"What the hell are you doing??" Lady Anastasia hissed at her brother. The moment the Queen left, Lady Anastasia had dragged Lord Benjamin out of the building to the outside yard where there were less people around."What do you mean, Ana?" Lord Benjamin feigned innocence."You were praising her. How could you do this to me! You knew how much I hated her guts!" Lady Anastasia said with widened eyes."So, what has that got to do with me?" Lord Benjamin asked again."You're my brother! You're supposed to side with me." This time, Lady Anastasia punched Lord Benjamin's chest in frustration."Ana, even so, the truth is there for everyone to see. Lady Melissa can paint and she did it excellently. Even you can't deny this fact." Lord Benjamin tried to reason with his idiotic sister."So what if that bitch can paint? She's clearly taking this opportunity to show off!" Lady Anastasia said while crossing her arms."Are you going to stick around?" Lord Benjamin looked at her malicious eyes and a
Both the husband and wife were startled at this sudden intrusion. They turned and saw who it was."Oh, Lord Benjamin, how are you?" Baron Randell greeted him. However, the older man didn't look too happy with Lord Benjamin's comments. "I'm fine, until I heard some ridiculous remarks by some people who're unaware of their status." Lord Benjamin smiled at Baron Randell with a knowing look.Baron Randell sighed and looked at his wife. He looked at Melissa and smile apologetically at her. "My dear, regardless of who you choose, I really like you. We don't have a daughter, Harry's our only one. If you don't mind, you can come and visit this old lady anytime you like. I hear you embroider very well, we can exchange points about that." Baroness Ellie said while holding Melissa's hands. Melissa knew this older couple didn't mean any harm. She nodded her head and smile at the woman. Baroness Ellie patted her hands before leaving. "Why did you say that to them? It's not nice Benjamin." Meli
"Don't take to heart what he said, Benjamin. Thank you for leasing this space to Melissa." Duke Malcom, the more experienced gentlemen, knew that this was someone they shouldn't offend, given his massive networking and business dealings everywhere. One day, they might need his help.In any way, what Lord Benjamin does in private is of no concern to others and Melvin shouldn't embarrass him like that especially not in front of Melissa. 'This Melvin is getting more out of hand lately. I need to speak with him!'"It's alright, Your Grace. I meant everything I said though. I'm seriously thinking of settling down." He replied with a smile. "Good, good! Do what's best for you. Zachary and you are about the same age, and he already has a son! I need to get Melvin to think like you too." Duke Kensington, who had been silent since he sat down, was in a deep thought. He wasn't aware of what had transpired earlier as his mind was preoccupied with memories of his kisses with Melissa. He stared
The last time Melissa was awake, she was busy choosing a dress for the university's 25th anniversary gala. She still remembered the sense of triumph as she had managed to snatch a good deal on a sapphire blue dress which didn't cost her a bomb as expected. She could imagine wearing it to the gala, with everyone admiring her. 'Professor Derrick would ask me to dance and then he would look into my eyes, leaned down and finally kiss me…!'The last sound she heard was the sound of tires screeching and suddenly she was thrown up in the air before landing hard on the road. The bag which contained the sapphire dress was laying on the ground beside her. Melissa wanted to get up but she couldn't move at all. She heard loud voices and people surrounding her but she couldn't do anything. Finally everything around her was dark and she seemed to have gone into abyss."Aaawwwww!!" Suddenly Melissa was jolted back to reality when she fell down hard on her back. She opened her eyes and looked around.
"My Lady, I heard Duke Kensington will be coming over for a visit this evening and your presence is also required. Shall we decline that visit as well?" Lily asked tentatively. Hearing the cursed name made Melissa trembled unconsciously. "Is that Duke Zachary Kensington whom you referred to?" Melissa enquired, her heart unwilling to accept the answer. "Yes My Lady." Lily confirmed with a smile in her eyes. Who in this mansion didn't know that Duke Kensington had been chosen as the Mistress's future husband. "Decline, decline! Tell His Grace that I am unwell and I need to rest! No visitors until I feel better!" Melissa exclaimed suddenly, making Lily jumped a step back. "Yes My Lady. I will inform the Duke right away." With that Lily backed away and left the room, looking puzzled. Her Mistress was fine just now but now she seemed annoyed and possibly angry too. What's going on? Did she not want to marry Duke Kensington? 'Okay, okay, calm down. I need to figure this out. Accordin
Few days had passed since she transmigrated and faked her sickness. During this time, she managed to gather more information from Lily regarding her intended fiancé and his background. It all matched whatever was described in the novel, except Lily didn't know anything about Lady Sophia, Duke Kensington's cousin and her nemesis in this life! This lady caused all her sufferings and ultimately her death, so she needed to know everything there was about her. Fortunately it was mentioned in the book that she lived on the Duke's estate and was one of the estate's staff. Hence, she was able to get close to Lady Melissa and manipulated her. So now, all she had to do was to avoid this marriage. Without this marriage, she wouldn't meet this vicious woman and thus she would be safe. Right, good plan so far. "My Lady, your presence is required in the drawing room." Lily suddenly appeared by her side while she was engrossed with her thoughts. "Reason?" Melissa asked Lily. "I was informed
Unexpectedly, Lady Melissa crouched down and carried the boy in her arms with ease, as if she had done it many times before. There was no awkwardness at all in her action. Smiling, she led the boy to the nearby seats and they sat side by side. She then pinched the boy's nose slightly and asked, "Would you like me to be your new mother? Won't you be afraid to have a stranger as your mom?" "No! I'm not afraid. Father said I'm a brave boy. I like you to be my new mother. Would you? We can be best friends!" The young boy said proudly. He liked the look of this gentle lady. Her eyes were so beautiful and she looked kind. He knew she would be the perfect playmate for him. In his mind there're already so many games they could play together. He won't be bored anymore! Aunt Sophia was wrong! This lady was not ugly at all. "Alright then. If you'd like me to, I can't refuse a request from such a cute young boy. Would you like some cookies?" Lady Melissa sighed inwardly.There was no way sh
Lord William Kensington was grinning ear to ear on the way back, holding the bag of cookies as if that was his most prized possession. Duke Kensington shook his head looking at his son, who looked so foolish with that silly smile on his face. "Do you like her that much? You've been smiling from the moment we left." Duke Kensington asked his son. "Yes! She baked the most delicious cookies. And she added extra chocolate chips, just for me! Will she come and live with us soon, Father?" Lord William enquired excitedly. He wished Lady Melissa could come back with him today itself but she's not married to his father yet. Thinking of how slow his father is, Lord William couldn't help but pout his lips. 'What a man, he can't even make her come and live with them sooner!' Looking at his son suddenly looking at him while pouting, Duke Kensington felt helpless. 'This boy is thinking of something for sure.' He had been hogging Lady Melissa all to himself during the time they were at the K