~The String of Fate~ discontinued... Well, continued on another account ??

Chapter 6:

It was finally the day of the tea party. And damn. I felt more nervous at this moment than when I was trying to convince Ardeat to join me mostly by bluffing half of the time.

As we finally arrived at the Allisun mansion's greenhouse where the tea party was being held I was at last given the chance to dismount from the horrid carriage that brought me there.

Though the carriage seemed lavish from the outside with added onto my elegant aura holding the grace of a noble though the gazes of the other ladies seemed to be saying otherwise.

The inside was as shabby as could be and it was clear that this was one of those idiotic brothers doing.

I was wearing a red and black gown with a single long cloth black ruffles stitched to the bottom of the red skirt.

It had black puffed sleeves which traveled over a red corset-like piece with simple designs made with a lighter shade of black causing it to seem gray to my neck leaving only my shoulders exposed.

Below which remained a black ribbon wrapped above my hip and tied to the side with a bow. I originally thought this dress fit the occasion, a tea party with many noble ladies.

It was simple but not too plain so I would not come off as rude or seem uninterested in the occasion but now that I was actually here...

How I wished I had Sovine's memories before being transmigrated here... Then at least I would've known how these ladys' appearances were before choosing this dress.

I stepped into the enormous glass greenhouse loaded with several kinds of unique and beautiful flowers and plants each organized neatly in their own separate abode with many glistening mana gems floating above them.

It seemed that the light from the gem kept the air around the plants at whatever temperature which would allow the plants to thrive.

"Ah, Lady Sovine. Have you been doing well? I heard you "slipped" off the Terrance of your room lately recently." One of the ladies spoke up in mock concern holding her fan above the lower half of her face to perhaps hide her smirk, in which she failed miserably.

The beige-skinned lady before me had long wavy red hair put up in a loose half-bun with many beads hanging from the bun in loops as an accessory.

She had natural siren eyes which only served to make her raven-stained eyes stand out even more. She was beautiful indeed but she had a rotten personality inside despite her outer beauty.

Similar to most of the other nobles of this time.

'Why is she so pretty?! Even with that creepy evil smirk?!'

'Imagine wearing a dress that has the exact same hair and eye color as the host of the tea party you're attending...' The once-calm greenhouse suddenly erupted in whispers of how rude I was to be wearing a something like that.

"Thank you for your concern, Lady Versutas." I sent her a sweet smile along with an elegant curtsy in which no mistakes could be caught for which they could criticize me.

'Time to change the subject before she can open her mouth.' I knew exactly what card to use to shut Versutas up and keep her from bringing up the gown color.

"I have nearly recovered since then and I must say, the medicine the Allisun manor has delivered for my recovery has been... Delightful." I rose up from my curtsy wearing a grateful smile though it truly had no positive emotions behind it in seeing which the lady suddenly flinched.

'Of course she would be surprised. After all. The medicine she had sent me,' Was poison, I was honestly pretty surprised at how bold this bitch was being by sending me that kind of stuff.

But then again, Sovine had no influence and, of course, no one would believe me if I said that. So that must've served as her reassurance.

"Ah... You flatter me, Lady Sovine..." Versutas replied wearing a taut smile in an attempt to hide her uneasiness.

It was clear that her nervousness was placed on the possibility that I might reveal that she had actually sent me poison in front of all the ladies. However, she also knew very well that even if I did.

No one would take my side or perhaps even use it as an excuse to start up a new rumor. With this slight reassurance.

Versutas convinced herself that I wouldn't dare bring the poison up in doing which her body began relaxing in her seat at the realization as her anxiety quickly faded away.

'You're right about that Versutas... No one would believe me. However, I plan on changing that very soon...' I gazed down at the ladies sitting on the hoop-shaped glass table coldly holding my fan extended above the lower half of my face in order to somewhat conceal my discontentment of being here.

"Please, Lady Sovine! Have a seat!" A lady exclaimed cheerfully gesturing to a chair that was placed in a particular place in between all the ladies giving off a hazardous feeling as if it was purposely put there to make whoever sat on it the center of the lady's attention.

To most, this might seem like a kind gesture given to a still-recovering lady however I knew better than that. I might just be over thing all this or this might just be another onecof these ladies schemes.

'...Why do I expect them to pull some middle schooler prank right here?' I gazed at the chair they gestured me to however reluctantly had to start making my way to it since it would be considered rude if I did not which.

To be continued...

I had to literally draw that dress at the top because I couldn't find any dresses that fit this occasion 🫠

Another half an hour of my life has been spent on this dress but I hope you enjoyed the chapter 👹