NovelEnglish“Oh, | don’t think that there is anything serious going on between Alexander and Duke,” she answered with
confidence. “Duke just likes to joke around with Alexander. He's very comfortable with his sexuality. He had a
serious girlfriend a long tago, but he acts the way he does because of his complicated family situation.”
| shuddered as | remembered the way Duke's great uncle kept staring at me. “What's up with Stanley Cater and
his wife Hana?”
Gai looked toward her office door, making sure that it was closed. | leaned closer to her, my pulse quickening.
What was she about to reveal?
“Well, Stanley ‘s first wife, Gianna, passed away in a tragic car accident while she was on the way to the hospital
to give birth. The baby was already on the way, and she died when she was in the middle of having the baby,”
Gai said with wide eyes. “Her son died in the accident as well.”,
My mouth dropped open, and my stomach churned with horror. “That's so sad.” Tears fell from my eyes, staining
my cheeks with salt.
Of course, | was sad because of the tragic loss of life. But I couldn't help but wonder if Stanley had been staring
atso much because he thought | resembled his late wife? Was that why he couldn't stop staring at me? Was
that why he had wanted to setup with Duke?
Even though I still thought Stanley was creepy and he obviously conducted shady business, I still didn’t think
that anyone deserved their loved ones to die in such a tragic way.
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“Did you know that Duke is the heir to Stanley and Hana’s fortune?” Gai asked, startlingout of my thoughts
about the tragic past of Stanley Cater.
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That shocked me. My mouth actually dropped open.
“How?” | asked. “Isn’t Duke their great nephew?”
“Yes, but Stanley's only biological son never even got the chance to live.”
Her sentence hitharder than a speeding truck. “The baby that died with his first wife? In that car accident.”
Gai nodded and frowned. “Yes. After that tragedy, Stanley didn’t try for another child for a long time. He did
remarry—with Hana, obviously-but | think that the way he lost his first child was so traumatic for him that it was
hard for him to try again.”
We were quiet for a moment as a hush fell over Gai’s office. It was a similar feeling to a funeral.
“So, Stanley has no other biological children?” | asked. “Is that why Duke is their heir?”
“No, Hana eventually got him to try for another child, but this one was born a girl.”
“Why wouldn't she be the heir, then?” | tilted my head.
“The Cater’s are a traditional family,” Gai said with a rueful smile. “Only a male can be the heir of the family.”
I rolled my eyes. “How archaic.”
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“I agree,” she said. “Their daughter is also intellectually disabled. So, Duke was the only choice for the family to
be the heir.”
| was quiet for a moment as | thought about how Duke seemed to hate Hana, Chloe, and her mother when he
was talking about them today. Why would he hate the family that he was a part of?
As if Gai could read my thoughts, she
answered my unspoken question.
“Hana hates that Duke is their heir
because she isn't ey plated!
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she makes remarks about how he is
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| smiled. My respect for Duke went up. | couldn't imagine having & family dynamic like that. Didn't it get
exhausting?
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person to choose the right partner,
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She looked atknowingly, but |
just shook my head and carefully
handed her the sleeping cat. | knew
that both Richard nd Gor Bough
thatAIGXbeY and | should be
together, but the Green family
wouldn't approve of that. Then, there
would be a whole bunch of
with one of the most respected
families in the country, and | didn't
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