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Chapter 8

It seems that this old woman's anger towards me is getting worse. Her eyes looked like a witch ready to cast a magic spell on me. Meanwhile, the old man sitting in the middle remained silent whenever his wife tried to dominate the situation. What a cowardly man.

Seeing me being scolded, Jannet chuckled. She looks so happy and it's clear she's not a good sister.

"Oh yes, I heard that you are often invited to Duke Ellios' palace. Could it be that the man you are after is actually Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur?" Once again, Jannet tried to stir up a fuss and tried to make me the scapegoat. She really is an example of a cunning and cunning woman, it's really unlucky that I have to meet and deal with a woman like this.

Hearing his words, the old woman immediately stopped cutting the steak with the knife and fork in her hand. I have a bad feeling about this, his ploy to make me a scapegoat seems to be working. Damn it, I don't even know that guy named Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur.

"W-who is Duke Ellios blah blah? I have no idea what you're talking about?" I said with a stupid expression that made me look as if I was pretending not to know even though I actually didn't know.

The old woman's eyes looked even crueler after hearing my answer. I shuddered in horror, not understanding why he could be this angry.

"Don't lie, Ella! I know that secretly you are often personally invited to Duke Ellios' palace. Is that why you act strangely towards His Majesty the King?"

This damn woman is cornering me even more. She really looks like an antagonist in a romance drama.

"Ehm...ehm..." The old man who I thought was my father in his strange life pretended to cough to end the cold war at the dinner table. To be honest, I was actually hungry, but the situation was really unfavorable for me to eat up all the food served on the table.

I heard Kenneth's chuckle at my frightened reaction. I don't know what he was thinking. But judging from the way he glanced at me, I knew in his eyes I looked very silly right now.

"Ella, after dinner come to the room on the first floor, I want to talk to you privately!" Said the old woman.

"W-what? W-why me?"

"There are many questions I want to ask you and I want you to answer them all as honestly as possible!"

"I don't want to! I have absolutely no business with you!"

"I don't want to hear your arguments, Ella! I'm sure you don't want to make me even angrier than this, right?" She said while glaring. I gulped, just like a mouse caught red-handed by a hungry she-cat. Her attitude and emotions were truly confusing.

"I understand, madam!"

"Madam?"

"I-I mean, mom. I understand, mom!"

I sat with my hands on my knees, just like a samurai. I don't know why this old woman looks more and more like my mother who is always aggressive and angry whenever her wishes are not fulfilled. Is the menopause phase always like this?

She sat right across from me, glaring at me as if I were someone whose sins could never be forgiven. I swallowed hard several times, it felt so intimidating.

"I want you to answer my question honestly, Ella! What exactly is your relationship with Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur?"

"I don't have any relationship with him! I don't know who he is!"

"Don't lie! Tell me honestly, what were you actually doing in his palace? What was his purpose in inviting you?"

Damn it, this old woman didn't give me a chance to refute at all. I really don't know who Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur is and I don't know what his face looks like either.

I was still silent and trying to think about what to say next. She didn't want to listen to me at all and insisted that I knew this man and even had a special relationship with him.

"His Majesty glanced at you, it seemed like he thought you were very beautiful and attractive. But unfortunately you didn't respond well to his interest and instead acted embarrassingly which doesn't reflect that you are a noble girl at all."

"I told you, I'm not interested in him!"

"But he's a king, Ella! He's a king. How can you say you're not interested in him?"

"Why should I be interested in him?"

"Because you are a noble lady, Ella!"

"I'm not a noble lady! I'm just an ugly duckling!"

"Oh my gosh, what are you saying? Your words are getting more and more unreasonable! It's best to go back to your room and reflect on what you've said today. I don't want this madness to escalate any further!"

She shouted at me with explosive emotion, her face was red and her eyes were bulging. I've said something wrong and things just seem to get worse.

I walked out of this room with all the anxiety racing through my head. I've been in this world for days and even though I've tried to sleep and then wake up again, nothing has changed. Everything is still the same, I am still in the body of a beautiful woman who has beautiful breasts measuring 32E with round and firm buttocks and beautiful, shiny brown hair. Damn, I'm too beautiful to make me hate myself.

"Miss Ella, there is a letter for you, Miss!" Said a servant while handing him a letter.

"For me?"

"That's right, Miss. This letter just arrived this afternoon."

"Okay thank you."

I sighed, there was a slight feeling of nervousness and unease when I held this letter. It felt strange because I had never received a letter in person before. In my previous life, I lived in modern times with technology so advanced that receiving a letter like this would only happen if I worked in a company or government building.

I read the name of the sender of the letter, none of the names were clear enough. Just a short initial that says "EDV"

"EDV? What does this mean? Is that some kind of company or institution name?" I muttered. But when I opened the letter to see what was inside, I immediately understood what it meant.

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