"I bought them, yes, but Mom paid for them." "It's not the gift I gave you, but the one I bought for you, the one that helped you hook your husband." Victoria said with a smile.
"What?" Evie stared at her sister in shock, her hand freezing mid-air.
"What, what!" "Mom was worried you'd turn into a bookworm from all that studying." "She said you don't understand anything, and you couldn't even hook your own husband." "So she asked me to buy all this for you." "Take it home and make good use of it!" Victoria explained.
"..." Evie felt both ashamed and embarrassed.
She reached into the shopping bag and pulled out a piece of fabric. She shook it open and saw it was a nightgown. It was smoky gray, but it was a thin layer of gauze, almost completely transparent.
"Can anyone actually wear this?" Evie asked, surprised.
"It's not for you to wear out, silly." "It's for your husband to see!" Victoria said with a sly grin.
"I... I don't want it!" Evie stammered.
"No way, I have to take it back." "Anyway, I paid for it." "Oh, and I have a secret to tell you!" Victoria said, leaning against the dresser and examining her nails.
"What is it?" Evie picked up another bag and pulled out its contents. She took one look, then threw it back in. She looked up at her sister, waiting for her to continue.
"Mom and Dad have been waiting to hold a grandchild." "So you and Alexander need to get on it!"
"Sis, I haven't even graduated yet!" Evie said, her face burning with embarrassment.
"Even if you got pregnant right now, you wouldn't give birth until six months after graduation." "What's the rush?"
Evie felt like a flock of crows was flying over her head. She wasn't worried, but she thought her parents were overthinking things.
"Mom and Dad said if you can have more kids, it'll be better for you later on in our family." Victoria continued.
"More kids?" Evie looked at her sister in dismay. "Sis, don't Mom and Dad still have you as their daughter?"
"I don't want kids." "I'm going to be a DINK when I get married!" Victoria answered directly.
"You want to be a DINK, but you want me to have a bunch of kids!" Evie muttered.
"Look, you're going to have a baby anyway." "It's impossible for you not to." "So one kid is the same as two kids." "You might as well have a few more while you're at it."
"..." Evie was sweating. Was having a baby that simple? Why did her sister make it sound like eating?
"Alexander and I haven't even discussed this yet!" Evie said awkwardly.
"Don't feel pressured." "This kind of thing can't be rushed." "Just let it happen naturally!" Victoria tried to calm her down.
Evie nodded. She thought her sister was fickle, just like her, haha!
"Look at what else I bought for you!" Victoria came over and sat down on the edge of the bed. She took the shopping bag and introduced each item one by one, teaching Evie how to use them.
Evie stared at those erotic items, her face burning. This alone embarrassed her. Let alone wearing them to seduce Alexander.
"Sis, can you return them?" Evie couldn't help interrupting Victoria's explanation.
"No returns or exchanges." "I bought them as special price items!" Victoria replied directly.
"What?" Evie's eyes went wide as she stared at her sister in shock.
"I'm joking with you." "If I bought them, you have to wear them and use them." "Otherwise, why would I buy them?" "To look at?" "Do you think I'm opening my own sex shop?" Victoria said quietly.
"I mean, I don't think I'll ever use them!"
"No way." "Your Alexander has such a heavy taste!" Victoria suddenly exclaimed.
"No, I mean, if you bought these for me, I wouldn't dare to wear them or use them." "Wouldn't it be a waste to just put them away?" Evie stammered, embarrassed.
"There's nothing you can't wear or use." "As long as you think about wearing these, you'll become more beautiful and sexier." "I can't even imagine it!" Evie said quietly. She just felt terrible.
Victoria stared at Evie. Evie laughed innocently. In the end, Victoria was helpless.
"Fine, you're so stupid, I can't help you." "Take these back first." "If you think you need them, wear them and use them." "If you really can't accept them, you can return them." "I put the receipt in the bag for you."
"I'll go back?" Evie asked, a little tongue-tied.
"Nonsense." "Or do you want me to return them?" "It was hard enough for me to buy them!"
"Okay, okay, I'll return them myself." Evie said with a bitter face.
"Evie, you're married now." "You're an adult." "You can't always act like a child." "Just try on this smoky pajama." "You have fair skin anyway." "It must look good on you." "When your Alexander sees it, he might get a nosebleed and just take you down right there." "That's good for him, and good for you, right?" Victoria said with a smile.
"No, I'd better leave it for you to wear to tempt my brother-in-law!"
"My brother-in-law hasn't even shown a shadow yet." "He's probably been exiled by my mother-in-law thirty years ago!" Victoria answered with a roll of her eyes.
"Sis, don't talk nonsense!" Evie said in dismay.
Victoria looked at Evie's dull expression and couldn't help laughing. "Okay, okay, I'm teasing you." "You're too easy to scare." "Put it away." "If you don't like it, I'll go with you to return it." "But I get half the money back!" Victoria said, crossing her arms.
"I'll give you all of it!" Evie said with a forced smile.
"See, marrying a rich man really changes your tone!" Victoria said with a laugh.
"Sis, stop making fun of me." Evie said with a bitter face.
"No wonder I've been feeling a little bored these past few days." "It turns out it's because you got married and I lost my target for ridicule." "My life has become so lonely!"
"Sis, you can keep hurting me!" Evie said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Victoria looked at Evie for a long time, then stopped joking. She packed up the things and tied the shopping bags together. That way, Evie could take them back and carry them downstairs to the trunk.
"Sis, I don't need to take them back." "I'll go with you to return them in a couple of days!"
"Maybe you'll change your mind in a couple of days!" "You'd better take them back first." "If you really want to return them later, you can just bring them back!" Victoria replied.
Evie had to agree.
The return banquet was about to start. Victoria helped Evie touch up her makeup, then went downstairs with the beautiful bride.
The mood at the return banquet was much more relaxed than at the wedding banquet. From time to time, Evie could make fun of Alexander. Alexander didn't mind. His eyes were full of indulgence. Even William and Amelia were gratified. This marriage was a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, they would have felt guilty for letting their youngest daughter marry into the family for financial help.
After the banquet, Evie went home with Alexander. When the car drove away from her parents' house, Evie was still thinking about the things her sister had bought. Her sister had also forgotten about them. She was very glad.
As a result, when she got back to Sterling Manor and read the text message, she realized she had thought too much. Victoria had already had her things carried to the trunk in advance.