Wanting to earn her mother's love once again, Lucille strategized and managed to get more orders than Arabella did.
Her mother was happy when she succeeded for a few days and Lucille got the praise she deserved. It had been a while since her mother praised her.
But when Arabella's side sold more again, Lucille's mother acted as if her success the previous days did not succeed at all.
Were all her efforts for nothing?
Was her effort not enough?
Did she fail somewhere?
Will her mother ever stop comparing her to Arabella?
Lucille was beginning to lose confidence.
Did all her studies do nothing? Did Arabella study more than she did? Was she taught how to promote better than Lucille's education in Obrusca?
If that was the case, then they only need to hire more tutors. After all, all the profits would be for the kingdom anyway.
Lucille's mother did allow her to get more tutors when she said Arabella might be getting a better education.
