"Ah! Adler, you've seen him before," Jenna said, a hint of intrigue in her voice.
"Adler?" Sophie echoed, "Sounds familiar."
"He's the young master from the Tredgold family. He used to visit when we were kids but then stopped coming."
"Is that so?" Sophie replied absentmindedly as she tried on dresses in front of the mirror.
"Jenna, how does this look on me?" Sophie held up a vibrant red dress.
Jenna smirked, "It looks great, but you've already got a closet full of red!"
"But red's my favorite!" Sophie insisted, her eyes gleaming like the roses in her brother's garden.
"What about this one? It's lovely," Jenna suggested, holding up a simple white gown.
Sophie made a face, "I hate it!"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What? Didn't you have a few white ones before? It makes your skin look like porcelain!" Jenna argued.
Sophie pouted, "Nah, white's too somber."
"Con! It's a big day; say something nice!" Jenna chuckled, tossing the red dress back to Sophie. "Go with
your favorite then!" "Hehe, | knew this one was perfect!" Sophie said, twirling the dress in front of her. The stylist
nearby couldn't hold back a chuckle. "What's so funny?" Sophie asked, puzzled. "Doesn't it look good?"
"Oh, it's stunning! It's just that Mr. Adler figured you'd choose this one, so..." the stylist gestured to the jewelry
designer, who placed a dazzling set of jewels before Sophie. "These were custom-made just for this dress."
Jenna gasped, "This set's like wearing a fortune! How did Gordon know you'd pick this?" Sophie beamed,
"Because my brother knowsbest!"
"Yeah, yeah, the whole world knows Cloud Lian knows you best!" Jenna teased a touch envious. "I need to
cool off! Thinking about my useless boyfriend getsall riled up!"
Sophie gave her a warm smile, feeling like the luckiest person alive.
Just then, the maid entered, "Ms. Sophie, the lord and lady are here early. They're asking for you downstairs."
"My parents are here?" Sophie perked up. "What about Liz and Jeremy?"
The maid sighed, "They're all downstairs, waiting for you."
"Alright, I'm on my way!" Sophie said, giving the sparkling diamond necklace one last fond glance before leaving
her favorite dressing room behind. Downstairs, the Aldridge and Russell families were gathered, laughter and
chatter filling the room.
Sophie bounded down the stairs, calling out, "Jeremy, Liz!"
Damita, pretending to be jealous, quipped, "You call for Jeremy and Liz before your own parents?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"| see you guys every day! Besides, Jeremy and Liz are like family too," Sophie said, sitting next to her mom and
hugging her arm. "Mom, it's my coming-of-age party! What did you and Dad get me? Jeremy and Liz promised
something special!"
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