The Estate

The path of the La Costre Family, simple but lovely. A path that leads straight to their estate, on each side stands tall and beautiful pine trees. Bushes and flowers that compliment the place.

It was a beautiful place that looked like paradise. There were countless carriages neatly parked outside the estate and people walking towards the building. There where fountains that made rainbows and fountains for the birds to drink from.

Yet, Lady Elise sensed a killing intent. On one of the windows of the estate stands Lady Melany with a fan in her hands. Her eyes squinted with malicious intentions. She seemed like she was mad that Lady Elise was gaining attraction with just her beauty.

Although she is not gonna lie. This body has a petite and hourglass figure, plus, her skin was as white as know. Paired with her crimson red-eyes and her snow-white hair and a black and red dress for a cherry on top. It's not an exaggeration that she looked like an angel sent from above!

Lady Elise slightly smirked and acted like she didn't notice the intent Lady Melany was releasing as she continued to walk towards the state.

Lady Elise entered the estate and she was greeted with a line of maids on each side, bowing their body to greet Lady Elise and the other guest. In front of her was a stair that separates left-and-right, and a chandelier that lighted a yellowish tint.

The entrance was already spacious that she might get lost if she wanders in the estate for too long. Even it took her a long time roaming her own estate to memorize all of it.

Gladly, someone bowed to Lady Elise. It looked like it was one of the butlers that greeted him. A fine, black suit and an iconic mustache. He opened his arms to point to the ballroom.

"This way, Lady Elise."

Lady Elise squinted her eyes as she saw felt something weird. She gladly accepted the butler's invitation as he led the way. She observed that the hallway was somewhat similar to Lady Elise's. The path was carpeted red, but the walls showed paintings of people that looked like descendants of the La Costre Family.

"Here we are, Lady Elise."

The butler bowed and pointed the way as she was led to a small room. She entered the room as the door closed loudly. Lady Elise expected this as she had been suspicious since she entered.

The moment the butler said her name, not milady, she knew that she was led somewhere other than towards the ballroom. She knew it was the trap. She knew she was gonna be led here, yet, she didn't question because...

"Where's the fun in that!?"

Lady Elise muttered with a tiny smirk as she noticed there was a figure sitting by the corner. A figure covered by the curtains that danced because of the wind. That figure was Lady Melany.

In front of Lady Elise, Lady Melany's looks were mediocre. Her body was somewhat imperfect and her detailed-mint dress was the only thing that stood from her the most.

Looking at Lady Melany, she was pissed. Her eyes looked disgusted as she clicked her tongue when she got close to Lady Elise. Of course, Lady Elise stared back at her, and this mad Lady Melany uncomfortable.

"I invited you to this party because you will be our plaything later, don't you dare stand out Elise!"

Lady Melany said in an angry tone. She pointed her fingers towards Lady Elise's face like a mother scolding a daughter. Yet it wasn't a mother and daughter moment, it was an arrogant fox thinking she could take on a wolf.

She didn't know Lady Elise is a wolf yet. She was a wolf in sheep's clothing. A harmless-looking girl that is confronted by a fox who thinks she's the ruler of the world.

Lady Elise just smiled at her. Lady Melany knew that Lady Elise was once a wuss. A woman that takes a beating because she doesn't know what to do.

Yet, standing in front of Lady Melany was a woman that suddenly changed. This look that makes Lady Melany's words unpenetrable and the smile like she was up to something. Lady Melany flinched!

"D-don't you dare look tough in front of me you wuss, you'll see!"

Lady Melany shouted as she walked away from Lady Elise and brutally opened the door, smacking the wall in the process.

Lady Elise finally decided whats she would do to the arrogant little fox. She just smirked with her fan touching her cheek. Her smile that gave out amusement with narrowed eyes that showed she finally decided.

"Suicide... is it?"

Lady Elise decided. She knew that she can't kill her because this is a society where gossip travels faster than the truth. Even if others were to kill Lady Melany, it would be instantly directed to Lady Elise and the other ladies because of her grudge of being bullied.

Since Lady Elise is the one most bullied, it would be a matter of time where the suspect leads only to her.

"So I just gotta make it look like she committed suicide, easier than that."

Her smile became wider as the process of breaking someone into despair is the greatest and most difficult art she could make!

"Let's break that reputation that you love the most, shall we?"

Her left eye squinted as she became enticed in the plan in progress. She was still doubting the report placed in the book so she decided to try it with her being invited in this very room, and it looked like it was as accurate as can be.

She was an egotistical woman that loves the attention. The party looks like it was especially for her to take the spotlight on her own and it also looks like Lady Elise will be intended as a clown set by Lady Melany.

"If the butler didn't lead me, maybe I could've made it look like a suicide by now, tsk."

She murmured on her own as she left the room. She decided to use her ears to where there are voices gathered in one spot. Like ants forming a line, the sound left a trail like an ant's scent, leading Lady Elise to the grand ballroom.

The place was like a basketball court's size, it was a gigantic room with chandeliers lining up. The place was jam-packed as people stood like statues, socializing as any noble would do.

In no time at all, men were flocking on Lady Elise like meat in a dog's den. Men were asking for her name and tried to flaunt with her. Of course, and as any lady would do, she kindly declines all of them.

The reason why Lady Elise chose an extravagant dress on a lowly victim's party was for this. She glanced at the furious Lady Melany at the distance. She was so angry that her skin actually turned red.

She infuriatingly walked towards Lady Elise as she pulled all of the crowds.

"Now, now, guests! We should enjoy the ball, there are food and guests waiting for you!"

She tried so hard to be kind as she threw all of the people away from Lady Elise.

After all of them spread out, Lady Melany grabbed and pulled Lady Elise with force. Lady Elise was taken by surprise as Lady Melany's doing was hidden amongst the crowd.

She realized no one was looking at her and Lady Melany anymore, so it was a great chance to begin! She acted like she was pushed as she fell down to the floor

"Kyaaaahh!!!"

Lady Elise screamed as the crowds noticed what was happening amidst the ballroom.

"Lady Melany, what is the meaning of this?! How could you pull me down and injure myself?!"

Lady Elise exclaimed as tears fell out from her eyes. The whole crowd saw what happened. Lady Melany saw the crowd's malevolent eyes and the gossip-filled mouth.

Lady Melany felt the gossip entering her ears. The taunting and the stare stabbed her to the very core. The people always knew that Lady Melany was a tyrant and this was the first time she was caught in front of the crowd.

She was embarrassed and she looked at Lady Elise smiling at her and with her eyes that told her it was all a plan to embarrass her.

She was furious!

"You wuss, you dare embarrass me in front of this crowd!"

Lady Melany shouted at her with a boiling expression. Her saliva spat out from shouting as she unconsciously slapped Lady Elise in the face.

The slap turned Lady Elise's head sideways as she fell down once more. This time, she wasn't moving. Lady Elise was standing still to make Lady Melany take her time to realize what she'd done.

Lady Melany noticed and she looked at the crowd staring gazes at her. This was the first time in her life that she was seen in this horrible form in front of hundreds of people, this was the first time she was humiliated to someone she always mortified.

Lady Elise acted like it was difficult to stand up that she ends up getting help from people that were close to her.

Lady Elise just looked at her with teary eyes and her lips biting itself, as not to let out a cry. She just stared at her for a second and ran out of the ballroom.