402 That's what my aunt said
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Eve stared at the black cat, which looked back at her with its bright yellow eyes. She said,
“Killing is not a solution. As much as all of us don’t like her, she’s still part of the Moriarty family.”
“But what if she tries to kill you?” Timotei questioned Eve, and he used his front paws to catch hold of her face. “It’s snowing. The perfect way would be to bury her in the snow. It will be easy for you to dig.”
Eve gave a pointed look to Timotei. She sighed, “You said something about her foot being cursed?” Though she wasn’t fond of Marceline, and Vincent had punished his sister, she knew there was the family bond that stopped him from killing the vampiress.
Timotei slumped his body before jumping on the ground, “That can be done too. Her leg was smelly, like really bad and I wanted to throw up at the sight of it,” he muttered before asking her, “Do you have something to eat in the kitchen?”
“There should be some left over from the lunch Eugene and I had earlier,” Eve said to Timotei, and they walked back inside the house.
With Marceline having trouble with her foot and no fangs in her mouth, Eve had the advantage of dealing with an almost human Marceline. They decided to wait for the vampiress to appear in front of Dawson’s house. But even though an hour passed, there was no sign of the vampiress.
“Maybe she realised it isn’t a good idea,” Eve thought out loud.
Timotei, who sat in front of the closed window, said, “Or maybe she’s waiting for you to return to the mansion and catch you there as her foot is too big to walk around.”
The next second, Eve heard the sound of the carriage stop in front of the house, and when she took a peek through the window, she saw it was Eugene. She walked to the front door and asked, “Is everything alright?”
“I forgot my machete here,” Eugene walked inside the house and picked it up from the cupboard.
“One of the signs of old age is forgetting things,” Timotei commented before adding, “Also a sign of being in love.”
Eugene frowned and asked, “When did you get here?”
“A few minutes ago. I am everywhere I need to be,” the black cat harrumphed. “I am here to protect Eve.”
When Eugene turned to look at Eve, she said, “The usual thing with Marceline. Timotei thinks she’s going to come and harm me. But I don’t think she will in broad daylight,” she waved her hand.
“That’s right. There’s no need to fear, when I am here!” Timotei raised his paw. “You are dismissed.”
“Please be careful,” Eugene said to Eve, who gave him a nod. One good thing was that his miss had mermaid abilities. Soon, he got back on the carriage and rode the carriage away from the place.
Back in the Moriarty mansion, Rosetta was done standing for the seamstress, who was done discussing details about her wedding gown. The seamstress informed them,
“I will return to the mansion in two days so that Lady Rosetta can try on the dress and we see what other things need to be altered.”
“That would be perfect,” Lady Aurora smiled in delight.
Rosetta pulled the seamstress to the side and said, “I don’t want you to push my bosom too much, or deepen the neck.”
On hearing her daughter’s words, Lady Aurora laughed and said, “Don’t worry about it, Rose. It won’t be amplified the way you think it would be. You are the bride and you will need to stand out from the rest.”
Rosetta nervously looked at her mother and said, “I don’t think that’s necessary. Eve said it is better to choose a subtle and simple gown—”
“The human doesn’t know anything about weddings that take place in high society,” Lady Aurora cut her daughter’s words short. She said, “You are the Marquee and Marchioness’s daughter, who will getting married to Vincent Moriarty. Don’t you want your future husband to be at awe? When have I ever taken a wrong decision for you? Trust me everything will be perfect.” She then turned to Lady Annalise, who was in the room, and asked, “What do you think, Anna?”
Lady Annalise felt like the Marchioness stepped on her toes, as she didn’t like Lady Aurora addressing her informally. She offered a tight smile and replied,
“I think we should go with what Rosetta wants. Only people who don’t have anything have the habit of showing things. That’s what my distant aunt always said.”
The Marchioness turned to face her, her eyes subtly narrowing, “I would definitely like to meet this distant aunt of yours. Is she coming to the wedding?”
“Unfortunately, she died,” Lady Annalise responded with a smile, and the Marchioness smiled back.
The seamstress cleared her throat and spoke to Lady Aurora, “Pardon me, Marchioness. But I wanted to bring up the cost of the wedding gown and how much has been spent so far for the material and other things.”
“Of course, how about we discuss it on our way?” Lady Aurora needed to make sure that the gown she was lavishly spending on wouldn’t be too much that they wouldn’t be able to afford.
“That sounds good,” the seamstress replied.
Lady Aurora turned to Lady Annalise and said, “I will be back soon, Anna. We can have tea together as we discuss other things regarding the wedding.”
Rosetta watched her mother leave along with the seamstress, while she stood there. Her mother was getting the gown made for a wedding, she had no intention of going through. She exhaled through her lips.
pAn,Da n<0,>v,e1 Until now, she had never gone against her mother. She was doing this, when she knew the financial problems her family was facing. God only knew what would happen on the wedding day. Lady Annalise excused herself to go and find Allie, leaving the young vampiress all by herself in the room.
“Forgive me, mother,” Rosetta muttered because she didn’t understand her parents and hoped what she was doing was right. That she wouldn’t be punished for going against the people who were her family.
Rosetta stepped out of the room, walking through the corridors of the Moriarty mansion. As there was nothing more to do here, she decided to sneak out of there to go and visit Eve and Eugene. She reached the front side of the mansion, and once her mother and the seamstress leave, she called the Moriartys butler,
“You there. Bring a carriage to the front, I need to go somewhere.”
Alfie had just finished getting a dead rabbit buried, after it was found in the corner of the back garden of the mansion. The butler offered her a polite bow and replied,
“Milady, at the moment, there is no coachman to take you. The one you see is a spare carriage, with no coachman to ride on it.”
Rosetta pursed her lips. She didn’t want to stay in the mansion, doing nothing, when she could spend quality time with her friend and Eugene. She asked, “Is there any servant whom I could borrow as a temporary coachman?”
“Unfortunately, no, milady,” Alfie replied to her with his head bowed.
Rosetta tapped her foot before saying, “Fine. I will ride the carriage myself.”
Alfie’s eyes widened in surprise, “Milady?”
“You heard me. Bring the carriage here, and I will take it,” Rosetta nodded as she said this.
If Eugene could ride the carriage, she would have to learn how to ride it. It was time she got used to the new life, so that the sudden changes wouldn’t overwhelm her, the vampiress thought. If she succeeded in driving this carriage, she could accomplish anything in her life, she said to herself.
Alfie gave the vampiress an uncertain look before he called a nearby servant and ordered him to get the carriage in front of the mansion’s entrance.
When the servant brought the carriage in front of them, an eager Rosetta climbed and took her seat where the coachman often sat. Alfie asked her,
“Milady, where do I say you are going if someone asks me?”
Rosetta was busy picking up the reins of the four horses and absent-mindedly replied, “To Heaven.”
Was the vampiress attempting to kill herself? Alfie asked in his mind. He gave Rosetta a nod, “Okay.”
“By the way, how do you get the horses to move?” Rosetta asked in a nonchalant tone, while Alfie blinked at her question.