What?
Her statement makes me stiff.
"I wonder what Duke Ian sees in you that makes him marry you."
She was right. What made Ian have a thought he would marry me? He did tell me he married because it was the only way to reject the proposal he got.
But still... there are a lot of women who are capable of being his wife. Why a weak one?
"Enough, Lela." Alexia steps in front of me.
I flinch as she speaks.
"What? I'm just asking, lady Alexia. I'm curious." she chuckles.
Before Alexia speaks, I hold her shoulder. "I--I...need to...g--go get s--something. E--Excuse me."
I walk away not waiting for her reply.
Even when I'm walking, I could feel eyes poking at me. I picked on my finger, my hands trembling.
"Did you hear that? Lady Lela was right. What Duke Ian see in that girl?"
