Clearly, her words upset the ladies in front of her. At this point, Lady Monica's smile had disappeared, but Elise didn't regret a bit of the word she had said. And it seemed right after her words, the three were left speechless because they could never expect her to retaliate or stand for herself. 

"You clearly know what you are starting, do you?" asked Lady Tina, she could not accept the fact that someone lower than her had crossed the line to teach her manner which she didn't need.

"I apologize if it sounds that way to you, ladies, but I suppose not everyone in the Ballroom would stand by the words you say. However, if you feel uncomfortable with my words, I will take my excuse," Elise bowed lightly to the ladies out of politeness before leaving the place, making way as she had gathered unnecessary attention.

"That audacity the maid has, being kept as a pet must be what makes her believe she could run her tongue freely," Lady Tina said, her hands on her dress clutched tightly out of anger. 

Lady Monica wasn't less angry than Lady Tina. In her mind, if not for the fact Ian was the one who had brought Elise to the Ball, she would have slapped the girl's cheeks and teach her a lesson on who to pick a fight and not. What made her feel more humiliated was the fact Elise was a former slave but she had dared to speak as if they were on the same level. Her mouth was itching to reveal the news and tell everyone that this lowly woman in front of her was just a slave but when she turned her face, she saw Elijah who reminded her not to as it wasn't the perfect time yet. 

"But I suppose that girl does know what she is talking of," chimed the second lady who was a vampire. She had been silent but now that she spoke, the attention falls to her and all the three ladies frowned at her words, "I mean, Lady Tina, you have crossed the line."

Lady Tina was already in a foul mood and upset by Elise's behavior that only worsens when she heard the vampire's words. "When exactly did I do that, Lady Daphne?" 

"When you brought her parents. Please don't get me wrong, I am not quite happy with her action either, but we should keep moderation in what we speak, especially when Mr. Jace is watching," this had Lady Tina to look across the room and pursed her lips when seeing a human man who she was fond of. 

"Well, ladies, I will excuse myself, I wish you a pleasant evening, " Daphne said before leaving the place. She looked toward the patio of the ballroom where Elise had passed and a frown came on her forehead as she stared at her red hair. The red hair reminded her of the recent finding of corpses in Edward's house. 

But Daphne didn't put much thought into it. To have red hair was rare, however, she couldn't say that all woman with red hair was the same person Edward had taken a fond of. Turning her heels, Daphne was about to make her way to greet the person she know when she saw Edward entering the Ballroom.

A smile quickly appeared on her smile which disappeared once she had left the ladies earlier. The vampire Lady quickly made her way to the man, "Edward, I don't know you would be here."

Edward shifted his eyes to look at Daphne and a sigh came from his lips, "I don't think I need to tell you everything that I do. Have Lord Ian came?" His eyes swept across the sea of people inside the ballroom, searching for one single woman with red hair that he couldn't find anywhere.

Daphne raised her brows, "Why are you searching for the Lord?"

Edward rolled his eyes at her. While being popular as a male was one thing to be proud of, it could also be annoying like now. Edward saw Daphne's liking to him as a pain in the neck. The woman was pushy enough to push him into an engagement which he didn't approve of. Not wanting to waste time here, Edward, who wanted to find Elise in the gown he had sent her this afternoon, couldn't wait to see how she would look. 

"I have some business to take care of which is none of your business," dropping the cold words, Edward left Daphne whose smile fell when his back faced her. 

She didn't speak but the irritation was visible on her face. "So this is where you are," said someone behind her. She moved her red eyes, looking at the man for her eyes to widen. With a frown, she took the man's hand to bring him away from the eyes in the Ballroom.

They arrived at a place where there were fewer people and the man looked at Daphne with a wide grin, "You look beautiful today, but if only you have horns without those fake red eyes and fangs, sister."

"Stop beating around the bushes. What are you doing here?" she asked the man whose eyes were black, "Wyatt? I recalled that you were warned to stay hidden."

"Thomas told me to come here. Would you be interested if I tell you that a small child comes to our group?" Wyatt questioned for Daphne's eyes to narrow. "Are you still pursuing that vampire of yours? He might be similar to the person you love two hundred years ago, but you know he is different. Look at his eyes, Ace was a human Daphy, he is not a vampire. And looking closer to him, I can't see how he looks like him."

"Shut up!" Daphne cut him from talking, her eyes had turned from red to black, and anger flooded in her face, "Cut the chase, Wyatt. Even if you are my brother, remember that we have different fathers, and I will never hesitate to kill you if you speak his name once again."

Wyatt raised both his hand next to his head in an act of surrender, "Calm down, sister. Although we might be corrupted, you should remember you are an angel. It wouldn't be pretty if an angel like you fume in anger," on the words, Daphne sent him a silent glare. "I only wanted to relay you the news that I think you would be more than delighted to hear. I was here to tell you that you don't need to pursue your fake-Ace over there because we have found a way to bring your real beloved Ace to this world."

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