GWEN sobbed. “H-how dare you say that after what you did to us? You are not qualified to become the Empress! You hurt your own sisters! We will report you!”
“Do you know the reason why I was confident to come here on my own without a handmaiden to face the three of you who mistreated me my whole life? It’s because I was told that the House of Ledi is an avid supporter of the Mages. They were always the first to buy the latest items created by the Mages.”
“So? What about it? What is your point?” Denise said in an arrogant voice.
I tapped my forehead. So they still did not get it? Even if the House of Peiris was constantly updated about the latest products in the Capital? In my country, there is a Filipino proverb that says, ‘Maingay ang latang walang laman’ which means that the empty can
