Webs of Revenge

Chapter 8: Dinner with the Lockridge Family (and Daphne)

I came back from the garden and my room was already prepared. While taking out my suitcases, I noticed how messily my bags were packed. Must have been Haylnn, I thought to myself, taking out a wrinkled cocktail gown. I stepped out into the hallway, and recognized a maid that was preparing my room earlier. Asking her politely to iron my gown, I started to do my hair and make up. The maid, that later introduced herself as Sage, laid out my gown, and whispered:

“Be careful at dinner, don’t fight the girl in blue.”

Puzzled by this strange remark, I slipped on my gown, and fixed up my hair. Pondering if I could wear gloves, a glimpse of blue caught my eye. Turning around, I saw Vincent escorting Daphne to the dining room. I walked out of the room into the hallway, and followed them to the dining room. The viper was already standing there, while greeting Daphne and Vincent, but not me. Expecting this behavior from the viper, I sat down. Vincent didn’t go to sit next to me, instead he sat next to the girl in blue. Liza, even though she was in front of me, started praising what a lovely couple Vincent and Daphne make.

“Oh! You and Daphne are perfect for each other, don’t you agree Klara?”

Silence washed over me. 

“These two grew up together! And his mistress is so beautiful!What do you think about this,    Million-Cortex Girl?”

My resentment towards her grew larger by the second.

“You got any ideas about this, Klara?”

I was silent for a moment and answered with confidence:

“Yes, I do. Vincent will have to legally marry me. He could have a mistress on the side, but it  wouldn’t really matter. I have a larger fortune, and I’m not dependent on him. In fact, he is dependent on me. The only way out is if something happened to your precious little boy.”

That's when things started going downhill, the viper had a breakdown, and Vincent started screaming at me. But the only thing I did was sit and smile, and excuse myself from the table.What's the point of fighting with idiots? It seems that the apple never falls too far from the tree. Deep down inside I hoped that maybe Vincent and I could be a couple. Be happy like the rest... He can have a mistress for all I care, I just added two more people to my list, wow, that was quick. What's good never lasts long does it? Like family, friendships and love. Maybe I am a horrible person, so what does that make everyone around me? I didn't choose this life for me, I wouldn't choose it for anyone. The a***e, the hurt and the unstable stability they can all blame me,  but I don't believe they would blame themselves.