Deceived Again

"You are finally here, lord Killian." Killian paused for a second when he noticed it was the Duchess Crawford, the very woman who had been in the arms of his uncle that night.

He had attended her tea party. She was so sweet and kind when she asked him if he was facing any grievance and made so many promises to help him. He was touched. Really. He was so emotional that he had planned to ask for help.

Even Duke Crawford came to help him. But then, it was all a ruse. They wanted to use him. This woman wanted to use him to get back to his lover. What a nasty woman. 

"What are you doing here?" he wanted to turn and leave. His eyes went cold and his throat felt stuffy just by looking at her. "Is it a joke here? You did not tell me that my uncle's lover would be the one meeting me here." he looked at her governess as if the woman was a fool.

Sophie blinked. She looked at the duchess to see her face going red and sighed.