Chapter 223
Chapter 223
It was back 10 years ago when Charmine was just a 13-year-old. Known as the Jordan family’s adopted daughter, she was just
in seventh grade when-under Tiffany’s influence-she fell in love with gothic fashion. While everyone dressed elegantly, she wore
weird-looking clothes. She even went to school in wild and afro-textured hair, and she became everyone’s object of hatred
despised especially the Jordans.
At the time, Tiffany merely assured her, “Charmine, you have to remember this: Everyone has the right to be unique and
beautiful. Not everyone has to live like one another, and Julian likes you to be unique! Even if the entire family hates you, you still
have us!”
Charmine was played for a fool under their wicked influence, and she even thought that her family did not understand her and
did not support her hobbies and preference. During one of their fights, Charmine ran out of the house and bumped into D.K by
chance.
D.K was – at that period -a mere local designer. His given name was Fumo Kingston, hailing from the Kingston family with over a
hundred years of embroidery history. According to the legend, their ancestors had worked and served the royal family for a few
generations. It was a pity that machines had replaced hand embroideries, and traditional clothes had been replaced by more
modern clothes and designs.
Even though the Kingstons were gradually washed out of the trend, Fumo remained committed to the making of traditional wear.
His girlfriend said he was too old-fashioned and stubborn, and she eventually broke up with him. It was their breakup that
inspired him to merge modern designs with traditional ones, and it birthed elegant and exquisite gowns bridging traditions with
the present.
D.K was his ex-girlfriend’s initials. Unfortunately, when he became less stubborn and old fashioned, his ex-girlfriend did not come
back to him. After all, his girlfriend had sadly passed away the day she left him, due to a car accident...
That happened 10 years ago, Fumo told Charmine everything when he was drunk by the roadside. He even said, “She loved red
gowns, saying that people can see her right away when she’s in red. After her death, I made her a gown in her favorite shade of
red and named it Phoenix, hoping she could come back to life, reborn again like a phoenix.
“Still, I know that’s impossible. I’ve placed this project aside ever since I was thirty, and now I’m seventy. I don’t have the courage
to complete it. I’m afraid that if I complete it, she won’t even return to the living world. I’m afraid that the only belief I have will
disappoint me in the end...
“I’ve lost in this year’s fashion week. I had a gut feeling my Phoenix could win, but I just can’t seem to continue and finish it...!
“If I ever finish it one day, it means that I’m about to leave this world, and I can go and finally meet her...
“Young lady, Phoenix represents my lifelong devotion, my lifelong hard work. Do you think I can make it happen?”
When the young Charmine was listening to the drunk old man mumbling, she had no idea what ‘devotion’ was, so she did not
take it to heart. Yet, this memory was fresh in her mind all these years. Even when she recalled it at this current time, she could
still remember the expression on Fumo’s face, his face full of passion and nostalgia.
After Julian cheated on her, Charmine somehow felt Fumo’s story and understood it much more. Fumo’s devotion with his ex-
girlfriend was something Charmine could never have in her entire life.
Charmine knew no one would moan over her death; no one would miss her that long.
Therefore, she wanted to buy this gown not because it was unique, but Fumo’s raw passion and love should not be ruined by
some unknown people.
Meanwhile, the price had gone up to eighty million. Everyone was throwing money left and right without understanding the
gown’s true value.
In the end, someone with a ‘KellyMillan’ username commented, (One billion!]
Everyone in the live-stream was staggered in utter shock.
[Kelly Millan? The sexiest supermodel Kelly Millan?]
(One billion? Is she for real? This is just a gown after all! How’s it worth a billion?!)
(Kelly Milan, are you crazy?)
[I’m not crazy. I’m rich! I’m buying it anyway! Who else is asking? Bring it on!) Kelly typed in her response right away.
Charmine had been taking the entire limelight in the modeling industry as of late, and lots of artists in her company were waiting
to terminate their contracts. Kelly Milan was downright livid at the situation. All she wanted to do was to let out her anger through
retail therapy.
Furthermore, as the most-celebrated supermodel, she had to be stunning tomorrow night at the Night of Glory. She had to out-
dress everyone, especially Charmine!
When Charmine saw Kelly Milan’s comment, her lips curled up into a smirk as she typed on her keyboard.