The Duke Daughter Life

14| Revealed Identity

...HAPPY READING...

One crossbow arrow shot, toppling one deer.

"I don't think we're going to bring home a single game because the rain just subsided," simon's comments followed three other colleagues who began tying the quarry to one long and thick wood to carry the deer.

The hunter came out of hiding and put on a faint smile, Gaiden.

"If I can't, I won't come back" Gaiden lamented.

Simon exhaled and observed Gaiden's appearance. Gaiden's short-sleeved shirt looks tight because the muscles of the body plus the tanned skin so shiny because wet by the rain.

"Is the Grand Duke not cold?" Simon asked.

"No."

Simon nodded then led the way back to the Castle. Flipping the plant with the sword still wrapped, Simon was surprised by the human body that managed to make him fall down and kiss the ground.

Gaiden raised an eyebrow at Simon but, in a split second, his attention turned to the figure of the young man lying wounded in front of his path.

Gaiden's eyes immediately shimmered after giving Simon the order to examine the young man. Gaiden began to go further to see if anything else was there and before long Gaiden found a woman in plain sage dress unconscious near the wreck of the chariot that Gaiden knew was a chariot private horse from the Duke of Raitle residence.

Gaiden immediately approached the woman and her heart almost stopped when he found out that it was Lail.

"We need to get back, leave the hunt!" gaiden orders while carrying Lail's body.

Simon and the others had no time to digest the situation, they immediately acted on command, following Gaiden who was barely running in panic while staring anxiously at the woman in his carrier.

"Quickly, we're back in the castle!" exclaiming Gaiden.

"Ready, Grand Duke!"

From behind Simon seemed to have difficulty bringing a young man who was none other than Daval, so he alternated with other colleagues.

...***...

...Gazea, Themelio Castle, residence of Grand Duke Valazad....

Doctors assisted by two nurses have finished treating the injuries all over Lail's body.

Some injuries were to the head, back, calves as well as the legs while Lail's right hand suffered a closed fracture.

After the doctor's departure, Simon came in and informed Daval of his condition. Based on the young man's clothes, Gaiden believes that it is Lial's personal bodyguard.

Gaiden stared at the dead Lail who was lying unconscious in a big bed and asked, "How's the investigation going?"

While taking Lail and Daval to his castle, Gaiden has ordered several people to investigate the scene and has him search for one more person, the coachman. But if it is not found, it is likely that Daval is the coachman.

"They tell me that the wheels of the horse-drawn carriage are not well mounted, loose. So it is likely to be the cause of the accident plus the road becomes slippery due to rain" explained Simon.

"His name is Lail Manuella, the first daughter of Duke Raitle. Don't tell Duke Raitle about the accident that befell his daughter before I give my next order" explains Gaiden, who managed to decorate Simon's face with surprise.

"Really, Grand Duke?" Simon tried to make sure.

Gaiden nodded then gave the code for Simon to come out, leaving him with Lail. Gaiden pulls up a chair on the side of the bed near Lail and brings a thick book with him to help her tease the boredom while looking after Lail.

"Sir Simon."

"Yes, Sebas?"

"Who is that woman?" asked Sebas with a full glance. In fact, Sebas had been secretly investigating Gaiden for staying at the Satnight Condotel a few weeks ago and it turned out that Gaiden was harassing the same woman who was now being taken to the castle in an injured condition.

Simon thought for a moment and drew closer to Sebas, whispering, "Don't tell anyone, yeah. Actually that woman was Duke Raitle's first daughter."

"Hoh!" Rounded Sebas mouth.

"He had an accident on the edge of the forest with his bodyguards."

Sebas nodded his head, but could not be taken to a hospice or hospitia, such as a hospital.

"Then I go first, yes, Sebas" said Simon.

A nod of his head and began to walk to see Lail in the guest room, but when the door was pushed, Sebas found Gaiden sitting on the couch and reading a book.

"Hm ...." Sebas commented on the beautiful smile that meant seeing Gaiden's unusual actions today.

Elsewhere, a bar in Raitle.

Redia gave a bag of money to a middle-aged man with a thick stomach, Redia's smile never fade when the man said that he did a good job.

"Thank you, miss," said the man, as he slipped the bag of money behind his shirt.

Redia tightened the large robe she was wearing while pulling down the cape so that her face would not be seen by the bargoers.

"You're sure he's gonna die, right?" Redia.

"certain, Miss. I saw for myself that his body rolled over and hit the rocks as well as his bodyguards" he whispered.

Redia let out a happy laugh and then started to leave the bar after patting the middle-aged man on the shoulder. Afterwards, Redia walked out while humming a little.

"Come, Aiksa ..." said Redia to Aikkan who accompanied her to the bar.

Aikkan immediately followed and glanced at Redia. "Is it true that the woman died?"

Redia brandished her thumb. "certain. Maybe he bled to death or was eaten by a beast." Redia.

Aikas smile expands. Yesterday Redia told her that Lail was going on a vacation to her grandmother's house, initially Aikasi did not care because it was not her business, but it turned out that Redia designed a murder plan.

Redia quietly loosened the wheels of the carriage while Aikta looked for people who were able to go on the middle of it so that their plan really did not fail as it only relied on the wheels that had been tampered with. So, Aikasi arranged a meeting between Redia and that person yesterday so that the next day the plan could be aired immediately.

Aiksa feels innocent because for her Lail the barrier between her and Wanner is also the cause of Wanner getting further along with her at this time.

"I can't wait to put a sprig of poppies on her grave" Aikasi said.

...***...

Night greeting together the bright moon with stars studded in the sky and with it, Lail found herself lying in a luxurious and bold room with dark red wall colors combined with heraldic ivory yellow design.

Lail found it difficult to see the room more clearly because the minimal lighting made the surroundings dim however, when Lail's head moved to the side near the nightstand, where the sleeping lights were on, when Lail's head moved sideways, a man had noticed it quite lamw while sitting on the sofa with legs resting on each other.

"Good night" Gaiden said with a big smile that made his eyes look like a crescent moon.

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