Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

Have you ever looked at Evan closely! Did she remind you of someone? And you! Why is your hair dark when your whole family has golden hair?" as the words sunk into his mind, the ray of light behind his eyes turned grim!

The man was putting questions on his existence!

"From your looks, I know you have understood what I am trying to say!

But I know that you will not believe me!"

"Why don't you go and ask your father! Even if he tells you a lie, you would be able to discern it with his facial expressions. Won't you!?" clenching his fists by the sides, he did not speak for long!

As impossible the words had sounded, he had felt the resemblance between Evan and his mother!

And though the thought was absurd, he hesitated to deny it!

His whole aura diminished and a layer of dark mist covered him!

The old man smirked when he realized that Leo was not as alert as before and the words had impacted him, with a smirk he continued,

"If you still did not trust me then try to dig for information about the maid who used to serve the duchess when she was going to give birth to her third child.

Where did she go since the night the duchess gave birth and how did Evan become her daughter when she was not even pregnant at that time!!"

Each word was enough to pierce his heart. As if a sword was stabbed all over his body and the pain was becoming unbearable.

His whole life, the time he had spent in the embrace of his mother passed through his eyes,

"Leo, do not run fast, mother will not be able to catch you!"

"Leo! You should not stay awake so late! Come here, I will sing a lullaby for you!"

"Leo! Would you like to have cake, I will bake it for you personally!"

"Leo! I know that you would be a perfect knight! You will make me proud!!"

"Leo! Do you know why I gave you this name.. Because you would be strong and brave like a lion and would face every adversity with a smile on your face. Do not worry, I will always be with you!"

Her big animated eyes were full of love and tenderness. She had always shown so much care and affection for him,

Many nights, when he was not able to sleep, she used to sing lullabies for him.

Many evenings, she stayed awake till late waiting for him when he used to go for his training!

Her eyes always looked at his injuries with pain! As if she was the one who was hurt!

The love! The affection! The care! Was it all a lie! Was his whole existence a lie!

He covered his both ears to block the voices that were calling him!

"Leo!"

"Brother!"

"Leo!" he staggered as he could not hold on to his balance when the man smirked, he stared at the sword that had fallen from his hands.

If he would kill him right now! This would be perfect revenge against William! He took slow steps towards Leo as he tried to assess if he was in a position to attack but Leo was lost, his eyes were so hazy, as his soul had already left his body.

With a malicious smile on his face, he picked up the sword and bent his body to attack him. His eyes turned darker when he raised the sword high in the air….

but instead of attacking him, he threw the sword in front of Leo!

The clanking voice of the sword brought Leo back to his senses as he stared hard at the sword and then raised his head to see the man who had a vicious look on his face!

"If you still want to kill me then you can! But that would not change the truth!

I am giving you two days, go and find everything you can, I will wait for your justice right here!" justice! Ha!

The word sounds like nothing but a joke to him! What justice was he talking about?

Here his whole existence was at stake yet the man wanted his superficial justice!

"What do you want?" There was no way that he was here because he loved Evangeline! And how long did he know the truth!

Was that why she knew every etiquette a noble knew! And her mother's lullaby! Had she sang the same lullaby for Evan too! But how?

He did not remember his mother leaving the palace for long and never had Evan come to visit the palace!

He ran a hand in his hair but his thoughts started to disorient his mind and he felt like it would burst into pieces.

He had already accepted his words! Why did he need two days' grace then?

"I want rights! I want right over Evangeline and I want Duke William to accept that he had taken my daughter forcefully and declared me dead!

I want to live like the father in law of the future duke! I want a palace and the position of a noble in your royal family.

If not, I would take Evangeline away forever!" he muttered as his eyes met the shocked Leo whose eyes were turning cold.

His girl look was no less than a demon but he was not afraid even a bit! For he is the devil, who could shed much more blood that Leo could even think of and he had no weakness like them!

"Why would she follow you when she would know the truth! You are no one to her!" Leo finally stood up and collected his gaze, the ray of light behind his eyes had turned grim!

If it was needed, he would surely give up on his name and declare to the world that she was the real heir of the duke Thawyne!

He had never cared about the name and fame as he was content with his position of knight! He had never felt the affinity for wealth and high position in front of the nobles.

He did not care about the position of duke, but his family was everything for him. He could not and would not accept a single pain they suffer due to this man..

Greed and viciousness was spreading through him so strongly that Leo was sure, even if he would give him the position of a noble in their vassal family, the man would not be satisfied and asked for more!

What if he used the same point again and again to black mail them!?

"Ha! Who would tell her the truth? Telling her truth would only mean that the whole family would be ruined!

If you are not their son, if you are not the young lord of the house, the royal family would usurp your whole lineage and the name you are so proud of would disappear in a single night!

For Evan, are you ready to destroy everything"

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