Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 55 - The Innocent Child

Alia couldn’t tell how she felt about the priest. When she first realized that Duke Wilson was different to him, she didn’t take it seriously, but then, there were more and more signs which gradually made her feel a little weird.

Alia’s sixth sense made her realize that there was some kind of problem between the two people, and although Alia had lived in the small town of Delanlier since she was a child, she was not really ignorant of the world. She had heard of some special hobbies of gentlemen in this era, but she never imagined that Duke Wilson, whom she respected very much, would have such a problem.

Alia felt very complicated in her heart. She was only guessing before, but Ford’s words made it even more difficult for her to accept.

Alia bit her lower lip lightly, her expression unpredictable.

Dr. Hester saw that Alia suddenly stood still and hurriedly turned around and called her in a low voice: “Alia!”

Dr. Hester’s expression was so serious that Alia herself was taken aback.

“Let’s go.” Dr. Hester’s face was ashen, he thought Alia was going to do something unexpected again.

Seeing that Dr. Hester was so anxious, Alia nodded slightly and followed him.

Alia and Dr. Hester came to the side hall where the guests were being entertained. In the side hall, many local gentlemen from Delanlier were also gathered, and the most conspicuous ones were standing in the middle with red faces. For Sheriff Chandler, the tricky case has finally been solved at this time and he has been very excited these few days.

“Oh, my dear Doctor, you are finally here.” Sheriff Chandler, because of his height, saw the Hesters walk in with a glance.

“And Miss Alia, I haven’t seen you for a long time.” Sheriff Chandler gave a very gentle salute.

Alia smiled a little hauntingly. She has been waiting for Edward’s arrival, only then will she have a chance.

It was Dr. Hester who chatted with Sheriff Chandler with great interest. Regarding this case, Dr. Hester obviously had a lot of theories and wanted to communicate with the sheriff. Filled with bitterness, it wasn’t easy for Sheriff Chandler to refuse, Dr. Hester is still a very prestigious person in Delanlier.

Dr. Hester was completely involved in talking about this treacherous case, and it didn’t take long for him to forget about Alia’s existence. Alia secretly withdrew her hand from Dr. Hester’s arm, holding the corner of her skirt and went towards Edward’s room in her memory.

Because of the large number of people who came this time, no one noticed Alia’s actions. She slipped to the second floor very smoothly, but stopped when she passed Evan’s room. She was very curious, what kind of magic power does the Reverend have for him to be favored by a cold gentleman like Duke Wilson?

Alia looked at the door with some hesitation and finally left. Now is not the time to care about this matter. Edward is the most important. As long as she has control of Edward, Reverend Bruce will not pose a threat.

Alia strengthened her thoughts and walked directly to Edward’s room on the third floor.

When Alia was almost out of sight, the door that was closed suddenly opened and Evan’s expressionless face appeared behind the door. He looked at Alia’s tiptoeing back and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips. He really wasn’t surprised, she was so easy to use.

Alia quickly came to the door of Edward’s room and knocked lightly on the door. After a while, a childish voice came from the door, “Who is it?” There was a hint of surprise in his tone.

Alia froze for a moment when she heard such an unfamiliar tone, and then reacted immediately, groaning in her heart, and hurriedly said, “It’s me, Alia.”

“Alia?” With some doubt, the door was opened with little sound, and little Edward, who was in a suit, looked at Alia with a frown.

Alia was relieved when she saw him. She knew that Edward hated being in close contact with other people except the Duke and Reverend Bruce, so if it was not out of necessity, there were usually few servants in his room.

“Lord Edward, I haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you very much.” Alia said very sincerely.

Edward’s impression of Alia is not bad. Although he has been estranged from her after not seeing each other in the past few weeks, he still feels relatively close emotionally.

“Come in Alia, it’s great that you can come today.” Edward’s face immediately put on a pure smile.

Alia’s expression was stiff, it seemed that even Edward was aware that she was hated by the Duke.

Alia followed Edward into the room and sat down under Edward’s warm reception, but as she looked at Edward’s innocent face, she didn’t know how to speak.

“Alia, do you have anything to say to me?” Although Edward was a child, the question he asked was to the core. Alia was the guest this time and at this time, she should not be in this place.

Arya looked around the room and glanced at Edward, his eyes were still innocent and pure, as if he didn’t know how sharp the question he had just asked was.

“I… I haven’t seen you for a long time. I missed you very much, so I wanted to come and see you.” Alia said with a dry smile.

This excuse is very ridiculous. Today is Edward’s birthday and he is the protagonist of the day. If she wants to see him, in ten minutes, she would.

But Edward didn’t seem to realize that this excuse was so stupid, he still smiled innocently, “I missed you very much too, Alia. You know the book you gave to me before, Evan read it to me a few days ago. But Evan said it was a bit advanced for me and not for my age.”

When Alia heard these words, she felt really dissatisfied. It was really abhorrent for someone like Reverend Bruce to criticize her taste, to slander her in front of a child.

“Lord Edward.” Alia said very quickly, “Please don’t believe what Reverend Bruce said. You are the only son of Duke Wilson and the knowledge reserve you need is far higher than that of a normal child, that book is exactly what you should read. You can’t lower your expectations by listening to Reverend Bruce’s ridiculous words, you must always remember that you are an honorable lord.”

Alia’s words are full of irony, especially about Evan. It was like her words were filled with mockery towards Evan, it was almost overflowing.

But Edward’s face gradually turned cold at her words but Alia didn’t see such a change as she continued to say in a big way.

“Actually, what I want to say to you today is not only this, but what I want to tell you is that, you should also know that Mr Ford, who came to Delanlier this time, has known Reverend Bruce before. He knows Reverend Bruce very well. According to him, Reverend Bruce is not as simple and kind as he appears. He is actually a very scheming person. He took this opportunity to recover from his injuries to seduce Duke Wilson. Now Duke Wilson has feelings for him. Lord Edward, please stop such a terrible thing from happening, if this thing spreads, I am afraid that the Duke will be ruined!”

As she spoke, Alia was like an upright warrior, eyes full of righteousness. She looked at Edward righteously, expecting the child’s reaction in her heart. She expected him to turn pale with fright and throw himself into her arms for comfort, or immediately drive Reverend Bruce out of Cornwall Manor in anger. No matter which result it was, Alia’s heart was extremely happy.

It’s just a pity that Edward didn’t have any of the above reactions, he looked at Alia coldly without any expression on his face.

“This is what you want to say to me?” His tone was very cold, with a childish voice that sounded a little weird.

Alia looked at Edward and couldn’t help shivering. She had never seen Edward look like this. Edward was always a weak and innocent child in her heart.

“I…I’m telling the truth.” Alia’s tone trembled slightly, and she suddenly found that things were not as simple as she thought.

“Huh! The truth?” Edward suddenly stood up from the chair, his short figure suddenly looked imposing at this moment.

“Miss Alia, you framed a gentleman in front of me with no evidence at all. And you tell me this is the truth? Then I ask you, if Reverend Bruce is really as despicable and shameless as you say, what did he do? What’s the matter with him?” Edward’s eyes glowed with a dark light, looking very dangerous.

Alia looked at the child in front of her with disbelief. This is not the innocent child she knew before. At this moment, she suddenly realized that the child in front of her was a lord and a noble. No nobleman in this world is pure.

“Lord…Edward…” Alia looked at him and murmured. Of course she had no evidence. When she heard Ford’s words about Reverend Bruce’s personality, she didn’t think about evidence at all, and subconsciously took his words as a fact.

Edward frowned, and his tone was very cold, “Miss Alia, you should call me Lord Edward. Your behavior makes me despise you. The friendship between you and I will end here!”

When Alia heard this, she suddenly felt a sense of despair in her heart. Now, even Edward rejected her, which left her with no way out.

“Edward, no, my lord, listen to me. Although I can’t provide any evidence for Reverend Bruce’s character, but I didn’t lie about the matter between him and Duke Wilson. Now the Duke has been attracted to him, this is absolutely true, you must believe me. The reputation of the Duke cannot be tarnished because of him, you must take action!”

Alia was not reconciled to being defeated like this, and before leaving, she put up a last struggle.

Edward looked at Alia coldly and sneered, “Miss Alia, I think you haven’t figured out the current situation! Why do you think I tried so hard to match you and Evan before? Of course it’s because I want Evan to stay with me. Wouldn’t it be better now that you tell me that my father has feelings for him? He could stay at Cornwall Manor forever, stay with me forever. It’s really a good thing.”

His expression was very cold, but his tone was very soft, and in such a situation, it seemed very strange.

Alia was completely taken aback by him.

Looking at the stunned Alia, Edward leaned down gently and whispered in her ear, “By the way, Miss Alia, your words reminded me that this matter cannot be spread out. If I hear some news, then I will think you did it, and what you’ll need to pay will be beyond my control.”

Alia looked into Edward’s eyes, and a strange thought suddenly appeared in her mind. The child in front of her really doesn’t look like a six year old child. He is simply a demon, a demon that has crawled out of hell!

(🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😆😆🤣😂 Oh Lord, I love this kid, he really gave it to her good🤣😂🤣😂)

T/N : I am very tired of seeing this Alia name. The sooner I stop seeing it, the better I’ll feel, honestly.