"w-wait lady Arianna!" Evelina's tried to explain herself.

"Enough. It's getting late, everyone may take their leaves. It's been fun ladies. I hope to see you all again"

"Uhmm of course lady Arianna..."

"Yes....thank you for having us"

"Mhmm...please invite us again, lady Arianna"

"See you again lady Arianna"

All the ladies took their leaves.

"...lady Evelina... aren't you going to leave? Do intend to stay overnight in my garden?"

Evelina flushed red in embarrassment.

"I-i.... I'll take my leave now, lady Arianna..." Evelina left in embarrassment. She left holding her personal maid's hand for support.

Soon Arianna left as well.

Arianna hated people like Evelina, so she was very irritated about Evelina's actions.

Arianna always felt something was strange about Evelina. It seems she was correct.

"Miss would like me to prepare your dinner now? " Arianna's maid asked.

"No need"

"But miss-"

"I have no appetite." Evelina completely destroyed Arianna's appetite.

"Oh yeah...make sure to blacklist the Skyler family's first miss, Evelina Skyler. She will no longer be welcomed or invited to any of my events."

"Yes miss"

Arianna grunted in response.

*******

"Miss are you alright...?" Evelina's maid, Carol was quite nervous. Her master looked very upset.

"....." Evelina stayed silent. Her hands were trembling.

"Miss...?"

"Shut up!"

"....." Carol immediately stopped talking. She knows best how bad her master's temper is.

"That b*tch Arianna Chandler! Does she think she's better than me!?"

"She's only a marquess's daughter! Is she acting arrogant because her father is the emperor's cousin!?"

"Damn b*tch!!!!"

"How dare she humiliate me!"

Evelina was screaming loudly in fury. She was so loud, even the Coachman heard her and flinced in shock.

*******

Angelina stared at the bag still filled with gold coins and more.

'turns out it was cheaper than I thought...'

Even after buying the shop, Angelina still had lots of money.

"Marie"

"Yes miss?"

"Bring a bag here. Than take some of the money and put them in there. Give it to sir Robert tommorow. Tell him to use it for the repairs of the shop."

"Alright miss"

Marie came back with bag. Angelina then helped Marie put some of the money inside the bag. Angelina still left some though.

"Put both these bags in my room. Make sure to store it well"

"Of course, miss!" Marie grabbed both the bags and went back upstairs.

Angelina sighed and laid down

"Finally....I can relax...maybe I'll take a nap here too-"

"Knock knock knock....uhm...lady?" A maid's voice sounded through the door.

"Sigh.....what is it?"

"Lady Evelina has returned"

"......."

'damn it...'

"Alright I'll go out soon"

"Alright m'lady"

Then Angelina heard the maid walk away.

As soon as the maid's footsteps couldn't be heard anymore, Angelina took one of the pillows near her and covered her face.

"Argghhhh!!!...why...."

*******

"Welcome back m'lady" the head maid and a couple of maids behind her bowed and kept their head down.

"Mhmm" Evelina got off the carridge while holding the butlers hand for support.

After calming down from her earlier outburst...Evelina looked like her normal self. Smiling sweetly and acting innocent.

"Did you have fun sister?" Alex asked

"......mhmm"

"....did anyone bully you?"

"No... it's okay brother..." Evelina put on a hurt and pityful expression. One that could attract the sympathy of all.

"Your lying..."

"No it's really alright brother..!"

"Tell me sister, who dares bully you!?"

"Uhmm...." Evelina pretended to be hesitant.

"Yes sister, tell us who dares to bully you" Evelina and Alex saw Angelina, accompinead by Marie walking towards them with a smile.

"......."

"What are you doing here..?" Alex frowned.

"What do you mean, brother? I'm also worried about elder sister" Angelina's smiling expression remained.

"Tsk!" Alex looked away. Angelina's smile only made him more irritated.

"....." Looking at Angelina, Evelina remembered earlier's embarrassing situation. Evelina's expression darkened.

"Hm? What's wrong sister?" Angelina acted worried.

"....." Evelina had to clench her fist to make sure she could maintain her innocent act and control herself.

"Evelina don't be afraid. Your big brother will definitely protect you! But you have to tell me who made you upset"

"....it was..."

'it was her you idiot! That b*tch behind you is the one who's always bothering me and ruining everything!'

Evelina wanted to scream and point at Angelina, but she couldn't.

"It was who?"

"....it was lady Chandler..."

"What!?" Alex was shocked. He in fact met lady Arianna Chandler before. He actually had a good impression of her.

Arianna was always quiet. But if you approach her she would still remain polite. However it seems she felt bothered when others try to strike up a conversation with her.

Arianna was known to be quiet, polite, intelligent, and quite blunt.

"Why would she do that!? Did you provoke her?" Alex panicked a little.

A duke had a higher ranking than a marquess, but the Casspan and the Chandler family was in the same rank as the Skyler family.

The Casspan family was one of the most powerful families because the Emperor favored them.

And the Chandler family was influential because they had some royal blood in them.

The Skyler family, the Casspan family, the Chandler family, and another duke family were the four most influential and powerful noble family beside the royal family.

So Alex was worried because offending the emperor's relative would definitely cause trouble for him.

"No brother....I don't know why....but lady Chandler seemed to have misunderstood me..."

"I.... sigh" Alex sighed and messaged his the area between his eyebrows.

"...." Angelina was silent on the outside, but on the inside Angelina was laughing.

In her past life, she didn't interact much with lady Arianna. However she never disliked lady Arianna.

When Lilith and Evelina would quarrel and cause trouble for each other, lady Arianna would always avoid them.

Lady Arianna didn't choose any side. She didn't get close to Evelina or Lilith. So Lilith didn't really dislike lady Arianna.

Lilith never approached her but she still respected lady Arianna.

Angelina found it very funny that Evelina was 'bullied' by lady Arianna.

When the three siblings finally entered the mansion, they saw the duchess walking towards them with a couple of maids with her.

"Evelina how was the tea party?" The duchess smiled

"It was....good..."

"....." Alex pitied her sister for trying to act alright.

However instead of acting alright, Evelina was actually acting 'not alright'.

Angelina who has seen Evelina's fake acts and expressions throughout her life and even till the end of her life, could only stay silent and watch Evelina.

Angelina was smiling but her eyes were cold and had a hint of hostility.

Evelina could feel Angelina's cold gaze directed at her. It immediately sent her shivers.

'Evelina....one day i'll break that character and act of yours. Everyone will know how you truly are and you won't be able to pretend anymore'

"Oh good news kids...the duke will be back in about two days" the duchess forced a smiled.

*******

Charles was sitting on the couch that was located in his room. He was going through some paperwork with marquess Carden.

"Argghh I'm so bored ......!!!" Marquess Carden, Zack Carden leaned back on his chair.

"Stop complaining. If I knew you were going to be this annoying I wouldn't have brought you with me"

"What are you even doing here!?" Zack picked up a file on the table.

"Angelina....Van Skyler huh?" The file was filled with the results of the investigation about Angelina.

"Age 13...nearly 14.....hmph...quite a beauty..." Zack continued to read the file "intelligent....cold....and...-"

"Be quiet" Charles started to regret bringing Zack along with him.

"Hmm Angelina.....that name doesn't really suit her...."

Charles put down his quilt.

"Well don't let that innocent name fool you. Even though 'Angelina' had the word 'angel' in it, it has a hidden meaning"

"Oh?"

" The name 'Angelina' also means bloodthirsty or blood around the neck"