Revenge Costs Interest [EN]: Chapter 173

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2024.01.20.

Leah hesitated at Terrun’s question but decided there was no need to hide it any longer.

He wouldn’t dismiss her dream as absurd. Rather, he would actively support it.

“I need land near the station. To fulfill my last dream…….”

“The last dream, is it related to business?”

“Yes. Terrun knows what my real dream is, right?”

“I know.”

For their family of four to live harmoniously. That was it. But Terrun knew that Leah still had unresolved issues within her.

It must be to restore the Hamilton Merchant Guild to its former glory.

“Tell me, Grace’s dream is also my dream.”

Terrun gently cupped Leah’s cheek and asked.

“I want to build a department store near Lebon Station.”

“Department store? What’s that?”

He tilted his head. It was a new word he had never heard before, so it was unfamiliar.

“It’s a building with all kinds of stores in one place. Clothes, cosmetics, tableware, jewelry, food, furniture, art, even luxury goods. It’s like a giant store that sells everything.”

“Is that possible?”

“We have to make it possible.”

“If that’s the case, it doesn’t necessarily have to be near the station, does it?”

“If people from the provinces come to the capital to shop, it’s better if the station is nearby.”

Terrun’s eyes sparkled at Leah’s words. He smiled with satisfaction, as if he had finally found the answer.

The optimal location for people in the provinces to easily experience the culture of a department store was near the station.

“Do you think it’s absurd?”

“Not at all!”

Terrun stopped walking and took Leah’s hands. He looked at Leah with a deep gaze.

“The reason I fell in love with you was this.”

“Huh?”

“The will to live. Once you achieve one thing, another dream arises. It was like an unfillable glass, and I liked that.”

“Thank you, Terrun.”

Leah gently leaned her head against his chest.

Terrun hugged Leah even tighter.

To him, who had been living a life where yesterday was like today and tomorrow would be no different, Leah’s existence was a great vitality.

Because of her, moist rain fell on the barren land, and gentle waves rippled on the calm surface.

As long as he was with Leah, his life would be new every day.

Hope makes people dream, and the effort to achieve dreams creates strong power.

“Did you name it? The department store, I mean.”

“How about Hamilton Department Store?”

“Not good.”

“Really?”

Leah was disappointed. She thought he would actively agree if she said Hamilton Department Store.

“I understand Grace’s intentions, but it’s not a name that stimulates people’s curiosity. Women have that, don’t they? Things or novels that make them excited just by hearing the name.”

Leah felt as if she had been hit on the back of the head.

She was trying to resolve her unfulfilled resentment, but it had become a stale idea.

“You’re a hundred times right. We need a name that makes everyone want to go and smile with joy.”

Leah was so happy that she hugged him even tighter.

Could there be anyone else who understands her intentions as well as Terrun?

“Grace, take care of me today like Ilena and Killian.”

“How should I take care of you? Would you like some milk like a baby?”

“Yeah, that would be nice.”

“What? You’re lewd!”

Leah blushed and punched Terrun’s chest, but his eyes were already filled with lust.

Terrun took Leah’s hand and strode towards the bedroom.

“You’re like a beast, really!”

“Didn’t you know? I am a beast.”

The two bickered and ran, neither one wanting to be the first.

* * *

Doctor Frank visited the Duke’s residence. It had been almost half a year since he returned from Graymon.

As soon as Frank arrived at the Duke’s residence, he was overwhelmed by its scale.

He had only heard about it, but he had no idea that Duke Courtois’ wealth and power were this great.

In fact, Terrun had generously provided him with a success fee in addition to the medical expenses.

Moreover, he had been a flawless patron.

“Doctor Frank, did you come because you want to know which noble bastard put you in jail?”

Chae-ner didn’t hesitate to remind him when he was about to forget.

“No, I came to greet the Duke and Duchess.”

“I see! I know which noble bastard put Doctor Frank in jail……!”

“Chae-ner!”

Just in time, Luke appeared and shouted, and Chae-ner pursed his lips.

‘That prankster.’

Luke shook his head, looking at Chae-ner.

“Doctor Frank, this way.”

James led him to the drawing-room.

A little later, Terrun and Leah came to the drawing-room to meet him.

“Doctor Frank, thank you for coming.”

Leah greeted him kindly first. He hadn’t been called, but he was happy to be greeted so warmly.

“Please, sit down.”

Terrun also greeted him politely. He had expected him to come anyway.

He had said he wanted to open a plastic surgery clinic. He probably came to discuss that issue.

The three drank tea and asked about each other’s well-being.

“Doctor Frank, please wait a little longer to open the plastic surgery clinic. I’m going to build a big store. I plan to have the clinic located there.”

Leah first told him in detail about the department store construction plan. But Doctor Frank was indifferent.

“Actually, I have another reason for being here.”

Frank looked intently at Terrun and said.

While he was in Graymon, he happened to hear about Aiden’s misfortune while talking to him.

“I would like to try treating Baron Vizak’s infertility.”

“I went to Bern and met Baron Vizak. I examined his condition in detail. He lost a leg, but I think the nerves can be revived.”

“You met Aiden?”

Terrun was quite surprised by the unexpected words. But the surprise was premature.

The words that Doctor Frank uttered afterward were hard to believe even after hearing them.

“You’re saying you can revive the nerves that are asleep with electric shock?”

Leah was also reluctant.

Of course, she trusted his medical skills, but electric therapy felt dangerous.

“That seems a little dangerous.”

Leah shook her head, showing her reluctance. But Doctor Frank explained medical theories that were hard to understand, such as low frequency and high frequency.

Above all, he emphasized that it was not dangerous.

“Still, putting electricity into a person’s body…….”

“Duchess, don’t worry. If you allow me, I will definitely succeed.”

“Doctor Frank, why is my permission important? I’m just…….”

“Can you guarantee safety?”

Unlike Leah, who was reluctant, Terrun asked with sparkling eyes.

“I guarantee it. And Baron Aiden Vizak has already expressed his willingness to receive treatment. The reason I’m asking for your permission is because I wanted to give him hope.”

Only then did Leah realize Doctor Frank’s intentions.

She also guessed what Terrun had talked about with him in Graymon.

He must have expressed guilt towards Aiden. Frank, by profession, couldn’t just ignore such circumstances, so he must have researched it.

“Doctor Frank, if you can make Aiden completely well, I’ll do whatever you want.”

“You’ve already done a lot. Didn’t you entrust me with the Duchess’s childbirth?”

Even though he was called a madman and a quack, Terrun was the only one who trusted him.

Doctor Frank wanted to repay Terrun for his trust in him.

“Please trust us one more time. If this case is successful, it will be a great hope for patients with the same pain.”

Leah didn’t miss Terrun’s slightly trembling figure every time Doctor Frank spoke.

He seemed to be filled with excitement beyond excitement.

“I will trust Doctor Frank.”

Terrun replied in a firm tone.

If the treatment didn’t threaten his life, it was worth a try. It was better than not trying anything.

Doctor Frank didn’t stay long and left the Duke’s residence. He had to go to Bern right away.

Leah ran to Terrun and held his hand tightly.

“I’m sorry, I was short-sighted.”

She hadn’t recognized the guilt that had been buried in Terrun’s heart for a long time.

He had often lamented that the Vizak family line had been cut off.

“It’s okay, Grace.”

“I’ll pray that Doctor Frank succeeds.”

From then on, Leah had the same hope as Terrun. She looked forward to hearing good news from Doctor Frank.

That way, Terrun would be able to escape the cycle of nightmares that had tormented him for the rest of his life.

* * *

Terrun gathered information to meet the owner of the land at Lebon Station.

He was annoyed that there was someone whom Terrun Courtois couldn’t meet.

Above all, he had to negotiate to fulfill Leah’s dream.

“I found him, Duke.”

Just then, Luke burst into the office and shouted.

“You mean the landowner?”

“Yes, Benjamin Krint. Unbelievable! He was in Lebon.”

“Didn’t they say he was in Galdenzia?”

“He’s been seen in Lebon for some time, and he goes to a separate place every evening.”

At that moment, the office door opened, and Leah and Sarah appeared with tea.

Terrun stopped talking to Luke and greeted the two first. Soon, Leah and Sarah also joined the conversation.

“Where does Benjamin Krint go every evening?”

At Terrun’s words, Sarah dropped the teacup she was holding.

“Are you okay, Sarah?”

“Yes, but did you just say Benjamin Krint, Duke?”

“Why? Do you know him?”

“No. It’s just that the name sounds familiar.”

Sarah tried to change the subject. Leah found Sarah’s attitude strange.

Her pale face and trembling lips were all worrisome.

‘Could he be Sarah’s biological father who abandoned her?’

When she was young, Sarah said that she hated the father who abandoned her in the orphanage so much that she didn’t even use his last name.

“Now tell me. Where do I have to go to meet him?”

Terrun was anxious. He had to settle things while the landowner was in Lubeck [a city in the story’s setting].

“It’s the church cemetery.”