I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 134

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 134

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“Your Grace, are you listening?”

“…What did you say?”

The Duke answered slowly with a thoughtful expression.

Oliver looked at the Duke with worried eyes.

“Are you unable to sleep again because the young lady is away?”

“It’s been 5 days and 10 hours since Marine left.”

“You’ve been counting the hours too.”

Oliver muttered to himself with a slightly exasperated expression.

“How much longer do I have to wait?”

Looking at the seriously gloomy Duke, Oliver shook his head slightly.

At this point, it’s a serious illness.

“What was the report you just gave?”

“I told you that no letter has arrived from the knight protecting the Baroness.”

Only then did the Duke’s expression become serious.

“Is it much later than the scheduled day?”

“It’s two days late.”

“Send someone, no, I should go see for myself.”

As the Duke tried to get up from his seat, Oliver spoke as if he had expected this.

“Would Lady Marine be pleased?”

Gerald clenched his fists tightly.

Marine had said she wanted to spend quiet time alone with the Baroness after a long while.

If he went there just following his own feelings, he would interfere with the mother and daughter’s journey.

“…Send someone.”

“Yes. I understand.”

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On the road to the Sairan Desert, there was an inn for trade merchants.

Marine watched the coachman cover the Diamond Carriage and go somewhere, then turned around and entered the inn.

She wanted to quickly lie down and rest her body that had been tense throughout the journey.

As Marine entered the inn, people’s gazes focused on her. Her luxurious dress stood out prominently in this mid-level inn.

Elmis, who had reserved a room, quickly approached and blocked the people’s curious stares.

“Let’s go, Miss.”

Marine nodded silently and entered the room that Elmis guided her to.

Inside the room, there was a bed and a small makeshift table.

Elmis, who had followed her into the room, looked around and spoke in a low voice as if embarrassed.

“They say this is the best room in this inn.”

“It’s fine. It’s much better than the room I used to live in.”

“Miss, it’s already been 6 days. Do you really have to go to the Sairan Desert? Is there some other reason?”

It had already been 6 days. Now exactly half the journey to the Sairan Desert remained.

Did Yulia deliver the letter to Oliver properly?

“Yes. There is.”

“Please tell me.”

“Do you remember the promise you made with me last time?”

“Yes.”

Marine stared directly into Elmis’s eyes.

“Mom has been kidnapped.”

Elmis’s eyes widened slightly, then became coldly calculating.

Marine gazed at her eyes while calming her trembling heart.

“And they said if only I come, they’ll release Mom.”

“Miss, you shouldn’t easily trust the kidnappers’ words.”

“I know that much too. But they need me. So Mom will be safe until I get there.”

“Miss.”

Elmis called Marine with a pitying expression.

“Elmis. Mom is a more precious existence to me than myself. If Mom hadn’t been there, I would have lost the will to live. After learning that Father and Brother died because of my wrong choice, Mom was my only support.”

“….”

“I will never gamble with Mom’s safety. Even if it’s the smallest possibility, as long as Mom is safe, I could give my life to those kidnappers.”

At Marine’s resolute tone, Elmis watched her silently.

“Elmis. I have a favor to ask.”

“Yes.”

“Do you remember the promise I mentioned before?”

Elmis stared at her with a ‘surely not’ expression.

“Protect our Mom before me. No matter what situation arises.”

“Miss!”

“Please.”

As Marine tried to kneel down, Elmis hurriedly stopped her.

“Don’t do this. I understand.”

“Thank you. Is the other Shadow still following?”

“Yes.”

“Can you contact that person?”

“Not right now. They’re probably hiding outside.”

“Then Elmis, as soon as you find Mom, put her in the Diamond Carriage and head to the Duke’s Castle. That Shadow will probably try hard to protect me.”

“…I understand. But, Miss. I imagine you had difficulty making sound judgments because you went through something terrible, but you should have informed His Grace the Duke.”

Elmis spoke with a pitying expression.

Marine smiled as if she had expected her to say that.

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Yulia arrived in front of Oliver’s office as soon as she finished dinner.

Knock knock. When she knocked, Oliver’s voice was heard.

“Come in.”

“Excuse me. Aide.”

“Yulia, what brings you here?”

“Um, this.”

Yulia held out the letter she had been carefully keeping to Oliver.

Oliver looked at the letter with a confused expression, then smiled kindly.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t accept that.”

“What? Why not?”

Yulia asked with surprised, round eyes.

“You might admire an adult, but-“

“The young lady told me to give this to Lord Oliver.”

Yulia shook her head slightly and quickly interrupted his words.

“Ah, my apologies.”

Oliver smiled awkwardly as he received the letter.

“Didn’t she say anything else?”

Yulia conveyed the last words Marine had added before leaving.

“Yulia. Could you ask the aide to read the letter I gave him in front of His Grace the Duke?”

At her words, Oliver nodded as if he understood.

She probably had something she wanted to tell the Duke, but since the Duke couldn’t see, she must have sent it to him instead.

“I understand. Thank you for telling me.”

“Yes.”

After Yulia left, Oliver also immediately left the administrative office.

The Duke would be very pleased when he delivered this letter.

The Duke was becoming increasingly sensitive again, so he hoped this letter could help calm his mind.

Standing in front of the office door, he heard the Duke’s languid voice.

“Come in.”

Inside the office was bright with lit candles.

“Your Grace. Lady Marine has left a letter for Your Grace.”

The Duke flinched as if he was about to stand up immediately, then leaned back in his chair pretending to be relaxed.

Oliver pretended not to notice out of courtesy for the Duke’s dignity.

“I see.”

“Shall I read it to you?”

“Yes.”

“Lord Gerald, by the time you read this letter, I will have been gone for about 6 days. Please come rescue me. Right now.”

As Oliver was about to continue reading in surprise, the Duke snatched the letter away.

When the flustered Oliver looked at the Duke, he could see that the Duke’s eyes were open.

The Duke’s deep gray eyes were looking directly down at the letter.

“Your, Your Grace. Can you… see?”

The Duke can see!

Oliver managed to speak with a trembling voice.

“Oliver.”

At the Duke’s cold gaze as he looked up, Oliver came to his senses.

“Yes!”

“What about the knights who went to the Baroness?”

“We haven’t received word from them yet.”

“Call Zero.”

“Yes. Understood.”

Oliver quickly concealed his surprise as befitting his role as aide and left the office.

Gerald returned to his desk and continued reading the letter.

[Lord Gerald, by the time you read this letter, I will have been gone for about 6 days. Please come rescue me. Right now.

Mom has been kidnapped. I’m supposed to meet the kidnappers and Mom at the Sairan Desert entrance.

You must be very surprised, right? I’m sorry. For not being able to tell you beforehand.

There are spies throughout the Duke’s castle. That’s why I couldn’t tell you right away.

I couldn’t let them find out.

If I had told Lord Gerald immediately, the spies would have surely noticed, and Mom wouldn’t be a person of this world anymore. I couldn’t take that risk.

I believe that with 6 days’ time, Lord Gerald will do his best to arrive early.

I’ll be waiting. Please come rescue me.]

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