Blair was into the carriage which would lead her to her new home, her face a perfect glass of composure while she clensched her fists as she remembered the conversation she had with her father.
" Father, you have got to be kidding me! I cannot believe you are sending me to London for two years! It's absurd. What about my life in New York, my friends, and my social standing?" Blair exclaimed more than frustrated as she slammed the door open of his office after learning the news from her secretary.
"Do you mind ? I have businesses to run and i need that door to have some privacy." Howard said nonchalantly without lifting his eyes from his documents making blair bite her lips in frustration as her father's usual aloufness.
" Blair, this decision is not up for discussion. It's a crucial move for our family business, and you are my only heir since, unfortunatly i did not have other children, I expect you to fulfill your responsibilities." He said sternly making her chest hurt at the jab, since she always knew that he wanted a son even if she filled all his wishes, from getting the best grades of school, getting deals for the company and mastering all the subjects requared for the job, from languages to law and business.
After a pause blair answered " Responsibilities? Father, I've been groomed for high society, not to run hotels and resorts in some dreary English city!" She exclaimed frustrated, she could not imagine living into boring london where all the judgmental society resided.
" Your education and upbringing have prepared you for precisely this, Blair. Waldorf Hotels Resorts is expanding, and I need someone I can trust to oversee it." Her father answered matter-of-factly.
" But why does it have to be me? Can't you hire someone more suitable for this task?" She asked frustrated
" No one is more suitable than my own flesh and blood. Besides, I need someone with the Waldorf name to maintain the reputation and image of our brand and after the scandal that you caused with nathaniel and charles, i think some time away should be necessary" Howard stated in an icy tone, being done with this nonesense discussion.
Blair clenched her fists resigned as he brought up a sensible subject.
" Fine, Father. I'll go to London and manage your business. But I expect to be compensated appropriately for my time and effort." She demanded
"Compensation will be discussed, Blair. And remember, this is for the future of our family. You'll learn the value of hard work and responsibility, i did not sent you to waste time to futility." he stated with a threatening glare
" I hope in your cold stone heart, you will appreciates the sacrifice I'm making for the Waldorf legacy." She almost spat out before storming off the office barely sparing her mother a glance as she walked away.
'That bloody bastard ! Let him rot in hell for all i care.' She thought 'let the bitch as well while at it.'
"Are you alright miss blair ?" Dorota asked concerned making the young woman snap out of it and faint a smile smile at her.
"Yes Dorota, do not worry, but tell me ? Are you sure i will find all my bilongings there? We have not forgot anything" She trailed off
Dorota nodded " do not worry miss waldorf, your father made sure a while ago that all your belonging will be sent to london beforehead."
"In other words, he sent them before informing me of my travel" Blair stated with an eyeroll, doing a very good job of hiding the impact of her father's aloofness had on her.
After she is 21 and had years of expertise of getting indifferent to her parents treatments even if sometimes the wall she built around her heart seem to crack slightly and allow their coldness and harsh exigence to hurt her.
Dorota decided to stay silent, knowing what blair said was true. Being the one that practically raised blair since her own parents were indifferent, she could not understand how the couple could be so self centered to realised what a rare gem they had as a daughter, dorota, until now, never met a woman as beautiful, intelligent, witty and goal driven as blair even more, even more knowing she only turned 21 few days ago.
Despite being her icy and sarcastic self, blair had a heart of gold and was fiercly loyal and protective when it came to her dear people which were Nathaniel Archibald, Serena Van der Woodsen, Charles Bass and herself.
Blair sighed tiredly "when we get there,please make sure to run me a warm bath and get someone to give me a massage and do my weekly wax and face mask. After that, i'll rest for the day and will not leave my room before tomorrow morning." She said with a tired sigh to which dorota agreed.
Twenty minutes later, the carriage stopped infront of a beautiful mansion, which for normal people, was considered huge.
"I guess this will do for now." Blair said in resignation not that impressed by her lodging.
"Your father choose it since it's near the center of town where the waldorf hotels are running." Chang her personnal assistant and bodyguard told her.
He was a 30 years old tall handsome man with asian heritage, very, intelligent stoic but loyal to her.
"Choose it or gave you requirements to fufil ?" Blair asked sarcastically making chang give out a nervous smile which was an answer in itself.
Blair rolled her eyes before looking up toward the window of the house next door since she got the feeling that someone was watching her.
Her eyes locked with the intense dark eyes of one of two of the handsome men watching her from the widow, along with their family she guessed.
She felt a shiver as he didn't waver his gaze and would have blushed at his intense gazing if she wasn't Blair waldorf who is used to men lusting after her and making moves on her.
She turned back her attention to her new home as she entered, deciding to avoid sparing a glance at the nextdoor's window.
" Dear readers, brace yourselves, for it appears that the winds of change have swept into our cherished neighborhood, bringing with them an enchanting force to reckon with. As I perched at my usual vantage point, my quill at the ready, I bore witness to an arrival that has left the ton in a state of rapture and wonder.
In a corner of London long acquainted with decorum and tradition, a figure of unparalleled sophistication graced us with her presence. None other than the illustrious Blair Waldorf, a name renowned in New York's highest circles, since it belong to the sole heiress of the Waldorf empire, has chosen to cross the Atlantic and take residence next door to none other than the esteemed Bridgerton family. Yes, dear readers, you heard it correctly.
As Blair Waldorf alighted from her carriage, one couldn't help but marvel at the ethereal vision before us. Her impeccable taste in fashion was matched only by the undeniable allure of her presence. Clad in a gown that was a symphony of elegance, she stepped onto our cobbled streets with the grace of a queen, a vision that surely will make even the most seasoned and diamony of debutantes envious.
It's left to wonder what brought miss waldorf to our dear old london since i hear her lifestyle in newyork city is fare more enterteining than our boring ball, is it perhaps the new season that await us or then a business deal ?
Dear readers, as Lady Whistledown, I shall keep my quill poised and inkwell filled, for the arrival of Blair Waldorf is but the overture to a symphony of secrets, scandal, and romance that promises to captivate us all. Watch this space closely, for London's elite has been graced with a newcomer who is as enigmatic as she is enchanting."