Chapter 52 [part 2] (2/2)
Lucia studied Anna’s haggard expression. It was an expression that said the woman had a lot of worries on her mind.
“Anna, the matter of the medicine last time was so, and the matter this time, likewise. These things won’t happen if you kept to your duty.”
“I know I have acted out of line. I just want to treat Milady so Milady can have a lovely child.”
Lucia sighed. Anna wasn’t a bad person. On the contrary, it was rare to see someone with passion as pure as Anna’s. So Lucia liked Anna. However, she wasn’t one to be tactful with people.
“What is the name of the Duke’s doctor that wants to meet me?”
“…Sir. Philip.”
“Sir?”
“He is titled a baron.”
Could the wandering doctor Philip be the Duke’s doctor? For what reason would the titled doctor of a Duke wander around? The Philip she saw in her dream seemed used to the life of a wanderer. He wasn’t some traveler taking a short trip.
‘Could something have happened to the Duke of Taran at that time?’
In the later part of her life, Lucia lived enclosed from the world. She didn’t know what was going on in the world much less hear news about the high society. It was the most tranquil time of her life in the dream but Lucia suddenly felt angry with herself in the dream. It would have been nice if she lived paying a bit more interest to things around her.
‘Why didn’t he(Hugo) want me to learn of the doctor?’
At most, the man was simply a primary doctor. If Hugo hated the sight of him, he could simple expel the man and never see him again. Why was he going through the complicated process of planting eyes around the doctor?
“This doctor of the Duke, has he worked for the Duke for very long?” (Lucia)
“I hear he’s been the Duke’s doctor in the household for many years.”
Once Lucia heard the words ‘household for many years’, she recalled something Hugo said.
[I can’t tell you everything. These are things I don’t want to reveal even when I die.]
‘The secrets he wants to keep. This doctor…he knows them.’
It was just a feeling. However there was something she didn’t understand. If her guess was really true, the doctor would have already died in Hugo’s hands. The clues on her hands were too little to reach a further conjecture but one thing was certain.
He didn’t want her to meet the doctor. If she wanted to meet the doctor, the best chance would be now that Hugo was absent but her instincts were telling her not to meet the doctor without Hugo knowing.
“I won’t meet this doctor.” (Lucia)
Anna sighed ruefully.
“Anna, as a doctor and as someone of the Duke’s house, you have committed a great blunder. I can forgive the mistake you’ve made as a doctor however, I cannot do so for the mistake you’ve made disobeying the orders of His Grace the Duke. As for your resignation, I will accept it but not right now. We may be going up to the Capital soon so keep it with you until we go to the Capital.”
Lucia then called for Jerome.
“Jerome, today my doctor Anna told me that the Duke’s doctor wished to meet me. However, Jerome has previously cautioned me about this.”
For a moment, Jerome’s sharp gaze went to Anna solemnly standing at the side with her head lowered, then his gaze went back to his Madam.
“Yes, Milady. Master sent down the order.”
“If it is his order, then there is certainly a reason. I have no intention of meeting the Duke’s doctor. And as for this incident, I will personally inform him when he return.”
“Yes, Milady.”
“Anna wanted to offer her resignation but I refused. She will remain as my doctor until we go up to the capital. That is to say, there is no need to interrogate Anna additionally.”
“Yes, Milady.”
Jerome’s attitude was akin to a solemn knight kneeling before his King to receive a command. Jerome always respected the Madam’s wise decisions. There was nothing lacking in the one that reliably held up the House of Taran.
Jerome was really glad to be of service to two respectable masters.
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