Hugh sighed.
Those eyes of Odette told him that there is no backing away from there.
Therefore, he started to recount the past. Odette didn't know the entire tale but had idea on enough to figure out the culprit and his reasoning.
Samuel and Yvonne were lovers. They were happy together and about to get married when the former Duke noticed Yvonne. Yvonne's beauty captivated the former Duke, and the man made up his mind to own her.
Therefore, forcefully he took her.
That's when, Hugh asked for Samuel's help to assassinate the former Duke. Samuel worked as a secret agent before retiring. Hugh wanted the position in order to stop the cruelty of former Duke, and Samuel wanted to rescue Yvonne.
There were limited amount of people in on their plan, and they planned carefully. However, at the end, in order to gain victory, Hugh betrayed Samuel. He let Yvonne be used by the former Duke in order not alert him.
