Chapter 693

---- Mrs.

Prescotts face twisted into sheer panic.

"Francis, thats the first thing you should have told me!" she yelled, clutching her head.

"If that butler put the pieces together, we're ruined!" Francis tried to calm her, but the words stuck in his throat.

"Mother, relax.

That woman has no credibility.

No one will listen to her..." "Dont you get it? The Duke is not an idiot! And the Duchess..

something has changed in her.

You saw it yourself!" she snapped furiously.

Besides, you shouldnt have left your sister behind in such a dangerous place! Oh, for heavens sake!" she exclaimed, feeling her blood pressure skyrocket.

"No, no!" she screamed,

he? Have you even stopped to think that as commander of the border guard, youll be the first suspect?" Francis had thought about it, but he believed Duke Thesio and his brother-in-law would

"Do you...

Alexia? If the Duke sees her, he'll know shes the biggest traitor," they stared at

had they imagined that their carefully orchestrated actions ---- would lead

escape, take the

before the Duke arrives," Francis rushed to gather

you expect me to go back there, into the most dangerous place right now?!" "But your sister, your sister...!" she kept repeating like a broken record, on the verge of

to warn Alexia

the middle

Knock, knock, knock.

They froze in silence.

Mrs.

turned toward the door, horror etched on her

come to arrest

ask you some questions about the ledger," came the voice of that old maid the Duchess had brought

nanny of

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