Chapter 155

"The — the Duchess?"

"That's what I'm saying. The Duke of Hardeion is absolutely furious — they say he's tearing the entire Empire apart looking for her."

"What? You mean all of this is because of — because of Duke Hardeion?"

"Every lord in the Empire is trembling right now. Terrified that the Duchess might have slipped into their territory. None of them want to be branded as someone who sheltered a runaway wife. That's how you end up on the wrong end of Duke Hardeion's wrath."

"Good heavens… all that commotion over one woman…"

"Angelic beauty and a heart to match, they say. The entire Hardeion household staff and half the nobility in the capital can't stop singing her praises."

"…"

"Would you want to lose a wife like that? You'd want to slap shackles on her hands and feet and keep her right where she is."

"…"

"By…