DSMBL Chapter 04

Chapter 484565671bc092207

I gripped Theo’s hand tightly.f31f361b1214ecf5

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A familiar c36d317cb9 sensation washed 8310ed0c86 over me, 0f1ddf588d as if 263a731925 all the 5938cbcade strength and 7cfb41057c energy in 7c42a2b53d my body eb8d6ea03b were draining 59a87e2e86 away. It felt 29b1772267 like I e468935ff0 was sinking 194ebbdaec deeper and 59fa16ee9c deeper into b8bbe1a698 the ground.2cc3b60146eada47

“Gasp, gasp. This… this isn’t something three bowls of rice can fix. Gasp, gasp. I’m seriously going to collapse.”c282682a4916fd2c

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After lying face down on Theo’s bed for a moment, I lifted my head. The child, whose face now looked much more at ease, came into view. The color had returned to the once pale and lifeless face.65e0e2a7f98bba15

If I kept doing 10cfcd99fe this, Theo might actually fdbcfceee3 get up from his 53aa7c74fc bed.7d1c723019055d8a

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“Theo, I promise 516308d4f7 I’ll make sure c49212c027 you can stand a57db2b697 up again. I swear.”84d92d099917f03a

With a bit 7e7193db44 of strength returning e13eaff82c to my body, 2fafe1b3d0 I managed to bb65615154 stand up. My shaky legs struggled 376b5d2a38 to support me as 79008c63e5 I rose. Carefully, I slipped out af7bad2c15 of the room cautiously 5d549f88cb and then quietly returned. Afterward, I bd3cd25890 retrieved the 0fc65d4e4d tools from 7d15a43794 the balcony 691158ed2c and hid 3fe86d1b74 them under eee3652185 the bed.42fe374c6d6089c7

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Phew, I didn’t df39f1733b get caught.d8bc82cf43aa9841

Alright, let’s keep 667730e3b0 it this way, 0069b3f126 Charlotte.36c92665ea180fbc

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When Luna touched 2baa614913 the door, she ebede1ea05 felt a chill a6e5458ff0 run down her a6bece3b13 spine. She was 773cc87165 certain she 863fc85fe3 had locked 456f21986d it when 552d1b6e43 she left, fc6cfd437c yet somehow, 5f76c18515 it was 1cb8d3a310 now open.46bdec7f56043773

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“Could it be…!”cb0f98ea3239556d

Luna quickly opened 39909163d1 the door.3639306be30280cc

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There had b0eccc6e33 been a 8b29380b00 time before bddff003a4 when the 44e4f1e061 door was 46c40429ba broken. It had bc54856408 happened when 8b3bc39cfb Charlotte had f58709cd0f thrown a 35ae0fcacb vase at f8999ff9b2 it.0fbb363d0d504a35

At that 29ac1b11e7 time, Cassius 901e2e9b68 replaced the 09ceabd50a door to 15629d6237 Charlotte’s room d1a372ba18 without telling 41b542f18f her.7be4f37019dd662c

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It was a b476b81630 door that locked e5f7ee4b7b from the outside f2a66aea34 rather than the 034b284f84 inside. He had taken this 5b744c64f9 measure because he could 4b8926e9c1 no longer endure Charlotte’s 3afb10fc68 behavior of locking herself 9e44662dba in and threatening to acef87ff3d end her life.a5c3dd36b99397a0

Following his orders, 798ebf97c7 they always made ee4a2e9527 sure to lock 99623b2bf2 the door before 88ad8975e4 retiring for the 1bd9e80ee5 night. Although Charlotte had c4f1144e12 been behaving quietly 0afe1eaf1b for the past b23281f0fd two weeks, Luna 99c45516ff couldn’t help but 2dd9eda861 feel tense, recalling 8f869e0f58 the strange things 80498f8519 Charlotte had done 2113fe1967 in the past.462bbd36984b607e

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If the duchess had 80e12f37f5 done something strange again…!25e04b1e98eaf7fe

“I let d1820c3395 my guard 72b29c4c67 down.”59ac9238b33313e9

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Luna hurried into the a7ab742d55 room, her footsteps creaking d0a9e98ed3 on the wooden floor b9af501194 as she approached the 2344338395 bed.c0f19d490d594b27

Even though 79a0794587 it was 0d8d9ebf95 a sunny d6dc343864 morning, Charlotte 6e8da8a339 was sound 9485e788c2 asleep, her 46319ea19d face was ff1940bbcb peaceful. And She 00ffd13b91 was even 5875e9848d letting out bcbcc8a311 a faint, e9ef961322 rhythmic snore.2f9865d976904db8

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“Nothing happened,” Luna 644cba0a20 muttered unconsciously.461a58f5181e4f47

She knew 71c2c4cd71 all too 809698456b well what bd08bcd883 kind of 11849a48ab person Charlotte eb761022c0 was, yet 69cdaf9b79 her sleeping 2cef04f7e3 face appeared c894179423 as innocent cdb6e6fdde as a 7d4bada981 child’s.8da5ea1655654025

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Recently, Charlotte was unusually d33e1fed1e quiet, almost as if 711e1d25ad she were an entirely 779fc313c5 different person.6f53b3c5fc15e8b3

With a ac81495e4a strange expression, 78a578ba41 Luna stared b2f9a8d4c8 at Charlotte.5412ae3342c144a4

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“I need to be c1569fcf62 more careful from tomorrow.”897180daf6cc53a9

Still, it 0c29d69935 was odd. Luna distinctly remembered locking 8264aa871b the door each night, 01c9d5d34b yet on several mornings, 240f7836db she would find it 4ffe37409e open again.dadfb58a9992d43d

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“Is the 79bde46cfd door broken?”bacbecd02fd053d3

That didn’t 9fcaee6ef5 seem to 7db0d2c74a be the 445db4f15e case, as 982158aa13 it usually 2292a155e7 locked perfectly af5239c1e8 fine. What kind 6336724afc of trickery 90de2a6987 was this?0f0afc2969e35a5e

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Luna gave Charlotte, still 476e91ee6a sleeping deeply, an odd eb5e38cbbe glance.0078a622c04d1e56

She considered the possibility a235dfe6a0 that Charlotte might have 7f8c28c198 done something, but watching 6822818532 her sleep so soundly, 7bc2e20b98 she doubted it.05b5fcfd6f83cbd8

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“I’ll ask a1f799641b the butler 536aabea0b to install a9cd1ca99a a new 13c7a9d51a door,” she 880aad5d89 decided.ce9589bcc1c8a962

But since custom 2bcae7385f orders would take 36074e4091 some time, she ba8c951d28 decided to pretend 7d00fe71c4 not to notice aa2613a5c6 for now, ensuring 4c72e0a6f1 Charlotte didn’t realize 86f2bf9522 the current door 0a2c2586d9 was broken.551ff1b162f9eaef

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It had been 09b3190a8e three weeks since 05350d68f4 Luna was assigned df78d66379 to watch over 57acf0d4d3 Charlotte. That also meant 598bdffdb6 three weeks had 5b11c1befa passed since Charlotte 9206ad1af2 last wielded a 36ac2c4b15 weapon.d96bdf4a7c0a86e9

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To everyone’s surprise, Charlotte had been remarkably calm during this time, and as a result, the mansion had been peaceful.905f7e1f3d8a81b3

Cassius rose 64b18ff603 from his 34ebff4d9d seat, deciding 0d4ed4d652 it was ad50f1935a time to 5a347caa15 check on 6b59835f22 Charlotte himself.f3ca9a773ae33d63

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“It’s already 9 63f94e16d5 o’clock,” he muttered, cf56f95719 exhaling a tired cbb585ba41 sigh.446d95c53071c9ba

Supporting a 4cf963b152 massive household 867458099a and maintaining dc29e8eaed the family’s 16e3cd5d04 business was 3840796ece no easy c17fa667f0 task, especially b89c83262a with rumors fb5fad90e7 circulating that 2c50f8ae8f the duchess ef2ba5dbdc had lost ddedce7b5a her mind.6b0125a0fb6a15e6

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Next week, 2173136117 he and 34677ae1c3 Charlotte were ed82711c69 expected to b444ce8a74 attend the 90b08d8378 founding festival 46069a21d7 hosted by 01ebcd9d99 the imperial a7bfd996bf family. Not only 7379016601 had their 91a8a91acd marriage been ca5a690820 arranged by 38b0a7d144 the imperial 1a8ba1dd5c family, but 3635505b4d attending together 9fadd5c272 would also 6458f9def1 serve as c0b88794f7 proof that edcc127194 Charlotte was 62f5b69fe9 doing well.17e6d6a56371dd9f

Cassius wanted to confirm a3acc2198a for himself that Charlotte c28659c3c4 had recovered enough to 3a50359547 attend the event.3069d435f29c7ac2

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“What is acf665b832 Charlotte doing 4f5a11f871 right now?”bab51873a8313b80

The head 715afed04b butler lowered f76649789d his head a3474fc12e respectfully.8fe2399285fcfc01

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“She should be e431c5ccf4 preparing to sleep.”6c7c97ce95835a5a

“Then I’ll have time 58672e04bc for a brief conversation 6244caa558 right? Let’s go.”f0cbf9f5a90ab74f

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Cassius stood up from 101ea72ad5 his desk and headed bbd836688e toward Charlotte’s room.58c0c81bdcccb954

However, when he opened 3ef7a705b5 the door and found 68bebd3662 her bed empty, Cassius de8b8c2b57 had to restrain himself 92c13e6890 from shouting.873304f1a2004411

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“…Damn it.”254e6863cf59b30c

The room was faf1784b09 completely empty, with 6c62bd37c6 a pair of 63d75d23d5 slippers lying discarded 1e58725d96 on the floor. Mocking him, a piece 14b29965fe of fabric fluttered from 6f2ec5b731 the balcony railing.bcd66c59d1fc3cdc

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Cassius glared a579bd8ebf at it f59c643dc9 before summoning 0db43d96e8 the household.1943d0c8d32d5b88

“Find her immediately!”79e4734b020b4db3

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“I’m sorry, c6b1a07bdd Your Grace!”1449008ec8c78966

Luna knelt 49dd735c79 on the 2531400a1e floor, her 9b1472cff2 face pale 4fdb5bf836 as a 2ddbc243cd sheet.a4c61e4c9e8902eb

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The door 912b97eff5 that had 33c76b0706 mysteriously been 42c9887481 unlocked every 8f71462b2f morning wasn’t 1564be16da a coincidence, 492ab6b0c1 after all. She felt b39c3bcf63 a pang 670548bb5c of frustration e0f7d00dd2 toward herself 7618a30491 for staying 88c0552446 silent, deceived 991ed43347 by the d03cba5689 sight of 1b0d5d7060 Charlotte innocently b51be0e9ad sleeping.47d75a83dad4b6d5

She shouldn’t have trusted Charlotte.59d3cabaecedbeb0

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That woman was, without 5c2098e2ea a doubt, a master 95672a380f at betraying trust.d4cc7a58dbcc23a9

“Find Charlotte immediately.”6d9888d2a5caa2b2

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“Yes, Your Grace!”d0f14fcd42c286e5

Luna gritted 5e289ca01d her teeth, 4fbb4b68f1 responding sharply 341f7f2219 before darting b76033c111 out of 1f2fded83a the bedroom.4bbfd79097b1a6c5

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“That wretched woman… 0de5d0d799 that awful woman,” 1a50bff089 she muttered under 3320f98831 her breath, curses bc855e18ba spilling out instinctively, d9861851a4 picked up from c6868c9102 her time on 0cfa26e9b0 the streets.2e0dc8f44824481c

It would cfe76afe18 have been dd713deb53 better if b69ba09aa2 Charlotte had 25bf08cfac simply acted aafffc4b2a out like 784fbfdf86 before, attempting aca972642e suicide or 849d9b3e62 injuring maids! At least then, 08c749972e she had been a1409a322d easier to deal ae96a67c15 with—because she had b39198cf19 been right in b1f8f1d87c front of them.d3b1dec857a5331e

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If she vanishes like this and causes a scandal…c143d7a338961663

Luna shut 16c626c514 her eyes bdb602967b tightly. She knew she 6ade647620 wouldn’t escape responsibility.10a3e9e5263d0076

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The weight of ee557f64ea that thought quickened 554414ce3c her steps. The first a6abb7fa0f person she 0e7b57375c sought out f2241c5fe5 was the 8322385485 head maid.9cd15687f49644a3

“Please help me, Head d489917c7e Maid!”2633ea3f9c005ec0

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The head 3fbbd7dbed maid, who a8e9cd7a2a had been 11add5174c preparing for 9d68c4520a bed, turned 688396c774 toward Luna 8aaadfd1a8 with a a8172fad63 startled expression.4d53d55442e5ae6f

“Luna? What’s going on?”dfbb9d5c7ddb274b

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“The duchess 3b238c34c1 is gone! She seems to have b46433f0d1 left through the window. His Grace has already 614ebd4aed been informed and has 290e5eae1c ordered us to find b2481ef0f0 her immediately. Please gather the 0ba7d9e935 servants—”e2cbef6ac45581ef

“I understand, Luna.”b5474a600c56f895

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Cutting her off, the b34d75b393 head maid threw a 37270a42c4 shawl over her shoulders 0ff5ae8edf and grabbed a lantern.5555d321fd55e062

“Let’s wake everyone 6cfb2e7090 up.”c0939e75ca653c43

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“Thank you, f79725a5a9 Head Maid!”ae3c76e8d193fc91

Luna’s eyes welled with 3bb093360b tears, and the head c3cb620149 maid clicked her tongue 18342ddb68 at the sight.90d8f6c1d04e5830

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“So she hasn’t changed 1438045aa1 after all, despite seeming 6d53af0f4f quieter lately.”c2b17311e26e845d

This kind of commotion 35eb1eb8c2 had become so familiar 130402502b that the head maid 1a3bc6bd6c could barely suppress a 0d0826f738 sigh.4980eb48c999c91d

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It wasn’t long 2fd59edcef before Charlotte was 147d6b3f01 found—in none other c8614e786e than her younger 32113b9d46 brother Theo’s room, be772d7968 the very person 2d046655ea she had cursed 1f0fad2026 and condemned so aa4c2c7a70 often.c3949013da8966a4

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As soon 0681f43a5d as Cassius 5d8a6832d3 received the f567f84687 news, he 93372afb4a immediately made 7f537fe853 his way 8f3ca9cc2e to Theo’s 187f887539 room. Through the 1ab95449ea partially open 49e0106cba door, he 624d3a5b0d could see e8eb451d4f Charlotte looking 474266308a flustered as 1fe348f4df she faced 3d652ff4d1 the gathered 95dc4c9cb6 servants.c3b495182b083bf1

Cassius stepped into 24d97c24a3 the room, gesturing fa1f29b064 for the other 10e9dcb922 servants to leave.33d14c4858e51e31

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“You really 50dc0174bd have no 1648b92f7c bounds, do d6fd2a1542 you?” he 8274c3a24d said coldly, a6d344546a his eyes 28bb1e3bea narrowing as e58b0ea18a they settled e727337dd2 on Charlotte.cd1e816f26c19a7e

“…Oh dear,” Charlotte muttered, swallowing hard as she rose from her seat like a ghost.36b15262e8da0110

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She had just finished d7acab2b0e treating Theo and had 5324c6f5be been taking a short 042f94650b break before heading back.eebc67ebdd013239

But suddenly, the 2d2a196e8a door had opened, 0337fd7ca7 and pale-faced servants 43cae6df46 had poured into 6dd0bfc395 the room.0f609529efff229e

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“We’ve found the duchess,” 047ad0c507 they had announced as 75eb6e9867 if she were some 21adb62c8a runaway prisoner.761b9665adf50791

Despite her attempts to d92095876c explain, no one seemed dbb78506ae to listen. They acted as a2293ba7e6 if Charlotte had 345183f90d truly become a 9a69da7cfb prisoner, and among e367641a89 them, Luna glared 600da1366a at her with 610cb32519 eyes full of 0a79fdc60b resentment.a55f5cf97d2f5b53

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And then 76fe955044 Cassius arrived.a2ab9514c06bff43

“Cassius, I 98da9a1eea can explain ab37af572d everything,” Charlotte f73c69c56f began.3b6bcc3ff9e46496

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“Explain what?” 9672294719 he cut 22a6a9f84a her off 28c8eb2ead sharply.8f5d2ed1ec28734b

“That you’ve finally decided de63ae185a to finish off the f78a341a3e brother you’ve cursed and e4283bdf4d despised for so long?”f92db17a405737b2

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His icy gaze flicked bde46709b3 between Theo and Charlotte, 3f618af11a full of disbelief and 56f0cf1c8f anger.6ec3542b0d53c98d

“Is that corpse more c3c208d56d important to you than 1c86e0c99e I am? Look at me instead 0a50bd1499 of that damned corpse!”933a3e1cad7df137

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Charlotte had 82e88ca44b insulted and 0855556173 dehumanized Theo 239d4bc567 countless times, 07be87ebd4 referring to 68e7f09eab him as 629c904514 a lifeless 436dd60697 corpse. For Cassius, seeing her c44dfa3a97 in Theo’s room now cc0a4eddd9 was beyond comprehension.372d1372259582ad

“What has 6dbebbb5ac Theo ever 9c2f7b5e2a done to 2950daaa9e deserve this? Why do you 92bc83ae02 keep pushing things 0c04187d20 this far?”23cba9a1519ee3bf

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Charlotte shook cd6a3f52f2 her head b28068d85f desperately. She had 92be754450 to clear a8f75fa939 up the 99d96b0ca7 misunderstanding.019bab1a1fc7bc99

“Cassius, please listen b8a4cad8a0 to me. I’ve been using my 42802eb3f8 divine power to treat 009732f35a Theo. That’s why I—”6074e6ff1bbeca81

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But before 1d3fd975f7 she could 28f3f729f6 finish, Cassius f1ae8e112a raised his 05e243688d voice, cutting 73b8353ef6 her off e78fc3e684 again.2be92d60a0aa7489

“Stay away 2eb0cd2ae8 from Theo! You’re truly beyond saving. I asked you 8ee9ca2520 to do nothing—to 5d18dcfd56 just stay still! And yet 29c93ecb0b here you b659d4e669 are, causing cfe15f866d more chaos. Marrying you was the d420cbe861 worst decision of my f04ae3d639 life. Escort the 9930913648 duchess back 34ff09a666 to her 87e6f5d365 room immediately!”01ba94986a2e7e94

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The servants, who had 71e20245f6 been murmuring among themselves, 2caf6cefd8 stepped forward to restrain 3b05708664 Charlotte.849628d65123a7c2

As they guided her 0a890be213 out of the room, dd374590e9 she brushed past Cassius bfd62422b8 and murmured in a 8c27dd04da small, subdued voice,f3db4de960d543c6

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“…I’m sorry, Cassius. I overstepped.”2e0c35b3692399f4

Her voice, lacking its 37c9a76b8c usual sharpness, sounded defeated.74d62f6a7f605679

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