When I Took Back My Beloved Child Who Had Been Taken From Me, My Husband's Obsessive Love Began. Why? - Episode 13

“As always, that doctor was quite arrogant, wasn’t he?”

“Yeah, it hasn’t changed since back then. And it seems the diagnosis hasn’t changed either.”

After a while, when Leoldo fell into a deep sleep, Lucienne and Aman began to talk away from the bed.

The bedroom is spacious, and Lucienne sits down on the long chair placed there for a bit of relaxation, letting out a deep sigh.

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to lie down as well, Lucienne-sama?”

“It’s okay. I’m just a little tired.”

“It’s not unreasonable.”

Aman, kneeling beside the bench, took Lucienne’s hand.

Seeing that scene, it was only natural for rumors about their relationship to spread, but I told Rite to make sure no one entered the bedroom.

Once Lucienne’s condition improves a bit more, I was planning to invite Namia in and talk about Leoldo.

“Have you felt a bit better?”

“Yeah. Thank you, Aman. But, more than I expected…”

Lucienne swallowed the words “It was hard.”

Even though I was sleeping well, I didn’t want to say it in front of Leoldo.

There is no doubt that the frequent fevers Leo has been experiencing lately, as diagnosed by Dr. Harry, are due to “magic intoxication,” and Aman agrees as well.

Excessively strong magical power cannot be handled by a young body, causing fever and vomiting.

That said, it usually heals as the body grows, so doctors don’t consider it particularly serious.

However, a child born with immense magical power will suffer for a long time. — Just like Craig.

Nevertheless, Dr. Harry had an attitude that suggested he thought it would be fine since Craig had endured it.

Craig was suffering so much…

Lucienne, who knew the times, felt anger rise at Dr. Harry’s attitude, which had not changed at all since then.

I heard that Craig’s symptoms started around the age of four, but Leoldo has just turned two.

How much he would suffer from now on, just thinking about Leoldo’s future made Lucienne’s chest ache.

However, precisely because of this, Lucienne endured these two years and returned to the palace, regardless of what Craig thought of her—whether he hated her or not.

“If only the previous Empress, Lady Aurelia, had met Aman’s father sooner.”

“Well… Even so, if His Majesty developed ‘magic intoxication’ at the age of four, my father was still in the process of researching treatment methods, so he might have been able to help alleviate some symptoms… But when it comes to treating the Crown Prince, it might have been difficult.”

“That’s true…”

Since Aman’s father was an unknown local doctor at the time, even with Aurelia’s recommendation, there would have been significant opposition to treating the crown prince.

Moreover, the treatment method is still under research, so it should never be allowed.

Lucienne, convinced by Aman’s words, let out a sigh of disappointment.

It is said that Aurelia’s meeting with Aman’s father was triggered by her falling ill during a pilgrimage to the countryside.

After that, I became Aurelia’s primary doctor and accompanied her everywhere, which led to all sorts of rumors.

However, they didn’t care at all, and when Aurelia came to live in the detached palace, Lucienne was introduced to Aman’s father and the still-apprentice Aman.

“Lucienne, those two will surely become people you need.”

When Aurelia said that to me, I didn’t quite understand what she meant.

However, Aurelia probably foresaw that Lucienne would be chosen as Craig’s wife.

In fact, if it weren’t for Aman, Lucienne might not even be alive right now—nor even Leoldo.

Aurelia-sama really did understand Craig after all.

As the consort with a good magical affinity with Craig at the temple, Lucienne was chosen.

However, Aurelia, being Lucienne’s mother, knew that Lucienne and Craig were compatible because their magical powers were of the same nature.

So, that’s why they were so concerned about me.

Aurelia and Lucienne’s mother were best friends.

When his mother—the late Marquise d’Arment who had passed away in an accident—died, he was deeply saddened, mourned for a long time just like the other relatives, and comforted Lucienne.

That is much more than the current Arment Marquis, who is my uncle.

When Lucienne was officially chosen as Craig’s consort in the temple, her uncles scolded her fiercely.

You must have ingratiated yourself with the Empress and manipulated the temple!

Even though Claudine and His Highness care for each other, are you planning to tear them apart!?

You are a terrible daughter, forgetting the debt of gratitude for raising you!

It’s true, you ungrateful person! Withdraw immediately!

While being scolded like that, Claudine was exaggeratedly crying by her parents’ side.

However, no matter how much she was scolded, Lucienne had no way to overturn the temple’s decision, and when she left the marquisate, which felt like a bed of nails, to live in the imperial palace, how relieved she was.

However, another suffering awaited in the imperial palace.

Still, considering that I was blessed with Leoldo, everything else isn’t a big deal.

Lucienne smiled as she looked at Leoldo sleeping in bed.

I actually want to spend more time together. I want to touch you more. I want to hug you.

“When Leoldo wakes up, can I hug him again?”

“Unless it’s like before, all the time.”

“I understand.”

Lucienne asked Aman because she was being careful not to fall ill this time.

Dr. Harry does not believe that special treatment is necessary for children’s “magic sickness,” as it will eventually subside as their bodies grow.

Most likely, the majority of doctors are like that.

However, sometimes there are children who cannot withstand the “magic intoxication” and end up dying.

Without abandoning it by saying it was just bad luck, Aman’s father continued to research it diligently.

In the Aman family line, an inherently impossible and foreign type of magic—being able to interfere with others’ magic—exists.

As a result, it seems that in the process of treating those who have exhausted their magical power, many children suffering from magical power intoxication were seen.

And from studying various cases, the process of recovery, and instances of severe deterioration, the conclusion drawn was that with the same type of magic, it could alleviate the disturbed magic within a child’s body.

Lucienne also heard from Aman after she became pregnant with Leoldo, but apparently Aurelia felt sick every time she held Craig, and eventually started avoiding touching him altogether.

When Craig’s magical intoxication first manifested at the age of four, they had no choice but to leave him in the care of Dr. Harry, without even being able to touch him, as he suffered.

However, it was understandable because they didn’t know that the same type of magic from the mother could alleviate the child’s magic intoxication.

In short, in order to alleviate the child’s “magic power intoxication,” the mother must expend her own magic power, which leads to her own health deterioration.

Even so, it seems that Aurelia was devastated with regret when she heard from Aman’s father about the treatment for magic intoxication.

I too… if I hadn’t known, if the dizziness from earlier had continued, I might have hesitated to hold Leoldo.

Perhaps Aurelia was worried that Craig’s health might deteriorate even more than her own.

It was just a guess, but Lucienne remembered the proud Aurelia and let out a small sigh.

Aurelia must have had her own thoughts and beliefs, but even so, Craig was hurt.

I will never hurt Leoldo.

Since Lucienne knew that Leoldo would likely suffer from magic intoxication, she endured these past two years—one year to fully recover her health after giving birth to Leoldo.

Of course, I don’t intend to overdo it.

Otherwise, it might end up hurting Leoldo instead.

“Thank you, Aman. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to reunite with Leoldo like this.”

“Because Lady Lucienne endured it.”

When Lucienne thanks him again, Aman responds with a gentle smile.

It seems that the Aman family possesses a special kind of magical power, and by holding hands like this and channeling Aman’s magic, they can compensate for the lacking magic.

If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to go through the pregnancy safely.

Even so, Lucienne was on the brink of life and death, and she couldn’t express how grateful she was that Leoldo was born safely.

“Even if I keep saying thank you, it still wouldn’t be enough.”

“Is that so? I can’t help but wish I were stronger. If only I were a man――”

“Aman”

Lucienne interrupted Aman’s regretful words with a strong tone.

And then, with the other hand, I place it on Aman’s hand and speak to him.

“Just because someone is male doesn’t mean they necessarily have great magical power. It’s just a relative statistic, and there are individual differences. You understand that, right? Aman has their current power precisely because they are Aman. It’s a truly wonderful power.”

“Thank you very much…”

This time, Aman thanked him, and in the end, the two of them shared a small laugh.

Lucienne’s health has improved quite a bit as well.

So, through Rite, they summoned Namia and began to question him in detail about Leoldo in a low voice.