The Duke and Duchess Have a Secret

Synopsis

The Duke and Duchess Have a Secret Chapter 22 has been released. A midnight carriage ride halts abruptly at the imposing gates of Setrian Ducal Manor, where a stately figure emerges - Lady Knight Letitia Marionette. Her eyes gleam like stars as she surveys the sprawling estate, yet beneath her poise simmers a cauldron of distrust. For on this return leg from a triumphant campaign, whispers hint at treachery lurking within these halls - and Letitia has vowed to snuff it out before it spreads further. She passes beyond sumptuous feasts and lavish entertainment, until finally face to face stands Lowell Setrian, suave administrator of the domaine whose androgynous beauty enthralls many courtiers back in the Imperial Palace. An edgy undercurrent hums between them; though he lavishes Letitia with honeyed words, while wine mingles wit, cold calculation flashes across those piercing features - leaving even seasoned knights such as herself unnerved. And when tonight's formalities give way to farcical grandeur, who could predict that this fox-like duke will advance a proposal as cryptic as it was bewildering? His request rocks her very foundations: marry him, Lowell Setrian implores, not merely as one noble marrying another but promising fidelity bound by contract alone... Yet upon comprehending dark intent dancing between their bond — notably securing intelligence gathered during potential inter-marriage - she hesitates momentarily indeed giving thought into all-new unbelievable suspicions.