"No! All I wanted was to leave this place," she muttered under her breath as she looked away.
"If you give me so much power, it will be disadvantageous for you. Right now, you need to show the nobles that you have something to offer them. Only then can you gain their support." She returned the papers to him.
"We are still not married yet. And there are so many nobles who want their daughter to be a duchess. There must be someone who holds the same level of authority as Duke Iglesias." A look of shock flashed past his eyes but he hid it quickly.
He stared at the papers that scalded his hands.
"Do you remember his daughter? Her name is Natasha. She was interested in you in the past. But you rejected her offer. How about asking her out for dinner or at the theater?" A deep frown settled on his face as he heard her absurd thoughts.