Selma Payne's POV:
In the study.
Everyone in the house had a gloomy expression. My father and Duke Frank looked at the southern Duke with a hint of disappointment, while the latter was still immersed in sorrow and did not care about the changes in the outside world.
My mother pulled me to sit on the sofa. When she saw my confusion, she sighed and shook her head gently without saying anything.
"Lennon, I thought we were close friends and loyal comrades." My father said helplessly, "But you're hiding such a big secret, a big secret that can immediately change reality. What was going on between you and Anna? I know you two had a special relationship, but you've never said you had a child with her!"
The southern Duke covered his face in pain and mumbled, "Moon Goddess, I don't know. I swear I didn't know about this! If I had known that Anna was pregnant, I would have protected her with my life, even if I had to lose everything..."