I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

70

"Your Highness, this is Lockman. I'm coming in."

Then, the attending physician, Lockman, entered the bedroom.

Lockman, as always, measured Lalisa's pulse first.

After checking her pulse, he did some other tests, but her condition was not much different from before, except for her fever.

Lockman prescribed medicine for fever and tea for energy recovery.

There was a sleep-inducing ingredient in the tea, so Lalisa fell asleep quickly.

"Her Grace seems to have intermittent fever because the chronic heart disease has not been fully cured."

When Lockman spoke in a low voice, Junkook, who had been watching Lalisa as she slept, answered in an anxious voice.

"It has already been several months since she took the manufactured medicine. But, why is it so difficult to recover?"

"It may be because her body is weak, or there may be other reasons... There are no other causes identified as of now."

Junkook, who was deep in thoughts, nodded, and Lockman politely bowed before leaving the bedroom.

Junkook quietly looked at Lalisa's face as if engraved into his eyes.

As he lowered his gaze further, he saw the soft back of her hand laid neatly on the blanket.

In his gaze, Lalisa always looked infinitely small and delicate. She was so light that every time he held her, he wondered if she was okay.

Should he feed her more? Or should he call a priest and perform a blessing ceremony?

Junkook sat quietly in his chair with a serious expression. He looked at the sleeping Lalisa for a long time.

It was only a few hours later that the sudden knocking sound was heard.

Lloyd's voice came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, are you inside? I have something urgent to report."

Junkook glanced at Lalisa, then slowly got up from his seat.

While he opened the door and went outside, Lalisa's eyes, which had been closed, were slowly opened.

She had just woken up to the sound of the voice from outside her door a while ago.

Her stomach was hot and throbbing. While Lalisa exhaled a long breath, the voice faintly leaked from the outside.

"I don't know if the location has been discovered. Marquis Elody, this time...... "

Her mind was blank and she didn't have energy to listen. Of course, she had no intention of eavesdropping.

However, the words 'Marquis Elody' were clearly lodged in her ears.

Curiously, her ears turned to the outside of the door, but the only thing she could hear was a hum, and no more clear words could be heard.

She let out a heavy sigh with weary eyes. Is her father making trouble for Junkook again?

Obviously, last time too, she had heard that the Marquis was monitoring Junkook by the Emperor's orders.

Even when she thought she had completely abandoned her family name, her father's name followed her like a shadow.

Even though she no longer had any intention of returning to that house, when she heard the name, she had no choice but to pay attention.

Lalisa closed her eyes tightly as if avoiding reality. Her head began to ring loudly.