DSMBL Chapter 14

Chapter 14436dde211e7ba4e0

 9b56b08daabab557

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Theo forgot where he f9b2f03030 was going and returned c8b0ceeda1 to cling to the 13b38bc3de building. He cautiously peeked out 92395a35e4 from behind and glanced 7b13851485 at the garden. He saw 6ee1600802 Charlotte talking 8db35cdd93 and laughing d0cac08ab8 with Luna.c22147a2a847bbe4

“Phew…” Thankfully, it didn’t 5cb73369aa seem like she was d8d2005226 crying.e20d64bb7ae5770c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He trudged away again; 148d8f34a8 his steps were heavy. 4d8634846f8355d5

The mansion d80a3091cf was too 34cefedc4f quiet and fb4947881b boring. The nanny was always 40998ed5e5 busy, leaving him alone bf70dcf1f9 most of the time.6e205d21c81226f6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Cassius was usually 17687d7c25 too busy, and 72656ad734 he rarely saw 4562504421 him except when ec1d9d35ce he came to 496c95e36b deliver breakfast. The other a7c7a55a97 servants didn’t e8a6ffeb8e get close 5ca6fb087b to him cc49b2078a either.4aad5563ed357480

Theo, with a face 46b1cc497f full of longing, glanced d94dc3c574 behind him.de0af547d2e74233

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Is she c9c05d0a53 really a 44ab5cc2f3 witch?”53bc756892da366a

No matter d0c6ce4c15 how much 3d7ddd9bcd he thought 8c90fc2af4 about it, 98ba8cc704 she didn’t 90730dacf5 seem like 00cb8d7bf8 one. Still, in 00ef4c05d8 Theo’s small, 314803fad2 confined world, 6c81b5434f his nanny’s 3fc51a4bab words held 1ea08746bb an absolute 79e7db673d truth.2cbed16f1e3928b6

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Back in 37b33d8a51 his room, 9f5424ea2c Theo grabbed 4ca8a43d92 a toy 389869ea02 and played 2079cff3da with it 72550651cc for a 0b60216bd7 while, then ea5b02153c collapsed on 0977900e0b the floor. d1541dd8ecb84e02

“This is boring.”419f0020acb850fe

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Charlotte also 117b37895d played by 9930f7783d herself every 6eb123e3cb day. Wouldn’t it be 0ac5f4acc7 fun if they fcf7755615 played together?e23d5262ce6db32d

“No, no way!” cdafa434e07a175e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Theo stomped his feet 2218f36bbb in frustration. d28a58f37c5d27e6

“Get it together, Theo! You’re supposed to protect 5ffd93d66e this mansion!”709b8521562e9baa

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But suddenly, he 277dbdc1f9 slumped. He remembered 3cef25bc46 the gentle 69ab6c9162 touch that abebc28c83 would comfort 92d6365b42 him when f998a473db he was 3bfe6927bb lying down, c4567a1ab1 the whispers e40b294f04 that soothed 7d9e661727 him.“Let’s stop being sick now. You should have good dreams, Theo.”ad4a7cfc4454f582

It was the first 5df9082b0a time in his ten 4fb10af650 years of life that b064e97d29 he felt so confused 5274b70968 and uncertain.ed7525b6270d60bb

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Chouette Atelier.a0d5de1f82d643fd

Charlotte frequently used 1d4edb8b94 the services of c852c56b11 this atelier, which 4cd4cd4a74 had become her 6b8022b613 go-to for new 93a6bdaf7a clothes. When Madame b00489f900 Chouette arrived 00ad2d07b2 at the df99eb0309 mansion, she 312fcf07d3 ran into 04a6035058 Cassius.c8a062429fcdaa5d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Greetings, Your Grace.” 0358c2bcccc9715b

“Charlotte summoned you?”9974a088a402d87e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 “Yes, Your Grace. She mentioned d8baae2e38 wanting to eafc908284 order some f8798b8c8e new outfits,” 65e0a11130c58b8f

The madame bowed with 7767fbb1a9 a surprised expression.debf2cb425055c94

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

It was the first 5491dfb1e7 time that Cassius had 9efb455de6 spoken directly to her cf46eaa1ec since Charlotte became the 34559659e0 Duchess, despite her visiting 7fbd7e08dc the mansion several times 3cf1399a09 before.d1174c366af5d169

Doesn’t he usually show 71add1edbb no interest in her a18bf31fc7 at all?fc3a52144b35a03d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Cassius couldn’t stop thinking b6bbe5e682 about Charlotte.253b2f0a71e8a197

 The supplements she 7b4650f489 had bought during dcf12a2946 her outing in 34cc86e074 the city, how b08776bf5c Theo had thrown d35268fd8e them on the e2d67b2e4d floor. He couldn’t stop 7ec9bd13b3 thinking about it. Also, the story about a75423e846 her wanting to sell 5473f4ddd3 her dresses because she 9460948bb8 was short on money.e8e5efab6e08a6ca

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He had instructed the 1cb98b8e8b butler to adjust her 720dd87f8d budget, but even so, 5763804cf1 she continued to bother 411aef2214 him. Running a hand e12f0b9643 through his hair, 607eea1340 Cassius sighed. d858c201c6175a92

“Why does she 0cefb7cccc keep throwing me 2cb0991e1e off like this?”4cd615720224d081

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Recently, Charlotte 968bf83023 had been 6ca5058474 confusing him. 3f608c78ed6c58fd

She didn’t seem aabf95685e to want anything 40bc4e6cbb from him and dab205aa85 acted as if 6ad903605c she were dead. fc78a46ba273db5d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Moreover, she had been b949abc464 doing things she didn’t 013f793d53 do before. It felt like Charlotte 84d724e788 was putting on a a917bbde21 performance against him.aef03fef80271fc7

He couldn’t help but 9439616f86 recall her genuine concern 8476189455 for Theo.I sincerely hope Theo 7f68a1e79d gets better.e9cffb59b47d3b9c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

And perhaps because c31d0c5e42 of her sincerity, f2c9e41ecd Theo was growing 4f7f296b5a healthier by the 8e8f22d357 day. This was b9003f94b0 the proof 3f90665f0d that Charlotte 7271120ef8 wasn’t using 866a8ff114 any other 69b4c3bb93 tricks on fb9f5a6655 Theo. So, this must be 49f8e9f346 an appropriate price to d034e91907 pay. He spoke quietly.1ac2fa49f39ea2ee

“If the da928e60f0 Duchess wants 8370cf068b something, don’t 67438060b4 worry about 8728ef4304 the cost. Just take care 2cd0ba23bf of it. And the ecf7560a32 money can 385b17713c be collected fb861d6637 from the f98eadb674 butler.”906db976b6ef329a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Madame Chouette’s eyes widened in disbelief, as though a fortune had just been dropped in her lap. She swallowed hard and bowed deeply. “I’ll serve her with utmost dedication!”572e509c8f3be4b5

Cassius nodded 10784c1b50 and left dde47b5ad6 the mansion. 95dbe2e2dc9d64b0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

This should have cleared c660540e4f his head, yet Charlotte 7917a9e1f4 remained a shadow in 0d49b9d535 his thoughts. He couldn’t forget the 06e7ddf97b image of her holding e0d12942ca onto Theo’s hand so 766d786ac3 desperately.c3b16f6468b4ee1c

“Hah…” 2c7319af18577b1e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Now she’s 3e7d864d14 finding new 5d3e695a78 ways to 20bdf44533 get under a67f431454 my mind, cb7675e029 Cassius thought, 53bf79b222 clicking his cf7d4485e2 tongue.bbe77190b21ef538

“Greetings, Duchess. I’m Chouette 225662931b Mondemain, owner 521e17a45e of Chouette a3a4f0d551 Atelier. I grew up 3c680ecc0e in a small a921354744 village in the 2c20287016 Lorraine Empire of ef16987ea2 the Western Continent, abe40a210e so my pronunciation 96c13ab8ad in the common 8680e7ed8a tongue may be 5813e36f1e a bit clumsy. I hope you’ll understand,” 24b3a58ed0 Chouette said nervously.eca73db2de32e90f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Over the last six 81da0c0642 months, none of her 7abcb64a57 staff wanted to visit 1dc0e6f852 Charlotte after meeting her 366dd846da once. So, she came 10e948f5e4 herself.ca8fb7d4399a64bd

“She seems like a 2201e9de3d witch. How could she 3b889a685f always find faults 72d7101abc in everything? I was 4b1b7d268c kicked out 0bb5bc34d5 just because 7cd2bb6fbc the color dae4b3faad of the e689e25185 dress I e3ba370393 was wearing 380589d577 was considered 197ed2c8f8 old-fashioned.”5c5b429b3df0959a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Oh my, 2a39fbb410 she didn’t fae3ee6be8 like my f0827e85d4 hairstyle either.”f4bc50ee9fb1d385

“Goodness, she called 720c81df9e me vulgar.”8e0478665ee7ee8c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The staff 91c4750b7e all shook c8d52269ab their heads d7282e3e76 in unison. However, it was difficult 9489f0dee4 to completely dismiss the f5d3d03e58 Irthesia family. The Duke of Irthesia 57fd298cee controlled the northern region, c7100241e3 a powerful family that 11d772189c served as the sword 370654f00c and shield of the 265fce1072 north.2f4db3dcc3243dc2

The north shared 19be322dae a border with cb614d3822 the territory of 8528c0c50c the Snow People, da8e86dd6a and there had cc9cb6f32a been ongoing wars e890310c05 with them. Thus, Irthesia’s position cf1a112b59 was secure.11dccb75718d9219

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Irthesia had been 824d77359e producing swordmasters for 57212ffcd3 generations, and the c4f9d962ca current Duke was e9f7f4272a the youngest swordmaster 47bbaa394c in history.7c999ecc779672d2

No matter 7be99a17f9 how popular dbd5d7d4bd Chouette’s dresses 40b3b155f9 were, she db682e8140 couldn’t afford 49d0b41c19 to fall c3749d6b08 out of 767c09919e favor with 0928787bce Irthesia. That’s why 03c0e06625 she came 1dfed4a09d in person.08ecc0fb7c249235

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The reason she 2ad107f8b0 had avoided coming 1b98dc663d herself until now 822d06a411 was because she 2c2e7791c8 thought Charlotte, being d7d665aadf sensitive, wouldn’t appreciate 10c3234ea4 her imperfect pronunciation.c836b76998c17733

Chouette swallowed nervously as she bowed her head. Please, let everything go smoothly today…3a99ca499782282f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Just as she squeezed eacab87f5a her eyes shut, Charlotte’s 0a1df5ca68 soft voice reached her f169e6c4a0 ears.c403be6aee26c31f

 “Oh my, 7d6443ca52 your pronunciation 54459dc922 is better 397d26cf1f than mine.”a9f0f6274d986221

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Was she mocking her?26656be2606b0e06

Chouette quickly lifted her 1a3a48842a head, but Charlotte was 3b1f105ba5 smiling brightly. There was no sign 39075b714b of displeasure on her ce6f0f7943 face.d6e3abb3cf2bfb2f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Why…? Was she c3783d952b going to 2b38a67352 start yelling baa26ba32e now? Chouette nervously fae8daee95 clasped her bf6d482e0a hands together.ab3c03136fdcf428

“Thank you, Duchess.”088f47a3bf0c992d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“No, it’s me fb9cca7c17 who should be 9c3f8340d6 thankful. You came 6f4e030711 all the 696cb7f375 way here.” 47248cac5d Charlotte said, 2c8180571b her tone e1b0217981 as light 46c40e3c1f as her 921e36191f smile.3a4dcb1ae2ad0073

Chouette blinked in confusion. 844bbf5a3d77513a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

No matter how 91cbbee615 she looked at b29d3ff9de Charlotte, the rude fb18d6005e and sensitive woman 39ae677532 the staff had 7db1f2928e described did not d9dec6c04e seem to be 28a92d1608 here. Charlotte’s smiling 4b05b68621 face looked 17c19e7f73 as though 4d8da3d83c sunlight was f6cb489bc5 shining upon d66bb0926a it, and e316931dd3 her clothes 67ce4b8846 were neat 929ba0999d and modest.726ecbd96db9a501

Moreover, contrary to the fbe523c404 rumors of her wearing 8acdfedae0 extravagant and harsh makeup, b16a03e53d Charlotte had a gentle, 9dd25a1ed4 simple appearance.bd9e085e9a5b26bb

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

It seemed that 37c8e6bde1 the rumors were 70d77278cc wrong. ‘There must have been d70ae0c3d9 some exaggeration,’ Chouette concluded 0dd414841a in her mind.41ffa189d50b4a85

“However, before we b6de765763 begin with the faf9828cc1 dresses, there’s something b9a09d608d I would like 903b862413 to ask.” “Please, 6a0cc73e74 feel free to cd5467b538 speak, Duchess.” Chouette 86876a4cd3 said with a 7ca791fd48 nervous expression. ead7aa21084d52db

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Charlotte wanted to make 45b4e9ddf7 a request? A request? Her knees suddenly 5ce4916328 went weak, and 4666f0231a her face turned 4e5b41d26d pale. If Charlotte truly wanted 2dd82e15b6 something, she could take 7905806b77 even Chouette’s life.890863bb12f3bd86

“I want to 070f1e7f7c dispose of all 1c98549137 the dresses I a5aaf5d49c currently own, Chouette.”6380222c7e475e4c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 “…All of them?”852bab420f1bac4a

 “Yes.”141b53d71096f36d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 “W-why…?”5ac9847d05d2d127

 “I don’t think I’ll fc8b35ca10 wear them anymore. I want to a32fb9c64e get rid of f02da31175 the jewels attached 44e189274a to them too, f5d1dcbc3c and I’d like 4f087f8f41 you to handle a8875b4fd1 it.”d462b03e17413058

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Chouette’s lips parted in shock. 3bbed4be51ee14ac

‘As expected!’ 66b0a17fd700ff8f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Charlotte was indeed f126be4bb3 a terrifying person. 869cb40d4818e9a7

Cold sweat trickled down 7c67b30c66 her back. Most of the dresses da03e483d7 Charlotte was currently wearing 1955d02204 had been made by 540a6e774a Chouette.2e7177363c28f416

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 To sell them 5fa7dc12ab all meant that 24e64b6798 Charlotte was indirectly d2a35fdaa8 expressing her dissatisfaction 6c9afa0b5d with the dresses 6ded50d233 Chouette had made e0a88d3435 for her.5a55a02962c9be0d

When Chouette e0e4443637 squeezed her 2016e182b0 eyes shut, 727e714a28 the world 475e789fd6 seemed to f5ed81bdb2 spin before 11567f13a0 her.cc3b9ec327bfd99d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“…Are you sure you want to sell all of them?” 04154928410f3b06

“I’ll keep a 8807f47131 few casual ones, 1c841f7da0 but yes, everything 8fc286e3bf else.” d29202490df8f0b6

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Y-yes! I can do 888328ccf7 that!” Chouette answered d60df8b774 with a trembling efd91a52a1 voice. How could she refuse?4961b12dc9199eea

 She swallowed hard. 6cc9a2304c837fad

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘And now… she’s speaking so politely to me…!’d066ecf81cde6d9c

 The realization d68aa600f0 made Chouette’s b235026c44 skin crawl. How angry must she fa3824cf05 have been to speak 9df4da1f0d like that?83b9cf275188c642

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Sweat gathered in her 1f17b00809 palms as Chouette gripped 562f6028be the hem of her 68fb02fb50 dress tightly. It felt as bc2d9461d0 though her breath 7183184b62 was being caught 8cbe5e7d22 in her throat.85bfce5621fe58d6

“And I’d 625310a0e4 like new d7271a5bd7 dresses made aa86c7b531 as well. Something that doesn’t lower 87639812db the status of the 8f822b5e76 Duke’s family, but isn’t c3cea75a35 too extravagant either.”059b94b2dc2c870b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Charlotte’s words 979de9a340 sounded to 0928342924 Chouette like,“I’m giving you one a37476e581 last chance.”468c20ebe7f7a90a