The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 159
The winner of the hunting festival was Ash D. Bayern, Duke of Bayern.
While others had managed to hunt only rabbits or foxes at best, Duke Bayern succeeded in hunting five foxes and three deer in just half a day.
Achieving such results in a hunting festival where one could not rely on the full support of skilled professional hunters and beaters was nothing short of extraordinary.
After the hunting festival ended, those gathered in the palace banquet hall discussed the day’s achievements.
ââŚTo think that all I managed to catch were two foxes. For someone who came out claiming to show the strength of an old hand, Iâve ended up in quite an embarrassing position.â
Duke Kayden Taylor grumbled with a dissatisfied expression. Cecilia smiled softly in response.
âHoney, there are plenty of people here who didnât even catch a single rabbit. If you managed to catch two foxes without any beaters, youâve more than proven the strength of an old hand. You should be proud.â
Then, Count Bain spoke up in a dejected tone.
âThatâs right, Your Grace. Look, Iâm someone who only managed to catch one rabbit after all that effortâŚâ
âAhem, come to think of it, this isnât something to get so down about.â
Duke Taylor patted Count Bain on the shoulder in consolation.
Then, narrowing his eyes, he looked around the hall and muttered,
âBut this is odd. The guest of honor at the banquet is the winner, but where is he, anyway?â
As Duke Taylor openly revealed his displeasure, Count Bain, sipping his champagne, spoke cautiously.
âPerhaps something urgent came up, and he had to step out for a bit? I donât see the Duchess here, eitherâŚâ
Duke Kayden Taylor.
It was common knowledge that he, Duchess Bayernâs father, was estranged from his own daughter.
And it wasnât just between father and daughter.
Duchess Bayern and the Chief Justice, the Duke and Duchess, and their heir Neville Taylorâall of them acted as if family ties had been completely severed, ignoring one another even when they crossed paths.
âWhat could be more important than receiving the Emperorâs commendation, wouldnât you say?â
ââŚIf itâs Duke Bayern, Iâm sure he knows what heâs doing. Letâs not worry about it.â
Cecilia curtly cut off the unpleasant topic with a cold look.
She knew, in her head, that she shouldnât resent Duke Bayern, but as they say, the arm bends inward.
Even knowing it was her daughterâs fault, it made her uncomfortable just to hear her son-in-lawâs name, especially after hearing that her daughter had been kicked out of the bedroom and had tumbled down the stairs.
She was sorry, but at the same time angry, feeling both sympathy and resentment that her son-in-law had ended up suffering because of a girl like her daughter. It was a complicated mix of emotions.
âAhem, now that I think of it, Iâm late in offering my congratulations. The Duchess is with child, isnât she?â
Count Bain tried to lighten the chilly mood.
Kayden looked at Cecilia with a bewildered expression.
âHoney, are you⌠pregnant?â
âWhat on earth are you saying? At my age?â
Cecilia replied, unable to hide her disbelief.
Count Bain, looking awkward, cleared his throat.
âNo, I meant⌠Duchess Bayern is with childâŚâ
ââŚâŚ!â
Kayden and Ceciliaâs eyes widened.
âMy wife happened to run into Duke and Duchess Bayern at the exhibition recently, and she said His Grace was being very devoted in looking after his wife.â
Kayden and Cecilia exchanged confused glances.
Their daughter, pregnant?
Had they perhaps become closer after the chandelier accident?
Cecilia recalled what sheâd heard from her son.
âNina seems like a completely different person now. She even apologized to me. She really seems to regret thingsâŚâ
On a joyful day, during Duke Granvilâs birthday celebration, Cecilia had sent a personal gift instead of attending in person, for fear that rumors about her daughter would dampen the mood.
She had been so shocked when she heard her daughter had gotten a scar on her leg while saving Duke Bayern.
No matter how much she resented her daughter, the memory of that story was still enough to make her sit up in bed in a cold sweat.
âBut I heard something even more surprising. The real reason those two were on such bad termsâŚâ
âWhat do you mean, the real reason?â
Cecilia swallowed dryly.
The reason for the terrible relationship between those two was, after all, because of something Nina had done. Something she never should have.
Could it be⌠that incident�
As Ceciliaâs anxiety peakedâ
âThatâs all because someone was sowing discord between them,â Count Bain said.
And with those words, the tension instantly dissipated.
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