Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death — Chapter 8

A THRONE?

I WOULDN'T TAKE IT IF YOU HANDED IT TO ME.

MIND YOUR WORDS, WILLIAM.

EVEN THE PALACE WALLS HAVE EARS.

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT UP THE CROWN FIRST, YOUR HIGHNESS.

AS A MEMBER OF THE BLANCHE ROYAL FAMILY, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO WORRY.

ABOUT WHETHER MY BROTHER'S RIGIDITY TRULY SUITS A MONARCH...

COMPARED TO HIM, YOU ARE A HERO ACKNOWLEDGED BY EVERYONE, WILLIAM.

IF YOU ARE SO WORRIED,

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS?

AH... MY MISTAKE.

YOU HARDLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RULE A NATION, PRINCESS.

QUIET AT LAST.

HA.

AHAHA...!

AHA, HA,

HAHAHA... HEHE!

AHAHAHAHA!

OH, DEAR...

HEHEHE! IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I LAUGHED LIKE THIS.

HAA...

DO YOU KNOW WHY I CHOSE YOU?

AS MUCH AS WILLIAM BLACKWOOD.

WHO IS AS UTTERLY INCAPABLE OF "LOVING" ANOTHER PERSON AS WILLIAM BLACKWOOD.

ONLY A MAN WHO ISN'T SWAYED BY A WEAKNESS LIKE LOVE

DESERVES TO STAND BY MY SIDE.

WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

YOU REMAIN REMARKABLY UNFAZED EVEN WITH THE ENTIRE KINGDOM BUZZING ABOUT THAT SCANDAL.

AN ORDINARY MAN WOULD HAVE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE WOMAN HE LOVES.

YET YOU SEE NO REASON TO DO ANYTHING OF THE SORT, DO YOU?

BECAUSE MY LORD NEVER HAD ANY FEELINGS TO PROTECT HER IN THE FIRST PLACE...

I WORRIED FOR NOTHING.

WITHOUT BETRAYING MY PATIENCE OR MY FAITH,

LORD BLACKWOOD REMAINS AS EMPTY-HEARTED AS EVER.

I'M GLAD I FOUND A SIMILAR HANDKERCHIEF.

I'll Buy You A New One.

T-that's Quite All Right.

I Said I'll Buy You One.

THE SCANDAL BETWEEN YOUNG DUKE BLACKWOOD AND THE MAID.

IF HE TRULY WANTS THE THRONE,

WHY DOES HE WANT TO BREAK OFF HIS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRINCESS?

AS EXPECTED,

HE IS NOT A MAN TO BE TRUSTED EASILY—

?!

WHY DON'T YOU WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING?

IS SKIPPING YOUR THANKS A HABIT OF YOURS?

I WAS ONLY STARTLED.

...IT SEEMS MISS BELLA WALKER HAS BECOME QUITE FAMOUS, JUST AS WE PLANNED.

SHALL WE TAKE OUR LEAVE FOR NOW?

SO YOU WON'T EVEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH UNLESS IT'S ABOUT THE MUSIC BOX.

WHY ARE YOU WANDERING AROUND OUTSIDE?

I WAS TAUGHT THAT A VALET DOES NOT NEED PERMISSION TO GO OUT, HOWEVER...

DID I LEARN INCORRECTLY?

THE BUTLER CERTAINLY TAUGHT YOU WELL.

I HEARD THAT YOU WOULD BE AT THE PALACE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON, YOUNG MASTER.

AH, DROP IT ALREADY.

RIGHT NOW, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LOOK IN THE PALACE'S DIRECTION.

...YOU

TOLD ME TO KILL YOU, DIDN'T YOU?

AFTER I RECEIVE THE MUSIC BOX.

RIGHT. AFTER I GIVE YOU THE MUSIC BOX.

SO AT LEAST UNTIL THEN, YOUR LIFE...

KEEP A LOW PROFILE AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

YOUNG MASTER...

YOU REALLY ARE A KIND PERSON.