Vivien's hobby was reading, and the Duke's Court had a very large reading library with thousands of books.

She spent the next three days in the library until the afternoon of the fourth day, when Duke Klein returned home.

Duke Klein is a thorough profit-supremacist, who framed his brother in order to seize the title when he was young, and later chose the White family to marry because of their power in the center.

He kept mistresses, not to like it, not to prove his charm, but to let those women find out information for him. The Klein family was originally a poor family with a dirty bloodline, but after he took over, their reputation quickly improved.

After the death of the first lady, he married the daughter of the Earl of the Frontier. Three years of planning to seize the two mines of the Earl of the Border. The first wife made the family's reputation better, and the second wife made the family no longer poor, which is really a good calculation.

Outsiders praised him as a model of nobility, but behind the scenes he was more cruel than anyone else. Mavis was not in good health and was unable to have children, and he poisoned him, because the woman's mother was a commoner and did not deserve to give birth to his child.

What's even more excessive is that he knows that his son is a murderer, but he protects him for the sake of the family's reputation, even if the dead person is his own daughter.

He doesn't love anyone, and he indulges in the dreamland of growing his family. It's a pity that Victor killed him on the night of adulthood, and disguised himself as the crown prince.

The king, under pressure from the nobility, had to depose the crown prince. However, in the later period, the crown prince cleared his name with the help of the heroine of the crossing and sent Victor to the stake, and the Duke of Klein's Mansion disappeared from there.

Vivien watched the luxurious carriage in the distance and indulged in her memories, if it weren't for Lola quietly pulling her clothes to remind her, she might have missed the opportunity to say hello.

"Vivien, you don't look good, are you sick?" A low male voice came from her head, followed by a thug covering her forehead.

Vivien looked up, instantly attracted by a pair of dark blue eyes. Duke Klein was now only thirty-nine years old, with a slender figure, a well-defined silhouette, and a cold temperament.

With just one sentence and one look, she could deeply understand the thoughts of the two ladies. Who wouldn't want to conquer such a perfect man? Especially those dark blue eyes, dangerous and charming.

"Father, I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well last night. Long time no see, I really miss you. Vivien smiled innocently as before.

"I miss you too, Victor, come to the office and find me later." The Duke stroked Vivien's hair, then looked lovingly at his son.

"Yes, father." Victor replied respectfully.

"Okay, let's go inside, the sun is very big, and your health is not good, madam." The Duke put his arm around the lady's waist, and the group walked into the castle.

Even though the Duchess had been married for six years, she was still shy about her husband's closeness in front of outsiders.

Vivien guessed that the Duke would call her after he had rested, so she asked the real Vivien, the real way the father and daughter got along.

In Vivien's memories, her father loved her very much. Whatever she wants, she will be satisfied, so much so that she considers herself a very happy person until now.

"Miss, Lord Duke, please come over." It was Fia who passed the word, and after returning to the castle, she was still as happy as a bird every day as she was in the royal capital.

Vivien went up to the three, and two knights were guarding the door of the duke's office, and when she saw her, she saluted and pushed the door open.

"Vivien is here, sit down, I have something to ask you." The Duke sat at his desk, and behind him stood his assistant Gilman.

Gilman was three years older than the Duke, and he was the most knowledgeable and loyal to the Duke in the world. Gilman's family has been supporting the Duke's Court since his grandfather's generation, and they have been with them everywhere.

"Yes, father." Vivien sat down on the couch, and Victor sat across from her, and the siblings looked at each other and smiled, then waited for their father to speak.

"I heard that when Victor was in the tavern, he sneaked into your room and tried to kill you, but is there such a thing?" The duke's face was cold, so that people couldn't see what he was thinking?

"Yes, it's not the first time, and it certainly won't be the last." Vivien did not deny that the Duke was able to say it to his face, which showed that he knew a lot about the events of that night.

Instead of lying to anger him, it's better to be honest, isn't there a saying that sincerity is eternal nirvana!

"Victor, why are you doing this?"

"I'm sorry, I committed a big crime because I was jealous of my sister, and I asked my father to punish me."

Victor knelt down with a pop, and the Duke looked up at Vivien and asked her, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Although I am sad, Victor is too weak, he is still a younger brother, and it is my responsibility as an older sister to educate him on the right path."

"You've never studied swordsmanship, how can you subdue him?"

"Father, I'm just a little stronger. Before she died, my mother warned me not to let outsiders know, unless I encountered a life-threatening scene. ”

After Vivien finished speaking, she crushed the corner of the table, and the Duke and Gilman were dumbfounded. I didn't expect that the seemingly innocent princess would hide her power for so many years?

"Then Victor will be handed over to you to be responsible for discipline in the future, Mavis is not in good health, and you have to worry more as a sister." The Duke said with a smile.

"I see, father."

"Alright, you guys get out."

After Vivien and Victor left, the Duke put down the papers and asked Gilman what they thought. In the past, he doted on his daughter, but he was just playing the perfect father figure, and he didn't have any feelings other than that.

In aristocratic families, daughters were nothing more than used to consolidate political power. The reason why he delayed her engagement was to consider which family would be the most beneficial for Duke Klein's mansion.

"I heard that the young lady is called the white rose of the empire in the royal capital, and the crown prince and the princess of Elena have visited her in the Winter Palace, and the queen has also invited her to the palace for tea." When Gilman received the letter from the steward of the Winter Palace, he almost doubted his eyes.

When the young lady was in the Duke's Palace, she behaved like a little girl who did not eat the fireworks of the world, innocent and kind, but stupid and weak.

"It seems that my daughter is not simple." The Duke said lightly, for him, of course, the higher the value of the flag, the better.

"She's your daughter, after all." Gilman thinks that perhaps the duke is more like the duke than the son, because the duke also likes to wear the mask of innocence and kindness when he is young.

"Observe for a while."

"Yes, Duke."

The two quickly changed the subject, and the sky outside the window slowly darkened. The kitchen prepares a sumptuous dinner, and a family of four sits at a five-metre-long square table to eat.

The real Vivian was very sad, obviously she was almost poisoned to death by her younger brother, but her father overshadowed it lightly, not to mention punishment, not even reprimand!

How can Father be like this, Victor is committing a crime!

"That's what your family really is."

"No, my father loves me the most......"

"Don't be afraid, the former Duchess, the current Duchess, and Lola all love you."

"I want to calm down."

Alas, innocence and kindness are not a bad thing, but she meets people who don't know how to cherish. An adoptive daughter can't just tell her about candy and beautiful clothes, but also tell her that there are bad people in this world.