(Reynaldo’s POV) The Villainous Duke’s Wish

Reynaldo now felt the most fulfilled in a long time since the death of his beloved sister.

The fact that his late sister’s spirit had returned to him was enough to make him thank God, whom he had already stopped believing in and had become a target of his hatred.

He even thought that this miracle was a stage prepared for him to show his sister the vengeance that Reynaldo had been building.

But the kind-hearted sister didn’t want revenge.

The kind but cruel Sister Rosemary.

The wheels that have been set in motion for twenty years cannot be rewound.

Even so, the eyes of Marie, the reincarnation of his admirable older sister, must not be dimmed.

Even the vengeful Reynaldo was rational.

So, he decided to change his plans somewhat and bring it to a swift end.

Plans are bound to have setbacks.

First of all, there was a slight deviation from the plan to get Prince Risel a fiancée.

The prince’s reluctance to choose a fiancée from among his attendants made Reynaldo a little impatient.

Reynaldo’s plan was to get the prince to fall in love with some young lady, and then he was going to make her fall in love with him.

And after receiving news from Albert that Prince Risel had finally found someone he wanted, he took action.

Here, an unexpected situation occurs.

It was because the person Risel fell in love with was the reincarnation of Rosemary, whom Reynaldo had always admired and loved.

He was grateful for this encounter.

It was a miracle that could not have happened without Reynaldo’s scheme to gather the royal palace maids.

The vassals who had conspired to rebel against the King were only told that their plans were having difficulty.

If things had gone as planned, she would have been a candidate for the Crown Prince’s fiancee, but now that person was Marie, she must not be included in the plan.

Even if things didn’t go as planned, Reynaldo was not hindered.

On the contrary, he decided to put an end to it quickly so that he could spend as many days as possible with Marie.

After all, Prince Risel’s affair was just another way to make those people suffer the same thing that had happened to his sister, who had been deprived of her position by Tia, who was a lady-in-waiting.

Marie must not be allowed to go along with Reynaldo’s game of wanting to see the abominable Tia lose her position as Queen to a woman of lesser status.

That was the extent of his feelings.

Now, Marie is in the Rose territory.

Reynaldo wants to finish his work early and talk with Marie.

He wants to reduce his outings, change his workaholic life, and spend his time as Marie wishes.

Reynaldo can now do things that he couldn’t do when he was a child.

He was sincerely filled with joy from the bottom of his heart.

However, he also knew that there were people who were preventing him from living that life.

Reynaldo can still remember the look on Alberto’s face when he learned that he was going to keep Marie in the Rose territory.

That was not the face of a loyal subject.

It’s the expression of a man burning with jealousy.

He knows the feelings Alberto has for Rosemary, and for Marie.

Also, worst of all, there is the matter of Prince Risel.

His sister shouldn’t ever be pined for by the child of her fiancé who once betrayed her.

That’s why Reynaldo wanted to push things further.

He wanted to finish his revenge and pulled her away from Alberto.

He wanted Prince Risel to give up.

And he wanted Marie to continue to stay with him.

Fortunately, he can now bind himself to her through marriage, something he knew he could not achieve when she was his sister.

Reynaldo, whose affections had become distorted, could no longer discern whether his feelings for Marie were those of adoration for his sister or infatuation for the opposite sex.

But if there was a way to keep her by his side, he would use it.

Reynaldo opened the door of a villa that was used in secret.

Inside are those who used to be against Count Danzes and those who advocated neutrality.

It’s a network of people that have been connected for twenty years.

‘I can’t wait to get this over with and return to Marie.’

The place to return to is always with his sister.

“Thank you for your patience. Let’s begin.”

Reynaldo spun his words carefully as he spread out the floor plan of the castle on the tabletop.

In the champagne glasses prepared to strengthen the bond of complicity.

A scene of the Duke of Ice gracefully smiling was projected.