Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"Nothing much, he said that he didn't want to take the sword for free. So, he would protect me.

A man with a dark cloak is following me and he is going to attack that man with the sword in payment for the toys!

Did he think I am a kid to believe such a story? How cute!"

"......." his grip on the slingshot tightened as the words of his father flashed in his mind. His dark eyes started to scan the proximity!

He would lie if he said that he had not felt the eyes on him. But there were so many that he thought they were just spectators!

He cussed himself for taking the matter lightly but no matter where he looked, he could not find anything out of ordinally. Nor could he see a man with a black cloak around.

"Are you taking those words seriously!?" she felt his whole demeanour turning cold and bloodlust releasing his body! A shiver ran down her spine and she looked around too.

But with so much crowd and many people roaming here and there it was impossible for them to find someone whom they had never seen!

"No! I am just looking at the boy who dared to scare my dear wife!"

"You! You scared me for a minute there!" She punched him when she noticed a teasing smile on his face but when he pulled her into his embrace, she accepted it warmly and nudged her face on his chest like a kid wanting more pats from her father.

She failed to notice his eyes turning cold as he stared in a certain direction.

"Have you distributed all the toys?" she jolted from his embrace and turned to stare at the pile of toys that had already been taken by the kids with just a few pieces left behind.

Running towards the toys, she held them as if it was a precious treasure when Leo stared at the direction for the last time before following her!

"Leo! There are kids sitting on the other corner. They did not come to take toys. Shall we go there and distribute these to them!" with such big animated eyes, she stared at him with a pleading gaze that even if he wanted to say no! He did not have the heart to do so as his head bobbed up and down before his mind could form an excuse!

"Alright! But you will stay with me all the time!" he sighed as he knew that he was completely helpless in front of her pleadings!

"Yes! Yes! I will do as you say!" though she nodded her head, her eyes had already started looking for the poor kids who were looking at the toys without even hearing what he had said!

She still remembered the time when she used to stare towards the toys like those kids! Her father never had allowed her to go to the fair. Though she had sneaked out with Martin, her self respect never let her accept gifts from him!

How her life had changed so much! Sometimes she is not even able to believe that it is really her life!

"If you did not show so much love to our kids then I would make sure you will never get a chance to come to a fair again!" he whispered closer to her ears and her heart beat increased. A goofy smile formed on her lips yet she behaved as if she did not even hear him!

"Who wants this doll?" she raised the toy high in the air once she reached the kids and they soon came running to her!

"Pretty sister, are these toys for us?" a girl blinked as she stared at the small clay doll with marvel. Another boy came running as he touched the clay horse with marvel as if it was the rarest treasure!

"Mmm, everything is for you! So, who wants which toy!" Evan chuckled like a kid as she placed all the toys in the middle of the group and started giving it to each other with a content smile on her face.

She had never felt this satisfied in her life! She even forgot to notice that Leo was distracted all this time and only busy scanning their surroundings.

"Here, this tall horse for you! And this…" lost in spreading happiness and looking at the content faces of the kids, she was lost but she frowned when she noticed a kid had come running and picked a toy and ran again!

"Hey, you do not need to run! These are all for you only!" she shouted but the kid was long gone! She turned back to see that all the toys were already distributed while Leo was helping a boy in getting up as he had fallen on the ground due to the sudden jerk by the running boy!

Taking a sigh, she shook her head when she noticed that a piece of paper was left behind by the kid. Annoyed at the kid hastiness, she took a few steps forward as she shouted,

"Hey..! there is…" she stopped in her tracks when she noticed the boy was already lost in the crowd and bent to pick the paper that opened when she held it in her hand.

Her eyes knitted in a thin line as she read the parchment,

"Your father is alive! The man who is acting benevolent and took you as his daughter in law is trying to kill him because your father knew a secret!

You are nothing but a hostage in their house so that they would capture your father when the time comes.

Beware of the love you are getting for it is nothing but a mirage that would be lost when the truth would come out!

No one really loves you there Evangeline! You are just being used!"

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