Helanie:
"This looks good," Salem said, checking my hair.
"You guys are going to see Jenny. How is she?" I pouted, feeling bad that I couldn’t meet her. Today was Norman’s rehearsal dinner, so I had to be there. Lord McQuoid had called me and requested that I forget how everyone had reacted to the previous incident and attend the dinner because my stepbrothers wanted me there.
It was funny how they used to be against the idea of me stepping into the mansion, and now they were the ones who wanted me there.
"Salem will be comforting her, but other than that, she’s fine now," Penn explained, sitting on the couch in the back and watching me get ready. He had been doing this for some time, and I couldn’t help but feel shy.
Not in a romantic way. But more in a way that I wasn’t very comfortable with someone staring at me.
"Tie her hair in the back with that ribbon," Penn said, pointing at the box he had gifted me earlier. There was a beautiful blush-pink ribbon to go with my pink dress.
Salem was so good at hairstyling and makeup. I looked so much better tonight after she had gotten me ready. She had curled my long blonde hair to perfection and applied beautiful pink-toned makeup.
She even gifted me a pair of stilettos from her own collection. I refused too many times, but when she wouldn’t listen, I paid her back.
I had saved a lot, and with me working non-stop here and there, I had a good amount saved.
"All set," Salem stepped back and clapped her hands, smiling at me.
"Wow—," Penn said, his eyes checking me out shamelessly.
"You look gorgeous," Gavin complimented me, while Lamar, who had been on a call with Jenny, lifted his head from the ground and gasped.
He was a little over-the-top dramatic kind of guy.
"I am speechless," Lamar said. "Jenny, hey! I’ll send you Helanie’s picture. She looks so gorgeous." He excitedly jumped off the bed and hung up on Jenny to take my photo.
I had spoken to Jenny a few hours ago, but I wanted to check on her every few seconds.
"Why don’t you all stand beside me?" I asked my friends, and they all got closer. Even Lamar joined in and held his arm up to take a group selfie.
Penn made sure he was standing on my right as the picture was taken. Without these idiots’ support, I could never have had these happy moments.
After I said goodbye, it was Salem who drove me to the mansion. Penn tried his best to get me to accept his offer, but I kept dodging, and thankfully, Salem understood. So she insisted on taking me to the mansion.
"Do you think you’ll feel the mate bond with Norman soon?" The drive was so silent and peaceful until Salem decided to ruin my peace.
I almost threw up in my mouth.
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