"Lawrence and Morin—only one can remain."
The moment those words were spoken, the entire royal court fell into dead silence. It was so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.
Duke Sde's expression immediately turned ugly.
He had not expected the Ossivius Family to truly step in and interfere with this matter. And they took it so seriously that they had sent the next family head in person.
What he had not expected even more was for them to be so ruthless.
Irritated, he could not help saying in a muffled voice, "Miss from the Ossivius Family, we have all heard of Ossivius's great name and have always held your family in high regard. But this is ultimately an internal matter of our Doria Kingdom. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to interfere like this?"
It was clear that he was trying to sound polite. After all, he was no fool and knew how formidable the Ossivius Family was. But he had been accustomed to being above everyone else for far too long. Even so, his words still carried a faint edge.
Under normal circumstances, when dealing with people from the kingdom, even the king himself, everyone had long grown used to his attitude and would not hold it against him.
But now, he was facing a future imperial noble.
Nolun gave him a cold look. "Interfering?"
"You mean that when your subordinates bully my sister and my auntie, I should stand by and do nothing? Otherwise, I'm interfering?"
"..."
Duke Sde was left speechless by her retort.
How could he have known that bitch from the Lawrence Family was crazy enough to provoke even the Ossivius Family? What he had not expected was that a great family like Ossivius could be so sentimental. Someone who had abandoned