Chapter 577

---- nothing, not even a small window leading to this side.

The floor! Ibegan tapping my heel against the wooden planks.

The Duke caught on quickly, even crouching down to inspect more closely, checking if any boards were loose, searching for a trapdoor, anything...

but there was nothing.

Frustration creased my brow.

The Duke had trusted me, and now felt like I had wasted his time, making a scene only to be proven wrong.

"I...

[dont see anything, my lord.

I thought..." I lifted my gaze to him, embarrassment creeping up my cheeks.

"Its fine, dont worry about it.

Its better this way," he reassured me, without a hint of reproach.

I didnt find anger in his eyes, which brought me some relief.

like some hysterical woman seeing conspiracies where there were nonejust desperate

out, my

Lordship? Its just a

be honest, I find this

evidence, it almost feels likelike I was being accused

men here, Duchess." "The Duchess didnt accuse you

voice came out almost as a bark, effectively

conducting an inspection, and this is part of

---- who have nothing to hide,

there something

of course not," he

"Then we'll be leaving.

we ll stop by again on the way back."" "Heres your book," I said, handing the documents back

of the donkey

the reins, but the animal was agitated, stubbornly trying to return to the pen we had just

Alonso, your stable

worker tugged, struggling to get the donkey to move, until

are two pens and

died a few

a lower voice, "I see the Duchess is quite the curious woman." "Iam," Ireplied, holding his

was

us, and I

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