Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

ever since Arden had called him in, he was not able to concentrate at all when his mind was going back to the scene when Evan was laughing pleasantly with Raymond.

His face got darker with that thought, that the aide was having a problem in speaking.

"My lord, lady Elizabeth even went to the palace but came back empty handed. Shall I look more into the matter?" asked the man, as he knew that his master was not concentrating enough.

Only when the name of Eli was spoken did his eyes move away from the door and turn to look at his aide.

"You mean to say that the royal family had bought all the food grains available in the empire, so that they could distribute it to the commoners but he took care of all other nobles except us!?" his eyes had turned cold at the end of the words that the aide could only nod.

"Ha! What a lame way to deal with the matter! Hmm, handle the rest of the matter here. I need to go and meet Eli and know what was discussed in the palace." The aide nodded with confidence and only then did Leo stood up and walked towards the exit. But he was surprised that Olivia and Evan were still standing there and talking to each other.

If the conversation is between them, he was sure there was nothing good to hear, but he even knew that Evan was strong enough to handle Olivia. But as he walked closer, 

He had not expected that Olivia would not only question the integrity of Evan but even raise questions on the respect of her father. He was glad that Evan kicked the girl or he was sure that today would have been the first time when he would have raised a hand on a lady.

"Apologise!"  his cold eyes flickered as he looked at Olivia with eyes that were ready to devour her soul! 

Her heart was about to burst with the pressure but she controlled her emotions. He must have seen Evangeline beating her. That was why he was so furious! See, she knew that he cared for her. Wiping her tears she stared at Evan with fury when she noticed that they both were looking at her only.

She frowned as she did not understand why they were looking at her instead!

When it dawned on her that he was not asking Evan to apologise to her but he was forcing her to apologise to Evan! How could he!

"What do you mean? Do you think as a noble I would apologise to a no name!?" she could not believe that he was so blind that he was asking her to apologise even when it was Evan who had kicked her!

"She was the one who kicked me!! There is a limit to even being a fool in love? Could you not see that she flirts with every man she laid eyes on and her behavior was beyond redemption.

And now she is even violent. How could you even like this kind of girl?" her chest heaved up and down as she could not bear it anymore. She did not even try to act demure anymore as she thought that the man had lost it completely. 

Her face had turned red with anger as she continued, "do you think we have not heard the rumours that she had spent the whole night in your rooms often. And her wet and torn dress was even found in your room just a few days ago?

Go on, tell me that it was a lie too? What did she even have that I did not have? I am more beautiful to her, more caring, noble with good upbringing and I have kept myself pure for you all my life!" she replied as tears started to roll from her eyes that were not acting anymore. 

She looked back at Evan who was standing there stunned after hearing her last words.

Olivia took it as guilt and pointed indignantly, "mark my words! Women like her are never loyal and beauty does not mean anything!

There might be a day that you would return from a mission and find her sleeping with…"

"Slap!" the sound of tight slap reverberated in the air before she could speak even a word further.

Her face lost all colours and she could feel the metallic taste in her mouth while her hands instinctively covered her cheek that had been slapped hard by Leo who was standing there with frosty eyes.

Her eyes widened and her lips parted but not a single would come out.

"......." he! He actually slapped her because she told the truth about the girl!?

How could he do that?! But no matter how wronged she felt at that moment, she didn't have the courage to speak looking at the frosty face of the man!

He was looking at her as if he would slap her once again if she dared to open her mouth.

"You!"

"A single more word and I will make sure that you vanish! Even your family would never be able to find you even if they use all their wealth and power in search of you!

Even your carcass will vanish to never be found!" his voice was barely above a whisper but his eyes were so cold that Olivia felt chill run down her spine. She felt goosebumps all over her body.

She stood there frozen when the man tilted his head and continued, 

"If you still want to live and do not want me to wage a war against your family then you better keep this filthy mouth of yours close and never cross the path again with Evangeline!

If i even saw you around her, then i would make sure that would be the last day of your life!" her breath hitched and her eyes filled with fear when she felt the intensity of his words, 

"Now scram!"