The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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Jennie scoffed when she heard the change in Leandro's voice. She then remembered a quote that she read before. To judge a man's character, give him power. She found it funny, how the usually calm Leandro immediately got blinded with the power that he got not even ten minutes ago.

"Are you trying to tell the Duke that you have more authority than him?" Pierre chimed in. How could he miss the opportunity to add fuel to the fire? When Pierre saw that Leandro's face changed, he immediately pointed at Jennie. "Why are you even there? You are not a doctor! Don't touch the Duke! Are you there to make sure he is dead?"

Leandro immediately widened his eyes. The Duke's death could mean that his position as the new Grand Duke is already sealed. However, this might not be good news for Jennie and Taehyung. He gulped as an idea slowly sprouted in his mind. Was it possible that Jennie was waiting for the Duke to name her brother as the new Grand Duke? Was that the reason they were here?

After all, his father is pretty young. How could he just leave his seat after two decades of being the Grand Duke? Was it possible that instead of naming Taehyung, his father, named him instead? However, because of his pent up sadness and anger towards Jennie, he had a heart attack the moment he started moving.

Leandro's mind started swirling with ideas. As the Grand Duke, he has the right to think about things that could possibly affect their kingdom! "Are you... Did you do this?" He directly asked Jennie. "Did you try and kill him?

Another thing that he thought of was the fact that his father fell right after he announced him as the next Grand Duke. Was it possible that Jennie had already poisoned him before? "The Glass!" He looked at the wine glass that his father used. "The poison must have been there!"

However, his words were interrupted when the Knight commander arrived with two doctors. Everyone immediately gave way and allowed the doctor to examine the Duke.

"This... we need to get him out of here." The tall doctor said. A few other medical personnel arrived with a stretcher and immediately put the Duke on it. They immediately carried the Duke out of the hall. However, when Jennie and the others were about to follow them, Leandro's voice echoed.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Jennie and everyone else looked at him before Jennie spoke, "I want to— "

"You and your people will stay here. You are the prime suspect of poisoning the Duke as you have the motive and the means to do so! You!" He pointed at the guards. "Stay here with everyone else."

"What a dumb ass," Jennie said.

"What did you say to my husband?" Leandro's wife stood next to her husband. "As the new Duchess... I could have you detained and prosecuted for calling the new Grand Duke dumb!"

Jennie ignored their words and she continued walking towards the exit. However, this time, it was the knight commander who stood in front of them. "No one is allowed to leave this place until we make sure that the one who poisoned the previous Grand Duke was not here."

"You only said... he was poisoned because my wife said so." Lisa said. "She is not an expert in medicine nor went through medical training. Why would you say that the Duke was poisoned without confirmation?"

As expected, his words rendered everyone speechless. "But... But the signs."

"Were showing a heart attack," Jennie smirked at Leandro, she lifted her chin as she gave him a challenging gaze. "Instead of worrying for your father... you are here... talking about respecting you. What an eye-opener."

"You— "

"What? Are you going to have me executed?" Jennie interrupted Leandro. She looked at the Duchess who was standing in a daze, trembling. "Look at your mother. She is trembling and you are so concerned about respect? Are you really his son? Do you think a man like you is fit to rule a country?" Her sharp gaze then turned towards Pierre. "Funny how you immediately pointed out my words that were meant to help the king when you can see that he was dying. Are you trying to buy time so we won't have the time to help him survive?"