Accidental Marriage With Mr Billioniare
Chapter 226: THE JUICY NEWS

Chapter 226: THE JUICY NEWS

"Wow... this is beautiful..." Maren announced as Astrid strolled down the room.

Astrid had finally gotten the chance to come to try out her dresses using a disguise. Maren had thought she would slack behind with her walks but she did more than she expected leaving Maren stunned.

"I can’t believe this is the same Astrid I had come across, a few years back... wow girl you are nailing it." Astrid rolled her eyes for the tenth time, she had worked on all these the whole years she had decided to live alone to get herself back.

"Maren, are you sure? Maybe I should stick to my architectural business and just give the position to someone else.." she teased her.

Maren stopped on her track, narrowed her eyes, and then nodded her head.

"Yeah, that is a good idea, we can just give this position to Mattie, what do you think?" Astrid shot her a glare as she warned:

"Don’t you dare?" Maren grinned as she placed her hands on her chest in shock, "I know I taught you to be fierce but not this much."

"Well... I learned from the best," Maren nodded her head at this, "So how are you dealing with Mattie?"

"Well, I was thinking of giving her some beautiful show tomorrow, since she is among the models." Maren’s eyes narrowed at this.

"Among? I thought.." Astrid smirked, "Yeah she would be and I have some dresses for her." she clapped her fingers and someone walked in with some dresses.

Maren stared at these dresses, they looked beautiful but one could see it was fake, she couldn’t help but wonder what this was about.

"I got this from the Julian mansion, they are the replicas of some of her pretty revealing dresses which she loves wearing, one being the exact one she had put on the day my mother passed away."

"What? But I can’t have these dresses on my show." Maren explained, "Well, I searched about some shows and found out you can give her a separate segment."

"Astrid.."

"Maren, my husband is rich and powerful, he would pay for whatever losses this would cause." Maren sighed frustratedly.

"Losses... I don’t want the money of a rich person in my life, I only want.." Astrid grabbed Maren by her hands.

"I want her to go through another series of pain, but think of it this way, you allowed her to showcase her talent because you were her boss who still cares about her," "

Astrid’s grip on Maren’s hands tightened, her eyes pleading. "Trust me this would bring more advantages to you, they would know you didn’t give up on her, despite her scandals and this would work in your favor." Astrid tried to convince her.

"Please, Maren... Give me this opportunity. You can make Mattie’s segment different," Astrid laid out her tricky idea.

Maren’s expression was unreadable, her eyes narrowing as she considered Astrid’s request, it might work in her favor, and could still damage her.

"Alright, Astrid. I will give you what you want. But if I face a huge loss because of this, I expect Julian to do something about it."

Astrid’s face lit up in excitement, her eyes sparkling. "Of course, he wouldn’t say no to me."

Maren nodded her head at this, seeing this as an opportunity. To show Astrid her unique creation.

"Now, we are done with this discussion, let’s talk about the unique outfit you are going to use as the closing walkway and it will be your gift." Astrid stared at her wondering what dress she was about to show her.

As Maren opened the closet, Astrid’s eyes widened in awe. Before she stood a breathtakingly beautiful, custom-made gown in a rich, plum-purple color. The dress seemed to shimmer and shine as if infused with an inner light.

The gown-fitted, mermaid silhouette hugged the mannequin’s curves, accentuating the delicate lace details that adorned the bodice.

Intricate, hand-beaded floral patterns danced across the fabric, adding a touch of whimsy and romance.

Astrid’s eyes twinkled with thrill as she reached out a trembling hand to touch the gown.

"You made my sketch come to life," she let out in excitement as she ran toward the dress about to touch and she stopped her immediately.

Every detail is meticulously recreated in this exquisite, one-of-a-kind masterpiece. She felt like a fairy-tale princess, ready to make a magical entrance at the upcoming event. She had only sketched this out of boredom and never knew Mattie could make this so beautiful.

"Common... I want to touch it..." she giggled happily but her buzzing phone gained her attention, and when she checked her message it was a message from Rowan.

"Call me when you are less busy." Astrid looked up at Maren and then excused herself. "Sorry, I need to take this." Maren nodded her head, gesturing for her to leave.

She dialed his contact, which he picked up almost immediately.

"Hello,"

"Guess who I am staring at right now in my hospital ?" Astrid sighed out loud, not ready for his taunting gaze.

"Rowan, go straight to the point."

"Well, I get to find out that Mattie came down here for treatment, and luckily I get to find out she wants to go for an abortion, to fit in the dress she wants to wear for the show."

"Wow!" Astrid lips played a sassy smirk.

"That’s an interesting piece, any other information?" she asked.

"Yeah, but I want us to have a date with you before telling you what the news is."

Astrid’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as she asked, "How important is the news for me to be your date?"

"Very juicy news that might give a trace of who your real father might be." Astrid’s eyes widened, her mind racing with the thought of Josh not being her real father.

But before she could respond, a commotion erupted from behind. Astrid’s gaze flicked towards the noise, her eyes locking onto Nadine’s furious face. Nadine stormed towards her, snatching the phone from Astrid’s hand.

"How dare you!" Nadine spat, a her hand came in contact with her face.

Astrid’s hands flew to her face, shock written across her features. She stared up at Nadine.

"You bitch!" Nadine hissed, "You are still up to your tricks, though you lie to the whole world that you were wounded. How come you’re looking good and still fooling everyone that you’re sick?"

Astrid’s face twisted in rage. She touched her stinging cheek, her eyes never leaving Nadine’s face.

A sardonic chuckle escaped Astrid’s lips as she stood up, her eyes flashing with defiance. "How dare you lay your filthy hands on me?"

"Let go of you bastard! You should have been killed by the baby, not left alive by my dad till this moment."

Astrid grip loosened around her hair, "What?

Nadine broke into an evil laughter, "Oh, you call me your step sister, we are not even related, you are just a lucky child who my dad took pity on. Because of your stupid ass he is in the hospital!" she yelled at her in a pain.

"So, you are saying Josh isn’t my father?" Astrid asked controlling herself not to break into tears

"Yes! You are not related to us, you bitch!"