Sir, Madam Dispeared Again After Divorce! novel Chapter 186

Sophie nodded. "Yes."

Sydney rubbed her temples. "I need to think about what to donate."

"President Raines, you don’t have to think too hard about it. For auctions like these, people normally donate jewelry or antiques," Sophie suggested.

Sydney smiled. "I see. In that case, I'll donate some jewelry. Do you have time tomorrow? Can you come with me to get a gown?"

Since it was the weekend tomorrow, Sydney did not have to work and felt that it would be a good time to shop for a gown.

Sophie shook her head apologetically. "Sorry, Presiden Raines. My mother has set me up on a blind date tomorrow."

Sophie had a bitter smile on her face.

She obviously did not want to go on a blind date.

Sydney saw through her and said, "Should I tell your mother that you have to work overtime tomorrow?"

"No way. I have been using this as an excuse to reject her a few times now. My mother told me that if I continue working overtime, I should just quit my job, so I have to go for the one tomorrow no matter what." Sophie sighed.

Upon hearing that, Sydney did not know how else to help Sophie.

Sophie bowed and said, "President Raines, I'll head out now. I still have some work left to do."

"Go ahead." Sydney smiled and nodded.

After Sophie left, Sydney closed the invitation and put it in her drawer before continuing to look at her documents.

The next day, Sydney got Sharon to accompany her to look for a gown.

They walked into a boutique called Wanika.

The shop had its own haute couture designer gowns, and it was popular internationally among young females.

The dresses were feminine with a modern twist, which made people fall in love with them at first glance.

Sydney stood in front of a rack hung tidily with gowns, carefully looking through them for a suitable one.

On the other side, Sharon suddenly saw a beautiful dress and took it off the rack. "President Raines, look at this. I think this will suit you well."

"Let me have a look.” Sydney turned around and saw Sharon holding a white off-shoulder floor-length gown.

The gown was simple, but it was made of a special material, and it looked extraordinarily eye-catching.

The dress would stand out the most in a dim environment.

"Not bad." Sydney could not hide how much she liked the dress.

With that, Sharon handed it to her. "President Raines, go try it on."

"Sure." Sydney nodded.

Just as she was about to ask the shopkeeper where the dressing room was, a familiar voice said, "Ms.

Raines, can I have the dress in your hand?"

Sydney immediately furrowed her brows.

Sharon's smile also froze.

"President Raines, it's Lyra Madden.”

"I know." Sydney looked toward Lyra and Kate Morgan with her eyebrow raised.

Kate was out.

Now that Sydney thought about it, quite some time had passed since, and Kate had served her time.

However, she still remained friends with Lyra after her release. From the looks of it, Kate sincerely treated Lyra as a friend, but Lyra probably did not see her the same way.

"Do you want this dress?" Sydney saw Lyra and

gestured at the dress in her hand.

Lyra nodded. "Yes. I really like the one you're holding. Can you give it up?"

Lyra was being truthful.

Sharon added, "Exactly. Are you going to kill us if we refuse?"

"Of course not, but I will not let it go," Lyra replied.

What she meant was that she would get the dress no matter what.

Sydney saw through Lyra and understood that Lyra was deliberately targeting her. With that, she narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Fine. If you want it, take it."

"President Raines?" Sharon looked at Sydney in disbelief.

Lyra and Kate smiled.

"Thank you, Ms. Raines." Lyra looked at Sydney.

Sydney smiled and said, "You're welcome. I've looked at this dress carefully and realized that even though it's beautiful, it might make some people look stumpy. It will accentuate the wearer's short legs and wide hips. I think it’s not that suitable for me after all. It might be more suited for you, Ms. Madden."

When Sharon heard that, her eyes brightened, and she clapped her hands together. "Oh right! Ms. Madden, take it! This is more suitable for you."

After saying that, Sharon took the dress from Sydney and threw it at Lyra.

Lyra caught the dress with a hardened expression. She could not leave the dress, but she could not keep it either. She could only hold the dress tightly in her hands and watch as they headed to the other racks in the store.

"Lyra, do you still want this gown?" Kate asked carefully.

Lyra bit her lip. "Of course. It took me all that effort to get this dress. If I don't want it, I will just be throwing myself under the bus."

Although she got the dress in the end, she was the one at a loss instead of Sydney. The gown that she liked so much at first had become unpleasant to the eye, and naturally, she would not wear it anymore. If she wore it, she would look just as Sydney described - stumpy.

Lyra took a deep breath and threw the dress to Kate.

Kate held the dress for her as they continued looking through the gowns.

While Lyra was looking through the dresses, she stole glances at Sydney.

Since she could no longer wear the dress because of Sydney, she would make Sydney have no dress at all.

"President Raines, how about this?" Sharon picked another one for Sydney.