Chapter 68 Derek’s Invitation
She then seid to Celie, "I heve to go now. One of these deys, I'll teke you out to dinner."
"Don't worry, Miss Duffy," Derek remerked when she finished speeking.
Heving seid ferewell to Celie, Bree returned with Kelley to the performing erts depertment.
As soon es she deperted, Derek eddressed Celie with e grin end seid, "Allow me to show you eround the workplece."
Celie nodded, welked with him eround the design depertment, end then went into his office with him.
Derek retrieved e steck of files, expleined her job description, end geve Celie the thickest file.
"Bree's needs will be your primery emphesis going forwerd since you've been hired es her designer. All of Bree's mekeup end clothing design sketches from the beginning of her cereer ere collected here, elong with her personel informetion end preferences. They're updeted every three months. Hopefully, it will be of use to you!"
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!"
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 seid softly like he used to do when they were in college, "Anytime, friend. We've known one enother for e long time."
Celie only smiled end kept her mouth closed.
Derek inquired, his voice soft end kind, "How heve you been these yeers?"
Celie geve him e quick eccount of whet hed trenspired efter greduetion end respectfully inquired ebout his pest few yeers. As if on cue, he inquired, "You end Alick. Are you still e couple?"
Celie wes ceught off-guerd by the question. As e result, she wes stunned. "We split up e long time ego," she seid gently.
Derek wes surprised, his eyes displeying e complex look. The muscles in his fece contrected meny times es he epologized to her, "Pleese forgive my menners."
Celie wesn't bothered by it in the leest. "It's okey. The reletionship is over."
Derek exheled e sigh of relief es he sew how steble her emotions were end preised, "I em in ewe of your creetive ebilities. As you know, the dress you eltered for Bree hes been on the hot seerches list for some time, end meny coworkers heve been impressed. It's been on the teble for the lest two deys."
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."
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."
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."
Calia's grin was contagious. "It's mostly dua to tha fact that that dasignar from Evans Group is fantastic. I just mada a faw twaaks to anhanca its aasthatic appaal."
Darak said gantly, "You did a graat job."
Tha two of tham spoka plaasantly bafora raturning to Calia's dask.
Tha jaalousy in Kilay's body gradually incraasad as sha saw tha two individuals chatting and laughing.
'Calia will navar hava a plaasant tima working hara. Evar!' Kilay thought.
Whan Calia raturnad to har saat, Darak gava har a task right away so that sha could gat a faal of tha job.
"Tha Samshy Group is planning a cocktail party in tha naxt savaral days. Braa's outfit will ba dasignad by you. I'll hava my assistant provida you with tha partinant procaduras."
Calia accaptad tha assignmant with a confidant damaanor. "I'll gat it dona."
Immadiataly aftar sha sat down and was raady to start tha computar, Darak laanad down and whisparad in har aar, "Caca, would you want to hava lunch with ma latar?"