LUCIA

Chapter 54 The Taran Duke's Family Doctor

Hugo hated that she was sick. People opened their mouths left and right, telling him her condition wasn't normal. Like a parrot, the only thing the doctor Anna said was that she was looking for a cure. Indeed, the old man's medical skills seemed to be different from other people.

"I have no intention of meeting this doctor. Not only do you dislike the idea of me meeting him, you also don't want to either. Am I right?" (Lucia)

"...You are right." (Hugo)

"Could this doctor have harmed you in the past? Is there a reason to have someone you dislike so much around you?"

There were several complicated reasons as to why Hugo kept Philip alive. The biggest reason was that he owed him his brother's life.

"I owe him a life. My brother survived several times thanks to him."

Of course, there was a secondary reason. Philip knew all of the dirty laundry of the Taran Family. The existence of Philip made Hugo not forget the darkness he had inside. Until the day Philip died, Hugo had to live with the discomfort of his soles treading on sand.

Hugo put up with this as punishment towards himself and atonement towards his late brother. However, no matter the reason, if Philip was ever judged to be dangerous, Hugo would not hesitate to eliminate him.

However, for now, to him, the old man was nothing more than a mere doctor. When the old man opened his mouth, he was infuriating with his 'bloodline this' and 'bloodline that' but the old man was truly acting according to the will of the late Duke, and as his family had done for generations.

When it came to continuing the lineage, as long as Hugo didn't cooperate, that was the end of that. And as for meeting Damian, Hugo had completely blocked off that path. So in the end, the old man was just clinging to life.

"I see." (Lucia)

Lucia's doubts were dispelled and she felt reassured. The benefactor from her dream was not a bad person.

"But you said he knows the cure." (Hugo)

"Yes. But you do not trust this doctor. Will you able to trust him with my treatment?" (Lucia)

"..."

An old man who was nothing more than a mere doctor. Even though Hugo belittled Philip this way, he still felt somewhat uneasy. He wouldn't be relieved at all if he left his wife's treatment in the old man's hands. But Philip's medical skills were true. The old man wasn't one to say he could treat something when he couldn't.

"To be honest, I know the cure." (Lucia)

"What?" (Hugo)

"Well, I missed the chance to tell you at first. And after that, I was angry at you telling me to treat it at all costs, so I didn't tell you. What I mean is, I don't need the doctor's help."

"..."

Hugo felt both relieved and stupefied. His feelings were complicated. The more he knew about her, the more mysterious she felt. His wife was mild and gentle. But at unexpected times, she broke off that mold and threw him off balance.

"I am not sick. I have no problem in my daily life and my health is fine. I can treat it at any time and not treating it is of my own will."

"Is it because of me? Because I said I don't want a child..."

"I understand where you're coming from. So it's fine. We can take our time and think it over. If you don't want to, then I don't want to either. But I won't treat it without telling you first."

'But...your body isn't the problem.'

Hugo couldn't bring himself to tell her she couldn't have a child.