According to Raka, the cases he had found that resembled Lucian's were rare. However, they all shared the same circumstances that led to it.
Most of them had worked in factories handling certain chemicals and had been exposed to a particular type of air over an extended period. They were predominantly older men, with the youngest in his late thirties — though given that Lucian's exposure had apparently begun in his "teenage years," that discrepancy made sense.
"That's why I'm asking if you ever worked in a factory." Raka looked at Lucian with a flat expression, sipping his coffee. "There's no shame in it."
He delivered the diagnosis as casually as if commenting on the weather.
Ashley and Lucian processed his explanation in silence. She turned to Lucian, catching how tightly his brows were drawn together.
I don't know much about his life before our marriage, she thought. But I can't imagine he had any reason to work in a factory.
