A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Sticking close to the wall, Arielle narrowed her eyes as the curiosity within her began to grow.

“You had better not try anything funny. Otherwise…”

Although he didn’t finish his sentence, Nancy was well aware of what he was trying to convey. She was taken aback by how sensitive the Duke was, and her expression drastically changed, for she indeed had other plans in mind. Unfortunately, he had seen through her before she could set them in motion.

Suppressing the discontent within her, Nancy reassured the Duke in an obsequious tone, “You’re just overthinking it. Why would I renege on our deal, especially when I‘m being hunted by the current king? I’m not in a position to do such a thing at all. Don’t let your imagination run wild. I’m not going to try anything funny.”

The Duke simply responded by giving her the side-eye. “Good that you know.”

With that, the Duke left her room.

After he closed the door behind him, Nancy was so enraged that she would‘ve swept the glass of water in front of her away if Monisha hadn’t stopped her.

“Your Majesty, I understand that you’re angry, but you have to bear with it for the sake of the bigger picture.” Holding Nancy’s hand, Monisha continued, “We still have to rely on the Duke now. If he hears you breaking the glass, the consequences aren’t something we can afford to bear right now.”

words snapped Nancy out of her rage. Nonetheless, she couldn’t deny

the queen mother of Turlen, fall into such dire

her eyes, she felt hatred eating away at her

if you hadn’t locked me up, none of this would have happened. I’m definitely not going to let you get away with

Aaron‘s guts. If he hadn’t thrown her into prison, she wouldn’t have needed to ask the Duke for help,

have helped her make

all the reasons to despise Aaron. Monisha, well aware of Nancy’s resentment

his grandmother and the

my authority to them tonight and tell them to prepare half of the firearms for the Duke to collect two days later,” Nancy instructed as

“Firearms? The Duke?”

firearms. Furthermore, the latter was intent on giving out half of them in return for

worried that the Duke would use the firearms to threaten Turlen?

narrowed as her lips curled into a smirk. She would definitely not allow the firearms to fall into the Duke’s

sneaked back to the car and waited for Vinson to