At the Gilder residence, Mrs. Gilder was on the phone when Sophia walked in. She finished her call quickly, saying, "Alright, let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk later. Goodbye."
After hanging up, Mrs. Gilder welcomed Sophia warmly, "I've had a few outfits made for you. Come and try them on."
Sophia took off her puffy jacket, her short hair and youthful smile radiating charm, "I already have plenty of clothes. You really didn't have to!"
"A girl can never have too many outfits," Mrs. Gilder insisted as she pulled a dress out of the box, "Try this one on first."
Sophia unfolded the dress, surprised, "A dress?"
Mrs. Gilder smiled warmly, "What's wrong with a dress? You're a designer, yet you dress so casually all the time!"
Blushing, Sophia chuckled and grabbed the dress, "I'll try it on."
"Go ahead!" Mrs. Gilder waved her off affectionately.
Sophia took the dress to the guest room on the first floor to change. When she emerged, Mrs. Gilder's eyes lit up, "You look stunning!"
The black velvet dress fit perfectly, complementing Sophia's short hair and adding a touch of elegance and playfulness.
She twirled around, "Does it look good?"
"Beautiful. Our Sophia just doesn't realize how gorgeous she can be when she dresses up!" Mrs. Gilder expressed her fondness openly.
Sophia walked over and hugged Mrs. Gilder's shoulders, "It's all thanks to your great taste, Gina. You chose such a beautiful dress!"
Mrs. Gilder was even more delighted, "Try the others later."
"I will, after the meeting. Jason asked me to come over for a meeting. I'll try them on after," Sophia said with a smile.
Mrs. Gilder frowned, "A meeting during the holidays?"
She entered, finding Jason absorbed in paperwork at his desk.
Placing her laptop down, she quietly approached, spooning a piece of pear and playfully announced, "Jason, open wide!"
Jason looked up, startled, silent.
Sophia then noticed the video call on his computer, the surprised faces of Hannah Carlin and others staring back at her. She blushed furiously, darting to the side in shock.
Jason calmly addressed his colleagues, "Let's revisit that proposal in a bit. I need a ten-minute break."
Closing his laptop, he turned to Sophia, a soft glow in his eyes, "Wearing a dress today?"
Sophia, her face a mix of red and white, had lost all interest in discussing the dress, gritting her teeth, "Didn't you say the meeting was in half an hour?"
"It got moved up. Didn't you get the memo?" Jason asked.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Norah isn't a girl, but a twenty -five year old beautiful woman that loves Xavier Fleming/Gonzalez/Hanson....
Update 3103 hasn't been received and it hold pertinent information. Please fix it for us. Thank you....
This is great! I love the updates....
Now Xavier needs to call in the reinforcement, Gabriel and Jonathan to settle this. Thank you for the updates....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Xavier will always protect Norah he must admit this to himself and Norah. I believe after they return from this , he'll need to approach Norah 's parents and he'll get support from Jonathan and Ella....
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....