After Rachel bluntly told her father about the status of our relationship, I immediately blushed. The girl herself stood with an absolutely imperturbable face, as if she had reported something insignificant.
Duke Cassius, who had been looking at me strangely before, looked even more closely. In fact, he was very surprised, although he didn't show it.
There was silence between us for a split second, and I really wanted to slap Rachel for introducing me without permission. After all, I was a representative of traditional views, and I believed that getting to know my parents should take place in a completely different environment.
It took the Duke some time to put this news in his head. Since he knew his daughter's character perfectly well, he knew perfectly well that she definitely wouldn't joke. Therefore, the man did not even ask again if she was serious about what she said.
«Who is this lady?» Duke Cassius asked as calmly as possible.
