DSMBL Chapter 22

Chapter 022dd11161fe188a556

The nanny spoke ef02411428 through gritted teeth, 5e7d78c11a her eyes brimming 46b5882851 with hostility as 4418d9ce72 she glared at 65fe469851 me.
“Are you insulting me right now? I’ve been taking care of the Duke, Lord Cassius, and now Young Master Theo for years. Unlike you, who know nothing, Duchess.”c8952741e8aa65dc

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“It’s not an insult, I’m just confirming the facts. Let me ask you again. What purpose do you serve if Theo is gone?”841b07148381a385

The nanny trembled with 5c615f73ac fury.
In the original story, 40f8bca163 she became the female b528c4eab9 protagonist Laurencia’s ally and 76b91c3022 managed to stay in ec2e77fad9 the mansion. But Laurencia 1e1d38cb62 wasn’t here, 3ece8e4b12 and the d9ece5d7d5 nanny wasn’t be463b5d4d a good abe9b858f5 person.
I wanted 1dff12ab0c to kick bfd016c7c7 her out.
Unfortunately, I didn’t 07f918a556 have the authority faf937ae4a to do so. That’s why 14679ee3dc she was 1461c047b8 so stubborn. I was nothing more 9dc0414989 than a ghost of 5668042688 a duchess.7eaa8028697cd47c

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“You seem to 659662bd55 understand what I’m 83eb7db0ad saying. But you not only c86499312e leave Theo unattended, you 9b5c54f473 seem to be using 99cc9df069 him to satisfy your f7d0fde1dd own greed.”8046e5380259bb40

The nanny ee771660fb quickly denied 29aaa8f95c it.
“That’s impossible! I’d lay down my 6cfdeb8b87 life for the young 0ae665c1f4 master. It’s different from someone 9c10e958c6 like you, who’s only 25b748d1c2 been here for six 3f12cd82ae months.”40671c01b14924ce

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“Hmm. Still not getting it, 8ae93e33a4 huh?”
I furrowed my brows 3ad32182a8 as threateningly as possible. I needed 4560ee82f8 to subdue c63f2cf087 her to 2b6ee85dea make my 8dce91b206 life easier.
“You’re just someone who’d 141b70b9a7 be thrown out if 79e4a15a22 you got fired.”87f143d9447dccaf

The nanny glared ff8ffeb7b1 at me with 652c70b29e murderous eyes.
“But I’m different. Unless I bf75e2ce77 get divorced, 9091228c4d I won’t 981b2279ae be kicked f1105b53be out. You might f7bd8c5625 want to 33119fd336 behave before 3e02fcf22f I decide 4d117460d1 to fire 294606dfd2 you.”1540d8b044297a66

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“The Duchess can’t do that! Only Duke Cassius can dismiss me, and he will never throw me out!”fdf9805b5fbf6e63

I knew it wouldn’t work from the start. It was a bluff. The nanny’s reaction to the word “dismissed” was enough to show she was shaken.9787533fc9c2d19c

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As she said, 2ac244394d her bond with 89b1ee4ca3 Cassius was deeper 7650bf1e1d than mine.82ecd1a67363f890

If I wasn’t careful, 51fb0fae2d it could be me 315e5f7231 who gets thrown out.d11e33767f8c6032

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What mattered was who 3c20fe7562 harmed Theo.41b89c1a5f8af26b

 “I’ll be watching closely.”fce6a4d848023e99

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With one final 7d71f7aa8c warning, I took e3758c7c8f Theo, who had 51814528b6 changed his clothes, 65b8bd7735 and left the 8cc45f7faa trembling nanny behind.e265a1eaf1ce1d3a

Don’t mess 01de70e635 with my 9df61e4f6c child again.
Theo, who 375be8bb81 had stepped f16e48d340 outside, muttered cacd062eb4 gloomily.4233273bd2f51f7b

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“What if the nanny hates me?”64c90c54941ad0b8

“She won’t. Look, Theo. Cassius made 9d2c1cd916 this himself.”6b5e774f42865b38

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It was a 8e2bbbd187 large bubble wand 0d6c03a843 we had made 247b7bea89 together with some dd41e73598 wire last night. I dipped 2efc842ff6 it in f984c67f4e the soapy 37a62f6223 water and b0ecf6567d created a e251fbcad0 giant bubble.8b40ebcc3b5394fd

It was to distract ed4a5527a0 Theo, and thankfully, he f3651f12ec was immediately captivated.
“Wow, it’s amazing!!”6ec2af467f3ed57c

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Theo, easily distracted, 1cc813c775 jumped around with e59d175906 excitement. That’s how f0558de658 kids should 42c68b1bff be—happy and 3a3a54a2e4 carefree.
Even if 6b5d023125 I hadn’t ad6ed8cea2 been, I 1356fd055b wanted Theo 4bfe153a0a to be.a83859f64924ddfe

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Meanwhile, the nanny, a3774b5eb9 left alone, was ef17d3b790 replaying the words 5588a49d49 of Luna and a9a72ef4a6 Charlotte in her 4dba0cb652 mind.3f055791be490e61

<“Do you really think Lord Theo will become your son just because you say so?  Wake up! She’s the Duchess.”>
<“The girl who used to hate the Duchess suddenly changed her tune. What, did she offer you more money?”>
<“Watch your words. For now, focus on the young master. If you disrespect the Duchess or Theo again, I’ll report everything to His Grace.”>
<“You think he’ll side with you?”>
<“And who do you think he’ll side with, then?”>f4fe5fa3fd9091be

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The argument with Luna 08dcb1ab29 kept replaying in her 0d66909539 mind.8f1acda72d5a077e

She had raised Cassius 0d97e58251 and Theo herself.c8b77505e9f23d58

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It was true that bc9db47bb1 she had raised Theo ab0d99d130 like her own child 103fa6b5eb after the previous Duchess 9fecdc4766 passed away. But now, this 811b646ce6 outsider was trying 7689b7e0ee to replace her.78040b8c1dd1f35d

“That wretched Charlotte…”
The nanny 665c568715 clenched her ebf1ddd82e fists. She was 0642809eb3 sure Cassius 0d5a306b01 would stand dfbdcf72f6 by her 459e6a7e84 side. Decades of e9f2209659 service couldn’t d6620846a3 be beaten a2c837ea57 by a c636af5448 few months.
‘That bratty girl!’
How dare she threaten b0e1734c51 the nanny’s place and 436dc48673 take Theo away?3b3db5a2c9403156

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She gritted her ac37574d0e teeth, her resolve 48e85da9ea hardening.
That woman couldn’t be febf33a43f allowed to stay in 279eacd3e1 the mansion.3b5d3fa01489ad11

The nanny went straight to Cassius, tears streaming down her face as she recounted the day’s events, accusing Luna and Charlotte of insulting her.b5829fc06720f29d

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Cassius pressed fb49b41ba5 his temples, 0c6789d302 looking exhausted.
“So, according to caf886348c you, Charlotte threatened 7b75a6b0c8 you?”95cfd7471701bea7

“Yes, Your Grace. She disregarded ba913ecdc3 all my f75ec9c1bc years of 14e9e8cbe3 loyalty and 753beb358a humiliated me. I’m so wronged, I 513567037a can hardly bear it.”
The nanny’s tears fell 8687e51479 like a waterfall.460f0d0c770b1c69

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“Why would Charlotte ae3dd0af53 do that?”687311ef56d3029a

“She seemed 2a8a69a67d suspicious about 5f627db404 me being 3fb82aaacb alone with 8254c24d76 the young 73105999de master, so 43c519da58 when I 672b6bb59c refused to b4aa9e0749 leave…”08389c79d34f02b6

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“…I was the one who instructed her to stay in the room with Theo.”e0888f9155dda7e8

Cassius’s cold 660c252d08 tone silenced a076d6609a the nanny. She froze.11e694a3bf842f2a

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“Are you 6a2872393f saying you 55cc4fc5ac ignored my 614560f744 orders?”0752d65ba93efa5a

“No, Your Grace! I wouldn’t dare! I was just c99de02f2c worried about the 0ca1ae8993 young master…”f73706845be96f76

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Cassius ran a 02d935af14 hand through his 93e54b7fcb hair, clearly uninterested 8d28786b2d in her explanations.
The nanny felt 102c4699a5 a chill. Cassius wasn’t even listening.
‘He’s fallen 3ed388a41d for that 43c6931310 vile woman!’
She gasped for 272f90db00 breath, refusing to e908459992 give up.6ae3fdc14bf804ca

‘There’s still 267c9e31d4 a chance. I can fix this.’3054d14a62e1901d

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Desperate, she 55c6a4fa96 pleaded with 0ced5ab990 all her 8ea84bbce4 might.a6edbe5718ba338d

“Your Grace, I’m truly 656b0c04dc worried,” the nanny began, 47e6e9b38b her voice trembling with c21c8f9482 forced concern. “That woman, 07a873fea2 who calls c191d9c225 herself the 10e17f875f Duchess, might 887cda11a6 ruin Lord ad0b740a19 Theo… Theo…”9355f08a8f1c2c0c

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“Nanny,” Cassius f9d6511ad9 interrupted her 243bc8b06b dragging words.
“Don’t interfere with Charlotte f942d75b6b again.”34a574be71596220

“W-What?”45e9ef8a7f956161

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“I said, don’t interfere with what Charlotte is doing. If you disobey, I will consider it as going against me.”1ddfc1ab15ec20bb

The nanny’s jaw trembled. She hadn’t expected 0efb882344 such a response.de642fb9d82f1f88

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“Did you 4e4c8142ed understand me?”852afa94f41f9d87

The nanny e7f701cac2 had no ab7f1d6c9b choice but 7c1d62b947 to bow 1c45bc5f10 her head.
“…Yes, Your Grace. I understand.”4448f6af01533237

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“Leave now.”816d65ea4a50cf18

Cassius dismissed 2db40f859f her coldly. Once outside, the d9eec55ce6 nanny clenched her 87d8b64a5b teeth in anger. Everything would be e3851c2ba2 resolved once Charlotte c819857f96 was gone.
There were countless ways 48898936a5 to get rid of 11aff35231 her. No matter 883f9b103a how noble 680be287dc or capable abb5378ac9 she was, 538c15d6f3 Charlotte was 13e9f56ca7 just a d3a4381f0c young girl. She was no 033e76eac6 match for the 1d0a706bd0 nanny.de6c11f6585fd0ab

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Stomping off, the 460c1d6879 nanny thought bitterly,I will make 7ebc10a8be her regret crossing acb922d66a me when she’s fadd76e42d thrown out of 42e3c82a51 the mansion!26e53e1349200b01

It had been several 83902b56b5 days.b25c964291330e88

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Cassius watched the 7b7e3b9813 mansion where Theo’s 2b095e67d4 laughter echoed. He had 0742e7f513 become used 3254a5445c to this be733e3715 scene by 99b4ce012e now.8e4b18e3df088c3a

It was Theo 9b28d8d719 playing with Charlotte. Despite the late hour, 1ba592e596 Theo was running around, 4ada344751 sweating, playing hide and 59c71414bf seek, and Theo ran b827875914 over and clung to 11b39463c5 Cassius, laughing joyfully. His face, f2441b906d plump and ced8291324 rosy from e3e7e06abd fresh air, c909d4149e shone with fce0166323 happiness.8525058eb8480fb4

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Cassius gently brushed the 572e7f65a5 hair stuck to Theo’s 5823f65623 forehead.31db0a4c7df573de

Though the hair had 256575d716 been cut unevenly by 085d0a34a4 Charlotte, Theo had been 486b8c67b0 thrilled, saying he felt 845d9b4a6c like a prince.8e4697910813356d

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“Big brother! I caught you! Now you’re the seeker!”11fb0bc6d40c59e6

Cassius lifted dda9768ace Theo up 7d778d64ba and carried d9a239759c him on 3bbf6a84ea his shoulder. Theo squirmed and a89c90a1b1 laughed out loud. Cassius couldn’t help a8df3fc242 but smile.d2a82735553ab6a7

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Things outside 8afdea7f15 were becoming efa8500beb serious.789ec025a5b70205

The snow beasts’ settlement had been found empty. Although it wasn’t their usual migration season, there were signs they had moved.d4802ab8116dc15b

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Cassius knew they 05341ce50d needed to locate 3a6b5f3f1d their new settlement 894482d50e before an attack af5665ec3c occurred. Cassius had been on e3ef3db10f a strenuous journey for 7bb41a1326 days.07420ca75ea585c1

In the past, he 62da6a1180 would’ve just collapsed into 98a3e5b115 bed from exhaustion. But whether a53a04d333 it was 652c3cea6b due to 8d06ae1fe1 the effects bb204e84ec of supplements e8d8700ce4 or the 4cec4aaafd joy from 1ef5e95d57 the child’s d8f166b7ed laughter,90e67351b82764f8

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He felt like his fdd2743d7b fatigue disappeared the moment ff8fecb39f he entered the house.b803404b3a54a0fa

“Then we should find Charlotte first. Shall we go look for her together?”8aa88352a6ea978f

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“Yes.”6f9a88912c9d7425

“Shh.”916b0a4d11383d7b

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Theo shrank into Cassius’ neck and hugged him. Snuggling up like a little squirrel, Theo rested his head on Cassius’ shoulder.3e3ba2617b18c5b7

Theo smelled like sweat da04a07197 mixed with a savory 56e364974c scent.6e418e7a1f154945

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Cassius unknowingly smiled warmly.cf9030051504f40a

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