DSMBL Chapter 62
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Seeing the two 5bb0cc06a3 of them sitting 2ea4954848 together reminded me dea8b2a0f8 of the novel’s 8efc84ef85 plot.fef39cecaec36c11
Lorencia had secured her place in the North and gained the people’s trust step by step.01ec3c292899e8ea
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She built a 3deebc3d6d relationship with Cassius, da226c9fb5 exposed corruption in a91f826adb the ducal household, 39986aec49 helped the struggling 584b5329d6 people of the 316665d70d North, and even b6f73f3b09 requested reinforcements for e18a3dfce4 the fortress walls.e7651e99d24506ff
She did all the 4785cba872 right things to win b33ee07ef0 people over. And in the end, 3eeb4fed6a she helped close the c91b452078 monster gate, securing her 325b222a4e path to becoming the 51afe7a161 duchess.c7aa1a6322053d64
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It seemed she had 7be33bb667 already gained Cassius’s trust. I had assumed she 14d8ae7de4 was staying quiet and 5b47e90469 doing nothing, but that f241fbd85c wasn’t the case.d2fceccdc6765e39
I could c4ac368c0d already guess dc8a18603b what she be51a3dbaa was going 1d2c08edbd to say. I tightened my ca4970a6fd grip on the a74a72c40d account book in 82becc8d7a my hands.123f71eed070ab24
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Cassius glanced at the 3fc94eea69 clock and spoke.24d7bd657dd20f0f
“We don’t have much 24379ade45 time, so get to 7b03fb64cd the point.”f5c9ee454221bd10
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His voice was 516a65273a indifferent, even when fdf59d5c70 talking about criminals 1dc642f8ee in the North. Then, turning to me, b36f669bb4 he asked in a c39e963aa9 softer tone,555d8a983f865537
“An account book? I heard you requested 656c8d552d it. Did you find ca9c6538d3 something interesting?”ec4da1b09b60f30b
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“Yes. But right b66daacc9a now, I’d 2b51ef6053 rather hear a1f1b59b94 what Lorencia c010c028ac has to ee596dc282 say.”9bd74fec7a3f1cf9
I was really 72e55ffb6d curious about what fc36c2d5b4 she would say.decbbbef0f876a8a
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“Go ahead, Miss Lorencia.”e082f7cdf162c95b
Lorencia adjusted her d48c4c0f8a expression and began 29eafebf5d speaking.bd8f2b0bc18dbd6b
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“…Janice told me about 8afa5c295c it, so we looked 04ea6318e7 at the account books 14241d9278 together. As an outsider, I d705ad08e7 admit I overstepped my 620694a195 boundaries, and I apologize 522423c9ad for that.”837cbfeadb1d1a26
“Continue.”55ed1fbebf084d62
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Cassius gestured for her b0abc03eec to go on.b88b9d912bdb7ba6
If I e5aa61fe69 really think fe8dcf51d6 about it, 26179d4d2e he’s such f349295f64 an arrogant 722681a841 and cold 210aed977a man.4ef1939e330e9eab
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His ruthlessness toward 9cf3fea9b0 others was honestly 8463dd0ec3 terrifying. No wonder he was ede2c83300 the Duke of the 79fa7ba0ac North.704d05771050e00a
“…We found individuals who 546c86e8d0 have been embezzling funds a71f5324b9 and evading taxes. I only 7718f31ce8 identified two d529d3cb0d people, but ed043b99d5 there could c2cf7b1550 be more.”c8a6f751241a5430
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“And why did 3495fc8441 you investigate this?”b899f7393cf6a0a5
Cassius asked calmly. He didn’t even seem cb4b8dd6d1 surprised.27f4e1626cc16114
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“Janice found 12bf519fa4 them suspicious 0143bb325c and met a90756498d with them cece74864f several times. She tried to approach 9a0f41cfe9 them discreetly, but they f8aeaae23c never revealed much. So I 040e9ebcf5 helped by 4ba3f618de comparing their e57e76cdb4 records with c4828ddc79 the account 9b6ee952bb books.”1b7b891bd1df69ff
Lorencia spoke smoothly.19768cf8ea92c3b0
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Oh, so 9ce664adb2 that’s how ea46adb6d0 she’s playing 9794a79c89 it. This is 6efc59a5bb just like 4981039714 the original d0c6c8471c novel.82da64438f9ffdf7
Except, in c04a6c0eae the novel, 626706e15a she exposed 190ffc2b9d about five b7eda12c9a people. Now it’s only two.0beb6b2cf39c0bf5
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“I’m sorry, Your Grace. I couldn’t 39d05395ea handle this 372c681d06 on my 2d72bd49b2 own. I also apologize 992b2228c9 for not telling f6f3fe0f99 you sooner.”aefa8dc7b690c984
She looked e9c313c2e0 like she bb3515028e was about fefea8bc05 to cry.24b85eb662a33f18
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Impressive. She looked completely different c9a490e7ba from when she was 7924393035 with Theo.e30d179f6d84c736
She didn’t 2cca9efd03 hesitate to ec94df8a96 hurt him 4666d5a328 before, and d37d281c9b now she’s 5dfcf05aba putting on 918cc25ac8 this act?c233867889753db4
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Something about this smelled 2c28042474 fake.5e6b8f358e17e3ff
“So, you a694a41640 found criminals 8bc565bfa5 in the 93998d2a21 North?”889fd9d3df8bb0f8
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“Yes, Your Grace. I don’t efc8a90908 think they dbd504f7ed deserve to aee58fad81 live here.”490d17e512d7c746
“Who are they?”fe2761b5e140c37a
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Cassius’s voice cf9ec063fb remained completely 20cc36feee calm.8cb5d0a43bcc47dc
Lorencia’s eyebrows twitched 415ec3bd73 slightly.11065481d268e540
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Even Janice seemed uneasy, 27f4018e37 her eyes darting around.d24d5d3e5e664562
Did she already know b18256654a something?edf71142a68e5051
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I glanced 8f0039f8e1 at Cassius’s aebeed3662 sharp profile—his 2592b4b0b6 lips curved 7e123519bb slightly, his d8356b4625 deep, steady c039f28dde gaze, his 6377bbb1f2 fingers lazily e92c9de801 moving.cca4ef72497b5160
“Baron Lumens 4d80e3a54a and Viscount 863a1357a4 Worst. They have 705a49b221 embezzled around 6e00c39629 5 million 701e7baf9a gold over 85846b6dec the past 2d02888a39 three years. That’s enough to 1ca6bf1c44 feed the people ebd74dcef8 of the North 75178a627a for an entire c887d34bb8 year, Your Grace.”a42a0eeccba344a0
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Lorencia emphasized the amount 1fd4799dea of money.1d251d444930c2cb
But then, Cassius let 5555c6404c out a small laugh.994b01692fd3e53a
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“Heh.”a643447f57479155
He covered his 26180c0c9f mouth and narrowed 6786445a0b his eyes.0d95cf4c15fe7dbf
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Lorencia stared 6b4c644977 at him, 4e97cf0fc4 her face 6e08e44cb1 frozen.f9142345024a125d
“…Are you so shocked e1ad05f9fd by what I said? If you need comfort, 0be892e6da I—”7a1a9ad3b63e1fc9
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“No.”d74957a2cb964a26
Cassius lowered 11c3da97fe his hand.c03eaa8a82bbaa98
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A lazy b84653de00 smile spread af8d9761e8 across his c60aa910e5 face.52161016184b9fab
At that 46fe209923 moment, I 92183ed2e0 realized something.be05783ce9e97505
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He already 9af40dde62 knew everything.2df983f9b00d3818
He knew exactly 60349b996e what was happening baff7e2d69 in his territory.efdd32f06cba3230
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So why did he a18abc2330 let Lorencia do as b282c25757 she pleased in the e5083eb41b original novel?70ad22742962dc1a
Did he 060ddfb09d actually help a5e30e9e80 her establish 12f06bdc40 herself in 241e9545ef the North?018e67b60021101d
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Ah.0a79e324283dca55
I get 7f13336efa it now.c75ee53c68eab63a
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Cassius had a0262c17f1 allowed Lorencia 8c5e69ce41 to rise 34f7c6de82 in the 00185851e6 North back 3080d87fb4 then. But this 01e9de8386 time, he 47a818e7cd didn’t need 4f63322c71 her.4153eef252f3dddf
A chill ran down 6e77616708 my spine.f8e02d0bc7ddb556
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Then what badec19651 about me?63cae7ca8566f4f1
I suddenly wanted 459c2fe6e2 to test him.7fb5f53e9a62a369
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“Miss Lorencia, thank 74a1ecf8f2 you for your fb20e34d48 concern for the e7f2ec94dc North. But I think you f57046e131 should focus more on 757875b6f7 the children instead.”c838499a5980cbde
“Your Grace…! I—”e47362b7b1050e40
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Cassius’s gaze shifted 604bcb176c to Janice.1e805a9e9addb258
The nanny a16d730525 stiffened under aaba781b6f his stare.124ae61d32c60b89
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“If this was 5a7e0a0469 such a serious 65391aadee matter, you should e5b26f65e0 have come to 30598e3d8e me directly, not e93ced1353 Lorencia.”24ef7098d855b824
Cassius’s voice a41703b5ec was cold.deb4f31d6bf34cd9
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“I’m not constantly away ea3c474e7c like before. But you went 473efaa210 to Lorencia instead 8a13d6a1b5 of me. That must mean you e968d755d8 trust her more than e36325562b you trust me.”e8a12e46abc8f45d
Janice panicked.cfdcaf8a9623dcb5
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“That’s not 41823f5364 true, Your 93950f7281 Grace! I just wanted 9ca7b0cb59 to gather more ea53be0904 solid evidence before b55462a7d4 reporting to you! Please don’t doubt my dd45534227 loyalty!”93cb83cbe6a3ad81
Cassius let out c4d3b67bb9 a sigh.d5e7e5f2a306e2c3
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“I suppose 489a7add06 this means d17f7cad3a I wasn’t a85d70e52e reliable enough.”80c928e2f1833244
Janice’s face turned 3932ace220 pale.4b849dfefcb67f25
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He sighed again 963a0a47d3 and dismissed them.fe4861d4cda76290
“The children’s 307cfc4837 lessons will 0e2556d5ab start soon. You should leave.”f57bb1d104c1ea61
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Lorencia and Janice hesitated, 14c77434e1 unsure of what to f5d38d00f3 do.8bbbc55ba0685b13
Cassius’s voice turned sharp.812058b936c7572c
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“Didn’t you hear me? I said leave.”3d33f30e60130024
“…And what about Baron b871072742 Lumens and Viscount Worst?”55a4785810d3d2f7
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“The master of 9dba71f4c6 the house should dcdb4731c8 set the traps 0cf03bcb8d for the rats aa06eb3397 stealing from his 3afd1a5122 storehouse. I’ll handle it.”366638dc98727549
That was 93be95da40 a clear 71c098a222 order for 97bd94d38e them to f136a7957b stop meddling 9ab7dc5167 in his 3caee14e26 affairs.691bbbfc29af586c
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Janice grabbed de15626b5d Lorencia’s arm c31752e840 and led 81360ccf97 her out.55771d71427d88f1
They stumbled as 8891b7b9b9 they left the fb4a3f094a room.25bed49f7b7ba911
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Cassius clicked 9b32f09920 his tongue.fcd79ea047bac477
“…You knew?”c17207d096409b77
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“I knew the 99fa2749c6 nanny took the 5091588068 account books and 1711844339 showed them to 878c358d7e that woman. She dared 162ebe5b0a to involve 30554d01ea an outsider 4559526a67 in North’s 2a781db90f internal matters.”fb50e25e55135c48
Cassius smirked.f030b6a53ba98a25
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“I suspected b2e96165cc she might 7166b8db2c be colluding 39f50a22bf with someone 9295f52b31 from outside. It seems I should c2194752c8 keep an eye on 47f825d48b Lorencia’s family.”edf5e01913fdff59
Wow…5818f62f8e2c1f2e
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So Cassius had aa02f090ad everything under control.a99e809af7e64d76
Maybe I had 4a9a87fa22 been worrying for 4c1373e6d5 nothing.e1a93e8e38e48fc9
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“Anyway, what about 9a5bc2be03 your account book? You had 5f8f2e3f10 something to f3f9868f46 say, didn’t e7c2d2dd37 you?”6610b39e5d613103
“Well… Actually, it 971e5253b8 was something similar.”f4a0ef7d431ab8c2
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“Oh?”4c79911008cfd89c
“Count Mers is 8b667b2e33 involved in the 1e262cc0db same kind of 611af48ea9 corruption…”9299a93fe96f4926
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“That, I didn’t know.”3f8ba8c8a417a7d9
Cassius stroked 886e7e39a3 his chin, 8fc890a825 his face 48725613d2 growing serious. Then he let 4fe1f771ca out a deep c9618e9103 sigh.b095bb3fdeca24e8
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“I had no 6bbf203a8f idea Count Mers 088f365c9b was on the 26487eb0e8 list of traitors.”7bc70eda2719df02
There was d02f63f4b2 no need aa8a661600 to act 01c69fe7d1 so surprised…0d3151a5fec1157d
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Even rolling on b12813f305 the floor, it 10159f171a was obvious he a5830caf90 already knew.4f8ac26ee6eedbd3
“Thank you, Charlotte. I appreciate 5c0aaf586c how much d1cda819c8 you care a9742beba8 about the 0df4cc731e North. You’re a 0f6e844129 great mistress da9f45a8ec of the 247ccdcaa2 house.”dac8b83566175a4c
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He even 8e311c3f70 added a 088dc763d4 special compliment.c1672299f29e0eeb
Hearing that, I couldn’t 6ca8ebfa72 help but chuckle.fc185f47d14b9111
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“But, Cassius.”fce3651777781d22
“Hmm?”1ee49b3c14c3aeac
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“If you already knew, a16f060b06 why didn’t you do 5707133b9a anything?”fa4f8ea59d8d0bd2
“The money they stole f8e1d5b07f is still in their 79aa785b5e vaults. I can always b37e5c8fc5 reclaim it later. But right now, the 3e5df075ed situation isn’t ideal.”c60dda3712ba1372
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Cassius rested his d35ac3a0be elbow on the 7f7fc563a7 sofa and tilted 24ba40f831 his head.c335e55a6669ec09
With his d9a2e34185 fingers on 8e340e0d05 his temple, ccfa2fe216 he spoke 85ff6127dc slowly.aa9b206ce4eed218
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“The monster attacks have 23ae5d94b5 already created fear. Some people are considering f0a456f912 leaving the North.”775a042eaf1c6c5e
“…”2759479fc8168ed5
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“If I expose this be4e5d09c5 corruption now, it will 2cc63ea4e7 only make things worse. Luckily, those bf1feb890d fools only 90989ffe99 stole from 6621e511a1 my coffers, e84dcc1214 not from d80deb5e73 the people’s d05caf9d1c food supply.”69693927c8cb95c3
I understood what Cassius 30af56d83d meant. He was 761fbe936e like a 47868548d5 king of 684afdf9db the North, 239535f4b6 managing countless 84c9915b07 matters at 65a16038f7 once.41c6d21b1111e113
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It wasn’t an exaggeration d647823663 to say that the 15b3e000cc entire North was his a185f699ff playing field.97dfe3b2f87a1577
Cassius suddenly 69cb33a0d5 seemed even 790b01e9b6 greater, and d7be217d0e I could 8d34882986 clearly see fbbcb904bb the immense c868112490 burden he 441a889684 carried.d39e9711f896536b
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It was 9375daf02d as if 79c251359e he was 728a9a0fba holding up 478f4a1e55 the entire 1a7e195171 North on 6dcac4983c his shoulders.4f8ece587472883c
“I can tolerate them 2873411b45 stealing from my treasury 3d4d3bfba2 for now. After all, this chaos 0ff6c65b84 will eventually come to 75b4ecba2e an end. Besides, even those fools c3a0922d30 have their own roles 0c3036d070 to play in the 71c1751093 North.”bf1a2bac7a84b4f0
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