In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
Sierra had been busy managing her new store for the past five days. She was a meticulous person, so she did most of the work herself.
From the ornaments in the shop to the stock shelves, she designed them all.
She had been working day and night, so she was inevitably worn out after such a hectic period.
Fortunately, most of the preparations were complete and the store would be ready for business once the goods had arrived.
"Here, Sierra, have a glass of water before you get back to work." Diana was a longtime employee who had been working for Sierra for many years. She was there at the new store to help out.
Seeing how busy Sierra was, Diana felt distressed. "Look at you, Sierra. You've lost so much weight in the past few days."
"Have I?" Sierra accepted the cup and took a sip on it. Pinching her face, she said, "You must be kidding me, Diana. Look, my face is still chubby." "What do you mean by chubby? You won't look good if you keep losing weight." Diana urged Sierra to drink up while saying, "You should get some rest at home tomorrow. I'll take care of everything here."
Sierra wasn't just beautiful and eloquent, she was an independent and capable woman too. Hence, she was well liked by all her employees.
In particular, Diana, who had worked with her for many years. She adored her as though she was her younger sister.
That store was Sierra's third branch, and she was the one who founded the brand. Besides, she had a good eye for fashion, so their business had been booming ever since it was founded.
At a time like that, when countless stores were forced to close due to the competition posed by online businesses, Sierra had managed to open up another two new outlets. It was indeed a rare feat.
"You know me, Diana. I won't be able to sit still until the new store is open." Sierra wanted to take some time off too, but that was her store after all; her blood, sweat and tears. She would be anxious if she wasn't personally there to get everything going.
Sierra had always been that way. She would either do something to the best of her abilities or she would simply not do it at all.
Sierra would never let anyone think that she was just some airhead who lived off the Yard family.
In fact, the Yard family had gotten her a fairly decent job at a reputable company, but she desired freedom. So, she quit the job and started her own business.
However, no one from the Yard family stopped her. The success of her business was not crucial to them for they did not lack such money. To them, all was well as long as Sierra was happy with what she was doing.
"I know you can't, but the busy schedule is taking a toll on your body. We're opening the day after tomorrow. You should recharge yourself by then. That way, you will only have the energy to host the opening ceremony, right?" Diana wished that she could just take Sierra home and lock her up. Sierra came from a well off family and she could do and have anything she wanted, yet she insisted on working her a*s off like that.
As a person who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and yet so diligent, Diana sincerely thought that Sierra truly deserved to succeed in life.
"Diana, I'm fine..." Sierra protested.
"Enough of that. Go home and take a nap now. Don't even think of waking up until you've repaid all your sleep debt." Diana pushed Sierra out of the store and urged, "Go quickly. Don't come back until you're well-rested."
"Excuse me, Diana, I'm the b.." Before Sierra could finish her words, a deep male voice suddenly sounded from behind, finishing her sentence. "A boss who got kicked out by her own employees. I expected nothing less of you, Sierra."
Sierra was extremely familiar with that voice. However, there was no way that he would show up there.
Perhaps she was hallucinating from all the exhaustion.
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