
"Well... "
The Duke sighed harshly, he was currently thinking of a way out of the trouble that plagued the northern region. Then he remembered the Emperor's request, This request was only given to the person who would become the Grand Duke or the people who had been great meritorious in the affairs of war. And the Duke was among the second, he accepted the emperor's request as a form of his participation in the war and won it.
The duke took the paper and began to write down what he wanted to tell the emperor. After the Duke had finished handing the letter to Alister, Alister then picked up the letter and looked towards the Duke.
"Make sure the letter reaches the emperor's hand, you will have to deliver it yourself to the emperor without intermediaries!" Duke suppressed all his words. Alister nodded his head and left the Duke's office and the Duke's residence, shortly after Arabella entered the study and immediately sat on the Duke's lap. And this made the Duke very surprised, because rarely did Arabella take the initiative first like this.
Not wanting to miss the golden opportunity, the Duke hugged Arabella tightly and then looked at Arabella's face, maybe because the clothes worn by Arabella thin Duke can feel their chest/body touching. And Arabella feels this way too, however.. He put all that aside! Arabella then draped her arms around the Duke's neck and stared fixedly at the Duke now their gazes were both intertwined.
"Duke, may I ask for one thing?" Arabella put on her face, Duke turned her face away. Honestly, he was a little upset and also angry that Arabella approached Him only when she wanted to. To be near on ordinary days is already difficult. But suddenly it was Arabella who took her own initiative to sit on the Duke's lap and tease him.
"Well, what a pity! Before I thought that you were serious turned out not to be? I really misunderstood!" Duke was a little moody he was really sad, he thought Arabella had opened her heart turned out not to be! Arabella smiled and began to negotiate with the Duke. Hearing what Arabella would negotiate made the Duke feel interested and agree.
After negotiations proceed Arabella rises from the Duke's lap, however.. The Duke quickly pulled Arabella and kissed her so aggressively.
"Hmph" Their tongues intertwined, the hot kiss lasted quite a long time. Not only did kissing the Duke even squeeze Arabella's chest and this made Arabella a little aroused, however.. Unfortunately while they were having a hot kiss the door suddenly opened and they kept their lips away but the Duke did not let go of Arabella and instead hugged her tightly.
"Alister, why don't you come in and knock on the door?" The Duke was furious that his time with Arabella was interrupted. Alister was silent he was completely shocked by what he was currently seeing, he really could not believe that his Uncle who he knew as cold and disliked the woman was currently hugging his Aunt so tightly as to warn that Arabella was just his.
"Geez, uncle... I'm sorry. I didn't know that you and your aunt were doing anything, oh yeah! Don't hug the aunt so tightly, anyway I won't snatch her either" Alister shrugged and shook his head, the Duke staring intently at Alister signifying that he was asking for an answer to Alister's brash attitude. Alister then began to tell what had happened.
He recounts that at the time to Alister's palace was intercepted by several people in black, if Alister at that time did not bring a sword he could-now he just stay name only.
"It seems that I know who did it" the Duke's current face was really unpleasant to look at. Arabella put her index finger on Duke's forehead, the Duke was very confused by what Arabella did.
"Don't be like that, you'll be wrinkled"
"Pff!" Somehow the Duke even laughed at Arabella's words, Arabella was a little annoyed because the Duke laughed at her but... Not long ago Arabella also laughed, she was happy because the Duke was now no longer tense and laughed cheerfully. Alister who had been standing by the door smiled faintly, he really did not expect that his uncle had fallen completely in love with Arabella.
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Right now Arabella was sitting while folding her hands on her chest, she really did not expect that Aira, she was, his half-sister would come to the Duke's residence under the pretext of wanting to see the Marquess when Aira's true purpose was to tempt the Duke and obtain an adequate position in the Tryon residence.
"Aira, why are you here? You should be with Glen right now and try to calm him down, because somehow Glen was embarrassed at that time because of you" Arabella smiled smirk and looked at Aira from above until that, uh, Aira also stared at Arabella from top to bottom. He was really surprised by the Arabella change, the clothes Arabella wears are now really luxurious! The jewelry that Arabella wears is also very luxurious, even now Arabella looks more beautiful than Aira.
How could Aira not be surprised? Remembering that at the residence of the Marquess Arabella clothes were never striking, Arabella always wore simple clothes while she wore luxurious clothes and jewelry. Yet... Now everything is different, now Arabella is above and like a queen, while Aira is now in the bottom position and like a slave. What a huge difference.
"Sister, you know that me and Mr Glen have nothing to do?"
"Damn! Why is she so much prettier than me? He should always be under my feet! You're a bit*t!"Aira bit her lower lip, she was really upset by the difference between herself and Arabella. Arabella was really shining and she was drowning.
"Yes, you and him have nothing to do, only a fool would believe your words" Arabella looked down on Aira, Arabella still does not understand why in her old life she still believes and continues to support Aira when clearly everything is visible?! Though it is clear that Aira never considered Arabella family.
"Ck!" Arabella clucked in annoyance then she stood up from her seat and stepped out. Seeing this Aira quickly grabbed Arabella's hand however.. It was not that the hand of Arabella that he pulled Aira instead pulled the sleeve of Arabella's shirt and tore it apart.