All Chapters of The Cold Duke and the Modern Maiden: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

When Lord Benjamin returned to his manor, the party had long ended. The house was quite, and few servants could be seen scurried around to clean the remaining mess left by the guests. They bowed in respect when they saw their Young Lord.“Where’s your Mistress?” He asked a young maid nearby.“My Lord, the Young Lady is in her room.” She politely answered.“Call her to my study now.” Without waiting for the maid to reply, Lord Benjamin walked to his study, all the while trying to calm himself down.When he went in, Walters was already seated waiting for him. When Walters saw his Master, he immediately stood up and went to his side.“Is it done?” Lord Benjamin asked while fixing a glass of drink.“Yes, My Lord. It was reported as an accidental fire.” Walters replied.“The bodies?”“They have been sent to the city morgue.” Walters said.“Any sign of him?” Lord Benjamin asked further.“The bodies were charred beyond recognition, My Lord. At this point, we couldn’t know for sure. He might

When Queen Serina heard the name, her gaze turned serious, and she instructed the attendant to bring Lord Benjamin to the back garden. She nodded at Duke Malcom knowingly and promptly left the room.Duke Kensington was getting impatient. “What’s going on, Your Grace??”Duke Malcom once again explained the whole situation to Duke Kensington.However, the moment Duke Kensington heard that Melissa had been injured and was unconscious since last night, he stood up in panic and instantly bade farewell to Duke Malcom before storming out of the chambers.Duke Malcom was speechless at the younger man’s hasty departure.“I haven’t even told him about what happened to King.” The old man grumbled aloud.However, in the next second, his irritation was replaced with a sense of relief.“Well, at least he put Melissa’s safety and health above everything else.” With that thought, he took a sip of his tea and patiently waited for the Queen to return.In the back garden, Lord Benjamin was seated across

When Melissa stepped into the drawing room, a group of tall and well-built men, came into view. Together with his father and the Duke’s presence, in an instant, the spacious room became crowded. Although she was of tall stature, Melissa still felt timid standing amongst these noble crowd.Her eyes scanned the room and the looks thrown at her varied from one another. Prince Xander gave her a small smile and nodded in her direction. Melissa smiled back at him.Unlike his calm younger brother, Prince Xavier immediately pounced on her, disregarding the annoyed look on his cousin’s face.As for Lord Benjamin…well, he looked hesitant. He seemed to want to get near her, but he stopped his movement when Prince Xavier moved ahead of him.Melissa smiled at Lord Benjamin, grateful was evident on her face. She mouthed the words, ‘Thank you’ at him and he nodded his head while smiling brightly at her. If not for this man, Melissa knew she probably would have died, one more time.This subtle exchan

"What's going on here? Melvin! Let go of your sister. You're already a grown up. Why are you crying?" Duke Malcom chided his son when he saw this unbearable scene. Hearing his father's stern voice, Lord Melvin straightened up his body and wiped his tears. When he saw the other men who were standing behind his father, his eyes widen in shock. Dammit, why are they all here??"I'm just worried. How do you do, Your Highness, Your Grace?" Lord Melvin averted his father's scolding eyes and turned to greet the older Prince and Duke Kensington.He then looked at Lord Benjamin and he said sarcastically, "You seem to be very free today, Benjamin. No girls to woo?" A smack landed on the back of his head and Lord Melvin flinched. "Is this how you treat your sister's savior??" Duke Malcom reprimanded his son. Lord Melvin pouted his lips and kept his mouth shut. However, when he glared at Lord Benjamin, the other man smiled tauntingly and replied,"I think it should be you who needs extra work

After the incident, both Duke Malcom and Duke Kensington immediately seek audience with the Queen to inform her of their agreement to hold the wedding end of the month.The Queen was relieved when she learned of this.At last, once Melissa is married, no one would have anymore designs towards her. Zachary would be able to protect her. At the very least, her own son, Xavier would give up and maybe be open to his own marriage soon.The Queen was worried when she realized of the Prince’s feelings towards Melissa. If only he had told her sooner, she would have matchmade him with Melissa. Who wouldn’t want a kind, gentle and smart daughter-in-law like Melissa? Poor Xavier… the Queen’s heart ached for her good son.However, from another perspective, Melissa and Zachary are truly compatible with each other, not to mention William loves Melissa greatly. Anyway, she’s marrying into the family after all, so the Queen felt comforted at these thoughts. She just hoped Xavier would get over Melissa