After Lucianne settled the bill, she drove them to Annie and Christian’s home. The guards let her in and told her that the duchess was at the other end of the villa with her guests.

“Perfect. Thank you, Frederick,” Lucianne uttered with a smile, and the guard tipped his cap in response.

Lucianne drove across the estate and parked right in front of a single-storey building that was detached from the villa. Lucianne got off and Margaret followed her. When Lucianne's hand was inches away from the doorknob, her ears perked up.

She left the door alone and began walking around the building when she said, “They’re over here, actually.”...