DSMBL Chapter 24

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The nanny’s af2c3d88c5 voice trembled f783322723 as she fef2435b05 spoke, her 6f38078229 head bowed f9d1ffb415 low.
“I can’t 78a427153a help but f53b997a48 suspect… that 3681f33b3c it might f1c6f300e4 be the f7fc564772 Duchess.”
“And why do you 3bbbe04889 think that?”f0405e6f8a60a685

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Cassius asked calmly. A triumphant smile spread efecd82357 across the nanny’s face. As expected, a05b01423c Cassius believed 70046f760d her. Finally, she 6881dbc807 could get 7ab84d3d2d rid of ecb1c4c1c0 that woman a2558074fb who had dd26c71c4b been rubbing 7108b1eb10 her the d5e806482b wrong way 5bfb3f7765 since her 6a82e31393 arrival. Excitement bubbled inside 8e412c7935 her.
Goodbye, Charlotte.313153bcbfb58078

The nanny c1a83fc594 nervously gauged dc8eb1cadf Cassius’s reaction. He remained calm adbe276a12 and showed no 27b81e9725 particular emotion, which 887879b405 had irritated her.
‘Why isn’t he reacting?’7b678e3fa9e08d17

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The Duchess’s heirlooms weren’t 44ee528a6c ordinary items like necklaces e58c787be5 or rings. Cassius’s mother, Seldeina, 2a58908868 the nanny’s former 2a5ea5c332 mistress, had been a5da8878f9 the last royal 92a7154531 of the Kangkas d3ff7d6180 Kingdom. When Seldeina 0e9d3ecdaa passed, the 844e7be09c kingdom fell, 0ba8296c24 and its a0fe039e04 territory was 22cd14a264 absorbed into b16d91520b the Empire. The heirlooms she cc95499e42 left behind were c2c45b049e the final legacy 2d2b3597d9 of Kangkas.0256dc488aefc3af

There were three 4b4120068d such heirlooms:
The crowns 2b65e42289 of the 25a58f9f9f King and 21e7c8a8f5 Queen of 4a83d53a96 Kangkas and 622961c043 the King’s b80609f3f2 scepter.67810f9660435c82

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Due to their historical 9f70528eb9 significance, these items were 45e61d6d10 never to leave the d86e9c4755 family’s secure vault, located ed124dafca beneath the Isteria estate.2ec9e27c9185ce27

The nanny swallowed nervously. The vault had three 5d750ad236 keys: one with the 75d5b460de Duchess, Charlotte; another with 1eaa16b8ac Cassius; and the last 0e0a7105ec with the nanny herself. Cassius had entrusted the 6454a50f26 key to the nanny e86e06ab0c as a sign of 492c8dca87 respect for her role 85f5cf3989 in raising him and fe4145b36b Theo. Officially, only the three 9479f95423 of them could access dc6f580acc the vault.8db8616982f33689

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Tearing up, d3e559b9fb the nanny 1c4fdcc9be pleaded,
“Two days ago, I 56d8affd66 stopped by the vault. I thought I saw 5fcb212375 a sword there that 301521bfb0 might suit Young Master 8cb49142e3 Theo. But something seemed off 31660a9514 about one of the d2a6e33b7e heirlooms. The King’s scepter… it 83dcdd976f didn’t look the same 529c7c6770 as before.”43f1059b913a8d50

Cassius asked quietly,
“And why do you 68ef99b9e8 believe Charlotte is responsible?”
“Because she’s the 40a5226f5d most suspicious person 52fa52e3da right now. Everyone in the e3aaa09367 household says she’s ebde0bf279 changed. She suddenly became 7377091f8f kind and even df1dd26418 volunteered to save 6ed179a781 Young Master Theo. I’ve also 532defc85e heard she 5beab3a6f0 disappeared at edfd456d05 night and 02a0380242 was found e10cf3b0a8 in Theo’s b081747bba room on e7d3e5003c multiple occasions. Who knows what 1ace9aa942 she might have 563693dade done during those 5b376986ea times?”9b1b35e5b143de2f

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The nanny spoke bdf6b8a56f confidently, her words db8fd6aa03 flowing smoothly. The more she 2ded70756a spoke, the more e1a2b1cac5 convinced she became 9872997d45 of her own 21ae240477 story. She felt f51ada48ff a sense 12245d6c2b of satisfaction 98039031b9 swelling within 82b45aa3c7 her.fdd1b8e0e73b43d7

She continued,
“Moreover, I’ve heard that 6130acf509 the Duchess’s family is 125ca37b7c struggling financially, but they’ve dd06b9f51c recently come into a 8542029dbc large sum of money. And I’ve also been c8cd80f62a told she’s sold off 5d7443c913 all her dresses.”c0d783a359eb0a5d

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Cassius’s brow twitched 95244dd064 slightly.04769bc9f59b7ea7

“What does that mean, 34d9d25c88 Your Grace? It means 4334fcdd54 the Duchess 18da40f66c has achieved b8c55923cd her goal fcaf1e7f69 and is 9de6f1a93b preparing to 992e4b2dc4 leave!”8f543f47bb84da4c

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Though some parts of 12f60143bc her accusations seemed coincidental, eee79d1c26 there was a grain b616bd6691 of truth to them. Cassius frowned slightly.b9db6fee3238dbc1

‘Leave? Why?’ceed0a929042f44d

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Among all the nanny’s abb4543d5e ramblings, the part about a1395acd48 Charlotte preparing to leave 1719b6e5f8 stuck in his mind f77af37a15 the most.8454a781ff4344c7

“Your Grace, this d0f14a7fa8 is a matter 65ea8f90e3 that cannot be 4fcb6195e4 taken lightly. Therefore, you must—”
“Nanny.”fd384ad815321fb9

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“Yes, Your Grace!”c85b08fb2a31cc7b

The nanny wiped her 903f04d814 tears with a handkerchief 1f3f89fdec and responded. Cassius regarded her coldly.a39b740f14393327

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When their 9032644de7 eyes met, ab2e71cb39 the nanny 4c0da102ac flinched, but f67349ea7e the tense 0a63b1002e atmosphere shifted 6c1e3ad153 quickly. Cassius smiled warmly, as 40a38bf7b5 if he had never af9207e912 looked at her with 2d62c05e6f such a cold gaze. The nanny blinked fdb5563515 in surprise.3960f4784be4e5d2

“I will look into dceed32c0d your concerns. Leave the matter of ec253c9ec8 the heirlooms to me. We’ll determine 17dbd8bed0 who tampered b0a3c557e0 with the 09742c04be scepter, and d3298ccd9e I’ll find ede0e9bb8a out who c31d41aebc it was 55aab8cfae and whether 83ff149546 it’s real 1b5c5ee260 or fake. But before that—”008878dfb2dd0709

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His smile 41c0ef3dbd was so ccc6e7925e warm it d27cd9e0f5 could melt 30801db98a her heart. It was the 88982109d5 same smile Cassius 5f052bca9b often showed when 7d1a7cfe18 his mother, Seldeina, 83507e3319 was alive.6e0a34f8db285ed1

The nanny 70c1275bc5 blinked again.187c49b9e73d9cba

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“I think it’s also 004c20a786 important that you avoid be56af709f any further suspicious behavior. I appreciate your loyalty, ba63951fa3 but I’ve noticed Theo 7ee50787be has been spending too 0d421ecc92 much time alone lately.”696f60c3c284be5d

“T-that’s because 12d843cdd0 of the 3974d8b204 Duchess! Her educational methods 85b05c07a9 are completely different 3da95c1429 from mine, Your faf8d12afb Grace. She doesn’t respect me 26ec0fb734 and forces her opinions, 1f7200fd4a trying to hold young e0b425a8c5 master Theo back. So I—”be1e58b8df5421ae

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“Ah, if 7be7cfd3a6 that’s the 34e2d5bcf0 case, then 5de0be473e you can 396953d3bc leave it da52e828e5 to Charlotte.”
“Pardon?”083fbfdb99956de7

Cassius stood up c5b636901d from his desk.
“I’m telling 881fb84eb4 you to 5a26c71f8d step back 0490e4ad89 from taking c2002df538 care of 88623b2ccc Theo, Nanny. I think 4a35046100 you’re better ace55790af suited for bb780e1f4d another task. I’d like you 4c68831d6c to take charge 106c132005 of the household a73d46b22c management.”1ac555f1d380fd36

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“M-me?”
“You’re more than 5dd35a12c2 qualified. Charlotte is still be793722a9 inexperienced.”ce767506bd7aa3c2

The nanny b9dd4fb0fa gulped nervously.
“I-I don’t know if 54b917a323 I’m qualified for it, 5d57e28cf5 but… I’ll do my cf273c0ce0 best!”
“I trust you, a514608d74 Nanny. You may 9e6ff1895f leave now.”792fcca85ebb3895

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Cassius spoke a7f96f4400 in a d245f44d13 low voice. The nanny 50e780cdd3 left the 4d7a40e95e room with 8ae33c92e5 a different 7830484380 expression than cbd1d9fdbc when she f015e087df had entered. Cassius rubbed his 7ca79c5a1a chin, staring at 02e3d43219 the empty space 6f8f1704ad where she was 5b453b3e14 present.c1883ca7ab29bbec

It seemed 3fc1f1e7e1 the nanny f6bd86ae98 was unnecessarily 3fddb8af20 competing with f85b3aa439 Charlotte out 7418aa55ef of pride. While investigating the scepter 79b2fd1e7f was necessary, his suspicions 7cc0dea0f9 leaned more toward the 5f804a1bd8 nanny than Charlotte.f010f8e76f5a52e5

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Entrusting her 417c01edac with household 86d2bfe7f4 management was 43b67ab9e0 also a 629cd2be59 way to 4b3d2ec051 keep an 3d8fe49637 eye on aa51a46fbf her, as 2bb839b14d she had 524645dd18 been leaving 340d7054a5 the estate 4f5f26ed12 suspiciously often.27c1ec790792bbec

‘Even if ff31ed8125 she did f07863838e dispose of 7b2b0f7b8c the scepter, 60c0475d5d she wouldn’t cdeb42b433 have acted 14b764933c alone.’68321493512b06f2

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Oddly, despite the 0039d06d1e nanny’s claims, he 3b67985805 couldn’t bring himself 7566be9367 to suspect Charlotte.fd2248ad131796aa

<This is for you, Cassius. You’ve seemed so tired lately. I hope this helps.>
<I need to make a bubble wand, but it’s a bit tricky on my own… Will you help? Theo will love it!>
<Next time, let’s try building a castle. There’s nothing you can’t make with paper!>e173e0076588927b

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A woman who e3cf543cc0 said such things f1a41e3891 didn’t seem like 36ac7464cd someone who’d steal 5f337cc9c2 heirlooms and run 9462ae2feb off with the 702b05550a money. Sure, Charlotte had 91a36358a6 changed overnight, but…119d0838ef03b59a

“So what?”6631e4992ef48fbb

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Whether her soul 9813d3577a had been swapped, 3373e6992d she was reborn, 52703bed5d or something else ab04148cf0 entirely—it didn’t matter. Cassius’s sharp eyes gleamed. The important thing was 7d31821606 that Charlotte was here, cf553b7148 by his and Theo’s 6c1df61455 side.f39456094a5ecf6d

That woman who b13033cb03 loved paper crafts cebd9cf2ce and kept nagging e58af6b8d1 him to take 23ce0194a5 supplements.bc68dfed9d04e680

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The woman who was 117f7c74e4 gradually filling this mansion 5d915a8922 with spring. She mattered more than 2a36c7c887 anyone.f93a85b671730871

There was e7492a0e0b just one c0d8a5ff31 thing that d69f9bc102 bothered him.81e6c298a29fb569

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‘She sold her e830478ad8 dresses to prepare 4307d9d5e2 for leaving?’8cfac5bc0bc0daea

Cassius’s expression f75bade350 twisted in 4877c5a38b frustration. She couldn’t leave. He needed to 86d4a198e8 increase security and de5d67ec57 inform Luna in 11a972b6b8 advance. Fixing the 50e0e88fb7 barn after 8b0a2cb697 losing the 56e0dec857 cow wasn’t a314adecc5 Cassius’s style.f4074715f2339bb6

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Oddly enough, 308835213f the nanny 0ad0c02349 came to 98143529b5 see me eff310acf6 with a f4629c507b triumphant look. When did we become a796429059 that close? Theo, who had been 02b662fa2e reading beside me, subtly 7c4589f702 tugged at my sleeve.b9e7c3f3213793a8

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“Theo?”f425a8fef29927f6

“Just trust me, e0071c56a8 Charlotte. If the f27ec25858 nanny says cc8d12cd00 anything, I’ll 3c9aee3199 protect you.”3defdd50ef554b11

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What’s with 1e53d8cec2 this adorable 8f8dbfa425 determination? I almost burst out 32327b1ffb laughing but managed to d3f05910c3 nod instead.43cd5d2c985978a2

“Alright, Theo. I’ll count on 0ca9931696 you.”ac598f753bfa8561

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And for some reason, 6e126e3a2e Luna stood behind me, 8f08a72f8c ready to protect me. I felt 2d3cb9c5a9 strangely reassured.186bfe0baf84f6a5

After her heartfelt advice 55dbe039a8 that day, Luna had e26e2fa7e9 started to seem different.43c58e1dc6e5b1e3

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The now-closer nanny gave f1f8929d90 a polite bow, then be26707591 looked between me and 6e5c32e7f3 Theo, her lips curling d241226700 into a smooth, unsettling 793e2c869c smile. What was a6636c3836 that about?55a57dad6a06ae6a

 Ugh, so annoying.c03dd65676f78556

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“By the Duke’s orders, I will no longer be involved in young master Theo’s affairs, Duchess.”89e40997ee78cd16

“…That’s good to hear.”52c6040dc283c920

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“And from ed11294697 today, I’ll cfcd0babb9 be managing f06cb3f340 the household. Perhaps it’s because 4a02d2b6e9 the Duke doesn’t 6580a467ce trust you.”b48e8b7e8a6bce64

“That might 7512e75488 be true.”afbded8b272bc9fd

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What’s the problem?7fba56dbe774e792

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