Sarah Thompson
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Chapter 15: Cold-hearted (1) “I’m lying about her face?” Kate said the words slowly to make sense of them. How on earth could she be lying about how disgusting Alessandra’s face was? It led her to believe Edgar had not seen Alessandra’s face and was lying to her. “I am not the liar here, Edgar.” “I will excuse you for what you said as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You don’t seem to have a good eye Kate. Alessandra’s beauty is none of your concern as you are not…
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Chapter 14: True colors (2) “Desmond, you cannot be considering Alessandra being the one to marry the Duke,” Katrina said when Desmond returned to the table. “He is hell-bent on marrying Alessandra and she has agreed. I have no choice but to entertain it,” Desmond took up a napkin from the table to clean the sweat dripping from his forehead. “He threatened me.” “Still, we have to think about Kate here. Do you know how embarrassing it will be for her to lose Edgar to Alessandra? For…
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Chapter 13: True colors (1) “I accept your proposal, Duke Edgar. Father, I would like to marry the Duke.” Desmond was surprised to hear Alessandra accept Edgar’s proposal but he kept himself reserved. “Alessandra, the Duke is not an ordinary man. You’ll be in the spotlight after you marry him. Why don’t you take some time to think about it, hmm?” Desmond tried to usher her back into her bedroom but Edgar placed his foot to block him from going near to Alessandra. A small smile…
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Chapter 12: Marry your daughter (2) “Alessandra?” The baron was certain he heard Edgar wrong but thanks to the gasp from Katrina and the look of horror on Kate’s face, he knew he heard it clearly. “Duke Edgar, why would you want to marry Alessandra? There are many rumors around her that will affect your reputation.” “I am not the type to be concerned about my reputation. There are plenty of rumors surrounding me so I hope you don’t think of how they shall affect your reputation through…
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Chapter 11: Marry your daughter (1) “Katrina, hasn’t this punishment gone on long enough? She has not been given any food since yesterday morning. The point was to make her comfortable to never want to venture out of her bedroom, not make her want to retaliate,” said Desmond. He was sitting at the head of the table the next day after Alessandra was punished by his wife. He was certain the little freedom he gave Alessandra to ride around yesterday would have been enough to satisfy her curiosity…
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Chapter 10: Last day (2) “Please be alright,” Alessandra chanted in her head over and over as she ran outside to check on the kitten. Kate reached a whole new low today for hurting such a small animal all over a conversation with the Duke. No one would believe Alessandra if she were to say what Kate had just done due to her jealousy. They would focus on the fact she was hiding a kitten when Katrina hated having pets around. “W-Why is she running around?” Alessandra ignored the whispers…
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Chapter 9: Last day (1) “Shall I prepare an engagement ring for you or is there no need for it?” Alfred appeared beside Edgar at the front door. He stood with his hands behind his back watching Alessandra leave in her carriage. “Prepare the ring for tomorrow morning. We will be visiting the Barrett’s,” Edgar left the doorway once the carriage was almost out of his property. “Make sure no one speaks of seeing her here before then.” “Of course,” Alfred closed the door behind Edgar.…
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Chapter 8: Contract conditions (3) “Forever?” Alessandra muttered in disbelief. Forever was a long time. Was she wrong to believe he would only want to do this for maybe a year or two? Wasn’t that what the people in the books she read did? “Yes, forever. Do you plan to break your wedding vows? Till death do us apart,” Edgar grinned, enjoying the look of horror on her face. He only planned to get married once which was why it had to be with someone he could tolerate. “At some point, you…
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Chapter 7: Contract conditions (2) “I suppose coming at night would have made my men think you were a criminal. Take a seat,” Edgar pointed to the free chair on the other side of his desk. “I am extremely curious to know how you were able to leave your father’s home when it is said you never leave. Did you play a trick on your father or did he let you out willingly?” As Alessandra was taking a seat, she digested Edgar’s words carefully. “I am not working with my father. In fact, he…
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Chapter 6: Contract conditions (1) Collins Estate. “Young master, I have brought your breakfast,” the butler, Alfred said as he entered Edgar’s study with a tray. He found it odd Edgar was not seated at his desk as he normally would. Instead, Edgar was peering out his window which had a clear view of the entrance of his home. Alfred placed the tray down on the desk and straightened it out before turning around to see if there was anything else Edgar would need. Unfortunately, it did not…
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