Secret Private Life of the Villainous Grand Duke - Chapter 115

He had already heard that Lily had gone to the Kneiss estate after visiting the Ravenas mansion. The only reason Matthias visited Moritz’s estate was because of that.

“Where is Lily?”

“She’s not here. I heard she went down to Cretail.”

“That was a wasted trip.”

Matthias didn’t bother trying to hide his displeasure. With a scowl on his face, he dropped the documents back onto the desk. Moritz couldn’t help but laugh at the sight, gathering the papers and handing them back to him.

“Since you’re here, how about helping out?”

“He, always dropping your formalities, Kneiss.”

Matthias glared at Moritz with a growl. Even though Moritz was the Grand Duke who ruled over the vast region of Cretail, Matthias, the Emperor of their Empire, couldn’t stand being dismissed so casually by him.

Moritz, however, wasn’t intimidated. He glared right back at Matthias. He was the one who was constantly traveling between Cretail and Moonique, working hard, while the Emperor of all people was off, leaving his duties to his servants and running around chasing women. It was hard not to feel frustrated.

“Kneiss, it’s because you keep leaving your work behind to roam the capital that people like him show up.”

“That’s nonsense. If it weren’t for me, who would have handled the Pax family? Kane.”

It was a valid point. Matthias didn’t want to admit it, but he fell silent. Paul, who had come to pick up some documents from Moritz’s desk, also nodded in agreement.

Paul, originally from Cretail, had firsthand experience of the Pax family’s terrifying influence. The Pax family was a dangerous, shadowy clan.

Moreover, their operations were so meticulous that it took months of hardship just to find a single flaw.

“Exactly. If we had dealt with the Pax family when we first brought them down, none of this would be happening. And giving them a title in the first place…”

“If you want to blame someone, blame my father. It was before I took power.”

That was true. The actions that led to the rise of the Pax family had been carried out under Emperor Conrad III, long before Matthias ascended to the throne. Matthias knew very well he couldn’t be blamed for that.

It was just that he was venting his frustration about Matthias’ flirtations with Lily.

“No sense of responsibility.”

While the two bickered, Paul sighed deeply and gathered the necessary documents from the desk.

He didn’t have the right or the strength to intervene, but honestly, he didn’t want to. He couldn’t help but feel that Matthias and Moritz were like close friends.

On the surface, it looked like they were at odds, but they both respected each other’s abilities more than anyone else did.

Once, Paul had asked Moritz.

Why did Matthias, with his powerful imperial authority, not simply bring down the Pax family. What Paul had seen in Matthias was an emperor who acted on his own whims.

“If I were a political genius, Kane would be a political prodigy. He can read every flow instinctively and avoids doing what shouldn’t be done without even trying. And why do you think he has no opposition, even with the title of tyrant?”

Moritz sneered as he spoke, but silently acknowledged Matthias’s talents, his expression sharp with competitiveness.

“That’s why I want to take him down. I want to know where my limits lie.”

Paul, uninterested in ambition, couldn’t begin to comprehend either Duke Pax or Moritz. Their ruthless pursuits, born from reasons he couldn’t fathom, sometimes terrified him.

Nothing will happen.

Still, Paul was worried for Lily. Cretail wasn’t as forgiving as Moonique. All he could do was hope she wouldn’t cross paths with Hartmut Pax.

* * *

The sound of Hartmut’s footsteps sent Lily stumbling back from the door, startled. She clumsily tried to cover her bare body with her bound hands.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“…”

She wouldn’t let herself be manipulated over something as trivial as food. She glared at the black dog collar in his hand.

“You need the bathroom, don’t you?”

“…”

Lily was carried to the bathroom in his arms, only to face a fresh wave of bottomless shame. This devil man seemed intent on stripping her of every ounce of dignity.

“It suits you.”

As Lily sat there doing her business he clasped the collar around her neck. The black leather stood out even more starkly against her fair skin.

When they returned to his study, Hartmut placed Lily on the floor and yanked her up by the leash. She grasped at the collar, struggling against its grip as it bit into her neck.

“Uugh…Stop this… It hurts… Please…”

“If you obey, I’ll treat you gently.”

The word ‘gently’ felt entirely alien coming from someone like Hartmut. At least for Lily. But the memory of getting strangled by the leash was impossible to shake, no matter how fleeting it had been.

“Sit.”

Lily lowered herself into a kneeling position, tucking her legs beneath her as her lips pressed tightly together. She looked up at Hartmut.

Despite sitting obediently, she had a look of defiance. The contrast made her all the more captivating. Hartmut couldn’t take his eyes off Lily.

“Hand.”

“…”

Hesitantly, Lily raised her small hand and placed it lightly onto his, which was large enough to cover her.

Her every movement, her expressive eyes, the red marks on her neck from the collar, her lower body that was slick with se*en, everything about Lily was sexy.

Lily Ravenas, the lady known for her pure and innocent beauty.

She was even known as Moritz Kneiss’s woman. She was now here, naked with his se*en inside her, kneeling under his command and giving out her hand.

It was a satisfaction beyond words. Hartmut enjoyed it so much.

Even though he’d meant to stay for only a moment before going to bed, he found himself lingering. Yet not a second of it felt wasted.

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