“Ugh, I wish I could just wear a suit like usual. It would be so much easier.

“Evening gowns always make me feel uncomfortable.”

“Nonsense! It’s not like this is your first time wearing one. You look good in anything. Just go with this one. It’s gorgeous. Go change, and let me see how it looks.”

Under her mother’s insistence, Rosalie had no choice but to take the white evening gown into the bathroom to change.

A moment later, she emerged and asked, “Mom, how do I look?”

“Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! Come, sit here. Let me do your makeup. Just a light touch to make you even more stunning. You’ll be the most beautiful woman there tonight.”

Mrs. Lafayette was an elegant and dignified woman. Truthfully, she had never been entirely satisfied with her daughter’s usual level of makeup. It was always too understated, almost like she was not wearing any at all.

However, her daughter was grown now, and unless Rosalie specifically asked for her opinion, she would not interfere.

Rosali