Chapter 144: Unexpected summon
Callista’s hand grabbed Abrielle’s arm causing her to stop. Abrielle’s eyes glanced at her arm. She was annoyed that Callista stopped her and was obviously not in a good mood.
"I didn’t know that the temples don’t teach their discipline how to respect the royal family." Abrielle drawled her eyes sharply, staring at Callista’s hand. Callista quickly realized what was wrong and let go of Abrielle’s arm. "I am sorry, Your Highness, I seem to have lost my manners." She quickly apologized.
Aurora’s eyes narrowed, "you should think twice before acting. How dare you stop the princess when she was merciful enough to ignore your disrespect?" Aurora cautioned, making Callista panic.
"It’s enough," Abrielle stopped Aurora, not wanting things to escalate more than they already were. She didn’t want to be a villainess who wanted to make the female lead shortcomings obvious.
"What do you want to talk about?" Actually asked with a very calm demeanour. Callista’s lips quivered but she held herself together. "I want to apologize for what happened during lunch the last..." Callista was still apologizing, and honestly, Abrielle was tired of listening.
"There is no need to apologize," she chirped. "But I..." Callista was insistent, but Alfonso finally stepped in, sensing Abrielle’s aversion to the stop. "It is really kind of the princess to forgive Callista. Please excuse us, I am sure you have more important things to attend to. " Alfonso chimed at Abrielle. She nodded at him and then left the area.
Her mood was a bit fouled but she still had a task to attend to. Although Abrielle found it weird Alfonso was accompanying Callista and not Lucian. Seeing her with Cedric would not have been so surprising either.
Another waiting room was arranged for Abrielle, where Aurora started showcasing some of the store’s best sellers. The dresses were indeed made from the best material but so were the clothes made from several other stores...
Abrielle had a plan which she thought would improve the store sales, the most stereotypical thing to do in a transmigration novel. Just thinking about it seemed funny.
"We will not be able to change the rumours because the store is indeed owned by the prince, but what we can do is improve our items and sell things only exclusively sold here," Abrielle suggested, which made Aurora’s eyes sparkle. Abrielle didn’t plan on introducing modern styles to clothing but instead wanted to introduce foreign styles to the designs.
She was not here to make a revolution or help Cedric but to siphon funds for an emergency. If she took over this project the funding would be in her control.
"That’s exciting, I also had the same idea. When last I travelled out to the kingdom of Heliosia, I was drawn by some of their outfits, and I have so many ideas to incorporate." Aurora chimed, and Abrielle nodded.