Laila's gaze lingered on the sketch, her eyes widening in realization. “It looks like…” Ma'am Luna cut in, completing the thought. “Duncan?” They exchanged puzzled and disturbed glances. Laila, attempting to process the information, voiced her confusion. “Mother, this is…weird. Why does this sketch look very much like that useless man?” Ma'am Luna, maintaining her composure, reminded Zinnia sternly. “He's your son-in-law.” Zinnia, dismissing the connection with disdain, retorted.“Whatever. I feel humiliated when I'm merely reminded about that. Anyways, could this portrait be fake like the other one we first got?” Ma'am Luna shook her head with certainty. “Gregg handed this portrait to us himself, forgotten?” Laila, connecting the dots, posed a shocking question.”So…does this mean Archi's son is…Duncan?” Ma'am Luna hesitated, carefully choosing her words. “Well…” Laila, finding the notion absurd, burst into laughter. “Ah ah, no. It can't ever be true. There's an issue here.”

After a brief silence, Gregg's words hung in the air, leaving them to ponder the gravity of his claim. Sensing the need for clarity, Gregg decided to explain further, “Only I can tell if Duncan is Archi's son.” Laila, with a hesitant sigh, unveiled a startling revelation, "There are no strings attaching him to Archi. Duncan is a lowlife whose mother we picked from the gutters and employed her to work for us. Her husband is dead. Actually, she gave birth to Duncan out of wedlock."Gregg chuckled in disbelief, "Such a person you made our daughter get married to?"Laila, her voice tinged with defensiveness, clarified, "I didn't do that. It was all my late father's doing and…" Her words halted abruptly as her mother's stern gaze silenced her. Attempting to navigate a solution, Ma'am Luna interjected, “Look, I can't assure you that I will get him for you in 48 hours.” Gregg's frustration erupted into a yell over the phone, "What's hard in getting your grandson-in-law here?!" Laila

Zinnia's smile vanished abruptly as Duncan walked into her office unexpectedly, forcing her to quickly put the call on hold. She shouted at him, irritated by the intrusion. "What are you doing here?" Zinnia snapped. Duncan, maintaining composure, replied, "I lost my ID card here earlier." Suspicion etched on her face, Zinnia doubted his excuse until she noticed the ID card under her desk. She picked it up and wordlessly handed it to him. Finishing the call, Zinnia hung up, a sly smirk forming on her face. As she thought about the unfolding plan, she relished in the satisfaction of how well everything seemed to be falling into place. Her gaze locked onto Duncan, and she warned with a hint of menace, "Watch yourself, Duncan. Things are about to change around here." Duncan, seemingly oblivious, nodded and left her office. Unbeknownst to him, the gears of Zinnia's vindictive scheme continued to turn, setting the stage for a series of events that would alter the course of their

Karla, growing increasingly anxious about Duncan's well-being, discreetly left the Walton Domicile after Lady Zelda and Sir Logan retired to their rooms. Utilizing the phone tracker linked to Duncan's device, she hoped to find some clues about his mysterious location. The app indicated he was in a dense, unfamiliar area, intensifying her concern. Attempting to contact him proved futile, deepening her worry. Karla quietly informed the butler that she was going for a stroll, concealing her true mission. Driving for about 20 minutes, Karla traced the phone's signal, eventually arriving in front of an abandoned warehouse. As she stepped out of the car, the eerie atmosphere of the desolate surroundings heightened her apprehension. Wondering why the tracker had led her to this obscure location, Karla cautiously examined her surroundings, preparing for the unknown that lay ahead. “What could Duncan be looking for in such an environment?” She wondered aloud. Hearing the sound of a comi

After a brief silence, Duncan broke the quiet before Karla could reiterate her question. "My mind told me that all was a plan to expose me, Karla. That's why I was quick to think and didn't react when I saw Gregg after being kidnapped. Then everything made sense to me when he asked if I knew him and said I was not going to pretend for long." He sat up properly and turned to face her. "They were having doubts about me, and that's why Gregg wanted to see me personally. The fool thought that at the verge of losing my life due to the ruthless beatings then I would expose myself, but I got them all shocked. I realized that Ma'am Luna, Zinnia's Mom, and Zinnia were there, and I didn't want to fail so woefully by letting my true self be known to them all. So, I took the beatings, controlled my temper, and…""And risked your life," Karla cut in, her voice edged with disbelief, "because you wanted to keep your secrets and true identity hidden?"Duncan nodded, avoiding her hunting gaze, sens