I Have A Terminally Ill Duke As My Husband (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 21

“Lu. Lucie, are you all right? Good heavens. It’s been over an hour—why hasn’t the physician arrived yet?”

Lucianne came to her senses at Penelope’s sobbing voice beside her.

What on earth had happened?

“Oh, Mother.”

“Lucie, you’re awake? Sob… Do you have any idea how terrified I was, thinking something terrible had happened to you? Good heavens, Lucie, you’re not staying here any longer. We’re leaving right now.”

At Penelope’s words, Mercian looked startled and quickly grabbed her hand, speaking urgently.

“Mother, the tea party hasn’t even started yet.”

Hearing Mercian’s words, Penelope jerked her hand away and shouted,

“Enough! Just seeing you dressed like this tells me clearly enough how well you’ve been living in this ducal household. I don’t need to see anything else—I’m leaving. Because of you, Lucie nearly died! And you’re worried about some tea party?”

Some tea party? And now she’s saying Lucie got hurt because of me?

Mercian looked at Penelope, who was blaming herself for Lucianne’s mistake—ignoring Mercian’s warning and grabbing the door—and spoke.

“Mother, didn’t you rush me into preparing for this tea party because Sister insisted yesterday that we absolutely must hold one? And Lucie collapsed precisely because she ignored my warning—so why are you blaming me?”

Mercian spoke with an aggrieved expression at Penelope’s accusation.

“No, Lucie fainting is entirely your fault.”

Penelope checked that no one else was around and whispered to Mercian.

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