The Duke's Substitute Wife
The First Night's Bitterness

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Only silence was in the room. The four people should think clearly. There is no way they will cancel the wedding that will be held tomorrow morning. How could they bear the shame, Duke Arland's noble family his daughter ran away from her marriage.

"There's only one way we can't be ashamed." Duke Arland.

"What should we do?" duchess Eliana asked, her eyes puffy. He could not help his crying. The whole knight was looking for his daughter, but the result was nonexistent.

"Viola should replace Abella for a while." Duke Arland. Instantly the room stiffened again. The three people did not believe the sentence issued by Duke Arland.

"No, Vio is not a betting woman. What did Duke do? Viola's your daughter. It's better to bear the shame than to have Viola entangled into this marriage." Duchess Eliana stared intently at the Duke.

"We have no choice anymore. How difficult it is for him to replace his brother for a while. Once Abella is found, she'll be divorced from Her Royal Highness the Duke." Keukeh Duke Arland's.

"No, still not. She's your daughter, Viola already has the Marquess, she won't want to replace her sister. Please think about her feelings." Lirih Duchess Eliana pleaded.

"She'll know gratitude if she does this. She's the daughter I never expected. If it wasn't you who asked for it, I wouldn't have done it with that woman."

Duchess Eliana gasped, she did not want everyone to know about her family problems including Duke Cristin who had been silent since.

"Right Father, what if he crossed the line and seduced His Highness the Duke." Tympano Ferland. His brain was boiling considering Viola who was smiling innocently and naively before him. Like Viola's body there was a caterpillar that was very disgusting to him.

"He won't dare as long as we threaten him."

"I don't agree." Duke Cristin. He did put his heart on Viola but this was not the way. If she wanted to marry Viola then she would do with her wits. He did not want to separate Viola from the Marquess. She's self-conscious, Viola won't be happy. He only hoped that meeting Abella was all just a misunderstanding.

"He deserves to be happy. This marriage is no joke." Connect again.

Even though I'm bound by a promise to my mother, that doesn't mean I'm going to erase that feeling.

"There's no other way Duke. We have to make a decision as soon as possible. Don't worry I'll explain it to Abella. Anyway because of her Abella left." Duke Arland recalled the letter.

"It's just a misunderstanding, we have nothing to do with Miss Viola." His words sighed.

"I will still reject this marriage."

"Please it's only temporary, think of your family. The family that your father pioneered from the beginning."

The words of Duke Arland made Duke Cristin lose decisively. He did not want to drop the Duke's name, but this was a very difficult decision for him.

And the day we were waiting for arrived. Abella's supposed marriage is now replaced by Viola's. The girl kept her head down not raising her face. It was so clear that his face was harboring deep sadness. I don't know how Duke Arland convinced the little girl to marry him.

The wedding vows happened. The two people who only love one side will not make the household last. Duke Cristin realizes he won't force Viola to love her. Just living with Viola under one roof made him happy. He promised to make Viola love him. For a moment he forgot his promise to his late mother.

At night. Duke Cristin went into that room. The hope is that just sleeping together will not do anything that Viola does not like. He will take care of Viola affectionately.

Duke Cristin looked at a girl sitting on the edge of the bed. He approached the girl who was looking down.

"Duchess." Apply it gently.

The woman also looked up her face. Her eyes were red, maybe she was crying all day. Even those eyes that were originally innocent had actually turned into a hatred.

"Would Your Majesty the Duke?" ask Viola to stand up. Which woman's heart hurts when her lover is in danger.

"Duchess what's going on?" asked Duke Cristin who was still confused.

"Why did His Majesty the Duke do it? why involve the Marquees? is Your Highness the Duke not satisfied to make me suffer? what Your Majesty the Duke knows, I hate this marriage so much."

"What are you saying I don't understand?" ask Duke Cristin.

"Heh, just for the sake of making your surname good. You conspired with Father, threatening the Marquess. I'll take my brother's place, just want Marquess Ramon out of your evil ways."

"So you married me just for the sake of the man it's not for your brother,"

"Yes,"

Duke Cristin clenched his teeth, his mouth twitching. His hands clenched, his ears hot his chest felt burning. Even his blood flow stopped in an instant.

"I've never done anything dirty like that."

Duke Cristin also came out with an already explosive rage. He was not out of thought with Viola having bad thoughts about him. Since then he has suppressed his feelings with all his might. But Viola's attitude that ignored him changed. I don't know because of what? he doesn't know about the change. Her heart was indeed happy to see Viola who had already appreciated her as a husband. If he used to hang down and be quiet. But now he looked at her and smiled. Viola realized what he had been doing all this time was wrong. At least he rewarded Duke Cristin by making amends on that first night. Be his best friend.

Not with Duke Cristin. Viola's change made her even more sick. He felt Viola was doing all that for the Marquess alone. He did not want to get dissolved in Viola's kindness and at some point Viola left him, not wanting to fall a second time so he decided to make Viola hate him.