I slowly descend the stairs since wearing wedges is ideal when you are not good at balancing yourself when going down the stairs, I caught a glimpse of my sisters looking beautiful

My mouth went wide as I walked closer to them, I was speechless. They are all unrecognizable to me

"My God" I let out and my sisters laughed, I giggled

"My babies" Dad became emotional that Mom comforted him by letting him cry a little on her shoulder

Aunt Laborè looked so proud like she made a masterpiece in under 2 hours, we all heard a loud car horn so me and my sisters curiously look out of the window. We gasped loudly and look in surprise at each other

"4 BLACK BMW CARS?!" Ella said in awe, our neighbors went out of their homes being curious as to why there are 4 black cars lined up at the front of our house

I was nervous and my sisters have that worried look on their faces

"You all have assigned drivers and a bodyguard at the passenger seat" I heard a voice recording, Aunt Laborè held the phone up high for all of us to hear it on full volume

"But one of you will have to be in a car alone" Sophia announced to us, Natalie and Ella held their hands together, Adeline gave Wendy a side hug, Caramia was with Brie. I was now left alone

I got even more nervous that I would be the only one in the car being awkward with the driver and bodyguard

"You'll be fine Penelope" Mom hugged me from behind and I let out a breath, I nodded to myself

Aunt Laborè was the first to go out and both the drivers and bodyguards came out of the car and greeted us with a small bow, the neighbors watch in awe and some took pictures and videos of us as we go out of the house

I was the last to go out of the door, my sisters one by one got in the car until all that was left was one car for me to hop in. The bodyguard opened the door for me and I thanked him quietly, he nodded to me lightly with a small smile

I got in and Aunt Laborè sat with me in the back seat, the neighborhood was now filled with many onlookers as we leave the street. We heard a ring on her phone and she looked at the message, she pinched her nose bridge as she sighs

She tapped the driver's shoulder

"Mark please turn the car to the other street, I need to visit shop 25" she ordered and the driver made a sharp turn around the corner

"Penelope dear it seems like we are going to be late so I must inform my boss because there seems to be a problem with the storage in one of the shops" she explained to me

"It's alright" I answered her and she gave me her signature sweet smile, the ride was 30 minutes long until we reached a huge shop in front of a mall.

I checked out the name of the shop "Angel Wears" my eyes widened, this shop is like a Versace. All of its products are high end and very hard to buy since it's super expensive, we walked up to the entrance and the guard opened the glass door for the both of us

I am not shocked at all that the entire staff is in one line in a clean orderly manner, their uniforms are clean and well-groomed and the whole shop is spotless

This made it seem like everything was brand new

"Welcome Miss Price," they all said loudly in unison which startled me

"Hello dears" she returned the greeting in a cold tone and the staff looks stiff and scared at her presence

The lady that has a different uniform is what I assume to be the manager of the shop came forward, she explained the problem in storage because all of the new season's collection is now sold out and they haven't got the new deliveries since last month. She almost stuttered when saying Ma'am to Aunt Laborè

"I see.." Aunt Laborè was thinking up a solution, her eyes went to me. Not just Aunt Laborè's eyes but everyone in the room including the staff and even the guard at the door

This is intense

"Who's she?" I heard the staff whisper to each other in confusion because they don't know who I am and why I'm here

"Penelope dear," Aunt Laborè said to me sweetly which gave a major shock to everyone in the store but they try not to make it obvious, although their eyes and expression were giving it away

"It seems like I would not be coming with you to visit Miss Sophia so you would have to go there alone," she told me, the staff gasped and Aunt Laborè gave them the look to shut them up

Why do I feel like the staff is watching an intense telenovela right in front of their eyes with the over-the-top reactions that we're getting?

"You're not leaving me alone to go there, I thought you would come with me Aunt Laborè" I whispered to her when I finished walking a bit to tell her by the ear

She laughs at me "don't worry dear you'll be fine" she walks away with the manager of the shop

Easy for you to say, you know this job like the back of your hand!

"But-" "Toodles~" she sang waving goodbye to me as she cut me off

She strutted away happily in her heels, I can feel the presence of the assigned bodyguard to me by my left side

"Is she always like that at work?" I asked him pointing to Aunt Laborè's back turned on us

He shook his head, it seems like he was surprised also. All the eyes of the staff were still glued to me

"Hi?" I awkwardly greeted them

"HELLO!!" They greeted me back loudly with so much enthusiasm, I smiled at them

"You guys are doing great" I mouthed to a girl and she seems to catch on before I leave by the door, as the bodyguard closed the car door I saw the girl tell everyone what I said and they all looked so happy by jumping around

It was another 30 minutes before I could reach the mansion, so it made me an hour late. I saw a huge metal gate at the front and the driver gave his ID to another guard who let us in, my jaw dropped and my eyes were wide when I saw the mansion

It was more than a mansion, it almost looks like a palace. The car stopped at an enormous two-door entrance that has many intricate small details carved on the wood, The bodyguard opened the car door for me to get out and as soon as got out I heard a woman's voice so loud that it echoed throughout the palace

"You must be Penelope!!" She sounded so excited

She looked familiar as she walked closer to me, I squinted my eyes to get a better view and to see her more clearly

"Oh my goodness you.."

it was the woman that I met by the bench in school

"I didn't expect to meet you again" she gave me a big hug

"So do I but um..." I stopped and looked around

She raised a brow at me with a confused look

"Do you happen to know where my sisters are? since my Aunt told us that we have to meet her boss" I asked her nicely since I might get lost in this huge place

She chuckled at me and hooked her arms with mine as we strolled through the palace, we passed by a lot of doors and even a ballroom. We arrived at the palace garden which is filled to the brim with many different breeds of flowers, it's a great spot for inspiration and pictures.

We felt a strong tension as we reach the huge gazebo in the middle of the garden, my sisters were ignoring a group of guys at the other end of the gazebo. There were six of them

"Where is he?" The woman asked and the guy with blonde hair replied

"He must be late because there was a sudden photoshoot where they need him"

The 6 guys looked at me up and down and I got uncomfortable quickly, so I hid behind the lady

The lady clapped her hands loudly to get all of our attention

"Listen up, all you have to do is to pretend like you are friends that are having a nice day in the garden. Do you understand?" She asked us and looked at me too

"Yes Mom," some of the boys said and my sisters nodded at her

"I'm here" I heard a male voice that sounds like he doesn't want to be here even for a bit, I turned around to see him and his annoying presence. I was shocked, I regretted coming here because of him

His eyes landed on me after he gave his Mom a stare, his lips formed into a smirk and his green eyes are now shining with mischief

"Hey Penelope"

"Cloud" I acknowledge his presence because the lady was right beside me