Imagine the pain of your husband inviting the lady that he is rumored to be in an illicit affair with to a ball that is not only your twenty-first birthday party but also you people's third wedding anniversary and instead of having the first dance with you, who is his wife, he goes ahead and invite his lover to the dance floor instead of his wife who was meant to be the star of the party, subjecting her to the mockery and acorns of the nobles at the ball.
I can understand how much pain Vivian was feeling at that moment which led her to act out of spite jealousy and anger, if it really according to the novel then this is after the scene where Vivian head to the dance floor to forcefully pull them apart and she ended up being scolded badly and shamed by her husband in front of the other nobles.
This ends up making the ball unbearable for Vivian leading her to leave her own ball party in tears and with heavy sorrow in her heart, casting a shadow on her beautiful and pure heart, she starts to begin to be afraid of stepping out of her castle many times with the fear of shaming herself, her family name and her husband and his family name.
Turning the once confident woman who was widely recognized to be the most honorable woman to a coward but that was her not me, although I spent almost all my life on the sick bed, I'm definitely not a pullover.
I remember quite a lot of ladies trying to bring me down and bring down my confidence because they were jealous of my relationship with Arthur and also thought that I was not a good match for Arthur but in the end, they all ended up facing a rock and having their heads bursted.
I'm a young lady from a rich and powerful family who knows how to use her influence and connection to deal with little rats that like to think that they can hinder my way just like this one in front of me.
"So I've been hearing some rumors lately your grace, I heard you now had a little lover outside, I heard she quite a sweet little thing, tempting all different types of men here and there like a little butterfly, so she is the one," I said slowly and deliberately as I start moving closer to them.
"I must say I'm quite disappointed, I thought she was prettier than this, even though I know that she is not as beautiful as I am but at least try to have like 80 to 90 percent of my beauty" My gaze sharpened as I come face to face with Isla.
Finally, Isla's face showed some fear as she tried to move away but only to stumble and fall on her butt, guess she finally find out that Vivian is not really an easy person to deal with.
Meanwhile, Duke Leonard is too stunned to say or do anything as he looks at the familiar and yet unfamiliar woman in front of him, he finds it hard to believe that his usually meek and gentle wife can be this arrogant and domineering, radiating such a choking aura, she feels nothing like her usual self.
"But still quite a pretty little thing you have here my dear husband," I said as I bent down slightly in front of Isla, I tried to touch her face but because of fear she flinched and moved back.
"A fresh blood, I heard she just made her debut into the high society which seems quite late to me, seems like her mates have made their debut years back"
"Every noble lady I know made their debut at the age of sixteen while our pretty butterfly here debuted at eighteen, quite an age ripped enough for marriage I must say"
I dragged each word slowly and deliberately as I fixed my eyes on the female protagonist, I loved the way she recoiled and flinched at my words, her face red with shame written all over since the matter is nothing to be proud of.
I stand up and turn to Duke Leonard who still hasn't said a thing "I guess things are hard for the baron and baroness so they have no choice but to save up to give their precious flower an amazing debut entry to the real world so that she can hunt for a good cash cow even if that means a late debut"
I once again turned to Isla as I looked down at her with an amazed look in my eyes "And I can see that lady Isla has been doing quite an amazing work in achieving your family's wish of bringing home a wealthy husband, quite a social butterfly you have become, attracting all kinds of bees from different part of the empire"
And suddenly Vivian eyes harden and her gaze sharpens "But I believe that even a whore like you should have known or perhaps learn her place and know that not all fruits are edible, some fruits are actually forbidden fruit, or your mother did not teach you that while teaching you the act of seduction" I said glaring at her angrily.
"Nobody dares to snatch what belongs to me except if Im bored with it and decide to give it up willingly, not even my cousin, the princess talks less of a little whorelike you who is just an ordinary daughter of a baron"
"Lady Isla, since you like seducing men so much, so I just throw a few of my men to you and have you perform for us live, I'm sure a lot of noblewomen especially the married ones will learn one or two from you to make their marriage lives more exciting instead of seeking gossip for entertainment"
A lot of the female guests gasped in shock and fear and even Isla's body shivered in fear as she made an attempt to crawl away even further from Vivian, her eyes widening and covering her mouth with her hand as shame and fear evident in her eyes.