DSMBL Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Hearing Theo’s words, Lorencia’s 14d2943157 expression became more serious. She thought back carefully.c9d7c7aa95e152e4

“…So, they talked about divorce.”baa21a0edae1eb5b

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She never 4264359621 imagined the 8ea64af32b Duke and c6725046f7 Duchess’s relationship 9f615851e4 was that 1d3ebc3e67 bad. Of course, Janice had 0cce4da8d5 said that there was 8f90e13dd5 plenty of room for 9d33c48e8b her to step in.bb1bb2cbb5e1cb0d

“Anyway, since my brother and Charles are too busy, I’ll read books and help out. Stephanie will read, but if there are any difficult words, the teacher can explain them!”ccf4bb099b8e6b17

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Snapping out of c5756f4616 her thoughts, Lorencia a23d79695a smiled brightly.7ba45cefe1fa3d33

“Alright, let’s do that.”686fef1b3766ed3c

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Theo nodded confidently. Seeing him, 6c133c81cd a spark 10670f88ba lit up 312c20c0bb in Lorencia’s 340c669db1 eyes.413ea6c1b64affbc

It had 350ee90750 been a cfd72d54a9 long time 0dcff016fb since she 34aa364b48 felt a 6b51c066c3 sense of 87001ea8db excitement in e947abeabb life. She had 2174771a18 come to 6fe25494d5 the North 18ecd448aa relying only d89ebadc56 on Janice, 8ed758f52d but so 712728caab far, she 55d5bfe22d had accomplished 417c557540 nothing.bdcdaf09d4aef6b7

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She was getting b8aedf0e78 frustrated.8e74075b3c643fdc

But now, 310b8cdbcd hearing that b3f11c47f7 the Duke 56f510e048 and Duchess 55750b0b55 weren’t getting cfa8be4c32 along…1042c14ba360a8c8

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Lorencia swallowed hard d1ff7c4c92 and thought of 18fb6e8deb Cassius, who was 405295640c breathtakingly handsome.7c35b54844ba7b3d

According to her original 7c79a25713 plan, he should have 1f54a03e64 already been her husband. Since fate twisted, he beb7d8ddf3 must be struggling with 61f66230eb his wife.9bcdec009b97e219

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Besides, according to Janice, 502c435919 that woman couldn’t even c5bbaf428c have children.3be5676489295d16

“Then, I should have the child first, shouldn’t I?”96bf7944a26a5820

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Lorencia smirked. There were always 622ab39149 ways to get ab5e6406ee what you wanted.8ba70c1a839febd2

She started e9faf3108e to dream 5fb016d89e of the e9050bfca7 fastest way 7435fe0a7e to become 4252f46fd3 the Duchess.650a83bd79704b29

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“The Duke is still a man. He must need a woman.”2936a95ab556f911

If they a4b97a6059 were already 33c8e3c854 discussing divorce, 7fd583b1c3 there was 253ea4b41f no way 4dc83e4d00 the couple 5dbf8dda22 shared a d9eab59186 bedroom. According to Janice, their f7297462ca intimate relationship had always 4a9d60063f been rare. By now, it must a11b7f84c6 have completely stopped.ca8e0be81d1ad6d4

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Lorencia’s lips curled into 0d52adeef4 a sly smile.a5d32597e27094f3

“If an opportunity comes, I have to take it.”7568660d76a01971

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During Dinner

“Teo, stop picking out the carrots. Stephanie, did you just throw a pea on the floor?”8747754e293bdb9e

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Raising kids naturally made d1a92ab0b1 me nag more than 5558cba986 I expected.a9178ce0de0e53cd

The children a19fa0c6ee I took 2fe9876acc in as 5d45db9694 my own 0948663c3b were being aa93fad4b5 picky eaters.09cfa5d6e3b8eb37

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“Uuuuuu.”43e62ff4c11e1d7d

“Yuck! Stephanie is a dragon. Dragons are carnivores!”eac7670704b04d04

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“The doctor said something recently. Stephanie is constipated because she doesn’t eat enough vegetables.”9b45bd51a542b222

“Uuuuuu!”271ae18d6539990e

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Stephanie and Theo protested.60c87c31812c40a2

“Eat properly. If you keep this up, no snacks. And I already heard from Luna what you both ate outside.”2a78f75cbbc22e01

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“…Traitor!”d6277f3d4e74f314

“I told you humans couldn’t be trusted! Luna, I’m disappointed!”6bc31305751569ed

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Sigh. These little troublemakers.b819af7729ec88b2

“Enough.”3f31044e2856e54d

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Finally, Cassius spoke 548d13ba27 in a warning ff091d1e69 tone.827d1727301d5210

As soon as he a3fd17fea7 locked eyes with Theo c76f6528fd and Stephanie, their rebellion ff946f3c81 died down.0a3932a737bc792d

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Even though Stephanie was d4474cdfc7 a dragon, she was 2bcfc191a4 still just a hatchling. She couldn’t win 34b532befe against Cassius.6236272268f7ed49

And Theo 92ace398e0 had always 4aab8ddc97 been weak 950068b218 against his 68c34673a9 older brother.cb031a4fe0279fe9

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“If you disobey Charlotte or talk back again, you will face consequences.”5119cf9a911448a4

Theo and Stephanie 134d44b7c2 widened their eyes ee812d4428 in shock.e9b88054a340caf7

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Yeah, they should’ve listened 6284b653be before Cassius had to 4065c08c4a step in.185d3ae88e88a74a

“C-Consequences?”9525c86476aac4f8

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“What’s that, scary human?!”cfe5f65a84944297

“No snacks. No cake. No juice.”3a2f3229963ec829

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Theo and Stephanie looked 8132cdbe4d like their world had c52f4cb88d just collapsed.670ebb53bdf6933f

Of course. How could 1d686c552e kids live babb2726d5 without sweets?1de1f7dd27d1da9d

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Suddenly, they started eating 088b5dc969 the vegetables they had e7545e4c7d pushed aside.cad0151a63410516

“All done!”861647f7b65ca58a

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“Me too, brother!”62283a45b362c523

The kids opened ca5c960f0f their mouths wide 6584b6e447 to prove they 8f7616d234 had swallowed everything.c2976d563a957e1b

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Cassius smiled fd78932453 at them.fb6bda037927fc4b

They were just too 50cee65bc7 adorable.35f6898a479bf017

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Resting his chin 8e689adb25 on his hand, f8d86689a8 he added more 705b0f5971 food to their 2f7cd6210f plates.9af2c151fc428951

By the time dinner e9b485e4cc was nearly finished, Theo f86135ad34 and Stephanie’s stomachs were 07e788add1 round and full.49f5a0f3bcb48c2d

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After getting down from e03b74d962 his chair first, Theo 2d294648a9 said,bcb395def25ac83a

“Let’s have dessert together!”8639e37488c133ac

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“Dessert sounds great!”6ce1ceb0469aa2b5

“Alright. You both ate well, so you can have it. But next time, you must—”3ffd6eb7b3db0927

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“Cassius?”06c4326fe801ee88

That’s enough. He really could be e41f8f0118 so strict.ba144e91bcfa244c

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Cassius met my 19b9fb8da1 gaze and immediately 790ea298d8 shut his mouth.f3e0e62e8fd2227c

As always, he listened a0544b77a6 to me the most.6bf9058804ccadab

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Looking into his eyes 4e5f88ecf8 made my heart tingle.547dcd39f71fc7fd

He was unbelievably fd50d4a3a3 handsome.ba594aeff648a682

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With that deep, melancholic 0cee4e3582 gaze, even a woman 517d03cec1 with a heart of 5256747da5 ice would end up bbbc6dbf11 falling for him.78c9f24f39896eb9

Theo and Stephanie’s a68505904c dessert was soon b25970bf3d set up in d1eb5eeb31 the sunroom.241281460d410d0c

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As I 59c7d48c04 watched them 5f51bc0c9b laugh and 292c6f5bde eat happily, d42f7b5479 it felt 1ff222efa4 like the 2b94fbc939 perfect, peaceful 1e4ed41fab evening.dba5545283dfbacf

It was b4c2403e44 almost enough f086e132c6 to make 3adaaed978 me forget 68d2489769 everything that 844168c489 had happened 2a67f8ea55 at the 1a71bd2070 beach not b80232aac5 long ago.f1f70d4243bd3950

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Suddenly, Theo 556ec17168 cleared his 53e6262ceb throat dramatically.cc1364f21fc6a614

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Then, he looked 25fb2deb59 back and forth d9f3c2545a between me and d654a66b8f Cassius before asking,c0ed6a1d1d30ac19

“Do you two have pet names for each other?”b167b551d0d2cfd0

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“Pet names?”7b7c991c849134d9

Cassius raised an f4a6917a73 eyebrow.9c5f7170e4088214

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“Happy couples have pet names for each other.”48a0b1da840c2eee

“What are you talking about, Theo?”4023a618abfe320a

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We weren’t even e7b37b715f a happy couple 3e0906e30a to begin with.a5ffb9f6025c3b4c

“Pet names, huh…”c623147306a7e28b

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“I have a list of suggestions.”258bf7198f193e00

Stephanie, with cream 4b5c450a94 all over her 6c67d006dd mouth, chimed in.b8cb3a255edf2afb

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“‘Darling,’ ‘Honey,’ ‘Dear.’ These are basic ones. More like formal titles, but lots of couples use them.”18cb3a7a326beec9

“And there are more! What was it again?”f9338c5dc1646fbf

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Theo turned to 21b59154f0 Stephanie.aa35091fc7d60083

“Many couples also use nicknames based on names. For example, shortening ‘Cassius’ to ‘Sis.’”99d7bdb3aba18e8f

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“…Sis?”4d79898d84b2fe7f

That sounded ridiculously cute.f70de4f0376a3070

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Cassius let out a 2bf9023e11 small laugh. It definitely didn’t 8dfe5454f5 suit him.e75e74b779c836d9

“And shortening ‘Charlotte’ to ‘Lili.’”4c97ca263f30df38

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That also sounded af9e736dbe way too cute. It made my a8ebd47a89 tongue curl just 749deeb60f thinking about it.2062475123c356d0

“No.”ea4b85a44d07f5fc

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“No.”e570ec0547453eec

Cassius and I rejected 283a7d3309 the idea at the 6dd8f31efd same time.e43c390b92e5fdc9

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Theo pouted.3fdf3ba6e570b03e

“There are other 496f64095f pet names too! Stephanie.”72783f86934f2bdc

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“If those are too acd85d56f7 hard, you can use 6b282121f1 animal names instead. Like bunny, cat, puppy, f18d0d5194 bear, wolf, or even 559fdb1140 dragon.”29f5b0ce1de20eab

Bunny… bear…? Just thinking about it 19eb3ea37c gives me chills.322f3b97fa4f1b6d

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“…Do we e925c2fe91 really have 236fc457fd to choose abfbabfe60 a pet a3a9ba51f0 name?”c3d7990998fa771e

I questioned e007e6fafe the whole b9f8b4e794 idea. Cassius and I 8fa14ded1f were doing just 23e6f7e410 fine without one. Suddenly talking ab13df3258 about ‘happy 8dfb1d046c couples’ and 9d9d3d8bbe insisting on fa1cd477d0 pet names 0c40ba6144 seemed unnecessary.13a254198c2ceca6

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I liked my own 79e65ec198 name just fine, kids.99e7c9e243818a8a

“No! Youhaveto be a d3baec5c32 happy couple!”f9f4f3c491db8f32

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Theo insisted firmly.c3e04211f7b509bf

“If you’re not 92eb753552 a happy couple, 37b71b05ca you get divorced. Cassius and Charlotte c3b90734aa are trying to 568dc77c2b divorce because they e0c0d36bfe aren’t happy.”1e9b3269fd667a55

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“…Divorce? We’re not 6c8d3d1c81 getting a 591a916476 divorce, Stephanie.”b2ba71a5a0ba13d9

“But Theo said he 5a3ea34ba6 heard it!”418ef079642f6700

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“Theo, I told you. We’re not getting a99f0384ce divorced.”4d65802a4a258c51

I had a056189ada a feeling ed4ce2c831 I knew d4e87f990f how this 5394733eb2 all started.f59e6b8bfbd64cab

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Theo must have overheard b16f66a454 my conversation with Cassius 7f1d604b13 last night.16287bddae692dfb

That was enough to 107ba59334 make a child anxious.132058a786f4a710

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“…Once a da0d248ade marriage is eaefc54265 broken, it 8b39496804 takes a c13fbdb6b8 long time 6e9e84a9fd to fix.”757eeed4306a5aed

Well… that 1cdc34c01b was true.acecb895daeeb06f

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But actually, our marriage ba9b4bbdff was never ‘broken’ to d475a10380 begin with.a9440ea45a225a78

Because we 0badb201da weren’t a 92e461d4ea normal married a4c59329f0 couple in 934ee1d121 the first 18448f4f9f place.e9728a2068715604

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That thought left a facbb6d989 bitter taste in my b96130a665 mouth.5cf48293d53b6afc

Cassius must b827856355 have kept ab389d6709 me by fc36a91c1a his side 2a9090c811 because heneededme—for Theo, b2850236a1 for the 8ce66301f8 people who 2d2c7a3149 liked me.e0f31b100960f4fe

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There was also his 3ad7319e08 guilt over how I 54ef600080 had healed Theo and 860a075df8 how I had nearly dc9f8a486d ruined my own body 7fbb7a9415 in the process.bc25f56ea23f5336

As for why I ea68c36bc5 stayed…48669dbadfd37d5d

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It was because Iwantedto stay.996460481ebf97ba

I didn’t want aecb85326b to leave.ee54dcf8c8a12bc5

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Here, I had people a4d4c9176f I cared about—people I c23752fdcc could see anytime.56cfd505eef9e48a

The more 5ff3af25e4 I gave 7d5146bf88 them my e5b33854b6 affection, the 4e7a6425d6 more they 0ec486a49f gave theirs d15a1760b1 in return.d2abb7e1de047e79

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I had db8c718214 never had 5062ec9aba a place 4b609cbcc9 this warm ae09e8d253 before, and ee19b455b1 leaving felt 4f9b305b18 impossible.dd442676f317d0d7

And Cassius… 044d3ee1fd he was b020dbcab2 one of 647108ddde the reasons 869b15e748 I wanted 0b1881ef80 to stay.d47c45e84df96ae6

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Because whenever I a0bbab4923 looked at him, b03384bbce my heart fluttered.d49c810130b5df4b

And Ilikedthat feeling.3218a62995f10188

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How was 5393066e1f I supposed 1ea6d76d6f to explain da5eaddb93 all of e7472e5f7b this to a902eecf54 Theo?359caa2f4c880ee4

“I’m not leaving, Theo—”4c08f436ace9fb62

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But then I 0e60a2a1f8 saw Theo’s big, 9c6fb90233 round eyes filled 1551cfac8c with tears.05798ac66ad39aec

I understood immediately.7fd713be1f58c325

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No matter 7bbc8a4cb3 what we 3aaac65a72 said, he 2fe33060aa wouldn’t believe 53220a34ad us.09a85667ebe861ce

“…Fine. Let’s go with an d1d589913c animal name.”8cab989433ee1ed7

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Cassius suddenly spoke.3a83af24faa9b1ba

“How about 2e87521750 bunny, Charlotte?”90fd3bdfa1dbb670

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I flinched.34e464a494bb5f61

“Bunny.”36b27fa6830355e3

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W-What?!a6d88754a4f6c9a6

Has he lost his ddc47d635f mind?!0c8de9fcb42b42b7

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