Chapter 176-1
Not A Small-Town Girl
"Miss Darling, what are the conditions for you to personally design it yourself?"
"I canât even imagine what kind of banquet I have to attend to be worthy of wearing a dress designed by Miss Isla herself."
A group of socialites surrounded Danielle, all with respectful and flattering tones.
"I personally designed most of Grace Groupâs clothing," Danielle said casually.
Seeing that Danielle still had no intention of taking on custom orders, a few socialites seemed to be competing in silence as if having Danielle personally design clothes for someone was the highest honor.
It was no surprise they acted this way, as Islaâs reputation as a designer was too powerful. She only accepted clients from royal families and nobility. Those who didnât reach that level simply didnât have the qualifications to have Isladesign for them.
Thatâs why these socialites were eager to compete. It was driven by their vanity.
"Miss Isla, I have a banquet next month. I wonder what conditions you need to agree to design for me."
One of the socialites felt Danielle didnât know how to appreciate their kindness. Those who could attend Giancarloâs birthday banquet were all important figures. If it werenât for the Charrington family, no one would flatter a designer.
"There is one condition that could make me personally design something," Danielle said, unable to hold back. If they wanted to throw money at her, theyâd have to have enough to match it.
"Itâs just money, isnât it? Name your price, and Iâll meet it," the socialite said arrogantly. Her family was also a well-known one in Soufield.
Danielle smiled. "I can personally design for those in the top three consumers in Grace Group."
When the socialite heard this, she realized it wasnât so simple. "Isnât it just the top three in Grace Groupâs rankings?"
She said confidently, "Okay, how much does the top one spend? Iâll pay double."
When the other socialites heard this, they also felt it was too easy, thinking that there was a real chance to get a personal design from Isla.
"Iâm talking about the top three in the world, not the top three in Aleria." Danielle sneered.
Grace Group was headquartered in Fleoria. It was initially known abroad before eventually entering the Aleria market.
Now that she had returned to the Darling family, she naturally couldnât stay abroad all the time and planned to move the headquarters to Aleria.
The haughty socialiteâs face turned ugly and she spoke with a harsh tone. "Are you playing with me?"
"When did I play with you? Donât you know Grace Groupâs status in the world? Or do you think that spending tens of millions a year at Grace Group means we should treat you like an ancestor?"
"Didnât you just ask me to design for you and say that you would double the spending of the top consumer? Didnât you see the top ten customer spending rankings released by Grace Group a few days ago?"
Danielleâs words choked the socialite, making her face turn pale. She had seen the consumption rankings, and the highest in Aleria was only a little over one billion dollars, which was why she dared to boast.
Based on Grace Groupâs global consumption rankings, even if she sold her entire family, she might not be able to afford Isla.
The top consumer spent tens of billions a year, and she just said she would double it. Danielle was clearly playing word games with her.
"You... are you setting me up to embarrass myself? Why didnât you say it was a global ranking in the first place?"
Danielle said sarcastically, "Didnât you want to throw money at me? Why are you blaming me now? You donât think Iâd design for anyone just like that, do you?"