Chapter 1145 Dark Cinderella
Shi Li seriously considered the possibility of escaping today, but finally gave up.
First of all, she had no way of explaining to her mother why she didn't go to the ball at the palace but instead went to her grandfather's house.
Secondly, there is absolutely no way her mother would agree to her going to her grandfather's house now.
Finally, even if her mother agreed, her hasty departure would surely arouse suspicion among others, who would then keep a closer eye on her, making it even more difficult for her to escape.
So it's better to play it safe and wait until the dance is over.
When it was time to leave, Cindy didn't find anyone like she did yesterday. Instead, she lowered her head in frustration and said, "I didn't go to the dance yesterday. There's no point in going today. I'm not going."
This result was definitely what the mother and Celine were happy to see. The mother agreed without asking any questions. Celine even changed her habit of bullying her and smiled at Cindy.
"Okay, when I marry Prince Arthur in the future, I will allow you to go to the palace to watch the ceremony. Then you can see the world."
Shi Li stood nearby and got goose bumps all over her body.
I'm really curious, how does Serin manage to be so ordinary and yet so confident?
Not to mention that Cindy was the girl that Arthur fell in love with last night. Let’s just say that Prince Arthur didn’t even look at you last night. How did you think that the man dancing with you was Prince Arthur?
Shi Li didn’t understand, she just thought it was amazing.
Even her mother believed Celine's nonsense to some extent, and she straightened her back visibly when she got off the carriage.
Shi Li looked around and, as expected, saw the charming Mrs. Anna and her daughter Anne.
It was completely different from the situation yesterday. Everyone stayed away from them, occasionally glancing over with anger of being deceived written all over their faces.
Anne was just a little girl after all, and being treated with hostility by so many people, the expression on her face gradually became a little embarrassed.
After all, when Cindy showed up last night, she stole all her limelight, which was totally different from what she had expected.
Her mother, however, was quite calm. She gracefully spread out a pink feather fan to cover half of her face, and whispered in Anne's ear, "Don't worry, His Majesty has told me that Prince Arthur will marry you in the end."
Anne stared at her mother with eyes wide open in disbelief. She had no idea of her mother's relationship with the king. "Really?"
There were so many people around, so Mrs. Anna didn't want to say much and just smiled at her mysteriously.
Just then the king's confidant came over and saw Lady Anna bowing respectfully to her, "Madam, I have been looking for you for a long time."
Mrs. Anna naturally knew that the king was looking for her, so she patted Anne's shoulder gently and said, "My dear, enjoy the dance tonight."
After she and the servant left, Anne was left alone. Because everyone had been tricked by Mrs. Anna before, no one wanted to pay attention to her, so she was directly excluded from the crowd and looked pitiful.
Shi Li felt that she was a bit pitiful, but she could hardly protect herself and didn't dare to care about other people's affairs.
After a while, the door opened and Prince Arthur walked in.
When Anne saw him, she felt like she had seen a life-saving straw. She hurried over with her skirt lifted up. However, halfway through, another noble lady accidentally spilled red wine on her skirt, making her look embarrassed.
The sound of a wine glass falling to the ground attracted Prince Arthur's attention.
After he came in, he had been looking for the girl who danced with him yesterday, but unfortunately he couldn't find her. When he saw Anne's embarrassed and pitiful appearance, he immediately walked over.
"Your Highness Arthur." Anne seemed to have seen her backbone and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Prince Arthur's heart was shaken.
Annie was her type to begin with, and if he hadn't seen Cindy yesterday, he would have definitely stayed with Annie the whole night.
Now seeing her looking at him so pitifully, he felt so soft-hearted that he quickly called a servant to take her to another room to change her clothes.
Anne clutched his arm, weeping pitifully, without saying a word.
Finally, Arthur left the ball with her temporarily.
Shi Li was sure that she heard several sounds of grinding teeth at the same time, including but not limited to her mother and Seren.
This seemed different from the story she remembered, and the prince was not so devoted to Cinderella.
She subconsciously picked up the wine glass next to her, and just as she brought it to her lips, she heard Lorraine's voice beside her.
"good evening."
The voice was very nice, but Shi Li almost spit out the red wine in her mouth. After swallowing it with difficulty, she turned around and looked at Lorraine pretending to be calm.
"good evening."
Lorraine in front of her was well-dressed, who could have imagined that he was lying naked on her bed last night?
What a crime!
Shi Li couldn't help it and her whole face turned red uncontrollably.