The Masked Vampire King's Accidental Bride
Chapter 123: Useless tricks

Chapter 123: Useless tricks

"Can you move in this dress? It’s a bit tight fitting, but this is what you are going to wear at the meet, okay?" Marla looked at Madeline, who bit her lips before nodding meekly.

Madeline looked at herself in the mirror from a distance, sitting on her bed, and stood to walk around when her foot entangled with the cloth of the dress and she stumbled ahead, falling on the carpet.

"You can’t even handle a dress. How are you going to handle Elliana, hmm? I heard what happened at the school’s function. Do you think it was funny? Having your boyfriend run behind some other girl whose identity isn’t even disclosed yet?" Marla asked before walking to Madeline and gripping her jaws in a tight grip.

"You are losing from her when no one knows she is a princess for real. What will you do when her identity as the hunter’s bloodline illegitimate daughter, and the youngest Vampire prince’s wife would be revealed?

Will you have any fame or face to show anyone? You can’t even handle such small matters, and to think you are aiming for the position of the queen," Marla scoffed, pulling Madeline’s face up to look into her eyes.

"Mom, I... I really tried -"

"You know what? It’s not Elliana’s fault anymore. It’s your fault. You are the one who can’t handle a ba*tard child. Who asked you to play such childish tricks as those? Do you think omitting her name from some petty event or making that chandelier fall or spiking her drinks would really work? If you think so, maybe I haven’t taught you enough," Marla pulled Madeline through her hair.

"Mom, it’s hurting me," Madeline groaned in pain, and Marla shook her head at her daughter.

"It’s hurting you? It’s hurting me more to think my daughter is so incapable and useless," Marla’s hands fisted into Madeline’s hair more tightly, and she pulled her all the way in front of the mirror.

"Look at yourself. With a face like yours, do you really think you can compete with that ba*tard child? That vixen? I think you haven’t understood why I am doing all this," Marla started, but paused suddenly.

No. There is no way anyone should hear about what she did all those years ago. She can’t let the words out of her mouth even in her wildest dreams.

The game she played nineteen years ago, if someone as much as heard a gist of it, her game would be over. The plans, this royalty, this fame, name, everything would be stolen from her and she can’t afford to lose it all.

Her daughter. She is the last person she should trust. If she ever came to know why her existence has a threat to Elliana’s existence, she won’t be able to fight anymore. Madeline is already a hopeless case. At least she shouldn’t risk her game plan for this. Marla nodded at herself before looking at her daughter.

"Look at your face and decide what you can do to be better than your stepson. I don’t know about you, but I can clearly see everything slipping out right from between your fingers one of these days," Marla said before pushing Madeline away, making her fall backward on the bed.

"Mom, I will surely do something. Please don’t get angry," Madeline whimpered, holding her hand that Marla was gripping in a tight grip.

"It’s okay. You don’t have to do anything. Your father will be back tomorrow. The first thing he is going to ask when he’ll be back is about that bas*ard kid. You don’t need to do anything. Let her do everything and steal everything precious to you," Marla scoffed before leaving the room.

"I really tried, Mom, but -" Madeline trailed off, wiping the rogue tear that slipped out of her eyes.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror and felt even more pathetic than before.

Why? Why does she need to compete with her stepsister in the first place? Why is her existence and position so threatened by that b*tch, who doesn’t even deserve to live?

"Aah!" Madeline moved her hand and threw the things on the nightstand on the ground, feeling frustrated.

’What do I do, Aditya? What the hell do I do for you to only think about me? Why do you keep running behind her? Does loyalty mean nothing to you? I have devoted my life and my care to you, but you still can’t look at me the way you look at her? What else do you want?!!’ Madeline shouted in her mind.

"Why can’t you love me back? Damn it!" She held her hair in her fists, losing her control.

"No. Why am I blaming my Aditya? It’s not his fault. It’s that b*tch’s fault. She is the one seducing him. She has been doing this ever since they became friends. Friends, my a*s!" She shook her head in denial.

"She wants him to cheat on me! That cunning b*tch should die! Why don’t you die, Elliana?! Why the hell are you still alive?! You, useless cunt!" Madeline threw the vase around the room, falling on the carpet helplessly.

"Why is this happening to me? Why does she get lucky every single time? What is the power protecting her? Or is it a power wanting to destroy my plans? What is right or wrong even more?" Madeline looked around madly.

She needs something. Something to ease this frustration. This frustration is clawing at her mind and heart.

She looked at the broken pieces of the vase and crawled to them.

With a piece in her hand, she lifted her dress to make a small cut on her thighs. She has read some bullying books. The victims always do this.

It eases the anxiety and pain. Maybe the pain cancels out the pain? Or is it the sight of blood? Whatever it is, she won’t know until she tries it herself, no? Madeline closed her eyes and placed the pointed sharp part in her thighs.

One, two, three ~~~

No. She can’t do this. Why should she hurt herself? Why should she bleed for some other b*tch? Why should she give this right to anyone? Why should she be in pain because of someone else?

She isn’t weak like this. She is the type to inflict pain and not wither and cry in the corner of her room like a pathetic loser.

Madeline nodded at herself and threw the piece away, looking at the slight cut on her hand that was bleeding now.

"And here I thought, I would get to see a good show," she heard a cold voice filled with amusement and she looked up in horror.

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