I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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That night, an old memory appeared in a dream.

"I didn't want you to be my wife from the beginning. That's my reason."

It was a memory of the day when she confessed her heart to Jungkook.

That day, Jungkook had said so in a voice without a single hint of warmth.

His cold expression, which made her heart ache, was vividly portrayed as if it had happened yesterday.

After waking up from her sleep, Lalisa slowly opened her eyes and slowly got up.

When she looked out the window, it was dawn.

However, her long-standing memories, which were brought out unconsciously, made her mind shattered and she could not fall asleep again.

Lalisa got up from the bed with an empty face.

After she put on a thick shawl that was hung to one side, she walked towards the door.

She opened the door and saw an empty hallway. Lalisa, who had been walking along the hallway like that, finally stood in front of the stairs.

At dawn like this, whether she thought there was no way she could escape, or whether she was being watched from behind, no one was seen in the hall.

She went down the stairs slowly, and soon passed through the door.

She just walked down the street slowly.

As if it was snowing, she could feel her feet sinking with every step she took.

When she lifted her head, at first glance, the tall trees were visible under the moonlight.

After walking for a while through the trees, Lalisa soon stopped on a long bridge across the lake.

The winter lake she had been looking through the window the whole time. But it was the first time she came out and saw it in person like this.

The lake shimmering in the moonlight was covered with thin ice.

Lalisa leaned against the railing, keeping the shining lake in her sight for a long time.

Then, someone grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back.

"...Ah."

With a firm touch, her back touched someone's arms.

At that moment, focus returned to Lalisa's eyes, which had been empty the whole time. When she raised her head to check behind her, Jungkook, with a surprised look on his face as if he had been running in a hurry, immediately came into view.

"What are you doing here at this hour?"

Jungkook tightened his grip around her waist.

He looked like he was very confused.

Locked in his big arms, Lalisa blinked blankly.

She didn't not know why she came out here.

Was she trying to run away from him? Or was she unconsciously wanting to get some wind?

Lalisa couldn't answer her own questions and tried to take his hand off. However, Jungkook wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her with a more tenacious strength.

It was only then that Lalisa realized that his breathing was trembling.

"Don't surprise me. I, you again...."

He thought she was going to throw herself into such deep water. He took her completely into his arms with a desperate touch.

Lalisa could feel his stiff body rising and falling slowly behind her back.