"One more thing, You're not your parents biological daughter, you're a fake."
Her stepmother's words ignited karen, "You! Liar!"
"It's true and I found where their biological daughter is, a beautiful lady inside and out." The gentle woman said as she sipped her tea.
"You!" Karen angrily pointed her finger at the gentle woman.
"Speechless? I know however it's still not time yet." She snapped her finger and karen remained silent, without moving but her eyes conveyed an intense hatred that was overflowing.
"You want to say something, pity, you can't. Give me your magic recorder, and everything that is hidden somewhere in your body that can be used against me." The gentle woman said then karen started walking towards her, took off her earrings, her rings and her brooch and unwillingly put it on the woman's hand, she hated the most.
"So many, you're so rich, those gold bars must be really useful. Thank you, my dear karen for your genorosity, please take a seat." Hearing the gentle woman words, karen sat on an armchair.
Lara looked at her mother proficiently using her hidden abilities, she felt so proud however in Karen's eyes, she was laughing at her misery. But actually lara doesn't care about her because she's so focused on her mother showing off her strength.
"Now, since we are all here, let's enjoy this short time to reminisce about the past." The gentle woman said as she rang the small bell.
Then two maids entered and brought cupcakes, pies and tarts. After a few seconds, they left and respectfully closed the door.
Looking at the delicious desserts with creamy frosting, fruit toppings and colorful sprinkles both young girls felt the urge to taste such delicious desserts.
Lara picked a chocolate cupcake and took a big bite, "Thank you for everything, mother."
Her mother looked at her with loving eyes and then gazed, her attention on karen, "oh, why do you look absent minded my dear, don't be shy, oops, I almost forgot, you can't move until I say so."
The gentle woman looked at karen silence but she knows karen must be cursing and screaming in her mind.
Gentle Woman: A girl who thinks highly about herself but in reality she's worse than a mediocre person.
Lara nodded on her mother's words.
Gentle Woman: Her mother has a potion of healing, she received from the wizard as a reward for her kindness and because the potion is one of a kind and limited edition. It was sought after by many high ranking persons because it can even revive the dead. So her mother went into hiding but karen accepted a bribe to tip off her mother's location.
When her mother was found, she was half dead and when she found out that it was her only daughter brought her betrayal. In front of many nobles she cut off her mother and daughter relationship.
While I was just her nanny I endure all kinds of torture under her. There was once an incident,
as a punishment for the crime of stealing
she tasked the maids to beat me in front of her. No one believes me my dear, because they found the jewelry in my room.
Even if I want to leave I can't because she has your father's ring. I can't bear to leave without it. So after her mother divorce her father, I had an idea to be her new mother and show her what my motherly love is.
Lara: But mom where does your magic come from?
Gentle Woman: Your father's Ring.
Lara: He must be very powerful, but mother how did you retrieve my father's ring.
Gentle Woman: No, He is just an ordinary man, my dear but he was my whole world. He died after you were born but 3 months before he died he saved a mysterious man and this is his reward. As for how, mother took back the ring, mother has ways.
Lara: Mom, she heard everything.
Gentle Woman: Don't worry, my lara. I wouldn't put her in front of us, if I were not confident enough.
Lara: Mom I have been wondering, why did the former countess divorce my new father.
Gentle Woman: Their marriage revolves around interest. There comes a day when the former countess found out, that her lover before her marriage was alive, she resolutely divorce. She wanted to keep her daughter by her side but since her daughter chose to stay in this mansion, she respected it.
But it's only a matter of time before they will know the truth and, my dear karen, you will be kicked out of this mansion, with nothing.
Hearing her words, karen glared at them with hatred in her eyes. She wanted to beat them to death just like what she fantasized in her mind but it would only remain a fantasy.
The gentle woman broke the silence and looked at karen, "Do you remember something familiar on those desserts, my dear karen. When you throw these desserts at my feet and force me to eat them. You even ordered those maids to push my face into them if I refused. So now you will do the same."
The next day, karen woke up in her bedroom and stared absent mindedly at the wall.
Then out of the blue, rows of maid suddenly enter her bedroom.
"What's the meaning of this?!" Karen screamed angrily at the maids.
"It's your father's order's miss." One of the maids said as she ordered the other maids to pull karen out of the bed to the living room.
Seeing her father she called out to him, "Father."
He walked to her and slapped her, " I'm very disappointed of you, my daughter. My hard grown flowers, the banquet, and even your mother's room, you can't even spare it."
Karen: Father, it wasn't originally me. They frame me, it was their plan. Father, believe me.
Karen Father: The maids saw you personally smashing your mother's things and my precious flowers. The incident that happened in the banquet has spread. So how can you explain that, my daughter."
Karen : I....They frame me, father.
Karen Father : Enough my daughter, you're making excuses. The evidence is against you.
Maid 1: We heard a commotion inside. We saw the eldest miss is directly eating the desert on the ground. We tried to pull her out of the room but the eldest miss always broke free from our hands. Then we saw the madam and the second miss, shivering in fear on the corner.
Maid 2: We heard the eldest miss is talking that the madam and the second miss should be kicked out of this mansion, for stopping her on enjoying her desert's and ruining her life.
Butler: Master, I was there at the scene and the eldest miss has gone crazy at that time.
Karen Father: So many people saw you my daughter.
Karen: But..father it wasn't me...
Karen Father: Enough with your excuses. If it wasn't you then who is, a girl pretending to be you. You've done many thing's that defile my principles but you are the daughter I raise, so I let it slide over and over again. But on this day forward, you will never leave this house until you learn to be a proper lady.
Karen: But Father....
Three hours passed by inside her mother quarter's. The mother and daughter sat opposites of each other.
Lara: Mom, he's still protecting her
Gentle Woman: There's nothing we can do my, dear.
Karen beside them, standing invisible and thought in her mind. No matter what I do my father, will still protect me. You are all just nothing.
Then a maid knocked on the door and said,"Madam, the master called you at his study."
Then, the gentle woman, followed the maid, and karen saw her look back and smile.
Seeing that look and that smile, karen fell into confusion. Did she discover me? But that's impossible.
In the study...
Karen Father: Madam, I don't know how to discipline her anymore. She's not listening.
Gentle Woman: Then, let's hire Madam Vela, she's very strict and famous for teaching the unteachable. My lara could also learn and enhance her knowledge under her.
Karen's father smiled and said, "Good idea, Madam."
Humph, What a crappy idea, a mere teacher.
Unknown to her, when the teacher arrives, her suffering increases to another level.
Days passed by, karen arrogance were extinguished as the mental and physical tortures she experienced under madam vela strict teaching. She tried to tell her father, that she doesn't want to continue but it was no use.
Because lara performed very well, and he thought madam vela was a great teacher, so karen suffered greatly due to her incompetent performance.
At its peak, the sun shines bright in the sky.
Inside a spacious beautiful room with big wide windows, there's nothing but a few pieces of furniture including a cabinet painted with white shade with a flower vase above, a table painted with white shade and two cream colored couches.