"A... Aunt... haha, Mrs. Redington, you must be joking. How could you possibly be..."
Albert Lucas hadn't finished his sentence when he suddenly noticed the room had fallen completely silent.
His gaze shifted from Sylvia Scott's face to the others around him.
He saw that the heads of the Lucas family's various branches looked grim, then glanced toward Theodore Lucas, Nolan Lucas, and Tania Scott...
Albert Lucas quickly turned his gaze back, staring at Sylvia Scott in disbelief. "You, you're really..."
Sylvia Scott lifted her chin with confidence and smiled faintly. "Mr. Lucas, I forgot to introduce myself. In addition to being the wife of Duke Redington, I am also the full-blooded younger sister of Commander Scott. The Commander Scott you're so keen to build ties with just happens to be my brother."
"This... this can't be..."
Albert Lucas stumbled back a step, only to be supported by the senior servant beside him.
