Chapter 572 - Stop being a Bridezilla (5)

5 June, LY Studio, City K

Lexi looked at Joan.  Protecting your hard work in building up your business was something she knew too well.  Her rapid rise and business expansion had some competitors attempting to undermine her and the business.  If that was his decision, she would have to accept that.

"But I still need to speak to him."

"Get someone to bring my bag over…"

"They can just get your phone out."

"Absolutely not, because they will not get into it."  Joan quickly responded.  There was no way she wanted anyone going into her bag, because it would be a way some intelligence agency could try and slip surveillance devices in undermining the security system David had created.  No way was she going to be the reason for any additional risks being created with the plan.

"What?" came the questioning response from Lexi.

"My David put additional security in place on my purses, to protect his business.  You know I left the family company?"

"Who does not.  Your father and those idiot brothers continue to rage about how you damaged the business."

Joan, laughed.  Here was easy ground to work with.  "Me damage the company.  The only reason it survived in the last few years was from my hard work.  They treated it as a haram, and somewhere that they needed to do nothing other than show up to draw massive salaries.  They claim that they ran the business, but they knew nothing about its operations relying on me and other staff to do the work.  I got out but made sure I protected the staff because there was no way I could continue with them, constantly having to deal with crying women running to me for help the moment those idiots used them and dumped them."

Lexi shook her head.  The antics of Joan's father and brothers were well known.  "Your old man has still not changed, since we were in primary school?"

"You remember that?"  Seeing Lexi nod her head, Joan knew she had diverted her attention for the moment.  "The older he has gotten the more he changes his mistresses.  I cannot understand how mother, who despite everything is still utterly devoted, has always put up with it.  That mistress was barely legal but was smart enough to get pregnant with a child.  I hate to say it, but thank goodness she miscarried it, because I would have pitied it with a scheming mother and a father like mine.  But no, he has not changed.  Combined with the antics of my idiot brothers, and the demands they placed on me to ensure that the business was profitable so they could have their exaggerated salaries while I put every cent I earned back into the business for the staff's benefit, it was inevitable that I would leave.  I am just lucky that my David recognised that I have skills that he can use in his business.  Hence him being over cautious when it comes to my electronic security."

Joan put out her hand, and as she took the purse, Lexi noticed her making it obviously clear that she was using a fingerprint scanner to undo the purse.  Looking at it, there was nothing special about it.  It just appeared like any normal inexpensive bag.  Why would a person waste so much effort in securing a basic woman's purse?  Was David Hwang being paranoid?

However, before she could think more about it, Lexi noticed Joan pulling out a phone, and quickly heard "Darling, I know you are coming to Lexi's studio for a fitting of your suit and to pick me up.  But she needs to ask a question, no make it a favour from you."

Joan, hearing David on the line say "Got it, you need me to confirm what you tell me before handing over the phone.  She has some suspicions."

"Mmmm.  You told me about the tiara that you are having designed for me to wear at our wedding.  She needs to know about it for the dress design."

"Understand.  I have a couple of sketches that I can use from some jewellers to maintain the fiction.  So, I guess she has no idea about the plans."

"Correct.  But…"

"You need a treat.  That I can arrange for you, provided you have generally been the bridezilla we talked about to get the message across about the importance of this wedding to our plans."

Laughing Joan responded, "You have to ask."

"Your treat will be arranged, but you better hand over the phone so I can talk to her, otherwise she will start to wonder about things."

"Give me a minute, she has me on a pedestal and with her injuries someone has to hand the phone over.  But come back to me once you have spoken to her."

Joan stretched out her hand, motioning for someone to hand Lexi her phone.  One of the staff members quickly moved and took the phone handing it to Lexi.

As she put the phone up to her ear, Lexi heard "My love told me that you wanted to know about the tiara design.  I can bring the design sketch with me, but I have commissioned a bandeau style tiara, which has feature stones, and some diamonds, it relies on the platinum that it is being made from for its features."

A Bandeau Style tiara.  That would be challenging, depending on the exact design because, there was no obvious placement on the head.  Calmly Lexi said "Please.  I can finish most things with the design, but I need to see the tiara design so I can finalise the exact nature of the veil and a few other things."

Silence for a couple of seconds ensued, before David Hwang said, "I know I am meant to be there in around forty minutes for my suit fitting, but my current meeting is running over time, so I will be at least an hour, but I will arrange for a secretary to bring the design over now."

"Thank you," responded Lexi before handing the phone to the assistant who returned it to Joan.

Joan quickly put the phone to her ear, and said "Yes my Love…"

"Keep it up and keep her confused.  We need her to be pulled in so we can execute our plan.  But I promise you your treat later."

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