The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 236: Is She Her?

Chapter 236: Is She Her?

After three days, the marketing team of CoChi received the photos from the company that they collaborated with.

Of course, Erik was the first one to receive the photos. He was grinning from ear to ear as he reviewed the photos. Aryana looked stunning. She was an embodiment of a soon-to-be mother. Her short hair gave her a motherly look. She was full of radiance like a sunflower in bloom.

At the CoChi head office, Elaine, Vince, and Jessa were reviewing the materials that will be used to promote CoChi’s latest designs.

"Why does this woman look familiar but unfamiliar?" Vince uttered subconsciously while browsing through the photos.

"She look like Aryana but her eyes and her hair is a little bit different," Elaine said. "The clothes looked beautiful on her though. I had Aliyah put on a fake baby bump and had her put on the dress but it did not look that good on her." Vince continued his monologue which piqued the interest of the two others.

"You are right. The dresses looked perfect on her. It seemed as if you had her on mind when you designed the clothes." Elaine used the mouse to scroll through the photos.

The hand stopped when she saw a photo of the model with her eyes closed while she was sniffing a single champagne rose. Elaine heart skipped a bit.

"Isn’t this Aryana? This is her face. Her hairstyle might have changed but her facial features did not." Elaine blurted out in excitement.

She and Vince, with heads very close to each other, revisited each photo, and the more they looked at it, the more the similarity between the girl and Aryna appeared in their eyes.

"Her pregnancy looked authentic. She cannot be her." Elaine said gloomily.

Her eyes started to turn red and her nose felt itchy.

"I really missed that girl," Elaine said in a broken voice.

"It was Erik that found her. She looked similar to Aryana." Vince paused and had a troubled expression on his face.

"When he called me, he was very excited. It was like he was asking me to do a design for his wife. But his wife is Aryana and she is gone. Do you think that Erik has liked this model because she has a resemblance with Aryana and he is pursuing her?" Vince asked.

"Erik was devastated when that incident happened. I think he is not in the right mental state. It is possible that he would think that she is Aryana." Elaine shared her thoughts.

The three of them looked at each other broodingly. Even up to that moment, they still could not accept that Aryana was gone.

Baby Josh wriggled in Jessa’s arms. He giggled which broke the gloominess that filled the room. Vince reached out to take his son from his wife and played with him. Elaine was also distracted by the bundle of joy who kept laughing as Vince lifted him high in the air.

When the photos hit the internet and the billboards, the sales of CoChi’s maternity dresses skyrocketed. CoChi’s new sensational model is simply known as Kristal.

"Why do I have a feeling that she is really pregnant?"

"Of course, she should be pregnant. She is showcasing maternity dresses. It will be realistic if they get a pregnant woman."

"Why does she look like Aryana Jones?"

"Aliyah also looks like Aryana Jones. Maybe, that is CoChi’s criteria for getting a model. They should look like Arayana Jones. She is the founder of CoChi after all." Jessa looked sideways at Elaine who was in charge of recruitment.

"She is the epitome of a complete woman. How can she look beautiful even when pregnant? How come I looked ugly when I was in my third trimester?"

"Look at the blush on her face. It looks so natural as if she is not wearing any makeup."

"I bet the baby in her womb is a girl. Looks like her estrogen level is high to make her glow like that."

"Ah, hate it. I ordered online but I was told that they are already out of stock. How can it be out of stock too soon?"

"They did not anticipate the large volume of orders. That’s the only reason, duh!"

CoChi’s competitors took advantage of the fact that the company was very aggressive in advertisement and yet they failed to properly plan resulting in a shortage of supply. They fueled the negative publicity resulting in the dissatisfaction of some of the customers.

The CoChi marketing team posted an apology on their official website. They advised that stocks would be available in two days and they would be given a discount.

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At the Mu ancestral mansion, as it was still too early for supper, Mu Lan was in the living room playing the classical Moonlight Sonata.

Not far away, Mu Heng and the bodyguard were playing chess. The old man was frowning while holding a black pawn contemplating what would be his next move. He did not anticipate that the bodyguard was that good at playing chess.

The Mu siblings arrived one after the other. Mu Feng froze at the door when he saw his grandpa holding a chess piece and was not sure what to do next.

Mu Feng silently approached the two men with imposing aura, sitting opposite each other in a corner.

"You finally found your match in chess, Grandpa." Mu Feng teased his grandfather. Mu Heng glared at him.

Mu Feng chuckled. "You always bully me when we are playing chess, now it looks like you will be defeated."

Mu Heng glared at his grandson. He placed the pawn he was holding at the side of the board and conceded defeat.

"You are quite good. Let us play again next time." The Mu patriarch stood and praised Erik. "You are much better than my two useless grandsons." He said disdainfully while looking at Mu Feng.

Mu Feng was speechless. Why was he suddenly included in the conversation?

"It is just luck, Grandpa," Erik replied humbly

"Do you think you can fool me at this age? I like that you did not hold back and let me win."

The melodious sound of the piano stopped.

"Sis!" Mu Chen who was standing behind Mu Lan, blurted out excitedly.