Chapter 57
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Chapter 57
“Amoide!”
His body collapsed into helplessly.
“Amoide, Amoide! Is there anyone outside?! Call the doctor!
I shook his limp body that was too heavy to lift up.
Bang!
In only a little while, the door opened urgently and the maid, who I had a spat with earlier, ca in and paused in surprise as she took in the sight of the room.
I raised my voice even more in frustration.
“Are you just watching?! Go and get Raymond! Cold water and towels as well!”
“Y-Yes.”
The flustered maid, who froze not knowing what to do, finally rushed out of the room as though she had co to her senses after hearing my voice.
The ti needed to wait for Raymond felt endless.
And in the anti, the body I was hugging only beca warr and warr.
I tried to untie the strings of his shirt one by one. When the strings were all loose and I was able to take off his shirt, I saw how red his body was.
There were places where the heat made his body bloom red. His condition was far more serious than I thought.
His lips had turned dark blue and his entire body was like one huge fireball.
As I saw his condition, only one thought ca into my mind.
Death.
‘No, no—not yet.’
There was still ti to make everything right. The ti of his death was still far off. Even so, why… why…
I sobbed and said to him,
“Amoide, don’t die.
I spoke in a tearful voice.
“Don’t die, okay? Don’t die… You can’t die like this…”
Plink, plink. One, two drops of tears fell down on his chest at the sudden outburst. Feeling the touch, Amoide opened his eyes.
His gaze, which was very blurred, turned to .
“Amoide? Do you recognize ?”
There was no need to ask. As Amoide opened his eyes, he was glaring at .
…He recognizes .
At that mont, I breathed out a sigh of relief without realizing it.
And in the midst of this, I was even relieved to think that his temper was still the sa. He’s not dead.
“You… Please…”
Even as he breathed heavily, he didn’t stop trying to say sothing to . I could tell what he wanted to say even without having to listen carefully.
“Get… lost…”
I pretended not to hear this and shouted for the doctor once more.
“We overca a crisis.”
Raymond sighed heavily after taking out his stethoscope which was previously on his ears.
The sweat on his forehead expressed just how urgent the situation was just a mont ago.
“I’ll just ask Voth for the prescription. I’ll be back soon so that His Grace can drink the dicine on ti.”
Voth was Raymond’s pharmacist and assistant.
Upon saying this, he bowed and left the room, and then promptly ca back with the dicine.
“Is it okay now?”
I asked as I watched Amoide sleep.
He was breathing heavily just earlier, but now it seed like he was breathing more comfortably and more even.
This alone made my heart beat properly again. It felt like it was going to stop just a mont ago.
Although his face was still pale, his complexion was more normal than it was compared to the redness. The heat spots all over his body had also subsided, so overall, he looked better.
Considering the situation earlier, it felt like I was floating on cloud nine now.
Until his fever subsided and his seizure stopped, all the people of the Ducal estate were on high alert.
Camilla cried the whole ti next to him, and after his fever went down, she almost fainted. She had to be carried back on an attendant’s back.
The faces of the maids, attendants and the butler, who ran around here and there, were also full of fatigue.
“Enough, everyone. Go and rest. I’ll call you if you’re needed.”
At the other side of the room by the wall, Rona, who was trying to stop a yawn, quickly stood up straighter at what I said. Then, she left the room along with the other maids.
When the door closed, only Amoide, Raymond and I remained in the room.
“Why did he suddenly have a seizure?”
“Has His Grace been stressed lately?”
“Stress?”
“Has there been anything that happened to make him feel overly nervous, angry or any other strong emotions?”
Raymond’s gaze was focused on .
“Does it have sothing to do with his seizure?”
“Of course.”
Raymond sighed lightly.
“If you look at it on the surface, the Duke’s condition seems to be no different from normal healthy people.”
“……”
“That’s why it’s scarier.”
“What do you an…”
“We won’t know when, how and what kind of symptoms of the disease would make his condition worsen.”
I already heard this countless tis, so I knew this. His seizures didn’t have any triggers, and he always just collapsed suddenly.
“I’m saying this because there’s only the two of us here, Your Grace.”
“…What is it?”
“It would be great if the ti to get ready for it… is much longer.”
What he said should have been the opposite, but the aning was clear.
“Raymond, what do you an?”
“It’s nothing.”
“Say it ‘til the end.”
I urged Raymond and clutched his hand.
“I believe you understand what I an.”
Tak.
The strength in the hand that held Raymond’s was released at once.
My eyes beca blurred again.
“…You did a great job. You should go back now.”
Raymond tried to say sothing more, but he only sighed. Then, he stood up and picked up his bag.
“Then, see you next ti, Duchess.”
As his footsteps moved further and further away, I heard the sound of the door opening again.
“Excuse , Milady?”
Rona opened the door and called .
“Milady, please go back and rest as well. We’ll take turns nursing His Grace, so please don’t worry.
“I’ll be the one nursing him.”
“You’ll have to stay up all night, Milady, that would be too hard on your body. What if Milady collapses again? Please at least take a nap.”
At Rona’s words, I shook my head helplessly.
In fact, being next to him didn’t an much because I couldn’t help him, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave his side.
It’s not like he would be alone if I left this room, but strangely, I really couldn’t leave.
On one hand, there was sothing else I was worried about.
If Amoide wakes up and the first thing he sees is my face as soon as he opens his eyes…
I think he’ll have another seizure again.
The worst thing for him to see would probably be sitting beside him.
And if I looked down at him with concern behind my gaze, he’d probably tell again to get lost.
“…Let’s go then.”
I stood up because I was afraid of the possibility that he’d collapse again after not being able to overco his temper.
But I couldn’t get out of my seat as I intended.
“……”
I shifted my gaze to look for the cause. Amoide was holding my hand tightly.
It didn’t hurt as much as last ti, but it was still a tight hold that I couldn’t remove easily.
“Goodness, it seems like His Grace wants you to stay next to him, Milady.”
“…Probably not.”
He was still unconscious. People who are sick only instinctively want to lean on anyone when they’re like this.
Even if it was soone who they hated until death.
“Even so, I should just stay here.”
I sat down again, not being able to leave as I was about to.
“Mmm…”
I felt a sting as I grew conscious of the sunlight over my eyelids. Did I fall asleep without closing the curtains? I slowly opened my eyes.
I couldn’t see anything clearly yet due to my hazy gaze.
I blinked several tis and tried to clear my vision.
Anyway, why is my body so sore? Did soone hit or sothing while I was sleeping?
“……”
Finally, as my eyes got clearer, I bewilderedly stared at the man in front of in clear view.
Those cold blue eyes, as turbulent as the sea.
Unconsciously, my back stiffened. All the mories from last night rushed in.
“Get lost.”
He spoke in a hushed voice.
“No, I…”
I wanted to leave, too. I looked at him with a tearful expression on my face. It really felt so unfair this ti.
I looked down at my hand to prove my innocence.
The hand that had been holding onto had already loosened.
Now I had no valid explanation for why I couldn’t go.
“Why is it always you every ti I open my eyes? Do you think my words are nothing but a joke? The gracious Duchess who takes care of her husband all night—is that what you’re aiming for?”
He asked this with a contemptuous tone.
“Did you change your tactics because you think you can’t give birth to my child? I told you already, stop playing the sa tricks. It won’t work.”
Tak. He grabbed my hand once more and glared at .
Right then, I felt rationality slipping away from for a mont.
“No, I, I’m… hiic…”
I had no energy to maintain my composure anymore. That’s why.
“I need to go to the bathroom.”
“……”
As he was scowling, he closed his lips suddenly because of what I said. Slowly, his grip over my hand was released.
“Hicc…”
And I ran out quickly, shedding a tear.
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