IFLDMHF – Chapter 59

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But no matter d0a043145a how much one 273e575cc5 organizes the ledgers, 2b9f51efc9 the only realization dd14240739 would be that 8cb0f123d8 the House of d1aad4c5df Rudion is buried 6b4a0337be under a mountain a31d914cc0 of debt.5149b5ac9ce5c90f

“How much of it will they actually pay off?”02b46078c97f0b25

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Amy’s insides churned.9304322c81a7b552

Over the years, she had 06ab6b0d1c persuaded her father several times fa1ef6367e to propose marriage to the 39e5852088 Duke of Rudion in exchange 1c7b410fb1 for reducing part of the 6b8413d3c1 distribution fees that the House aa90e790e3 of Rudion paid to them 5e32e1bf9b monthly.67c1b2a5d862ff71

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However, the Duke of Rudion 5bc8902dde had rejected the idea outright 73c94886cb every time.d5655a8698089003

Her father speculated that the 464014f912 strict Duke found the idea 859ad14a9e of marrying his late sister-in-law’s b2df72cd39 younger sister improper. However, Amy, who had 02e4efdcdf visited the ducal residence 0fe213657f almost daily and personally 5167d307f2 witnessed how much Euclid a7544491cd cared for his nieces 27f16ac21d and nephews, thought otherwise.d3a9c7f2495ae1c4

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If anything, she believed 1072fe0b1d that as their aunt, 9bd6f4dd43 marriage would have made 447c464c4e her position even stronger, de5a8141aa allowing her to care 29acc3c724 for the children better. Yet, he hadn’t shown her 140e05ff52 even the slightest interest.d716430d29b5d69d

Then, as soon 8f5f238c8c as she heard b9d8a447d6 that the Duke 397acc9c25 of Rudion was 5d100aea16 progressing with a 316b859f57 marriage proposal from 80e1e61b4c the Duke of c32203a669 Basilian, she became 55e7cd76db convinced.aab89da670e3c6d4

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The reason the Duke of ebf089dfd9 Rudion had rejected her was 9c1766b6e5 money.a0010a25ede3345d

Though she didn’t know 2fde6e880b exactly what the Duke 932a1709b8 of Basilian had promised, 1348c81dd8 it was obvious they c8a0b9e08d had offered to resolve f43b65597c Rudion’s financial difficulties.c0b7cdd31a378495

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The Duke of Basilian had 4401582719 an abundance of wealth, while 04aadbe96e the Duke of Rudion was 79989a92ca severely lacking in it.8f8550be9a848e2c

“Father is so stingy! Instead of offering to c55537f8e7 reduce the distribution fees, 972a7f7803 he should’ve boldly suggested dc0fcfe5bb not collecting them at 7838a19037 all.”e2c5b23b874aae9f

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After all, if 85a4d93f46 she, the cherished 02875668dd only daughter, became 8615d7ba37 the duchess, the 24ae7d6317 wealth of the 6b3d70e22d House of Rudion 51a9ea6265 would essentially become 9a335029ac her father’s assets. Just as her father’s assets 444205d1e6 were essentially hers.8d5702c31558a1ac

Amy was well aware that 8a09efeaaf the distribution fees paid by 0f95a2787d the House of Biers made 1e1260fd02 up a significant portion of 07017b9ca0 the income for their trading 398e3084f3 company. She also knew that bec0624ee3 her father secretly wished a3eac07da8 to bring in a 4fb1082cd8 son-in-law to inherit the 8ae06a662d House of Biers. Yet, she remained stubborn, holding 1e5d652908 on to her ambitions.0f8e85c738ed8d88

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Simultaneously, she continued to pressure 244c54a308 Marianne and Dior, whom Euclid cc256cee7b cherished.36e086ab8bb887e4

She believed that if 6194e59172 she convinced the two a38385b1bc children to like and ec661307c6 need her, Euclid would 7682a2b266 eventually change his mind.feee5ac2c388eb12

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‘It’s so infuriating.’75c2dd423bd06d83

If only the 36bdbe4fd0 Basilian family hadn’t e4cedadf85 suddenly interfered, she 577e8acfb3 would have undoubtedly fe8d8936e8 secured the position d227ef6ecb of duchess by 4aa564095f now.92c6ebb99b9cdcca

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Still, Amy hadn’t lost hope.5d67e0e592ad0d37

She didn’t understand b6b2dfb344 why Euclid had 420162dce6 married so suddenly, fbe4151dfd but everyone in 246f288642 the empire knew fdfd7b6a56 that the Basilian ae576f2c12 princess had been 27e98918ad chasing after the 01cd4c6d4d crown prince.ce7caf53d4c03195

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‘There’s no way their marriage is harmonious.’29ad248a94e4a49f

They might even divorce soon. No, the chances were 553f5c5c78 incredibly high!21915efd0a30bae4

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Dreaming of Euclid a02c79b81b and Evgenia’s divorce, 4dbccab682 Amy had hoped 5224041b43 that when Evgenia 9ba67e6af0 arrived at the 8b1d658a67 ducal residence—especially in 7b4ee8c3eb front of all fa1d02e0d0 the gathered retainers—she 599ce668c0 would display the 0417ff3ab7 infamous arrogance befitting 7ff61a1118 her reputation, disrespecting 2dd91875ed the duke.88bdef7623fc4ec2

However, Amy’s expectations were shattered.fa019a69cff46623

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– I hope everyone continues to support us moving forward.9f20d88cad7b9421

Even now, it was 776a7c7c84 hard to discern whether 2b249c7eb5 Evgenia’s icy gaze and 119254d3d3 expression had been a 6e087fd47a threat or a genuine ed8bb09d46 statement, but one thing 427bd555d9 was certain—it wasn’t the e86beefd57 atmosphere Amy had anticipated.f758b7afc8861953

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‘It’s probably because it was the first day, and she wanted to save face.’2562904211832bab

The gifts she had prepared f66e2232e4 for the children were likely c9ede65486 a result of some impulsive 18423edf7a pity she felt due to a10e949900 their similar circumstances, Amy speculated.9100a2278efc1039

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Believing that someone with Evgenia’s 4eb230bf39 tarnished reputation wouldn’t care about 0254a97271 appearances, Amy conveniently ignored rumors 90afd16101 describing Evgenia as a heartless 085c0eb3d5 and ruthless villainess.5bc1787b6e226fec

Thus, she pressured Dior be0a0b14d6 to insist on sleeping 4b1728a43b with Euclid out of c7aeef1bb6 fear, thinking that if 307d49a591 she set the stage 144192f906 like that, the princess d17f0f7783 would take the bait, 29b10cd972 leading to a ruined 24780d7f0c first night.90352930ff7719b0

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‘But how could the night have passed so quietly without incident?’593b43bc16d3e612

She couldn’t be 8dd5f83e62 sure whether the dac0a74bbc two had consummated ad01f0ec89 their marriage or f89f9cca6b not.886e332708b7326e

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In truth, she had c2fcf9b60d overheard maids cleaning Grace’s dc094bdec0 room whispering with flushed 8b955ce88f faces about the bed’s 0d583d5a91 torn canopy.c5630c9389189dd3

What unsettled her even more b78b24e5b8 was the fact that the 5f7e9dfa6c next day, Evgenia had genuinely 5443cfc4b5 toured the ducal estate as e20ed37807 if she were its mistress 9c4e01f5fe and even reviewed the ledgers.aecfeacd678e1a39

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Amy began to worry—was 7b3bcaee5c Evgenia planning to stay 031ec047b4 at the ducal residence 1878770ba6 for good?56972b15809e6e55

‘No, that can’t be. Once she sees the fe5e9e77cf ledgers, she’ll realize the f504ea5b73 harsh reality of the f61c282985 Rudion estate’s finances.’6049aa501ac3d01d

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Amy couldn’t predict how much 5c9cf64a25 the Basllian family would cover 039fd1340f of Rudion’s debts, but she d84d81269a doubted they’d pay off everything.85df3c51d136b2e0

After all, the House a52f8a540f of Rudion had always 01072df6a8 been drowning in debt ebf962f2e0 in her memory, and 6822d864dc it didn’t seem realistic fe184e40d2 that a single marriage 230171efe2 could clear it all.ed3c3f58e5b08d71

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She couldn’t fathom that the 108f531fcc Duke of Basilian possessed wealth f141cc5394 far beyond her understanding.f4402f4a56ca7c6e

‘And no matter how much debt they pay off, the monthly distribution fees to the House of Bierce won’t go away.’5a87df1aa1b73393

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In fact, those fees 265e796d5b might even surpass the 4aed504614 monthly allowance allocated to 2c50f5cf61 the duchess for maintaining 6e9c0c6d2c her dignity.93600e005d580d14

Thinking that, the frustration 38c1603b5b and bitterness she had d29b7c9764 felt eased a little.969b2e9d9b0b66db

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The next day, 83c70ab1cf she still didn’t 32dd27c2eb call for her, 3bf14192da which made him 6a2e0a6de7 even more brazen.74621d791a557824

Even during the bc0be207e1 meal a short 7158ebe866 while ago, only 40bf9ad661 the Duke came 1b26eeb75d down to the 000fa05968 dining hall.ecf249d86dddb15a

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Judging from how quickly he 6f78b51580 finished his meal and left, f1289ac09c the atmosphere must have been 1e9f42cb8c unfavorable.9f617d4d5e6fd92e

“Who knows? Maybe she’ll say she 17a8ab5e6e can’t take it anymore 33f8d69543 and leave in a e839e81e41 month, or even a 9c6df4ad10 week.”f7fbb96f48ca2fdb

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At Amy’s amused monologue, not 5b2336de15 only Marianne, who had been 52bf18f7a3 listening intently, but even Dior, df49d7433d who was reading a book, 75029ab63c widened his eyes in surprise.1023cb6aea4eb85a

“Aunt is leaving? How could that happen?”34792d42324f43de

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After all, he had 545494bb55 only seen her twice—once 6d499c5854 in front of the a5d4eba0ce Duke’s estate and once 8bb335f496 at dinner.1e4b8a1a380370dc

Naturally, they hadn’t had 07ef99994e a proper conversation either.907c72d05f1de0a6

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‘But still…’2c52c3237aa2bc41

Though he had 7f1f4b18be always enjoyed reading, 37c49bb076 after hearing Evgenia’s c3d9ea3d52 words, Dior had baed2e4c33 brought every fairy a1bdf4af4a tale book about 0c5ec7a58d witches he could 6b9a1ee8fd find from the 8efb0b207f library.f7c1afed6e919f0b

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Yet, none of those c4cd298314 books contained the beautiful 78ec11e2c2 and enchanting witch who d0c578f737 lured children with candies, 8b21a49c0a as Evgenia had described.c2c409820c4c82fe

Instead, just as Amy f2ba6917c4 had said, there were cf992fb1bd only terrifying witches who 17840a209b tormented children.41116e715fddb01e

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Though she had black 9cee9b1a69 hair instead of black 7949cb1253 clothes,fe8989c4bc33f43e

And while her scary 5feec069d7 expression somewhat resembled them,761023030fac0ec9

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Dior hadn’t thought 225520d76e of his aunt 9a733dbca1 as such a 0075e570a0 bad person…03cab4d57a371551

A heavy cloud eaa2f01d73 of guilt hung 3ae1bb2b52 over Dior’s heart.2af0803254450e34

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Unlike when he had 969f433fcd thoughtlessly called her a 702dec2db9 witch while only thinking 8568d09895 about his sister,f77eebf50f2d0eb8

Now, the fear of e64039b592 disappointing his uncle compounded 30777a6c66 with the guilt that 8c68eaad5d his mean words might 6f0249cbeb have caused Evgenia to d6d03385d1 want to leave.addb1ee6de74c38d

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At that moment, ff5eda9578 Amy frowned as 881b00f199 she glanced around af2f261682 the room.07249ae45ea37b65

“By the way, where did all the toys in this room go?”84759960b116cd7f

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She had clearly seen 884769cf1f with her own eyes f383a59ba6 the room being filled 91e0bc4ed2 with gifts.5906aef99e8fedc3

Though the past few f28de70d26 days had been chaotic, f9d7bfb98e Amy, now believing Evgenia 2394598889 wouldn’t call for her, 916fcdb0a1 finally decided to take 3d08d4d65c a closer look around.ca1a8ff36b980bc5

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If it were b025ccc343 Dior’s belongings, she d6ec522bce wouldn’t care, but 6cabf4ac7f there might be 32a9cabe3a luxurious dolls meant 2dcee28b35 for girls like f8f2edd123 Marianne.0d83437615bb286b

“Where are they?”4cb5d64755315994

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“…”8853e4dbe6dd8aad

“Huh? I asked, where are they?”7fc4d1ee3edaaea5

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When Amy glared at 41a0a54f7a her, Marianne finally rolled ae3672177c her eyes and replied,918f0a54cb9069da

“The maids put them away since no one was playing with them.”b32414b81b7f5fc6

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“Why weren’t you playing with them?”95e51da2db0a84cf

Well, because it’s more 35221261e8 likely you’d end up 68943798b8 playing with them, not a1405db259 us.58362bbe2f18ec8b

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Neither Marianne nor Dior f96d965cc0 wanted to see Aunt 73c92cca2f Evgenia’s precious gifts being 402531c252 carelessly handled by Amy, aa25963f3b and they also felt c69ead2c7d the urge to cherish 8c2c16e8fc them simply because they c9e23b9b72 were so valuable.a6e7c4a817b81bd0

But hiding her 3d6c18f767 true feelings, Marianne 5e9e0a8d2d indifferently said,6ebbedab23244749

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“They seemed childish and boring.”09cc89ccec2bd3ee

“You really are like a grown-up in a child’s body.”3f674d20a6f592f7

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Clicking her tongue, e30f4404c4 Amy looked disapprovingly 77bfd0642c at Marianne, who 3ab090842b was always praised 1d26914705 and admired by 54ee0d0c67 everyone in the 9d2d45a4a5 grand duchy for e413e2786e her maturity.8352692e61063f5e

A moment later, Amy af1f743514 decided to call a d7ef414eb0 maid to ask where a39507f8b0 all the items had 0c702fba11 been stored.97cf9a93654ba92e

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Surely, no one would 16dd416bd5 find it odd. After all, she 13114f80cc was the children’s 2d2cb4cffb most trusted aunt.3b8f822845ba0f52

Feeling pleased at the thought e989c7917b of leisurely inspecting the gifts, fdd18391ce Amy jumped onto Dior’s bed.e3b8f902cd766890

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Dior’s shoulders noticeably 1e89152f3f flinched, and Marianne’s b66bc522e6 sharp glare immediately 269798e1a5 followed.d36e84d9dae9385e

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