Chapter 5

A quiet dinner together with Tori’s sister and father was what she enjoyed the most, especially after the commotion that morning. Tori knew her father would interrogate her for two things. Rowan’s arrival and the unrest caused her to faint. After all, her mother fainted from time to time since the late Duchess was sickly.

If she would take advantage of the fact that the Duke loved her mother, then fainting earlier was necessary to control her father.

“Victoria, I heard from Butler Johannes that you fainted while distributing your dresses to the servants.” The Duke’s tone was indifferent, but she could detect the edge. He was blaming the servants for her fainting. It meant that the one who supplied him with the unnecessary information was his dearest Sabina.

Tori glanced at the wench who was eating peacefully before her. So this is your retaliation, huh. You will make it seem like I created a stir and fainted with my doing.