My smile grew wider as I went on, watching her attempt to act calm, despite being so shaken. "
I'm not just talking about his notorious reputation as a ladies' man or his excessive spending habits. No, I'm talking about something far more serious."
I paused, studying the Duchess' reaction. Her expression remained neutral, but I could sense the heavy tension in her shoulders.
"Something like?" She asked.
I stared at her with a smirk, taking my sweet and delicious time before I spoke. She nervously shifted in her seat, waiting for my words.
"His involvement in the slave trade, Duchess. The fact that he's been secretly funding and supporting the very organizations that your department is supposed to be investigating."
To persuade someone like the Duchess who wasn't swayed by material gains, you had to dig into the their dark past or something of the sort.
