Chapter 227: That man is mine
"What is that supposed to mean, Madeline?" Elliana asked with narrowed brows.
"What do I mean? Don’t you understand, sweet Elliana? Everything you have right now, starting from these expensive clothes to those friends and this identity and so-called new royal family and status of the princess, everything originally belonged to me," Madeline said, walking closer to Elliana before she grabbed her jaws in a tight grip.
Tears welled in Elliana’s eyes.
She felt hurt, but more than that, she felt her anger flaring up.
Madeline smiled at the girl’s helpless reaction. Yes. That’s the pain she deserves. This bastard doesn’t deserve happiness but misery and a life full of agony. Madeline thought.
"And guess what, Elliana? I can come and take it anytime. All I have to do is tell people that you exchanged places with me and used underhanded tricks to become the bride of the youngest prince. And everyone will believe me. Everything you have will be mine," Madeline smirked, rubbing her cheeks with her thumb.
This was one of her ways to dominate her. She has always used this method, and it always worked, but not today.
"They won’t," Elliana smiled through her pain.
"What?" Madeline narrowed her eyes, Elliana’s smile prickling her heart like a thorn.
If it had been any other time before, Elliana would’ve felt deeply threatened by what Madeline said, but not now. Not when she has started to find herself.
"I said they won’t believe you. Everyone in the royal Kingdom already knows I am not the bride they had selected. You said that all I have originally belonged to you? Maybe...maybe you are right," Elliana raised her hand.