was being gentle with Alessandra. She suspected it was because

é is pretty reluctant to annul our engagement. It i

ants, I can take care o

re, which is not a pleasant thing to be called. Given the duke’s brother’s personality, which the duke is perfectly aware of, he will spread rumors about me cheating on him. Since I am a woman, due t

t seems like I cannot use my power in this matter, I wo

ce I cannot choose elegant words for this, but please think of this thoroughly,”

power of the duke tempo

are of everything as soon as possible. I talked to Duke Albert and he agreed to let Duke Alexander stay in the Maximillan duchy for a month, and of course, no one outside the duc

t the imperial palace knowing. Among the four duchies, the most powerful one was the Terrence duchy and then the Maximillan duchy. Duke Alexander was young but handled the work

any other noblewoman since, among them, only Young Duchess Alessandra Maximilla

most secretive one. No one knew what went on inside the d

g duchess’s proposal

d her palms together. “Then we

oves that should be used in different situations. He was also sure that the Maximillan duchy would not try to betray

ents are here. Please help y

t did not notice much, but the servants and the butler in th

ng polite. Even I was almost fooled. If I hadn’t read

Alessandra expected him to have something too bitter, like bl

ung duchess’s liking

,” she s

ally the chocolate filling is really dreamy.

them had the same feeling and exchanged their approva

food. She liked to taste different types of f

ked to eat as well, but not as much as the y

an duchy residence for one month and it would be great if the duke can manage everything within seven days. Please s

see how much Duke Albert supported his daughter. It was as

arted thundering. All of a sudden, the cheerful we

sure the protagonists are forced to stay together. But why now? I am no

Matt looked at

“I cannot let the young duchess leave in such dangerous weather. If the y

e said. Alessandra had the feeling that it was completely artificial

nd the south duchy could not be broken without the help of Terrence's descendants or magicians. And becau

to your rooms,” Alexander

again, Duke,” she sa

ft the room. He had lighted a cigar and started smoking again. He was not in a hurry to ma

uchess. I don’t know why, but I feel like

. He had noticed the shallowness in Alessandra’s behavior and the coldness in her voice. The more

he was busy retrieving his power. He had never been interested in meeting with nobl

n duchy, Duke Albert was a person whose

Maximillan duchy,” Alexander mut