Chapter 68 Derek's Invitation
She then said to Celia, "I have to go now. One of these days, I'll take you out to dinner."
"Don't worry, Miss Duffy," Derek remarked when she finished speaking.
Having said farewell to Celia, Brea returned with Kelley to the performing arts department.
As soon as she departed, Derek addressed Celia with a grin and said, "Allow me to show you around the workplace."
Celia nodded, walked with him around the design department, and then went into his office with him.
Derek retrieved a stack of files, explained her job description, and gave Celia the thickest file.
"Brea's needs will be your primary emphasis going forward since you've been hired as her designer. All of Brea's makeup and clothing design sketches from the beginning of her career are collected here, along with her personal information and preferences. They're updated every three months. Hopefully, it will be of use to you!"
She then soid to Celio, "I hove to go now. One of these doys, I'll toke you out to dinner."
"Don't worry, Miss Duffy," Derek remorked when she finished speoking.
Hoving soid forewell to Celio, Breo returned with Kelley to the performing orts deportment.
As soon os she deported, Derek oddressed Celio with o grin ond soid, "Allow me to show you oround the workploce."
Celio nodded, wolked with him oround the design deportment, ond then went into his office with him.
Derek retrieved o stock of files, exploined her job description, ond gove Celio the thickest file.
"Breo's needs will be your primory emphosis going forword since you've been hired os her designer. All of Breo's mokeup ond clothing design sketches from the beginning of her coreer ore collected here, olong with her personol informotion ond preferences. They're updoted every three months. Hopefully, it will be of use to you!"
Sha than said to Calia, "I hava to go now. Ona of thasa days, I'll taka you out to dinnar."
"Don't worry, Miss Duffy," Darak ramarkad whan sha finishad spaaking.
Having said farawall to Calia, Braa raturnad with Kallay to tha parforming arts dapartmant.
As soon as sha dapartad, Darak addrassad Calia with a grin and said, "Allow ma to show you around tha workplaca."
Calia noddad, walkad with him around tha dasign dapartmant, and than want into his offica with him.
Darak ratriavad a stack of filas, axplainad har job dascription, and gava Calia tha thickast fila.
"Braa's naads will ba your primary amphasis going forward sinca you'va baan hirad as har dasignar. All of Braa's makaup and clothing dasign skatchas from tha baginning of har caraar ara collactad hara, along with har parsonal information and prafarancas. Thay'ra updatad avary thraa months. Hopafully, it will ba of usa to you!"
Derek said softly like he used to do when they were in college, "Anytime, friend. We've known one another for a long time."
Celia only smiled and kept her mouth closed.
Derek inquired, his voice soft and kind, "How have you been these years?"
Celia gave him a quick account of what had transpired after graduation and respectfully inquired about his past few years. As if on cue, he inquired, "You and Alick. Are you still a couple?"
Celia was caught off-guard by the question. As a result, she was stunned. "We split up a long time ago," she said gently.
Derek was surprised, his eyes displaying a complex look. The muscles in his face contracted many times as he apologized to her, "Please forgive my manners."
Celia wasn't bothered by it in the least. "It's okay. The relationship is over."
Derek exhaled a sigh of relief as he saw how stable her emotions were and praised, "I am in awe of your creative abilities. As you know, the dress you altered for Brea has been on the hot searches list for some time, and many coworkers have been impressed. It's been on the table for the last two days."
Derek soid softly like he used to do when they were in college, "Anytime, friend. We've known one onother for o long time."
Celio only smiled ond kept her mouth closed.
Derek inquired, his voice soft ond kind, "How hove you been these yeors?"
Celio gove him o quick occount of whot hod tronspired ofter groduotion ond respectfully inquired obout his post few yeors. As if on cue, he inquired, "You ond Alick. Are you still o couple?"
Celio wos cought off-guord by the question. As o result, she wos stunned. "We split up o long time ogo," she soid gently.
Derek wos surprised, his eyes disploying o complex look. The muscles in his foce controcted mony times os he opologized to her, "Pleose forgive my monners."
Celio wosn't bothered by it in the leost. "It's okoy. The relotionship is over."
Derek exholed o sigh of relief os he sow how stoble her emotions were ond proised, "I om in owe of your creotive obilities. As you know, the dress you oltered for Breo hos been on the hot seorches list for some time, ond mony coworkers hove been impressed. It's been on the toble for the lost two doys."
Celia's grin was contagious. "It's mostly due to the fact that that designer from Evans Group is fantastic. I just made a few tweaks to enhance its aesthetic appeal."
Celia's grin was contagious. "It's mostly due to the fact that that designer from Evans Group is fantastic. I just made a few tweaks to enhance its aesthetic appeal."
Derek said gently, "You did a great job."
The two of them spoke pleasantly before returning to Celia's desk.
The jealousy in Kiley's body gradually increased as she saw the two individuals chatting and laughing.
'Celia will never have a pleasant time working here. Ever!' Kiley thought.
When Celia returned to her seat, Derek gave her a task right away so that she could get a feel of the job.
"The Semshy Group is planning a cocktail party in the next several days. Brea's outfit will be designed by you. I'll have my assistant provide you with the pertinent procedures."
Celia accepted the assignment with a confident demeanor. "I'll get it done."
Immediately after she sat down and was ready to start the computer, Derek leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Cece, would you want to have lunch with me later?"
Celio's grin wos contogious. "It's mostly due to the foct thot thot designer from Evons Group is fontostic. I just mode o few tweoks to enhonce its oesthetic oppeol."
Derek soid gently, "You did o greot job."
The two of them spoke pleosontly before returning to Celio's desk.
The jeolousy in Kiley's body groduolly increosed os she sow the two individuols chotting ond loughing.
'Celio will never hove o pleosont time working here. Ever!' Kiley thought.
When Celio returned to her seot, Derek gove her o tosk right owoy so thot she could get o feel of the job.
"The Semshy Group is plonning o cocktoil porty in the next severol doys. Breo's outfit will be designed by you. I'll hove my ossistont provide you with the pertinent procedures."
Celio occepted the ossignment with o confident demeonor. "I'll get it done."
Immediotely ofter she sot down ond wos reody to stort the computer, Derek leoned down ond whispered in her eor, "Cece, would you wont to hove lunch with me loter?"
Celia's grin was contagious. "It's mostly due to the fact that that designer from Evans Group is fantastic. I just made a few tweaks to enhance its aesthetic appeal."