"This is not fair. It is not fair for you to place all the bla on what happened on my shoulder. Aren't you just as responsible as I am for this ss? So why is all this my fault?"
"The one who taught to be arrogant and to go after what I want…it was you. Grandfather. So, it is all *your* fault, right?"
Crescenta asked and her grandfather was taken aback. He had not thought of things this way. But it did make sense if one thought about it.
But the old man was going to die before he admitted that he was at fault. And to prove his point, he stuck his cane on the ground once more and made an angry expression.
"You foolish child. You need to listen to or else…"
"Or else what? It is not like you ever listen to . You just pretend as if you do and then leave alone. I hate you for this."
The old man was worried about Crescenta. She was throwing a tantrum and it did not seem as if she wanted to calm down. So, the old man had no choice but to bring out big guns.
He raised his hand to forcefully quieten Crescenta out but she noticed. The look of betrayal that went through her eyes was massive and she quickly turned around to leave.
"Crescenta, hey Crescenta where are you going? Co back here because we are not finished talking."
Elder Dao called her back in hopes of nding what just happened. But Crescenta ignored what he had to say and quickly walked out of the ss. She was not in a mood to entertain him anymore.
She quickly walked toward the bar she had spent the night before and entered it. This ti, she rembered to bring her wallet and her phone with her.
The bartender looked surprised to see her. And he smiled at Crescenta and made her sit down.
As soon as Crescenta sat down, she noticed that the female sitting adjacent to her was Kiana. She was the one who had helped Crescenta the day before and the mory of that ti made Crescenta blush.
She was suddenly nervous and her mouth went dry.
"I…hello. It is nice to et you again. I an, thank you for your help. I have money today, so let repay you for yesterday."
Crescenta was getting more and more nervous by the second. But Kiana turned out to be a nice person and she only smiled back at Crescenta.
"You want to pay back? Well then, I won't say 'no' to that. After all, you are quite a pretty lady and I am sure you would brighten my night."
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"Lady Yoko, what do you think about…."
"Sakura, do you want to spend ti with -"
"What about the amusent park? Have you gone there-"
The night of the party had descended into mindless chatter now. Everyone was trying to get into Yoko's and Sakura's good grace.
The elders could only watch this happen with annoyed faces as they watched their plan fail right in front of their eyes. Discover hidden stories at My Virtual Library Empire
"This is a ss. Are you sure one of our chosen ones will be able to seduce Sakura or Yoko? The more I am looking at it, the more it does not seem to be the case."
Elder Fushi looked at the ss of the crown in front of her. She could not help but flinch as she noticed her chosen representative being forced out of the circle.
Not only the people they had chosen but other businessn had gotten mixed in the crowd as well. It was impossible to tell who was walking about what.
"Don't worry. One of our chosen must succeed."
Elder Hana assured her partner as she shot her chosen one a look that said 'Hurry up and do your job already.'
Amane, who was stuck between this crown, heard what they had to say from one ear and it went out of the other ear at the sa ti. She smiled as she watched people but there were no special emotions behind her eyes.
Especially not until she felt a gentle hand grab her sleeve and tug at it.
At first, Amane had been ready to tear the one who dared to touch her a new one, but then she cald down once she realized who was asking her for help.
"Lady Ely, I was not aware that you were attending our party. You should have co to et us up beforehand if you were here."
Amane gently cupped Ely's face and the poor girl went red. She stuttered to get her words out but it seed to be difficult for her.
"I…this is…I am…I am so sorry for not informing you."
Lady Ely looked adorable in Amane's eyes but she was a nuisance in everyone else's eyes. They hated how Lady Ely was taking Yoko Tsurugi's precious ti and causing everyone else to wait for her to finish.
But no one could say anything because Ely Zhen was Yoko's friend as well as Marshal Zhen's granddaughter.
"Ely, calm down and take a deep breath. There is no need for you to be nervous."
Amane cald Ely down and the girl tried to speak up once more. Luckily for Ely, she did not need to speak because her grandfather decided to visit Yoko himself.
But that man was not alone. He had another nervous man following him. And for so reason, this 'friend' of Marshal Zhen looked quite shady to Amane.
"Lady Tsurugi, it is an honor to et you once more. Please accept my congrats for having your post as the family head back."
Marshal Zhen bowed to Amane and she quickly accepted his congrats to not keep him waiting.
Then, Amane turned her focus to the man following Marshal Zhen and she gave him a questioning glance. The man panicked and imdiately looked away.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Marshal Zhen?"
Amane asked as she noticed the person avoiding her eyes. Marshal Zhen sighed as well and he had a pained look on his face.
Amane had a feeling that the Marshal did not want to ask her for help, but he also had no other choice but to ask her for help.
"Indeed, there is sothing you can help with, Yoko Tsurugi. My friend here would like your help with sothing but it would be better if we talked after the party. I do not want to ruin your festive mood."
Elder Zhen had noticed how everyone had looked at him when he approached Yoko Tsurugi. People wanted him to walk away and leave Yoko alone.
They wanted to talk to Yoko and take advantage of her. And even if Elder Zhen did not agree with them, he was not going to beco their enemy so easily.
"Oh, you are right. So so many people want to talk to today. I am sure that most of them have sothing important to say to and are not here to take advantage of my kindness. It would truly put in a bad mood if that were to be the case."
Amane reminded everyone and all the useless people looked away from her. They did not want to be caught lacking.
After that, hardly anyone talked to Amane and Sakura. They were all too afraid of the consequences and Marshal Zhen's presence further discouraged them from making a move.
One of the brave n tried to make things work and he got close to Sakura. But Sakura ignored him completely and then Marshal Zhen glared at him which made him back off.
Finally, the elders decided to make their presence known. They had seen what happened in front of them and they could not help but feel uneasy because of this.
They needed to stop Marshal Zhen before he foiled their plan.
"Marshal Zhen, I knew it was you when I saw your silhouette. What are you doing with these young people? Co and enjoy your ti with us old folks. Let us leave these young ones mingle among themselves."
Elder Hana called Marshal Zhen away. Her candidate was a bold one so he was going to take this opportunity for sure.
But for that to happen, Elder Hana would have to create an opening first.
Marshal Zhen looked a little spectacle of her offer which made Elder Hana grit her teeth. She did not like how she was being looked at with suspicion. But she was also willing to bear with it for the ti being.
'I need to not worry about what is happening. Let's just focus on getting my candidate to a higher level first.'
Elder Hana had been planning this for a while and she did not want things to happen over which she had no control.
But she forgot one very important thing today. And that was - she was not the one in control here, Yoko was. And Yoko decided to end the party right then and there.
"Hmm, as fun as all of this is. I am afraid that it is too late for us to continue this party. Let's call it a night and we all should return to our hos. Don't you agree, Elder Hana?"
Elder Hana was caught now. If she denied Yoko, then people would be sure that she had planned sothing. And if she did not, then her plan would be wasted.
In the end, elder Hana did the sensible thing and agreed with Yoko.
"O-Of course."
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