After dinner, Iris excused herself and escaped to her room to give them some privacy. She was tired and went to sleep early.
The next morning was Samantha and Martin's wedding and Iris was very tense about her dad's reaction to her attending it. She didn't bring up the topic and made breakfast as usual. She served her dad and completed the laundry. After an hour, her dad left home saying that he would return home late and she shouldn't stay up for him. Iris breathed a sigh of relief. With him gone, she could easily attend the wedding and be back before her dad returned. She dressed up in the white dress that Nick bought for her. It was a delicate, lace-bodied, satin tea-length dress with three-fourth sleeves and a voluminous pleated skirt. She chose simple pearl-drop earrings that belonge
