Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"I shall call the priest then and ask if he is free tonight!" coming back to his senses, the duke was the first to break the silence and sat down to write a letter.

Though he sounded normal, his ears had turned red and his hands were quivering a bit when he picked up the nib that the heat on her cheeks only rose.

She glared at the man who had sprouted nonsense and her eyes narrowed when she saw mirth dancing in them. It was not an accident, he had said those words intentionally!

"I will go and immediately call the priest. Shall I bring a physician too?" asked the knight cum aid as he also came back to his senses that other staff stared at her womb instinctively and her hands moved away from his face at the speed of lightning and covered her abdomen!

"....." where was she? Who was she? What is happening? She was so shocked that her head started to buzz and it was because of him!

"I.. I am not pregnant. I swear, I am not pregnant!" she muttered as she pinched her throat and looked at all of them.

William coughed as he looked away while the knight bowed his head abruptly. All of their faces had turned red, the only who was standing at ease was Leo whose eyes filled the look of triumph. He had a wide grin on his face as he looked at Evangeline with a challenging face who was at loss on how to explain to them that Leo was spouting nonsense and they had only kissed! Nothing else!

"That.. Do not worry! Go and rest till the evening, I will send the hairdresser and a designer to get you ready later!" William did not even turn to look at her as he said so and waved his hands in the air.

An indescribable feeling filled his heart when the thought of a grandson crossed his mind! That chubby kid!

"But.. I did not want to get married tonight! It is too early! I have not even invited my friends and aunt and.. At least wait till sunday!" she fidgeted at her palace as she felt suddenly her slow motion life had changed into extra fast life! 

How could she marry tonight, in a few hours? 

A look of satisfaction filled Leo's face as his grin only widened when he saw her pale look and the words escaped her mouth.

"She is the right father. On the second note, I think that I need some time to invite the guests and prepare for the wedding. I want it to be the grand one.

So, I will go with her wishes. Let's fix Sunday as the final date of marriage!" Evan's brows knitted as she turned to look at the man whose voice was extremely calm!

"........" he tricked her! This cunning man! She only realized now that he had knowingly done all that. Her cheeks puffed up and she glared at him.

The knight counted the days in his hands and nodded his head.

"Four more days will not affect much, my lord. I will get time for the preparations too!" Willam who was not so nervous even when his wife gave birth to his kids, was still in a state of daze when his knight called him and nodded his head without much thought!

"Then.. Sunday it is! I will announce it at lunch to everyone!" he muttered still with a lost expression on his face as his eyes did not leave Evan even for a second with a myriad of expressions on his face.

"And Evan, I know that you like to tend to all your needs by yourself, but now that you are… cough cough! You are going to be the duchess, you shall take a few maids and let them help you.

You should behave very carefully and do not walk much. If you need anything, ask them to bring it to your room!" The face of Evan only turned redder with every word William spoke.

She felt like she would die from embarrassment before she could get married. In the end, no one believed her that she was pregnant as they continued to talk about the changes they need to make in the palace for her comfort that are also RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER.

She was shrieking in her mind while pulling her hair that she was not pregnant, she was not pregnant! 

"That.. and I was thinking that we should ask the physician to appoint one of his efficient assistants to serve the lady for the whole time. And…" her mind started to swirl as she failed to take in so many commands when the man standing beside her walked closer to her and held her in his arms conveniently.

He leaned his head on the crook of her neck and inhaled her smell. Even if she tried to run away now, there was no way she would be able to do it and the rumor he had started, he was sure it would spread like a wildfire by the end of the day and then all of his competitors would backaway.

He had seen the doubt in the eyes of the knight when he had stumbled on their conversation on the door. That was why he knew that he would believe it easily if he would say that they had already done the deed. 

Though he felt bad for the girl who was still looking so pale, like her soul had left her body, he was not regretful at all. If he would get the chance, he would take the same decision again to bind her with him.

"Since the marriage is set, do you have any wish on how it should be? Or do you want to invite anyone?"

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