As we walked out of the duchess office, I turned to her and smiled, "Lady Isabella, there is still ti for dinner, why don't you go and pay a visit to his highness, Duke Cassius. He will be very happy to see you."
She looked at with surprise filled eyes, her eyes widening and then narrowing at . She sure was thinking it was so kind of sche.
But in the next second her expression turned bright and she nodded.
"Alright your highness, then i will et you directly and killian's chamber."
'That confidence huh! Even after knowing that it could be a sche, she still went to Cassius, she sure was in love with him. Was he also!' as if finally i realised the biggest secret of my two lives.
That's why he never loved back.
If I think about it from a third perspective, this man was also pitiful. To maintain his status as an arch duke he could not beco a formal married couple with the one he loved. Of course from the point of view as a duchess and wife, there was no waste like him.
I walked back to my chamber for my plan to execute.
"Lina"
"Yes, your highness"
"Tell the butler to co and et with the list of servants and maids in this house? And ask him to hurry, i don't have much ti"
"Yes, your highness." she replied bowing and went away.
"Kate, go and call the chef, who handles the lord chamber." I ordered briskly.
"Yes your highness." she bowed and went away.
"Daisy, bring so fresh white roses from the garden." I continued.
"Yes your highness." she also went away bowing her head.
"Norma" is the last one.
"Yes your highness." she ca forward but without any flinch or fear, see things were improving.
"You rember when I was new here I had an allergy with the perfu his highness had gifted , and I had asked you to keep it safely because I don't want to throw it."
'See that much fool i was, i even kept things which hurt just because he was the one who had given .'
"Yes your highness." she replied after a pause.
"Go and bring that perfu for .'' I replied with a smirk forming on my face.
"Yes your highness." She also ran away after bowing.
'Hope things would not escalate much. It would be fun though.'
I watched ti again and again waiting for them to return. What felt like an eternity but was just fifteen minutes according to the watch, they started returning.
First ca back Norma, with a beautiful red bottle in her hand.
I looked at the jar carved in the form of a rose which I had received as a gift.
Just then Daisy ca in, with a bunch of fresh white roses.
"Daisy bring a glass of water"
"Yes, your highness."
"Norma can i trust you." I asked the only girl left in the room.
"Your highness." she asked, confused by my question.
"You are working for Norma, right or wrong. I am the one you serve. So tell Norma can I trust you?"
"Yes yes your highness." she replied with so hesitation but her voice told she was speaking the truth.
"Very well." I nodded my head and signalled her to co closer.
I whispered in her ears as walls have ears too. Her eyes widened when she listened to what I wanted her to do. She gulped, fear could clearly be seen in her eyes.
She was about to shake her head and apologise, but when her eyes t mine she gulped again and nodded, keeping her eyes low.
"Good, but rember only do that if sothing happens during dinner. If everything went well then there is no need to do anything."
She nodded again.
"I understand your highness."
I smiled, one check. Two left.
Just then Daisy returned with a glass of water. I just took a sip and returned it back to her when I saw Kate returning with the royal chef.
"Greetings to your highness." he wished bowing his head.
"I am sorry to call you so suddenly Marcus, that's what your na is, right?"
His eyes widened listening to my apology, he bowed further.
"No your highness, i should be the one to apologise to take so much ti to co here." he apologised.
"So you know that you are late.'' I replied laughing.
I saw sweat on his forehead, his face turning red.
"I called you to double check all the food Marcus, there should be no berries in the food, no matter what. Any mistakes and you will lose your hands.'' I threatened completely ignoring his shaking body and went back.
He gulped, fear graining in his eyes.
"So, you already prepared sothing with berries, right?"
He flinched at my cold tone, he looked at his shaking hands, and imdiately kneeled.
"Your highness, lady Isabella had sent her maid to ask for pies filled with raspberries and blueberries, just before I was summoned here." his voice was quivering but i didn't care anymore.
My hands clenched, so my fear was not in vain. Cassius and Isabella are knowingly doing that. That cold man did not even care that it was his son whose life was at stake.
And they have the courage to call a villain very well.
"Marcus, fill pineapple jam mixing with red colour in the pie, it should look like raspberry but it should not be that." I ordered and he nodded his head like a rattle drum.
"Leave the room everyone." I commanded and every maid left the room.
Marcus took a sigh of relief, but just when he stood up to go, i stopped him
"Not you Marcus. I have a very important task for you."
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