Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Levant simply grinned. “Apologies, Dad. I came here as soon as I finished what I needed to do.”

He nodded at Nicole after that. “Are you full, Nicole? How’s the food?”

“I’m full. The food was great,” she answered.

Levant smiled and glanced at Evan, and the tension in the air mounted almost immediately.

Levant decided to stop beating around the bush. “Dad, I heard that rumors going around of you passing the title of Duke to Nicole instead of me. Is that true?”

Nicole was mildly surprised at his statement.

Me? A duke?

Since when could women become Dukes?

It’ll be the end of the world if he made me the new Duke!

She opened her mouth to protest, but Stephen beat her to it. “It doesn’t matter. Just do what you need to do, Levant.”

“Dad! You have to put a stop to those rumors! No one’s going to trust me if you don’t do anything about them!” Levant said desperately.

at him in

trying to fight

at Levant

but he had been reluctant

made

daughter, but I’ve never fulfilled my duty as a father. I’ll be bestowing the title of Duke upon her to make up for the lost

silent, his smile still frozen on his face. His gaze turned colder than ice as he

time? Honoring her mother? What kind of reasons

been your son for twenty years and done all I could to

absolutely nothing left to call my own!

at his father. “That’s an amazing

to leave after that with a

That’s it? He’s leaving?

not going to let go of this so

few tricks

that something was amiss as well. “It’s fine, Sir Musgrave. I don’t want to become the Duke

so you’re the best candidate! The family will be in

you doing this just to protect