Secret Wardrobe of the Duchess

Chapter 24

“What are you talking about? Carl!”
Ann met Carl after she left Rubica and yelled in surprise.

She wanted to grab her neck and faint, but she couldn’t afford to do that now.
“His Grace has ordered so.”

“No way, no way.”

Ann had been surprised by Edgar countless times, but this time was extremely different.

She had never experienced such a strong and shocking surprise.
“He wants to do the wedding tomorrow…”

Normally, at least a year was spent to prepare the wedding for someone like Duke Claymore. Even the wedding that was done with the shortest preparation time in history in the family had taken four months to prepare.

A month was needed to decide on which people to invite and on which seat they each would sit.

Making the wedding dress also took long. So did preparing food and decorating the wedding hall.

“His Grace has decided to not invite any guests. The wedding will be done with two witnesses present at the nearest Hue’s abbey. There will also be a simple feast here at the mansion after the wedding.”

Carl didn’t tell Ann about Mr. and Mrs. Berner because of Rubica.

“What kind of shit is all that?”

Carl was shocked to hear such a harsh term come out from Ann’s mouth. Her face turned red as she protested to Carl.

“You get married only once in your lifetime. Lady Berner has her rights to get married in the best wedding dress in the world with the blessings of many people!”

“… Lady Berner has already agreed to it.”

Ann started to feel dizzy and put one hand on her forehead.

She couldn’t understand. Why had Rubica agreed on such nonsense instead of getting mad at it? She was kind and nice, but she had no reason to do the wedding so quickly.

A reason to do the wedding so quickly…

Ann then suddenly realized something.
“Ann?”

Ann’s face had been pale just a second ago, but now she was smiling brightly. Carl called her, clearly worried.

“Okay. Hmm, I see.”

A couple who loved each other had to get married quickly. There could be only one reason. Ann was sure of it.
Rubica was pregnant.

Lady Berner was a grown up, and so was Edgar.

A couple deeply in love losing self-control for a short time was very likely to happen. Also, a fruit of that love could be unintendedly conceived during that short time.

Nevertheless, they were both nobles. Having a child before getting married could be something to be proud of for Edgar, but not to Rubica.

‘Yes, it has to be about the baby. That is why His Grace is rushing with the wedding. Oh my, and I didn’t notice it sooner…’

Ann thought she had been too slow-witted. Carl had to already know about this, but he was probably pretending to be ignorant. The less everyone knew, the better.

Now Ann liked Rubica even more. A child’s laughter is about to fill the cold mansion!

Even imagining it was so exciting. So, she couldn’t stay still. Even though the wedding was tomorrow, Ann wanted to let Rubica wear some pretty dress.
It was going to become a simple wedding with only two witnesses plus a simple wedding feast where only people from the mansion would be present, but Ann wanted the two events to be remembered as beautiful to Rubica.