Chapter 112: Insanity
"It was... It was the Duchess... She hated your mother! She killed her!" He shouted like a crazy person. Trying to make sure his last sliver of hope doesn’t go out.
The Duchess wasn’t even shocked. This man had completely lost it. The fact that he would do this? He had no bottom line, no morals, nothing! She was disgusted that she allowed herself to turn a blind eye to everything for years...
She knew this man too well to be surprised by his attempts to wriggle out of accountability, even if they were absurd. Yet, watching him now, she realised how deeply he’d fallen into delusion.
She was not an enabler, she planned to shatter his delusions.
She replied coolly, "Why would I do such a thing, Duke? I had no reason to harm Alice. There was no motive, no gain, and certainly no proof of any such jealousy. Your lies are as baseless as they are desperate."
The Duke’s eyes widened as if the impact of her words had struck him physically. But his fear only made him louder. "You were jealous of her!" He screeched, his voice trembling. "You could never understand the bond we shared as friends..."
As he spun the lies the delusion in his mind took over, he really believed what he was saying... As if it was indeed the truth.
He glanced at his son before he continued, "She was someone special to me, and you... you were always suspicious, always doubting. That’s why you had her killed!" His voice rose to a feverish pitch as if his tone would help him believe his own lies.
The Duchess opened her mouth to respond, but the Duke cut her off, refusing to let her speak. He spun back to Everett, grabbing onto a new idea to defend himself. "Everett, listen to me! You were never my son. You’re Alice’s son.