RBD 81

The marquis unknowingly raised his voice.

“Th-That is… it was just a small conflict between children…!”

“Just a small conflict between children?”

The duke’s eyebrows twitched.

“It seems you think the Lucerte family is quite easy to deal with.”

“N-No, that’s not what I meant at all!”

“You think bowing your head to Cecilia is enough to erase everything…”

“Aren’t you trying to settle this too cheaply?”

Marquis Cornelius tightly shut his mouth.

The duke continued in a sharp voice.

“Of course, I also wish to avoid conflict between our families.”

“However, if you continue to argue or pressure the child—”

“Then I will have no choice but to act as a father.”

“Th-That means…?”

“Are you curious how far the Lucerte family is willing to go?”

Wow…

Milena was secretly impressed.

The duke was always gentle with his family, so she never realized—

But when he spoke like this,…