I Have A Terminally Ill Duke As My Husband (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 66

“So, is that child doing well? Isn’t there anything wrong or any illness?”

Olivia, visiting the ducal mansion after a long time, took a sip of tea and asked Luan.

“Aunt, no matter how lovely Mer is, why do you always ignore your nephew right in front of you and only ask about Mer every time you see me?”

“Well, I can see with my own eyes that you’re perfectly fine—your limbs intact, holding your cup of tea, looking at me and talking—so clearly there’s no issue. Why ask? So, when will that child come to the capital? If only I had a bit more energy, I’d go meet her myself. It’s almost been nine months since I last saw her. Before, whenever she was here at the ducal mansion, I always felt cheerful—but now it feels so empty, as if no one’s here at all.”

What do you mean, as if no one’s here? Am I not even considered a person?

Luan, hearing Olivia’s words, nearly spoke up to remind her he was still there, but quickly gave up and simply replied,

“Don’t worry. She said once she finishes this matter and returns, she’ll come back to the ducal mansion.”

“Really? That’s good to hear, but… I really miss drinking the tea she pours for me.”

“I feel the same way. By the way, how did the matter I asked you about go?”

“You know better than anyone just how exacting Count Lepanon is. He said even if a knife were put to his throat, he’d never allow them inside the city walls.”

“So, does that mean he refused?”

There were five city gates leading into the empire: East Gate, West Gate, South Gate, North Gate, and the Central Gate.

Among them, the Central Gate, guarded by Count Isaac Lepanon, was the fastest route into the capital. Passing through it meant reaching the capital in less than a week, so anyone entering the capital from outside the empire absolutely had to go through the Central Gate.

According to the spies, Caimen knew this better than anyone and had offered Count Lepanon a large sum of gold coins to open the gate, but so far the count had given Caimen no reply.

Thus, Luan had asked Olivia—who had a longstanding friendly relationship with the count—to contact him and request that he open the gate as they had asked.

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