Chapter 68 - A sweet kiss in the dark (1/2)

” She's gonna be present at the party tonight . ” said Helios dejected .

” What ?! Are you serious ?! What will you do now ?! ” said Bekora surprised .

” Simple , she told me she wanted a last kiss to get rid of her feelings for me . ” said Helios .

” Typical scheme of an actress like her . Be careful not to get photographed . ” said Bekora .

” Yeah ! I better go and close this matter once and for all . ” said Helios .

A servant approached them and told them that madam Margrethe had ordered them to come to the ballroom . Some of the guests had arrived and she needed their presence. Bekora went ahead to welcome the guest and give time to Helios so that he could finish the mater with Juli . Helios's phone rang again . He shut down the call and wrote a message to her that he would be at the salon with the red door near the ballroom's entrance . She replied back saying okay and Helios put his phone back in his pocket then left towards the salon with the red door .

Meanwhile Aria and Mana were almost ready . The were taking care of the final touch . Mana wore a long , red trumpet form dress with her back exposed and had a cute long ribbon behind the dress's waistline . She wore a light make up and a pendant with a bid red heart shaped ruby . Mana had her hair straight and then wore a tiara made of red rubies . Aria had chosen a white ball gown with a big grey ribbon in the front part of the dress's waistline . In the middle of the ribbon there was a rhomboid diamond that shined brightly . Her chest part was half filled with the same diamonds . Mana made sure that Aria didn't know the gemstones the dress had were real diamonds otherwise she wouldn't have wore it . When choosing the dress , Aria told Mana a couple of times that she wouldn't wear a dress with expensive gemstones . After a few tries Mana saw that this white dress described Aria's naivety and cleverness perfectly . Aria was against this dress cause it looked like it was a very expensive one but Mana made sure to fool her and in the she accepted wearing it . Two maids gave them a red and a white mask .

” Are you sure you don't wanna wear the necklace I choose for you ? ” asked Mana when she saw Aria's gold necklace with a snowflake .

” No , the bracelet and the earrings are enough ! This necklace means a lot to me . I had it since with me from the day I was born . ” said Aria with a sweet smile while looking at her necklace .

” Okay , since you prefer your necklace then I won't insist ! We need to wear the masks and then go to the ballroom . ” said Mana and handed the white mask with a white feather on the left corner to her . Mana wore her mask too .

” Mana you look gorgeous ! ” said Aria when looking at her .

” You look very sweet Aria ! As I thought , the white color suits you the best ! ” said Mana and Aria smiled .

The both of them towards the stairs with two maids following them . While they were walking towards the ballroom Mana noticed that Aria wasn't as tall as she used to be when she wore the high heels yesterday . Aria noticed that Mana was looking at her with a suspicious expression .

” Mana ?! ” asked Aria .

” Tell me the truth Aria , you didn't wear the butterfly high heels we choose yesterday , did you ?! ” said Mana with doubt .

' She has a really sharp eye , no wonder she's Rose Sauvage's creator ! The eye of a proffesional ! ' thought Aria a bit nervous .

” I , I....” said Aria then Mana grabbed her from the hand .

She pulled her to a corner and ordered Aria to show her feet to her .

” Hurry up ! ” said Mana with an angry smile .

Aria reluctantly showed her feet to Mana and she remained a bit surprised when she saw that Aria was wearing black sneakers .

” I kinda noticed it when I was trying to find your dress.....you really don't care about beauty at all don't you ?! ” said Mana with an unamused face and Aria nodded nervously .

” Haaa.....go and get miss Aria's high heels in the changing room and bring it to her in the resting salon next to the ballroom . ” said Mana and the maid went to fulfill the princess's order .

Mana noticed that two famous fashion icons were walking in front of her . She wanted to greet them and try to make an agreement with them .

” Aria , you see those two ladies there ?! ” said Mana and Aria nodded .

” I need to talk to them about some business related things before they enter in the ballroom . If they do it will be hard to talk . ” said Mana .

” Okay ! Should I wait here for you ? ” asked Aria .

” You see that red door over there . That is a resting room for important guest . The maids and guards know you're my friend , they won't cause you trouble . Wait in there for the maid to bring the high heels over and wear them . I will come as soon as possible to get you . ” said Mana and then left towards those ladies's direction .

” Great , now I have to wear high heels ! I'm afraid I will trip ! ” said Aria and headed towards the resting salon with the red door .