Chapter 1275: Chapter 1278: The Dowager Duchess (Extra 1) Chapter 1275: Chapter 1278: The Dowager Duchess (Extra 1) “I’m not aggrieved, mother, you’re overthinking it. Also, don’t you think you owe me an explanation about that surveillance aircraft? Sending out surveillance aircraft isn’t a game to be taken lightly.”

Lily sighed, wanting to persuade Duke Redington.

He was such a man of stature and imposing presence, yet whenever he faced this kind of situation, he would act as petulantly as a child.

“Daddy… this is an international issue. You sent out surveillance aircraft this time; what’s next, fighter jets? Don’t you see how this negatively impacts us…”

“What, sweetheart, are you suggesting that Daddy should let that Old Hag off the hook?” Without realizing it, the Duke’s tone became colder and more stern than before.

More than twenty years ago, those same people had cornered Sylvia.

They pressured her with so-called family ties, preventing her from seeking vengeance, even using her to coerce him to give up his vendetta.

Now, twenty years later, their long-lost daughter, whom they had finally found, was also lecturing him with these so-called morals.

The Duke’s blue eyes grew colder by the second.

His heart ached with the thought that Lily must be having a hard time in Eastonia; surely it was Mr. Scott, that biased old man, forcing her to say these words.

She must feel so aggrieved, so in need of her father.

Poor Lily had no idea that her father could jump to such wild conclusions. If she knew, she would surely shake her Daddy and then tell him, “Wake up, you need to take your medication.”

“It’s not about letting her go… If you can’t stand her, you could send Winston or whoever to lie in wait on her way home, quietly put a sack over her head, and give her a good beating or whatever, just vent however you like. But by sending surveillance aircraft now, how are you going to handle it if things blow up?”

The meaning behind Lily’s words couldn’t be clearer: private grievances should be settled privately.

Upon hearing his daughter speak like this, Duke Redington let out a sigh, “Ah, our baby is just too kind-hearted. How will putting a sack on her and beating her get that Old Hag to feel pain and remember the hurt? Don’t worry, darling, leave this matter to Daddy; I know exactly what to do.”

“But…”

“Alright, alright, has my baby missed Daddy? Daddy and your mother miss you very much. Be good, and we will come to Eastonia to see you in two days. Right, you’re now in B City, staying with your uncle, aren’t you?”

“I… um…” Lily was confused, suddenly remembering another issue of utmost importance.

She had yet to tell her parents about her reconciliation with Aidan Lucas.

“Sweetheart, if you’ve made up with your uncle, your mother couldn’t be happier. But one thing, while staying with him, aside from your uncle and aunt, you don’t have to bother with anyone else from the Scott family. Especially Christopher Scott, that old man–you definitely can’t listen to him.”

The decisively deadly and solemn Duke, when facing his daughter, successfully transformed into a chatty old mother.

Once he started talking, he couldn’t stop.

Lily tried several times to come clean with him, but hesitate as she did, she simply couldn’t find the right moment to interject.

“And about that whole Lily Redington, Lily Gray business, Daddy knows you and Aidan Lucas are no longer an item; it’s all those people slinging mud at you. That Old Hag Wendy Jenkins is beyond infuriating! Bella Scott’s daughter was gone from birth, whether it’s Lily Redington or Lily Gray, she’s still my Ken Redington’s daughter.”

“Baby, don’t worry, Daddy will put pressure on Eastonia to give you an explanation.”

The call, filled with the Duke’s caring yet nagging concern, finally ended.

Unfortunately, until the conversation was over, Lily never mustered the courage to share the latest developments with Aidan Lucas with Duke Redington.

[Author’s Note] To be continued