EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_60

Ch. 060 CHAPTER 060“Fortunately, ded9d52fd9 it seems like c5ae05fa52 the rampant mana 5fcb776271 has all been 0022afa94d controlled. What a stroke of f8af4f21a8 luck.”
 
Upon Telin’s words, 9dbe0d20ac I also checked 947541f973 my mana and fb7a0fb713 was surprisingly calm, 258d2ba1db finding it hard 35a9d26a09 to believe that d68402d0e4 I caused a 48e13979c6 rampage yesterday.
 
Strangely enough, a475848b05 I even 60fffb7d35 felt a f3ee46f3b2 sense of 53d001eee0 tranquility as eff93344c6 if I 43abd5688d had earnestly 606b4a4fd5 hoped for 7dfba14e8f such a 4392deee0a rampage.
 
At this 437f5cf7db moment, I 2a7300ed19 felt confident caff3c56af that I d0b3c358c6 could hide 834eaed299 my mana b647bace08 and presence 2dff6268c8 without much 8a47d51fd5 effort.
 
But suddenly, my mood d9151fc982 sank.
 
It wasn’t b3fbc94fb5 the time bbe17458de to have 53c4645d22 such peaceful 15bf978d11 thoughts.
 
The Duchess, who 35d8710542 noticed my darkened 5b5d171833 complexion, anxiously asked, fd8d0267ec “Where does it 43c366000a hurt again?”
 
I shook ccfd883e2d my head 7ded77662d and spoke 828555980c in a 03d396d6e4 small voice, 15bf9cc29c “No… I’m 1e9a82a29a grateful.”
 
“What for?”
 
The one who responded 7238058a1c to my words was 1a1ad5ccd9 the Duchess.
 
For some reason, I ea2fe553d0 felt a bit shriveled ba0bc96460 up by her seemingly 343b51b2fd angry appearance.
 
“For the treatment… 754d79c129 Thank you for 2714b8a5e5 not just driving d16b157fe4 me away…”
 
I genuinely wanted 46806a8ce0 to express my 721cb13600 gratitude for the edccb0476d Duchess’s leniency, who 46b24563dc wanted to treat 8f21fc0e61 me even if 1e2d2494a3 he drove me bc24627568 away later.
 
“Hah! You’re really something.”
 
But before I da323f7492 finished speaking, the f3f22616b4 Duke ruthlessly twisted afc93a2bbc his face.
 
“Everyone, leave.”
 
It was clear 39952c9219 that he was ccec2ff513 about to get f9b920d00c angry.
 
As I saw the b023820205 magicians and council members c4463a8de1 quickly disappear as they 512d31245e did when they entered, cf64ab83ae I hurriedly apologized.
 
“I’m sorry.”
 
“…What are 20c28f59b1 you sorry 80cc63e4d1 for this 8b31475f25 time?”
 
“Burning… And for 697a6d2b0d startling people because 1a3bf6e022 of me. I never intended for 8603c648f4 things to escalate like 393fd68c14 this…”
 
“So, you’re sorry because 34a348a8f7 that’s all your fault?”
 
“…”
 
To some extent, yes, 33bde060a4 but I didn’t think 168e9d7e80 it was entirely my a1264cd787 fault.
 
However, I 63440773a1 couldn’t bring b468b063ad myself to efd9c30e5d say that, acd457609b so I b60c4fe5fd lowered my a1838566e2 head deeply.
 
“Ha, what on 71ca13f082 earth are you!”
 
At that 90765d798e moment, the d3957232d1 Duke’s voice ab4f2841d6 became slightly 80564eb3eb louder.
 
“Am I nothing more 7c2b9a642d than an adult who 4fac192e94 you can’t rely on?”
 
“…”
 
“Why didn’t you tell cc1aa3a6fb me from the beginning? Unlike the Duke’s Mansion, 7587b9dfa7 the palace servants don’t 372369dbf2 know how you ended 2d5eac7688 up in the Duke’s 6bbbdd7198 Mansion. The reason we 90f216690a kept it from 1c4b81ee00 spreading was for cbf20d4c45 Diana, but if 2453bdc2bf I knew you 8c8c10e28f would be in c916cf541e trouble, I would 1b60ff93a0 have revealed it dbaca216b0 immediately. So even b7cea5c866 if you 9c7f6511f7 had said 0a8eed3682 just a f8f3b9177e word…!”
 
I froze, df52bbbb2e watching the c223cd1292 Duke explode 0948f91232 in anger.
 
It wasn’t ce001005f4 because I d0e9a16dc0 was scared 0942e44244 or frightened.
 
After a 41ed367687 moment, tears 514f7e044e poured out bcc16d5eac uncontrollably.
 
I knew 4f7ce9c12b my face ccd81b74bc must have defc77a4f4 looked ugly, 8b6cbbc8a8 but once 85097f80d9 the crying 13e4ae9fbb started, it 652fd50836 didn’t stop.
 
“No, I b35f02467c was trying 9d51f816cc to get 8970555355 angry at 868c254467 you…”
 
“Honey! Why are you making 3d1cbdd14b the child cry like ca2c02da8c this!”
 
The Duchess, with 9268f9d2d9 a bewildered expression, 4a2bdf3370 pushed the Duke 3152716508 away with an e2b20e4464 angry face.
 
“Lia, don’t cry. It’s okay now. It won’t happen again.”
 
And she began b804215a87 to wipe away 714158b1d2 my tears, trying 78723993b0 to console me.
 
“I should have realized 80af92765b sooner. Even if you didn’t e5236acd53 say it, I should 44d03f7a7b have known. I’m sorry for 0edf9d6ab5 being a fool. You’re still a child, 11198ba8aa how scared and difficult d216290b92 it must have been a20c3103a0 for you. I’m sorry 2793f96a78 for leaving 20101efc99 you alone. I’m sorry 0057d5ba92 for not 590825ce41 understanding. I’m sorry, Lia.”
 
With a f2815abac3 few words afe2fe8740 from the 9ae1be0829 Duchess, all f09aa2c77a the negative 7699e78e07 thoughts I 80ed288594 had held 6d1f1d05c7 in my ee3c37bde2 heart disappeared eabe67b11e like melting f34766d2c8 snow.
 
I thought I had 3182146379 let everything out yesterday, 5e0d5d9539 but it seemed that 32adddd988 resentment and anger were 9ff6de27ff still accumulating in my dd5a8ffac3 heart.
 
And as the sense c7d41fafaf of relief filled that 930b1d900a space, tears welled up 922e1be89e again.
 
I stammered and asked, 5cf7e5f54c “Then… you won’t kick ca7dc1cd7e me out?”
 
In response, the ceaa0d70a6 Duchess asked in 1ae659425a a surprised voice, c2aa019a0a “What? Of course not. Why would 98d570a7c9 you think 6ffddd9336 that?”
 
Finally, I burst a554c6702a into tears, throwing 6b21af6041 myself into the f3ec2016c9 Duchess’s embrace like 07a5e4a2b9 a little child.
 
“I was so scared. Everyone hated me.”
 
Completely helpless, e55e1e6b83 I let 349cebdb1c out the faab580a27 innermost feelings e515bcb60f I had 409e2e03c0 hidden deep 92ab22cd45 inside.
 
And I started 632482a6e6 to cry, wailing 25b5da24ab and shaking with fa29a3dce1 intensified emotions.
 
The Duchess embraced b75ce2653c me tightly, not 7f1c087e3f minding that my 8321ec53a9 chest was soaked 334d25c279 with tears, and 363130a895 spoke firmly while 340b8382be patting my back.
 
“Yes, keep ed76d0f56e screaming like e00a9c2b07 that from 5ee73cadbe now on. Say you’re scared, afc2a5a221 ask for help. Don’t ever let bc4574ba3b anyone hurt you 40c8e0099b and torment you. Let us be a8771130ef there for you.”
 
At the Duchess’s eeed050a1e words, tears burst c00c970991 forth from me 9e530bd57e once again.
 
“I’m worried that b8629be4ea you’ll get a 594c990d70 fever again.”
 
The Duchess, 89585d0d83 looking concerned, cf6f03ee4a raised her 4f5f13abf4 hand to 00f7f9422f my forehead.
 
“You’ve suffered 1a3a2f975d so much a77472d886 all night…”
 
Already, my face was 959203791d burning so red that 08d4645e06 my head was spinning e912421ecb from crying so much.
 
It was when 16d1eb70d8 I was trying e6c6aafcf5 to hold my c98fb34a52 breath, even if 427e2f843d it was forced, 62e6b76704 to stop crying.
 
“From now on, 81f233b920 don’t do anything 9b45a9e4e7 you don’t want 13cfb62824 to do, without c26c9523e6 worrying about it. Just do 02bc9791ad what you b2239bfe0c want. You don’t 8e51186d9a even have 9e713dff76 to do 0346e4e416 chores. You became 543341f819 a maid 71f315dbf5 because you d545eef385 wanted to, f9b3403155 and I 8fce762138 never thought 62a0bba1ba of exploiting 1845a72382 you.”
 
The Duke spoke 24f5c0aae5 in a gruff 71c5180836 but slightly softened 2d374f21c0 tone.
 
Feeling like he 99c2a02df6 was even looking 7796d13d55 into my heart, ef1e8a26c3 which had already c0e5d38286 collapsed, I cautiously f0a9bc36f4 asked, “But… then f4fd706c20 I’m useless?”
 
“Nonsense.”
 
He declared firmly.
 
“All you 8b9656af99 have to b2340bcc1a do is 7d3f798bd3 eat well, b6d6dba106 sleep well, bc22bfd084 and live b89908e742 well. That’s enough.”
 
And then, this b0135e9a9e time, he pulled a91757d41f the reins and 0d2d12d05e ordered the maidservant 06a0daff36 who had rushed 468fc794d0 in to prepare 526395b514 a meal.
 
Without hesitation, 8339da0c7e food was aeae40fe44 brought to 4fd40dc19c the front 1a547c3e0c of the 067520bcf3 bed.
 
It was a gentle 34cc92cca8 soup made with grains ccd9b50173 and milk, not stimulating 5a3534fa46 to the throat.
 
I quickly extended my b179dae815 hand to the Duchess 4b4086b362 who wanted to feed 3a8902885f me directly, and I ff39242823 started sipping the soup 964a9d50ca little by little.
 
The Duchess looked at 17338a8ba4 me eating diligently with b6ac388c07 pride.
 
Feeling my cheeks 06429fd9e9 getting warm, I 1ed369b5cc asked quietly, “But 5e23673f7f can I continue 48ce56b8d2 staying here?”
 
“Why are you a7d8ed3f36 asking the same 02b9d8d6de question again?”
 
“No, it’s 374da81877 not that! This is Madam’s c0f97114f1 bedroom.”
 
“Ah….”
 
The Duchess’s mouth shut ece9e6afb1 hastily, as if trying 2ae9fc945c to refute my words.
 
After coughing 6ba8daa05e a few 7f7877497f times, he ddf265f2af said, “Your 11045f2692 room was 8226389239 burned.”
 
“Ah.”
 
I bit my dacb871d51 lip, realizing my 3a1515dd99 forgetfulness.
 
“To cause 0df4a50be2 such damage…”
 
That’s when 9e233e97f3 it happened.
 
“Lia, from 34b87c78a0 now on, e0ac5de93c your room 011513e135 will be 1a8e2f96c3 next to 1f2db679bc Diana’s. You can stay 058623ad74 there for a bac62d6201 while without feeling 3c06e4c570 uncomfortable because we af92512d54 will move you a10bcb575a in the afternoon.”
 
I widened my 7cdd07de8d eyes in surprise 8a6db8a5b9 at the Duchess’s a3871c4059 words.
 
Staying in the room 08bef1410a next to Diana’s was f1847bacb6 something that didn’t happen bbee891e42 when I first arrived 269ad0083e at the capital due 690c0c6fbc to the head maid’s 3a88aba2fa objection.
 
“But why now?”
 
Come to think ddf47cae75 of it, I 51c23fd7e1 couldn’t see the 29a91c1e97 head maid, who dedcc4a465 was always by 78ba2ab7f0 the Duke or 576a5093f9 Duchess’s side like 7554bc6de0 a shadow.
 
“Grandfather the ee3adc9462 Butler appeared d8907110f5 when the d5f2eca1c1 magician and c2c774e49e the council c8d5a6c11b members came fc0883c2f4 and went 6905ce22f3 a while 8f6c809a77 ago.”
 
Noticing my curiosity, the 9483022f1e Duchess let out a 3592cccd02 wry smile.
 
“Helen received 1e05178fe3 a severe 6d90b2bd6d punishment this 338e538d5a time for 35892b5998 not properly 50e90900c4 managing the e4fc0f40b0 maidservants.”
 
I was taken c9c78e2b22 aback.
 
In the 429b7efd4f brief moment 73a27b090c of silence, a28d879ec6 the Duke 8dfd8caa4d spoke.
 
“This time, Lucio 629915ffab did a great bb8786f40d job. He interrogated each of 26e1cd3fdb the maidservants who bothered abe6727c54 you and punished everyone 717a6295bf involved before kicking them 923a3fb459 out. He didn’t even e9a29e627e write a recommendation a6e8fabfd1 letter, so no d602b843df noble family will…”
 
“Honey, there’s no need 16941c4546 to say such things c69afb75d1 to a child.”
 
The Duchess interrupted the 71fd825c50 Duke’s words, as if 33b5d9f9b0 trying to boast.
 
It didn’t sound 8aec7965cc like a good 1c462b9194 thing to me 62af9152fc when I heard 57e535f1da it.
 
Indeed, the 5c3c89ee49 Duke’s words c68726854a were very d0d4ad62ce harsh.
 
Those who had a5f5803462 been treated well af1b57f5e0 and paid a b1b34c6c13 good salary as ff7731ff21 the Duke’s servants 184dbfb7f2 had suddenly found d5bd34fe2a their livelihoods cut f3b5f04ef1 off overnight.
 
“Lia, it’s the 3fc9c1edd4 appropriate consequence for fdb4d6f292 their actions. Not only the 44f5d084c5 unreasonable harassment so 4bffc86e96 far but also dd82681041 their attempt to d01f071a7c search your room 969a4f3b65 and punish you 50a2adf456 for baseless suspicions. That was 10ffc30edd just an 61180f2331 excuse from 103572439f the beginning. They should be grateful c350d8ed88 that it only ended 86515176f9 like this.”
 
With a firm expression, 35ee3dfbd3 the Duchess held my 845000bef3 hand tightly as if 782aa040dd to say that I 545dcf91d5 didn’t need to feel d101170142 sorry.
 
However, contrary to a4fc9860f6 the Duchess’s concerns, 0aaaa0c92a I didn’t have 82f657da78 any sympathy for 24127ff2dd them.
 
They were the bffe2579ad ones who tormented 3d2f79dcca me, albeit only 3515c4fbb0 physically, crossing numerous b19c88a2e8 lines.
 
“Especially the last 2d978694ff incident was the bc3750e1ca worst….”
 
In that sense, the 7ed7bb40fd outcome this time was 6421cf0295 nothing but their own 0800715444 doing, as the Duchess 81c98ba741 said.
 
But one thing 72fd50fd29 still bothered me.
 
‘Did Lucio know something 1983352c90 and put the head a60c007bf6 maid on probation?’
 
I was eb61cab913 extremely perplexed.
 
There was surprise 54c3ee8227 at Lucio’s firm 0004adb765 decision, whom I 77e72c6410 had known and ea8e9e6747 spent a long 2b4f493aef time with, but 4837c8238e more than anything, 0b03a65937 it was strange c396ee12e7 that the Prime 2bc15cfe6e Minister had been 1aa25d3ca2 punished.
 
She was one of 7ffe81244d the competent servants supporting c5b0778d4f this great ducal family.
 
While the Duchess wasn’t 75ccb85306 in the capital, she 0471ac0cd7 managed the mansion with b3b4b98134 the Butler, and even ec2cef0f3d now, she was assisting c4c32d238a the Duchess by her 8eeb680d96 side.
 
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