I hope this family doesn’t ruin her.

Belle studied Penny, and she had to admit how beautiful she was. With Penny's neatly styled ponytail, light makeup, minimal yet eye-catching jewelry, and simply trimmed nails, the flower ribbon around her neck made her look youthful, pretty, and… naive.

In Belle's eyes, Penny was like a young elite who had only seen the beautiful and bright side of the world. Penny's continuous mumbling and complaints only reinforced Belle's assumption. 

"This is not what I expected," Penny murmured, her cheek resting in her hand. "Did I come too early? This is definitely getting out of hand. It's not following the right sequence of events."

Her face soured at the thought, as she had planned to make a grand entrance to surprise her husband. During the last charity event she attended, Zoren's entrance was so iconic. She could still remember every single detail of it and wanted to do it herself so her husband would think about how lucky he was. 

But alas…