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.

general stayed with her" "No, no!" she screamed,

that as commander of the border guard, youll be the first suspect?" Francis had thought about it, but he

"Do you...

If the Duke sees her, he'll know

carefully orchestrated actions ---- would lead to

to escape, take the

before the Duke arrives," Francis rushed 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 tears, gripping his arm in

a way to

middle of

Knock, knock, knock.

They froze in silence.

Mrs.

toward the door,

to

questions about the ledger,"

nanny

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