Chapter 213

Belle took a moment to tidy her dress, which got wrinkled during running.

Then she puffed her chest, raised her chin, and walked over like a proud princess.

“Morning.”

She said in a polite yet distant voice.

The ladies jerked around in shock. Especially Agnes. Her movement was so large that

she almost knocked over a teacup.

“Princess Belle, wha–what are you doing here?” one of the ladies stuttered.

“I am here for your tea party,” Belle replied with a cool smile.

“Forgive me Your Highness, but you are not invited-

“Oh, is that so?”

Belle raised an eyebrow, glaring at her, “This is my house, my garden. The willow above your head was planted by my late mama and papa decades ago. And now you are telling me that I need to be invited to my own home?”

The lady flinched, biting her lips in silence.

Wells walked over and stood behind his twin sister’s back, “Belle, looks like we have got a bunch of intruders in our house. What do we do to those intruders again?”

Belle said in her soft, silky voice, “We chase them out. Or we shoot them dead.” “Great idea.” Wells grinned, stretching his body, “Do you want to take the lead? Or should 1

“Wait!”

Agnes stood up abruptly with a pale face.

Her chest heaved. Then she forced out a smile, “You are more than welcome to join us, Princess Belle, Prince Wells…and Lady Janet.”

“Awesome.”

Belle held Janet’s hand and led her to the long table set underneath the tree.

There were several intricately designed cushions on the ground. All the ladies were sitting on those cushions.

Yet there was only one empty cushion left.

“I am a dude. I can sit on the ground,” Wells shrugged.

“Then we still need one more seat at the table.”

Belle looked around the table and eventually fixed her gaze on Agnes’s face. “…Agnes, you should stand up and make room for me and Janet,” she chuckled.

The twin’s target was quite clear now.

The ladies exchanged uneasy looks with each other while Agnes’s face twisted with embarrassment.

Then she said in a strained voice, “I don’t think that is necessary, Princess Belle. I can easily ask the maids to bring us one more cushion…”

“So now it is OK to add one more seat to the table? Then what about last Christmas?” Belle said in a loud voice, “You sat in MY seat last Christmas by my brother’s side! When I walked up to confront you, you said that the table was full and asked me to sit somewhere else! I got angry yet you said to everyone, ‘Look at Belle. Getting all teared up for such a small matter. But who can blame her? She is just a spoiled child.“”

did a vivid mimicry

wanted

at them. They quickly lowered their

eyebrow at Agnes, “Lady Agnes, you are not a child. Surely you

clenched her fists, looking

handkerchief and dubbed it at the

against me, Princess Belle…But…But it is not that your brother enjoyed my companion

did you

my fault

choose to

“But it is true.”

from her handkerchief and sobbed, “He often said to me that… that he hoped he could have

roared her

now saw what was going

party, hoping to wrap up the party and embarrass Agnes in front of

Agnes could easily get under

see the

up and said to Agnes with a faint smile, “Lady Agnes, are you saying that you are more important to King Westin than his own brother and

parted her lips, stuttering, “No, that is not what I

again? You are not his

Agnes was rendered speechless.

pale

“Or are you saying that you and the King have an improper kind of relationship? I wonder what the King says about

“NO!” Agnes snapped.

let out a frustrated breath and stood up from her

my seat if you like, Lady Janet,” she

her head to Janet, joy gleaming in her eyes. Wells

exhilarating as

feel

their seats by the table, leaving

else to do while standing, why don’t you play the harp for

on her

at once, “Good

spoke up at once, idea. Lady Agnes

“It would be our pleasure

including Belle and Wells, even though the latter two… got an evil

stuttered, “I–1 hurt my fingers.

about the

I don’t

are an expert in music all day. But how come you don’t know how to play any instrument?” Belle asked sharply, “All the ladies are trained. to play at least one instrument! Do you have a strong suit? Or are

the ladies looked at Agnes

balled her fists, scarlet in the

shivered and then suddenly let out

on here…” she choked, dubbing her eyes with her handkerchief. “A widow like me is an easy

excuse to get out all of your lies and wrongs, leaving the dead with no peace?” Janet

Agnes’s back became stiff.

loud wail of sorrow and turned on her

tell Westin on us!” Belle yelled to

unsettling look on the rest of the ladies by

go after

with me. Those of you who stay here are welcome to play. I am ready to toss away some gold.

allowed

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