Chapter 257: Knowing your place (1)
Selina pushed the pot back to Amelia and said, "Save it for one of the ladies who listens to your every word. I am already in trouble. I am not going to end my family line by hitting one of the duke’s daughters."
Selina looked down at her true enemy.
"While your battle is with Penelope, it is Rue who needs to go. She is not well-behaved, and her threats are suited for a man. Is she truly a woman?" Selina wondered.
Amelia chuckled. "She would have to be a pretty man. It was a mystery why the duke married a poor baron’s daughter, but I don’t believe Elijah will make the same mistake. He will marry a woman befitting the title."
Selina believed Elijah was wise, but Rue was close to the family.
"She is the daughter of Rafael Callahan. He is a good friend of the duke. What if my efforts were all for nothing?" Selina asked, wanting to bite her nails.
Amelia touched Selina’s hand. "I feel embarrassed hearing you be concerned about a woman from the border. Since the start of the season, we have all heard you would marry Elijah. Why are you concerned about that woman?"
Amelia didn’t consider Rue a threat anymore after seeing how she acted.
"Because she is close to the Collinses. Look at how the twins side with her. I am certain they would get in their brother’s ear and try to have him pick someone else. I am close to their mother," Selina said, standing firm on what she said earlier.
Selina didn’t like how the twins dismissed her. She was often around the Collinses, getting close to the duchess. If Penelope weren’t so distant, then she would have noticed.
"Will Elijah truly care about what his sisters think? He is a man and he shall pick what he likes. All you need to do is prove yourself as a worthy candidate for his wife, and he will come to you. Stop wasting your breath arguing with those beneath you," Amelia said, looking down on the group.
"You are right. I didn’t act like myself today," Selina admitted.