Chapter 24: Childhood Crush (1)
In the house of Roland, Auriela handed the newspaper to her husband so he could read the trending reports that were circulating around Carmarthen Town. A look of displeasure contorted her aging face as she turned away from her husband, who’s eyes were now engrossed on the newspaper headline.
"Is this possible? Why would a certified man like Lord Cassian marry a common Baroness like Madeline? I can’t say they grew acquainted to know one another since that girl spent most of her life locked in a room, so how did the marriage even happen?"
The puzzles simply refused to fit no matter how hard she tried to forcefully make them fit. It pained Auriela to see that girl enjoying her life now in Dukedom, while she- she’s currently thinking of a way to escape the sticky mess that might come her way in the future.
Roland said nothing to his wife’s constant inquiries. He shifted his gloomy gaze to his bandaged knee, and the memories of Lord Cassian shooting him without a look of remorse made his mind and body feel more agitated. Something told him that the young man would definitely come for him if he tried something stupid.
"Let it be Auriela." He closed the newspaper, folding it and keeping it beside his bed. "Leave Madeline for now, once the Young Lord gets to know about her disorder, I doubt he’d still want to have her as his wife."
In other words, it was Roland’s only hope of getting his hands on Madeline’s property. No one from a reputable family like the Albrecht family would want a woman who suffers from a mental health condition as their daughter-in-law.
"We should be more worried about Gregor and his unquenchable anger." Roland murmured to his wife in annoyance, and Auriela’s mind was instantly drawn back to what happened at the altar. It felt like trouble only kept rising instead of decreasing.
"Gregor is another problem we have to get off our back, we need to calm his temper a bit. He’s seriously pissed at the fact he got left at the altar, and I’m afraid he might barge into the house of the Duke and create a scene."
That was Auriela’s second worry. If Gregor can’t control his anger and ends up going there to claim Madeline, then they’ll also be legally exposed for the crimes they’ve committed towards the girl.
No one will be spared from the Young Lord’s wrath.
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