I Have A Terminally Ill Duke As My Husband (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 28

I didn’t think it was love.

On our wedding day, though startled by how thin I looked, I’d still entered wearing a cloak, troubled by the worry in her eyes over others’ gazes—and when Mercian asked if I, who was addicted, could even spend the night properly, I’d teased her, finding her boldness oddly endearing.

After all, she was my wife whom I’d have to spend six months with, so I’d only hoped we wouldn’t have a bad relationship…

Yet, at some point, this heart of mine began pounding uncontrollably whenever I looked only at her; I missed her the moment she was out of sight, and holding her in my arms made me never want to let her go. I didn’t know if this feeling—this longing—was what Cassel, Tablo, and Moses called “love,” but one thing was certain: I didn’t dislike this feeling at all.

No—if possible, if I truly weren’t going to die, Luan never wanted to let Mercian go from his embrace.

Luan pulled Mercian, who stared at him with wide eyes at his words, closer into his arms and asked,

“So, my lady, if I don’t leave three months from now… may I kiss you right now?”

“…No?”

“What?”

Seeing Luan’s disappointed expression at her refusal, Mercian poked his nose lightly with her finger and spoke in a slightly slurred voice,

“Of course not. Luan, whether you leave three months from now or not has nothing to do with it—our contract lasts six months. So even if you don’t leave in three months, I’ll still depart from here. I’ll go somewhere no one knows and live peacefully alone. There, I’ll raise chickens and ducks, grow vegetables, cook delicious meals, and live happily by myself without anyone interfering.”

“You’re leaving…”

So she wasn’t planning to return to the viscount’s household after all.

Watching Mercian drunkenly recount every detail of what she’d do after leaving the ducal estate, Luan felt a bitter ache in his chest.

Was that why she’d been so harsh to the viscountess and the viscount’s daughter?

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