Reborn, Its Time To Save My Family And.. My Enemy!
Chapter 120: All A Trap

Chapter 120: All A Trap

"That is enough, Bernard, you are scaring the girl." Damon finally spoke as if he wanted to lower her gaze. And she did. The moment he spoke with such power and authority, she felt it hard to keep staring at him.

The man had changed somehow. His aura had been so strong in just a day.

"I am sure the young girl never had the intention to reach the unreachable. One could not be this delusional. Could they?" Olivla held her dress tightly when they all laughed at once.

Surely, Damon was right. She never had the desire to be the duchess! She had never even thought about it either in this life or in her past life. But the time before Oriana got married, it felt so distant, so fading! It was two lifetimes away. She could not remember it no matter how hard she tried.

"Surely not! But there is no limit to the greed of the sire! You have no idea which mud was used to make the wither moon sisters. After all, their mother was..."

"That is enough!" Olivia hissed in the silent room. They all turned to look at her at once. Their eyes widened a bit out of shock. But soon they calmed their expression and looked at her back with disdain.

"Tsk! I do not intend to waste time on nonsense. My lord.. Or shall i already call you your grace. We all here support you unconditionally." The last man was the first to speak.

Edgar Castina, if she was not wrong, he was a viscount, the man with the highest power among the vassal families.

Two of them were viscount while four of them were barons. But viscount Castina had the most flourished land and power. He held a good position in the royal court too.

If he supported Damon, even if one was reluctant to do so, he would not dare to oppose Damon. Perhaps, that was the reason that he had taken the initiation.

The whole drama was staged. Their words, acts, expressions, everything was planned or perhaps even practiced so that they could give a realistic acting.

They all followed the course. And now Damon stared at Olivia with a provoking glance. At this moment, she knew that he was mocking her. She had promised that she would help him in winning their hearts.

She would make sure that he would not be called a tyrant. She had warned him again and again that the vassal families were under the strict control of the duke and they would never support him as they knew if he killed his father.

The words she had spoken with such surety were nothing but jokes now. And he was mocking her with that gaze.

She could feel Leo’s anxiety. The young boy had held her tightly. Too tight for his own comfort. While Abi was staring at all of them in confusion. As if she could not understand why Damon, who had always been ignored by everyone, was getting so much attention!

"Did they all choose their brother as duke already?" asked Abi when she could not hold it in anymore. "But mother had said.. Ouch." the girl whimpered as her arm was pinched suddenly.

She glared at her brother with teary eyes. Leo was not even looking at her. He was looking at those men.

Surprisingly, he let go of Olivia;s hand and walked a step closer to them.

"I am not here to claim the position as you all think." he spoke in a soft voice. The innocence was visible on his young face. "I am here to show my allegiance to my brother too. I have never wanted to be the heir. I am too young for it. I only want a peaceful place for my mother and sister and my future wife." as if reading their confused faces on the last line, Leo stared back at Olivia.

Olivia sighed as she walked forward and held his hand. Their shocked faces and then the look of disgust could not be more visible. "You can even let go of your real nephew huh? Not to forget that he is just a kid! Are you raising a husband for yourself? Was written all over their faces.

Olivia wanted to dig a hole and hide in it for forever. But now was not the time to think about oneself.

Damon’s position was clear as day. He had only kept her in the dark so that she could never plan a backup plan. Now she understood why the duke died on her engagement day. He was worried that if he were connected to the royal family, he would not be able to oppress them.

He wanted to keep them helpless till the end. She wanted to laugh at herself. But in the end, she took a deep breath and stared back at them.

"We only want peace between the family. Even if Lord Damon claims the position of heir as the eldest son, Leo and Abi are still blood of the duchy. They could not be harmed and abandoned." she spoke in a calm voice earning sneers.

"Of course, we have never planned to hurt the ducal family. We are your loyal servants." Olivia watched Damon intently. He had no intention of intervening and protecting them.

All this while she had thought she was controlling him, but now she knew!? She must have been a joke to him since the start.

"Then we will not disturb you anymore." She curtsied at once but when Leo wanted to follow it, she shook her head and stopped him.

Leo bit his lips and nodded at Damon instead. The man raised his glass in exchange.

"If you ever need.." Olivia hesitated. Perhaps that was a sweet lie too, to keep her away from the royal family. Yet, she continued, "with the burial rites or mourning rituals, I will be honored to hel.... Serve the new duke of the Aykroyd duchy!"