Noah was never the type of person who drifted off from his dates. However, for Carla, he made an exception.
He checked the time and found himself behind the schedule. It was either he left now or he would be late.
Thus, he planned to push the car door open to see if Carla was good with the dress. However, he wasn't ready for the pleasant surprise to welcome him. The wedding dress store's glass door opened right at the moment he looked up.
Then, just like in the movies, everything around him seemed to slow down, leaving just a stunning beauty running out of the door towards him.
With one of her hands pulling the dress and the other holding her pair of high heels, Carla looked exactly like a ragged Cinderella; beautiful, astounding and most of all, very special.
Noah had seen hundreds of delicate girls in fancy dresses. But none of them equaled to the woman sprinting airily right now with her sports shoes on. She was just perfect.
A writer once said, "there are too many good faces in the world yet too few interesting souls."
Carla's beauty was more than skin deep. She wasn't displaying her beauty on purpose. Nonetheless, it was still undeniable.
Lost in his thoughts, Noah just couldn't help but stare at her.
It was only after Carla knocked at his window that he finally came back to his senses. Realizing that the door was still locked, he immediately pressed the lock button.
Carla immediately opened the door and got into the backseat. She then put her high heels away and said, "Noah, please drive!"
Looking at her through the rearview mirror, Noah started the engine and asked, "Did you spend the whole twenty minutes just changing your dress?"
"No. I was bargaining with them. This dress is so expensive and they don't rent it." Carla sighed heavily then leaned back in the backseat.
Noah was speechless.
He never really cared about the prices whenever he was shopping. Curiously, he looked at the high heels. "How about these shoes? Did you buy them at the wedding dress store?"
"No, I didn't buy them. When I was trying on the dress, the shoes fitted me perfectly, so I spent some time begging them to give the shoes to me."
While speaking, Carla fumbled inside her bag to get some makeup tools. She didn't have the time to have a makeup artist do her makeup, so she had to do it by herself on the way.
Noah was once again speechless.
Considering how wealthy Carla was now, it was amusing that she still kept her frugal habits.
"I'll transfer some money to your account later. You should be shopping more often. Buy yourself something nice," said Noah.
Carla was tying all her hair up in a bun when she glanced at Noah. "There's no need. The dress isn't worth the money. Look at the fabric. I wouldn't even buy this if I wasn't in a hurry."
There were various kinds of dresses ranging from different prices in that shop. Those dresses were only worn once after all. Thus, it was unnecessary to spend a lot on it.
Carla was in the middle of that thought when she suddenly remembered Terence. He had always given her plenty of money, which could support her for ages.
"The money..." she unconsciously whispered.
It suddenly occurred to her that she still owed Terence some money.
At the thought of it, Carla quickly took her phone and transferred an amount of money to Terence's account.
Although it was willingly given, she still didn't want to owe Terence anything.
She had promised to pay him back. Thus, it was just right for her to keep that promise.
Most importantly, it would remind Terence of her.
Putting down her cellphone, Carla looked at the mirror and started with her makeup. It was a must to wear makeup in such grand parties. She was aware that heavy makeup wouldn't suit her, so she opted for something light. She just wanted to look presentable at least.
Meanwhile, Terence was sitting in his office somewhere in JA City.
He looked cold while blankly staring at the window before him as if there were lots of things in his mind.
"Mr. Terence, Rena is ready to go. The car's at your service anytime."
It was Rainer who broke the silence in the room.
"I know, but it's still early,"
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