The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress - Chapter 280

Hannah really understood her husband’s worries. Who would help her take care of their little baby later after Friedrich was gone?

The girl bit her lip. “My family doesn’t love me. They are dead to me. They have no right to call themselves my family.”

Friedrich shook his head lightly. “I don’t have a family at all, and I’ve been an orphan since I was young. Because of that, I always envy children who have a family. It pained me to see, for one reason or another, if they don’t appreciate their family’s existence. I think it’s time for you to meet them and forget about the bitterness of the past.”

He rubbed his wife’s shoulder and persuaded the stubborn Hannah to soften her heart. The girl’s sullen face gradually brightened, and she nodded reluctantly.

“Hmm .. I will try, but I will not beg them to accept me back. After all, they have always seen me as a problem child who can only embarrass them. I don’t care anymore about the royal family,” said Hannah. “When we return to Moravia, it’s because I miss my hometown and want to see my friends again. Not because I want to make up with my parents.”

Friedrich nodded happily. “I’m glad you wanted to change your mind. Right now, it is not the time to think about past hurt. They are your family, after all. Even if you think they mistreated you, I don’t think they did it intentionally. No matter how fierce a tiger is, it won’t eat its own cubs.”

“Hmm .. you’re right,” Hannah said softly. “I think I read the saying somewhere. Do you remember who said that?”

Friedrich shrugged. “I don’t remember. I’ve read too many books, so I can’t remember all of them one by one.”

Hannah was stunned by her husband’s words. Actually, as far as she knew, Friedrich had an excellent memory. It was only recently that his memory had started to have some serious problems.

Doctors had said that this was one symptom they should watch out for.

Realizing that her husband’s neurological disease was starting to show symptoms again, Hannah felt a tightness in her chest. However, she managed to pull herself together and keep smiling, then changed the subject.

“Fine. I’ll take keep your word in mind. I’ll get ready to go back to Moravia,” said Hannah.

After she married Friedrich six months ago, Hannah had started communicating with her best friend, Aurora. She felt safe because the Moravian royal family stopped looking for him after Valentino married a princess from Swedia.

The failed union between the two royalties from Spain and Moravia did indeed ruin the good relationship between the two countries. Hannah knew her father would always blame her for what happened, but now she no longer cared.

For her, nothing else mattered in this world apart from Friedrich and their future son, and her brother-in-law, Charles, who was studying in England.

“Charles will come to Moravia when we find a house there,” Friedrich said. “I think it will be good for him to have a new atmosphere.”

“I agree,” said Hannah.

She kissed Friedrich, then called Aurora and told her about her plan to return with Friedrich to Moravia. Aurora was deeply moved. She cried and they chatted on the phone for hours to vent their longing.

***

When Friedrich and Hannah arrived at Almstad international airport, Sebastian Genevieve and his fiancée Aurora were the ones to pick them up. Both of their extended families had been looking for a good day for their wedding, and they were thrilled that Hannah came back in time for the happy day.

Aurora really hoped that Hannah, her best friend, would be able to be her maid of honor after she gave birth, because the wedding would take place in the fall.

“Are you looking for a house? Wait, it looks like my aunt wants to sell her late husband’s mansion in the capital. She spends more of her time in Seattle and rarely comes here,” Sebastian said as the two couples chatted on the terrace overlooking Sebastian’s garden.

Hannah and Friedrich temporarily stayed at his house as Sebastian’s guests until they could find a new home to settle in. Even though Sebastian didn’t mind if they wanted to stay there forever, but as a man, Friedrich felt bad if he bothered other people, especially those he was not close to.

“Your aunt in Seattle? Do you mean Lady Diane?” Hannah asked in confirmation.

“Right. You still remember my aunt, don’t you? She has several properties in Almstad. I would recommend her mansion slightly in the outskirt of the capital. The building is not too big, so it is not a hassle to care for, but the garden is enormous. If you live there, you will have so much better quality of life because the place is so beautiful and the air is fresh,” Sebastian said excitedly. “Aurora’s been there. Isn’t that right, Honey? What do you think about Aunt Diane’s house?”

“Wow, you will make a successful property agent,” said Aurora with a laugh. She then patted Hannah’s hand and confirmed Sebastian’s words. “Sebastian is right. Auntie Diane’s mansion is very nice. If Sebastian didn’t have a house this nice, I would have asked him to buy his aunt’s house.”

Hannah and Friedrich looked at each other.

“Sounds good,” Hannah said, nodding. “We want to see it.”

***

As Sebastian thought, Hannah really liked the big house with an extraordinarily spacious garden. From the front gate leading to the terrace of the mansion, they had to walk almost 2km. They needed to ride a car or buggy just to go to the gate because the garden was just so vast.

“I like the place. What do you think?” whispered Hannah to her husband.

Friedrich nodded.

“We’ll buy it. I’ll talk to my attorney in Seattle to take care of the purchase with Lady Diane,” said the young man.

“Oh .. I’m so happy!” said Hannah happily. “Finally, we have a home together.”

She kissed her husband lovingly.

Now, their child would soon be born, and they would settle in Moravia. Hannah just hoped that her relationship with her parents and older siblings would improve so that their child could have a big family. Hannah didn’t want her son to feel lonely.

***

The buying and selling process of the mansion was fast and smooth. Lady Diane was very happy that her late husband’s mansion was bought by someone she knew.

She was very sympathetic to the couple because she had also heard a lot about Friedrich from Laura Atlas, her friend in Seattle.

After making minor renovations to the mansion they had just bought, Hannah and Friedrich finally moved into their new home and decided to live there. Their new life began in Moravia with great joy.

Sebastian and Aurora were very loyal, always coming to help whenever needed. They were trying to make life in Moravia as easy as possible for the couple.

Time flew by. The three years that the doctor mentioned were only one year left. Hannah tried to get the bad thoughts out of her head. She did not want to remember that her happiness with Friedrich was only a matter of time.

The clock was ticking, and their time would soon run out.

“Hannah … I read that there is a new study from a pharmaceutical company that is researching drugs to stop or reverse dementia from worsening,” Friedrich said one day. He looked up from his laptop and called Hannah, who was already seven months pregnant.

His wife’s stomach was so big that she walked so much slower than usual. Her slender legs had to support her pregnant belly.

“Is it true?” Hannah gave up hope at all. Since last year, her husband had been diligently researching the development of his disease situation by studying the research done by many pharmaceutical companies and scientists.

Friedrich’s determination to search for information that could lead him to clues to the slightest progress in Lewy Body Dementia had only grown stronger since Hannah became pregnant. Now, Friedrich really didn’t want to give up before he actually lost to his illness.

However, from the various studies and news he received, he only got false hopes at the beginning, which were later proven wrong or unsuccessful. Hannah didn’t want to be hurt again by cultivating hope that her husband could be cured.

“Is it true?” asked the girl. “I hope they do.”

“This one looks very promising. I’ve talked a lot with some of the scientists involved here. I’ll see them after our child is born,” said Friedrich. He looked at Hannah with a beaming face. “I think there is hope.”

Hannah smiled emotionally when she saw the determination on her husband’s face. If people said the determination to recover could affect a person’s health condition, then she could see the results in Friedrich.

It had been two years since the doctor gave his diagnose. Still, Friedrich had not experienced a severe deterioration in his condition.

Maybe … maybe there is hope, Hannah thought.

“At least, I want to be there when our son is born,” Friedrich said, smiling. He rubbed Hannah’s stomach affectionately. “This child really makes me want to fight for life more. I now have two goals in life. The first is to make you happy, and the second is… to be by your side when our child was born.”

After that, he didn’t know if he would ever really be able to recover and raise their child with Hannah. But at least … Friedrich wanted to be there when his son saw the world for the first time. He wanted to welcome his son.

If after that he had to say goodbye … then he would have no regrets.

“You will be a good father,” said Hannah softly.

Over the past few months, she had learned to manage her emotions and not be negative or sad in front of Friedrich.

“Thank you,” Friedrich said with a loving smile.. “It is because you are a good mother.”