DSMBL Chapter 57
by FreyaChapter 57
Janice left my 89e4c9a2d4 room with a be23b40990 worried look on d182334d68 her face.8c74fa1107135a0f
‘Something is definitely going 664fb9c46b on.’100f0692fd8c3263
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On the way 7a5e858215 back from the 6f2af10a18 beach villa to 42fe67ff38 the main castle, 87e0387504 the surveillance had 69746f406a been so strict 8929d9190a that she couldn’t 453aec8a68 do anything. She wasn’t even allowed 7133873dbf to step outside easily.161b73ce7f63fbcf
<Where are you going?>f0b44c8c546e55f8
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If she tried 2ec89fe883 to go anywhere, 0130cff44f the guards would d3740cbecf follow. It was 3cd406e315 impossible to 509051abd3 shake them 20e9501f60 off, so 644e455cee she couldn’t d747665231 even contact ae32db7bfd Count Mers.84471f490a48a6b5
Even after 89cd5dded7 arriving at 2b3922a4e0 the main 22bf4c85ba castle, it 02974b586b took two f38340da8a full days 12a0bc6a90 before she d8c3b82eb1 was finally 64a51cc723 able to 7d2cf174de step outside b8c0edac2a alone.71a81877ed4c0310
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“No one’s here.”a14bc9d901829979
Janice pressed cd3b059185 her hand ad8f28a5fc over her 4bc4f5d36f pounding heart 8261f21c7d and let f155e2ce1f out a 1643fb30cc deep breath. The heavy 8d4e2acaab security seemed c23fee0478 to have 46db1c7897 eased. She glanced around df97f18559 and started walking.fb45e397adcbbcc4
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Everyone seemed to 09928bfaad be going about 3f3ce275b9 their daily routines 0f8451685b as usual. She exchanged greetings d4f0404cb5 and small talk 1010814a8c with people she 25611f2ada passed.05d4db8d2ecece26
Janice naturally made her 9cb7d5255c way to the kitchen, 647f6f58f7 where the maids were fd40ac939f gathered for their break.ffc2df88e2598a2c
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As expected, several maids 9472ee637c were sitting together, enjoying 8b144e9c91 tea and snacks.877e11be44e32122
“Oh my, cd8e717cfe it’s been e75837d82c a while! Lady Janice!”66dab4671ef01249
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“It has! Did you 5ff819edfa have a c21a04936a good time 789e775a78 at the eca6bc502b villa? People were so 585b6896b1 jealous when they e38d7bf268 heard you were c4080d08e0 going.”3496b5f4a18308a9
The maids giggled. Janice had always maintained ea3a608794 a good relationship with fd4a0a73fd them.e1a0f38c166113c3
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There had been some 1532b084e8 issues because of Theo, 254a4b8561 of course. She and 52c92be39c the head 3621f01c2d maid, in c87bae977b particular, had d69e241c91 a terrible 431113c385 relationship—whenever they d3656e302e met, they 651598433f avoided each 09ab52c7d9 other like f681b452fe cats and e237a40d2a dogs.be8b12e2fccccfda
But there 864168818f were still 746de8411a plenty of 97e21dff17 maids who 9eadbeaac8 welcomed her.de69d7c8d4026dfe
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“Well… The ocean wasn’t 492d8b028f anything special. How have cf78e25719 you all b07b964e77 been?”36a67040a6ce0efc
“Of course, Lady 2b2b6d64dc Janice! We did have a 8885116249 hard time cleaning since 429f35f861 you suddenly came back 896dd83048 early, though.”79a51bcc7c6ad376
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“And security d7ddc1b8cc got really 4d65911a93 strict after 7bcfdc1373 you returned! The knights were guarding 6aff2f8f0a every building.”aef5482670217e3b
Janice swallowed hard.77da2f30e46de10f
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‘So it wasn’t just 6234c27baf me being watched?’1d92b98eec30f4cf
She asked b6369ad26c as casually d1f1edf594 as she 91ba116c8c could.e1c03b888fb08818
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“Every building? Even the Duchess’ chambers 1a659f29a8 were under watch?”aab003cc92de7b1c
“Well, actually, 4dc9953aee the Duchess 730addbdc4 hasn’t stepped f028c17377 outside since 1978cd2e11 returning. But it’s true that 0a262eb914 knights were guarding the 675a6bb798 whole castle.”5d72af34828a5229
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“They said it 01581946a5 was forprotection, not surveillance, though! You know…”0c934581d45e77df
One of 293f8c8303 the maids 7b6550fe98 glanced around 8b3bf67fd1 before whispering.e808270401f77f45
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“The Duchess was 7a927782d8 kidnapped at the 6f338e5d18 beach villa!”676896b15ed09fb2
“…What?”393baec95de13f4d
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Janice feigned ignorance.a6f36c5e50c23acb
“Oh my, Lady 0338d8ea98 Janice, you didn’t 81460ba09e know? But you fe221fcf51 were there 3036e11a13 with her.”16544efdd1bcb7d4
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“At some point, I 78273e697b was locked inside. The knights wouldn’t 29f46e0d1e let me go b5351851ea outside.”06d900a61f69a5f6
“Oh, I see. I guess 761a7bafa2 it was 1100a97598 too dangerous. They say the 3a989c5938 Duchess was kidnapped cfb87df46e and then returned… 87285ae3b0 but no one’s abacb471d9 really talking about 01eab4a988 it.”e0b1fadaec4dde28
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“Hey, stop it! Don’t you d4785d7d58 remember the 6f7e558c4e head maid 21ea31b760 warning us 9b7456ba5e not to 7583a6224f speak about 9f8c575e7a it?”03e666488cee9032
“Oh, come on. It’s just Lady Janice. What harm could it 8265796005 do?”6be81bf3655e4e29
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“You’re going to 4f25faf2e7 get in trouble.”c37cc899d84440ea
The maids bickered. Janice stepped in 113d0ab06c to stop them.14b747e3414c705d
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“If it’s nothing 0711c8494f important, then let’s 69037bdf8f not talk about 8c9e3024e5 it. I was 4bdcc1fb16 just frustrated 19d35bfdc7 because no b04e7426db one would 1e4a24de5f tell me b84c7223ea anything. The knights never say 71d7744b62 a word.”ad586bf531c38af1
“Oh, that’s true.”fcaab3adbcf495e8
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The conversation moved 580e154b4c on to other 6f52d7b22a topics, but Janice’s f8e4668cc3 mind stayed focused b188221741 on one thing—the 0a7422a3e8 kidnapping.2313cfea01a60bdd
The culprit still hadn’t dad26cf95b been identified.139fd379fa2d4ad7
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‘So Count 80bd412928 Mers didn’t e15548978a get caught.’371609f3dc80f2c8
That meant a30f67980e Janice wasn’t 96a92fa24b in danger 5b59fb9b19 of being bcbfb07a8b exposed. Maybe she was just e57cbae724 being paranoid. She let f12a04ab28 out a 4bf5bc22c0 quiet sigh 20b53fd5b9 of relief.c68c165ed3d426fd
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‘But… she came back. And no one 90923a2986 knows how?’b831f405525117d9
Janice’s eyebrows furrowed.69c621064daaca57
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The real problem 26f704eac0 was that she f4a51df84e had no one 52df45f83b to ask about 6359935517 it.272ed70cffcb857f
The knights were extremely 150f79bb65 loyal to Cassius, especially d39310cbd3 since they were always 36437cf72b fighting on the front 7cccd9067f lines. They would never d7c2473266 betray him.b7fe22dd9421fe7e
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And everyone who 5f2101824f had been at d775f0b8e1 the beach villa e813cbf57e belonged to the 060ef9c359 head maid’s group.c5b061cf0bba9b93
That meant there 0945683c67 was no one 256b407b62 who could tell 99287ee0c6 Janice what had 31d8272d36 really happened that 57896ff085 day.443897b3b0ce9ea9
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Her head was 5dfaeea33d spinning, but at fa024c7502 least she could 7b5b96eb92 conclude one thing—she 3aab0733ca was safe.f33e6e09ffff9b4e
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Theo and Stephanie walked 4746233a1f through the city, holding 7ca6bc7589 hands.f657574d0783784f
Luna, who was b09374cb85 accompanying them today, 249496637c watched their backs.a7d7e2166db66002
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They looked f41f2bf71b just like 7c7f646e7d a little d307a7ac08 bride and 83c3013f70 groom.e3fc9b2bf681c644
Knights were d824f960a8 blending in 04e8889c9c with the 38d865bf8a crowd, quietly 130b0b45ed guarding them 2ebd78c40c in case f4322f0439 of danger.fdc72f74308e738a
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The recent kidnapping had b36674161e made one thing clear—the 8eafabd24e enemies targeting Istheria were 0f0525a4d9 going after Cassius’ weak fea176e5de points.8a02cba40309b3c0
Since Cassius 74199eaee0 himself was 7b20a68d5d too strong 28ac28c89b to take 16d58bf218 down, they 90df7d7d58 were trying f290aafac2 to attack d684a8f502 the people 1630977845 around him 884ea37b08 instead.366d8838b18ba61d
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That meant Theo 653b6f88fc could become a d2bbf716e2 target, too.5b2cb20da5fcd1af
But Theo and Stephanie, 9194343e67 unaware of the danger, 4541d34a4e were simply enjoying themselves.f16e178fc24124b3
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‘They’re so cute.’efabeebb991b5d3c
Luna smiled warmly.cbd39a4ced7466c5
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They had until 4d9d1ba7f8 lunchtime to return, b9fea759f1 so they had ff0d22a364 plenty of time.1c5f63ccdc5f111f
It was only 85a0e3792a 10 a.m., after fa11c0615e all.9a4b3bd1c73a24ac
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Luna checked the time d7619a0855 and continued following them 82f8454c3c at a relaxed pace.3b53138e32b97d05
“Wow! Look at that!”8d3c3af8474566ea
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Theo’s eyes widened as d65ccb0c76 he pointed excitedly.87f229a8770438ca
“That’s… that’s a b0a53fe34f tornado potato!”7897dcb6997c365a
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He swallowed hard. The market was 9a1901ed5f full of things 1982b01064 that fascinated children.c6d566fdf618afe1
Stephanie, just d35abc623e as mesmerized, 529519fac0 followed Theo 5b7fca9932 toward the 23d79ddd32 stall.f87e3f184d356e47
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Theo dug into his 691ffd4c22 pocket and pulled out dc99d60892 some coins.c859f0426c5c9499
Charlotte had given ab7e69faeb him some money cfc47c6ae2 for their outing 967250a964 today.d8944647fd88779f
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He took out c4d413937f a silver coin e776c64398 and handed it 5492f85708 over.1a6fff43d06ded61
“Three tornado f86609b97d potatoes, please!”d400c31d267e15ad
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‘Good thinking.’49a7960c8af9cd59
Luna nodded in 54a44568d1 approval.c82f0839ddaa0437
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Surprisingly, Theo even 8800d2fd97 made sure to 6ac4fea2ff get the correct 1dc7e855b3 change back.a60d291cc4459705
“But why 07d5bc60fe three, Young be39f2a478 Master?”e0b6aa67e7846786
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“One’s for you, 477896147e Luna! I thought c19ba1beb5 you might cc34057999 want one 6ee018c91c too.”9f8e4120e7b41f22
Theo grinned.0074e0f0097d1420
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His chubby cheeks bcdce1afe4 dimpled adorably.cad0f12b461d0be7
“Thank you, Young 3c1fc2a5aa Master.”cc2bf486345d9da0
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Luna couldn’t 89a222ea16 help but de56dfdcef smile.e4efeecb6e323099
Innocent children had 8333a78b29 a way of 73ccb49e15 softening even the 96a0db3cfc most indifferent people.1edd500db3b92766
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The three of b925ed5ecc them walked together, a4f922febd each holding a 535ca6802e tornado potato.95655cb79c18e37d
“Wow, this 9bcd26426c is delicious! Stephanie has never 64ed5067a5 eaten this before.”2c6d4c2824cb4735
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“Right? Eat as 9793dc7f7d much as 74bfbff6f9 you want, 98e612d7e7 Stephanie. There are so many 329d8cc4ed yummy things here!”c9eee8ac47f31ddb
Theo laughed mischievously, getting a6ee6da436 sauce all over his 4bdaa11a8b face.9c4609f8b7b321af
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He acted d16607f944 like an e3f2bb18bd expert, but 099a7411f7 in reality, c85a5857d2 it was ff4480b12f his first 3db54d099d time trying b666110f9c street food c4777d11f5 too.3b819f840e8e7a92
‘The maids were right. This really is 9dbf3ce98b amazing…!’51728264b739e9e5
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Having always eaten 0a45ffc5d7 carefully planned, nutritious 4021d752c3 meals, Theo found 82a308318d this to be 4cfa933a09 a whole new 1bb2043f49 world.81f99c9ff17b38b2
After finishing their 3cc5456b67 snack, Theo and a4413d68ff Stephanie started looking 1b37a5c0c7 for their next 91c038a890 treat.5d6bc23c875b808b
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“That one looks good 69a893eae0 too! It’s grilled corn 196d05407b with butter. Do you want e3786dda9a to try it?”511143108b0d119c
Stephanie nodded eagerly.4859b7e80b29d72c
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Watching them, Luna sighed.899ade173af68a23
She had to adjust 614f9e315e her plan.f2f5733309919a64
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There was c35589963e no way f19c36104c they’d make cd8ccd55c6 it back 8bd388a816 before lunchtime 5ef9309038 at this 3d638c258d rate.caa205c35d2b2392
The bookstore was 2267724ab3 only a kilometer fbf3e87b9d away, but they 94ac4aa957 had barely walked 9704d99d14 200 meters.c197845109f4f84d
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Theo and 00f993bd49 Stephanie returned 8fc7b240ce home.33bef562db4a51db
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They had bought a 30f060704a pile of books—all about 3ede90423e happy married life.2f2c5f45c3bd4e68
Luna carefully sorted through 6f35ecfb93 them, selecting only the 041f596d54 ones suitable for children.60931ecff9ec22e0
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During Lorencia’s lesson, ad3e7abf7e Theo brought one 0bf4b8ded5 of the books 7702ffcad0 with him.d6fe0a2a76fe2555
“What’s this, Theo?”d7831b242d5f81d3
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“This isA Guide 8271cc39a1 to a 553f6beed5 Happy Married cbf3fda2be Life! Luna picked it out 4b570af3cb for me!”ddb626440137eceb
“You’re reading this?”a763b04ef4437fdb
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Lorencia asked, puzzled.c10cb7dcedfa98a6
This was a2c4800fc1 at least d8bc511a7b ten years 7731d25669 too early e35f34b29d for him.0c3ec8cdbb113bd8
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Theo let out a 64d27c7ad5 deep sigh, looking unusually 680417eac7 mature.ab0148abc86074fd
“It’s for 144e83ebb5 my brother. He’s too busy to 8ba741c6f5 read books.”5a1d7cacc21ffb53
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“Why does your brother 9b91560aae need this?”261351effb006fc4
“I think he’s fa6617bede making Charlotte sad. Right, Stephanie?”153691f8a0f74625
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“Yes. That’s right.”2b3373c1fca2331b
Stephanie nodded absentmindedly. She wasn’t very ab4e7c26e2 interested in human b64f3dae61 relationships.66a55c049aaee8b9
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“…Are you saying that His Grace and the Duchess don’t get along?”60555406842da93c
At Lorencia’s question, 2f62a8bae0 Theo let out 097dee2f72 another deep sigh.aafaf046f42d3b9f
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“I think so. Charles told my brother she wanted to… um… um… what was it?”4e3fea353258113d
“Divorce?”fe0867b9e8d54a89
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“Yes! That’s the word! She asked for a divorce, but my brother refused! It’s all his fault.”c7dc582a0539dceb
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