when she realized she was in the novel she read yesterday she had no other choices but to give up and live as Lucia. Still, she was scared she will end up like her, that's why she has to think about a plan to survive even if it was hard.
" give me a haircut will you ?" she speaked formally.
"my-my lady ?"
" what ?" she replied with a face that showed irritate. She didn't like any of them because no one was there for Lucia when she was alone, neglected, they were all looking down on her and bully her.
"Alright my lady" they started to cut her red hair short due to her sudden order.
"Ah ! this is better, i don't like long hair. Now let's get dressed hurry up" she ordered with dark eyes, the maids whose faces were stunned to speak in front of the weird change of their lady started to get her ready.
"No i don't like this dress"
"What is this disgusting necklace ?"
"Are you kidding me do you have any taste you dumbass?what the use of having useless maids in MY house ?"
"...!"
"..."
of course she was acting, all the dresses and accessories were so pretty, she never saw these in the real life she wanted to take everything to her world if she had the occasion. But she wanted to teach those insects a lesson.
"my lady.."
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
"The...the...the..meeting.." she said with fear and tears in her eyes.
"mmmh and do you think " I " care ?"
"m-my lady i-"
" I'll wear this dress"
"but but my lady this dress is inappropriate for the meeting"
" did i perhaps asked for you opinion?"
"..."
" Then shut the fuck up if you still want your tongue to be stuck in that dumb mouth or yours"
"...!"
she was wearing a kinda sexy dark purple dress that was showing her forms clearly and was opened from the right side showing her beautiful charming leg,with purple diamond necklace and other accessories in her short hair that matched the dress and black gloves.
she was chic and seductive.
satisfied from the look, she glared at the maids who were scared she might yell at them again.
"...!"
"...!"
"...!"
"...!"
but she didn't do anything she thought it was funny making them scared and then she went to face her diabolic father who was waiting for her.
"you're here....Lady Lucia De Valentina Rosia! you're not going to meet the emperor and the crown prince in a dress like this ! go change right now and show some respect to them we need them !! so listen to me."
"No YOU listen to me old man."
"what.."
The duke was too schoked to answer her and she continues.
"Who do you think you are to tell me what i should do ? even if you were My father, you didn't show me any affection or love since i was a child because i was the one who killed mother right ? the mother who died because she wanted to give birth to me."
" Don't talk about her !"
" But thanks to your shitty pride I'll marry that annoying prince, so I'm glad i won't see your annoying face anymore but just so you know your life is in the palm of MY hand, the futur of the family is depending on me so be aware of this and don't you dare make any funny moves because next time i see you I'll personally throw up cause you're such a disgusting person" the duke couldn't say anything, her dark face was scary and intimidating that he just wanted to admit that he was in fault.
"Au revoir forever and ever Duke James De Valentina Rosia i hope you understood my message." as she said leaving behind her a speechless man. the old Lucia was a shy girl who couldn't hurt an aunt but this Lucia was the total opposite, she was honest and had a dangerous aura, not to mention that her blue eyes also changed from a calm welcoming clear ocean to an ocean that is swirling, with big waves washing against the shore and a mighty beast who didn't listen to anyone.
she was now in the carriage ready to face the imperial family.
She then started to think about a plan while she was in the carriage, she thought that if she wanted to survive she needed power and to gain power she need to have many powerful people on her side so she had to take this opportunity before the crown prince met Aurelia.
she was drowning in her deep thoughts and didn't realize she arrived.
"welcome my lady, the emperor is waiting for you to have dinner together."
said the butler to me with a kind face and guided her to the appointment.
"Thank you sir.."
" Robert, it's a pleasure my lady" as he went letting her with the imperial family.
"My highness the emperor and crown prince, My greeting"
she said greeting them with elegance even tho she didn't want to.
"what an amazing lady you are Lady Lucia, isn't this right Samuel ?"
He tasted his son who didn't answer and didn't even take the time to look at her. She knew he was talking about her provoking dress still she didn't care and sat in front of Samuel, glacing at his handsome face
but then her eyes went to his body, he was tall and his muscles can be seen through his clothes, his silver hair reminded her of the snow, his long eyelashes, his golden eyes, his red lips..
" why are you starting at me like this ? it's annoying" Samuel shouted at her, cutting her admiration moment.
"oh my apologies,i was just admiring my futur's husband pretty face"
she said with a pretty charming smile that can melt an icebreaker, only the prince's heart was an exception, she indeed already knew that it wasn't easy to seduce him yet she didn't realize it was THAT difficult until she saw Samuel's disgusted and surprised face to her honest answer, he wanted to yell at her and scold but the sudden sweet laugh interpreted him.
It was the emperor.
"What a cute couple you are" he winked to his son still teasing him.
"Oh my, please stop teasing him my highness he will hate me more." she said looking at samuel smiling, but it wasn't that charming smile from earlier it was an evil smirk.
she was looking down on Samuel, she wanted to provoke him.
Suddenly, Robert came interrupting their meeting and whispering some words in the emperor's ears.
"Excuse me for a moment"
The emperor said walking to his office with Robert.
Lucia was alone with the crown prince.
"..."
".."
an awkward silence was in the air, until the prince breaks it.
"Listen i know you don't want this marriage and i don't want it either so why don't we break this annoying engagement."
"no"
" What ? why !?"
"My majesty the crown prince, you can be in any relationship you would like,i don't mind i'm not taking this marriage seriously, i just need power you see."