Chapter 99

99 Tuxedo

Selma Payne’s POV:

Thank god my grounding was lifted on the day of the ceremony.

Although it wasn’t a full week, my father said he would pardon me today. As for whether I would make up for the remaining day, it depended on my performance.

I was so excited that I didn’t sleep much the entire night. I got up at three in the morning and dressed up with Dorothy, who had also not slept the entire night.

Maybe it was because of the fight in the cafeteria, but the students didn’t dare to come near us, so no one invited us to the ceremony.

And we didn’t want to bring a trembling quail for the opening dance, so we did it internally andthe whole nightcide who our dance partners would be, Dorothy and I, Mara and Avril.

“I’m about to fall in love with the Queen,” Dorothy said, leaning toward the mirror. “Her dressing room is the paradise that every girl in the world dream of.”

“Hey! Be careful that the guards will capture you for coveting the great Queen.” I squeezed in front of the mirror with her and said with a smile, “However, your outfit is really amazing. I feel you will swim in love letters for the next three years.”

Dorothy wore a white strapless fishtail dress with a gorgeous smoky-gray fur coat. Her hair was combed into a classic bun with a mini diamond crown in the shape of a shooting star. She looked like the incarnation of the goddess of fate in the human world.

“If I were a gentleman, I would definitely do everything I can to beg you to be my dance partner for tonight.” I pretended to bend down and reach out my hand. “Please take pity on me, beautiful lady.”

Dorothy laughed and pushed me.

“It’s my first time wearing this,” she said, suddenly flinching. “It’s my first time attending a dance. Isn’t it a little too flashy?”

“You don’t have to worry at all,” I consoled her. “Do you think we’re all dressed up? Don’t say that I look down on myself. It’s just that we’re not the stars of tonight’s event. Those who have graduated, no matter which department they are from, will be dressed in a way you can’t imagine. To them, we’re at most a stalk of green bristlegrass in a flower basket.”

“Although I’m not nervous anymore,” Dorothy said. “Your comfort is really... down-to-earth.”

The stylist came to give us the finishing touches and covered me with long overalls to prevent the makeup from dirtying my embroidered dress.

“I must say, although it’s my first time seeing real black opals, they are indeed worthy of you.” Dorothy kept complimenting my jewelry. “Especially this pendant, Moon Goddess. I can see the magnificent universe in it.”

“Thank you.” I smiled sweetly.

This was the graduation ceremony. Although I wasn’t graduating, it was a pity I couldn’t dance with my lover and make him feel a little more involved!

I especially wore a deep v-cut dress to match the pendant Aldrich gave me and found a set of less conspicuous black opal earrings to complement the pendant’s beauty.

Aldrich found it a little funny when he found out about it. He gently laughed at me for being a little girl who liked to show off her candy.

I didn’t want to listen to what he had to say. Was it wrong to want a boyfriend by my side?

I only wanted to show off? Humph!

Mara took our invitation and smiled. “Ladies, the chauffeur is ready. Shall we leave now?”

It was only six o’clock, and the ball would only start at five in the afternoon.

However, the Sivir Academy had a tradition of holding a grand ‘servant ceremony’ on the day of the graduation ceremony to commemorate the legendary servants who served the Moon Goddess.

Otherwise, why would the clubs compete so fiercely for the venue? Everyone wanted to find a place with good energy to prepare for recruitment and sponsorship next year.

Dorothy and I took two different cars. She had to pretend to take a taxi from the suburbs, so she arrived much later than me.

Avril and Mara were already waiting for me at the gate when I arrived at the school. Today, they were wearing light pink gowns of the same color. The difference was: Mara’s long dress trailed the ground and was full of light and color, while Avril wore a rather handsome woman’s tuxedo.

“To be honest, I’ll trip and fall into a dog’s shit if I danced in that gorgeous dress,” she said indifferently. “Why should I let myself suffer because of other people’s opinions? I’m going to wear a tuxedo. This is the latest design from the fashion street. I used up half a year’s worth of my pocket money for it.”

Mara pretended to roll her eyes. “I’m very happy you can be yourself again, but I won’t let you freeload on my snacks next semester, ever.”

“That’s not up to you, my dear,” said Avril proudly. “I know you can’t bear to. ”

When Dorothy arrived, everyone showered her with another round of compliments. When it was time, we went into the school hand in hand.

With the support of the rich and overbearing royal family, the academy had very bluntly set up a gorgeous colored canopy for the venue of each club. This effectively blocked the early summer breeze and dust so that the ladies and gentlemen’s hair and dresses were not dirty.