Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 36 - Breaking News

The sudden turn of Evan’s head made Duke Wilson wake up and he quickly turned his face away, his whole person looked a little flustered.

Evan also felt a bit overwhelmed, he has never seen such deep feelings appear in a person’s eyes and he has never thought of how deep the duke’s feelings for him would be.

There was an awkward silence between the two. Evan didn’t know what to say while the duke felt ashamed and angry with himself.

He saw it, he knows now.

Such thoughts grabbed Duke Wilson’s heart and he really wanted to disappear from this place immediately.

After a long silence, Evan realised that he couldn’t go on like this. If this silence continues like this, the relationship between him and the duke would also change.

“What do you think of my thoughts?” Evan asked suddenly.

Duke Wilson was taken aback by Evan’s sudden question. He was stiff as he turned his face back. Looking at the gentle expression that was still on Evan’s face, Duke Wilson felt relieved.

He probably didn’t see it, Duke Wilson thought as he felt fortunate. In his mind, Evan is probably the purest and most devout believer in the world, and the feelings he felt in his heart are very evil in his own opinion. He doesn’t want Evan to find out about his feelings, he wants to hide these feelings and never let anyone know.

“Your idea is also very reasonable.” Duke Wilson tried his best to adjust his expression back to normal.

Evan raised his eyebrows slightly, “Then tell me, should I report this to Sheriff Chandler?”

Duke Wilson frowned as he replied, “There is no evidence in this matter and if you were to tell Sheriff Chandler that there’s something wrong without sufficient evidence, while you don’t know if he will believe it or not, I’m afraid that it will also damage the friendship with the sheriff.”

Evan smiled, Duke Wilson really worries about me a lot. His relationship with Sheriff Chandler was not close at first so his meddling was fine the last time. No matter how generous the sheriff is, there was a possibility that he would be dissatisfied this time. And Evan will not do these thankless things.

“What you said is very true,” Evan said with sincerity, “I was inconsiderate.”

When Duke Wilson heard this, for some reason, he suddenly felt a little satisfied. Pursing his lips, he lowered his head and smiled.

When he raised his head again, his face was back to his normal expression.

“It’s good that you can figure this out.” Duke Wilson tried his best to restrain the joy he felt as he spoke.

Evan could see that the duke’s expression was somewhat unnatural but he didn’t know what was wrong with him, so he nodded.

Before he left, Duke Wilson and Evan continued talking for a while and the atmosphere between both of them was much better than before.

Evan squinted as he watched the duke leave but he felt a bit uncertain in his heart. The way the duke treated him made him feel a little complicated.

Evan sighed and buried his head in the quilt, his heart feeling heavy.

A few days later, Evan had started to recover from his injuries. Everything that was happening with Mr Johnson’s case was told to Evan by his servant, Tom. For example, Mrs Johnson’s complaints, Sheriff Chandler’s rage and the chaos of the hearing simply left Evan speechless.

He thought that Mrs Johnson was a rational person, but now, hearing about her hysterical behaviour, it is surprising that she can do these emotional things.

Evan’s injury had almost healed and he was able to sit up. Tom helped him walk to the other side of the room and helped him sit so he could bask in the sun.

Evan took the newspaper that Tom brought and read the various gossip columns about this incident. As he read, he really couldn’t help laughing sometimes.

As he read through the newspaper, Duke Wilson entered the room.

“Reverend Bruce.” He casually walked over to Evan’s side and sat down.

The relationship between Duke Wilson and Evan has become much closer these days.

“Lord Duke.” Evan still saluted politely.

Duke Wilson looked at Evan’s gentle expression and his eyes softened as he spoke in a warm voice, “Are you feeling better?”

Evan smiled and put down the newspaper in his hand, “I’m better and I can sit up now. I’m only afraid that I still have a long way to go before I recover completely.”

The duke’s expression suddenly looked regretful, “This time, it is because of me that you have experienced these terrible things.”

Evan laughed, “You are overthinking it. This is a test from the Lord. I am able to escape from death and I am very grateful for this gift from the Lord.”

Duke Wilson sighed. As he blinked, he saw the newspaper that Evan put on the table and a complex expression flashed across his face.

“Are you also concerned about this matter? This is really shameful. Mrs Johnson is like a mad woman now.”

Evan sighed and there was pity in his eyes, “Please, don’t say this about a lady. Although her method is extreme, it is all for finding out the truth of Mr Johnson’s death.”

When he heard Evan’s wrong tone, there was a look of annoyance in Duke Wilson’s eyes and he said, “You’re right, I was too mean.”

His tone was so eager that Evan glanced at him. Duke Wilson looked embarrassed, he bit his lip and there was a look of annoyance in his beautiful eyes.

Evan just smiled softly, “No, you don’t have to be sorry. Mrs Johnson’s actions are indeed inappropriate and now, I’m afraid that many people share your thoughts.”

Duke Wilson heaved a sigh of relief and added, “It’s true that the word outside is now like this. But Sheriff Chandler, under Mrs Johnson’s pressure, has finally decided to reinvestigate Mr Johnson’s death.”

Evan listened and different thoughts moved through his mind. Sheriff Chandler, in Evan’s view, is a very assertive person. If there is no clear evidence, he may not change his mind.

“Is this true?” Evan looked surprised, “Did Sheriff Chandler find any evidence?”

Duke Wilson frowned when he heard his questions and after thinking about it for a while, he finally spoke, “I didn’t want to tell you about these things, after all, this is really too scary.”

Evan just smiled, “You always think of me as being so vulnerable. You don’t have to worry, I won’t be so easily frightened.”

Duke Wilson’s brows still didn’t loosen and he paused to think about it again before speaking, “Well, you will hear about it sooner or later anyway.”

He picked up the newspaper from the table and pointed to a huge picture in the newspaper and asked, “Do you know this person?”

Evan looked over and saw that the person Duke Wilson was referring to was a beautiful young man standing proudly behind the Johnsons.

This picture is a photograph of Mr Johnson before his death. He did not know where and how the reporter found it and published it on the main page of the newspaper.

Evan nodded, “This person is Mr Johnson’s secretary, Rael.”

Evan had a deep impression of this beautiful young man but he hadn’t seen this person since he was shot some time ago and he also didn’t take it seriously. Now that Duke Wilson pointed him out, his memory of this person was brought up.

“Yes.” Duke Wilson threw the newspaper on the table with contempt as if there was a virus on the newspaper.

“It’s this person.” Duke Wilson looked up at Evan, “I’m afraid you still don’t know, the relationship between him and Mr Johnson was not pure.”

When he said this sentence, there was a trace of expectation and contempt in his expression. Evan couldn’t tell which one accounted for more and he was stunned for a moment.

He never thought that a standard gentleman like Mr Johnson would have such hobbies, but when he thinks about it now, he can remember that there was something wrong between the two people.

For example, Mr Johnson could endure such an arrogant person like Rael, or the strange atmosphere between the two people when he went to see Mr Johnson that day.

But this revelation came so suddenly that Evan didn’t know how to react. In the end, he could only stare at the duke in a daze and ask in a low voice, “You, what did you say?”

Looking at Evan’s dull expression, the duke’s heart sank and he could not tell whether he was more disappointed or more gratified. Disappointed at Evan’s ignorance in this aspect and pleased that he is so simple and kind.

“Reverend,” Duke Wilson adjusted his expression as much as possible in order to make himself look more natural, “That secretary, Rael, has an improper relationship with Mr Johnson.”

“Improper relationship.” Evan repeated meaninglessly, “What do you mean?”

After a moment, Evan seemed to have suddenly reacted and he looked at Duke Wilson as if he had seen a ghost.

Duke Wilson felt bitter in his heart. He pursed his lips tightly and said, “That’s what you understand.”

“Oh my God!” Evan behaved like every devout believer, he drew the sign of the cross in front of him, “This is really terrible.”

Duke Wilson almost wanted to run away when he heard these words. He had known that Evan’s reaction would be like this, but he’d still had a little hope that he would have a different reaction. He felt so stupid that he almost despised himself.

Evan was very concerned about the duke’s every move at this time, and he could see the changes in the duke’s mood.

“As a married man, Mr Johnson betrayed the covenant of marriage with the Holy Spirit. This is really terrible.” The expression on Evan’s face was simple and sincere, like a person who was really worried about this.

The ashen-faced Duke Wilson was stunned. He turned his head stiffly, looked at Evan and asked, in a daze, “What did you just say?”

Evan looked at the duke with some doubt, “Mr Johnson betrayed his marriage covenant. Didn’t you just tell me that?”

“Yes! Yes!” Duke Wilson looked excited, “I told you this, but don’t you object to two men…”

After all, Duke Wilson is an old-fashioned gentleman so the last sentence couldn’t be complete.

Evan looked at the duke and he smiled, “Why do you think so?” Evan picked up the newspaper, “Although the Bible says that two men cannot love each other, things in this world are very complicated. Love comes from nothing and this is not something that can be stopped by the Bible. I don’t have the right to deny a person’s feelings.”

Evan said such words but the duke looked like he had not understood as he stared at Evan, stunned.

T/N : An annoying human that’ll cause a lot of trouble for Evan in the next few chapters will appear in the next chapter. I do wish I can skip these chapters but I can’t 😞😞