The Almighty Duke Claims His Merchant Queen

Chapter 6

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rianna, the sounds of fury from the

exhilarating, terrifying ru

ed, her eyes wide. The maid had a cup

torm inside her. Her mind was already racing. She had to get o

ng the hard, reassuring outline of

lew open, slamming

ntorted with rage that went beyond anger. I

who scurried past him with a

nd turned the lock

ed him, her e

our game?"

e replied. "I am rel

he wrist. His grip was surprisingly strong. He pulled her

ll of this to make me jealous? To make me gi

e truly believed that-that this entire rebellion, this fight for her dignity

dizzying. The last lingering ember of affection she might hav

s grasp, her touch recoiling

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ce dar

u would still be a merchant's daughter, lost and f

ed with my dowry. The robes on your back were paid for with my go

His rage curdled into some

or the last time, Brianna. Stop these games. I am going to marry Isabelle. She is pure

spirit, to remind her of the class d

ords had

ry scrap of authority he had just wielded against her, every stitch of nobility he wore, every book on his shelves and meal in his belly-all o

ciless clarity. A small man, puffed up with stole

lt nothing

to infuriate him more tha

thed. "I will make you underst

r that. Instead, he straightened his robes, pulling t

" he said, the title dripping with sarcasm, and stro

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ge of her bed. There was no goi

ay. And she would get

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The Almighty Duke Claims His Merchant Queen

Tao Yaoyao History

“For three years, I poured my entire merchant dowry into a crumbling estate, funding my husband Allen's rise to become a Royal Scholar. But on the day of his triumphant return, he stepped out of his carriage holding another woman's hand. He announced that Isabelle, a noblewoman, would be his new wife and the mistress of the house. "I expect you to accept this arrangement. You will need to continue managing the accounts to fund our move to the capital." He actually wanted me to use my mother's legacy to finance his new life with his new lover. His family eagerly chimed in, mocking my merchant blood and threatening that a discarded woman would be a laughingstock in the kingdom. They thought I was just an orphan with no backing, a walking treasury they could bleed dry and then cage. They seemed to have completely forgotten that without my money, their "noble" family was nothing but a mountain of hidden debt. I didn't scream or cry. I simply slammed the estate ledgers and the heavy gold signet ring onto the dining table. "Since she is the new mistress, she can manage your bankrupt estate." While they panicked over their empty coffers, I secretly left in the dead of night. I took the life-debt token my mother left me and went straight to the terrifying Iron Duke. I was going to get a royal divorce and take back every single penny that belonged to me.”