Chapter 71 - Seventy-One
Chapter Seventy-One
Alicia’s POV
At 6pm, I heard a knock on my door. I’d been dreading this moment all day. The reunion. Facing everyone from my past. Pretending I was someone I wasn’t.
I opened the door expecting a maid. Instead, Malachi stood there holding a large box and several smaller ones.
"What’s this?" I asked.
"Your outfit for tonight." He walked past me into the room, setting everything on my bed. "I wasn’t sure what you’d wear, so I took care of it."
I stared at the boxes. Designer logos I recognized from magazines. Brands I could never afford even now.
"Malachi, you didn’t have to—"
"Open them."
I lifted the lid off the largest box. Inside was a dress that took my breath away. Deep emerald green silk that caught the light. Simple but elegant. The kind of dress that whispered wealth instead of shouting it.
The smaller boxes held accessories. Delicate gold jewelry. A clutch that probably cost more than my first car. Shoes that actually fit perfectly when I tried them on.
"How did you know my size?"