Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Surprise visit (1)

Selene wasn't left alone in the library for long as Agnes and Elsie entered.

Elsie did not like what she witnessed. "Milady, you must send her out now."

"Your marriage is at stake here," Agnes tearfully expressed.

Neither one wanted to see Selene face this. She was the last lady in town they would have placed to have her husband bring home a mistress.

"The mansion is full of vampires. Why would he bring her here?" Elsie questioned, unable to understand Gabriel's actions.

Selene smiled. In the midst of her heartbreak, she still had two people around who cared for her. Maids who were more than servants as they were her dear friends as well.

Still, it was too dangerous to speak on what Gabriel did.

"You need to be careful with what you say. He is a fool in love and has a temper now so you might find yourself in trouble for speaking ill of her. I don't want to see any of you harmed. Now is not the time to worry about who my husband has brought home. I have guests to tend to," said Selene.

There were important men and women Selene could not ignore. After greeting the guests, she needed to think of a way out of there.

This place wasn't her home anymore.

Both Elsie and Agnes didn't think this matter should be pushed to the side and for Selene to attend the banquet with another woman at her husband's side. Selene's smile would have fooled them if not for the tears they noticed.

It wasn't their place to tell Selene what to do with her husband. They could only stand by to comfort her.

Elsie and Agnes stepped aside to let Selene go ahead first while they followed her. They needed Selene to be strong for what she would face at the banquet. There was only so much one person could take in so little time.

Selene wiped her eyes, not wanting to let it show that she was affected by Gabriel's betrayal. It would only give the guests something more to talk about.

Selene smoothed out nonexistent wrinkles on her dress. She looked to the floor, blinking away the tears that threatened to fall.

"Milady, perhaps you should skip-"

"No," Selene dismissed Elsie's suggestion. "Running away solves nothing. Find yourselves a place out of sight. The banquet is no place for you to be now."

Selene walked ahead of the pair and stepped into the large ballroom filled with esteemed guests. Vampires from all over the town had accepted her invitation to welcome Gabriel home.

Selene's smile did not fall even for one second as she made her way to where Gabriel stood with Cassandra on his arm. He was showing her off like she was a reward he obtained.

Cassandra wasn't dressed for the occasion but her beauty made up for what she lacked.

Selene didn't stand too close to the pair. As the host, she wanted to use this time to point out how Gabriel had betrayed her to the guest but what would that get her? From the looks of her guest, she had become a joke once again.

Gabriel ignored her presence, continuing to show off Cassandra to his guest. She might be a human but her beauty was enough to have his peers envy him. Her sweet blood was an added treat.

"Selene," Valentina, a vampire draped in a red dress, approached Selene. Her gaze was filled with mischief.

Selene wasn't oblivious to Valentina's insults. Valentina did not wait for Selene's back to turn to mock her.

"I will retire to bed," Selene decided. She wasn't in the mood to play like she was fine as she first believed. Why did she think it was a good idea to stand before these people? _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}