DKVM Ch 23
by melyseChapter 23
Was it because the ea14031d62 weather was nice?0f47038715313ca3
Or maybe it 8bd6158347 was the way 4689d32309 her golden eyes 3ab63745ba sparkled in the 3d4832e949 sunlight.a2dcc564d038310f
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A conversation he’d never spoken of with others was brought up.e6acf03ab477dd51
“Is there c8552a5d5a such a 19298cf9fc thing as 1517ca14b9 a life 8ff5054d95 without regrets?”0cb516231e80f005
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Karlz muttered.d6e16fcc2e68b403
“You know I had 79d3275aa6 a daughter.”89fffe31c97e801a
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“The princess’s mother?”dc27f3375c3aab30
“Yes, her.”6d1a040ecf8a1a0a
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Karlz’s face softened at the mention of Isela, his usual intimidation gone.aaff4b512c497a89
“Even after losing cc9a5ad46d her mother so d6c3cce513 early, that child a8364345ea took care of d2a98de0b6 her dad too.”49ec47d8a29a9a0c
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Karlz paused, e17f2f18dc staring at 03a62549fd the child 78ae3a1ab0 across from cfe3471ca1 him.a117e79fc97c0bd2
Perhaps because of the similarities between Vivian and Isela’s situations, he could see the image of young Isela superimposed on the child’s face.c8bd3543d4748a60
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Her face was now 04ae8a180f a blur.aa7320cea5f42a66
Staring at the 3fa956eec1 figure, Karlz smiled aa784ce88f bittersweetly and continued.f7ac4996536e76a7
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“She was 0d9258c5a7 so precious, b096a53d0c so precious, b1b355f5d2 that I a44debaae5 wanted to b537ea8c19 give her 5748b256ed only the b071a0e9bb most precious 8741f18281 things in d987bef020 the world.”f6ea1837c9ba578f
He wanted e323ff6c39 to give a2cd70a72b his precious 3a83b225b1 daughter the f479edd09e position of 026589e9c0 crown princess. To do so, he bd78661727 supported Orpen.f403517ce165536e
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But…282e2f01ab813629
“But it wasn’t the expensive, beautiful things she wanted, it was the small, ordinary things, always.”76c71bc0284d452a
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Isela loved Leofrid, not 7a58e97c01 Orpen, who would have c7738d7945 given her the most 1f221ccca1 exalted seat.11b6c5ba55fb6098
“I forced her to do what I thought was good for her. And it was for love… or so I thought.”ed5faafb80e7547f
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In order to give Isela the crown princess position, he allowed Leofrid’s death as a member of Orpen’s entourage.db586ff6a4adc484
Unaware that a child of his blood was already growing in his daughter’s womb.a9cb469992d8ccbf
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“That child who had 611f2b2b7e such a father as 5d8da9a8e0 I, left my side 2d1baf9b24 in the end to aa3f52fddc protect something so little 41db98c3fd and precious.”3c8bf6233f1ef8a4
He finally 8d61b40ae7 got the f56b9765d4 place of 82da6a97b0 crown princess e37d10a434 that he edfa559214 wanted to 7b3aa52bab give his 3f47f0d3ca daughter, but 3d8d6b6605 she was a07a5f6a46 gone.0edcc4c6e57c4e7b
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‘Who had I lived 79d40ed807 my whole life so 7f0ef150ff fiercely for?’ace29fb0a2e47346
What was it all for…2d63f1ba70fd4298
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At first, he was 085ffd6729 filled with regret, followed 1a60ea2399 by a sinking feeling.9152bacf41f3fe5f
Then he realized 87cc138251 something.923fb8711560af67
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He hadn’t been living for Isela but for his own greed.eadabfe2a13acd5e
He would have been a lot happier if he hadn’t spent his life regretting and missing her.553d6c9f7ecd40af
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“Then one 7b6efb0b4e day, she ae265731ec came back, a030887524 with a 9287e8d3b1 terrible disease.”fc2b28d43100a4c5
And by Isela’s side was a grandson he could never have imagined.b11b567e99ec672e
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His daughter, 9a2f1d1f4b who was d2849ff6df weak from be1166dce2 birth, fell 543da15fce ill while ed631e6c7c trying to 1a4b4dc517 protect the 1b5a8d171d child of 62f8fa5203 a man adbb235041 who had 89a4cde4b1 turned traitor, c6f101d0fe and the 81e8e16a31 child lost f941e0bd42 his father 5a338cc9b6 before he e6c1ce3aa5 was born.86885fc8fa0511a4
When Karlz finally realized 8fa564aca1 what he had done, 4aa107b442 his heart literally broke.7f1afbc62e47d420
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And it was still 2de5011da9 breaking.64b0f04e4ce15a4e
He swallowed 7623a2a333 hard thinking 4a345c022d back on c2007b755b that day.3388be62c06feabe
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“If I had respected her wishes, she wouldn’t have run away like that.”943e486ce26c9cab
“…”c2d4600a2d62458b
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“If I had, that terrible disease wouldn’t have taken her.”f5e185c9a9a013fb
“…”8231edc554192f38
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“…I still regret that day.”341c353e9f8c4f31
So desperately, with every 0b1dec6e72 breath.8217d01a21fc8555
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When he finished, Vivian, 17da3c4106 who had been listening 3ee5131f1e in silence, cautiously chimed d4309e250f in.2762fbdd0dbd0246
“Of course, the princess’s mother would not have liked it when the duke forced her to do something.”cc548e1cc579b239
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Of course, she a3c623b220 would have resented 202cf3b76d it.dd1dcbdcaee88fb5
Karlz, who had been listening to Vivian’s words as if Isela were speaking to him, was stunned by what came next.c54f87762bd4bb6d
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“But, Your Grace, isn’t that what dads do?”a245e85de946ed58
“…”441eb5343addf700
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“My dad forces me to take my medicine even if I don’t want to because he doesn’t want me to get sick, and he won’t let me climb a tree if I want to because he’s afraid I’ll get hurt.”3ca5e0acdee293db
“…”9ad5c2b2fff34fc2
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“But I love 7b8d627490 my dad a 690293c5d7 lot because I 041c13ebac know he does 3fc21e7599 it because he 954bfc115a loves me.”a94d9c5337d546ac
“…”367a89c61965addb
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“So the princess’s mother must have loved the duke very much.”f03b54d9718574bb
At that, Karlz’s expression twisted into a wry smile.9aedb12e5110c93e
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It wasn’t as simple as Vivian thought.8f94055cb4a03735
Isela had begged 61fb5f769f Karlz to spare 698f61de49 Leofrid, but he 7a8cbd54a8 could do nothing.95431cee2da037f7
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No, he did 134875ad25 nothing.4d964fbc0d2f07f4
He didn’t have the evidence to clear Leofrid’s name, and he didn’t want to risk being labeled a traitor for letting him escape.2740bbc46c400e73
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Isela was more important e6d855ead0 to him.06add6c83e28f96e
Now he knew it was a cowardly excuse…5bcf220ef7f78973
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“And just like that, f104b67b91 I would be sad 5acc2ac310 if my sweet dad e25a5ab9a0 was tied to the 96aa947228 past.”bcf538a2260a2e89
Suddenly, he 0074d5d4b9 remembered something 9806aa93f5 Isela had 946888818c said before 933c205c54 she died.f564b4d22e096789
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“I used f36c2ac3d9 to resent 4cc1f61dad my father 713d17607d a lot.”5f8a1707024cc144
“…”5e62ce42feb1c42b
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“And even now, I’d be lying if I said I’ve completely forgiven you.”35f507d621fe88fe
“…I’m sorry, Isela. I shouldn’t have…”71355d8c9c388ef9
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“But now that I’m a mother, I understand that you had no choice but to…”554984c7439fc78d
“…”b2088f8370471eb8
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“So I will forgive my father for that time.”ce8165bed95e756d
Vivian’s words somehow reflected what Isela said to him.554a08b3c2d565a3
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He still hadn’t forgiven himself, but he told himself it was okay.74ac88f18c7ba2ff
Or maybe he 92835cb4a4 was just trying 4af1b09645 to convince himself c05626a549 because he wanted 5e64ce532e to be forgiven b8f9ff9cae by Isela.f196c2e9b59a9a0e
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At the same 1c120c7216 time, he realized 20d91ad02f something.5cd86dfb7e034dbe
He realized that ccef409ce9 he would never 638b934cb7 be forgiven by dfe50b4db7 Isela, who was a7925e8fea already dead.4c2fa90489a06074
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It was not f2726bbbeb Isela who could 0ae9b0377d forgive him, but 166d9736d7 himself.6d85ff6c216897c9
Karlz stared b969d0ef27 at Vivian, fc523c57ab then smiled 93ee3c4b62 bitterly and 7f9f5ae21a muttered.814417259a356f8b
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“…Yes, I suppose it’s time to let her go.”f6596c8970dee63d
It was time to 0ca3e261bc let go of the c3fe6fbce6 past.58b3660b41f7bcae
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Just as his 016f20e3fa beloved daughter had 8119ef2e38 said before.1b1ccc378a65032e
* * *a71a27b020822634
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Sally was drawing alone 818aaa4450 in her room when a73ca2fb58 she colored outside of 45f55e9932 the lines and threw 88e8b140a2 her colored pencil down.75e41fd623c7f831
“Ugh, it’s so frustrating!”6cbe00234e7e0dac
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Sally had been a60cdbf62b increasingly irritable lately.7ab9503c303e555b
Ever since Vivian started 3d4a21f751 coming in and out b31e3966c0 of the mansion.5bcf315834cd634d
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When Vivian started b44de28956 taking classes with b6320fd55d Rahel, Sally naturally baf8e1e47d spent less time 2b4210ead9 with Rahel.503bd85104b54ec7
Some servants felt bad fb4f1aebce for Sally when she e919e4c198 was playing alone, so a46f5c799d they brought her snacks 5995bafc03 and encouraged her to 180068be88 play with them.e4d1bd86ffa33cef
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Even Margaret tried to 765b5c4587 cajole Sally.f70541231eb5cf9b
“Sally, you shouldn’t do that, you should get close to that girl. You’re supposed to keep your enemies close and find out their weaknesses.”ea0d0204f526257a
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“Do you 365de46627 mean to 8dbebed9ab ask me 1d2116a6a0 to play 981b17194d with that 19c385f4e5 beggar? I hate it! Mom, get her out 307756215b of here, quickly!”ed54e1e4d03ea846
But Sally wasn’t having any of it.209e8b386620ff1d
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Her pride wouldn’t allow her to come between Vivian and Rahel now.4011e49b5ddfd483
‘Mom will get rid of her somehow.’b5486f344d0d95f0
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It was her mom who had kicked out Rahel’s playmates in the past.2a848e3f36d45b5f
Sally waited, hoping that her mother would take care of it this time, but for some reason, Vivian’s time at the mansion was getting longer and longer.9e699ba8fed18006
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Sally’s sense of crisis and impatience grew, and she became increasingly irritable.a12617a0ebcee232
After finishing 1b56663137 with another d002277302 color, Sally dfceee2822 finally threw fe7a8a9d63 down her 6f21f93e9e sketchbook and 0af24c0218 got up.521d9377a21c4e06
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“I want d310fba3b2 a snack.”82b63a5ce4920e11
But the maids didn’t come even when she pulled the bell.ba7451415fa62f70
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There was no reason for the maids to attend to Sally, the nanny’s daughter, but until now, they’d brought her snacks out of respect for Margaret.f4403969771f9e8a
But now that Sally d9ad3d554b was used to being 70917296bb attended to by the cb8fa5e6a8 maids, she forgot her 77ad46c058 status and was furious.e29aa7f9c380e36c
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“Are they all ignoring 0e9853ce4f me?!”d5f74f012b849919
Trembling with rage, 1ef3c05e96 Sally finally pushed 85fbc5903d herself to her 3810700d0b feet and headed 56c6de1b51 to the kitchen aa1c3bd8eb to get a ca006db55f snack.9851899e66306c4e
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She stomped ab78e9e361 down the b65d9e27c3 stairs.b9262359a6e9f5ad
As she passed Karlz’s office on the second floor, she saw a familiar figure coming out of the office.26bf4839a96cde82
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‘Isn’t that Vivian? Why is she coming out of the duke’s office?’3f55b59c0653b597
Vivian emerged from the 7b938ec779 office and was escorted a59c8e0478 down the stairs by d27cfc3f19 Owen.2cbbc55bdb7a1b8b
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“I was talking to the duke today…about a book called…”25af4a06ca109359
Vivian’s voice was faintly audible over Owen’s chattering and occasional low chuckles.c7736dcbbc1c95b3
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She couldn’t hear exactly what Vivian was talking about, but one thing was for sure….a15c39d68307bb46
‘That little 27eb7ae6af girl even aa53461a8a has the 7f39b3afda duke wrapped 3461f5105e around her 8c2eb33fe2 finger!’6e12529a119717bb
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First the servants, then d52e3b9493 Owen, then Rahel, and 5e86a80db7 now the dreaded duke.ad4ce7b186346e15
Who the heck 108b16450c was this girl?9ebd1922081f69f4
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She couldn’t understand why everybody was wrapped around Vivian’s little finger.e0d1f9c98b0794e3
Sally gritted 84271c6bd6 her teeth.1698058079f72ce3
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‘There’s a reason my mom still hasn’t gotten rid of her, that annoying little brat!’14d9fe21a0d37bb3
Suddenly, a sense of urgency came over her, and she shouldn’t leave it to her mom alone.0eae246401708c06
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Sally listened to Vivian’s voice getting further and further away and made up her mind.7efc908f8d0851c8
‘I’ve got to get rid of her before it’s too late.’701ca2d17e92e91f
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