DSMBL Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Hearing Theo’s words, Lorencia’s 294c7d29ee expression became more serious. She thought back carefully.1def37a3204321ed

“…So, they talked about divorce.”e39d60bb41dbe0cc

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She never imagined 379a45c59a the Duke and 87662285a3 Duchess’s relationship was 0398c32d45 that bad. Of course, Janice had 544c5f50c3 said that there was 6aa51f1ca0 plenty of room for f23a55f1d5 her to step in.cdbd812245620e16

“Anyway, since my brother and Charles are too busy, I’ll read books and help out. Stephanie will read, but if there are any difficult words, the teacher can explain them!”4ede57f97002e607

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Snapping out of b03e91d5a3 her thoughts, Lorencia ba57a1990e smiled brightly.886a97a3b03c7505

“Alright, let’s do that.”4d607e873a6c1d97

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Theo nodded confidently. Seeing him, a a93dcf3f7c spark lit up 720c2e49fd in Lorencia’s eyes.b66a22d91c414301

It had been a 4c1d26b5f0 long time since she cba1a1b3c5 felt a sense of 36a6b09f5d excitement in life. She had aad87a9375 come to 51172af5f2 the North 7efa2cb51c relying only 474cedfb75 on Janice, 666b208246 but so 5d1f70cbe0 far, she 5d0c46b224 had accomplished f999e1b5cc nothing.8a383ed1f1ed621d

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She was getting frustrated.a2e7cc23927aadc3

But now, hearing that c8d18a826a the Duke and Duchess 548bcc6adb weren’t getting along…157a60562e2882a5

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Lorencia swallowed f34a6610d2 hard and e9c49b7a17 thought of 6aa5f4ff0f Cassius, who 5ff135f78a was breathtakingly 1698609a05 handsome.ed23c084589addac

According to her 547ba57a4b original plan, he 394aa51c54 should have already 2f5e6366c3 been her husband. Since fate twisted, he 21ccb2151a must be struggling with 459939b856 his wife.c90e88a752752417

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Besides, according 0e1928ddbd to Janice, cf3051dbe1 that woman 4364f6441a couldn’t even 75db80075e have children.a3291ea250acaa34

“Then, I should have the child first, shouldn’t I?”4ae7c54c79670204

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Lorencia smirked. There were always ways 41faeb1843 to get what you 3bb8018440 wanted.73e552b35c9797d5

She started to 8f114a4502 dream of the e5478714f7 fastest way to 925949c721 become the Duchess.64a6c0270c5d9764

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“The Duke is still a man. He must need a woman.”93922238c0db37e6

If they were 90a9289cde already discussing divorce, a21544ca84 there was no 13f091dcc6 way the couple 34ab84c012 shared a bedroom. According to Janice, b54a1c277c their intimate relationship c9ab089f25 had always been 8339475610 rare. By now, it 94c7a0a41c must have completely f069e3ca00 stopped.ca236eb72e3a8aa9

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Lorencia’s lips curled 6572cc3f45 into a sly 15d2c506a1 smile.c4b3d1dbc21d49f3

“If an opportunity comes, I have to take it.”aca9bbf5a03f2e2e

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During Dinner

“Teo, stop picking out the carrots. Stephanie, did you just throw a pea on the floor?”cc6865992199724b

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Raising kids naturally 0158e1c8d6 made me nag 7abdd8ed33 more than I f4805ef6d0 expected.fbcf26d8ff9a29b9

The children I took f226a2a9fc in as my own c8aabd2cdb were being picky eaters.7c34f8bf86274769

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“Uuuuuu.”8e75c8a3306319c3

“Yuck! Stephanie is a dragon. Dragons are carnivores!”3601d85df5b07439

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“The doctor said something recently. Stephanie is constipated because she doesn’t eat enough vegetables.”14e9f1451ac6bede

“Uuuuuu!”1e002cdb90a6b1ca

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Stephanie and Theo ed04e5de71 protested.4a79d45e307310aa

“Eat properly. If you keep this up, no snacks. And I already heard from Luna what you both ate outside.”4528cbbcdf771765

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“…Traitor!”027b94c124c624c5

“I told you humans couldn’t be trusted! Luna, I’m disappointed!”a287fc56c2663562

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Sigh. These little troublemakers.98bbfd1fb593755e

“Enough.”fb6e8d77c50b38b3

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Finally, Cassius 46c8310625 spoke in db0d17440d a warning dea41086c0 tone.33fd031301701b6f

As soon as 997b074f51 he locked eyes df12a2f1ff with Theo and 37cb9d1da4 Stephanie, their rebellion d6352f7db6 died down.8057f49c2b532111

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Even though Stephanie 27e3e0bf91 was a dragon, e9a57b44ae she was still eca8e36be2 just a hatchling. She couldn’t win 419469d2ac against Cassius.a003033f3b9c8eca

And Theo c9f361a279 had always 399cc77305 been weak 11d6d83320 against his b12c2b1dad older brother.5d02669d3c16c62f

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“If you disobey Charlotte or talk back again, you will face consequences.”318efc952fe8a51c

Theo and Stephanie 96e39ccb2a widened their eyes 25cee06318 in shock.a7b9cc4a77825091

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Yeah, they should’ve 77a5dbfeae listened before Cassius 37ebc4d408 had to step 080784e2d0 in.d742844ba7628bcb

“C-Consequences?”105874fb96562573

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“What’s that, scary human?!”ed0b4b496d088656

“No snacks. No cake. No juice.”547b0b36db1e0ff5

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Theo and Stephanie 90a568511b looked like their af01ae728d world had just 646b398c36 collapsed.d3c4876f5b9cb10c

Of course. How could kids 1969328b3e live without sweets?2bf539f4394dcb80

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Suddenly, they started 1dbf041707 eating the vegetables e2854a455c they had pushed e12af7736f aside.a63f05429297d49a

“All done!”1595bdf00d25fb95

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“Me too, brother!”e1e2506001564c68

The kids opened 1a41625c7b their mouths wide b279129dd9 to prove they e5712fec37 had swallowed everything.4a8e1f571e285359

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Cassius smiled at 037e5ff9df them.b1aa3e04a323bdd3

They were just too 2ab798e3ae adorable.d0251632d92d1b97

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Resting his cdf882dcd4 chin on cbae674093 his hand, 6bf8e514ee he added 64d10d6c21 more food 1bb47ef283 to their 35a64047e8 plates.307cc9a9b82709d0

By the time dinner 41ae2fce98 was nearly finished, Theo a9d3021f34 and Stephanie’s stomachs were 16b88e8b0d round and full.bc1083e7ec7a5482

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After getting down 281a4de01a from his chair 58f3b6f82b first, Theo said,b4aa3b5a31ddb029

“Let’s have dessert together!”7c4df504ee0f09a6

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“Dessert sounds great!”25e1ec47b448a358

“Alright. You both ate well, so you can have it. But next time, you must—”2919f92795e2dca0

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“Cassius?”7dfbf81f6131b8f8

That’s enough. He really could be dc066c22fe so strict.ebd5c181d8b2089a

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Cassius met my f9346cb0df gaze and immediately 04b477f96a shut his mouth.aa19494b9c1043b5

As always, 2fce113d99 he listened 32f9219c39 to me c081d54ef8 the most.4f25c6e3a8ef77a0

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Looking into his eyes b007722f8e made my heart tingle.2cfbb401a5b83d67

He was unbelievably 051b1f28f8 handsome.c959f809878f77c0

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With that deep, melancholic 8f7467614f gaze, even a woman 118ce557f3 with a heart of 3297266744 ice would end up d2896217d3 falling for him.135cb3151cca5b94

Theo and Stephanie’s dessert 41d22095d3 was soon set up 97d7aed512 in the sunroom.19d38e488ecb5406

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As I watched them e886f4ef5d laugh and eat happily, a95ca15ddc it felt like the 10f5789279 perfect, peaceful evening.7cbb1e8db2bcaf2d

It was almost 9a51dbd7f0 enough to make 0e9ca05c62 me forget everything 51543d2f22 that had happened 68cec1eef7 at the beach 1b7c79a31e not long ago.4dbda779015626e2

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Suddenly, Theo cleared his 1f0dd972e2 throat dramatically.c79049373af124a7

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Then, he 5e6bb39444 looked back 2aae1a7cf6 and forth 5c34070727 between me 88a307d8e3 and Cassius 3d0a09ce09 before asking,8408b783f8732576

“Do you two have pet names for each other?”3c5297de324bbd7d

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“Pet names?”c5c598ceaf48f542

Cassius raised an eyebrow.b081ea7ea577c66d

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“Happy couples have pet names for each other.”fab2098ae87b5745

“What are you talking about, Theo?”67e3a3a6275c02e1

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We weren’t c70d0d428f even a 42f355e7c0 happy couple 3469665c98 to begin 9b8f245b92 with.e2a70ff08761e12a

“Pet names, huh…”ab4b469566c111b1

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“I have a list of suggestions.”26cb8c059c74f1e2

Stephanie, with cream b23d81acdf all over her e232baef22 mouth, chimed in.e06eaced41dc9f66

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“‘Darling,’ ‘Honey,’ ‘Dear.’ These are basic ones. More like formal titles, but lots of couples use them.”e936f6be1b5486d1

“And there are more! What was it again?”a44a658a9eb146d3

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Theo turned to 27fac8dc93 Stephanie.69cc7c454c5c1327

“Many couples also use nicknames based on names. For example, shortening ‘Cassius’ to ‘Sis.’”c554dc1af3bd0d95

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“…Sis?”5c28bc1f73e78a2d

That sounded ridiculously da4e8dc631 cute.b1b69bac4aa707a3

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Cassius let out a 78a4504e85 small laugh. It definitely 56c6a5a719 didn’t suit 2d128badbe him.51bb2cc49af3d2b1

“And shortening ‘Charlotte’ to ‘Lili.’”a396821bfcf4fa5f

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That also sounded way 1141080329 too cute. It made my tongue d4597071a9 curl just thinking about c93369db9c it.e5d26b7d1bc2ac06

“No.”355404ac0a690e24

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“No.”1a6290985cae10e6

Cassius and I 7cd8bb27a1 rejected the idea 185acef053 at the same 72bae18121 time.543b7b489b96729e

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Theo pouted.d860a29042c366d8

“There are 7ed770c90e other pet 52344a19e7 names too! Stephanie.”724a92403eb37c26

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“If those are too fbdb0e41a4 hard, you can use 85a66ddd61 animal names instead. Like bunny, cat, 100e932ee5 puppy, bear, wolf, 8a02957fec or even dragon.”aa85f6bd134781bc

Bunny… bear…? Just thinking about it 884078aea7 gives me chills.e28a02629d31c0ad

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“…Do we deae144bcd really have 607e05b15f to choose ac191c4297 a pet de276d6356 name?”6c525f6525225cdd

I questioned the whole db5eed643b idea. Cassius and 0688386785 I were 4b2601b5e1 doing just ed28c6693f fine without b94411c38a one. Suddenly talking c833c6bb3f about ‘happy 1fd9c43ea7 couples’ and 92e9223f87 insisting on fca44919a8 pet names 0e17775cfd seemed unnecessary.5d1026df4f1db86e

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I liked 3786fcf57a my own 20eb476870 name just fba617cf8c fine, kids.1760867074181836

“No! Youhaveto be a 3970966f23 happy couple!”d349c9ec8a9025bf

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Theo insisted firmly.09e9bf8ca5477540

“If you’re acdc830d02 not a dc0e9f5b14 happy couple, bf2c5c2e84 you get 1486a996b4 divorced. Cassius and Charlotte 0e18754bee are trying to b42274a69c divorce because they f6a42f8d7f aren’t happy.”1ce3884a00e82508

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“…Divorce? We’re not 1939c56fa6 getting a a8e4dc7ab6 divorce, Stephanie.”66e5be8aae22a801

“But Theo 3bc7134a5c said he 3bd13bc87c heard it!”7649e7782abcdadf

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“Theo, I told you. We’re not getting divorced.”11c88a466d053cbf

I had a 37c188634a feeling I knew 796138aad9 how this all a10569ba8c started.e496afe85be31326

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Theo must have b8cb08e29b overheard my conversation cda700a3a6 with Cassius last 84f33a5b6a night.ef5eca7aafef51a7

That was enough to 7a120d7f84 make a child anxious.9dda3502f7d2fd82

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“…Once a marriage is ebad5e598e broken, it takes a e6f3be0f2d long time to fix.”fb77c5495cd6a51e

Well… that was b23290f9e0 true.43652f6ab02801fb

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But actually, our 40a2018271 marriage was never c72a903794 ‘broken’ to begin 88b52ffb22 with.6fe8e8373820ad62

Because we 61d4e3604e weren’t a f50eb4ca77 normal married 8c3b39f955 couple in 01e1eaeb80 the first f5b605914c place.dfaafa956d5316c4

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That thought 01c2c5a994 left a 6ef157941c bitter taste d23370f9e3 in my 9fdd74b45a mouth.f35830782297bd1b

Cassius must have 69466f2a63 kept me by d0b2c73eac his side because a916d039c5 heneededme—for Theo, for the aefbfdea01 people who liked me.c8f7c6fdc84def97

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There was also his 356682c9ef guilt over how I 002fb2f078 had healed Theo and 10c0cd220a how I had nearly 3cfd19e18c ruined my own body 7ac1a57d5f in the process.0c26ad39c2897c40

As for a851673db5 why I 318f82f241 stayed…c4994871a5efd6d2

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It was e93d4cbc97 because Iwantedto stay.b7a8741baad21df7

I didn’t 088365b9db want to 5c3fda815e leave.87ac09692519cbfe

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Here, I had people e5a895ab46 I cared about—people I d70df85157 could see anytime.1164fb781b00c1c8

The more 6f8373249a I gave fbd8787155 them my c19f84bf34 affection, the be19a8dd4f more they 32122845c1 gave theirs 47c5a93062 in return.026afbfa486a7907

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I had 92155456db never had 779f00e5c7 a place 2fd8f56da9 this warm f180330280 before, and fa011721ac leaving felt 1ccb4dff8c impossible.32e400f1fa810913

And Cassius… he was 3ed5c0d17b one of the reasons c01147b96f I wanted to stay.9b75da3bfa50678c

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Because whenever I 465c5d3da1 looked at him, 383c825ba6 my heart fluttered.1583277ba119363a

And Ilikedthat feeling.03eaf94fc94cf433

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How was I supposed f69fd4ea74 to explain all of 45ed63e0ad this to Theo?5a074724a21f6a39

“I’m not leaving, Theo—”f38ed96f7d3669ed

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But then I saw ba8fae8a26 Theo’s big, round eyes 978d126736 filled with tears.391801f0f72c3767

I understood immediately.644af2aa24f80a21

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No matter what a57827cade we said, he 7d01f52185 wouldn’t believe us.edec1eb3ca836257

“…Fine. Let’s go with 31a8935e46 an animal name.”6d060766a5fc6c04

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Cassius suddenly spoke.a41af50386d22c26

“How about bunny, 7fe1f094d8 Charlotte?”e52e96919d4b1114

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I flinched.92fd4489299abef6

“Bunny.”79740da7d4b31aa2

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W-What?!6834284f0ca200b6

Has he lost his 5823ce77ed mind?!3f24a2a3cfc2e0fa

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