I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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It was only half a day after Jungkook's return that Lalisa's trail was found.

It was near the border to another land. It was there that the knights, who were confirming the identities of the territory people, recognized her face.

Due to the crowds of people, Lalisa escaped, but some knights soon caught up with her and succeeded in tracking down the carriage in which she was riding.

The news was immediately conveyed to Jungkook.

"Yes, she ran away on her own."

Jungkook murmured with a strange expression.

Now it was certain that Lalisa had escaped on her own.

'You said you'll stay by my side, smiling and talking, said you'll be waiting for me, but you ran away.'

With her eyes clear and transparent as always, and her face innocent as if she knew nothing.

Like that, she deceived him and left.

Jungkook stared into space with an unfocused gaze and soon clenched his fists. He felt a burning sensation in his chest.

His mind began to teeter between betrayal and rage.

He stood silently for a long time, then turned at the sound of the door opening.

Lloyd, who entered, opened his mouth with a slightly complicated look on his face.

"Your Highness, according to the servant's words.... the only thing that disappeared in the Grand Duchess's room was a few pieces of clothing."

Jungkook's quiet gaze turned to Lloyd.

"The valuables and accessories..."

"They seem to have been left untouched."

Jungkook gave a small twist of one side of his mouth.

He ordered the servants to check Lalisa's room, but he had no idea that she only took a few clothes with her when she fled...

Lalisa left him in his castle, leaving behind all that he had offered her.

He intuitively knew what this meant.

She was trying to erase the time she had lived here as his wife. She dared to hope that she would be forgotten by him forever.

Jungkook's sharp gaze reached the wedding ring in his hand.

With a turbulent gaze, Jungkook stared out the window. Before he knew it, it was snowing outside. He looked out the window for a while and thought. Lalisa would be back to her place soon.

The knights would continue to track her, and as long as she could not leave the territory, she had no choice but to be caught.

But the impatience that kept rising continued to scratch his nerves.

Even though he tried her best to stay calm, he just couldn't calm this feeling down.

Lalisa should never have run away like this.

As his wife, she had to be by his side and feel his pain even when she was sick. Even if it was painful, she had to suffer in front of his eyes.

Lalisa Caesar, even if she died, had to die in his territory.

"Your Highness!"

At that moment, a knight stormed in the office.

"Her...Her Highness....she's gone!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?"

Jungkook asked back in a sharp tone, and the knight, who had been panting for a long time, continued to speak gibberish.