LUCIA

Chapter 108 Negotiation

"I am ashamed to face you."

Hugo asked his wife for forgiveness after dealing with everything. The terrible things that happened to her, and the even more horrifying things that could have happened, that he didn't even want to think about, the ringleader of the incident, they were all related to him.

The Count of Ramis and the Countess of Falcon, who were believed to have conspired together. Hugo didn't know exactly how the two of them had hit it off, but he knew that the two of them held ill feelings towards him. But because they couldn't dare to touch him, they targeted his wife.

Especially since the Countess of Falcon was involved, he really could not lift his head in front of his wife. It was an act committed by his ex-lover. It was the result of insufficient settlement and inability to deal with things neatly.

"You must have been disappointed with me."

Lucia wanted to comfort her husband, who has a bitter look on his face. She did not think that this incident was his fault. It was just an unexpected connection, like walking along the streets and unintentionally bumping into people and an accident happened.[1]

"I am not disappointed, Hugh. I won't be disappointed in you with just this."

"..."

Hugo took her hand, which was covering the back of his hand in an attempt to comfort him and kissed the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry."

"It is not your fault."

"You went through something you shouldn't have experienced."

"If it is something I have to go through because I am married to you, I can handle it."

"...You really."

Hugo was touched by her brightly shining clear heart and wondered if he was really qualified to be with her.

"I don't want you to feel sorry towards me due to this incident, but I have something to request."

"What is it?"

Hugo wanted to give her whatever she wanted, even if it was the whole world.

"I want to give the remaining family of my late maid enough compensation. My heart hurts because I was unable to protect her."

"If compensation will make you feel at ease then I will do so. But there is no reason for you to protect your servants. They are hired to protect you."

"You are right. Their work is to protect me. And at the same time, I think I should protect them. Sir. Krotin protect me, and you protected Sir. Krotin in my place, didn't you?"

Hugo thought that employees such as servants, were tools of convenience. He couldn't fully understand what she meant by comparing them with Roy but he roughly understood what she was trying to say.

"They have thoughts and feelings too. They are sad and distressed when they lose their family. The maid's remaining family will resent whoever killed their daughter or sister. Even they resent, there is nothing they can do. But there is no one who wants someone they don't even know to hate them and resent them."

Hugo also didn't find a situation where the rest of the maid's family resented and hated his wife, pleasing.

"Will they have no resentment if they are compensated?"

"How can money replace someone's life? Instead, if they are given heartfelt consolation and sufficient compensation, they will be comforted. When someone is comforted, they will be able to stitch up their wound soon. That is why, Hugh. Give them sincere compensation. Tell them that their late daughter or sister did not die in vain but met with an accident while undergoing an important task, that we are sorry to lose an excellent talent, and that we offer our condolences with enough compensation. If I could, I would like to personally meet the rest of her family but..."