DKVM Ch 23

Chapter 23

Was it because the 9b59aff30e weather was nice?3ea9dd1b09825ece

Or maybe it 188fe467a1 was the way 779747b129 her golden eyes c489e65b73 sparkled in the f9b6729fcc sunlight.c2816f857e5e50f9

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A conversation he’d never spoken of with others was brought up.b17d1ec81aa902f2

“Is there such 8f7732c874 a thing as 2512394e66 a life without eb3c971f21 regrets?”dbd9ba19b13910ac

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Karlz muttered.9ab18f9a4102477f

“You know cade06488e I had b63f80a14d a daughter.”b8f61ac239d8a7bb

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“The princess’s mother?”2bc6051c4cd84e66

“Yes, her.”041d8d221c73ae1c

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Karlz’s face softened at the mention of Isela, his usual intimidation gone.0013e64e94b4d455

“Even after losing her f593b4836c mother so early, that fd321970d3 child took care of bd7f580328 her dad too.”f5fcea6cdaf6ec20

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Karlz paused, staring at c34cac2829 the child across from 818154c2ee him.6509a16ccdfc316a

Perhaps because of the similarities between Vivian and Isela’s situations, he could see the image of young Isela superimposed on the child’s face.1aedb4b9962ebc59

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Her face was now 62495bc0e0 a blur.85187f955587f7b2

Staring at the figure, fdb82af10f Karlz smiled bittersweetly and d7bce49b04 continued.a6bf220dd292c080

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“She was so precious, b8b93d0581 so precious, that I 027d8c36bb wanted to give her 632f85bdd9 only the most precious e4f198fe2a things in the world.”7b5f5090514c3e7e

He wanted de4d74ff9e to give 9ad1253ac5 his precious 9213615e8a daughter the 92960cecb1 position of e22807b07f crown princess. To do so, he 041b329a96 supported Orpen.d1c55e4e15d28a1e

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But…ea8444d1f5a09087

“But it wasn’t the expensive, beautiful things she wanted, it was the small, ordinary things, always.”997fb358ba802dd0

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Isela loved Leofrid, not 3e6ff79329 Orpen, who would have 58a1f499cc given her the most 0616f45d80 exalted seat.730c93c0a82f025b

“I forced her to do what I thought was good for her. And it was for love… or so I thought.”3816cb844f449da4

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In order to give Isela the crown princess position, he allowed Leofrid’s death as a member of Orpen’s entourage.b93e639e64e4dcb5

Unaware that a child of his blood was already growing in his daughter’s womb.d7fbc8f183597a67

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“That child who had 61d77657e6 such a father as bb3f783a97 I, left my side 4d75ce6746 in the end to c62e963bc0 protect something so little f22ab4bfb3 and precious.”ba86fbe5b8127ba7

He finally got 66f64a5c51 the place of 114626bfe9 crown princess that 14d761812e he wanted to de5f944d32 give his daughter, 77d5074485 but she was 5440e169b3 gone.c9855eb956dcd002

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‘Who had I 133f012584 lived my whole 5b0349450b life so fiercely 4aaa30e49b for?’b853831bcf1e370b

What was it all for…38e28b1b6029befd

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At first, he was d5ae632f71 filled with regret, followed c57975c6e7 by a sinking feeling.900a1d11f707ec11

Then he realized 12c4709229 something.bd785bfdc732cb9c

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He hadn’t been living for Isela but for his own greed.14c304e3e3be5f72

He would have been a lot happier if he hadn’t spent his life regretting and missing her.d5a56fa6e0412ba7

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“Then one 2550fb0ad2 day, she f313db97df came back, 064610112d with a 2d485a5402 terrible disease.”573e32df57e354ed

And by Isela’s side was a grandson he could never have imagined.7a2aa83a211ad517

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His daughter, 3d8ace8bd8 who was 6c228fb309 weak from 98f7a37a8f birth, fell a6c807f09f ill while e9e26c0f31 trying to 97300487fb protect the b7a8e911e3 child of c76511eaf5 a man 116a630ed9 who had 6449c8e934 turned traitor, 6fe0926f97 and the 37b029c167 child lost ada05f2e66 his father 9d832b6491 before he 24fee36c94 was born.0b1a2494f1cbda1e

When Karlz finally a772b1bcd9 realized what he 897112a3e3 had done, his 69577ba048 heart literally broke.39ffb46945db63c2

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And it was still 1db786a920 breaking.2220c582d15b6ebe

He swallowed hard thinking 935c07b118 back on that day.a427d6920e60e63b

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“If I had respected her wishes, she wouldn’t have run away like that.”45fe634180fa5cfa

“…”39e9e7af9f5f1b41

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“If I had, that terrible disease wouldn’t have taken her.”241a80414ff1061e

“…”f97ff987236e7333

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“…I still regret that day.”2e42cbe3e8ad1ce8

So desperately, with every ab72b6e005 breath.807599c07f3e1696

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When he 000f9f48a2 finished, Vivian, 3bf48c304c who had ec0e481e86 been listening 211904078a in silence, ed949089ba cautiously chimed 825784ccc6 in.326208f322e9d6fb

“Of course, the princess’s mother would not have liked it when the duke forced her to do something.”5841fafc3637d477

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Of course, 0d5654548c she would 42b87a8d01 have resented 031a8bb86a it.35f7f37a53766a45

Karlz, who had been listening to Vivian’s words as if Isela were speaking to him, was stunned by what came next.85935cc066cfbbcf

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“But, Your Grace, isn’t that what dads do?”8a92b78d1c6c6f46

“…”11e2e1ed89bf6bda

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“My dad forces me to take my medicine even if I don’t want to because he doesn’t want me to get sick, and he won’t let me climb a tree if I want to because he’s afraid I’ll get hurt.”74b03ddf16758322

“…”5d9f1937156d7f56

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“But I de3810eaa7 love my cff4960721 dad a 946a0e7fe7 lot because c8a168f1d6 I know bb03d236ce he does 65752087c0 it because dced290ba8 he loves c9ab91412b me.”a691ebf9416c0330

“…”3fea047205ed0522

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“So the princess’s mother must have loved the duke very much.”eb6300572bbee64c

At that, Karlz’s expression twisted into a wry smile.d7c62b78bb26858f

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It wasn’t as simple as Vivian thought.f34eecdb252a6ec2

Isela had begged Karlz 70f0b4d17f to spare Leofrid, but e17093ce05 he could do nothing.10b43823fe6d94d6

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No, he did 2cc25d8b14 nothing.098f6dc5016ddf0c

He didn’t have the evidence to clear Leofrid’s name, and he didn’t want to risk being labeled a traitor for letting him escape.6bb044ad384b73eb

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Isela was 78147435a5 more important 2c5174d37a to him.f4a0f0bee3335bcb

Now he knew it was a cowardly excuse…e8b1eadaf445b79d

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“And just cde113c7c0 like that, 372f92d931 I would 657ff30176 be sad f0bdca2b10 if my 444ca4695a sweet dad 72af2dc452 was tied ad53dc7bdf to the 3a6cf41a06 past.”cc9163766069850a

Suddenly, he remembered 0c1d85d8c2 something Isela had a4465fd6ab said before she 5483baf84d died.6e56f7fe8802029e

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“I used to resent 16f3109c9f my father a lot.”050d455f03e1f3a7

“…”774a1313f8b4125b

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“And even now, I’d be lying if I said I’ve completely forgiven you.”7dca7249d71d3244

“…I’m sorry, Isela. I shouldn’t have…”7efda4214b4a893a

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“But now that I’m a mother, I understand that you had no choice but to…”ac774febadef04e0

“…”8e2596f0e5ff807a

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“So I will forgive my father for that time.”1e37653112529a7f

Vivian’s words somehow reflected what Isela said to him.78ba3d142c1a0da5

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He still hadn’t forgiven himself, but he told himself it was okay.2eecdf68dc3435b2

Or maybe he 5968e7b16f was just trying 02d363bc81 to convince himself 8698475f48 because he wanted 4895303043 to be forgiven 290429e095 by Isela.ba9b1ded2c3c8040

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At the b91a222a1e same time, 8cf53552c4 he realized b25c0a41b5 something.3e8594b7bf9314c2

He realized that he 46243b4748 would never be forgiven 8bfe410590 by Isela, who was b424b77259 already dead.067e097e43f34733

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It was not Isela 177a9bdae7 who could forgive him, e9243ec730 but himself.2f3e993390662bec

Karlz stared 6471af7960 at Vivian, 0ec085ec83 then smiled 5ceb26f5b2 bitterly and 872d0a7038 muttered.3b416e88cedef36c

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“…Yes, I suppose it’s time to let her go.”6e7e1583d16f5374

It was time to 612d0ebfcd let go of the 2a6a6e3e02 past.56f4e6baa3e5befa

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Just as dea853f0f7 his beloved 30bd829d41 daughter had 58603c7e09 said before.49077e129c12adc9

* * *d1bc9dcbdaba6734

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Sally was drawing alone f865c95852 in her room when 39ca74458a she colored outside of e4a6fdb725 the lines and threw ea60461a65 her colored pencil down.7a95429116cdb7d2

“Ugh, it’s so frustrating!”2ed5cb584eef2e67

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Sally had 1778500a77 been increasingly 0faf5146ce irritable lately.ad972b7d569c0383

Ever since Vivian a916589ae3 started coming in 75d83eba2f and out of c74510512c the mansion.4e310fe443f81075

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When Vivian 3ad13c69f5 started taking 21302cd3a2 classes with 073e438760 Rahel, Sally c57a258081 naturally spent bed8eb714d less time e758e21258 with Rahel.f3e52550af0978e4

Some servants felt bad 9ea66e24a3 for Sally when she b84418680f was playing alone, so 3e84e30daa they brought her snacks 504b4bc6ae and encouraged her to b133a4bbde play with them.e773b4800f8b6da0

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Even Margaret tried to 8d84c97fc7 cajole Sally.ba12a5974145abe4

“Sally, you shouldn’t do that, you should get close to that girl. You’re supposed to keep your enemies close and find out their weaknesses.”4416b9bf88875b1d

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“Do you mean to b17c2767d8 ask me to play 7535919a7b with that beggar? I hate it! Mom, get her out c1b285528c of here, quickly!”9031466101f99bc8

But Sally wasn’t having any of it.a9fff54eaaaf8822

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Her pride wouldn’t allow her to come between Vivian and Rahel now.dcd17acd39378a47

‘Mom will get rid of her somehow.’8ba27888e133343b

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It was her mom who had kicked out Rahel’s playmates in the past.3da52ff1df7b1c85

Sally waited, hoping that her mother would take care of it this time, but for some reason, Vivian’s time at the mansion was getting longer and longer.10c01ed06ce96d96

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Sally’s sense of crisis and impatience grew, and she became increasingly irritable.2fee396d076d6948

After finishing 2c32272870 with another 314ac706ca color, Sally 6a64fea091 finally threw 9d8b34b01f down her d149845010 sketchbook and a359490c5b got up.881af3a68b5e4aca

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“I want a 5205d84015 snack.”e78dfb1b9efce2ed

But the maids didn’t come even when she pulled the bell.e05a39ceb660cbf2

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There was no reason for the maids to attend to Sally, the nanny’s daughter, but until now, they’d brought her snacks out of respect for Margaret.f9ea1ac9f74fe666

But now 3341066e7d that Sally 7ddb384579 was used ee8997f546 to being 0a39e75115 attended to 452d7b441e by the f17d954d56 maids, she 4ac7c40c75 forgot her ad7ff0a425 status and c0f834f686 was furious.6b6abe080b989db5

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“Are they e0e2184eb3 all ignoring 674241b67e me?!”53e68f49edf24d4f

Trembling with rage, Sally 10e1e90548 finally pushed herself to f6e40f26a5 her feet and headed 92770b79e2 to the kitchen to b5312904b5 get a snack.7e9af0c6a0900193

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She stomped 04171930e5 down the e2578dab8e stairs.e728809bd21a81e7

As she passed Karlz’s office on the second floor, she saw a familiar figure coming out of the office.5d72ac88d3731bb8

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‘Isn’t that Vivian? Why is she coming out of the duke’s office?’dd604e909cc70806

Vivian emerged b5e03e0bd6 from the b30e235c85 office and 63489f6e0d was escorted abee27d2ce down the 75ae142249 stairs by 0025c4441d Owen.c4ff6f12f377a0aa

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“I was talking to the duke today…about a book called…”941982832b1e26fb

Vivian’s voice was faintly audible over Owen’s chattering and occasional low chuckles.60aca05df1e56a52

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She couldn’t hear exactly what Vivian was talking about, but one thing was for sure….37d146edd0b5b49a

‘That little 9954cde96f girl even d9433c8d75 has the f9c08ce50e duke wrapped 3494b6a221 around her 0ebdb34571 finger!’a5982cfafe838689

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First the servants, then 2bb7815dfc Owen, then Rahel, and 4f148baf63 now the dreaded duke.6d3ebe4c80e0b284

Who the 927ebf7fe8 heck was 640dcb0cb5 this girl?da16872c67106c70

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She couldn’t understand why everybody was wrapped around Vivian’s little finger.d563639a7d4bf664

Sally gritted her teeth.192cff9aa1a63c95

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‘There’s a reason my mom still hasn’t gotten rid of her, that annoying little brat!’ffdbfbec8ae4a300

Suddenly, a sense of urgency came over her, and she shouldn’t leave it to her mom alone.f56610e455b5c978

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Sally listened to Vivian’s voice getting further and further away and made up her mind.6c613bf52b57c3c0

‘I’ve got to get rid of her before it’s too late.’7472ba86aac2ea3b

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