I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 22 - Family Rift (1/3)

On the other side, in the Antica Duke’s mansion.

Today was the first time Litte entered Lucius’s room alone.

Although Orson had arranged for his absolute confidante, Vivian, to be in charge of Lucius’s daily care, Litte still wanted to personally see Lucius and observe if his condition had improved.

Litte took a deep breath, then opened the door to Lucius’s room.

Lucius was currently sleeping in bed.

Since telling Orson about his memory problems, Lucius’s daily sleeping hours had been increasing.

However, upon hearing the movement at the door, Lucius still groggily opened his eyes.

“Is that Litte?” He looked at Litte, his eyes unusually clear for a moment.

“Yes, Father, it’s me,” Litte heard this, nodded, and then sat down by the bed. “How have you been feeling physically recently?”

“Alright,” Lucius nodded. “It’s just that I sleep for quite a long time every day, and I always feel like I have no energy.”

“By the way, where is your brother Orson?”

“Orson, he had something to take care of, so he’s been away from home for a while.”

“Oh, he’s busy, is he?” Lucius heard this and said with satisfaction, “He has grown into a successful man, Litte. You must learn from your brother. As long as you have half of his talent, I can confidently entrust this family to you.”

“Yes, Father,” Litte nodded.

It seemed Lucius’s current mental state was still relatively stable, and he could recognize people. freēwēbnovel.com

“Then who is handling the family affairs now? Your mother?”

“Yes, I guess Mother and I are sharing the responsibilities,” Litte said this. “However, in terms of familiarity with the staff, Mother is better, so Mother is busier most of the time, and I’m helping her.”

“Good, good. Entrusting it to you, I feel much more at ease.”

“Sigh, it’s just a pity for your mother, that she couldn’t see you become successful,” Saying this, Lucius reached out and stroked Litte’s hair.

“Sigh, Margaret followed me her entire life, giving up the pursuit of wealth and power. I struggled for half my life outside, just wanting to give her a decent life, but I didn’t expect... Sigh.”

Litte certainly knew that Lucius was not talking about his current wife Mary, but her previous mother, Margaret.

“It’s alright, Father. I’m sure Mother would be very happy to see the life you are leading now.”

“Heh, happy? Her husband is about to forget her. Can that be happy?” Lucius laughed self-deprecatingly.

“Apologies, Father, I didn’t mean that...”

“I know, Litte. You are a good child. Of course, I know you didn’t mean that,” Lucius said, pointing to the table. “Pour me a glass of water, Litte.”

“Alright,” Litte nodded, then got up and poured Lucius a glass of water.

“By the way, Litte,” At this moment, Lucius suddenly spoke, as if he had remembered something.

“What is it, Father?”

“In the family, no one should know about my condition now, right?”

“Besides Brother Orson, Miss Vivian, and myself, I think no one else knows,” Litte thought for a moment, then spoke.

“That’s good,” Lucius nodded with relief. “Alright, Litte, you can go now. I’ll come down for dinner later.”

“Alright,” Litte heard this and left Lucius’s room.

When it was time for dinner, Lucius, rarely, came downstairs and had dinner with everyone. This was also the first time he had left his room in several days.

“Master, you have worked hard these past few days,” At the dinner table, Mary deliberately flattered Lucius.

“It’s alright. I’m just lying in bed. What’s there to be hard about?” Lucius said this, looking at Mary and Litte.

“It’s you two who have been managing the household affairs for me. It’s you who have worked hard!”

“No, no, this is all part of our duty,” Mary said this, smiling.

“By the way, Master,” Mary said this, and suddenly spoke, “I am pregnant.”

“What?” Lucius heard this and looked at Mary in surprise. “You’re pregnant?”

“Yes. I couldn’t believe it before, but now that I think about it, I must be about three or four months pregnant.”

Although Mary and Lucius had been sleeping in separate rooms for the past few years, they occasionally shared a bed.

It was just that Mary, who hadn’t been pregnant in these past few years, happened to get pregnant at this moment, which was truly strange.

However, Lucius didn’t think too much about it. As soon as he heard he was going to have another child, he immediately felt a lot better.

Although there was no saying like “having a child for good luck” here, having children was always a good thing for a prominent family.

Even Litte was a little happy to hear that she was going to have a younger brother or sister.

“Alright, our Stranick family is truly prosperous,” Saying this, Lucius smiled happily.

Then he looked at Litte.

“Then you should rest more these next few days, wife. Just assign more of the household affairs to Litte.”

“I understand, Master.”

The atmosphere of the dinner became cheerful because of this news.

After finishing his meal, Lucius even took a walk in the courtyard with Vivian to recover his strength.

Just as Litte thought everything was developing for the better, the next morning, her door was suddenly knocked.

Opening the door, Litte found Vivian standing at the door with an anxious expression.

“Something’s wrong, something’s wrong, Young Master Litte. I was going to the Master’s room this morning to see how he was doing, but he’s gone!”

“What? Father is gone?” Litte heard this, immediately became fully awake. She quickly put on her clothes, then ran downstairs.

After searching for an entire morning, Litte finally found Lucius standing in a patch of grass under Virgil’s guidance.

“The Master occasionally comes here before,” Virgil explained to Litte beside him. “Young Master Orson told me. He said that the Master’s former wife, Lady Margaret, is buried here.”

“Although I don’t know why the Master would suddenly come here, if the Master suddenly disappears from the house, he is most likely here mourning his deceased wife.”

“Sigh,” Litte heard this and sighed.

Buried here was Lucius’s deceased wife, and also Litte’s biological mother.

“Father... he is still too sentimental,” Litte said this, her attitude towards Lucius full of respect.

“Alright, Young Master Litte, please go and see the Master quickly. It’s also a good reason for you to go there.”

“Mm,” Litte nodded, then walked towards Lucius.