CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1576

jewelry design and the same moniker, you're on par with each other. As a result of that, you'll naturally want to determine who's best.”

Her response left Lina at a loss for words. Ashlyn and I are indeed very alike. We're on the same level in many ways, including our design talent and skills. Having to share the spotlight with another is a hard pill to swallow for people as outstanding as us. We want to rise to the top alone. That's why I took up her challenge. I was going to challenge her too, but it's just that she beat me to it.

“That's why I said the two of you are competitors and competitors who are hard to come by at that. I'm envious that you have a rival who you can grow and compete with, Lina. Having a competitor means you have someone driving you to improve or risk getting left in the dust. You don't have any choice but to work hard and advance your craft.”

After a few seconds of silence, Lina nodded. “You're right. That's exactly how I feel about her right now. Because of her, I've realized the talent I'm so proud of is actually nothing to shout about. That's because someone else has similar talent. I'm not someone uniquely blessed with it. On the contrary, I need to gain more experience and spend more time working hard to better myself. Otherwise, others will surpass me, and I'll become a loser.”

“Yeah. Ms. Myler must surely feel the same way too,” came Natalie's reply.

Lina let out a sigh. “To be honest, I owe her a big thank you. Last year, I won a rather prestigious competition again, which inflated my ego tremendously. I thought I was the top youngest jewelry designer. Oddly enough, the designs I came up with during that period didn't contain any spark of inspiration, and even my mentor became thoroughly disappointed in me. It wasn't until I stumbled upon an interview with Ashlyn in a magazine that I realized I wasn't one of a kind but that there were other

talented people like me in the world.”

“So you adjusted your mindset after that?” asked Natalie.

“Yes. I regained a sense of balance and rediscovered my inspiration.” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Natalie rubbed her chin thoughtfully. “In that case, you owe her a big thank you indeed.”

Lina replied with a smile, “That goes without saying. I've always felt grateful to Ashlyn in my heart. Otherwise, I would've retaliated immediately when she suddenly showed up and provoked me, though, I must say, that haughty look on her face makes me want to give her a good, hard slap.”

Amused by her response, Natalie covered her mouth and chuckled. Then she turned to look at Lina with envy. “How lucky you are. I wish I had a competitor with similar caliber.”

“Don't you?”

Natalie shook her head. “No. Before discovering that Jessie and Jasmine are the same person, I thought she had drawn those designs herself. Did you know? I was incredibly excited and emotional when I saw them because I thought, here's someone I can compete and grow with for a long time. In the end, it turns out that Jessie is Jasmine, and Ms. Linde had drawn the designs for her.”