9 She's a White Lotus

"Let her try that baby pink dress with lacy ribbons." Marchioness Camille said to the shopkeeper. Erella showed an unamused face to the Marchioness. It's already the tenth dress that she tried on and she was already exhausted. It seemed all her energy that she had earlier was dropped down to zero. The staff around her suddenly felt a cold chill ran down their spine when they saw the Marchioness staring at Erella coldly. They knew the Marchioness very well. She just looked like an angel but when she's angry, she could kill a person mercilessly. So whoever talked to her was always careful.

"Holy cow! What's wrong with you kid? Are you seeking death?"

"Mama mia! Is this my last day?"

"Beg on your knees kid!" The staff whispered to her in fright. She rolled her eyes to them.

'I understand you guys. I felt that too before but that's just her normal stare when she wants something.' Erella thought. She was the same as these people before. She was scared to provoke the Marchioness but it stopped when they became close after having their first tea time.

"Aunt Camille, I don't want to do this anymore. I'm already exhausted." She said wearily. Marchioness Camille's stares became colder. The staff became more anxious. It seemed like their heart stopped. Then some of the ladies were glaring and cursing at her for making the Marchioness upset.

"Just one more time dear, I promise," Marchioness promised while smiling sweetly at her. The people in that store were astounded. They never thought that the Marchioness will beg the little kid just to try the dress she wanted. Erella sighed.

"Ok, you promise this is the last time." She said then turned around to try the dress that the Marchioness picked.

Currently, Erella, Maxwell, and the Marchioness were in a famous kid boutique in town. At first, Erella was enthusiastic to learn that the marchioness and the young duke will buy her a couple of dresses to wear when she's still in the duchy estate. She was really excited to enter a high-end boutique dress for teenagers because it'll be her first time buying a dress. Back in her past life, she never had any experience buying any dress because she had no money to spend on a dress. She could only afford a cheap shirt and pants. It was her dream to wear a beautiful dress but it never happened because she died. So when she turned to be Erella in the novel Cinderella, she was already looking forward to wear the beautiful blue dress that Erella wore when she went to the ball and danced with the prince. But her shoulders drop when they entered a kid shop. She forgot that she looked like a kid despite being sixteen years of age. She snapped back to present when the Marchioness spoke.

"Oh my gosh! You look adorable in that dress!" Marchioness Camille exclaimed then looked around again to find another dress. It was her dream to have a daughter and dress her up but she was not blessed to have children because her husband died young. So having her nephew, Maxwell was already a blessing to her. Then Erella came into her life. She was really happy.

"Aunt Camille, you promised that this is the last time," Erella said grumpily. Marchioness Camille still wanted to dress her up but Maxwell entered the dressing room.

"Aunt Camille, let's stop for the dress now. We can do that next time." Maxwell said with a poker face. Erella ran happily towards Maxwell and said.

"Thank goodness you came! I thought I will die of exhaustion." Erella complained.

"I'm sorry dear. I was just excited." Marchioness Camille chuckled and held her both cheeks. It seemed like she was holding the cheeks of a toddler. Erella's eyebrows furrowed,

'Is she treating me like a kid?' She thought but then after a few minutes, she deleted what she thought.

'Nah, that would be impossible. I already told them my age.' She thought.

"Then let's go to the next shop." Marchioness Camille added.

"What!?" Erella cried out.

"You still need shoes, accessories, and pieces of jewelry," Maxwell informed her. Erella's shoulders fell.

"Please, no need for those things, I will still go back to my place after three days," Erella stated. She didn't notice the two exchanges glances. They didn't want the girl to go back to her home. They just smiled at her. But their minds were thinking about how to make Erella stay with them.

"Ok, let's just buy your shoes for now."Marchioness Camille declared then held her tiny hand. But she stopped her from walking out of the boutique. The two knitted their eyebrows looking at Erella. They thought Erella didn't like the idea of buying shoes. They became anxious. They were about to tell her that they change their mind but Erella spoke.

"Can I go to the washroom for a sec?"She asked. The two sighed a relief then they called one servant to bring Erella to the washroom. Then they went to the waiting room to wait for Erella.

Erella quickly finished her business in the washroom. When she was about to leave the washroom, the young lady bumped into her. Erella fell because she lost her balanced. She groaned painfully while touching her butt that got hurt from the fall. She looked at the young lady that accidentally bumped into her. She was about to say sorry to the young lady but the young lady suddenly shouted at her angrily.

"Darn it! Are you blind? Where the heck did you come from?! Don't you know who am I?" The young lady angrily blabbing nonstop. Erella stood up and looked at her crossly. Because of her look, the young lady became more furious.

'Sun of a gun! You are the one who bumped into me then you still have the audacity to get mad at me. This ugly potato!" Erella thought irritatingly. She felt her mana was escaping from her body. She still couldn't control fully her powers so little mana was still escaping from her when she's scared, angry, or surprised. So she made herself calm right away. She didn't want to cause trouble to the Marchioness and Maxwell. Then she looked at the young lady mockingly.

"You impudent wench! How dare you look at me like that?!" The young lady screamed and wanted to push her but she avoided her hand and jumped to the left. Erella smirked at her then pushed her too. The young lady bumped her head to the sink and it caused her to have a big lump on the head.

"Karma is a bitch!" She said meanly.

"If you think you are already a villainess in this story, well I am more villainess than you, "Erella whispered to her ear while holding her chin firmly.

The young lady widened her eyes in shock. Then after a while, she screamed as loud as she could be. Because of the scream, the Marchioness who heard it hurriedly ran to the washroom. Erella heard the footsteps of people coming into the washroom. She smiled evilly at the young lady then suddenly hit her arm. She quickly sat on the floor and cried sadly. So when the Marchioness and other guesses of the boutique came in, they saw Erella was crying on the floor with a red mark on the arm while the young lady was angrily staring at her. All of a sudden, the room turned dark.

"What happened here lady Monique?"Marchioness asked dangerously to the young lady then picked up Erella and held her like a kid on her chest. Lady Monique was the favorite daughter of Earl Hanson. And she was the lady who always bullies the ladies who are lower in rank than her.

"For sure she pushed the kid."

"Yeah, you're right! She's always oppressing young ladies with a lower rank than her."

"But she chose a wrong opponent this time. TSK! TSK!"

"Is this the end of the Hanson estate?" Lady Monique heard the whisper of the people in the washroom.

"I----I---I---- She couldn't answer the Marchioness because she was too scared.

"Aunt Camille, she hit me and pushed me, "Erella answered her sobbing. Lady Monique widened her eyes in surprise.

"N----N---No, I---I didn't push her! She's the one who hit herself and pushed me!" Lady Monique exclaimed. But Marchioness Camille didn't listen to her. The same thing with the people around. All they could think of, she was just lying.

"Poor girl, maybe Lady Moniques was jealous of her beauty so she hit and pushed her." A lady with a red dress spoke. Then everyone agreed to her.

"Tell your father, I will not let this slide."Marchioness Camille threatened her. Then walked away holding Erella in her arms. Lady Monique met Erella's eyes.

"Loser!"Erella mouthed then curled her lip upward to mock her.

'She's a white lotus!' Lady Monique murmured then her face turned pale.