I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

9

Melissa, tell me... when will he be back?"

Lalisa asked Melissa nonchalantly as she was working on her hair. Melissa was silent with a troubled look on her face.

"I guess he has a lot of work to do. He always returns late when he's busy."

"...Is that so?"

Lalisa let out a small sigh. It's been almost two months since he left. No matter how much she thought about it, Lalisa couldn't get rid of the idea that the reason he hadn't come back for such a long time was because of her.

"Um...Your Grace, what's the schedule for today?"

"I think I'll read some books in the study."

Lalisa replied grimly. After Bennett's quick rejection of the garden repair, she was unable to find anything more to do.

And there was no one to invite to tea parties and social gatherings.

This was because Lalisa never went to social gatherings before her marriage, and none of them were close to her.

Most of all, she felt that Jungkook might not like it if she spent money to organize a social party without permission.

So all she could do was to read a book in the study or take a walk around the castle.

"Instead of doing that, why don't you go out with me to the city? You've never been around the territory before."

Melissa suggested carefully, and a small light appeared in Lalisa's eyes.

True to Melissa's word, Lalisa had never properly walked around the estate since they were married.

"I like it, but... Melissa, don't you have a lot of work to do?"

"Eh, serving the Grand Duchess is more important than anything else."

Melissa finished grooming Lalisa's hair with a bright smile. Her hair, loosely braided on both sides and gathered into a single bun, looked good on Lalisa.

"Then I'll call the carriage, I'll assume you're coming."

Lalisa gave a small smile as she watched Melissa leave the room. She was grateful to Melissa for trying to make her feel better.

It was the first time Lalisa had ever left the castle. The carriage was headed for the biggest shopping district in the territory.

Eventually, the carriage came to a stop. As she slowly stepped outside, the first thing she saw was the clock tower in the center.

A large fountain was placed around it, and the city was crowded with people sitting on benches and waves of moving people.

Lalisa took a deep breath. Just going out like this made her feel lighter.

"Your Grace, where do you want to go first?"

Lalisa pondered for a while, then pointed to a street lined with markets.

"Shall we go over there?"

"Okay!"

Melissa grabbed her hand. Lalisa's eyes filled with warmth as she stared at her linked hands. She had never gone out with a friend before, but this way she felt like she was hanging out with a friend. After walking around for a while, Lalisa saw a small flower shop. She paused for a moment. Then she stared at the neatly arranged flowers in front of the store.

She smiled a little as she kept looking at the lilies on one side.

Her biological mother was the daughter of a merchant who owned a flower shop. Perhaps that was why she was particularly fond of flowers from an early age.