Chapter 91: You Don’t Belong Here
Adeline had to lay low for two days until she recovered. The fatigue from the butterfly event completely overcame her. She didn’t want to leave the room at all. All her meals had been delivered to her.
She didn’t expect that it would impact her for so long. The only thing she could do was to rest. Although a million schemes ran through her head on how to expose the Duke. She had to lie down and wait until she felt better.
Not coming out of her room meant that Dimitri was without her protection.
Everett always knew about his father’s schemes. It was so set in his mind that he would be the future heir. Upon learning that the Duchess brought in another boy threatening his position, he couldn’t sit still.
Everett had spent his entire life hearing his father’s plans and ambitions, his fate practically carved in stone from the day he could understand words.
"You will inherit the Eastern Duchy, my boy." He would say with pride in his eyes. When he was younger he wanted nothing but the dreams his father weaved for him.
The future heir—that’s who he was, that’s all he was meant to be. His father’s grand vision for their bloodline left no room for questioning, no room for doubt.
And as the only child, there had never been a reason for Everett to question his claim to the title.
But the presence of Dimitri was a bitter reminder that the Duchess hadn’t chosen him. What’s the point of his father grooming him to take over? The decision-making power is in the hands of the Duchess...