PROUD OF HER

The Next Day

Jessica got up early to get ready for the opening ceremony that would take place. She was kinda nervous but also relieved that Steve would be beside her the whole time. He was her support pillar, a strong one over that.

Jessica got ready in her royal blue long dress. She tied her hair in a bun and wore a sapphire jewelry set. She looked stunning. Putting on light makeup she moved out of her room to the living room. She was wearing her heels when the doorbell rang. She opened the door to reveal Steve in a royal blue suit, looking sharp as always. His eyes trailed at his gorgeous wife.

"You look wonderful, sweetheart," He said as a small blush crept up her cheeks.

"You yourself look like a prince Mr. Smith," Jessica complimented him.

"Then," he bowed down in front of her offering her his hand, "princess, would you like to go now."

She chuckled and said, "you are mistaken dear, I am not a princess but a queen."

"Sure thing, Queen of my heart and world. So, am I your king?" He stood up straight his hand still forward towards her.

"Yes, my king would you mind being my partner for tonight?" She looked at him with twinkling eyes. She placed her hand in front of his.

"I am yours for a lifetime, my queen." He grabbed her hand and kissed it lightly looking at her the whole time.

Her lips broke into a sweet smile as she suddenly hugged him. He was shocked at first but ultimately hugged her back. After a few minutes, they both pulled out and Jessica went back in to get her purse and locking the door before leaving with Steve.

The Store

Jessica and Steve walked elegantly to the entrance of the store. Amy who stood near the door took them in. Jessica walked towards her staff while Steve took his place.

"Welcome to the SJ opening ceremony! I am the host for today and also the owner of the store." Jessica said with a sweet smile on her face.

"Now I will like to introduce you all to the designers and the latest designs for our store." As she said this the screen behind her lit up showcasing many beautiful dresses in vibrant colors while the main lights were turned off.

Suddenly, the screen blanked out. All the people who were glued to the screen looked around in confusion. When the people were looking around in confusion the screen lit up again with a few letters on it-SJ Designs. Reading the name 'SJ' all were in shock. This was the world-famous designer, every leading fashion company was in search of this designer, and the one who even got the contact of this person would be highly privileged by any company.

Steve was sitting in his seat with a faint smile. It was as if his prediction that his would-be-wife was SJ came true. He stared at the screen as a very Gorgeous looking piece of design showed up on the screen.

It was a stunning black gown that was embroidered with a golden pattern up the waist to its V-shaped collar and the lace sleeves. It was a floor-touching dress with a slit from the knee. The dress was simple yet elegant. All the cutting and embroidery was hand done and surprisingly perfect.

All the people around Steve started praising the designer with a word like 'Godly', 'beauty' and many more which resulted in a proud smile from Steve. Soon the dress on the screen changed to a white one.

The next dress was a simple white dress, but the main difference was that the dress was covered in roses down the waist. It was an off-shoulder dress. The roses were made of cloth and had a shiny silver bead on them. This added to the gracefulness of the dress.

All the lights turned on and Amy stepped in front of the people, "I would love to introduce you to SJ and her designs. We will be presenting you with the new designs of the store that will be on sale from today onwards. There are different dresses for all. The two pieces you the premium items of the store and will not be available to all. Our store will be launching membership cards for the ones who wish to join our family and buy our premium products. Now you can look around the store and proceed to buy whatever you like. Since it's our first day we would give everyone a discount."

After she finished her speech two staff members walked in. They opened the doors to the inner store giving, everyone, a glimpse of the dresses inside. On the farthest corner of the store, there were two glass chambers with the dresses of SJ.

Looking at the dresses it felt as if they were in an illusion. The crowd fell in amusement and no word escaped their mouths.

*Clap*Clap*

Steve stood up and clapped with a proud smile as he stared at his stunning would-be wife as SJ standing proudly in front of the people. Soon the others also followed him and the sound of their claps filled the room.

Fang family and Smith family were also present there. They looked proudly at their daughter as they clapped and cheered for them. They were so proud.

...….

Soon the store gained recognition. Many people died to get the membership card for the store. The products were sold out as soon as they were on for sale. Jessica earned a handful of amounts and soon was recognized as the richest store owner in the country. She and Amy decide to shift to another location. They bought a plot of land and the new SJ Store was under construction. It was going to open in a few months with new designs everyone was excited about.

The Smiths were proud of her and appreciated her by showering her with hills of gifts. She was the soon-to-be daughter-in-law of the Smith family and she was now even the honor of their family. She had gifted a premium card to Mrs. Smith, who was delighted to get it but also paid the price for the card to Jessica. She would often drag her husband to the store and buy tons of clothes and spend time with Jessica in her office. They had gotten close and we're like best friends.

A fine afternoon when Jessica was having food with Amy she received a call from the Han family informing her to come home immediately. She unhurriedly ate her food and arrived at the mansion after an hour.

To her surprise, the living room was covered in a dark and depressing atmosphere. Her father, his wife, and Jia were there in the living room with a grave look on their faces. As she walked to them Father Han looked up and his face revealed a hint of anger.

"You are an unfilial daughter. How dare you do something against Jia. Today she was attacked and almost killed." Father Han screamed as he raised his hand to hit Jessica. But his hand was held in mid-air and caught by Jessica.

That day Jia was attacked by a group of goons that she hired by herself. When she came back home crying her father asked the reason. Jia gave him some clues and directed the crime towards Jessica. Enraged by this Father Han got Jessica home and was willing to beat Jessica to death for the crime she never committed. Jessica was already used to the groundless assumptions that were put on her by the pair of mother-daughter who were seen as animals to her.

Jessica was not angry with the fact that Jia framed her but on the fact that she was called here just for a useless accusation. She felt frustrated due to Jia. She singed the hand she was holding with a great force and said in a dangerous tone, "stop our useless talks. I am a busy person. Not free like you or this your daughter Jia." Jessica said with a dangerous and overbearing aura as she pointed towards Jia.

Father Han was surprised to see that terrifying aura around Jessica as he stepped back in horror. The words of insult which he was about to say struck in his throat. He stared intensely as Jessica walked away.

Before she went out of the door she turned around and warned, "don't mess with me. I am not the old Jessica, I am a devil. A devil you would not like to mess up with" She had a murderous intent in her eyes as the sun rays fell on her back forming a long shadow in front of her.