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.

stared at him

to fight for the title

at Levant

had considered handing down the title of Duke to Nicole, but he had been

made Stephen lose hope in

Nicole’s my biological daughter, but I’ve never fulfilled my duty as a father. I’ll be bestowing the title

His gaze turned colder than ice as he clenched his fists in

time? Honoring her mother? What kind of reasons are

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

nothing left to call my own! Aren’t you making a huge mistake

at his father. “That’s an

to leave after that with

That’s it? He’s leaving?

that Levant was not going to let

has a few

something was amiss as well. “It’s fine, Sir Musgrave.

so you’re the best candidate! The family will be in big trouble if I gave the title to Levant!” Stephen

doing this just