The Villainess's Great Revenge

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She turned around only to see Arianna, Rienne, and Alice all wearing black gowns.

"How do we look, my princess?" Rienne asked after giving a little twirl.

"Like someone had died." Lilith said. 

"Well something did die." Alice answered ambiguously.

"Evelina's glory days are over!" Rienne cheered with the brightest smile. Lilith couldn't help but chuckle. Arianna let out a small smirk but concealed it quickly.

"I didn't expect for you to join in the fun, Arianna." Lilith said.

"Well sometimes, you can't help but enjoy the misery of another." Arianna said. She took out a fan and covered half of her face as she let out a laugh. 

"My princess, you look so nice today!" Rienne opened her arms and hugged Lilith's shoulders. "But I still look the best, of course." Rienne teased with a smug look hanging on her pretty face. 

Lilith, amused, decided to bite back. She turned her sights to Alice and asked with a charming grin, "What do you think, Alice? Who do you think is prettier today?" 

"Naturally our princess Lilith!" Alice came over and hugged Lilith's waist. She wore a sly smile and looked at Rienne while snickering. Rienne returned her gaze with a fierce glare. But seconds later, everyone ended up laughing. The nobles around them couldn't help but spectate while speculation and judgement swirled inside their heads. But what could they do, the second princess is on the rise and has been spoiled by the imperial family. They couldn't bear to offend her.

The four of them made their way to greet Rulias. Seeing how the three dressed, his smile couldn't help but sink. With a forced smile and a not so pleasant tone, he said, "This one is honored and delighted to have you all attend my wedding. Thank you for coming all the way here…"

"It's a pleasure. Today is such an important day for both young master Rulias and lady Evelina. Oh! Oh my… I'm sorry. I seem to have forgotten to bring a gift…" Alice frantically apologized. Rienne smiled before saying,

"I didn't prepare anything either and neither did lady Arianna. But I'm sure this young master doesn't mind, having our presence during this wedding is already a gift in itself, no?"

"..." He stood there in silence. He was smiling but it couldn't appear any more fake. Lilith had to resist the urge of adjusting his smile herself for how bad of an attempt it was to hide rage. Lilith scanned the room once again and barely found familiar faces. Most who came were below the status of a count. There wasn't a trace of the Casspan family. Lilith began to wonder, would Chase feel sad? Well it doesn't matter anymore.

After minutes of absolutely nothing, the wedding actually started. By then, all were seated and looking forward to Evelina's appearance. They were as excited as a group of spectators waiting to see the final act of a circus start. The musicians began their performance and this lovely tune began to ring in the ears of all present. Lilith's smile grew wider as she heard the light footsteps coming from behind. Everyone looked behind them with either scrutiny or shock.

As expected of the lady that once held the title of the empire's top beauty. 

Even with a very simple gown and hairstyle, Evelina's gentle and soft beauty managed to shine through. But something was off. Her beauty looked sickly, almost twistedly stunning. She appeared thinner and the white gown made her skin look ghostly pale.

Lilith bit her tongue and scoffed.

Evelina walked with grace and slowly made her way to stand with Rulias. The priest began his speech and Lilith instantly felt bored. Eventually her eyes and Eve's eyes met. Evelina just smiled and Lilith smiled back. But those eyes directed at each other were anything but loving.