Chapter 27

It's been a week since Raphael had left for another business trip. Diana realized that he was rarely home.

"Will you come, madam?" the head maid asked her when she receive an invitation from Isabella. She had been serving Crownguard family for too long that she watched Raphael grew up, and so she knew Isabella.

"Yes," she smiled.

"We shall prepare the best dress for you, madam," they said with high spirits and worry.

"Thank you," Diana responded.

In a luxurious yet dimly lit room, Isabella, draped in an elegant black gown, reclined on a plush velvet chair. A malevolent smile played on her lips as she awaited Diana's arrival. She had meticulously planned every detail of this encounter, knowing the vulnerability of the wounds she would expose.

As Diana stepped into the room, her heart pounded in her chest. She felt a mixture of apprehension and defiance as she locked eyes with Isabella.

'It's been a while since I attended a party like this...' she thought in her mind.

Despite the tremor