Chapter 10
Duke Reginald Blackwood totally lost it at the banquet
I knew it–Prince Leopold had someone spike his wine with hallucinogens.]
And the music I played? It was the exact melody he feared most.[]
Back then, it was the sound of my mother’s playing that stirred his filthy desires.]
And that eventually led to the death of my entire family.[]
But now, justice found its target.]
Duke Blackwood was the mastermind, sure–but the Heartford family wasn’t innocent either.[]
They may have been nobility, but their title came with no real power or money.[]
Their income barely covered their lavish lifestyle.[]
So they joined Blackwood in smuggling military supplies for profit
The King ordered a full investigation.
Both the Heartfords and the Hughes family were stripped of their titles and assets.]
Every male was exiled.
The women were sent into forced service.[]
Seraphina was spared–turns out, she wasn’t even a real Heartford.[]
But Alistair? He dumped her anyway.[]
Guess he was only ever chasing a high born wife.
I actually laughed at myself for ever falling for a guy that spineless.]
Lord Edmund, on the other hand, started looking at me… differently.]
He had once studied under my father when he was young.
And he’d long admired my mother’s beauty and strength.[]
Now that I was starting to resemble her, he couldn’t hide the way he felt
After everything, it was finally over.]
I was completely drained.]
The first eighteen years of my life felt like one long, confusing nightmare.]
And only now did it feel like I was truly living for myself]
I went back to my real name–Evelyn Kingsley.]
And I moved into the estate that had once belonged to my parents.[]
Prince Leopold sent over a housewarming gift.
As he stood there admiring the newly restored mansion, he teased me with a smirk:]
“So? Miss Kingsley, have you decided yet?“]
“When are you gonna marry me? I’ve got the dowry ready and everything.”
Blushing, I gave him a playful shove on the shoulder.]
“Go ask the King for his blessing first–then I’ll think about it.“]
Three days later, he actually did it.]
Word spread across the capital like wildfire.[]
Prince Leopold had offered up all his military honors just to secure a royal marriage decree.[]
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Chapter 10
And the woman he chose?]
None other than Evelyn Kingsley, daughter of the late Chief Justice.
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