As were standing there not saying anything,the two guards bowed towards us and said
"We greet lady Caitlyn and lady Cassandra." I looked at Caitlyn who earlier was scared,now she looked liked a commander just like she was going to be.
'She really is scary,I mean earlier she was so scared that she trembled.I guess even though she's afraid she is still a Nefarious.Even I can't show weaknesses as long as you're a Nefarious you will be respected even if you're a total brat.Take me for example even though Cassandra was a spoiled brat she was still respected because she is a Nefarious.'
Caitlyn started to walked foward and said
"Open the door." with a intimidating tone.
The guards looked then started to open both doors and me and Caitlyn finally was at the dinner table.
What I first noticed at the dinner room was the duchess herself,after Caitlyn and I made an entrance.The duchess looked at Caitlyn and I the then duchess started to smirk.
I looked at her with a confused gaze and thought to myself 'The fuck? why is she looking at me like that?' Caitlyn noticed me staring at the duchess she looked at the duchess with a curious face.
The duchess noticed that Caitlyn was staring at her,so the duchess stared back and gently smiled at Caitlyn.Caitlyn widened her eyes and bowed towards the duchess who was still staring at her with mysterious gaze.
When I noticed that Caitlyn was bowing towards the duchess.
'I forgot to greet her is that why she was staring at me like that?' I then bowed towards the duchess and said
"I greet the grand duchess." after that Caitlyn said "I also greet the grand duchess..."
The duchess then slowly noded her head at us.I started to choose a sit where it was far away from the duke.But before I could even hold the chair the duchess then said
"Why don't you sit beside the duke!" after the duchess said that it felt like my heart just skipped a beat..suddenly the chair I was holding was shaking.'Is it because of what the duchess said!? calm down! it's fine I can't show that I'm weak not front of the duchess nor the duke!' I started to calm down and my hands stopped shaking.
I opened my mouth and said "Thank you for the offer grand duchess but I will have to decline,I feel like there is someone who is more deserving for that offer..."
The looked at me and said with a intrested tone
"Then who is the person who is more deserving to sit bedside the duke?" I looked at the duchess with poker face and said "It's none other than the grand duchess herself! the one who is the closest to the duke is the grand duchess! am I wrong grand duchesd?"
The duchess looked like she expected this answer the duchess then ask me her last question.
"Other than me...tell me who can sit near me and the duke?" I started to smirk and said "It's none other than the future heir of the duchy himself Cade D. Nefarious." After I said that Cade entered the room.
Cade was wearing a black vest,the vest has a very flattering tampered fit and ties in back with a satin belting and a six metal buttons
Cade looked around the room and bowed at the duchess.The duchess looked at Cade and said
"Cade would you like to sit near the duke?" Cade looked the duchess with his eyes widened Cade started to smile and said
"It would be my pleasure grand duchess..." Cade walked passed by Cassandra and sat down near the duke's sit.
I smiled and thought to myself 'You better raised your self esteem Cade...!' the duchess stared at me and said "thank for your opinion Cassandra." I smiled and said "It was only the right thing to do grand duchess."
Cade who heard this was confused turned his head towards Cassandra.Cassandra just smiled at Cade and sat down to her sit.Caitlyn who was watching this started to feel envious for Cassandra.
Caitlyn envied her even when she was a spoiled brat,because she wanted to have that confidence and not to be afraid to speak her mind just like what Cassandra did just now.
1 HOUR LATER
'He's still not here? it's fine There is still a few minutes left.
30 MINUTES LATER
'Where is the duke? he's already late for dinner.'
ANOTHER HOUR PASSED BY
'What the hell?! what time is it?! It's past dinner time! Where is the duke?! Is he going to the ball or some shit?!'
Caitlyn looked at Cassandra who had a poker face,Caitlyn thought to herself 'I can't believe it that she is still not hungry? While I'm here dying from starvation!'
'forget about dying by the female leads hands I'm already dying from starvation.'
Cade looked at his two sisters who was not reacting and was still waiting for the duke.'why are they so quiet C'mon say something Cassandra,Caitlyn throw a tantrum that your hungry so we can eat!'
After a few minutes the door was finally open All of us in the dinner room stand up and bowed down all of then said "We greet the grand duke."
The duke walked over to his sit and "You may sit."
all of us finally sat down and now the servants were now serving us the dish.'finally some food!' I thought to myself.I was going to eat all of it but noticed that the grand duchess,Cade,and even Caitlyn was still not eating there food I looked at the duke and I noticed that the duke was still not eating.
'I guess after he takes a bite if his food everyone in the room would then start to eat theres too.' I sighed internally and waited for the duke to take a bite of his food a few minutes later the duke was still sitting there not taking a bite.
'What the hell is he waiting for? just take a bite so that I can eat.' The duke finally started to take his butter knife and fork and take a bite.Or so I thought.
Instead he said "I do not have an appetite to eat dinner tonight so let's just skip dinner tonight." after I heard I started to get angry 'don't have an appetite? huh? All of us been waiting for you and this is how you repay us? so what if he's the duke! he shouldn't be rude and let us wait for so long!'
I clicked my tongue and it was not only who was dissapointed Cade who heard what the duke just said looked sad and even heartbroken,Caitlyn even looked dissapointed.The duchess narrowed her eyes and looked at duke who was still sitting not saying a word.
The duchess started to speak "Grand duke you are being rude.All of us been waiting for you for so long and this is how you repay us?" the duke looked at the duchess and said "I am very sorry grand duchess but I will have to skip dinner for today it's because I am very busy and there's a lot of work to do ofcourse all of you can still eat without me."
After what he said the dinner room became silent.After a few minutes the duke started to stand but before he can do that Cassandra started to speak "Busy? that's not it." the duke looked closed his eyes and said "What is it Cassandra?" The duke then opened his eyes and looked at Cassandra who was staring back at him with a emotionless face.
Cassandra said "Duke.We waited for you for hours even though you were late we still waited for you despite all that you came in here not saying a word for a few minutes and just said "I don't have an appetite?" That is very rude duke I do hope you apologise and tell us in advance if you don't want to have dinner with us,because I don't want to dine with someone who is a hypocrite."
The duke was stunned for a moment he never thought that Cassandra who was so afraid of him the one who don't even make an eye contact with him was now staring at him her eyes was not someone who is afraid but someone who is confident.
The dinner room was silent again but it didn't last long because of Cade who spoke to Cassandra with a cold voice "Cassandra take back what you had just said! that was very rude towards the duke!" Caitlyn joined in and said "Cade's right you should take that back Cassandra what you said was very impolite!"
The duchess looked towards Cassandra and said "What you said is true Cassandra but,he is still the duke." Cassandra started to speak again "Duke or not he shouldn't be doing this kinds of things! he is not only a duke but a husband and a father! even though the duke really is busy he has to make up time to even have dinner with us! I know we are old enough to take of ourselves hell we have servants to take care of us! but the duke should still be there for us too!"
after Cassandra said that Cade and Caitlyn looked at each other and didn't say a word they all just stayed quiet.
'why? because it's true we were raised to be independent we were raised to be alone.Though indepence is also good but you also need someone to lean on I am 8 years old my brother is the same age as me and my sister is 7 years old.Our mother was always strict with us not in a abusive way but she was strict atleast she was there with us.On the other hand our father no the grand duke was indifferent towards us even to Cade the future heir of the duchy and to Caitlyn the future commander of the nefarious he indifferent to them there making Cade low self-esteem,Caitlyn's jealousy,and Cassandra's trauma...' Cassandra thought to herself.
The grand duke looked at Cassandra then to Caitlyn and last but not least to Cade.The grand duke thought to himself 'Was I blinded by my work that forgot to be a father to them?' the duke looked at the grand duchess who avoided eye contact. 'Was I blinded by work that I forgot to be a husband?'
Many thoughts was running to the grand duke's mind right then and there.After a few minutes Cassandra started to eat the food even though it was now cold.
Cassandra thought to herself 'Screw you all I'm eating I don't give a shit if what I was doing is rude.The grand duke is still more ruder than me anyways!'
Everyone was surprised even the grand duke was surprise she was eating the cold food and was being impolite.Caitlyn looked at Cassandra for a moment and she too started to eat her food even though it was cold.
Surprisingly the food was still good,Caitlyn started to smile while eating her food she was so happy that she can do this because it was rude to eat first before the duke or the male leader it is one of the basic etiquette that everyone knows.
After that Cade started to eat his own dish too.The duchess looked at her three kids who was eating cold food in front of them.The duchess thought to herself 'These kids! eating cold food will upset there stomach especially since it's there first time eating cold food if they continue to eat-'
The grand duchess sighes internally and ordered the servants to "take there cold food and replaced with a new one that is warm."
Cassandra started to smile and thought to herself 'eh it's fine cold food is bad for me anyway.'
After a few minutes warm foods was placed in front of Cassandra,Cade,Caitlyn,the grand duchess ,and the duke.Everyone didn't care if the grand duke took a bite or not because all of them even the grand duchess started to eat there food.
The duke widened his eyes in disbelief,the servanr near the grand duke ask "Grand duke would you like me to take the dish?" the grand looked towards the servant and smiled "no I would like to eat my dish." the servant noded and walked a little far away from the table.