After spending her afternoons at Miliani, Brylee still failed to get a chance to meet Lydia Hale.
It looks like they really have to wait for their scheduled appointment.
Finally, it's the week of their appointment. And she is anxiously waiting for Briony outside her school.
Tapping her finger on the steering wheel, she frequently glanced at the window of her car searching for the brunette twins.
Finally, she spotted them walking arm in arm. Once in a while, Briony would stop to greet and chat with an acquaintance she meets on the way making her groan.
She could see that Brina is patiently waiting for her but it was obvious that she doesn't like attention. Brina is a typical introvert while Bell is the ultimate introvert. Bianca, on the other hand, is the epitome of an introvert.
"You are late." Brylee scowled at Briony when she opened the door of her car.
"No, I'm not! You are just too early." Briony rolled her eyes at her. "Bye, sis!" Then she bid Brina farewell.
Brina waved her hand at Briony and Brylee. "Bye! Don't let Bell or Uncle Lorcan catch you two." She said then she walked towards her and Briony's car.
"Oh! I'm so excited!" Briony claps her hands while beaming with excitement.
"Damn me too!"
"Brylee!" Briony widened her eyes at her sister when she heard her cursing again.
"Oopsie!" Brylee just smiled sweetly at her. She should learn to minimize cursing. She wonders how Bell would do it.
After thirty minutes, they parked at Miliani's.
The bell of the glass door chimes when they enter and it caught the attention of the same sales assistant that has been assisting Brylee throughout the week.
"Good afternoon Miss Brylee and Miss Briony." She has obviously become familiar with them to the point that she already memorized their name despite the number of people coming in and out of the boutique.
"Hi!" Brylee smiled sweetly at the sales assistant.
"Miss Lydia is waiting for you. This way please." The sales assistant smiled back at her.
The sales assistant leads them to a stair that is concealed in a wall. Brylee and Briony followed the sales assistant on the second floor.
When they reached the second floor, they were welcomed by a well and neatly organized workroom. There is a large work desk in the center with drawers underneath it. On one corner is a desk with a laptop and sketches on it. Behind it are bookshelves.
There is a wall cabinet that is filled with fabrics, yarn, and accessories. There were also already made suits and dresses hanging on one side.
Different sizes of mannequin stands were all over the place. Some were dressed while some were bare. Lydia Hale's workroom is cozy and warm.
But they cannot find Lydia Hale in there. Brylee and Briony walked around the workroom, their shoes thou not heeled were making sounds on the wooden floor.
They noticed two other doors. One with a sign that says 'fitting room' and the other one opens up revealing the pretty girl that they have been hunting for two weeks now ever since they saw her at their Uncle Lorcan's pad.
The last time they saw her, she was miserable and heartbroken.
Now she looks...normal? Had she already moved on? Brylee and Briony had the same thoughts until Lydia smiled at them. Her smile doesn't even reach her eyes. It was obvious that she was just trying to live normally, she's trying to move on.
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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...
