LOVE WITHOUT GUILT, LOVE WITHOUT DOUBT After the Duke's siblings sneak off to the Duke's mansion on Christmas, his mother is alerted to their secret visits and calls on the Duke to return home for a visit. Alice vows to accompany him to keep his spirits up, but they're separated at the gates! While Alice works happily with the staff at the main manor, the Duke is pressured by his domineering mother. What will happen when the Duke declares his love for a simple maid to the status-obsessed Duchess?!