The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 66

Leah felt uneasy, even slightly uncomfortable, not knowing Dmitri’s true intentions. She thought it would be easier if he just scolded her for her poor table manners.

‘Is my soy allergy really such good news?’

She gave an awkward smile as she looked at Duke Bellarus, who was staring at her intently.

As the three of them continued eating, Dmitri’s low voice broke the silence.

“How old are you, Miss Apothecary?”

“I’m twenty-two this year.”

“Twenty-two, you say…”

Duke Bellarus mulled something over in his mind, and soon his eyes narrowed slightly.

Could it be that the duke’s daughter had died at an age similar to his own?

Seeing the duke gazing at her as if reminiscing about his deceased daughter, Leah grew solemn. To her, Duke Bellarus posed another question.

“What about your parents?”

At the duke’s question about her parents, she glanced briefly at Akia and hesitated—such a deeply personal topic.

But deciding it wasn’t something to hide, she finally spoke.

“To be honest, I don’t really know who my parents are. I was abandoned right after birth and grew up in an orphanage.”

Akia, who had never known the full details of Leah’s origins, looked at her in surprise.

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