In Elie's room, a light tapping sound was heard. It was Mrs. Seo, who, in a gentle voice, asked if she could come in. Elsa, who was tidying up some things, responded enthusiastically: "Oh, mother, it's you! Come in! I'm sorry; it's still a mess here; I'm just trying to organize a bit."
"It doesn't bother me at all," replied Mrs. Seo with a kind smile. "And you know, you can let the staff do that for you!"
Elsa shrugged, a small smile on her face. "I know, but you could say I'm used to doing everything myself!"
With an amused look, Mrs. Seo observed Elsa and thought about her son: "I was thinking that my son is lucky. He should also learn a bit from you; he really can't do anything by himself, even since childhood."
"I see," Elsa nodded. "I thought there was something off about him sometimes."
"But I've never seen him so open with anyone else but you!" continued Mrs. Seo.
"Me? I'm sure you're mistaken about someone else. He was very different when it came to someone else," Elsa replied.
"I don't think so," insisted Mrs. Seo. "Even with Élodie, he always pays attention to everything to keep things as they are."
Elsa smiled and explained: "Of course, because he loves her!"
"Maybe... But let's forget about that! Where was my head? Here, I went to take this class this morning for you. Take it! It's for you," said Mrs. Seo as she handed a package to Elsa.
Elsa opened the package with curiosity and exclaimed: "A gift? You shouldn't have!"
"Of course you should! Go on, open it!" insisted Mrs. Seo.
When Elsa uncovered the carefully folded dress inside the package, her eyes lit up. "Wow! This dress is so pretty! It's beautiful!"
"I'm glad you like it! I was very worried when I bought it since Elie already took the class for me the other day," confessed Mrs. Seo.
"Oh! We went together! It was so funny. But I really love this one!" added Elsa enthusiastically.
"Next time, we'll go shopping together. I've never had such an opportunity with Abygael because of her studies. Can we?" proposed Mrs. Seo.
"Okay, that makes me very happy!" replied Elsa with a big smile.