princess and the pauper
location: hearts kingdom, ballroom @cwnheon
Jangmi tightened her grip on the champagne glass and grimaced a smile at one of the royal ladies talking to her, trying to be polite and act like she was still paying attention. But how could Jangmi stay calm when she just walked into the room wearing the dress that Jangmi had been eyeing for months. MONTHS. Jangmi had been following the Hearts fashion designer, Anne Marie Lee, ever since she saw her fashion line walk the runway in 2019 and when she announced that she was going to be designing a new limited single dress for this year, Jangmi instantly reached out. And from their emails, Anne Marie had made it clear that Jangmi was definitely at the top of her list of consideration.
Yet, only two weeks ago, she suddenly received an apology letter from Anne Marie that one of her store Managers had mistakenly sold the dress to the youngest Princess of the Hearts Kingdom. Jangmi remember ripping the letter in anger. Total bullshit. Anne Marie had changed her mind and hadn’t bothered to tell her until two weeks before the ball. Of course, Jangmi had other options, but it wasn’t the dress that she had been waiting for. And now the Hearts Princess was wasting the beauty of the dress away.
“Excuse me for a second, I just can’t seem to take my eyes off of her dress.” Jangmi motioned towards the princess and apologized to the royal lady before gliding her way across the ballroom to Heon.
“My, what a gorgeous dress.” Jangmi gleamed sweetly, “It definitely makes you look stunning.”