Between Lust and Gold digging

"Rose!" ,Ella almost screamed in shock as she blinked countless times to ascertain what she was seeing.Her eyes were not playing tricks on her. Her father just got married to her friend! It was unbelievable. This friend of hers wasn't even her equal as she'd helped her and her family financially in the past. How could her father do this? She looked at them as they shamelessly smiled and held hands like high-school lovers. Rose's eyes met hers briefly and she didn't miss the evil glint, she was notifying her that she was now her stepmother. Ella couldn't move a nerve as she sweated in her elegant diamond-embellished floor length dinner dress. He diamond necklace seemed to choke her tender neck and the earrings felt like neediles pricking her skin. What was this? A circus show? Different thoughts ran through her mind as she frantically searched for her phone in her little glittery purse. She dialled her mothers number ,then changed her mind halfway and ended the call. She thought of calling Andrew, her brother but she couldn't bring herself to do so. Andrew had been inlove with Rose and even wanted to marry her. Hadn't they just returned from a trip to Tuscany a few days ago? This is crazy!He was thirty years old and a millionaire himself, why did Rose do this to him? No,she couldn't call him,he'd be shattered. She decided to remain calm and think of a solution on her own.