Chapter 80 - Like Mother Like Daughter!

"Your highness, I apologise that my wife forgot her place and started to explain our personal matters. But please do not judge our whole family with a single incident. 

I can assure you that my younger daughter is more humble and obedient. She is so meek that she could not even see an ant getting hurt. She is a kind and virtuous lady." The man bowed his head and flattered the crown prince while praising her daughter up to no end.

"So, you mean to say that you have disowned your elder daughter because she married lord Richard?" he asked in a cold voice and they all nodded except Amelia. 

There was something wrong in his tone and did he call the man, lord? Amelia turned to look at the couple again who had already crossed the entrance and was about to enter the carriage soon.

Alcastra also noticed the absence of the couple and ran towards the door with hasty footsteps shocking every person present there.

Who would believe that the crown prince was panicked when it came to the disowned daughter of a count.

"Could it be that she had seduced the crown prince somehow?" asked Diana as she pulled the sleeves of her husband in a worried tone.

George frowned at her words. He could not believe that Hazel had the capability to even meet the crown prince much less seducing him but then what else could be the reason for his running like crazy? 

If that was the case then he would beat Hazel until she forgot about that muscular man and then marry her off to the crown prince. How could she disrespect them by choosing anyone else except the crown prince?

"My lord!"

"Your highness" the knights also tried to call their master but the man did not listen at all. 

He kept running until he stopped in front of the carriage that had already started moving.

The horses neighed as they raised their front legs in the air and stopped abruptly.

Richard looked out of the window with a frown on his face,

"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked in a cold tone but Alcastra only glared back at him.

"That was what I wanted to ask!! What is that supposed to mean? You both were the one who invited me here and yet you are the one who were leaving when I arrived here. What am I supposed to do here?" his words came out through gnashing teeth. He could not believe that he was treated like dust.

They forgot about his presence completely and left without even giving him a proper reply. 

Hazel, whose eyes were gleaming with evil glint, smirked when she heard the complaining voice of the crown prince but when she looked out of the window, her expressions had changed completely. She was looking pale and her eyes were wet and red as if she had cried a lot.

"I apologise, my lord. Wait there." she replied in a weak voice and opened the door. Richard raised a brow but did not say a word when he looked at her acting mode again.

She walked out of the carriage with slow steps. Her whole demeanour was looking weak and frail. As if she had suffered a heavy blow, her eyes were red and puffy as if she had cried a lot.

"Your highness, I apologise for my behaviour. I have invited you so that we could have a meal together with my family. My father always wanted to meet you, so i wanted to give him a surprise gift., but when i reached there, they asked me to leave. 

They did not like that I married Richard and therefore they disowned me. I apologise but I have to leave now, I can only reject your offer!" She bowed her head a bit with respect but she only did that to hide the smirk forming on her cold face and her eyes filled with evil glint. 

Alcastra frowned as he looked at the girl but she had given such a valid reason with a great performance that he could not raise a finger on the act too. All he could do was stare at the couple with aggrieved eyes.

The Starenfoid couple came out too when hazel was speaking the last line

"They did not like that I married Richard and therefore they disowned me. I apologise but I have to leave now, I can only reject your offer!" and then her tear stricken face bowing apologetically in front of the crown prince who was gritting his teeth while looking at her.

It only confirmed their doubts that the crown prince had come here to meet hazel. Though they were having a hard time digesting it, George was a man of profit. 

He could not let such a big opportunity go! It did not matter to him if it was Hazel or Amelia whom the crown prince liked, what mattered was that he wanted to be the son in law of the Starenfoid family.

His eyes filled with greed and pride when he looked at the aggrieved figure of the crown prince. It showed how much did he loved his daughter.

"Oh my lord, what is happening here?" he feigned ignorance as he walked out towards them.

"My lord, did you have any argument with my daughter?" he asked in a low voice.

"What happened here? Why did you ask Hazel to leave the palace?" In anger, Alcastra forgot to add the honorifics but it only confirmed the doubt the family was having as he called her so intimately.

On the other hand, Richard's eyes narrowed at the man. His eyes filled with bloodlust as if he would rip him apart. Alacastra looked at the red and blazing eyes of the man and broke into cold sweats. He did not want to die just because of calling his wife by name.

"I mean!" 

"I apologise to my lord, I did not know that you were here to meet my elder daughter. I would have waited with her at the entrance for your welcome then." his flattering tone forgot that he had asked hazel to leave and had already disowned her.

"And you, what are you doing by standing there? Apologise to his highness and return back to the palace. The crown prince had come this far to meet you and you are showing him rudeness. How impudent?" His tone was authoritative as he looked at Hazel with cold eyes who had an amusing smile on her face.

She was truly amazed at his father. How could a man be this brazen and delusional? Did he not ask her to leave the premises just a few moments ago? And now he was behaving as if she owed him millions of gold coins and was bound to listen to his every word!

The words of George only increased the darkness in the eyes of Richard. He was looking at them as if the beast was looking at his prey! His eyes were filled with cleat bloodlust that he would pounce on at any moment and kill all of them.

Alcastra knew how dangerous this man could be if he was angered!

"What! What are you talking about? Did you forget your manner or do you want to end up in my prison, huh? I will not tolerate this kind of misbehaviour towards the lady!!" he looked back at the count with cold eyes. If he wanted to die, then go die! Why was he including him in the massacre too?

He looked at the count as if he would not waste another second in throwing him into lifetime prison if he would not shut his mouth.

George fumed as he looked at his daughter who was standing there brazenly. It was all because of her! If only she would have listened to her, then he would not have to be scolded in front of everyone! She was nothing but a filth who was behaving like gold since she had caught the eye of the crown prince.

He controlled his urge to beat her in front of everyone and took a few deep breaths to control his anger. He could not forget that she had the favour of the crown prince.

Diana wanted to beat her too, no! She wanted to kill her so that the problem would end once for all. She held the hand of her husband, afraid that he would not behave appropriately. While she continued to glare at the girl who was the reason for all this. Such a whore! Enjoying the attention of all the men on her. She was just like her mother who could not keep her lust in control and keep seducing every man around her!

"Hazel, your father is asking you to come back to the house and have dinner with him.. Then why are you still standing there darling. Come on, let's go!"