Chapter 26
A couple days had past since the elite began, Giselle was laying on a couch in a parlor in her father's villa. Emily and Tiffany were sitting on armchairs reading magazines. Suzanne was staring around the parlor admiring how beautiful it looked and Harper was pacing around the room.
None of the girls noticed the papers Giselle was reading.
Just then count Neilson walked in.
"What are you reading Giselle dear?" he asked in a fatherly voice.
"Love letters," said Giselle with a romantic sigh. "I received four this morning. All of them from very great suitors." She handed the letters to her father.
"None from prince James?" count Neilson asked crooking his eyebrow.
"Prince James doesn't interest me anymore," explained Giselle. "He only sees me as a friend and I seem to see him as just a friend too. He loves Michelle. So, I'm thinking about dropping out the next time I see him."
Emily looked up from her magazine and frowned at hearing Michelle's name.
Count Neilson looked at the letters.
"Fourth born son of the duke of Sussex?" he read. "The prime minister of Dominica? The Earl of Yorkshire?!"
He then tossed the love letters to the floor.
"None of them are suitable for you Giselle!" he huffed.
Giselle was furious.
"They are all suitable father!" she snapped while picking them up. "At least they pay attention to me, I want to marry a husband who not only loves me but pays attention to me!"
"Listen Giselle," snapped count Neilson getting in his daughter's face. "You will marry nobody but prince James and I want you to try and win his heart!"
"Enough!" yelled Giselle standing up which surprised her father. "I've had it with you trying to control everything I do!"
With that she stormed off.
"Your just as stubborn as your mother was!" called count Neilson as his daughter stormed off. He then calmed down a bit. "God rest her soul." He sighed.
The quartet were surprised by Giselle's outburst. They had never seen it before, even Emily was surprised.
Count Neilson then started to rant out loud.
"I've had with you trying to control everything I do!" he mocked. "I am her father, controlling everything she does is my job."
He turned to face the quartet.
"Keep an eye on the girls who've made it into the elite," he ordered. "Especially Michelle White."
"Yes sir" said Emily with a wicked smile.
Meanwhile Giselle ran into her bedroom in the villa and flopped on the bed.
She was still feeling a bit annoyed with her father.
She looked at a picture hanging on the wall of her mother, countess Paige Neilson.
Oh, mother she said to herself. We all used to be so close but now father can be such a pain! He's always trying to control my life.
"I wish you were here" she said to herself out loud.
Author's note; poor Giselle, she really wants to marry someone she loves. But her father wants her to marry James. I can assure you all despite being the antagonist of this story, he does genuinely care for his daughter, but like a lot of parents, they can be pretty strict.