Chapter 43 - The Perfect Revenge Plan

"My lady, do you think that the plan would work?" asked Rene as she looked at Amelia and then at the door. They had sent two maids to lock the door of hazel from outside and stay there to keep an eye.

And when the sounds from the room cease, open the door again and stay there for a while. If everything went according to plan, both maids would be returning soon.

Amelia took a sip of wine from her glass. A nasty smile on her face. Her face was looking delighted and confident while her eyes were twinkling with delight and excitement. She was sure that their plan would succeed. 

She raised a brow when Rene looked at her with a worried face but the smirk on her face only increased. 

"Why? Do you have any doubts? We have beaten elie enough to look aggrieved. The case would be simple.

Hazel was not satisfied with elie. So they both had an argument and hazel beaten elie. In anger, elie wanted to take revenge so she mixed poison in elie's tea. Hazel died miserably after drinking the tea. 

We will send Elie to the prison but when she realized what she had done, and afraid of her family. She attempted suicide there.

The whole palace is proof that the elie took tea for Hazel and her face would be proof enough that she was beaten."  her eyes filled with evil glint as she swirled the glass in her hands with her lips curled up into a smirk,

She could taste her victory in the drink. Rene nodded and brought a flattering smile on her face though her heartbeat was still running like crazies. Though she had always behaved evil and treated Hazel and others badly whenever Amelia wanted to do so! Not even once she has thought that it would end up in murder. But she could not do anything. If she would not support Amelia then she would be killed by Amelia too.

"Do not be nervous. We were sleeping in our room. There is no way we will be suspected. Everyone knew that I was the only one who loved and cared for Hazel, even when she was bullied by others. After all, she was my elder little sister whom I loved like my daughter!

She chuckled like a maniac when she said that and then she stopped abruptly when her eyes fell on the door.

The sound of footsteps were closer and soon a maid entered in with hurried footsteps. 

"My lady, my lady." The maid bowed her head but her breaths were shallow and fast. Her chest was heaving up and down due to running too fast! 

Amelia stood up abruptly from her seat when she saw the maid finally enter.

"What is it? Did she die already??" her voice was filled with eagerness and her face was filled with anticipation. If possible she would have run away to hazel's room and saw by herself. Her eager pace and voice was talking; it was taking all her patience to control herself.

"I.. that I did not know my lady." replied the maid embarrassed. Hadn't Amelia asked them to not enter the room and only tell them when voices ceased to come.

"Then what the hell did you know?" asked amelia in a high pitched voice as her grip on the glass tightened and it shattered down.

The maid took a step back and gulped her saliva. She was scared with the darker face of Amelia, 

"My lady, my elder miss was banging the door like crazy, and I could hear the sound of coughing. But slowly the voices ceased. I walked closer to the door and tried to listen well, the sound of coughing came for a while then the whole room turned silent. 

There is not a single voice in the room for a few minutes. But I am afraid that…" the smile that had formed on Amelia's face after listening to the maid froze when she added the last line and she glared again at the maid..

"What is it?" Amelia asked in a sharp voice and the maid trembled. 

"I think elie had drunk the tea too and both of them had died.'' The maid knew that Amelia was going to blame Elie for the death of hazel. But if elie died together with hazel, would they still be able to blame her for her mistress death?!

Amelia stayed silent for a few seconds and everyone looked at her holding their breaths,

"Hmm. That is indeed a problem. Did that dumb girl offered her tea to the maid? `` Amelia shook her head as if she couldn't believe it but then she chuckled, "well! Elie had to die anyway! It is just that she died earlier. Well, we can still create a story that elie realized she had done wrong by killing my lovely sister and did suicide by drinking the same tea!" she replied as she tapped her cheeks with her index finger.

The maid took a breath of relief. She was afraid they would be included in the mess if Amelia did not find an escape goat!!

"Then shall we unlock the door now?" asked the maid in a hurry. 

"Are there knights on duty?" asked Amelia as she bit her lips. She was dying to see her dear elder sister taking her last breaths but she did not want to get in trouble. She had not yet taken consent of her parents for the plan. She was depending on the fact that her father would not inquire about the not so wanted daughter and her mother would only praise her for this deed.

"Yes, my lady. There are a few knights on the patrol.`` Amelia took a big sigh when she heard that. The maids thought that she would not go to see it personally. They took a breath of relief inwardly as they finally escaped the calamity.

But before they could retreat, amelia replied,

"Then, give me your dress. I would go as a maid."