I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 207
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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 207
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Since the bookstore wasn’t far from the Duke’s estate, Marine and Priana walked there without using a carriage. Elmis quietly followed behind them.
“Are you alright?”
Priana asked carefully while observing Marine’s profile.
“Of course. Gerald isn’t the type to secretly follow me around like that.”
“Pardon?”
Priana asked back with a surprised expression.
“I misspoke.”
Marine realized what she had said and laughed it off with a smile.
He wouldn’t really follow me, would he?
Priana covered her mouth and held back her laughter.
“I never expected His Grace the Duke to act like that. Even getting jealous.”
“It’s embarrassing, but he thinks every man… likes me. How could that even make sense!”
Marine looked around and whispered quietly, her earlobes turning red, then covered her face with both hands to cool her heated cheeks.
Priana looked at Marine with a smile on her lips.
Since she was this adorable, His Grace the Duke’s overprotectiveness (?) was understandable.
“You’re truly loved.”
“How is your fiancé, Priana?”
“My fiancé is a calm and quiet person. An ordinary person without any hidden secrets or incidents. I like that ordinariness. I can’t handle dangerous men.”
Marine’s eyes trembled slightly.
Secrets, incidents. That man is exactly my fiancé.
The two women chatted as they came out onto the main street and entered the inside of the alley.
“There it is.”
A small building at the very back of the alley came into view.
However, when they approached it, the bookstore door was firmly locked.
“I came earlier than the time I promised…”
Priana explained with an apologetic expression.
“It’s fine. Let’s wait a bit.”
“Marine, then let’s wait inside. Since it’s dark inside, I’ll go in first and draw the curtains. Could you wait just a moment?”
“Yes. I’ll do that.”
Marine nodded readily.
Priana found the key in her handbag and entered the bookstore.
She headed toward the counter intending to draw the curtains, but saw a long shadow where the curtains were already half-drawn.
Dark blue hair swept back, sharp eyes, red lips.
“Smith. Were you inside? The bookstore door was locked, so I thought you hadn’t come to work yet.”
Priana cheerfully spoke to her fiancé, who seemed to have a different atmosphere today.
In an instant, one corner of his mouth twisted upward.
“So that was the right answer. Sumira… I used to call you that when you were little.”
“What?”
He smiled a twisted smile, the same person who had always smiled warmly at her.
“Are you his lover?”
“…Smith?”
“…Sumi?”
“Where is he?”
“Where is he?”
This person is not Smith.
Startled, Priana unconsciously took a step back.
This person is not Sumi.
“Capture her.”
A cold remark fell from the lips of the man who had been watching the scene.
“Kyaa-”
Priana struggled with her lips covered, but was soon caught by the men and dragged away.
As soon as the man gave the order, unfamiliar men emerged from the darkness and grabbed her arms.
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Priana struggled with her lips sealed, but was soon seized by the men and dragged away.
Marine, who was standing in front of the bookstore with Elmis, frowned.
“Elmis, didn’t you just hear some sound?”
“I heard it. Please stay here, Miss. I’ll go in and check…”
Marin, who was standing in front of the bookstore with Elmis, frowned.
“Let’s go in together.”
“I heard you. Miss, please stay here. I’ll go in and check….”
“Yes. But you must stay behind me.”
“I understand.”
Is it okay to leave you here alone, miss?
After passing through the corridor, a slightly wider space appeared inside.
Marine, who had read her concerns, was the first to make a suggestion.
Sunlight poured in from behind the bookstore. The back door was wide open.
Marine and Elmis made eye contact with each other and hurriedly went out through the back door.
“Got it.”
The moment she took a step forward, something caught Marine’s foot.
After passing through the corridor, a somewhat more spacious area opened up inside.
“…!”
Marine looked back at Elmis with an anxious face.
Sunlight poured in from behind the bookstore. The back door was wide open.
Conflict appeared in Elmis’s eyes as she read her feelings.
Then they saw a large carriage quickly speeding out of the alley.
The moment he took a step forward, something caught on Marine’s foot.
A pair of shoes was lying on the ground.
Marine turned to look at Elmis with an anxious expression.
“Elmis….”
Conflict flickered in Elmis’s eyes as he read her heart.
From everything that had happened, I could guess what my master would say. The young lady would surely tell me to chase that carriage rather than worry about her own safety.
“Miss, will you be able to return alone safely?”
At Elmis’s worried tone, Marine nodded her head spiritedly.
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be careful.”
“Yes. Then I’ll chase the carriage.”
In the blink of an eye, Elmis climbed up the building wall, then began pursuing the carriage by leaping across rooftops.
Marine watched Elmis disappearing into the distance, then picked up her shoes and turned around.
She needed to hurry if she was going to quickly ask Gerald for help.
As she entered the bookstore again, she saw a man wearing glasses organizing the books scattered on the floor.
Was he one of the kidnappers who remained?
Marine stepped back so she could run away at any time while fidgeting with Zeromian’s bracelet.
The man who looked up at the sound of footsteps met her eyes directly.
“Who are you?”
“Who are you?”
Both people asked the question simultaneously.
“I’m the owner of this bookstore.”
“Are you perhaps Mr. Smith?”
“How do you know my name?”
A faint wariness was evident in Smith’s voice.
“Priana has been kidnapped right now!”
“What?”
He looked at her suspiciously with an expression that said what nonsense was she talking about.
“I’m Marine Schwentz. I don’t know if you heard from Priana—”
“The Western Duke’s Fiancée?”
When Smith recognized her, Marine nodded and hurriedly explained the situation.
“Yes. My maid is currently pursuing the kidnappers, but do you have any idea who it might be?”
“Smithe…”
He spat out a name as if chewing it with anger.
“Is that person the culprit?”
He let out a deep sigh, then took off his glasses and swept back the bangs that had been covering his eyes.
Marine’s pupils shook as if an earthquake had struck when she saw his appearance.
A face that was all too familiar was right before her eyes. Why was he in this place?
“…Your Grace the Southern Duke?!”
Marine stared at the man with a dazed expression.
Why was the Southern Duke running a bookstore? Was this another profession of his? Then did that mean Priana’s fiancé was the Southern Duke?
When Marine gazed at him with confused eyes, his rigidly hardened face became resolute.
“I am the twin brother of the ‘current’ Southern Duke.”
“Ah…”
Marine couldn’t hide her surprised expression and trailed off.
The Southern Duke had a twin brother?
Marine looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, shocked by the fact she hadn’t known.
He bowed his head and politely requested.
“Could I meet the Western Duke?”
When Marine looked at him with a puzzled gaze, he raised his head and continued speaking.
“In the current situation, I don’t think I can resolve this alone.”
“I understand. I was planning to go there right away anyway.”
“Please guide me.”
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Gerald silently stared at the man standing before him with an expressionless face.
“It’s been a long time, Western Duke.”
Marine stepped back and stood next to Oliver, holding her breath as she watched the confrontation between the two men.
“Were you hiding somewhere around here?”
“I thought that guy wouldn’t be able to find me near the Western Ducal Residence.”
“But he found you.”
“Unfortunately.”
Deep regret was evident in Smith’s voice.
“I don’t know what you two are talking about right now, but shouldn’t we rescue Lady Priana first?”
Marine urged the two men with an anxious expression.
“If the ‘current’ Southern Duke has any brains, that Lady will be fine.”
Gerald spoke to Marine as if telling her to be reassured.
“Wait a moment. Are you saying the Southern Duke kidnapped Lady Priana?”
Gerald and Smith nodded simultaneously.
“Why? You said he has brains, right? Oh, I’m sorry. I don’t want to insult your brother.”
Marine apologized to Smith with an ‘oops’ expression on her face.
Smith gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
“That guy needs me. So until I appear, he won’t be able to touch even a fingertip of Priana’s.”
“Then you should hurry and go rescue her.”
“Marine, if you send him like this, this person will die.”
Gerald, who had been listening to their conversation, spoke with a definitive voice.
“What?”
Marine widened her eyes and asked with an expression that said ‘what are you talking about?’
Gerald looked at the man before him as if seeing through him.
“Isn’t that right? Duke Smith Jin Patayan.”
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