Simple offer

I wasn't surprised to hear this.

Even though I knew quite a bit about the duke and the Yuletide Family, that didn't mean that he knew a lot about me.

I'm sure that during this time, the duke must have investigated me and come to the conclusion that I was useful.

I was close to the fourth prince and it seemed like I had many useful secrets, so there was no doubt that I was someone useful to him. If he could convince me to work with him, there would be countless paths opened up to the duke.

That was if he could convince me to work for him.

I didn't answer right away as I just calmly looked at the duke.

Then crossing my arms, I leaned back in my chair and asked, "What do you have to propose?"