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Clarissa Wellington, enveloped by the grandeur of the regal mansion, had an aura of capricious control and perfection emanating from her icy blue eyes, a glacial intensity that could freeze time itself. Swathed in shimmering Italian silk that floated around her like a spectral echo of the sea, its sensuality heightened with its every sinuous brush against her elegant fingers. The glimmering diamond earrings she donned captured the mansion's spectral light, cusped against her skin like sculpture, their refracted brilliance accentuating the regal air about her. Her royal blue gown whispered the tales of decadence with each delicate rustle, leaving an intoxicating trail of privilege in her luxurious wake.
At 47-years-old, she adorned herself more as a sovereign queen than the nurturing moniker of 'mother'. Her onyx-black hair ebbed and flowed with each tilt of her aristocratic head, sending jolts of thrilling energy that was as electrifying as it was intimidating, while the haunting echo of her heels upon the polished marble reverberated like ominous thunder, escalating the eerie ambiance.
From the opulent decorations to the emblazoned dishes, nothing escaped her psychopathic attention to detail, each bearing her inexorable demand for showcasing the inherited wealth and prestigious social status. She navigated through the mansion, wherein the forthcoming wedding had ignited a chaotic orchestra of feverish energy. The hurried scurrying of the servant's footfalls echoed uneasily off the grandeur walls, a chilling duet with the delicate clatter caused by the handling of exquisite china.
The unseen notes of classical music breathed cold life into this symphony of preparation, their subtle, ghostly cadence seeming to hang in the air like a grim promise. The atmosphere was a delicate cocktail of anxious anticipation and reverent fear, as the maids navigated through the labyrinth of her expectations, their eyes reflecting their terror of her glacial wrath. The mansion's silver chandeliers flickered with an uncanny rhythm, becoming spectral vanguards marking the diminishing interval between her tempered scoldings and the unleashing of her infamous perfectionist tempest.
“Pick up the pace! The guests are due to arrive in three hours", Clarissa fiercely commanded, her steely voice reverberating through the grand halls like a cold gale wind, tearing through the silence and adding a new echo to the symphony of trepidation.
She was a woman rigid with vanity and inclined toward disregard for those who did not carry her illustrious surname. She viewed her staff as little more than machines, plucked from the lower tiers of society and destined solely to fulfil her whims and fancies.
Ethan Wellington, her husband and equally rich counterpart, was cut from a different cloth. His compassionate heart often brought him at odds with his wife's icy demeanor, a fact that played out when he ventured to confront her, "Darling, maybe there's a gentler way to address the staff?" His voice was soothing beeswax, melting into the bitter cold of her heart.
Her lips twisted into a sardonic smile. "Kingdom is not rule by kindness," she retorted, her words slicing through the ambient civility like a sharpened icicle.
TO BE CONTINUED
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