Chapter 638
Just When You’re Sleepy, Someone Hands You a Pillow (Continued)
Claire Bennett met with that man in the conference room. Because she had already seen his designs, she held no prejudice against him. She looked at him and asked, "You said you're a jewelry designer?"
The man had just suffered a setback at Bennett Jewelry, and Claire Bennett's kind attitude made him a little unaccustomed to it for a moment. He nodded somewhat stiffly and said, "Mm, my name is Asher Bell. I'm an independent designer."
After saying that, he took out his phone and said, "These are all my designs. If you hire me, I can give them to you. These will definitely become bestsellers."
Claire Bennett had already looked at one of them just now, and she had no doubt whatsoever about Asher Bell's design ability. Still, she narrowed her eyes and asked, "You say these are your designs, so where are the original drafts?"
Hearing that, the expression on Asher Bell's face instantly fell, and he sank into grief.
His eyes reddened, and he choked out, "My design drafts were already taken by my girlfriend, but I can guarantee that I designed all of these!"
When Claire Bennett heard that, she vaguely sensed there was more to the story, so she pressed on, asking, "What happened between you and your girlfriend? Why did she take your designs?"
Asher Bell raised a hand to cover his face and took a deep breath. "We broke up..."
Next, Asher Bell told Claire Bennett everything exactly as it had happened. It turned out that he and his girlfriend had been a college couple. Asher Bell was obsessed with jewelry design and had created quite a few outstanding designs, and each time he handed them over to his girlfriend to publish for him.
Because he trusted his girlfriend, he had never imagined there would be any problem. But one day, he discovered that his designs had appeared on the market under another designer's name!
Because of this, he stormed off to question his girlfriend in anger. Unexpectedly, she said that he was a penniless designer with nothing, and staying with him was just a waste of time. All she had done was put all of his designs where they belonged so they could shine even more brightly. She even drove Asher Bell out of the home they had shared, and he left in that miserable state.
Later, unwilling to let his designs be taken over by someone else, he came to Bennett Group wanting to start over, only for Ava Bennett to throw him out.
Through a string of coincidences, he ended up here with Claire Bennett.
Asher Bell looked at Claire Bennett and said firmly, "Boss, I can give you all my designs. As long as you hire me, I believe my designs will definitely become huge hit products and sell like crazy!"
After hearing Asher Bell out, Claire Bennett shook her head. "No."
Asher Bell had originally been completely confident in himself. Everyone had always praised his designs, but now Claire Bennett was telling him no. He instantly became dejected, a gloomy air surrounding him.
Just as he lowered his head in discouragement and was about to leave to look for other opportunities, he heard Claire Bennett's voice again.
"Give up all your previous designs and create new ones from scratch. If you want me to hire you, that's my only condition. Can you agree to it?"
Asher Bell looked up at Claire Bennett in shock and said in astonishment, "What did you say?"
A faint smile curved Claire Bennett's lips as she said, "You said your previous works were all taken by your girlfriend, so she will definitely continue using this remaining work too."
"If I still use your work, there may be disputes later. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I suggest you redesign everything. That shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Just now, Asher Bell had thought Claire Bennett did not plan to hire him, but he had never expected this was what she meant to say.
Although his previous designs were very good, it wasn't as if he couldn't redesign them.
After all, his true treasure was his design ability. No matter how good his past works were, they had fallen into someone else's hands. There would still be more works in the future.
To Asher Bell, Claire Bennett's condition hardly counted as a condition at all. There was practically no chance he would refuse it.
Asher Bell nodded firmly and said, "I agree."
As a designer herself, Claire Bennett naturally knew what designers cared about most, and she was also willing to help Asher Bell get back on his feet.
She said to Asher Bell, "Next, let's talk about salary."
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At this time, Ava Bennett had already gone to the shopping mall, where Hannah Bennett met with her.
"Ava, Ethan Sterling is here today having a meal with a woman. I went to eavesdrop just now, and it sounded like they're on a blind date. If you don't seize the chance now, Ethan Sterling is going to be lured away by another woman. This time you haven't gotten anything at all, so are you really willing to just give up like this?"
Ava Bennett gritted her teeth, hatred rising in her eyes. If Claire Bennett hadn't shown up that day, how could she possibly have made such a huge mistake?