"I'm sorry, Mr. Cowell. I'm not interested in this."
I answered honestly.
Then I looked down at Patrick's hand that was grabbing my wrist and looked up at him, "Mr. Cowell, your fiancee just lost her child. She's crying inside. And you're holding me here and asking me to participate in a design competition..."
"Isn't it somewhat inappropriate?"
However, hearing my words, Patrick didn't change his behavior.
Patrick looked at me and frowned deeply. Then he continued to talk about the design competition, "I will invite the best international designers in the interior design field to be the judges in this competition. If you win the prize, it will be very valuable for you."
I looked at Patrick in confusion.
I couldn't figure out what on earth he was going to do.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Patrick
continued, "If you want to be on your own in the future, the competition will be a very good opportunity for you to train yourself. And it will also be a shortcut for you to establish your own sect."
Hearing Patrick's words, I was even more confused about what he wanted to convey to me.
But it was undeniable that his words touched me.
Before I could make a statement, Patrick added, "Lannis Harris will be one of the judges."
Originally, I was just tempted.
But when I heard this name, I looked at him in disbelief, "Who?"
"Lannis Harris."
Patrick repeated the name again.
Lannis Harris could be said to be the most legendary one among the contemporary designers in the world.
He was known as a genius as well as a madman.
He was not only an interior designer but also an architectural designer.
In terms of his works, others could see his creative and innovative thoughts in them. Moreover, he had unique characteristics in his works. And the buildings designed by him were completed in an easy way from inside out.
In short, it was a dream for a lot of designers to see Lannis Harris in person and hear him make comments on their works.
It was a pity that Lannis Harris was a strange person and never showed up in public.
He wouldn't even show up at the President's request.
Lannis Harris surely wouldn't show up in such a small-scaled match.
I stared at Patrick, trying to find the answer in his eyes. But his black eyes were as calm as still water.
I couldn't find the answer I wanted at all.
I tried to pull out my hand that was grabbed by Patrick.
I failed.
So I could only raise my head and say to him, "Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Cowell. I will think about it carefully. You'd better go and see your fiancee quickly."
Patrick looked down at me.
After a long while, he said, "I have my reasons for everything. Give me some time to deal with it. I...' "Mr. Cowell." I had already guessed what he would say later. So I had to interrupt him. "You left that day, indicating that you made a choice. In the future, the relationship between me and you will be at most the same as that between a superior and a subordinate. If you can't bear to see that I have someone to accompany me, then I will be single for the rest of my life."
I had been tricked and fooled by him so many times.
I didn't want to be entangled with him anymore.
I knew that if I kept being entangled with him, I wouldn't stop myself from getting lost further.
Patrick was silent for a long time. And I could feel that he was grabbing my wrist somewhat loosely.
I raised my hand, shook off his hand, and left without looking back.
Rosy's ward was ahead.
When I went in, I couldn't hide my depressing mood at all.
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