Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 29 – An Unfortunate Encounter (2)

Looking up at the source of the voice, Leah gasped in surprise. For hidden in the shadows, was a man, who had his head poking out and looking at them.

He was a slender man with a lean build, and his stare was as sharp as a cats. He hurriedly made his way towards them, and gestured quickly to the alley before disappearing once more.

Frowning, Ishakan went back outside to see what was happening. Leah felt her heart sink as she followed him out.

There was a middle-aged man, flirting with some of the Gypsies. Behind him were knights, dressed in casual clothes, watching dutifully as he laughed in amusement with the Gypsies. Leahs eyes narrowed as she saw who the man was.

It was her fiance, Byun Gyongbaek.

“Amazing,” Ishakan mused, “Isnt that Byun Gyongbaek?” he asked her, leaning in further onto Leahs damp hat, while she had barely fixed the hem of her cloak.

It was a well-known fact that Byun Gyongbaek was quite fond of any form of entertainment. Whenever he would wander into the Wests Royal District, he, without fail, would head straight first to the red light district, whose alleys were filled with alcohol and women.

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However, she had not expected to see him today.

Leah hopes none of his knights would notice them, allowing them to slip away with ease. But it seemed that would not happen, for his knights had already spotted them. She caught them glancing to one another, watching their in their peripherals.

One of his knights drew closer to him, whispering softly.