“I want to apologize,” Barbara choked. “To be honest, I'm just an assistant here and the gown is Emily's design. Once again I am sorry. I just want to amaze you all. I don't want to be constantly belittled by you girls."

In an instant, the comments flooded. Barbara could not bear to read it. She grabbed the phone and ran out of the room.

"Auntie, where are you going?"

Louis' question hung in the air. Barbara disappeared without a word.

"Will she be okay?" Emily asked while wiping her ...