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So apparently there can only be one of either gender in this household, the duke cant possibly love 2 sons and 2 daughters at the same time? it still feels like he's playing favorites rather than just assuring his existing daughter that he'll still love her regardless. He's treating new bio daughter like she's encroaching on his favorite daughter's territory (she *is* doing that but he doesnt know that). So its just a weird vibe overall.
Also, does ravi just not have any daddy issues anymore???? Like in his other lifetimes he was so angry with his dad's bullshit that he tried to murder his brother, but now all his parental neglect is solved by just a bit of sisterly affection? And he's not at all jealous that his dad is now favoring her too (leaving Ravi as the *only* sibling who gets no attention). Like i keep expecting FL to either pressure their father to spend more time with ravi and fix their relationship OR to bring ravi in on the exit plan. So that even if they do have to leave the duke's household, they'll still be respectably well off with her mine and ravi's career as a magician.
And ps, are the two step siblings even legally his stepchildren at this point? His first wife was still alive when he married their mother, so if this world has bigamy laws then his second marriage would be legally invalid.