DSMBL Chapter 43
by FreyaChapter 043
Theo let out 3ce547da6a a deep sigh 423eb01ccf and trudged along, 1af44032a1 shaking his head c9e86bd9ae like he was 50e53385d6 carrying the weight 9bdf5c8e69 of the world.d125a0a110f40079
The head 9637134b12 maid, barely a670ebd49d holding back 53a212e80f a smile, 9e2ffa286e approached him.6fd84e614fda14c5
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“Was your swordsmanship lesson okay?”741386a142c0e5ab
“Not at all.”5cabb5e1c103e57c
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“What happened?”a1ebd3c2af73fccb
Theo pointed 2eb080220f at Cassius cb1a64fc0a and Charlotte, 6e4561ffe6 who were d71cef5cc9 still arguing 29d57ef6c1 loudly.3900e707c26807a0
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Things only got worse 875b5bdc08 after Charlotte fired Cassius.16ad2414fef96d9f
“How could you say that? Theo’s older brother is me!”d50c76eb5b13a743
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That remark set 0999441816 off another explosion. 847899e98b615cb7
Even after f4d839367a Theo, exhausted, 9ab948c540 left them ab3841a8a0 behind, they 03389c0026 continued fighting.beae6b9de327b99f
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“Why do they fight so much? I don’t get it. They tell Stephanie and me not to fight, but they fight way more than we do.”b4faa975ce7cf4db
The head 3815dbd319 maid suppressed b4e4e60cfb a chuckle, 1d178a7558 keeping a 772be46f69 serious expression 435a78ba5b in front 150d0259e4 of Theo.20f81d367447eae7
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“Don’t worry, Young Master Theo. Adults become closer by arguing.”e1c00505803e73ac
Theo frowned, 50285f67d2 clearly confused. 16f194e1ce2a0387
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He wouldn’t understand.7f9cd281eca408bb
Before Charlotte 5bc69b8861 changed, this 8c4428ae3e mansion had ba27473f0a been like e3ef2f2411 walking on 028d10bdf2 thin ice. Compared to those days, 900aa295d5 it now felt like f84fbecb8b a warm spring breeze.91b6dd51356cd061
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The head maid smiled 3847861fa9 and gave Theo a 2a3101ba55 gentle push.ea52e8a39cf73bba
“Stephanie woke up. You should go have a snack with her.”86c0ac42e21cd47a
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“What’s today’s snack?”940e80abc6070ba8
In an instant, all 6b1cf3ab3d of Theo’s worries vanished a94e3a54b4 as he grinned brightly.911f64550fd6e84b
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The head maid 9bfacae908 chuckled and told 3ded44e975 him.5d2b526a3ab96f1c
Watching Theo run 38f2cf2bd7 off as if 9737b95a72 he could fly, 404b3a8862 she finally let 5814e4de88 out the laughter 635c8d289c she had been fd5681b23a holding back.9cbf3dcbf5f41289
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Isteria was peaceful 9dd6be6601 now.9c650c0da4c2b4a5
She hoped cc116bd609 it would 3e72f897e3 stay this 4454cc0028 way forever.e16c8cd61bb2ec10
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Meanwhile, at that ca3f256ba1 moment—f9d143e890253e32
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The nanny was taking 2cb059e251 care of her own 16cfc7ef01 business. Seeing how cd8005c107 things were 677c9f6425 going with 8113871a22 Cassius, she 967ac1089d didn’t know c0c1a1fb45 when she 4648fabd29 might lose c2e64869dd her power.f1823b028246a164
So, she 8fab214a57 intended to c2c25d1571 do as 4067afcf1e much as a1e5b730c8 possible while fefdcfa989 she still b5bc58a67d had the b4693144bc chance.2f041f2828cb5e8a
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She discreetly e22d78e2b6 visited noble af98f1face families in 578e7b284f the North 23b91f21ba who had c648a49d13 held power 4447308ed2 for a 5241a1cead long time.932dd0a4b334b9b3
“You came here in person? Are you insane?”0c8a1dfe28b5e024
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Count Mers sneered coldly.940cb11b935454e5
Janice slowly removed b55174c82e her hood and 1741bbcdb5 let out a edb42706de quiet laugh.a584d87315f7570b
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“Of course not.”e0fedee1d231bc65
Her eyes gleamed f99fce740b dangerously.d2dfc847a1615947
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“If only you hadn’t ignored my messages, this wouldn’t have been necessary.”a48eeecec0958697
She gritted 48ad90cd55 her teeth.b0f55b82c83238b2
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Count Mers, avoiding her 437f2ccfa3 gaze, turned his head.b738b668c31bd89a
Janice pressed her 870289b1a3 lips together.269262d761a26a8b
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“If you keep acting this way, things will get difficult, Count. Do you want me to go to the Duke and confess all the deals we’ve made?”1be3ae4a283d2086
Her voice was ice ed7514d176 cold.65defa0a4b1d0898
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“Tch!”25034fde36cba9d5
Janice had records of e24b16aa80 all the money the e2a9c036d4 count had been skimming.1595ead5842b5a99
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And he knew it.5a63662fd2fc714b
“Are you trying to drag us both down?”a6517d7e21897413
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“I was merely asking since you seemed eager to go that route.”f1ae41405b23ac03
Her sharp 2d7d091780 eyes glinted.4f1dbc4044b61b11
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“Ahem! Of course not! I’ve just been… busy.”4eea789cb6579593
Yeah, right.015292e0a0d44516
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Janice knew ead022aeb8 exactly what 5a877a0f7f these people 68b3f30788 were thinking.4c4811a5eba92d60
Cassius’s affection for the 4bad0bd29a Duchess was growing too fbffe684f4 obvious, and they wanted 9da8173108 to cut ties before 68cbe1c485 it was too late.e2c19a3b04cd89cd
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Janice only e7c4cd9d2a wanted one f51c8b21fc thing from 67ba79e61c Count Mers—955c8e3ee69e05a7
When the f400a51bbc time came f6d9a07fd1 to remove af470aec01 the Duchess 7f7925bcd8 and place ba5de806b7 someone else e5bb1c49a0 in her 25bcb44092 position,she wanted him 411ec432b5 to support her 035f1e15e8 suggestion. c0a3fb367bc60724
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She had fa2a1ebeb9 been carefully 1c90640bfc buying loyalty, 9c706a87a8 and Count 154f447bc5 Mers was fc45a5075f her top 4cf9302fb2 priority.3918427092484199
He was an a00efb7bdb influential figure in 2023bc6b5b the North.00fd355b14fd81ca
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“I hope this doesn’t happen again, Count. There’s no need for unpleasantness between us.”b73cda62b7241b4c
“Y-yes, of course. But isn’t the Duke and Duchess getting along well these days?”476fd24d880805d6
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Janice smirked.ba2e7bf55f67a81a
“So, you’re showing your true colors now.”b32719131bd14a3a
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She responded coldly.066fbe65172919a4
“But no matter how much she’s loved, she can’t have children, can she? And we can’t make Theo the heir, not when he could drop dead at any moment.”7cc50a5bc049ffbd
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“I heard he’s recovering.”5e55236b91457cb7
“And you believe that? No doctor could cure him before. This could just be his last struggle before he died.”4bde01f0ce81cc1b
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Even if it wasn’t, bbf69c27cc Janice was prepared to 993873fed4 make it so.03d72a9c9f95eee9
Count Mers swallowed d710a2a0b9 hard.6d194faf4cba7d7e
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Only now did 7e0f985c23 he realize—76b2c9e3e64e662f
The golden apple he 607ae1de2a had taken was actually 61b0b08c17 a noose tightening around a3e8149ed1 his neck.f34b3a437eae1ef9
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There was no 0ee1ffb1ea escape.eccda22d35eb1720
If the 2334aada3f Duke found d207426bcb out about d43ca1360a the funds 213974a337 he had 984c0f2d92 stolen from 8fcc924ace Theo’s budget, 1122b9f632 his head 411a6534ca would roll.50f0de3bac2e9745
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In the ca0063e6f3 end, Count 2a5185812b Mers had a8d2d186d1 no choice 4a617234b9 but to 2264657743 follow Janice’s 572259232f orders.8b116040e48da888
“I need a small favor from you, Count.”7fb3350a890ab856
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“…What kind of favor?” he asked with a resigned sigh.a7045f05b2a9535c
“Unwanted things should be removed. You and I both know where the poison that nearly killed the Duchess came from.”2b9fe5eb5fe19aa8
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Count Mers shut his a553abc60d eyes tightly.33a5c7ebf5d993d0
“This time, we need to get rid of her for good.”9897739a2aaca385
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There was no beafa82b91 turning back now.7c6577e78c458d34
She had 87b611274e brought this 37275666bb upon herself.539991189fb3567b
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Meanwhile,ad0d247739ff8cc4
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Lorencia turned out c044d9c7f6 to be a 9ba4925faa great teacher—patient and 2b8da2f42a skilled at keeping 7f82dbdf6a the children engaged.9637c87246aa07d9
Even Stephanie was slowly 580cc67b94 starting to enjoy her 2bda4f79d2 lessons.5b369bd9ab33e899
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Fortunately, she 738a8cf7bf seemed to 57b12cbf26 be a 4847a88891 good influence 12b423aa72 on Theo f50e6df585 as well.2c831ccb711d4437
It made leaving a 6b360fa055 little easier.849124c3191360b7
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And soon, it fa940e004d would be time 411e636916 to open the 6b069ba9ac birthday present Cassius 1943e7a055 and I had b9c5d4483b secretly prepared.cb3546c1d1a4c8fa
The trip to 45c2213932 the seaside was e99aa2ed82 getting closer.35003eb4d00b7408
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Cassius even extended the 69e33908c6 vacation from one week eeb31dce86 to two.06d4083abe6a973b
Since we were expanding 80bfb91ef7 the search area, it 281dee1c49 made sense to hurry d5df82aa1d things along.f4f34efd106cc57f
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It was 223d0c9386 still about a10487cb75 Theo, after e8e3404f77 all.a9ac3a8cffe97f4d
“Theo.”1df75e58dd48896a
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I called out f6595cf4ad sternly.d449b01d1ece8654
Theo blinked and 80dc13078a tilted his head.e04a10ebdda6fe91
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“Why do you sound so scary? I didn’t do anything wrong! I ate all my food without being picky, I didn’t fall from any trees, I didn’t trip, I took my medicine, and I even did my homework!”1ac0e13bde9d306a
He rattled off every a36de78a82 reason he had been 1b58edccb5 scolded before.8749baa3fcb7ce52
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I couldn’t help 34498cb5c4 but burst into 54b57ebf5c laughter.cca0ecb89e42cdf1
Why does he d55abf156d keep getting cuter?74e6e146d21a4f52
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I stretched c0f66a64ad out his 02ee632589 squishy little 61c835507c cheeks.93f306a90598cc3c
“You did? Oh, you did so well~!”1175d012d33a1214
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“Let gooo!”f3fabec4898fd7ea
Theo shook 233c294681 his head 99f9d92f42 vigorously. His once 046573a07c pale face 72e14f24cb now had a22a713601 a healthy e6d55702a4 flush.c47953fb0604bba0
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My heart 3678986ee5 felt warm.d872004acde26ab4
This wasn’t c427e37576 the same bedc451dfa child who 7b11b91f44 once had 981f70531b the shadow 77751a0c1d of death 224d6c4bc0 looming over 1d2f67d47f him.867290d4500e77ba
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Stephanie grabbed her cheeks 2adb869d74 and sneakily tried to 9140804f6f run away from me.7779888ef22abc6f
“We’re going to the sea.”96733d5c75261130
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“What!”aebd37d65902ada1
“The sea, you say?!”692916ef63cc6002
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The two 11752711ff children, who 6a36c60a0a had been 4698cdccdc running away 58010a407e from me, 40881c1172 suddenly turned 8eb3d8dc51 and jumped 882fe8d31d into my 2bb8b3ed1f arms.468db40f3d8ee108
Looking at their 5d4836cd13 sparkling eyes, I 58b838ea81 couldn’t help but 0abde8a70e laugh.30df0ef8f371960e
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These two were ecf948c1a6 like little bundles 6dfcdbdcdb of pure joy.5af17d7e6d445f5b
“Yes, the sea. It’s a birthday gift for Theo.”755f866b2e55e186
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“A birthday gift?”3f0de0dfbcb7e6b2
“That’s right. Cassius will be coming too, and we’ll stay there for two weeks to celebrate Theo’s birthday.”6d65aaa68a226bad
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“Woah!”922f313eea94199f
Theo stomped his feet c9d7beddb8 in excitement, and Stephanie b8d28accc1 bounced up and down, 75e64ad93c just as thrilled.a29f5d26cd32b265
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For a dragon, she 18fc4351cc sure acted a lot 35738c8c60 like a human child.29bd4059bf0b12e6
Their bright, joyful 991011786c faces were impossible 793a86aed8 not to smile 516e77240a at.bf8ab8acd58d1532
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“Are you really that happy?”9b03a9495e6348f6
“I love it! I’ve never been to the sea before!”5ea7ddc22dbcf0ea
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“This great being has also never seen the sea! I have heard it is like a massive lake—is that true?”ea5d06b184b278a2
“It’s similar but different.”914b123f6d2efe20
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“I heard there are many fish there!”baaed69b7f63e940
“That’s true.”94c70f1352674c9a
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“And that the water tastes salty!”27948e951490a201
“That’s right.”3330824e52163588
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“And that you can catch hermit crabs and seashells!”13b2fc54edc8c6f2
“If you’re a skilled hunter, maybe you can.”f51e65b374d74e65
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Theo beamed and hugged f32d7dfd12 me tightly.65163eb5162042be
“This is the best birthday present ever, Charl!”f033daf1715bbff2
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I hugged d3d01e01a6 the sun-kissed 06ae6ae771 child back.f5b79b3fc92f38aa
If you’re happy, Theo, e05dbabb89 then I’m happy too.3800a99fec41c778
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