"Father!!" Duchess Anita exclaimed, shocked by her father's suggestion. Usually, the main wife only needed to adopt a child from a mistress if she could not bear children. In Anastasia's case, since her mother was dead, adoption was an option, but Anita already had her own daughter. Why would she want to adopt Anastasia?
"Listen to Father. Her marriage to the crown prince is already set in stone. The best thing now is to have her on our side," Anthony said, joining the conversation.
"What do you mean, 'have her on our side'?" Duchess Anita scoffed. "This marriage should have belonged to my daughter from the beginning. Since when has it ever been acceptable for a mistress's daughter to marry better than the main wife's?" She felt that her father and brother should be supporting her daughter instead of suggesting she adopt Anastasia.
