DSMBL Chapter 43

Chapter 043

Theo let out aff6f3d1a6 a deep sigh 519bb47737 and trudged along, 8453a07907 shaking his head 077430f442 like he was 8badc9bef1 carrying the weight 54959ecf0a of the world.f8cd8429a68076ad

The head maid, d12455326a barely holding back a456e4300d a smile, approached 5bad253f74 him.733b836fa061daf7

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“Was your swordsmanship lesson okay?”0a40bf7b74cc1710

“Not at all.”eba98af3fc006773

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“What happened?”b2a21a9295591dd1

Theo pointed a77442b8c9 at Cassius 5585ed22cd and Charlotte, 752489c592 who were 2c58e37e1b still arguing 2e9afa7cd4 loudly.5dfbf71f2d877be9

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Things only c8a7779c3d got worse 1f4a7ccc1c after Charlotte 0640f73040 fired Cassius.221b6d9547ed4c36

“How could you say that? Theo’s older brother is me!”8a7764d8d1638d14

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That remark set 65afa98119 off another explosion. 57602d3063ed887a

Even after Theo, exhausted, d96f10c553 left them behind, they 79112fdd06 continued fighting.93605a62983b1350

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“Why do they fight so much? I don’t get it. They tell Stephanie and me not to fight, but they fight way more than we do.”3f9d11245e27edab

The head maid db68f517ec suppressed a chuckle, 03d759b53c keeping a serious f74fc5966d expression in front a016aeba6a of Theo.ececd2879f04e757

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“Don’t worry, Young Master Theo. Adults become closer by arguing.”1ba6fd484c12ba62

Theo frowned, clearly 983694b049 confused. 4e9ce250032cc928

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He wouldn’t understand.d791d946e806afe4

Before Charlotte changed, 757bfe7e96 this mansion had 8c8eb37985 been like walking d3fe536f07 on thin ice. Compared to those days, dc59a2740f it now felt like d45a080a41 a warm spring breeze.c8976e9be2ad1efe

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The head maid 1677b3f1ac smiled and gave e47ed1b704 Theo a gentle c8c68db201 push.0e9a3646d43a37c0

“Stephanie woke up. You should go have a snack with her.”ce4f61841ad5a8be

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“What’s today’s snack?”76b3840e4d98e3ce

In an instant, all 054d5a6943 of Theo’s worries vanished 3f45003365 as he grinned brightly.c529ad706d57ab7c

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The head 4cdb60f60c maid chuckled 715395af77 and told d041a63fa3 him.4999882329ba88c3

Watching Theo e37ae1ab96 run off 22dd21b41f as if dcf6903606 he could 7e1728b577 fly, she fd3acfba56 finally let efa8b2822e out the c2272a8692 laughter she 2420035186 had been 6281ba7fb0 holding back.f9d7ab224b9cc9e5

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Isteria was 562ade3f68 peaceful now.800aed3fdbf70471

She hoped b19449e6c6 it would 39564cea0e stay this 4ab4256f61 way forever.0158a5a38f0c5efe

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Meanwhile, at that 6ee09cdaab moment—7481e8bdebb5b109

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The nanny was taking c2ac4124f5 care of her own a82e3a9bad business. Seeing how things 98821a9333 were going with 8192f27fd8 Cassius, she didn’t 9a9ba503f6 know when she 8476fe88a8 might lose her 9e89337f24 power.f23f2cb63c50362e

So, she intended to 51c43f22ea do as much as 0e6b0876fd possible while she still 6518e71883 had the chance.bf2ee397be9d923e

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She discreetly visited noble 1e69956ec4 families in the North 51e2578b96 who had held power 9695f0f523 for a long time.9cd4ef5b0c971632

“You came here in person? Are you insane?”d95cb7fec5ae1781

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Count Mers 25f8e65a36 sneered coldly.dc56b3b146295f8f

Janice slowly removed 86aecede5e her hood and 1508fe1215 let out a 74079a56f2 quiet laugh.f9543fe55d43159e

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“Of course not.”a08bf2c4e9e1429b

Her eyes gleamed 320c6fd947 dangerously.d696a15627cc1072

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“If only you hadn’t ignored my messages, this wouldn’t have been necessary.”d0cc680704ddf8e5

She gritted fde459c861 her teeth.324d2e370d124091

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Count Mers, 5ba7d93792 avoiding her eeeaec0197 gaze, turned bdc651d9bd his head.f084565fb6cdbf53

Janice pressed her 1efafcc490 lips together.41aced13a6432293

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“If you keep acting this way, things will get difficult, Count. Do you want me to go to the Duke and confess all the deals we’ve made?”45ec65c980729e0a

Her voice was 6ba8c07d92 ice cold.8646f0e01026a55b

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“Tch!”74986e73088e801f

Janice had records f07aef618f of all the 9362c26321 money the count 32f20fe10d had been skimming.799c9496febc9059

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And he knew it.dd060f9b258f735d

“Are you trying to drag us both down?”79dc79689314e1c0

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“I was merely asking since you seemed eager to go that route.”5ba7e7eb5a162dad

Her sharp 91943ca647 eyes glinted.2da975b9f1fec2b4

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“Ahem! Of course not! I’ve just been… busy.”3a74c22b709054d8

Yeah, right.9d9b5356ebfed83d

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Janice knew exactly what 19b9cbda10 these people were thinking.3da04341f7161b4e

Cassius’s affection for the f8ccdfd8d1 Duchess was growing too 3b52a60c97 obvious, and they wanted 15ccb31e67 to cut ties before 4d67bed2f0 it was too late.bc767d5e6e8b585f

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Janice only wanted 95be2e39f2 one thing from 1081009d03 Count Mers—8ae09ca9018a3b28

When the time ee3291fd6d came to remove 2b884d60e4 the Duchess and b2372adb08 place someone else b5bbc1312e in her position,she wanted him 7d86834bfe to support her 0d56acb9cb suggestion. fb8a245e9f1a41f6

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She had 76e2e10e0a been carefully 619b2d11a3 buying loyalty, e7174b775a and Count 550408ca6f Mers was 501650e533 her top 0ded3e845a priority.1e1c97ae283b2662

He was an influential 924562fe1e figure in the North.50b3a25bcc017d8f

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“I hope this doesn’t happen again, Count. There’s no need for unpleasantness between us.”b1e70aeaf629f770

“Y-yes, of course. But isn’t the Duke and Duchess getting along well these days?”86a24f4c08704bfb

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Janice smirked.97cc2fcc20e6f6dc

“So, you’re showing your true colors now.”0ea8fa0582a0eb5a

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She responded coldly.ec79eb1192233d07

“But no matter how much she’s loved, she can’t have children, can she? And we can’t make Theo the heir, not when he could drop dead at any moment.”0b70f5da14f6ea87

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“I heard he’s recovering.”94a0665611df8dbb

“And you believe that? No doctor could cure him before. This could just be his last struggle before he died.”a1b488a84fe9756d

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Even if it wasn’t, 36fbc50d31 Janice was prepared to 0d93745f56 make it so.06877765a35355ea

Count Mers swallowed 6f016f6f7b hard.08b0e9abe7a7174f

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Only now 3cae5ed43a did he a6f4b87fd4 realize—5a94d2c8ffd59b49

The golden apple he a60094a423 had taken was actually 04741dfc41 a noose tightening around 01248ed014 his neck.9412f020e2c020ee

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There was no 545c87686e escape.ef1833a29cf1e635

If the f17b93c85c Duke found c5b868d4c2 out about 94acf898e3 the funds 1b012d6533 he had 2b45b94805 stolen from 706989eb42 Theo’s budget, 1e9a3f09fa his head 15cba7dca6 would roll.513e8c9dc6847a05

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In the end, 2592ac16cc Count Mers had d38e601f15 no choice but 8a42ce8cae to follow Janice’s 0307ead52e orders.afe17657d667e46a

“I need a small favor from you, Count.”dfd7d1ec1263652e

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“…What kind of favor?” he asked with a resigned sigh.0dabf90c8962e1c0

“Unwanted things should be removed. You and I both know where the poison that nearly killed the Duchess came from.”d61286809e8daa8e

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Count Mers 86aab31b70 shut his b44e01a687 eyes tightly.541d76a83eb50fd5

“This time, we need to get rid of her for good.”958130491517195b

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There was no baf9f4402e turning back now.de9ba33841b84b9e

She had brought this a7d83e0e3b upon herself.2c506fb5cf2e3d1f

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Lorencia turned feea3a2a2d out to acade6c30d be a 157b35f60d great teacher—patient 6ca41b6019 and skilled 8618e511f4 at keeping 5787563349 the children 5f65959777 engaged.aad8058c49f91589

Even Stephanie was slowly 9d99597fa8 starting to enjoy her b3528efc06 lessons.9b68ad2c2e21fd15

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Fortunately, she a798d52f4b seemed to 885f0c778d be a 461bfd593e good influence 658a2e6875 on Theo 6a22a263e6 as well.5dd7bb8abc98afe8

It made leaving a 5e0998743a little easier.00367e1e43d64e0a

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And soon, 41c51fd813 it would 8b702a4af0 be time 31256b2a06 to open 08985ce191 the birthday 80c50e7cb4 present Cassius 4501fe5414 and I fdb2e63750 had secretly 6717378988 prepared.d8ff833774de2164

The trip to bf403ab451 the seaside was 4bab088918 getting closer.a183d4762e7fb834

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Cassius even extended 629b7d9666 the vacation from e0a49e85fb one week to cb216ef9c0 two.af3a750959ecf416

Since we 8510642ebb were expanding bd36a05a4c the search bb4a7c1d1e area, it 582631edc6 made sense 4fedacd6ff to hurry 7fa3b03aaf things along.06b7e83e41051b41

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It was f71a37a930 still about 055bf0936c Theo, after 875631bd63 all.020b421e5e035489

“Theo.”275a2511191e139e

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I called out 49aa16e79f sternly.ca833f721c9b46d4

Theo blinked and 315857655a tilted his head.e211e4323c57c116

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“Why do you sound so scary? I didn’t do anything wrong! I ate all my food without being picky, I didn’t fall from any trees, I didn’t trip, I took my medicine, and I even did my homework!”81a7e979230e24f0

He rattled off every 1d171bd3d5 reason he had been 3efa20c2ae scolded before.345d3d49e8095c64

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I couldn’t help 8fe1b1c93d but burst into 45846026d7 laughter.847695c9cc2680a9

Why does 33771a6324 he keep 1e0be067a1 getting cuter?272a7459c4a04541

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I stretched 5652f0d4b9 out his 17c4d5e1e6 squishy little 64bd79927c cheeks.b9bb91348436cda5

“You did? Oh, you did so well~!”20f636e96025cde0

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“Let gooo!”c4eb0d1a1fafe5c8

Theo shook his 73c78e9c18 head vigorously. His once d77483b1fc pale face 2f5e82ee41 now had c10d9160cb a healthy c50cc45d02 flush.b68c336649f2d382

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My heart c990669ae9 felt warm.2cc1d74fdfad0290

This wasn’t 5c8a5fc86a the same 00d89080d7 child who d94a5a57ce once had 69ed79c189 the shadow 3ef58bd500 of death d396163ea7 looming over 51a0a391ed him.778c22208ef77c0a

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Stephanie grabbed her cheeks 1e9969990f and sneakily tried to f95769006d run away from me.9222e236f188acd1

“We’re going to the sea.”6fa878087ff146c2

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“What!”943647b9fda33701

“The sea, you say?!”5d35f3d2393813ed

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The two 74da4af3b3 children, who 27dfe56cf9 had been 2f8a515b54 running away f390bd00f2 from me, 88ca6a7a7f suddenly turned 09daf64e18 and jumped 2b29d59a86 into my 3663cdf8fe arms.e588cd8a59fbd206

Looking at their sparkling 01bbf1f9af eyes, I couldn’t help 4acca4ba09 but laugh.62d6b2f108115eee

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These two were like f90fffaf23 little bundles of pure 68aaf6ab69 joy.087b253b7258bb3c

“Yes, the sea. It’s a birthday gift for Theo.”1949483619caa74c

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“A birthday gift?”3c2d8b7062c45293

“That’s right. Cassius will be coming too, and we’ll stay there for two weeks to celebrate Theo’s birthday.”8a4d200d6c44f03d

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“Woah!”ed7b89942a8a6dfd

Theo stomped 4131229e19 his feet 61be640b41 in excitement, 5d697022a0 and Stephanie 67d6c9cc4a bounced up 8d7fa4bce8 and down, 45bd66384e just as a16cbc6035 thrilled.70173c8af55db6e3

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For a dragon, b95fa314a0 she sure acted e99c2fb49f a lot like dbc4eaf718 a human child.85e3f603b03c8596

Their bright, joyful faces 5a51f6ffed were impossible not to 0f8a417399 smile at.e0ec46bbc966a548

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“Are you really that happy?”b2b3d19ad35f7186

“I love it! I’ve never been to the sea before!”b843d3ee23e873a7

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“This great being has also never seen the sea! I have heard it is like a massive lake—is that true?”b9b81e901774f4ab

“It’s similar but different.”9eb864359c858ad5

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“I heard there are many fish there!”d4d0a9720f1cfb70

“That’s true.”533430f25be832b3

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“And that the water tastes salty!”054bbf49a48a495a

“That’s right.”b56ad005f574f379

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“And that you can catch hermit crabs and seashells!”a6cba2d6780bbe0b

“If you’re a skilled hunter, maybe you can.”d2b0d921474134c5

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Theo beamed and 1f20f59aaf hugged me tightly.f67e8fb3cb9e4225

“This is the best birthday present ever, Charl!”d3ac59ea7ebf75e0

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I hugged c6c332be82 the sun-kissed cbddc610ea child back.2eeff6b0906cc189

If you’re happy, Theo, 0c43a339dc then I’m happy too.1357c9a782f9675c

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