Tangled By Fate

Chapter 442: THE ROYAL FAMILY

“Lady must have free time to think about one’s appearance. And here I’ve thought aristocratic ladies are busy with education, dancing and music since they are born. I must have thought wrong.”

Veronica wasn’t wrong.

Aristocratic ladies studied music and manners since they were born.

They were taught how to walk, speak, eat and talk.

They had to dance until their feet bled. They had to learn how to sew until their fingers bled.

When they had time, they had to organize tea parties or attend parties.

At the party, they had to show how much they learned to establish a good reputation to capture a potential groom.

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Veronica learned it from Ovior and pitied aristocratic ladies for their fate. She was also grateful for her carefree life.

When she sympathized with the noble ladies, she never thought that there would be a day she would use their lifestyle to criticize them.

Of course, she didn’t feel comfortable attacking them with their lifestyle.

But she had no other choice.

Here, people were wearing different kinds of armor and their weapons were only their months.

This war zone had not a battlefield she had seen outside.

She had to be tough and cruel. Her weapon had to be sharper than anyone.

Just like her dazzling armor, she had to dazzle all her friends and foes.

Even feeling remorse wouldn’t suffice.

She didn’t have the luxury to feel that way.

Upon hearing her statement, the lady with the navy-blue gown’s expression twisted. However, her face was covered with her decorative fan.

She sneered, “It seems like Mistress Veronica doesn’t know how to talk.”

“Silence!” Veronica reprimanded her coldly. “I haven’t allowed you to utter my name. How dare you try to voice my name when you haven’t introduced yourself. It seems that you not only lack manners but also intelligence.”

The harshness of her voice was real. She expressed that she was offended.

Her expression made the other three girls pale in fear.

If someone made Arthur angry, they wouldn’t see another light of the day.

They didn’t know the ruthlessness of the Mistress he married.

The ladies feared that the lady with the navy-blue gown lost her mind.

Before the navy-blue gown lady could say anything, Veronica stepped forward. She stood right in front of her.

Their heights were the same. Thus, their eyes were at the same level.

Staring at the arrogant lady, Veronica raised her chin slightly.

“Name your family, lady. I won’t ask you a second time,” she said.

Deep down, she was screaming, ‘How did things end up like that? It’s not like I want to fight. If I don’t show them my authority tonight, it will be bad for the Magic Tower. Why is being a Mistress so hard?’

She cried without shedding tears.

The lady was feeling slightly uneasy. However, she kept her composure firm.

‘Did she think she could outsmart me? Just who does she think she is? Every noble lady always greets me first. And she thinks she can do whatever she wants right after entering the aristocratic world?’

‘I’ve worked so hard since childhood to come all this way. How can a lowborn like her do anything? If she thinks she can do this in just one night, I’ll show her what the aristocratic world is.’

The arrogant lady stated, “Mistress Veronica doesn’t know the customs of our world. When someone new comes, they have to greet their higher-ranking nobles here. Then, they have to hold a tea party.

“If the higher-ranking noble ladies think the tea party is appropriate, only then they could join us. If not, they have to apologize to us for not knowing well manners.”

Veronica narrowed her eyes. ‘Our world? High ranking? Is she looking down on me? For what?’

She could hear women giggling from the side.

She was getting pissed off at the way people were behaving.

“Your world?” She sharply gazed at her. “You sound like you have come from another planet. Maybe that’s why you don’t know who is higher-ranking.”

She took one step forward and continued, “A person who can only be a high ranking due to their power. May I ask, what power do you have?

“Are you more powerful than Her Majesty the Queen or me, the Mistress of the Magic Tower?

“As long as you are not from the royal family, no noble family is in a higher ranking than the Master of the Magic Tower.

“Even if you are from Her Majesty’s family, you are only considered as a noble lady, not a royal lady. So, tell me, who is in the higher ranking?

“If you can’t tell that properly, just tell me your family name. I’ll show your parents what it means to be a higher-ranking individual. They must have forgotten to teach you what actual higher ranking is.”

Lady Laila, Lady Arisa and Lady Rebecca were frightened to the point they didn’t know what to say.

They wanted to appease Veronica but didn’t know how to.

Lady Laila nervously looked at the arrogant lady. “Lady De la Pole, please don’t anger Mistress Veronica anymore. Apologize to her. I’m sure she is magnanimous enough to forgive today’s incident.”

The lady with the navy-blue gown glared at Lady Laila.

Lady Laila flinched and then lowered her head as if she had done something wrong.

No matter how much she lowered her head, the mistake was already done. She had mentioned the family name of the lady who was wearing the navy-blue gown.

Veronica caught up with the mistake.

“De la Pole? Duke De la Pole? I’ve heard he was a righteous noble. I didn’t think his family would be the one who would ruin his reputation one day. I’ll send my regards to the duke.”

After that, no lady could utter a single word.

If the Mistress of the Magic Tower sent the regards, the Duke might have a hard time.

Arthur didn’t have a second thought when he mercilessly killed the Crown Prince. Even the King couldn’t do anything to him.

How could a duke do anything to the Mistress of the Magic Tower when his family was at fault first.

‘This woman is too young to be the Duchess,’ Veronica thought. ‘Lady Laila addressed her as a ‘Lady’, not a ‘Duchess’. It means she is the daughter of the Duke De la Pole.’

Lady De la Pole bit her lower lip, not letting Veronica show her trembling lips.

Since her family name was out and the Mistress of the Magic Tower knew her family, she didn’t know how to defeat Veronica.

She opened her mouth to say something but the guard announced, “His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen and His Highness the Crown Prince have arrived!”

Everyone looked at the entrance as the King, the Queen and the Crown Prince climbed down the stairs. They all respectfully bowed at the Royal Family.

The Queen generously smiled at the crowd. “Good evening, everyone. I thank you for attending my birthday party. Let’s enjoy this evening and make it memorable.”

Veronica’s eyes twitched. ‘Memorable? Just what is she planning?’ she wondered.

Ovior finally came to her side.

“You must have gotten some friends while I was away, haven’t you?” he muttered.

Veronica heard his sarcastic remark and her expression changed.

She realized something, ‘He deliberately talked to the noblemen and let me go alone to have a chat with the ladies!’

With a forced smile, she replied, “Friends indeed. You have no idea.”

‘Friends, my foot! I’ve gained a bunch of enemies and don’t know how to deal with them,’ thinking that she felt helpless.

Recalling how she acted in front of Duke De la Pole’s daughter, Ovior felt proud to be her teacher.

However, he didn’t say anything to her and looked straight ahead.

The King’s eyes went over to Ovior and paused. Then, his eyes landed on Veronica.

He said, “What a pleasant surprise the Assistant master of the Magic Tower has given me with his presence and with a partner too.”

Ovior calmly bowed to the King and replied, “Good Evening, Your Majesty. Seeing you healthy makes me feel assured.”

The King stated, “Even so you declined many parties that my family held. I’m surprised to see you tonight.”

Ovior replied, “It’s only because the Master of the Magic Tower is absent due to some urgent business that I had to attend. Since the Royal Family had invited us personally, we had to present ourselves.”

“It’s regrettable that the Master of the Magic Tower couldn’t come. But I’m glad that you came.” The King once again looked at Veronica. “However, who is the lady beside you? I’ve never seen her before.”

“I apologize for the late introduction. I’m Veronica Theodericus Silverstar, the Mistress of the Magic Tower.” Veronica respectfully bowed.

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After marrying Arthur, she could rightly borrow his middle and last names.

All the members of the Royal Family finally paid attention to her. After all, she was the next most powerful woman in the empire.

Not until the Crow Prince got himself a wife, Veronica would stay as the second most powerful lady in Tybu.

“The rumors didn’t do any justice to you, Mistress Silverstar. You are more beautiful than I thought,” Her Majesty the Queen stated. Her sharp eyes gazed at Veronica.