Gardenia of Blooming Desire

Chapter 249: Ungrateful

After the wedding between the Golden Princess and Marquis Viete had ended, the distinguished guests left earlier because most of them were from other countries. Meanwhile, the Golden Camellia noblewomen were still gossiping to each other until late at night, they were still gossiping about the evil Emperor Charles who wed his sister to a wasteful marquis.

And they gossip about his cruelty in Dionde City and the fact that Grand Duke Aster was still missing, 'Maybe Grand Duke Aster is dead already, or at least locked in a tower created by Emperor Charles. You know, our Emperor is a bit sick.'

'My god, I couldn't believe that I was a diehard fan of the Charles and Aster romance book. I thought it was all real, maybe everything has always been one-sided, maybe Emperor Charles is just stuck in his fantasy with Grand Duke Aster. While Grand Duke has someone else in his mind'

'Someone else? You mean, that slave that's actually the Prince of Sun Kingdom? The top fugitive, Prince Rama of Sun Kingdom?'

'Well, that shameless girl sang about the affair between Grand Duke Aster and his slave, who turned to be Prince Rama, not knowing that Prince Rama also cheated on him with that girl'

'Speaking of that girl, she is definitely low born! My god, I can't stand her act, she is obnoxious and manner less! Emperor Charles graced her with noble status, but it doesn't change the fact that she is a low born!'

Merry heard everything and she stormed into the crowd of gossiping noblewomen, "How dare you all slander me behind my back! Don't you know who I am?!"

The noblewomen were startled because of Merry's loud yell, but they soon regained their composure. They closed their lips with their fans and sneered, "Ah, Countess of Belleresse, it's very inappropriate for you to yell in front of us, mind your manner, thank you."

"Sure thing, maybe you are just not used to manners anyway, I can recommend you a manner teacher, but I can only recommend up to preschool kids' level."

Merry was furious, but she couldn't rebuke these noblewomen, they were just very skilled in this kind of indirect attack. She said, "You two are just regular nobles, you two are not within the level of high aristocrats like Emperor Charles, Great King Tuskan, and Crown Prince Rama!"

The noblewomen snorted, "We are not within the same level as them, just like you. You are not even worth their time, stop thinking that you are a prize. You are barely a human."

"Foul-mouthed girl, no wonder you don't have any friends here."

Merry's anger had reached the top, she screamed on top of her lung, so every Golden Camellia's nobles could hear her voices, "OH, YOU DON'T KNOW? BECAUSE EMPEROR CHARLES, GREAT KING TUSKAN, AND CROWN PRINCE RAMA ARE ALL IN LOVE WITH ME!"

Merry said proudly. All heads turned over her, they were all surprised with the bold and brazen claim from this woman. Charles who was still talking with other nobles were stupefied with the sudden claim. Not in million years that he expected this woman to announce to the people that he 'loved' her.

The noblewomen were also shocked, they glanced over to see Emperor Charles' reaction, seeing his stupefied reaction, the noblewomen became bold again, "You are crazy! Don't you see, His Majesty Emperor has Grand Duke Aster in his heart!"

"He will soon forget about Aster and love me!" Merry claimed. She was very confident that Emperor Charles would agree. Imagining about having the handsome Golden Emperor loving her made Merry very happy, she turned her head towards the Emperor, expected him to smile, but what she got was completely different.

Emperor Charles' face was really scary, the people who were around him scattered, because the Emperor already exuded his pressuring golden aura, as if, what she said just now was something extremely offensive.

"WWhat did I do wrong? Your Majesty, don't you love me?"

"SHUT UP!" Charles walked towards Merry whose leg trembled and fell on her knees. She didn't know that her loving Emperor would show her that face. He was like a monster with ink black eyes that made her almost forget to breath.

"You dare slandering Aster," Emperor Charles said. He raised his hand, he was going to slap this stupid girl until her skull cracked.

Merry immediately shielded herself, trying to reason with the angered Emperor, "YYour Majesty! Spare me, I will help you catch Aster, so he will stay beside you! He is the only one worthy of being your Empress!"

Emperor Charles finally regained some sense, he looked around and saw the remaining nobles almost fainted with fear. He looked at the stupid Merry and then scoffed, "Don't ever say something thoughtless again, I warn you." He said. Charles left the party and the nobles around could finally breathe.

They were all staring down at Merry with disgust, the two noblewomen before scoffed and said, "Look what you did, you almost killed us all with your thoughtless remark. Stupid, mannerless, and shameless, even my slave has more senses than you."

Merry gritted her teeth and she stormed off the building, she jumped to her carriage and her carriage set off. She cried inside her carriage, 'Why did the Emperor say that?! He said that he loves me! Now I'm being shamed by some random low noblewomen!"

'Ah, this must be because Emperor Charles still has some love left for Bitch Aster! His love must have been split 50/50 between me and Aster, goddamnit!' Merry clenched her fist, this was the first time she felt humiliated and shamed by many people, 'I will kill that stupid Bitch Aster! I know that Ramuja, Charles, and Tuskan love me, but they still have small love towards that Bitch! That bitch must've been drugging them with his charm! That Bitch already stole Ramuja from me, now he also wants to take everyone only for him! I can't forgive his greediness!'

'I will kill him! I will find his hiding and I will claw his bitch face! Argh!' Merry had never felt this much determination in her. She knew that she was the heroine, she was the girl that should get all the attention, but Aster stole everything from her!

***

When she arrived at her castle, she stomped her feet and ran to her room. She cried because she felt that she had been humiliated, she had been persecuted by people who must have been sided with Aster.

'Those people must've been secretly colluding with Aster! I will execute them when I become the queen of three kingdoms!'

Knock. Knock.

"Merry, it's your mom, can I come in?"

Merry still sobbed, but she replied, "Yes, mom, come in"

Lisa opened the door, she looked a bit older than two years ago, and she looked even thinner. Because she never enjoyed this noble life. Her life suddenly turned upside down after her daughter colluded with Emperor Charles and sang about the affair between Grand Duke Aster and Ramuja.

She was disappointed in Ramuja, indeed, but looking at her daughter and wild son who always went out with many prostitutes, it pained her even more.

She looked at her haggard daughter. Lisa sat beside Merry, she combed her disheveled hair and asked, "Merry, what happened?"

"Mom Aster has been ruining our life. He stole Ramuja from me before, so Ramuja betrayed us, he also stole two men who had also fallen in love with me. I have been humiliated by the noblewomen in the Golden Princess party for saying the right thing"

Lisa was a bit surprised. She knew that Merry and Milord Aster had a bit of resentment, most of it came from Merry though. But it was inevitable, because Merry loved Ramuja so much. But what about these two men?

"Honestly, that Bitch Aster should just die"

"MERRY!" Lisa snapped, "Don't say such thing towards Milord Aster! His family has been helping us before you were even born!" Lisa scolded Merry relentlessly.

"House of Arlingdon protected your late grandparents because they stole a bag of bread, they were about to be executed, but Lord Harion's father saved them and gave them shelter and job."

"Later, Lord Harion and Lady Camille herself gave your father and I freedom, so we are not a slave anymore, they also gave us a plot of land, retaining our job and paying us decently!"

"Don't you know, Milord Aster himself provided us with enough food ration for every season after he returned back from Golden Palace! He said that you are his childhood friend! My daughter, don't be ungrateful! House of Arlingdon is our lifeline!"

Merry brushed her mother's hand off her head and yelled back at her, "But we are rich now! We don't need their help anymore! I can pay them all the cost they used to take care of us! I don't have to respect that Bitch Aster anymore, I will claw his face when I meet him again!"

SLAP!

Lisa's hand hit her daughter's cheek, it was spontaneous and Lisa immediately trembled out of guilt, "MMerry I just don't want you to be an ungrateful person, Milord Aster really thinks of you as his best friend, he can always kill you if he wants to with only one order, but he never does such heinous things"

Merry rubbed her bruised cheek, she glared at her mother and called the guard, "GUARDS, TAKE MY MOTHER AWAY!"

The guards outside opened the door immediately and dragged Lisa out of Merry's room. Merry rubbed her bruised cheek again and she wiped the tears on her face.

'Even my mother takes Aster's side. I can't forgive him! He takes away every happiness that I have! Bitch Aster, I will burn your evil face!'