In the end, Minerva decided to take a photo and send it to her.
After she took them, she sent Helen the photos of the design works when they had been in good condition.
Helen commented, "Wow, it's so beautiful! Thank you too much, Minerva. This is the kind of design that I want."
As soon as Helen had replied, Minerva sent her another photo as well.
Helen paused for a moment and she looked shocked.
"You're joking right? This is awful!"
It took Minerva a while to find her words.
"This is the accident that I was talking about."
Helen was at a loss for words.
Minerva responded, "I'm really sorry, but I decided that it would be better to be frank with you."
There was no reply from Helen. Minerva thought of how Helen had smiled at her that day. The truth was that she liked Helen very much as she was a warm and enthusiastic person. Nonetheless, a falling out was inevitable after such a thing had happened.
She began typing a message slowly. "If you give me the green light, I will fix this dress, but I need your cooperation, I..."
Before Minerva had finished typing her message, Helen initiated a Facebook video call.
Minerva was stunned for a second before accepting the video call.
Upon answering the call, Helen's beautiful face was displayed on the screen of the mobile phone. She was wearing an ancient costume. When she saw Minerva, she immediately flashed a smile, revealing her bright white teeth. "Hey, Minerva!"
Minerva greeted her, saying, "Miss Lowell?"
"Oh, why are you calling me Miss Lowell again? Call me Helen; I am your fan! I am still at the scene even though I am done with my part. I will come to you shortly after removing my makeup."
Minerva studied Helen's face and realized she could not find a single trace of fury. She didn't seem to be affected by the torn dress at all.
She was stupefied for a moment, asking gingerly, "That outfit, you..."
"Isn't it just an outfit? It wasn't designed by you in the first place. If it's damaged, so be it."
"If it's damaged, so be it?" Minerva repeated in a daze. She never expected she would say such a thing. It took her a long while to react. "Then what are you going to wear for your press conference?"
"Press conference? Oh, I'm going to attend a press conference. Minerva, you've designed numerous outfits before. Can't you lend me one first?"
"The outfits she had designed previously?" Minerva pondered for a moment. "But those outfits..."
Minerva stopped all of a sudden. An idea formed in her mind. "I think I have one in my personal collection."
At the words 'personal collection', Helen's eyes shone with anticipation. "Really? Lend it to me. I'll wear it no matter what!"
At last, they reached an agreement. Helen would come over to her office in the afternoon.
After hanging up the phone, Minerva heaved a sigh of relief when she looked at the dress in front of her. Just then, Vera pushed open the door and walked in.
"How's it going?"
Vera shook her head, saying, "You're right. It's not a burglary, but someone did it on purpose."
Minerva lowered her eyes. "Have you identified the culprit through the surveillance cameras?"
"Not yet." Vera shook her head. "There are a lot of blind spots on the sixth floor, so..." As Vera spoke, she lowered her head guiltily and said, "It's all my fault. The work is so important. I should have guarded it well."
"Never mind. Everything's alright now." Minerva stood up and walked over to Vera. "Let's go."
"Where are we going?"
"To look for the culprit."
Hearing those words, Vera rushed to match her pace at once.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Perfect Mysterious Husband