The next morning, Princess Katherine was on the edge, when she received news that Lady Melissa was having high fever last night and had yet to recover from it.The palace maids who were ordered to look after her had been taking care of Lady Melissa meticulously, not daring to slack off even for a moment. They constantly wiped her body, making sure she was comfortable and that she was given her medication on time.Furthermore, it was not helpful to have two sets of piercing eyes scrutinizing their every move, beads of sweat could be seen on the girls forehead as they worked, nervousness was apparent in their demeanour.Both Duke Kensington and Prince Xavier had joined the Queen for breakfast that morning, both looking so haggard as if they were robbers who had been out stealing the whole night!“How is Melissa doing?” The Queen asked, not referring the question to anyone in particular.“Not good.” Prince Xavier answered.“Better.” Duke Kensington said.Both men answered at the same tim
Lady Anastasia was furious beyond belief!That stupid Princess actually caused her beloved Prince Xavier to chase her out of the palace. Lady Anastasia had never felt so humiliated in her life.‘It’s all because of that bitch! What magic potion has she given to the Princess to make the Princess actually stood up for her?? What right does she have to mess with my relationships with the royals! First it was Xavier, now it’s Katherine!! Bitch!!!!!!’Lady Anastasia was so preoccupied with her thoughts and humiliation that she didn’t realized the carriage that she was on had diverted its course from the usual route to the Blackwell Manor.It was not until a while later that she realized the journey was taking longer than it should. She looked out of the window and was puzzled when she saw the unfamiliar scene outside.‘Where is this place?’Thinking that her servant had made a mistake, she became furious and started shouting at the coachman asking for an explanation.Strangely, no response
When she came to, Lady Anastasia was lying naked on the bed, and Mr King was nowhere to be found.Her body was sore and full of bruises, and her lower abdomen felt like it had been attacked brutally.When she tried to move her body, she could see traces of blood on the mattress.She began to cry with deep sadness in her heart upon realizing what had happened. After crying for quite some time, she slowly got off the bed to find her dress. She didn't know whether that bastard was still around or had left the place. She found her dress thrown to a corner on the floor. The dress, although could still be worn, had been torn by that beast when he undressed her earlier.Lady Anastasia was so distressed and the only thing she wanted was to get out of this horrible place. When she looked out of the window, the sun was about to set. The house was eerily quiet and the only sound was Lady Anastasia's footsteps when she walked. There was no one in sight when she walked out of the house. Every ste
Lord Benjamin walked back to the house in silent. His men knew that their Master's silence only meant one thing. Hell. They rarely seen him like this. The last time he reacted this way was when someone tried to take his life due to some business dispute. That person did not have a good ending in the end. When he reached the cabin, Walters was already waiting for him. As he approached Lord Benjamin, Walters heart felt burdened and he immediately understood what had happened. As much as he didn't fancy Lady Anastasia's behavior, she was after a young lady and had a whole life ahead of her. She truly didn't deserve such an ending to her life.The man inside would pay dearly for this. He sighed deeply before saying, "My Lord, we found him. He's inside." Lord Benjamin didn't respond and continued walking. No one knew what he was thinking. When he opened the door, Mr King's eyes widened when he saw the young man. He vividly remembered what had happened to him because of this person an
“Umm, Melissa, can I come in?” Princess Katherine said, her voice uncertain.Upon hearing Princess Katherine’s words, Melissa quickly got out of bed.“Your Highness, please come in. Or shall we go to the drawing room?” Melissa carefully asked.It was the most bizarre scene right now. Isn’t she supposed to hate me to the core? What is the arrogant and domineering Princess doing here? And even coming to my room all on her own? “No, no, here is fine. That is if you don’t mind?” Princess Katherine fidgeting at the door.“Yes, sure, please have a seat.” With that Melissa guided the Princess to the small seating area in her room, while instructing Lily to prepare some tea.The both of them sat down and for a whole minute, none spoke a single word.Melissa looked at the girl in front of her, and couldn’t help but frown.For the first time in her life, Princess Katherine didn’t look as bossy as she was before. In fact, right now she looked fragile and uncertain. Her eyes showed traces of sad
The atmosphere at the Blackwell Manor was truly suffocating, to say the least. Ever since Lord Benjamin Blackwell returned home and informed his father about Lady Anastasia, he had kept himself shut in his study, and only retreated to his bedroom late at night. As for Earl Blackwell, he was so heartbroken to learn about his precious daughter's untimely demise that he couldn't bear to stay in the Manor any longer. Upon discussion with his son, he decided to stay at their family country home, located about 3 days ride from the capital. He had left the affairs of the Blackwell family solely to his son, and there was no clear indication when he would be coming back. Lord Benjamin stared out of the window, his mind blank at the moment. His usually clean and calm look was now replaced with a haggard one, and one could see that he had not been sleeping well, judging from the eyebags under his eyes. His hair tousled and unkept, however they only added a hint of boyishness to his already ha
Princess Katherine’s sudden move stunned the man.At first, he wasn’t sure how to react but the girl seemed to hug him tighter with each passing second and soon, he sensed her soft lips on his neck.He froze and tried to comprehend what the hell is happening.If it was any other woman, he would understand their desires for him. He had often encountered many woman threw themselves at him, but he would never expect the domineering and spoiled Princess to be one of them.Wait, what? Desires? Does she like him?She didn’t seem to be stopping and soon, her lips trailed kisses from his neck, to his cheek and soon they reached his lips.Coming back to his senses, he gently cupped the Princess’ face and looked into her eyes, which were laden with tears.Something in his heart stirred when he stared into her eyes. He could see innocence and purity in those eyes. Unlike the women he had slept with, the girl in front of him was pure and untainted.Before he could say anything, Princess Katherine
“Yes, Your Grace.” The man replied.Duke Kensington’s gaze darkened and he immediately stood up. “Prepare my carriage. We’ll head to Blackwell Manor now.” His voice stiff as he instructed his man.Ever since Melissa woke up and rejected his offer to send her home, he had been restless and worried about her. Last night, he almost wanted to sneak into her room to check on her but sensing Melissa’s need to be alone, he had reluctantly abandoned his plan. This morning, he woke up feeling slightly depressed and had planned to visit the girl. But instead he received this troublesome news! Why would she go and see him! And with Katherine? That makes no sense at all! When he reached the Blackwell Manor, he saw Sir Andrew standing guard by the Knights’ carriage, indicating she was still inside. Duke Kensington gritted his teeth and jumped down from his carriage as soon as it stopped. The Blackwell guards recognized him instantly and they bowed respectfully. No one dared to stop him. Sir
Duke Kensington woke up in a daze, feeling restless and unsure what the dream was about. He was covered in cold sweat and tried to recall the details of the dream. In the dream, he saw his son and beside him, there was another person. It was a woman but Duke Kensington couldn't see her face clearly. She was laughing and playing with William, while he watched them from afar. When she saw him, she beckoned him near and following her gesture, he walked towards them, hoping to see her face. There's something about her that made his heart swelled with love and happiness. He didn't want to let go of that moment.He never had any contact with any women ever since his wife passed away a few years ago, leaving him with a son to care for. However, due to the Queen's pressure lately, he had agreed to remarry and the candidate was chosen by the Queen herself. The dream he had last night was unexpected and something he couldn't decipher.Duke Kensington shook his head and cleared his mind. He ne
"Ms Hall! Ms Hall! What are your inspirations behind these wonderful paintings? Can you share it with us?" "Ms Hall, now that you've inherited the Graden Arts Hall, do you plan to expand it?""Ms Hall, when will your next exhibition be?" "Can you comment on the rumours that you've secretly gotten married?"A throng of reporters swarmed around Melissa, asking her a barrage of questions which she couldn't keep up. She smiled politely and held up her hand to the reporters before answering them calmly."Do you believe me if I say that I painted these art pieces based on the dreams I have had over the years?" Before the reporters could clarify, she continued,"I plan to keep the Graden Hall as it is, to honour the memory of my late Master. I will continue to hold exhibitions here and when the time comes, you all will be invited."She looked at the reporters who were busy writing down their contents and some were filming her."As for my so-called secret marriage, it's not true. I do not
Beep, beep, beep, beep...The sound of the machine echoed in the spacious room. Melissa felt something sharp poking into her hand and she winched. She slowly opened her eyes and was confused. The white room seemed foreign to her and she didn't remember any white room in the Kensington Estates. Her eyes scanned the room and she saw mechanical instruments by the bed, and an IV drip attached to her hand. Wait a minute, is this the hospital?Before she could process her thoughts, the door to the room opened and a young lady dressed like a nurse walked in. The nurse went straight to the IV drip and checked it before proceeding to adjust something on the machine next to the bed. She seemed oblivious to the fact that Melissa was staring at her intently. The nurse turned to check the patient next and the moment she saw Melissa's bright eyes looking at her, she screamed in shock."You're awake!!! Oh my God!! Wait, I need to call the doctor!!" She said excitedly. Melissa had a guess on w
Lady Sophia was shocked beyond words. The maids dragged her to the dungeons and mercilessly threw her on the hard cold floor before locking her in. They looked at her in disgust before walking away, leaving her alone to process what the hell just happened. One minute she was in the room with him, ready to carry out her plan but suddenly the Duke had woken up and ordered for her to be imprisoned!Realization dawned upon Lady Sophia that the tide had turned. Her plan had backfired and she had been tricked by him! He knew all along that the tea was laced with sleeping pill and he had come prepared for her. He even had the cook, Mrs Queen hiding in the room, waiting to ambush her! Lady Sophia suddenly laughed. She laughed and laughed until her laughter turned to sobs and eventually into an uncontrollable cries of anguish.She hated the man, she hated him for humiliating her like this. She looked down at her body and realized she was still in her inner wear. Ashamed, she covered herself
"Your Grace, the Duke has returned to the Estates." Carrie notified Melissa, who was in William's room at the moment. Young William was still recuperating and had gone to sleep after the doctor's visit. Melissa turned to Carrie and promptly asked,"Where is he now?""His Grace is in his study. Lady Sophia was summoned to see him earlier." Carrie explained.Melissa who had walked to the door to meet her husband stopped when she heard the name."Lady Sophia?" "Yes, Your Grace."Somehow this news didn't sit well with Melissa.Why did he meet her? He didn't even find me or William when he came back. Melissa bit her lip and thought for a moment before she finally decided to stay put. She had yet to come up with an idea on how to send Lady Sophia packing. Now is really not the time to dwell on useless presumptions about her husband. The last thing she wanted was to have any misunderstandings with the Duke. William's wellbeing is her focus now.After making sure William was comfortable,
Duke Kensington sat by William and held his son's hand. He didn't say anything about the cookies, which made Melissa nervous for some reason. The silence was utterly uncomfortable for her. "I didn't send them to William." She finally said, breaking the silence in the room.Duke Kensington finally looked up and smiled at his wife. "I know you didn't." He replied calmly.Melissa nodded and the room fell into silence again. Both Melissa and the Duke stayed with the little boy throughout the night, observing his condition. Young William woke up a few times in the middle of the night due to discomfort in his stomach but Melissa managed to coax him back to sleep after giving him his medication. When dawn approached, she finally collapsed on the bed next to William due to exhaustion.Looking at his wife sleeping soundly after tending to his son the whole night, Duke Kensington's gaze darkened and he clenched his fist in anger. Something's needed to be done about this, he would not let hi
Melissa smiled at the staffs before she addressed them all."Good day, everyone. Thank you for meeting with me today. I will get to know each and everyone of you in due time so there's no rush today. You can go back to your work. But before you leave, I want to remind you that I do not like to use a third person to convey any message, instruction, order or request to anyone at all. As such, every instruction given to you would be communicated to you personally by me, with no medium in between. If you do not receive the order directly from me, please be reminded that you will suffer the consequences should you act on it. With that said, should you receive any instruction from another party on my name, you must come to me directly. It would only mean that someone is trying to undermine my authority as the Duchess of Kensington and I will not tolerate that. Understood?"All the staffs were stunned and could only nod their heads in understanding. However, some of the older staffs looked d
The next morning, the sun had risen in the sky when Melissa woke up. A warm hand was placed on her back, making her movements restricted. The warm hand suddenly moved and pulled her into a hug. Melissa looked at the handsome guy in front of her and sighed.She traced her finger on his forehead, his nose and finally his lips. Duke Kensington kissed her finger, his eyes still closed. Melissa giggled and pulled her hand back. In a swift movement, Duke Kensington got up and pinned her under his body, making her giggled more. "Running away? Not a chance!" The Duke kissed her, while she stroke his back. Melissa could feel her husband's cock hardened and pressed against her legs. She instinctively spread her legs apart, inviting him in.He groaned and placed his hard cock against her vagina, before he slowly moved it up and down her wet slit. She moaned in his mouth, prompting him to move faster and eventually, he slide his manhood into her tight cave.Melissa's insides squeezed him hard
"Don't worry, I'll be gentle with you." The Duke whispered in Melissa's ear, comforting her.Melissa nodded slightly and she ran her fingers through the Duke's hair, while enjoying his touch and kisses. The Duke seemed to be under the impression that she's young and naive in this area, and had taken the lead in their first night together. Melissa had allowed the man to do whatever he wanted, especially when she was inexperienced herself. However, she had read and watched enough movies in her previous life to know what to expect and therefore she braced herself for her first time. The Duke's kisses travelled down from her breasts to her stomach, and eventually his lips ended up kissing her most intimate area. He parted her legs slightly, giving him more access to her body and started sucking her cunt. His movements were slow at first but they gradually became faster and her moans became louder with each action he took. "Aaahhh! Zachary!" Hearing his name coming out of her sweet l