Chapter 124

"Fortunately, Orson, you have grown up and can help the master share some of the pressure, otherwise...sigh." Mary said this, came to Orson, straightened his collar that was just messed up by Lucius, and then patted his shoulder.

"Come on, Orson, the future of the family is yours." Mary said this, turned around and walked downstairs.

Orson stood there, looking at Mary's back, silent.

When Orson just came back, Lucius deliberately dismissed everyone, left Orson alone, and talked to Orson for a long time.

"But, father, didn't you just say that your body is fine?" Orson looked at Lucius in confusion, "As long as I can stabilize the situation on the front line by then, and wait until you recover and come back, it will be fine."

Lucius didn't say anything. He stared at Orson for a long time and suddenly smiled.

"Orson, do you think that if I am really healthy, I will entrust all these things to you?"

"Then... Father, your health..."

"Although my physical functions are not seriously affected, I always feel that I have forgotten a lot of things recently." Lucius said this and shook his head.

"I often forget Mary's name, and some servants at home. I should remember their names, but now I have forgotten a lot."

"I don't know if it is the sequelae of the assassination, but I should not be able to go to the battlefield in my current state."

Orson listened to Lucius's description. Although his face was calm, his heart was already in turmoil.

This symptom is very similar to Alzheimer's disease.

But Lucius is less than 50 years old this year...

"I know, father." Orson nodded after hearing this. "During this period of time, I will take on your responsibility as a father and try to handle the things on the front line."

"No." Lucius shook his head. "If I don't recover well, the Dukedom of Antica may be left to you in the future."

"You said before that you are not interested in the position of duke, right..." Lucius said so, and took out a piece of paper from the bedside table.

"This is for you. If I really can't hold on, and Litt is unable to take over the family, this family will be left to you."

"Father, don't talk nonsense, you are still healthy."

"Hehe, I know my physical condition."

"By the way, Orson, call Margaret in, I have something to say to her."

"Father... your wife is Mary, Margaret is your ex-wife..." Orson heard Lucius' words, and the calmness on his face could no longer be maintained. He quickly opened his mouth to correct.

"Ah... yes." Lucius heard the words and patted his head. "Look, I've already said it, how can I go to the battlefield now? I even remembered the wrong name."

"So, Orson, please." Lucius said, looking at Orson deeply. "Just for the sake of my raising him for more than ten years, please let Margaret and I have a child and live well."

"Well, I know, you will recover. Don't think too much about it. Rest well." Orson said, shook Lucius's hand, and then walked out of the room.

...

After this period of contact and observation, Orson knew that Lucius's symptom would occur at irregular intervals, like a time bomb.

Usually he looked no different from a normal person, but at a critical point, he would suddenly forget or remember something wrong, and then appear emotional and irritable after feeling deceived.

And this was what Orson knew. This was the second time Lucius had an attack in this week.

The last time he had an attack, Lucius just remembered the servant's name wrong and called Vivian the deceased old servant Linda. Fortunately, Vivian didn't react, and Orson helped Lucius to fool him.

Today, Lucius has shown that his condition is more serious.

Alzheimer's disease was still difficult to treat in the era of advanced medical technology before the crossing. Although there is magic in this continent, it is still very difficult to find medicine or magic to treat this symptom in a short period of time.

What if during this period of time, there is suddenly an occasion that Lucius must attend, what should I do?

Orson couldn't imagine how many conspiracy theories would be made if others knew about Lucius's current situation.

What should I do in this situation?

Orson was very confused. This is obviously a magical world, but magic seems to be useless for this disease.

Find a doctor?

Orson thought of the doctor he knew. If he asked him to come, he would probably give a craniotomy. He could only shake his head and give up.

Coincidentally, Olivia brought Lit back home at this time. The two wanted to ask Orson what he did last night, but seeing Orson leaning against the door of Lucius's room with a thoughtful look on his face, they still didn't dare to approach him to talk.

Olivia poked Lit with her finger.

"What's wrong with Orson? He looks like he's thinking about something."

"I don't know." Lit shook his head. "But you, aren't you Orson's fiancée? Why don't you go up and care about your fiancée?"

Olivia nodded, walked forward with her hands behind her back, and greeted Orson.

"Hey, Orson, what are you doing?"

Orson finally came back from his thoughts.

"Ah, Olivia, are you back?"

"Well, you look worried?" Olivia looked at Orson with a puzzled expression. "And you were scolded by your father for staying out all night in front of Duke Lucius's door?"

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"No." Orson heard this and shook his head, then he raised his head and looked at Olivia. "I just heard Vivian say that you went out to look for me. I suddenly remembered something last night and didn't come back to tell you. I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Olivia didn't seem to mind. "We're just worried about you. We just need to see that you're fine."

At this time, Orson suddenly saw Li Te who was not far behind Olivia, and he waved to Li Te.

"Li Te, come here, I have something to tell you."

Then, he looked at Olivia.

"Ah, I'll go down and talk to Vivian." Olivia naturally understood what Orson meant. She took the initiative to speak, then turned around and walked downstairs.

Orson took Lite into his room. After the two entered the room, he opened the door and took a look to make sure there was no one in the corridor before closing the door.

"Oson, why did you call me here alone?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded. He sat on the chair and looked at Li Te.

"What I'm going to say next, you must not tell anyone, not even your mother." As he said this, his tone was unprecedentedly serious.

"Okay, Orson, tell me." Li Te looked nervous when he heard this.

From Orson's expression, Lite could vaguely guess that there was definitely something very important, and it most likely involved the family.

"Father, he is sick." Orson said and sighed. "The symptoms appeared a few days after the assassination. This disease is very strange. It will cause people to slowly lose their memory and their emotions will become extreme."

"At that time, on the day when I first came back, when my father told me that he was sick, he was still able to organize his speech normally, and he could remember forgotten things after being reminded by others. But today when I went home to see him, his symptoms It seems to be getting worse.”

As Orson finished speaking, Li Teuk became more depressed.

"Why...why...my father was obviously fine when he first came back..." Her voice trembled, and her tone was full of disbelief.

It was clear that during the celebration banquet before, there was nothing strange at all from the moment Lucius appeared until the end of the celebration banquet. Only a short time had passed since then, and she suddenly told Li Teuk that her father was demented. This sudden incident How could she bear the blow?

"This kind of strange disease sometimes worsens without any reason. I initially suspected that it was a curse, but after briefly chatting with the Holy Lady about these things, she told me that the church has never found anything that can make people As the curse gradually became dementia, I asked the priest of the Antica Church to purify my father, but it didn't work." Orson said and sighed.

"In short, while I am still on vacation, I can still help the family and handle the matter, but we must prepare for the worst." Orson expressed his meaning in a subtle way.

Now the issue of family inheritance is imminent.

No one knows whether this disease will kill others. If Lucius's condition really deteriorates to the point that it cannot be concealed, then the Duke's position will inevitably change hands.

After hearing what Orson said, Li Teuk's mood also dropped.

After all, Lucius is her biological father after all. Although for some reasons, he does not seem to know his gender, the blood relationship between the two people is indeed established.

Lucius has been pretty good to her since Leete came to the house. Although Lucius felt humiliated because Leete was too country bumpkin in the early stage, but after being persuaded by Orson, Lucius became more interested in her. Li Te’s investment is also substantial, and someone is sent to pay Li Te’s living expenses every month.

The most important thing is that Leeteuk can actually feel the sincere emotions from Lucius.

Although it may be the yearning for his deceased wife and the guilt for himself, they are all true actions, not false feelings.

After all, if it was a lie, Lucius could have made a show of it in front of everyone and left Lit to fend for himself instead of discussing her education plan with Orson.

Therefore, it is normal for Leeteuk to feel sad after learning about Lucius' current condition.

"I know, Orson." Lit nodded.

Orson had told her from the beginning that he didn't want to be a duke.

Although Leeteuk doesn't know the reason and doesn't want to know the reason, she is constantly working hard to improve herself in order to help Orson achieve this goal.

"I may have to go out to deal with some things during this period. You should take this time to familiarize yourself with the family's management affairs. No matter what, you will also be the patriarch of a big family in the future. There is no harm in being exposed to these in advance."

"Orson, are you going out?" Litt felt uneasy when she heard that.

If Orson was beside her, she might have been a little more confident.

But now Orson told her that he was leaving?

"Sorry, there are some things that concern the future of the Dukedom, and I have to deal with them." Orson said this with an apologetic smile. "It won't take too long. I'll be back when I'm done."

"Really?" Litt looked at Orson after hearing that. "Then... Orson, you must pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry, I will." Orson nodded, stood up, and walked to Litt.

He reached out and touched Litt's little head.

"Okay, don't be so nervous. We are thinking so much now, and they are all the worst plans. What if my father recovers, right?" Orson said this and smiled.

"No matter what, we have to look forward, Litt."

"Well..." Litt lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Orson walked downstairs. At this time, Olivia was sitting in the living room. Seeing Orson coming down, she stood up and greeted him.

"Orson, I have to go back today."

"Ah? Why, don't you stay a few more days?" Orson said, looking at Olivia in confusion.

"Not staying any longer." Olivia shook her head. "I received a letter from home. There is something that I must go back to deal with. I also like to stay here, but there is no way."

"Well, since it is your family's intention, there is really no way." Hearing this, Orson could only express regret. "Then stay here for another meal tonight?"

"No, I'll leave right away."

"Are you in such a hurry?" Orson asked in confusion.

Is there something urgent at Olivia's home that requires her to rush back?

Thinking of this, Orson couldn't help but worry about Olivia.

"Sorry." Olivia said this, as if to express her apology, she put her hands on Orson's shoulders, then tiptoed slightly and kissed Orson's lips lightly.

This made Orson a little unresponsive. After a while, Orson subconsciously touched the corner of his lips.

"Wait... wait until school starts... I, I will make it up to you again." Olivia said this, blushing and turning her back.

"It doesn't matter. Now the family is definitely the priority. I can understand." Orson explained hurriedly. "There's no need to feel guilty..."

On the other side, the maid Vivian stood at the kitchen door, watching the intimate behavior of the two, showing a gratified smile.

...

"Randall." Sitting in the study, Mary looked at the middle-aged man standing respectfully at the door and asked.

"Mrs. Mary, please go ahead."

"Has the master been out less recently?"

"Ah, madam, what you said is true..." Randall nodded. "Recently, Master Orson has been responsible for taking care of the master's daily life. This is the master's request, so we servants don't have much chance to contact the master."

"I always feel..." Mary said this and expressed her guess. "Master, is he not feeling well?"

"Madam, why do you say that? Master went to the front line to comfort the soldiers some time ago."

"But I always have a bad feeling in my heart." Mary said this, frowning. "Why did the master let Orson take care of him alone? Is there something between the two of them that they have to hide from their families?"

"Madam, you may be worrying too much." Randall comforted. "I guess it's just because the master likes Master Orson very much, so he let Master Orson stay by his side to take care of him."