Chapter 57. Mission Failed

“He expelled me, he threw me out, he cast me away!” My daughter rushed towards me, her tears staining my chest as she cried.

“What happened?” I inquired, glancing at the guards standing behind her.

“What on earth had happened?” I redirected my question to them.

“We were forcefully expelled by Lord Lucian’s men,” one of them responded. I had anticipated that Lucian wouldn’t idly watch them wander into the city.

“Hush now,” I comforted her, my hands gently rubbing her shoulders as she sobbed uncontrollably.

“He despises me, and he adores that maid more than anything. What’s wrong with me?” She shouted in frustration. I let out a deep sigh.

“There is nothing wrong with you, my dear,” I consoled her, signaling my men to leave us alone.

“But why can’t he reciprocate my love?”

“You cannot force a man to love you, Vienna,” I uttered the harsh reality. Men seldom fall in love, but when they do, no one can come betwe