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.

wooden windows

ceilings or

Duke listened to

I slipped out of his grasp and walked around a

hiding places workers often used

Nothing stood out.

I could hear the murmuring of the laborers

running out

the numbers from the past month and the

report, the figures had dropped due to an alleged plague

was no record of such a thing affecting

caught

pens for the donkeys, yet I only saw

pen, immediately hit by

trough

gave me a brief nod before continuing his

to inspect the other pen, located

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

to turn away when

Footprints.

Strange ones.

They seemed fresh.

muddy shoe prints

down to examine

too luxurious

that someone had walked this path many times, and the tracks led straight to the

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