Chloe never thought that one day she would be forced to be a bride for a man who is entitled as 'The evil Duke'. In the history of Iquarayon, Alexander Rossi has earned all the infamous titles and she was forced to become his forged bride. And in order to save her mother's life, She had made a reckless decision to accept her ruthless fate. But, first meeting with the paranoid Duke, and Chloe was kicked out of the house! In the next moment, she got a chance to enter the mansion again by his three year old son! Wait!!! Why no one ever told her that the impotent Duke has a son himself!!!
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In the hall of the well-decorated mansion, sitting, Rodger Evans. Known as a selfish businessman. Beside him, sat a twenty years old blonde girl with beauty and elated attitude. She is Anastasia Evans. His only daughter. And in the opposite, a young man in his mid twenties, Snyder Evans. Rodger's nephew and the next owner of his properties along with his daughter.Rodger's brows furrowed, enhancing his wrinkles. He is worried because of the huge loss he just encountered in his business. Such a great loss only could be removed if he is blessed with a miracle.Right beside him, stood his loyal Assistant, Damien Bradford."Don't worry too much boss, we will recover this loss soon." He tried to assure but the glare of his boss immediately shut his mouth."Recover my foot! This loss can't be recovered in the next ten generations! I am almost on the road!" He rubbed his face in frustration.Damien watched his boss. He has an idea, yet he does not know if that will work ever. He cleared his throat. "If you give me permission, I have a few words to say, sir."Rodger's brows furrowed deeper, yet he approved for him to speak."Sir, we all know that the great Anthony Rossi is searching for a wife for his grandson with a great dowry announcement. How about, you try there? Your problem will be solved with benefits." Damien proposed.Rodger looked up at his Assistant, "What do you mean?"Damien got some courage. He leaned a bit toward his boss, "I am talking about the marriage between Miss Evans and Mr Rossi's grandson. How about..."Before he could finish his words, a high pitched denial spread in the hall,"Papa, you can't do this to me! Alexander is rumoured to be inhumane and demonic!" Anastasia cried. Her blue eyes teared up as she tucked her father's sleeves."He lives with a deadly face that burnt away and numerous mistresses! He is an impotent man! A walking death that kills for no reason and tortures women to bring out his anger for not having the ability! Papa, how can you send your only daughter to marry a lethal creature like him!? Moreover, you know I want to marry Snyder! Papa do something!"Chloe heard all of it, standing at one corner in the distance. She is Anastasia's personal maid and is bound to follow her everywhere."But sir, this is the only option we have!" Damien spoke hurriedly. He is desperate to get the higher position in the noble community he has been offered. He can't lose this chance because of this man's unnecessary doting."Declining the royals means, accepting your defeat. Think about your future generation, sir. Your business.""Papa..." Anastasia cried, tugging her father's sleeves again before glaring at the idiotic Assistant.Rodger felt heartbroken. He dotes on his motherless daughter too much that he even aligned the doctors before her room if she sneezes a little. And now, he has to send his daughter away to that torturous duke? Impossible!He glared at his Assistant, wanted to kill him immediately. How dare he even think to hurt his precious daughter!"Are you asking me to send my daughter to that devil!? How dare you!? I have given you duties to find a solution for a problem and you are doing the opposite by sending me to the graveyard!?""I want you to find a better solution for this loss! I can't send my daughter there!" He announced and Damien's all hope just blown away.His boss is too stubborn it seems. If he behaves like this, then demolish of his dreams is not so far away!The whole place falls into pin-drop silence. A few moments later, Snyder decided to speak. Even though he seemed cool outside, he is terrified in his heart of losing his desired assets.If Anastasia was married to someone else, he is gonna lose these riches. And if she was not married to the Rossi family, because of this loss he is still gonna lose it all. And after coming this long, there is no way he would let everything go.Snyder cleared his throat, "I have a suggestion, uncle If you permit me to speak.""Speak." Rodger urged him. He is open to any suggestion at this tough time."Uncle, we all know that no parent in sane is ready to give up their daughters to that Duke. But, what if we give him someone who is not reckoned by anyone? Someone, who is parentless?" He raised his brow.Rodger sat straight. His brows furrowed deeper as he spoke curiously, "What do you mean?""I mean, one of the maids from the manor." Snyder's words left and the whole room gasped in horror.Even Chloe gasped too in one corner. 'A maid from the manor? Whom is he talking about?' She thought in her mind, feeling helpless for that one maid."Shut up!" Rodger shouted and glared at his nephew, who seemed to lose his mind!"Are you trying to destroy the whole of Evans!? How dare you suggest this here!? Sending a maid to the Rossi!?"Snyder immediately sat straight "No uncle, you misunderstood me. Try to think this logically. In this way, you don't have to lose your own daughter or your business."Rodger frowned again. "How is that?"A little smirk crept on Snyder's face. He once eyed Chloe at a corner and lowered his tone, "According to my observation. Anastasia's maid, Chloe can be replaced with her."Hearing that Anastasia pouted sadly but Snyder assured her, "Of course, no one can be as elegant as our Anastasia. She is the epitome of nobleness." Immediately, her face lit up.Snyder continued, "If we dress up that girl as a daughter of Evans and send her to the imperial Palace after some basic training that a noble lady should obtain, we all could be saved. Think about it, uncle. No one has seen Anastasia before. You can just say, she is your second daughter. Abroad returned.""The idea is convincing, but will she agree?" Rodger asked."Well, these people are greedy for money. I have heard, she is already disowned by her family and her mother is diagnosed with cancer. She needs money, uncle. We also can keep her mother as the hostage."Snyder's idea touched Rodger's heart. He has chosen a good follower of him!Damien also did not oppose the idea as he only needs the result, no matter what the process is.All of them turned to Chloe as she was standing in the corner. Under their gaze, she felt strange and uncomfortable, unaware of what is coming on her way."Papa! I like this idea!" Anastasia exclaimed in joy. "Snyder is so good!" She blushed while praising."I like the idea too! Well done, Snyder. If your plan is successfully executed, I will let my daughter marry you in a month and everything will be yours!" He announced and Anastasia blushed, lowering her head.On the other side, Chloe was clueless, she did not understand what idea they found. Suddenly, she was called by Rodger.Chloe walked forward a few steps and lowered her head, "Yes, Master?""We have decided to send you to the Imperial castle instead of Anastasia..." He announced.*********AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey guys, I am back again with my second story. Hope you will enjoy it too!Surprised, Chloe turned around and saw a couple of steps away Alexander was standing with a light on him too! This came as a shock for her as her eyes widened and for a moment she was speechless. "Alexander..." With a bright smile on his face, he took a step forward to his wife. "Good Evening, Dutchess." Chloe didn't reply to anything. Well, basically she couldn't as she kept staring at her husband in disbelief. Her state made him chuckle, as he started taking his steps forward slowly. "A year ago, exactly on this day, I have seen you. With your little and insecure steps, you have entered my cold palace. You were scared and I was ruthless, as usual." Alexander stopped a few feet away from her now and continued with his words. "I thought I always knew what I wanted from life. And then I see your eyes, my most favourite gems in the world. At that very moment, my world turned upside down and I stood confused. Not sure anymore what to do. I started doing things I was sure that I wou
A few months later... Chloe twirled around in front of the mirror, looking down on the plumped figure of her fully grown ten month pregnancy. The whole family, specially under the continuous care of her husband, Chloe passed the dangerous pregnancy times and now everyone was waiting for the new member to arrive. Though it was already declared that she could not have a normal delivery due to her complications, Chloe accepted the fact and was always ready for her operation in mind. "Oh! You look so beautiful, darling!" Jessica chimed in happiness while her eyes turned teary. "I am so excited about this!" This woman was hell emotional! But, Chloe liked that about her mother. Sometimes she was crazy enough to give headaches and that was the beauty of this woman. These months Chloe has spent her most beautiful and memorable days with her mother. And the bond only grew stronger. Still, none of them spoke about the adoption or her real parents. Chloe has buried the truth for the better.
No matter how much one tries to hide the truth, it never could be hide. Maybe, it would take years to come forward, but it would be in front of you just when you started thinking that your life was complete. That is exactly what happened to Chloe. In her point of view, her life was going perfectly, but God had another plan for her and the brown file came in front of her. The moment she opened it, she regretted giving in to her greed and not choosing to walk away. Because the file describes a truth she never thought Alexander would hide from her. It's the file of her real identity. The description of her real parents and how she was separated from them. However, Chloe did not see everything. When she realised the meaning of that file, she immediately closed it and slumped down on the chair behind her. Meanwhile, Alexander and Cameron also walked out of the meeting area and stopped seeing her. They saw the file in her hand and it did not take them time to understand what just happ
"Sleep well at night?" Chloe asked taking a bite of her favourite buttered pancake with a sly smirk plastered on her face. Melissa groaned hiding her face on the pillow. "Shut it now, will you, bitch? How long will you tease me with this?" Both friends were sitting in the gazebo, their favourite place. However, the word 'bitch' caught Leo's ears. Stopping his work, he threw his displeased glance at Melissa. Immediately, she bit her tongue and apologised. "I am sorry, young Mistress, for my words." Satisfied, he once again focused on his work. Melissa "....." Leaning toward her best friend, she rolled her eyes. "Seriously?" Chloe enjoyed the scene. Her heart warmed up when her little boy stood up for her. She chuckled, feeling content. Every time it was Melissa who would torment her asking about her husband's behaviour towards her. She had to stay too cautious so that nothing was spelled too stupidly and give her new content for teasing. But, today it's different. Today Chlo
Chloe felt she was slammed down from the sky to the ground as her eyes jerked open. She was in a daze. At first, everything was fuzzy in front of her and slowly realisation started hitting her. She found herself in the topmost shameful situation she could ever put in. Seating on the kitchen table, hair and clothes were a mess and then there was her husband standing between her legs as his hand was on her very private part.Her breath hitched in her throat as she looked at those emerald-green orbs, staring at her in confusion and guilt. Alexander immediately cut the call without even looking at his phone and joined their foreheads. To divert her mind, his fingers, once again started doing his magic. Chloe's lips parted slightly and taking the chance he took her into a very deep kiss. The moment once again started heating up then... 'Bring ~ Bring ...' His phone started ringing again, stopping them with that annoying sound. Chloe "....." She was so irritated and angry at the sa
Both Alex and Chloe heard the gasp. And her eyes widened in shock and her gaze snapped down to them, cursing in mind for their stupid mistake. Alexander's brows furrowed together in confusion. "What was that?" Both Melissa and Cameron counted their times on earth. Alex wanted to look behind but before that Chloe stopped him quickly. "Umm.. baby!" And that was enough for Alex to fix his gaze on his wife. Because for the first time after their marriage, she called him by that endearment. It was not that he was hearing this particular word from her for the first time. She always calls Leo that way. But for him, it's so different. As soft and adoring it was for Leo, that sexy and luring it sounded for him. Chloe also realised later what she had done. But it was done. She didn't know whether she made him angry or not. Because, most times she witnessed men hated this endearment, she never said it to him. Blinking her eyes she tried to speak. "Umm... I..." Yet then again, she was lost
'Umm.. I.. I was scared by my own shadow!' Chloe stated, cursing herself inside for giving such a terrible excuse. 'Do tell me he believed it, please God!' She counted times for herself. "Scared by your shadow?!" Jessica asked in confusion. She has never seen her daughter so helplessly scared before. "Goodness! What were you thinking, Chloe? You scared all of us." She touched her shoulder lightly. "You feeling good now?" She nodded her head quickly with a smile "Yes, I am fine. Don't worry. And... And I am sorry for worrying you like that." She apologised. Jessica shook her head. "It's alright. You are fine and that's what is important." She patted her cheeks. "Go and sleep, okay?" Then turning to Alex she said, "Take care of her..." Both Jessica and Daniel turned around to leave but Jessica stopped. "Umm... Did you see Melissa?" She asked. Basically, she came out to find her when she did not see her at midnight. Chloe froze. "Uh... Why? Isn't she sleeping at this hour?" She ask
Chloe huffed and sat up on the bed. Looking up at the huge wooden watch with a gold border she pouted her soft pink lips. "It's midnight and he is not here yet." Looking at her right side she sighed. "When he will come?" With another helpless sigh, Chlod laid on the bed, turning to her sleeping son. She held him softly and kissed his chubby cheeks. The habit of sleeping early she grew since she stepped into the palace as everyone went to bed earlier and woke up with the sun. This was the strict rule of Alexander. And Chloe liked the idea a lot. Previously, while living with her family, she needed to complete all the work and then go to bed in the last but needed to wake up before everyone. Sometimes, she couldn't get to sleep for more than an hour. Then she went to work in Evans. And it was kind of the same there too. Though Maiden Anastasia never pulled it after one at night, still the workload every day was enough exhausting for Chloe that 4-5 hours of sleep every day wasn't eno
"So, you guys finally decided to keep the baby... Congratulations." Richard smiled at them and the couple nodded. "Yes, we did... Mostly, it's me, doctor." Chloe confessed. "I understand the risque, still I am unwilling to let it go without a try." Alex caressed her hand, which he kept holding from the beginning. "It's alright, Chloe. You have your choice to decide. As a mother, it's your priority to do it. Only remember that you need to be careful always and always keep in touch with your gynaecologist." Richard suggested and they both nodded. "I will take care of her," Alex stated with determination. A few minutes later, the couple walked out of the hospital and settled into their car for home. On the way, Alexander got a call. However, when he saw the caller, he frowned. It was Alessandro Devonte once again. However, his change in expression did not go unnoticed by his wife. "What happened, Alex?" He shook his head. "Nothing... Work call." He replied blankly and with a nod,
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