From Mary? Toby had just video-called Sonia two hours ago. Did something bad happen to Sonia?
At that thought, he swiftly abandoned his work, threw his pen aside, and tapped into the messages.
However, the messages did not bring bad news as he expected. They were just some photographs.
In the photos, Sonia was trying on all sorts of antique dresses with a bright smile on her face. She looked gorgeous.
Although her beauty was not as striking since she did not have her hair and makeup done, Toby thought Sonia looked beautiful no matter what.
His eyes softened. After saving all the photos he received, he called Mary.
"Young Master Toby?" Mary waited until Sonia went away to change into another dress before answering the phone.
Julia discreetly pricked her ears up when she heard it was a call from Toby.
Unfortunately, Mary did not put him on speaker. No matter how hard Julia tried, she could not hear a word he said.
In the end, she gave up on trying to listen in on the conversation and solemnly focused on the changing room door, waiting for Sonia to come out dressed in another dress.
"What's going on, Madam Mary?" Toby leaned back in his chair. "Where did these dresses come from?"
While he was not very fashion-savvy, he could tell that Sonia's dresses were high quality and not something that could be easily bought on a whim.
The embroidery and designs on those dresses were easily recognizable as handmade works from famous designers. They were not dresses that one could buy with mere money.
When Mary realized that was the reason for the call, she chuckled. "The dresses are from Mrs. Gray, sir. Old Mrs. Gray had them made for Mrs. Gray years ago. Some are maternity wear, and some are normal dresses. Mrs. Gray said she never wore any of them before, so they are a gift for Young Mistress Sonia."
Ah. Toby nodded. Kind of guessed it.
Only a top-tier embroiderer like Pauline Gray could have made those dresses.
"What do you think, Young Master? Are they nice?" Mary asked with a smile.
He smiled. "Yes."
"What a pity that Young Mistress Sonia doesn't have her hair and makeup done. Oh, it won't be too late to dress her up when the child is born anyway. I just know she'll look amazing."
Women who had given birth were always a little more voluptuous than before.
All those antique dresses would look the best in wearers who were slightly more voluptuous.
While Sonia looked beautiful in them now, she would look even more striking wearing the dresses after she gave birth.
Mary's words made Toby imagine what Sonia would look like in those dresses with her hair and face completely done up. His eyes darkened as he hoarsely said, "My wife is naturally the most beautiful woman around."
"Yes, sir." Mary nodded with a smile.
"Where's she?" Toby asked.
"She has gone to get changed. We still have two more dresses to try out. I'll pass the phone to her once she's out."
"Okay."
Soon, Sonia stepped out of the changing room in another dress. Julia walked over to straighten out the dress.
The dress was what some might call gothic with multiple skirt layers that required to be straightened after the dress was put on. Otherwise, the dress would look like a mess.
The dress was extremely beautiful though. If Sonia had a hat on, she would look like a noblewoman who had come out of a painting.
Sonia loved the dress. To be more exact, this was her favorite dress out of all that she had tried out.
As Julia continued to straighten out the dress, she gave Sonia an admiring smile. "You're so beautiful. I just knew this dress would suit you."
Sonia lowered her eyes and weakly whispered, "Thanks."
Julia froze for a moment before happily shaking her head. "You don't need to thank me. You deserve it."
It was a mother's duty to praise her daughter.
Sonia had run out of words to say. Then, she heard a camera snapping.
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