Charlotte’s unexpected response left Congreve with no choice but to nod in agreement. Seeing Congreve finally relent, the


    headmaster let out a long sigh of relief.


    The rest of the evening’s event was a great sess, and Charlotte showed no signs of being affected by the dress incident.


    She carried herself with grace andposure throughout, and the unsuspecting audience had no idea of what she had been


    through.


    After the event, Charlotte returned to the backstage area feeling exhausted. As she entered the dressing room, she noticed a gift


    box ced on the makeup table.


    Inside was a sparkling sky-blue sequined dress, shimmering under the lights. “This dress suits you perfectly,” Joe’s voice


    suddenly rang out, and Charlotte turned to see him standing at the door, smiling at her.


    Charlotte immediately understood who the gift was from. “This dress is too precious, | can’t ept it,” she said.N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    With her keen fashion sense, Charlotte recognized the dress as a new haute couture from Valentino, likely priced at no less than


    a hundred thousand dors.


    Given her rtionship with Joe, she didn’t think it appropriate to ept such an expensive gift.


    Before Charlotte could offer the box back, Joe shook his head. “This dress was custom-made to fit your measurements. No one


    else can wear it. If you don’t want it, it will end up in the trash,” he exined.


    “How did you know my measurements?” Charlotte became wary, thinking that Joe had bought the dress as ast-minute


    gesture, but it turned out he had prepared the gift in advance.


    Seeing Charlotte’s nervous reaction, Joe found her adorable.


    He coughed lightly and exined, “I had your tailor provide the measurements. It wasn’t difficult to obtain.”


    After hesitating for a moment, she decided to ept the dress. After all, as Joe had said, if she didn’t wear it, the dress would


    end up in the trash.


    After carefully putting away the gift box, Charlotte asked, “Is there anything you’d like as a return gift? | can give you something


    in return.”


    Joe had never thought that his gift would lead to a return gift. After careful consideration, his gaze fell on his wrist, where


    something seemed to be missing...


    “In that case, why don’t you give me a pair of cufflinks?” Joe boldly made his request.


    Charlotte felt that it was somewhat inappropriate, as cufflinks were a very personal item. However, unable to think of anything


    else to give, she reluctantly agreed.


    In the shadows, Wendy once again saw the two of them happily conversing, and her eyes filled with jealousy.


    She couldn''t understand why, despite being by Joe’s side for so long, he never noticed her, and instead developed feelings for


    someone who had suddenly appeared.


    Wendy took a deep breath; this matter was far from over.