#Chapter 249 – Surprise

Ella “Cora, what on earth is going on?” I demand, staring at my sister in shock and mild outrage. She’s just barged into my suite and announced that I won’t be wearing the gown I had specially made for the ball tonight. She pulled the hanger right out of my closet and tossed the garment bag aside, as if the dress inside is not the most expensive article of clothing either of us has ever owned. “Just change into your robe and have a seat. The makeup artist is due any minute.” Cora replies, a devious and entirely unrepentant smile on her face. She’s bustling around my dressing room, pulling a chair in front of the vanity, making space by shifting boxes and suitcases. She moves through the room as if she owns the place. Typically I wouldn’t mind this – as my sister is welcome to anything that’s mine – it’s her sneaky demeanor and knowing looks that are driving me to distraction. “Makeup artist?” I repeat, aghast. I’ve given up trying to follow her frenetic movements, knowing I can’t