Chapter 2412
"Awesome!" Sophia's eyes sparkled with joy, "Finally, something to cheer me up. With just two months left, I guess you'll be pretty busy, huh?"
Estelle replied, "The wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, and favors are all my own designs. Everything else is in Jonathan's hands!"
The final draft of the wedding dress had already been passed to Harriet, and finishing the rest within a fortnight seemed manageable.
"Got any ideas?" Sophia perked up at the mention of designs.
"A few." Estelle showed Sophia the initial draft of her bridesmaid dress, "This one's for you. Do you like it?"
"Wow!" Sophia exclaimed, genuinely thrilled.
As they discussed designs for bridesmaid dresses and favors, Sophia forgot all
her previous dilemmas, engrossed in the conversation with Estelle.
When the night had fully set in, a servant came to call them for dinner.
"By the way, did Vivian mention when she'll be back?" Sophia asked.
It had been so long since they'd heard from her.
Estelle shook her head, "No news."
Sophia pondered for a moment, "No news is good news, I guess. It's comforting for the master to have Evelyn by her side."
Estelle paused, her voice softening, "Regardless of what Evelyn has said, don't take it to heart."
Sophia smiled, linking arms with her, "Don't worry. As long as the master is happy, I'm fine with anything. After all, it's Evelyn who's by her side."
No matter how much Evelyn tried to push her away or even sow discord between her and Estelle, she wouldn't mind, nor would she complain to the master.
Estelle laughed, "If only you were this insightful in matters of the heart, Jason wouldn't have been so troubled all these years."
Sophia's heart skipped a beat, "Don't mention him!"
"Alright, no more talk of that. Let's go have dinner!" Estelle led the way inside.
After dinner, Jonathan arrived to take Estelle back to the Lamont family estate.
Earlier that afternoon, Catherine Lamont had called, expressing a desire to see Estelle and asking them to join for dinner. When Estelle mentioned she was visiting he master, Jonathan didn't bring up coming home.
Once home, dinner was already over, and Catherine dragged Estelle to the living
room, "Come keep me company while I binge-watch."
Jonathan followed, sitting on the couch, peeling lychee for Estelle, frowning, "What is this we're watching?"
Catherine disapproved, "Estelle and I
are trying to watch TV. Why are you here? Your father said he needed to talk to you during dinner. Go to the study and stop bothering us
Estelle took the lychee from him, smiling gently, "Go talk to dad. I'll keep mom company here."
Jonathan replied, "I'll join you after talking with dad!"
Estelle nodded, "Okay!"
Once Jonathan left, Catherine chuckled, "No one's been able to handle him since
he was a child. It's about time he met his match in you."
Estelle smiled warmly, "It's not just him. The whole family adores me."
Catherine held Estelle's hand, her eyes soft and warm, "When you called me 'mom' for the first time on New Year's Day, I was so moved I almost cried. Norah and Henson
teased me about it."
Estelle felt a surge of warmth, "I should have done it sooner. Thank you and dad for being so understanding."
"Jonathan told us, so we understand. We're just worried about you, not upset," Catherine said with gentle affection.
Estelle realized Jonathan had briefed them earlier, feeling even more moved.
After spending over half an hour in the study, Jonathan returned to the living room to find Estelle missing.
"Where's Ella?" Jonathan asked.
"Norah called her to her room," Catherine replied, annoyed, "She couldn't even finish an episode before being whisked away."
Jonathan turned to head upstairs.
"Stop right there!" Catherine laughed, "You think Ella's going to run off? Let her have her chat with Norah."
Realizing he might be too protective, Jonathan checked the time, "I'll start a video conference upstairs. If Ella looks for me, tell her I'm in the study on the third floor." "Got it, off you go!" Catherine said with a warm smile.