She gulped loudly, her mouth stuttered open, "After your wedding, remember Mom and I went to the Grand Duke's duchy? We were thrown out, but the same day, the Duke appeared here."
Shahr came here? I wasn't aware of that.
Layla added, "He found out everything. How we treated you, abused you, didn't give you food, and prevented you from studying... Everything." She took a long breath, "From that day, our miserable days started."
"The Duke warned every investor in our business, in a heartbeat, everyone withdrew their investments, causing our businesses to fail. Mother and I both stopped receiving any party invitations, and people stopped talking to us."
