Chapter 814 Do It Over

    Hayley’s POV:

    “No, no, no,” I said, waving my finger to rify. “I’m not that noble. I only care about our own business. That’s what I meant when I asked you to build a signature brand.

    “As long as we have ourbel, even if customers can buy the same design elsewhere, if it’s not under our brand, it’s just knock–off trash. It makes them look cheap, not us.

    “And don’t forget, we’ve got Cynthia. We have brand and design–double insurance.”

    If the Bets want to y dirty, fine. I’ll go high while they go low. Let them bring it on.

    Humbert looked convinced. His expression regained confidence.

    But after a moment, he frowned again. “Still, creating a brand from scratch … it’s a big investment.”

    “And I’ll say what I always do–if money can fix it, then it’s not really a problem. Just focus on being Mr. Byrd, run thepany, follow my instructions, and keep things on schedule. The rest? It’ll be taken care of.” I remained calm.

    “Got it! Ms. Carson, don’t worry. As long as I’m here, Byrd Jewelry will be solid!” Humbert gave me ba /bserious promise.

    Then he paused again and looked a bit troubled. “But what about the stuff online …‘

    “Let it be. They’re giving us free advertising–on their dime. We should be thanking them.” I gave a faint smirk.

    Humbert nodded hard, stood up, and disappeared from the screen.

    “Mr. Byrd?”

    I blinked, and he was gone.

    “Hello? I mean, we’re pretty close, but isn’t it basic manners to say goodbye before walking off a call?”

    Just as I finished, his tilted head popped up at the top of my screen. “Huh? I’m still here, Ms. Carson!”

    I clicked my tongue, a little speechless. “Then, what are you doing?”

    As my subordinate, his behavior rubbed me the wrong way.

    Aside from when I went into the Midnight Pack to hide my Alpha identity, I’ve always been the one in charge. No one’s ever dared be disrespectful to me.

    I was just about to remind him to watch his manners when he dragged a nk of wood into frame, walked ba /bcouple of feet from theputer, flipped it around, and showed it to me.

    “Ms. Carson, this is the signboard/I had custom–made by a designer, just like you asked. It cost me ba /bpretty penny, too.”

    He sounded so proud.

    But I couldn’t even fake a smile as I stared at the neon swirl of artsy fonts on the bsign/b.

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    “Mm. The design’sb… /bcreative. It has ba /bvintage ir. I can tell a lot of thought bwent /bbinto /bbit/bb. /bbDo /bbit /bbover/b.

    Humbert thought I wasplimenting him at first. He even ran his hand across bthe /bbsign /bbwith /bsmug delight.

    bA /bfew secondster, it finally urred to him what I meant—I wanted him ito /iredo it.

    “Huh?” He craned his neck forward, confused. “But why, Ms. Carson? This is already our sixth bversion/bb, /bbMs. /bJefferson and I both think it’s pretty good.”

    Folding my arms, I raised a brow and sighed. “It’s because you didn’t even spell the words on bthe /bbsignboard /bright. And don’t get me started on the color scheme–it’s ancient.”

    “Ah? Oh? Hahaha–right, I see… sorry about that… “Humbert scratched the back of his head, embarrassed

    After wrapping up the call with him, I stayed seated for a while, then dialed Cynthia for a video chat.

    She picked up after about 30 seconds.

    Meeting my eyes on screen, she hesitated, clearly flustered and unsure of what to say.

    “No need to be so awkward. I just want to take a look at your design drafts first.”

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