I Have A Terminally Ill Duke As My Husband (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 17

Most of the noble young ladies I know would normally ask first how much their monthly allowance is and how much personal wealth they can access in a situation like this.

Moreover, given that she was a duchess with only six months left, most people would be trying to grow their personal assets during that time—but asking about the household rules instead….

Clea bowed her head and answered, seeing Mercian’s serious expression as she asked the question.

“My lady, it is exactly as our master said.”

“Huh?”

“There are no specific household rules in our ducal household. The master has often been absent from the estate for a very long time, and Lady Canoluph has lived separately ever since the master turned eighteen and inherited the dukedom. Thus, there has been no one specifically managing the estate here. As a result, the master assigned individual duties to every maid and servant and never interfered with what they did afterward, as long as their actions didn’t bring shame to the House of Canoluph.”

“Oh, I see.”

So as long as I don’t disgrace the ducal household, I’m free to do as I please?

Truthfully, unless I need to go out within these six months to look for a house to live in afterward, I won’t be leaving at all—so it probably doesn’t concern me anyway.

“But now that you are the mistress of this ducal household, my lady, you may establish your own rules if you wish.”

There’s no need for someone who’ll only stay here for six months to meddle with a household that’s already running smoothly.

Since she planned to live here as if she didn’t exist and leave soon anyway, Mercian shook her head and replied,

“No. I’m only staying here for six months before I leave! So I don’t want to interfere with anything in the ducal household.”

Seeing Mercian, who differed slightly from the noble young ladies she’d known before, Clea felt sorrowful about the fact that Luan had been given only a limited time to live.

Just after two days under the same roof, Luan, her usually cold and distant master, had already changed.

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