The Grand Mistress

"Angelisa! Give me back my doll!" Gabriella tried to snatch it back away but the angry Angelisa refused. She continued showing off the pitiful Serafina, to make everyone think she was just an imitation.

"This is not the celebrity doll" Angelisa continued shaming her sisters. "This is just an old toy that's really not worth of anything,"

"But the picture of Serafina was posted in the legitimate account of hers," One of the socialites commented. "It's impossible she isn't the doll we all were looking for because she had the same outfit and look of Serafina the doll!"

"Yes it's true! How could you grab that beautiful doll in the hair!" One came forward to chastise her and Angelisa saw everyone's eyes turn deadly. For a moment she retreated, one step back. The fans of Serafina were ready to defend the pitiful lifeless beauty, very upset that she had to go through such harsh treatment under Angelisa's hands.

"Besides, obviously you are not the owner of the doll. Why don't you let Miss Gabriella speak," One noted and Angelisa helplessly turned to Erwan who also saw how the fans were becoming harsh with his pregnant fiancee. Erwan who too became scared turned to Gabriella and pressed her.

"Gabriella, your sister is being accused of lying. Go and tell the truth now! You know yourself that that doll is nothing. It was just one of your trashy toys and I don't know why you had dressed her up like a celebrity doll but you had to admit your wrong now and defend your sister," Erwan was then desperate. He ended up grabbing Gabriella's hands so hard that it already hurt Gabriella.

"Erwan let go!" Gabriella squeezed herself out of his grab. 

"I will if you go and apologize now! Tell everyone you are just making a scene to grab everyone's attention!"

"And why would I? Let go or I will tell everyone how you both cheated on me.." Gabriella said to his face in a low voice and in a moment, Erwan let go anxiously. It was the first time she heard him threaten him and he didn't know how to deal with it. Was she serious about telling everyone about his affair? Does she know the severe consequences?

Now that she's free, Gabriella went to Angelisa and grabbed Serafina from her touch. Angelisa wanted to snatch again but Gabriella too threatened her, "One more grabbing off anything that's mine and I will tell everyone how you and Erwan cheated on me!"

"You!" Angelisa's eyes turned big at the shock. "Go ahead and tell everyone and so grandmother will surely be mad,"

"Well I can face my grandmother's fury. How about you, can you face everyone's insult?" Gabriella added and for a moment all Angelisa did was look at her who for the first time spoke ill against her. The Gabriella that she remembered was kind and naive, easily to be fooled but the one before her was somehow who sure had grown some balls. What happened?

Seeing the only things her mother left her being called a trashy toy, Gabriella could not let things go. She had suffered enough humiliation tonight by watching Angelisa taking over her place and now she had to accuse her of scamming? How far can her sister shame her?

Gabriella took hold of Serafina and caressed her ruined hair. The socialites who there immediately inquired if she indeed was the owner of the doll.

"Are you Serafina's owner? Did you make her dress?" The fans insisted on answers and Gabriella could only nod at them.

Angelisa who was now in the arms of Erwan didn't want to accept defeat and so she insisted Serafina was fake. "Gabriella please don't lie about your doll. We both know it is fake,"

"I'm sorry everyone. You had been deceived," It was Erwan who spoke this time and since he was a Zhao, many seemed to have been convinced by it. The Zhao's had a great reputation in Devon city and so many take Erwans words as the legitimate truth. "I too had known this doll and I know for a fact, it's nothing. The doll isn't the celebrity doll you are all looking for, besides, Gabriella knew nothing of sewing so she cannot make such exquisite outfits of Serafina the famous doll. Besides, I had been Gabriella for long and I know she isn't a friend of singer Lucy"

Many had believed Erwans words and turned to Gabriella with accusing eyes. Even when her doll indeed looked like Serafina the famous doll, it was indeed unusual for a Monteria to be friends with the liberated Singer Lucy. Of course the Monteria's would not allow any of their heiresses to be friends with her as she was such the opposite for all they stand. They were conservative good people while singer Lucy was a provocative bitch.

"Aww it's fake!"

"Erwan Zhao used to be her fiancee but she cheated on him, she must have regret seeing how lovely the couple looked together tonight and she had no one so she created such a hype to garner some attention,"

"Well how petty for her to be such a faker.  Is it true she was a good-for-nothing heiress?"

Hering the insults and seeing how her sister shrieked defenseless, Angelisa could only smile. Done were Gabriella Monteria's princess days, these days were her turn to be the queen and she could only grin victoriously at that. Growing up, Angelisa had a serious jealousy with Gabriella. Everything revolved around her around the house specially that their Mother Lilith prioritized her over everything, even over her and her twin sister. Now, it was her time to shine and not even Mother Lilith nor their father can stand against that. She had in her hand right now Gabriella's previous ace card and that was Erwan Zhao. Now that the boy was in her grasp, Gabriella could be nothing less important than her.

"I'm really sorry everyone for all of this," Angelisa apologized. "My sister has not been well these days. This probably was the reason why she brought a doll with her. As you can see its not normal for an adult woman to bring such a doll but it was always her comfort when things doesn't go well so please understand,"

"What? She's not well? Did Angelisa Monteria just reveal her sister was not well mentally that's why she brought a doll?"

"Oh no! Gabriella Monteria had mental health problems?"

"True! Who brings a doll to parties? Especially such a worthless doll?"

Gabriella just didn't know what to do then but her instinct told her to leave and she intended to. She'll just leave the party and face the chiding of mother Lilith and her father later because she could not anymore withstand the harsh crowd. She turned back and planned to leave but as she did, someone approached her.

"Excuse Miss, can I please see your doll?" A very polite sophisticated old man appeared from the crowd. He was wearing a very expensive suit and was wearing gold eyeglasses that everyone knew was millions worth.

The man was not only polite, he also stood with so much confidence. Just one looked and you could tell he was a very educated man and certainly not an ordinary guest.

"Mr. Wandall," Erwan recognized him. Mr. Victor Wandall was a famous toy collector and the previous CEO of Wandall Toy's Incorporated. He had long resigned as he was already old but many still looked up to him as he had a very outstanding reputation. 

"Mr. Wandall?" Angelisa and the crowd gasped at the mention of his name. Since he had long resigned from being a CEO, the old man spent his time travelling around the world looking for rare unique toys for his collection. Because of this, not many youngbloods recognized him and the sight of him not only amazed them but also gave them quite a big shock.

"Mr. Wandall, I assure you this doll is nothing significant," Erwan intervened but the old man seemed to have not heard his words and just looked at Gabriella like he was begging  for it. Gabriella could not refuse him then, not when he looked so desperate so in a moment, she stretched out Serafina so he can have a look.

The old man took a closer look when Gabriella allowed him and his next words confused her, so were the crowd.  "Indeed, indeed. Odd. How can this be?"

Angelisa who was not enjoying the sight came forward to stop such nonsense scrutiny "Mr. Wandall please do not waste your—"

She swallowed her words when Mr. Wandall turned to her with a disapproving look. "I'm sure Miss you knew nothing of toys, because if you do, you should have not grabbed this doll carelessly without knowing how much it is worth,"

"Mr. Wandall apologies, However I know for sure this doll...is ancient ...." Angelisa was so afraid of Mr. Wandall expression she could not almost finish her sentence,"

"Ancient or not. This is Brielle Doll," Mr. Wandall expressed and educated her. "One Brielle doll cost almost one billion US dollars worth,"