Chapter 285

Christina's POV "See you." I waved goodbye to Étienne as he climbed into his car with the rest of his delegation, maintaining my professional smile until they disappeared down the drive. The second the cars vanished, my team erupted into wild cheers. Peter Carl wrapped me in a bone-crushing hug. Louis-François nearly face-planted rushing inside to grab the champagne he'd been saving for this moment. "We did it!" Clémentine squealed, throwing her arms around us, her voice cracking with emotion. "Christina, we freaking did it!" I wiggled free, grinning until my face hurt. "Yeah. We actually pulled it off." After two brutal months of non-stop work, our autumn/winter jewelry collection had officially launched. Today's meeting sealed the deal with Cartier's Paris distribution arm. Soon our designs would grace runway models and fill the pages of Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar. Valmont & Cie was still bleeding from the financial crater Fabrizio left behind, but this was a start. A damn good