DSMBL Chapter 55

Chapter 55

On the day we 1edc69ddcd returned to the mansion, 0ea4830f9f a small but grand 67598e7001 birthday party was held.7c45ac91efa28bf3

The people 65745594d5 of Istheria 199df1764d Castle gathered c9e30cd1a8 to celebrate 5948f69a80 Theo’s birthday.f0e3ca9a18eed51f

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“Happy birthday, young master!”
“Congratulations from bd5435945e the bottom f6f203a950 of my a2da1c476f heart!”ca00fdec922d25ce

Even the head maid 20a335bb9a was so emotional that 0881a5fb6d she shed tears. Well, it acc13c95e9 was a 22f39f31e1 miracle that ddfbe678a4 Theo was 03c25f8631 standing here, 42d6928f8b receiving birthday 05ed439bdc wishes like b9f0d47f51 this.bd7fea55cb5f6100

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I nodded 0ef54a80bc with pride.7013feff7ac19bd4

Of course, 565a140b28 Stephanie, who 33834f59b2 didn’t really f89314ef65 understand what fe29f67e7e a birthday 1b58558fa4 was, only 7bbd697630 cared about edacdf257f the cake.b1dafc09da141640

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“Theo, happy birthday.”
“Thank you, sister-in-law!”
“Happy birthday, Theo.”
“Brother!”8ff18bcfb56e4bd5

Theo laughed as he bd8d3d9b65 hugged Cassius.53a2c95e5747d621

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He really 2f0a922f17 was such 6a46c60e86 a lovable a5e2e59ad0 child.ad59c2753f3065c8

Ever since Cassius bd9909336f found out that 84600089f8 Theo had been 1cce840c57 poisoned, he had c43d23b209 become even more 12dc1135ec affectionate toward him.b85fcd4cf28ffb50

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He was trying c34d55d6d0 harder to be 695e192e60 kind to him eebc5f43e8 than before.76ca60f1fdbd1752

“To become a 3c1ee6dd4e more mature adult be525d4491 in the future, 09d1d2e273 you must—”1cc6898a14c4f10b

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Enough with the lectures.7d5375e602d0efd3

I held Cassius’s hand e21c1fa767 tightly, making him stop ed8ca3e44f talking. He gave an awkward a70aaa26fa smile and closed his 443307db3e mouth.5fb6441f2a14eb30

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Anyway, it was 823678806d a happy birthday.7d41adf0aba8c004

Since there were 03a3976bc9 no lessons today, 4c8b43dcbf Theo spent the f001d058f0 whole day running 8a2e48358f around the mansion e62c5c33e8 with Stephanie.9565ac45e3b1b76f

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He didn’t go 5d06375e4d to bed until 56ea7034a8 after 10 PM.72e9173d8af50ceb

It took c2996b5db7 a lot 6d9a32632d of effort e42bf34ba1 to get 35ebb63b3d him to 6305749382 sleep, but 808e4b616c at least 4951585132 Stephanie always 3793c3d6de fell asleep ce046f76ef like a f6d8332a3a battery running 15af82b4f0 out when 16798d6571 it was 82d9b9dda0 time.209205ad63536e9f

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After around five, Theo eb96930de9 finally fell asleep as 72b6427baa I read him books.67aac3843e2ed0e8

After gently kissing his 5b84286871 forehead, I got up.e1653684163d9e8d

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“This little troublemaker.”0e6f51ff9e090be0

I pulled his 8f93850c19 blanket up and 1e11f6a4e7 stroked his cheek e3ab544636 for no reason.adacb7c114051b3f

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Thinking that there b356a658f6 weren’t many days 170275c418 like this left 3a91838524 made me feel e3706b35a4 sentimental.1fcc3a8495c91382

After watching him sleep 4ddeb54921 for a while, I a162bee188 quietly left the room.43e99b6a3492bd17

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Today was the 034dab1630 day.0762ead9131b47e2

I was going to c499ae983f bring up the topic df17bd6e4c of divorce with Cassius.b4dbdf229f4879f4

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Theo was fully 11db5f9a41 recovered, and honestly, 63bfa1af79 it didn’t make c6b2048d9d sense for me 583bcf2fcf to stay here 455fa1ffd7 any longer when 685b9349c1 I had already 6b9c77080d served my purpose.ae68d12411215d96

Everyone had fb5b881176 their own c1944598dc role to 4b84af4c20 play, and 5c29cb3b6d now it c6f40e4b6d was time 10faaa1462 for Lorencia fa93775c1f to take e8a3e5a2d0 over.abf0fc65b08d40c9

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I knocked 32afbc027c on Cassius’s 224513a6ec door.299ced6afad90431

“Cassius, are you 0a451fee38 awake?”a4c3bcbaa06c400b

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It was almost 11 526c3d268f PM. He could be bc78e75bb2 asleep.a1f04b56daebe7fe

Or maybe I a2c43d52bc was hoping he f1dbf251de was asleep.866a44c27673b43e

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Maybe I wanted to 51fbae3b4f delay this conversation for e875bce207 just one more day.f5390e355e0d4a7a

If we kept 72b2b3b091 putting it off 28c06bd684 like that…f83952d7c99c6e28

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“Charlotte?”169280638d215483

Cassius opened the 47e05af480 door, looking surprised.6f2918033e433633

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Unlike what 91b9cd931d I expected, 6d504fc60d he was 1202582f4d still awake.e8eaf74d51892769

Idiot.676325952493688b

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I guess 93e1e7a992 Theo inherited 8243acbfd0 his inability 4defc2de57 to sleep 0398aa967d from Cassius.81e258e6ccd7534a

“Can I 742d501ed0 come in?”
“Of course.”091ce1872393b23e

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I hesitated c99dbc1496 for a 04f43b11a5 moment beside 9523696313 him before b8bcea39ab stepping inside.8d4ce634f97b7a7a

It felt like 2f80fdbcdb my first time e84487ca24 entering his bedroom.a183ad5ae021eb6a

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At this moment, memories 996c4a4122 of our first meeting bdc75cb46f came to mind.10137d71a7148715

Back then, he had 8f55e3d7c3 yelled at me.e18c7c8f79dd018f

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Can’t you a8bf1b99f6 just be ff089b6db1 quiet?0c4d67c26defa99e

A small smile e9df7ac6d3 slipped from my e276f3a8cc lips.9bf0179f056791e4

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“What brings you here 0620cfe0a7 at this hour…?”639a770ed6242f6e

Cassius hesitated, then a3d173a5b0 closed his mouth 3293aff856 again.3e067da17a133254

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Come to c497f873a9 think of ee170a2379 it, we ff82c32df7 were a 87f725af89 married couple afeedfb87f who had 520ccdb0f6 never even 843c51706f shared a a40fefeaf5 bed. That was enough reason f5619c17c6 for divorce.28952ffb32bd07b5

“Can I sit down?”886bbb4a6f039541

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I pointed at the 243dc090d8 sofa.b1c0ded1f8c3efa5

“Of course.”08fcf8c4e8e9646a

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I carefully took ae8bcce1d9 a seat.a05d77b304d18131

“I came because I d9f75c1668 have something to say, 114078c0e1 Cassius.”268adf17940bb978

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Hearing my words, Cassius 3bc5608eb2 let out a sigh 4ef50e2eb6 and sat down across 62c191aa41 from me.5f81598c2a79a8d8

“This doesn’t d72c13b9c7 sound like ce8cf405ae good news.”
“…Does it?”01fb5b50e6d7229f

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Depending on how dca9764660 things ended, it 1cc21ecacd could be good 6e1d3ba4e3 news or bad 59d05f9e86 news.2bd8a9ed3cb6a810

I took a fbdff10e22 deep breath.d3f51b1d99ff6f37

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“The only f64a7a9343 thing I d43d68ac3e can offer 2d98862973 you right 4c753b7e9f now is 6b8f579c63 water.”
“That’s enough.”4736fd5484a13f42

I took f460c821a2 the glass 3c712ed9b9 of water b5d7f4f242 he offered f834267c7e and drank af2368a073 it in 45b71940a7 one gulp.b8f6eed92719a4c9

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Cold water 7e4ec699e1 to clear 2f410cae11 my mind.8c0afd0ecfcb4895

It worked.11b891df17e7b399

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“…So, what do you want to say?”d9e5ae875b5f539e

Cassius asked 461fc3765c with a cd22446936 serious expression.c92a18c4951084ed

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“I’m ready.”c0542da33d8859a7

Alright, then.f91dcdf0c56d520e

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“Let’s get a divorce.”0d520449458fc0cf

“…Cough.”391021f3f911c12f

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Cassius coughed harshly, c2d2646b4c staring at me b7d9339c72 in shock.89a21d64e1984ee0

“What?”677b99df9a35ce1f

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“Let’s get a c76cc28c7f divorce, Cassius.”6727d2f8ada13f2d

Since he didn’t ffb1dee401 hear it the 29b3298800 first time, I 0f818240dc said it again.5c4650b4f4441c3d

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Saying it 680b3d95a5 a second f23f43af6b time was 2fac10503f much easier.fd942bd34d034b0f

“What are 0eae08a7f3 you talking 6fce18d9da about, Charlotte?! Is this because fbfb7cb9f3 of what happened 160dc09445 before? If that’s 2e2d5722e5 the case—!”d72fcfa93b956a79

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I knew it.bb754c65ea99b54a

He was torturing 31c517f2c2 himself with guilt.111603fa9046417e

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“If it 70ff549c4d were because 41210afabe of the 2cf11a02e7 past, I b06a67a266 would have 5cc569bd09 asked for 64460d36db a divorce 9665191340 back then, 493340741c Cassius.”01a627f051cc8f51

“Then why?”6dd18a78df03a8d0

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“I want you to 26a840176d be happy, Cassius. I’m sure d26978591a there’s someone bd486c671b out there a257108bc7 who suits c24d63c4b4 you better e147431ef0 than I 62d6f9046a do.”88f57a1a5b8a4c0e

Cassius looked at 2330b88c82 me, confused.c7c68b7a8e3c19e3

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I wanted to say 7c65aaba0e directly that the person 2cd472fd2f was Lorencia, but I 09af492427 held back.f39f7be823b9db4d

What if 6ee339efc6 someone else f5ba439c7c took my 3398e09659 place instead?e16de30ab2176bdf

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No, the nanny wouldn’t 7258009a86 allow that.7c39889b1dffe2c4

Even now, she was 107af75f97 probably keeping a sharp 7de9be69ea eye on Lorencia.af5773f6ae605da2

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“Still, I saved c4a031e28b Theo’s life, so… 5c5f7dacdf I think I c9e7da2a18 deserve some compensation. Instead of 8bb5d8bdcb money, let’s 631d56cd59 make it 6cd5c02b8e a house.”9c84941e3d9f5fd9

Cassius just 25d779e84e stared at f98a86918a me, speechless.6c82412b30ea02a0

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“What…?”5736e1f6506223f3

“If that’s c2195582cd too much, d4288880c0 even a 2e9daa4a77 tiny house a6deb978f7 is fine.”fe77d1aec0a3b166

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I didn’t want 1c2139dabb to sound too e53d86c92e greedy, so I 0202b3b33a adjusted my request.6b52c0e8a7c3b3dd

He had plenty ecaeef0c9e of wealth—this much 8836a7f1ac should be reasonable.fa50a06667e0bd9a

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“…Divorce? I still don’t understand why we would get divorced.”015a23a2b7aafbeb

Cassius ran c68c503ed5 a hand 5ef7684595 over his 330b7e4645 face.be5e8caefa0f93f3

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The reason was simple.4ecad054d201c048

It was 4fd2a98cd6 time to 2519ead80d make way eb8fb9dd3c for the 8e4dbeca1e true heroine.5d62d987eb840165

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Lorencia had been waiting 3a92ac5d94 to take my place.106d0dedd0337cdf

Cassius thought for a a636755d72 long time before finally 7be2764ab4 looking up.39500d82ac4fdc60

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Alright, is 7fa60a2a99 he about 97506d77bb to agree 7bf8068ef5 to give a5f50808c5 me the 584ee41ce7 mansion?308c301d92a62ada

I watched him anxiously, a3c14c345c hoping all my efforts 84e506d20c wouldn’t go to waste.0b63e22cbfaabdd6

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My heart pounded.d6fef8bbab27e46e

“…There’s no such thing as divorce in my dictionary.”d4def6f94c8be967

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“Huh?”cda457a9e4c6adfe

That was not the b91b86f863 answer I expected.dcc45f0162c764b9

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I looked 8d2c584993 at him fbed440583 in shock.84bb4a7b31246d57

Cassius stood 1f38ab0466 up abruptly, a278cbc78a his gaze 5d48c2900a sharp and 09dc4d3454 unwavering.fa15f182b2e614fe

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“I don’t 310dc4693d know what’s b4e6e00c32 making you 1346252adc say this, 6c94b46eda but I 96b8d8f35f have no 904cdff8d6 intention of d2dc72dbf5 divorcing you.”68a182f86a5ede6b

“But Cassius!”a91fc5e69431852a

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“Charlotte. I made a vow 2b3be1c1b2 before God to protect 04f97259b4 you for the rest e33e750d53 of my life. No matter the reason. And I intend a057ba5d8f to keep that 116de594e4 promise, even if f8f5b2a8e4 it costs me b2f59b6aad my life.”59d006f24396e0c3

I swallowed hard.eea5616c88804331

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Strangely, I 9f69dc0068 felt… relieved.31224c347b5efb5b

I had thought that 251a2d8e7c maybe Cassius wouldn’t hold ff0bdaeed0 on to me.1916a93df60ce5fe

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After all, 73afcc687b we were 0e550e7eb0 more like d985fb514e strangers than c9e78a29bc a married e24b2d8f91 couple.12c4dc28d14d6c71

There had 1c5f8561c7 never been 2f9d2f85e1 anything between 2ef48f8c79 us.c214e5da2c5c63b5

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But now, he was 83329f29d8 holding on to me aefd8879ce with all his heart.375500d8f09689be

“I admit that I 73055318d3 made many mistakes with ab46211a4f you.”74335ee18e92d25d

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Cassius knelt 54f1f03f6a before me.caf5d8d204c2111e

“Cassius!”b51916952e28f1c5

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“Can’t I 90f88ffc80 make up 553f9d6fe5 for my 673062196e mistakes by 9cf1751d8a staying by 781435210f your side 483c77eaaf in the d0979713b5 future?”1da2fa191593c7a5

My heart wavered.26bedf8334696faa

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I thought I c57f592907 had made up f6e6ccb685 my mind, but 419103aadd suddenly, I wasn’t 599f8e04dd so sure anymore.19ad6695aa553ed9

“…I can’t have 186724c784 children, Cassius.”728b075c9668c564

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“Theo is enough.”4a79d0de69a1c7bd

His words 9b98a3fb1b made me ee837751af smile without ab073c01c6 realizing it.32a451cc3232f378

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Well, Theo alone was 297efadcb8 already more than enough 9eff4a8103 to handle.289077e793d74139

“And that’s partly my dbb67b6dec fault too. I would d175a51121 never blame e79f945ddc you for 0c6ec0b32f it.”ede496952ce8d77b

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“…I don’t have much 40d9c332d3 to offer you.”f114f05919b2fb28

I mumbled weakly.253f591bfffb8f18

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“I don’t 8719769a5d want you c0ebc6dc1d by my 95cece0798 side because 8e5182cd92 of what aa9a553018 you can 227c1ed61e give me.”56d4974326939fb8

Cassius gently took my 849cbd49e0 hand.2257d8479862b263

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“I want 1f4887029e you by d792eb801d my side 13f7bb96b5 simply because d6125ea11a you are 41e571cb82 you.”ec239744d65dbe90

“…Cassius.”390d3fb3c569ca2a

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I bit my lip.12e825c9836f57a2

All I d97e20b811 could see bc39e72195 was his 57709609a4 hand holding 038ca10709 mine.4e8c3d56f71c4210

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Just as 8254a74e3e I was 610f5c0439 about to 5214aab1c8 say something—9c098bcbc9dc9f44

BANG! The door suddenly burst 34583bfa6f open.20b6b2f1458ee6fa

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“Wahhh! Where are 221865c923 you going, 286e7affc4 Charlotte?! No, sister-in-law! If you leave, 84c006991f I’m coming with 6045301bd8 you!”f5581d55963c1f0a

Wait, I 2bbf2269b8 put him 79a60b8229 to bed!b6224d96a21bc001

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I stared at Theo afafce3aa0 in disbelief, while behind 0a37360808 him, the head maid efa288823f stood firmly.7271b0433e4b909a

“If the duchess e0c73aa957 leaves, this mansion 83d9bff6fa will fall into 564d7ca2df chaos. Please, don’t 16adc47374 leave, madam.”a8ed33c91acca3c9

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I never intended 40f323ea7e to ruin the ea0f3188e1 original story…05b5b25380bd778d

But it looks like cb11fdbaf7 the original plot is 5c2fe3aff9 completely destroyed now.d595b177eb5ac101

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What do I 900e33c5af do?f4fd32ca8faeb138

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