\u2014 So? \u2014 the sheikh said sharply. \u2014 Either you wear it, or you\u2019ll owe me for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n
Leila whispered:<\/p>\n
\u2014 I\u2026 I\u2019ll think about it\u2026<\/p>\n
But no one heard \u2014 everyone had already walked away.<\/p>\n
What happened that evening shocked everyone \ud83d\ude32\ud83d\ude31 Continued in the first comment \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n
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After the humiliation in the hall, Leila spent the whole day with a lump in her throat. She knew that in a dress of that size she wouldn\u2019t just look bad \u2014 she physically wouldn\u2019t be able to fit into it.<\/p>\n
In the evening, after finishing her work, Leila quietly went to the seamstress who worked for the household. The elderly woman agreed to help her.<\/p>\n
That evening, the grand hall filled with guests. The sheikh stood in the center, certain he was about to witness the funniest show of the night. He was already imagining Leila, panting and ridiculous, trying to squeeze into the dress while everyone laughed.<\/p>\n
He raised his glass and announced loudly:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ladies and gentlemen! Leila will be joining us shortly\u2026 I hope you\u2019re ready!<\/p>\n
Guests murmured, and at that moment the doors opened slowly.<\/p>\n
Everyone fell silent. Leila walked in.<\/p>\n
She was wearing the red dress, but\u2026 the dress had been cut open in the back from the neckline all the way down, cleverly hidden with silk ribbons.<\/p>\n
From the front \u2014 a perfect silhouette, as if the dress had been tailored for her. From the back \u2014 an ingenious construction turned into a stylish designer element.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t look \u201ctorn\u201d at all \u2014 it looked like a high-fashion evening gown, as if it had been designed exactly that way.<\/p>\n
The sheikh turned pale. He had expected a circus. He had expected humiliation. Instead, he got an effect so strong that even his own girlfriend looked tasteless next to Leila.<\/p>\n