry for the next season by Benton Group in collaboration with Lady Fashion. It was already at the design stage. All Annabel needed to do was check the progress and point out any discrepancies. It was a piece of cake.
When Annabel got back from work, she saw that her belongings were no longer in Rupert’s room; they had been moved to a guest room on the first floor.
“Who moved my things here?” Annabel inquired, looking confused.