Vivian's hobby is reading books. The Duke's Palace has a very large library with thousands of books in it.
For the next three days, she stayed in the library until the afternoon of the fourth day, when Duke Klein returned to his residence.
Duke Klein is a person who puts interests first. When he was young, he framed his brother in order to seize the title. Later, he chose the White family to marry because of their power in the central government.
He keeps mistresses not because he likes them or to prove his charm, but to let those women gather information for him. The Klein family was originally a poor family with dirty blood, but after he took over, their reputation quickly improved.
After his first wife died of illness, he married the daughter of a border earl. He planned for three years just to seize the two mines of the Border Earl. The first wife made the family's reputation better, and the second wife made the family no longer poor. It was really a good calculation.
Outside everyone praised him as a model of nobility, but secretly he was crueler than anyone else. Maivis was in poor health and was unable to have children because he was poisoned because the woman's mother was a commoner and was not worthy of giving birth to his child.
What's even more outrageous is that he knew his son was a murderer, but he protected him for the sake of the family's reputation, even if the person who died was his own daughter.
He doesn't love anyone and is obsessed with the dream of growing his family. It's a pity that Victor killed him on the night he came of age, and even pretended to be the crown prince.
The king was forced to depose the crown prince due to pressure from the nobility. However, in the later period, the crown prince was cleared of charges with the help of the time-traveling heroine, and Victor was sent to the burning ground. The Klein Duke's Palace disappeared from then on.
Vivian looked at the luxurious carriage in the distance and indulged in memories. If Laura hadn't quietly pulled her clothes to remind her, she would have missed the opportunity to say hello.
"Vivian, you don't look well. Are you sick?" A deep male voice came from above, and then a thug covered her forehead.
Vivian looked up and was instantly attracted by a pair of dark blue eyes. Duke Klein is now only thirty-nine years old. He has a slender figure, chiseled features, and a cool temperament.
With just one word or look, she could deeply understand the thoughts of the two ladies. Who wouldn't want to conquer such a perfect man? Especially those dark blue eyes, dangerous and charming.
"Father, I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well last night. Long time no see, I really miss you." Vivian smiled as innocently as before.
"I miss you too, Victor, come to me in the office later." The Duke touched Vivian's hair, and then looked at his son lovingly.
"Yes, father." Victor replied respectfully.
"Okay, come in quickly. The sun is very bright. Madam, your health is not good to begin with." The Duke put his arm around Madam's waist, and the group walked into the castle.
Even after six years of marriage, the Duchess still felt shy about her husband's closeness to outsiders.
Vivian guessed that the Duke would definitely call her after resting, so she asked the real Vivian about the real way father and daughter get along.
In Vivian's memories, her father loved her very much. No matter what she wants, she will be satisfied, so much so that she still considers herself to be a very happy person.
"Miss, Your Majesty the Duke, please come over." The person who sent the message was Fia. After returning to the castle, she was still as happy as a little bird every day as she was in the royal capital.
Vivian came up to the third door. There were two knights guarding the door of the Duke's office. When they saw her coming over, they saluted and then pushed the door open.
"Vivian is here, sit down quickly, I have something to ask you." The Duke sat at the desk, with his assistant Gilman standing behind him.
Gilman was three years older than the Duke. He was the person who knew the Duke best and was the most loyal to him in the world. Gilman's family has been assisting the Duke's Palace since his grandfather's generation, and he follows him wherever he goes.
"Okay, Father." Vivian sat down on the sofa, and Victor sat opposite her. The two siblings looked at each other and smiled, then waited for their father to speak.
"I heard that Victor sneaked into your room and wanted to kill you when he was in the tavern. Is this true?" The Duke's face was cold, making it difficult for people to see what he was thinking.
"Yes, this is not the first time, and of course it will not be the last time." Vivian did not deny it. The fact that the Duke could say it face to face showed that he knew what happened that night very well.
Instead of lying to make him angry, it's better to be honest. There is a saying: sincerity is always the surefire way!
"Victor, why are you doing this?"
"I'm sorry. I committed a serious crime because I was jealous of my sister, and I asked my father to punish me."
Victor knelt down with a pop, and the Duke looked up at Vivian and asked her: "What do you want to do?"
"Although I am very sad, Victor is too weak. He is still a younger brother. As a sister, I have the responsibility to educate him on the right path."
"You have never learned swordsmanship, how can you subdue him?"
"Father, I'm just a little stronger. Before my mother passed away, she warned me not to let outsiders know unless I encountered a life-threatening situation."
After Vivian finished speaking, she crushed the corner of the table, leaving the Duke and Gilman stunned. Who would have thought that the innocent-looking young lady would hide her power for so many years?
"Then Victor will be left in charge of your discipline from now on. Maivis is not in good health. As a sister, you have to pay more attention." The Duke said with a smile.
"I understand, Father."
"Okay, you go out."
After Vivian and Victor left, the Duke put down the documents and asked Gilman what he thought about the two of them. In the past, he doted on his daughter and was just acting as the perfect father figure, without any emotion other than that.
In aristocratic families, daughters are used for nothing more than consolidating political power. The reason why he delayed getting her engaged was because he was considering which family would be most beneficial to the Klein Duke's Palace.
"I heard that the young lady is called the White Rose of the Empire in the royal capital. The Crown Prince and Princess Elena have visited her in the Winter Palace, and the queen has also invited her to the palace for tea." Gilman received a message from the steward of the Winter Palace. When I wrote the letter, I almost doubted my eyes.
When the young lady was at the Duke's Palace, she behaved like an unworldly little girl, innocent and kind yet stupid and weak.
"It seems that my daughter is not simple either." The Duke said lightly. For him, of course, the higher the value of the flag, the better.
"After all, she is your daughter." Gilman felt that maybe the daughter-in-law was more like the duke than the son, because the duke also liked to wear the mask of innocence and kindness when he was young.
"Observe for a period of time first."
"Yes, Duke."
The two quickly changed the topic, and the sky outside the window slowly darkened. A sumptuous dinner was prepared in the kitchen, and the family of four sat on a five-meter-long square table to eat.
The real Vivian was very sad. It was obvious that she was almost poisoned to death by her brother, but her father overcame it lightly, not to mention punishing her, not even reprimanding her!
How could father do this? Victor is committing a crime!
"This is the true face of your family."
"No, my father loves me the most..."
"Don't be afraid, the former duchess, the current duchess, and Laura all love you."
"I want to calm down."
Alas, being innocent and kind is not a bad thing, but she only meets people who don't know how to cherish them. When you raise a daughter, you can’t just tell her about candy and pretty clothes, but you also have to tell her that there are bad people in the world.
