Married to The Duke | LK Adaptation

Chapter 5

Even the man's subordinates-who looked like beasts capable of devouring a person as if they were deer meat after threatening their leader like this-stopped eating their food to glance her way.

A cold sweat ran down Lisa's back to expose her wit.

"What?"

He asked her as if she just hadn't answered him. Then, he repeated for emphasis.

"What?"

Perhaps, he wanted her to elaborate.

It was only natural that he had asked her again.

Comforting herself, Lisa closed her eyes tightly.

Duke Lavera chuckled, and the wicked sound scattered in the atmosphere.

As he continued to laugh, the tension in the air seemed to dissipate, and he successfully managed to make everyone laugh, albeit awkwardly.

"Yes, I am a thief."

The man said flatly.

"What?"

Lisa unconsciously repeated the same tone she had earlier.

The man spat out his words akin to a wild beast's growl.

"Thieves rob others of their own property, kill them if they wanted to and kidnap helpless women."

His deep voice sounded eerie as he mentioned a few ruthless behaviors on their kind's list.

"The devastation at the Northern Frontier made it difficult for the bandits to survive."

Breathtaking silence ensued after the man's grim statement, but it only lasted for a short time.

"It's only a jest, My Lady."

"......."

"I'm not interested in such trifling bandits so you can relax now."

His protruding Adam's apple moved up and down as the man drank the red wine leisurely.

The man's calm and relaxed attitude lightened the atmosphere.

Jungkook's men chuckled while exchanging glances, but Lisa couldn't smile at all.

'If he were jesting with that serious look on his face, no one would believe him.'

Lisa thought as she drank wine in a hurry.

Marquis Milose, who had given his undivided attention to his guest from the North, scolded her.

"You ignorant thing! Aren't you aware that the first Duke of Lavera was praised centuries ago as a hero of the founding fathers?"

The Marquis clicked his tongue in disapproval and proceeded to recite the history of the Lavera.

"Not many people know that the second successor of the royal family of this Empire are the Lavera's."

"Oh, yes..."

"Jungkook, who is sitting here with us on the table, had led this dignified family by himself."

The Marquis insinuated, wording his statements carefully so as not to get on his bad side.

"The previous family of the Laveras had encountered a fatal accident a few years ago and this is how he had succeeded the Dukedom."

"......?"

"It was difficult for the new Duke to get the title because he had no ounce of the' previous Lavera's blood' running through his veins. I think it's a good thing rather than a disaster."