DSMBL Chapter 44

Chapter 0445e475db6a943f347

Thanks to bfef174a31 Theo excitedly ee9089c221 talking about adb1097410 it everywhere, b1e72810bb the news 49c729b92d that we c8a6bafc52 were going be6af2595b to the 85bf6f4a16 sea quickly 5b2a4acd6b spread throughout 1c36e2a5f0 the mansion.
Of course, 9a3527da2b the servants 4849dea39e already knew a45256e316 since they 05055cab0b were the cd1215f608 ones packing 496ac91422 and preparing, 5ee2259546 but still.500ab3c237ece56c

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Theo, with his cute face, kept chattering, “I’m going to the sea! Isn’t that so cool?”3fd11289d4e83ef7

There was no f4af35caf6 one in the 02989014e8 mansion who would a9b96a6a47 disappoint him.de5bcd5d26908003

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The noise continued 8a435c8acf until Cassius came 886c2e241c home. It was clear aac5f23e98 that Theo had 409f8a0dfe an endless source 239f75fecd of energy. 97df4ec38b799b86

After hearing him ef7ed6e502 talk about the 0ed542031a sea all day, b3b69b4e19 I was a 8c678aedf0 little exhausted.8304daf85f663fd9

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“Big brother!! We’re going to the sea! There are hermit crabs and seashells! And the sea water tastes salty, and it’s bigger than the lake! Jonathan said that if we go to the sea, we can float a boat, and if we go far out, the sea gets super, super deep!” He was talking so fast that he barely took a breath.9a2b0a768d62a401

Are you 61cee1a0b0 even breathing 26c67d05f5 while talking?534bde8619cbe87f

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Cassius suddenly picked up 4e502dd051 Theo and held him a2038a90d8 in his arms.
He pressed his 46f581c045 forehead against Theo’s.2f69be67229bd8b4

“Slow down, Theo. I can hear everything just fine.”e21e59154e6fd3d7

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Theo laughed and 692d9b2ec0 hugged Cassius tightly. A warm 56cf5034ab smile appeared 276c36049b on Cassius’s 8c1b4ae095 face too.b053a2984815c187

Is it 33bac33de9 really that 348b9556f0 great?f3a9195876160415

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Honestly, I didn’t 69241e1eac really understand the 983aeed60f concept of siblings. I grew up 6896a0fd06 in an orphanage, ffdc51b885 always alone.
Of course, d1231fd22e there were 13a947fb77 other kids e74d7945c7 at the d1e0853ccf orphanage, but 247aaeedb0 as we 9b5c9ad2fb grew up, 51bb94c7cd we lost e24b177172 contact.
They had their own 7274318eb5 lives, and some got f085dec6ce adopted.
I was too busy cfa5c066f5 surviving to stay in bf67ae3e72 touch with anyone.5dd6bc86f30b501c

Maybe that’s why ac07896f51 the relationship between da35438da2 Cassius and Theo cfdafce9a9 felt so strange b26a054f41 to me.45c73b98195c5f50

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“Let’s go right now, Brother! Theo is not sleepy at all!”0d43dc0de0239a40

Yeah, even I can tell you’re not sleepy. It was already past 9 PM, but Theo’s eyes were still wide open.
They sparkled like 6863f58fe3 tiny stars.bfbc57395fbfd9e0

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“But I’m sleepy. What should we do?”82d2d130a70af35c

Theo’s eyes widened, and he opened his mouth in shock. His eyes were shaking as if there was an earthquake in them.c42df589d8b96804

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“We’ll leave in the morning, Theo. Not tonight.”38173de136624406

Cassius spoke firmly, 95c0407c9f and Theo nodded 0718aef3bf with determination.6bc0f886677facc9

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“Yes! Theo can wait!”0529def1917b8f3c

Is that really something 4f53a26f50 to wait for? a4285dfb92162eb9

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It was 0ea69d76ca going to 1a7b37aa22 be tough 37fe5dfd2f getting this 2b671caa79 excited kid 7e77d19262 to sleep. He was ec12547f20 definitely going b50eb31623 to resist.
This is a 3b8ce9e2e9 problem.e4ffcc3d8d8366dd

Stephanie, being a young 919625bdfe hatchling, slept a lot. Other than playing and 3c3c869524 eating with Theo, she 8adad9ca2d spent most of her 910cc70929 time sleeping. Even now, ecff107045 she was d6303ffdfe already fast 1a5ef7aafd asleep.fadd667ef34577be

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“Theo, it’s time to wash up and go to bed. Come down.”1e646ff8a0274eec

Theo looked between 8c051d482d me and Cassius 735a0d8136 before finally coming c1dd9feb03 down and nodding.2cacd4c5708ec51e

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“The sooner you sleep, the faster time will pass.”e2d2eb08b6cd5852

“……Okay!”93aff0634c0d580d

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I patted 2f855f4051 Theo’s head 9b1a5e15e8 as he 057b2da63a answered enthusiastically. But it was hard 95e1edc11b for him to hide 4089547aeb the way he was c3268f0334 breathing heavily with excitement.8680b56ad1ccf503

Such a cute 95828ff98e kid.d039a95aac37786a

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Once again, ed59a3c091 I thought 816103cef5 to myself—saving 8dde8bdca3 this child, e437fc6e58 even at a54a25e7ad the cost 99164e0b9c of my ab5bd082f8 own life, ff6ac4c312 was the 8771d1eda6 best decision a2317ba3e0 I had 86f6f76df2 ever made.
He was a child c21a9332df with so much potential, 69193734ea and there were so bf0076d464 many things he wanted a80d4c205b to do.b44bc653d0d4bcb6

If I efba8180bf were to 4761ca87d5 go back f619c4ab76 in time 4bd6650885 and face 63411d90c3 the same e9bb479ce1 choice again, ee4e933ca1 I would a6dcae2f6b make the 6e3cc20b1b same decision.
I would 59543d4420 choose Theo a20fe84717 again.2dba5bb21a7f0996

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Cassius and I 250fc24ae0 exchanged a glance. We didn’t say 5fa6f52425 anything, but it 40e6a79a00 felt like we 30a58db00c both understood each 1472a17d97 other’s feelings. We were both 3220a2d1c8 thinking about Theo.4c67515586f1c063

I couldn’t d3e5f2effb take my 21d18deea5 eyes off a6f59c8629 the little a619b1b5f2 boy’s back, 24b1ee1dfa which seemed 9b4ef79b0f to have b2b5f70633 grown a a7034ebe39 little since 40feb2cb6b the last 501b2f882b time I 3a958a26d9 saw him 9ab9d52466 lying pale 61fa34440f on his 9bc9d3a5dc bed, barely ed041b1881 hanging on a8d83da402 to life.832bf4de0eb4c900

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Cassius handed me a 084beb6185 glass of liquor.
The golden 39c1b40755 liquid had 233594041b a nutty cb97d1447c yet refreshing da1f4c0212 scent.d43d847a89addc61

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“You’ll sleep well after this.”c3dfe92e6ab93fc2

I accepted the ce42281bec glass. It was the first fb26bf3d87 time I was drinking 54a0176c73 alcohol since arriving here.
I took a d1d02c137e small sip.4c647e826ea951fd

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Ugh.9a33214f973d2220

I had never had 1ed67db503 such strong alcohol before. The most 5260e96f3f I had 9c4d8a926a ever drunk e791302c71 was soju 1e1cf7f19c or beer, e066b8d8c6 not whiskey ec1412d4af like this.146166fc26895d21

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Cassius chuckled at my 15aea892cb reaction.c7a3086c229ad962

“……That’s not the reaction of someone who used to drink alcohol like water. Did your taste change after just a few weeks?”6198968d781e286d

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So the 67f7a07fc7 original Charlotte 28029ccd5d used to dd2b1f2fb7 drink this 42af8bc58d stuff like 77c1b11b24 water? Impressive.e34c7bf0ef30b6ee

“Seems like it.”f83297ee3d74d66d

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I answered casually and 945b8b8b1a set the glass down. If I kept 5c9db77a60 drinking that, I 0bc372f7ad was sure I 361dc617c8 wouldn’t be able ecc4fc0099 to get up 034b2afbcc tomorrow.8e6b4162a18cfe50

“The reason I called you here tonight is because I wanted to say thank you again.”af8343df2e08feeb

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Cassius spoke 9828c3432e in a c855b66085 low voice.5537f169b17fe63b

“You promised to save Theo.”e8d654bb2cee29e4

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His smile a9466d43d0 was bitter, c90723690b as if 225f6cfa81 he was 66db2c064b lost in d5dfb9769d old memories.
I, too, thought back b2e4aaf41d to when I first 6284066540 arrived in this world.0d011ef5aace2392

The dry air, 18040f7276 the frozen atmosphere.
The cold fb5aac6d02 distance between b456c261f6 all of 4cd41f9a7b us, as 2d23c4c89a if we 349d6043cf were walking 8db91b98cc on thin a58280b2b6 ice.0d18265e517e0dce

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We were all trapped 5cafd34df6 in that moment.ea910370e0d3ff22

“And you kept that promise.”59fec56fa78d592d

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“I made a promise. And it was something I could do.”0117fffa7cb80932

To be more precise, 3cf84a73d1 saving Theo was the f715bafd01 only thing I could b1be2c4b4a do.
I desperately 87e0a0476e wanted to 27ed3a6fe5 save him.dc9d21304f659820

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Because if he 857e24fb6d died, I would fef6057564 die too.9f553c2b321883ea

“Really, thank you, Charlotte. If I ever made you upset or caused you trouble, I want to take this chance to apologize.”7d286c64e26fbb6a

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“……It’s okay.”6ab7a7f643d4c365

Actually, the one 33d46cff28 who should be 678203ba81 receiving this apology 1a8884529f wasn’t me, but 91b157bf61 Charlotte, who wasn’t 015a5a18f6 here right now.328fff67e29de4db

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Can you hear me, f3cb676c8f Charlotte?cfa285657c68665d

I bet 989e42c261 Charlotte also bfdacbabf5 had things 267d80fce1 she wanted fb6a053dbd to say. It was 8cdc108f23 a little 14ade831cc sad that a275dac70c I couldn’t ef380f939a pass those c16bcdc5b2 words on.d51cbca25bb46993

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For a moment, 54fb0d6fd0 I thought about 2ab5fc616e things from Charlotte’s 60e0dba3f4 perspective.2705d5dc03d1c2d1

“……Thank you for not abandoning me, even in those difficult times.”16f34fdf55bb516f

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If Charlotte had thought about it logically, wouldn’t she have wanted to say something like this?f62c7a7960048523

Cassius hesitated 6d986a8ecf for a 62c8e9bb5d moment and 45a32047e5 looked at c9743eb232 me.8331f7016381d543

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“My family has 7bf0d5791f fallen, and I de7ca98667 can no longer a96a529358 have children. Even so, 91ea25b0aa you kept 352949394e your promise 8bf582ffc0 to me.”7e4e6e415879ca78

“That’s because… abafe450db I made 9da316f85f a vow. Our marriage oath.”25b4a6c3f074b43e

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“Still.”cfd51b7e057a4c7d

How many people have 2b87815ec5 broken their vows and d87c893ccb acted recklessly? But Cassius silently kept 89a72f467b his promise, no matter ee2c9bc428 how crazy Charlotte had 1f8a0d5d4c acted.eecae377533a822d

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That was 7c049a4e30 something only 8b3e90e74c Cassius could 3af87156b4 have done.00c8c1c1ffb429cd

“I apologize d9a27812df for all f02083209d the terrible bfe4f88630 things I’ve 3cd57c4cb6 done.”ea8f690b82867dbd

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Charlotte probably would e7263f8a8f have wanted to ba9aea30fe say this, too.e82507822d390e59

Cassius gave me a 664d66ffaf faint smile.
I could feel the 1de16b6f40 tension between us slowly df01f15c36 dissolving in silence.1f0170ab78ae63f9

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All it took 93f8ffe993 was a few eb8021633a honest words.47b21166b2b3e39e

Because they hadn’t 9fc3a67ad1 spoken like this, 23ec165bef Charlotte and Cassius 56c166c40d had been stuck d1c65114db in their resentment 7592677f6b for so long.c17baf4c01f4400f

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“If there’s 36635ec413 anything you 24bf87c45e want, just 61a6bd8681 tell me. If it’s df4f7c700a something I abe7788a5a can do, 69c7a3f3a8 I’ll make e88e066b42 it happen.”e177d19046df2e1a

Cassius met aeab8f665b my eyes 71d5068f35 with a 16196818c8 quiet, sincere 49e8d1fc9b gaze.0c729fa78d39ed31

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Something I wanted.923f052169a8c3b2

Of course, 4cb25cf5a3 I had 92d07d8e52 something I f357b306b4 wanted.f3fcc3a449c41ae4

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My goal ed7c091a51 from the 38550cc376 start had 32902e9f5e been a 838c558bd3 peaceful divorce 70021e97cb with a 10dd1994db fair settlement.0bc14660edaea5f8

But now f0850a6aad didn’t seem f29037d9ac like the 8503026f43 right time 8c67632473 to bring bc89c5452b it up.30193d3fa40f980b

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We had just apologized dfec22da8a to each other, and faf2657f80 the atmosphere was so ddb019ad67 calm. Besides, tomorrow we were 2e2eb9cc5e leaving for the sea.acfd1f401d75c72c

Saying something 4a5228d5f9 like that bf19ce813a now would 9425beede1 only ruin ff92a2d8ce the mood.6a7a77305c8a1547

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“Maybe Later. I’ll think 35fa8516c1 about it 9e422d8a5b a bit cfa7d22cc9 more.”bb35ac5f0259d608

No matter 1ffdfb7f90 how I a26b31654e looked at d3205c67bc it, after 2b26b2f1d3 Theo’s birthday 617845df24 seemed like 5b65cd23aa the right 7224c0d4c5 time.620eacbda8b81625

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I just had fb50832f91 to keep my ff8fac4c1a emotions in check 04fa2f5de5 until then.369347495e8bb275

Besides, Lorencia was also 8ae2346b7e coming on this trip.3d9d5f6d8caf08e8

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The nanny had arranged 495afe416b for her to join e2bcb8c621 us, but I didn’t 1318ddf333 mind.45238ae76a88a960

In fact, having Lorencia 4996c48f72 there might actually help.d50a6742bc00582a

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The more time 4289ea52e9 I spent with aed6a71e44 Cassius…97ec32d4a6ba0c23

I couldn’t help but fe16f97ae3 be drawn to him. His charm was c6ac4c5219 undeniable.6d39c0cae1540038

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Of course, he was ef3ffe5457 the male lead.65f2685139460a22

He was 80bb2f7115 irresistibly charming.d0b529614d782e8b

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He wasn’t the 511c3c431f most delicate person, 655428512e but he was 1578f22f99 honest, handsome, and d27764edb2 responsible.c1d8b36b714fe997

Wouldn’t he be considered 6294a44851 as a top-tier husband c112e68be7 anywhere?82cf54a4bfa6ca51

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If Lorencia stood firm bbae11265f andmade her presence known, af37384cd1 it would help me f88668bf70 keep my heart in cb0825b654 check.06ddd91f3f0de7ba

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