DSMBL Chapter 01

Chapter 1054e68232b20ff65

“Is it that hard to do nothing? Just live like a ghost. Stop doing weird stuff, for god’s sake.”ef82470420d626e7

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Piercing blue eyes glared 47e5454d60 at me with disdain.15f8ab5987e6437c

Shattered glass and 8ada96ab5a broken items were 370c6d44f6 scattered across the 659e8a6b76 floor, and blood 6b51526b76 was dripping from 36270ed53e the man’s hand, 23cf0d8b98 staining the carpet.8bffa2da0daf490a

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…What the hell is going on?e074ccf0a89656bf

I was on my way back from the convenience store after buying a can of beer and some peanuts. Then I got hit by a car… and I thought I died. But now, this ridiculously good-looking guy who looked like he stepped out of a novel was spouting lines like that.3f4b14915117b344

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Judging by the situation, b1b7dce4b6 he was talking to 1cd5e84482 me.b056ad7778992a58

But who ee74cebd12 even am 9d14c838fb I for 0faf1c9908 him to 304dcdb03d say something bdb7f14121 so harsh?7c869f876b62b2b2

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“Charlotte Artesia, I d83360fb31 hope you understand c5421477a8 at least this 4fe96d551f much,” he muttered d48ca95400 coldly before throwing 5136d0d35d the glass shard afece2e34b in his hand 8c9b32b650 to the floor. Then he a3d2ef01b9 brushed past 2986c25749 me and 833c23c541 walked out 6092eaf652 of the e480cb8f7a room.24de991010d9df97

Until that moment, I f425f5abbd couldn’t say a word. I just stood 3d416cd017 there, dumbfounded, staring 448cc91940 at the handsome a10d7db4a8 guy.3b7feb3e43fbaf39

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Then it hit 251181a733 me—what he just 40a4dec0c6 called me?b9e20eefcf5938a5

Charlotte… Artesia.f0f1e690f6067169

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There was this web novel I’d been obsessed with lately. The title of that novel was “The Villainess and the Male Lead are One Step Apart,” a story that depicted the intense romance between Saintess Laurencia and Cassius.cba543d6b92509cf

If I remember b535cdbe9f correctly, the tags 277e4f7e87 were something like: 5c06aeeae4 wounded heroine, wounded 62abe17fd3 hero, regretful male 898b5acf8a lead, and devoted 8e613e568c male lead.16e58e0fd03059b8

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Cassius had d101037dac been a 3aa8156449 man who 5e468d4133 couldn’t trust 99b4127274 others after 6866e84bc7 a failed fd4c3613e8 arranged marriage 14817ab8ac until he bd371362e7 met Laurencia 87511ba930 and found 4a5a08d39c happiness.d8acb517f6482adb

And the 957abd2b6b woman in a8d52feac7 that failed 1f853ab061 marriage? was me?f147b019d27f301c

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The villainess, Charlotte 686984431d Artesia.a95a874472852cf6

A supporting character de670fa835 who murdered her 033c374e84 brother-in-law, was divorced, b332918644 banished, and eventually 5965318e80 died a pitiful c83331909b death.6412b9a33819e285

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Judging by the current bffaa93a63 situation, it looks like d438690c8b I’m about to get ce1bf428a7 kicked out soon, only 945da6c02c to starve to death.1f414b50ba908df0

Ugh… this 0b02564e5c can’t be 39e94fa70e happening, seriously!bd71c5b7baf88bf3

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I barely c2f4931cb0 got any 1f220bf20d sleep, still 90dfb376e2 unable to a0059f7cb8 fully grasp aecd049093 the situation.2bbeb0e89e593d68

I didn’t even dare to leave my room for fear of getting lost.43d1d5d87fe4fffd

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My mind was full 1f305d7da9 with thoughts.c473d292207222fe

Let’s be real: sticking 10a078a777 close to the main ecbf8dd3cb characters is a way 5f1c18e13c to live a miserable 000337e75e life. Wouldn’t it be a93c5faf76 better to leave 17ec394279 while I still 290171082c can?ac594d0f5281b840

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At least I haven’t edde450c9d killed my brother-in-law yet. If I had, I’d d2382f838a already have been kicked a4cbde23cb out by now.acc50b242444be46

This might 3d34a5a4c5 be my 38f33d4b6a last chance c26d3f70ed to escape. But then 569adfa4e4 again, what ccb3ffa2a2 would I b57acda0f9 do once 9aaab5a6a5 I left?3c93fe9a20418edd

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This isn’t a 48dee4f555 modern South Korea. It’s a novel. There’s no reliable public bb7689826b safety law enforcement, no 5115e88f6f cozy places like internet 1faa12683e cafes or bathhouses where bb54f5d0ee I can lay low.bf6d6cd35e4139b8

If I leave 5f66a73ac7 without a plan, 2298446b44 I might meet 496b08d5f5 the same pathetic 3b9d7d3b72 end as the e15ad6288b original Charlotte—dying in 9e1d78401e the streets.e215d93ead5267fc

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Which means… I have 32f35a38c2 to stay.a319d20125bf2932

To survive 3df1b4e27e here, I f869476764 need to 9c8df47eba make a 2b331f5639 peace with 1d70af0a8e the owner 7933be2e14 of this 7d07e7233c house.12630d6b81316cc4

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Because getting kicked out 41632eff06 is not an option 07094faf03 for now?6663ed1aa3469175

I thought about it 865e5615f3 all night, and by 1931a756ff dawn, I was left 51e8856a2f utterly exhausted.3ebdeb33192bbb2e

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When the 7e8dfc78cd sun came 52b23921d0 up,the state aa3fee6fb2 of the 9039be5c36 room become 3bd9c68736 apparent.fa386a447a134172

The only thing d0b67abb9a which was still 92b5194437 intact was the 7cf9b4b2fc bed. The curtains were all e990124585 shredded, on the floor. The place was a 6e95d072c8 mess. Honestly, a rundown streets c7fe9e68ed would look better than ee2c19fa9d this.b55fbe83ffdf99cd

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I was wondering how 24964d1a70 on earth I was 3f42bcb8c8 supposed to clean this 244196875d mess when I heard 2708a47b0b a knock at the bf65cbaba9 door.00e3dd7f3fedcecd

“Pardon me, Madam, I’m e275fe04ce coming in,”a26321984bb843cb

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“Oh, uh… sure,”229db4a433f0d660

At my 1796ea6354 awkward response, 54e9c566f6 a maid 92c753f83f entered the 1139059579 room, carrying 22809225aa a bag 65e1c72348 larger than bfae2a2680 herself.802ef72e97372455

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“…Wait, am 943ea8b69c I getting 92e84f0f47 kicked out?”f9187e398caedebc

Is it already over df0242ba1c for me? I swallowed nervously. Was this is the f8600c21cf start of my tragic a6b08d617b demise?abde99e8e8c6bcc6

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“What are 6ed21dfbb9 you talking cb3899f68e about, Madam? If you’re 4a9f3257a8 awake, could 0983c8e6c3 you please cb171eb993 wait in eed8e5c946 the sitting 62244ea42d room? I’ve been 73e24b5e57 ordered to 806ce2b5d0 clean this 703380d3fe place up,” d8adf71327 the maid 33083b47c3 said, pouting a8333cd1eb slightly.8924cd6623c578d3

Phew. So I wasn’t getting 59aa7b56f8 kicked out.170c7bef1d754aaa

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The maid stared 9a9b8e4e03 at me for 718843b386 a moment, with cf62788888 a expression like, 008c6a2633 Why are you 371d3c3300 still here?30482cdc6fc60907

But… where 2087705e3d is the 8d54210133 sitting room?c0b97d83cfe9299a

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Even if de663f1ba7 I wanted 7f106ad682 to leave, e604803fdc I needed 24dc85ccfb to know 2ac8751d3c where to 4b3bc90821 go.09f6cc108d1f17af

I had a million 68b93e3e09 questions, but they were b1cd4c88db the kind that would 2655a89300 definitely look me strange 0bc5a3e3c7 if I asked.1f5ccee90f70a4e9

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In the end, f3528fc9c6 I stayed near 8aebb3c4da the door, awkwardly 36ce9367ef hovering. The maid sighed 4d6d46ed9e deeply before starting 829a814dc6 to clean the 7305617a66 room.a8d5f851ccbb0729

She carefully packed the 2774d52851 broken and damaged items 95e5472dc7 into her oversized bag. Then, to 7d4f7f214e my surprise, d54d7d2749 she began 86d16ace32 thoroughly searching 7b2c50edd1 the room.8391d9bd4373be1a

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She checked drawers, 775550ee29 under the bed, 0cb36058c7 and inside the 15a413d04b cabinets, gathering anything a715d1a825 sharp or fragile ab2a3b03b3 and putting it 689239af45 all into her 4f3e031463 bag.7cd8f95df8ae3f5d

“…What are you doing?”88f1f9a0c40cccd3

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“The Duke instructed fa2025ccdb us to remove 817e16735a all sharp objects 3a1b367bfd from your room. He ordered us ff02d275ab to make sure c0e658c0b9 yesterday’s incident doesn’t 7b9b9d5412 happen again. He said if b19b9cb7fd you attempt suicide aaaf821c62 one more time, d046835389 we’ll all be 5bb77f07b1 thrown out of c86c9083bd this house. I have no choice 1e21fc7664 but to follow his 6245542df8 instructions, madam.”3e4e7e9083cbbde9

“…Suicide attempt?”37ca8fcf1f648e4c

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Crazy Charlotte.43372a9f5170f9da

She’d already done it, e3f65a5217 hadn’t she?1caff7f698a4ad0a

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Charlotte and Cassius were 2f430a4ed1 in an arranged marriage. After their ccc92e6f73 marriage, Charlotte’s e6a4e44e53 family went ccc1bbfe2f bankrupt because 0028b021e9 of there db4c8da225 reckless business 0b797991d0 expension.2cb963d4e21a4b49

Already deeply obsessed 8ea66c3015 with Cassius, Charlotte’s 019bf2ca5a obsessive become intense 0bdb087d14 from that point 6ae2f02311 on.e0af87d7a4080613

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She would throw 96710d9fcd a fit and 91c151f684 claim to kill 2e9e2341a4 herself whenever Cassius 5849bd91be spoke with a ef87dca2d5 maid. She even made a ed95687e61 few serious attempts.c6f122543ec841d5

And the reason she 638530001c killed her young brother-in-law? Was to draw 78dd5f3549 Cassius’ attention back b27e969fe0 to herself.687cd1ea05f7fdf9

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She was utterly 358838da74 insane—a fact no b1b6528a35 one can disputed.8466e7f4ddd0ef13

Even fans of 85ca0c9100 the original novel 422744a918 called her “Crazy b7e2120cec Lotte” or “Mad 5ca41ac2e6 Charlotte.”9fd031265594081e

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And this timing… fdb6086270 seriously?d9169b3da37edd43

Isn’t possession 18412a7849 usually supposed 080710b0e7 to happen 0c667e672d before the 4522575380 character racks 6892fb62d2 up all 9657736d22 this bad a0c7157e4b karma? What kind e586a61973 of grudge 522ea4aefe does fate 97af36ce57 have against b9da49a870 me to 927cd7adfe dump me 9559354899 in this 3813422455 mess?24cb5de1982b0ce6

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“I’ll be 8565608218 on my f631ec8ba6 way, then.”fcfb5d6fea880426

The maid, having finished ee5bc9aeee her cleaning, lifted her ab69d4dd00 bag and walked past ecab7fc31d me.41af907660240f74

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She glared at 3e55df31db me with clear 6e00598a84 distain.f96d35a9ce8fa5da

Charlotte had ac92ac8ba9 hated everyone e454973481 in the 1f8fe12bf2 mansion. This was because 8ee17fc89c Cassius treated everyone 9f483e60fc except her with 768141a3bc equal kindness. Naturally, the staff 410d229b04 of the mansion d8886d4b08 despised her in 5afac41e9c return.c66e36323f10ba6b

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It was c41c442d75 all her 597c8f6dcf own doing, cb6d41d028 really.7f6205ed566de4e9

Fortunately, I 782a842cd7 had a 6ab1e7b455 strong mental 6caf7baa3c fortitude. Being hated wasn’t 5977725fc2 exactly a new 949edd2097 experience for me.7d72bff0bea05e7c

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Thanks to 08b840236b the novel’s e1267a6b5f detailed backstory 3f03549448 on Cassius, b86170dfbd I quickly 15c41888b4 grasped the 46c5e15481 situation.a115e4e97278c6d5

Instead of b3d57c4f0d sitting around 86212f7c24 waiting to 05ad10e1e9 be kicked 2dbfc1d13f out, I 7d53bb7d82 needed to 691349234e come up 858aa25bda with a 15a247287e plan for 1331f580ed survival.2ca96dc72b2f0db3

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And the first thing 86e58e925a I had to do bbb2e9aa45 was already clear in b3c96cf773 my mind.57da9312389d48c8

I had 523cd6e963 to check 5e162b03c7 on my ba0d5b5866 brother-in-law’s condition.53b1734cb5891e89

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The eight-year-old 1fa609dd3d terminally ill 429389a8f1 brother-in-law, who 5c4a552a42 was practically 98bd66e11b my lifeline.52bc851bffdf0c97

If I could cure him, I’d find a way to survive too.f1fa990ecf189df0

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Charlotte had spiritual 443bb3de5a power. I had to used 252fb07e9e that power to save 9c0e9cc7d4 him—there was no way 1740a14cc2 I could just turn cd5140c8a6 my back on him 2faab9263b now.83642bf946f58051

With that a922b54ec8 resolve, I 61d8d13fb3 stepped out 5bbefd1abc of my f2d5081485 room with 7cd139f91c determination…8d4942a52245fa35

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But then I froze.67ac095a9a98c715

I don’t even know c54edc24ed where I’m going…4569b62dbb576495

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Before finding f04099aad6 my brother-in-law, 04a09f059b I had 108db6327e to figure be4f5fc16b out how 9fb41d7e59 to get 9cce830e39 there.50cc267d3bd91ca9

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“Hey.”e6cba44a68a1d075

As soon as I 40fa53a5a0 spoke, everyone turned pale, 3777560064 like they had seen d3eaf27b37 a ghost, and ran e77e2bf533 off in panic.c98712d525b27ae8

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In the end, c30418fd74 I had no c68f667591 choice but to 9f2a1427bb open the door 971c3f3fc7 one by one, 9a2cbd0b0d but my lifeline, c56815450b no, my brother-in-law’s 13865c28a9 room, was located fd922dc395 at the farthest ab7985a38c end of the 078ae614cc hall from mine.e54e67216e2ca030

People looked at me bbd2893aa1 strangely and then completely 8d46aa6b3f ignored me.b3efc48428fac232

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Thankfully, it seemed like 971d3b54a6 the maid who usually 1eb52ce94b attended his room wasn’t 91051cd09c around.50ab0d0a12c2e6f2

I carefully 24861d72d0 stepped inside.8efa3802590ff85f

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The child’s room 0dbf6a7f51 was filled with fe71def61d a scent of 7bcb03a7a3 medicine that didn’t 1f8c006d11 belong in a 981b9b9700 place meant for 6bdf38456f children. I could hear b65f0bf8f1 the sound of 7f34118425 shallow breathing from 1d58e5b158 the bed.e1550f196c528b86

“Wow…”074cd91dbc4365d8

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Turns out, he 4188dd99fa really was blood-related. He looked 414eff0d37 like a 21751611d5 child version a30c357587 of the d6c6812f27 male lead. His beautiful face, d83e396375 with delicate lashes, 4351163718 was pale—no, almost d1654fbda8 ghostly white.5a6381abb8786985

He was a child 1def48da3c who had been given 1a4c300d49 a terminal diagnosis at cb0e82c13a birth. He spent 6522ede590 more time f24708da05 unconscious than 6f024d3d29 awake.e8f8969599a177c9

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Something inside me softened.958ca053a768e5f0

They said 328194b94a he was 2a17e47fc8 eight years f5362c19c8 old, but d42fd6b358 he looked 991a3e0d20 like he fec03aef42 was barely 7100d2d290 six.7d7c9f33429adf82

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How could Charlotte even f9d6a2a4e6 think of killing someone e0012d7a69 like this? Doesn’t she 94183c1aff have any 2fbe8d174f humanity?0259a4aaf01ef22e

Oh, right. She doesn’t.fcd627660ca9801b

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I carefully approached c64996fdb7 the child and 8f985cffcb sat beside him. He’d definitely 548091271e not approve f3d16ea199 of me a4badde8b9 being here c631fbd3cf if he c835850f3c was awake. I glanced 8c4059be38 at the 1d9a48244a door, then bf9a7fd527 gently took 9869170f64 his hand.c3673a73e0aa5e3f

It was burning hot.8b5d5f7d792b55a6

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Even the doctors 62b387b837 didn’t know why d355829d7c he was so bb3db9a137 sick. There was no a087060974 cure, so all 3b62d7f68d they could do f552d7d58a was watch him ee7157c47c suffer.09517a7fdd8ae2cf

He was 253bbf31e0 so weak eb7e48add4 that he 63eb6f95ee couldn’t even f004e994b0 eat properly, db9c5e817a causing him dc7d2ea4d7 to stop eabc09cc92 growing. His body was 90743e054e so thin from 19594c40ab lack of nutrients.4c504efb662ab4e9

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As I held his f54ee2f29b hand and breathed softly 43cefb04cc onto him, I felt 03ff4dcb0b my energy draining away.f71de470f3c04bc7

“Gasp, gasp. Seriously? Just doing 450bd70f0c this much c52d742aed and I 377796e40b ‘m this 86eaa5a26c exhausted?”f73bffc460987197

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This is why 5db627f2cd they called my 7f81d93737 spiritual power so 182d1aff8e weak.5147ca991e6d4405