" How much did she drink?"" Two bottles of wine"" All by herself?!"Loralye nodded and helped Helena bring Gabriella outside. When they went outside the private room, they saw Myles standing in front of them. He was clad in a pair of black pants and a beige turtle sweater. He extended his hands." Give her to me", he said.Loralye and Helena seemed hesitant." There is a customer demanding a refund--"Loralye immediately left to check out what happened, leaving Helena to carry Gabriella all by herself. Helena was struggling. Finally, she sighed and let Myles Gabriella princess carry her. Meanwhile, she kept an eye on Myles as she called for a car.But when they went outside of Lilac's and Lavender's, Myles's car was parked there. He gently placed Gabriella in the back seat and put a blanket on her. Helena got into the back seat with let Gabriella rest her head on her shoulder as Myles sat in the driver's seat and drove to the palace.----At the Dalton manor." Did you find the chil
Myles walked to the queen-sized bed with soft pink sheets and placed Gabriella under the sheets and turned to leave but just then Gabriella pulled him to the bed. Since he was not suspecting this, Myles fell onto the bed and his lips brushed past Gabriella's.Helena who saw all this was frozen in shock. She didn't know what to do or say. She just stared at the scene in front of her with her eyes wide open.Myles quickly got up and stepped back. He tripped and landed on the floor. He touched his lips and in the corner of his eyes, he saw Helena staring so he quickly stood up and ran out of the room.Helena was surprised but what happened but she snapped out of it and helped Gabriella change into more comfortable clothes. She took off Gabriella's jewelry and placed it in the jewelry drawers.She put out the lights and walked out of the room. She saw a middle-aged man with grey hair and deep black eyes. He was wearing the butler's uniform of the Dalton family." Greetings Lady Helena", s
Lady Anne hesitated for a moment before she took the envelope. She read it and felt confused." Why does he want to meet us?", asked Lady Anne." I don't know", Helena replied.There was silence." Should we...meet him?", asked Helena." There is no reason not to", Lady Anne replied.----When Gabriella woke up later that day, she felt like her head was split open. She rubbed her temples as she got out of bed and stretched her body. When she was at the full-length mirror, she stopped.' Why am I wearing pajamas? Wasn't I just at Lilac's and Lavender's drinking?'She looked around and sighed in relief when she realized that it was indeed her room.' Who took me home? Was it Helena?'' No, I felt someone carry me as if I was a newborn baby. Helena can't carry me like that'' Who was it then?'Just then Gabriella's stomach growled in hunger.' Nevermind, I will figure it out after I eat something. It's almost time for dinner'Gabriella took a bath and walked out of the bathroom, drying h
" Oh", exclaimed Gabriella.Soon the food was served and everyone was eating. The dining hall was so quiet that you could hear the sound of the forks, knives, and spoons making contact with the plates and bowls." When is the Dalton family coming over to discuss the arrangements for the wedding?", asked Emperor Nicholas." They are coming over this weekend", Max replied." Mhm...how are the preparations coming along?", asked Emperor Nicholas." It is going great", Beatrice replied.' I can see that. Even a whole tube of concealer can't hide your dark circles'Gabriella thought." Good. As I have been saying, the wedding must be a grand affair. Everything must be perfect", said Emperor Nicholas." Of course, I will make sure that everything is perfect", said Beatrice with a smile.From the corner of her eyes, Gabriella saw Empress Jane rolling her eyes.' I know that mother doesn't like Beatrice. But couldn't she make it less obvious?'----Meanwhile, at Lilac's and Lavender's.Lady An
" Indeed, you are not easy to fool", Sir James said. " Of course. Anyone with an IQ over 80 can guess your intentions", Lady Anne scoffed. " The real reason I wanted to meet you--", Sir James took out the files Edwin had given to him. He stared at Lady Anne for a few seconds before handing the files to her " The reason is to show you this", Sir James said. Lady Anne hesitated before she took the file. She glanced at Sir James and then looked inside the file. Her eyes widened as she began to flip through it faster and faster. While Lady Anne was reading the file, Sir James poured a cup of tea for himself. He was trying to cool down the tea when Lady Anne suddenly slammed the file against the table. " Sir James, are you lying to me?!", Lady Anne asked angrily. " I'm not lying", Sir James replied calmly. " How could she be your daughter?! She is my daughter!", Lady Anne yelled. " Just as the pictures show, Lady Rose switched your child with hers. She didn't stop there. She switche
" I didn't know that Helena was my daughter back then. I thought that Alexander was my child and Lady Rose was my wife back then. Why would I take an outsider's side instead of my son and wife's? Look at it from my perspective. It was not my fault", Sir James stated." It doesn't matter. Helena will decide for herself whether she wants to stay with me or if she wants to return to the Dalton family", said Lady Anne as she got up to leave Lilac's and Lavender's.She went outside the diner and tried to wipe her tears but the tears did not stop flowing. She was scared. She was scared that Helena will leave her to be with her real family. Helena was the child she raised for over twenty years. How could she bear to see her leave her one day?' But at the end of the day, it will be her decision and I will respect whatever decision she makes'Said Lady Anne in her head.As she slowly picked herself up, she got into the car where the driver was waiting for her. She wiped her tears with a tissu
The sky turned dark and clouds began forming. It quickly became windy. The wind was blowing in the direction of the west. Palace guards were lining up at each palace to search it. The thunder broke the quiet atmosphere.One of the palace guards looked above to see something, something that was huge, something that was moving towards them." Look at the sky!"Everyone stretched their necks to look at the sky. They were horrified by what they saw. Creatures clothed in long black capes that had tears that revealed their bone-like figures. They reached their black hands with long sharp nails in an attempt to attack everyone in sight.People were running around in an attempt to save themselves whereas Helena sneaked into the western palace where Gabriella was staying in. She felt someone around her so she hid inside a small closet. She heard footsteps and immediately covered her mouth so that she wouldn't make any noise.Suddenly, the doors of the closet were opened.Helena saw Max standin
The battle outside was getting heated and even Emperor Nicholas had joined in the battle alongside the other soldiers. While all of this was happening, Empress Jane was inside the study trying to contact the Grand Mage and her brother, the king of Laelux. Only the Grand Mage could handle this situation as she didn't even know what the creatures outside were much less how to defeat them.But obviously, she wasn't able to contact the Grand Mage so she frantically tried to contact her brother, Anthony Evans. She wanted to ask him to send reinforcements to Etroana, the soldiers from Etroana that were training in Laelux.Suddenly, one of the walls of the study was blown up. Empress Jane ended up on the floor from the impact of the explosion. One of the creatures came at Empress Jane. It wasn't flying or walking. It was like it was floating lifelessly in the air and being controlled by someone or something. It was like it was possessed.Empress Jane got up and began running for her life. Sh