Chapter 123 - She's your little sister.

Clara left the place in annoyance, while the sweet calm voice of Leo could be heard, as he tried to make Belle stop crying, while Mick isn't an exception.

She headed towards her quarters immediately. She felt frustrated and wanted to get an answer as soon as possible.

After a few minutes of petting and whispers of sweet words, the little princess finally stopped crying and started to hiccup.

Clara's words seem to hurt her feelings.

Mick pat her head softly. He didn't need to ask who she was, because she looked like Clara. "Let grandpa get you some milk." 

Mick left, leaving Leo and the little princess alone.

Leo stared at her side profile, as he was sitting beside her on the couch. He could see that she looked really angry, as her forehead creases and mouth pouted.

It wasn't the funny type of pout, but a real one from anger. Her eyes cloudy, as if she's thinking, making her look like an adult.

Leo got up from beside her and moved in front of her. Her cute eyes looked up at Leo's own, as she craned her neck.

Leo squatted to match her height, "are you okay now?" he asked.

"Yes." Belle replied and forced a smile.

"You know, you shouldn't have talked to her like that." Leo said.

Even though Clara is rude, if he encouraged Belle to give such replies, he's only making her go down the same road Clara did.

Clara has passed repair, but the little princess still has a chance to get controlled.

Belle looked confused, because she believes that she did the right thing, "why not daddy?" she asked.

Leo placed a soft kiss on her forehead, "an adorable little princess like you might become ugly if she is rude to an elder person." Leo said, trying to come down to her level and still convince her.

Belle shook her head, "I don't care. She shouted at me, told me not to call her mommy, and refer to my name as ugly and a bell." She outlined Clara's wrongs.

Leo couldn't agree less, but that's not why he's holding this conversation. "OK. I will talk to her. Will you tell her you are sorry too when I make her apologise to you?" he asked.

"I don't need it." Belle said flatly.

"I think you wouldn't be angry if you know the reason why she did all that." Leo said and looked left and right dramatically, piquing the little princess's interest.

"You want to know why she's angry?" Leo asked.

"Why?" Belle asked

Leo pressed his index finger to his lips and removed it again. " This is a secret, okay?"

Belle nodded.

"Actually. She is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my entire life, but starting from today onward, she ranked second, when compared to you." Leo explained.

"Really?" Belle's eyes brighten. The former cloudiness was nowhere to be found. She giggled.

Leo made a cute expression. "Oh yes! And I think she discovered that as well, which is why she acts so scary. So, will you pity her and forgive her now? 

She's so pitiful tsk tsk." Leo let out a deep fake sigh.

"Maybe." Belle replied.

Leo kissed her cheeks, "that's good to hear baby, you are a darling." he said and saw her smiling, as if glad that she knew Clara's secret. 

The little princess's mood returns to normal again.

....

Meanwhile.

Clara who was now in her room, sat down on her couch with her eyes closed, as she had just sedated herself.

She opened her eyes and found herself once again in her ancestor's realm. The endless beautiful green grass and different flowers, with their colors adorning the place with the illumination of the sun.

The place looks like paradise. There's no house around, but endless greenery beauties.

Before she could call for her grandma, she heard hurried footsteps all over the place, but didn't see anyone.

When she turned to look behind, it was empty, but immediately she returned to face her front again, she held her breath at what she saw.

Lots of old women in the same similar while attire that Belle was putting on, with their white hairs adorned with flowers of different colors.

She heard footsteps behind and turned around to see more of them. Despite their old age, they were all beautiful and seemed to be full of vitality.

It looks like they were coming out of thin air. It felt weird right now, as they were staring at her intensely and kept coming closer and closer.

They finally got closer to her and had her surrounded. She felt her heartbeat increase like crazy. she's feeling like she's about to convulse.

But immediately she spots her grandma paving way and moving forward among them, she calms down and tries to block out the fact that a lot of old women are circling around her right now.

"How is Belle?" 

"How is my little baby doing?"   

"Is she okay?"   

"How is my Belle doing in the human realm?" The grandmas bombard her with questions.

She felt her head hurt, but at least she understood where the little princess came from.

"Clara, how is Belle doing?" her grandma also added and was now standing in front of her, while the other awaited her reply.

Clara tried to block their image away and only concentrate on her grandma. "She's safe and doing fine." she said

Immediately she answered, the grandmas heaved a sigh of relief and started leaving one after another. Their figure vanished from sight.

'Are they even my ancestors? it's like I mean nothing to them," Clara thought, as they were all gone, except her grandma. 

"How are you baby?" her grandma asked.

Clara shook her head. "I'm not fine grandma. I don't understand what is going on. Who is that girl? and why is she calling me mommy?" she asked.

"She's your little sister." her grandma replied.

Clara was shocked. "What?"