When I Took Back My Beloved Child Who Had Been Taken From Me, My Husband's Obsessive Love Began. Why? - Episode 10

Lucienne had made significant recovery over the past year, but after meeting Craig, she found herself unable to get out of bed once again.

When the fever rises, my consciousness becomes hazy, and even after it subsides, I can’t tell dreams from reality and can’t think of anything.

I can’t understand what I was doing or how things ended up like this, and my frustration grows.

“Aman? Why am I…?”

“Lucienne, please focus solely on getting better for now.”

“Yeah…”

If I ask Aman, who is holding my hand, a question, I won’t get a proper answer.

Lucienne thought, “Is that okay?” and closed her eyes again.

As those exchanges were repeated many times, Lucienne’s condition finally stabilized, and her consciousness became clearer.

Then, this time, I start to worry about Leoldo.

“Rite?”

“Yes, Lucienne-sama. What seems to be the matter?”

“Is… Leoldo… okay?”

“Yes, please don’t worry. I have heard that His Highness is growing up healthy.”

“Yeah…”

Relieved, Lucienne gradually began to recall her situation.

It was a huge shock to find out that Craig, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, had misunderstood me.

I feel anger towards Claudine for spreading lies, but I’m also frustrated with Craig for believing them.

However, I no longer cared about Craig or Claudine.

The important thing is about Leoldo, and what position I am in.

“Am I still the empress?”

“Of course! It’s been almost two months since then, but we receive flowers from His Majesty almost every day. Everything displayed in this room is from His Majesty.”

“……I see.”

If it were the old Lucienne, she would have been overjoyed.

Flowers from that Craig—what’s more, to receive so many of them.

However, Lucienne let out a deep sigh, not even captivated by the fragrance of the flowers filling the room, nor did she glance at the flowers arranged here and there.

The fact that two months have passed since then is more of a problem than the flowers.

“Leoldo has turned one year old, huh…”

“Yes. When His Highness was born, it was during the mourning period for the late Emperor, so the celebration was rather subdued. However, this year, the entire nation was filled with joy and celebration.”

It was painful not to be part of that blessing, but what mattered was that Lucienne could still be the Empress—and Leo’s mother.

Again, my body feels heavy, and it’s frustrating that I can’t get up.

“Lady Lucienne, have you awakened?”

“Aman, thank you for everything.”

“As I have said many times, there is no need for thanks. I have merely fulfilled my duty and, above all, I just wanted to help a dear friend.”

“…Still, thank you.”

When I thanked Aman, who came into the room to check on me, he responded as usual.

Aman took Lucienne’s wrist, tilted his head slightly, and began to examine the disturbance in her magical energy.

“When will I be able to meet Leoldo?”

“…I still can’t say anything for sure.”

“Why? It’s been a year since I had that child, hasn’t it? Sure, I’m still not feeling well now, but it shouldn’t take that long this time, right?”

This past year—despite being in a state of almost complete unconsciousness, I have persevered all this time just to meet Leoldo.

Nevertheless, the answer that came out of Aman’s mouth was different from what I had expected.

It seemed like Lucienne was trying to avoid giving him a shock, and she looked at Aman with suspicion.

“What do you mean? Explain it properly.”

“……It seems that Lady Lucienne has been affected by His Majesty the Emperor’s magic.”

“Your Majesty’s?”

“Yes. At that time, Your Majesty seemed to be emotionally agitated, and your magic was leaking from your body. Even we were affected by it and felt unwell… Lady Lucienne, who had not yet fully recovered, was directly affected by Your Majesty’s magic and her condition worsened.”

Lucienne understood the reason for the sudden deterioration of her health at that time and was convinced.

Craig had believed Claudine’s malicious lies even before directly questioning Lucienne.

Therefore, I thought that from the beginning, I had harbored anger towards Lucienne, to the point where I couldn’t even deny it.

“……Of course I took it directly. His Majesty was angry with me, so he directed it at me.”

“That is…”

“Later on, they must have thought it was indeed bad. That’s why this room is overflowing with flowers.”

They might have remembered how, when they were a child, they lost control of their magical powers and hurt their mother, the former empress, and those around them.

Therefore, seeing Lucienne faint, they will probably send flowers out of guilt.

At that time, after Aman appeared, he hurriedly left, surely because he couldn’t contain his anger and chose to walk away.

But, the fact that they are sending flowers means they at least want to improve the relationship, right?

I’ve already given up on Craig, but the worst-case scenario might be that, by his decision, I won’t be able to see Leoldo anymore.

Moreover, I am still misunderstood as having no interest in the child I gave birth to—Leoldo.

I don’t expect anything just because I received flowers, but if they still care about me even a little, I wanted to somehow clear up the misunderstanding.

So, unable to get up yet, Lucienne asked Rite to write on her behalf, signed it, and sent a thank-you letter to Craig.

Add to the message that as soon as my health improves, I will return to see Leoldo.

If it were true, I would have wanted to strongly express how much I love you and how eagerly I await seeing you soon, but I held back, fearing it might seem like a lie.

However, there is no reply to that letter.

On the contrary, the bouquets that used to arrive almost every day have also stopped coming.

So it was out of duty and guilt after all…

Since Lucienne was able to send a letter even if it was ghostwritten, they probably decided that there was no need to worry anymore.

Looking around the room that was overflowing with such a variety of colorful flowers, Lucienne sighed.

Now, there are only a few flowers that Rite decorates for me out of consideration.

Lucienne, leaning against the headboard, turned her gaze from inside the room to outside the window and stared blankly at the white clouds drifting in the wind.