Chapter 1: Meeting the Duke
"Young miss! "
"Don’t run!!"
"That’s not how a lady behaves."
"No one will marry you if you continue to run like this."
Nanny’s desperate cries echoed in the corridor, but my heart raced with excitement, and my feet refused to obey her. Today, he was coming to meet Father – Duke Alexavier Agnes, the very name that had become a fixture in the maids’ gossip and the local newspaper. Today, I would meet him in the flesh.
As I sped down the hallway, my own pulse matched the pounding of my shoes on the marble floor. The anticipation was unbearable, and I couldn’t fathom stopping now.
Until now, I had only heard about him from the maids’ gossip. I always saw his portrait in the local newspaper, but this was the first time I was going to see the real thing.
Duke Alexavier Agnes
The center of ladies’ gossip was finally at our mansion.
"Lady, stop!!!"
"Marquis will not like this type of behavior of yours."
"Lady, stop!!!"