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

to fight for the title

glanced at

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

made

title of Duke upon her to make up for the lost time and honor her mother Rosalie,”

His gaze turned colder than ice as he clenched his

time? Honoring her mother? What kind of reasons are

your son for twenty years and done all

are you taking everything from me? I have absolutely nothing left to call my own!

glared at his father. “That’s an amazing

leave after that with a

That’s it? He’s leaving?

not going to

a few tricks up

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

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

doing this just to protect the Musgrave