“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, absolute