Dinner was sumptuous. Throughout the meal, Smelian kept stealing glances at Lu Xia. He couldn't control his eyes; he wanted to see for himself just what kind of person Duke Lu Xia truly was.
Why did the people around her lack that stifling sense of inferiority? Whether it was Graces or the old butler, they all seemed to exude confidence from within.
In fact, what struck Smelian the most was the complete lack of a repressive atmosphere in Duke Lu Xia's Mansion.
The people living here seemed completely free to be themselves, never having to worry about making a mistake or facing punishment for no reason.
Duke Lu Xia treated everyone as an equal, never looking down on them because of their origins.
Graces was living proof of that.
They were both 'defective' males, and both were husbands to Duke Lu Xia. Yet now, he and Graces could both sit at the dinner table with the Duke, and even chat with her.
