Previously: After escaping from oldy's kung fu I finally got the permission to go outside and holy shit I was stunned. But I had to get lost here too and now I'm about to be crushed by a horse!?
I glance at the man with a shocked face.
(No way, he should be here after 3 days).
The man gets off from his horse and stands in front of me, covering the rest of the sun light I had left.
"I asked, who the hell are you!?" He now shouts as I cover my ears.
"I- uh was just passing by and got lost?"
After hearing my word he glances at my clothings then face.
"For a peasent you do carry a pretty face. "
I tilt my head confusingly "huh?" He then suddenly sits half way down as I flinch back, towards the edge of the river. His eyes poking holes through me.
Suddenly he squishes my cheeks and move my face left and right.. "mmph."
"Do you know who I am?" I give him a dry and blank expression as I nod my head in negative.
(Bish like I'd ever say.)
After hearing my answer he lets out an evil laugh and the shouts again,
"Albert!" A soldier closest to the front horse gets down from his ride.
"Yes sire!"
The soldier had black hair and a pretty good physic. (Isn't Albert the right hand man of the male lead?)
With his gaze still fixing on me he orders with a mischievous tone, "explain to him who I really am." Albert opens up a roll of some kind of script and starts speaking.
"Duke Leo von Louis, age 23 the only heir of the Louis family, and one of the most famous and successful person in trade business, not only that he has also won the hunting competition multiple times proving his skills far more than superior. "
The duke kept looking at me as he smiles hearing his praise while my face stays blank." You should remember that. "
The duke stands up, releasing my face and backing up to his to horse, while going to his usual moody expression.
I glance at him, my eyes despiting every inch of him. He looks down on me. "Since you have a pretty face. I'm lessening your punishment"
I look at him with confusion. (What punishment?)
He glance at the river than me and let out a small chuckle. "Throw him in the river, it should take him to where he belongs."
My face drops and my expression showing both confusion and fear as two soldiers pick me up,
"Hey! wh- what are you doing?"
They don't reply as they take me towards the river.
"I said let me go-" I try to struggle "Hey!"
And in an Instant my view fills up with water followed by a sploosh sound. "Don't let that pretty face of yours scar!"
And again I hear horse thumping noises and then an awkward silence.
(....)
Followed by another sploosh. "Pwah! you bastard, this river is only 2 feet deep! "
I swim my way across the river and sit beside the edge of the shore. Squeezing water out of my shirt.
(That bastard or whatever, who made him the male lead, no way with a personality like his anyone gonna fall for him.)
Suddenly a realisation hit my face.
(Shit! I'm his wife! )
I stand up and glance around, trying to find any hint or trace, and my eyes fall on the ground.
"Horse footprints!" I glance up and turn my legs into running mode.
(I almost forgot that in the novel, the moment that bastard came back to the mansion he would summon his wife to vent his anger.)
I let out a screech as my barefoot cuts through a sharp object. "I swear, i'll never fall for this shitty personality!"
...
I open the main door of the mansion with a creaking sound. My feet covered In mud and a hint of blood flowing through one of my finger.
(My clothes dried up during the run. ) I climb up the stairs gritting my teeth.
"Shit that hurts!" I carefully walk towards my bedroom with a faster pace as I slam the door open grab my gown from the sofa and close the door shut.
....
"Phew that was close"
I let out a sigh, I am covered in my usual get up. A megenda gown and a wig. My feet washed off and a little cloth tied on my bruised finger.
(No call from the duke yet and the servants are all busy because of his arrival.).
I slowly walk down the hall way, my feet still bare footed. suddenly a tiny figure comes running towards me.
I narrow my eyes to see the figure properly. Soon the figure comes view.
(Oh it's just Albert. )
As soon as I blink a few times Albert was in front of me and the force of his running blew my wig off. "Eh?"
I confusely stare at the man in front of me as he stares back. His body frozen in shock "Ehh!!" I shout in panic.
(This wasn't supposed to happen!!)
[I can keep a secret, can you?]
....
"Lo-look I can explain" I gesture my hands in a weird way out of nervousness as Albert looks at me suspisciously.
"How am I suppose to believe it, that you didn't kill the duchess and took her place for revenge?"
I grit my teeth as sweat breaks down from my body.
(This loyal dog-)
a bulb pops up in my head as I fix my posture and cough in my heavenly voice. " Let me tellbyou my pathetic story."
I swift my hand in orchestra and a sad romantic music starts to play. Albert still giving me the suspicious eye but also somewhat relaxed because of the background music.
(let's begin!)
Visuals started popping up the moment I began my story.
"It was heard that the present emperor have a son and a daughter but it's wrong!" Albert flinch at the suddert force in my voice.
"It was actually two sons, but the emperor always wanted a daughter, and the youngest one got unlucky." Albert, was now fully into story. (My acting is awesome. )
"The youngest was always dressed in gowns and was forced to go to tea parties with other girls, Unable to defend himself from this, his mentality also turned girlish." Albert stares in shock almost about to cry. "And one day that child met his one and only, his love of his life. He loved that person dearly even jumping in the pond once."
"Oh my god!" Albert covers his mouth with his hands as teardrops come out of his eye. (The pond was 2 feet though. )
I let out a cough again to fix my heavenly voice then start again.
"The love of his life was no one else but duke Leo. As he thought he had a chance as a girl, he requested his father who happily agreed but-"
I glance at the stars through the roof and my face saddens as well as the song.
"The world was too cruel, even though duke Leo's mother agreed but the duke never loved him and that's why till this day he loves the duke in secret."
Everything goes back to normal and the song stops.
(Was that overacting?)
I glance down at Albert who was now sitting on the ground crying, "That's so cruel! you're love is greater than my loyalty." My inner thoughts grin as I also sit down comforting the crying man.
"I know it's cruel but don't cry." I pat his back as my mind goes to cloud 9.
(That was easy)
"But why?"
I glance at Albert confusingly as he removes the tears from his eyes.
"Why did you kill the duke's mother!" My inner smile cracks.
(Right, he had to tell his right hand man, duke you bastard! like hell I'll ever fall for you!)
TBC