The Villain's Wife (WN)

Claude could not stop himself from swearing when he noticed that they were on their way to the palace. Claude thought that it was Lily and Zhou Jingren. However, how could they blatantly bring him to the palace? Did this mean they were not afraid of the Duke's authority?

"You are taking me to the palace?"

Unfortunately, none of the four people who escorted him earlier answered. "What about my grandmother? Did you find her?" Again, no one answered. "Are you deaf?" he grumbled.

Slowy, their car pulled inside the palace's underground parking area. After a few minutes Claude was ushered inside the palace. Where another set of people welcomed him. This time, he was flabbergasted. The people escorting them were guards of the Grand Duke! These were people who always accompanied the Grand Duke in his travels. He eyed the tall and bulky men wearing tactical attire as they escorted him to a corridor that he was not very familiar with. What was going on? He wondered.

However, for some reason, this made him a little hopeful. Earlier, when Claude realized that his grandmother had left the house, he actually thought that The Order had taken her. And to be honest, he was not very hopeful that she would survive. However, having the Grand Duke by his side could change everything!

The Duke could actually command his private military to find his grandmother. But this glee did not last too long. Now that Claude thought about it thoroughly, it would be impossible for the Duke to command a group of expert army just to find someone that was not even a member of the Royalty.

Surely, this would attract the attention of the people who always criticized the Duke's actions. He hung his head, his face turned down casted as he wondered where his grandmother was now. Was it possible that she was still alive? A sigh escaped his lips.

"Stay here." One of the men said as he opened a door to his left. Claude examined the room for a few seconds before he nodded. Even if he knew a little bit of martial arts, he was not going to resist these people. Never mind the fact that he was smaller than them, these people had ruthlessly killed the attendants or servants that had been working for his grandmother after they left the place.

Not one of these people flinched as they used their daggers to cut the throats of those people. Just the thought of what happened earlier made him shiver. These men were cold blooded killers.

He went inside the room and immediately noticed the leather chairs that surrounded the circular wooden table. A large monitor was visible to his right while a small bar could be seen to his left. This room… was this some sort of a meeting room for the Grand Duke? He looked at the now lock door and tried to open the knob. To his surprise, it turned. They didn't even lock it!

How confident were they that he would not try to stage a daring escape? He started fidgeting, large beads of sweats rolled down his forehead. Claude frequented the palace before as he and the twins were playmates. They used to run around the palace while playing hide and seek.

Because of this, he was pretty familiar with a lot of rooms and corridors in the palace. However, the corridor that they used earlier and this room… were all unfamiliar to him. Slowly, a scary thought lingered in his mind. What if the Duke was a part of the Order? Was he planning to kill him now?

Claude immediately shook his head. That was not possible! He bit his lips as he started pacing in the room. He eyed the bar and was tempted to drink a glass of alcohol. However, he immediately stopped himself from doing so. He needed to have a calm mind right now.

He could not risk it!

The sound of the knob being turned from the outside made him flinched. He opened his mouth to ask who was standing at the other side of the door but no words came out of his mouth. He immediately balled his hands into fists, preventing his arms from trembling at the same time.

"Claude." Lily's smiling face made his sigh in relief. At least it was Lily… wait…. He widened his eyes and took a step back as he watched Lily and Zhou Jingren walk inside the room. "Sit down." Lily's voice was calm as a smile was plastered on her face. 

However, he was not a fool. He immediately felt that something was wrong with this smile.

"You— This is kidnapping!" He forced the words out of his mouth.

"Are you not looking for Madam Luo?" As expected, Lily didn't waste her time with nonsense conversation. "If you want to know where she is. Then… sit down."

"I— I—" He stammered. "Did you— Did you take her?" He gulped before he walked towards the couple and sat a few seats from them. "Where is she?"

"No idea." Lily shrugged. "But… I would like to help you find her."

"You said—" He closed his mouth when he realized that Lily didn't tell him that she had his grandmother. "You don't know where she is?"

Lily smiled in response. "No, I don't. But… I wanted to see her tonight. I realized that some people were stalking your house. So… I asked my husband to get his people to help you. When they informed me that the older woman was not there… I immediately talked to the Duke about it." Lily lied without batting an eyelid. At the end of the day, Lily would still consider herself selfish. Everything that she would do would always benefit her first.

"So…" She smiled. "Why don't you tell me everything that you know about your grandmother?"

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I was busy today. So, mass release will be tom! More chaps coming today! And thank you for your support for the event!