-46- My heart belongs to someone

Regarding the legitimization of Laino's illegitimate status, although the old Duke had never mentioned it, many nobles from the Bold Duchy, including Charlotte, had speculated about it.

However, legitimizing a bastard was one thing, appointing him as the heir was another.

Even if Tulip Count was again unbearable, he had been the Duchy's designated heir for over a decade.

Nobles from top to bottom in the Bold Duchy had long assumed that Tulip Count was the future heir and had made a series of plans and preparations accordingly.

But now, the old Duke's words had completely disrupted everyone's schemes.

Especially at the end when he mentioned the Castel family.

Although he did not explicitly say so, the implication behind his words seemed to point in a certain direction, causing a subtle change in the expressions of nobles with intentions toward the Castels.

Could it be... that the Castels had already decided to enter into a marriage alliance with the Duke's family?