Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"I have made a list of the knights who would escort the princesses and young lords from today. I assure you they are more reliable than me and you would not have any complaints!

They would sacrifice their life without hesitation if needed!" William started for a second before nodding his head.

He had already decided that no one would go out any further! Until the marriage, everyone was going to stay in and prepare!

Once the marriage happened, even if the truth could come out, Leo would be the part of the family legally and Evan could be recognized as his daughter!

He would personally kneel in front of both of them and atone for his sins! They just have to pass these two days without any further trouble!

"It was a long night and tomorrow is going to be a longer day! Go and rest for a while. I want you here with the first ray of sun with a new team of knights!" The aide bowed his head and left while William continued to stay in the passage for a while.

His eyes flowed to the dark sky which only had a few stars to give light but no moon.

Yet his eyes lingered on a single star in the corner that was a bit dim!

"See! Our decisions can bring so many consequences! If only it had been me who had left instead of you! Would the situation have been different!?" a wary smile formed on his face when silence mocked his question!

If only she would have been here to guide him! A forlorn look spread through his eyes to his whole face and the darkness that had engulfed his body started to engulf his soul too.

"My lord!" William finally looked away from the sky towards the girl who had called her!

"Young lord and lady Evangeline had come back! They were completely fine. But…" the first that had started to dissipate from his eyes, started to increase that the girl shivered with cold.

The unformidable aura was too much for her to bear!

"But..?"

"That.. the coachmen said that the clothes of the young lord were disheveled and crumpled and.. They.. might have done something in the carriage!!" it took all her strength to reply to her master, that her feet were already wobbly but even after waiting for a while, the master did not reply!

She really wanted to run away from there but with her frozen body and wobbly legs, she was sure that she would not be able to! So, she could only pray that the man would spare her life and would not take out his anger on her.

"Hmm!" William blinked when the words sunk into his mouth. "Oh! Haha! Hahahaha!"

The girl raised her head and stared at her master with her mouth agape. She was so stunned to see the duke laughing after so long!! It was not like the man did not laugh!

He was a kind master with a gentle personality and calm mind but since the duchess had left. He had kept himself confined in his office and hardly talked.

Most of the time he had a gloomy aura around him that had slowly estranged him from other staff and even his own family!

That was the reason most of the staff felt dread while approaching him! But after seeing him laugh wholeheartedly after so long, the girl felt so touched that tears started to well in her eyes.

She could not help but stare at the man for long when she saw a wave of joy touching his wrinkled and tired face that revived his lifeless eyes again!

He took out the ring from his finger and forwarded it but the girl just blinked!

"Take it! It is your reward to bring the good news!" His voice was so gentle and kind that the girl moved towards him even before she realized!

Now that she had already taken the ring, she could only thank the man for his benevolence,

"Thank you, your highness" she bowed her head further as her hands clenched into a fist, hiding the shining rare gem as she was afraid that its luster would blind her!

"Mm, you may go now! I want to rest for a while!" Finally feeling better and relieved, he took steps towards his room!

"Is that your signal to tell me, I am getting too worried and everything will be fine in the end!" he shook his head when he realized he was talking to her once again!

But what could he do! He could not help but feel her presence even when a whole year had passed! Whenever he walked through these cold passages, he felt her warmth around him!

"Sigh! I guess I should leave everything to you and take some rest! After all, you are the one who had created this fiasco!

And no! I am not complaining!" he held the tie and pulled it away as he opened the room!

Without opening the lights, he walked towards the bed to lay down and get some rest!

He had a lot of things to do tomorrow! But before that, he had to meet his wife who would be waiting for him in the dreams!

He took out his shoes but before he could lay down on bed and close his eyes, all the lights of the room were lit open!

With a frown, he turned to look towards the door when his eyes narrowed on the lean figure of the man who was leaning on the wall with his hands crossed in front.

His face was gloomy and covered with a layer of dark clouds that gave him a dangerous vibe. His eyes and aura were so frosty that it could freeze anyone to death.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time, father!"

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