Trapped in the Mad Duke's Snare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 109

Adeline, who had been staying at the temple for quite some time, was just walking down the steps.

She stopped mid-step upon hearing the murmur of people ascending the stairs.

“Something must’ve happened at the checkpoint?”

“Exactly. They said someone barged through the checkpoint doors recklessly. Who could it possibly be?”

“I don’t know either. But they said it was someone of high standing—the guard captain himself ran out in a single leap.”

“Would anyone of high status really come to a backwater place like this?”

Adeline narrowed her brows as she watched the women vanish into the temple.

A high-ranking visitor arriving at the checkpoint?

Though this was technically the domain of House Credion, it was still a remote provincial town.

Moreover, Severus had spent so long living in the capital that the estate was merely nominal.

It might simply be a guest visiting the marquis.

Given that he’d only recently returned from the capital and settled in, there could well be many still hoping to benefit from his influence.

Yet, for some inexplicable reason, a sense of unease settled over Adeline.

Perhaps it was because she’d heard rumors that Cassis had abruptly severed the marquis’s rising fortunes, using her as an excuse.

As she continued down the steps, the knights of her house, who had been waiting ahead, approached.

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