The Ghost Lady Of The Duke's Family (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 66

A week had passed.

That night, Lutis had returned to the ducal castle with the boy and resumed the thoughts he’d been having in the building.

The House of Baron Armado was the family where Viscount Duran’s younger sister held the position of head.

‘There was a lot of talk back when the viscount inherited the family.’

Because the family still unusually adhered to the principle of primogeniture, Lutis remembered how people gossiped that they’d passed it to someone else instead of the brilliant scholar who had ranked top of the entire academy.

It was certain that Viscount Duran hadn’t held kindly toward his younger sister, having grown up constantly compared to her.

So had he orchestrated this affair, intending to cut her off if things went awry?

‘…But Baron Armado isn’t really the ambitious type.’

It didn’t seem likely he’d obediently carry out something so fraught with danger.

Thus, the most plausible theory was that Viscount Duran had manipulated Baron Armado’s daughter. Unlike her unambitious father, she was rather fond of luxury, making it a distinct possibility.

‘Leaving aside that such a thing occurred in Rattleleaf territory, it simply didn’t make sense for a mere viscount to have connections with the Temple—including a dark mage.’

Therefore, Lutis ultimately suspected Alvarez as the mastermind. After all, a marquis family that had produced the current empress wouldn’t find such machinations difficult.

Yet there was no concrete evidence—only suspicion. All Lutis had managed in a week was to confirm through interrogation that Viscount Duran was involved.

He had submitted Lady Armado’s testimony—captured alive at the auction house—and the mana stone containing dark magic as evidence. But since nothing about the mana stone had surfaced, it was highly likely that either the Temple or the Imperial Court had suppressed the matter.

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