Chapter 80 – Later Story – Leo (2)

“…Yes, nice to meet you.”
To her greeting, I responded a little hesitantly. How do you know my name There is a possibility that the duke would have told me, but I don’t think he would have been able to afford that much. That said, I knew it beforehand, but I didn’t like the story that much.

Of course, that didn’t make sense. He never hid his true identity, and if you want to find out, you can find out. However, it is not a pleasant fact that a person called a doctor dispatched by the emperor knows my name. Because I never intended to go to the front. She spoke to me with a soft smile, not sure if she knew what I was thinking.

“Yes. It’s nice to meet you. Oh my God, even the servants in the duke’s house are beautiful in appearance. I’d believe it if they were actors or bards, not the butler.”

“It’s too much praise. More than that, your wife is…”

“Ah, you don’t need to explain. You must be in the bathroom, judging from the sound of running water over there. I must have come at a bad time.”

“No. Not really. He’ll be out soon.”

“Then I’m glad. Thank you, Mr. Leo.”

She put my name at the end of her words again. As if she was trying to show off that she knew my name, she clearly recited Korean characters.

“By the way, Leo. Shouldn’t we go out? Since it’s a medical treatment, men are better off leaving…”

While I was looking at Rachel with a cold gaze, the Duke stuttered and opened his mouth. I agreed and tried to leave, but Rachel held up her hand to stop us.

“No. You don’t have to. I’d rather you stay.”

“Is there a need for that? It’s a matter of exposing the body…”

“Nevertheless, I would like to ask you a favor. I always have a guardian with me when I see a patient. That way, the patient feels safe and goes to the treatment often. And the Duke must be worried about the Duchess’s condition.”

“Then I’ll let you go. The reason I’m staying as a mere butler is…”

“No. Leo-san, please stay.”

Mr. Leo. At that title, I frowned and stopped. Rachel looked at me and opened her mouth.

“I don’t bring an assistant with me. The reason is not the other way around, but I think that helping the body of the master cannot keep up with the faithful servants and maids of the family. Here, the butler is the closest to the Duchess. I heard you came. Would it be all right if I asked for help, Leo-san?”

“…”

How.

What is a woman doing

A thousand thoughts ran through my mind. What. Is she a woman who knows me But no matter how much I searched my memory, that face was nowhere to be found. But it’s hard to think that there’s someone who’s going to target me now, and above all, I couldn’t rule out the possibility that everything the woman said was the truth.

Eventually, I nodded my head coolly and pulled a few chairs and sat down. Rachel took a seat between me and the Duke, and the Duke looked at the two of us anxiously. And I looked straight ahead in silence.

Soon, the door opened and Catherine walked out with a neat posture. Her attire was rather light, but she kept the minimum of dignity, perhaps listening to the conversation outside.

“What is everyone doing in my room? Besides, one of them is a stranger.”

“That is…”

Hearing her cold voice, the Duke hesitantly opened her mouth. But before that, Rachel got up from her seat and bowed her respectfully.

“Hello, madam. I am Rachel, a doctor who came by order of His Majesty the Emperor. She heard that she was suffering from an illness, so she dared to be rude and visited me.”

“Are you His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Yes. So, if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to take a look at your wife’s condition. Is it okay?”

She never asked why we stayed in the room. She must have heard it all inside. Instead, Catherine sat splendidly on her bed and nodded her head.

“It’s a great honor that His Majesty sent a doctor himself. I’m sorry that I made you worry unnecessarily when your condition isn’t that bad.”

“No matter how trivial the inconvenience is, if left alone, it will come back as a serious illness. Then, can I take a look at your condition?”

“Yes. Do as you please.”

“Then…”

Rachel bowed her head and she laid out her tools on the table next to me. Then she asked a simple question.

“Have you had any uncomfortable places lately?”

“No big deal. It’s just a mild cold.”

“Okay.”

Catherine hesitantly answered, and Rachel turned her gaze to me abruptly.

“What about Leo? Do you think there are places where you feel uncomfortable lately?”

Is it Leo again? Thinking about that title again, I decided to answer in moderation and opened my mouth.

“You seem to have a little discomfort in your throat. You cough often.”

“Okay. Let’s take a look. Can you give me the little mirror next to me? Yes. That’s it.”

When I handed her a mirrored instrument, she held it to Catherine’s mouth and observed it for a while. Then he nodded her head and said.

“It’s as you said. My throat is a little swollen. It’s not serious, but Leo-san knows it very well.”

Rachel said so, and this time she turned her gaze to the Duke.

“The Duke should be reassured. With such a butler by his side.”

“Ah yes.”

“Sometimes you’d be jealous. There’s a good-looking man by your side who’s good at work.”

Useless sound. When I glanced at the duke, as expected, his face was reddened and his head was lowered. But Rachel continued to speak without notice.

“Haha. I’m kidding, Duke. Of course, you’ll be able to rely on him. Since the Duke is in charge of an important mission in the empire, he probably won’t have a lot of time to be with his wife. Looking at it that way, Leo-san would rather spend time with his wife than the Duke. That must be a lot.”

“…Exactly.”

“Work and family. It’s very difficult to choose both. I know how it feels. If you take care of one, the other is bound to fall. It’s like a balance.”

“Hey, doctor. Focus more on treatment than that…”

I finally couldn’t stand it and opened my mouth. But she cut me off and gestured to her table again.

“Ah, Mr. Leo. Excuse me, could you pass me the tools that were next to the mirror earlier? Thank you.”

“…All right.”

I swallowed her words back and handed her her tools. Fuck. Are you doing this on purpose? It was so natural and so brazen that I couldn’t tell if it was intentional or not. What was certain was that this woman was making the situation uncomfortable.

I glanced at the duke, and he was biting his lip and glancing at me. It seemed that Rachel was chewing on what she had said. That look came to me with great anxiety.

The duke was not an idiot, so he must have roughly guessed the relationship between me and the duchess. Even so, for one reason or another, he must have denied the fact, or pretended not to know it. However, hearing that fact through the mouth of an outsider seems to have come as more of a shock. Perhaps this incident could have been a trigger and unnecessarily disrupted the plan.

I had to shut this bitch’s mouth even now. Either change the topic or sew up your mouth. The latter was very attractive, but the ideal choice was the former, so I slowly opened my mouth.

“Hey, could you tell me when the treatment ends?”

“Why? Do you have any plans after that? A tryst with an attractive woman?”

Bullshit to the end. But then it dawned on me that I could use the word. I deliberately smiled and brushed my hair to the side.

“No. I just wanted to enjoy the honor of personally taking you home after the treatment.

“Oh, there’s no need for that.”

“No. I really want to do it, sir.”

“Um… Are you betting on me?”

I was still only lucky, but Rachel looked at me with a wink in her eyes like a bitch in heat. I could feel Catherine’s anxious eyes, but I didn’t care and said in a caring voice.

“I apologize if I sounded that way, but I can’t say I never had that intention deep in my heart. You’re charming enough.”

“Hoho. Be happy. It’s the first time I’ve heard that.”

“It can’t be. You’re so beautiful.”

“Stop it, Mr. Leo. I’m very, very happy that you said that, but I also have a family. It’s a little difficult if you do this.”

“Haha…”

Had I been an ordinary man, I might have immediately apologized and withdrew. But I know This is not an expression of rejection, but a secret sign asking for more temptation. A creature called a woman is different from the outside, so she wears a calm expression but lifts her skirt from the bottom. The more the bitch bounces like this, the louder she cries when she goes to bed.

Come to think of it, it wouldn’t be that bad. If you have a relationship with this bitch, you might have a chance to reach the emperor. And it was a trivial thing, but it turned out to be appetizing. Even though her body is rather poor, I already feel good when I think of her crying with that face and voice.

“Well… It doesn’t matter much. I’m just taking you to your house. Of course, if your wife is at home, you might feel a little uncomfortable.”

“No. He’s not home today. He’s on business and he’s been out for a while.”

“Oh, is that so?”

It’s a very clichéd expression.

That’s why it was even better.

I pulled her chair a bit and moved closer to her. Then, out of sight of her duke, he raised her hand and gently stroked her thigh.

“Then may I take you there. Will you give me the honor, Miss Rachel?”

“…”

She didn’t refuse no matter how much I moved my hand. All women are like this. Even though they all looked different, in the end, when they were taken off, they were all horny bitches. Beast-like bitches who just pant for pleasure when you give them a fuck.

Rachel smiled and licked her lips a little with her tongue. And, squinting her eyes, she said.

“Looks like you seduced women like this.”

What a joke now. Seeing that the heat was already rising in his body, it was as if he had almost passed it. I can already imagine What does it feel like to be inside that famous doctor’s skirt? I hope it’s not too baggy. Even so, I was dissatisfied with Catherine because she was getting weak these days…

“Isn’t that right, Duke?”

“…!”

But then Rachel turned her head and stirred the Duke’s mind again. He opened his mouth a little, now looking fully at me. Just by looking at his quivering eyes, I could tell he was using his imagination. Did you approach Katherine like that, Leo? Did you do that Did you stole my woman with a trick like that?

While I was feeling a little embarrassed, Rachel slightly bowed her head to me. Her bright red hair cascaded down her forehead and felt a stinging sensation. She whispered softly as she turned her head to kiss me.

“Thank you, Mr. Leo.”

“…?”

“Still. Because it’s incurable garbage.”

“Yes?”

As I thought about it, Rachel turned her gaze back to Katherine.

“I guess I can understand why you’re feeling unwell, Duchess.”

And then, she said something shocking.

“Congratulations on your pregnancy.”

…!!!

“Yes?”

“What… What…”

Catherine and the Duke. And I looked at Rachel with surprised eyes at the same time. Then, as if she didn’t know why, she shrugged her shoulders.

“I’m pregnant. It’s not too long ago, so it’s not obvious on the outside, but yes. I’m sure. Congratulations, Duke. It’s always a blessing when love bears fruit.”

“That…That…”

“I think it’s been about two or three months. From now on, you should take care of yourself. The Duke should take care of you too. It’s a woman to get pregnant, but it’s up to the two of them to walk together.”

“That…”

“What’s wrong? You don’t seem to be happy. Perhaps this story…”

Rachel, who had been pouring out her words for a while, slowly turned her head this way. And she smiled meaningfully, she said.

“Not to the duke. Was it right that I should have told Mr. Leo?”

…

She didn’t know how to interpret her last words. Is it a simple request that a butler who assists his wife instead of the busy duke should pay attention to his health?

Or is it a metaphor that even the doctor who first entered the house today knows that the father of the child is not a duke but a butler.

Actually, my interpretation wasn’t that important.

The important thing is how the Duke accepts this fact.

“…”

The duke was still keeping his mouth shut. However, from the tip of his neck, the reddened skin was visible to the naked eye. Her usual good-natured demeanor was gone, and even the tendons in her clenched fists stood out.

If I had heard this story through another page, I wouldn’t have been so angry. At the very least, even if I had heard through the doctor’s calm declaration, my emotions would not have boiled so rapidly. But the deadly jokes and allusions she threw at her throughout her practice came like a wave when she was diagnosed with pregnancy.

“Honey…”

Catherine also opened her mouth weakly, probably reading his expression. However, that voice was shattered without a trace at the Duke’s word that came a moment later.

“How many months did you say?”

“Two months. Or three months. Why?”

“I haven’t slept with my wife in about four months.”

“Honey…!”

In response to the duke’s candid declaration, Catherine urgently called him. It must have been an instinctive reluctance to reveal such shame in front of others. But the duke didn’t seem to care about that.

“Of course, it’s my fault too. Knowing it, I left it alone for months. Maybe I wanted to deny it on the inside. I’ve never seen the scene myself. But it was stupid. If I leave it alone, someday… It was clear that this would happen.”

“Honey. Listen to me.”

“Three months. That’s a long time ago. That means you haven’t made the slightest effort to avoid getting pregnant. Isn’t that right, Leo?”

His arrow was finally pointed in my direction. I shook my head as much as I could and looked up.

“Duke.”

“Okay. Next, something Leo. Taking my wife wasn’t enough. Did you want me to raise your child? What kind of feelings did you want me to feel when I saw a child who became more and more like you instead of me?”

“There seems to be some misunderstanding. Calm down first…”

“A misunderstanding? Did you say it was a misunderstanding?”

Damn it It’s a mistake.

“Is this a fucking misunderstanding?”

The wrong word made the duke furious, kicked out of his chair and stood up. Rachel cleverly dodged to the back, and the duke came straight up to me and grabbed my collar.

“Did you just say it was a misunderstanding, Leo? How much did you ignore and look down on me to say that? Do you think I’m blind? You don’t think I’m really that stupid!”

“It’s not like that, Duke!”

“Honey! Calm down!”

“Shut up Katherine! Neither do you. How long did you think I’d be a clown for the two of you? How long did you think I’d be playing around with this gimmick!”

“Duke. We have a guest. Let’s go and talk among ourselves…”

“Shut up the fuck! Hey! Is anyone there! Marie! Annie! Jacob! Call the guards right now!”

He eventually lost his excitement and called out to the servants and maids who were outside. Then he tightened his grip on the collar and lifted it up as high as possible to almost strangle him.

“That… Stop it, Duke! You’re so excited right now!”

“Shut up! I can’t stand it any longer. I’ll throw you into the deepest part of the imperial dungeon immediately. No, there’s no need for that. I’ll just hang you right here!”

“What the fuck…!”

I gritted my teeth and spit out a curse. No matter how insignificant the duke’s power was, if I didn’t resist, it was possible to strangle him like this. What to do Should I break my arm? But then what? That doesn’t mean all problems are solved. Fuck!

“Honey! Please…!”

“Duke! Be patient!”

Then Rachel ran over and grabbed both of us by the arms. She felt hopeful for a moment, but she couldn’t keep the two of us apart with her slender forearm. Even when the person who stopped it appeared, the duke started to get even more excited. Even I couldn’t control my emotions because my vision was blurred and my breath was tight.

“Fuck this!

“Oh… Mr…!”

Buggy? Who are you going to dump now? Damn you… You fucking bastard!

“Duke! Be patient!”

“Fuckin’… You fucking’!”

“Ugh… Stop… Tell me…!!!”

How long do I have to endure it? 이 좆밥새끼가 기어오르는데, 그냥 목을 꺾어버릴까? If I wanted it, I would have been a mess from the start!

“I’m going to fucking kill you, Leo!!!”

“Aaaaa!!!”

Hooked

“Ah…?”

At that moment, along with the hopeless Duke’s desperate words, the blood spattered and the grip that had been tightening his breath was released in an instant. Instinctively, I pushed the Duke away and leaned against the wall. And wiped away the blood that covered his eyes.

“Wh…What…”

“…!”

As if in response to my voice, the duke’s empty breath echoed. No, it was more like the sound of air escaping from the lungs than the sound of breathing. I finally wiped off all the blood and looked up.

And, I witnessed a sharp dagger deeply embedded in the duke’s stomach.

“Uh…”

“Uugh…Guk…”

I stared blankly at the Duke. He lay on the floor, bleeding his blood like a pig, staring at me in disbelief. It was the eyes that seemed to have no idea what the situation was. I, too, still couldn’t comprehend the scene unfolding before my eyes, so I slowly moved forward.

But then, the door burst open and people poured out.

“I brought the guards, Duke. So what now…”

“…”

A servant who knows the face. A faceless maid. The guards in the mansion that came with them and the capital guards who quickly ran to their call. Those countless people witnessed the same scene as me. A duke bleeding from a knife wound. And the butler approaching him with blood all over his body in front of him. Leo.

Everything was flowing smoothly, as if someone had made it up.

“Duke… Sir…”

A word of futility flowed from the lips of the servants. At that moment, I instinctively felt that everything was over and turned my gaze to the duke. Then he looked at Rachel, who was stopping the bleeding with a worried expression behind him.

Seriously examining the duke’s wounds, she raised her head and met her eyes. For an instant, her expression softened and a small smile appeared on her lips. Then she threw a word at me with the shape of her mouth.

Fuck. Fucked?