He was looking unaffected by their offer which could have fazed many as he replied,
"The one whom i know would not prefer to attend the party thrown by you!"
The arrogance in his voice stunned the family. George looked at him with intention to kill but his aura was nothing in front of the couple who had such a strong presence.
"What do you mean? Do you think you are higher than us?" asked Diana as she would not accept it anymore. They had such a bad attitude that she would vomit just by looking at them.
"Do you still have doubts?" asked Hazel as she chuckled, but her eyes were cold and merciless.
"You"
"That is it, diana! Go to your room and do not come back until asked!" shouted George with anger this time making her shocked.
Though he often talks to her coldly, he had never shouted this loud on her, especially to take the side of hazel.
"Now!" he added when she still did not move from her place. Her eyes trembled and her face crumpled, tears started to form in her eyes as she looked at him but did not speak a word!
"Amelia, take your mother out of the room." This time he was serious, she could see the threat in his eyes.
"There is no need!" she shouted and then turned to leave for her room. She had always thought that even if the man did not love her, he would always respect her but even that thought was fruitless now.
"Wait a minute!" The cold voice stopped Diana in her tracks. She turned to look at her so-called daughter, the reason for all this fuss!
Did she finally develop self consciousness? Ha! Even if she would apologise now, Diana was not going to forgive her! She looked at Hazel, with arrogance.
"What is it?" she asked as she folded her hands in front of her chest but Hazel did not even turn to look at her.
She raised a brow as she looked at her father coldly, "are you not forgetting something, father?" Diana frowned as her hands clutched further that blood could be seen coming out of her smooth skin. Once again she was being ignored and humiliated.
But the way Hazel called her father codly, Amelia raised her head and looked at her father. She knew it! There was no way Hazel would apologise and accept her mistake. It must be some kind of transaction they had done!
"Is it necessary. After all, it is only a matter of a few days!" asked George as he fidgeted at his place. His cold and daunting face was nowhere to be seen.
Hazel looked at his pleading gaze with cold eyes. She had always thought that it would satisfy her to see them at her mercy, yet she only felt cold and numb when she looked at their cold faces.
"Father, are you going back on your words now?" Her words were no less than a threat when she looked at her father with a smirk on her face.
Her eyes were challenging but George did not have the guts to say yes! He still wanted her to convince the prince.
What if he denied and she went back on her words and did not help him later.
Though he felt humiliated in getting blackmailed by his own daughter. He gulped the insult and shook his head.
His whole face had turned red but he still tried to maintain the fake smile on his face and shook his head,
"No! How could this be! I am a man of my words! The room is yours." he replied with a smile that was worse than tears.
"What is she asking, George?" asked Diana with a shrill like a banshee! George looked at her with anger. She was furious but so was he.
"Why are you screaming like a fool. Huh?" he snarled, surprising her again. She bit her lips to control her tears but still the tears stained her whole face.
"Aww, father seemed to be in such a bad mood that he did not want to reply to any of your questions, mother. Let me answer you this time!" She stood up and looked at her mother with an evil smirk on her face.
"Father had decided that since I am the need of the family. I deserve the best room in the palace.
So, from today, your room is mine. The maids had already transferred your things to my room.
So, you do not need to worry about the work. All you need to do is shift. Thank you for your consideration, my dear MOTHER!!" She smiled brightly as if she was one of the happiest girls.
But her smile was only like salt rubbed on her wounds.
"That is enough. Who do you think you are!?" asked Diana as she raised her hands to slap the girl as her chest heaved with anger. Her whole face had turned red with rage.
But even before he could touch Hazel, Hazel held Diana's wrist and then looked at her coldly.
"Don't you dare to do so! Or else you will not even get my room. You will be thrown out of the palace on this cold night and then even if you knock on the door the whole night, the door will not be opened for you." her eyes told Diana that it was not a threat but a promise, that she would not even think twice and before throwing her out of the palace.
But she could not accept that a mere girl who had always lived on her alms now had the courage to hold her hand and stop her.
How could she!?
"You! You seem to be too happy by the fact that you are getting attention just like her! Both of you are same!
You are nothing but a bitch like her who wants to gain the attention of every man around you so that they would dance on your fingers! You!..."