Alpha Damien's Trouble Maker (by Ruby Anne) novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Sienna

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I leaned back against the ornate chair in the garden, a proud, satisfied smile playing on my lips as the warm sunlight bathed my skin. Emma, my loyal maid, carefully picked up a ripe strawberry from the golden plate with a golden fork and brought it to my mouth with a wide, eager smile. I opened my lips gracefully and bit into the sweet fruit, chewing slowly as the juice coated my tongue. The sun was blazing hot today, but that wasn’t a problem at all. Not when my late sister’s personal maid, Evelyn, was fanning me diligently with a small ornate fan, and my sister’s trusted guard, Silas, stood right beside me holding a huge umbrella to shield me from the harsh rays, both of them serving me like the queen I now was.

I touched my forehead lightly with the back of my hand and sighed dramatically. “Is it only me, or is this place getting hotter?”

Emma immediately caught my hint. Her face twisted into a frown as she turned sharply toward Evelyn and Silas. “Are you people crazy? Can’t you do your work well? Lady Sienna is your new master now. You’re supposed to serve her properly!”

Evelyn’s hand clenched tightly around the fan, her eyes glaring at Emma with pure hatred, as if she wanted nothing more than to storm over and rearrange the maid’s face. But before she could act on that impulse, Silas quickly grabbed her wrist, giving her a subtle shake of his head, a silent warning not to do anything she would regret. Evelyn frowned deeply, her jaw tight, before she forced herself to lower her gaze and mutter, “I apologise. I will do better.”

Emma smirked triumphantly at her. I knew Emma well. If I hated Selene, then Emma hated Selene’s maid even more. Evelyn was, after all, far more attractive than her, with a beautiful, slim body and graceful features that Emma could never match. That was exactly why Emma loved seeing her suffer. And after Selene died, I had generously given Emma free rein to torture Evelyn however she pleased. She hadn’t wasted the opportunity, especially after that red–haired handsome man who used to protect them suddenly disappeared from the pack a week ago. No one was left to shield them now. Evelyn was truly miserable. Only Silas had been keeping her from completely breaking.

Evelyn started Fanning me harder, her movements stiff but obedient. I smiled wider, my mood soaring higher than it had in a long time.

One of the noblewomen sitting nearby smiled sweetly and said, “Lady Sienna, you’re so kind. After your sister died, you took in her servants as your own. Your heart is truly made of gold.”

I glanced to my sides and saw the group of women seated around me in a semi–circle, all looking up at me with eager, fake smiles plastered on their faces. They sat there like obedient little pets, none of them daring to complain even though I occupied the central, most honored seat like a queen.

Another woman nodded enthusiastically and added, “Of course! Lady Sienna has a heart of gold. She is so kind to people, even to people like her sister, who ran away with a man and died. Do you know she even begged the Alpha and the Prince to forgive her sister? Who could do something like that? Lady Sienna really has the heart of a saint.”

Everyone around me nodded vigorously, murmuring their agreement with bright, insincere eyes, all of them desperate to stay in my good graces.

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