Chapter 108 The Red Dress Incident
Chapter 108 The Red Dress Incident
Lily asked a store associate to take down a long gown she liked and headed into the fitting room.
She thought the dress looked great on her.
But the neckline was a bit too low. Her bust was naturally quite full, and this dress made it even more obvious. It felt a little ufortable. She decided to go with something with a higher neckline.
She was too focused on browsing to notice that Wendy and her daughter Elsa had also entered the store.
After putting the red gown back, she noticed ake–blue dress and was about to ask an associate to grab it when Wendy’s shrill voice pierced the air.
“This dress is ruined! I saw Lilye out of the fitting room with it earlier… She probably couldn’t afford it and decided to ruin it out of spite!”
Wendy had seen Nancy outside just minutes ago, taking a call.
Aurelia <i>is </i><i>Nancy’s </i><i>brand</i>. <i>She </i><i>is </i><i>nearby </i><i>and </i><i>likely </i>to stop <i>by</i><i>. </i>
Even <i>if </i><i>she </i><i>didn’t</i>, <i>I </i><i>can </i><i>call </i><i>her </i><i>over</i>.
I <i>always </i><i>defend </i><i>Elsa </i><i>and </i><i>can’t </i><i>stand </i><i>the </i>idea <i>of </i><i>Lily </i>being <i>treated </i><i>well</i>.
<i>Nancy </i><i>had </i><i>spoken </i><i>out </i><i>publicly </i><i>for </i><i>Lily</i><i>, </i>which <i>meant </i><i>she </i><i>had </i>a <i>pretty </i><i>good </i><i>impression </i><i>of </i><i>her</i><i>. </i>
I <i>couldn’t </i><i>let </i><i>Lily </i><i>gain </i><i>favor </i>with <i>the </i><i>Luke </i><i>family</i>.
<i>I</i>, <i>Luna</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>Nancy </i><i>had </i><i>all </i><i>been </i><i>college </i><i>ssmates</i><i>. </i><i>While </i><i>my </i><i>bond </i>with <i>Nancy </i><i>wasn’t </i><i>as </i><i>close </i><i>as </i>with <i>Luna</i>, we <i>were </i><i>still </i><i>old </i><i>friends</i>. <i>Elsa </i>had <i>once </i><i>saved </i><i>Nancy’s </i><i>nephew</i>, <i>and </i><i>our families </i><i>had </i><i>a </i><i>decent </i><i>rtionship</i>.
<i>I </i><i>want </i><i>the </i><i>Luke </i><i>family </i><i>to </i><i>adore </i><i>Elsa </i><i>and </i><i>kick </i><i>Lily </i><i>out </i><i>like </i><i>garbage</i>.
<i>I’m </i><i>sure </i><i>if </i><i>Nancy </i><i>believed </i><i>Lily </i><i>had </i><i>deliberately </i><i>damaged </i><i>her </i><i>boutique’s </i><i>merchandise</i><i>, </i>she <i>would </i><i>never </i>let it slide.
And <i>once </i><i>Lily </i><i>pissed </i><i>off </i><i>the </i>Lukes, who <i>would </i><i>want </i><i>her</i><i>? </i>
Wendy raised her voice again.
“Everyone,e look! Someone just tried to stir up trouble with Nancy by destroying one of her dresses!”
Most of Aurelia’s clientele were affluent socialites and wives of wealthy businessmen.
They loved the brand and respected the Luke family’s power. Many even hoped to win Nancy’s favor.
When they heard Wendy’s shout/they naturally came over to see what was going on.
Even Aurelia’s most affordable dresses didn’t go below 50 thousand dors.
As soon as the word ‘damaged‘ was mentioned, the staff rushed over like it was a five–r?n fire. Even the store manager, Diana, came quickly.
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Chapter 108 The Red Dress Incident
When Diana saw which dress had been damaged, she gasped.
It was <i>a </i><i>deep </i>wine–<i>red </i><i>evening </i>gown from <i>the </i><i>newest </i><i>collection</i><i>, </i><i>priced </i>at 550 thousand dors.
Not the most expensive in <i>the </i><i>store</i>, <i>but </i><i>definitely </i><i>top</i>–<i>tier </i>
It was <i>absolutely </i><i>stunning</i><i>. </i>
Disyed on a <i>gilded </i>rack in the <i>center </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>showroom</i>, <i>it </i><i>looked </i>like frozen <i>mes</i>, radiating luxury and elegance<b><i>. </i></b>
<i>Crafted </i>from a <i>custom </i>jacquard satin <i>blend </i><i>made </i><i>in </i><i>a </i><i>top </i><i>atelier</i>, it <i>shimmered </i>like velvet under the lights, as deep and rich as a <i>ruby</i>.
<i>The </i>square neckline was <i>edged </i>with star<i>–</i><i>like </i><i>rhinestones </i>and hand<i>–</i>sewn Baroque pearls, tracing an elegant, <i>aristocratic </i>silhouette.
The skirt was <i>adorned </i>with hand<i>–</i><i>dyed</i><b><i>, </i></b><i>gold</i><i>–</i><i>dusted </i><i>velvet </i><i>petals</i><i>, </i><i>sculpted </i><i>by </i>artisans.
Beneath <i>the </i><i>fluttering </i><i>petals</i><i>, </i><i>there </i><i>was </i><i>intricate </i><i>gold </i><i>embroidery</i>, entirely <i>hand</i><i>–</i><i>stitched</i><i>. </i><i>It </i>was the final flourish that <i>made </i><i>this </i><i>gown </i><i>feel </i>truly <i>otherworldly</i>.
<i>It </i><i>exuded </i><i>a </i><i>quiet </i><i>power</i><i>, </i><i>a </i><i>sense </i><i>of </i><i>nobility </i><i>and </i><i>mystery</i>.
And <i>now</i>, the <i>bodice</i><i>, </i><i>waist</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>hem </i><i>had </i><i>all </i><i>been </i><i>shed</i><i>. </i><i>The </i><i>dress </i><i>was </i><ipletely </i><i>ruined</i>.
“How could this happen?” Diana looked horrified.
<i>If </i><i>we </i><i>couldn’t </i><i>prove </i><i>who </i><i>was </i><i>responsible and </i><i>get </i><ipensation</i><i>, </i><i>the </i><i>store </i><i>might </i><i>have </i><i>to </i><i>absorb </i><i>the </i><i>loss</i>.
<i>And </i><i>we </i><i>definitely </i><i>couldn’t </i><i>afford </i><i>that</i>.
“Ms. Diana, Lily is disgusting! She can’t stand to see anyone doing better than her! I saw her with my own eyes,” Wendy dered, stepping forward with righteous indignation.
“She came out of the fitting room with scissors and just hacked away at that dress. She moved so fast, I couldn’t stop her in time! You have to report this to Nancy. Lily’s targeting her brand–this can’t go unpunished!”
“Um…” Diana hesitated.
<i>I </i><i>had </i><i>seen </i><i>Lily </i><i>try </i><i>on </i><i>the </i><i>dress </i><i>earlier</i>.
<i>But </i>I <i>hadn’t </i><i>seen </i><i>her </i><i>damage</i><i>. </i><i>If </i><i>we </i><i>are </i><i>going </i><i>to </i><i>use </i><i>someone</i>, <i>we </i><i>need </i><i>real </i><i>evidence</i>.
She quickly turned to a staff member on her right. “Check the security footage. If-”
“No need to check the cameras!”
The truth was, Wendy had cut the dress herself with the small folding scissors she always carried in her
purse.
<i>If </i><i>they </i><i>reviewed </i><i>the </i><i>footage</i><i>, </i><i>not </i><i>only </i>will <i>Lily </i><i>be </i><i>cleared</i><i>, </i><i>but </i>I <i>will </i><i>have </i><i>to </i><i>pay </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>damages</i>.
<i>There </i>is <i>no </i><i>way </i>I will <i>allow </i>that<i>. </i>
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Chapter 108 The Red Dress Incident
Everyone in the store knew she was Nancy’s college friend.