DSMBL Chapter 20
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To achieve what he 4f6a705ef8 wanted, Theo thought he 38ca052d01 really needed to grow bdc22abc6e taller. b2d78eceb802989f
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“Yeah, it’s true. Look, even Cassius b83b1985b5 grew tall by 04c64c4829 eating well. Right, Cassius?” 059ab7fdba8fdd17
Charlotte winked at Cassius. 5b1be8a74a156c22
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“Right.” 61991126d60b916f
He answered without realizing e4fdcb42c4 it. Charlotte was good eb37e0dacf at making others cb816ec468 agree with her, 5cc11c4bea speaking in a cd3b722390 soft, persuasive way.4e4ce6fe790f6def
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Theo licked b0f44328b7 his lips 3ca6166907 and set 0a18baf55f his fork e45a088753 down. e95293c282d692dc
Watching him, 50aa3a2e04 Charlotte suppressed 535cc5a12c a laugh. He was 66b2f42538 just too d807f86743 cute. Her younger siblings dca31e35a1 had been just d279a9fd25 as adorable when ed6706fc04 they were little 459c20722e and innocent, but b0700be875 that was a 8cf869b509 thing of the 4e6e41b3b0 past. Shaking off 2bfc11ed70 bittersweet memories, ef7a83d0ef she turned 06c1051333 to Cassius.87976f06df5ea501
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“Cassius, we’re going to a957b3ac6d do some origami. Want to join c546a7c5a7 us? Theo will love a68edec06b it.” d907a3b6187fe77b
Theo had mentioned 2aa1c7f802 something similar before. Cassius glanced at Theo, 5c2857ac23 whose eyes sparkled with 728ebfe048 excitement.faaff3917ad16c2f
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No one could e0dd6e4a0c say no to a2089a7e2d those eager eyes. Without thinking, Cassius bbc8382838 replied, “I’m not b492ae544c sure how much 076fcf27f8 help I’ll be.”c25fc8b4bb35ad96
“Don’t worry. I’m really 2f4c31d9dc good at 4b70af2f5c it.” 38a95ad3c872d139
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Charlotte smiled, 0f54877054 and that a5b74de2b2 smile tugged 8d28df209a at his 25eea826ba heart in 17952e3a36 an unfamiliar cac17a5517 way, making 154e9f9525 him frown 3e4bca3693 slightly.0a27b6271c6ee095
It had fd7bafc7e9 been a 1fa6abc7a8 long time 3221e0b25e since he’d 3cee94b883 done origami. The origami book had a84f9b8cfe some interesting designs. Back when she 13ab7e3da7 was locked away, 0b4009c695 she often did 552d96ddd0 origami out of 112dfcf609 boredom. Her room was always 86cfcc2190 full of paper, and ebcf0be322 she had nothing else 3a7bf358be to do.677f8b27516b3c51
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Who knew d43e4a53d4 those idle 9a0e3446af times would 9cda47a0ad come in 15873de84e handy?6fd04423072605c6
Cassius had asked the 31c98e45c7 servants to clear the b7459d73fe floor and move the d188ec1ab0 table to the side. 1cec26d887f696aa
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He, Charlotte, and Theo 857a72a52a sat on the rug, 6a93c425b9 Cassius, Theo, and Charlotte 25da5c659e all gathered in a f71435c619 circle while Luna peeked 25ecfb5f77 at them curiously.1b9d0f90e9348f50
“What should we 4aba15e5a7 make?” a8ce37ade9b99e00
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Theo held up 0ef7d1d06c the origami book 176464cb98 excitedly. Boys usually liked making 1492bdbdcf boats.fc58b843722671a2
“Alright.” 0842b56a39eff102
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“Sounds good.”6778a3a60c224165
Charlotte glanced at 0e3b84a3b7 Cassius, who was 146db30323 staring seriously at a001b3f648 the book Theo 82d428b838 was holding as 18256689e3 if he were fa35fe953f analyzing it under 7d41613cb0 a microscope.c6a52b7d0de33a7f
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“Don’t tell me… 383736bb81 you’ve never made 649d8150aa one before?”c87a298e7a01c666
“I never 8bc4e71895 had the 650e1bc055 chance. No time for things 328ddec346 like this.”d31d463a3ff4445b
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Cassius picked e10ea18fea up a 12fbecf62d sheet of f7fd14d7d5 paper with c7341a2381 determination. 968f506285120620
The paper came bd7dbab896 from the newspapers d17ad32f26 Charlotte had specially 3d6c1d4497 requested the butler f0de212ae1 to save for 19a8d31853 today.c67379f20b104726
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Theo eagerly 0178aba94e looked at 5760e688fb both of 8080935880 them.38bd9a276b6327aa
“It’s easy. You can do it. If you can’t, just tell me, and I’ll help.”d1df195bc1385e14
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“I’ll give it a 4ecfb4964a try.”5714cf529ff31d5f
Cassius said, lifting his 655b183da9 hands seriously, almost like de17f849da a surgeon preparing for aca6470154 surgery. Then, he laid the bf1047b581 newspaper flat in front c94eb58270 of him. fa1238149f9a27b3
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Cassius was 34b20d59f0 confident he 03164a78e5 could make e90222b8c7 a boat, 4d4b2bca2f so Charlotte 032960cd10 decided to bbd784a584 make something ffbe30feac else. A paper knife. It seemed like 70f933bc0d it would be a33fba7717 fun to add 91653234a6 some creativity. If there was 58798175fc a paper boat aca0fb806b hat, there should 9831aa112e be a knife 1e326fd291 too.f5172e02c5ca421d
The room was f06e88c965 filled with the ab4cd8a2a0 soft rustling of 8feb6dfc20 paper. Theo, leaning on 49d0213f42 his hands, watched 983510ca61 them with excitement, 81bcf8e76a his legs swinging 2e7dbaa216 happily.9673d97ff982e6a4
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Before long, Charlotte had 53abd6df09 finished her creation. 182398d7d80070a0
“Look at this! What is it?”257caf57df85826e
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“A sword. Want to decorate it? You can c3ff7ec57a make it e8019e20d2 look really 7b7a8b7ebb cool.” a8fa147dcb04266c
“Yeah!”10b2a7a4ff040a82
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Theo nodded enthusiastically ecc00bcc95 and grabbed some 21dba9ae56 colored pencils. While he started 94b8590dff decorating, Charlotte turned 858d3c8449 to Cassius.41f91b46b506d62a
Cassius was still struggling, 2a1e2ffde2 holding the paper with ec52d1f812 a frown. 5095623bc06a6796
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“Need help?”c6096ba7376d6f3a
“This part… eee2163197 I don’t 2c79dceed3 understand how e6f604106d folding it 320f33a7ca like this ef15d2c6d3 leads to 22e57f42ce that shape. Hmph.”8061109d83f71307
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His expression dff381cba1 was so 19d85c7720 serious that af2c1659df Charlotte couldn’t ebfb54a53a help but fe1375eb1b laugh.2d18d8e7e4a4013c
Was this really something 3c86a2d179 to get so worked 27fe79edb7 up about?95920f693fc1f193
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Cassius glanced at her, 81cf6db420 puffing his cheeks slightly 738fd9b169 in annoyance. He looked 6ed30a13ad just like b3b29703cb Theo at 33746af6ef that moment.1e29fe70851b559b
Theo happily returned to 29b5af648a his room, armed with 178b4a8338 his paper sword, hat, f0203ce3e8 and even a makeshift fffe7698b8 cape. He felt like 6e2a4be80a the most awesome 637e54bd7b knight in the 04ba5cc145 world, especially since 03ed5649cf the hat was 5d6d511aa2 made by Cassius fde7f425ea himself.eb757c7061b91f1b
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“Nanny!” 2f923d3607c21f2b
“Yes, young 5a9cfa013f master Theo? Where have you b9986269a3 been?”565a90a54ae3d723
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The nanny narrowed her eyes at the sight of Theo wearing his “gear.” dbdd010ca10a3f6e
Theo beamed 40a01d9ffb and nodded d9b1b081a7 excitedly. cddb32c76d2d646b
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“I had eb26363f9e dinner with 1b0bcf286c my brother 07b0ffcc52 and sister-in-law, 257d6df926 and we d52a9a99d4 did origami! Look at this! My brother made this, 6120cc3672 and my sister-in-law made 9f41a90e9c this! Aren’t they amazing?”235a4e5e2f422108
“These… these b0ad066dec are just e50d020bab trash.”f3b71a71064f6966
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“…What?”da93cb1a1225a05c
Theo blinked in confusion ec37c5146a as The nanny’s voice d005358d42 was filled with cold 9db2ec87ba disdain. Theo awkwardly smiled.6cd2fcecb6e2c29c
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“Nanny, are 2777f81162 you mad?”6ab0b04939312fb0
The nanny knelt in ee2e9cb801 front of Theo and eabda30771 began taking off the 55ca5500fb paper creations one by 7967fcb686 one. Theo watched helplessly, 9dd9aa1319 feeling his chest 030cc60f25 tighten. He clung to c2bcd2388a her, tears welling 925fb9081b up. bacd93df4d7c2d1b
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“Why?” 6f28d3da82393e80
“You can’t let things 9201ccd910 like this deceive you, 87e2738966 young master. What did I fc7640c0e5 tell you? The Duchess is a e24d9b13c3 witch. She’s trying to 890118b7d3 manipulate the duke f9d7b53144 and take everything c240bfd35a from this family!” 5425bbbd7077e64e
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“Well, but…”1ae7b7876598e01c
Theo mumbled, unsure.4fb7ba11cda3ef50
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The nanny had cc816b3b23 always been a 2769a7b528 central figure in 904147d04f his life, someone b746eb8724 who had cared 84c89cad80 for both him 89d10d4973 and Cassius since 6aa47b73e0 their mother’s family 58ce566714 had sent her bc22320de6 to the estate. She was like d9ca47a297 a mother to 2f7034a9c1 him.47d889035bac9f18
“No buts. Didn’t you say 5914246a18 you wanted to d0c7524c26 protect your brother 0e2b7c881b and the family? To do 0f740ba529 that, you f9f388a446 need to 5c841dd9d1 stay away d55eff2697 from her.” f5112b01280ca3ed
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She glared 27ae1ec6d0 at the 88f744e4cc paper creations, b1a66e9146 her voice b67f45e1ee firm. 8881c2013f6b84d1
“And these filthy 8e14101708 things…”0784c3bf612e9313
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She threw them into 87151dcdaa the trash bin without 7ef2153ad7 hesitation. a1dc1c595993217a
Theo couldn’t hold 43f733062d back his tears f4432484d0 any longer and e8773027c8 started crying, but 1d97104763 the nanny remained 540f27a540 resolute.31ad552fe6d14b41
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“Quickly wash up, take your medicine, and go to bed,” the nanny said firmly.f232f82d35073707
Theo sniffled but nodded, f8c29b6c4d his small shoulders trembling b4bf3e45f6 slightly. The nanny 745347f47f remained unmoved, 5e4361d135 her expression df3bfae3fa stern.75078e73ca415a46
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‘Tsk. I let my guard eddfe7e9c1 down for a moment…’ce67a7916d1d4db4
She had thought that Teo really hated Charlotte, but somehow, Charlotte had managed to change the stubborn child’s heart. Was Charlotte truly a witch with magical powers? The nanny frowned.6f6501a85872f9ff
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Charlotte’s meddling was starting bb28611716 to irritate her. ba9b4264cb5c005b
The nanny d56a74c4f6 had ruled 405a1a4dbe over this 6cff4248fc household for bb241f37b4 years, No 2fb4e694b9 one dared 3bf92c53c0 disrespect her f9fe6d0273 authority. 94f9588762b99b5a
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She had earned respect d3689b4a78 for raising Duke Isteria’s 8edcc9fa29 children, including Theo. For years, she had 11eb75c75a effectively played the role 3a75787265 of the lady of 71a2d6a932 the house.05c3ed4006ab1fec
But ever since b4343fbac5 the Duchess changed, 6712dce2b5 everything had become db9c47e26d unstable.ed6c4501aa7e572a
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The nanny decided fab225c0e8 she needed to c425dc6c59 focus her efforts 23e4a921e9 on Theo. He was the key 2e764f2860 to getting rid of 19bd7ee56c that troublesome woman.1a8131699dca9eeb
“I won’t let her take anything from this house,”she thought, 982f659bed grinding her 78b44cc7b9 teeth.07f6ed9ffa3e32fd
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The next day, I headed to Theo’s room as usual. To my surprise, the nanny was already there.efaf936a3e1d7883
“Good morning, 5f9dee2e5a Duchess,” she 37da80f277 greeted, though a7d94b026d her slight efa491a38c nod was 84e6691231 far from c853ff72d9 respectful. The hostility 1c0d082c90 in her 907ea497f7 voice was 7d59e0bf8d unmistakable.3170eff8552ce2d0
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Theo sat 61903418a2 on the 80a285e971 bed, his 2688727547 face gloomy.b94c33d6325ff040
“Theo, what’s wrong? Are you feeling a370a325a6 unwell?” I asked, 2f9810553f concerned.7e7b04a72d0475ae
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He glanced at me 7a55d1e174 briefly, then at the 9182183f81 nanny behind me, and 40c2061741 quickly shook his head. His expression 83d127bb27 told me 168a5e75db something was 9f552a215e off.ed359f9547d8e087
I frowned slightly, 19298bedfb kneeling to hold 393e5faba2 his hand and f7508c7199 check on him. But before I could 15b01c0642 use my divine power, 85225fcb06 the nanny interrupted.a793236afef35209
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“You need to leave,” e937149ed2 she demanded.0435a7a6261cf64c
I stood up 34e88b11e7 and looked at b9a79952ee her calmly. 2af1a46311288522
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“Why should I?”9e3ee5277687ec2c
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“It’s strange! What exactly are you 41a0162180 planning to do with 52f9d53bb3 him? Why must 6296433d00 I leave?”51cc3ce56a8dbaf2
Luna, standing nearby, interjected 5063bef46e in a firm tone, cc57df81c5 “Are you defying the e93c7bc9fe Duke’s orders?”7bdd156ecefc98e5
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“I’m his af2085d101 guardian!” the b8580bddb0 nanny shouted, 570ccba6f9 her voice 510d56d334 trembling with b614dd39d5 fury.a53886cb77841311
But Luna stared 1705372415 at her with 7eda9ed4ba a calm, unwavering 517bd936fe gaze. 24a5670ba13c0d51
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“By the Duke’s order, 2ed9d904f5 the Duchess has the 34c09827b5 authority to care for a7ff1922ae him. Step aside.”1642675b8658f17d
The nanny’s 5c432e4f30 face darkened 4ab35a4f4d with suppressed 7f8de8981a rage, but 26d5d0efc8 I turned 3c092e2a46 my attention 4fec6b11a1 back to 573c012d4d Theo. Holding his hand gently, ebe0ef0e12 I offered a reassuring b41f19da9b smile, silently vowing to 0af1cc3b71 uncover the truth behind 631948fe6d his sadness.22c1bb07de69912b
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