Chapter 71

Duke Daughter 71: Backstage From Another View 3

“Understood . ”(Dean)

I’m grateful for his concern . His words are irreplaceable .

“Do not worry . Everything that will happen from now on will go as I had planned . I’ve decided on this since the time the King and Lady Ellia began to shun us: I will never become like my father . ” (Dean)

“I am rather relieved to hear that . ”(Ludy)

Ludy breathed a sigh of relief .

“To begin with, you had no reason to worry . My determination becomes stronger when I see her . ”(Dean)

“Why?”(Ludy)

“An incompetent king will cause his people to die . Because my father was blinded by his love for my mother, he was unable to save her from insidious plots and became an empty shell when he lost her . I feel only pity for my father . ”(Dean)

That man became unable to move or think . He lost all will to live after Mother died, allowing Lady Ellia and her household of the Marquis Maeria to slowly gain control of the kingdom .

What was more foolish was that he married the woman who killed his beloved, my mother . He overlooked her crime and simply did as she bid him . In the end, he exiled me and Leticia from the palace . To him, my sister and I were just children living in the palace, unrelated to him .

If my grandmother did not take us in, then Lady Ellia would have already killed the both of us .

“The sight of her strong figure carrying the burden of the world on her shoulders but continuing to grow stronger has inspired me . That man who suffers from illness will eventually abdicate the throne . It is at that moment that I will use him to eliminate all of the parasites living off of this kingdom . ”(Dean)

I will send them to hell together . Ever since that time, I no longer feel any sort of family bond with him . For me, my little sister, Leti, is my family . That is why I have no qualms about using my own father, the King .

Oh… I see… I understand what Ludy was talking about… How I have grown soft… I finally realized during our conversation that I… was a cold person before .

I responded to nothing . I was never amused by or interested in anything . No matter how many people die in this country from either war or starvation, they were only just numbers to me . I felt I would always be this way . The only ones I would care about were Leti, Ludy, and Grandmother . I can understand why both have commented that I’ve grown soft .

In addition, I also realized how important she has become to me .

I began to laugh .

“I will not become like my father . My determination will never waver, because the person who I hold dear is someone who can never belong to me . ”(Dean)

“If your Highness wishes, the House of Armelia would be happy to arrange for her marriage . I think my aunt is pushing for this to happen . At some point, she will have to give up her position as lord to her brother . ”(Ludy)

It is as Ludy says . The Armelia household has Berne, who is meant to inherit the lord title… But I can imagine her response .

“What of it?”(Iris)

She would be unconcerned, as she also has the Azura Conglomerate and has established some aspects of democracy in the governing of the fief . As a result, whoever takes over would not matter to her . She will probably find something new to work hard on .

“I love her, but she is someone who should be free to spread her wings throughout the world . I do not believe a cage like the royal palace would suit her . ”(Dean)

That is the person I hold dear to my heart . The image of her standing tall, toiling, overcoming all obstacles in her way… Her eyes radiant and clear as the cloudless sky . The royal palace, with all its discipline and tedium, would make her lose that which makes her special .

“I will apologize to my grandmother later, but I have no intentions of taking her into the royal palace . ”(Dean)

“… Is that so…?” (Ludy)