
Winter was sitting in his study, his finger tapping the table agitatedly. Both of his eyebrows were raised, he was waiting for his guards to come to report.
"How's it?" Winter asked as the 5 men stepped in to report.
"Mrs duchess is nowhere!"
Winter frowned, ordering 5 of his guards to look for Flo in every corner of Luckingham who might be missed by 4 Flo servants. "Call Ronan here!! Hurry up and get Ronan!!!"
Winter's breath hunts because her heart is filled with anger, yesterday before returning to Luckingham Winter orders Ronan to return to the tavern watching Flo. But his fault was that he did not return to ask Ronan how Flo was next.
With a little haste Ronan who was working outside returned to Luckingham because he heard Winter call him because of important things.
"I'm facing Mr. Winter. What's up, sir?" Ronan bowed in respect.
"Yesterday when I told you to go back to the store at the market. How's it going in there??"
Ronan held his breath, pausing before answering Winter. "I did go back to the tavern, Mr. Winter told me to keep an eye on Ms. Flo. But out of anger I beat up all the striped-nose men for being presumptuous towards the duchess. This is not an order from Mr. Winter, but me.."
Winter raised his hand to look at Ronan sharply to stop Ronan from speaking. "Where's Flo??"
Ronan bends down to beg Winter for mercy. "I'm sorry Mr. Winter. Since I beat up that striped-nose guy, I lost track of Miss Flo."
Winter growled, her heart feeling agitated and angry. "Command all the guards to find Flo in the market and the surrounding area and bring in anyone who witnesses or anyone who sees Flo!!!"
Soon Ronan and Dylan brought dozens of bodyguards to the market to search for Flo's whereabouts and eyewitnesses who saw Flo yesterday. It did not take long, in less than 2 hours Ronan had returned to Luckingham brought a woodcutter in the forest who became an eyewitness.
"Is it true that you saw the grand duchess in the woods yesterday??" Ronan again asked the woodcutter in front of Winter.
"true." The middle-aged man looked a little uneasy and nervous as it was only the first time he had seen a grand duke head-on.
"I didn't know she was the duchess's mistress but, judging by the character of her clothes, the guard sir was indeed the duchess I saw yesterday. Since the scene was so strange to me, there was no way that a beautiful woman wearing such good clothes would enter the forest and sit near the river valley and cry sobbing sob." Without being asked, the woodcutter explained what he saw yesterday.
"Crying???" Winer furrowed her brows.
"It's true, he's crying."
Winter raised the corner of her lips, she smiled but a smile with obvious ridicule was seen.
Flo? Crying??? Ppfft..impossible!!
"Mrs duchess sat near the valley and the rain fell very heavy, the river tide. At that time I went back on the journey, but if the duchess continued to cry there she might..." The old man paused. "Maybe he's been dragged by the river."
"Don't talk anyways!!" Winter looks so angry and breaks his tea glass on the table that blood is pouring out of his hands. "Take him out of here if you don't want me to jail for speaking recklessly!!"
"Master Winter your hands are bleeding!!" Agustin who was also there a little panicked and immediately told Ronan to bring out the lumberjack.
"Call doctor Kevan!" Dylan gave the order.
"Do we need to mobilize people to go down the river??" Ronan returns and waits for Winter's next order.
"Ronan don't talk so recklessly!" Agustin is getting panicked because things are heating up.
"The valley is dangerous enough! There have been many reports of young people being dragged down by the river because they are looking for fish there." Ronan.
"Shut your mouth!!!" Winter stared hard at Ronan.
"Winter... Are you looking for me??"
The voice made Winter look over immediately. He furrowed his brows at the sight of Flo just appearing. "Where have you been?! Why do you look like that??!" Winter sprays Flo with emotion, plus she sees Flo soaking wet. His clothes had worn shabby, messy and torn in some parts.
Flo scowled in annoyance but as soon as he saw the blood on the floor he immediately realized that Winter's hand was bleeding. "Winter?! Please don't move your hand. You're hurt! Agustin, get Doctor Kevan here!!" Flo held Winter's hand as soon as possible and put on a worried face.
"Why aren't you heart-hearted??" Flo looks agitated while trying to stop the bleeding in Winter's hand.
"Where have you been??" Winter looked indifferent and asked back.
"Why now ask that? Yesterday you threw me away." Flo answers around while still taking care of Winter's hand.
"I asked you where were you yesterday?!!!" Winter raised his intonation and brushed Flo's hand.
"Yesterday it rained!! And I saw an empty hut so take shelter first all night, today can only come back!!" Flo replied annoyed.
Winter furrowed his brows, "Is it true that the woman in worship is you??"
"How did Winter know that??" Flo surprised.
The man was further engulfed in anger, "What are you thinking??? Where's brain?!! Is there anyone so stupid as to sit under a valley close to a river in such weather??! Is that as stupid as you are?!!!" Winter clutched Flo's arms tightly together.
"Sick, Winter let me go." Flo furrowed her brows enduring the pain on her body.
In a fit of annoyance, Winter slams Flo's body into a closet.
Flo feels her pride is deeply hurt, especially Winter being rude and cursing herself in front of Winter's servants. "Try telling me!!!" Flo screamed in annoyance. "Tell me why are you this cruel?? I have been suffering all this time!! Why are you angry?!!!"
"Flower Amber!!!!" Winter's anger boomed until it made all the servants there look down in fear.
Flo looked at Winter deeply, though his heart was hurting but his face was always cold. "Did Winter expect me to drown? It's a pity that the surface of the water rose I went and took shelter in an empty hut. What was my fault that Winter vented my wrath on me??"
"Tu. Mr. Winter, Ms. Flo is currently in a state of..." Agustin again tried to break up.
"Don't interfere!!" Flo shouted out loud. Then he looked back at Winter.
"Try saying, tell me. What's wrong, Winter?! Would it be better for you if I just died??"
Winter just silently looked at Flo.
The maid of the main house on Agustin's orders came to bring Flo, what the middle-aged man wanted at this time was only to stop the quarrel between Flo and Winter that might be spread and become a bad rumor among other nobles.
"Mrs Flo, let's go back. Madam's body is ice cold. Madam must change clothes immediately." One of the servants held Flo's arm and begged to just go home.
"Stop." Flo brushed the woman's hand. "I can go alone." Flo turns to get out of Winter's study. She waited for the arrogant man to answer her, for all she knew was that Winter hated her and was always baselessly angry with her.
"Start this second!!!" Winter's voice held Flo's steps. "If you get out of Luckingham all have to take my permission, and if you break I'll lock you in a dungeon!!"
"Tell Kevan to take care of Flo! I will return to my residence and no one will follow me!!" Winter is back.
Flo doesn't answer Winter and he lets Winter walk quickly out of there ahead of him.