IFLDMHF – Chapter 73

IFLDMHF | Chapter 730b979cba9d4d9b6a

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Delano’s expression was noticeably brighter 13f6fea464 than usual.f7abccbebf645561

Suspicious, Evgenia narrowed her eyes 23d52f04d9 and stared at him.583457a1749fff1a

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In response, Delano c097e2c3fb let out an 1ad13c406a awkward laugh and 5302bf1893 scratched the back 4f7b4d1433 of his head.c46292d7d391bb26

“Honestly, I’ve always found Count Beers, who comes every month like a loan shark to collect money, incredibly annoying. But today! He said there’s no reason 11ba165a58 to pay distribution fees anymore d7f1d92e5c since other merchant groups are c6aa413758 now involved.”aff166b23590aea3

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Ah, so it wasn’t anything d22ded2c06 special.69cf6db11e2087ab

“But while His Grace speaks softly and politely, Madam, you’re intimidating even when you’re speaking normally!”bbc03d2eedb0e5ee

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…This brat?7836171711bd84e9

Unaware of Evgenia’s 053d75f634 widening glare, Delano 0cc44429b2 continued cheerfully, as 34ab081637 if just imagining b5e3923a8d it brought him f5507fcd5a joy.e796c6768a0a96f9

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“Count Beers probably won’t be able to act all high and mighty in front of you, Madam.”0dcba5bf1d4b5b0f

“High and mighty?”56fe4613251fe791

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Somehow, that unpleasant phrase caught 1f13f8ed05 her attention.6453db0caada67eb

When Evgenia asked 9690371323 again, Delano immediately f669bcc08a put on an 1c2f6dcbce indignant expression.97eedfbb368768e7

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“Yes. He’s utterly insufferable. No matter how he 93547df313 might be the late 327d418769 Young Duke’s father-in-law and 10c5fc241d the grandfather of the 6ac861309a Young Master and Young 6aabf0888f Lady, his attitude towards 645b1e198d His Grace….”8809df9169f3b433

Shaking his head, Delano 91f1cd4ea4 clicked his tongue.3f27cce09e561237

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“Sometimes, watching him, it’s hard to tell who’s the Duke and who’s the Count… H-Hiiik!”e5cbab13e8f15ba5

And then, as he inadvertently 5f7b7e01f6 looked up, he froze in ed1fd54d8f terror at the chilling aura 1b4522112d radiating from Evgenia.89f3726929f61724

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“Haha, I didn’t like him anyway…”41979c5c99404e4d

How dare he c90bc8e926 treat our Euclid 86456ae9e2 that way.6201e59a0b52dddd

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Evgenia’s eyes flashed coldly as 12ba4e36d6 she muttered ominously. Then, she fixed her 9959dc131f gaze on the drawing-room d3798d1c22 door.02c0d44762a18d84

“He needs to be taught a lesson.”af34cb2c1ae4a4a4

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Instinctively, Delano flinched, 7940a452e7 but he soon 0760875a78 realized Evgenia was be03beff73 a reliable ally 7d39fcf7c6 and smiled with 602ed906b1 relief.8ef741bd92bb417e

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Count Biers had c154a3373c already filled my 598752a112 internal rage gauge 5e61db2e05 to an incredibly cbb63be632 high level.a4f67d7ed8d6fde4

And to make matters 9b9e0eb541 worse, he dared to 405e547c2e act arrogantly towards Euclid 40ed6ecda0 of all people!ba85d0b096b7101c

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I can’t tolerate anyone 695dea46b7 mistreating Euclid.ec3bdefa4101d720

‘Even if it were the Empire’s Crown Prince, I wouldn’t hesitate to slap him across the face!’3c892ad31d61f6de

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Though, admittedly, that wasn’t entirely 62a7a99076 intentional.43307e869d59d1a5

Anyway, I had already prepared 96880fb458 a blow specifically for Count 2c81dbddd6 Biers, but now I felt 38275e6fa2 it was perfectly fine to 2b2c4265a5 show him some fear first.5e8351064d0e9de2

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While Delano’s anticipation annoyed 485cd0ae4a me greatly, it’s true aebd59bd91 that my face can 70c4f31445 be quite intimidating. I decided to show him 719245152f what real fear looks like 9f5d42684b as I flung open the 4cf8e56422 drawing-room door.0f692e400e7ecc81

And then, I paused a8ff72bb15 upon seeing a middle-aged 8375232210 man sitting on the 1576aa1f73 sofa, his shiny scalp d5f50db6db catching the light.afcd1cb2852c2dac

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‘Oh my… They say greed leads to baldness…’f9b2861701fd714d

Could it be that 6cd6af93b0 he lost his hair fef900a785 in proportion to all 31d3b0b145 the distribution fees he’s ba393f871f taken from the Duke’s 79ba3315c1 estate?a61493512b08ac60

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Sensing someone’s presence, f30b29f6ca Count Biers stood e56ff508cf up. When he saw me, 26bbb57dff his eyes widened in 54d756815b surprise.ca4bbd3227cbd365

“B-Basilian Lady…”97eb9c8f0d952c78

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He muttered unconsciously, then 363d2bb447 furrowed his brows when 4baa1abca5 he realized my gaze 9280c3cc86 was fixed on his 8b7e963f7e scalp.88be152a18208a47

But being a merchant, 60b727ca0b he quickly wiped the a1d1171976 expression from his face 63ba0daa8a and greeted me with a3bfb50118 an amicable smile.4eb1c12b7581cbde

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“It’s an honor! I didn’t expect the Duchess c570fb88c9 herself to come in person. I am Count ceb4e95919 Biers, and while d86ae828fa I cannot compare 8b41b8a7bb to the Basilian edf0eb46b5 Dukedom, I do 592613e745 run a fairly c2fd4cd84a large merchant group 23aeb85247 in the North.”f4c93bbb022429c1

Really? A merchant?b570724295121ba0

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I looked at him incredulously 993524d51f as he confidently continued his 69867382e2 sales pitch, undeterred by my 8a34f54b6a chilling expression.8c2f32a2f2fdd35d

Surely, through Amy 9ef08d520d Biers, the Count 6a80e9c954 must have heard dcb04909f3 about the Basilian 1166b1378b Merchant Group establishing e90efa8b9a a branch in 71c389246e the Rudion Duchy?a9a5b6db9da73590

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“I have always greatly admired the Duke of Basilian.”52bdc712c753b5fc

But his next words revealed 412e3d9921 his shallow intentions—he was clearly 2a5450dd42 aiming to expand his reach b6684790e1 to the capital.9c8d63fbe65dc64b

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Well, he’ll get his wish 13e3799199 to go to the capital ed6bba7f14 soon enough.b2081a0339eaab51

‘It just won’t be for a good reason.’e7a82029b2385bdc

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But that wasn’t the point 4ad89f2e5a right now.bb114df72fcd939c

No matter how greedy 011c6cd1c0 a person might be, 7f05792eab or how blinded by 47985081f9 ambition, it’s still baffling 849cbd2c31 how someone could fail 7dc15f34a1 to read the atmosphere 6709fa9cbd this badly.c428197009c3eb4e

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You’d think he’d 54f7e5768a at least be e9f28c8de5 a little cautious d6507741c3 or show some 56182d1817 sign of nervousness.b8b427179c93a06d

‘Ah, I see now.’0bd6eac383003669

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I realized that Amy Biers 02b70e189a must not have told her 6ff9cb3004 father anything after being chased 0f7529e346 out by me.ba217bf2e33ce3ad

So the Count b98e8c0e43 had come to 2f2e1e9ad9 the Duke’s estate 3960aa306e completely unaware that 68b0d77ea1 his daughter had 9570a3fe15 been caught speaking 29577e5ec4 carelessly about the 9bbeddb614 children’s origins.3b0b6b24156883be

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‘Tsk tsk, even in wrongdoing, coordination is key.’021902edf3d2530c

Perhaps Amy had been secretly 145ddb8c2e tormenting the children behind the e93302e823 Count’s back. Then, after making a mess 7a005d6ada of the situation, she cowardly 6c2b2c195c ran away, feigning ignorance.4863076e5a62b163

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Thinking like father, like 6a462bfea4 daughter, I began walking a4c4ce2663 as I watched the 570086868e Count finish praising Duke 01059fb436 Basilian and start gathering 91f6e43aee the items on the 0646603904 table.1d6880626f1a97bf

“So, as I was saying, in order to celebrate Lady Basilian’s marriage, I even brought…”794b949a04d4d35d

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Crash!0d1ba44c5bb67cb9

I blinked, momentarily 06d311ca4a panicked by the 178ee18ee7 sudden turn of 014aef2e09 events.1f638afdc2534476

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Then I looked 59b4846528 down in frustration.2e99db49425406a5

I really need to replace 9fa6a96a63 these shoes!e78deffd5e0b4a06

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I slipped again—again!e2e387346f6e84d9

While these shoes had e824616c5a been a useful weapon 8b602322bb when kicking Amy out, 7520aa4832 and had even brought aa483962ef about an unexpected event 88d8fb58ef on the first night, dc2e9deebe it was definitely time 29d16234cf to let them go.2bb193688eddab4f

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How do I 060c0b8dcc manage to cause 6a11006f25 an incident every 0557ffd6b0 time I take 20a30b46ff a few steps?465667c62f77cffa

With a flower perched on 574b07dee9 his head and water dripping 72991bcd51 down, I awkwardly glanced at 1c72d3c853 the Count, who had frozen 16e208466c like ice.ca0cb27b0565b6f3

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Here’s what happened:42c89317633d9715

When I lost my balance, 1e1575aed7 one hand managed to catch c6f95204c3 the sofa safely, but the 824c9aa774 other failed to reach the 7b8b08ec40 wall.6fe51c0bc28020eb

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Instead, it smacked 7fdace8b92 an innocent decorative 2217912010 vase, shattering it. The flowers and water cabc7786ea inside flew directly onto 7aa9d014d8 the Count.47ab49d659b611a5

Though it was my 110cfa32a5 fault, it felt far 5966e66cda too targeted to be f7bd1b0fe0 called an accident.1a67e4fbae382246

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“Is this… the infamous villainy I’ve only heard about in rumors?”529ccf06bcf08d1d

Of all people, e0a3ce006f Delano, who had 03b7f8ed47 been observing from 40579342b7 behind, muttered audibly.c44052f7c4a6a540

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It seemed he 9850abffa2 thought this was cc52ebaa4f what I meant cdf0baf2e3 by showing them 595d0094db a lesson.bd91c82371200c9d

No, no, it’s 323224dfb3 not like that!79095dbc61dd6bc3

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I had no 6d1d59851d intention of reenacting dd616012fe Evgenia’s notorious deeds 4a0c4b60e7 here at the e87808cc09 Rudion ducal estate!3409fc2d093abd35

Suppressing a sigh, I ce27e13e36 looked back at the 723b18bd01 Count.dd9ca404e0f1ec2d

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Even if he had b041041785 wanted to remain on b1b52fb6fa good terms with me, c1264920a7 this blatant humiliation would 979e676443 surely make him furious.82747149939491d9

Still, that didn’t mean I 3488c97c18 had no words to say 7896164373 in return—I had no intention f7c147ead7 of losing this argument.4c928be5061d9cd6

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“W-What on earth are you doing?!”9465bd37007830f9

As if snapping out 4e29d9e212 of his frozen state, 8372465c76 the Count shouted furiously.2f9b8e3617a9d036

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“This painting—this is ‘Sunrise’ by Diego Berzen!”6ef8abe27e17e919

Wait, what?f56d9111e75b9a1d

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“Sunrise” by Diego Berzen?053f126f46cefc29

I repeated in disbelief, and 03ecee4bc1 the Count puffed up proudly.6d0911178836e10c

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“That’s right! The masterpiece of 0afb69ae62 the genius painter e7d05fd985 Diego Berzen! Do you even realize 8b9db7a710 how rare this painting 0b61a6dad1 is? After being sold 30 d9b7c4e455 years ago, it has 88fe932421 never resurfaced…”ceb291e8319e1820

“Of course I know. It’s part of my dowry.”d5cdc2ece8f2e24a

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“What?”873a30f9834043c8

The Count’s face c5a0d16c21 went blank mid-sentence.fc4bda69bded624b

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While I shook my 365259af6e head in disbelief, Delano—who 3f9d7db802 had meticulously reviewed my 9a58f7af87 dowry list—stepped forward.ba2fcff54381afa5

“Yes, this painting indeed belongs to our lady.”d49a8fe6e99761bd

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Most of my dc65d4612c dowry consisted of e1aba04cd6 items easy to 1ab6f95321 liquidate into cash, 099c413aa6 but naturally, irreplaceable eaaa8a6fa9 treasures of great 06e1e83706 value had been ed5ce35cd1 kept aside.770e9b83f14c48e5

One of the 9f3ed9da70 most prominent among 4e37c29fb3 them was Diego’s 78ec4f2975 painting.d2e1da07ffae4919

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In fact, it’s only c10fc89328 because Delano and Anne d516fd2ea4 insisted on excluding it 31f8821607 first that I remembered cab74c31b8 it.d9c430ab592671bf

“That… That can’t be…”266b6cd92ab50e18

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“Surely, you’re not suggesting that the Duke Basilian you so deeply admire would have given his daughter a forgery as part of her dowry, are you?”c2b728ab148e504e

I delivered the aa8014be66 final blow, and f3f7121ca1 the Count slumped b96bb36f80 down onto the 0ecb7052fb sofa.74a1ff1170259761

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But moments later, b818275c70 he burst out 46f5364870 in a loud d6f61a4884 voice.8f8ac91829c31b08

“I—I’ve been wronged! Do you think I 8983da33ed would deliberately deceive you? I was tricked too…!”60719ba9d47994fd

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Listening to him shamelessly 0d289c3787 play the victim, I d9d74372d2 let out a short 9a75b1b464 laugh and shook my dea6b5b40f head.a0959fbb5f2e679d

“Well, I never thought I’d see the day a conman cries about being conned.”e5f9f914302fc786

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