Abigail pov contd.

All the way to the home I was on pins and needles as I had to sit silently in the company of Isabella and her mother.

Even her eyes were looking at me as if she was dying to know what conversation I had with Amayra and Sharon. I could just smile at her every query and look at her mother who was already looking at us with suspicions.

“Mother, I am feeling tired. I want to rest for a while.” she mumbled and ran to her room, the moment we reached the palace.

Her mother looked at me and raised a brow, but I just smiled and bowed, “have a good day, your grace.”

I ran towards my room too before he could ask me anything. After a few minutes I heard a knock on my door just when I came out from the bath.

“Beth, go and prepare dinner for two people. Since my father is not here, I will have dinner in my room only.”

“Yes, my lady.” She bowed and walked to the door only for Isabella to enter as she walked out.

“Abi.. abi.. Tell me what happened?” she was almost jumping and dancing as she asked me.

“After cutting all the expenses and shares of Amayra and Sharon we still have earned four times the cost of the jewels and I even got the orders for the dresses.” I replied with the same enthusiasm and she screamed.

“Oh my god, oh my god! We have earned so much just by our first trial that also at the age of 16. Oh my god.. If mother would come to know this, she would be crazy with happiness.” she steamed again as he jumped on my bed like a little girl who has got a lot of candies.

“Then why don’t you go and tell you mother?” I asked as I could understand that she did not want to tell me before because of the fear of failure. But now that she had achieved the success, what was stopping her.

She shook her head as all the enthusiasm and joy wore off her face.

“No, for mother, the only goal now was to get a strong image among higher nobles. And for that she wants me to concentrate fully in my studies and get recognized by the mo’nique and duchess. If she came to know that i was doing all this, she would think i am wasting my time by running behind money.” I sighed as I rubbed her back, and she smiled again.

“I will tell her once I get the sufficient money to buy my father’s store again. It is not even 10% of that for now. And we also need to buy a lot of jewels from this money for further production.” she replied, collecting her thoughts and I nodded.

“We even need to pay Oliver too. After all, the designs were his. We would not have been able to earn this much without the perfect designs.” she added, and I smiled. Shall i tell her that it was me who had designed the jewels. No! She would be suspicious as she was always suspicious of my talent in music.

“Of course, I would give him a generous amount. But for now we shall celebrate with a feast. I will eat double today.“ I replied and she chuckled and shook her head.

“You are eating double every day since you have changed. I wonder if it is because of knighthood practice? It must be tiring!” If only I could tell her! I was still not over my obsession with food after being alive again!

“My lady.” The door knocked and Beth came in but her hands were empty and I frowned.

“You did not bring our dinner?” I asked , tilting my head and she bowed.

“My lady, your grace is calling for dinner. So, I could not bring the dinner to the room.” my smile vanished the moment i heard the reason. So, I would have dinner alone again!

“Then you must go Bella, you should not let her wiat or else she would be more suspicious.” She looked at me with guilt but nodded and stood up.

“At least bring my dinner, beth. I am hungry.” I mumbled when she shook her head.

“There must be some confusion, my lady. Your grace has called both of you to have dinner with her.” to say that i was shocked would be an understatement.

“Come.. why are you still sitting there? God, Abi, you are so heavy? Who would believe that looking at your slim frame.“ I came out of my shock only when I felt Isabella trying to drag me with her. Her hands were wrapped around my arms.

I nodded still in my dazed state as I followed her to the dining table. She was already sitting there and she smiled when she saw us coming. We both stopped for a second looking at her smiling face.

Did she fall and hit her head by any chance? Why was she acting when both father and brother were not here?!

“Good evening mother,”

“Good evening mother,” we both wished her a bit and she nodded in return.

“I heard that you both wanted to have dinner in your bedrooms. Why? Have you forgotten the rules of the house? The family always eats together!” Though her voice was strict, her expressions were soft and I was having trouble understanding her motives.

“I apologize, mother.” We both replied in unison again and she nodded. 

The dinner was so silent that even the falling of a needle could be heard in the large room. Our feast turned into funeral with all that silence and dread, so i ate as fast as possible. Just as we stood up after finishing our dinner, she called us again.

“Why are you in a hurry, sit again. I have something important to tell to both of you..” Her voice was filled with fear and a forbidding feeling filled my heart.