Chapter 259

Lyra's Pov

Tessa and the woman looked at me upon hearing what I had said. I wasn't joking, neither was I just saying it for fun or for the sake of it. I meant every word I said. I wanted to burn it to the ground. I wanted to destroy everything. Not only because they didn't even have the dress I wanted, but also because they were so wise to assume that Tessa and I were together and, as such, decided not to sell to us.

And even before the woman showed up, even before she had said those words, her stares and the ones from her underling had been nothing but derogatory. They looked at me, at my weight, at my clothes, and decided that I would not be able to afford their wears.

Yes, I wanted to burn it to the ground. I wanted to make my name known to anyone that tries to move sideways, anyone that thinks that I am only for show, that I can be disrespected, and there would be nothing done against it.

For example, Kayla and Pamela and the servants that had succeeded in worming their way. I was