Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

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I have no choice but to send men to take her back! After all, she is the only family member I had!" He squeezed out a few tears out of his eyes as he pleaded in a soft tone to gain Leo's sympathy but Leo only continued to stare at the man with a blank gaze as if he was still waiting for the answer and the painful voice did not reach his ears!

His eyes widened and maintained the same posture for so long as if he was having auditory hallucination. A layer of haze formed over his cold face!

"I am asking again! Why are you following us?" this time his sword moved once again and pointed at the old man with more strength making him stunned!

Though he did not want to kill Evan's father, he did not trust the utter nonsense his father was spouting!

His instincts were telling him that the man did not have any good intention in following them silently!

"You do not believe me?" he shouted at Leo as he knew there was no way that this young man would know the truth! Leo had to believe every word that he told!

"No!"

"This! If you would kill me then Evan would never forgive you!!!" he threatened knowing well that the boy was crazy behind that girl!

He had seen how he was trying to please her with everything, following her every whim when he should have taught her a lesson for being so demanding!

She was never like that when she used to live with him! As if both girls are different! He could not believe that she had changed this much and it was all because of them!

"What an ingrate! Do you not know that father in law is equal to your father and yet you are pointing your sword at me!!!

Do you think she would marry a man like that if I told her!?" his voice was loud enough and Leo's eyes shrunk. Not because he was afraid of the threat, but he was afraid that she would wake up from her sleep and would see a drama she should not!

"You are already dead in her eyes! How would she even know that I have killed you here! If you increase your voice once again I would make sure to cut you into so many pieces that you forget about Evangeline, even god would not be able to recognize your soul!!!!" When his eyes stared at the cold look on the face of Leo, he knew that it was not just a threat but he would not be hesitant at all.

"You both know how to give the same threats! If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that you are really father and son!"

"......."

"I have left a few letters for her to tell her the truth about how William had sent men to kill me while telling her that I am dead! Do you think she would still marry you if she would come to know the truth!"

"I do not know what nonsense you are spouting but I know that my father could not do this!

And if you are here for her, then come with me to the palace. I assure you of your safety and I will handle the matter personally!

Evan would be happy to know that you are alive too!" the old man pursued his lips, he knew that going to the palace would mean his death!

But if Leo could promise his safety then he just needed a few hours to manipulate Evan and take her with him!

She would be another card of her safety! He was still mulling over the idea when he felt the intense stare of Leo who was trying to assess the truth behind his words!

"What if your so-called father tried to kill me?"

"I swear in my life that no one would hurt you till you stay there and attend the marriage but if you tried to take Evangeline away, then I would be the first one to attack you!" The man's eyes were covered with a layer of fog as he was pondering over his words and just when he had thought that the matter was solved, the old man chuckled!

"I can not take the risk of getting killed by a young man. But trusting your words.. I will tell you the truth and give you two days!

After two days I will meet you right here and wait for your justice!"

"Justice!?" Leo felt that the discussion was too ambiguous and going in too many directions. He did not even understand what the man wanted exactly?

Like a cobweb,  his words were trapping him!

"Yes! Do you know that only a son can inherit the properties of a father. If a man only has daughters then all his properties go to the royal family when he dies!

If not the properties would be distributed among the son in laws until the daughter gives birth to a son! If not she would lose the right of property to her husband forever even if he treats her badly!"

"....." of course, he knew! That was the sole reason Evan had nothing when he faked his death!

"If it is a commander then it is not a big deal but what if it is a duke's family? Their power, treasure, position everything would be lost with the duke while his daughters would suffer a lot in misery!

So wouldn't it be better to save others by sacrificing one of them?

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?"

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