I Have A Terminally Ill Duke As My Husband (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 75

When Mercian spoke, Charles, who had been standing behind the servants, suddenly rushed to her and embraced her tightly, his voice trembling as he spoke. Clea and the maids immediately surrounded Mercian and said,

“My lady, we’ve missed you so much!”

“Why have you lost so much weight since we last saw you? And why did you cut off that beautiful hair of yours? How can you have become even more beautiful? You haven’t even had our care, yet if you look this lovely now, His Lordship might not even recognize you once you’ve had our attention!”

“Be—Becky, haha, it’s really not that much.”

Mercian laughed and replied to Becky, who used to give her massages.

“Have you all been well? I truly thought I’d never see you again, so I’m so happy we’re reunited like this!”

“No way! How could we possibly be doing well when you weren’t here? You’re so cruel—leaving without telling anyone at all!”

“I’m sorry. And thank you so much for welcoming me back like this.”

She’d expected things might feel awkward after not seeing them for so long, but contrary to her worries, everyone from the ducal household acted as if they’d only parted yesterday and were meeting again today—completely at ease.

Could this be what true family really feels like?

Mercian felt warmth fill her heart as she looked at the maids from the ducal house encircling her, genuinely delighted to see her again.

“Butler, shouldn’t we also be going to My Lady’s side?”

Jang, who had missed his chance to greet Mercian warmly like the maids did, spoke eagerly. Edward, however, glanced at the tightly packed group of maids surrounding Mercian and replied without missing a beat,

“Jang, we simply don’t have the confidence to push through them. And look at His Lordship’s face—even though it’s only other women approaching My Lady, he already looks so displeased. If we go near, we might not survive.”

“That’s true, but…”

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