I went to my room, where I saw, a gown on my bed, it looked like rug, compared to what other noble lady wear, it was torn inside the cloth which could be said that it was done by scissors and the fact that some maid did it.
Most maid felt proud in maltreating me, because they felt pride and joy, in having high authority over a noble, but I am a different from who I was before, "Why don't I serve their own cup of tea," said I, with a smirk.
"My lady, I am ready" said I, as I went downstairs, "What are you wearing" asked my aunt, "My lady, the cloth I saw on my bed was already torn so badly, so I decided to select the best cloth, I have in my wardrobe is it that bad, I did not want the crown prince to lose his interest in me" replied I, shivering and crying, playing the role of a maltreated idiot, scared of her aunt, "What do you mean by that" shouted my aunt, I used the right word well, my aunt is clearly looking forward to the success of my engagement with his highness and any hinderance who tries to ruin it, will surely pay, I could feel a maid shaking, "Yes, my lady" said I, as I brought the cloth out, my aunt was in shock because earlier I had torn the outer part of the cloth "My lady, this was how I saw it, at first, I thought it was new fashion style, but I did not want to wear it, because his highness said he doesn't like women who expose too much skin " said I, of course that is a lie, "Chloe, didn't I say, you should deliver the cloth to my niece properly" said my aunt.
'Oh, now I remember her, Chloe, a maid who maltreated me, I believe it's because her superior does that'.
"Ma'am, I didn't do it" said Chloe, as she went down on her knees, "I didn't accuse of anything, yet, but it seems like you did it," said my aunt, "It wasn't me" said the maid, as she made a dramatic apology, she knelt down, as if she was begging for her life.
"It seems like you don't want to admit it" said my aunt, as my aunt steered at her, with her cold eyes, "It wasn't me, my lady" said the maid, "We don't have time to waste, you're fired" said my aunt, "I apologize, I am sorry, my lady, I wanted to put the bitch in her place" shouted the maid on her knees, wiping, I smirked, as I stared with her with my cold, filled with bloodlust, as I remembered all my experiences with the maid, it seemed that other people had begun to sense my bloodlust, but the one who caught wind of my eyes was the maid kneeling, I changed my appearance swiftly as I saw she had seen my eyes, I changed into the clueless, innocent and weak, I imagine the expression on their faces, when I have finally grown my fangs, the maid held my aunt leg, my aunt kicked her, I knelt down, also begging, sobbing, looking pitiful, "My lady, please forgive her, she made a mistake, please forgive her" I said, sobbing and crying hard, why I acted like that, I realized Chloe might actually useful, she might be useful in growing my fangs, "You've gotten bold, Elena" said my aunt, as she looked at me with her suspicious cold eyes, I flinched, no comment, fear took over took my body, as I shivered, for that moment, my body betrayed me, my fear took over me, memories of getting hit and beaten began flooding back in, my legs betrayed me, as I fell on the floor, shivering in fear, "That's better" said my aunt, as she smirked.
"Chloe, from now on, you will solely serve Elena, you keep watch on her, as she is going to the imperial palace today, remember to put her in her place" said my aunt, "Yes, my lady" said Chloe, as she stood up, and bowed before my aunt, "Elena, get up, let's get a new dress for you, we have to impress his highness, not to lose interest you" said my aunt, I stood up from the floor like a slave obeying his master.
As I wore my cloth with the help of Chloe, my maid, I realized I can't have revenge with all my fears, I need to gather courage to face all my fears.
As we travelled through the carriage, I began trying to recollect all the memories of incident that happened in the imperial castle.
In the Grand Ducal house of the North, a man with black hair and red eyes, who sat on his bed wondered, he had just woken up from sleep after having a dream, 'Who are you with red hair who keep appearing in my dream and why does your sad face, makes my heart waver'