nishidurani
is that possible to make her step mother and Isabelle out of her family? like some kind of banishment/divorce/anything that would make them disappear? this chapter is hinting just so many conspiracies and murder mysteries. and her mother was also a fighter like her, so she inherited this skill from her mother
Yes, I think he knows alot of things, and as for Abi, it was mentioned that she was very proud, hung out with higher ranked people and looked down on lower ranked people, which means that she doesn't look under the surface, she just sees and think what she wants to see and think without wanting to clarify things, her father may have acted kind to her step mom and sis because he didn't want to blow his cover but she may have just went and misunderstood him, but it can be that while trying to protect her he neglected her and distanced himself from her so his enemies doesn't take her as a target or something.
Amyraluvsbts:do you think her father knows something? like how Cassius tried to hide the fact that he knows the truth of marquis Whiteshire'd schemes. If he knows them it makes sense as to why Duchess didn't gave birth to child after so many years. But why he is not protecting his children, specially mc? or he did but mc was stupid af and didn't realised his intentions?