The next morning, Sophie was jolted awake by Sandy shaking her.

"Sophie! Wake up! Come on, get up!" Sandy threatened to pull off Sophie's blankets.

Sophie had stayed up all night reading the materials Gordon had given her and was still groggy. She pulled the blanket over her head and moaned, "For the love of all things holy, what do you want so early?"

"We need to pick out gowns! There's this amazing boutique in Devonport," Sandy rattled on.

Sophie couldn't understand a word Sandy was saying, nor did she care to. All she wanted was more sleep.

"Colby! Get her out of here!" Sophie called out.

Outside the door, Colby knocked and said in a frosty tone, "Please leave, or I'll have to make you."

Colby had just prepared breakfast for Sophie. Sandy, visibly upset, shot back, "I'm doing this for you! I even reached out to my dad to help! And this is the thanks I get? Fine, I'll go by myself tonight. I won't take you with me!"

defeated by Sandy's persistence, sighed and sat up,

Sandy nodded, satisfied. "I'll wait outside. Hurry

rubbed her forehead, and Colby offered, "If you really don't want to go, I can send

her mind to. Remember when Vanessa casually mentioned she got dumped, and Sandy rode all the way to Devonport to hassle me? Besides, it's been ages since I went shopping. Let's just go this once." Seeing Sophie struggling to get up, Colby swooped in and lifted her from the

agreed without a

Jenna was at her wits' end. Spotting Sophie,

I have to go along with whatever she wants," Sophie said, descending

gritted her teeth, "You wanted to go shopping and dragged Sophie into it. Why call

is there even another woman in this house?" Sandy was sitting on the couch, detailing, "I've planned our day. We'll start with a beauty treatment, then get our

"You've really thought this through. Just one

event, I'd even go for a spa," Sandy shrugged. "This is just our normal routine. Aren't you

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