The Duke's Daughter

06 - preparation

Author's Note: the picture is what I imagine Duchess Belle would look like.

The picture is not mine, all credits to the rightful owner.

Chapter 06 -
Preparation

☆Duke Celphius Theordeo's point of view☆

Belle. My beautiful and kindhearted wife, my soulmate. I was the happiest guy in the world when you said yes when I propose to you, and I was and am the luckiest when I found out where going to be parents.

We have three boys, triplets. Five years of only having the triplets but a miracle happened, at least that's what I called it at that time.

Belle was pregnant, with a girl this time. Her pregnancy wasn't as easy as she did when she was pregnant with the boys, she bled a lot during her pregnancy with our daughter.

But one morning, she bled too much that they had to force the baby out of her. The baby was fine but my Belle, my beloved Belle.

She died giving birth to her. I didn't know what came to me but I blame that baby for her death. My Belle is gone because of her, so I sent her away.

I neglected her, I never consider her as my child. I never saw her since then on, but because of a problem in the west wing that I needed to personally handle on my own.

And there I saw her, she looks just like of my Belle. They have the same bright blue eyes, and that smile... The same smile I fell in love with.

But her hair wasn't like the warm bright sun, she had my midnight black hair. But her skin is just as snow white fair as my Belle's.

I almost wanted to embrace her of how much she resembles her but the memory of my wife giving birth and her dying because of that came flashing through me and I held a cold composition.

I ignored her and walked away.

And how I regretted doing so.....

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Sobbing, is what I hear. I don't know where is it coming from but I hear it loud and clear. I walked and walked, searching where is it coming from, I stopped in my tracks when I saw a familiar back.

"Belle?" I called out. I fell down on my knees when I saw her turn around.

"Belle! H-how are you-" She cutt me off before I could even finish my words. "Don't you dare come near me!" She shouted. She then sobs again. "My child... My child! Why, why did you kill my child? Why!?" She yells angrily at me. I looked her, confused of what she was talking about. She was holding someone in a white nightgown.

I walked closer to her to see who she is holding to but what I saw horrified me. Cassandra, my daughter was lying in a pool of blood, her own blood. She had stab wounds all over her body and her throat was slit.

I felt my whole body numb as I watch her lifeless body lay down in front of me. My daughter, the daughter I've neglected and shunned for years is now dead.

I don't know why but I felt so hollow now, she was my only daughter but I didn't even made any effort to love her, to care for her. All I did was just to hurt her.

I flinched, Belle was gripping my arm tightly I felt that circulation in there was stopped.

"Because of you, my poor child is now dead! My Little dewdrop is now gone... Gone, she's gone..." She sobbingly says and held our daughter more tightly.

"I will never forgive you, never!" She screamed on the top of her lungs.

And I fell in a pit of darkness....

"Ahhh!!!" I woke up with a scream. I panted as I calmed myself.

"It was a dream, it was just a dream...." I said to myself. But that didn't seem to help me, it still felt so real to me.

I was deep in my own thoughts all morning, I couldn't get any work done. My sons are also acting quite the same as I.

It turns out that we all had the same dream last night.

Belle, what are you trying to say?

~~♡~~

Cassandra's POV

"My lady, it's time to go, the Duke and the young masters have been waiting for you." I sighed hearing Rose/Mom said that to me for the tenth time now.
"Mama, I'm sure that they can wait for a little more, and besides we're just going to see that little bi-" I wasn't able to continue my words when Rose/Mom sent me a deadly glare.

"You better watch your language, young lady because I swear I will close that mouth of yours permanently." I had chills all over me when she said that.

Mother is scary, note to self; never make her angry.

I finally finished dressing up before Mom/Rose go all berserk on me and scolds me again. I arrived at the main doors of the estate and was greeted by the guards.

They bowed their heads and opened it up for me. I let myself basked on how grand they made the bitch's arrival. They even sent Uncle Fredrick (The King) a letter of request, he asked him to give him the best knights, probably to keep the tramp's daughter all safe and sound.

I scoffed as I walked in. I then went outside and saw the garden; they really thought everything through. And how the irony of it all, they really thought of making her come here in my exact birthday.

"Young miss, finally you are here! Your brothers and Father has been waiting for you, they are waiting for you by the doors of the second main door."

"Alright, thank you for informing, Charles." I smiled and said my thanks to him. I took my time to go and join The Duke and the young masters and I am happy that I did.

Because as I finally went and join them, the pretentious woman has already arrived.

My blood boils at the sight of them together, it reminds me of the past, wait no, it reminds me of the events that WILL happen from now on.

*In a trance*

"My child, don't fret. I am here with you." An unfamiliar voice said. I turned around and saw someone I thought I'll never see in my whole entire existence.

"Grandmother?" This is not possible, is it?

"It is indeed possible, dear child." She said.

Wait! Can she hear my thoughts?

She chuckles heartily then walks up to me. She reached for my hands to hold them.

"How you have grown, I'm happy that you've grown into such a brave and powerful woman." I got treaty eyes and launch myself to her arms.

Gods, how I longed to be hugged this way. I never experienced this kind of warmness and love until I reincarnated back, and when I was still in the realm.

"My sweet morning mist, how are you?"

Author's Note:

Hello everyone, it's me, Han.

I'm so so so sorry, I haven't been updating too much, my studies has been really tough since exams week has started yet again and I need to study hard this sem.

But fortunately, I have time now since it's sem break already. And I know that I promised you all last time that I'll be updating but I didn't, it's because I got sick and I got writers block.

Sorry about that but I will be updating as much as I can this time, I swear to you guys.

Oh and I have a new series yet again, it's called the Legacy Series, and I have published the first book, check it out and tell me your thoughts about it.

That is all,

Love lots, Han❤️