The woman nodded seriously, and Cynthia's heart, which had been tightly wound up, finally relaxed. She couldn't help but let out a long breath. If he had forced her to wear the dress and also insisted on doing her hair, she might have truly despised him.
The next morning, Jim arrived in his car to pick her up. It was the end of March, and the early spring weather was still chilly. A few snowflakes seemed to float in the air.
In addition to the dress he had delivered yesterday, there were shoes, jewelry, and an expensive black fur coat. She wasn't sure whether to be grateful for his attention to detail or to resent his domineering coldness.
Now, wearing the outfit and paired with the fluffy, styled-up hair, she looked both mature and alluring—her movements graceful and seductive, like a violet fairy walking in the wind.