LUCIA

Chapter 25 Disagreement

Hugo was familiar with the common knowledge of women's physiological parts but the rest was sleeping at the bottom of his mind. He had never been with a woman long enough for her to have her period. Moreover, he had never been worried about a woman getting pregnant so he really hadn't thought about it.

"At first, a maid was concerned about whether her Grace was pregnant or not, but then her Grace was looked at by the primary doctor who said that she wasn't pregnant. According to her Grace, she has never had a monthly guest. She also refused to be looked at by the doctor for treatment. Milady said it was something that Your Grace already knows about so there was no need for treatment."

"She is not pregnant so is it something serious if she isn't menstruating?"

"It is not normal, after all, it would be impossible for her Grace to get pregnant. Her Grace has to have a medical examination for us to know for sure."

"What does she mean that I already knew..."

[I cannot have a child.]

Hugo furrowed his brows.

"Ha."

He gave a forced laugh. She had definitely said that. Originally, it was not something one could easily say but she had simply said that she couldn't have a child as if it was something trivial. She had also given a small laugh.

To her, her inability to be pregnant was not a big deal because she couldn't have a child anyways. She had spoken like she was telling a big secret but he had simply thought it was interesting.

"Right. I knew about it."

His head ached like it had been hit with a blunt weapon. There was an uncomfortable twisting in his stomach and he felt an anger within him that he didn't know what for, couldn't explain it or even give a reason for it.

"What is the doctor doing?" (Hugo)

"It is not an external disease so if her Grace doesn't speak about it, the doctor cannot diagnose it." (Jerome)

"Call her now."

"...Yes, your Grace."

Jerome could see that his master's mood had soured so he immediately went away without saying a word.

While standing still, Hugo suppressed his anger and clenched his fists tightly. He then tried to calmly think of where his displeasure was coming from.

She was very much the ideal wife he wanted. She controlled the servants moderately well and did not give him any issues. He had nothing to complain about nor was he uncomfortable. Recently, she'd had a lot of requests but it was different from the bothersome requests he was expecting.

"Ha, dammit."

He gave a heavy sigh, cupped his head in his hands and sat on the sofa. This wasn't normal. He realized he still had no idea about what she was thinking. All he knew about his wife was what was written in the few reports Fabian gave him.

Their relationship was good. As least he thought so. Their conversations were fun and in the bedroom, they were passionate. But they had never really talked.

Had she ever exposed herself to him? He seemed to have misunderstood that she had exposed all of her heart to him since she smiled so purely.

Something suddenly came to mind so he called for Jerome and ordered him to bring the details of her spending. Jerome soon returned with the documents.

"What about the doctor?" (Hugo)

"I sent someone to call her." (Jerome)

"I'll be coming along for the examination."