Chapter 575

---- Iwas stunned when he passed me the documents.

Even Mr.

Philips eyebrows lifted in surprise, though he quickly masked his disdain.

It was clear he looked down on me simply for being a woman.

I followed the Duke along the stone path, golden wheat fields stretching in the distance, harvesters finishing up the last few hectares.

Amassive wooden and metal silo stood ahead, towering beside a giant mill where grain was ground into flour.

Some field workers lingered nervously at the sight of the Duke.

They bowed respectfully as we approached, though they clearly eyed me with curiosity.

They probably wondered what I was even doing here.

"Dont wander off.

Stay by my side," came a commanding voice near my ear.

The Dukes hand gripped my waist and pulled me closer, forcing me to match his pace.

For some reason, my heart started beating faster, and my cheeks grew warm.

We entered the annexed structure next to the massive storage facility the mill, where a donkey turned the mechanism to grind the grain.

high wooden

false ceilings or elevated platforms

listened to the

I slipped out of his grasp and walked around a bit,

the hiding places workers often

Nothing stood out.

laborers

running out

the numbers from

to the report, the figures had dropped due to an

such a thing affecting

something caught my

for the donkeys, yet I only saw

open the door of the first pen, immediately hit by the

the water trough

me a brief nod before continuing

inspect the other pen, located in the farthest

in one corner, and several bales of dry hay were stacked against the back wall, almost

to turn away when something unusual caught my

Footprints.

Strange ones.

They seemed fresh.

muddy shoe prints stood

crouched down to examine

bootfar too luxurious fora simple

clear that someone had walked this path many times, and the tracks

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