The Filipina’s eyes narrowed, and Desmond met them nonchalantly.
I knew it! He was meeting her! Dasha thought angrily.
“Éléonore is just visiting the island for a good cause,” Desmond spoke casually.
Both Mawde’s and Dasha’s brows rose higher almost up to their hairline. “A good cause?” they both asked at the same time.
“It’s the Tapathon for Breast Cancer Foundation, a fundraising,” Desmond specified. He gave his wife and sister a neutral look. “The event will last up to four days.”
“Just when does she attend such a thing?” Mawde jeered.
“Mawde, Éléonore is not as bad as you think,” Desmond defended the Duchess of Brabant.
The two women scoffed, while Aalid seemed to concentrate on her pie, enjoying it as a child should.
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