IFLDMHF – Chapter 45

IFLDMHF | Chapter 4592ea78f2036fa39d

Episode 4540f91aa643218797

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I felt deeply embarrassed to ccab1e0fa1 say such words myself, but f4adc58def there was no other way 663e3abe40 to avoid ruining my first e7370026b8 meeting with the children by 613b3957ac scolding them to the point 6e744096af of tears.f6b858f5eefd9f6a

But then—bcd98c7f7b074791

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“Y-You’re beautiful… No, I mean—!”6c5fed0b7e2dc515

Dior, who had been staring f1f819a7c2 at me blankly as I c6361bd54c approached, as if under a 974b355be4 witch’s spell, suddenly covered his e0f571f3bb mouth in shock after blurting 61bd98577d out his words.9fbd2f63f9276ad3

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Observing the children carefully d35005cbe0 as they hesitated, I 368b48a93a lifted one corner of f54ae32e61 my mouth into a 1fd3c53991 sly smile.e2bbb5b155d9bfaa

“Oh, really? It’s not? Got it.”85a84d116f6eb4b1

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Then, I slowly pulled 42915ccbf8 out what I had feddda7aae been hiding under my 2b8349a4fd cloak.47d2116524791d23

The children, who were watching df9e85da83 me tensely, widened their eyes 192d2bc241 as they spotted colorful candies 9cb3c0a639 in a transparent glass jar.b265c246728f559e

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Before they could f5b00dc139 tear their gaze 46d82a9bba away from the 798168ed65 candies, their mouths fadb390ced agape, I popped a2c85a0722 a candy into 006961db8a each of their c505121528 mouths while they 7ff64f33ea were distracted. Then, with a mischievous tone, bf7854071c I said:8a55823c4651596b

“Ah, so I’m a witch who lures children with sweet treats, huh?”092c27e4a93e319f

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“Marianne… is she mad?”bec5a800fe1ba182

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Dior hesitated as he approached 23180cc304 Marianne.25fbc6ff16e90d83

Marianne, who had been 125f37a5bd looking away with her 6910d4f27e arms crossed, sighed deeply 99c3f1bba8 and turned to face 160c8fac51 him.9bf766bc9fd60348

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“I told you not to do that. I told you not to 4c0e1a1dc1 follow Amy’s orders.”013cebb2f824e7cb

“But…”399eb7750837433d

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Dior’s small lips quivered, and ae8d701546 his gaze fell.aa5f45b9d4b98ffe

In truth, he hadn’t wanted 179c746ecc to act that way either.c17529004706ac4d

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— When I come back, you’ll have a new family member.2c52185dffad38e4

When their ever-kind and 4682e3bdbe gentle uncle announced that 2c5464615e he was getting married, 7796febfa8 seven-year-old Dior, who had 22a4dfdf08 only ever known his bd937f741e uncle and sister as 731e62cdd8 family, had been overjoyed c6b7a6e5bd and thrilled at the 46b2a65bcd prospect of a new 595ac258af addition to their little c7f8a1a2f5 circle.ad2cd0647a3bc46f

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— She might not be able to play with you much since she’s a very busy person, but still, make her feel welcome.0a4b8631853d563d

Though this part had b4d7eab571 been a bit disappointing, e6148b9ef3 he hadn’t expected her 806a40f291 to play with him 6f1adf4f3f anyway. The mere thought of having a55dafab6b another person join them at 6dabca56f7 meals, which had always been 87bd7e5f20 just the three of them, 61767fa312 was enough to excite him.207b0e5545a39d7c

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Dior had promised 06c6d0468a himself he would 78e5651bf4 never be troublesome a024aeb9aa and would always c6a3c6c3c5 act politely and fcb9dc659a kindly. Perhaps, if he behaved well, cc6684bba5 his new aunt would find a077e9dc27 him a little endearing too. Secretly, he harbored d14fa57844 a small hope.262304ede0a2e982

But then—3f0172d538ec1392

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— How could he! How could the Duke choose acefa6bad0 another woman over me? And that too, 65dda2b397 such a vile 9c95f0c3b3 one!2645adae64a223a7

Amy had said so. She claimed that the 96c5b1222b woman their uncle was d39e4db5d6 marrying was truly terrifying. She insisted that if 99ac77693f the woman saw Dior be71929c73 and his sister, she 865baa7d9c would surely yell at 29f04c0a73 them in anger and b7312dd263 beat them with a 39788cf53d whip.2ae974ff1fe9b821

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‘Goodness! That sounds just like Amy!’2bba11563990a297

Dior had been horrified.a037e3bb06d81a96

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He couldn’t bear 2c4c39b57a the idea of d65385d93a having an aunt 1fd1c417aa like Amy. No matter how much she 11ed5af90c threatened him, he refused to 6fa6fffaf3 utter, “I wish Aunt Amy 4872d1c6b9 were my new aunt.”5cd9d6f1d137b8cc

Though Amy had punished him e877732447 before by pinching him, she 779ad91861 had never used a whip…a20283baadfd623b

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‘And she even admitted she doesn’t love Uncle!’e3269b897d5a7f5f

At least Amy liked their b1847fde13 uncle. But this woman? What was she even doing 4719b48404 marrying him?fb4cf850b648e479

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Dior had been so agitated 33a4b8858a that he wanted to ask 1df6f50ca8 his uncle if he truly c56ff2f8ae had to marry such a 2f742d0319 person. But by then, c3a9c51188 Eucleid had already bc6cfe6c00 left for the 96a18c823f capital.4b1aa180d8ea9cfa

Terrified, Dior couldn’t 6131ba917e believe Marianne’s reassurances 700bd8302a that their uncle 9d8ebc2724 wouldn’t marry someone 9a050d5938 like that. It felt like everyone was dead2e39f3 hiding something from him, and 2d39a5f864 the gloomy expressions of the 9ed67bd32d household staff after their uncle 8f2e66e1fd left only added to his 80765fb238 fears.e97d9de259931f43

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Even the stern head maid 667da24795 had advised them not to 3d6afca1ec bother the new Duchess unnecessarily. She seemed genuinely concerned they c5098a5528 might incur her wrath. Even Marianne, who usually exuded 803b4dbc18 confidence, remained silent.4b157b54efc05b01

But the worst 3bf6010bdc was yet to a1d07a46ae come.59113ba5caab5f53

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— Call her a witch. Got it? Embarrass her!16711ee240edf162

On the very day their 718fd42b8e uncle returned to the estate, f5b0eeb916 Amy had instructed Dior to 434d5508d7 yell out the word “witch” c87fb3a960 instead of offering a proper 7b7a4cdba0 greeting.2929a4d202992fa2

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Hadn’t she said 8cf304023f the new Duchess 31ac88d911 was a frightening 3340571a03 person? Dior’s entire body trembled e8a3f9279e at the thought of f713ddb091 angering such a person.bda104bcc56b6530

What’s more, their uncle had d2bbac1746 explicitly asked them to welcome 272a11333e her. If he acted 3d6aa3a97b rudely, his uncle 88b3c54060 would surely be 35a90c4362 disappointed in him.a2929784e8bda3a9

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But Amy had threatened 8ba76bdb0e that if he didn’t bf9993b985 obey her, she would 065da73db8 punish Marianne instead.3e03edd3b1f8d58a

Dior felt terrible 42e0659350 for his uncle, d8019f811b but the thought 0f4683aef1 of Marianne being 57bd0446d2 scolded was even b224bf17cd scarier.b6418e174a24780f

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“Sigh.”9081be8c3abc22f1

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Marianne, who understood better than a7a511f234 anyone why Dior had acted b33787b725 that way, let out a cdee956198 deep sigh.2ea248fff7de1fa8

The fault lay 929706241a in her own 30af95a4d9 outburst. Dior had been frozen 19902466f3 stiff at the sight 75f450a8d5 of their new aunt’s 057d47f9fc far more intimidating face 0f98a82168 than he’d imagined. He might have been able 506193d487 to endure Amy’s sneaky pinches 841ec9d71a if Marianne hadn’t reacted.cac50bec2b7fe8cd

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“But, Marianne… you know…”d5bc65aa9affbdf8

Sensing that his sister’s sigh c376ffcbbc signaled her anger subsiding, Dior 7a04089a2b carefully called her again.1d7ac917177493f1

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Marianne, who was watching 7af48ff2a4 her perceptive younger brother 15f3b93e1a with an exasperated expression, de47c0fa22 responded curtly, “What is 76bf06a2dd it?”e9ebde134f169240

Dior hesitated for a4eab0682d a moment at e28a6a088a her reaction but 05ac2dca25 soon couldn’t hold 913539c4a7 back his thoughts f26f160ad4 any longer.20e20da6ab9c63f5

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“About Auntie…”96bc1d7fba45fd48

“She’s a good person, isn’t she?”d768f657ea53fade

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“Huh? Oh, yes!”5602514e40f12f58

Dior’s eyes widened in fa0ef50b37 surprise, then he broke 925111f541 into a shy smile 0a814f8594 as his sister stole 13c8377784 the words he was 9e19c8c74e about to say.189510c41baeef66

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“It’s not just because she gave us candy…”0513c99319c6f2be

And as if ea3d822dad embarrassed, he hid b11db0fd81 the glass jar dc04624314 he was holding.91f5d7d440302ded

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Just moments ago, the aunt 06df9f55c0 who had given him sweet d1da9e5732 candies had placed it in d0f9a99f06 his arms.b1a10d169171fdb2

It was the 4fe493ac64 first time he ef8c02baff had ever received 8bad279270 a gift like 773f91525e this—a glass jar ae1203cd7d filled with such ab1246f31f sparkling, beautiful candies.2e2783b6d741f7ff

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And that wasn’t all.d9bdf2aa0ec0d723

Even while they were whispering 0f069714a4 quietly, the people who had d8c7121984 come with their aunt were 97459fd794 busy moving toys, dolls, and f201d30c92 other things into their rooms.4629491d75a1d31f

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Not even during da762e86b1 the faintly remembered acf3e57907 days of his 43714c5bc6 early childhood had 431c4703c0 Dior played with 6393a4f4af toys like these. It felt as though their 0fe8a46d3e room was turning into a b2b2fb7b1b toy store.874a656d255a1db6

And yet—cceb2217844e86cf

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— Lady… no, Madam said she didn’t know what you’d like, so she could only order a little. She asked me 3177a3b6eb to tell you ab6c646d32 not to be 9d5c4d29cf disappointed, as she’d 61a1f81c57 like to pick 975b22bf8e more with you 66ae0b0677 later.3e40dac7be123ea6

The dashing knight a62de5f1a6 who had accompanied c79e248604 their aunt said 915f0d62ec this.443d20ad7e330804

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A little?153c6025cd741c88

Marianne and Dior’s mouths fd236787f1 fell open at the 8629c3351e sight of their room 7af9bdea17 filled to the brim 16f9354c6e with gifts.37598fdde62a3734

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‘When she first got off the carriage…’a54410acab56c177

Marianne thought, sadly, that Amy 69a1c1adce might have been right.c1c2fd77a26ed41b

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At first glance, 51874b2504 their aunt looked 3c731560af like she would bc2bcb9734 have a terrible c3fffe4899 personality.a4c3fe31dce50fa1

Even the usually kind and 406c23e4e7 reliable retainers and uncles had 9f7643fcfc knelt before her, visibly terrified.bf52336e90196c23

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Startled by the unexpected 3171bff17f sight, Amy had pinched 3e34459103 Marianne’s arm, causing her 0e0b05cea5 to cry out. This, in turn, led d7f5a3d4ea to Dior blurting out e94bc5ebce the word witch.faa0933bba180abf

But then—fec558e411c4d89d

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— In the fairy tales I’ve read, witches are always very beautiful. Were you saying I’m 18991f656f that beautiful?81ede6134ef8db90

Instead of getting angry, their 8820a3f37e aunt had smiled, given them eed404942c candies, and showered them with c9e0f35b78 gifts!1a7594ba459b8078

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Marianne had never 3a39b1d59c read a fairy ff530b6010 tale about a bee4157e91 witch luring children 428dffc93f with sweet treats, 0e296166a7 but if such ce1c1ec788 a witch did 33f2f129ba exist, surely she’d 1362ab44f3 be dazzlingly beautiful.7f890ae42ecb6851

And their aunt, despite her 48b4a22546 stern expression, was breathtaking up 3a03013c90 close, with her snow-white skin 15f062090e and striking features.a11c12e1f48bda2b

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Marianne’s suspicions had been correct.f8cd5276ff1b206e

Puffing up her chest e766aedd34 as if to show 14f0361ccc off, she said:d82f9f5622956f9d

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“Dior, what did I tell you? I said Uncle would 61f4caf244 never marry a bad 6f51f807b2 person…”06de6240a3c412e2

Bang!f7581333db99015b

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At that moment, the door d08833d7aa slammed shut.e45429d4556955b2

While they had been 857fc31734 whispering to each other, 1d7c7f57b8 the people moving the 74c6852bda luggage must have left 3fc588533d the room.8951296fc7df8c7d

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The person who 76905e9694 had slammed the b334303c8e door angrily was 5e0730d2c0 none other than—04564fb0a95e3e2f

“You fools! Did you really fall for ef0a0fdb1d her just because of a a64fb35c1b few gifts like these?”603ea48aa9881d8f

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It was Amy.9134cf6610aeb0d5

Marianne and Dior 3d645f8c35 had thought she f0c007c3c9 had stormed off d626fd08ee and gone home 44f1054cde earlier when she 27c33a6091 left in a f625692163 fit of anger.ab11d2af0927461f

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This happened right after ca8b231983 their uncle had told b456bd9333 them they should thank 92da1bdbb5 their aunt for the f71f661314 candies, and they’d awkwardly 546212ce6a offered their gratitude, creating ef87b228fd a more pleasant atmosphere.165553bb69030b0c

“Why is she acting so differently from the rumors? Could she really… No! There’s no way 0c5bed0665 she’s fallen for 43cd0eba87 the Duke. She was obsessed with the eb9b7dbc0a Crown Prince, wasn’t she? Yes, this must 8c25cb5609 just be a c22ebe313c momentary whim.”9d6b6d151916ed26

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Amy muttered to b4385a78ea herself while pacing a9dbbd9d4e around the room, 1623defb7b clutching her head. She truly looked like a 67b9b71b71 madwoman.73ff445f09de2e92

At that moment, Amy stopped a9daf06b4d in her tracks and glared 4f0634958b at Marianne and Dior.0dfc509a73fe582f

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Both children flinched, 46425cdad4 their shoulders shrinking 0a773920b7 instinctively as they 565c2fd49d held each other’s be06dfe6e2 hands tightly.ebc0787beaae8586

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