The Duke’s Substitute Bride is a Maid

Chapter 16: Escape

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

During this period of time, Gerry wasn’t supervising Irene, and Ronald was not by her side. This gave Irene a chance to slip away.

Irene sat on the swing in the garden and looked up at the night sky. Suddenly, she felt a warm embrace around her. Irene realized that she seemed to be more and more familiar with Ronald’s scent.

“Why are you still in the garden so late at night? Aren’t you cold?”

Ronald’s hot breath sprayed into Irene’s ears. If it were in the past, Irene would definitely be moved, but now, Irene couldn’t have any romantic thoughts. She only looked at the moon that looked like a jade plate. “I’m not cold. The moon is really bright.”

It was already autumn. Seeing that Irene was only wearing a nightgown, Ronald picked her up and said, “Well, it means that tomorrow is a good day. It’s very late. Go back and sleep.”

Irene noticed the blackness under Ronald’s eyes. She wanted to ask, but then she remembered that Ronald had nothing to do with her, so she swallowed the words that were stuck in her throat.

Ronald must be very tired, so he fell into a deep sleep not long after hugging Irene.

When Irene opened her eyes again, she saw the moonlight shining in and illuminating the entire room. She had never seen such a beautiful moonlight in Croce, but it was a pity that it was the last time.

She shifted her gaze back to the handsome face of the man hidden in the dark. From his forehead to his glasses to the bridge of his nose, lips, and chin, she didn’t know how he would react the next day.

He would probably be angry. After all, she had lied to him. He had said that he hated it when others lied to him.

Irene had been married to him for a long time, but she knew him well. However, as long as she left successfully, none of this had anything to do with her.

Irene slowly lifted the blanket and stepped on the soft carpet. She bent down to pick up her shoes and took one last look at the man lying on the bed. She carefully opened the door and left.

Jane had just finished washing up, and her injuries were almost healed. She thought that she should go and serve Irene when she woke up.

During this period of time, Irene had come to apply medicine to her almost every day. They were both in foreign land, so they should take care of each other. If she wanted to have a better life in Croce, she should also rely on Irene.

However, she didn’t expect that the door would suddenly be kicked open. The man walked up to Jane in anger and grabbed her by the neck. “Where’s Madam?”

Ronald was really strong. Jane’s face instantly turned red and her mouth opened wide. Jane felt that the man wanted to strangle her to death. “What Madam? What do you mean?”

Ronald observed Jane’s expression. “The Madam is missing. You came here with her dowry. You’ve been with her the longest in Croce. You don’t know where she went?”

Jane subconsciously patted Ronald’s arm that was strangling her neck. “General, general, I really don’t know. I was sent by Princess Marla to monitor her. How could she tell me where she was going?”

After saying that, Jane realized that she had made a big mistake. It was over. It was all over. This time, Ronald would definitely kill her.

Ronald grabbed Jane by the neck and dragged her to the garden. There were already more than ten soldiers standing in the garden. All of them had their heads lowered.

These were the people that Ronald had sent to look for Irene. Looking at them, Ronald knew that they had found nothing. He suppressed the raging anger in his chest and said, “Expand the area. If there’s nothing in the palace, search outside the palace. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you have to find her!”

“You.” Ronald looked at Jane, whom he had thrown on the ground. “Go draw…”

“Irene.”

“Go draw a portrait of Irene. If you can’t find her, go to the underworld and continue the search. Get lost!”

After the crowd dispersed, a cold smile appeared on Ronald’s face. ‘Good, very good. Substitute marriage and escape. Irene, you really had me dancing on your palm from the beginning to the end. You even managed to escape under my nose. That’s really good.’

The soldiers on duty at the city gate hurriedly ran to Ronald and said while panting, “General, there was a carriage leaving the city this morning. The soldiers came to ask. Only then did we know that Madam had disappeared. Could Madam be in that carriage?”

Carriage? If she really could get her hands on a carriage, it was impossible for him not to know. It seemed that there was still someone helping her in Croce.

Ronald was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. His hands clenched into fists and made cracking sounds. ‘If you have the ability to run, then you better have the ability not let me find you for the rest of your life!’