Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"By any chance did you get punishment from the young lord for your mistake?"

It was rare when Aiden truend so serious, even his mischievous eyes were looking slightly cold when the girl did not reply instantly but continued to stare into the void.

On the other hand Evan remembered the kiss Leo had given her in the name of the punishment! He had told her that he loved her too!

Could it really be counted as punishment!

"Sigh! I apologize, it is all my mistake. I have taken you as someone else and asked brother Leo to scare you away. But I did not know that you were his future wife!

Normally he is not that ill tempered. He just lost his calm for a minute!" He did not want the couple to fight because of him. Only he knew how embarrassed he was when he told Leo that the girl was pretty and he liked her so Leo did not need to scare her.

He would like to talk to her and date her to see if things could be moved forward only to hear that she was the future duchess of the Thawyne family in response.

He only wanted to dig a hole and hide in it until Leo forgot about the matter.

He could not believe that he was about to go and tell Leo some lewd words about his future wife. He could only say, that at least, he came to know before he could lose his life.

But the way Leo had glared at him and left the room with all the food, he knew that asking to meet Evan even for apologizing was out of the question.

That was why he had to wait like a door guard! He just wanted to be assured that the couple were not fighting because of him.

"If you want.. I can!" she raised her head and looked at him with knitted brows! What was he even talking about?

Why did she feel like he was painting Leo as a sadistic person! Though she cussed him all the time, she didn't like the way this man was talking about leo!

"I know! I know that Leo is a kind person. Though he behaved cold a few times, he never disrespect a woman until the matter was beyond his acceptance.

And he had never behaved ill with me!" she replied in a bit cold voice and her eyes showed a tinge of displeasure when she looked at the man.

"If there is nothing else, then I have to go and look for a physician!" she bowed her head and was about to ignore the stunned man behind when he finally came to his senses!

He wanted to tell the girl the same things, but why was he feeling betrayed when she said those words instead of him!?

He only came back to his senses when he heard her last sentence and stopped her way again.

"Why do you need a physician then?" His tone was challenging which only brought a deep frown on her face.

He was asking if Leo had beaten her and then left her alone to tend to her wounds. Wasn't he taking side of Leo before, then why was he painting him like an enemy now.

"I apologize but I did not think that it should be your concern! I do not talk much to strangers, so, if you leave my way.." her curt and cold reply made him stunned again. 

She seems to be wary of him! Her sweet eyes he had seen in the kitchen before were completely different from the current cold and sharp ones that were so distant and aloof!

"I didn't mean to pry into your matters, my lady! I was just concerned that my actions had not affected you anyhow!

As an apology, can I take you to the physician?" this time he asked in a soft voice as he lowered his head to show that he did not mean any harm.

Evan was about to deny again but she knew that it would take him a long time to find the physician by herself.

And the man looked friendly with Leo! She might be overreacting about the matter. 

"That would be a relief! Thank you." she bowed her head with a courteous nod distancing herself with him again which brought a wary smile on the face of the man as he showed her the way,

"This way, my lady!" he did not spare another glance at the lady as she had already created the line of separation. 

They both walked towards the room of the physician in complete silence with different thoughts in their mind.

When Aiden stopped abruptly in his tracks without any warning, Evan raised a brow and glared at the man again as if he had done that intentionally.

"You should have told me before stopping!" she did not know why she was feeling so annoyed with him. Mostly she did not mind what others say but this time she was not able to let it go!

"......." why was she so cold towards him! He did not hurt her or did anything mean to her!

A thin layer of ice formed in his eyes when he thought so!

"I did not know that I would suddenly find a group of men standing in the passage!" She turned to look behind him and only realized that he stopped because there was no place to go.

She pursued her lips, but did not apologize to him as she looked away, Aiden shook his head and called a girl,

"Lily, why is there so much crowd? Anyways, go and ask the physician. I need a favor from him. If he could come with me to see an injured patient!" 

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