Forgotten princess

“ Father! I beg of you! Please believe me! I did not poison Yara! ” Cried Evelia. “Lies! Utter lies! ” Emperor Oulixeus shouted. “ No father! Believe me! I love Yara more than anything in this world! ” Evelia replied with tears. She was on her knees, pleading for her father to believe her. Meanwhile, outside of the room... “ Hahaha! The plan worked! Father will surely get rid of her now! Thank you, Auntie Catherine! ” Yara exclaimed. “ Anything for my darling Yara.” Replied Duchess Catherine. “ Oh, dear! I think I hear the guard! Hurry dear, act worried!” The duchess exclaimed. Yara put on her most innocent and "worried" face. The guards called them in. Inside… As the two entered, they were greeted with the sight of Evelia down on her knees, tears that looked like diamonds falling from her eyes, pleading and begging for her innocence. "Yara! Please! tell father that I did not poison you! You know I would never commit such a horrible crime!" Evelia cried as she went down on her knees in front of Yara. "You shameful girl! Get away from my darling niece you sinful girl!" Shouted the duchess. She was helpless. They had already executed the only one who knew the truth about the incident, which was her long-time nanny and maid. All she could do was cry and plead. She couldn't do anything else. All she could do was plead but accept her fate, which was death. Evelia sat there, knowing she could no longer do anything as it was useless. "See! she is guilty! She is refusing to speak out of guilt!" The duchess shouted once more. "No. At this point, my fate was already accepted by me. If I have to die, so may it be. But once the truth of my innocence is brought to light, do not say I didn't tell you so." Evelia said, while still on her knees, but this time, with no emotion whatsoever. She has already accepted her fate. She could no longer do anything. A few moments of the duchess' rants passed by. Spiting out every possible insult she could possibly think of towards Evelia. When Evelia finally snapped. "I DID EVERYTHING TO EARN YOUR APPROVAL, YOUR GRACE! AND WHAT DOES SHE DO? NOTHING! ALL SHE REALLY DID WAS JUST WALK INTO MY DEBUTANTE AND SUDDENLY SHE EARNED YOUR APPROVAL SO EASILY?! HOW IS THAT FAIR?! I DID EVERYTHING! I FORCED MYSELF TO BE PERFECT! I DEVELOPED ANOREXIA TO KEEP A FIT BODY. I WOULD SPEND HOURS ON END, LEARNING AND READING EVERY BOOK IN THE LIBRARY I COULD GET MY HANDS ON. I LEARNED CALLIGRAPHY AT AGE 3, I PERFECTED BASIC ETIQUETTE AT AGE 5, AND WHAT DO I GET IN RETURN? DEATH, HOW IS THIS FAIR, YOUR MAJESTY? TELL ME! HOW COME SHE JUST GETS TO WALK IN AND SUDDENLY GET ALL THE ATTENTION OF NOT JUST YOU, BUT THE ENTIRE ASTRIS EMPIRE?! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS MISERY? I MAY HAVE BEEN GIFTED WITH LAVISH GIFTS BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH! ALL I EVER CHASED FOR WAS YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT, YOUR LOVE, THE DAY YOU WOULD LOOK AT ME AS WARMLY AS YOU DID YARA! I SEEM TO BE SUCH A FOOL TO THINK YOU WOULD EVER LOVE ME! YOU ONLY EVER CARE FOR HER AND YOURSELF! MY WELL-BEING WAS NEVER ANYTHING TO YOU! AND FOR WHAT? APPARENTLY KILLING MY MOTHER AT BIRTH?! HOW WAS IT MY FAULT? I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT! I HAD NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER AS TO WHEN I WILL BE BORN! IF IT WAS SO EASY TO KILL EVERY WORKER AND MISTRESS YOU HAD IN THE PALACE YOU ABANDONED ME IN, WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL ME TOO?! MAYBE IF YOU DID, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MISERY I HAD TO PUT UP WITH FOR 18 YEARS! 18 YEARS! I WAS NOBODY TO YOU FOR 18 WHOLE YEARS! WHY GIVE ME LAVISH GIFTS IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOVE ME?! I AM DONE EARNING YOURS OR ANYONE'S LOVE AND AFFECTION! I NO LONGER HAVE A CARE IN THIS WORLD OR EMPIRE AS THE ONLY THING EVERY ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT IS LITTLE MISS PERFECT YARA! OH YARA IS SO PERFECT THIS! OH YARA IS SO PERFECT THAT! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! AND YOU, DUCHESS! YOU ACCUSE PEOPLE SO EASILY OF CRIMES THEY DIDN'T DO AND BECAUSE OF WHAT? YARA! OH AND YARA, YOU ARE A MONSTER BY THE WAY! I KNOW EVERYTHING! WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME AFTER ALL I DID FOR YOU WAS BE NICE! BUT OF COURSE, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE ME ANYWAYS!" She yelled. Shouting out her feelings one by one. "Oh and your grace, Execution will no longer be necessary. I will be in charge of how and when I die." She said one last time before bursting open the door and leaving in a fit of sadness and rage. The room was filled with the shocked faces of the 3 nobles in the room. The emperor however, was now in tears realizing that he has pushed away the only person left of the woman he loved most. He ran out the door to Evelia's room but as he opens her door, he finds her dead on the floor,laying in a pool of blood and dagger to the chest. "What... have I done...". END - The deceitful beloved princess, Chapter 234. Death and Epilogue. Why did I suddenly think of that novel?