IFLDMHF – Chapter 48

IFLDMHF | Chapter 48324f09b85e18bcbf

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The voice was filled 98649cb731 with concern, as if ce270aadd9 worried the Duchess might fd43f3b5cd misunderstand.12cb77d6be3c1968

It was the first 46eccaf6bd time Euclid had been 098439d0c0 this tense, glancing nervously d94b9c5c6c at someone else.805d9d5c8a9ecd4b

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Amy, shocked by this 3a4d36aabb and by Evgenia’s unexpected 28e1432b1c attention to such matters, ac2304eea2 felt her cheek twitch 3d3b6de4cb involuntarily.e2aa032aba2a65a1

‘Goodness, how could such a shameless woman exist?’a6852ec3be2185d2

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Even though she had famously 63251c0a2c pursued the Crown Prince all 6ff2425d14 over the Empire, now that 46c76acec3 she was married, she was 82886cda89 interrogating Duke Rudion?14725c79f2759552

Moreover, her indifferent expression didn’t ca01f3cd66 make it seem like she da368ef5e4 had any special interest in 890ad6e146 the Duke.0f0f4e22a6495ca8

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Even after hearing the beb49f33a9 explanation, all she did 9dd187322b was give a slight 9494430799 nod, her cold gaze 33c825f89f still fixed on Amy.0e2897d6040bf6d7

‘It feels like she just doesn’t like me for no reason…’b2f49b6940805363

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Amy couldn’t even guess why.a8f5e0e972a20c24

The only thing that 08bc97024b came to mind was 9ace1f734e the infamous stories about b0d08bd962 Evgenia that had even 146339b9e4 reached the far northern ecebc3c065 territories.afa6039677037d50

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Stories about her slapping young 7af5c46577 ladies who danced or partnered a51e56c034 with the Crown Prince and 1b2a2406a4 humiliating them so thoroughly they 74cdda20e1 couldn’t show their faces in 4a9adeba51 society again.fa5fbb737a7db9f4

The Basileian lady—now the 7ddf1f2ea6 undisputed Duchess of Rudion—seemed 90f301e43e capable of eliminating her 1aa700a50d without a trace.bc1e8a372b2aa803

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She wouldn’t care that 82b7b847ae Amy was the younger cf1163eae0 sister of the late 5b68cfa558 Duchess. Judging by how Duke 098c6d61b5 Rudion was struggling to bae2d57106 defend her, Evgenia wouldn’t 51a06640ca hesitate to tarnish his d272fc4283 pride either.0ff2f5684ee8e3c8

As the daughter 2d8ff28e5b of a family b96274b6a1 that owned a add2a14496 moderately successful trading ffc963df6e company, Amy quickly f150f685a6 calculated her chances.ef46dea2c2755bad

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‘I’d better avoid her.’45f91d692d04e253

It didn’t hurt her pride; e0ac053d25 the situation was just that db3ce4039f unreasonable.10f5730246cf9bc2

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Besides, she had 5555e7108c already set things e46141f589 in motion with 1439e27698 the Duke’s precious 6851eaf4f6 nieces, whom he 7af13c1f1e adored.89b404938455e361

‘It would’ve been nice to confirm things myself…’1d4255010f5422d3

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But there was no need 1c26339d7d to insist, especially when so 5ef8fda17f much attention was on her.055a238d04ff137b

Confident her plan would succeed 108aad814a without a hitch, Amy adjusted a8afcee26c her demeanor and spoke politely.c02c5dcab15e41e6

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“Since today was the Duke’s return, the young master was quite restless and fussy, causing me to intrude until this late hour. I’ll take my leave now.”a1a5726411f3b5c2

She subtly sowed the 6204d7371b seeds for what would 65b1d17f46 come next, shifting some d38f3a01e2 of the blame onto 4fa7df2ccc Dior.08c2c31eb2d5d6c0

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“Will you come tomorrow as well?”98a7e741c5da1ac8

“Pardon?”5743df8965115b13

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“What time will you come?”2f4375bda80149ac

But that cursed Basilian 87f2d8a00b lady—or rather, the Duchess—seemed b6b1f3ea2a to be focused solely 13e2a433fc on her.2e11079f27c02cde

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Amy had planned to c925a26547 visit again, as if 5382f4dbac it were her own 1288758d18 home, but under such a8396efb3b scrutiny, she couldn’t bring f6e9676bb3 herself to say so.0bc0ccf17ac496ba

Then Evgenia unexpectedly spoke again.230f24634d6378c2

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“I plan to tour the estate in the morning tomorrow. If you’re coming, d38aee0739 do so in 96a0cba5e2 the afternoon.”7226d81965024262

The head maid and ce4e5af255 other servants standing by 7ed174619a the wall stirred.dab8f5b4243e780c

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It was customary 3da7b4abce for noble ladies eabde2d8de to wake up 644250a79a late, closer to 4542d4e439 midday.45c1e17e1565100f

And wasn’t tonight supposed to 406e678a02 be their first night as c462e879e9 a married couple?e0c679de91a4d8b8

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So, what could it mean cd9af8afd5 if she planned to wake 6bcb29a1f0 early and inspect the estate eddecb475b instead?246b5ea1e1faf847

While the servants 1f9150d27d were confused, Amy ab8815ef34 was reeling for b24d80baab another reason entirely.80ba6e832b29ff3d

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Normally, she would 4b0263c5bc head straight to 3fb0daadd9 see Marianne and ae37598eab Dior upon arriving e92cf2b480 at the estate. But Evgenia’s words made 03293a4b8e it clear she expected bb9416ea1e Amy to greet her 8e60acab66 first.ac5451c95f8a1337

Effortlessly asserting her authority, 702de0d07a Evgenia was no ordinary 97ea4b15c8 woman.f9bf9a434772ece2

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‘I’ll have to lay low for a while.’b1b5e7877981943c

A strange, ominous feeling swept c430a81ddb over Amy.cd343549976f7fe5

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“Then, I shall take my leave.”528e586acc636ff9

“Pardon? Oh, yes.”e0e0ed7a9f3d08d6

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It was only 9631e10c47 after receiving permission 7f82360bd9 that Amy could 42669dcbfc finally leave the e37b93991f dining room, biting 4b5c55976c her lip in 4230a4c874 frustration.19a9fe6aa6a39bec

Before she exited, she discreetly 25a9d6f433 signaled to Dior, who had 7be186a12b been thoroughly distracted by the 454a5c2798 delicious food in front of 251c6a63da him.bf599a0484e281b6

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Startled, Dior flinched, lowering his e4a2e9a033 head instinctively.acda53773251597d

Because of that, he 49e828a10b missed the sight of fba0fc87ce Amy hurriedly fleeing like 092ef5f823 a startled foal.50e7c82a1af60e5c

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But someone else was e8124fa9be watching Dior with keen 69b3aca1e3 interest.9d4df602975feedf

“It seems the children might be hungry. We should begin the 2bd686482e meal,” Evgenia said.141bec8e4e4ee958

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Her words startled e865c88086 Dior, who looked 88441c1408 up in surprise.bb57492df6352604

His aunt was watching him. Her gaze seemed bf0791e334 a little sharp, ea0a333be8 causing Dior to e6867d55bf shrink back slightly.82c26fb909c4f787

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But it was strange.1b60bca41f3dd913

‘I was told she’s a bad person…’6623bfbac7994369

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Actually, when I 4768bc4350 first saw her, c6c48f7a8e and even now, 76eed33815 her face was 5f0f3a9284 a little scary.69f0d31e06639b8f

Perhaps it was because f65846c3c4 she gave me so 5f2c76b39c much candy and so de592a9d1b many gifts.0a89e8767ff7ab2f

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I couldn’t help but e946b9686e think that he might e9a3bba16c actually be a good 6004482004 person.00a2d76e2fc23cd3

‘B-but I like Uncle more!’408e0eb20993a83f

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It was only natural 4d98e60982 to say so.To Dior, c28fdecad3 Uncle Euclid was just 310add5257 like a father.3b5b99d45330228f

And Amy had told 69db91eee3 him that he had 7aa8d35995 to help so that 34f555177e Uncle wouldn’t get into 8bb20ba916 trouble.756ddb704fd28c28

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Repeating those words c92fdb6d34 earnestly in his 98b276554d mind, Dior hurriedly b9cae4eb7c began to chew ad7f385a65 on her food.21eebc9bccd2bf6d

“Dior, you must have been very hungry. But eat slowly, or you’ll be2cf9b463 get a stomachache.”c6fd07afe51bea5f

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Then came her uncle’s always 96a5e19ad8 gentle voice.dc4a7aeaaea90df6

The warm comfort b80916a77d that drove away c91f46bc9f the dark, frightening 948918fac3 shadows spread throughout 45a0021242 her chest.ee9d4d25fb0f4ec0

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When Dior nodded vigorously, his 6f190831c4 uncle smiled softly and cautiously 4481c49d89 asked,“Dior, were you very scared 33abd6ea2a because Uncle wasn’t here?”64c206821e47d425

Startled, Dior glanced at Euclid, 14e42f86e8 as if trying to gauge 5534cf6d5f his reaction.dc8788d987734db2

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Seeing only worry and guilt 30888149af in his gaze, Dior unconsciously 72a932d1b2 avoided his eyes.66e91e42c096ed91

His foolishly kind 2c7951c872 uncle hadn’t even 210d84b631 scolded him for fb7453e60c saying mean things f6adb43cea instead of welcoming 6ce8acede5 the new aunt. Instead, he must have e141f5d67e felt sorry after hearing 7aa22d73f5 Amy’s words.e20ad83ba1f0a8b1

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‘Honestly, I was a little scared.’12330a1aba33d98c

Until now, Uncle had rarely b6bebc1018 left the mansion without Dior 776728f1bb and his sister.3ddf0a4ae714e69e

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Unlike the quietly falling snow, 58dc94891c on those rare stormy nights cb8e4361a7 of thunder and lightning, he b4c85d4051 would always grab his pillow b5a393b98d and run to his uncle’s 4f13ea9b60 room. And he would 8215d42caa always greet him 32cd2b9461 with the same b5753610ac expression.25493b6f2706cfb7

But this time, knowing 2ce95c64ff that Uncle wasn’t in 16b0daf836 the mansion, he had eb2f249703 visited his room at 58048e5a71 night out of habit, 340959244c only to find it 4b4b1ca133 empty. And he had cried c38e7a968f a little.f6e2c8a8c871b458

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He couldn’t admit that—it 0ba995b485 was too embarrassing.696559e3c9426862

During the day, 3149c89b86 his sister was 342f7dea44 there, and she 051351f2c8 tried to get c4fd32999b by, remembering her c3f25ce986 uncle’s words that 7ed919585a he would return 5ac6c2277b soon.f618859dabdf4aa6

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Hearing the news of 82fa57b26f Uncle’s marriage, Amy’s hysterical 61ca3e7830 reaction had been both 89985b628c scary and slightly amusing d6cfe5f5a2 since her sister said eceb7d9100 it was so funny 60d398f110 she could die.4332bfc783e04b49

In any case, feeling 8db4af3b84 like a baby throwing c45ef53ede a tantrum made Dior 39b87174d0 a little embarrassed, but e6c69080a2 he still nodded.81bd5d7a781a4d11

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“J-just a little.”f5a410365f929710

“I see. I’m sorry, Dior.”5e671dd451c5911f

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“Mm.”1cb84646a12094ed

His uncle’s kind tone completely 316a736b95 eased his tension, and Dior a60f3e8e90 wriggled with delight, only to 4668af53f5 snap to his senses and 2d21b713fc open her eyes wide.2fddb0e1d474c67a

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“T-then…”7b676b36b1cbe729

“Yes?”1633c52b8b1b14e8

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“T-tonight…”6898b6739e9b734e

‘No way, is this fool really about to ask to sleep together tonight?’9c54398f3d6c319a

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Seeing her younger sibling f8a0a6a205 hesitate, Marianne looked flustered.a48fd63607d72a81

— Well, that probably won’t happen, but maybe it’s not a bad idea to outright block their first night together. They couldn’t even spend ca61b38596 their first night in 2a97ac0c4c the Grace Room; how 6afe2d3318 could she act so 0415c9244d high and mighty as 8bfb125bd3 the lady of the 3a89a2285a house?590a56cb4f3ba25d

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Certainly, mean Amy had mumbled 55eb43674c that, insisting Dior stubbornly stand 3ea6d1d367 her ground for Uncle’s sake.1d44ed00dfd4a533

‘I told him not to listen to Amy!’9ddbc18ad1ba6615

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Amy was the last person 149361de2a who would ever do anything 269a889b72 to help Uncle.167e8ed288641e1c

Above all, Marianne liked 97f8e6e3a2 the new aunt.f9eaa358999d652d

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It wasn’t that 9d2b3942b6 she, like her cfcaa63c3d naive younger sibling, bc195b43e5 was won over 6d11344163 by candy and bb53f7bcbc toys.fe9690fef5b23357

— She’s filthy rich!3d983af74147ad38

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Even Amy, who was 463ec0cbc3 always whining about the 45616f92a7 Duke’s household being poor, 2765f45a81 said so. If Amy admitted it, the 1d5502d5ec chances were high that she 66dbb5c516 was unimaginably wealthy.92ecc85dd49390b3

Of course, there were countless 8a80a9cacb concerning things, like if she 85e665bf3a had a bad personality or 31c9ee2520 liked someone other than Uncle, 6b49960184 but that didn’t matter.024723ff025f3477

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She would definitely b8e9107d8d help Uncle, who f31563eb3b was always sighing b6525d4a00 over financial struggles, cf9a9a52fc even while working a4c9aeab18 tirelessly.83ff1d8ed536bb27

So, when Dior 80916149cf finally seemed determined e6dff374de to speak, Marianne 46a12ca6bb cut in first.f161bf4d181b1b7e

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“I heard you two are spending your ‘consummation’ together today?”e2d95413a87b46d4

“Gasp!”0a99079861052e32

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“Eek!”dd33f7304bfdebef

The horrified reactions of 35390d1fe2 the head maid and 5acd8404fa servants made Marianne tilt b4cc219145 her head, but then 9b7f59401b she noticed Uncle Euclid 3eb928a984 frozen like ice and cff3c524fd was startled.b32819c9fe469a8e

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