Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

BAM!! There was a loud voice from Mrs. Montgomery's office room that took listeners by surprise. Inside the room, Chleo stood with her head bowed while being scolded and rebuked by the chief designer of Division I.

Jay took a deep breath. He knew Chleo was a super careless kid. But he also knew that no matter how clumsy the girl was, Chleo wouldn't lose twenty design papers in one night.

Moreover, Chleo always ensured that the designer's paper was stored safely on Xavier's desk.

Even though Chleo was careless but she had a sharp memory. This morning Chleo was sure that before returning home yesterday, the design paper was still in the drawer of Xavier's desk.

Incidentally, Xavier took time off because of a fever, so Mrs. Montgomery told Chleo to put the design paper into Xavier's desk drawer.

Who would have thought twenty designs that had been painstakingly designed to get approval from the higher-ups just vanished?

Mrs. Montgomery was so angry and reproachful that she insulted Chleo. Even outsiders who heard it felt their eyes burned even though the older woman's insults were not directed at them.

Mrs. Montgomery was booming as if she made sure anyone outside could hear her. It seemed like she wanted to embarrass Chleo or make the young girl cry in fear.

The longer he listened to it, the more angry Jay became. From the beginning, he did not like Mrs. This Montgomery, but he still managed to endure and be patient. But it seemed he couldn't bear it, seeing the older woman discredited his cousin's niece.

Jay was eager to step in to defend Chleo. But he couldn't act rashly. Chleo was found guilty and suspected of having lost their design. Moreover, Chleo managed to make him promise not to reveal her true identity. So Jay decided to wait patiently.

On the other hand, Chleo bit her lips to hold her tears that were threatening to fall. This was the first time someone had insulted her so much, as if she wasn't even human.

"You stupid, ungrateful child. Don't you know this company has taken the risk of accepting you, but what's your response? Where is your returning the favor, huh? What a disgusting, ugly, worthless girl."

Chleo wanted to cry right then and there. Even her father never called her disgusting or stupid even though he was angry at her. She admitted she was clumsy, but she wasn't stupid. She wasn't worthless either. She also knows very well how to thank you.

This series of words from her superiors was so painful that it made her heart feel like being tortured with a whip. But Chleo persisted. She couldn't cry. She mustn't show tears right in front of this kind of woman.

Instead, she tried to find the solution.

Chleo was sure that she had saved all the designs in Xavier's desk drawer. At least she remembered well what she does in her daily life.

After she put the file in the drawer, she locked the desk drawer again. Then she returned the key to Mrs. Montgomery's desk. That means there are two possibilities that happened.

The first was an intruder who snuck into the office to take the keys and stole their designs, or Mrs. Montgomery herself deliberately hid the design to corner her. She knew this older woman dislike her for some unknown reason.

Even though Mrs. Montgomery didn't like her, the older woman had no reason to harm the company to corner her, right?

Moreover, the twenty designs must be submitted to the director of artistry to immediately apply in the real form.

BAM!!!

Once again, a loud voice broke Chleo's thoughts.

"Damn, girl! How dare you lost in a daze in front of me, huh!?"

Chleo lowered her head even more. She really wanted to cry right now.

Why did this old lady dislike her so much? What had she done to make this older woman hate her?

Chleo couldn't help but remember her father's words. If she didn't reveal her identity from the start, someone would bully her.

If she decided to reveal her identity now, then everything would be fine. But at the same time, she would be viewed as a spoiled child and only rely on her family's power.

So…

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Montgomery. I promise I will find it again."

"Hmph! It's good that you can find it. I have to submit the design tomorrow afternoon! So you have to hand it over to me tomorrow morning, got it?"

"Tomorrow morning?" Chleo gasped in disbelief. How could she find the missing design sketch in a day?

"If you don't, I will report this to the manager." threatened the woman with a sly smile that made her realize this woman wanted to get rid of her.

But why?

Chleo walked out limply, which was immediately greeted by Jay, who was very worried about her.

"How? What's the final decision?"

Chleo glanced at the other friends, who looked at her with worried, yet mixed with disappointment.

Only Jay was genuinely worried and believed in her. Well, this guy knows her well because they grew up together. So it's no wonder the others don't believe her that she lost their hard work designs.

"I'm going out for some fresh air first. I guess I'll just be back tomorrow morning. If Mrs. Montgomery saw me here, I don't know what else she would scold me like. Anyway, maybe I forgot. Maybe I accidentally brought it home. I'll look for it at home."

"But…"

"You are aware of the company regulations, right? You can't take designs that aren't yours out of this place." Kurt said in a cold voice. "The company will sue for your reckless."

"Calm down, Kurt. She's just a little girl. This is her first experience. Don't be so mean to her." coaxed Mikey. "Go home, Chleo. I hope you didn't take it home on purpose. We'll keep it a secret. The important thing is that you bring those papers back."

"What if she sells it?"

"KURT!"

"She's not going to sell it. Chleo is not that kind of person." This time it was Jay who defended her. "I vouch for her."

"How do you know? You don't know her."

"..." Jay wished he could say that he knew the girl very well. He wanted to tell his friends that Chleo was a lovely kid even though she was sometimes very clumsy, but Chleo had a strong sense of responsibility.

"Jay, I don't want you to fight with your friends. Thank you for defending me. See you tomorrow." Chleo said goodbye to the three men with a faint smile.

The three of them could see Chleo's eyes, which were now slightly sad and teary, making them uneasy.

"It's all because of you. She's already under pressure. Why are you making it worse?" Mikey blamed Kurt for being heartless toward a little girl.

"Hhhh." Kurt could only sigh heavily. He was also felt bad for blaming Chleo, but what can he do? Of the 20 designs that have disappeared, three of his compositions and another five of his coloring were on them. He couldn't help but feel very disappointed and angry that Chleo had carelessly dismissed them.

On the other hand, Mrs. Montgomery sat relaxed in her office while texting her niece.

'Chleo West will be fired tomorrow.'

She was sure that Chleo could not find those missing designs papers because she had burned all to ashes last night.