Duke Carl suddenly stop chuckle. His face and eyes turn cold.

'why the air suddenly turns cold??' 

Alex look at his Lord's face and flinched. He could see how cold his Lord face and gaze right now. It's suffocated. 

'something is wrong...why suddenly like this...it felt like, my lord was trying to kill someone'

Alex turns his face to look at Leon's relax expression. 

'ah... this oddball... didn't he know how dangerous his father's expression right now?? why he so relaxed???'

Alex starting to think that Leon is really a weird young master. 

'it's not like he is not weird from the start... ah let's not get involved...'

Alex ignores the situation and looks away from the duo. He felt like, he wants to run away from there.

"Leon Fronti... are you being serious right now!!!??"

Duke Carl's body trembled as he shouted in anger. He felt anger just from remembering that 'promise' they, no... to be exact, promise that Leon makes.

Leon ignores his father's anger gaze and just gazing back at his father as calmly as possible. He doesn't plan to hurt his father feeling, but... the story needs to go as supposed to be, and he doesn't plan to change any of it, so he affirmed his resolved.

"yes... I'm always serious father... from back 10 years ago...till now I'm 18... I'm still serious about our talk back then... and mother are the witnesses for that vow... so I'm not going to step back from that promise now"

He looked at his father, seriously, without backing out. No matter what, he will fulfill his promises, and no one can stop him. His father saw how firm his gaze was and finally sigh and lean back.

"I thought you....not serious back then..."

He says as almost whispers to himself. But Leon still could hear it and reply

"I'm serious father... I thought I already show you how serious I am at the time and I even make sure mother become the witnesses... though I know how breaking her heart is..."

His words at the end seem almost whisper. He felt ached in his heart just remembering his mother's desperate cry towards him. But at that time, his firm was resolved, so he needs to affirm his resolved here or... it will be all useless for Leon. 

When he thinks how hurt the boy Leon at that age of 8 is, he can't stop but keep going. Leon already fighting his own desire of wanting to always be a part of this Duke family, so the adult Leon like himself can't back out now and destroying the child Leon effort.

It's sad but, it's must be done. Maybe not by real Leon as he might already die but... at least, it's must be done by him who stole this body of Leon.

"ahhh...Leo I... I know I was worthless as your father... I know I should stop you back then...but... even when I know how stupid my adult self at the time, I couldn't help, but agree with your resolution... because it's was for the best at the time......."

Duke Carl put his right hand onto his closed eyes and his left arm was on the chair armrest. He felt teared up and fear. He never thought that this day will come when his child, Leon would bring back up this subject that he buries deep into his memory.

He really doesn't wish to face this day. He felt tired all of sudden with this subject on his hand.

"it's fine father... it's not what you desire... it's all my own decision... so it's fine... I just hope... when the time comes... you will keep your promise... and I, as I vow back then, will live my life quietly and disappear with no one noticing... that's all... thank you for meeting me today... if there's nothing else... I will take my leave now"

Leon says as he walked away to the door. His father still closing his eyes and putting his right hand on his eyes without saying any words towards Leon. His father's secretary, Alex sneak a peek towards his lord with a pity expression. 

'ah... I felt like, I hear something that I shouldn't'

"ah right father...see you at the dinner..."

Say Leon nonchalantly as he opened the door and about to leave. Duke Carl then opened up his mouth.

"Leon...isn't now... that promise can still be change??"

Stiffened*

Leon turns back and facing his father who still the way he was before. His face turns to frown.

'haih... it might still can be changed but...as I say, I won't... it's such a hassle you know...'

Leon's faces change to a stoic one as he thought that. He opens up his mouth to speak.

"no father... even if there's a way... it's not my option... I rather choose this way... if I change my way now... what the used of all the experiences I've been thru these passing years???"

"That......"

"you don't have a word for that right??? So, I will leave now... don't ever mention this anymore father... I don't want to hear it... see you during dinner"

Leon voices sound stoic as he denies his father's intention, he turns his back and opens the door.

Click!!

Bang!!

Duke Carl finally opened his eyes as he sigh* after Leon left. He looked upon the empty space of his son that just now was here but gone. He sighs* more as he looks at it. The deep burying memory that he had then roaming into his mind. 

'ah...I felt sick with this'

he remembering his wife's desperate cry. His 8 years old son serious eyes. And he himself who just agree. 

'What a stupid father you are...you really fail as a father'

When the silence fills the room once again, his secretary breaks the silence.

"my lord, please forgive my rudeness... I know it's not in my place to ask you this but... What kind of promises that you two talking about??"

Gripped eyes*

Alex closes his eyes tightly as he was afraid that the Duke will kill him for his impudent of asking this kind of question during this situation but, Duke Carl didn't answer as he still felt sorrow with his pitiful side as a father. Alex gulped as he waited for the answer. 

'what is this heavy atmosphere??, it's almost like someone had died'

Duke Carl opens up and closes his mouth a few times before telling the whole story slowly.

''Leon... he... make a promise to... disappear from this family when he turns 20...''

''what!!??"

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To be continued... guys... from here, it's will fast pace updating but.. there's a time that I might take time to update... I will announce once again when that happens.. thank you

Also, I will appreciate it if you guys could subscribe to my account.. and just in case you guys were wondering about the pic in the thumbnail and cover whether he was Leon or not.. in honesty he's not Leon.. that's was the pic of my university as an anime character that I drew for fun... I didn't get a chance yet to draw Leon's pic... so perhaps next time I will do it.