Mrs Luther

rds

as a slap landed on Marceline's f

ith shock and pain. The room fell silent, the weigh

to murmur and gossi

hty princess' tan

nding to be nice, o

Juniper

ous of Marceline; tha

f getting admitted into the seniors' crew!" J

cleaning the dirt off her dress

ictim, with every act a

uncontrollable laughter. "Never show your enemy how weak you

sly, you've overestimated yourself, setting your standard

pointing at Marceline, she said sharply,

y, "And yet you're almost c

ne, giving off a dangerous aura, "Who knows what you did

cold, "Only dirty people would think everyone i

self with an unmistakable aura of pride, "Just li

p feeding off my scrap, you can damage me, dent me

g with anger. Staring at the sly smile on Marceline'

stepped in, her presence commanding attention. Draped in an eleg

g through the heavy atmosph

r whispers dying down as they

her, Marceline humiliated me again. She took the position of be

gaze on Marceline. "As expected," she said icily. "Marceline, always striv

tly as she replied, "Mum! I don't have to apologize for getting what I

bulging on her forehead. "Let's see what more yo

ing the hem of her mother's dress. With a desperate plea, she begged for

ming exceptional talents and

misty, on the verge of tears, "Mothe

You don't deserve

ad physically struck her. Her lip trembled, and a single tear slid down her cheek. She wanted to

one. She disregarded Marceline's pitiful expression, a

wheeled in by another servant. Lady Hazel's mother-in-law, Mia, a figure of grace

he weight of understanding. "Don't call anyone. Let the c

r voice stern and indifferent.

et, Hazel, that I still hold an important place in thi

r lips. "Important place? You can't even stand on your

her lips. She gestured to the servant

ous glint flashing in her eyes. She had waited for

nding her learned that she wasn't to

room went silent, their curiosity p

day, M

d before he could say a word. "Replace Marceline with juniper imm

oo late

hed the phone tightly. Her voice dropped to a