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To Be A Duchess D 1 (Prologue)
'Sssiiipppsss.' Ahh, nothing can beat a cup of tea on a stressful day. Although, the best tea for me is Chai tea that is prepared by simmering a blend of cow's milk, water, tea leaves and, some spices like dried ginger and mint, together with honey as a sweetener; this relieves the stress that builds up when I'm reading the current reports of the whole dukedom. "Frielle, are you alright? Do you want me to handle some of the matters for you?" He asked with a concerned look. This is my cousin— Drew Adrian Fortess. A gorgeous young man who receives tons of letters about marriage proposals. Even though he's an illegitimate child of his father, he's still my closest relative and is acknowledged in the high society because of his mastery in academics, a professional in the field of archery, and good looks. I mean, who wouldn't fall for a man whose eyes are tantalizing magenta complemented by the glint his glasses give, a perfect greek nose, and those peachy thin moist lips. It all goes alon
To Be A Duchess D 2 (Edited Version)
The leaves of the trees that surround the road dances together with the wind, the shadow that it casts follows its steps as if it wants to create a shadow play in the middle of the day. You can hear the playful chatter of the people inside of every shop you pass by. Their juicy gossips echoing from the shops to the alleyways separating each shop. The clattering of dishes inside the restaurants reverberates together with the heart felt talks of couples sitting on their tables. Everything might look normal and peaceful, but when you look at the shop owner’s faces— you can see sadness in their eyes despite their happy faces. This can only mean one thing: even though they have customers, it’s not enough to keep their shops open; thus, they might close down or worse, get bankrupt. It breaks my
To Be A Duchess D 3 (Edited Version)
‘Why is he here?’ My mind entered a state of confusion for a little while, wondering why a very important person could be out in the open so freely, without any guards or servants with him. ‘Is he not aware that he could be killed at any moment?’ I thought to myself as a switch flipped off inside my mind. The ‘protect mode’ was flipped on and I was ready to grab His Highness and drag him to safety, to my carriage and ride off into the insides of the palace to keep him safe. I was about to stand up and do what I had in my brain but I felt a hand grab my left arm that’s on the table. I looked down and it was Drew, he has a frown in his face; his brows knotted together and his eyes held the stare of a warning— sharp and a bit deadly. He’s grip on my arm tightened the longer I remained in the position of standing up. I slowly sat down again and his grip loosened together
To Be A Duchess D 4 (Edited Version)
Footsteps at a fast pace can be heard going back and forth, many of them in a hurry. The scratching of the bristles of the broom was echoing on the hallways, as dusts flew everywhere. Shouts of orders were given amidst the chaos ensuing inside of the Fortess Estate. Everyone is busy— doing tasks that never end. They are anxious— slightly trembling and sweating cold beads. They are all waiting in anticipation for the arrival of an important guest. While I was here, stuck in my office— as usual— doing paper works and examining letters upon letters. ‘Is it strange or lucky that no one has sent me any marriage letters?’ I said to myself as I sort through another pile of letters. From what I know when I was Reine, ladies of legal age (also even in their early teens) would receive or be arranged in a marriage of convenience for many reasons. It could be for fortune, fame, power, preservation of bloodline, and even because of debt. Come to think of it, nobles and royals ba
To Be A Duchess D 5 (Edited Version)
“You mean, you need money?” “You can just ask us to lend you money right?” The two boys said in unison. I can’t help right now but sigh in disappointment. “Wait, better than that… we can just give you money. You know, I have a treasury all to myself, Drew has a pastry shop who has a great amount of income. Just ask and we can give you the amount.” Uriel emphasized. He said it in a monotonous tone and yet it still bears confidence, his face— emotionless, no twitches, no smudges— it’s a straight serious face and it scares me. This guy, the Crown Prince, a person soon to be king, has his own treasury that should be used for the sake of the kingdom— will willingly give me some of it just because I asked for a way to earn money. ‘I don’t know if I should feel loved or terrified.”
To Be A Duchess D 6 (Edited Version)
The Kingdom of Sagareste: a prosperous kingdom who managed to remain at peace for a very long time. By making treaties and contracts, the kingdom has made many friends and allies with the neighboring kingdoms, nations and empires. With that, the Sagareste Kingdom has avoided war for many centuries and it will in the future. In the Sagareste Kingdom, there are 4 dukedoms that each have their own domain. One being the Fortess Dukedom which provides almost all the crops and food supply in the whole kingdom, indeed a monopoly in the production but, the lands of the Fortess dukedom are the only ones who can produce top quality and large quantity of crops every year, without fail. ‘Until that tragedy happened.’ &nb
To Be A Duchess D 7 (Edited Version)
‘To my dearest cousin, Hi, I hope that you are having a great week. As I have promised, I will help with the best that I can-- without using my status, my treasury or anything that is related to me being the Crown Prince. And so, I decided to just introduce you to someone who might be of help. I happen to be friends with a businessman who has a genuine desire to sell new things all the time. So, I have said that you have a new product and he said he’s interested in it. Now, he wants to meet you personally to have a look about this product. However, here comes the bad news, we have decided a date,without your consent I know it's disrespectful and bad. But, i think it is considerable enough since it is a long time before you two meet, finally. It’s one week. Anyways, I hope you can finish your product by then.
To Be A Duchess D 8 (Edited Version)
Duchess 8 4 days until the set day of me meeting Marcus Zoldago. As of now, I'm trying to relax by drinking Chai tea with honey and a sugar cube. Apparently, I'm still bothered by what I saw yesterday, before placing an order at the fabric shop. Was it really Uriel that I saw? Or did my eyes just trick me? And, why does the other man seem so familiar? Like I have seen him before? That can’t be the case, people with the unusual hair color such as his should be hard to forget and hard to miss. Besides, if one was born in the kingdom with that kind of hair, they would be the talk of the town for the rest of their lives, and everyone would know them… even me. It’s so uncommon and the fact that my memory makes me think that I have seen him before makes it all the more weird. And concerning when I really thought I saw Uriel yesterday.
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