The Duke's Obsession With His Wife — Chapter 31

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS (3)

STEP OUT OF YOUR CARRIAGE, NOW!

OR WE'LL BLOW THIS BASTARD'S HEAD OFF!

THIS MUST BE... THE GANG OF THIEVES EDWIN MENTIONED!!

LOOKS LIKE WE HIT THE JACKPOT

HURRY IT UP!

WE'RE NOT MESSING AROUND, YOU KNOW!

AHH...!

A-ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO AS YOU SAY!

HAND OVER YOUR PURSE!

A MUSKET... AREN'T THOSE ONLY FOR SOLDIERS?

I SAID, HAND IT OVER!

M-MY LADY...

OH!

MY LADY!!

H-HOW DARE YOU! DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO YOU'RE MESSING WITH...?!

YOU BETTER NOT LAY A FINGER ON HER, OR HEADS WILL ROLL!

WHAT, IS SHE A DUCHESS OR SOMETHING?

SORRY GIRLIE, BUT MY GUN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR HOIGHTY TOIGHTY TITLES.

WHY YOU...!

ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE IS IN THAT PURSE...

TAKE IT AND LET US GO, PLEASE.

OY.

WE'RE THE ONES CALLING THE SHOTS HERE, NOT YOU.

SEARCH THE CARRIAGE.

ON YOUR FEET.

I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT GETTING JEFFREY AND ANAIS CAUGHT UP IN THIS...

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE INSISTED ON STOPPING BY WALTER & NEWMAN'S...

IF I HADN'T TAKEN SO MUCH TIME, WE'D BE SAFE AT HOME BY NOW.

THESE THIEVES NEVER SHOW UP IN THE ORIGINAL STORY, SO I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D RUN INTO THEM.

I WAS TOO CARELESS.

I HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND KEEP JEFFREY AND ANAIS SAFE.

WHAT THE HELL, THERE'S NOTHING HERE BUT GARBAGE.

HMPH, YOU'D EXPECT MORE FROM SUCH A FANCY-ASS CARRIAGE.

WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE GONE SHOPPING FOR JEWELS, INSTEAD OF THIS JUNK, LADY?

THOSE WERE FOR EUNICE...!

WHATEVER. HAND OVER ANY VALUABLES YOU'RE WEARING—

QUICK, GET BACK TO THE CARRIAGE, MY LADY!!

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NERVE, YOU BASTARD!!

DAMMIT...

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!

MY NEXT SHOT WON'T MISS, YOU KNOW!

AND TO THINK I WAS PLANNING ON GOING EASY ON YOU!

STOP!!

YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING WE WERE CARRYING.

SO PLEASE, LET US GO.

WE NEED TO JUST GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT AND SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY.

ONCE THEY REALIZE WHO I AM, I'M SURE THEY WON'T BE WILLING TO LET US GO SO EASILY.

BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE DUKE WILL COME AFTER THEM.

WHO KNOWS... I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST THESE CRUEL BASTARDS...

...TO SLAUGHTER ALL OF US IN COLD BLOOD, JUST TO STAY ON THE SAFE SIDE.

HERE.

TAKE THESE.

HAHA.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. GLAD YOU DECIDED TO WISE UP.

THESE ARE ALL THE JEWELS I HAVE ON ME.

THE GIRL BEHIND ME IS A MAID, SO THERE'S NO POINT IN SEARCHING HER. SHE'S GOT NOTHING OF VALUE.

M-MY LADY...

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GIVE THOSE UP...?"

IT'S FINE.

A UNIQUE PIECE OF JEWELRY LIKE THAT WEDDING RING SHOULD BE EASY TO TRACK DOWN.

THAT GEM IS ESPECIALLY VALUABLE... IT'LL BE EASY ENOUGH TO FIND AGAIN, EVEN AFTER IT'S BEEN SOLD OFF.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE US, YOU CAN KEEP SEARCHING.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE JUST STEPPED OUT FOR SOME PAINT, SO I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS WE'RE NOT CARRYING ANYTHING OF VALUE.

HMM...

FINE, BUT WE'LL BE TAKING THIS ONE HERE WITH US.

?!

WE CAN'T HAVE YOU TRYING ANY FUNNY BUSINESS BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS AREA.

I'M AS GOOD AS DEAD...!

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!

AND HE TRIED TO ATTACK US.

WHAT WAS THAT?

DON'T TELL ME YOU STILL THINK YOU HAVE ANY SAY HERE...

I-IF YOU KIDNAP HIM, IT'LL JUST END UP CAUSING A MUCH BIGGER COMMOTION, AND YOU'LL HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING AWAY...!

BESIDES, A HOSTAGE IS HARD TO CONTROL...

TAKE THESE HORSES, INSTEAD!

THESE HORSES HAVE A FINE PEDIGREE, AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A PRETTY PENNY FOR THEM.

THE HORSES?

YES, THE HORSES WILL HELP YOU GET AWAY FASTER, WON'T THEY?

MY LADY...!

SEE HOW CALM THEY'VE BEEN, EVEN AFTER YOU SHOT YOUR GUN?

AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CHASE AFTER YOU.

FINE. I SUPPOSE THAT MAKES SENSE.

I DID IT...!!

HAHA, I THOUGHT TODAY MIGHT BE A BUST, BUT IT ENDED UP BEING A PRETTY GOOD SCORE.

WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF TAKING THE HORSES?

WE'VE DODGED THIS BULLET...

BUT IT'S STILL DANGEROUS TO BE STRANDED IN THESE WOODS WITHOUT ANY HORSES.

YOU JUST GOTTA SQUEEZE EVERY LAST PENNY OUTTA THEM.

LET'S GO FIND SOMEWHERE TO GRAB A DRINK.

WE'LL BE LEFT IN A TIGHT SPOT EITHER WAY...

TIME TO REPAY THE DUCHESS FOR SAVING MY LIFE!

YAH!!

!!!

AHHH!!!

ARGH!!!

RUN!! NOW!!!

I HAVE TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT GUN...!!

JEFFREY, BEHIND YOU!

...!!

...!!