Chapter 143: Claimed Mistress
Alfonso’s eyes were wide, stunned to see the princess at the door. He was on the floor being pressed down by a noble lady. If the situation was being looked at properly, it seemed like the lady wanted to take advantage of the prince, which is uncanny because Alfonso was stronger than the wophysicallyically.
This was a bit unexpected but Abrielle had an idea what was happening. An old lover of Alfonso wanted him to do some explaining. "Duchess Elizabeth," Aurora gasped. The Duchess, who was in an equal state of shock as Alfonso, didn’t know what to do at the moment.
Alfonso used her state of shock to escape her clutches before moving towards Abrielle’s side. "Lady Aurora," the duchess stuttered. She had no idea that Abrielle was Cedric’s wife, but being seen by Aurora in such a situation was super embarrassing.
Elizabeth clutched her dress glaring at Alfonso before she fled the room. "She is married," Abrielle said as a matter of fact, recognizing the martial bond on her finger.
Aurora had the urge to laugh at Alfonso, but at last, he was a prince, and she was just of the nobility. "Yes she is," she scoffed, answering Abrielle.
"It is not what it looks like." Alfonso hurriedly wanted to explain fixing his clothes. Abrielle arched her brow at him. "What does it seem like, dear brother-in-law? You were in a compromising position with a married woman in a public space." Abrielle sneered with a fake smile that made Alfonso’s jaw clench.
"I was being assaulted by the lady and I couldn’t get away because it would be ungentlemanly of me to." Alfonso came up with an excuse which was not far from the truth. Elizabeth was the one who had approached him while he was at the store to accompany someone when he accidentally crossed paths with Elizabeth, an old lover he lost interest in after he got what he wanted.
"That is really unfortunate, but a lot might think otherwise, especially the duke. But in the end, we got here on time." Abrielle chirped in, still keeping up her smile. Alfonso was confused if she believed him or not, and honestly, he didn’t want to have rumours either. His day was completely jinxed by that woman.
Duchess Elizabeth was a lady from low nobility who married her husband, a duke, due to an arranged marriage. Her husband was at least 2 decades older than her and she faced a lot of pressure during the early days of her marriage until she came across Alfonso.
Alfonso, on the other hand, was only interested in getting information about her husband, so when he came into Elizabeth’s life at her lowest point as a means to rest her shoulders on and offer comfort, she embraced him but went a bit ahead of herself.
Elizabeth was delusional and thought it was true love and a prince would remain loyal to a married woman, but at last, the reality was completely different from what she envisioned when Alfonso left her after he had all the information needed and never glanced back.