I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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Shortly thereafter, the summer sun came up.

The smell of fresh grass lingered in the green villa.

"Your Grace, this is Lockman. May I come in?"

In the morning, the attending physician, Lockman, came for a routine check-up.

When Lalisa nodded her head as a sign of permission, Melissa rushed to open the door.

"Good morning. Did you have a good night?"

Lockman's face as he said hello was warm, as always.

Lalisa nodded and held out her hand in a familiar way. Soon, Lockman began to check her pulse.

Lalisa stared at Lockman who was concentrating.

Lockman had been her doctor since she was at the Grand Duke's castle.

Perhaps even before she married Junkook, Lockman had been with him.

"Your pulse is normal. The temperature is also appropriate. Your physical strength seems to have improved more than before."

Lockman closed his wrinkled eyes and smiled. After a moment's hesitation, Lalisa quietly opened her mouth.

"Lockman, since when did you work as His Highness' doctor?"

Lockman's eyes widened slightly at an unexpected question. It was because Lalisa had never asked him anything.

"It has been over twenty years. I've been serving His Highness since he was staying in the Imperial Palace."

"I see ... "

Lockman continued, noticing that Lalisa had something to ask.

"Do you have any questions about His Highness?"

Lalisa, who was hesitating, meekly nodded.

In fact, she wanted to know about Junkook's past some time ago.

Because she wondered if there was another reason he hated her, unknown to her.

"I want to know what kind of life he has lived."

All she knew was that Junkook was the emperor's nephew.

Even at a young age, he was an excellent knight who managed the battlefield and made a big contribution.

Lockman was silent for a moment, as if contemplating how far he could talk.

"It's hard to say that I know everything, but His Highness....He has lived a lonely life."

The young Junkook, whom Lockman first saw twenty years ago, was a child who could not cry even if he was hurt and sick.

He still vividly remembered what Junkook said before going to war.

"Is there anyone who will be happy if I come back alive?"

He was not pessimistic or sad, he just had a calm face. Lockman continued quietly, erasing the flashbacks.

"He's not just as impeccable and strong as the world sees him."

"... "

"He didn't even have everything in the first place."

That was all Lockman could say.

When he stopped speaking, Lalisa looked at him with a puzzled expression.

A lonely person, not completely impeccable, nor just strong.

He doesn't have everything...

All in all, it was the exact opposite of what Lalisa thought.