Chapter 145: Villainess Association
The day the world found out about the real identity of the Bloody Swan would be a disastrous day for House Moore, a noble family with a reputation to uphold. Their daughter, Vivian, was not just a rebellious socialite, but a thief, a killer, and, perhaps most damningly in the eyes of the Elgardian elite, a rogue witch dabbling in forbidden magic. These transgressions would all lead to arrest, a highly publicized trial, and almost certainly, execution, bringing shame and ruin upon House Moore.
Her list of crimes was extraordinarily long, and the people who wanted her pretty head on a spike were some of the worst people in Elgard.
However, that secret was not yet revealed. Vivian revealed it to Esmeralda and Isabella to recruit their help, but she never intended to inform anyone else; thus, Edith and Beatrix finding out about it in the same damn morning was something that she needed to address urgently.
First came the dilemma of handling the screaming and struggling Beatrix Morgan, who was swearing and squirming like a worm when Vivian’s grappling line tied her.
The fastest solution was to try on her ViTech’s latest hot invention, Project Gluepatch, named after the inventor Cordelia Gluepatch, the Duct Tape.
Vivian was so pleased that she wrapped Beatrix with an entire roll, with the most satisfied look on her face. She even taped Beatrix’s mouth once but found it satisfying to pull the tape a few times, making Beatrix’s eyes tear from the pain.
Even Isabella joined the fun a few times, until Esmeralda arrived and carried Beatrix to Vivian’s room through the service corridors.
"And now to address the elephant in the room."
Vivian sat in her armchair, massaging her own neck, Esmeralda standing guard over the door, Isabella behind her acting tough and mean, while Edith sat on the side of Vivian’s bed, and Beatrix was tossed on it.
"I, Vivian Moore, founding member of the Villainess Association, code-name: Bloody Swan, would like to extend my greetings to our latest members of the General Assembly, Miss Edith Black and Miss Beatrix Morgan."
"We’re not members of anything..." Edith said while holding her knees tightly with nervousness, then looked at the angry Beatrix, "I think I speak for the two of us."
"Silence!" Isabella spoke with cold and sharp eyes, sending chills down the spine of poor Edith, "Unless Association Leader Viv finishes what she says, you two plebs will remain silent."