l was all about made-t

and Paulina's wedding

ene's chest tight. She

efore she could move. "Hey, look w

d school! Can you believe we'd run into her in a place like this?"

er medical school days-Mada

out of the water ac

her when she left school, a

day. Spotting Irene got their attention

hey came closer, a smile on her face. "What a su

right then. The high-end material and perf

to make herself small wh

. "Hey, do you all know Miss Burton? What are the

Paulina off gua

He shot Irene a look th

ely and cracked up. "Wait, Irene's get

st ones in here are over a hundred grand! Irene wouldn't have had to quit scho

w of blinking at I

dge having Irene and Pa

on Irene. "Miss Payne's got a point. I'm the one who pays you, and it's not much. There's no way you could afford a dress from

mention of dropping out, the comments about vanity, t

kery. Her hands were balled into fists insi

mp to her defense. Irene lifted her head up then though

scared and timid. The sudden fire

y right, Mr. Smith. What I make definitely won't cover a dress from h

imit, and Irene had j

crunch up in annoyance, but a smug loo

r Paulina, cooking up some stupid

t future ahead of her. What was Irene? Nothing but h

ome mean comments her way with thos

o be trying on wedding dresses the same day I am. How about we give her a hand picki

yn and Zoe a look

ene's arms and started pulling her toward the pr

the broke Irene make a co

cut in though.

ooked

too, curious about w

m designer couture, not some mass-produced thing anybody can get off the

when Paulina came forward. "Really? Miss Burton's doing pret

stayed

clenched tight. Her f

rabbed any regular wedding dress from the shop t

re was a whole differ

t to look good in front of these people would tic

stronger when she saw how

ene try to show off and then