My Aloof Sisters Asked for My Forgiveness

"The Duke of the East? Is he 'that' Duke of the East?"

"How could the sole survivor of the Fox family be a duke? How could he possibly be a duke?"

The three patriarchs were in disbelief, and they reacted as if they had suffered a great blow.

They never imagined that Dustin could have such an impressive standing.

They had guessed that Dustin must have some sort of power if he dared to come here and make enemies of three of the Four Great Clans. However, no one saw him as a threat. Or rather, they were too confident to do so.noveldrama

They thought that they were the ones in charge of Hattan.

The revelation that Dustin was the Duke of the East was startling.

The position of Duke of the East was passed on from the former War God of Lovellia. It was the highest noble title in all of Lovellia's history.

The news shocked everyone when it spread. Everyone was very curious about this person.

No one had ever imagined that Dustin would be the Duke of the East.

It was too huge of a jump to make, and no one could accept it.

As they watched all these important military officers asking Dustin for instructions, the three patriarchs felt thoroughly shaken.

To them, Dustin was their greatest enemy. He was the one who could destroy them and their families.

There was no way Dustin would let them off.

"A few days ago, the Lynch family had mysteriously disappeared, and their estate became a ruin. It seems that Dustin was the culprit behind that..."

They finally understood what had caused the Lynch family to vanish.

With such highly ranked military officers at his disposal, eliminating an affluent family of Hattan was a piece of cake.

"Twenty years... It has only been about twenty years. How could he possibly have gotten such a high position in life?" Edmond's face was sour. He could not believe it.

Twenty years after stealing what the Fox family had, the Four Great Clans had not even gotten that far in terms of growing their strength.

Dustin was only an orphan who had lost his family. How was it possible that he had transformed himself in such a startling way?

However, even though they could not understand it, they had to accept it.

"Impudence! How dare you stay standing before the Duke of the North?" the governor of Hattan, Zach Ramos, yelled sternly.

"Get on your knees!"

"Get on your knees!"

"Get on your knees!"

The soldiers all shouted. Their voices formed an oppressive chorus. It was so stressful that the three patriarchs found themselves breathing harder.

The three families' men were all terrified. They all dumped the weapons in their hands and shakily fell to their knees before Dustin.

The three patriarchs wore pained grimaces as they slowly and resentfully bowed before Dustin.

In his noble garb, Dustin slowly walked toward the three patriarchs.

"The Jepperd, Lemire, and Epps families schemed and destroyed my family back in the day. I wonder if you ever imagined that things would end up this way now?" Dustin said icity and looked down at them.

The three patriarchs looked troubled.

Dustin was the one who held all the power. Although they resented it, they could do nothing about it.

They were facing a duke, and their families were nothing in comparison to that. As such, they could do nothing to go against Dustin.

"I never thought that you would become the Duke of the East. It seems that the

Jepperd family is fated to fall," Edmond said bitterly.

The two other patriarchs were pale, and they quivered all over.

If they had known that Dustin would become the Duke of the East, they would never have coveted what the Fox family had back then, not even if they could get a lot of benefits out of swñovel

arte

They regretted their choices greatly, but it was too late for all that.

"Your Grace, beg of you!" Edmond pushed down the humiliation he felt and lowered his head further. "My family was seduced by power and riches. That was why we made a move against the Fox family know that we have sinned greatly and cannot escape the punishment of death. You can do anything to me as you like!

“But please have mercy. Please, let the rest of my family and friends of my family

go!"