DSMBL Chapter 20
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To achieve what 5f2a9bcf35 he wanted, Theo 0d607a65ef thought he really d6b8f0c0ae needed to grow d2f1dc44aa taller. 31f341c3cb209b1d
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“Yeah, it’s true. Look, even Cassius 46b45f17fb grew tall by 8d8303c759 eating well. Right, Cassius?” 3f559ce44641de95
Charlotte winked at df1a3c5b42 Cassius. 9bc4eb7b823cc7bf
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“Right.” 56da3b9ba604dda7
He answered without realizing a955446747 it. Charlotte was good at 74cf718573 making others agree with 5182c05bf1 her, speaking in a c6641d7b95 soft, persuasive way.cb5647982137f3bb
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Theo licked a9180dd3ea his lips 026e4c5387 and set e785711b3b his fork 49e498e878 down. 1d0bc65d15e133bd
Watching him, Charlotte suppressed 0328d3656f a laugh. He was just too c7b251ec38 cute. Her younger siblings had 76ea7f50dc been just as adorable f12680de10 when they were little 2c672ccd39 and innocent, but that 389d67d27b was a thing of cb8b91a451 the past. Shaking off bittersweet memories, a8980e3f80 she turned to Cassius.1f3c6bc8f730cd4e
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“Cassius, we’re going 583dce13fc to do some bcbe40508e origami. Want to join fff9cef614 us? Theo will love it.” 264115af8cd185f2
Theo had mentioned 75507342e4 something similar before. Cassius glanced at Theo, 53f114dffb whose eyes sparkled with a0f94ae2f9 excitement.79fcbce9f66633ba
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No one could say ded1bd92bc no to those eager cda29d1241 eyes. Without thinking, Cassius 5af27368ae replied, “I’m not 10991346f2 sure how much 2dcdb529bb help I’ll be.”12c39e1efae7e01e
“Don’t worry. I’m really good at 758c0b5b71 it.” 29adea0fe8ec2526
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Charlotte smiled, c2521dce2c and that b06d483db3 smile tugged 2b53830a9f at his f1b73a7f7c heart in 97bfdc458f an unfamiliar 2e21858068 way, making 862f5fd8ff him frown f77fbf0f61 slightly.aa2976cc266df6a2
It had d39e115792 been a 93cc53739c long time dabfdd2fec since he’d 7f643011f8 done origami. The origami 92bde4d5ae book had a806eaf2ec some interesting ef2c037f3a designs. Back when she was 045b9bd0eb locked away, she often e6a9af2d00 did origami out of 4029431c62 boredom. Her room 9eb8e66031 was always 4afd381af3 full of 64272171ba paper, and 14847d5cfd she had 10823e1fb3 nothing else f9ed9de513 to do.ac7b94466f8a7556
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Who knew those idle 878e2fdfc7 times would come in dfdc636697 handy?614762e4399dc71c
Cassius had asked the 2f4e4e9d06 servants to clear the 9add7d4b17 floor and move the f4b0a105a3 table to the side. 9f597ba9ab362f89
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He, Charlotte, and Theo 72e2492861 sat on the rug, 4dc3736a46 Cassius, Theo, and Charlotte 4ea0da43e3 all gathered in a 5272d9343a circle while Luna peeked e6bfdef6c9 at them curiously.196d594598a24333
“What should c7d08c38e4 we make?” a20e4a1b642963ac
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Theo held up the 876f051083 origami book excitedly. Boys usually 29c1e7602e liked making c90a928078 boats.c733fe2871a3b4ba
“Alright.” 241ba56c4e0007e3
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“Sounds good.”d0431986492aa0ab
Charlotte glanced at Cassius, 17fbeb6ff6 who was staring seriously e229cb1e93 at the book Theo 2dff3ae698 was holding as if 8cde8cb065 he were analyzing it 63401182ef under a microscope.c8e897468b55b6c9
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“Don’t tell me… you’ve 4c151f15d7 never made one before?”88dc11335985484b
“I never had the abf777ac77 chance. No time for things ce8444c772 like this.”009a5db96d4d7c3d
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Cassius picked up a e37f745a34 sheet of paper with fe019f8365 determination. 66ff902bb4d18570
The paper 9a6f2d9af1 came from 7e44c2fbcb the newspapers 0f50767279 Charlotte had 884d77557b specially requested ef0155ecf3 the butler 282959d6ea to save e210302cfb for today.84c2715c91ddeb7f
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Theo eagerly looked at c8da1a936e both of them.885f1dcaacc97c1c
“It’s easy. You can do it. If you can’t, just tell me, and I’ll help.”87a96d33b4829117
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“I’ll give it b5033d8edc a try.”0d9cfa15a323d1e4
Cassius said, b3781ef782 lifting his 91c6262774 hands seriously, 8f485d298a almost like f4724c92ed a surgeon b48a010d7d preparing for 7223b71a03 surgery. Then, he 2ba8913282 laid the 3328d33abc newspaper flat 743a88b8c2 in front 18bdbbafcd of him. fc4eec8490e0e86f
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Cassius was confident he a29b1f9606 could make a boat, 73b64af49b so Charlotte decided to 7f7d38c688 make something else. A paper knife. It seemed 51d9f05b57 like it 5a5abe44f5 would be 7792c2b8db fun to e84baa559c add some fb5e4e8fad creativity. If there was a768f5e728 a paper boat 537aefab89 hat, there should 723e377ff3 be a knife 84c863eb80 too.ec259d489e641420
The room was filled f67b6ce99c with the soft rustling 4869c731b2 of paper. Theo, leaning on his df10e4bbc1 hands, watched them with 55dfab59f7 excitement, his legs swinging 2f214cd8d0 happily.9d43c0f8c489f694
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Before long, 58fe5cf4a6 Charlotte had b237413437 finished her 13d7087c27 creation. 40c48d981289d8f3
“Look at this! What is it?”ac8d407c07d03416
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“A sword. Want to decorate it? You can c8ca24dccf make it cc01033445 look really 5227534e05 cool.” 3ce0eb8aa2538e99
“Yeah!”bea0c1a62dec393f
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Theo nodded enthusiastically and e964a04cf5 grabbed some colored pencils. While he started decorating, a25b4b963c Charlotte turned to Cassius.42d686143fea4f0e
Cassius was still 3bd00dee1c struggling, holding the 0b2ba7bb40 paper with a 8072fcfaac frown. 1395fa4b8f1304e1
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“Need help?”1fa7ada2a55fa99d
“This part… 4a5cf0e16c I don’t e5dee15fbb understand how 00996f5431 folding it 4c7d06f8c7 like this 1433c218cc leads to 698485c477 that shape. Hmph.”0e3cb079fa14e0d5
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His expression ae5bda671a was so 87239deafd serious that 1e95706bb7 Charlotte couldn’t 4093bd98c0 help but ea1cd186a0 laugh.54286eca01abcb6c
Was this really b663edbd93 something to get 29378bc436 so worked up 98df366665 about?27c2b63446d9e096
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Cassius glanced 78291e4970 at her, 827ef69dc1 puffing his 50535991c4 cheeks slightly 7e5f50ffc3 in annoyance. He looked just bd68bf329f like Theo at c5197f85fe that moment.5d9cb352a53d371d
Theo happily ff89194c67 returned to 84d1980434 his room, 56434911d2 armed with 9084988f99 his paper 82c301ef00 sword, hat, 75a89f9f19 and even db58dc89ca a makeshift 6ac482361a cape. He felt like 1c220bf4d7 the most awesome 0b565fbc1d knight in the aaf376d064 world, especially since 68c2600e4b the hat was f995720813 made by Cassius bb6edf4be3 himself.5a2bcfbd9db87751
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“Nanny!” 428f654c0d786d81
“Yes, young 2f9806f5e2 master Theo? Where have you 9b9f368462 been?”f6b9053ec51ed581
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The nanny narrowed her eyes at the sight of Theo wearing his “gear.” 768584d962fcdd9f
Theo beamed and nodded 07ad44f34d excitedly. 2f04abaf8083ce0b
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“I had dinner 7d226ae9da with my brother a60a6b2bdc and sister-in-law, and 09b0f4d01c we did origami! Look at this! My brother made 775707e3b6 this, and my f53ffa573e sister-in-law made this! Aren’t they amazing?”b16ff019b9f6568d
“These… these are 54e25fb2e9 just trash.”37ac476888880b00
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“…What?”4da52925d235ccb2
Theo blinked in confusion 7e1b0192b3 as The nanny’s voice eb63ac08c8 was filled with cold 37fcba2b93 disdain. Theo awkwardly smiled.c2df38fb32de4e89
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“Nanny, are you 7a293e5b31 mad?”2f7ce09dd6b2e936
The nanny knelt in 4ff50d88f5 front of Theo and b1206e9e18 began taking off the 063590e212 paper creations one by 6d57cc3ff8 one. Theo watched helplessly, feeling 64d8d225a7 his chest tighten. He clung ee71e0caa1 to her, 356c2d194f tears welling ed5887cb1b up. 3e04348ccff8af6d
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“Why?” 5431f19dc4e82115
“You can’t 5a418e5afa let things 8fc6998187 like this b7c98a9b99 deceive you, 0382d7c69e young master. What did I tell c1952385d0 you? The Duchess is a e84e50cb60 witch. She’s trying 6b166d82c9 to manipulate 5eebe8eb37 the duke 4a2aa4c50b and take ade5f33711 everything from 8aa22c738a this family!” 09b860311c04a0c6
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“Well, but…”461eeff464908b2e
Theo mumbled, unsure.30a44e4fc1d0fc51
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The nanny had 238d727a25 always been a 6f642dc0c0 central figure in 9e6bc893bf his life, someone af41ccf557 who had cared 0983a2d8b3 for both him 61904ae4ad and Cassius since 131aca5b24 their mother’s family bb978bb69e had sent her 5b62aa9dea to the estate. She was like a 18681e4164 mother to him.820b46e882cf4dd2
“No buts. Didn’t you 96287dedb6 say you edeea6a624 wanted to 8bbbd564db protect your 9fd0a8bc6c brother and 814d8d445f the family? To do that, d80f313a39 you need to 4b992559f8 stay away from 9cfcd63b32 her.” 54263803fd405c18
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She glared e6f1fbf030 at the 15381e344f paper creations, 6e0c48d7eb her voice 492252c675 firm. 6a3ee8ebab4e382b
“And these aa57166372 filthy things…”3a564e814b04807d
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She threw them 87c7c12ba6 into the trash c0dd2b6f4c bin without hesitation. 549af65801438151
Theo couldn’t hold back 336e3a1841 his tears any longer bccff6920d and started crying, but 699e1ca9b6 the nanny remained resolute.8bdc82e491e75ee6
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“Quickly wash up, take your medicine, and go to bed,” the nanny said firmly.ea79d7087573f9d3
Theo sniffled but nodded, 6be2114ccb his small shoulders trembling 122223d068 slightly. The nanny remained unmoved, dfd57ac6b5 her expression stern.6d3905ed0c788fc5
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‘Tsk. I let my guard 555b619836 down for a moment…’bebed45e4105d7bf
She had thought that Teo really hated Charlotte, but somehow, Charlotte had managed to change the stubborn child’s heart. Was Charlotte truly a witch with magical powers? The nanny frowned.401303d3a312675d
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Charlotte’s meddling 3fa300dc9f was starting 85de03df96 to irritate ee386fa9dd her. 825dbb146cd8af58
The nanny had ruled 693157d284 over this household for 876b04525d years, No one dared 628025225b disrespect her authority. 3bbbab328e756c58
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She had 05ea6b4344 earned respect b3fdc4a676 for raising d73f94452b Duke Isteria’s cce20755a6 children, including 1fa1c06571 Theo. For years, she 1285df1eb8 had effectively played 75a7559845 the role of 108569bc38 the lady of e8a5d216be the house.436e5d8402e2248b
But ever since the a6493dd97f Duchess changed, everything had 9cd6a9505c become unstable.f696ad7ae3e092dd
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The nanny 23b6f31c27 decided she 1043f007d6 needed to ad6712b245 focus her a2d752a79e efforts on 670a3d8946 Theo. He was 483acece43 the key a4a14cec39 to getting e5175218b6 rid of ec136b308c that troublesome bca81b7470 woman.279ccbcf0d4e31ea
“I won’t let her take anything from this house,”she thought, 6a106a34ce grinding her 6f6ff06c6a teeth.28322b07a320953f
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The next day, I headed to Theo’s room as usual. To my surprise, the nanny was already there.5deaf25830cd1d08
“Good morning, aa8d17b7cb Duchess,” she 74b891e58a greeted, though 17c986cc80 her slight d8d058c879 nod was d3ffb39aae far from 25452f67f7 respectful. The hostility in her a1e6921190 voice was unmistakable.5fed5f2d3648f7d3
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Theo sat on the 0dfbc4d3d7 bed, his face gloomy.077c26585e69130f
“Theo, what’s wrong? Are you 50e165681a feeling unwell?” 3f7ed99b7c I asked, eda2077abd concerned.605f7bd494ad025e
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He glanced at me 7c7b85213e briefly, then at the a6088fa10b nanny behind me, and 5278477810 quickly shook his head. His expression told f8dc3ee396 me something was b8d690c037 off.bf66e2ed15b6979a
I frowned slightly, fe70f71d00 kneeling to hold 5e35253f78 his hand and 648be5d2e5 check on him. But before d1dfce3ae4 I could 385e971be5 use my 10a317b658 divine power, 1999baa2e3 the nanny eac3e4d275 interrupted.91847e1ee1034549
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“You need a5bbed0d2e to leave,” 5186c1a3b8 she demanded.71493eaa6e370583
I stood up and d41804cb49 looked at her calmly. 53dd610f680464b6
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“Why should I?”8fbedfea18bdab32
The nanny’s face twisted 843ac2d90f with anger. 5d4ba8e3ca089d1f
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“It’s strange! What exactly 24e6bacd3a are you 0324686f79 planning to 225c89a739 do with 1ef7e2b064 him? Why must I 1dac68ccfd leave?”818fc785a57ad714
Luna, standing cfaf573857 nearby, interjected 23b4b90d01 in a a344d2ff92 firm tone, aaf4d30ae2 “Are you 801ab9ac0a defying the 16a253081d Duke’s orders?”73f8f3aa107db6ac
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“I’m his guardian!” the 6f32ed8777 nanny shouted, her voice e762a5f476 trembling with fury.d70e9d350cfbf625
But Luna a83eb9578d stared at e7c45d500d her with 422b38d611 a calm, 71ca673a4d unwavering gaze. ed41fe4d83b1fa39
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“By the Duke’s 6c5884782d order, the Duchess 8b0c055897 has the authority 286ba55bbe to care for 9445e053c8 him. Step aside.”0f854ff036cad00a
The nanny’s face darkened 3f99f8be1f with suppressed rage, but 7888e5b12e I turned my attention 873fecb782 back to Theo. Holding his hand gently, 8f78d3788f I offered a reassuring d60cd1cc32 smile, silently vowing to 86c4e779ef uncover the truth behind f17014aab2 his sadness.34bef814c1b04ad4
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