Chapter 12 " Miss Sophie , here are the new product design drafts for the group . If they look good , I'll submit them for signing . " Sophie took the designs from the girl , flipped through them carelessly , then tossed them aside . " You think this garbage is worthy of the CEO's signature ? " Faced with Sophie's sharp tone , the girl froze in panic . " Miss Lily finalized these with the team . " The words poured gasoline on the fire . Sophie hurled the documents to the floor , scattering papers everywhere . "Tell Victor Lily's designs are trash . I'll lead the redesign personally . " The girl opened her mouth to speak , but Sophie cut her off : " Deaf or what ? Get out . " Tears streaming , the girl scrambled to gather the papers before fleeing the office . " Amanda , what did Miss Sophie say ? " Other colleagues pressed in . " Miss Sophie rejected everything . She's making us redesign . " Seeing Amanda cry , others rushed to comfort her . 11 : 463 Chapter 12 11 Resentment simmered . Sophie had barely warmed her seat , yet every report ended in shouting . Every design got rejected without explanation . The department already resented her parachute appointment . This tyranny made them miserable . " I quit ! " A senior designer slammed her ID badge on the desk . Seeing the rebellion , other veterans joined in . " My credentials can land jobs anywhere . Why tolerate this clown show ? " " More temper than talent . " Oppressed staff flooded HR with resignations . Baffled by the design department exodus , HR escalated directly to Victor . " What fresh hell did you unleash now ? " Victor shoved the resignation pile at Sophie Unused to his scolding , Sophie's eyes reddened with self - pity . " I just demanded better work . They're threatening me with resignations ! " Victor usually ignored Sophie's antics unless they crossed lines . But twenty - two resignations ? Plummeting jewelry production ? Shareholder pressure forced his hand . " Take a leave . I'll appoint an interim design director . You'll co - manage with him later . " 11:46 Chapter 12 Victor considered this compromise generous . Sophie stormed out , slamming the door hard enough to rattle frames . Victor massaged his temples , the chaos summoning memories of Lily's tenure . Back then , no mass resignations . Designs flew off shelves . Victor pressed his fingertips harder against his throbbing forehead . Why suddenly think of Lily ? " Recalling how Sophie had cried herself red - eyed earlier , Victor decided to send her a gift along with a message . " Sophie , I was wrong today . གནས པ ར ར ར ར ར ར ར ར ར ར ར ར 1 : | : | : | : I got you a present . How about we have dinner together tonight ? " Sophie smiled smugly at Victor's text , deliberately waiting before replying . " Fine then . Since you said so , I'll reluctantly forgive you . " Victor took Sophie to dinner that evening , strolling along the riverside afterward . She clung to his arm , coaxing , " Take me to the amusement park tomorrow ? " He'd never cared for such places , though Lily had dragged him there twice before . Just as he meant to refuse Sophie , Lily's silhouette on the carousel flashed through his mind . 11:46 3 Chapter 12 Against his better judgment , he nodded and agreed . 289 Wooches 11 : 460