Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 905

Janet hid in the tea room, her laptop in her arms and humming a tune as she munched on biscuits.

The next moment, her phone screen lit up, ending her small moment of reprieve. A message from Elizabeth came, asking her to go to the VIP room immediately.

"Damn it! I had just told Tasha! Really should have also told Elizabeth!" Knowing that she had been found out, Janet sighed regretfully.

She had no choice but to go to the VIP room now.

"What can I do for you?" Janet had intended to explain, but the words that came out next diverged from her original plan. "I didn't show up because Elizabeth would be in charge of the project."

"As the client, I have the right to choose the designer," Derek answered with a dissatisfied arch of his brow.

"That is true," Janet had no choice but to acquiesce. Without missing a beat, Derek said, "Then I'll appoint you as the sole designer for this project. Can you now stay and discuss the plan with me?"

Janet was struck dumb for a moment, her mouth gaping as she turned to Elizabeth.

"Mr. Ramsey has decided. Work hard." Elizabeth felt a slight disappointment at how things turned out, but she kept any of it from showing. She was confident that Janet would do an excellent job. "I'll excuse myself so you can continue your discussion." "Stay here, Elizabeth." Janet stopped her.

She met Derek's gaze and said, "Elizabeth is more than qualified for this project. Before I came here, the two of you were having a good conversation, and now you suddenly want to switch designers. Is there anything you're dissatisfied with?"

During lunch break, Janet saw Elizabeth sorting out documents and getting ready for the project. Elizabeth took every design seriously, and this partnership with Derek would be her first project after coming back to W Marks. Janet knew how hard she worked. Elizabeth would be professional and never show it, but Janet didn't want her to be disappointed.

The question caught Derek off-guard. Until now, he didn't really pay attention to Elizabeth. He barely listened to Elizabeth's detailing of the plan; he just wanted to find an excuse to send her away because it was Janet he wanted to see.

He looked through the documents Elizabeth had brought in. Her ideas were impeccable. Every single one of them had been meticulously thought out, and there was no possible criticism in any area. Derek had to come up with another excuse. His eyes moved around, inadvertently catching a glimpse of the scar on Elizabeth's palm.

It looked new, and he could tell it was a deep cut. From the looks of it, she had just recovered from a serious injury.