Abandoned Flower's

Wife, Woman.

Upon Winter and Ethan's arrival in Luckingham, they immediately held an important meeting with important officials and officials. Summoning all the higher-ups and elders in the Ferkalon family including Osbert and Agustin, Winter will make an important announcement.

"Master Winter!!!!" All of Luckingham's top officials strongly opposed Winter's decision. "How can you elevate Mr Ethan as the next duke's successor??!" Count Balres, who was the same side as Osbert tenru, disagreed.

They had planned well to take Irina's cousin away from Leana to Luckingham under the pretext of cooperation in business but because Winter was so long out of town that their plans were hampered.

"Your age is very young Mr. Winter." Said Osbert carefully, "What if..."

'Shelf!!' Winter hit his desk.

"Don't be too presumptuous even if you're my uncle." Winter's fizz is sharp.

"It's not so, Mr. Winter." Osbert flirted, well even though he was a family uncle Winter came from his mother but Osber could not act as he pleased with Winter because their noble degrees were different let alone Winter was a duke. "It's just a little absurd, especially.."

"More??" Winter knitted his brows sharply. "Do you want to say that Ethan is inappropriate because he's just my father's stepson?! Thank goodness you know because I won't explain at length again, because Ethan does have the blood of the Ferkalon family officially."

"Mr Winter isn't what we meant..." Count Balres spoke up again.

"Ethan is my cousin's brother, the only official heir to Ferkalon's blood if I don't exist. Just because I am the only child of my father and mother does not mean that in the duke's successor strata there are no other potential successors. I'll recover Ethan's status starting this second as duke's successor if I don't exist!" Firm Winter.

"Master Winter..!?" The other higher-ups also did not agree so much because Ethan did not side with any camp. The man cannot be wooed for partisanship, his goals are illegible and what will happen if Ethan becomes a duke might endanger their position.

"Now you are 29 years old, about your heir can be..."

"Are you all out of your mind?!!!" Spray Winter. "Nearly a year I left Luckingham to fight to enlarge the territory of the state, it is the same as I descended directly into the battlefield risking my life. And I could have died yesterday..!"

"Mr Winter.." Agustin who was in the meeting mediated, "I'm sorry for my stupidity, but please don't say anything bad about it..." Agustin Refuge.

Winter sighed harshly, "Here I will no longer continue my words! If I were to die... What would you do??"

"Mister Winter's words are correct." Agustin's words made some parties growl annoyed. "Region will continue to run as long as the current reign of the king goes on, we will not know when it ends. As the closest relatives of the kingdom it is of course Mr. Winter who has to deal with this either directly or not. It's time to determine the successor of the duke, whether you like it or not. Shouldn't we all be following master duke Winter's orders??"

Agustin's words made all parties silent, they clearly knew Agustin had the strongest position in the Ferkalon family as a butler as well as an important advisor. All input and words of Agustin 80% will be heard by Winter or the previous duke master. It was better for them to agree to it and draw up a new plan than to be an opponent of Agustin.

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Ethan follows Winter on a walk in the palace garden, "Have your decision been made??" Ask Ethan.

"What decision?? What decision do you mean??" Winter thins his lips.

"No." Ethan smiled faintly. "How could I sassy it into your mind."

..

"Mahhhhhh.." Ethan took a long breath. "You're so mean, well, now you're handing over your suffering to me." The man also sipped his hot tea.

"Wouldn't that be it." Winter chuckles little. "When I think about and study the welfare of the people, the security of the state as the successor of the duke. You can freely be a friend to Flo and my father's son." Winter stared at Ethan inside. "Do you know how sorry I was to you back then?"

"I know..." Ethan smiled with a bright look.

"It is now your turn to suffer." Firm Winter. "Is that so.... big brother?"

"Winter....?" Ethan overhears her being called sister by Winter, and soon her smile expands and they continue to drink tea without talking.

****

"Mr Winter. Mr. Agustin has arrived." Dylan informs Winter that Agustin is coming to his residence.

"Send him in."

Agustin goes to meet Winter who is reading a book in the middle room accompanied by Ethan. "What's Mr Winter looking for me for?"

"There's a place we should go. Since you've been helping me all this time then I'd better give you a gift." Winter Said.

"Yes?" Agustin is confused but he doesn't ask much once Winter takes him away along with Ethan as well. They drove to the edge of town and began to climb the mountain by renting a large stretcher with horses.

The journey was quite heavy for Agustin who was old and had not left the capital for a long time let alone to ride a stretcher to the mountain. But the middle-aged man still did not ask what, Meaki felt awkward because Ethan and Winter did not start talking a word.

Finally, before afternoon came, they arrived. Ethan waits not far from there, while Winter brings Agustin a little closer so he can clearly monitor the simple house.

Agustin could no longer hold back his curiosity. "Who's home is Mr Winter??" For almost 15 minutes they stood watching the house from behind a tree in the forest.

"Augustin. Whatever you see, stay still and don't make a sound. Because what you see later maybe you will not be able to see a second time. Since we don't know what or when something will happen, it's good to be prepared to stay calm and alert."

Agustin just silently heard Winter's words that he did not understand.

What exactly does Mr Winter want to show you..?

Before long the wooden door of the side porch opened and Flo came out from there making Agustin flabbergasted and surprised instead of playing. "Mrs Flo..?!"

"Pbuhh!" Winter looked at Agustin gesturing for the man to remain silent.

"She is my woman, my wife. Not the future duchess or the daughter of the woman my father loved." Winter looked at Flo lovingly, then she looked back at Agustin. "Since I have to go to several more regions to complete my mandate as a duke, please take care of him as long as I leave. You can't leave it alone, but you can't get caught either. This is my command as a grand duke!"