CHAPTER 147: CHAPTER 147: DISQUALIFICATION

Landon Sutton stood up, took two steps towards Shannon Quinn, and seeing her cautious steps back, he stopped, looking at her with pain in his eyes: "...I’m sorry."

Besides apologizing, he didn’t know how else he could defend himself at this moment.

Seeing Shannon Quinn’s wary and fearful eyes, he felt very uncomfortable inside.

Letting her bear so much on her own, only to find herself in such a huge lie, he could imagine the complexity in her heart at this moment.

But when he finally revealed his secret, he felt much relieved, at least he wouldn’t have to lie to her anymore, yet he wasn’t sure how long it would take for her to accept such truth, or if... she would ever accept it.

Shannon Quinn looked at him in front of her, many things became terrifying upon closer thought, numerous questions and ideas popped up, but she didn’t voice them, just pointed her hand towards the direction of the door: "Leave."

Landon Sutton paused, maybe he should give her some time to calm down.

"Rest well."

Shannon Quinn did not answer him, watching him walk to the door, with his hand on the door, and his back towards her: "I know you have a lot of doubts, but please don’t doubt that I married you with ulterior motives."

He wanted to express his love for her, but was afraid of being too hasty. To her now, verbal love would only seem cheap.

After Landon Sutton left, Shannon Quinn stood there for a long time.

She felt that this news and truth were like a dream to her, or rather, not even in her dreams did she imagine Vincent Rhodes and Landon Sutton were the same person...

No wonder his relationship with Simon Rhodes was so good; no wonder whenever Landon Sutton appeared, Vincent Rhodes would appear too...

She couldn’t figure out the connection between all of this now, nor did she understand her role in this setup.

If this was a trap that Landon Sutton carefully devised, she hadn’t encountered anything during such a long time.

This news disrupted all possible outcomes Shannon Quinn had previously considered, and also disturbed her heart.

It seemed to clear her of those insults, but it also left her unsure of what to do next.

Such a deceitful marriage, she didn’t know if there was any need to continue.

The child in her belly, should it be kept...

Unable to sleep at night, her mind was chaotic with these matters.

In the morning, Vorland turned completely white with snow.

Shannon Quinn wrapped herself in a shawl and walked out to the curved balcony, standing on the high floor overlooking the beautiful scenery in front of her,

The beautiful scenery was pleasing, but she couldn’t relax her mood.

The cold wind brushed past her, fluttering her hair, her cheeks slightly itchy, she tucked her hair behind her ears, took a deep breath, retracted her gaze, and returned inside.

She tidied herself up neatly and professionally, applied light makeup, and went with her team to the LW headquarters.

There were more than a hundred designers participating, and this time LW had no limit on the number of design works needed, they would adopt any work they fancy, so there wasn’t any so-called competition, it all depended on one’s own ability.

The majority of participants were Chinese because it was a Chinese opera theme.

Before Shannon Quinn and her team, several other groups of designers had already come.

The exhibition corridor hadn’t displayed the designs yet, but the theme had already been set up, with the whole venue filled with a rich Chinese atmosphere, just waiting for the works to be displayed.

Though there was no limit on the number of works, the top three would be selected from all works, and high bonuses would be awarded as per the ranking.

Shannon Quinn was quite satisfied with her work but wasn’t sure where she stood among all the designers.

In the conference room, Shannon Quinn organized her design drafts, dispelling the chaotic thoughts in her mind, silently reciting the design concept of her work.

The heads of LW were all present, and just as the meeting was about to begin, the door to the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and a young blond assistant came running to the head, whispering something in his ear, the head immediately stood up and followed the assistant out the door.

Soon, the head walked back in, followed by Landon Sutton.

For a moment, the conference room was full of murmurs, Shannon Quinn shared a surprised glance with him and then lowered her head, looking at him no more.

Landon Sutton sat across from her, Shannon Quinn secretly sized him up, not knowing what he intended to do again.

The head stood up, said a few simple words in English, and introduced Landon Sutton to everyone.

Shannon Quinn didn’t expect that while he had a decent reputation and status domestically, he was also so respected abroad.

He sat there, with such charisma between his brows, it seemed as if he was the master of the meeting, speaking in fluent English: "I am here merely as an observer, not commenting, please don’t mind my presence."

As he said, throughout the meeting, he sat quietly, his eyes mostly on Shannon Quinn.

When Shannon Quinn went on stage to introduce her work on the screen, his gaze caused her to forget some of the words she had prepared several times, but she managed to clearly convey what she wanted to express and communicate.

The conference room, which was somewhat lifeless at first, became suddenly filled with discussion because of her introduction, she couldn’t hear what they were discussing, but from their nodding and smiles, she could tell they were satisfied with her work.

Shannon Quinn took a deep breath, bowed in thanks, and walked down from the platform.

After a round of reviews and discussions, fortunately, several of her works were selected, including the one Sheila Yardley submitted to her. Of course, during the introduction, she clarified the designer of that piece.

The ranking was unclear for now, but being selected was an affirmation of her efforts and hard work during this period.

Shannon Quinn finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when she raised her eyes to see Landon Sutton watching her from across, the smile on her face faded, and she lowered her eyes, becoming somewhat absent-minded again.

For the rest of the time, she was somewhat out of it, only knowing that Lynn Kendall submitted five works, but only one was selected.

The meeting didn’t end until half-past eleven, and as they were dispersing, Shannon Quinn was tidying her things, while Aidan Lockwood was already congratulating and motivating everyone, as his team had the highest chance of being selected.

Other teams sometimes only had one or two works selected in total.

Aidan Lockwood was discussing with his colleagues where to go for a celebratory meal later, while Shannon Quinn deliberately slowed her movements in tidying up her belongings, keeping her head down.

No one noticed when Lynn Kendall got up and approached the head, whispering something to them.

Not long after, the head stood up, halted everyone, and said in English: "Sorry everyone, the meeting cannot end just yet, we need to take a few more minutes of your time."

With that, he walked to the stage, facing the microphone on the podium, and said: "We decided to cancel Shannon Quinn’s entry for all works."