ITMWG 109

Chapter 109…

Unfortunately…

Leon, who was called right away, had a rather serious expression on his face.

He always seemed to have mixed thoughts on Altair, as he was always rude to him and kept an eye on him.

However, Altair didn’t even look at Leon and just grabbed Nadia’s shoulder gently.

“I’ll leave you two alone, so talk comfortably.”

“You can stay.”

“I know that you are fine, but I don’t think he is.”

Only then did Altair glance at Leon.

Leon coughed loudly, perhaps feeling embarrassed by his gaze, and came over to her and Altair.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you about your condition in advance. However, I didn’t really have any obligation to you, so I only thought for you and acted from your perspective.”

He apologised when the situation was revealed, but he didn’t seem to be very sorry.

He was a shameless doctor who could be punished or kicked out right away, but Altair just ignored Leon’s attitude.

“I know you did it for my wife. I won’t blame you, so just examine and treat her properly.”

“What…”

Leon looked at Altair’s calm face with surprise, thinking that he would at least be scolded, if not punished, but Altair simply left the room without any particular reaction.

Altair left, but the feeling of being held by him still remained on her shoulder.

Leon sighed and scratched his head as Nadia touched her shoulder, which felt strangely heavy.

“My diagnosis was found in my uncle’s safe.”

“Your uncle, you say…”

Leon frowned as if he was thinking about something, and then he proceeded to examine her body.

“I heard that you took the medicine prescribed by the family doctor for a long time.”

“I already heard it from Marie. That’s right, I haven’t been very healthy since I was young.”

“I think it was some kind of addiction. If I could find out what medicine was used I could detoxify it, but the problem was that it was unclear what medicine was used. So I tried to identify the medicine the family doctor used through Marie.”

“If you had found out, I would have been treated with detoxification medicine already, but it seems that Marie didn’t find out because she kept increasing the medicine.”

Marie continued to increase the medicine until recently.

When Nadia told her that she was feeling better now and that she could stop taking the medicine, Marie jumped up and said that it wouldn’t do.

At the time, she laughed it off, saying that Marie was overly concerned about her health, but she didn’t know that there was such a serious problem behind it.

“…Since you didn’t see the doctor while you were staying in the capital, it’s possible that you got better in the meantime.”

It was an unfriendly but strangely hopeful remark.

Nadia burst out laughing because it was an attitude that didn’t suit Leon, who had treated her with an accurate diagnosis and indifference, and he clicked his tongue in response, dumbfounded.

“Are you laughing right now? You know best how serious the situation is.”

“What’s so serious about it? If it’s infertility, it’s just that I can’t have children. Altair is fine.”

Leon tilted his head as if he was thinking about the meaning of those words for a moment, then he let out a hollow laugh, seemingly realising the meaning.

“Why? If it turns out you’re infertile, would he have a child outside? Or would he kick his wife out and take another woman? He really wasn’t a trustworthy person…”

“No! Altair never said anything like that!”

Nadia quickly defended Altair before Leon’s misunderstanding deepened.

“It’s just my opinion. The successor is very important to Altair and Aylesford. I like Altair and Aylesford very much…”

“So you’d think it would be okay if your husband had a child with another woman outside or got divorced?”

“If that’s the case, then that’s what he should do.”

“Huh.”

The more calmly she responded, the more Leon’s face crumpled.

“I really don’t understand the way you nobles think. If you like someone, you should stick with them until the end. What is the meaning of a prosperous household, property, or title? My parents also passed away because they were caught up in your incomprehensible way of thinking.”

Leon’s face darkened in an instant.

It was only then that she realised that Leon still didn’t know the truth about his parents’ deaths.

The Balhail family was involved in the deaths of the former Baron couple. And on top of that, the First Prince was involved.

However, since she promised the Emperor that instead of punishing the First Prince, she would save the face of the imperial family, his crimes would never be revealed.

It wasn’t a big deal, but Altair and Nadia had taken revenge on their enemy.

However, if things were covered up like this, Leon would continue to suspect Altair without knowing the truth.

Even if Altair found the real culprit who killed Leon’s parents and brought him here, he wouldn’t be able to let go of his suspicion that it was fabricated.

She was the only one who could clear up that misunderstanding.

Nadia was afraid that after hearing the results of the examination, she would be so shaken by the results that she wouldn’t be able to properly convey the truth, so she carefully opened her mouth.

“…Leon, I have something important to tell you.”

“I’m examining you right now. Is there anything more important than your condition?”

“It’s much more important than my condition. It’s about the people who killed your parents.”

“… What did you say?”

Leon, who had been examining her body, stopped and stared at her. He looked a bit dazed.

“It’s not a short story. The connections of those people lie higher than you think.”

To properly tell the whole story of the case, she had to start with the fact that she found out that there were suspicions about her parents’ deaths while investigating her uncle, and that those suspicions were also related to the deaths of the previous Baron and his wife.

To explain why these things could remain secret for so long, the name of the First Prince must also be mentioned.

The Emperor demanded that this fact never be leaked out, but she thought Leon deserved to hear the story.

She also trusted Leon’s character. He would never reveal this fact to the public.

Of course, this was the arrogance of someone who had read the novel…

Leon was a talent that would be a great help to Aylesford.

He had to be bound, and to do that, it was most important to get rid of suspicion about Altair.

Let’s tell him the whole story.

She didn’t consult Altair, but she was sure he would agree.

Even if Leon tried to speak out against her expectations, Altair was more than capable of stopping him.

“I’ll tell you everything from the beginning.”

That’s why she was able to be quite calm while telling a scary story.

Leon, who had not expected this kind of story at all, was in a completely different situation.

As the story continued, Leon’s face went from white to red to blue repeatedly.

And when the story was over, Leon’s expression was completely different.

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Altair was sitting in his seat, tapping the table with his fingers.

The examination was taking longer than expected, perhaps because they were being careful.

Beside Altair, Marie was also anxiously pacing around, waiting for the results.

How long had this anxious wait been going on?

The tightly closed door opened and someone came inside the room they were in.

Marie was delighted, thinking it was Nadia, but it was Leon who showed up through the crack in the door.

Of course, Altair had already noticed the other person’s presence by the sound and was able to greet him calmly.

“What about Nadia?”

“Well…”

Leon nodded to Marie, trying to evade Altair’s question.

“You…I think it would be better to go and get the Madame.”

Marie was struck by the ominous words and quickly ran outside.

Her steps were so urgent that she forgot to pay respect to her lord, Altair, who was also there.

Fortunately, Altair had no intention of blaming Marie for her rudeness. In fact, it was closer to the point where he didn’t have the luxury of doing so.

“What were the results of the examination?”

“Will your actions change depending on the results?”

“… I guess so.”

“How?”

“I don’t think I need to explain that to you. Just tell me the results of the examination.”

“If you wish.”

Leon lowered his head with a strangely cold expression.

“Unfortunately, the Madame’s condition is not good.”

“…”

“It’s difficult to even prescribe medicine.”

“…”

Altair was speechless at the much firmer words than he had expected, and his mouth snapped shut.

While waiting for the results, he brainwashed himself into thinking that whatever was to be said was okay, but it didn’t seem to work at all.

After a long silence, Altair sighed deeply and placed his hand on his forehead.

“… What about Nadia? She must have been shocked.”

Leon raised his head again and blinked in surprise, surprised that the first words out of Altair’s mouth were concerns for Nadia.

“I thought you were going to worry about your successor first.”

“I see exactly how you see me. It’s probably my fault for not being able to catch your enemy yet.”

Altair let out a deep sigh and got up from his seat.

He was about to run to Nadia right away, but Leon naturally blocked his path.

“What are you doing?”

“The Madame said she didn’t want to see you. Let’s think about it from the other side. How would a wife look at her husband’s face in this situation?”

“Why can’t I see her? Get out of the way.”

Altair ignored Leon’s words and lightly pushed him away.

However, he couldn’t ignore the words Leon spoke as he was lightly pushed away.

“It’s her will. I’ll tell you again, she said she doesn’t want to see you right now.”

“…”

Altair stopped walking, gritted his teeth, and turned around.

He should have been intimidated by the fearsome aura, but Leon was calmly accepting Altair’s glare. He was no ordinary person.

“If that were a lie… ”

“Why would I lie like that? As a doctor, I don’t lie to my patients. Didn’t you still take me into Aylesford because you knew that was the kind of person I was?”

There was nothing wrong with Leon’s words.

It was frustrating, but if Nadia said that, then it was right to respect her wishes.

That’s right, but…

Unable to overcome his frustration, Altair slammed his fist on the table.

It didn’t seem like he hit it with much force, but the luxurious table was shattered and rolled around on the floor.

Leon opened his mouth wide and recalled the conversation he had with Nadia at the moment when the table, which seemed to cost more than several months’ wages, turned into trash.

‘What are you going to do?’

‘Well. This situation…I haven’t thought about it…’

When he recalled Nadia clutching her skirt with shaking eyes upon seeing Altair quietly getting angry, he wondered how such different a man and woman could become a couple.

But…

The look in Nadia’s eyes as she was planning for the future, was definitely similar to that of the man in front of him.

Is it because they are a married couple?

Leon was very curious about how things would go from now on.