Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

"Mercutio family," Charlotte's mother answered with confidence.

"You are lady Mercutio?" Ellen asked. Indeed this family was a respected family, it was no wonder they did not hold back.

"Yes," Charlotte's mother answered with confidence.

"Lady Mercutio, since when did it become the place of Mercutio family to command the royal family to send a guest away?" Ellen asked in a serious tone.

When Danny and Rose heard Ellen they almost burst into laughter. They knew what Ellen was doing, she was changing the meaning of the lady's word.

The mother and daughter peer was surprised. This was not what they had expected. Nobody expected Ellen to do this but nobody could question her either.

"Your Highness... You have misunderstood me," lady Mercurio hurriedly explain.

"I misunderstand? Are you calling me stupid?" Ellen raised her brows.

Lady Mercurio and her daughter were surprised. They did not know how to answer. No, they were afraid that if they said something else Ellen will miss interpret them.

"Ahh! You do think I am stupid and so you dare not to answer my question, " Ellen still used their silence against them.

"No your highness," the two shook their head but they did not dare to say anything more.

"Then how dare you try to manipulate me to send out my guests?" Ellen asked. When Ellen said this the mother and daughter were surprised. What did she mean her guest?

"Your highness this?" Charlotte had a confused look on her face, why will the queen call those small-time noble her guest.

"What? Everyone present today is a guest of the royal family, you got invited to this ball and so did everyone else, so tell me what right do you have to cause trouble here?" Ellen asked.

"No, we dare not," lady Mercutio did not dare say that she misunderstood something again.

Ellen raised her brows, "your highness, I only came over to make acquaintance with these two ladies," Charlotte pointed at Rose and Danny. 

"I also asked if they were also here to join the contest for a chance to marry the king's uncle but they started mocking me and calling me a pig. When my mother tried to settle the misunderstanding their mother accused my mother of giving birth to an eyesore," Charlotte lies confidently. She knew that most people gathered around them were scared of her family so no one will dare expose her.

After Ellen heard the girl she felt like clapping her hand for her. She lied with so much confidence.

"Is this what happened?" Ellen turned to Rose and Danny, even if she heard the entire conversation she wanted to pretend for some time.

"No your highest, she did not come over to make an acquaintance, instead to was to cause trouble and we did not call her a pig. We only said that if a pig was dressed in the best dress it will still be a pick. She closed to misunderstand us, and called herself a pig," Rose answered.

"She is lying," Charlotte said. She knew this was just her words against her, so she was not scared.

"Anyone here want to bear witness for either of the two sides," Ellen asked. All the people looking refuse to support either side. They will not bear false witness for Charlotte and they were too scared to against her.

Just when Ellen thought no one will say the truth a young lady raise her hand. "Your highness," she bowed after she walked out from the crowd. When Charlotte saw the person's face she was anxious.

"My name is Jessica, daughter of lord Carrero, I heard all the conversation just now and it is as this young lady has said," Jessica supported Rose and Danny. Unlike the rest, she was not afraid of Charlotte's family.

Moreover, she knew her chances of being chosen by the king's brother were small. Before now she wanted to cooperate with Charlotte to ensure that Vera lost. But after seeing Rose she felt it was better to support Rose as this person's beauty can match against Vera and to her Rose was also intelligent.

Ellen turned to look at the mother and daughter peer, "your highness... " lady Mercurio wanted to defend herself but no words came out of her mouth. 

"What do you have to say for yourself?" Ellen asked looking at the mother and daughter.

The mother and daughter did not expect things to turn out like this. First, they did not expect to attract the attention of a member of the royal family and they also did not expect someone to come out and support Rose and Danny.

"Your highness, they are lying, Jessica must be supporting them because they are friends. They must have planned this to make me appear unreasonable before the Royal family," Charlotte said.

"Why will they make such a plan?" Ellen asked. She did not expect such a drama to happen in the palace.

"How should I know? Jessica has always been jealous of me. Perhaps she thought she could use this method to get rid of me. This way she will stand a better chance to marry the king's uncle," Charlotte replied 

"This is a lie, your highness, I do not know these ladies, I just stand by the side of truth," Jessica panicked, she knew she could not win a word fight with Charlotte. What gave her confidence was that she knew no one will stand out to support Charlotte's lie.

"I know it is a lie, there is no way for you to know them, after all this group of people is not from Avalo," Ellen nods her head.

When lady Mercurio and her daughter heard this, they realized that their plans had failed. This meant that Ellen would believe Jessica's words. After all, no one was willing to speak for them.

"Your highness, sorry to take your time like this, it appeared that my daughter only misunderstood the words of this young lady," lady Mercurio said. She knew this was their best option.

"Lady Mercurio, you should teach your daughter not to go lie like this. If she does not understand human language then you should get someone to interpret things to her," Ellen's words were very harsh.

Lady Mercurio was dissatisfied with Ellen's words but she did not dare complain after all she was in the wrong.. So she apologize for misunderstood Danny and Rose before she pulled her daughter away to another part of the hall.