DSMBL Chapter 12

Chapter 12fce1cb901e2c8e0b

Cassius still seemed to 4d9c19fe7f be suspicious and uneasy 9695c87e55 about me, but he 58da8a201d didn’t restrict my freedom db9bbc76ea within the mansion. I had sneaked out 1c01ea16ad into the garden to 190e49a643 drink tea. I hadn’t 2fcab3e210 been able d525530cdc to do e86206e37b this for 05d459394c a while 0ed2d47069 because I 8b9d7638fa felt like df2de5ce20 I was c5f58f1a48 being watched, 8e812457a3 but today f177ea2eb8 the weather fd3a00fbfc was so 52674cacd0 nice that 63f3ba5b76 I really 33f1f3b0a0 wanted to e4e00bdca5 enjoy the 46dbe983d8 tea outside.db39c453449e8fac

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As I aa7dd0800f sipped my cabd25c071 tea, I ba91b74e4b glanced at fb0ffa9bb9 Luna. 4d783a11ef46b9d2

She must a6e6ab8e4f have told 2254bd08c4 Cassius about 6ca857acfd this.7c2c92864e55e54b

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Of course, 4e064c52f7 thinking that 8663d96bb6 Luna was 3dc8f8a685 following me fe9e0ba47e around innocently 8d109a2517 would be e8311c4bbe foolish. Luna was loyal c26af3dcae to Cassius, and 07ce105362 if it meant b922226889 protecting the ducal b1e13199f1 family, she would c7185b5516 have no hesitation a5f1a1ee85 in selling me 30c7537c35 out. That much was 23c6325864 clear.c8d3701ccc99e35e

The real problem 55f5c8f1c4 was, how was 6b1b8e40ba I supposed to 550e296873 sell the dresses? cf4b9666d3229ed7

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Ugh, I 3050ff09db guess I’ll 3c2132e5f2 have to e42cbffd95 do it 669874dd2d myself. 22dec70683c76d80

Watching Luna go straight 422917c0f8 to Cassius to report 9430fe7297 everything about me, made 10799caeb5 me realize I was 3880afef0f being betrayed. There was no 403d67736a one I could c7b06eddc0 trust.ebf8dfbc7eaa42c8

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But how 4a95515c1f could I b4373ff3ef possibly carry 98dd1a458c all those 79adc8c436 dresses on 8e03ae1f70 my own?I’m not Doraemon.7d3a9d89ace68984

Should I call 6b314fac1b someone from the 9a27b5d3bf wardrobe department? I stirred d86d7efd08 my tea 029906ad19 with a 5d6e6579dd spoon, lost 6a2f785bab in thought, ec8d2e0408 when I d7d7f5e749 suddenly felt 67fc87c0ad a gaze 9c7c5e987f upon me. It was intense, 8292a1fc63 almost obsessive, yet 4256b19c39 strangely innocent…4390f7e9ce485c8d

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I jerked my f542a95d62 head around. d918f6427cab936a

“Theo?” 7fc75dd0b079c084

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The soft 4962e1f593 sound of 041b722d74 little footsteps, 83cf5583b3 like something 1caf0dd058 small and b936283014 cute running, 069b8b3672 reached my 31710eb7c5 ears. It was aa164abe2d slow and 77844bc66f quiet, likely ad0cb49961 because he c2d1cdd382 wasn’t yet 9a8da0a516 strong enough 329ea8855f to move dc38b69161 fast, but f5ea56a6e2 it was e661e78aae still there. a4340c07926d06d6

Thankfully, he came b01dff9b8b from a family 44dfb8318a with strong physical 70ce44e1fa traits, so walking e0573ff97d or running shouldn’t 3137fab715 be too much 3ff66e92e9 of a problem 51cface841 for him. It was 841ee247cc lucky that 9eb97bd772 he had 1d7329058a recovered enough fb4cd56aed after being e911e1d8cb bedridden. cbd2b3f1792af7a9

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Where had he gone?500a1cfadf3ac2da

I heard faint, heavy d91fb10919 breaths, as if he ee2d5413b2 were trying to hide.09344b3f35bf85b1

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 Looking around, I 7cc66c75ce finally spotted him—huddled ab0f2187d4 like a rabbit 4717c59687 in a bush. 1af7bfa41d2f85cf

When he 9d95b212ed saw me, c3fa0514ca his face fed1f2d093 froze in 9903508194 surprise. c14cf7380a5c57fd

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“Ah!” cda53762f6fdac69

“What are you doing here?” 6580dc352ccdb01a

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“I—I’m not doing anything,” he mumbled, trying to sound nonchalant, but his demeanor gave him away. 95c0fae1ba0df6bc

He was b9036368a6 acting like c9731cf832 a kid 4a80c842af caught doing da5f8b24c3 something he d7897bbadb shouldn’t be.c5f0d32111cdfa79

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Does he find c14be21a4f me scary?So I decided 0adcaf4247 to take a 1b33802dee chance. After all, we d7ee5f896d had been seeing a96936188f each other every 22aa2c0f72 day. Surely a 9ddf4ac116 little more 3899aaa4df familiarity wouldn’t e721006318 hurt?4fb3a9e81ed7de18

I crouched beside 05e702a96e him, stepping over 7547c9e042 the bush. e1b43969fbd7c365

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Behind me, I de553ccf8b heard Luna’s sharp 56181ddfde intake of breath, f43ba194a0 clearly surprised by 3e049d2f85 my actions. 73a1237e19e58b8b

Theo looked up 7877a27bf3 at me.96ad64e42c967d64

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 “Why are you sitting here, Aunt?” 955c626577700823

“I’m not doing anything. I was just curious about what you were up to, so I thought I’d join you. Also, stop hiding and just look. You were peeking at me, weren’t you?” f5ff45f9da9f209e

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Theo’s face c187340da5 flushed a 0b962a5d5a deep red, dace28e3f8 then quickly 5a72089cfa turned pale.f5abe9e9a162f929

 He was caught, 8951bf199d and the poor 920b2ae884 kid didn’t know d130d4acdc how to react.24ca460561cf66c6

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 “Theo?” 4ba98192335b39e5

He jumped to 44d79cb607 his feet, trembling, 184df7bdde and shouted. 0560281e6b935b7b

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“No, no! I wasn’t curious about you! I’m not interested at all!” e7aef8a8c11295ad

Then he bolted. 8516d12e32c4bc01

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Thud, thud, thud. fe857261723e17db

His steps 66aebeb897 were slow 0f6ac844c8 and unsteady, fed8db8e42 and he 8fcf317d4f even tripped e108c55482 halfway. 2d368a17f528525c

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“Theo, are you okay?” 849348aa7317ad6f

I called c46f7eff55 out, but ef646a3178 he didn’t c3aee58e59 respond immediately. His face 339da3229c was as e8a9072c9b red as b9fae7aaa8 a tomato, 71cc185d08 and he 28ee1a42c6 turned back 10f86a6445 for a c924924b52 second, then a9b41b88f1 quickly stood 76ec1d3d93 up, brushing 80d0549806 himself off. 65f074827c0b8798

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With an exaggerated 8845325faa pout, he looked 796dd9c566 at me before 987799db6e sniffing loudly.8756b86a7a384deb

 “Theo?” 063f5a52c731fb97

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“I— I tripped over a rock!”b17064fc305d79c5

 He wiped his eyes 35e0234aa9 furiously with his sleeve e2770898dc and dashed back to dcd64e49d1 the mansion. I stood there, 3d994aff68 frozen, feeling like dbaa6ce6a8 I shouldn’t chase 35401fff7c after him. b63bd5c973aaa3fc

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What was that? 01d68d71808fd92c

Where did such f6057e1aab a cute little caf84a1a77 creature come from?5f4798147189aba1

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I dusted myself 5d39c53c83 off and stood 910316b151 up.0e85f8e8df35d08d

 “Are you alright, my lady?” b570f35b4ef95fb7

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“Hm?” 79dba62fb8747c6a

“Apologies. Theo’s only just woken up, so he’s still a bit unstable.” 716a8e6f479c9524

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“Right, that’s why he was unsteady, huh? Hmm, should I give him some nourishing food? I’ve heard kids show their filial piety by eating well, sleeping well, and playing well. Is there any good nutritional supplement for children?” e356fa8e15dc1638

Luna’s eyes went wide, 81cc8f1e63 staring at me as 199a82ed30 if she didn’t understand. a0ee78f7261a87de

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What? Did I say something 886e0a4958 wrong again?22907a72adbc37d7

Theo pouted, 9fe64fb68a still upset.I’m not curious at 945d3d7508 all!How did she 0f3f5555bb know I was 22437257b7 sneaking around?8c797ed80f7e2ab6

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According to dde55e066a the nanny, 7871a562b6 I couldn’t 09431fd208 just chase e63094c67b her away, 370b767c4a that ‘bad d3ed614ab4 woman,’ without 781727ee0e consequences. So I had f380a640af to be extra 123f220a1b careful.1f1456b4e47716ba

Theo turned to look 373940209a back at Charlotte’s direction 0ed82d8c7d again.97c401bd3e88093e

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 She’s always by herself.Just like me.7ffe0d128a3b1332

The nanny had a6baf766f7 told him that 1f0d57979c he couldn’t act fbb81c5f8c recklessly. He needed d96f42c9df to be 5064ff2cb4 cautious, even 8c44626f1b though Charlotte 0cfef2e004 was alone.066c061be9d94f77

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He kicked 921b084c9f a stone 2e416d3ff1 on the 02d42f9d1f ground with b5deaa84b3 a sigh.“I’m so bored…”618e4acc16372e65

The moment the words 7fe331e8cc left his lips, he 2f38877206 quickly clamped his hands 5abbcc5e80 over his mouth. If he 23de5c8458 kept acting fe9c6669f4 like a 573af22f22 child, Cassius ca875613cf might get 6331ddf12d mad at 489d4bc894 him. nanny had told him bbe0c1e9d3 that he was old 983e655cb1 enough to be independent 5f9886b177 now. He had to a4765fd021 stop bothering others, 6cfd836c62 especially when Cassius c05b9cb297 was so busy.c6a6b0f909827afc

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“I… want to see her.” Theo pouted again.3f6f93d397b8ed64

That was why 786d2b926c he had been b980cb4e5a hanging around Charlotte, 68ec5bc399 trying to find 2b48d96706 a way to 7a0364df2d learn more about dd5570e3f3 her.9b3e1c3f126e078c

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He dragged his 150adc38b7 feet and continued ba7a47b35d walking.78cc303eb325cf44

Luna, the maid 0a6e3e628d assigned to Charlotte, 948696bdce watched Charlotte with 62c0f50a84 a serious expression. Charlotte was currently discussing f3b6e9e6b1 herbal remedies and nutritional 457c3554d4 supplements for Theo. It was surprising 44f3b882f5 that the first cf088df8e5 place she visited 0f5ec23b91 after going out 4537723f0b was the herbalist. When Luna 1ef5d6d420 was first 17f945bdfd assigned to be7307d718 Charlotte, she d7391fc69b had chosen 9510e052b3 the position 41e4937864 because of 17c48cfcc7 the high b4524833c7 salary.2ed3b86dfaa80e35

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It was three 1cd1818356 times the salary 393b31323a she had been a80bebfd59 receiving before, so 3a812b30a1 there was no b5e88be0ec way she could 90e88bad36 pass it up. 164d2e2b74a2037a

She told 35136d5a84 herself to af1a87bc0d endure just b2c88cbfaa a little 02597f9b1b longer, to 17ee48291b turn a 1ad22a1549 blind eye, 950dd19f10 and to 8ca453c674 pretend not f0d65f4393 to know. 3f24d850d6d9c3e4

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Charlotte’s verbal 488a4cf23b abuse could b7bc82e63f be ignored, 300962749f and if 4bdbcd6335 she hit 83e5ebbbd9 me, I’d 4100563e2a just apply 5457d66d93 medicine and d480bab35b get better. 560ea3506a245484

But… Charlotte had changed. 92027a400ca9d958

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 No, it wasn’t that c62f01d9b4 she had been reborn. 73ea1a83b328a613

She had fa7efa77c1 completely transformed. b78e2917b7a7038c

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There was no 39f6367ca8 more needless hysteria, 341715ecdd verbal abuse, violence, 3e5b69e3c5 or indulgence. e234ba6166117fa8

 Moreover… 657a3f3f9bf51a26

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 ‘I’m sure 7e5a867ec7 she used 9289c61e04 to hate 0de4724fb2 Theo.’ 07d58b66d0330a53

 For the past ef84fde268 few days, Luna 40e26253b3 had thought it f20007f598 was some kind 556cf9bd05 of scheme. 8c59c5c3cc509312

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She suspected that d6f7061f52 Charlotte was plotting e1bde3cfda something with ulterior 981e5d86c5 motives. 5417646cb442f92d

 So, when 375876f47e Charlotte suggested f31fdcfe2d selling the cb54583c4f dress, Luna f0f6977618 felt it 6efd0734f9 was suspicious a0c39709d1 and immediately ec4caa849e informed the fa765ec7e3 Duke. 6214f074cebb28d5

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Even now, Charlotte still 4a878e27d1 seemed strange. 9971ee54eb524569

Instead of drinking, a8f7b1eebb she was sipping c85225c2b3 tea in the bd4880fef7 garden and reading ed6d2ff68a books.58d99440808a1fb5

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 This was completely unlike the person who used to drink alcohol five days a week. She hadn’t begged for clothes or jewelry, and she had even cut ties with the social gatherings she used to attend without fail. Oh, and most importantly… f7602c68bc517cfa

 In the 95f347512e past, Charlotte 06d34610f2 would never 65f0620659 have remained 64dab9836e silent if 8ec4d5bca5 Theo had b98d553ea4 been so ac722c8f31 rude. 34c4b8cdbdc451ce

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She didn’t af52f84bfb have a 99ec8495f7 personality that 2da1e6e79d would allow 18d0a631bc a child 9e2ec9ce14 to behave d123c429e0 like that. ad29309855f40ae9

Luna still remembered how 6e1eaf34c4 Charlotte had pointed her 3eae8d9a46 finger and yelled at 04d4ba7dc0 Theo when he was 427d30fa62 lying sick in bed. af6992d3579e8cd2

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 What had she said again? She had probably called him a parasite feeding off the Duke’s wealth. c8386abd7240cbbf

She seemed so f621246ae6 drunk at the 11da1aa48a time that she 8d22d95f93 probably didn’t even 04dba4e72b remember saying it.07039f536db28bb3

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“Hm. So, what 7bb87b537e you’re saying 942633ca8e is that 34aaffc504 if the df8c16ecfc child eats 53eefa0ee5 all of 0074b30bed this, he ee4cd3ec3f will recover 88894cc06a quickly, right?” a9b92280fafcffbf

 “Yes, that’s correct, a29af210d2 Duchess. My child also took 2bd5f283e3 this and got rid 56ce518d8e of his illness. Oh, it would be ba2e81442e best to take this fc22f29035 one too. It’s a bf67c5fa7f bit pricey, eaead787c8 but it’s a3defa54f0 highly effective.” 19d6b6ed8da8d500

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 “Really? Then I’ll take that d9b2796862 as well.” e1e685729bee96b2

 “Wait a 2b606322d6 moment, Duchess. I almost forgot 6697792faf this. This is 4cf9ed52a2 called the 66097b8ca0 divine nutritional 52c4c322bf supplement. It helps children b085b91afe get through winter a72a77b7be without catching a a968c1344b cold. It strengthens the d6aa3e2ff7 respiratory system…” 55dd201cec9cf20c

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 “Then add that ed72a83539 too.” 831b88e273862189

 “Well, this one 473edcb6ff helps with stomachaches…” f75ccbde20b72dde

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 “That’s important too.” 5baf8058260a69eb

While Charlotte continued her 377bec8d44 shopping spree, Luna hesitated b8ae8ba8fb for a moment before 41309b1404 raising her hand.1a6da10b243cba3f

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 “Excuse me, Duchess?” b766e1f0ef923459

 “What is it?”f03124abb2b3f0b2

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 “Are you 915daa773c planning to 9f83384f22 buy all 54ace15b5c of this?”e1f3c6234bc13afb

 Luna asked 9f3db933bd with a 1f253e34de somewhat displeased 6aded75af9 tone.a41633759306dc28

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