The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 109

When Akia and Leah, having received the news, entered the drawing room together, an elderly woman greeted them.

She introduced herself as the midwife who had assisted Ariel during childbirth and received the baby.

“I saw the newspaper and immediately realized you, madam, were the daughter of the ducal young lady I delivered.”

“…You’re the midwife who delivered me?”

Leah’s eyes widened greatly as she confirmed the fact once again.

“Yes, madam. I still remember the day you were born as clearly as if it were yesterday. Even as a newborn, your features were so strikingly distinct…”

“…”

“You’ve inherited your mother’s vivid hair color exactly.”

Watching the midwife’s eyes well up with tears as her voice trailed off, Leah asked cautiously,

“Then do you remember my mother as well?”

“How could I ever forget! The image of her desperately trying to save you, even in that perilous situation, remains vivid in my mind.”

‘Perilous?’

Leah, who had been choking up imagining her mother’s final moments, lifted her head at the midwife’s next words.

“…What perilous situation do you mean?”

“I can’t explain everything, but… this is a letter your mother was carrying.”

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