Katherine sat on the couch in their living room, Rowena beside her beaming like she had just won a fantastic prize draw. Katherine knew Rowena had a plan in mind to make Katherine like Eleana Russell, who was good at attracting gentlemen.

“Mom will go buy a dress for you, one with a low collar that shows off your beautiful body. You don't need to act like someone else; I won't ask you to act like Elana, but I beg you to be kind and accept this arrangement. You won't regret it; truly, the Duke of Edinburgh is a handsome man, an impeccable image in society, kind, and broad-minded. He just got back from traveling all over Europe around the beginning of this year. It's easy to fall in love with a guy like him. You must be lucky, Kath.”

Katherine was still silent; she was confused whether to accept the match or not. On the one hand, Katherine is afraid to have a relationship after being abused yesterday; on the other hand, she is no longer whole, and she must have a life partner to get rid of her feelings of unworthiness. Katherine had heard that after being hurt by a man, the cure was from a man again.

Would it be good if she took steps to accept the match? She also heard that Kath didn't need to try like Eleana, who was good at talking and winking at men; Kath just needed to be herself and act nice to guests. "Is he not the same as the men you know?" Rowena shook her head confidently.

“He's a man without gaps; you'll be happy, Katherine. Trust me, you will fall in love and forget everything that happened yesterday."

"Should I do this?" Katherine was a little unsure. Rowena immediately took her daughter's hand and held it tightly.

“Even though I'm greedy, I'm selective in looking for men. For you, I also want to have a great son-in-law.” Katherine smiled faintly; it seemed she had to try this way to heal her trauma yesterday. After all, Katherine is at a too mature age to get married; it's time for her to have a family even though she doesn't have to, but there are times when it's better to have someone you can trust in your life and you are free to complain about everything.

"Okay, I trust you." Rowena smiled happily,

"Doweger Duchess Rossela will come tomorrow morning; maybe it's too soon, but she said she was adjusting the schedule with her son."

"Whatever mom, can I go to the room now?" asked Katherine. She needed to rest because she traveled quite a distance earlier to go to Sir. James Orva's residence to apologize for Eleana's behavior, which had tarnished their family name.

"You don't want to go to the boutique?" Rowena asked.

"Mom, just go."

"Then don't blame mother if the model depends on mother's taste." Rowena giggled at that.

"Okay, as long as you don't open up too much, I don't like it."

"Okay, you can rest in your room now. Mother will go first; mother will ask Uncle Edward to stand guard in front of the house so you are safe." Katherine didn't answer; she walked languidly towards the top floor, where her room was. Katherine was really tired, and she needed sleep now, tomorrow's problems, and matchmaking.

Katherine didn't want to bother; she just had to be nice to guests and let compatibility issues flow during the meeting. Rowena rushed to grab her coat and asked John, the coachman, to take her to the famous dress shop in Glasgow's biggest shopping center.

Rowena was so excited about this match because Ashton Duke of Edinburgh was the man the ladies most liked, and the noble ladies wanted to be their son-in-law. He is the number one nobleman in Scotland and is directly connected to the king. Apart from that, Ashton has a lot of wealth, both Scottish and European, because with the man's departure, he explores Europe to heal his pain after his father's death.

Ashton does not necessarily have fun during his trip but invests and gets to know a lot of nobles in other areas, not only that. The king asked Ashton to increase Scottish marketing to other European areas. Many kingdoms as well as nobles in other areas like him and openly praise his intelligence and friendliness. If Katherine succeeded in marrying Ashton, Rowena would benefit immensely.

Everyone would praise him; his status would be raised even higher after being confounded again by the scandal of Viscount Thomas disappearing like the earth had swallowed him. If Thomas was still like that, Rowena felt she should ask for a divorce from her daughter and find another aristocrat who was richer and could provide for her family. In the past, Thomas might have been very famous, just like Ashton, but the man had many scandals even though there was no strong evidence and made Thomas seem innocent.

While Ashton was the perfect man, even Rowena had never heard of his scandal. Rowena got down from her carriage with the help of John. She smiled at the towering and magnificent dress shop. According to the news, the royal princess ad made clothes there several times; the prices were fantastic with good quality, so it was not surprising that the royal princess came there to get her best clothes.

Rowena stepped into the shop, and as she stepped inside, she could hear the sound of a bell that had been placed above the door so that when the door was pressed against the push, it would make the bell ring. Rowena looked around; she saw that there were other customers in there. quite crowded; there were about seven female customers and two others as maids for the customer.

Rowena could also hear the sound of bells again where another woman was also there to buy clothes. Rowena took a step to sit on the sofa where customers were waiting for their turn; actually, there were several employees there, but Rowena had to be patient and let other customers finish first so she would have a quiet time choosing the best dress there.

Among the many customers and their busy voices choosing colors and adjusting dress models to their bodies, there were a group of women chatting together, and what Rowena could hear seemed to be that the women had gossiped about her future son-in-law, who was none other than the Duke of Edinburgh.

“You know what? The Duke of Edinburgh is very handsome; his aura cannot be denied when he is at a party," said one of them.

"I heard that his handsomeness and aura even beat the king's sons who were present at the party," said another. Rowena just kept quiet and smiled. It would be nice if later she could talk to them while saying that this man was her son-in-law.

Ashton was really great; the man even rivaled the king's son, and it never ended to make Rowena proud, especially if Ashton really was going to be her son-in-law. Among the many compliments for Ashton that they talked about, there was one statement that made Rowena surprised and a little hot.

"I heard that the Duke of Edinburgh has a relationship again with his ex-girlfriend."

"Is it true? Who is that lucky lady?” asked another woman.

"I heard that it is the first daughter of Baron James Orva." Rowena widened her eyes; the world was so small, and it was a shame why her two daughters had to fight with the same person twice in a row.

“You mean Lady Darrelyn Orva? There is no doubt that all the daughters of Baron James Orva are very famous for their beauty.” Rowena clutched the skirt of her dress; she suddenly got angry after hearing the rumors about the relationship between Ashton and Darrellyn Orva. Rowena made up her mind that she had to win again now; she couldn't afford to lose, and she had to succeed in getting Ashton as her son-in-law, just like Viscount Thomas.