Chapter 106

As his voice pale into silence, he glanced as much as learn my expression.

“In order that’s what occurred. Did he let you know why he ran away?”

“No. He has stored his mouth shut as if he was possessed.”

“….Does he solely refuse to speak about me?”

“Once more, that’s not the case. I’d quite if he solely refused to speak about you, that means I’d be satisfied that you simply have been the trigger….however the physician stays silent, as if he had forgotten all his sufferers.”

He wouldn’t do it until somebody larger had ordered his secrecy. However Leona’s household didn’t have a motive to cover and silence him.

That they had neither a motive nor cash required to do this.

‘Even when they wish to use my sickness to make a cope with me, they’d carry the physician to me. They wouldn’t let him run away.’

So what was the rationale?

I got here up with two theories.

One was that the physician handled numerous sufferers and needed to flee for ‘motive unknown,’ whereas the opposite was that he actually fled due to me.

‘However I don’t see the purpose of hiding my sickness and operating away.’

“I couldn’t extract any data from him, however I needed to let you know simply in case.”

He was nonetheless making an attempt to gauge my temper, like a terrified massive pet after making an enormous mistake.

“Are you making an attempt to gauge my temper since you’re sorry?”

“G-Gauge your temper? That’s not true. I simply….I really feel it’s such a disgrace as a result of this wouldn’t have occurred if I had discovered him earlier.”

So that you have been certainly making an attempt to evaluate my temper.

I laughed on the man who gave such an excuse regardless of being so apparent. A smile touched the nook of my mouth, and I used to be capable of overlook what occurred for a second.

“It’s good that you simply discovered him.”

“However are you actually high quality?”

“Pardon?”

“Your expression didn’t look good all through our dialog.”

I let loose a small sigh upon listening to his surprising comment.

It turned out the Duke was watching me, too. Identical to how Rere was capable of discover my situation instantly.

For some motive, there was a ticklish feeling someplace in my coronary heart.

“Simply…there was an issue.”

“An issue?”

“So I went to the temple with Luca….”

“Luca?”

At the moment, the Duke’s voice immediately turned sharp despite the fact that he had been sustaining a relaxed tone all this time.

“Sure. With Luca.”

Are you going to berate me for going out with Luca once more this time?

I knew I shouldn’t have talked about it when the Duke was frowning so exhausting.

“How are you aware Luca?”

“Are you actually asking me? After all I do know him as a result of he’s your knight. I’ve seen him many occasions.”

“My knight? Is there a knight named Luca?”

My imaginative and prescient blurred as a result of one thing I completely despised was occurring. Issues that I had anticipated turned a actuality.

I had anticipated this to a sure diploma when Isaac and the outdated butler couldn’t see Luca, to not point out what Luca stated within the carriage.

However the Duke was with Luca day-after-day, so my palms trembled upon listening to what the Duke stated about Luca.

“What are you speaking about? He’s been round you all this time. I do know he’s at all times been subsequent to you…..!”

“I don’t keep in mind. Was there a knight known as Luca? Hmm…”

“Then how did you acknowledge his identify? What do you imply by that?”

I desperately urged him as if I used to be hanging on a skinny rope. As a substitute, he checked out me with a perplexed expression.

“I used to be simply stunned you knew my great-grandfather’s identify.”

“Nice-grandfather….”

I regarded the Duke within the eyes. I believed he was joking, however he regarded severe with a frown on his face.

I believed it wasn’t potential, however the Duke actually didn’t keep in mind Luca.

At the moment, I felt like my head was spinning.

“Leona?”

“Ah…. you actually don’t know?”

“I didn’t know such a knight existed.”

“Then….who was the one that was at all times connected to you? He regarded precisely such as you….”

“Was there somebody who was connected to me? I believe there was somebody, however I don’t keep in mind.”

Why don’t you keep in mind something?

Nothing in any respect. Why?

I needed to ask that, however the Duke appeared actually to have forgotten Luca.

“Overlook that, are you alright? Your face turned pale.”

“…I-I’m alright. Sure, I’m alright.”

It was ineffective to complain to a man who didn’t keep in mind something about Luca. I simply compelled an ungainly smile ultimately.

“If you happen to’re curious, I’ll search for a knight named Luca.”

“…No. Please don’t hassle your self.”

The Luca I knew was already gone.

Trying on the Duke, who was unusually light as we speak, I shook my head.

“Ah. I used to be going to let you know that as we speak I went to the temple and the outdated butler’s home.”

“How is he doing….?”

“He was cautious. However he nonetheless missed the duchy. He requested how Rere was doing, and in case you are feeling higher.”

“I see.”

I needed to say extra, however nothing got here out of my mouth.

I felt listless, stroking Rere’s head with out talking for a very long time. I needed to exit, seize anybody I met and ask them about Luca. I’d wish to suppose that the Duke was sick and forgot about Luca momentarily.

“Did you speak about anything?”

“….I requested him to go to the duchy subsequent time. If it’s alright with you…we are able to carry him in once more because the butler of the household. He was actually nervous concerning the duchy and Rere’s security.”

“I’ll give it some thought.”

However that was the tip of our dialog.

Neither he nor I spoke for a very long time. The silent room was solely crammed with the sound of Rere sleeping.

“I’m high quality now, so you could return. The solar is about to set.”

“Ah…”

As I used to be stroking Rere’s head with my head within the clouds, the Duke spoke. Simply as he stated, after I regarded exterior, the solar was setting.

“Can I go away? However your physique….”

“It’s a lot better in comparison with after I awakened earlier. Often, I’ll get higher with sleep. You needn’t to fret because the servants are right here. So you could go away. You have to be exhausted after going out.”

The way in which he spoke so gently with a face that resembled Luca made my coronary heart ache all of the extra.

“Okay. I’ll be again later. I want to return and relaxation somewhat.”

“Yeah. Relaxation properly.”

He didn’t maintain on to me or say anything. The Duke checked out me pitifully as if he was nervous about me, and his gaze appeared particularly unhappy as we speak.

“I’ll take Rere with me.”

I picked up the kid earlier than he may reply.

“Ummh….”

“Let’s return to the room and sleep.”

“Mmh….”

Rere mumbled, maybe awake for a second, then buried her head in my shoulder.

Within the meantime, the Duke acquired up and opened the door for us.

“Then…I’ll goodbye.”

“You’re not supposed to maneuver but, are you?”

“I’m actually high quality now. You possibly can hold going.”

“….Relaxation properly.”

Surprisingly sufficient, he may open the door with ease when it wouldn’t budge after I tried earlier.

I bitterly regarded by way of the opened door. The nanny and maids, who had waited exterior, joined me after I lastly left the room.

“You haven’t come out for some time, so I believed you have been sleeping in that room as we speak.”

“No, I got here out late since I want to look at his situation.”

“I see. However Madam, you don’t look properly.”

The nanny, nonetheless displaying her typical courteous smile, stared at me.

“Do I seem like that?”

“You look pale. Did one thing occur?”

“Ah, I….Nanny, are you aware Luca?”

“Luca…? Who’s that?”

As anticipated, her reply was no completely different from the Duke’s. I requested the maids within the again simply in case, even when I knew their solutions would possibly really feel like getting shot a number of occasions.

“I-I don’t learn about him.”

“Who’s he?”

“If you happen to inform us extra, we will help you discover him.”

Those that praised Luca just lately didn’t even keep in mind his existence.

“I’m not kidding…does everybody actually know nothing?”

The nanny shook her head with a frown on her brow. And the maids solely shrugged their shoulders.

How may this occur?

Can everybody overlook Luca in a single day?

“Nobody is aware of him….”

At the moment, Rere, who was sleeping towards my shoulder, raised her head and made eye contact with me.

“Massive Bunny…”

“Rere, are you up?”

“Mmh…hoaam…I’m sleepy. However are we going again?”

Rere not often awakened as soon as she fell asleep but opened her eyes extensive.

“Sure. We’re going to sleep in our room. The Duke…I imply, your daddy, is feeling higher.”

“That’s a aid.”

It was actually unusual to see Rere waking up simply in time. Nearly like I used to be settled to ask Rere the identical query, and confronted one other despair.

“Rere.”

“Yeah?”

“Do you keep in mind Luca?”

I needed to ask Rere the query I used to be reluctant to ask, despite the fact that it appeared like I used to be following a predetermined sequence.

“Luca? Who’s that?”

“…Ah, he was the knight who used to comply with your daddy round.”

“Was there any knight who adopted my daddy round?”

“He regarded identical to your daddy…”

“I don’t know, although? Rere is sensible and remembers individuals properly! However Rere doesn’t know anybody named Luca!”

After I noticed Rere’s brilliant smile, I used to be satisfied that nobody remembered Luca.

“I see…”

“Who’s that?”

“Umm…. He’s a prince in a fairy story.”

“In a fairy story?”

“Sure, a really good-looking and sort prince.”

“Wow. I’ve by no means seen Massive Bunny speak about a good-looking and sort prince! I wish to learn that fairy story ebook subsequent time!”

“Okay. I’ll learn it to Rere, too.”

I’ll let you know about how type Luca was and the way he labored so exhausting for us.

Tears welled up in my eyes, however I compelled a smile as a result of Rere was fast to determine me out.

I attempted to get myself collectively and went to my room. Rere fell deeply asleep as quickly as we arrived at our room.

And simply as I did the night time earlier than, I stepped onto the terrace after ensuring that Rere asleep.

“Luca.”