Edmund Gerwyn was furious.
The man had almost lost his mind and could barely control himself. He almost killed everyone in his own mansion and destroyed it when Sarah ca ho with a pale face and crying. The woman knelt in front of Edmund with a trembling body, making Edmund confused and frowning. While accompanied by Edgar, who was holding her body, Sarah told Edmund about what happened to Penelope.
With anger building up inside him, Edmund goes to Gerwyn’s family wizard and tells her to track down Penelope. Apparently, without Penelope’s knowledge, Edmund ordered the wizard of the Gerwyn family to place a tracking magic on Penelope’s body which could be activated suddenly if the beautiful woman was in danger or disappeared.
After knowing Penelope’s position, Edmund imdiately ordered his subordinates to prepare themselves to save his Duchess. How shocked Edmund was when he saw Penelope, who was being forced to kneel and hurt by Isaac Abraham. The man even dared to threaten his wife. Edmund couldn’t contain the anger inside him anymore. He imdiately took the head of one of the guild mbers hired by Isaac and threw it at the man’s feet.
"It seems you really don’t want to live in this world anymore, Isaac Abraham," growled Edmund. The man approached Isaac with slow steps and pointed his sword at Isaac. "Have you forgotten who the woman you just threatened was, hm? She’s a Duchess in this empire! Even the imperial family wouldn’t dare to touch and threaten her. But you, who is only the son of a Marquess, dare threaten my woman?!"
Despite feeling scared and shaking slightly, Isaac drew his sword. He pointed the sword at Edmund.
"Do not co any closer!" Isaac shouted. "Or, I will kill you, Duke Edmund!"
Hearing that, Edmund laughed. "What did you say just now? Do you want to kill ?" Edmund put his sword down on the floor and raised both hands. "Isaac Abraham! Even if I don’t use my sword, you can never hurt ! That’s how far my sword skills differ from yours." Edmund snorted and approached Penelope. He helped the woman to her feet and untied the ropes that tied her hands behind her back. Penelope’s white wrists turned red. Her beautiful face looked pale and dirty. Even though her body was trembling with fear, Penelope’s golden eyes shone firmly and full of enthusiasm. Edmund reached out and stroked Penelope’s cheek gently. "Are you all right, Honey?"
"Mmm!" Penelope nodded and imdiately hugged Edmund’s waist. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply the scent of Edmund’s body which was very masculine and she liked it very much. "Ed, I knew you would be able to find quickly. I know you will save !"
Edmund kissed Penelope on the forehead and stroked her hair and back gently. "Of course, I will always save you, Penny. But, forgive because I’m a little late. What about our child?" asked Edmund, rubbing Penelope’s belly. "Is our child okay?"
"Of course! Our child is strong just like you and , Ed!" Penelope looked up and smiled broadly. "You don’t need to worry about us."
"Stop being disgusting like that in front of !" Isaac shouted. The man growled and glared at Edmund and Penelope. "I will torture all of you! I will hurt you so much that you beg for my forgiveness, for daring to belittle and show off your happiness!"
"I think I really need to teach you how to value your own life," said Edmund coldly. From his hand, appeared a light and the sword that he had thrown on the floor was now flying into his right hand. "Jellal!"
Jellal, who had co with Edmund Gerwyn, imdiately appeared behind the Duke. The man knelt and bowed.
"Did you call , Duke?"
"Protect the Duchess with your own life, Jellal. If I see even the slightest wound on her body, I will take your life myself!"
Jellal nodded and imdiately asked Penelope for permission to touch her body because he had to take Penelope to a safe place. As soon as Jellal brought Penelope to safety, Edmund imdiately attacked Isaac. Startled, Isaac blocked Edmund’s attack with his sword. However, Isaac had a hard ti holding it back. Finally, Isaac gave up. The man was pushed back and fell. His sword was thrown far away and Edmund imdiately pointed the tip of his sword at the man’s neck. Isaac froze and gulped.
"Too easy for you if I imdiately kill you right this second, Isaac," said Edmund in a sharp tone. He threw away the sword in his right hand and took off his gloves. Then, the Duke threw the gloves in Isaac’s face. "I challenge you to a duel, Isaac Abraham."
Isaac didn’t have ti to dodge when Edmund grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to his feet. Then, the man hit his face repeatedly until Isaac fell to the floor again. After that, Edmund kicked Isaac in the stomach repeatedly until the man coughed up blood.
"Wait—"
"Wait, you say?" Edmund snorted and pulled Isaac again until he stood up. He dragged Isaac out of the room. Seeing that, Penelope fell into a panic. She held Jellal’s arm and looked at the man with worried eyes.
"Jellal, let’s hurry up and follow them! We have to prevent Edmund so that he won’t kill Isaac."
Jellal looked at Penelope as if his Duchess had lost her mind.
"Duchess, that man has kidnapped you and intends to torture you. I’ve also heard from Duke Edmund that Isaac Abraham always bullied you when you were little, even pushing you from the top of a tree. Why are you worried about that man? I’d be happy if Duke Edmund would torture Isaac Abraham or kill him."
Penelope groaned and massaged her temples. "Jellal, this is a matter of life and death of soone! I don’t want Edmund to kill anyone while I’m pregnant like this! Do you want to accompany to prevent him or not?"
"Alright," said Jellal in a forced tone. Not forced because he had to obey Penelope’s orders but forced to prevent Edmund from torturing Isaac. "By the way, Duchess... Sir Philleo killed almost every guild mber that Isaac Abraham had hired out there. He is as mad as Duke Edmund when it cos to your safety."
Penelope just grimaced and walked at a fast pace. When she got outside, she could see Edmund standing under a large tree with his arms crossed and looking up at the tree. Up in the tree, a wounded and bleeding Isaac Abraham stands with Chris. When did the man appear, Penelope didn’t really think about it. What was clear, Chris was standing behind Isaac, who was struggling while holding the man’s hands from behind.
"What do you think you’re doing right now, Duke Edmund?!" shouted Isaac from the top of the tree. "I will not remain silent! I will report this to my Father and the Emperor!"
"Just report it," said Edmund. "Did you think I would be scared? I could destroy Abraham’s family in an instant and I’m sure, if I threaten your Father like that, your Father will abandon you and probably kick you out of Abraham’s family. Then, you wish to report this matter to the Emperor? I can report you as well to the Emperor since you have dared to kidnap and torture Duchess Penelope!"
Isaac growled and gave Edmund a death glare.
"Oh! Do you know why I ordered my knight to carry you up the tree?" asked Edmund coldly. The man smirked. His current figure already looked like a monster that had no rcy. "Do you rember when you and my Duchess were kids, you pushed her out of a tree? My Duchess was injured and her life was in danger because of your actions. I will give you the sa experience as my Duchess went through, Isaac Abraham."
Hearing that, Isaac paled. His body was shaking violently. This tree is very tall. If he was pushed from this height, instead of just being injured, Isaac might end up with a broken bone or be disabled!
The man shook his head frantically.
"No! No!" Isaac laughed and gave Edmund a desperate look. "Duke Edmund, please think about it again. If I die, you will be considered a murderer!"
"So what?" asked Edmund in a lazy tone. "I’ve killed a lot of people on the battlefield, Isaac. People call the hero of the empire. But, in reality, I am a murderer. I kill many lives on the battlefield. Even though those people were enemies of the empire, they were still humans. So, it makes no difference if I kill you now."
"I am sorry!" Isaac shouted. "I’m sorry for hurting the Duchess all this ti." Isaac looked at Penelope and Jellal, who was standing not far from Edmund. "Penelope, I’m sorry. We’re childhood friends, right? Hmm? I will do whatever you want. I pushed you when we were kids because I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just childish mischief, Penelope. You understand, don’t you? Children always play without knowing the limits." Isaac grimaced and gulped. "You will forgive , won’t you?"
At first, Penelope wanted to ask Edmund to stop. Edmund could take Isaac to the imperial prison and get the Emperor to punish the man. However, the anger started to well up inside Penelope when Isaac said the man pushed her from the tree by accident. Because child delinquency is a natural thing. Didn’t that man hear little Penelope’s terrified screams, little Penelope’s cries of pain, and little Penelope’s pleas for him?!
Penelope approached Edmund and stood right beside him. Then, the woman looked up and smiled at Isaac. Seeing Penelope’s smile, Isaac felt he had succeeded in convincing Penelope. In his heart, Isaac called Penelope a stupid woman, who could be easily controlled. After he managed to survive Edmund’s torture, Isaac swore he would co up with a new plan to make Penelope suffer.
"Chris?" called Penelope. Chris looked at Penelope and looked down.
"Say whatever you want, Duchess," Chris said in a submissive tone.
Penelope tilted her head and crossed her arms. Her smile was still visible on her pretty face. However, only Edmund recognized the aning of Penelope’s smile. The Duke grinned and was proud of his wife.
"I’m sick of hearing his words," Penelope said. "Just push him. From that height, I’m sure he won’t die. Even though he would end up disabled, the Askary family and the Gerwyn family would compensate him. That is if his Father still has pride when he finds out what he has done to ."
Hearing that, Isaac widened his eyes. He panicked even more and looked back at Chris.
"Wait a minute! Wait!" Isaac looked at Penelope again. "Penelope, I’m sorry. I will be responsible for all my past actions that always hurt you. I—"
"Hey," Penelope gave Isaac a sharp look. "Call Duchess. Don’t ever call my na with that dirty mouth of yours, Isaac Abraham. Chris, push him!"
Isaac scread in fear when Chris finally pushed his body away. The man had seen Penelope embracing Edmund and smiling happily at the Duke’s chest before his eyes closed because he couldn’t bear the intense pain in his body.
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