Chapter 1246: That would be so romantic!

[PRESENT TIME]

Nina huffed and smiled, telling herself not to dwell on her meeting with Cassandra. It was nothing, and it definitely wasn’t worth thinking about when Penny and Lily had gone out of their way to help her.

"Uh..." Nina cleared her throat, darting her eyes between the two before looking around the boutique they were in. "By the way, Penny, Lily, what are we doing here? I do remember asking for your help to choose a dress for the family dinner, but this is... a wedding dress shop."

Upon hearing that, Penny and Lily beamed.

"Nina, we know it’s not your wedding yet, but isn’t it better to start looking for wedding dresses?" Lily intoned excitedly. "I recently got acquainted with the owner of this shop, and he told me he’s going to make a wedding dress for me when I get married!"

"But since Lily has already accepted that she’s destined to be the rich aunt who only shows up on holidays with champagne in her hand and tons of money for our kids—she asked her friend if we could check out some of their dresses for you!" Penny added while Lily nodded in agreement.

Nina’s mouth fell open as she stared at the enthusiastic Penny and Lily. "That was a lot of revelations in just ten seconds," she mumbled. "But wait, Lily, what do you mean you’ve already accepted this fate?"

"I’m not getting married." Lily beamed. "And before you think it’s because I got cheated on and betrayed by my ex-trash fiancé—you’re absolutely right. He traumatized me. Now, I feel like all men would cheat on me, and I’d never live in peace with one by my side."

"..." Nina opened and closed her mouth, completely speechless. Lily had said all that with such enthusiasm that Nina wasn’t sure whether she was joking or being serious. She turned to Penny, but the latter didn’t seem bothered at all.

"Don’t worry about her," Penny reassured, snapping her eyes toward the assistants standing nearby. Then she puckered her lips in a direction. "Lily doesn’t need a ship to sail—she is the ship. Now, go with them, and let us experience this bridesmaid’s journey."

Nina furrowed her brows and followed Penny’s gaze. Three assistants were standing not far away, smiling at her brightly. When she looked back at Lily and Penny, the two had already stood up and grabbed her by both arms.

"Just do it," Lily said, dragging Nina toward the assistants. "Stop resisting. I heard weddings take a lot of preparation, so it’s better to start early."

"That’s right. Just go, okay?" Penny, holding Nina’s other arm, nodded. "They already prepared a few dresses for you to try on, so go."

After a moment, the two stopped and let Nina go, nodding at her encouragingly. Lily motioned to the assistants. Seeing Nina’s reluctance, Lily snapped her eyes toward them.

"Take her away," she ordered, and the three assistants nodded.

"Haha... you two..." Nina bit her lip, but with the assistants on either side of her, she let out a deep exhale. "I’ll just try them on."

With that, Nina followed the assistants to the fitting room. Meanwhile, Penny raised a hand, which Lily slapped for a high five. Their mouths stretched into wide smiles as they watched Nina disappear into the dressing area.

"Knowing her, I’m sure she’ll go for a very simple dress and wedding," Penny mumbled. "And Finn will surely listen to her just because he thinks that’s what she actually wants."

"Men... so simple." Lily shook her head before turning to Penny. "By the way, Penny, what did you wear to your wedding?"

"..." Penny’s mouth clamped shut as she tried to recall how she got married. To be fair, she didn’t remember at all. She only knew because Zoren had told her.

Smiling, Penny flashed Lily a grin. "Lily, I had a whirlwind marriage just so I could have sex with my husband. After all, he believes we could only do that after taking our vows. But once I have a grand wedding, I’m making you my maid of honor—so stop asking questions."

"Sweet!" Lily clasped her hands together. "Also, I love the aggressiveness. That’s my girl!"

Little did Lily know, Penny had just heaved a sigh of relief. Knowing Lily, if she hadn’t shut her up quickly, she would’ve been subjected to an intense interrogation. Hence, she used her two ultimate conversation stoppers: sex and a maid of honor promise.

With that, the two walked toward the couch in front of the closed platform where Nina would appear once she finished changing. As they sat down, they casually chatted while waiting.

"Oh, it’s opening! That was quick," Penny remarked, straightening her back in anticipation. She had seen the lineup earlier and knew Nina would look amazing in all of them, so she was excited.

Lily also beamed, watching as the curved sliding door slowly opened. But when it did, Penny and Lily’s smiles stiffened.

There, standing inside, was a woman in a wedding dress as well. However, it wasn’t Nina—but a very familiar face.

"Mi—Mint?" Penny stuttered as she watched Mint slowly walk down the platform.

Mint carried a solemn look before her lips curved up. "Penny, what do you think?"

"You’re getting married?" Penny gasped, and Mint nodded.

"We are," Mint replied with a grin, casting Lily a knowing look. "Lily mentioned you guys were meeting today, so I thought I’d come."

"You said that?" Lily asked, blinking in confusion. She couldn’t remember Mint saying anything about joining them.

"I did," Mint confirmed. "But I realized I only replied in my head. By the time I remembered, I was already here, so it felt awkward to text back."

Mint then turned her attention back to Penny. "Penny, my bride, do you like me wearing this on our wedding day?"

Penny: "..."

"Mint, you know it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding," Lily pointed out. "Also, Penny is not the groom in this relationship. You should be."

"Oh." Mint rocked her head before smiling. "Then, it’s not bad luck. Actually, I’m thinking we should wear matching dresses at our wedding. Same dress. That would be so romantic!"

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[PIERSON CORPORATION]

Zoren was walking down the hallway back to his office after a long meeting when he suddenly stopped. His abrupt halt made Benjamin pause, and Atlas, who was walking with them, stopped as well. Both men turned to Zoren, their brows furrowed.

"Sir?" Benjamin called. "Is everything alright?"

Zoren didn’t answer immediately, his brows deeply furrowed. "I just feel angry for some reason."

"Did you pray this morning when you woke up?" Atlas replied flatly. "You should start considering that to keep your inner demons at bay."

"Sir Atlas, is that why your inner demons always take over you because you don’t?" Benjamin blurted out, pursing his mouth when Atlas cast him a side-eye.

Meanwhile, Zoren stretched his neck and resumed his steps. As he did so, he took his phone out to call his wife and check on her. For some reason, he felt really bothered as if a fly was trying to land on his beautiful flower named Penelope.