Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

Leo let her sit on the bed and walked out of the room to get a dress for her and ask the physician if there is some antidote as he could not see her suffering more. It was a torment for him too and that also more than her

But when he opened the door, the aide was already leaning on the door like before. But this time instead of falling, he only staggered and then stood straight again.

"What are you doing here?" asked Leo in a cold tone but the aide only looked at him with a wronged face!

"What are you saying my lord? Didn\'t I say that I will wait for your call the whole night? I am here so that you do not need to look for me." \'He could not say that he was curious about the orientation of his lord. Could he? It was not for gossip but for his own curiosity! After all, he had been serving the lord for a long time but never saw a woman in his room ever!\'

Leo shot the man daggers with his eyes and then opened his mouth and spoke in a low voice, "since you want to help so much, go and ask the physician if there is an antidote of the aphrodisiac drug? Take this wine glass if he needs to check the drug before answering. I want a reply in 5 minutes!" He threw the wine glass towards him and the aide had to jump a bit to catch the glass.

"..." wouldn\'t he be seen with weird eyes if he would go and ask about these kinds of drugs in the middle of the night? He would definitely be tagged as a pervert from morning. 

He looked at Leo with an aggrieved face as he knew that his boss was taking revenge on him for being nosy! But Leo\'s cold eyes were enough to kill all the grievances in his throat.

The aide trembled and then bowed his head and left from there. Leo held the door and came back in when he heard her mumbling,

"if only I had someone I love, I would not have been facing such a dilemma!" his eyes turned cold when he heard those words.

A mocking smile spread on his lips as he remembered how badly she wanted to stay away from him! 

Without speaking a word, he turned and left the room, and walked towards her chamber. If only I had a lover! Those words continued to stung his chest like a thorn had been piercing his skin!

Why was he so worried about the girl when she had never even looked at him as a man!

When he entered her room, the knights were not guarding the door anymore, which made him frown. The door of the room was ajar so he opened it and entered.

"The damn girl was not worried about getting trapped again. Did she forget that Aunt\'s earring was found in her room." he shook his head and entered. 

The room was dimly lit and the bed was neatly arranged. Walking towards the closet, he opened to take out the dress. He shuffled a few dresses, trying to find a simple one which did not need the help of a maid to tie its belts or strings.

Finally he found a simple white dress without fancy strings and took it out but a strong thud was sounded and he looked down only to find a frame had fallen on the ground.

His eyes filled with curiosity as he picked it up to see who was in it. He picked it up casually and looked at the little girl who had a silly smile on her face. She was standing there in a dress that reached up to her knees and had two pigtails. She was flashing all her teeth as if she was afraid that the portrait would not be able to capture her smile if she did not show her wide pearly teeth.

A smile formed on his lips as he looked at the silly girl but then his pupil contracted when he saw a hand on her shoulder. A couple was standing with her, a man who was looking rather cold and fuming while standing there.

A lady that had a sweet smile on her lips but her face was filled with worry and fear as if she was afraid that anyone would see the portrait. 

All the three have so different expressions on their faces that the picture was looking rather weird. But what caught his attention was a shadow. As if someone was hiding in the dark and looking at the family of three. The painter did not notice that he had captured another person in the painting unconscious. Though his face was not painted as it would not have been felt important. 

But the image of it, he was sure that it was a woman that was also a rich one if not noble. Could it be a sign? Answers of his questions that were tormenting him? By the looks of it the couple must be her parents. He might get a clue if he would investigate them more.

His hold on the frame tightened and after a second of hesitation, he took the frame and hid it inside his coat as he held the dress and walked out of her room. This time he made sure that the room was locked so that no one could enter in it once he left from there.

He walked back towards his room only to find the aid was already standing there with a defeated face. His hands knocked the door once again and he took a deep sigh and mumbled with an ambiguous tone

"Did the boss start the deed and did not need the medicine anymore therefore he was not opening the door.. Well, at least I am sure that he is not bent to the other side."