《the young duke》 the heir "your grace,it¡¯s time to wake up¡± Says the butler,an old man wearing glasses. ¡°yeah,you can go already¡± Says theodore with an upset voice . . . Theo:¡°THEY CAN¡¯T BE SERIOUS¡± He was holding papers that charle the butler handed him. ¡°the police here are not that impressive,don¡¯t you think?charle¡± ¡°to think that they could not solve a crime for more than a month again,that must be frustrating to you my lord¡± that¡¯s what theo thought.¡° right,I¡¯m already a busy man¡± ---------------the duchess¡¯s room------------------- ¡°vincent?VINCENT!!!¡± The duchess was screaming that name during her sleep. The maid looked at her coldly as if she was already used to that happening. ¡°yes,yes.it¡¯s time to wake up your grace¡± A new maid looked at the others trying to figure out what was happening. ¡°you¡¯ll get used to it soon,she¡¯s like that ever since the duke passed away,the poor thing¡± ¡°I don¡¯t now about her but I wouldn¡¯t get all sad because of a man that was chea-¡®¡¯another maid said ¡®¡¯HUSHH!!,you wouldn¡¯t want your head cut off right?serena!!¡± ¡°that duchess is no longer sane anyway!¡± ¡°continue your little gossip while preparing the breakfast¡±siad the angry maid adjusting her glasses, ensuring they sat perfectly on the bridge of her nose ¡°right!follow me,newbie! i bet you¡¯re curious hahaha¡± says serena who was dragging the newbie to the kitchen. ¡°wait!i¡¯m not that curious!!what if someon-¡°If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. the newbie thought. ¡°so your name is Julia?Well listen..taht''s gonna be a long story! ,years ago the duke brought a blind woman home,not explaining anything...taht woman had¡­..pale skin,dark black long hair,it was so black i¡¯ve never seen anyone with that shade of black before,her face was unmatched and her long eyelashes were unusually pretty. she was just¡­the definition of beauty.she stayed in the black castle that possible criminals stays in,the duke started disappearing in the night ever since he brought that woman,the duke that has never looked at anyone besides his beloved pregnant wife who was the third princess of the empire,every body was waiting for this child that was gonna have the royal family¡¯s features...[bright blue eyes,dirty blond hair]combined with the duke¡¯s features....[dark green eyes and brown hair] Rumors started about him having an affair with that woman and i think that''s what made the duchess¡¯s health get even worse. She was in her first month of pregnancy monthes passed by and she delivered a baby,a baby that looked exactly like¡± that woman¡±every body was shocked as they knew what this could mean. the duke was in need for a heir to ensure his position as the duke and after so many years of trying to have a baby with the duchess as she was not healthy..his postion as the duke was threatened so taht''s why everybody think that the actual heir died and was replaced by the pale woman¡¯s baby!! yup,it¡¯s the current duke our 14 years old master....¡±theodore¡± the craziest part is-¡° ¡°STOP!!!!¡± ¡°what!¡± ¡°tsomething feels off¡­¡± ¡°HUH??you are saying that after listening to half of the story??¡± ¡°quiet down!s-selena I think somebody is spying on us¡± Theo was walking in the hallways wearing messy clothes he was looking like he was suffering, he entered one of the kitchens and took a dead bunny that was getting ready to get cooked, it was bloody and gross. ¡°young master,that¡¯s!!¡± ¡°shut it¡± theo leaved and headed to another kitchen and right before entering he heard the two maid gossipingabout "the incident" the young master made it clear, anyone who dares to bring that rumor up had to face harsh consequences... but does anyone really know how harsh those consequences are? ¡°oh my! what do we have here?! seem like I won¡¯t have to calm my stomach with this thing¡¯s blood!¡±he was pointing to the bloody bunny in his hands... .selena has served this family for many years so she knows...that''s not the kid she''ve been serving for all these years,theodore was not sane in that moment. ¡°y-young master?what-¡°says selena who was shaking in fear. ¡°i really do not want to loose my job!¡±says julia who started already balling her eyes out, she worked so hard to get this job,thta''s her first day and she could not let her self get fired just because she listened to this random maid gosssiping. " I have siblings whom I have to feed! they do not have anyone besides me i really can-¡± ¡°loosing your job? you should worry more about loosing your head,my lady¡± says theo. His eyes turns red as he cut their heads off with a single swing of his sword....,sending their heads to the ground. he seemed shocked for a moment...but he quickly returned to being that brainless monster as soon as he saw that seductive scene.. the fresh blood of two young ladies,and for some reason,the blood that belonged to serena seemed even more delecious to theo. that was selena''s last thought. He started sucking the neck that was cut and drinking the blood as if his life depended on it he did not allow any drip of blood to escape his thirsty lips. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±who is gonna take care of this now?¡± thought theo who was crying like the child he is while looking at the terrible scene he made i know this ring ¡°that¡¯s right!¡± he said with a loud voice the he started to laugh like a maniac,he did not sound happy at all. and if you heard him from afar you could mistake that for crying. a servant who was walking in the hallways heard that voice and recongnized it ¡°his highness?? I wonder if something dangerous happened!¡± The servant ran fastly to see what was wrong¡­and when he finally arrived¡­ He saw that ugly scene Two bodies that were separated from their heads Dry dead ladies lying in the ground, serena was that man¡¯s fianc¨¦e yet he could not recognize her,no one could blame him for that because these corpses were no longer recognizable.... If you saw them you would assume they belonged to 90+old grandmas... ¡°AAGHHhhhhh!!!!!!This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. WHAT- No no no no !!! just what happened here!these two- Your highness!! you should stay away,I cannot let you see such a terrifying scene!¡± said the servant as he was wiping his heavy sweat barely managing to hold himself from throwing up. ¡°w-we have to let the authorities know!¡± ¡°Ah,so noisy¡­..will you shut up?¡± said theodore with a bored look in his eyes,his skin was so pale so he could not hide the swelling in his eyes. ¡°y-your highness?¡±that''s when the servant realized that this situation is more fucked up than he thought. ¡°what¡¯s your name,servant?¡± ¡°E-edward¡± said the servant nervously A sly grin curled at the corners of theo¡¯s lips as he walked toward the servant, With a single finger, he tilted the servant''s head back, effortlessly defying the huge height difference between them, ¡°you know what would happen if anyone else knows about this,right?¡± With his head tilted back, the servant had to push against the awkward angle, his eyes struggling to lock onto theo who had a scary smile. ¡°y-yes your highness¡± ¡°now go clean the terrible scene,burn them or whatever?¡± ¡°B-but!!¡± A single glance from theo was enough for the servant to understand¡­there is no other choice. Theo leaved the servant tossing the corpses in the kitchen¡¯s oven. ¡°i-I sneaked out to go and see serena,just how the hell did I end up in this situation?¡± As he was putting the second corpse in the oven he noticed a familiar ring on its finger¡­. Of course he would recognize,his mother¡¯s precious ring... she gave it to him so he could go and propose to the girl he liked since he was a little kid,a girl so kind and beautiful.she helped him when the kids were bullying him for being poor and overweight,he trained so mush so he could be a man suitable to be her husband,he lost weight and got a really good job where he could be always close to his beloved fianc¨¦e.. ¡°NO,no,no,no,no!!!! NO NO NO NO!!!!!! This must be some sort of mistake¡­!! S-selene?this cannot be right¡± He let go of the corpse and ran to the western kitchen¡­.tears running down his eyes. He bumped into someone,and fell to the ground, he looked up to see who was that person. It was no other than¡­ ¡°young master!i-¡° ¡°ah, and here I was planning to let you live till tomorrow.. I guess this cannot be helped,huh?¡± aloiston ------------another place in the mansion----------------- ¡°eh?i think I¡¯ve just heard a screaming sound from the west¡± a maid said so looking at charle the butler ¡°you¡¯re just imagining it¡± said charle with a smile ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure tho?I d-¡° ¡°I said you¡¯re just imagining it¡± this time with a scary smile the maid froze while looking at his yes feeling like she¡¯s risking her own safety ¡°ah,the weather is beautiful today,isn¡¯t it~ ¡± said the maid with a forced smile trying to change the subject ¡°indeed¡± the usual kind smile returned. --------------one hour later--------------------- thought charle while spraying something that got rid of the rotten smell in¡±that¡±kitchen. ¡°he knows I¡¯m not supposed to know yet he-!¡±he said with angry silly voice At the same time theodore headed to to his work office,which was half an hour walk far from the kitchen in the east. As soon as he opened the door,he found charle who was checking the watch in his hand¡­ ¡°young master!do you know what time is it?!¡± ¡°my my, you¡¯re always complaining! I had work to do, work! ¡±theo teased charle with a sly grin ¡°haah,anyways! Here is the informations that we collected about that case¡± theo took a quick at the papers then put them on his office making charle even more upset at him. ¡°young master you shoul_¡±This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. ¡°ah btw,the new maid¡­.ehh Julia brown I guess?¡± Theodore interrupted him ¡°she was kicked out today,along with serena¡­¡±his voice tone changed ¡°undersood,young master¡±said charle without questioning anything. ¡°ah, Julia¡¯s siblings¡­they have no one to take care of them anymore,right? Make sure to take care of that¡­a good orphanage or something?¡± Theo picked up the papers again and covered his face with them while saying that¡­. After a long awkward silence charle remembered that he had to say something ¡°ah,yes young master¡± ¡°so basically,children around the age of 5-10 rom aloiston are suddenly dying,huh?¡± ¡°yes,my lord. Aloiston had suffered from a dangerous epidemic five years ¡­.resulting the death of thousands of its civilians,that sickness mainly targeted adults so a lot of children became orphans¡± ¡°our doctors could not do anything about that sickness, Visiting and leaving that place became prohibited. After two years,doctors were finally able to make a medicine. Yet people still refused to go there..scared of catching the illness,aloiston¡¯s civilians were finally able to get out,those who were lucky enough to survive¡­.but they were greeted with racism and refusal from others¡±continued theodore. ¡°only one nobleman was brave enough to invest in such a place, [edgar arden] he built an orphanage since most of the survivors were kids anyway, He lost a lot of his fortune,yet he did not hesitate in making his decisions, After a period of time,aloiston was revived again thanks to the kind man¡¯s efforts to make to the furst step¡± ¡°in beginning t the government did not care about the deaths in this place, But after the situation calmed down,they discovered that a huge number of kids are dying,it was strange because that illness mainly targeted adults even tho we are not very sure. The police assumed the illness came back and this time it¡¯s targeting children too¡±continued charle Theo made eye contact with charle and said¡±if we do not solve this in two weeks, 30 thousand are gonna get killed..to stop this sickness once and for all¡± ¡°fear make humans do the dumpest and most selfish decisions,huh?¡±said charle ¡°I can tell that the police did not put big efforts in solving this case, It is not public news yet but they must already know that the new emperor will burn the civilians.huh?¡±said theo Theo glanced at the window,while looking at a servant that was coughining.his eyes widened as he remembered something that happened years ago when he used to be a little kid at a time where that disease did not even exist . . . Charle was holding little theo that was staring at the scene edgar ¡°the kind investor¡±was making ¡°AGHH!!GO AWAY!!¡±shouted edgar,he was pointing at a servant that was coughing ¡°NO NO NO!! w-what if I catch a disease ahh!! t-this servant she served my meal!!am I going to die?! Call the doctor,call the doctors!!¡± Charle noticed that theo was staring at him so he explained. ¡°oh,actually recently,the poor man lost his wife and son because of rabies, These people were so precious to him so that¡¯s why he developed a trauma. The mention of an illness must bring back sad memories to him¡± ¡°oh? Sounds just like a coward scared for his life to me tho¡± Charle laughed at the lame comment. [back to the present] theodore thought so Charle smiled looking at theo that looked like he finally realized something the orphanage ¡°well,those are just the basic information,right? I will have to take my time processing all of that¡­¡± theo pointed at a mountain of papers about this case waiting for him. ¡°that¡¯s gonna take even longer than usual because you already wasted a lot of time!¡± ¡°heeh you¡¯re still talking about that!¡± ________two days later________ ¡°according to the plan¡­.young master is gonna be ¡°jack ¡°an ordinary investigator and I¡¯m gonna be Edward the assistant,right?¡±said charle ¡°yes,and we¡¯ll also have to change our appearances¡­.i mean who does¡¯t already know how does the awfully handsome duke look like by now haha¡± ¡°again with that attitude¡­¡± Theodore wore a brown wig and used some make up to change his appearance thought theo with a emotionless look in his face,totally different from the face he was making when he was joking around with charle seconds ago. ¡°and you¡­I guess we¡¯ll have to shave that loong hair.haha!¡±said theo with an evil look in his eyes. ¡°young master!that¡¯s-¡° ¡°I feel sorry for you,but we really do not have time,charle¡± thought charle who was feeling his precious hair for the last time. ¡°f-fine¡±siad charle glaring at theo ¡°that¡¯s rude ,charle! You cannot stare at your master like that,haha¡± thought charle while looking at theo¡¯s annoying face. ____________few days later______________ ¡°welcome, Sir jack,sir Edward.¡± A teacher in his twenties welcomed the two with a forced smile. ¡°I¡¯m Arthur Clifton,I¡¯m one of this orphanage¡¯s math teachers and this is Samantha. She¡¯s a nurse,we¡¯ll take you to the president¡¯s office ¡± ¡°w-welcome!¡±the nurse greeted the two. Arthur and Samantha walked infront of the two. ¡°Arthur!!!do you have any idea how on how you sounde?that¡¯s totally rude!!!¡±whispered the nurse. ¡°that¡¯s what they get for doubting sir edgar!this man had helped the poor children when no ne dared to my little sister to¡­!...he lost a lot opposing the society and that¡¯s what he gets?! It¡¯s not like the victims were only from this orphanage!children all over aloiston were lost during this! Rather than thinking this was a crime¡­wouldn¡¯t a normal person think that this some sort of sickness? And there is no visible injuries or something like that too!¡±whisperd the angry Arthur ¡°Arthur!don¡¯t you dare talk about such a terrible thing ever again!not after what aloiston have gone through!¡±