LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Delicately Dressed Up _ 1
[Margaret’s POV]
“We just—we need more time together.” I said the same comforting words for myself.
I saw Elizabeth’s obvious disapproval. “Margaret, many times I don’t know what you’re thinking.”
I glared at Elizabeth. She said that as if she had always cared what I was thinking. I was starting to regret missing her yesterday. She was still that annoying sister.
We walked to the door of our house. Elizabeth yawned and said, “Alright, you can go handle your work. I woke up early this morning to give you something. I’m going back to sleep.”
Speechless, I looked out at the sky. It was almost noon. I bet it was after 10 am when Elizabeth came over. Was this the result of her ‘getting up early’?
But I didn’t expect her to do anything.
I went back to the house first and changed into a pair of comfortable shoes. I took another shower, combed my hair, styled it into a slightly more complicated hairstyle, and put my hair clip on. I needed to dress up. I couldn’t go see Donald like I did yesterday.
I looked at myself in the mirror with satisfaction. My eyes were set off by eyeliner and eyeshadow. They were big and vivid. I covered some of the small flaws on my face with powder. My skin looked smooth and delicate. I looked healthy and charming.
Next, I needed to go deal with what Elizabeth had asked me to do. I hesitated in front of the closet. The dress was not easy to move in. I’d better change when I was done and ready to meet Donald.
As we walked to the small conference room downstairs, I was surprised to see Anthony.
“Why are you here?” I asked.
“Elizabeth asked me to come over and help.”
Oh, Elizabeth. Of course it was her. I slapped my forehead in frustration.
“Aren’t the patrols busy? I heard that something terrible happened to the neighboring tribe.”
“The Lycan King told you, right?” There was a teasing note in Anthony’s voice, and I blushed a little. Had my affair with Donald become everyone’s topic of conversation now? And the tone of his voice made me feel a little relieved and unconvinced, like I was just an accessory to Donald.
“Uh, yeah,” I replied. “So how’s the patrol going?”
“Alpha took over all the patrols, so I have nothing to do now,” Anthony said. “I think Elizabeth needs help, too. Alpha is busy now and probably won’t have time for her.”
“Okay, then it’s just the two of us.” I smiled at Anthony. “What did you do at the back of the venue yesterday?”
“Thanks to your previous arrangements, everything was basically done according to the procedure. Nothing went wrong. After the guests left, the venue was cleaned up.”
“That’s good. The way Elizabeth came to me, I thought something terrible had happened.”
“She’s probably just unhappy that you’re not here.” Anthony’s words trailed off.
I knew what he wanted to say next. Elizabeth had always outshone me since we were young. She was used to this, and I was used to giving in to her. Now that I had outshone her, and she was left behind, it was normal for her to feel unhappy.
“Anthony, you’re here?” Elizabeth’s voice came from the top of the stairs. She had changed again. It seemed to me that she was not sleeping as she had said. Perhaps she was just being spiteful with me.
“Yeah, I was talking to Margaret about yesterday.”
“What is there to discuss? Haven’t I dealt with everything?” Elizabeth walked down with an arrogant expression. “I’m hungry. Anthony, go get something to eat.”
Anthony walked obediently to the kitchen. I could never be more surprised by her ability to manipulate men.
“What is that look on your face?” Elizabeth asked, giving me a sidelong glance.
“Nothing?”
“Are you thinking about Anthony?”
I was shocked.
“Don’t talk nonsense, Elizabeth.”
“If you think Donald is bad, you can consider Anthony. I know you had one with Armstrong previously… but Anthony is a good person,” Elizabeth said softly. “I saw you two having a good chat. You have a lot in common.”
A lot in common? I thought to myself. Are you referring to the time we held the ceremony together? I looked at Elizabeth speechlessly. At that time, Anthony’s gaze was almost glued to her. How did Elizabeth know that we had common topics?
I didn’t understand why even now, Elizabeth still wanted to set me up with Anthony. Did she really think that Anthony and I were more suitable for each other, or did she just not like the idea of me being with the Lycan King? Whatever it was, it was ridiculous.
“Stop messing around. I already have a mate.”
“A mate doesn’t represent everything.”
I didn’t expect to hear this from Elizabeth, who had become mates with the Alpha, Armstrong. I thought she would be the one who most appreciated a mateship.
I tried to overcome the little knot in my stomach and said calmly, “At least for now, I will choose to be with my mate.”
If he’s willing to choose me, too, then we’ll always be together, I thought silently.