I'm Not Cinderella

Chapter 2 The blueprint

In a luxurious room of the largest hotel in Los Angeles, the atmosphere gradually became bustling. There were about thirty people in the room, and they sat around a large round table. These were all top American interior designers. In front of each person was a stack of documents. Next to them, beautiful women in business attire were ready to help them pour wine when needed. But few of them paid attention to beauty or good wine, they looked at each other with wary eyes, and their sense of competition never relaxed.

Initially, when Daniel said he wanted to ask someone to draw a blueprint, he invited all the designers he liked to come and wanted to explain it to everyone.

No one knew this man's family background, but when he explained how much money and treasures he had to decorate his house, the designers were so amazed that they were speechless. This was the reason why they gathered here today.

This was a real rich man, and the reason Daniel wanted to redecorate his house was very simple: He was getting married. He hoped he could turn his large house into a beautiful house to please his future wife.

“Mr. Daniel, here is my blueprint, which aims at disagreement over the location of the house. The blueprint will follow the design of the Renaissance period, both gorgeous and luxurious. You will definitely like it.” This person was the most famous designer here, also the first person Daniel reached out to.

Daniel glanced at the blueprint. This person's idea wasn't bad, he was satisfied at a glance. But after a moment, it seemed to be missing something that he did not want to look at for long.

“Mr. Daniel, I was lucky enough to design a house for the president. You can see my blueprint.” This man's words were basically superfluous, and he even started praising his future wife.

“Please see my blueprint. It was designed with women in mind, from elegant rooms to lavish bathrooms, each highlighting the beauty of your wife. The woman could catch Daniel's eye, it must be a very delicate woman. She will definitely love this blueprint. It would be a wonderful wedding gift, sir.”

Daniel hesitated for a moment. This man's design took women's needs seriously. In his impression, this blueprint was only worthy of being ranked as ordinary. But, when he heard the words later, if "Maria" was in a house that matched her style, he would be extremely happy. From his perspective, this is probably the most appropriate wedding gift.

"You're right."

As soon as the other designers heard that this person had a chance to be chosen, they immediately took up their blueprint and said, making Daniel dizzy.

"Mr. Daniel, my blueprint is mainly aimed at modernity. You see, for a noble person like you, the living room is very important. In my blueprint, all are installed with modern equipment, marble makes your house even nobler.”

What that person was saying, Daniel couldn't hear at all, because his gaze was directed at a young designer sitting in a dark corner. From beginning to end, she never said a word. Moreover, she never once presented her blueprint in front of him. The strange thing was, Daniel was not angry at all. On the contrary, he felt much more interested.

“Do you feel uncomfortable?”

Except, for this reason, Daniel absolutely did not think that in this world someone would deliberately provoke him.

That person didn't seem to have imagined that Daniel would start a conversation with her, so after a moment of stiffening, she raised her head. His dark hair was unruly, and his bright brown eyes glittered with some apprehension. She was the youngest of the designers here, and her figure was extremely beautiful.

She answered Daniel's question simply, "I'm fine, thank you, Mr. Daniel.”

“Don't you want to talk about your blueprint?” Daniel looked through the few documents about her, and finally found the name, Brenna.

“My style is very simple and not suitable for today's young women. My regular customers are usually elderly owners, but it is an honor for me to be invited by Mr. Daniel today.”

Her meaning was very simple, her style was completely unsuitable for a wedding gift, and this word also meant her refusal to become Daniel's designer.

This caused Daniel to widen his eyes. He did not believe that anyone dared to oppose him. He suddenly remembered a visit to the house of an aristocrat. This aristocrat's house had also been repaired. When he entered the house, his feeling at that time was so special that the aristocrat told him the designer's name. He immediately asked the housekeeper to contact her and invite her to be one of the thirty designers today. That person was probably Brenna.

“Perhaps I like the very simple style. Do you want to show me the blueprint?” He actively opened his mouth to say he wanted to see the design, so all the other designers turned envious eyes on Brenna and her blueprint didn't match Daniel's taste.

Brenna bowed her head, “Sorry. I don't have it with me right now."

He really felt humiliated by her, so his voice became low, "So what's that thing on your desk?"

Brenna took the folder in her hand, “It's my child's study material. I looked it over but didn't quite understand it, so I brought it here to study a bit."

“Would you mind if I watched it for a bit?”

Brenna held the folder in front of Daniel. All of them were physical formulas, and they were so complicated that he couldn't understand them in a short time, so he had to return them to her. After all, he also believed that this woman did not bring the blueprint and came here. This made him even angrier.

Was this woman trying to annoy him? Until now, no one had dared to act like that. At least, he had to make those people regret it for the rest of their lives.

"You didn't do it on purpose, did you?" His voice was strangely low, and his usual voice was so cold that it frightened others.

Brenna smiled slightly and completely ignored his gaze, "I have written to you, Daniel. Right now, I can't really design your house. I have to take care of my baby. I can't leave him. But your housekeeper came to me again and informed me that I had to come here for a meeting. At that time, I thought my letter had not reached you. And the housekeeper was persistent, so because I didn't want to embarrass him, I reluctantly came here."

He was turned into a villain according to her words, like if she didn't come he would get angry.

“Who does she think she is?” He thought scornfully.

"I've been busy lately and haven't been paying much attention, so I probably haven't heard what Chris said."

“I know Mr. Daniel is a busy man. You have a lot of money, a big mansion, and have to manage a huge bourgeoisie, so it's usual for you to be busier than the average person."

Her voice was calm and gentle, but Daniel felt like he was being teased. Even he couldn't name this monstrous feeling. She didn't want to annoy him, but to look down on him.

He raised his head to look at Brenna, and at that moment, he suddenly felt a strange familiarity that prompted Daniel to ask the question, "Have I met you before?"

Brenna pushed up her glasses and smiled, “No, I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you before. Otherwise, my “future” will definitely be very good.”

These words were indeed sarcastic, but in her joking tone, it wasn't too rude. Daniel couldn't describe the kind of uncomfortable feeling he was feeling right now. He turned his gaze to the other designers because he couldn't stand their constant arguing, so he once again turned his gaze to Brenna.

Brenna continued flipping through the papers and she was completely oblivious to the existence of the man in front of her. Daniel was on fire, until now, he had never been treated like that by anyone.

He said coldly, "If you're so busy, then go back first. It's no longer your business here."

Brenna gave him a smile that made him want to destroy it, all of which made him extremely angry.

"Then I will go back first and not dare to disturb your time." She stood up and pushed her chair aside. Before leaving, she even put on a fake smile, and joyfully said, "And, congratulations on getting married, Mr. Daniel."