Falling for the Devil Duke - Chapter 4 – Terms of the Deal

[Sinclair Manor – Private Study]

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

You handled the court well.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Oh? Were you expecting me to beg for mercy?(smirk)

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

Most would have. (Amused)

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Then they underestimated me.

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

(Crosses arms, watching her)

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

You proposed a deal before we were interrupted.... Let's hear it.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

It’s simple.... Just like I said before...

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

You need a duchess to silence your enemies... And I need protection.

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

From your family??

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

And from being executed, if you hadn’t noticed.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

(chuckles slightly)

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

The attempted assassination of the Crown Prince… Quite the accusation.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

(Scoffs) A convenient one.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

A villainess like me makes the perfect scapegoat.

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

Then why not prove your innocence??

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Oh yes, let me simply ask the people who framed me to admit it.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

Fair point. (chuckles darkly)

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Suddenly the atmosphere becomes tense

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Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Marry me, Your Grace. A duchess cannot be executed so easily. .... And In return, you get what you want.

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

And what if I refuse?

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

Then you can watch as I ruin the people who tried to ruin me.

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

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Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

(Steps forward)**finding everything interesting**

Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)

A deal, then.

Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)

**perfect** (smirk)

The villainess they had all condemned had just secured her survival—and the game had only begun.

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