I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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It was the next day that Lalisa met Matheus at the mass.

Knowing in advance the fact that all the women of the imperial family had gathered, Matheus was not surprised to see Lalisa.

After the mass was over, Matheus quietly approached her.

"Lalisa, how have you been?"

Facing her for the first time since her visit to the temple, Matheus had a uniformly compassionate look on his face. There were many implications to his question.

Do you still have the same desire to escape, or is there any problem with your future plans?

Lalisa couldn't answer easily.

"That...."

There were many eyes around to explain everything. Lalisa eventually gave a normal answer.

"Yes, thanks to you. And you, Matheus, have you been well?"

"Of course."

But Matheus, who had already noticed Lalisa's dark expression, seemed to have grasped the situation to some extent.

The fact that she was here at the Imperial Palace was proof that her plans were not going well.

Matheus spoke quietly.

"Lalisa, I will be staying at the palace for a month."

"Yes, Priest Jimin told me."

Matheus nodded, looking slightly surprised at her reply.

"I see you've already met Jimin."

Lifting his lips gently, Matheus said in a hushed voice.

"He's going to help Lalisa while I'm away."

"Oh...the boy?"

While Lalisa was nodding her head, a tall man came near them. He was a young priest with auburn hair and light green eyes.

He sat down as he looked at Lalisa. For some reason, the smile on the man's face was familiar for some reason.

"Master Matheus, may I explain the rest?"

The man asked Matheus for permission. Matheus nodded without hesitation.

Lalisa looked puzzled, alternating between the man and Matheus, while the man smiled, just as he had earlier.

"Your Grace, it is now the appointed time, shall we go together to the garden?"

"If it is the appointed time...."

Indeed Lalisa had an appointment with priest Jimin in the afternoon after mass. Perhaps that was what the man meant.

Lalisa nodded gently, thinking that the boy had told the man about his meeting with her.

"Yes, that's right. Priest Jimin is waiting for you."

"..."

Matheus, who was listening to their conversation, had a strange look on his face, but said nothing.

After the mass, it was time to perform the blessing ceremony for Veronica, so Matheus greeted Lalisa first.

"Well then, Lalisa, I will see you again at the next Mass."

Nodding, Lalisa walked out of the mass room with the man.

Lalisa glanced at him delicately as they walked to the garden.

It was because the man looked an awful lot like that boy yesterday.

"Are you Priest Jimin's brother?"