Chapter 125: Who Is the Conspiracy Truly Targeting?

"Lady Fitzroy, I think Aunt Langley is right—this whole thing seems very suspicious," Miranda pondered aloud. "Even if Mr. Marcus was careless in handling things, that Steven is questionable too. Putting aside whether his identity is real or not, if he truly wanted to curry favor with Lord Fitzroy, a senior scholar in the Privy Council, he should have made a formal proposal. Acting like this won’t win the Fitzroy family over; it’s more likely to offend them. Isn’t this bringing shame to the Fitzroy name rather than trying to build connections?"

Lady Fitzroy angrily agreed, "Exactly! Who does business like this? I think he’s nothing but a swindler!"

“If he’s a swindler, it’s likely for money. He’d target wealthy families—why risk deceiving a senior member of the Privy Council?” Miranda asked thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Lady Fitzroy began to calm down, her dark brows furrowing deeply.

She was usually a sharp and decisive person, but this situation involved her own daughter, and her husba