"Can we talk to the boss about a raise?" a staff member whispered.

Upon hearing that, Ava moved to scold the employee, but Freya spoke first.

"I have already applied to the boss for all staff members to receive a raise, and the year-end bonus will be doubled."

"Wow!" The employees were all excited and screaming.

Many of them had come from the Selena store.

Selena was extremely strict with her employees and very stingy.

They had worked for so many years without a raise.

On top of that, Selena often imposed various rules and regulations, deducting money for even minor infractions, which led to a decrease in the actual wages received by the employees.

Many employees could not stand Selena's management style, so they turned to work at Julia's store.

They had not expected a raise and double bonus as soon as they started working.

They were so happy.

Ava looked at Freya with admiration.

The boss is so cool.

Freya had a rule that all of Julia's employees must know how to design.

When there were no customers, the staff would start designing new products.

The store not only had counters, but also an office inside.

Freya looked at the clothes designed by the staff and made some comments on them.

Ava's design is basically quite mature, but lacked a bit of personal style in creativity. After Freya pointed it out, she made some modifications and it became a masterpiece again.

As for Ella, after studying design by Freya's side for so many years that her design skills are already on par with hers.

The biggest issue now were the employees who came over from the Selena store before.

Many of their works tended to imitate.

Even if they incorporated their own ideas, the shadow of others' designs could still be seen.

"I suggest that everyone innovate on their own. No matter the quality of the design, as long as it is your own work, it is the best! Julia's designs have always been original, and I do not allow any plagiarism."

After Freya finished speaking, she picked up several plagiarized works, tore them all up, and asked them to be redesigned.

Although the employees were somewhat dissatisfied, they still made new drafts.

"Lily, your design leans toward a younger audience. I suggest adding more creativity to the collar, such as changing the round collar to a triangular collar, and choosing irregular designs for the corners. This will give it a playful and slightly cool look, making it feel fresh and new."

The employee known as Lily looked at Freya in amazement.

After hesitating for a moment, she made the modifications as suggested.

Once her works took shape, even she was amazed.

"Freya, this is truly amazing. I have never seen such a beautiful design before." Lily looked at her work with satisfaction. This was the first time she had drawn something by herself without imitating others. It was entirely original.

"You are really talented, just lacking in guidance. If you have any issues in the future, you can always come to me."

Freya just smiled and walked around everyone.

"Max, your style suits princess aesthetics. You can add some creative elements to the skirt hem, and choose a collar that hangs off the neck…"

"Aaron, you should go for an elegant and noble style. Try to incorporate more lavish colors in your designs."

"And Lisa, you can go for a neutral style with different designs on each side of the shirt..."

Freya gave guidance to everyone, and they all made modifications according to her suggestions. When the drafts were done, everyone looked at her in disbelief.

"Freya, you are truly amazing."

"Yes. You are so much more excellent than Selena."

"Are you just a designer sent by the higher-ups? You can't be our boss Julia, right?" a staff member half-jokingly said.

Freya shrugged and said, "Have you ever seen the boss working on the sales floor?"

"Nope."

Lily had been joking.

"Alright, stop guessing. Everyone, tidy up. We're closing the store early today and going out for dinner."

"Why is there no one here? Do you not want business?"

Just as Freya finished speaking, a confident voice came from outside.

Ava said, "A customer has arrived. I'll go out and take a look."

"Okay."

Freya sat on the sofa, chatting with Ella.

"I heard that you had a fight with Dr. Jackson."

The mention of Xavier caused a blush to form on Ella's porcelain-white face.

"Did he tell you?"

"He didn't say much. Just that you needed to calm down. I'm curious. What happened at the cinema yesterday?"

To avoid being a third wheel, she returned the movie tickets and switched to a comedy.

In theory, with such a romantic and happy love movie, the couple should have been inseparable.

Why did things go off track? How did they end up fighting?

"Freya, don't mention it."

Ella was indeed very happy at the beginning of last night.

During the movie, Xavier became restless.

She did not know what happened, but she ended up giving in to him.

When she woke up in the morning and thought about what she had done, she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to bury herself.

In fact, she was not angry at Xavier, but rather too embarrassed to face him, so she did not want to talk to him.

The man probably got worried when he saw her leaving in a hurry.

"By not saying anything, you've made me even more curious." Freya blinked.

She clearly saw that Ella's ears were red, and the blush even spread down to her neck.

More importantly, with just one glance, she saw something she should not have seen.

Ella was wearing a blouse today that had a high collar but still allowed a view of the colorful patches within the blouse.

Did these two get into a passionate encounter at the cinema last night?

Tut, tut.

She had not expected Xavier to be skilled not only with a scalpel, but also in handling women.

No one else could make Ella this embarrassed.

Just as Freya thought that, Ava rushed back in.

"Freya, Ms. Fisher, there's trouble. A tricky guest causing a scene."

"From the Selena store?"

"No, they say they're from the royal family."

"I'll take a look."

Freya narrowed her eyes.

From the royal family. Could it be someone sent by the Duke's palace?

Freya and Ella hurried out of the office.

In the distance, they heard a woman's sharp voice saying, "What kind of clothes are you all wearing? So conservative. It's like we're still in ancient times where we have to cover up all the time."

Freya glanced at the woman.

She was wearing a crop top that exposed her navel and curvy figure with long, slender legs.

Her face was heavily made-up, with casually draped wavy long hair that made her look both sexy and alluring.

"Are you here to buy underwear? I'm really sorry, but you've walked through the wrong door. Just go straight and turn right, outside. There's a lingerie chain store over there. Have a nice day."

Freya crossed her arms as she icily interrupted the customer's rant.

The woman's face turned ugly when she heard that.

She pointed at Freya and shrieked, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that!"

"Who do you think you are to make demands at Julia's store?"