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

to fight for

glanced at Levant

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

jealousy had made Stephen lose

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

frozen on his face. His gaze turned

Honoring her mother? What kind of reasons are

done all I

me? I have absolutely nothing left to call my own! Aren’t you making a

glared at his father. “That’s an amazing

that with a

That’s it? He’s leaving?

was not going

has a few tricks

“It’s fine, Sir

you’re the best candidate! The family will be in big trouble if I gave

 Are you doing this just to protect the

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