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 in

trying to fight for the title of

glanced at

title of Duke to Nicole, but he had been reluctant to

Levant’s jealousy had made

be bestowing the title of Duke upon her to make up for the lost time and honor

His gaze turned colder than

for lost time? Honoring her mother? What kind of reasons are

and done all I could

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

his father.

after that with a strained

That’s it? He’s leaving?

that Levant was not going to let go of

definitely has a few tricks

was amiss as well. “It’s fine,

daughter, so you’re the best candidate! The family will be in big trouble if

 Are you doing this just to

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