Chapter 176

“Oh, Elena, this dress looks so beautiful on you,” Diana said with a grin as she watched Elena try on her eleventh dress. It was a simple white satin gown with gold lace appliqués on the skirt and an elegant open back. It fit her like a second skin and gave her a classic silhouette. It was elegant, understated, and very beautiful.

“This is it. It’s perfect,” Elena said to herself, smiling as she watched herself in the mirror, taking a small twirl on the small pedestal in front of the mirror.

“It really is,” the old lady agreed, coming over to tie the knot. Elena could only stand and stare at her reflection. Her eyes looked too bright, and she was biting her lips, trying to contain her happiness. But the way her body was trembling, she was sure anyone could tell she was going to explode with happiness soon enough.

When she had married Richard, his parents and sister had done all the shopping. Richard had insisted that it was their tradition to have the women of the groom’s family buy th