Chapter 3: Punishment

Cinderella Farmington P.O.V

The Farmington Manor

“Gosh, I haven’t been this excited since the butcher from the village told me he would go down on me,” Susanna says in a feat of excitement giggling.

Her loud voice could be heard even if I was behind the house, collecting feed for the chickens. I couldn't help but grimace as am forced to hear again about her sexual adventures with various men that she used to meet in town. 

From the way she keeps talking so loudly am sure those idiotic stepsisters of mine have no idea that I can practically hear them talking from around the corner. It's been a long day and I hid in the old part of the house, hoping to rest for a bit while I finished feeding the chickens, but it seems like Susanna and Teresa had a similar idea.

Anyway I can't really blame them though because the reason am actually here being bored by my step sister's sexual conquest stories is because according to pricilia I behaved like "A courtesan” an now I get to have the pleasure of doing all the chores listed on her strict list.

My stepmother has given me a list of menial chores that she needs to be completed by dawn, and she threatened to kick me out of the house if I don't finish on time. 

Normally am used to my stepmother’s bullying tactics, but things has gotten a bit worse since I snuck out of the house. So here I here I am, I shake my head, trying to see if it would relieve the aching throb blinding me...

Susanna loud mouth dosen't really help my situation, I'm seriously reeling from the things am hearing and I can't quite believe it.

 I know my stepsisters aren’t afraid of their mother, I mean why should they?

I guess they are the only ones allowed to explore their sexual side without being prosecuted by anyone or even by pricilia. I mean am not the kind of person who judge people, especially my own sisters. 

But it's definitely not fair how am being treated, they've literally done worse and also don't seem to care what people say or think about them. I know they sleep around with random men and yet my stepmother see them as perfect well-mannered ladies preserving their virtue until marriage.

If only she knew half of what they did, she’ll be scandalised.

“I know, attending a royal ball is so exciting. I bet we’ll see many fit guys over there,” Teresa squeaked out in excitement.

“Teresa focus! Forget about the other guys. Prince Aldrich is the hottest of them all. I need to find a way to talk to him, and once we get past that, then I can show him my idea of a good time in his bedroom,” Susanna says already planning her usual seduction game.

Just like her mother....

I guess the saying that goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree is true!

Rolling my eyes at the childish nonsense Susanna sprout out just now...

Does she really think the prince would just leave with her during the ball? There would be a hundred-plus ladies standing by for introduction and he would be obligated to make time for everyone....

My stepmom didn’t say a word about the invitation for the ball, am I surprised she's keeping it a secret from me? Nope but am definitely worried. 

Her not telling me she received the invitation just concludes that she has no intention of allowing me to go with them. I plan to talk to her about it as soon as possible, I need to let her know I saw the invitation arrive along with mine....

It's enough she already deprives me of every good thing, I can't let her have this round. 

I endured the insults and unpleasantaries delivered by my stepsisters because I have every intention of being obedient to get what I want even if am being called a whore and a slut.

 They probably heard what had happened with the forest ranger and they are simply jealous. I just don't understand why Susanana and Teresa treats me so badly, have never done anything bad to them in any way and have always covered for them when they snuck out to meet their lovers...

I know what I did was wrong and I feel bad about my illicit rendezvous with the ranger last night but I know for a fact that I won't be able to meet anyone while being locked up in this house forever.

I need to attend this ball!

Besides it was the king who organised the ball for his son. Apparently, the young prince was ruining the king’s reputation and the ball is king Alaric's last chance to put his son back on the right path.

King Alaric the ll wants his son to find a suitable wife and finally settle down.

“I’m going to be there too, you know, so don’t jump the hoop just yet. I give much better head than you,” Teresa says confidently and her sister snorted automatically as if to disagree. 

“I think Mommy is so uptight these days. She really needs to find herself a new husband. She needs to chill out a bit.”Terasa says...

“Don’t be silly. Mum won’t get married again. Our last step father was the last one, and he was so naive. Shame that he had to have a daughter. Cindy is such a slut. The other night Mum caught her with the forest ranger in the bushes. Can you believe it?”Susanna says laughing..

I angrily clenched my fists, breathing hard. Of course, pricilia must have told them everything to teach me a lesson.

I fill up a bucket of water and turned around, going back to the chickens. Susanna and Teresa can sleep with whomever they want to, but they need to stop making my life difficult. 

That's all I wish!

For their evil witch of a mother to leave me alone.....