Emily knocked on Mia's door with the message

"Mr Hugh requests to see you"

As Mia approached the door, a slight rush of nervousness went through her.

She kept cursing him in her head

'Why did he have to come back?'

'Whether he attends the party or not, he wasn't going to be killed, right?'
As she walked in, she saw Anton sitting on the couch with his phone in hand.

"I thought you'd never come" he smiled

Not knowing if she was supposed to reply to that, she just greeted him, he nodded to it.

"How are you doing?"

"I'm okay"

"Hope you have eaten?"

"I have sir"

"Okay. We should head out now, to be able to be on time"

"Okay sir"

"Okay then, after you"

When Anton told Mia to sit at the front sit, she refused but later agreed to it.
She knew if she sat at the front seat, a conversation was likely going to come up and she wanted to avoid that.
But Anton insisted so she just agreed.
Anton did the driving, he didn't want a driver's presence to come inbetween them.

He decided to initiate a conversation since the silence between them was awkward for him but to her, it was perfect.

"What kind of dresses do you wear?"

'If you even wear dresses' he added in his head.

Because for the amount of time she had worked for him, she had never worn a skirt or a dress.

"Actually I don't wear dresses"

'Tell me something I don't know!' He spoke in his head

"Why?"

"I don't actually like it"

"But you're going to wear one tonight, right?"

"Do I have a choice?" She eyed him

"Sorry though but I'm really grateful. Thank you"

"I think the 'thank you' is enough already"

"Yeah..."

He pulled up in the parking lot of a boutique.
The building was really beautiful, it was a three storey building that had lights illuminating its name: Too Gem Ma

It was really fancy but Mia felt the place was too bright and full of colours unlike her dark life.

Anton lead her in and they approached the receptionist

"Good day Mr Hugh, good day ma'am"

"Good day"

"What can I help you with?"

"My lady here needs a dress for a party" he gave her a small smile

He didn't just call her his lady, did he?

"What's your preference ma'am?"

"Anything black, not exposing and definitely not tight"

The receptionist tried to hide her expression

'Was she from this century?'

She knew some people preferred black colour, but the other preferences was strange.

The receptionist made a phone call and a lady arrived almost immediately

"She'all take you to the VIP section and pick out some dresses of your preference for you to make a choice"

"Okay thank you"

The lady brought some black dresses on a hanger and displayed it to Mia. She didn't like any.

She brought another, Mia didn't like any either.

"Just let it be, we'll look around ourselves" Anton suggested when it looked like she was never going to like any dress.

"Okay sir" she courtesied and stood at the far end.

Anton walked beside Mia as she looked for a dress.
She tried to find beauty in the dresses but couldn't; dresses weren't her thing.

Anton's eye caught a black flair gown with glitter on it. He picked it up and showed it to her with a smile showing his perfect dentition which was telling her to accept the dress.

She nodded and took it.
It wasn't bad though, just the glitter. Well whatever, she knew if it were up to her, she wasn't still going to find any dress perfect even if she was at the boutique for a whole day.

She went to the dressing room to try it out.

Anton tried to hide his anxiousness, but he felt it creeping out of his skin. He was dead curious to see how she would look in a dress, not only a dress but the one he chose for her.

As the doorknob turned, Anton held his breath.

Wow!

Mia came out still fondling the arm of the dress.
It was a knee length gown which held her perfectly from shoulders to stomach and went down flair, netty long sleeves and a fancy zig-zag cut at the hem.

Anton's facial expression was straight, but his inner person was surprised.
She looked like an elite even with her plain face and messy ponytail.
To say it plainly, she looked gorgeous.

"Do you like it?"

"No but I'll go with it"

She was already tired of being in the same space with him, which made her wonder how she was going to spend the night beside him.

"Great. Now let's get you a shoe"

The lady, took them to them shoes section.
Anton picked a black heel with glitter, he wanted it to match with the dress.
Mia had to accept it besides if she didn't, she wasn't going to choose anyone.
Mia felt torn inwardly. How was she going to manage with a heel when the last time she wore a heel was at a high school party.

The shoes fitted her perfectly. Anton brought a fancy black purse for her and some jewelry.
In summary, he was the one who did the shopping.
He paid the bills and they went home.

Mia had noticed the stink eye the receptionist gave her and she could guess why, it was because of CEO Hugh; girls practically went crazy for him. And she didn't miss the lady's attempt to touch his hand while showing him the bill. The cheap smiles and whatnot.

Ladies!

Anyways, she had other things to worry about than a basically foolish receptionist.