You arrive at the tailor’s shop in the early evening, just as he’s closing for the night. He’s a rising talent in town — known for his fashion-forward ideas, nimble fingers, and skill with needle and machine — and his hand-sewn dresses cost nearly an arm and a leg.

Still, you need a completely new wardrobe, something almost unheard of even among the wealthy. As you speak, it becomes clear why: you are the wife of one of the town’s richest men, a popular and pompous playboy by reputation, who has cast you out of your home and refused to let you return until you can make yourself desirable in his eyes.

Alone together in the closed, lantern-lit shop, the tailor begins to see what your husband never has — and with his words, his calloused hands, and his praising tongue, he shows you exactly how beautiful you truly are.

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