VILLAINESS RAN AWAY

Family dinner part2

Those twins couldn't have been more diverse than each other, identical fixtures but different personality which oozed clearly through their clotheing sense to talking manners. One straight forward to the point of phd in face slapping then the other sly like a white lotus.

They crossed swords since forever but oddly enough they have a thing in common that was their desire to step on Camella, their elder sister from another mother, it may be the only time they got together to do something.

So, today's scene was nothing new, all servants knew this but didn't dare to pity the abondned girl. Even rats knew to make a sensible judgment between who to choose. 

And a free ticket to drama of nobles who would spoil it!

But the tense atmosphere inside the huge hall waiting to erept, gradually cooled down under a light cough of the gentlemanly head butler who acted oblivious like others indifferently and acted his best interest to avoid any eye contact from start to finish.

But this casual hint was enough to halt their actions as twins learned through experience and Camella through instinct, both had long followed his line of sight to greet the incoming figure of a gracefully dominance man striding down the stairs with two gorgeous women on side.

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"Greetings father and mother." Camella said as miniscule as possible. 

At the table, Count Zillian, this body's biological father sat on head seat. From beginning till now he arrived, he didn't spoke a word but his authoritive deminioor of his high birth and position kept an invisible pressure on them, making them behave properly.

Camella had always thought of him as an greedy side minnor cannon folder but looking him closely she have a different feeling now.

Beside him sat this body's step mother, biological mother of twins and current reigning countess Zillian. Wore gaudy clothes with proud and flamboyant look, with an air of supremacy she stare the young woman sitting across her, frowning deeply.

And above mentioned young woman didn't even flinched feeling countess's eye bore whole at her, covering other side of seat at the count, coquettishly gazing at him while tring best to avoiding any eye contact with countess with a bashful face but curled up lips. 

Countess gritted her well maintained white teeth in hatred at the blunt provocation of the other woman. How can she not understand her? Once she also had had done these kinds of tricks in front of the first wife. Remembering the shameful past her face turned black as pure coal.

Face flushed, ears red an ambiguous atmosphere between her and count solely based on that woman's actions, many things could be imagined if one dare to. While count nonchalant ate at his pace, ignoring his wife's dead glare or his lover's flirtation.

But what made it more unbearable was the face this woman wore, printed in countess's mind which haunted her for many nights made her heart vexed. But thinking the coming banquet and her daughters's future she indured.

This time count Zillian really surprised them, not only he brought back a cheap lover from somewhere but also brought his eldest daughter to light.

Not only gossipers, even the nobles with closest relationship with Zillians knew nothing about the eldest daughters until a weak ago, of count and previous countess. Which brought back some past events of their love marriage. 

It was said that that their child was born weak and was recuperating at the back mansion in silence with no interference from outside world.

Though Camella maybe beautiful she missed all the education and etiquette needed in a standart noble girl, all knew how beautiful her mother was in the whole capital. So heartily the families competiting for a position in crown prince's harem sigh with relief.

It was also this resion why count bypassed this eldest daughter and focused all his efforts on his twin daughters though not as beautiful as the first one but had their own unique streangh. Second daughter, Caira was proficient in fire magic and sword play while third daughter, Claire in water magic and dancing. 

Today's topic was about the banquet held by the grand princess of Fezorite was special. This time when she returned many years after her husband's death to recuperate and decided to take some young noble ladies as apprentices. 

The air in the capital had long gotten heavier in anticipating of something became restless at once. After winning the war it was no secret who will be the next emperor and preparations and compititions long started behind close doors  but this made it public, crazy bustling outside.

And naturally count and countess were no differ to this wave. Zillian twins full of confidence held their head high as they were guaranteed of their success. But will soon have their bolloon deflated when they will failed every single time. 

Those twins were like never dieing cockroachs, who didn't know how to give up. Even after original married the new emperor as concubine they would come visit her for having a look at that arrogant prick of a ML.

Knowing the future, Camella delish a spoonful of freshly cut half strawberry with wiped cream from a piece of fruit cake with much interest after being alieneted. 

But quite coincidently her happy time didn't last long as she almost choked as she somehow made eye contact with that woman who was also being alienated like her as she smiled back with sweetest smile to her as a friends in adversity. She froze.

Before long her bell like voice that could tingle one's heart resounded her name in the warm hall with very caring tone which caused it to fall pin drop silence ," How are you feeling now, Camella?" Not gotten an answer she was not disappointed and continue with more softer tone," Look your face gotten thinner, you need to eat properly."

Excuse me!!

Seeing her concerned face it was too late to avoid her and Camella could only bite the bullet. Though they only once met a weak ago and didn't have much of a talk but now she was dragged on the frontline in the battle between wife and lover. And she couldn't afford to neglect eigher of them, her face paled.

But before she could reply that woman dropped yet another bomb.

"Even though you look paler but don't you look a lot more like me this way. If I didn't knew better I would have mistaken you as my daughter."

What a funny thing to say to a 5 or 6 years younger teenager than you.

But it wasn't a joke to laughed at. The servants looked horrified towards the innocent young woman who didn't knew better. Countess who long lost her calm and wanted to splash the wine on that vulgar woman was stopped in time by Caira.

Who didn't knew this truth but how many could speak it on countess's face. Upon seeing her face all older servants knew that count even now couldn't forget his first wife and brought back a look alike substitute but as his second wife and once who competed with his first love. How can it be not an insult to her that she can't even compare with her even when she's dead.

Feeling they currently couldn't do anything to that woman they, countess and her two daughters looked angrily towards neglected till now Camella.

Camella: I didn't say anything ok. It all that woman's fault.T^T