THROUGH THE SCHEMES OF FATE

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Everything seems to be going the wrong way and Yasmine could feel her body tense in front of the one she had once considered a piece of trash. The same girl who couldn't match her by knowledge and power seems to have suddenly turned to a phoenix even before she could have the taste of power and the imposing aura pressing everyone to their knees.

"You..."

She tried to speak, but her words a seemed to be hanging on track, burning her down no matter how she tried to lift herself up.

This can't be

There was no way Yasmine could have accepted to be suppressed by the sudden aura enveloping Louisa. Whether it was her or another, she couldn't agree that Yasmine had more other than the annoying pretty face she had tried so much to ruin at all cost so she wouldn't outmatch her in the future.

"Don't behave so highly, even if the ugly duckling changed, you shall never be a Cinderella, so hand out the graft designs immediately."

Louisa frowned as soon as the words left Yasmine's mouth. She was not just ordering her, but she was taking her for a maid that was bound to be a dry cleaner for the rest of her life. She didn't care about becoming Cinderella, Snow white or even Rapunzel. All she cared about was just to claim her own name and fame.

"Sister, I think you used the wrong words, but you might have as well come to the wrong place."

"What the hell are you spouting, are you taking me for a mentally retarded or what?"

"I simply think you lost sense of direction, because if you didn't, you could be clearly aware that there's no maid to order around here."

"Hein, you really think too highly of yourself huh.", Yasmine scoffed, crossing her arms as she tried to focus her gaze at Louisa who was indifferent towards her.

"I just think I'm better off my senses, at least well enough not to acquiesce like a stupid beggar. I at least try to maintain grand mother's image."

"You...you"re just a piece of trash, do you think because grand mother praises you once means you can act as a princess."

"If I were to do so, it definitely would mean I'm following 'sister's' brazen example."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Whatever I have in mind, sister knows better than I do."

"You really think you got the world in your palms right, then I'll make you know that no matter what you do, you can never be my match."

"I don't need to be your match, I just need to lift myself higher than you."

Louisa could see Yasmine gritting her teeth in furry as she clenched her fist in a ball. She wanted to bounce on Louisa or even lash her like she had always done when they were still teenagers. However, her sister had told her to let go of those past attitudes, she needed to act like a noble. She needed to maintain her image while dealing with Louisa, even more now that she seemed to have changed since the past few days she had been out of the coma.

"You can laugh now, but don't think you had won. We shall see who has more authority over the other."

"Sure, if you can get what you want from me, I shall surely accept defeat and bow to your rules."

"Then you better prepare to kowtow in front of me.", Yasmine said and barged out the same way she had barged in.

And not long after she walked out, Ermine came in with some clean lingeries that were slightly piled in her hands.

"Miss, I happen to have heard your discussion with Miss Yasmine."

"So?", Louisa replied nonchalantly, as if the rest around her had no importance compared to the notes she was taking.

Her slender white legs were crossed as she sat on the sofa taking note in her notepad. No one could actually tell what she was writing but it did seem to take a lot of her concentration. But she also seemed to be able to tell what was happening around her, so Ermine continued after a sigh.

"Old madam and the others dote a lot on Miss Yasmine, so her every request are always achieved in no waste of time."

"That I can tell from her arrogance.", Louisa added and still fully concentrated with her note book of which she seemed to have added more to it.

"Yes, Miss Yasmine as well as Miss Alina are the pride of the family, but you..."

"I guess I'm just the piece of trash that no one cares about."

"Well...", Ermine just wouldn't say it, but Louisa just didn't need anyone to tell her what she had been or rather, what the former host of the body had tried so hard to make others believe. She had hoped that it was a point of escape for her, but she never thought at the end her sisters would still feel unsecured and kill her. And as for what reason they had felt unsecured about her, she was still yet to discover.

"Anyway Miss, you shouldn't have challenged Miss Yasmine, I'm afraid she would use old madam against you and at the end she would obtain what she request at your detriment."

"Well, then I want to see how she obtains it.", Louisa scoffed and uncrossed her legs that soon stood firm on the floor, helping herself up as soon as she tore a piece of paper from the note book she had been writing notes on. She immediately cut off Ermine who was in lost of words.

"Miss..."

"Here, help me purchase those, I'll need it.", She handed the piece of paper to Ermine containing a list of things.

"Miss, this..."

"I need you to purchase those things for me since I haven't yet obtained permission to move out freely."

"Yes, old madam thought it would be a disgrace to let you out, but since you regained your sanity, I'm pretty sure it won't be problem if you ask her."

"Umm, sure, for now get me the things on that list, would you be capable of doing that?"

"Yes Miss, I shall leave asap."

And soon Ermine was gone from Louisa side to purchase the good she needed. She was slowly gaining a star life, buy of course there was still a long way to go. For the moment she still had to rely on her hypocritical family band for how long?

No one could tell

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