The sly fox and the bird-duck(≧▽≦)
While Tiana was busy taking a great look at the grandiose mansion, the butler welcomed her parents and enquired.
" A pleasant day to our lovely guests, Baron and Baroness Alpin, welcome back to the duchy."
" Thank you, Head butler... Well, may I ask if his grace had spare time to meet his lovely fiance?"
" Yes, of course... But may as well as follow me to the reception room..." The butler beckoned, as her mother hold Tiana's hand tight and comforted her Tiana who was trembling from her nervousness.
" You can do this, Tiana. You are an independent and brave woman, I'm sure Margaret's sugar fiancee is not a jerk and is also good-looking so calm down and brace yourself." Cheering herself with such motivation, Tiana's calm and friendly expression was truly making the servants shocked and awkward toward her.
" What's wrong with them? I was just being friendly and they were— Ahh, I almost forgot! Margaret never does such sweet smiles to everyone, she had always an arrogant smirk of hers when it comes to lowly people... Wait, I can't do that!!! I—I might as well just avoid having such a bad impression on them and also scaring them..."
" How bothersome of you sister..."
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" I know that I'm it's been a while, but how long do we have to wait?!" She complained eternally while tapping her fingers on her lap, Tiana who's been only waiting for twenty minutes in the reception room, just to see her sister's fiance look at her mother with such on her face, a fake smile of annoyance was all over her. On the other hand, her mother also did the same thing yet still calmed Tiana's impatience and nervousness.
Meanwhile, In the duke's Office, Abel who's been already informed of their arrival had nearly forgotten them, thankfully the head of Butler informed him again.
" Your Grace... Your fiance had been waiting for you in the reception room..." He reminded me while looking at his master who was reclining in his seat while checking the new ideas for his business.
"Hmmn?..."
" Your not even listening... I repeat, that your fiance had come for a visit furthermore with her parents..."
" Isn't she sick? Why did she come all the way here to see me?... We'll inform them that I'm on my way..."
" And when is it exactly that, your grace?"
" Come on, I'll go get change for a moment, and I'm sure she can wait for another minute..."
Looking at how handsome his master is, where a single glance can make everyone feel his alluring looks. His laziness and love to tease people are one thing that ruins it. As every woman who saw him fell over for him, there's no single young lady had captured his heart yet his interest has it, and that young lady will surely make his day interesting and exciting.
Heading to his room, where every servant wasn't allowed to help him change clothes, for some of the servants got nosebleeds or fainted after seeing his upper body, was taking just too tempting to watch. As those young maids that served the duchy were working so hard just to become his personal maid, yet all of them failed in doing so, for Abel don't like staring at by those ladies that blushes at every single move of his, especially when it comes to changing clothes and exposing half of his captivating body.
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Meanwhile, in the reception room, Tiana who's been looking at one of her favorite cookies is like a child craving sweets.
" I'm really hungry right now, could I just take a bite? Can I take buy them and take them home?..."She thought, as her Guardian angel and fallen angel argued.
" restrain yourself Tiana don't listen to this sly fox of yours." Said the angel.
" Eh? Tiana doesn't listen to this bird-duck and help yourself, I'm sure they'll give you a box of it so just eat some."
" You idiot fox, you know that Margaret doesn't like sweets, especially cookies!!! "
" Hehehe, Of course, I knew that, but still it's a bit waste to just staring at them, right?"
" You two stop! Birdy is right..."
" Birdy?..." The angel exclaimed.
"I mean G.A is right, I'm Margaret for now, and I must act like her even if I'll be throwing up on the way home, I must resist and wait..."
" Yay!!! I won foxy..."
" Ohh come on, why are you such a bossy?"
" Because I am good and you are the mischief..."
" Ohh really? May I remind you that you are the main reason why Tiana has been known as ' The most hated girl in the academy' and got involved with that handsome bastard!"
" It was an accident!!!"
" No! It is because you're bossy!!!...."
" Enough!!! You two stop argui—"
*Knock! Knock! Knock!*
" Ohh it's the head butler..."
" I'm very sorry for the waiting, but can you wait for a little longer?" The butler asked while looking at Tiana with a strange impression on her. Meanwhile, Tiana instantly calmed herself with a friendly look on her face as she spoke.
" Is something wrong head butler?..." She queried, as she want to make sure that the head of Butler doesn't have a bad impression of her.
" Not at all lady Margaret, I was just thinking that you look very lovely today..." Hearing such an obvious alibi, Tiana felt worried and GUI for deceiving her sister's fiance, if only there was another way to pay off his brother's debt and restore his father's business in just two months Tiana will literally cancel this engagement.
*Sigh* " Will I really pull this off?... I won't regret this, right? for I can never turn back now..." She thought, as her mother notice her shallow sigh.
" Is something wrong sweetie?..."
"Not at all, I was just a little nervous..." She explained while letting out a fake smile and leaning over to her mother as she whispered.
" Can I have some cookies?... I really love that kind of cookie..."
" Pfft... No, you can't. You know that your sister doesn't like sweets, especially bittersweet chocolate cookies..."
" What a bummer..."
Looking at how bored she is now, Tiana was shocked when the man her sister had been dating was the man she hated the most for being the cold-hearted playboy who always sleeps during class yet still first place in the Academic ranking!