Chapter 1123: Chapter 1123: Just Kidding with You
Elijah Walker’s chest heaved violently with anger, his face so red it seemed about to burst, and at last, it appeared he had no intention of explaining himself, only managing to force out through clenched teeth:
"Utter nonsense!"
Teddy Carter dropped his gaze, then lifted Elijah Walker’s hand from his own.
He took a step back and smoothed out the wrinkles on his shirt that had been made by Elijah Walker, clicking his tongue twice. "It seems you’re infuriated with embarrassment, Elijah Walker. I didn’t expect your methods to be so forceful."
"You!" Elijah Walker was burning with rage, yet he clenched his teeth tightly.
But the very next second, Teddy Carter’s expression completely changed.
"Oh my, my, Designer Elijah, you’re not actually upset, are you? I was just joking around with you. Could it be you took it seriously? Or could it be that you actually did it?"
This caused Elijah Walker to glare fiercely at Teddy Carter.
Just then, the manager came over, puzzled as to why everyone was standing at the door of the meeting room instead of entering. "What’s going on? Why are you all standing here and not going in?"
Elijah Walker was the first to stride into the meeting room.
Teddy Carter’s eyes brimmed with amusement as he watched Elijah Walker’s retreating figure and sent a message to Florienna Ellis on his phone.
"Go ahead and bring up Elijah Walker’s issue first."
At this time, Charlotte Thompson was in her office organizing materials, making thorough preparations for the arrival of XTZ.
She let out a sigh as she looked at the thick stack of design drafts on her desk.
Although Charlotte had communicated with XTZ’s people online before, this face-to-face conversation would be the first, which inevitably made her feel nervous.
Someone knocked on the office door, and in came Coco holding a folder: "Sister Charlotte, here’s the information you wanted. I’ve gathered it all for you."
"Thank you for your hard work." Charlotte smiled, nodding her head in gratitude as she took the folder from Coco.
Coco immediately shook her head, somewhat embarrassed. "I didn’t do anything difficult. After the collaboration with XTZ began, Sister Charlotte, you’ve been the one who’s worked the hardest. I’ve only just assisted you with odds and ends."
"Not at all. Don’t forget that it was your inspiration that sparked my design ideas."
Charlotte said with a smile as she stood up. The design inspiration she mentioned was none other than Zara Ward’s Melissa Tanner Studio.
Initially, it was Coco’s casual mention with the materials in hand that drew Charlotte’s attention to Zara Ward’s team, solving a particularly tricky problem for Charlotte at the time.
"Sister Charlotte, you flatter me too much, making me feel somewhat embarrassed," said Coco, scratching her head as she followed Charlotte out of the office.
"All of the company’s designers should be in a meeting by now."
Charlotte, with the documents in hand, was getting ready to meet with Justin Battleson to discuss the specifics of their impending meeting.
Coco nodded in agreement beside Charlotte. "Everyone at our company is taking this collaboration very seriously; the design department’s designers have already been in meetings for a long time."
Coco paused for a moment, looking curiously at Charlotte.
"But Sister Charlotte, who are you thinking of assigning this collaboration project to?"
Charlotte had full responsibility for the design work this time, but she couldn’t possibly complete it on her own in a short time; naturally, she would have to select a supporting designer from within the company.
"I haven’t decided on that yet. This afternoon, the heads of each design team will meet with XTZ’s designers, and we can discuss it then."
Charlotte answered simply.
However, as she and Coco turned a corner, they overheard voices from the restroom behind them, discussing the matter.