Anna positioned Lemon as a fashionable and affordable luxury brand. She realized that Lemon could not compete with the well-known and expensive premium luxury brands. Regarding product price and manufacturing speed, Lemon could not compete with fast fashion companies. So, they could only make each piece of clothing into a boutique.
People want to make themselves the most unique person in the world. So, selling the clothes in limited quantity would make consumers get satisfaction.
This demonstrated that Andrew was indeed a brilliant designer. In addition to creating exquisite clothes, he was good at making the consumers feel impressed. In addition, he would try to increase the value of each piece of clothing as much as possible.
After the customer followed the salespeople to the checkout, Anna walked up to Andrew and said greeted him. She then asked, “Hey, how’s it going?”
“Oh, not bad, and it’s just like what you expected. Well, after the collection is sold, someone will surely make copies of these clothes. You’ll have to get busy to make them disappear later.”
Anna laughed and didn’t seem to care about it at all. She said, “Don’t worry, I will sue them. Then, I can use the money they compensated us for opening a few more stores. It’s quite a deal!”
Andrew still looked aloof and said, “Oh, I won’t care about that.”
“I’m going to visit Peace in a little while. Do you want to go with me, Andrew?”
Andrew frowned and replied, “I’m not going, and I don’t want to see how nuts she gets right now. Wait a minute, Anna. Could you bring her something for me?”
With that, Andrew went to the warehouse. When he returned, he had a bag in his hand.
“Oh! What’s that?” Anna looked at the white fabric peeking out from inside the bag and asked curiously.
Andrew replied with disgust, “Nothing, just her graduation design.”
Peace and Andrew graduated from Central Saint Martins in the same year. Andrew obtained his Ph.D. at that time, while Peace had a master’s degree. Not only did they study with the same tutor, but they also often collaborated to make clothes.
The dress that Anna brought to Peace was the one she used to design with Andrew.
Anna noticed that Peace had already looked much better than before. She was not only lucid and aware of who she was, but she also recognized Anna.
Moreover, Peace seemed like a normal person, and she even went to the kitchen to prepare a salad for Anna. Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Anna was heartbroken, though.
Peace’s behavior did not indicate that she was improving; rather, it showed that her condition was worsening. Peace had told Anna before that if she seemed enthusiastic about everything around her after the attack, it was a sign of her schizophrenia getting worse.
By repressing her feelings and trying to please others around her, she was attempting to hang onto her final hope.
“To be honest, you seem exhausted,” Anna said to Karl, who was sitting across from her.
“Ah? Why do you say that? Actually, I feel pretty good.”
Karl had just returned home from her store, and he was still wearing the clothes he had just worn.
In the light, Anna could see distinct dark circles under his eyes. Karl had always looked energetic in front of Peace. However, whenever she was not around him, he would look terribly exhausted.
Anna thought it was really a miracle that Karl, a rich young man, could take care of Peace for so long
Anna said honestly, “No offense, but I don’t think either of you looks great. So, I think we should send her to a professional institution for rehabilitation.”
“Oh, no! Actually, I’ve visited every rehab facility and mental health facility in this city. But, I don’t believe those places are good for her.”
Karl immediately refused as if he didn’t want to discuss this matter at all.
Anna said calmly, “There are a lot of psychiatric hospitals out there that are better than those ones. You know, I mean the hospitals in America. I’m a good friend of Peace’s, so I think she should go there for treatment.”
“Did Jasper find that hospital for her?”
Anna frowned, nodding.
Karl suddenly got emotional and said aloud, “Damn! Are there no women in America? Why on earth did he come to England? Not only does he want to break you and Wayne up, but he wants to do that to Peace and me! I’m telling you, no way!”
Anna answered with calm but discontent, “Karl, don’t say that, please. Jasper is one of the few friends Peace has ever had, and I can swear that he only thinks of her as a friend. He only did it to help his friend. You’re misjudging him because you think too nasty of him.”
Karl’s expression became somber and his gaze slightly aggressive. He said, “Well, Anna. I’ll never allow anyone to take her away from me.”
Anna clenched her fists and said with gritted teeth, “You’re so selfish!”
Anna thought that it was really very selfish of Karl to do that. She then thought to herself, Karl, you‘re not letting Peace get better because you don‘t want her to leave you. You‘re not doing this because you love her!
Anna was no longer polite either. She glared at Karl and said, “Peace is not an object but a human being! I’ve known her for a long time, so I am more entitled than you to decide what kind of treatment she should receive now. I’m not here to discuss it with you, Karl. I’m here to inform you of my decision!”
Karl grew angrier and asked, “What do you mean by that? Do you think you can do whatever you want in Birmingham just because Jasper has your back?”
After hearing his mean words, Anna finally couldn’t help but get furious. She said irritably, “I think that you and Wayne are the same kind of idiots! You think I want to take her away from you, don’t you? However, it was you who kept her at home when she needs
You’ll regret it if something bad happens to her in the future!”
Hearing that, Karl didn’t appear to be pleased. When he heard the word “something bad happens to her,” he thought of the accident the other day. At that moment, he felt extremely heartbroken.
“I brought something important here.”
Anna then turned the huge shopping paper bag upside down. Instantly, a wedding dress dropped upon the couch. That dress was made of white yarn, and seemed to have been made of white clouds and stars as there were gold threads in it. The clothing was lovely and fluffy, and it shone in the light.
“This is Peace’s graduation design, called ‘Dream!”
Peace considered marriage a dream because it was out of reach for her, and she figured she couldn’t get married like everyone else. But, rather than looking forward to marriage, she looked forward to becoming normal.
“Just think about it, Karl,” Anna said.
Anna set the paper bag down, picked up her handbag, and walked away. Before departing, she gave him a quick glance and voiced her displeasure, “By the way, I thought what you said to me this morning was absurd. Wayne didn’t actually get hurt badly at all. If you want to mediate between us, you should at least ask about my opinion first! Just stop meddling in other people’s affairs, please.”
If this had been in the past, Karl would have questioned Anna as to why she said it. But at the time, he simply let Anna accuse him.
He stared blankly at the wedding dress on the couch. He had always thought that Peace did not look forward to marriage, and even feared it. Besides, he had assumed she liked freedom and didn’t care about having a family.
At that moment, he knew he was totally wrong. He really didn’t know Peace well enough.
Right after Anna left, Peace came out of the kitchen with a salad bowl. After seeing that Karl was the only one in the living room, she asked, “Huh? Where’s Anna?”
“She’s gone,” Karl replied calmly.
“Why? Why did she leave so soon?” Peace asked in surprise, and then set the plate with the fruit salad down on the coffee table. When she looked up, she saw the wedding dress on the couch.
Then, she froze and asked, “Huh? Why is it here?“.
When Karl saw her expression, he immediately got mixed feelings. He asked, “Is this your graduation project?”
Peace said yes to him softly. Then, she touched the hem of that wedding dress and slowly sat down on the side. She said, “But I haven’t seen this dress since graduated. To be honest, I’ve almost forgotten what it looks like. I don’t mean to brag, but I won the award for outstanding graduate work because of this!”
From the way Peace looked at the wedding dress, Karl knew what she was actually thinking.
He thought, Peace would not be willing to be a patient with nothing to do every day. She has dreams and expectations for the world. So, she wouldn‘t be stuck in this house with me forever. Turned out Anna was right. Iflam negligent in caring for her, she would get hurt.
“Peace, do you want to see doctors in America?” Karl asked in a low voice.
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