"Are you sure this is the place?" Briony asked Brylee when their car stopped in front of a luxurious boutique.
Brylee gave her a side-eye. "Are you doubting my hunting skills, Briony? Have you forgotten that I've been in this profession three years ahead of you?"
Briony pouted her lips. "I was just asking, alright? So, choleric. Did Uncle Lorcan pass the virus onto you?" Briony retorted back.
"Shh...Come on. Let's do this before Uncle Lorcan passed his virus onto you as well." Brylee said as soon as she parked the car.
"Welcome to Miliani, how may I help you?" A girl wearing a black A-line knee-length dress approached and greeted them with a smile. Her auburn hair is arranged neatly in a bun. She has light makeup on her face. A floral scarf tied around her neck and a black stiletto on her feet.
Her voice and smile are very pleasing to a customer's eyes and ears. Brylee and Briony assume that the girl is the sales assistant.
"Can you show us your latest collection, please," Briony said nobly.
"It's my pleasure, Ma'am. This way please." The sales assistant then leads them to a cabinet with rows of formal dresses in different neutral colors.
"Uhm...these are all gorgeous but we are looking for casual or cocktail dresses unless we could wear these gowns on a daily basis." Brylee politely joked with the sales assistant.
"Oh..." The sales assistant chuckled. "If that is so, this way please." Then she walked towards the other cabinet with rows of short dresses in the same tone of color.
While Brylee is looking at each dress, Briony looks around.
Briony wears a dress but not on a daily basis. She is rather spontaneous when it comes to her fashion style.
On the other hand, Brylee wears dresses daily except when she is on a hunt.
The boutique is painted white and baby pink. It looks chic and elegant. Aside from dresses, there were also men's suits hanging in a separate cabinet.
Miliani is a famous luxury boutique that hosts its own signature mix of clothing and accessories for various occasions of the year.
Its owner personally designs all the clothes in the boutique. They also accept custom-made dresses and suits.
"I love the designs of these dresses. I am sure your designer puts a lot of effort and inspiration in making these designs."
Briony heard Brylee say to the sales assistant. She looked behind her shoulder and saw her sister holding two dresses in both her hands while the sales assistant held three dresses for her.
"I wonder if I can get a chance to meet her," Brylee doesn't look desperately pleading but her voice says so.
"I am sure Miss Lydia would be delighted."
The sales assistant said, making Briony rejoice internally. But it was too early to rejoice.
"But as much as she wanted to meet everyone, she can only accommodate those who wanted to commission her for custom-made clothes." The sales assistant politely said not wanting to disappoint a customer.
"Then I wanted to commission her to make me a dress." But Brylee is not a person that easily loses hope.
Briony started to walk back to her sister. She knows that they will soon meet the famous designer.
The sales assistant's smile doesn't falter. "If that's the case, then I shall schedule you for an appointment." She said then she took out a small notebook and a pen from her pocket.
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General Fiction"What do you want to know?" He asked then he continued walking. "Why do you have an army?" Brylee was the first one to ask. "One, to protect the mountain. Two, to find the descendants. Three, to protect them." He gave them a direct answer. "If the d...
