Chapter 53

Chapter 53 - Too Handsome! "Your chatter is giving me a headache." Amelia's sudden action shocked everyone present. The name of Baron Amelia was renowned among the noble circles of the capital. Not only was her outstanding appearance hailed as the Empire's red rose of the social circle, but also with her remarkable personal abilities, she left an indelible impression. It was for this reason that even though she was not a duchess's daughter, she had been chosen by the king as the next queen. It was said that before making any decision, the duke always sought Amelia's opinion. If she disagreed, no matter how good the proposal, the duke would not participate! As for why the Baron Duke valued Amelia so much... According to insiders, eighteen years ago, the Sis Empire was not as powerful as it is now, and Baron Tarrin was only an earl. However, since Amelia's birth, Tarrin's career had been smooth sailing, and in a few short years, he had been promoted to a marquis. Amelia had shown signs of genius from a young age and had helped Baron Tarrin to solve many problems. Later, she came up with a brilliant idea in a battle that quickly turned the tide, leading to the Empire's great victory and the King consequently bestowing the title of Duke upon Baron Tarrin. At the same time, she was betrothed to the young Prince Carlo. Aside from pleasing the Baron Duke, the aim was to leverage Amelia's talents to ensure the prosperity of the royal family and to produce even more outstanding offspring, thereby stabilizing the empire's royal power. Unlike other noble daughters who were just ornamental or socialites, Baron Amelia's beauty and talent left everyone in awe. Even without a title, the nobles of the empire never dared to look down on her. Some old-fashioned nobles even treated her as an equal, not just as a junior. Rather than becoming arrogant as a result of the attention and fear from the nobles, Amelia had embodied the noble etiquette in her character, with every move being elegant and impressive. All the etiquette teachers in the noble circle could not find any fault in her behavior. Thus, Baron Amelia had always been an example for all the young ladies in the noble circle. However, the Baron Amelia who was imitated by countless girls had actually poured food on someone's head in public! This outrageous behavior made the noble students feel like they were dreaming, experiencing such an unbelievable incident. Surely, this couldn't be real! Ifeia, dumbfounded, watched as Amelia stood up for her, blinking her black eyes. Although she felt that Amelia was not suited for such a rough behavior, she couldn't help but feel that Amelia was incredibly handsome!! Even as the daughter of a villain, she was a thousand times better than that hypocritical prince! Feeling excessively exhilarated, her heart raced, and her cheeks blushed, yet she didn't care, but rather admired Amelia. Lucy, who was standing beside Ifeia, had an utterly confused expression. She felt as though she hadn't woken up from a dream, as how else could she have seen the famous Miss Baron directly come to Ifeia's defense after exchanging a few words with her! Lucy felt that she wouldn't even dare to imagine such a scene, compared to Ifeia and herself. However, Irene was feeling uneasy. After witnessing the Baron Miss' unexpected confrontation with Sally, Irene had a looming sense that things were heading in an unpredictable direction. It wasn't a positive development. It felt like a terrible premonition. Could the noble who had befriended Ifeia be the duchess's daughter? No, it couldn't be! Even if Prince Carlo was mild-mannered and polite, he couldn't possibly be the haughty and aloof daughter of the duke! Constantly denying it in her mind, Irene subconsciously clenched her fists, anxiously pursing her lips, staring ahead without blinking. Sally, the center of attention, couldn't believe it as she wiped off the food residue from her face. She stared wide-eyed at the Baron Miss standing before her, not understanding what she had done to provoke Miss Baron into humiliating her so openly! Even if her father's title was only a viscount, it shouldn't warrant such humiliation and bring disgrace to her family! "Baron Miss, why would you treat me like this?!" Confronted with Sally's angry questioning, Amelia's expression remained calm. With a slight upturn of the mouth, her amethyst eyes coldly looked at the disgraced Sally. She calmly replied, "It's nothing. I just don't want to stay at the same academy as a person as ugly as you, it disgusts me." "Amelia, you're being too harsh!" As Amelia finished her statement, before Sally could speak, Prince Carlo, at her side, frowned and hurriedly interjected, trying to stop Amelia from further outbursts. Amelia had been perfectly normal before arriving at the cafeteria; why was she so impulsive now? There were quite a few students in the cafeteria. Didn't Amelia care about her reputation? Even if she had the sudden urge to defend the commoner students, she didn't have to go to such extents; it would only tarnish her reputation… As the fiancée of Baron Duke, not only would she disgrace herself but also the dignity of the royal family. "Too harsh? But she was disrespectful to my friend Ifeia, asking her to shut up was already being lenient!" Ignoring whatever Prince Carlo said, Amelia opened her embroidered golden feather fan with a 'swoosh' and covered half of her face with it, revealing only her disdainful amethyst eyes. However, the words that came out of Amelia's mouth were like a bolt from the blue, causing an explosion in the room! The Empire's proud, aloof, and stunning highland flower, Baron Amelia, actually acknowledged an ordinary commoner! For a moment, Ifeia felt as though she was standing on a podium, facing countless cameras, with the entire crowd engulfed in flashes of 'click-click' photography. Fortunately, this situation didn't last too long. Amelia then refocused the attention onto herself. She let out a contemptuous chuckle, but her words were relentless, "Ifeia is just a commoner. She can't do anything to you, but I can." "You take pride in your noble status, but in my eyes, you are not even comparable to a mere bug." "Do you have the qualifications to look down on Ifeia in this way?" Amelia unleashed a scathing verbal attack, leaving everyone unable to defend themselves. Prince Carlo was also equally surprised. Had he never heard of Amelia having any interaction with commoners? Especially seeing Miss Baron going this far for a commoner, it was evident that their relationship was very intimate, transcending beyond mere friendship to a level of close confidantes. After having verbally reprimanded Sally to the point where she was red-faced and would have fainted on the spot if possible, Amelia did not stop there. She turned her head to where Irene was, and in a cold tone, said, "And you, the mastermind behind pulling Ifeia into trouble."