chapter 11 : Tea Party

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The tea party was arranged in a luxurious café. When the king's ladies arrived there, seven ladies in quite expensive dresses were sitting on the sofas. All were wearing black. Isabella was also in a black frock. With light make up, heels and in a low ponytail, she was looking breathtakingly beautiful.  But she was feeling nervous and shy. Eleanor King was feeling proud to introduce such an innocent beauty as her daughter-in-law.

   Isabella noticed that all the women were in their fifties but they looked younger. The way they carried themselves amazed Isabella. They were all sweet, bubbly and kind like her mother-in-law, Eleanor King. She was feeling good with them.

Except that she was feeling the eyes of Mrs.  Scott boring holes in her. She felt that Mrs. Scott didn't like her. Was is because of Logan Scott?

There were all kinds of cakes, cookies, sandwiches, rolls , tea and coffee. She had always been a sweet lover. But Isabella didn't feel like eating them.

"You are lucky Eleanor, I can tell you that you have the best daughter-in-law." Mrs. Nick said. All the ladies were praising Isabella. She didn't know how to react. Redness covered her cheeks. She just smiled at them with a small 'thank you' They all giggled at the naive girl's cutness.

  "I wonder why Zander King left his new bride alone. Logan was telling me that he left the day next to his wedding ceremony for Australia." Mrs. Scott commented smirking. Isabella felt ashamed of herself. Tears formed in her eyes. Why was she getting so emotional?

"I think he still loves Brianca till now." Mrs. Scott continued. Isabella looked towards Mrs. Scott at the name of 'Brianca'. She heard the same name from Logan Scott too. Now she was curious to know about her. Did Zander love Brianca? Then why did he marry Isabella? Without her knowing, years were flowing on her cheeks.

"Cheaters only belong to cheaters only, Mrs. Scott. And you must know one thing clearly. King's always get what they want. If Zander ever loved Brianca, He wouldn't have waste a single second but married her. He never wanted a serious relationship with Brianca. Look at my daughter-in-law." Eleanor kissed Isabella's head. " Such a precious jewel can only be a king's choice." Eleanor continued and passed a reassuring smile to Isabella. Isabella felt her heart filled with warmth. She also gave a smile with teary eyes to her mother-in-law.

    "And one more thing, Brianca will suit well with Logan. Thanks me later for the advice, Mrs. Scott."  Eleanor King said with a proud smirk now.

  Mrs. Scott face turned red in humiliation. She just gave a hate full glare to King's. Jeolusy could be seen in her posture. All others didn't pay attention towards Mrs. Scott. They all knew that Scott's couldn't tolerate King's success, unlike other business rulers.

  "Stop saying bad words to our cutie." Mrs. Tom said and patted Isabella's back like a friend. Isabella quickly cleaned her face. She smiled again as they changed the topic.

  "Don't overthink on what Mrs. Scott said and I will  surely teach a lesson to Zander when he will come back." Eleanor told her as they headed back to their house. "No I don't ----" Isabella tried to say. "No discussion." Eleanor's seriousness made her quiet.  

"Come on sweety, I am like your friend. Let's make a team against my stupid son."  Eleanor tried to lighten her mood and winked at Isabella. Isabella giggled.

As they reached at their lounge, Isabella received a message. What she saw, made the world around her revolved.

   Before she could understand what was happening, darkness consumed her. Last thing , she listened before completely losing her consciousness was, Eleanor shouting. A lone tear escaped her eye.

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