New lovers

  "Anyways, I did not dwell on the personal lives of others. I am here because I have an offer for you." She waited till her words sank in the mind of the young girl who was looking at her with a confused face.

When she was sure that she had gained the attention of everyone on the dining table, she continued, "As you know that nobles believe in the bloodline. Your unknown origins could not be hidden just by a single dance performance. As you have seen, no matter how much they were awestruck with your performance and spellbound with your beauty, when the dance finished they only remembered that you are a commoner."

"That was the reason that no one even once took the initiative to congratulate you on winning the contest. And I am sure if Olivia had not left by her own will, there was a chance she still would have been announced as winner.`` Though bitter, everyone knew that her words were true. It was not that easy for a commoner to be accepted by the nobles.