Broken....But Not Destroyed

Chapter 6

"Do what you want! But I will not fire Marinette!", Felix yelled through the phone.

It had been a week since that incident and many people were resigning from Felix's company due to the article. They refused to work with someone with that bad of a reputation.

"She might turn on you too!"

"How do we know she won't steal our company's money?"

"Are we really safe with her here?"

Many of them had compelled Felix to fire her, but to their shock, he refused.

"Another one left?", Marinette asked.

Felix had allowed her to work from home until things had settled down. 

"Yeah. Such cowards", Felix stated, putting the phone down.

"Why are you risking so much? Just for me?", Marinette asked.

Felix sighed. "I'm not gonna abandon you. You need someone in your life right now, to hold you and comfort you".

Marinette was shocked. What had Felix been through to be able to understand her pain?

"Felix, are you alright? You don't have to tell me what it is, but if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'm here", Marinette said, staring right into his eyes. 

Felix was taken back. No one had ever said something like that to him. No one ever. Except his mother. Only she had understood him.

"Thank you", Felix whispered.

What is happening to me?, Felix wondered.

"Look at this", Marinette showed him her laptop.

"Gabriel brand to release a new line 'Pure as Love' in celebreation of Rossi and Agreste's engagement?", Felix murmured. 

"We should try to release a new line. You haven't done one since I arrived. This could be the perfect chance!", Marinette exclaimed.

"We can't compete with them", Felix sighed, "My best designers quit, and the ones left won't be able to produce anything as nice as what they have"

This sparked some hope in Marinette, but she still wanted to try. 

"Maybe I can design something", Marinette shyly suggested.

"You design?", Felix inquired.

"Yeah. I love creating and decorating", Marinette answered.

Felix saw the joy in her eyes. "Well, if you can impress me, I'll think about letting you designing an entire line"

"Marinette? Can I come in?", Felix asked, as he knocked lightly on the door.

Marinette had hauled herself inside her room for the past 10 days, working on designs in hopes to impress Felix.

"Yes! They are ready!", a voice called back.

Felix chuckled lightly as he entered her room. Even though it was his house, she had banned him from entering her room, while she was working on those designs.

"So what do you think?", Marinette asked shyly, as she watched Felix inspect them.

"Th-thes are amazing!", Felix cried out, "But these are only patterns. What about the actual clothings?"

"Well..."

"Spill it", Felix ordered.

"I know I should've talked to you before I did this, but the reason for these patterns are, I was thinking the Felix brand should release limited edition purses and handbags!", Marinette explained.