Chapter 186 Gown
Sophie nodded. "Yes."
Sydney rubbed her temples. "I need to think about what to donate."
"President Raines, you don’t have to think too hard about it. For auctions like these, people normally
donate jewelry or antiques," Sophie suggested.
Sydney smiled. "I see. In that case, I''ll donate some jewelry. Do you have time tomorrow? Can you
come with me to get a gown?"
Since it was the weekend tomorrow, Sydney did not have to work and felt that it would be a good
time to shop for a gown.
Sophie shook her head apologetically. "Sorry, Presiden Raines. My mother has set me up on a blind
date tomorrow."
Sophie had a bitter smile on her face.
She obviously did not want to go on a blind date.
Sydney saw through her and said, "Should I tell your mother that you have to work overtime
tomorrow?"
"No way. I have been using this as an excuse to reject her a few times now. My mother told me that
if I continue working overtime, I should just quit my job, so I have to go for the one tomorrow no
matter what." Sophie sighed.
Upon hearing that, Sydney did not know how else to help Sophie.
Sophie bowed and said, "President Raines, I''ll head out now. I still have some work left to do."
"Go ahead." Sydney smiled and nodded.
After Sophie left, Sydney closed the invitation and put it in her drawer before continuing to look at
her documents.
The next day, Sydney got Sharon to apany her to look for a gown.
They walked into a boutique called Wanika.
The shop had its own haute couture designer gowns, and it was popr internationally among
young females.
The dresses were feminine with a modern twist, which made people fall in love with them at first
nce.
Sydney stood in front of a rack hung tidily with gowns, carefully looking through them for a suitable
one.
On the other side, Sharon suddenly saw a beautiful dress and took it off the rack. "President
Raines, look at this. I think this will suit you well."
"Let me have a look.” Sydney turned around and saw Sharon holding a white off-shoulder floor-
length gown.
The gown was simple, but it was made of a special material, and it looked extraordinarily eye-
catching.
The dress would stand out the most in a dim environment.
"Not bad." Sydney could not hide how much she liked the dress.
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With that, Sharon handed it to her. "President Raines, go try it on."
"Sure." Sydney nodded.
Just as she was about to ask the shopkeeper where the dressing room was, a familiar voice said,
"Ms.
Raines, can I have the dress in your hand?"
Sydney immediately furrowed her brows.
Sharon''s smile also froze.
"President Raines, it''s Lyra Madden.”
"I know." Sydney looked toward Lyra and Kate Morgan with her eyebrow raised.
Kate was out.
Now that Sydney thought about it, quite some time had passed since, and Kate had served her
time.
However, she still remained friends with Lyra after her release. From the looks of it, Kate sincerely
treated Lyra as a friend, but Lyra probably did not see her the same way.
"Do you want this dress?" Sydney saw Lyra and
gestured at the dress in her hand.
Lyra nodded. "Yes. I really like the one you''re holding. Can you give it up?"
Lyra was being truthful.
She really liked that gown, but it was also true that she wanted to take Sydney’s gown.
"Why should she give it up?" Sharon took a step forward to stand next to Sydney and nced at
Lyra coldly. "We saw this gown first. Don''t you know the term firste, first serve?"
"So what if you both saw it first? Can you afford it?" Kate stood up against Sharon.
"You don''t have to worry whether I can or not. All I know is that you can''t." Sydney looked at Kate
indifferently.
Even though the Morgans were rich, it was still impossible for them to buy a dress worth millions.
Kate understood her family''s financial situation very well, so when Sydney pointed it out publicly,
she was irritated yet embarrassed. Her entire face was flushed red.
Sharon could not care less about how Kate felt as she mocked, "Oh? You were so arrogant just now
I thought that you were rich. Was it all just an act?"
"You..." Kate was so mad that her eyes widened.
Lyra patted her shoulder and smiled at Sharon. "Ms.
Campbell, Kate can’t afford it, but I can give it to her. How about you? Will Ms. Raines buy this for
you?"
"Lyra!" Kate was really d to hear that Lyra was on her side, especially when Lyra said she
wanted to give her the dress.
"I don’t need President Raines to buy it for me because I can afford it." Sharon took out her
diamond credit card and waved it in front of them.
At a single nce, Lyra recognized that it was the diamond credit card from the national bank. She
was surprised at first, but she then began to ponder.
Although the diamond credit card was not rare, it was definitely not something an ordinary taxpayer
could hold. Those who had it normally had assets worth billions.
Sharon was just a finance director in Skylight Corporation. Why would she have a diamond credit
card? Who could she be?
However, it was just a diamond credit card anyway. She must not be anyone prominent.
At that thought, Lyra was no longer bothered, and she shifted her gaze back to Sydney. "Ms.
Raines, are you really not giving me the dress in your hand?"
Sydney looked at her with a pair of cold eyes. "There are so many dresses here. Why do you insist
on the one in my hand? Anyone with brains can tell that you''re just trying to take what’s mine. How
shameless can you be?"
When Lyra heard Sydney''s insult, her expression darkened. However, her smile returned quickly. "If
Ms. Raines says that I am taking what''s yours, then so be it. But I really like that dress, so Ms.
Raines, please give it to me."
"And if I refuse?" Sydney looked right at her.
Sharon added, "Exactly. Are you going to kill us if we refuse?"
"Of course not, but I will not let it go," Lyra replied.
What she meant was that she would get the dress no matter what.
Sydney saw through Lyra and understood that Lyra was deliberately targeting her. With that, she
narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Fine. If you want it, take it."
"President Raines?" Sharon looked at Sydney in disbelief.
Lyra and Kate smiled.
"Thank you, Ms. Raines." Lyra looked at Sydney.
Sydney smiled and said, "You''re wee. I''ve looked at this dress carefully and realized that even
though it''s beautiful, it might make some people look stumpy. It will entuate the wearer''s short
legs and wide hips. I think it’s not that suitable for me after all. It might be more suited for you, Ms.
Madden."
When Sharon heard that, her eyes brightened, and she pped her hands together. "Oh right! Ms.
Madden, take it! This is more suitable for you."
After saying that, Sharon took the dress from Sydney and threw it at Lyra.
Lyra caught the dress with a hardened expression. She could not leave the dress, but she could not
keep it either. She could only hold the dress tightly in her hands and watch as they headed to the
other racks in the store.
"Lyra, do you still want this gown?" Kate asked carefully.
Lyra bit her lip. "Of course. It took me all that effort to get this dress. If I don''t want it, I will just be
throwing myself under the bus."
Although she got the dress in the end, she was the one at a loss instead of Sydney. The gown that
she liked so much at first had be unpleasant to the eye, and naturally, she would not wear it
anymore. If she wore it, she would look just as Sydney described - stumpy.
Lyra took a deep breath and threw the dress to Kate.
Kate held the dress for her as they continued looking through the gowns.
While Lyra was looking through the dresses, she stole nces at Sydney.
Since she could no longer wear the dress because of Sydney, she would make Sydney have no
dress at all.
"President Raines, how about this?" Sharon picked another one for Sydney.