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

trying to fight for

at

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

made Stephen lose

bestowing the title of Duke upon her to make up for the

gaze turned colder than ice as he clenched

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

done all I could to become the

taking everything from me? I have absolutely nothing left to call my

glared at his father. “That’s an amazing

leave after that with a strained

That’s it? He’s leaving?

that Levant was not going to let go of this so

a few tricks up his

as well. “It’s fine, Sir Musgrave. I don’t

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

pouted. Are you doing this just to