The Ducal couple had been married for about two months.
It was the time where one could not abandon dreams and expectations of a honeymoon. However, the d.u.c.h.ess seems to have accurately figured out his Grace. It was evidence that she had not completely fallen for her husband. Mich.e.l.le was surprised and pleased about that.
āExcellent. your Grace is not forgetting about herself. A woman is a truly sad existence. When they give their hearts, they have the tendency to excessively depend on the recipient. When the person disappears, they cannot stand alone and collapse, abandoned.ā
Lucia smiled awkwardly and nodded her head. She was being praised but did not feel happy about it. Lucia could not forget about herself because she had given up everything in the first place.
āBut, you should not excessively keep your husband at a distance. Maintaining the right distance is very important.ā [Countess]
āMaintaining the right distanceā¦ā [Lucia]
āIāll ask a rude question. How many times a week does his Grace visit your bedroom?ā
Luciaās face went red. āHe comesā¦everydayā
Mich.e.l.leās eyes grew slightly but a.s.sumed an air of indifference and replied, is that so. She had found out a very interesting fact. On the contrary, the one being left out was the Duke. If Mich.e.l.le were alone, she would have burst out laughing. The d.u.c.h.ess who appeared innocent suddenly looked different.
Men always want what they cannot get and the d.u.c.h.ess was maintaining the perfect distance to make the Duke want more.
āKeeping the right distanceā¦ how do you do that?ā [Lucia]
āIāll tell you, little by little.ā
Mich.e.l.le murmured inwardly, āIt doesnāt seems like thereās anything more to teach the Madam. ā
It was obvious to her as more time pa.s.ses between ducal couple, the emphasis in the relations.h.i.+p would gradually s.h.i.+ft towards the d.u.c.h.ess. This was a speculation from Mich.e.l.le who had consulted and personally watched over many men and women relations.h.i.+ps.
But there was one mystery that Mich.e.l.le could not solve.
āJust what charm of this person shook the Duke?ā The d.u.c.h.ess, of course, had no way to know that the Duke had completely fallen for his wifeās body. It was to the extent that he couldnāt get it out of his mind.
Countess Corzan, afterwards, decided to visit them regularly. And, after about a week, Lucia decided to throw her first tea party.
āMistress.ā A maid with a flushed expression spoke carefully āBy any chanceā¦is it possible that you are pregnant?ā
Lucia knitted her brows at those ridiculous words.
āYou have not had your period for more than two months. There is no way to know so how do you feel about having a checkup?ā [Maid]
The most important work of the maidservants was looking after the health of their masters. It wasnāt until after two months had pa.s.sed that they discovered something was seriously strange with their mistressā body and needed to be looked into.
If a specific maid continuously attended to Lucia, then it would have been noticed faster. However, the maids took turns over several days to serve her and kept a.s.suming a different maid had waited on Lucia when she had her period.
Even then, they naturally did not forget to perform their jobs and when they got together and conversed, they realized none of them had seen Lucia menstruating.
At that moment, all the maid were frightened. The first thing they were suspicious of was pregnancy. There was no one in Roam that didnāt know that the ducal couple&rsqu
o;s relations.h.i.+p was pa.s.sionate.
āNo. Itās nothing like that so donāt worry about it.ā
Lucia, with her eyes showing no excitement, replied coldly.
āBut Mistress. Still, seeing a doctorā¦ā
āIt is nothing like that. I know my own body very well.ā [Lucia]
The maid withdrew but did not give up. If be any chance, the Mistress was pregnant and in that state, she was unaware and something went wrong with the baby, the maids would be firmly dealt with.
She could not stop being anxious and quickly went to inform Jerome.
āMistress. I listened to the maids and there seems to be a problem with your health.ā
The moment Jerome arrived and began to speak, annoyance lightly flitted across Luciaās face then it pa.s.sed. Her eyes stopped for a moment on the maid that was standing behind Jerome. It was not a menacing glare but the maid couldnāt help but shrink.
Somehow, since it was Jeromeās first time seeing the mistress like this, he became nervous and started cautiously.
āMistress, has the doctor ever made you feel uncomfortable?ā
āItās not like that. Iāll say this again, Iām not pregnant nor do I have any health problems. This is something his Grace already knows.ā
Jerome fell silent for a moment, considering what to say.
āBut Mistress, if by any chance a problem is found with you, we will not be able to avoid responsibility for it. May I confirm again with his Grace about this fact?ā
From the beginning, she had already said she couldnāt get pregnant. He had only asked if she could prove it and afterwards showed no interest. It would be too surprising if he were to say that she was lying all this time and the truth was she could become pregnant.
āMy words are not lies however I will tell him again.ā
āMay I confirm afterwards that Mistress has told him?ā
These days, Jerome had been pretty meek around Lucia, but he was never an easy person. If he was only a good person, there was no way he could be the head butler at such a young age.
āā¦Iāll inform him when you are there. Is that good enough?ā
āYes, Mistress. Iām sorry for making you uncomfortable.ā
āYou are just doing your job as the head butler. But that child.ā
Luciaās gaze once again fixed onto the maid.
āI was definitely clear on what I said yet you ran to the butler without asking me twice. I donāt want to have someone who is keeping tabs on my movement by my side. Please send her out today.ā
The maidās face went black and she dropped her head while Jerome bowed his head with an earnest expression. He had thought she was a simple and nice person, but she knew just when to start and when to end that she seems a bit cold.
It seemed like the two of them were matches made in heaven. The butler who felt satisfied and full just seeing this new part of master was one step closer to being master-lover.