My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Sign

The next day rolled in like any other.

Much to everyone’s surprise, Primo’s temperature had considerably gone down. Unlike the day before, he was eating more without a problem and even taking his medicine... as long as Ashley was the one giving it to him.

As for the rest? They could only watch this miracle unfold or whisper about it.

"This is good," the doctor smiled in satisfaction, checking Primo’s temperature. "If this continues, the young master will be much better tomorrow. Though if his fever spikes again, that’s also very normal. Viral infections are usually like that."

Hearing that, Ashley, who was seated right beside the bed with her arms resting on the edge, smiled in satisfaction.

"Up top!" she raised a hand, and Primo gave her a light high five.

The doctor chuckled at the sight.

For all the years I’ve worked for Dominion as the in-house doctor, this is the only time we didn’t have that many problems with the young master, he thought.

Nolan, on the other hand, smiled in quiet satisfaction. Even without the thermometer or anything else, just looking at Primo told him everything he needed to know. Besides, Primo was eating everything served to him and even taking his medicine on time.

Surely, Ashley was giving him plenty of attention, especially since she had stayed here overnight.

"Still, Young Master, you need to get plenty of rest," the doctor continued. "Even if you’re feeling a lot better today, you must rest until you’ve fully recovered."

Primo looked up at him and nodded.

"Good," the doctor’s smile softened. "Anyway, I’ll be back to check on you later."

Then, he shifted his attention to Ashley. Unlike the previous day, the doctor bowed even deeper before excusing himself.

As for Nolan, he smiled at Ashley and said, "I’ll walk the doctor out."

"Mhm." Ashley didn’t pay them much attention as she turned to Primo. "Primo, you heard that? Sleep plenty today or just rest, okay? Or do you want anything? I’ll get it for you."

Those were the words Nolan and the doctor heard as they walked out and closed the door behind them.

As soon as they were outside the room, the doctor and Nolan looked at each other. A second later, a light chuckle escaped them.

"Nolan, if this continues, then we won’t have to worry about the young master," said the doctor. "I didn’t think Madam would stay by his side overnight. But I believe he’s getting better because of her."

Not just the medicine, but the care Ashley was giving Primo.

Primo had often been sick growing up, which should have been manageable with a doctor always within reach. However, even a simple fever would last longer because of Primo’s attitude toward such matters.

Nolan’s subtle smile remained as he nodded. He let out a shallow breath, looking at the door.

"You are right," he whispered. "I was a little worried Madam wouldn’t be happy nursing the young master back to health, but..."

He trailed off, thinking of Primo’s change in attitude when it came to Ashley. Before her, the young master was more like a child than an old soul trapped in a boy’s body.

Perhaps... he craves a mother’s love too, he thought.

Conflict flickered across Nolan’s eyes as he considered it. All of Primo’s life, he had never known his mother. As a matter of fact, no one in Dominion knew anything about her, and the subject was a silent taboo.

Hence, no one talked about it.

All the people in Dominion who had been there for years only knew this: out of the blue, Lucian returned after being away for almost a year, with an infant. That was it.

"Nolan." Nolan’s thoughts halted at the doctor’s voice. "Do you think Madam has truly changed and now cares for the young master?"

Slowly, Nolan looked back at him.

Both of them held each other’s gaze, forced to face the question they had been avoiding for weeks now. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Nolan opened his mouth, only to close it again. After a moment, he finally found his voice and let out a faint sigh.

"I hope," was all he could say.

Don’t go, was what he wanted to say.

I don’t want her to go, he thought. But...

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