LUCIA

Chapter 117 The Beginning and the End

Seeing Hugo's forehead twitch, Philip's eyes grew bigger.

"...So she has gotten pregnant."

Just as Philip expected, the heavens did not abandon him. Even though he had mixed the drug into the Duchess' headache medicine, Philip was not sure of its success.

There were many variables. He could not guarantee that the Madam would take that headache medicine consistently, and because the drug's efficacy was weakened, not only was the neutralization of mugwort slower, the probability of conception was extremely low. However, it succeeded, and she was pregnant in two years.

"Congratulations."

Philip's congratulatory words were not desirable at all. Hugo squeezed the sword in his hand and held in his desire to draw his sword without mercy.

"Like I thought, you did this. Blood, you said? When you looked down on me, you must have thrown away your desire to live."

"Why are you so sure I lied? Maybe the Madam had a child with another ma..."

Feeling the cold blade under his neck, Philip shut his mouth. It only took an instant. Hugo stood up, drew his sword and pointed it at Philip's throat. The tip of the sword was digging into Philip's skin as if it would pierce through the moment Philip said a single word.

"Just one more bullshit out of you."

Philip looked up at Hugo and nodded his head, marginally. A frosty expression, a gaze filled with bloodthirst and a subdued voice.

Philip realized that Hugo was extremely angry. He, who didn't get nervous easily, had chills at his back. When the sword was withdrawn, he sucked in a breath.

"It was the vision of my family. I had no choice but to lie."

"Even if I ask you now, I'm sure you won't tell me."

"Would you believe it if I told you?"

"I couldn't care less about the vision. It will be buried along with you when you die anyways, old man."

"You're not someone that would bring me here because you were annoyed by a lie I said in the past."

"Enough with the nonsense. I need to know what trick you pulled."

Hugo could not stand the fact that there was a gap in the protection around his wife.

"It was the headache medicine."

Philip obediently confessed. He didn't plan on acting innocent anyways.

"Headache medicine."

Hugo repeated for emphasis then he forced a laugh. He had to find out exactly what happened, once he got back. His first goal for capturing Philip was achieved.

"Tell me why you wanted to see me."

Philip stared blankly at Hugo.

"Why are you so curious about what I have to say?"

"Don't get any ideas. You won't be able to leave this room alive."

"Kill me. What regrets does an old man like me have? I've lived long enough. But you will not kill me. Afterall, there is something you want to know from me."

When he saw Hugo's red eyes waver, Philip sighed.

'How can this be.'

He had thought the probability was extremely low. When the Duke showed an unusual reaction to the Duchess in Roam, Philip had a sliver of suspicious, but he believed it wasn't possible. And he hoped it was not the case.