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The servant came in and reported: "Madam, the guests are all here, and the master said that he can invite you out."

Mrs. Barbara: "Robert, Karen, do it yourself, I have to go out."

"Okay, ma'am, please."

Robert pulled Karen aside, and Mrs. Barbara carried her skirt and went downstairs, surrounded by Mrs. Mary and Tracy.

Thomas Horn, followed.

He has to go and see.

This was the first time that a dress he designed appeared on such a large occasion, and he was more excited and nervous than today's birthday star Lady Barbara.

He hopes that tonight's dress will attract the attention of the rich ladies,

He also hopes that he can become famous in one fell swoop.

There was warm applause from downstairs, and the guests all looked upstairs.

Mr. Frank stepped forward to hold Mrs. Barbara's hand, and the two walked slowly downstairs hand in hand.

The two maids held long skirts behind them.

Mrs. Mary and Tracy stopped at the head of the stairs and waited.

Thomas rubbed his hands nervously.

Mrs. Mary comforted him: "Don't be nervous. If Mrs. Barbara is not satisfied with your design, she will not wear it. Now that she wears it, she will soon know that you designed it tomorrow, and then..."

Tracy replied, "There will be a lot of people looking for your design, you will be too busy."

Thomas smiled.

Relax.

"Thank you mom, thank you Tracy. You've been so supportive and helpful."

Mary: "Well, you've been working really hard during this time, and Tracy, you guys should go down and have fun. I'm here."

Tracy was already eager to try.

She wanted to go down to watch the lively scene.

"Thomas, go and see."

"Ok."

When Thomas and Tracy went down, Mrs. Barbara had moved from the lobby on the first floor to the color booth outside.

There are happy crowds everywhere.

Thomas and Tracy huddled away.

Thomas couldn't squeeze into the color booth, and could only stand in the garden, looking at Mrs. Barbara, who was the most eye-catching on the high platform.

Listening to other people's comments: "Madam is so beautiful tonight."

"Beautiful people and beautiful clothes."

"Yes, madam looks young in her clothes."

"Oh, if only I looked better in it than her."

"Forget it, you?"

A sneer.

"Of course. If I'm as rich as she is, I'll look good in anything."

"You look good in nothing."

"you…"

The latter words were blocked.

Thomas looked back to see a couple already cuddling and kissing.

He quickly turned his head and left the place.

Along the way, I met many passionate men and women cuddling in the garden.

Thomas is not quite used to such occasions.

At this time Mrs. Barbara left the studio to go back upstairs to change into a light little dress.

Thomas followed.

When Mrs. Barbara changed her clothes and appeared in the garden shed,
The music played, and she and Frank had embraced each other for the first dance of the night.

Then the guests joined in.

Mrs. Mary asked Thomas, "Aren't you going to dance?"

Thomas shook his head. "No, Mom, I'll just watch it upstairs."

"That's good. I'll go down and talk to a few ladies. There should still be some entertainment. It's rare to have such a good opportunity. If you want to go back, you can go back by yourself, and you don't have to wait for me."

"I see, Mom, go and have fun."

Mrs. Mary took a glass of wine from the waiter's tray and wriggled towards the circle of ladies in the hall.

Thomas sat down on the upstairs patio.

There are rocking chairs on the terrace, as well as a coffee table, on which are fruit juice drinks, red wine, and pastries and fruits.

Thomas lay comfortably in the rocking chair, reaching for a plate of pastries and eating.

After being busy for a while, he felt hungry.

He poured himself another drink and drank it slowly.

It's really nice here, you can see the lively garden downstairs,
Now the intense music has been played downstairs, and the guests are all twisting, as if to release the enthusiasm in their bodies.

Turning his head, he saw a girl sitting on the terrace next door, looking down.

He recognized her, the girl who came in to meet Mrs. Barbara before, she seemed to be called Karen.

The girl saw him too and smiled at him.

"Hi, hello, my name is Thomas Horn. Your name is Karen, as I heard Mrs Barbara call you."

"Yes, I'm Karen. I've seen you too."

"Why don't you go down and dance?"

The two asked each other in unison.

Thomas: "I'm not very good at dancing, I like a quiet environment."

Karen: "Dad said that crowded places would give me a headache, so I just stayed here."

Thomas: "How old are you? Underage?"

Karen: "I'm 19 years old."

"Ha, 19 years old, already an adult, I thought you were only 15 years old. You look a little skinny."

"Yes, Dad said the same. He always wanted me to eat more and gain weight."

"Well, parents are like that. They like to nag at us all the time."

"Yes. What do you do?"

Karen rarely found a conversation partner, and the two chatted across the balcony.

Thomas: "I studied fashion design. I just graduated this year. Our family has a tailor shop called Horn Tailor. It's a private tailor. I don't know if you've heard of it."

Karen shook her head.

"My dad bought me all my clothes at the store, I've never worn custom clothes."

"Well, if you have the opportunity in the future, come to our store and I will make it for you. Did you know that the dress that Mrs. Barbara wore tonight was designed by me and sewed by my mother herself."

Thomas said with a slightly ostentatious tone.

"Oh, really, you designed it. It's beautiful. It's really beautiful."

"Thank you. I appreciate the compliment."

"Thank you Thomas. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

The two held juice cups and toasted across the terrace.

"Karen, where's your dad?"

"He went downstairs and came up in a while. We won't be staying long. I'm not used to such occasions."

"Well, me too. My mother went to the party too. I think I'll go back after a while."

At this moment, a waiter walked into Karen's terrace.

"Miss Karen?"

"Yes."

"Your father said he was waiting for you downstairs, please come down."

"Oh well."

Karen had a speculative talk with Thomas, a little reluctant, "Thomas, it's nice to meet you."

"Me too."

Karen: "Will we meet again?"

Thomas: "Yes. You can come to the store, I'm always there. Our store is on Lasemer Street, you can see it as soon as you walk."

"Yes, I will."

Karen stood up and followed the waiter out of the terrace.

Thomas also stood up, walked out of his terrace, and watched Karen follow the waiter down the corridor.

Karen smiled back at him.

Thomas waved at her.