A Mortifying Encounter

Clara

I knew looking at the price tag was a mistake.

Three hundred thousand dollars for a dress.

My stomach dropped. Who the hell spent that much on a single piece of fabric? Granted, it was stunning, it looked like the kind of delicate craftsmanship you only saw in glass cases behind security guards. Still, three hundred thousand? That wasn’t just expensive. That was life-changing money.

And it w