Chapter 16

Emily's POV

I sighed as I stepped out of the luxurious fabric store where i had gone to get the materials for the dress Cecilia had closed for Lola.

I really wished they had let me bring my assistant along, as they had not even given me the assistant they proposed to make available for me.

The bag was so heavy, full of costly materials, which I was to use to design the dress.

The cab I had hired waited in front of the store, and the driver rushed out to help me.

"Let me assist you, ma'am," the kind man offered, and I could not be more grateful.

"Thank you so much," I replied.

We lifted the heavy materials into the car, and I got settled in while he started the engine.

My phone rang halfway into the journey. It was Anna.

"Hey, Anna," I answered, blowing out air as I tried to get myself together.

The heavy bag had really left me breathless.

"Hey, babes. How's it going?"

"I just got the materials needed to make the dress. Right now, all I have to do is to get settled with the