บท 247: I will take the stand!

William pov contd.

I gritted my teeth as she tried to insult the father of Abigail, Abigail and me together., asking him directly was nothing less than a two edged sword. If he agreed then he had to give me the hand of Abigail as my mistress and if he denied then she would declare it as treason and punish him.

She gave me that sinister smile as her eyes filled with evil glint and then she turned to look at Abigail's father.

"The whole palace is waiting for your reply, Duke George. Do not tell me that you are selfish enough to let the whole empire suffer because you want your daughter to be the empress.'' I looked at my father through gritted teeth. 

Would he let his wife once again ruin my happiness? Would he let her manipulate the truth once again? Since the start she had been doing what she wanted and even today I could not see any chance of my father speaking against her.