Trapped In Lace

Lea and Celia immediately pulled Rachel's arms.

"Come on! We are your bridesmaids. If we don't wear high-end dresses, we will embarrass not only ourselves but also you and Jack," Lea said raising an eyebrow.

With the saleswoman in the lead, the three of them walked into the shop, which was full of dazzling wedding dresses and other kinds of gowns. Before Rachel could say a word, Lea and Celia had already started to choose.

Celia was still single, so Rachel thought that it was only reasonable for her to get excited and thrilled upon seeing the gowns and the wedding dresses. But Lea... When she saw her being excited too, Rachel couldn't help teasing her, "Haven't you worn a wedding dress before?"

"That was different," Lea answered with a pout. "This time, I'm going to be your bridesmaid." She took a purple gown and put it in front of her. Facing the mirror, she asked Rachel, "How about this one? Does it look good on me?"

It was the saleswoman who answered, "Miss, with your perfect figure, you must look good in this style. You can try it first. The fitting room is there. If you think there is something wrong with it, we can modify it for you."

Lea's face broke into a wide grin upon hearing the saleswoman's flattery.

After taking a sip of the lemonade that one of the staff served, Rachel also said with a smile, "Yeah, try it first."

On the other side of the shop, Celia was just staring at them. She hadn't chosen anything yet. In the end, she came to Rachel and sat down next to her.

Rachel tilted her head and asked, "Hav

, Jack didn't say anything for a long time. But when she looked at him, she saw him frowning. No one knew what was on his mind.

Celia also went out for dinner that evening. After having a bowl of noodles in a nearby restaurant, she went back home. While her father and stepmother were having dinner in the dining room, she quietly sneaked back to her room. However, her father caught her.

He put his chopsticks down, coughed intentionally, and said in a calm but powerful voice, "Come and eat dinner with us."

Since she had already been exposed, she simply stood straight and said, "I've already eaten outside."

Her stepmother cast a glance at her. With an evil grin, she sneered, "You're such a spendthrift. We have enough food at home, but you still eat out. Do you think making money is easy?"

With eyes wide open, she Celia about to retort. But she suddenly remembered what Rachel told her this afternoon, so she tried hard to hold back her anger. She took a deep breath and smiled instead.

She gave her stepmother an expressionless look as if she was saying, "Just say anything you want."

Obviously, her stepmother was surprised by her sudden change of attitude.

Sensing that she wasn't planning to argue with her, she mumbled, "Well, it's a good thing that you don't eat here. We can save money and spend it on something else."

Celia went back to her room and leaned against the door. She took out her phone and sent a message to Rachel. "She confronted me just now, but I didn't fight back. As expected, she didn't say anything more."