Episode 7

The rest of the day passed by in a blur. As I expected, I was too busy running errands to attend the inauguration and while a part of me felt sad, I tried to butter it up with Jayson 's promise.

Once it was 9a.m, my stepmother and stepsisters were already dressed up.

June and Bethany were so extravagantly dressed that if I didn't know better, I'd say they were going there to seduce the royal's son.

My stepmother took care of them a lot.

"Oh, Ella," June sighed as she ran her hands down her gown feeling like those princesses in movies.

Her blonde hair was nearly packed and her make-up was light and beautiful. I wondered how Jayson would look at me if I dressed up like that.

"I feel so sorry for you,"

I rolled my eyes, getting ready to head out to assist in the inauguration but behind the scenes.

"If you had that much time to talk, you'd be on your way already," I wasn't going to give her the reaction she expected from me.

She probably wanted me to be jealous, sad and maybe even