Chapter 104

"Setting up a factory is for later-we've got no reason to rush into that right now." For a brand-new jewelry brand with zero name recognition, going straight into building a factory was just asking for trouble. With no guaranteed sales, it was basically like trying to sprint before even learning to walk-exactly the mistake ‘Charming Jewelry' made back in the day. Celeste knew perfectly well: this time around, there'd be no parents backing her up. "I want our brand to become known for handmade pieces-every item one-of-a-kind, crafted personally by our in-house designers." "Handmade?" Martin looked a little stunned. "What? Too much hassle? Not your thing?" "Not at all." Martin suddenly looked a bit fired up. "No one really does purely handmade jewelry anymore-I mean, machines are running the show now. You sure about this, Ms. Harper?" "Completely." Celeste looked full of confidence. "And I'm even more certain that our work will be stuff no machine-or even person-can just copy off the she