Chapter 124 Soothing her temper (1/2)

Mika slammed herself on the cushion, still shivering in anger. She was still furious with what she saw just now during the meeting. She had no idea how the level of these talented designers she nurtured carefully since they joined the team had dropped so much. Was she being soft lately until they felt they could come out with half-hearted designs? Was she getting weak until they thought they could slack off?

There was a soft knock but she ignored it. She was too angry to even care.

Her head turned to look at the door when it was opened without permission and came in Stephanie bringing a mug of hot chocolate. Next to the mug was a small plate of marshmallow. She also found some strawberry candies and chocolate cake in the pantry.

”What?” Mika snarled.

Despite she was afraid, Stephanie pushed herself to keep walking until she reached the coffee table and arranged the drink and snack on the smooth surface.

”Boss, I have made your favourite dark chocolate,” she explained gently.

”Hmph.”

”If there is nothing else, may I return to my place?”

”Go.”

Stephanie bowed politely before she went to the door. She stepped out and closed the door gently. Then, she went to her desk to continue her work. It would be a long day and she had no doubt Miss Mika Long would pull an all-nighter just to design her own set of the collection just in case the team failed to come up with a proper design.

None of the team actually knew this particular habit of Miss Long. They thought she bullied them so much but most of the time when they failed to reach her standard, she would stay back just to design another collection as a backup. But most of the time, the backup was pushed back in a file, collecting dust, as the team successfully came out with a better design.

They really need to work under a bossy and scary boss like Mika to develop their talent.

No doubt tomorrow Miss Long's alternative design would join the other collections collecting clouds of dust.

Stephanie sighed a bit and shook her head. Then, she cracked her hands and neck before focussed on her work. Better she put her focus on the important thing which was her own work, rather than thinking about the team.

Soon enough, it was time for lunch. As there was no sound from inside the room, Stephanie stood up and bravely went to knock the door.

”What?” came the snarl.

Err... Miss Mika was still furious.

Stephanie gulped. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath to gather her strength before announcing herself and asking permission to enter.

When she received one, she entered the room carefully. Mika was actually sitting on her leather chair staring at the computer screen. At the sound of the door being opened, Mika turned her head and looked at Stephanie, cocking an eyebrow.

”Boss, it's lunch hour. Would you like to eat outside? Do you want me to book you a restaurant? Do you want a takeout?” Stephanie asked.

Mika looked at the clock on the computer and frowned again. The time surely flew fast when she was busy. She rubbed between her brows and sighed. She still had a lot to do today. She had not even started designing the clothes yet!

”Buy me a bowl of garden salad and some soup,” she finally decided.

”What kind of drink would you like, boss?” Stephanie asked.

”Just plain water is okay. Go. Leave me alone,” she waved her hand irritatingly. She still had a lot to do. She had no time to listen to her personal assistant's yapping.

Stephanie obeyed. She knew which shop to buy the food Mika wanted. She quickly went downstairs and crossed the road. Just in front of the building, there was a small cafe selling healthy vegetarian food. Although it was a vegetarian shop the food provided is so delicious, so many health-conscious customers come to eat. The cafe even provided take out.