After putting down her phone, Sonia waved to the person at the door. "Come in."
The few people at the door smiled and entered the room gingerly.
The leader was the assistant who had previously spoken to Sonia on the phone before. She was also the one who acted as her and Sophia's interpreter in the store earlier on. Besides, she was also a firm shipper of Toby and her. Hence, Sonia had a favorable impression of the woman.
"Miss Reed, Ms. Sophia sent me and our team over to assist in your makeover." After arriving at Sonia's desk, the assistant pointed to the group behind her and introduced them to Sonia, "Ms. Sophia intended to come in person, but she suddenly received a call, saying that the material for the wedding dress she ordered a while ago just arrived, so she had to book a last-minute ticket to go abroad and check on the material. I'm here to lead the team instead, but don't worry, Miss Reed, we guarantee to offer you the best results even if Ms. Sophia isn't around."
"I do not doubt all of you since Ms. Sophia personally sent you here. I'll leave it to you, then." Sonia stood up and nodded at the rest of the crew.
The assistant waved her hand in dismissal. "You're being too polite, Miss Reed. Shall we begin now?"
"Come to the lounge. We have a dressing table over there. It'll be more convenient for you to get started." She pointed at the door opposite and led the way, while the assistant and her crew followed closely behind.
On the way to the lounge, Sonia suddenly asked, "Did you just mention that Ms. Sophia went to check on the wedding dress material? Does she still design wedding dresses?"
The assistant explained with a smile, "Ms. Sophia was originally a wedding dress designer, and she recently took on a huge deal."
"Is that so?" Sonia arched a brow.
With a mysterious smile plastered on her face, the assistant explained, "A gentleman with an influential background ordered a wedding dress from Ms. Sophia. He wants her to design the most beautiful and luxurious wedding dress in the world, for he wants his wife to be the happiest bride on earth. Ms. Sophia agreed to his request, and she has been running around these days to get the dress done."
She continued, "In the beginning, she revised her design many times until the client was satisfied, so now, she has to pick the material for the dress. Once the material is selected, we will recruit more manpower to sew the wedding dress by hand. The client wants us to get it done within six months, so we'll probably be really busy in the next half of the year."
"Oh?" Sonia's interest was piqued by the subject. "The most stunning and luxurious wedding dress in the world, you say? That must cost a bomb. In fact, wouldn't that make it the most expensive in the world? How else would you be able to give the client what he wants?"
After all, money was the prerequisite to making something stunning and luxurious. How could one dream of having the most stunning dress without paying a hefty amount? In their dreams, perhaps!
Sure enough, the assistant nodded fervently. "That's right. Ms. Sophia did the calculations, and it'll cost this amount at the very least." She spread her palms as she spoke.
"Fifty million?" Sonia made a guess.
"Nope." The assistant shook her head.
Sonia's eyes widened as she took another guess. "500 million?"
The assistant smiled. "That's right."
Sonia took a sharp breath. "That is the most expensive dress in the world. This gentleman must be generous and loves his wife a lot. Otherwise, he wouldn't be willing to spend such a large amount of money to order a wedding dress that will only be worn once!"
The assistant looked at her and replied, "Yeah, I'm so envious of that lady. I can tell that her husband loves her wholeheartedly, and she will become the happiest and most dazzling bride in the world."
Sonia didn't understand why the assistant was looking at her strangely, but she nodded approvingly. "Speaking of it, isn't it too high of a requirement if the gentleman wants it within six months? A handmade wedding dress will take at least a year to complete. A bigger one could even take years. Isn't he making things difficult for you guys to finish the dress within six months?"
"The deadline is quite tight for us, but he told us that he did something wrong in the past and broke his wife's heart, so he wants to make up for her with a grand wedding. He also hopes to have the wedding earlier so that he can tie her by his side. That is why he has requested us to finish it within six months. He wants to remarry her as soon as possible."
"I see." Sonia nodded without uttering another word.
Seeing that, the assistant stopped talking. She didn't want to get too excited and expose that their client was actually President Fuller!
When they arrived at the lounge, the entourage of makeup artists started doing their job.
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