The Duke Stole Everything (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 149

Geddes staggered to his feet.

His vision, previously blurred from drunkenness, now sharpened with rage and the sting of violence.

Recalling the deed transferring ownership of his territory fluttering in Arisbyan’s hand, he clenched his fist and exhaled a ragged breath.

“Damn… damn it all…”

Yet Geddes still retained some measure of reason.

Though his mind screamed to rush back immediately to Marquis Knocaf’s domain and demand answers, he knew he had to think realistically.

What could he possibly accomplish by returning penniless to a place where every ounce of authority had already been stripped from him?

“Goddammit!!”

Unable to contain his fury, Geddes kicked over the nearby furniture.

‘After all I did for you—forging your status, letting you live luxuriously in the Empire!’

She’d even debuted as a marquis’s illegitimate daughter in imperial high society, only to stab him in the back like this.

Geddes ground his teeth, remembering Arisbyan’s smile.

‘And what about that imperial certification!’

Betrothals and broken engagements among nobles followed strict formal procedures.

Even the legitimization of bastards was tightly regulated.

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