Chapter 484\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter. As long as she was alive, she would make these blind, arrogant men regret ever ignoring her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Monday morning, Larissa awoke in her large, dream\u2013like canopy bed. She stretched languidly, and before her feet even touched the floor, the automated curtains swished open, bathing the room in sunlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sage had activated them from the remote on the nightstand. The little snake then slithered over to Larissa, nudging its head affectionately against her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMorning, Sage,\u201d Larissa cooed, stroking its tiny head before getting out of bed. She opened a cabinet and took out some freeze\u2013dried treats for Sage, Snowy, and Shadow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A soft knock came at the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, are you awake?\u201d It was Sapphira.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa brushed the treat dust from her hands and opened the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, here are your clothes for the week. I picked them out to match your style and had them all cleaned,\u201d Sapphira said, walking in with an armful of outfits and placing them on the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, you\u2019re too much! You don\u2019t have to pick out my clothes every week. Come here, give me a kiss.\u201d Larissa puckered her lips and leaned in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira gently pushed her face away. \u201cStop being silly. You haven\u2019t even brushed your teeth yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa feigned a pout. \u201cYou\u2019re rejecting me! Fine, I\u2019ll get my kiss after I brush my teeth.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Changing the subject, Sapphira said, \u201cYour birthday is coming up. After what happened with the dress last time, I was thinking of designing an outfit just for you. What do you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? That would be amazing! If you design it, Mom, it\u2019ll be one\u2013of\u2013a\u2013kind. No chance of a repeat incident!\u201d Larissa\u2019s face lit up with excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen it\u2019s settled.\u201d Sapphira now had her hands full, between designing a dress and baking a homemade birthday cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa grinned. \u201cI had no idea you could design clothes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI studied fashion design in college,\u201d Sapphira explained, a faint smile playing on her lips. \u201cActually, that\u2019s how your father and I met.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh? Tell me everything! I want to hear the story,\u201d Larissa said, her interest piqued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that was so long ago\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, the older the story, the better! How did you and Dad meet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira hesitated. \u201cAlright, but you have to promise not to tease your father about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tease him? That made Larissa even more curious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
21:59 M\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 484\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI promise! Not a word!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did Sapphira begin. \u201cYou see your father now, so handsome and put\u2013together. But back then, his fashion sense was\u2026 questionable, to say the least. He never paid attention to his appearance. No one at the university would have ever guessed he came from a wealthy family.\u201d \u201cHe was in his early twenties, but he dressed like a middle\u2013aged man in ill\u2013fitting polo shirts, pleated trousers, and clunky dress shoes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa tried to picture it and winced. It sounded like a major fashion crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira continued, \u201cThe university hosted an amateur makeover competition. I signed up and had to find a subject to transform. That\u2019s when I approached your father and asked if he\u2019d be willing to help\u00a0<\/p>\n
me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him if I won first place, he could have all the prize money. I wouldn\u2019t take a cent. But I never expected\u2026\u201d Sapphira trailed off, a faint blush coloring her impeccably maintained cheeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was on the edge of her seat. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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