Chapter 86 Embarrassment (1)
Ellison's first thought was that Amelia had arrived.
So, she hadn't replied because she came over directly.
Ellison didn't even realize it himself, but he was more excited and joyful than he had imagined. However, his voice remained cool as he immediately responded to the person outside, "Tell her to wait a sec. I'll be right there."
He adjusted his hair and shirt in the office mirror, took a deep breath, and opened the door to head out. As he walked, he pondered what he should say first when he saw Amelia.
However, the nervousness in his heart, the sparkle in his eyes, and the slight smile on his lips all vanished the moment he saw who it was.
The visitor was not Amelia. It was a Miss Martinez he had never seen before, accompanied by Jenny.
A strong and inexplicable disappointment filled his heart, and Ellison's expression immediately turned cold.
He reverted to his usual aloof demeanor, expressionless as he asked, "I'm sorry, who are you?"
In the reception room, Rachel stood up eagerly as soon as she saw Ellison walking over. "Hey, Mr. Bennett. I'm Rachel from the Martinez family in River City."
River City, the Martinez family?
Ellison remembered that Amelia was supposedly the illegitimate daughter of the Martinez family. So, this Rachel must be the legitimate daughter of the Martinez family.
Seeing Ellison scrutinizing her, Rachel took a deep breath and tried to appear poised and likable.
At the Williams family banquet that night, Amelia had stunned everyone in an ocean mermaid dress, capturing all the attention the moment she appeared. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
Amelia had explained that it was Ellison who thought she had a special connection with him. Upon hearing she was attending the banquet, he had offered to help her choose the dress and do her makeup.
Ellison hadn't even asked for any payment, only requesting that she return the dress after the banquet.
Rachel had been both jealous and envious at the time. Ellison was a highly esteemed figure in the industry, someone even top actresses couldn't easily hire for makeup and styling.
And that ocean mermaid dress? Ellison had bought it for eight hundred thousand dollars to add to his collection, and he just lent it to Amelia.
Just because he felt a connection with her?
How could such good fortune exist, and how did it end up with that little wretch Amelia?
So today, Rachel came to Crystal, dragging Jenny along, directly seeking out Ellison.
In terms of beauty and temperament, how could Amelia compare to her? If Ellison found Amelia pleasing, he would definitely find her even more so.
If she could establish a good relationship with Ellison and become friends, with Ellison helping her with makeup and styling, she would always be the most dazzling person at any event.
Rachel was thrilled just thinking about it.
When she heard Ellison say to wait outside and that he would be right there, Rachel was already confident.
Everyone said that Ellison was proud and cold-hearted, never seeing unappointed guests in his studio. Even top-tier celebrities had to wait on his mood to decide if he would see them.
And here she was, a high school student, getting Ellison to come out to see her right away after just one announcement. Ellison must have known who she was or seen the praise about her online and appreciated her.
Rachel couldn't help but feel secretly pleased, looking at Ellison and blushing shyly.
She had only seen Ellison in magazines and online before, but in reality, Ellison was even more handsome than in the photos.
His looks, physique, and aura were on par with any top celebrity. Seeing Ellison's handsome and cool face up close made Rachel's heart race and cheeks flush.
Ellison responded coldly, "So, Miss Martinez, what brings you here?"
Seeing Ellison's expression suddenly turn cold, Rachel was stunned, not knowing what went wrong.
Jenny stepped forward first, "Mr. Bennett,"
"Last time, you did the makeup and styling for a girl named Amelia, and you even lent her Ms. Simmons' ocean mermaid dress. Her look was absolutely stunning."
"My daughter is representing River City at the Celestria piano competition tonight. I was wondering if she could have the honor of having you do her makeup and styling as well."
"If you're willing, you can name your price."
Jenny spoke with full confidence.
Last time, Ellison had been willing to do Amelia's styling for free just because he felt a connection with her. Surely Rachel, who was much more pleasant than the expressionless Amelia, would be even more favored.
And they were offering payment. Ellison would definitely not refuse.
However, Jenny was immediately rejected.
"Sorry, I don't take walk-ins. Please leave."
Ellison didn't hesitate at all, coldly refusing without any expression, showing no regard for Jenny.
"What did you say?"
Jenny felt humiliated.
There were other Crystal employees around. Jenny and Rachel were regulars at Crystal, always surrounded by people. When had they ever been so belittled?
"I said, I don't take walk-ins. Please leave." Ellison looked cold and indifferent, frowning as he prepared to turn back to his office, not willing to spare them another glance.
"Wait a minute!" Rachel hurried a few steps forward, raising her voice to question Ellison, "But Amelia didn't have an appointment either, did she?"
"Amelia didn't even come to Crystal, and she didn't have any money. Yet, Mr. Bennett, you still did her makeup and styling?"
"Are you really treating your clients differently?"
Rachel's outburst caught the attention of other guests outside the reception room, who looked curiously at the glass door.
"Are you telling me how to do my job?"
Hearing the disdain in Rachel's voice towards Amelia, Ellison's face turned even colder as he looked at Rachel and asked.
"Crystal is my studio. My mood is my service standard. I choose who I want to serve. Do you need to instruct me?"
Rachel was intimidated by Ellison's cold and powerful aura. "Mr. Bennett, I didn't mean that..."
"Zola, escort Miss Martinez and her mother out," Ellison didn't want to hear any explanations, coldly instructing, "Inform everyone that Crystal will no longer serve these two guests."
No longer serve them?
Rachel's eyes widened in shock. Ellison was putting her and Jenny on Crystal's blacklist because of her one comment?