Chapter 1534
Mark smiled upon hearing that, "We should judge a person based on their actions rather than their motives. Nobody is perfect in
this world. Whether she wants to earn money from you or be your friend, she hasn't done anything to harm you. In fact, she has
been helping you. So, what's the point of dwelling on these details?
"Would you not buy anything from her if she were really your friend? Shouldn't it give you another reason to support her business
if that's the case? Your mindset now is contradictory.
"You don't have to worry too much about her intentions.
Just attend the event if you feel like it. She hasn't threatened you to go, right? Why are you overthinking it?"
Kayla paused. Suddenly, she felt more at ease.
On the day of The Velvet's launch event, Wenham purposely rearranged his schedule to attend.
He had heard about The Velvet’s recent sales performance and was concerned about his daughter's hardships in running her
business. He even asked Stella if she needed any help, and he could secretly assist her.
However, Stella was confident and insisted that he should stay out of her business.
Wenham could buy all the leftover goods, and The Velvet would survive for at least a few more months. However, that
would be pointless. It would also be embarrassing for Stella if people found out.
Although Stella declined his offer, Wenham figured that he should still be there to show his support for her first business
endeavor as a father. So, he also contacted some of his close friends and invited them to the event.
As a result, Stella saw plenty of prominent figures in the business world attending the event before it was even started. She was
shocked.
"What's my dad thinking?" Stella complained to Keegan backstage, "My target audience is wealthy women and rich girls, yet he
invited a bunch of men. What's even worse is that none of them brought their wife."
"Uncle Wenham probably didn't think much of it," Keegan said.
Just as they were chatting, Vermont brought Felicity backstage, too.
"Stella, the gift you prepared for your customers is beautiful. Why didn't you make one for my pretty girlfriend?"
Felicity nudged him with her elbow, "Do you ever stop talking?"
Stella smiled, "Of course, how could I forget about Felicity? I didn't give you one because I was worried about the design being
leaked. I'll give it to you once the event ends later."
"Did you hear that? You should stop trying to sabotage our relationship. Stella will never forget about me."
"Yes, yes, yes. She's your best friend, am I right?" Vermont teased Felicity before he continued, "Stella, there are so many
people here. Your marketing team did a pretty good job."
Stella said, "Most of them are probably here because of my family's influence. It's unsure how many of them will be our actual
customers."
Keegan held her hand and said, "You've got to be confident in your product."
A bright smile appeared on Stella's face, "I'm very confident."
The event began, and Stella led her team to the seats in the front row.
The emcee delivered the opening speech, followed by Chris and the design team taking the stage to explain the event's theme.
Everything was going according to plan. When the images of the new products were displayed on the screen, Stella observed
the reactions of those around her. She could tell that many were interested in the product line, and some were even taking
photos with their phones.
Stella felt less worried. The designers on stage gradually relaxed as they confidently talked about their creations and shared their
design philosophies.
When it was Maggie's turn, she clenched her hands nervously as the screen showed her design for the tenthanniversary
commemorative gift.
She grabbed the mic and introduced it, "This is the tenthanniversary commemorative gift we came up with. Its name is Rebirth.
We chose the butterfly as the main theme because..."
Suddenly, a voice from the audience interrupted Maggie's presentation, "Are you the one who designed this? Our company just
launched a new necklace from the 'Dancing Butterfly' series, which looks almost identical. Are you copying it, or is this merely an
inspiration?"