Mrs. Laurent watched her carefully. "I know it's unexpected, especially because of the event at hand. You see, Damian has been planning to open his own fashion house for a while now and he just decided it's now. I tried to stop him, and asked that he could leave after the event but he insisted he had to leave now. He spoke with Mr. Stone personally and once everything was finalized, he turned in his resignation. There was nothing I could do after that."
Was this why he'd been avoiding her? Because he already knew he was leaving? Because the rumors had made him step away, not just from her, but from the entire company?
Chloe shook her head slowly, disbelief clouding her expression. "But… the event is only a week away. How am I supposed to run it alone? This is my first time having to collaborate with him on it. Everyone knows Damian has always been in charge of these events. This feels… impossible."
