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Marinette woke up jolting upwards and nearly hitting her head on the headboard. Yawning, with her arms outstretched, the 23 year old slowly got out of bed to turn off the alarm. Rubbing her eyes, she checked the time.
"6:45" she grumbled "Time to get ready for work."
Marinette prepared for her showed and hopped in. After her shower, she brushed out her shoulder-length hair, then styling it in a neat bun. She continued her daily routine, preparing for the day. After she was finished, she proceeded to the living area of her cramped apartment, where she made her self breakfast. Coffee and a muffin she received from one of her weekly care packages her parents sent her.
Walking towards her coffee table, she gathered all designs she would need for today. Gathering her papers, one of her designs fell out. Picking it up, Marinette admired it. This design was one of her favourites. She used the new watercolours Alya gave her as a gift. The dress was knee-length, with a scoop neckline and 3/4 sleeves. The dress was white, with bright, vibrant yellow marigolds on it, and was polished off with a gorgeous thin yellow belt. Marinette admired the drawing, tracing the graceful swirls of colours with her finger. placing it neatly in the pile, Marinette double-checked her designs for her Spring Fashion line. There were splashes of bright greens, soft pinks, pale yellows, pastel purples and vibrant blues featured in her line. Studying every design, Marinette made sure they were new, fresh, professional, something that would please Gabriel, yet at the same time, her own style. One featured a bubble skirt, white with blue and purple watercolour streaks. Another, was a high waisted green pleated skirt paired with a light pink button up. One design featured a couple, with matching vibrant blue raincoats and pastel umbrellas.
Placing her designs neatly in a binder, she made her way to the Agreste Mansion. Gabriel had built a whole wing of the mansion for his staff and employees. Taking out her employee ID card, she entered the building. Making her way to her desk Marinette neatly placed her stuff on her desk.
"Ahem" A woman cleared her throat.
Marinette looked up, to see Nathalie, a tall woman with her hair back in a neat bun standing right in front of her, files held close to her chest.
"Mr.Agreste would like to see you in his office" Nathalie spoke, sternly.
Marinette nodded grabbed her binder following suit. Marinette heard a snicker behind her. It was none other than Lila Rossi. There was nothing in the world that could compare to how much she despised that girl. Lila was always snarky towards Marinette and never worked hard. Her designs were atrocious and Marinette suspected that Lila only wanted to work here in the first place to get close to Adrien. Marinette always wondered how Lila was still working here. She barely showed up, and when she did, she didn't do anything productive! Maybe the reason why she was still here was because the infulence her Daddy had on people.
Clearing her thoughts, Marinette exhaled, ignoring Lila and focusing on why she was being called to Gabriel's office. Was she getting a promotion? Was she being fired? Wait. No, it was probably to hand in her Spring Line. Yea, that was it.
Marinette knocked on the door lightly.
"Enter" a cold voice replied. Marinette obeyed and entered the room. Surprisingly, the room was one of the colder rooms, not wait the coldest. Gabriel was standing facing the window overlooking Paris.
"Take a seat" he spoke sternly.
Marinette sat in the seat across from the huge swivel chair she assumed to be Gabriel's. Gabriel turned around facing her, and sat in his massive chair.
Gabriel glanced at Marinettes binder and finally broke the silence.
"So those must be your spring line designs? May I see them?" he asked, holding his hand out.
Marinette nervously placed the binder in his hands. Gabriel immediately started to flip through the designs and Marinette watched him carefully, trying to detect any signs of approval. She could here a few "hmm's" and "humm's" coming from Gabriel and waited. After studying all of them, he looked up at Marinette.
Yea I'm definitely getting a promotion Marinette thought to herself.
"These designs are spectacular Marinette." He paused "But this is not the reason I brought you here."
Marinette went pale. I'm definitely getting fired aren't I? the bluenette thought to herself.
Gabriel obviously looked amused seeing her reaction. The corners of his lips tugged slightly, but he quickly replaced the start of a smile with a stern face. Exhaling he replied:
"I'd like to arrange a marriage between you and my son."