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37.93% Being Cinderella's Evil Stepsister / Chapter 20: A Boy or a Girl

Chapter 20: A Boy or a Girl

Anastasia roams around the Marquess's house. She went through almost every door she can before she was tired and fell into a deep sleep in Drizella's lap.

Drizella wanted to explore and learn more about the Marquess's mansion and people but with her short legs and small body, it'll take her over twenty days to finish her tour.

She can only sit still silently letting Anastasia enjoy her sleep. From Anastasia's mouth, the first prince's name occasionally came out as a mumble. Meanwhile, Drizella can only stare into outer space in the spacious room they are in right now.

"How. Can. This. Little. Thing. Fell. Asleep. Like. This!" Drizella pinches Anastasia's cheek, wiggling it around.

Kyle who was ordered to watch over the two of them couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

Drizella swiftly took her hand away and have the look of an innocent bystander. She sits there for fifteen minutes not trying anything silly again but her legs are giving out. Anastasia's heavy head was press on her little skinny thigh for fifteen minutes! She's starting to feel her thigh having harsh problems but the mean reason is before coming and after arriving here, she hasn't used the bathroom! She's really feeling the need to now but asking someone to carry her sister for her so she can use the bathroom is too embarrassing! Moreover, she has no idea where the bathroom is.

She shouldn't have drunk too much fruit juice and water yesterday with her grandparents. She's really regretting it now!

Kyle saw the older girl fungating almost like she's in pain. He walks up to them and picks up the younger girl, carrying her in a princess carry. He only looks at her with his eyes but she understands what he was asking for.

Drizella calms her urgency and creek a smile, "Thank you Mister knight. I believe Mister knight's name is Kyle Scalzo. My name is Drizella and my sister is Anastasia. Sir Scalzo can put her in one of the bedrooms that are prepared for us."

He nodded as he carries the sleeping Anastasia in his arms.

Drizella finally has the courage to sigh, like master like servants.

But with her sigh, her urge to use the bathroom came out faster than expected. She quickly stands up from the comfy sofa and makes a rush dash to find the bathroom before she really pees herself.

She came out of the bathroom with a happy face. She was so glad that she found the bathroom before she embarrasses herself and without anyone noticing her too.

...

Drizella didn't have to babysit Anastasia anymore with her still sleeping so she slowly spent her time walking through the hall with no destination.

Out of nowhere, a man in a butler's suit appears before her. It gives her heart a shock but she quickly tries her best to overcome her shock and have the attitude of a young lady.

Before coming here, Camilla drilled a few easy characteristics of an ideal lady to Drizella. One of them; never show any silly expressions, always have a stable attitude, and have a simple smile. Don't act like a commoner, always have a straight back and a strong will that is unbreakable but most of all trust in your instincts.

Is this really characteristics of a noble lady? She always thought a noble lady has to have elegance, grace, and be noble. What her mother told her is more suitable for a man.

"Young miss. The master called you to his office." the butler announces with a bow.

Drizella nodded lightly as she allows the butler to show her the way. She walks with her back straight and elegance. What the butler didn't know is that her gaze might be straight but the corner of her eyes are surveying the directions they are walking towards. She's trying to remember easy to spot items so that when she runs away from the room, she doesn't get lost.

The butler opened the door for her. Francis's was sitting on his desk signing paperwork. The butler announces her arrival and Francis only gives a nodded.

The butler gaster Drizella to go inside. Drizella took a deep breath, in and out, before she took a step into the door that will change her life forever.

...

Drizella was all prepared for whatever will happen but... nothing happened. Francis's whole attention is on looking over the documents in his desk.

Drizella felt that it's impolite to sit down when the owner hasn't allowed her to so she just stands there paralyzed, waiting for Francis to finish.

Drizella felt like she has waited for hours, even her legs are getting weak and she almost can't support herself standing.

Francis finally completed all the paper on his desk. He handed them to the butler as the butler took them and left the room.

Sitting back down, Francis cupped his hand as his chin rest on it. His gaze was only directed towards Drizella.

For a moment, Drizella felt like it wasn't bad to have a handsome father like Francis. There's not a lot of men that are as gorgeous as him.

Out of Francis's mouth was a random question, "What do you want to do with your life?"

Drizella blackout for a minute-he's not trying to grant me my last wish then silently kill me right?-Then she remembers, she's still a child and he doesn't know her yet. To add, he must unmistakably want her mother for something so it might not be about silencing me.

She put on her best smile as she answers with another question, "Does papa want the truth or the lie?"

Francis prank up his brow, interested in what his new daughter wants: "Truth."

Drizella: "The truth is I only want to be a spectator!"

She explained further with great enthusiasm: "A spectator as in a bystander, a watcher to everything that is happening. I just want to lay back and relax as I enjoy the show and make comment from time to time. I don't want to deal with troublesome things!"

Francis was dumbstruck by his new daughter's little amount of passion and ambitions. He laughs out as he replied, "Sorry. Things won't work out as you want."

Drizella: "Then how about letting me live as freely as I want."

Francis shocks his head again, indicating a no.

Drizella can only go along with what he wants now.

His words make Drizella want to flee from the scene, "I want you to be a boy."

'Huh? Are you dumb?' with a speechless face in her mind but she didn't voice anything out loud. She only stays silent waiting for him to continue.

He throws some documents from his desk towards Drizella, making her flinch. Instead of landing on her messily like what she has seen in movies, it floated in the air. By reflex, she stretches out her hands and the papers landed on her hands with a thump. She doesn't even understand how and why she would catch those papers.

"Those documents are about you, my daughter. Do you know what I'm going to say next? Instead of Cindy being the next inheritor, I want you to inherit the Tremaine's fortunes." Francis's spelled out his plan.

Drizella scribbles through all the documents, not believing her eyes. They are about her but also about Anastasia. The surprising part is that all pieces of information gathered are from people from Hadleigh. They are pieces of information about how she has helped them such as solving mysteries, helping with their crops, and her activities.

She scans and creepily stares at Francis like he's a stalker... no, he is a stalker. People don't ask or know all these private matters about her.

"Is papa trying to threaten me with all these into doing something, such as being your biological daughter," Drizella hold onto the documents with a questioned face.

Francis gives a slight smile, "Half right and half wrong. Starting today you will be two people. The first identity is being you, yourself, my daughter. The second identity is my adopted son, Leon who will be inheriting the Tremaine fortunes."

Drizella has the arch to really hit him right now. But she plays innocent, "That's not possible papa. There's only one of me, not two."

"With a little trick. It's more than possible." Francis handed her a scroll from under his desk, "I'm looking forward to your performance within three days."

Drizella stands outside the door with the thought, 'Am...am I... AM I GOING TO GET A SEX CHANGE?!!... and this scroll is the application."


Chapter 21: Those Three Days

Drizella stares intensely at the scroll in her hand without any clues. She tries flipping and turning it around, trying to understand what is written in the scroll.

The only thing she knows is that Francis might have look at the scroll but hasn't used it. She only knows this due to an adventurer who stopped by Hadleigh and told her that a scroll with a black marking on the upper right-hand side can only be used once. Since they are rare and most are filled with complicated techniques, they require specific requirements. After the technique is learned the scroll will set fire to itself turning to ash.

She has seen adventurers use scrolls but the way they use scrolls are different from each other. Some cast spells while others chant spells that she doesn't know or understand anything.

Will, she can make something that sounds cool up and see if it works like in mangas and novels. She looks around her area seeing no one close by. With a deep breath and embarrass face she whispered, "Sleeping in the deepest part of darkness, I call upon you to appear before me..."

Nothing happened... she shocks the scroll and left it on the table not bothering with it anymore and went to sleep. She is still a six-year-old child and she should try to put on the act of a six-year-old child even if it's a girl or boy.

Coco the little blue slime who hasn't been mentioned slide through the creek door that Drizella left open. It bounces up into the comfy bed and sneaks into the quilt, not forgetting to sink into Drizella's arms. It smoothes Drizella's cheek as it went to sleep too.

...

One day pass by and Drizella hasn't figure any new information about the scroll. She searches the Tremaine's library for any information about the scroll but all the information she got aren't really useful or they are just the same information she got from the adventurer.

She knows that Francis is testing her intelligent by making her figure out what the scroll is by herself without any help...but he should think about her age!

Drizella slumps down on the chair in the library as she tilts her head up staring into the ceiling. Her thoughts?... As blink as the white ceiling, hovering above her.

Then she finally remembers a very important element in male or female fantasy novels... [BLOOD]! Using blood as the median and connection to break through barriers on ancient types of equipment. She should've thought about this first!

For the Awakening Ceremony, they use their blood to form a contract... more like create an egg so maybe for the scrolls, there might be blood involved.

Drizella quickly rushed towards the bedroom prepared for her and took out the scroll from under the desk. After unfolding the scroll, she quickly made the resolve to bit her thumb as hard as she could, so that there be a cut and blood would drip.

The process of bitting her thumb was a very long process for her. Her mind kept hesitating, like all human, she doesn't want to hurt herself or feel pain... only those that are an extreme masochist like pain.

With a sigh, she gives up the idea of bitting herself and tries to find a new way to be able to read the scroll.

She really is a coward when it comes to things like this. Drizella can't do anything but keep sighing at herself.

...

The black carriage stop in front of the castle gate. When the two guards saw who was inside, they opened the gate to let the person in.

The man has a wonderful appearance, with golden blond hair and blue eyes, adding to everything, a dominating aura that would make anyone think he's a prince or even the king.

Francis steps foot into the king's audience room, he knelt down saying, "Francis Tremaine at your service, your Majesty."

"Stand up. Stand up. Marquess Tremaine doesn't have to be so courteous." The king smilingly said.

Francis stood up and attention to what the king has to say next for calling him for an audience.

The king didn't beat around the bushes but he was straightforward honest with Francis as to why he called for him: "My first son, Lucas told me that he's already engaged to a girl. And that girl just happens to be one of your newest daughters. Do you have anything to say, Francis."

"No. Nothing. It's a promise made between two youngsters and I don't plan to break their promise myself. Even if they married, Prince Lucas don't have the right the inherit the throne, so there wouldn't be any problem for the Queen's sons," Francis made his judgment to the king.

The king nodded as he understand but there will always be an unforeseen event in the future. So he made another proposal to Francis that Francis couldn't really oppose.

...

Drizella stomp right into Francis room with a frown on her face. She doesn't have the patience to put the act of a young girl right now. With one deep breath, she told him, "I WON'T MARRY the prince!"

Francis looks up at her and to the side of her, seeing Camilla and a maid. He directed his gaze at Drizella again, "Why? Give me a specific reason."

"You already know my reasoning and it will not change," she gives a final glare at Francis and walks out of the door.

Francis gives a laugh, "Your daughter is interesting."

"Enough talking. Why does Daisy have the mark and Cindy doesn't when she suppose to," Camilla stated with frustration.

"What mark?"

"She is only supposed to have the marking for Unhappiness, not the mark for Loveless too."

Hearing this Francis thought for a moment, trying to figure out the meaning. He suddenly remembers as he walks towards the bookshelf, but instead of pulling one of the books out, he went to the side. Feeling the uneven marking, he knocks on it and a light flash as the light forms a square. Inside the square is old manuscripts. Francis grabs the manuscripts, scanning through each piece until he reaches what he was searching for.

Francis was a bit surprised at what he read. He mumbles to himself as he passes the manuscript to Camilla.

Seeing him not acting like his normal self, Camilla read the manuscript to herself. She was shocked beyond belief.

Camilla slammed the manuscript on the desk and proceeds towards Francis. She raise her hand ready to give him a slap but he caught her arm tightly with his hand.

Camilla tries to move her hand but her hand wouldn't budge at all in his grip. Her tears started flowing down as she bit her lip.

"Tha... that can't be... just because Daisy's older than Cindy by a couple of months... she has to suffer a fate that isn't mint to be hers." Her eyes were filled with anguish and frustration as she voices out in a trembling voice.

Francis pulled her into his embrace as he stroked her back. He looks down at her crying face and licks the flowing tears near her eye.

Camilla was already shocked by him hugging her and rubbing her back but she was more startled and embarrassed by him now.

She pushes him away and landed a slap across his face. Her face was clearly bright red and there was surprise mixed with wonder in her eyes.

She has forgotten what she was crying about as she exited the room breathing unrhythmically.

Francis touches the place he was slapped and smile remembering her embarrassed appearance as she runs away.

...

Camilla just walks out of Francis's office to see Lia waiting with a nervous and fidgeting appearance.

She took a few deep breaths to calm her racing heart before allowing Lia to speak.

Lia and Anna tagged along with them when they moved into the Marquess house. Drizella was hoping they wouldn't and be happy with their loved ones but they insisted to come instead.

Camilla and Drizella know that Lia is in love with a guy but didn't know the guy that will. He did come to birthday parties and is a likable guy. Who would've known that he's a servant at Marquess Tremaine's house. So that's the reason why Lia was against staying and wanted to come instead... the world really is a small place where people can run into anyone they know.

Anna still hasn't found anyone she like, however, there are many men pursuing her which she ignores all of them.

Lia said, "Miss, the first young miss is outside knelling unwilling to stand up until the Master announce that she doesn't have to marry the Second Prince... and the little young miss is following her lead."

Camilla felt a headache coming; she just left his office and now she has to go back in there again. Just thinking about what just happened already make her feel ashamed and embarrass to death.

She covers her face as she mumbles, "Albert was a passionate man but not to that instant."

She braces herself for what is to come as she enters Francis's office again.

...

Drizella's posture was shaking yet she refuses to fall. She turns her head to glimpse at Anastasia's sleeping face. She was kneeling down with Drizella but feel fast asleep on top of Coco after a few hours.

Anna who went to see how Lia was doing, came back to see Anastasia fast asleep on top of a slim creature. She picks Anastasia up from the squeezy slim creature and carries her in her bosom. Anna glimpse at Drizella debating whether she should leave or not. In the end, she decided it's better to let the little young miss sleep on a bed so she left.

A little drip of water came from the sky as the sky turns from clear to cloudy. The little drips of water came rushing turning into raindrops as it falls.

Drizella's dress was draughting wet the more rain there is. She really is feeling like she has the worst luck on this planet.

Back on Earth, her luck was already bad and now in this world, her luck is also this bad.

An umbrella covers the top, backing away the rain. She heard a small whisper, "Why don't you want to be the second prince's fiancee?"

"My life is more important than anything else... Besides with just a glance, I know that you're in love with him," She answers honestly but the person didn't understand.

Drizella's thought is 'The rightful prince who would be the next king doesn't belong to a villain girl like me. I don't want to die an early death and troubles involving almost everything. He belongs to you Cinderella. You are a damsel in distress and he's your prince charming who will rescue you from everything.'

"Cindy, why are you calling yourself Cinderella when your real name is Cindy?" Drizella asks the question that has been stuck on her head.

"It... a long story which you don't want to know," her eyes hold sadness as she said her sentence.

"Anyway, you're allowed to call me Ella and an exchange allow me to call you Daisy. We are sisters from now on." Cinderella put on a lovely smile.

Drizella nodded not wanting to poke where it hurt.

As they stay there in the rain, Camilla came out of the door holding onto an umbrella. She sighed, "Go take a bath so you both don't catch a cold and Daisy if you follow through with what you're supposed to, you won't have the engagement."

...

Drizella has no way out now. The only solution she has, she has to use it even if it meant losing a bit of blood... and hurting herself.

Since she doesn't want to hurt herself, she uses a small pocket knife to cut the skin of her index finger. Blood slowly pour out filling the line of the cut.

She places her index finger on the black marking making the blood follow the marking. Black turn into red as light words appear on the scroll.

Drizella was going to place her bloody finger into her lip but Coco was faster as it gulps her hand.

She quickly pulled out to see all the blood and the cut gone like there was nothing there, to begin with.

Drizella was very confused but she has more important things to do.

The last days of the three days, Drizella spent working on the transformation skill.


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