Chapter 21 - The Secret Unfolds

THE servants of the Gregory household spent five days preparing the ballroom at the first manor. It was hectic! Typically, the preparation for a ball or ceremony could cost almost a month, but Damien wanted it to be earlier. After all, it was for the ceremony to celebrate the victory of Damien and his knights on the battlefield. As the host, Damien was the busiest in handling his ball. But wasn't that a Duchess' work? Why did he must do that? Well, the answer was simple enough. It was because Duchess Bridget did not want to be involved at all. At first, she threw a fit once she found out that they would hold the ball in 'her' manor, but the elders commanded for it. And she could never go against the elders' words. In Gregory Estate, the orders of the elders were absolute. Their orders were like the rules in the estate.