Chapter 9
“Where did she go?” Josiah frowned, clearly agitated. Miranda just finished her therapy session, and dinner was about to start. He had only turned away for a second to take care of something, and suddenly, Sienna was gone.
“Don’t worry.” Yvette said with a gentle smile to ease his concern It’s her first time here, so she’s probably just a little lost.”
Josiah scoffed, his voice dripping with irritation. “Doesn’t she know to wait for me? What a trouble–maker”
“Okay, take it easy. I’ll help you find her,” Yvette said, suddenly stopping and pointing. “Hey, Josiah, is that her over there?”
Josiah looked over and nodded, “Yeah” Surprised, he added, “She looks different from before. You really have a keen eye to spot her so quickly
“Of course,” Yvette chuckled. “Women have a knack for picking up on details. Now, let’s go. We can’t keep Miranda waiting.”
They walked over to Sienna, who had her cheeks puffed out with brownie, crumbs sprinkled around her lips. Spotting them coming, she hastily put her plate aside.
Josiah frowned in disapproval. “What’s with your table manners Our guests tonight are pretty important. Can you please pay more attention to your image?”
Is he afraid I’ll embarrass the Flynn family? Sienna swallowed hard, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and nodded calmly without protest. ‘Got it
Josiah felt like he was punching a pillow. What’s with her attitude? In the past, she would have fought back by now, but now she’s just so quiet
It wasn’t that he wanted her to argue, but seeing her look so wronged made him feel like he was the bully, which was uncomfortable. He frowned and asked, “Sienna, what’s your act
“Did I do anything wrong? Sienna blinked, looking puzzled–she’d followed everything he’d said.
“You…” Josiah was at a loss for words, feeling a sudden wave of frustration rising in him.
“Alright now.” Yvette stepped in, trying to ease the tension. “Let’s stop here. Miranda is waiting for us.”
“Got it,” Josiah said, trying to suppress his annoyance. He glanced at Sienna. “Just follow us. The party is starting.”
“Okay,” Sienna set down her utensils and stood up.
“Wait, Yvette suddenly called out, looking intently at her.
Sienna looked puzzled for a moment until it clicked–she and Yvette were wearing the exact same dress. No wonder Keyla and the others had mistaken her for Yvette.
The main issue right now was that, in a setting like this, wearing the same outfit was the biggest faux pas
Then Josiah caught on too. Yvette had handpicked her dress, but Sienna’s was chosen for her by Zach on Josiah’s orders. Who’d have guessed they’d end up in matching outfits?
“Don’t sweat it,” Yvette said with a warm smile. “We just happened to wear the same thing. It’s no big deal.”
Josiah shook his head. “The Flynn family has enough gossip already. If you both show up dressed the same, by tonight, the whole city will be buzzing about the Flynn sisters–in–law secretly competing with each other.”
Yvette paused to think before suggesting, “Should I go change? The thing is, I don’t bring an extra dress, so I need my agent to send one over. I might not make it back in time to kick off the party with Miranda”
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Chapter 9
She reminded Josial, “Please explain any delay to her,” and then turned to leave.
“Wait! Josiah held onto her. “You can’t miss this. Have you forgotten your status?”
Yvette was one of the top classic performers in Jeiacrity and the wife of Howard, the eldest grandson of the Flynn family. If she missed tonight’s event, the media would probably go wild with speculations tomorrow.
Yvette smiled casually. “It’s fine. We didn’t invite the mainstream inedia today.”
Josiah still disagreed. “The internet is a big deal now. With just a phone, anyone can create news. It’s better to be careful.
“You’ve got a point. What should we do then?” Yvette asked, looking troubled.
Josiah turned to Sienna, who had been quiet the whole time. After a moment of thought, he said coldly, “Go change your dress.
Sienna had seen this coming as she listened to their chat. She gave a slight smile and a nod, “Alright.”
But she had to ask one thing. “If I ditch this outfit, what am I supposed to put on?”
Josiah finally realized that Sienna had shown up in a different outfit and didn’t have a backup dress, not even a casual one. For a moment, he was stumped.
“How about this?” Yvette offered kindly. “I have some extra clothes in my trunk. If you don’t mind, you can
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Wear her old clothes? Sienna hesitated and didn’t respond right away.
wear them for
Josiah frowned, his tone neutral. “Are you not happy about it? Ist too much to ask you to wear Yvette’s clothes?”
“No.” Sienna shook her head, “Her clothes must be expensive, right? I’m just worried I might get them dirty or rip them.” She had no money to cover i
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“Are you kidding me?” Josiah shot her a cold look. “Do you really think you’d have to pay for them? Even if so, it’d still be the Flynn family’s money.”
With that, Sienna stopped worrying and looked at Yvette. Thanks, then”
“Oh, please. We’re family–no need to be so formal, Yvette smiled, turning to let her agent fetch the clothes.
Meanwhile, Sienna went back to her room to
wail
Josiah squinted slightly at her retreating back. She seems different somehow. Is she just pretending, or is this the real deal?
Since Miranda was waiting for them to get the party started, Josiah took Yvette over to Miranda first.
Miranda peered behind them. “Why are only you two here? Where’s Sienna?”
“She…” Josiah hesitated, his brow furrowed.
Yvette quickly chimed in bending down to clarify, “Sienna’s not feeling well. She’ll join us soon.”
“Not feeling well? Is it serious?” Miranda frowned, concern creeping into her voice.
“It’s nothing major, Yvette said with a soft smile. “Let’s go ahead and start the meal. Everyone is waiting.”
It wasn’t right to keep guests waiting, so Miranda had to announce, “Sorry, everyone. Sienna’s under the weather a bit. Let’s give her some time to rest and we dig in first.”
Chapter 9
With Josiah and Yvette there, the party picked up, buzzing with energy
When Sienna finally appeared in a different outfit, Miranda was taken aback. “Sienna, why are you dressed like that?”
Sienna’s elegant formal dress was gone, replaced by a casual short skirt that highlighted her amazing legs. She stood our sharply among the other classy young ladies.
1–Sienna started to explain.
But Yvette quickly interrupted, ‘She accidentally spilled her drink on her dress, so I lent her one of my everyday outfits”
As she spoke, she winked at Sienna, signaling her to keep quiet about the spill.
Josiah caught Yvette’s hint. He gently squeezed Sienna’s arm and whispered in her car, keeping his voice down so only she could hear him. “Listen to Yvette. You owe her.
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