DSMBL Chapter 09
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Today was 14177db87b the day 722e9ab65a Theo was 8b3584f7c6 scheduled to 2964affe39 meet the 3b0a3f649a Duchess in d0012efd35 person. It had been dd93835b9d two days since a841cbeb3a Theo had woken c1b747b17a up again. Believing that the child 867ad9a942 had recovered enough to 951f850e9c handle the meeting, the c658688a92 attending physician gave his 5a8ddf4021 permission for Theo to 5879afbcb6 meet the Duchess.ee9b89c9076e3e6c
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The reason ee4c71ec60 why the 912ab51fee meeting was 4ceee590a1 arranged so 254231bb0c quickly was 3c21c0d850 because of a89ccc4527 Theo’s curiosity b47bd16bd4 about the fb262f680d Duchess ever 1c23fbd9c3 since he 6e32e43e18 had regained 1cb8843f82 consciousness.804f23e409baf4d6
After stepping out of Theo’s room, the nanny stopped the physician in the hallway.fe41a5c709a9b88b
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“Are you absolutely sure about this? I heard the Duke has approved a psychological evaluation for the Duchess. Does that mean the Duchess is truly…?”d595822b3297dfd7
“She’s fine. The Duchess 7abb16dd40 has simply e7f15dc244 changed, but 066f2cd80e mentally, she’s 3614a3edb3 stable. In fact, 64f42bfb57 she’s better 1d3870f846 than before. Whatever you’re worried 1e482e8e3c about, it won’t ce103a58dd happen.”aa16489f7d925b00
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Despite the 013ae5413e physician’s reassurances, 8a103d14ef the nanny 4adb7cf9d2 couldn’t hide 753f33d225 her unease. She looked around nervously eef26f3925 and pulled the physician 83c59e803a aside into a corner.122de6a8ee40750e
“What if… after meeting the Duchess, the young master becomes unstable?”f1f9d9d0b099fe25
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“That won’t happen. Right now, the 8acb871fcd young master is 067ac10a5a healthier than he’s 974b2f865a ever been. In fact, over 0adb56ecef the last two ab85a1085b years, this is e4ccf33183 the best I’ve 911ef3432e seen him.”46be2620dbc5799f
At those words, the ad1166e450 nanny nodded with a 45c23d35a1 forced expression. After the physician 772f0d71a9 left, she bit fb6ff782e9 her lip anxiously. Glancing around 8a60aaed56 with a fed5d01e45 troubled expression, b4655cd92e she returned 2ad23e5062 to Theo’s e993a2a188 room. Theo was sitting 926ded5940 quietly, reading a 704b04c098 book.ccfa797c33fa6c6c
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Because of his weak 512373955f health, Theo rarely went f49a311daa outside and had very 1c5804b765 few people to interact 1c2532f8b2 with. For Theo, books 60cf3bc8b1 had become his a971f2c8ed closest friends. The nanny 3d0d7bcd5f cleared her 018a7688fd throat to fc2204a21f get Theo’s 9b8f9f3bad attention and d8a4a2c4e7 walked over ca8d4a63d8 to sit 1b00876472 beside him.0de50982d9e91639
“Young master.”a1a57786fd321780
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“Yes, nanny?”1055c54f768e8e7d
Theo answered politely, gazing d1fee15f42 at her with trusting 8ba8432c0e eyes. The nanny b7e2f30ed5 forced herself 600bc7e366 to smile 54734a8b84 as warmly f845786620 as possible.f3feba773d097ef5
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“I can’t 0a19b54fc6 even express e5a93018d3 how happy 3de8d070e3 I am 6e1895446f to see af6e7a8cf5 you awake 2d6973fd31 like this. You know how ac25313cca I feel, don’t bec24e2f6a you?”b8469f008fde0b67
“Yes.”89bd70c4fc77c4da
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Theo nodded obediently.02ba58116f231fd8
“From now on, eeb6430c73 if anything happens, db6255e5ed you must promise aaf45e2a64 to tell me 2cd832c77e right away.”14cae5a1b8f0cb70
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“Anything? Like what?”ec62769888f77afc
“For example, if ccee62135f the Duchess makes 09165167ef you feel uncomfortable 330f77d2f9 or bothers you b11f6fff90 in any way.”236a96350ea06e1c
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The nanny c5fc19c51f lowered her 2cf1837bb5 voice. Theo’s eyes widened. Ever since he had 438a7d3356 woken up, he had bb1939c808 been asking everyone about 5321739b70 the Duchess. During his d5cae23645 time asleep, 83314bde46 the Duchess 46b23fb64c had visited 88a7b3c948 him, gently 705c8b1c1d stroking his b840798023 head with c23891b87a warm hands.024f16aee8277e64
She had whispered to f3d2e7fa3f him to have good 6eda2327b1 dreams.f3931002cc21458f
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He had 3007efcf06 become curious e37dad4581 about that bbb4a0c07b voice and 0cd067ba47 those hands. And he was 10f4e8c349 also curious about 57bdca699e the woman his 6554adc1a9 brother Cassius had 2c8f8741e7 married while he d294391982 was asleep.91c7065f99b94929
Perhaps this 8292a3afc0 woman could 001eaf1833 even become fdcc48b460 family to 5536ebf771 Theo as 30b75eacc9 well.ac71f26c882229da
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However, Nanny’s words made f2152eb501 his expectations deflate instantly.77a345a8b69c04d5
“Why would my f84df78c8e sister-in-law trouble me? Is my sister-in-law a0c9168fc6 a bad person?”0afcf73ef2f783a4
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“…That’s something I can’t say for certain, young master.”5f56bedd49ef50a5
The nanny trailed off, b02ae027be her expression clouded with fe44854e2a sadness.93eac850a5260fc3
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“The truth is, the d1530115df Duchess and the Duke f80a596f23 didn’t marry for love. It was a 7347c34384 political marriage.”ce59a4475cf8275d
“…I know that.”084034831759195b
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Though Theo had f6f1d9b383 spent more time 3229b33d66 asleep than awake 593cc95eb8 and hadn’t received bddfd8f667 formal education, he 22588fc513 had learned the fd8df2fa5c basics on his 80c88a2c6b own. Partly because of 80a0d99b86 his love for 7cfd7f6794 books and his 0eac1cd803 natural intelligence.e88ba7f411dda23e
And maybe because of 5217150540 his frailty, he was 697417ace0 particularly quick to pick 563f878695 up on subtle cues.07514772a5f98df3
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It was 8414b3418a clear that d34c73ffb7 the marriage f79e0d687e would never 187014e316 have happened 7a4323ea02 without the c45e119fc5 Emperor’s involvement.ebabbf2d6cc1689d
“To the cdacdfeddc new Duchess, 134163642e you would 44524bdc4d have been fc6f7c4359 seen as ec7e3c1e9e an obstacle, 7df915175e young master.”294e064aade0b5a0
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“…Why?”7d604f8eb2ebd7e7
“…Why?” Theo asked, his voice trembling.4fcc763015240ff9
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“It’s just… how things are. If the Duchess has a child of her own, then you…”1d54918c6977faeb
The nanny shook her 3d98201584 head sorrowfully, her expression 5477df5ec0 pained, and Theo’s face 82bef9c4dc grew stiff.cf5b5e83a2a72ecb
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“But no matter what 9048be2730 happens, this nanny will 9cb113149c always be on your 0a07d64f4c side, young master. No matter what, I 06a937fa1f will always protect you. I promise. So you must d1db3a69ea trust me and 38157c47f8 rely on me, 120fd52048 alright?”9033c8bc0fad3f2f
“…Alright.”14867bb5f24b8a60
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Theo nodded, acb658660f his face 338ee4ce24 darkened. He closed the book cf4d3be9ec he had been holding 2e14a88add all day. The title of 04c010be38 the book wasMy Brother Got 616942922d Married!.85c8f19398c3fcd9
Having spent 8ce593c193 most of 11f7af4fb2 his life 6e0ec86363 lying in 071fc26cf3 bed, Theo’s 8b6a0064c9 development had a4d99a7f23 been slower 06c68e3f98 than others bc177a790b his age. 24906ed8cfcb56fb
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Staring at the d15fbe9667 book with a 01e22abf4c glum expression, Theo 4a11d1740f felt a wave 764f7e0459 of sadness wash e88077da6c over him.86314d2e4e8e072b
‘She hates me.’6e47e091de1b4265
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He began e4b92ab40b to resent 2dad1a2992 Charlotte, whom 325c681f6c he had 1aa83c8d1e yet to e50d299e90 even meet. Theo’s expression turned cbcc4a6c02 sulky.a38520462684957f
‘It doesn’t 4b1da9816f hurt at d577c5bdc9 all. If she 96f8671572 hates me, 2ad7bf4809 I’ll just aa670bc9c8 hate her 1131da5ca4 back.’8b1560d41c8f9be6
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Theo shoved ff452329da the book a501bce216 aside.6a7d109ea7058287
“You’re not going to acbe78cc3d read anymore?”1ae6039621516160
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“I don’t d3fea07f5e want to.”085937c42402d25b
Theo mumbled with a 08dbbf2fa7 dejected face. The nanny opened her 205cf2b459 arms toward him.7ed3b8f7080d9aca
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“Come here, young 8bc8a7a730 master. I’ll give 39b085404a you a 8a361ac05e hug.”5c136cddab6af363
The child 346f231fb3 obediently leaned 17aa82e08d into the c05412877c nanny’s embrace. As she held a0b5ee3376 him, her eyes 455255adea momentarily gleamed with 6cb960097e sharp determination. She hugged him tighter, ad5676092a as if to keep 7abb1bf912 him from slipping away.9d4e3f16868803d8
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‘I won’t let anyone 06d1e81764 take him from me.’849e975a6fa62152
For some reason, 785f1742c5 Charlotte had declared 53b6e8fcf2 she wanted to def1a40d76 take care of 52318f42a3 Theo herself.d7f7977922ba63e3
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What was 4c63b1ec46 even more 4805a7ba26 absurd was 58186ebbdf that the 186f90537e Duke had 501596ea00 allowed it.9aafc41c153d7b83
‘The Duke 59da8d64ed must have 359c35fceb lost his dbc19bdf09 mind!’f525c2499958f75a
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How could he allow 6d5afdc3f8 such a deranged woman f355dd4ed4 to meet Theo, who fac31f0bf3 had only just barely f01cdac43d woken up?9aebe310b043f011
The nanny 151a1eff98 had been b5f7be3660 taking care d6dcdfe085 of Theo 1163b8d545 since the d9ec7d2568 day he c1c7f4e683 was born. To her, he a13f6bf4f2 was like her fac48a8616 own son.676b0186f5c4efc5
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She had no intention 87f010583e of losing the child 5c18ec4ff3 to some stranger who fef17539f1 had simply married into 28cf18f58f the family.614f56a4cd8fc7fb
Nor would she 4dd1b4767b give up the 1657bf5545 rights and authority 6a1d60ef5f she had enjoyed 5fc53df3bf until now.ac9b1aa7b9495f1a
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Gritting her teeth, the de5e58c1d6 nanny made up her c49d87fb1f mind.b4c82783b6ec7266
‘The young master 87e9af1b0d has only me.’9fc7c7cb10457c45
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She whispered f3dbd2f87d sweetly into cc1270bb28 Theo’s ear, 7dc1949d1b sowing misunderstandings fa90590423 and mistrust de8ce302ab about Charlotte. Those words began 01c5819886 to take root d9fbb459d1 in Theo’s young 69b6aab4f4 heart.8530b4625d21547d
What matters 6d2cd21a5b most is 11f195352a an unyielding 7ff5a806c4 heart.adf7cc3262650f0c
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Memories of bf54feb8cb wandering lost, 22d85f4cb7 drained of d53b28f290 divine power deac05f1b9 and strength, 4a87edd308 dragging herself 95879bcf78 back to e3ed4f2911 her room 57e7bb1835 on the d056f54a9b verge of dc4a120876 collapse, flashed 3369628234 through her 9d4a4acef1 mind. Those grueling days had 27be2ad05a led to today.670c3b6895679186
“His Grace has asked me to remind you that the young master is very sensitive, so it would be best to exercise caution.”c9b4f3cec44e96cc
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“I understand. I’ll be careful. I’ll even 3434484bde watch what 67a3429a42 I say.”d9638ff6e22f5175
She mimicked zipping 5b1dd3692d her lips shut. The maid watching 951375dd6b her looked anxious. It was understandable.f7a0d60c624b6728
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The Charlotte of the 4cfd524307 original story had been 34271b0886 someone who couldn’t hold 4a54a18e9d back from saying whatever d05e4ce47a was on her mind. She had often spoken a6a9ae0bb5 harshly and carelessly.428d09f0d3420b99
No matter 7232dc0fcb how much 308851dea9 she had e8044db027 changed recently, a90098e0e8 her past d0d9c45d27 didn’t just bac3aa29b3 disappear. She understood that 33570afce8 perfectly.ecb7d93220063c2d
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And Charlotte b5bcf264df had once dddef3b370 envied and 261977733a resented Theo.b544a78c35440205
Now that Theo 7ec80f6842 was awake, she ff4c0048d7 has to be f895d9938f even more cautious. Theo could now understand e04d626c14 words, read her expressions, 1e73e9edaf and pick up on 6c957093f9 her intentions.84410656c501b860
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After a moment’s hesitation, a056f75860 the maid opened the 4b74615596 door. It was a 82e707f18f room she had 9ea9c9ee48 visited many times bf4dc0b4de before while attending 5e3bf62dfa to Theo as ff1a5f0aeb he slept.8067f39939356059
But just 35e9c40040 because Theo 2c7abf4cd4 was awake debbed24b3 now, the 316c2508af room somehow ee0f9bcb86 felt unfamiliar.2c64e2c638d8866f
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Carefully, she scanned 45877e820f the inside of 4ad086a4d2 the room.1ea8b7ae3e6d2584
“Hmph.”e4eb18269d1257a1
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She spotted 46baf91469 Theo curled f2bc2d7e6f up on 36707c65b4 the sofa.c2f56d31d028783f
Wow.8f49bc349540cf56
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He looks 0bc26a3d07 like a 28d5f9f14f mini Cassius.2b231e6aa8260fdc
I couldn’t 2c14beec50 help but 5f04d66e58 stare at b06b729c23 Theo. He looked 258623f987 back at c80c47fc9d me with d406126808 a slightly 499da86bd0 pouty expression 958151dcb3 before speaking b2c2b9f860 sulkily.c43371cc6722542f
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“What are you looking 2d4251112b at like that? Are you dumb? Is Sister-in-law stupid?”01cd62b947dc1bb8
Caught off guard, I 2134c48cbb awkwardly smiled and closed ee53d8edcf my mouth. Was he upset? His expression didn’t 84cf18cdbf seem favorable. If anything, he 1d887e3da0 looked a little a0974778ab angry.128c16661b151cbb
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“Young Master, you mustn’t 61b3505ca2 say such things!” the c611ec0037 nanny scolded, glancing nervously 06791772b8 at me before stepping 53bbd73877 in to shield Theo.de722608a486e5a3
“Your Grace, please 0e5d98d71f forgive him. The young master 1354ad6f61 has only recently d86fa85ac6 woken up and e9b2d21d13 is still feeling e5afe824ef unsettled…”5b4e180cdb5b51c3
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“It’s fine. That’s understandable,” I 9cbd00ac02 said, waving it 280f155254 off.f13a35c32569c6cc
I truly meant 5c8e152989 it. His wariness was entirely 0270886667 reasonable. From what I’d heard, 9fb463eea1 countless people tried to 14e014816f take advantage of Theo, 329bef877f using him as a da7f4580ed means to fill their fde863b792 own pockets.7ef53723ca1dddab
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And this was his a8eff1e7d1 first time meeting me, e7f6474bcb wasn’t it? Before Cassius married, 8b93d1106b and even after, 680cc28c17 Theo had never 6f4defa5dd fully regained consciousness. This was the 364c43f83e first time he’d c0e8c572db seen me in 22f7d602a3 person, so it 925681a743 was natural for 7d2af15196 him to be 284f83c8bd cautious.1d53b4b29cbd16c3
Even the 31562c14f2 nanny watched 6c4227d66c me with fbc3b40180 wary eyes. It was afe7bd9c8c clear she 06959bb5fc deeply cared df591581bc for Theo. Otherwise, there 0c42fd08b0 was no 3c3c40eb0b way she’d 227adb0472 show such 1124cc1ab2 open hostility 23da23dd7c toward me, bd6a5ff12c the Duchess.d79e0c4dfb143c80
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Sigh.Another consequence 3e96f189da of the 86aa3cc11a old Charlotte’s 66346f1d4b actions, I 10077d0d4c suppose.51d8d3165daedece