Chapter 43: Encounter
The servants bowed their heads upon Lady Malit’s presence as she entered the greenhouse with other fellow ladies who were invited by her. It was normal for Lady Malith to invite other ladies to have tea and talk about the recent trends going on.
The noble ladies were having a great ti talking to one another as they had been acquainted for a long ti. Not to ntion the five noble ladies who were present are Lady Malith’s closes friends in the circle. Though at first, they didn’t get along not until Lady Malith was so-called rumored to beco the future empress.
"Lady Malith, your dress is beautiful as always. Is it the royal tailor who made your dress?" A nobles lady asked while her eyes couldn’t stop looking at the white dress Lady Malith wore. "It’s not the royal tailor but a known tailor. You know His Imperial Majesty doesn’t allow the royal tailor to make a dress just for anyone," Lady Malith tried keeping a smile on her face, but at the end, her lips ford a straight line.
The noble ladies pitied Lady Malith one by one, scolding Elliot for being cold towards her. That’s right, and this is what Lady Malith wanted. For the noble ladies to pity her and stand by her side. This is how noble ladies get swayed easily. If not for the rumor about her and Elliot getting engaged, she wouldn’t be able to reach this far.
From the beginning, Lady Malith didn’t like them. She just used them for her entertainnt. To her, they were like dogs, wagging their tail, following their master. People are just too easy to convince. Just act like the one being bullied, then go along with the flow.
"Ah, may I ask sothing, Lady Malith?" One of the noble ladies asked, and Lady Malith nodded her head, acknowledging it. "Is it true that there is another lady staying in the palace?" Lady Malith felt disappointed in her but kept a smile on her face. Her image cannot break, especially in front of these ladies.
"That is true, but she won’t stay long. She’s just relative of the emperor," Lady Malith had no choice but to lie. But thank that lie, the rumors about Elia being Elliot’s lover would alter. But how could Lady Malith forget that relatives are allowed to marry each other? It was normal, especially if you are part of the royal family. "Are you sure about that, Lady Malith?" Another noble lady asked, which scared Lady Malith for so reason.
The lady who asked was the daughter of a newspaper corporation. Not just any newspaper corporation but the current number one newspaper distributor, in the empire. She is the daughter of Count Keaton Quila, and her na is lissa Quila.
Countless tis lissa had been called out for looking like ten-year-old girl due to her height. Her family has an average height, but for so reasons, she’s the only short person in the family. At first, she was annoyed with it but then, later on, got used to it. She may look like a cute child but do not underestimate her.
"There are many rumors, but then this caught my ears. The platinum blonde lady perhaps is the Princess of the Redodel Empire, is it?" lissa asked Lady Malith, who was holding her anger in. "Lady?" lissa tilted her head, acting as if she was an innocent child.
Lady Maltih clenched her fist. Her nails hugged under her skin, but still, she continued to put on a smile on her face. "I don’t really know since I’ve never seen her before," She lied despite knowing how Elia looked like. She didn’t like that the attention was going to Elia. This tea party was supposed to be all about Lady Malith only complints. But how did the conversation get here?
"S-shall, we have another round of tea before having a stroll?" Lady Malith asked while the other ladies nodded their heads in unison, forgetting what their conversation was. That is right. This is what Lady Malith wanted. The attention should go to her, not soone else. Her eyes then t lissa’s blue eyes, which seed to look very calm.
Not all noble ladies are easy to fool, and one of those few ladies are lissa Quila. She knows what is wrong and right. She knows if people lie to her or not, and that is so reason why many people avoid her as much as possible. The only reason Lady Malith tried befriending her was due to the power lissa held.
The power being able to convey news to the people. But it looks like their friendship will never build up. lissa had a sense she wouldn’t like Lady Malith. Behind that smile which she is doing right now, is the ugliest face she had seen in a long ti.
lissa stood up, catching the attention of the ladies. She said, "Today is my last day attending this tea session. I have been caught up with many things lately, and so if Lady Malith invites
the next ti, I shall reject the invitation." Not even thanking Lady Malith, she left the suffocating greenhouse.
Once she stepped out of the greenhouse and was far enough to shout her frustrations out, she clicked her tongue countless tis. Acting like a buff, angry man, she yelled two words, "Hate it." Which unexpectedly, another person heard her yell.
After hearing a sound from her right side, she acted back like a proper lady and had not expected to see the mont she turned her head. The mont lissa saw her, she felt her world turning around. Right in front of her stood an angel whose hair was platinum blonde and eyes like an erald.
"Perhaps is this an angel?" lissa said out loud, asking herself. She didn’t want to believe it but believed it anyway.
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