Adeline had to lay low for two days until she recovered. The fatigue from the butterfly event completely overcame her. She didn't want to leave the room at all. All her meals had been delivered to her.
She didn't expect that it would impact her for so long. The only thing she could do was to rest. Although a million schemes ran through her head on how to expose the Duke. She had to lie down and wait until she felt better.
Not coming out of her room meant that Dimitri was without her protection.
Everett always knew about his father's schemes. It was so set in his mind that he would be the future heir. Upon learning that the Duchess brought in another boy threatening his position, he couldn't sit still.
Everett had spent his entire life hearing his father's plans and ambitions, his fate practically carved in stone from the day he could understand words.
