Chapter 88
Sapphire
I was more relaxed than I have ever been since I got here. Leah decided to take me shopping with Aragon’s card, massages and even pedicures. We were having the tone of our lives.
I knew what she was doing and I appreciated it more than she knew. Getting me to do one of the favorite things I liked to do back then when I was
The boutique smelled of expensive perfume and polished marble, and the air buzzed with the hum of chaner and soft music. Leah was in her element, pulling dresses off the racks and holding them up to me with a critical eye.
“Dry this one,” she said, holding up a midnight blue dress with intricate beading along the bodice,
“Lalready told you, the red one is enough,” I replied, exuperated.
She shook her head. “Aragon gave me explicit instructions to make sure you get whatever you like and more. Humor me.
“No,”
“Ma’am, you can try our new collections”
The shop assistant was just trying to eam her commission but I was so tired of shopping
Please…” Leah nimed on the puppy eyes.
I sighed but relented, disappearing into the fitting room to try on yet another dress. The shop assistant hovered outside, ready to zip me up or adjust a bem. Each time I stepped out, Leal would nod approvingly, snap a photo, and I could see her typing furiously on her phone.
“You’re seisling all of these to him, aren’t you?” I asked, raising an eyebrow as I stepped out in the midnight blue dress.
“Of course I am,” she said with a mischievous grin. “It’s his money, and I think he’d like to see what he’s paying for.”
I rolled my eyes but couldn’t help a small smile. “Fine, but this is the last one.
“Sure it is.” the replied, already eyeing another rack of dresses,
After what felt like hours, we finally wrapped up. The shop assistant meticulously folded and packed our selections, and I handed her a generous tip before we moved on to the shoe section.
The moment we arrived, I noticed the difference in atmosphere. The new shop assistant greeted Leah wannly bur barely spared me a glance.
I chucked it up to nothing because it meant nothing. Leah loved shoes so it was normal that her attention was focused on getting her favorite pair. I Jung hack, silently browsing the shop.
When asked to ser a pair of shoes in a different size, her response was curt, almost dismissive. I took it in stride so as not to cause trouble but my patience was already running short.
“Do you have the new Christian Louboutins?” 1 asked after a while,
“No, we don’t,” she snapped.
I looked at her just to find her gaze on me, not even at Leah who was excited about trying on shoes.
“Do you have a problem with me?” I asked,
The girl froze, then shook her head quickly. “No, ma’am.”
[nuarrowed my eyes. “Are you sure? Because it seems like you’re being polite to Leah but snapping at ine. If there’s an issue, you might as well say
“I already said that I don’t have an issue,”
I folded my hands, “Then do you talk to your other customers that way or just the ones you don’t ker
I was begintung to see red from her nonchalant attitude including the way she was trying to deny being a bitch to me. Does every female have a problem with me?
Leah, who had been inspecting a pair of heels, looked up sharply. “Is that true?”
| waved her off. “Forget it, brali, Let’s just try somewhere clar.”
“No,” Leah said finnly, crossing her arms. “I want to hear her explain herself.”
“There is nothing to explain. She seems to have a problem with me but she keeps denying it. There is no other explanation for her to be rude to the
The deep assistant’s face paled, and the stammered. “I–I didn’t mean anything by it. I apologize if I came across as nale.
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I guarantee you’ll regret it. Is that a risk you are willing to take simply because you can’t be nice?”
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She donat press, and we finished our coffee in comfortable silence before heading back to the pack house.
When we arrived, Aragon was waiting for us in the living room. His eyes lit up the moment he saw me, the inmordiately crossed the ronin to take the bags from my haishy
“Dul you have a good time?” he askril,
“I was eventful,” I said, glancing at Lrali, who smirked knowingly,
He raned an eyebrow “Eventful hon
Leah jumped in betone Ecoplilanswer. “Your mate handled herself well
His eyes darkened sligholy. “What happened?”
slump assistant learned a valuable lesson today.”
“Nothing worth worrying about,” I said quickly, placing a hand on his arm. “Leali just wanged to make a point, and she did. It’s over now
He looked like he wanted to press further, but he let it go, his expression softening as he turned back to me. “Did you find everything you wanted?”
“More dan mugh,” I replied, smiling despite myself.
“Good” he just “You deserve the best.”
Leah milled her eyes. “Alricia, lovebirds, Ill leave you to it. Thave things to do.”
she winked at me before diuppearing upstairs, leaving me alour with Aragon.
He pulled me onto the couch beside him, his art draping over my shoulders. “You’re really
“Tam.” Isast leaning into him “Just tired. It’s been a long day.”
Tie passed a kiss to my temple “Thank you for putting up with all this. I know it’s not easy.” familed, feeling a warmth in my chest that Thado’t felt in a long time.: “It’s worth it.” I said softly.
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here for some time before he spoke again, “Come here, there is something I want to show you”
