Chapter 125: Characters (6)
The atmosphere in the Grand Duke Beltus’s office was unsettling.
When Denise opened the door and entered, a characteristic dimness had already settled over the floor.
The Grand Duke, who was listening to the reports of his eldest son, Robenalt, and the head butler, Alex, lifted his gaze toward the open door and gave a benevolent smile.
“You’ve come, Denise. It must have been exhausting to travel all the way to the Ravenclaw territory.”
The smile was so warm and welcoming that, to an outsider, the family might have seemed as harmonious as the Duplains or the Belmierds.
However, the expressions of Robenalt and Alex, who were watching the duke, were tense.
After so many years serving the cunning patriarch, both knew very well that his expression should never be taken at face value.
Of course, Denise was no different.
She lowered the hem of her dress, bowed her head gracefully, and greeted him.