Chapter 128 What’s Up?
Caroline couldn’t let the company collapse.
If it went under, she’d be left with no way out.
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So, for now, she had no choice but to let Caroline take ever as the lead designer–even if just temporarily. It was the only option.
At that moment, Liam was completely out of his depth He could only follow Helen’s instructions.
After hanging up the phone with her, he immediately tied calling Caroline through WhatsApp–only to realize she had blocked him.
That brat!
A surge of anger shot through Liam’s chest, hot and blinding, momentarily burning away his anxiety.
He scrolled through his contact list and found Caroline’s number, then tried to call her. Thankfully, it still
rang.
Meanwhile, Caroline had just finished cleaning up the kitchen and was getting ready for a nap.
She climbed into bed and, the moment her phone buzzed, reached over and picked it up from the nightstand. Eyes still closed, she answered in a sleepy, lazy tone.
“Hello…”
“Caroline, why the heck did you block me from WhatsApp?!”
Liam’s voice exploded from the speaker, full of frustration and heat. That snapped Caroline out of her drowsiness.
Rubbing the sleep from her eyes and stifling a yawn, she replied casually, “I wanted to delete you, so I did. Does everything need an explanation?”
Liam could hear the indifference in her voice, and it made his teeth grind. Through clenched jaws, he growled, “I’m your brother! If people knew how you treated your own brother, they’d laugh themselves sick!”
Caroline chuckled, her tone sharp and mocking. “Didn’t you once say I wasn’t allowed to call you my brother? That I wasn’t part of the family? Now all of a sudden, you want to claim me as your sister again? What’s that supposed to mean?”
She could guess right away that Liam had come to her because he needed something. Otherwise, he would never have reached out.
Even if she were dying in a ditch, he wouldn’t so much as look her way,
Caught off guard, Liam struggled for a reply. “Look, I’m not going to argue with you about that right now. I called because I need to talk to you.”
Just as she suspected. Her voice turned cool. “About what?”
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Chapter 128 What’s Up?
your delivery job and colne work at the company as a designer starting tomorrow. His tone was condescending, like he was doing her a huge favor.
Truth be told, Liam had no faith in Caroline. He didn’t believe she had any talent.
But Helen had insisted, and with no better options, he had to go along with an amateur for how.
Once they found a real designer, he’d send Caroline back to the workshop.
He thought she’d be thrilled to hear this news.
Probably ready to thank him a thousand times.
But after a few seconds of silence, all he got was a calm rejection.
“I don’t know anything about fashion design. I don’t have a degree, and I’m not the brightest. Giving me that role would just ruin your company. You should find someone more qualified.”
She remembered when she first joined the company, she told Liam she wanted to learn design and work her way up.
Back then, he scoffed and told her she was too dumb and uneducated and only good for factory work.
Now, it felt good to throw his own words back in his face.
Liam sensed the bitterness in her voice and assumed she was just being petty. “Come on, don’t be ungrateful. Do you have any idea how many people in the company would kill for that job? I know delivering food is hard work, so I saved this position for you. A little appreciation wouldn’t hurt! And you’re seriously turning it down? Who do you think you are?”
Caroline replied calmly, “Well, thanks–I guess–for thinking of me. But I actually enjoy delivering food. I like the freedom. If there are other people fighting for the designer position, let them have it.”
The certainty in her tone made Liam pause. Something wasn’t right. “Wait … are you serious right now? Or are you just messing with me?”
He couldn’t believe she’d actually say no to something like this.
The designer title came with prestige–way better than running around the city in the heat delivering food.
“Of course I’m serious. Anything else? If not, I’m hanging up.” She glanced at the small alarm clock on her nightstand. It was already 3.00 p.m.
Time to prep for dinner.
Panicked, Liam raised his voice and started to panic a little. “Hey, I’m not finished!”
Caroline rolled her eyes at the phone. “You’ve got five more minutes. Make it quick. I’ve got work too.”
That bossy tone made Liam uncomfortable.
He pushed those feelings aside, swallowed his irritation and spoke calmly, “I’m offering you this job. because I think it’s a good opportunity. The company really does need a designer right now. Just stop being difficult and come back, okay?”
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