Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"Knights! Send him into prison and announce the death penalty for him. How dare he touch my daughter! And you, you all were assigned to protect the members of the family.

You are all going to get punished for your lack of awareness and failure to complete your responsibilities!." He threw Christian on the ground as if he weighed nothing.

He was surprised at how a man twice his age still have that much power that he could not fight back at all.

The knights kneeled in front of them but did not speak a word. They silently accepted their punishment, though Eve was the one who stopped them from filling their duties and they could not go against their masters.

"My lord, I am Christian, the second prince of the Arcadian Empire. I have come…" the cold and brutal eyes that were filled with bloodlust stared back at him with the desire to kiss.

"So what?"

"......." that was not the reply he was expecting. He was expecting that the man would be a bit conscious when he would know that Christian was a prince.

He felt a bunch of hands holding him and dragging him and panicked. He was not expecting this! At least, give him a chance to speak before killing him.

"I.. I love your daughter and want to marry her. I…" the expression on the face of the man did not change at all, if any the blood lust in them only increased as if he was trying to hold himself back otherwise he would have killed Christian then and there.

"Father, he is right. We love each other." Eve finally came back to her senses and held the arms of her father who was about to move forward and strangle the man who was getting dragged by so many knights.

He was trying to struggle but the force was too much for him.

"He is the man I have loved for a long time. We met accidentally but then.. At least let him go so that we can talk properly, father." she shook William\'s hands who was staring at him with a frown but it looked like he was not registering her words as his expressions did not change.

"Of course, you and I would have a long talk. But he.. He is going to the prison in the meanwhile and I will send Leo to talk with him later." there was no softness on his face as he said so and waved his hands for the knights who had stopped moving.

The knights exchanged glances but continued to drag the man from there. Chris was shocked that nothing, his position, his words and her confession worked on the old man yet he had a silly grin on his face.

His eyes looked dazed as he started chuckling, suddenly surprising the knights who were expecting a girl of curses or shouting authorities. The set lines of typical higher nobles.

Did he go crazy when he fell on the ground? No! He had behaved normally after that. Then did he get shocked when announced the death penalty and lost his mental balance?

No matter how the knights would think, they could not understand why the man was laughing?

One of them opened the door of the prison which was dark and dirty. Though it has a small bed and a pitcher of water on the corner. It did not have any chandeliers or candles.

The only source of light was a small window that was too high as if mocking the prisoner that his freedom was out of his reach.

They took him in instead of throwing him since they were not sure how it was going to end. Not only was the man a prince but he was also the lover of the lady. What if she was able to convince her family and marry him.

Then, if he decided to take revenge from them, it would be troublesome.

But when they looked at the man, they were not sure if he was even in his senses. He had a foolish look on his face and those eyes!

"Do you need anything? We will try to fulfill it if it is within our reach!"

"Yes, like a blanket or warm pillow or any.."

The knights asked as they knew the room was not worth a prince who had lived all his life in luxury.

"Did you hear her?"

"?????????????"

Finally the man opened his mouth but his voice was so gentle and soft like a fresh breeze after the rain carrying the soft fragrance of wet land.

"She expressed that she loved me too. Stubborn girl! She was acting so hard and refusing so much that I was not sure even when I was kissing her. What if she would refuse to be with me after taking my first kiss and then I would be abandoned.

Thank god, the duke came! Because of him, Evelyn confessed to me. Well. not directly but.. But I will not let her go back on her words." the man nodded in conviction, shocking all the knights standing there.

They were embarrassed that the man was talking about their lady but at the same time realized that he was a lost case in love.

"Shouldn\'t you be worried that his highness can kill you here in the name of an accident rather than whether you confessed or not?" asked a knight with a look of confusion in his eyes when Chris finally raised his head but shook it nonchalantly.

"Nah! I am sure my love of life would be my knight of shining armor and save me from the wrath of her father!"

"......" yes, they were right, he was crazy!!!!!!!!!