Room for You
Chapter 13

At the thought of that, Hayley reached for her phone and dialed Elliot'snumber. “Hello, does it still hurt?” “Elliot, I want to attend a jewelry fair.Can you take me there?” Hayley implored. “What jewelry fair?” “Let meshow you a video.” Hayley hung up the call and forwarded the video toElliot shortly before she received a text message that briefly read,“Alright, I'll take you there.’ Hayley exclaimed in excitement butaccidentally hurt her swollen cheek in the process. As she hissed inpain, she began to curse Anastasia once again. “You're a b*tch,Anastasia! You're a jewelry designer, yet you can't even attend a high-class jewelry fair like this one.” On the other hand, Anastasia stumbledacross the same video about the jewelry fair in her office and learnedfrom the others who were invited that there were formal dress codesrequired for the occasion; otherwise, access would be denied. Due tothat, she became worried, not knowing what she should do becauseshe couldn't afford to rent a decent-looking banquet dress. Just whenAnastasia was worrying about her dress code for the jewelry fair, hertrain of thought was suddenly interrupted by a phone call, which turnedout to be an unidentified number. Nonetheless, she answered thephone and asked, “Hello.” “Hello, may I speak to Miss Tillman? I'mcalling from FH Clothing Store to inform you that our customer has justreserved a banquet dress for you. Would you be free to drop by and tryit later in the afternoon?” “A banquet dress for me?” Anastasia wasstunned but quickly knew that it was Nigel who did it for her. “Sure, I'lldrop by later.” How thoughtful of that guy! Anastasia reached for herphone and sent the man a text message with a grateful emoji. “Thankyou so much, Nigel.” “Don’t mention it. I hope you love it!" Nigel repliedwith a big smiley emoji. Soon, Anastasia applied for a one-hour leavelater that afternoon because she realized the clothing store was just astone's throw away from her office. Since FH Clothing Store was aninternational brand, its outlet often became the place where manysocialites visited and shopped. As soon as Anastasia entered the shop,she was greeted by the shop owner herself. “Please come with me, MissTillman.” After that, Anastasia was taken to the VIP room on the secondfloor, where she came face to face with the dress on the mannequin, asif it was silently waiting for her arrival. Oh my gosh! This is

gorgeous! Anastasia complimented the dress just when the shop ownerpointed at the dress on the mannequin. “This is the gown that Mr.Manson prepared for you, Miss Tillman. Do you like it?” Anastasiawidened her eyes a little, wondering how rich Nigel actually was. Is he abillionaire or something? I can't believe he prepared such an expensivebanquet dress for me. Soon, she heard the shop owner explaining moreabout the dress with a smile. “This banquet dress is a masterpiece fromour top designers. The fabric was sewn with approximately eightthousand diamond beads, and the dress is sold for eight million in ourstore.” Anastasia’s heart skipped a beat when she heard what the shopowner said. Is Nigel trying to give me a heart attack or something? Thisdress is certainly not cheap at all! A few diamond beads are more thanenough to make me go bankrupt, so just imagine if I lose them byaccident. “Is there any other dress that you could recommend,perhaps?” Anastasia reckoned the dress was too expensive for her. “ButMr. Manson has already paid for the dress on your behalf, Miss Tillman.Furthermore, I think it suits you pretty well.” The shop owner showedher approval by praising Anastasia’s beauty despite her current ordinaryoutfit. Meanwhile, Anastasia was deeply in love with the dress as sheloved everything about it besides the price. “Alright then, I'll try it on.”She decided to stop being coy, thinking she could repay Nigel bytreating him to some fancy meals throughout the year. After all, shedidn’t want to miss the opportunity to attend the upcoming jewelry fair.Thus, Anastasia went ahead and tried on the banquet dress, realizinghow fitting it was for her. Soon, she was told to come to the clothingstore again the next day around 4 PM as the make-up artists andhairdressers would be there to help her dress up with the jewelry. Laterthat night, she told Jared that she would be attending a jewelry fair andasked him whether he preferred Francis or Grace to look after him.While the boy wanted his grandfather to come over, she called Francisand arranged the plan with him. Needless to say, Francis agreed to takecare of Jared while Anastasia was away, telling her that he would takethe child with him for some fancy meal and spend the night togetherwith him. It was only after the arrangement was made that Anastasiacould finally put her mind to ease about her son. When Saturday rolledaround, Anastasia took her son to the shopping mall early in themorning to buy some vegetables and snacks for him. Then, she wentback home to continue her design work while Jared played with hisLego. At the same time, they were accompanied by the windy breezethat wafted through the window as the white curtains billowed with it.The peaceful and tranquil vibe lasted until it was 3.30 PM when Francisswung by with some fruits and milk. Then, Anastasia left her son withher father and went out right away while Francis sat on the couch andlooked at Jared lovingly. Oh gosh! I'm going to love this cute little boy somuch! Not long after that, Anastasia hurriedly arrived at the clothingstore where the shop owner had prepared everything for her. Then, oneof the make-up artists sized her up and commented on her appearancein a surprised manner. “Miss Tillman, you have perfect skin, like thereare no pores on it at all. How do you maintain such good health foryour skin? What kind of premium skincare products do you use?” “Oh,it's just the moisturizer that I usually apply on my son's skin.” Anastasiapursed her lips and smiled while the two make-up artists instantlyunderstood that she was born with such a perfect skin tone. Oh dear,how I wish I could have her skin. Soon, Anastasia closed her eyes just asthe make-up artists started to apply some foundation to her face. Afterthat, they kept her naturally thick eyebrows and proceeded to draw hereyeliner. Then, they went on to put the lipstick on her lips just as herbeauty instantly stunned them like a glaring diamond. Upon liftingAnastasia's hair, the artists permed the hair that hung around her earsand helped her put on a pair of diamond earrings to match thenecklace she was wearing. “Let us help you change your banquet dress,Miss Tillman.” Anastasia nodded in response, changing into the whiteluna dress as she saw how gorgeous the dress made her look in themirror. “Miss Tillman, we have also arranged a driver to take you towhere you need to be. Your ride awaits at the exit.” “Thank you.”Anastasia smiled gratefully. “Enjoy your evening.” The shop owner sawAnastasia out of the clothing store while the latter looked at the Benz infront of her in a ponderous manner. / guess I didn't really know Nigel aswell as I thought I did. He told me his family was running a hotelbusiness when we met each other abroad. On the other hand, Hayleywas also working hard on making herself look as pretty as possible. Forthat, she hired a crew of professional make-up artists who had servedsome celebrities before, determined to cover her ordinary looks withthe make-up so that she would look like a socialite. At that moment, amysterious black Rolls-Royce pulled up outside the mansion,whereupon Elliot opened the car door and stepped out of the vehicle.As the setting sun shone on him, his manly aura made him seemespecially charming and attractive. In the meantime, Hayley stood inthe parlor while fixing her eyes on the man who was walking closer toher, her heart pounding rapidly like a jackhammer. Oh my gosh! He is sohandsome. “How do I look, Elliot?” Hayley bashfully blinked, wanting tohear his compliment. “You look great!” Elliot nodded, although hereckoned his feelings for Hayley were more than just about her goodlooks. After all, he was under the impression that she sacrificed her ownvirginity for him five years ago and suffered from a trauma that wouldfollow her forever. Therefore, he told himself that he would do his bestto make it up to Hayley. “Let's go then!” Hayley seized Elliot's arm,looking forward to the jewelry fair later that night. At the same time,she was glad to have Elliot by her side, thinking she would be the ladywhom every other woman envied wherever they went.