Chapter~2~ Her Lonely World

Amelia's eyes widened as the Duchess gave her the look, the kind you could tell someone does not like you,

"Your Grace, I know its hard to accept her but she has no one else, shes an orphan now, and dont you think since the Duke had affair with her mother shes now a new responsibility?" Baron Ernest said to her in hopes he was convincing enough,

"So what Sir Ernest?, I do not that rachet woman's child in my Castle" her words spill out with so much anger,

Leaving poor Amelia weakened.

She almost lost hopes as the Duchess kept on refusing to let her stay until,

"I think Baron Ernest is right, she is actually a new responsibility, after all if my son did not have an affair with her mother poor girl would'nt be alone", these words were from the Doweger, Her Grace Gloria, as a sevant brings her on herwheel chair,

"No no I do not want her here, she doesnt belong here, they can take her to an orphanage" Duchess Eleanor spat out,

"Orphanage!?, have you lost it Eleanor, she's not going there, she'll stay here" Doweger Gloria added,

"Come here child, let me take a good look at you" she spoke directly to Amelia,

Amelia, shaking in her toes, walks slowly infront of the Doweger and bowed respectfully,

"Such a respectful young lady, what is your name dear?" Doweger Gloria asked her,

"M...m...my name is Amelia, your Grace" she said in a nervous tone,

"Amelia such lovely name and look at you, you have white hair just like mine, dont take it wrong, it makes you look beautiful, you are welcome dear" she said to her with a smile,

Ethan could not take it anymore with the way his grandmother praised the girl,

"Grandmother!, I support mother in this, we should'nt this girl stay here, she already disgusts me" Ethan said in a bitter tone, just like his mother,

"Stop talking rubbish Ethan, I too am sad og losing my son but i cannot change what has happen, you both should know this girl and her mother are two different people, she had nothing to do with it" Doweger Gloria stated firmly.

Suddenly, there was an arguement if wether or not Amelia should stay.

Sooner the Duchess made a decision,

"Fine Grandmother, but she will not stay in my Castle she will stay in the small lake house behind it, I do not want to be seeing her everyday, she would remind me of everthing" Duchess Eleanor says with her eyes closed still feeling hurt.

Doweger Gloria agreed as long as Amelia, won't be sent away to an orphanage, but to Amelia, even if she wasnt sent away, she feels life wont just go smoothly for her.

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Two days later, was the burial day of the Duke, everyone important attented dressed in black a proper atire for a burial, Amelia's mother would be buried too but separately according to the Duchess's orders.

Amelia stood infront of her mother's grave, with her eyes teary and she soon cries out,

'How could you do this to me, how could you leave me mother?' Amelia repeated the words in her head as the memory of her seeing her mother for the last time popped up in her head also, she also remembers her mother's last words to her,

'Amelia love, Im going out for a while ill be back take caee dear....dear... dear.....'

The words echoed in Amelia's mind as she cries with a heavy heart, she loses her mother too soon and she is now trapped in a place she never expected to be.

The Duke was now finally buried, as everyone shed tears of losing the Duke to quickly, but thankfully he has an older son and as the tradition goes, Lord Ethan when mature enough will take over as the new Duke of El-Doria.

Later, Amelia scurred around the Grand Castle a bit wondering if the Duke had already been buried since she wasnt really present.

Instead, she found Lady Emiliana staring down at the clear water at the fountain which was at the centre of the Grand Castle entrance,

Amelia was concerned and since Lady seemed like someone her age, she decided to talk to her,

"My Lady... are you okay?" Said Amelia,

"Ohh no im so happy... .... of course Im not okay my father just got buried" Lady Emiliana said as she wiped a tear droplet,

Amelia felt sad as she realised is not only her who lost a loved one.

She put her hands on her shoulder to comfort Lady Emiliana by patting it to keep her calm but suprisingly to her she pulled away her hand,

"Listen, I do not need your pity okay, I do not dislike you much but I cannot be seen with you, mother already warned me to stay away from you" Lady Emiliana revealed to her with a shakened voice and,

She was too emotional to continue any further information, she immediately ran away leaving Amelia alone at the fountain.

She was sad as she now knows the Duchess really hates her due to not letting any one near her.

Amelia turned to leave but stopped on her feet and stood still in fear as Lord Ethan walked towards her direction.

Her fear increased as he was, infront of her.

She bowed down to show respect still in fear, he only glared at her coldly, she already knew he doesnt like her just like the Duchess herself too,

She was feeling uncomfortable, so she was about to leave his presence when he aggresively grab her hand,

"Ou.. ouch...Your Grace, your... hurting my...hand" Amelia said as she was in pain,

He didnt show mercy at all he sqeezed it so tight,

"Look at you, silly little girl, wondering around here like you belong here, I hate you so much as soon as I knew you were the child of a very disgraceful woman" Ethan said as his words filled with pure hatred,

"I watched my mother and cry so much in pain, and your hear happily moving around, but thats okay cause the only way it would be fair is if you cry as well, cause you're a nobody" he said as his piercing emerald green eyes felt like hell

"Bu... but I am....somebody" Amelia stammered,

"Really?, who are you exactly?" He asked,

But she was quiet,

"Exactly, youre a nobody and always will be"

His harsh words did it as Amelia starts to cry and he was satisfy, but seemed like it wasnt enough cause he knew it was only just the begining, he would break her emotionally till it breaks her physically, he let go of her hand and walked away proudly.

Amelia with teary water works on her face ran, she ran so fast to the lake house, entered and sat and buried her face in her knees in tears, she now knows staying at the Castle was a terrible idea, she is hated by mostly everyone for her mother's mistake, she badly wants to leave but, where could she go?

She had no one now, to herself, she was all alone,

in her world.....