Harold’s repeated failures had finally pushed the Duke’s family to take action against him.

This pressure had caused Harold to act prematurely, more hastily than anyone had expected. Then again, Harold’s pride must have made the Duke’s family’s decision intolerable.

Satisfied that he’d unraveled part of the mystery, Ghislain decided to dig further, just in case there was more to learn.

“Is that all? Nothing else? Who were they planning to send?”

“Shut your mouth! This land belongs to the Count of Desmond! You’ve made a grave mistake! Do you think you can stop the Duke’s family just because you’ve …