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.

with her" "No, no!" she screamed, overwhelmed

the Duke return in the carriage? Where is 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

"Do you...

the Duke sees her, he'll know shes the biggest traitor," they stared

their carefully orchestrated actions ---- would

to escape, take the secret

before the Duke arrives," Francis rushed to gather the

insane?! How do you expect me to go back there, into the most dangerous place right now?!" "But your sister, your sister...!" she kept repeating

to

in the middle of their frantic

Knock, knock, knock.

They froze in silence.

Mrs.

the door, horror etched on her

to arrest her

about the ledger," came the voice

current nanny

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