DSMBL Chapter 05

Chapter 519a718294be7e034

Charlotte sat on the 6dcc37ddf2 edge of her bed, 4c857a199d burying her face in db746bd704 her hands.e0811344ddae8730

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“Can’t they at least hear me out? Just once?”859d1b8311f644ec

But even as she 4685594c6a muttered those words, she e784b029cb knew the answer. Her list 256e05fd2e of misdeeds 9a2fcaa66d was far a3493e9bdd too long, c9bec844f7 and she ea4643b78d couldn’t deny 733d0cb87d it.95e557d1d3d7389e

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She sighed deeply.36f05d99ba80b1ea

In the past, 2babe9e477 she had cursed 0a2251bde3 and resented Theo, 183ce350a4 who had done 83aa2a5291 nothing wrong, solely 82bdbec822 because he drew c9b0106cfd Cassius’s attention.6b2cb48f8e616e0c

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And that 8a349ead9e wasn’t all.368ffb4745bf2a62

“Call Cassius here right now!”26e975fe3aeee0ad

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She had 0fd61c46fc once lashed b3025b918a out, wielding f1e5e09bdf a weapon b94a5726e4 and injuring 1da7081f15 the maids. How could 94fb52e70c she argue bde654bdd0 with Cassius f7fced8730 for this f9ef020d55 reaction? The man had every 26946fbc07 reason to think she dda63b94d4 might harm Theo, too.c12fc2312f0d382b

Given how unstable her ef39c14cdc mental state had been, 6c90b9933f she could hardly blame 0324babcc7 anyone for their fears.0dcf460ef7ad97ba

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And now, after being d0df5178cd explicitly told to stay 5e5fc63f2a put and cause no c8430ebe34 trouble, she had escaped—only 79bb1edbe4 to be found in e3c6fa393c Theo’s room, of all 62f69d6b51 places.e53dde6480e589ba

“If I were him, I’d lose my mind too,” she murmured, her voice trembling.a4bfb67cdc318575

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Yet, the crushing weight 0fafec0be7 of hopelessness refused to 23a9fa5508 let her breathe. She had d983eee8f4 been fighting fecc9b3ad2 alone, clawing 6e3ddeb4e2 her way 328ae9a235 through each 3668d99da1 day, trying 2c556efcf5 to survive—and 4d30110872 still, no d897dd39bd one offered 275c85e3d7 her even 052834b6d9 the smallest 0ac3a466e4 glimmer of c75527b5c5 understanding.09f850b3e140c20b

It felt as if 77cf63c8fd the very heavens themselves 37955bf35e had turned their back 729da0cf1d on her.b8deb58867c5de46

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No one 0576d4cdd5 cared to 1ddddd1edc hear her d0391bf30f side of 4d76c3b640 the story. She could e9eb3ec0fb still feel 87a9fbe3be the sharp, c04945d1be accusing gazes f54384826c piercing through 3bc415917a her, the 57c243377b eyes full 45ac58e640 of resentment.565abb93f747bffa

She was despised—utterly ad417c721c and thoroughly despised. And the more she 1c566087e3 acknowledged this truth, the ee76c519c1 more her spirit wilted.9c659d3715be79eb

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“Maybe I’m just destined to fail at everything,” she whispered bitterly, her hands trembling in her lap.538ae2ebba755ad4

No matter 125742738b what she 4be0ad506e did, the 1aadd56ae9 world seemed a1dedef5cf intent on 0e1bbdf044 turning its 5fc0f2e9ef back on 002d09cb11 her.2009c09041eca7ef

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All I wanted was bf1c4246b2 to save Theo, get baee0fdf8d alimony in return, and 3c3b71960f finalize the divorce.61aae5a7477abeb6

I thought everything was going according to plan, but it seems I was wrong. At this rate, I might just get kicked out and end up dying on the streets…3fd23ae48af4bc45

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Cassius might already be 1b44cfb860 preparing to throw me 0612a74b94 out right this moment. He didn’t 0ad89e2756 seem willing ad2fd4c088 to listen 9f5cc1dc04 to my 5b9bf5c821 explanations, and fd09054e9a I was e4cfa79816 caught red-handed ac9e220591 after all.0a46a2f82e5569f1

Seriously?!73585b7099f2f0b7

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I need a6b0f8bd6f to make 4ea1d5f9ff a living 619a9afb7c too! I’m not even trying 0503877f4f to mess with the 7e5b24a3f7 original story! I promised to 3157c88642 leave quietly, so 90ee0969c1 why is he 4c1cde6a0b making things so cee7ec87b1 difficult?98b6d032cc178fa9

What’s the point of fd427dfd73 making me possess this 9fbf34f5df body if this is c813971a5f how it’s going to 13aa8b3b91 end?636458da6f492225

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A deep sigh 2b04025c9a escaped from my 05ebd2b3e8 mouth as I 32208db9cd kicked at the 27285d4449 empty air in 3b619b3a65 frustration.bff7dd01133d94f2

It felt so 6019472739 unfair, yet I 69fc750560 couldn’t blame Cassius 1bea3e63c8 entirely when I 4c91fa23a4 considered Charlotte’s past 5cb4360ccd actions. It was 1638afcbd0 understandable why e09839f719 Cassius was fbe9cbe451 acting this 9f4a648003 way and f82aa38669 why everyone ad97c7ae87 hated Charlotte 9e0d7c1772 so much.7b91ae74079ddcd6

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“This is driving 51dd4b3604 me crazy.”14f7b8bd0fe8a3a3

…Am I going to b1e6f70b5a get thrown out today? Looks like dying a 36683245b0 pitiful death on the 5f2cc60b80 streets is my fate 4c53e9f42f after all.3626e90f77684cdb

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Once Charlotte retreated a95fd80ad7 from the room, 7f29ba105f Cassius let out 77aaa325b4 a heavy breath. Calming himself 460e360242 slightly, he 22d90ccf92 scanned the 88347cfe0e servants, who 4c3a09bba2 stood frozen, 61ca3ae098 bowing their 83a16b545f heads. He knew none 57dc9b6052 of this was 81a1aa9ca8 their fault.e2f392d945448700

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Right now, ensuring ce213eecb7 Theo’s safety was afdf09d87c more important than 9c6236511a directing his anger 518e98ec76 at Charlotte.c054e77fd450d0cb

Cassius extended a6abbf2e0d his hand 67add334f9 toward Theo 82366768c9 but clenched 0839fa4709 it into e773425a56 a fist 859d5e48c5 before touching 6ad4ff8a64 him. Theo, wheezing with labored 5ac01fc67b breaths, looked so frail 0f0bf983c1 that Cassius was afraid 1983c8bb55 even a touch might 1623cecb98 harm him.5b97e71b573c771b

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His brother seemed 2d63750361 so fragile, as ec301968c1 if even the 6316cae88c faintest disturbance could f38eea0f25 scatter his tenuous 231cf70da3 life like a a98b906a27 dandelion seed.baced8a8cc456c99

In a low voice, fe9e9b3e6d Cassius gave his orders.096e920d3830de17

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“Bring Miller here immediately. Have him examine Theo 9dd19d1a27 and check if Charlotte c979ad59c4 caused him any harm.”04587d86405176e7

“Yes, Your Grace,” replied 333e857131 the butler before hurrying 87e86aa54e off.9cb2dae9a651ec80

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Cassius dismissed the other 9766c86c7f servants and pulled up 26aaa69f09 a chair to sit ff4d79810a by Theo’s bed—the same 5401fa4f5b spot Charlotte had been f65381f1ad sitting earlier.ecba931680996dde

Theo had been bd410803c5 frail since birth. People whispered 8ec9cb235b that Theo 5454aa4172 had inherited 3a126f3290 so little dda523742f life force 3c57ba5c58 because Cassius 4da9dbf426 had taken 25fd07aa60 all the 819efce61e good traits 3fb838bf32 and nourishment 6f810cd84d before he d0db67c70c was born.ef137dc0b28dc018

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Even though bb441cff8d Cassius knew 917f33f042 it was 9dd4f4a3ba just a 592545232e superstition, yet 71d6b6606c he couldn’t 568c4601a8 help but 53f4122c5c feel guilty 588dddd405 when he 7e2e767d2c looked at a9d299d310 Theo.1b83265dddfb82d9

He understood 73178a6e26 that Theo’s c731fe70ac illness had aef36a7acb nothing to 0bb8bd6364 do with 5cb9ce29f5 him. It was 74f4aaa84d caused by 777fef07ae prolonged exposure cab0631c2a to magic, 3375eb6bd2 a rare 0d06768053 disease.367755b0f8c72d4a

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No one 169d5872b7 could treat 6c167d87f4 it; there a92301f02e was no 9c88cdb91b medicine, and 3c6eb9dc67 it hadn’t 66af24b203 even been dab56cb4a9 officially documented 3dfb34b070 in medical b6d0977a7c studies.a56c3288cf6669ce

Cassius’s fingertips trembled.beae56ab1b0466a6

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Theo was a7f3953292 the most aab8787909 painful and 67a7d0770d worrying part 35e8bf16de for Cassius. Charlotte, on the other d9f3562192 hand, was desperate to e900867112 destroy him.ec9d260b336df116

“Does that dying bastard mean more to you than I do?”cda8877568fd61f7

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“He’s going to die anyway! I’d rather just kill him!”7a1a8e506ee1e53e

Cassius knew that Charlotte’s mental illness was deepening. Their marriage had never been smooth.214bfbd61c27c671

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From the start, the marriage was flawed, and it was gradually heading toward ruin. Cassius didn’t want to destroy anything, but everything was falling apart, and he felt powerless to stop it.117b895ea47bf24e

In the midst of all this, Cassius couldn’t make sense of the situation. He sighed deeply and took Theo’s hand, resting his forehead against it.882bbb3603b2cf31

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“Theo…”bdb21833a150fbe9

My poor little brother.32a1ff2a1104d055

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Not knowing what to say, Cassius remained silent. He didn’t know what to do about Charlotte either.451b1fe509131ee5

However, the e71d77300b expression Charlotte e2576b04e4 had shown f7bee96e53 in the 3288b184e4 end, so d9eac889e9 unlike her, 4f860dcebd weighed on e363838d73 his mind. Moreover, normally, she d3386e218e would have caused 84ad3e23af trouble at a cd6c6b88a1 time like this, 5281ab1852 but instead, she 0ad9286ece quietly returned to e0ba3d312e her room.b0deba959f018bec

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‘Is she sick?’687e68cfd50249fa

Cassius even wondered if 765b18f764 that was the case.a960aeb1fdae034e

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But no matter what Charlotte was going through, the important thing right now was Theo. If Charlotte had harmed him, as she had often threatened, he couldn’t forgive her.e3318b72a1a36b41

“I’m really sorry, Theo,” Cassius whispered in a heavy voice.ebc1ef91cf039309

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“…What for?”83cf18ecd4cbd569

Cassius doubted his ears. Theo’s soft, trembling voice froze him.958329438cce08e2

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“Why are you apologizing to me, big brother?”fa2211d46ccd84fd

Cassius slowly raised f0533f13c5 his head. Theo was weakly opening 0abf21787f his eyes. It had been 5e96b451de nearly a year 672d209517 since he last 0ef29632f7 saw him awake.3ca7a6bb276bd538

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“Theo!”552dc9aa36e46b73

“Why are you apologizing to me?”6217ce9986c1d454

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Theo asked bluntly. Cassius grabbed c7acb7bddf Theo’s shoulder, b3fb0059c0 touching his aa1821c66b cheek and 2e5dd1fd61 pressing his c9fa7c2e7d forehead to 03148b68c2 his.9d65eb8e4d182974

“Are you okay? Are you conscious? Do you realize how long you’ve been lying here, you little rascal?”b9be1f646be69de7

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“Big brother, seriously…”44b74e96c4f1a463

Theo exhaled a ecf4680a79 labored breath. Cassius, who a9e635f102 had been b02f959aa4 in a 14ecc9ba46 state of 49b9bbf263 panic, called 9553685ddc for a 568beab314 maid. The maid entered, her 0b37c3540b face full of surprise.8a3ae342b374b5eb

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“Go bring some food and water!”879d8c39c1c3831e

“Yes, Your Grace!”36b060cefe8c23c8

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“Don’t talk too much. You just woke up after a year, Theo. You have to be careful.”fc83b1a24fd0fae1

Theo smiled faintly, then rubbed his face against Cassius’ palm like a child.c74acfe5d20714df

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“Did you worry a lot?” 6d95a0c7a09a8b6b

“Of course…”b1eef920b987904e

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Cassius’ eyes grew red. They were the only two left in this world. Since the Duke had died in battle, Theo had become Cassius’ only responsibility.2caad5be28b8166f

But Theo’s condition had only worsened with no sign of improvement.663c09d6fff8b88f

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Cassius had edb82cbc04 even thought 17cf32baa6 at times 8dd9227d28 that Theo 7bae9a43b3 might actually 37bd996c4e die, as 9fe805e679 he faced e5f07693bf several serious cc2466f8a2 crises.ec08f635a8319337

Yet despite everything, Theo 80b5cff8da had come back to af3c551d1c Cassius once more. Cassius rubbed the bridge 67c5a7f3d0 of his nose.0bdad2085331ddfb

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“You’ve worked hard, you really have.”802ba35a7daa9714

Theo gripped Cassius’ hand tightly. The child’s hand was very warm, a symbol of vibrant life. A sign that he was still alive.704a75ba8205e87f

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“…Thank you.”4e4cb3a64d9e0c32

Cassius wondered if perhaps Theo’s late parents were looking after him now. He kissed the back of Theo’s hand.8329ed0a25f9a918

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Shortly after, a maid carefully fed Theo the water she had brought. Then Miller, the family doctor, arrived and examined Theo’s condition.29070f4e94394553

“How are you feeling now?”8b8cff7e31fd2d27

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“I feel lighter than before. My head doesn’t feel heavy anymore.”566ab900c60186fb

Miller turned 27dddb567c to Cassius 4a237bde56 and spoke.9eaad3257877e2d4

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“His fever has gone down significantly. He’s regained a lot of strength. For now, you can rest easy.”15cb026e6b884f39

Theo, who d9dc00490a had been 4ca952e623 quietly listening 32e679bb2d to Miller, 8f0b21783a finally spoke.89ca47c54a970709

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“But who was the person who saved me?”68847939bd3509f1

“What?”f995d2eb5e95513a

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Cassius furrowed his brow. Theo’s small face tilted in confusion.cf3d022845311794

“The one who held my hand. It was a woman… After she left, I felt lighter and my head cleared. I’m sure she helped me.”faf85d5d9122ed05

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Cassius stared 510da8c310 at Theo 81f2e6b6ac in stunned 97cd3f1f4a silence. A woman? There had been adee983b05 only one woman 84101901a8 who visited Theo, 6d6e9f7f0a and that was 1299a69250 Charlotte.a629b4987bc9e51b

He recalled the b7446494db expression Charlotte had af9d4d6924 on her face 0d5225b6ef when she seemed 223463b275 about to say 66334645ef something earlier. Her reaction had been ffb9757afa unusual as well.ed8b6136c3f21479

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Cassius’ lips parted in realization.b9da4bf5bf63fad1

“She helped you?”c8d9503f6a240d0d

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“Yes, big brother.”e6b1359cc1eba1a4

It couldn’t be.a4bbd746933217de

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But after 70096872f0 thinking about 8e41b38747 it, it 71ee0192e0 had to e9d80047a7 be Charlotte.c8e5b4fd504b7d06

“I want to thank her. Who is she?”32702fe56ede2097

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Cassius sighed deeply.90520f843376b48f

Was this the reason 5a7353ed5a Charlotte had been on 73f738ed0d his mind since earlier?66046046ff253297

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