9 |Commotion in the middle of the night
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The door clicked signifying that Nesta just left the room leaving Lucien to process the news he had received. Lucien’s eyes trembled as his heart anxiously palpitated. Gone was the sleepiness he was feeling earlier and all he could do was try to control his feelings and see if he can think this thought.
However, no matter how many times he told himself to act calm and compose, he can’t. His father was dying! Even though he had been hard on him, right before everything had fallen apart, he was the best father he ever had! He still had an important place inside Lucien’s heart!
How could he just accept this news?! 3 months! His father, Duke Charles only have 3 months to live!
What should he do?
But before that, was the news really true or is it just a ploy for him to be distraught like this? Should he trust Nesta?!
As Lucien think deeply on the situation, he can’t help but tremble as doubts started crawling inside of him.
He doesn’t know how to react nor what to say. In the back of his mind, he was reminded all of his memories from his childhood. How they were a perfect family before his father had become so obsessed with the sea and how often his parents fight.
Back before, everything was perfect!
But what is happening now?
A disease?!
Three months to live?! should he just accept all of this!?
Subconsciously, tears started to fall from Lucien’s eyes. His heart started to sting and it burns him. Shortly after, Lucien was short of breath and his strength was failing him. He can’t even stand up.
No, he shouldn't be crying right now! He needed confirmation. He needed to know. He has the right to know for he was his son! Why was some stranger knew this before him!?
Lucien harshly wiped his tears and tried to composed himself several times in front of the mirror. He then checked the time. It was past one in the evening. He was sure that his father was still asleep right now but he wanted to know! Time wasn’t important right now.
Without any second thoughts, Lucien stormed out of his room with the intention to wake his damn father and demanded him of the truth about his health.
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”Father! Father!” Lucien pounded the door with so much force that even the sleeping insects was awaken in their sleep.
“Oh for god sake!” Duke Charles opened the door the moment he heard someone was bagging his door. He was ready to punish the person who dared to disturb his sleep only to see his son Lucien glaring at him.
Despite his confusion, the duke glared and scoffed at his son.
“Lucien I do understand son that you are at the peak of your youth wanting to sleep late at night but for god sake, your father is already an old man! it’s past one in the morning why are bagging my door like a fool inspector demanding the truth? Is there some matters that cannot wait to be said tomorrow!?”
Just as the duke demanded his reasons, Lucien directly looked at him in the eye full of determination. “Is what sister told me true?”
The duke frowned not sure what these two siblings were talking about late in the middle of the night. Moreover, he doesn’t even know that they were getting along well.
“About?”
“Are you dying?” Demanded seriously to his father but the duke seemed to be really sleepy and wanted to just lay in bed. He had been dealing with documents since this morning and he he was only getting his rest now. That was why Lucien’s question did not sink in.
“Huh?”
Lucien heaved his breath. “Sister Nesta has visited me late into the night telling me that you have an incurable disease. Father, I am asking you if this was true?!”
Hearing the full explanation the duke blinked as the sleepiness that was eating him went away. Only then he realized what Nesta had done. He had told that lady to mind her business but he did not expect her to let his son now.
The duke changed his expression. Lucien flinched seeing how fast the expression and gaze of his father turned cold at him. “It’s not in your business to know if whether I have a disease of not. You only have one role and that is to inherit everything and become the duke once I die.”
Lucien long expected this kind of reply to his father hence he did not faze instead, he took a step forward and demand the truth even more.
“I am your son! I have the right to know father if you are going to die or not!” Lucien brushed his his palms over his face feeling his frustrations eating him up. “Why would you not tell me something so important as this in the first place! Am I not your son!? are you just going to leave me without even saying any words!?”
The duke can hear his son’s desperation but he had long develop his resolve not to complicate things. So, he stood on his ground. “There is nothing to be discuss about Lucien. Go to you bedroom and rest.”
“Father!” Lucien shouted desperately.
“Enough!”
Without any warning, the duke turned and close the door. Lucien did not give up and banged the door several times making a commotion. Some of the servants were woken up and looked over to see the young master banging the door.
The servants looked at each other with questions in their head but they all were clueless.
Despite of the noise, the duke did not opened the door once and just left Lucien there with all of his bottled frustrations and desperation. Still, the duke and Lucien was like two peas in a pod. If the duke was stubborn like this, so was Lucien.
He’ll demand the truth one way or another.
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