I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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The next day, Lalisa woke up earlier than usual and hurriedly prepared to go out.

Dressed in a frilly white dress, she stared at her reflection in the mirror.

She still wasn't used to the sight of three maids helping her dress up.

Before this marriage happened, she didn't have any maids helping her. Lalisa was not a Young Lady, but a daughter of the Marquis's mistress.

Since her mother was a commoner, she could not officially become the second wife of the Marquis. So according to the procedure, Lalisa wasn't the Marquis's daughter either.

However, after giving birth to her first son, the Marquise's wife was diagnosed as infertile and could not have any more children.

That was why the Marquis had Lalisa formally admitted to his family while concealing the fact that she was his illegitimate daughter.

"Lalisa, you are the best commodity for valuable work."

As can be seen from the word 'commodity', it means a political marriage, 'something of value', which the Marquis was always in the habit of saying.

A father who wanted to make a profit by putting his daughter on the line.

To him, Lalisa was just a tool to sell to a good place and increase his position.

Lalisa was well aware that for aristocrats, marriage was mostly a political tool, but she still wanted to have a marriage that combined love.

Having grown up in an environment where there was no family love, she wanted a home filled with love.

So when this marriage was arranged, Lalisa began to believe in the existence of God for the first time.

That man who she had never forgotten.... He was now her husband.

"Duchess, are you going to see His Highness off?"

At the sound of the servant's voice awakening her thoughts, Lalisa finally snapped out of the long standing memory that had lasted since last night. Looking up, she saw the servants smiling at her as they finished her makeup. Lalisa felt somewhat embarrassed.

Stroking her hair, Lalisa replied.

"Yes. I don't get to see him very often, so I just wanted to say hello."

"I'm sure His Highness will be very pleased."

Lalisa smiled awkwardly and stood up from her seat. I was a little embarrassed that her attempt at a light greeting seemed to be interpreted as a big deal.

'But if I make a little effort like this, I can get closer to him, right?'

'I hope His Highness wishes to be closer to me, too.'

Unlike Lalisa, who had never forgotten him, Jungkook did not seem to remember her.

But she kept the promise she made to him that day, to meet him again like this, to let him know her name.

Lalisa came out of her bedroom and immediately went downstairs to the lobby. She saw the servants lined up in front of the entrance.

When the servants spotted Lalisa, they all bowed to her at once. She nodded lightly. Shortly after, Jungkook entered the central staircase through a long corridor.

"..."

He entered the hall with a leisurely gait, dressed in a black uniform decorated with gold thread. Lalisa gazed at the figure in a daze.

The splendid conquest, masterfully woven over his broad shoulders and a strong body, suited him very well. He was a beautiful man that Lalisa had always admired since she first saw him a long time ago.