In the afternoon, Essie drew a few design sketches and gave them to Ivy to let her choose which one she wanted.
She had designed each one according to Ivy's figure, skin tone, and temperament. Ivy liked every one of them, and couldn't decide with one to choose, so she asked Daisy for some help.
Daisy looked at the design sketches and liked the vintage European chiffon skirt and the embroidered long skirt with Eastern lace very much. "Both of these are very beautiful, but since you have long legs, why don't you go with the short skirt?"
"Ha ha, I think this short skirt would suit me, too." With a smile, Ivy made her decision.
Hearing this, Essie nodded. Then, she turned to Daisy and said, "That lace embroidered long dress would look very good on you. I can make that dress for you with the same pattern as Ivy's dress to make your dresses look like sister outfits."
"Really? That would be great! Daisy, we shall wear our sister outfits for my birthday party," Ivy said happily.
Daisy was a little shocked to hear this. She didn't expect that Essie would do this for her. After all, she had not been kind to Essie at all. "I... I have a lot of clothes," she muttered in a very low voice. Even though she liked the long dress very much, she felt bad about letting Essie make if for her after what she had done to her before.
"But we don't have sister outfits!" said Ivy. Ivy was so looking forward to wearing sister outfits with Daisy. Knowing exactly what Daisy was thinking, Essie said no more. She took Daisy's hand with a smile and said, "Let's go. You and Ivy should come with me to the studio. I'll get your measurements."
Upon seeing how friendly Essie was towards her and realizing that she didn't blame her for anything at all, Daisy stopped pretending to not like the dress and immediately went upstairs with a smile.
Dinner time came.
As soon as the three of them walked out of the studio, they immediately ran into Valery.
The moment Valery saw Essie, a malicious and cold look flashed through her eyes. But then, she remembered her mother's words, so she twisted her mouth and gave Essie a big smile.
Her smile made Essie get the creeps.
'That's so weird. What trick is she playing at now?' she thought.
"Sister Essie!" Valery called Essie's name affectionately, but Essie could feel the coldness from behind her.
Upon hearing this, Daisy and Ivy exchanged glances. They felt very much confused.
'Has someone changed all of a sudden?' they thought.
But Essie didn't think so. After all, a leopard cannot change its spots. What was more, jackals were vicious creatures through and through. Valery must have come up with a new plan, so Essie had to be more cautious.
Zac approached them from the other side. As soon as he saw Essie, he took her hand and said, "Let's go. We'll be having black chicken soup today. I ordered the kitchen staff to make it for you."
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