Chapter 3

"I didn't want to ask this before, but I am curious as to what gift you have for me" Marie was sure as hell that her sister didn't bring one. This would allow the public to have a terrible view of her.

Which sister wouldn't prepare a gift for her sister's birthday.

But Lily already knew all this and came ready. She dipped her hand in her dress, which had a small pocket, and brought out a little package.

"Here. This is all I could get. Happy birthday sister" Marie tried all she could to mask her fury. She opened the box before everyone. There was still a chance to embarrass her. In it were fancy hairpins and a birthday card. The people blushed, calling Lily an amazing sister. She almost coughed up blood in anger.

The party began and Jayden walked in, bearing a bouquet of flowers in his hands.

"Betrayer" she looked on as he extended the flower to a blushing Marie. Just how blinded was she, not to see the sign the traitorous couple were giving her in her past life.

Jayden finally walked towards her. She could see Marie's jealous look.

"Lily, you look charming" he complimented.

"Thank you" she replied dryly. The double doors flung open. Lily raised a brow when she saw who came in.

Edward Beau? A young, wealthy company president. The king of the business world. What was he doing here? She didn't remember seeing him at the party in her past life. Rupert's eyes widened when he saw Edward. He had only tried his luck by sending an invitation. Who would have thought he would really come? He ran to him, a flattering smile on his lips as he ushered him to his seat. He sat down regally, one leg crossed over the other. There was only one word on Lily's mind—HOT. He took a sip of the cocktail that matched the colour of his beautiful eyes. Blue.

"Let's dance" Jayden said, making her realize he was still there. She was going to refuse, but changed her mind. A dance, huh? It was during this dance that she embarrassingly fell in her past life.

"Sure thing" He led her to the dance floor. Others began to join and soon, the floor became full. Marie narrowed her eyes, impatiently waiting for the results of what she did. The heels were supposed to be broken by now. She had tampered with the heel and with just the right force, it will break apart. They have been dancing for almost twenty minutes. Lily saw this through her peripheral vision and could barely hold the smirk.

"I'm tired. Why don't you dance with Marie?" He agreed, and they went to the dance floor, while Lily went to sit, waiting. Marie was blushing furiously when Jayden asked her for a dance. She sent Lily a smug look, wrapping her hands around his neck, as they moved slowly in tandem with the music.

Marie felt like something was wrong. She just couldn't point it out.

"Are you okay? You look distracted" Jayden asked. She nodded and smiled reassuringly. The dance ended and just when they were about to leave, she staggered. She tried all she could to keep her balance, but it proved futile. Jayden tried too late to steady her. She let out a shrill cry of pain as her back hit the cold marble floor. Rupert's face turned red from embarrassment and anger combined.

"Are you alright?" At that moment, Jayden was the perfect example of a worried boyfriend. Marie shook her head, tears in her eyes as she whimpered. Fortunately for her, she was in a ball gown, so there wasn't a tear.

She checked her legs to find out what went wrong. It was the heels. They were broken. She was confused, looking at Lily, who was trying so hard to keep her the laughter bubbling up inside her at bay. Wasn't she supposed to be the one with the broken heels?

Lily's mind replayed what happened after she received the gift from Marie. She had hovered around Marie's room for any chance to sneak in. The opportunity came when she went downstairs after being called by their father. Just as she said, the heels were similar, so she exchanged them. As easy as a pie.

"Are you okay?" Lily asked, faking a worried expression. She even helped her up. Marie wished she could gouge her eyes out and wipe that smug smiled from her face, still she managed to keep a pitiful facade. Their dad assured their guest that everything was fine and the party continued. Lily was a bit disappointed that it wasn't more than that, but there was more to come. She felt someone's eyes on her, almost poking holes in her body. She looked around, her eyes settling on a certain blue-eyed someone. His smothering gaze was directed towards her. Her heart thumped again and she quickly looked away.

Why was he staring at her? Her attention was diverted when she saw Marie walking towards her with two glasses of champagne. That bitch. This was the same drink she was given in her past, unaware that it was laced with aphrodisiac. Marie had spiked it. After the drug wore off, she found herself beside a smelly old man. Her stomach churned at the memory. She felt like stabbing Marie. She sat before Lily, knowing she was behind the mishap that happened minutes ago, but decided against touching that subject. She was going to make her regret.

"I brought this for you"

"How sweet. Thanks. Oh look, there is a stain on your dress" Marie dropped her glass, grabbing a handful of her clothes to check and give Lily enough time to change the champagne flutes.

"I must have seen wrong" She said, downing the content. Marie his a simper.

'Just you wait' She thought as she drank from her glass too. After a few minutes, she began to feel a bit uncomfortable. She waved it off, waiting for the effect of the drug to take place, then she could escort her to where the man was waiting.