Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 119

Chapter 119 I Don’t Want to Force You!

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“Of course it went smoothly!” the servant boasted, his eyes gleaming with self-satisfaction. “You doubt me?”

The maid was still uneasy. “Are you sure you didn’t arouse his suspicion? The master emphasized that the Duke of Duskmoor is notoriously cautious, not easily fooled.”

The servant chuckled, “Well, maybe marriage has dulled his wits. The moment I mentioned Duchess Elowen, he was hooked.”

and

Seeing her lingering doubt, the servant insisted, I swear it’s true! I sent Bran away wheeled His Grace right into the room myself! He’s probably face-to-face with Miss Wren by

now!”

Convinced by his earnestness, the maid relaxed slightly, a sly smile curling her lips. “Good. Not a waste of my effort, hauling Miss Wren out of the house.”

“Now it’s up to her to get him to drink the aphrodisiac wine.”

“Even if he doesn’t drink, it won’t matter much, the maid said with a knowing smile. “The incense burning in that room is just as potent, if not more so.”

The servant nodded in satisfaction. “So now we just wait for the Duke to succumb to the effects and get tangled up with Miss Wren. The master’s task will be complete!”

The maid shook her head. “Not enough.”

“Not enough?” the servant frowned.

“The Duke merely taking Miss Wren to bed isn’t enough. The master said that given the Duke’s immense power, he could simply deny everything afterward.”

“Ah, true enough!” The servant slapped his forehead. “Then what do we do?”

“We need them caught in the act!”

The servant grew eager. “Should I go lure some guests from the garden party over?”

The maid snorted, “Our job is done. Why expose yourself? If someone remembers your face, it could lead back to our master. I already have a better candidate to lure people over.”

“Oh? Who?”

The maid tilted her chin toward the neighboring room. “In there-Lady Daphne, daughter of the Lord Chancellor, the future Crown Princess She’s supposedly very close to Duchess

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Elowen. Who better to gather a crowd for a scandal?”

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The servant’s face lit up with understanding. “Brilliant! And today she’s already claiming Duchess Elowen pushed her into the lake. If she finds out the Duke is dallying with another woman, she’ll do everything to blow it sky-high make it the talk of the town, humiliate and break Duchess Elowen’s heart!”

Inside the room, Cassian’s gaze rested on the ripples in the wine cup. He spoke slowly, “Who helped you sneak out?”

Elara suppressed a flutter of panic, her voice a soft murmur. “Whatever do you mean, Cassian? I came with my mother. I simply happened to meet Duchess Elowen here. No one helped me.”

Cassian’s expression remained icy. “Your mother would not bring you.”

He knew Rowena’s character well-reasonable, discerning.

It was precisely because she had sensed Elara’s inappropriate infatuation that she had abandoned their house in Vanelle and lived elsewhere for years.

Had it not been for the letter from her husband, she would never have come to Duskmoor

Manor.

After the scene Elara caused there that day, Rowena would have kept her daughter under

strict watch at home.

Without help, Elara could not have escaped.

Someone had bribed a Falconcrest servant, prepared the incense and wine. Whoever was behind this had some serious pull.

Elara faltered, her complexion shifting subtly. She forced herself to take another step closer. “Cassian, don’t ask about that… Just drink the wine! I don’t want to force you!”

Ar that, Cassian actually laughed.

Force me?

It had been a long time since he’d heard those words.

In this world, only the King could force him to do anything. Everyone else either hadn’t been born yet or was already dead.

Seeing his laugh, Elara’s hands trembled, a sudden unease gripping her. “This… this incense. Can’t you smell it?”

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