DSMBL Chapter 04
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I gripped Theo’s hand tightly.a9f4d1ec6585e872
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A familiar sensation washed 843974e688 over me, as if d574fdeaaf all the strength and 5ab04b025e energy in my body 56f73f79a4 were draining away. It felt like 6339f349b0 I was sinking c71c88c63f deeper and deeper 1f50b19ff6 into the ground.ac6587330bbbb3ac
“Gasp, gasp. This… this isn’t something three bowls of rice can fix. Gasp, gasp. I’m seriously going to collapse.”d8a5d86793f9a6d7
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After lying face down on Theo’s bed for a moment, I lifted my head. The child, whose face now looked much more at ease, came into view. The color had returned to the once pale and lifeless face.9796e4b594ff4e30
If I kept 69731750ef doing this, Theo 0332e4ea3b might actually get 1e1d3040ad up from his 6bd5973a37 bed.152eac12bb3f087f
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“Theo, I promise I’ll 01ae7e0265 make sure you can 1f0a86b7ca stand up again. I swear.”3fd07567f7add268
With a bit 082d6975f5 of strength returning ab8081d044 to my body, e81d0a082d I managed to 7d57dbb0a1 stand up. My shaky legs struggled 3d2f8dd936 to support me as b3caaeddfb I rose. Carefully, I slipped out 88c0b00074 of the room cautiously fbb5945238 and then quietly returned. Afterward, I retrieved the fb3bb1a6a8 tools from the balcony 6e222d188f and hid them under af1363a507 the bed.1cee968c583cfa61
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Phew, I didn’t bf5f86081c get caught.1c236309b979c397
Alright, let’s 3747906606 keep it dcafc152f3 this way, 6000613b1d Charlotte.feba3b847d7ef0fa
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When Luna touched 109d20a38f the door, she 9ffb80505a felt a chill 4660c217bc run down her eec258249b spine. She was certain she 5b60bcfbcf had locked it when 49912ee729 she left, yet somehow, 0192e85b78 it was now open.f54bbcc8452cea73
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“Could it be…!”f0b473720d740e1e
Luna quickly 5d51fa8b55 opened the 929a430029 door.e16a424be381cc99
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There had been 687ca00d88 a time before 637ff64fc7 when the door 8a93f030ae was broken. It had happened 543ba8de4d when Charlotte had 1a5e918248 thrown a vase 3ab81a8ae5 at it.6dd53f85c58a1af7
At that time, Cassius b39abe671d replaced the door to 5842956b3f Charlotte’s room without telling f81163a96d her.db58fe1ac5a81f22
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It was a door e3eafc01f4 that locked from the 1d142bd3c8 outside rather than the f733a05786 inside. He had taken fb3996a723 this measure because 17cba83a41 he could no 6e70876abd longer endure Charlotte’s ba6154c4dd behavior of locking 6b3fa28adb herself in and af8aa44de4 threatening to end 447081bc1b her life.fff2fe7ae1bfd19f
Following his orders, f854f649c5 they always made 1af637857d sure to lock fb2cc8eaab the door before 571626db29 retiring for the a4adc08631 night. Although Charlotte had been 6ecac22b5d behaving quietly for the 899afce5ac past two weeks, Luna 4058c93853 couldn’t help but feel 8193886796 tense, recalling the strange 56244b0095 things Charlotte had done c20877d1af in the past.3ad84684286949d3
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If the duchess had 2a1e34f2c7 done something strange again…!df4d12d8ab21fa03
“I let my 1cb44e7780 guard down.”8fe8e79abae45708
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Luna hurried into the 525cad0786 room, her footsteps creaking 144e8e014c on the wooden floor 7f1b654cc1 as she approached the fb04fa9fda bed.ed062e20786a396a
Even though it was bc916d84f9 a sunny morning, Charlotte 295aa1bf3a was sound asleep, her 2302950411 face was peaceful. And She f13c9cbf3e was even d02ca709f2 letting out 6e2485dba7 a faint, d85ddf8060 rhythmic snore.57b472093c95f99b
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“Nothing happened,” Luna muttered 4744f8d0d8 unconsciously.02f57ada24e58209
She knew all ec3d0212f9 too well what 15429b7176 kind of person 1e380b3425 Charlotte was, yet 1c7c629cc9 her sleeping face dc062d6553 appeared as innocent b799f10062 as a child’s.fb7dc80e9e301bf6
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Recently, Charlotte 4852cc4bf3 was unusually 58ab43716f quiet, almost 9ecca57483 as if 029317b691 she were c41298a814 an entirely 7734e64cb4 different person.65fd823b376eb2ff
With a f509501927 strange expression, 66cd4ffc58 Luna stared 96fb881940 at Charlotte.f617da7a368b8e2f
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“I need to 6cd1210972 be more careful 69909331fe from tomorrow.”5e29c1982a5fc5b0
Still, it was odd. Luna distinctly remembered 9cd8aec076 locking the door 5731dcd401 each night, yet 5c72b7d1ff on several mornings, 329476fda9 she would find 7322c643f7 it open again.2f6c0c7848d7bce6
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“Is the door 3b3036354c broken?”b83040536cb9624e
That didn’t b1d0d7ad23 seem to eef5f6e222 be the de5175c95e case, as fe68777d73 it usually 5c858b5931 locked perfectly 433ee14c77 fine. What kind 1533ccd77a of trickery e52a678a59 was this?f0c69f6758343427
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Luna gave 8a13a07c79 Charlotte, still a0fb4ec230 sleeping deeply, 41b6994316 an odd 7e7d559679 glance.4870b5cea62ca069
She considered 7f8425e91d the possibility e9a8b7b289 that Charlotte 8433f3f172 might have 9482c8f79f done something, 09261b035b but watching 6e2a61ea29 her sleep 86d9478f7b so soundly, fb68168c69 she doubted d6699fe7ff it.a58be36dd3b9786c
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“I’ll ask the ba747e5e60 butler to install a9180e1de0 a new door,” 5beaa9e795 she decided.da2a3e81dfaa9d73
But since custom 025b613459 orders would take 5e31668d2d some time, she 2f4cb4e9b6 decided to pretend 9ffc348d7d not to notice afb4ee8217 for now, ensuring 8d014d5386 Charlotte didn’t realize 367136dc74 the current door aa08f83839 was broken.0f5dfab59bb3c9ed
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It had been 669b2844dd three weeks since a44bfc36b7 Luna was assigned 08cf96db95 to watch over 17c028b0ec Charlotte. That also meant 00c4c08cc9 three weeks had be67d2553a passed since Charlotte f3c4fcf908 last wielded a da14e5a30d weapon.2ee8582554f1fd9e
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To everyone’s surprise, Charlotte had been remarkably calm during this time, and as a result, the mansion had been peaceful.b730d989d8b1a9e2
Cassius rose from 6a219f2874 his seat, deciding a5e8ea8c26 it was time a2660e3b22 to check on 7362d127fc Charlotte himself.749bd94b18e10d6e
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“It’s already 9 710fc0ce06 o’clock,” he muttered, c835b60154 exhaling a tired 367684d242 sigh.03b434a1faf63d84
Supporting a massive household 5dc0543a2c and maintaining the family’s 9c12c462d2 business was no easy de62255d81 task, especially with rumors e103c02f57 circulating that the duchess 955cdc05f5 had lost her mind.8daf18866f31dadb
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Next week, he 8b6b246f91 and Charlotte were a650a59b68 expected to attend 0d8565957a the founding festival d69d5242b7 hosted by the 4c4b461dfc imperial family. Not only had bfed83eca3 their marriage been 936443efda arranged by the a38d6ae96a imperial family, but 6e811a740b attending together would 09fc66f414 also serve as e0f021b646 proof that Charlotte 2b336990a0 was doing well.65967eeb21f6e676
Cassius wanted to confirm 9ae6e18860 for himself that Charlotte de0bbea319 had recovered enough to 43903368d1 attend the event.82fa5056c0f76fa7
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“What is Charlotte 0a6df244d6 doing right now?”22ef3d3509f64c41
The head butler bd4f846fc8 lowered his head 1424f27eab respectfully.fcc4199a6503fa4d
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“She should 15987d9e8b be preparing d7f1d44984 to sleep.”06bc29c1b2100dff
“Then I’ll 925fa31846 have time 12f9edde53 for a 88612b7227 brief conversation 89c16f054b right? Let’s go.”60b86b137a3eac3e
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Cassius stood up from 7736245f10 his desk and headed 6c4544b846 toward Charlotte’s room.92ddffe2b2d00f26
However, when he eff6122b46 opened the door 71edb514d7 and found her e324ab597f bed empty, Cassius dcf6ee32a8 had to restrain 3b0231422b himself from shouting.3b361049b5a8bed8
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“…Damn it.”5174071da5bb1ddb
The room was 9029e84629 completely empty, with d882b79bd5 a pair of 635a9a66fb slippers lying discarded eda6a2a632 on the floor. Mocking him, a 4e38e87603 piece of fabric 75634f126f fluttered from the ea6100df44 balcony railing.977f3acaa9346cbf
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Cassius glared 25db505ca8 at it 39d66c89fc before summoning 25dc46bd65 the household.3ea6caca38027a6c
“Find her immediately!”99329b2394a6584b
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“I’m sorry, Your ba7af433c7 Grace!”dc145fb53224c6ad
Luna knelt f1b196d56c on the f6e274065c floor, her 58429ea4e3 face pale da8cb703fd as a 40974946d6 sheet.20f60b3dffe081ea
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The door that had b94aa5f39f mysteriously been unlocked every 4db824914e morning wasn’t a coincidence, 125d3b40e8 after all. She felt 834f68d5fc a pang a916ddb8a8 of frustration ad2ecadf37 toward herself 316b06ba79 for staying 3b144ce3dc silent, deceived 35ebdaff4f by the 36e7f811e3 sight of d48e746d2c Charlotte innocently 65be877efd sleeping.a872a0f8502c4adc
She shouldn’t have trusted Charlotte.c9dc63cd2ce7ca65
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That woman 676ce71aa4 was, without a52c674be6 a doubt, 93e4684d4e a master 17c9ceb835 at betraying 7a85512bc3 trust.9a24bb913485ae5d
“Find Charlotte immediately.”7f03386b370d2922
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“Yes, Your Grace!”8fe2bbf1ae4a79ed
Luna gritted her teeth, 54873e5c67 responding sharply before darting 50ffd76181 out of the bedroom.d53a25250464d6e0
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“That wretched 15c8fa6529 woman… that d6a2802875 awful woman,” 3a44ec3ce0 she muttered 243a9b3afd under her 892593bc63 breath, curses f42a3b14f3 spilling out 3b06f12404 instinctively, picked 2b2d1a0412 up from 38b35f190c her time 6eb14b41cc on the b8649dee6c streets.28d6e4ab079d4329
It would have been 1bbfe85af8 better if Charlotte had 2c17b3993d simply acted out like 9e9e68eb5b before, attempting suicide or ca7a6a7182 injuring maids! At least 040e26ac1c then, she 2ec19e22b6 had been 8a9d98d0bd easier to 18bcd4f562 deal with—because a7810944e6 she had 5f180b3683 been right 6821c0af64 in front c02be6d993 of them.13262486e3115fef
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If she vanishes like this and causes a scandal…867ca983ba3154a3
Luna shut 4c3590a716 her eyes 5764b27532 tightly. She knew she 5a4596fb26 wouldn’t escape responsibility.129a51f717c50f82
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The weight 72b0f6097b of that f0934c8f56 thought quickened 1f0892caf2 her steps. The first 9fb42626a4 person she e61512ddae sought out b8db1ece1c was the 780d5d8b2c head maid.036fb8151fec4d5c
“Please help me, ee9b7ce4f3 Head Maid!”9c336894e232c93b
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The head c8d30ad658 maid, who f83c8d0632 had been d5115fd9c7 preparing for 8cf440e183 bed, turned 82ef96ac05 toward Luna 02b3e2b643 with a 2d685f6ca9 startled expression.659ec3a4350a210f
“Luna? What’s going on?”6737b8a3035fc81c
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“The duchess is 34a0ce6ac4 gone! She seems to have ebb49ca8ae left through the window. His Grace has already 8f47b86c64 been informed and has 4c8a7b6093 ordered us to find e65a36cdad her immediately. Please gather a665cc1604 the servants—”ea1729947b9d92c4
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Cutting her off, f19e5f3b2f the head maid 311470fd72 threw a shawl 50ef0e6d36 over her shoulders eff42e4cb3 and grabbed a d310b997b7 lantern.a5232e022a387714
“Let’s wake ec62be0e8e everyone up.”bb3666a202cb0c12
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“Thank you, Head Maid!”8bc6f05ee9c1eaf8
Luna’s eyes welled with cdef2205a9 tears, and the head 5741fd9bf9 maid clicked her tongue ba2853628b at the sight.68d0ff23ea842f6c
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“So she hasn’t 47123219e4 changed after all, 638768128c despite seeming quieter cb6df68af5 lately.”7c4cb76d7b48d6b3
This kind of commotion f128e5205a had become so familiar 5eb7834b1e that the head maid 28a2accfdf could barely suppress a 84fe8551da sigh.269f767e9f40b6ae
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It wasn’t 3bdae83b36 long before 010277df31 Charlotte was abd381c51b found—in none c41d621c40 other than 2a48f78779 her younger 02449a4d46 brother Theo’s 55c57a04d8 room, the e879ec09f4 very person 6c61ec2746 she had e7bfbbb050 cursed and 75bb1ec232 condemned so ae9bfad60b often.df5e42bab63eb1b0
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As soon as Cassius 878d78d5b3 received the news, he c59ad553f5 immediately made his way e33e5ec5cf to Theo’s room. Through the partially open f7fb4d1124 door, he could see f0f6694202 Charlotte looking flustered as 3691044b57 she faced the gathered 75eee376a2 servants.e57bd02819ca16b4
Cassius stepped into the 10d357c9fb room, gesturing for the b227e2abf7 other servants to leave.0b49f43cc2836e05
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“You really 13077a3c48 have no 53b2eb8102 bounds, do ade4cf2aa7 you?” he 5b040d829f said coldly, e90db07fb4 his eyes 62f2ec052e narrowing as 1ea56fcf7d they settled fea1cf87dd on Charlotte.506fe2b7dc260a05
“…Oh dear,” Charlotte muttered, swallowing hard as she rose from her seat like a ghost.93609236e4823afd
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She had just 24b409316d finished treating Theo b276960eeb and had been af39e12954 taking a short aa6a4b26db break before heading 26a44dd1a6 back.e75aa0fe997cd6ba
But suddenly, the door a1a4e9edbe had opened, and pale-faced 99f12abb75 servants had poured into 94807585ea the room.c8aaaa7c2cebad9f
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“We’ve found the 50410cedd2 duchess,” they had da38dc8831 announced as if 7b4f88c95e she were some c8a9c96462 runaway prisoner.160495e5e845d056
Despite her c84cb35c48 attempts to 16171886ee explain, no d2f6f51988 one seemed ab85d19a87 to listen. They acted 9c87542e0c as if 9ee4f74a34 Charlotte had be2ec40586 truly become 747d1b7008 a prisoner, 2ee108470a and among d7d0e2f193 them, Luna 1f608dee2b glared at a2630a8333 her with 51e84e3e36 eyes full 48fd6651d0 of resentment.b4f3b1d8e98d822e
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And then Cassius 11ef6f49a8 arrived.1c2a69fec0631205
“Cassius, I can 3532aa11da explain everything,” Charlotte cae0a3a25e began.98021049023137d7
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“Explain what?” he ed38aefdda cut her off 704038f70c sharply.679a803aea1b750b
“That you’ve finally decided 3f31c678f7 to finish off the b198b0c10e brother you’ve cursed and b69cce421a despised for so long?”cf0a34677d4e000a
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His icy 2b2935c1be gaze flicked 0a6167888b between Theo 6efc972dd0 and Charlotte, 430a1b85e4 full of 06e8a05282 disbelief and e196d58af6 anger.411695dc554bf699
“Is that corpse more 2f41da8f10 important to you than a9251ab214 I am? Look at e9f5f6893d me instead 545a8e00fd of that 3af46825f0 damned corpse!”b3e16a3ea86ba2db
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Charlotte had 49df977361 insulted and 2f847dc957 dehumanized Theo 789463983e countless times, 193f389188 referring to c9e9a3a853 him as 031cf0ad77 a lifeless 83341c6c68 corpse. For Cassius, seeing 2fceeb4a23 her in Theo’s 8b88ee91fa room now was 1116d3e70a beyond comprehension.2acf08ef1e6c4fec
“What has 1f7e3d9f69 Theo ever eebadaf969 done to ef6ce25a79 deserve this? Why do 8e62bfd033 you keep 83f5c140a0 pushing things 8caa2e04d9 this far?”3b21fa7a5d9891bb
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Charlotte shook her a6774a7839 head desperately. She had to clear ae939ed0f5 up the misunderstanding.7179ae1ee65d923b
“Cassius, please listen to 1ef1942c5b me. I’ve been using a9e9dfc881 my divine power 27aaa94b65 to treat Theo. That’s why I—”01b203ef8b2cd2f8
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But before 8b3797279f she could fc39a2432d finish, Cassius 6305cd45af raised his 302eff155a voice, cutting d6ce686f55 her off 78b47c9dc1 again.868419bee2a1022a
“Stay away from Theo! You’re truly 7507fe1f0c beyond saving. I asked 560a269e44 you to e1269613ee do nothing—to 6d53c0352f just stay b2ac487702 still! And yet here 43114db4f7 you are, causing 884d2e6790 more chaos. Marrying you 95e3799945 was the 3bab61a867 worst decision 55e01d36f7 of my b3cd467f7a life. Escort the duchess e8238e125f back to her 54254ae4db room immediately!”a4805de64c28f2e9
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The servants, who had db765818ee been murmuring among themselves, 7cf72ecf5f stepped forward to restrain e778ad5ccb Charlotte.d086fc9dbd16576f
As they guided her 24bf93a9b1 out of the room, 4feeb730e6 she brushed past Cassius 2ad495b8e3 and murmured in a 8969c2d781 small, subdued voice,bf20aaff19cd5ea5
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“…I’m sorry, Cassius. I overstepped.”ab97689ebc6d0ada
Her voice, lacking its 0f6280f8bf usual sharpness, sounded defeated.fd36033fbfbb63c0
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