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Chapter 52 - Anastasia's Scheme
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In his study, Lord Benjamin was pacing back and forth, his head was throbbing.Earlier, he had left the garden party when Duke Kensington took Lady Melissa away. Some ladies tried to cozy up to him before he left, but he had lost mood to entertain these brainless women. All he could think about was Lady Melissa. However, not long after he reached home, his sister came back and stormed into his study, blurting out some nonsense that she had done at the palace, that too towards the Prince! He tried to calm down but when he looked at this stupid girl in front of him, he felt like tearing her up into pieces. "Ana! You're so stupid!! Why would you do something like this?? Do you really think you can get away with it, even if you succeed? The Prince is not foolish to accept the marriage based on deceit! You don't think he would figure it out?!""Oh my God Ana, Father and I suggested this garden party to create an opportunity for you to approach and charm the Prince, not for you to scheme
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The Queen remained quiet the entire time Duke Kensington narrated the whole incident to her. She closed her eyes when Duke Kensington finished speaking and asked softly, "Is Xavier doing well?""Yes, Your Majesty. The doctor said he will be fine by tomorrow morning." Duke Kensington assured her."Do you think she did it alone or her family is also in on this?" Queen Serina asked for her nephew's opinion. If the Blackwells were all involved, she would not hesitate to condemn them with treason."The Earl might not be the most righteous person but he will not resort to underhanded tactics like this. As for Lord Benjamin, his only flaw is his passion for women. Other than that, his integrity and principles are unquestionable. He's been my nemesis in business for years, we always compete fairly without any problem." Duke Kensington said carefully."What a pity. A young woman like her actually did something terrible like this. All because she wants to marry Xavier." Queen Serina shook her h
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Prince Xavier woke up in a daze. He was clearly trying to get away from Lady Anastasia. Why was he on his bed? Did she....?Prince Xavier covered his face with his hand, anger slowly raising and eventually it consumed his whole entire being. His reached out to the nearby vase, took it and swung it across the room, shattering the glass all over his room. Duke Kensington walked in the moment the vase made contact with the marble floor, and barely managed to cover his face from being shredded by the shards of glasses. He looked at the Prince's angered face, his blue eyes turned so dark that it was filled with an intent to kill. "Nothing happened to you. She didn't succeed." Duke Kensington quietly addressed the issue. Knowing his cousin, that man must've already thought the worst.Prince Xavier looked up to see Duke Kensington's grim expression. He closed his eyes in relieve. He thought that vile woman had already succeeded and he would be forced to take her as his wife. If she didn't
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"Bitttcccchhhhhh!!!!!! Lady Anastasia screamed. She reached for the nearest items she could reach and started thrashing everything in sight."I'm going to kill her, I swear!!!!"Lord Benjamin Blackwell walked in to see his sister acting like a mad woman, shouting and screaming in the empty room, while throwing things around.He walked up to her and suddenly,Slap!Lady Anastasia was startled by the hard slap and stumbled backwards.When she realized it's Lord Benjamin who had slapped her, she instantly fell on her knees and cried her hearts out."What's the point of crying and acting like this? It's the outcome we've expected. Do you think the Queen will graciously accept you as her daughter-in-law after what you've done?"Lord Benjamin walked to the nearby window and looked out."That bitch!! It's her who destroyed my plan. I swear I will not let her go!" Lady Anastasia said in anger.Lord Benjamin only shook his head looking at his vengeful sister. 'She's targeting Melissa now, I ne
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Duke Kensington’s calm face did not reflect the inner turmoil he’s feeling inside. He took a deep breath and slowly guided Melissa down from the carriage. The owner of the earlier voice had came up to them and ignoring the Duke’s presence, he took Melissa’s hand and kissed it lightly.“Lord Benjamin, how are you?” Melissa purposely used the formal address this time, trying to gauge the other party’s reaction.Lord Benjamin laughed lightly and nodded his head while replying, “Benjamin will do. I’m fine, Melissa.”“Good morning, Your Grace.” Lord Benjamin turned to Duke Kensington and greeted him curtly.Duke Kensington just nodded his head to acknowledge the other man’s presence. He had half a mind to drag Melissa out of the building site but his rational mind stopped him.Melissa shook her head at Lord Benjamin’s unabashed attitude and walked in, ignoring the two men behind her. At this moment, nothing could distract her from checking out her real ‘baby’, her precious art gallery.The
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On the way back, Duke Kensington stole glances at Melissa, hesitating about what he wanted to ask her.Melissa, who had caught his abnormality from the corner of her eyes, couldn't take it anymore."Zachary, is there something you want to ask me?" Melissa turned her head abruptly, catching him in the act."What?" Duke Kensington blurted out."You've been staring at me every now and then. Surely you must have something to ask me?" Melissa asked.Duke Kensington searched her eyes and relaxed when he saw a teasing glint in them."Do you know about Lord Benjamin?" Duke Kensington tactfully asked."About what specifically? That he sent those gifts to me?" Melissa asked him back. So he did know about it after all.Duke Kensington couldn't help but asked, "How did you know?""I found it out myself. And he admitted it when I asked him." Melissa said. Duke Kensington merely nodded his head and didn't say anything else."I guess you knew it all along? Why didn't you tell me?" Melissa asked curi
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On the day of the art gallery opening, Melissa turned up early at the venue. All the paintings had been sent earlier and had already been set up in their respective display area. Melissa had chosen to wear a green and silver dress, the official colours of her family. She had decided to style a low bun for her hair, with few unruly strands framing her delicate face. She looked so breathtakingly beautiful that even Lord Melvin was stunned when he saw his sister.At approximately 2 in the afternoon, guests started to grace the venue and Melissa busied herself entertaining them, escorted by her brother. Lord Melvin had decided to stay by her side today and he had kept a look out for the Casanova the whole time. However, Lord Benjamin was nowhere to be found.When the guests entered the spacious hall, they were at awe of the various beautiful paintings that graced the walls."Lady Melissa is so talented. Duke Malcom must be proud of her." A nobleman could be heard saying to his wife. They
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"You should know the answer! This place is called Graden-Hall. Who is that? Is that your mysterious painter?" Princess Katherine retorted, deriving snickers of laughter from the crowd.Melissa was silent for a moment. Graden-Hall were a combination of both her Master's and her original name. How can she explain this?"Look, she has nothing to say. What I said is true then, you didn't paint these. You're a fake!" Princess Katherine exclaimed while covering her mouth in shock, clearly acting out her part for others to see."Your Highness, I was there when Melissa painted all these. I can vouch for her!" Lord Melvin spoke up for his sister, his face was red from anger. Even Duke Malcom had an unpleasant look on his usual calm face. "Lord Melvin, you're her brother. How can we blindly trust what you said?" Lady Anastasia said with a smile."Exactly, if there's someone else who painted these, doesn't that mean she's deceiving everyone here? That's a crime, isn't it?" A young lady who look
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