Our Bigshot Mommy Is Pretty and Cool - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Understanding Her Better Than She Does Herself

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Madeline’s face stiffened as she stared at Augustus. Could she tell him that she was the arrogant lass that he mentioned?

‘The reason why Madeline refused to cooperate with the Astor Corporation was because she found it troublesome.

And that was because she didn’t like to modify her work. Anything she had drawn had almost never been modified.

However, the Astor Corporation had very strict requirements. One of which was that they could modify her work till they were satisfied.

‘What did they mean by ’till they were satisfied’?

‘As long as she decided on something, no one could change her mind, so the two parties didn’t come to an agreement.

“Perhaps Astor Corporation’s conditions were too harsh, so she couldn’t accept it.”

“all designers should feel honored if they are given a chance to work with Astor Corporation. I can only say that she doesn’t know how to appreciate favors.”

He had just criticized her a minute ago, and now he had made this declaration immediately after. Madeline felt that this person was deliberately making things difficult for her.

“Alright, I have nothing to say about this. Since you know these designers so well, then help me take a look at these designs. Do you think they came from Michelle?”

Madeline turned the laptop towards Augustus, and he sat down with his legs crossed. The two of them made a harmonious sight because their movements were the same, just like a couple!

Augustus studied them carefully before he replied firmly, “These definitely weren’t drawn by Michelle. This woman has worked with us before. I made her edit the drafts so much that she was on the verge of breaking down. In the end, she had to complete it with my company’s designer.”
Hearing this, Madeline admired him a little. He was a clear-minded person.

“Well said. In this case, who do you think drew these?”

‘As expected, Augustus didn’t disappoint her, “It should be the design drafts of Willow. However, why would they appear in HOPE’s fashion magazine? They must have been plagiarized.”

Madeline sincerely gave him two thumbs up and said excitedly, “As expected of the head of the Astor Corporation. I’m so touched that you managed to identify who the real designer is with one glance.”

Augustus cast her a disdainful look. This woman looked like she had accomplished nothing.

“What are you so touched for? This has nothing to do with you.”

“You’re wrong this time. It really has something to do with me. I’m working at BELLA. This time, I’m going to solve this plagiarism issue.”

Augustus was startled. This company was famous for its strictness. How could such a rash person like her enter BELLA?

“Are you an odd-job worker there? You seem to be good at taking care of people. You can consider coming to the Astor Corporation to be a cleaner.”

Madeline grinned. “Mr. Astor, I really want to thank you for your great kindness. You even want to give me a job! But don’t worry, I’m doing quite well in BELLA.”

Augustus merely glanced at her briefly before he scrutinized the drafts. He then reminded her. “When Willow designs something, there’s always something in common. Only those who know her well will realize it.”
This surprised Madeline. She had no idea what Augustus was referring to. Why didn’t she know about the similarities in her own designs?

Augustus had asked her to maximize the size of the drafts. Then, at the position of the final seam, he mimicked the sewing action and drew out a “W” shape.

It seemed as though she had intentionally included it in her designs. This was the common point that was in all of Willow’s designs.

And on the few designs that were published under Michelle’s name, this commonality that Augustus had mentioned appeared in all of them.

Madeline was astonished. She closed her eyes and tried to think about why she didn’t notice this, while Augustus, whom she had never collaborated with, was so aware of this.

She immediately took out her past works. It was just as he said.

“Mr. Astor, you’ve really helped me a lot this time. After I settle this matter, I’ll definitely repay you properly.”

Augustus chuckled softly. “You’re a responsible worker. Actually, when it comes to plagiarism, as long as we investigate who tampered with Willow’s designs and who met Michelle during the design period, then it won’t be difficult to trace what happened.”
Madeline nodded gratefully. With his words, she was even more confident. Soon, her eyes returned to the laptop and she ignored Augustus.

However, Augustus wasn’t angry like he usually would be. Instead, he watched her quietly as she worked. Her focused expression was mesmerizing.

After Madeline sent all her thoughts to Pamela, she turned off her laptop in satisfaction.

However, when she turned around, her eyes met Augustus’ serious expression. Her heart skipped a beat as a strange feeling struck her.

When Augustus saw the blush on Madeline’s face, he, who had never been close to women, suddenly felt that Madeline was a little cute. He even had the urge to pinch her cheeks.

Madeline immediately stood up and hugged her laptop. “I’ve settled everything here. I’ll return to my room now.”

Augustus had always hated women, anda large part of it was due to Courtney. She had appeared out of nowhere and claimed that he had slept with her, and what was more ridiculous was that she had appeared with a son.
If he hadn’t verified that they were both Hugo’s biological parents, Augustus wouldn’t have believed that he had slept with that woman.

That was why he subsequently hated women even more, and was unwilling to even look in their direction.

However, even though Madeline seemed to be a little annoying at first, he could feel that his impression of her had somehow changed.

‘The next morning, Madeline received good news. The headquarters had already found the person who had stolen her design drafts. It was an assistant called Sandra. She had entered her office and took pictures of her drawings. All of these things were captured using a hidden camera in the room.
However, Madeline couldn’t understand why Sandra did that. She had been a conscientious worker who had been with the company for several years, and she had never made a mistake.

Madeline didn’t even wait for Aurora to have breakfast before handing her over to Augustus. She rushed to the office to settle this matter.

Aurora couldn’t help but shake her head. “Sure enough, after she found her husband, she threw me away straightaway. All women are like that.”

Hugo smiled and said, “Don’t be down, Aurora. You still have an older brother to protect you. Don’t worry.”

Aurora looked at him disdainfully and sighed, “You can only be considered as one of my underlings. It’s better if I protect you. From now on, you have to call me Boss.”

Augustus saw that his son couldn’t win against this sharp-tongued girl, so he chimed in. “If your mother finds out about this, she will definitely scold you.”

Aurora immediately put on a pitiful expression. Her large eyes successfully melted Augustus’ heart..