"Fine, you make a good point. But you underestimate me, child. The Duke is not only cheating on the Duchess... He has an illegitimate child."
Adeline's eyes widened... He dared to do this... If the Duchess finds out, he is dead! Cheating is taken incredibly seriously among nobles.
Keeping bloodlines pure and making sure they have a noble image is a priority! Still, Adeline wasn't sure that it would be enough for the Duchess to owe her.
"Let me finish Adeline! Ahem. The illegitimate child has been groomed to take over the Duchy. The Duke plans to butter up the Duchess and get her to adopt the child. He created a whole backstory too! The boy is the son of a poor noble, he knows how the Duchess gives importance to bloodlines... She wouldn't let this child of 'noble blood' become a commoner."
Yep... This is it. If she manages to stop this in time and expose him... The Duchess will owe her a LOT.
