Dalores left W Marks Studio two days ago.
At the time, Tasha was busy taking care of the design drafts.
Dalores sorted out the projects she had been handling and handed them over. "Tasha," she said with some reluctance. "Is it possible for me to enter the clothing room for the last time? I just want to take one last look at the dresses. I don't think I will be returning to W Marks again."
After a brief moment's hesitation, Tasha agreed to let her in.
Once inside, Dalores shut the door behind her and went on a rampage on Estella's dress, cutting it up to bits and pieces.
"Tasha!" she cackled like a madwoman. "Janet! I'd like to see how you bitches explain this to Estella later!"
Dalores then waited for Estella to appear and make a scene at the studio, just as Mrs. Fuller had done last time. To her dismay, she waited and waited, but W Marks remained as peaceful as could be. Estella didn't kick up a fuss at all.
In the end, Dalores was unable to contain her anxiety and called Estella.
"How dare you call me! I had no idea that you resigned until I went to get my dress earlier." Estella was obviously in a foul mood, and she was about to hang up when Dalores quickly stopped her.
"Before I left W Marks, I heard that some clumsy designer damaged your dress. Did the studio compensate you for it?"
"The evening dress you designed for me was too gaudy. I don't really like it. Janet will design a new ensemble for me, as well as a backup choice. She is responsible and very capable, and I am satisfied with her. You, on the other hand, Dalores... You didn't even notify me that you intended to resign! How negligent of you. With that kind of attitude, who do you think is going to hire you as their designer in the future?" Estella was notorious for her sharp tongue. She made sure to berate Dalores before ending the call, which left the latter rightly outraged.
Things were not going her way at all. Why was it that Janet always managed to wheedle her way out of danger?
And so, when rumors about Janet and Draco's relationship reached Dalores, she wasted no time bribing several sketchy reporters to expose this supposed affair. She wanted to ruin Janet's reputation once and for all.
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