Chapter 124 A Calculated Weakness

The cold shoulder!

The three words fell like a massive boulder, crushing the air from the Duke of Hawkstone's lungs.

A Duke, before a Prince—especially one favored by the King and wielding immense power—was of little consequence.

A cold sweat instantly broke out on the Duke of Hawkstone's back. He dropped to his knees in panic. "Your Grace, please see reason! This was not my arrangement! I... I wo