Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 66 - GDD Chapter 66

Evan rode in the carriage of Duke Wilson and went to Cornwall Manor. The last farewell made them both a little cautious. After all, it had been two weeks since they had seen each other.

Duke Wilson was very dissatisfied with this situation. He looked at Evan’s expression from the corner of his eye while thinking about how to talk to Evan.

But Evan kept his eyes closed and was resting, so until the carriage arrived at Cornwall Manor, Duke Wilson couldn’t find a chance to talk to Evan and Duke Wilson couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.

Although Evan seemed to have his eyes closed , Duke Wilson’s movements were in full view. A secret smile appeared on the corners of his lips. Although he’d made up his mind to let Duke Wilson be the first to speak, he still had to throw down some bait.

So, just when Duke Wilson was about to get out of the carriage in annoyance, Evan suddenly said, “Lord Duke, thank you very much for what you did for me this time.”

Duke Wilson was overjoyed and turned to look at Evan, but his face was expressionless and he acted restrained as he pursed his lips tightly and said, “You are too polite, you don’t have to thank me.”

Evan smiled, suddenly leaned forward and grabbed Duke Wilson’s hand. The Duke trembled, but Evan seemed not to notice and still looked at Duke Wilson very sincerely, and said softly, “But without you, I would not have been proven innocent today. I’m afraid it would have been very hard for me to escape being framed.”

Duke Wilson had no response at this time, his whole body couldn’t stop shaking, he never thought… never thought…

“Lord Duke!” Butler Chris’s sudden voice freed the two of them from their current predicament.

Duke Wilson reacted immediately, he quickly took his hand out of Evan’s grasp, lowered his head and said in a low voice, “You are too polite. Let’s get off the carriage.” After that, he quickly got out of the carriage.

Evan looked at his empty palm, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corners of his lips. Duke Wilson is really innocent in this regard.

When Evan got down from the carriage, Duke Wilson was long gone while Butler Chris stood at the door and smiled awkwardly at Evan, “Reverend, the Duke has gone to the living room and Reverend Robert is waiting there.”

Evan nodded indifferently, he followed Butler Chris towards the living room.

As soon as Evan entered the living room, he saw the Duke sitting next to Reverend Robert, and when he saw him come in, he avoided his gaze a little unnaturally.

Evan did not deliberately embarrass him but walked towards Reverend Robert with a smile on his face.

“Reverend Robert, long time no see.” Evan smiled very friendly and politely.

Reverend Robert also stood up with a happy smile on his kind face, “Oh, little Evan, I didn’t expect you to be a priest here, it’s really great. When your father came to London a few days ago, I mentioned you.”

“My father?” Evan’s heart sank suddenly.

The original owner’s father was an old-fashioned gentleman with very old ideas and is the owner of a small manor, but because of the primogeniture system, the original owner was completely removed from the list of heirs. The only thing he had claim to was some part of his mother’s dowry. In order to make up his mind, he even sent the original owner to an aristocratic boarding school from a young age. Although Evan has been in this world for two to three years, he has not seen this man. Apart from a letter, he hasn’t contacted him once, let alone mentioned it.

“Yeah, old Peter also asked me about your current situation. Now that everything is fine with you, he should be relieved.” Reverend Robert smiled very kindly.

But Evan couldn’t laugh at all. He didn’t think his father was a person who was interested in his current situation. He developed well in the church in London back then, but because later his brother would come to London to do business, his father was afraid that he would affect his brother’s status, so he had him transferred to Delanlier. He couldn’t think of any reason why such a person would care about him.

“Yes, is my father okay? I may not have seen him for a long time.” Although Evan was puzzled, he still did his best to act calm.

Reverend Robert nodded, “Don’t worry, old Peter is in good health. By the way, according to your father, your brother William seems to be getting married soon.”

Married? Evan didn’t even know what his father looked like, let alone the so-called brother.

“Oh? Is it? This is new news.” Evan said with a very calm expression.

It was only at this time that Reverend Robert realized that he had said the wrong thing, and he was a little embarrassed. He had heard about the Bruce family before, but he did not expect the situation to be so bad.

Duke Wilson, who was sitting on the side with a stiff expression, frowned after hearing Evan’s words. He had never paid attention to Evan’s family, and he didn’t expect that there would be any problem.

“Reverend Robert.” As if he noticed the difference in the surrounding atmosphere, Evan laughed again. He helped Reverend Robert sit down again and said with a smile, “Were you invited by the Duke this time?”

The topic was changed at the right time, and it would be a bit disappointing to continue the previous topic at this time.

“Oh, of course.” Reverend Robert was also very smart not to mention the embarrassment just now, and continued with a smile, “The Duke invited me to come to Delanlier, but I didn’t expect to encounter such a thing, it’s really terrible. Evan pursed his lips and did not speak, but Reverend Robert continued to ramble, “Speaking of which, Irina was a good child before, but it’s surprising how she has become like this. Fortunately, you are fine this time, otherwise I really don’t know what will happen or how serious consequences would have been.”

Evan still smiled, but his heart was as cold as ice, what could the consequences be? The moral quality of a gentleman is still very important, especially if he is a priest in the church. If it really happened the way Ford designed it to happen, he would have no place in the church for a long time.

Robert was getting older, and older people are nagging and talkative. He dragged Evan back to the days when he was young in London. Evan had heard these stories over a thousand times before, but this time, facing Reverend Robert like this, he still listened patiently. After all, this nagging old man had just saved him from huge trouble.

When Reverend Robert finally finished talking to his heart’s content, Duke Wilson couldn’t bear it any longer and hurriedly got up and spoke out, “Reverend, you are weak and you shouldn’t sit for a long time. You should go up and rest first.”

Confused, when the Duke said that, he did feel that his back was a little stiff, so no matter what etiquette was impolite, he followed Butler Chris upstairs without complaining.

The departure of Reverend Robert caused the living room to fall into an awkward silence. The duke was arrogant just now, but now he is a little overwhelmed. The back of his hand seems to still be able to feel the warmth of Evan’s palm from when Evan held it. The heat seemed to be contagious and it rushed straight from the back of his hand through his blood vessels to his heart, making him feel restless for a while.

Evan was very aware of the Duke’s tangled mood at this time, and laughed in his heart, but in the end he was sympathetic and spoke first, “Lord Duke, thank you for your arrangement today, it makes me feel very happy to be able to meet with Reverend Robert today.”

Duke Wilson sighed with relief the moment Evan spoke, but he frowned when he heard the words “Speaking of this, I want to ask you, do you have a very bad relationship with your father?”

Evan smiled bitterly, “It’s not bad, but I haven’t had much contact with him.”

“You haven’t had much contact with him?” The Duke looked at Evan with some surprise, “He is your father, you two… haven’t you been in contact with them?”

Evan paused for a moment, thought for a moment and said, “My father sent me to a boarding school after I was eight years old, until I became an assistant priest at the age of twenty-two. We’ve met less than twenty times, and he gave me either a letter or a check, so I don’t know much about my father.”

Duke Wilson was really surprised at this time. He was the only son of the old Duke Wilson. He was basically brought up by the old Duke Wilson. He didn’t know that there was such a strange father-son relationship in this world.

“Is what you said true? This is so unfortunate!” Duke Wilson looked at Evan with some sympathy.

Evan laughed, “You don’t have to sympathize with me like this, I have grown so big. Although my father didn’t fulfill his father’s responsibilities, he helped me a lot, and this time, my transfer to Delanlier is also because of my father. But I didn’t expect that my brother is getting married and no one told me…”

As he spoke, Evan’s expression turned a little gloomy.

Duke Wilson felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it. He kept looking at the gentle and kind Evan, but he didn’t expect that he would have so many sorrows.

“You…don’t be sad, maybe the letter was blocked, so you couldn’t be told on time. After all, it’s your own brother and they will tell you anyway.” Duke Wilson could only comfort him so weakly, but in his heart, he was very dissatisfied with the other two men in the Bruce family.

Evan smiled reluctantly, “Maybe.”

Seeing Evan’s expression being so gloomy, Duke Wilson’s mood was not very good, but this kind of thing is not the domain that the Duke is good at, so he can only shut up.

Afterwards, the two had lunch together at the manor. After lunch, Evan was going to go back, but the Duke suddenly proposed to go fishing with Evan. Evan couldn’t refuse and had to go with the Duke.

The place they went to was a lake in Cornwall Manor. The fish was very rich. Evan was very unfamiliar with this kind of thing, so he had to follow the example of Duke Wilson as he showed him.

The two of them sat by the lake, a breeze blowing on the lake surface, raising faint ripples. The sun shining on the lake surface through the clouds, as if sprinkled with a layer of broken gold and the entire lake surface was sparkling.

Sitting in such a place, Evan relaxed and did not think about those insidious schemes, but was completely immersed in such a beautiful world.

Only when he finally woke up from such a relaxed situation did he find that the sun had gone down.

He looked back at Duke Wilson’s slightly smiling face, and an elegant tone came out between his beautifully shaped lips, “Reverend Bruce, it’s getting late today, why don’t you stay?”

Evan suddenly found that his knowledge of Duke Wilson was still somewhat inaccurate. This person is obviously a very good player.