The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 36

On the day the duke lost consciousness and collapsed, Leah’s desperate protest never reached Bayern.

‘They must have intended to pin it on me from the start.’

Everything unfolded exactly as expected. The butler received Jane’s report and firmly believed the duke had lost consciousness—unaware that she had already been bribed.

[Go report to the butler. Tell him the duke has fallen into a coma after eating food laced with medicinal ingredients. There’s no hope he’ll wake up.]

[…….]

[And the duke will provide the treatment for your younger brother.]

[T-Treatment?!]

Jane, unable to believe her ears despite hearing it clearly, questioned Leah. How could they offer treatment to her younger brother when she, a sinner deserving punishment, stood accused?

[Every kindness comes at a price, Jane. As for what happened today…]

[I’ll absolutely pretend I know nothing! I’ve neither seen nor heard anything! If it means saving my brother, I’ll do anything!]

Jane clung desperately to Leah’s skirt, sobbing. She was clever enough—so much so that even the shrewd Bayern was completely taken in by her.

Afterward, Bayern assumed Leah had fled the manor in fear. Leah, however, was hiding in an inn arranged by the duke.

She waited for news that would soon arrive—and it didn’t take long before it reached her.

[When the imperial palace physicians arrive at the manor, come back, Leah.]

Precisely on the second day after the duke supposedly lost consciousness, she received word that the imperial delegation had arrived.

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