DSMBL Chapter 12

Chapter 12f0bed7f90fc65c74

Cassius still seemed to d3082fa98c be suspicious and uneasy 7763e3de27 about me, but he a4a8b3aca5 didn’t restrict my freedom 0ab237f7e6 within the mansion. I had sneaked ae28f62186 out into the 0c8230fb95 garden to drink 505827f39f tea. I hadn’t been able d094f526c6 to do this for 1f30e08b88 a while because I bbb55649c9 felt like I was e7d8902468 being watched, but today 92d0442029 the weather was so 12294229de nice that I really 96fcec30fa wanted to enjoy the f832ff2ec7 tea outside.e283035369eeb675

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As I sipped c3845ec5c0 my tea, I fe781b3923 glanced at Luna. e879e80d2ab26c2b

She must have told 2029414655 Cassius about this.bbf98fa4105d450b

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Of course, 99e9747c3c thinking that d334ef5156 Luna was 4d64a24aa8 following me 98ce6ef340 around innocently a8dfa95d75 would be 8875e4fb24 foolish. Luna was loyal to d5514d87bd Cassius, and if it ce4e1db74c meant protecting the ducal c059b368a1 family, she would have 3ac0dcc00a no hesitation in selling c16ee9aec8 me out. That much was clear.b3d16099cc5d2b79

The real dff6800937 problem was, 74d63aa613 how was 9a6cb721f9 I supposed 9cedfc72cc to sell 9a8b521f97 the dresses? d6d6eed8802dd7f3

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Ugh, I guess 7fb94a8c74 I’ll have to 404b61c6eb do it myself. 4f038c7afdd3e84e

Watching Luna dde65201ea go straight 821766b341 to Cassius ac0464ed76 to report 142eedd263 everything about 41d5f4675b me, made b2a87f1bf8 me realize f6be7517df I was 4cef49c818 being betrayed. There was no one 0fb9a50bad I could trust.e79464d256e80634

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But how 8d7a738e89 could I b708b9e4a1 possibly carry 4fe8b808f7 all those 170ada6b32 dresses on b52890930e my own?I’m not Doraemon.d34323a1caac9764

Should I call 866960ac4b someone from the 932cfb37d0 wardrobe department? I stirred my tea 683392c2cc with a spoon, lost 1df35933d4 in thought, when I c6468951aa suddenly felt a gaze 42057e9569 upon me. It was intense, 3f9f488591 almost obsessive, yet 6d4e147916 strangely innocent…74a4dbb7132222bd

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I jerked my 7143f02ea5 head around. f4e1f3d16422a6f4

“Theo?” 4e8fc06b77d70efd

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The soft 36b34935b6 sound of 0e806ffff4 little footsteps, 44dd090514 like something 267d47d8e0 small and 19c795f264 cute running, be877aa721 reached my f7876fc1ec ears. It was 64fe7f7b8a slow and ac08c75395 quiet, likely f7492953bd because he 372932b5b9 wasn’t yet c8b8572fa7 strong enough 4a16bad977 to move 41ed0f5640 fast, but cad3a2dbff it was 295ce5b4ba still there. 45c1222ef847ee1f

Thankfully, he d898ec080c came from 25cefec046 a family c6335319be with strong 30fce3af73 physical traits, 36cc4202cc so walking 49d54e2b3e or running c734804d03 shouldn’t be 70a8b6322d too much c01d4a29fd of a 11542fb165 problem for a43ed1bd4f him. It was 7cf86d808e lucky that d78d7af529 he had e2ab8e7d0c recovered enough ad331b9736 after being 5e4b8ce2a6 bedridden. 4de0af101d042679

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Where had e5f17c25a2 he gone?fc4979118cc51b31

I heard faint, heavy 003961d9c6 breaths, as if he d341b9d6df were trying to hide.cb2ddef141e5d3d1

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 Looking around, b0cbc2cf53 I finally f889a61955 spotted him—huddled 285868939a like a 55deabdd38 rabbit in 8f9391800a a bush. 44215b9e800a39f8

When he saw 7e837f9d0b me, his face ab4f9b2b24 froze in surprise. 58e2157d7a501ef5

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“Ah!” c56fcf3787c9c8e5

“What are you doing here?” f23465c1de13ee8c

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“I—I’m not doing anything,” he mumbled, trying to sound nonchalant, but his demeanor gave him away. 8286b2e92f84ed66

He was 154f0741c2 acting like c51fb0d62c a kid 1acfa763ef caught doing 33dfdd1d55 something he 0661796c7e shouldn’t be.14e3725c6b860d72

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Does he find 4298dc5ba1 me scary?So I 9bd475e4d1 decided to 501192c893 take a 7b49ebc078 chance. After all, we had 6b7fcd9183 been seeing each other c7080ee052 every day. Surely a little more 3690e2987b familiarity wouldn’t hurt?7272ee71c368c950

I crouched ef931c9923 beside him, 05b381a19e stepping over 70c1833b8c the bush. 75ef7d7f91c5d814

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Behind me, I a859940084 heard Luna’s sharp ba73a3bce5 intake of breath, 0caa4e7455 clearly surprised by 630d30cee8 my actions. d0eb862e42731d50

Theo looked up 0a3b949290 at me.d78b2bb5eda98ac8

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 “Why are you sitting here, Aunt?” 2db3cf125de5e859

“I’m not doing anything. I was just curious about what you were up to, so I thought I’d join you. Also, stop hiding and just look. You were peeking at me, weren’t you?” 5e9b66baea474d85

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Theo’s face b593ab45be flushed a 72168de0b4 deep red, 64ac9b84e6 then quickly 19f838e032 turned pale.749ba7a204eb5251

 He was bed6a1095c caught, and 6d9db95967 the poor 0c5ca8d304 kid didn’t ef56b3af1f know how f241f98b09 to react.1ca539aa00b5cfee

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 “Theo?” faeedc7e89a506a8

He jumped to his 15d6d6d481 feet, trembling, and shouted. d4dcf962c50feed9

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“No, no! I wasn’t curious about you! I’m not interested at all!” 7fafb80fe245bad9

Then he bolted. 9444cba20bbe5a5d

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Thud, thud, thud. e403f4829a4427ce

His steps 398fe308a3 were slow 08bede759f and unsteady, 0095232ea4 and he c55f269337 even tripped f6ab19f258 halfway. bdd172ea87434f8e

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“Theo, are you okay?” aefe9c517aaa6dff

I called e75ae859a1 out, but 1312740cd3 he didn’t 8416fea070 respond immediately. His face was as ead662b2a5 red as a tomato, 77ed246756 and he turned back 912798e2c5 for a second, then fef9d6e21a quickly stood up, brushing bb85357f7d himself off. 26920b5fe9fa48bd

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With an exaggerated pout, 04c2a5c2c3 he looked at me 400832f6a4 before sniffing loudly.47a3becd6158e043

 “Theo?” faadf8517ce61459

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“I— I tripped over a rock!”1867354e490cc31b

 He wiped his 1e1bf97b91 eyes furiously with 47454079f4 his sleeve and d53d96a363 dashed back to 17cca121de the mansion. I stood there, frozen, c9c015fefc feeling like I shouldn’t 0d86cd00a5 chase after him. b64170b9276e3222

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What was that? c3b5e06784d43681

Where did 65d16173bc such a e32785e83d cute little b68abec8bd creature come 94d0a1e2b6 from?7e2a9c814da5abb8

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I dusted myself 91a0190e74 off and stood e6391f5f68 up.78e3d594aa19f9a3

 “Are you alright, my lady?” be3345ce120b1e16

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“Hm?” 1b64fc7ac466371c

“Apologies. Theo’s only just woken up, so he’s still a bit unstable.” 59383e4f0d8c15d3

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“Right, that’s why he was unsteady, huh? Hmm, should I give him some nourishing food? I’ve heard kids show their filial piety by eating well, sleeping well, and playing well. Is there any good nutritional supplement for children?” b57acdf158124826

Luna’s eyes went af1ed78a88 wide, staring at 3aa783fd09 me as if bcb6596161 she didn’t understand. fa84760767e66d62

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What? Did I say something b5ea91bdab wrong again?3352c43cfaf069ec

Theo pouted, 5b62bcb68a still upset.I’m not curious 3a48c4ba2d at all!How did she cb048063ed know I was a84a117774 sneaking around?33a4eee4f446f967

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According to the fb4a2dcae6 nanny, I couldn’t abc51517e2 just chase her 4119480125 away, that ‘bad 8c92641399 woman,’ without consequences. So I had to 230204f286 be extra careful.0d07d263084ab0e2

Theo turned to look 7a81521df7 back at Charlotte’s direction dcd41cb8da again.72bb76be55c5c951

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 She’s always by 532d9c59ac herself.Just like me.aaf1b21b6ceb1a96

The nanny had told e022ea0e60 him that he couldn’t ddcb41b297 act recklessly. He needed to be 396c003eb4 cautious, even though Charlotte 45a8e31fbf was alone.a433d4a66c20f2a0

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He kicked 8bd1267ad8 a stone 4b664d3358 on the ce2164a436 ground with 2bcb5c2c31 a sigh.“I’m so bored…”262f745f70e38c86

The moment the 62918c8bd1 words left his c1873a2751 lips, he quickly 71d66ecd8a clamped his hands c6cc34b6d4 over his mouth. If he kept acting 5e0a23a765 like a child, Cassius 64a3c06afe might get mad at 907e791490 him. nanny had told him 2ea70c8e32 that he was old d8690ed16b enough to be independent 2b3b41f4c1 now. He had to 3382d847c2 stop bothering others, 211926171e especially when Cassius 77dd4824a9 was so busy.bce9dbe8ba3d3968

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“I… want to see her.” Theo pouted again.d2bfa64580ee7783

That was why 3933451a8d he had been 7092617f97 hanging around Charlotte, e918d78165 trying to find 2789cbc37e a way to 0ede4a00f3 learn more about 654f61ca02 her.0d06e3e5382da360

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He dragged his feet b1a5f13953 and continued walking.4266ea7c9ff069a1

Luna, the maid assigned e727eb1823 to Charlotte, watched Charlotte 9f5c3fa69a with a serious expression. Charlotte was currently 64e2525a3c discussing herbal remedies c70c505984 and nutritional supplements 7b345c69bc for Theo. It was surprising that 561092dfd0 the first place she 21da07ad96 visited after going out 5377e9883f was the herbalist. When Luna 8bd351226e was first fc71c0ab89 assigned to fd3d719834 Charlotte, she 3817456189 had chosen 40ce503be8 the position 0b24ca9b14 because of d7ec15a3c3 the high d4968050e5 salary.da130f0da89ed90d

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It was three 14b4bfc435 times the salary 183365ad6e she had been ec84b84c1d receiving before, so 7be1735eb4 there was no 3d57597d8b way she could 4db604d80a pass it up. 32f097c7c69d42b5

She told herself a5fd962bfc to endure just 98607b48ac a little longer, ad9b9a6d61 to turn a fc2fce66f8 blind eye, and 9116fdb580 to pretend not 31077565f3 to know. 0dd0ad016c2e1392

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Charlotte’s verbal abuse a1b00ef47c could be ignored, 0edace2eb2 and if she 5895e69daf hit me, I’d 01ecff4edf just apply medicine 35d61161d0 and get better. 5763100179d9e687

But… Charlotte had changed. 9de09d1e53b6fc97

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 No, it 6fa28f4886 wasn’t that 965662dea2 she had 877a2e9bef been reborn. 93b951f1ae46f38c

She had 809784dc40 completely transformed. 1ce5e6b0ec7cf67c

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There was no e87521f5c1 more needless hysteria, d418e9a709 verbal abuse, violence, 7063945d6a or indulgence. d5e1ed00e3cdf93b

 Moreover… 00cdd2641c13e044

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 ‘I’m sure she c812673df8 used to hate 0a4277af43 Theo.’ 05fa6c367342a124

 For the past cab027eef9 few days, Luna a2b1dd13b2 had thought it 3937c10580 was some kind a622fe957f of scheme. fbe093b79ecdf360

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She suspected that 0bd4d398ce Charlotte was plotting a2838689a8 something with ulterior b7ea773079 motives. 98d7302e75cbb0bf

 So, when Charlotte 107dd25209 suggested selling the 695452b02c dress, Luna felt a5ac901f3b it was suspicious 2c9205a06e and immediately informed de1f4b7e7e the Duke. 20122eb1488bfcb9

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Even now, 06f57d2b67 Charlotte still 5aa7d32912 seemed strange. a25b1b28bc090045

Instead of drinking, 229c01a631 she was sipping 74c87344b7 tea in the bb9663acd5 garden and reading 6632da9c40 books.6d094246448b8060

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 This was completely unlike the person who used to drink alcohol five days a week. She hadn’t begged for clothes or jewelry, and she had even cut ties with the social gatherings she used to attend without fail. Oh, and most importantly… 67461d5350e29d53

 In the past, 596cc477f8 Charlotte would never 0d9fe28d54 have remained silent dece53359b if Theo had 8f8af640dd been so rude. 4ebb2278ee8c80c0

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She didn’t have a ed4b40c02b personality that would allow b7cddec367 a child to behave 8f6b7062d2 like that. 31add98b3d49c689

Luna still remembered 32d075e793 how Charlotte had b96c080ec6 pointed her finger 515dbe404d and yelled at 346d87eb98 Theo when he 099afe17ca was lying sick f356fcf88b in bed. 2a55b0ed8ece053e

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 What had she said again? She had probably called him a parasite feeding off the Duke’s wealth. a91bbfa0dc2a8a21

She seemed so drunk e90cf5ab54 at the time that 0fa7f11e30 she probably didn’t even 54da91dad0 remember saying it.33166034892982d4

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“Hm. So, what you’re saying 1dc161b15c is that if the 3b4240835a child eats all of 150a0573c1 this, he will recover af94ea9e64 quickly, right?” 1d7d3edab313d49f

 “Yes, that’s correct, Duchess. My child also 3b76715f92 took this and 9ee21f742a got rid of 11b5baa669 his illness. Oh, it would 9e78ccbe99 be best to dab8b1615b take this one 19526d6897 too. It’s a 4f3c4d1b94 bit pricey, 3666c97dc4 but it’s 752b9d7ba3 highly effective.” 19f0ed856520244b

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 “Really? Then I’ll take 1f1d863976 that as well.” 93eb96ee225df325

 “Wait a 7ab3eb44fb moment, Duchess. I almost e2dcd0cd49 forgot this. This is called 2ba2f4f163 the divine nutritional 205de8c7e7 supplement. It helps 16f7734d57 children get 2605df73bf through winter 16eb08399f without catching bffcea393f a cold. It strengthens the 7e3c4f059d respiratory system…” 7a760664626e672a

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 “Then add a62a60a14d that too.” 610ea4a647b30b4c

 “Well, this 823ad25848 one helps 79ead21a7a with stomachaches…” 87da59a0a38356e5

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 “That’s important too.” 2c84dac56dfe8c33

While Charlotte 797e430333 continued her 9570626c45 shopping spree, 2a42385819 Luna hesitated 59dd9ae541 for a 4665008edb moment before 51325851ea raising her a5e7fd5d2b hand.797844afe87861a1

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 “Excuse me, Duchess?” 70649c5f7cf11acf

 “What is it?”8c162f17a8c41f0e

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 “Are you 127bb4d42c planning to 0270eb23a3 buy all 3d2a1628fb of this?”54bda9d6f19de671

 Luna asked with a 5ba6cae93b somewhat displeased tone.d0416fbaeaa09161

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