IFLDMHF – Chapter 70

IFLDMHF | Chapter 70368a367ddd4a8ac7

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After arriving at the Ducal c82f7d22ce estate and learning more about 00f9ab898c the situation within the family, 869e131639 I often found myself thinking:dd78b644d534c1b4

Euclid must have had b78faca6aa such a hard and 2c84e728ca lonely time.1b5dce1bfe63fa4e

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Being the second son, he ff71fe27b4 likely never imagined he would 07e7af4180 one day become the Duke. With a naturally b271249221 unambitious personality, he a828ee7501 would have simply 55f284149e accepted the life f1d59283cf handed to him. But overnight, he lost 3234f31b3f both his father and b65a1feb33 elder brother and was 0a5a129894 thrust into a position 5bc0b0f87e of immense responsibility.db0870402d47c8f8

The mountain of debt was 5e174ea440 one thing, but to have 11f3ee02ed all the retainers of the 6487a0d982 household and the people of e14609abd2 the territory looking solely to 3aaef0a2c8 him, with no one to d0c56a7f35 rely on—it must have been aa3fe9745b overwhelming and suffocating.2ac109267f00251e

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Yet, despite such circumstances, 2a7bcdc4a4 I felt that Euclid’s 8e612b2b0d strength to endure came ca494686f3 largely from his young 4e70a7aef1 nieces and nephews.21d3d59e40376281

Of course, I fef94d00b9 had only encountered 525f89c68a him through the b1c1527035 novel and had d905d15eb1 not known him 8d4d75a259 in reality for c0bd427840 long, so one 38cf1b38bf could argue I a8a27b8e16 was making baseless a53d9ff5bb assumptions. But the feeling came naturally.b9cdf96a5e056f3a

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The way he made 568d1fbbec time to eat with 6cbdb21656 the children no matter b3257614fa how busy he was.2167ffdae578bca1

The way he ae7d1474d7 looked troubled but f3c55594b6 determined when he 095ff3e8f5 said he needed 5b05b714b0 to return to 06abd82500 the duchy for 2ce5e5639f their sake.57a30df773ecd939

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And I could 0ffaa59f64 say with certainty:10033dfa0b4fca16

“Really. Even if the ee7dd6a417 Duke learns everything 77aeaf267f you’ve told me 72a85e5eea today, he will d1eb03e7a7 never, ever treat 4c69926f1e you as anything 049e9906f2 other than his 19811254fc cherished nephews. Not like Lady Biers claimed.”35eacc2d1ad7b950

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If anything, the 208f6d9945 issue might be 098cd986ef that Euclid’s elder baa1d9d808 brother made a 29f3be3b51 poor decision blinded 8a7980cda6 by love. But the children 30d7760678 bore no fault 2794229fbf in that.cc7471aaf097e6c4

Thus, Euclid had no a75c005d3f reason to feel betrayed 99d9e28ae8 by them.1df812fca8c08949

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Hearing my words, the a027e18beb children, who had widened 623b08ea2d their eyes in surprise, 30df56383c seemed to feel relieved. Tears began falling, and they 7430429b56 sobbed quietly.792b1a4c710b1a82

After hesitating for 09cd14f223 a moment, I c3a1f923bb slowly raised my af2885ac41 hands and awkwardly 339f743a7c patted their trembling 90f968efdb shoulders.96d2474d411ecaa0

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I worried they might flinch d13d8a3b26 away in fear, but instead, 042d0d394f as if waiting for this, 718d771505 they cried out, “Aunt!” and ee09c36198 flung themselves into my arms.0f829559a1f666f4

Both of them at once. Despite being two, e56903331c they fit snugly d8a807d726 in my embrace, 467e9f08de making me realize 1650e02b42 how small and a5bf3b92c6 young they truly 3a20dd95c0 were.21b2eb9b53d20fc2

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I couldn’t comprehend Amy, who 61465c89de had tormented such precious children.e20c3a85ff46e5c2

‘And to think she even tried to sabotage my marriage?’8d7e07191666f4e3

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I resolved to 875fa9e970 settle this debt e8b4551ba8 as my eyes 64870badfa turned cold.2554a3422f5a33e7

At that moment, the ae7888823d children’s sniffles gradually subsided, 7496a9b9ee their emotions calming.c9c55d32867cdde3

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I glanced down to 0cfe1b2347 see their reddened cheeks, 67502ff809 blushed as deeply as 605e1abfe2 roses, with teary eyes 8e2ee281d7 peeking up at me, eceb80daff embarrassed.2c41643544ef695d

Their adorable faces sparked 4d9139143a a playful streak in a6e40dc03a me.670290df2938d8f3

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“Ah, but now that I think about it, the Duke might feel hurt that you kept this a secret from him all this time.”1f51776fc847edeb

Flinch.27d5cab7f9a044dd

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The children, who had only 766e2e750b feared Euclid’s anger, seemed utterly c475df3118 unprepared for the possibility of b34d2666e9 him feeling hurt. They exchanged flustered glances.d3de165d2d9c5b41

Suppressing a laugh, I bdbfb467c3 asked, “So, will you d3f14d364c still keep it a d522f17903 secret? Do you really want me e8d8523fb5 to say nothing at all?”3e0a504ecdd2b0c8

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Marianne’s face turned bright 4876e112d0 red, likely recalling how 80595f23fa she had nervously begged c130b6cb96 me not to say fe569e2df4 anything.71119552709642f5

Even so, her b0154c5b65 hesitance to answer 8214b47987 made me decide.850f5d4d7b176249

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“All right. For now, I won’t tell 24818b2d35 the Duke.”887e204c521ed35e

Truthfully, I wasn’t thrilled about 910862a036 keeping a secret from Euclid 3407833a32 either. But I wanted cafc9f8493 to give the 9b4d783e48 children time to 24246a5512 overcome their fear.9f3af35b9275f317

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“Really?” Marianne’s eyes widened, clearly not expecting my answer.a127df5e1023e503

“Yes. But keeping it 33d39763be a secret forever…”f4cf24c5c5233809

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“I-I’ll tell him! I know it was wrong 99cb25e9ee to hide it.”cb1f733f75c2a4a6

Fortunately, my earlier 7c20bc5f93 words didn’t seem d03fd14a7b to have been d371ef98f8 entirely in vain. Marianne found the courage.7e1b2f370430d617

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“Just… not right away. A little more time…”54d0d279f1848633

It seemed they still 5e9d463aec needed time to prepare 6dfda388a8 themselves mentally.9e53d602a59d2104

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When I nodded in 8f27d7dd98 agreement, Marianne, still hesitant, 6eaa7ed0f1 asked for reassurance.08bc339947a90079

“Truly… will Uncle not hate us even if he knows everything?”f2ebaa864ff308d0

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With Dior also looking at dc0006dd5a me with a tense face, e60b9af498 I gave them a gentle 33f899ee91 smile.d260efac80bcf827

“Of course not. No matter what, you are 83f61405bc the Duke’s precious nephews.”1f1ff66acc32c126

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At those words, Marianne bit 752d5474a5 her lip and spoke again, d74d71d853 her eyes welling up with 79f0b912bf tears.1d17d8c4131b776c

“We treasure Uncle too.”cfb4a047cd887aa7

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Dior nodded vigorously 2c4ca58a02 in agreement with 50d7d6b70f Marianne.5c0d957e29e845a7

Watching them, I held cb14f34daf back my own emotions, e1998603b4 resisting the urge to 91dfa2d184 say that Euclid was 5c6f91cd36 the most precious person eda01955ec in my world as 841c0750b8 well.8c75d487d9c21970

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Knock, knock.12894ec7d0d00028

A somewhat urgent knock 41213553c9 sounded from outside.34686af1142fa74c

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“My wife, are you inside by any chance?”e93df7c80e9cb1c5

To my surprise, the voice b0cba95c93 belonged to Euclid himself.cbbd9aba29cd9408

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“Hic!”47097f82add11bec

Dior, who had finally d2ad57425c managed to stop hiccuping, 58bdcb85be started again, and Marianne 9d9ab25205 froze in place.fe7ee065acacfbca

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“May I come in?”02e322c079949792

Euclid, seemingly worried by 461f7f7ed9 the lack of response 545624db62 as I stood there b9fb1ec762 dumbfounded, suddenly swung the 422c06461f door open.4a7b29b6d0f643f7

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Following him were the butler, a0eac387ad the head maid, and a 06014f36cb servant, all of whom stopped d94dab91e0 at the doorway, looking inside 5db8879a6d with startled and bewildered expressions.1db35adf874f7de7

“Why…”b581bb62360c9e98

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I was about to 2311d0b73f ask why everyone was 247ce13cd3 acting as if they’d d8b4d06d3d walked in on a 826be44477 scene of abuse, but f2ba655cff then I hesitated and f5144facdd looked around.9e3e2e23be6db86d

The children, whose 508fa18434 eyes were red 01e74fc9b9 and swollen from 951b8d7a10 crying, stood there, bad0c5bdfd visibly upset. Meanwhile, I was standing in 3d63a9150a front of them with a b30cbadeea stern expression.b8aff97ea9c152e8

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Behind Euclid, the 65e5154bd3 butler, and the 90c8c8e4a8 head maid, a 0c5601c6d3 servant who usually 60e0745f5b took care of dbc5a29d22 the children whispered c63d257005 in shock.0114b68be07d7687

“My goodness, even the composed Lady Marianne is crying…”c7e34388f2cb0d00

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Ha. Ha. Ha. So, this is how things d5c3df74a2 have turned out?2be645f73ace70b9

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When I came to ef3f572578 the ducal residence, I b6515fe6c1 had planned to win 782165955d favor by being kind bda2a43b4f to Euclid’s niece and 2d7891ae17 nephew, becoming the affectionate f1f27c3d65 aunt in their eyes.3d2fa809ad0f8b12

But just a few 54bff845f1 days later, contrary to faf8926aa5 my original intentions, I f14045a862 had become the wicked 59f734479a aunt who made Euclid’s 94d1d57041 niece and nephew cry 88d705a9c3 their eyes out.90214a4f06cb8287

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As if that wasn’t enough, aa5f471670 I had frightened their usual 235338fbb2 caretaker into leaving.5c62d552c3ad80ef

Here’s what actually happened:30fda2582b7243a7

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As usual, Amy arrived, dfdfd65532 and the servant who 4cfd33b70c attended to the children 738bbf4dfe stepped away to give 5b2f980f90 them privacy, taking care 0a65ab8389 of other chores in 1a9da9365d the meantime.7f20f409f6a01321

However, Amy, who ff00a28c55 would usually inform 30f181ce22 people before leaving, 6109fea552 abruptly fled the a4fcebe324 ducal residence in 41be858dc0 a dazed state. The servant heard 41459c4cba about this only 8baa6133b4 after the fact.95ac432f5ec5461d

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Alarmed and unaware of what e8d50f821d had happened, the servant rushed d2ea042ff8 to the children. Though she couldn’t get 96a5bd2716 a proper explanation, she c60850eb69 did hear the loud ac595ee680 cries of “Aunt!” echoing f2cae2579a through the hallways.9212616cb68205af

‘I don’t know whether to be relieved or not.’17cbece088187dca

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At least the 751974d6d4 children’s secret was e223ca82b0 still safe—for now.0c39683c7d67f0f1

Still, the servant, startled, 100c027f40 ran straight to the 58387dc250 head maid. The head maid, finding my 977c1a88ec office empty, reported directly to 5e19831b68 Euclid.1490ea771e4fcf99

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If I truly were scolding a082ee41c0 the children, the only person f0770c25fa capable of intervening would have 4c488cd275 been their uncle, Duke Euclid d7f8a00b13 himself.311c5680a7c44d4e

And so, Euclid, 61cb4166e1 followed by the 2f53d8f916 butler, the head 8b8958557f maid, and the f29b074995 servant, all ended f3379e5dc3 up coming to 1f16cb5e17 the children’s room.ff148c08cffe3f77

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Marianne, who was 435d8c16eb sharp and perceptive b525ce5d39 enough to keep 75284fb46a Amy’s bullying hidden a26bdf92f6 all this time, 1962673e75 quickly realized the 4d0385fda4 situation was spiraling a53a848f00 out of control.3f31c080b5018a9a

“No! Aunt wasn’t scolding us. We didn’t cry because 97212dcbbc of her…”db5b04d930969de5

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“Then why were you crying, Marianne?”30dafa2d735c7190

“Well, that’s… because…”41e5bbb5d6bacdbe

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Despite Euclid’s gentle questioning, she 44d97f2c6e couldn’t provide a proper answer.a9022c0d85a734a4

Of course, she couldn’t possibly 99cb252462 bring up everything that had caf8deaaba happened with Amy right now.76f0e7ec9663e331

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Marianne glanced at me nervously, 7bc0a22f48 and I gave her a 595c2f4da8 small nod, signaling that it e1c46a37c5 was okay.38166249c23ee0cc

Looking regretful, Marianne raised c92f0f72b4 her voice to defend 97d5454016 me.f441ebcd778d1b81

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“It’s really not because of Aunt!”d213da762d3dc145

“That’s right! It has nothing to be7674c9a6 do with Aunt!” Dior a2887c1632 chimed in, taking my 0f8a9c47c4 side.4fbed3087d6a36d6

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I smiled faintly, resigned.9540fad598820b9e

‘I know this situation.’ff524f8002987a30

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The more you deny it, df221a23a5 the deeper the misunderstanding grows…3eff11fecf7ec541

It reminded me of the f30bf1de02 time at the Basilian estate 3bbd9efd78 when no one believed me, dd72937bbb no matter how much I 907c97e32d shouted that I wasn’t upset. All I got 009baa8cc4 in return were 909448871b pitying stares.25ef4abcfa67c0b9

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