Take it slow

Business was booming as usual for the Vinnesia family and three days went by in a flash. Theodore went to the Yvonne mansion to pick Megan's dress.

"Good afternoon sir knights, may I ask to see Mr. Victon?" Theodore asked in a polite tone to the knights guarding the estate. The knights have seen this man with the black hair and grey eyes before and knew he was the Young Master's friend.

"Please wait here for a moment while I go inform the Young Master" one of the knights said with a small bow.

The knight walked pass the iron gates and walked into the mansion to inform butler Delian. The butler then went to Victon's study to inform him of Theodore's arrival.

"Please send him inside one of the parlor rooms and treat this guest with respect. I will come down momentarily" Victon ordered as he continue scanning through the documents on his desk.

"Yes, young master" butler Delian said with a bow as he close the door and leave. The butler then ordered the maids to get some refreshments ready for the guest coming in. He then went outside to the gates to escort the guest in.

"Good afternoon, the young master has ordered me to escort you into the parlor room. He is still busy with his documents and will be done shortly. Please come in" butler Delian greeted as he showed Theodore the way inside.

The last time he meet with Victon, Theodore was only standing outside the iron gates, but now he was going inside the enormous mansion.

'I'm wayyyy underdressed, I wish I knew he was welcoming me inside so I would changed into something nicer' Theodore thought as he walked through the entrance door. His jaw dropped as he saw the brightly lit mansion. The ceiling was decorated with a big chandelier and the floors were made of marble stone, which was way smoother than ordinary wood floors. There are huge columns supporting the mansion along with an eye catching painting of the Duke's family.

Theodore closed his mouth and coughed awkwardly, he continued to follow the butler through the marvelously designed hallways. Stopping in front of a double door, the butler opened it and showed Theodore the parlor room.

"Please wait here esteemed guest. We have refreshments on the table for you to eat if you like to. If you will excuse me" the butler said with a bow. He closed the door and left Theodore in the big parlor room that was beautifully decorated with lavish furnitures and antique decorations. This place SCREAMS money, perhaps Theodore miscalculated the amount of richness Victon's family has.

Theodore couldn't sit still and went around the room looking at the vases and paintings. He didn't dare to lay a finger on the antiques as he was scared to break something worth more than his life. In the parlor room was large windows that brought in sunlight. Theodore can see the magnificent garden that are displayed through the windows.

'He has everything this world has to offer, why would he chase after my sister? Did that little brat learn a magic love spell or something? How in the world did she gained the favor of the Duke's son?' Theodore pondered genuinely.

He sat back on the expensive red velvet couch and took a bite of the cookie from the tray of snacks the butler had offered. "This need a bit more of vanilla extract and sugar..." Theodore murmured as he tasted the cookie.

"Well it seems like I need to have a talk with the chefs in the kitchen" Victon said walking to the couch holding two boxes

Theodore turned around with a startled as he didn't hear Victon opening the door. "Holy shit you scared me." He then looked at the two boxes Victon was carrying. The big box have a purple bow tie on it and a smaller box on top.

"Is that the dress? Wow I didn't really expect you to do that in three days" Theodore said unbelievably.

"Hm, here" Victon gave the boxes to Theodore as he sat down on the opposite side of Theodore.

Theodore took the big box first and loosened the purple bow tie to open the box. Inside the box was a beautiful purple silk dress along with a silver eye mask on the side. He then opened the smaller box to reveal gorgeous purple heels along with a pair of encrusted ruby earrings.

"Wow... this is amazing! Thank you! Megan will be so happy to wear something like this" Theodore smiled as he thought of his sister reaction when she finds out. He closed the boxes and tied the boxes back with the purple tie.

"Hm" Victon said as his eyes softened with the thought of Megan.

"Alright thank you for the dress. If there's nothing else, then I'll get going... Victon I hope you don't force yourself on my sister. If you want to court her, then take it slow" Theodore said as he looked Victon dead in the eye.

"I know" Victon said.

"See you at the ball" Theodore waved as he took the boxes home.