Royal Masquerade The Prince And Cinderella

Chapter One

Chapter One

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Ella's gaze turned vacant as she endured her sister Ava's ceaseless chatter about her upcoming wedding and the countless details. The conversation revolved around how the wedding would be unforgettable and set the standard for others to imitate. How Ava would be a trendsetter?

Ella was making a great effort to ignore her twin completely. Ava was fond of the sound of her own voice. It wasn't required for Ella to speak! Just hear how fantastic her sister was. Ella smirked to herself. It's not something Ava would allow her to forget.

Currently, she was sitting at their parent's kitchen table, aiding their mum in preparing the vegetables for dinner. Instead of helping, Ava simply stood there, engrossed in a one sided conversation with her captive audience. Unfortunately!

Ava's presence at dinner tonight came as a surprise to her. Despite being a planned supper, the family aimed to gather weekly for a meal. Ava rarely turned up.

Now because she had! Ella had to hear all about the wedding of the year, and everyone who was someone would be there. Whoop de Duda! It was the event of the year that she would personally prefer to avoid. Just to clarify, she wasn't a member of the wedding party. Did she really need to be informed about every tiny detail? Ella wasn't bothered by not being asked to be part of the wedding party. What a terrifying thought! Ava, fortunately, hadn't even brought it up. It may seem strange to some. Unlike what she had heard about most twins, Ava and Ella had never been close.

Being the centre of attention was always a necessity for Ava. Since birth, she has been able to out-scream Ella with greater volume and duration. It wasn't something she could recall, just a single remark her father had made in the past. Ava shared nothing with her sister. Whenever Ella had something to share with her parents, whether it was news or an achievement, Ava would always find a way to spoil it. Ava needed to stand in their parents' limelight alone. It would have been better for Ava to be a only child rather than a twin.

Ava held strong resentment towards being a twin. Growing up, she was a complete bitch to deal with. She consistently shifts blame onto others, particularly Ella, instead of owning up to her mistakes or inappropriate behaviour. She is willing to lie if it means concealing her actions that may result in trouble. Even their parents thought Ava could do no wrong. They should not be held responsible for it. Ava, both an Oscar-winning actress and a skilled liar, played her role flawlessly. Her ability to manipulate made them believe everything she told them.

Even Ava stealing Ella's fiancé was her fault, not Ava's. So in 8 weeks Ella was attending the wedding of her ex fiancé Stephen and her twin sister Ava. Ella couldn't say in the end the turn of events surprised her, really! Ava has always been this way, even during her high school years. In the event that a boy showed interest in Ella, Ava would employ her charms. She would end the relationship, fully aware that Ella would have no involvement with him anymore. Ella had genuinely thought that Stephen stood out from the rest.

Ava had been living in London and travelling across Europe for her modelling career, neglecting to come home or keep in touch. Ella believed it was safe once Stephen Blackwater returned home and started showing interest in her. Ava wasn't living in the village and wouldn't care, right? She had bigger fish to fry. Ella laughed quietly to herself. She should have known better. This was fate and the fates sucked!

Ava's inability to get along with others led to her burning bridges in the modelling industry, which soon left her unemployed. Ava had returned home to Ashwell, Hertfordshire, a town 45 miles from London. The first thing Ava had done was make a beeline for Stephen. The ease with which he had been enchanted by Ava had caused her pain. If they had been married, it would have hurt much more, so she really dodged a bullet because Ava wouldn't have been stopped by a wedding ring.