Chapter 391

Chloe put her hand up. “I will,” she said. She hadn’t yet sat down and everyone else had a glass of bubbly and looked to be seated comfortably on the overstuffed sofa that took up a generous part of the floor space. The dressmaker ushered her into the changing room. Chloe slowly undressed and then pulled the emerald green bridesmaid dress over her head. The dressmaker came in to check the fit and made a tsk sound as she pulled at the seams. “You’ve lost weight,” she said. “I’ve had a stomach bug,” Chloe replied. “But don’t bother taking in any of the seams, I’m sure I’ll be back to my usual size in no time.” “Come on out and have a look in the big mirror,” the other woman said. Chloe followed her out to where the rest of the bridal party waited and held the dressmaker's hand as she helped her up onto the raised platform in front of the mirror. The women seated on the sofa fell silent as they looked at her and it wasn’t a good silence. Chloe turned to look at herself in the mirror and r