88 Chapter 88 : Claire Has This in the Bag Serena Jennings gave a slight smile and asked Claire , " How much did Ms. Shaw spend to hire President Lockwood as an assistant , is it also two hundred ? " 1 The word " also " from Serena made Claire's smile slightly stiffen . She proactively took Caleb Lockwood's arm , " Caleb , why would Serena talk about you this way , how could you be so cheap? " " Anyway , he only charged two hundred to drive ," Serena deliberately brought up this matter . Judging from Claire's reaction , she clearly didn't know that Caleb drove Serena home that night . Serena was going to divorce Caleb . But it didn't stop her from enjoying seeing Claire uncomfortable . Claire's gaze at Caleb was clearly curious about what the deal was with the two hundred between him and Serena . Unfortunately , Caleb's gaze remained on Serena's face all along . " I charge two hundred not only for driving but also for sleeping together ." Caleb said this casually , and now it was Serena who felt a bit uneasy . However , the one who felt the most uncomfortable was Claire . She barely maintained her smile but inside she wished she could tear Serena apart . Why was it that , even though Serena and Caleb had been separated for so long , Caleb still wanted to sleep with her ? Claire gripped Caleb's arm too tightly , drawing his attention . " Claire , are you feeling unwell ? " " No ... " Claire came back to her senses and shook her head , " Maybe the sun is affecting me ." Caleb reached out his hand to shield Claire from the sun . Watching the shadow of Caleb's large hand cast on Claire's face , akin to a blooming smile , Serena pushed her suitcase and silently stepped away . " Isn't Peter here for your finals ? " Not expecting Caleb to still be speaking to her , Serena casually replied , " He has a meeting in the afternoon ." Peter initially wanted to come , but as a director of FY , he couldn't skip a board meeting just for Serena . " Let me take that ! " Without waiting for Serena's agreement , Caleb took her suitcase away . 118 17 14 88 Chapter 88 : Claire Has This in the Bag He held a suitcase in each hand and walked into the hall first . Claire and Serena faced each other . " Caleb is just so thoughtful ." " Because he's my husband , who else would he be thoughtful for if not me . " Serena's retort made Claire's expression change suddenly . " Serena , Caleb doesn't love you ; the one he loves is me ! " Claire proclaimed fiercely . Serena felt nothing inside . After all , she already knew this long ago ; it was nothing new . " Wait until he actually marries you , then it's not too late to say that ." After leaving this remark , Serena walked into the hall . Today was the finals ; it wasn't worth getting distracted by Claire and Caleb . All ten finalists were in a large enough preparation room ; Caleb handed one suitcase each to Serena and Claire . At that moment , Leo Grant and Ronan Ross arrived . Seeing Caleb , they were not surprised . " President Lockwood is successful in business and still so considerate to his girlfriend . " Leo teased Caleb . Caleb smiled politely without saying much . They didn't specify who the girlfriend was , but Serena knew well that Caleb's public girlfriend was definitely not referring to her . "I'm about to catch a flight , contact Mr. Miller if you need anything , I've left him here . " Caleb said softly to Claire . Serena recalled that Caleb used to bring Mr. Miller , his special assistant , on every business trip ; unexpectedly , he made an exception this time for Claire . " If there's anything you want , just send me a message on WeChat , I'll buy it for you . " " No need , I don't want anything , plus you've already given me so many things . " " This time is different ... it's to celebrate your victory ... " As Caleb spoke , he glanced at Serena , meeting her gaze unexpectedly . Serena immediately withdrew her gaze , pretending to organize her luggage . 15.17 710 88 Chapter 88 : Claire Has This in the Bag Caleb's smile widened . Leo and Ronan both felt that Caleb and Claire's reluctant - to - part look was just like a young couple in love , marveling at the beauty of youth . " You're ... the one Peter recommended ... " It was only at that moment that Leo noticed Serena . " Chairman Grant , Mr. Ross ... " Serena greeted them proactively , but Leo's gaze at her was full of disdain . " You were the one who actively asked me for a chance , but ended up not even submitting a final product . " Leo's words took Serena's memory back to when her uncut ruby gemstones were taken by Caleb . After modifying her design back then , she thought there was no point in submitting a finished product since she heard Leo had already given a recommendation letter to Claire . " I'm sorry ... " Serena apologized sincerely , but Leo didn't accept it . Even Ronan sighed in disappointment as he brushed past her . They each gave Claire words of encouragement before leaving the preparation room with Caleb . Seeing Serena's unpleasant expression , Claire's eyes once again filled with the joy of victory . The finals began . The ten designers entered the stage one by one , bringing with them their prepared materials . In the audience , Quentin Xavier sat with Sharon Sanders and Nancy Young . The dim lighting made Quentin's smug smile less obvious . This time , Claire was destined to win ! Quentin had already foreseen the result . He was well aware of the other designers ' level through the preliminary and semi - final rounds . And Serena ... Quentin looked up at Claire Shaw , who was shining on stage . Quentin had been sending Claire Serena's designs meant for the finals , from the first draft all the way to the thirty - first . With each revision , he sent it to Claire . As long as Claire perfected and supplemented Serena's final design with some unique creativity , like in the preliminaries , then Serena's final score definitely wouldn't surpass Claire's . 214 < 88 Chapter 88 : Claire Has This in the Bag Claire was preparing her necessary materials when she inconspicuously looked up , and even in the dim audience , she immediately spotted Quentin . When Quentin saw Claire throw him a bright spring - like smile , he felt his heart melt . These days pretending to be a double agent by Serena's side was worth it . Since crafting a high - end jewelry piece takes a lot of time and effort , the finals require making finish products not entirely from the ground up . The final round was set for five hours . Participants had to complete their brought semi - finished pieces within these five hours . Claire prepared her assorted auxiliary stones and finally took out her pre - made semi - finished work- A robot earring compatible with headphones . She was extremely curious if Serena would be able to continue when she saw her design mirrored in Claire's . The ranking positions for the ten designers on stage were based on the last semi - final scores . Serena was first , Claire was second . Thus , their worktables were adjacent . Claire couldn't resist turning her head to look at Serena . Finally seeing her take out her own semi - finished piece from a box . 89 Chapter 89 : Played by Serena Jennings 89 Chapter 89 : Played by Serena Jennings " Go Serena ! " 1 Even before the semi - finished product was presented , the audience started cheering for Serena Jennings . Serena looked up and saw Patrick Rhodes standing in the audience , waving his arms at her . She was taken aback , and then saw Patrick being warned by the staff , sheepishly sitting back down . Already shocked that Patrick came to watch the jewelry design competition , she didn't expect him to cheer for her in public , making Serena even more perplexed and bemused . At the adjacent workstation , even with a sweet and exquisite makeup , Claire Shaw couldn't hide the dissatisfaction on her face . What does Patrick mean ? Only cheering for Serena ? She couldn't believe that with her standing on stage , right next to Serena , Patrick could miss seeing her . Claire was aware of the change in Patrick's attitude towards Serena . However , she believed that the moment she won the championship , Patrick's eyes would no longer entertain Serena , leaving only her . With a smirk on her pink lips , Claire's mood lifted again , casting a disdainful glance at Serena , Serena's semi - finished robot earrings , no matter how refined the craftsmanship was , couldn't possibly compare to her perfected design . As Serena took out her semi - finished competition piece from the box , the sly smile on Claire's lips gradually froze . In the audience , Quentin Xavier instantly stood up . " Quentin , what's wrong ? Need to go to the restroom ? " Sharon Sanders asked curiously . " Oh , no ... nothing ... " Quentin slowly sat down . Fortunately , the convention hall was dark , with the lights focused on the stage , or he would have a hard time explaining his surprised and unsettled expression to Sharon and Nancy . Instinctively , Quentin glanced at Claire Shaw, whose face turned ghastly , glaring at him as if she wanted to kill him . Quentin immediately lowered his head , not daring to look again . Being close to Claire Shaw , Serena could catch the changes in Claire's expression from the corner of her eye . While others were earnestly working on their jewelry , Claire repeatedly exchanged glances with someone in the audience . Serena knew exactly who that person was - Quentin Xavier . " Our boss's design ... wasn't a robot after all ? " Sharon Sanders widened her eyes .