Chapter 235

**Chapter 0235**
**+25 BONUS**

She looked like she was about to ask me more questions about what I meant. I hoped she wouldn’t. I didn’t want to dive into my family issues. They were complicated and painful, and the last thing I wanted was to relive them right now.

It wasn’t something to gossip about. She seemed to sense that from my expression, as she closed her mouth and nodded.

I let out a breath of relief, thankful that she decided to keep her questions to herself.

She picked up a…

I left a dress on the bed for myself, and she picked it up.

“Did you plan to wear this?” she asked, wrinkling her nose in curiosity.

“Well, I was thinking about it,” I replied, frowning a little.

She shook her head, clearly not convinced.

“This isn’t good enough. You need something hotter. Let me dig through your closet and see what else you have,” she said.

After an hour of searching through my entire wardrobe, she finally found a cute little outfit.

I looked at the outfit she wanted me to wear. It was a bit too revealing for my taste. I only had it because Nan had insisted I buy it during one of our many shopping trips a long time ago. Even though I had it, I never wore it.

Honestly, I wasn’t planning on it. But Harper kept saying that this was the perfect dress I needed to wear for my not-date with Gavin.

“You can always wear a sweater,” she suggested with a playful smile.

I couldn’t help but laugh and agree with her that the dress would be just fine.

For the next few hours, I let Harper fuss over my hair and makeup. By the time she was done, I barely recognized myself. I stared at my reflection in surprise.

I looked at myself in the mirror and felt like a completely different person.

“Wow…” I breathed in surprise.

Harper giggled beside me.

“You look hot,” she said, resting her head on my shoulder. “I’ve really outdone myself, if I do say so!”

I nodded in agreement.

“You certainly did, Harper,” I said with a smile. “You’re going to do amazing things once you start beauty school.”

Her face lit up at my words, and she took a confident step back, ready to embrace what was next.

“Well, I guess my work here is done,” she said, glancing at her watch. Her eyes widened in surprise. “I hadn’t realized we spent the entire day in this room!”

I looked at the clock too and gasped.

She was right; we had spent the whole day in this room. I didn’t realize it would take so long to get ready for this not-a-date. I grabbed my phone to check my messages, but there were none. I was hoping Nan would…

I waited anxiously for a call that still hadn’t come.

Harper noticed my worried frown and furrowed her brows.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “Has the Alpha not called yet?”

I shook my head.

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