DSMBL Chapter 63

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“Baron Lumens 17955cb427 is greedy 3f2d0ba081 for money, a34fe8bdc8 but he 5fda8f582e has good af5df6cd19 relationships with f63f05c47f the merchant 37c962817c guilds. He can use his 4b053985da skills to help distribute f3477998e5 northern specialties at high 220793a889 prices.”0127c31f92a67af2

“Oh…”160d2f6dbe510576

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So that’s what he 2d832af1b3 meant.634dda357a76419e

“Viscount Worst is 5182e5155a also greedy, but a483843dd0 he knows how 2494fef9cb to react quickly 877e4361bb in a crisis.”
Cassius smirked.
“That’s why even troublemakers 628356c847 have their uses sometimes.”c0ec3429065cdbe0

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Then, he ran his 1ceb9895f8 tongue over his lips.
“For now, there’s 5367d73f2b no one to cab9bf6106 replace them.”19fd7005aa495b77

“So are we just df9e85ee08 going to leave them f0b3f7fdf5 be?”76bf71abd389b78b

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“No, I plan aa6a764298 to give them b639d05f03 a warning. There are always some 5ce0e88a3d useless rats in the e8ef2e87f8 mix.”7187ac5bcd63320f

Cassius turned his gaze 21622d4a8c toward me.
“The Count of Mers 9b5e8c0acf that you just mentioned c1f8871690 is a perfect example.”ec9169f5b169399b

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“…So you d4b9569362 knew all f4c862aa11 along.”8e9096321f823c68

“I really didn’t.”3e5fc0d2a47548a4

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Cassius smiled.
He looked so c441b1708c handsome and charming e016ec9cec at that moment. A man who is 0333040775 good at his work 0cef109b8a is always attractive.
It almost felt like 6e8653f127 there was a glow 444c6096c8 surrounding him.daa1dec6aecf4137

“…Do you 509f48e68f also know 2d2d0d709f that the 31fa843489 nanny is a5c0e2cba6 acting suspiciously? She doesn’t abc43713a1 seem trustworthy.”414168d971ae5d00

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He let out 0ddcf4cf92 a bitter smile. His expression looked troubled.
“So you already knew.”2a93dc4755ca83ce

“I’ve always paid d86d01675d attention to Theo’s b1a21d1662 matters.”1bb654d66f22aee2

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“Then why 19b0c12a95 haven’t you 7ff2f5b84b let her ba2eddd3f4 go?”96de5c50e3e75f3f

“Theo would be really 68f22003b4 hurt. I just don’t want bf5403a755 her to have a 0d48ad77b3 bad ending, at the 9a4724c724 very least.”eb5d84c7a1990246

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“Cassius…”f2974e401c2f8b93

“And I’m also curious 62907e74e9 to see how deeply 0e9d38f6b5 she’s involved.”7885f9ab12c3d8c8

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It was clear 01362b583e that Cassius had 48d6d44e83 deep distrust toward aff0fa5f45 the nanny.ed657aa40d0d9abb

“Is Count Mers 55b48ec614 really that bad?”0271d9eda06665b4

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“Maybe he wasn’t 3de596e3fc when he was 98de30fae9 younger. He used to c7128d285f be a passionate 9db320f847 young lord, and 65c2fd0efa back then, he d92f7aeed8 earned my father’s d1570e375c trust and gained 1c714e9374 a lot of 1067e3ff0d power.”7f0823ea1543833f

Cassius continued.
“But when water 57baf418a4 stays still for 1d125c203c too long, it e90f43db26 starts to rot.”3103d9cd9b767bce

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I felt like 377046fc72 I was understanding 106c0f3602 him a little 2b621df3b7 more.
Cassius spent a lot 5fb191ce62 of time outside.
He had a57421b877 no choice.92c865fc1c75cf91

Come to think of 2687dbe3af it, have I ever 1a987caadb seen the lights off f04e826bc8 in Cassius’s office?
He always seemed to a6d1c94c74 be working on something.
He had been 6481ea33c0 handling so much 4045968772 on his own.0b2d680048d6f0ba

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“…Is there anything bd6a2beb2e I can do ccb24a43ed to help?”cfb91f12d2818d1d

“You?”334283e02d586967

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Cassius widened 4f7cac7a5c his eyes.089849db1d2f7311

“I mean, well… I 8905e11591 know I might not a4aa6f585d be that reliable, but 2282547f3e doing something is better 07cae5de3c than nothing. And I do c70b2b3263 have some skills.”425401a9fc76ce17

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He listened quietly, then 033715a6b2 let out a small 700821aefd laugh.
“You’ve really changed. You used d3c116b830 to hate ed5a2fc724 this.”12016896dd57ffa1

“Huh?”b1c00a8a58c8eba0

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My body stiffened.
When he says ‘before,’ fd41ea6b17 he must mean before cb2bedbbf3 I took over Charlotte’s 26e6560175 body.
Just what kind d0db212b2b of nonsense did 25def38c60 Charlotte say back 617e2ca900 then?629f67f0097d2f05

I felt a 6b88d03f08 lump in my 60f7a8ae2d throat from the c0983439f1 tension.8b869e4c629f4ce5

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“You once told me 11c7c42b7b not to expect you 3d19ef33b5 to fulfill the duties 8b0a2499f7 of a duchess. You claimed that I 8cd8b51875 had no right to 6944e112e8 demand more after destroying eee42969bc your life.”1c0d3d746e79fba8

A cold sensation settled e09c593835 in my chest.
Strictly speaking, I was fa5443603a an outsider.
I understood Cassius, and 62b98b4251 I also understood Charlotte.
Their relationship had 2ac313cbbf been falling apart 8ec24a2807 for a long 47196109b2 time.f5d7066b225d04e2

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“And now…?”75cacb45a51e519d

His voice 8772fa6999 was careful 6bd2cd1143 as he c6114b2383 asked,
“Are you okay dcede94caa now?”2e425b686fcc78f2

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“Cassius…”5d02b45ca80fc1f6

“Do you not resent a47e7320e7 me anymore?”5fc88029e4cde3a6

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His eyes met mine c08467672d directly, trembling slightly.
He had truly been 44c879944c carrying those words in 5e181844ee his heart.17bf14fbb9893c35

Was Charlotte bbd7c2d064 okay now?8757b00752091e17

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“I’m okay.”f353efb5cf5b3a0c

Even if it 7605170a5f was on Charlotte’s 2df143b54f behalf, I wanted 3cbb53e58a to free him a50b76fbd1 from his guilt.
It wasn’t his fault. Both of them 3a3945594e were victims.75015e969fc4fed3

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“That’s a relief.”431ca0b4301e664e

Cassius wiped his face, 8626555745 as if letting out 1c68981d83 a breath he had 24eda5d780 been holding.
He tried cea3b62ef1 to act 1b17906aa6 calm, but 9eab1f9a3a his face 415d20decf still showed f1f82a423e his emotions.e0aeb6bedb7a6795

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Then, Cassius spoke 99f47d2fef slowly.
“You can do 60cce14ee6 whatever you want. You can even 9a2334b2a9 take on the d6782ba338 role of the b5d647b0b4 duchess if you’d ed77cec97a like.”142ccbf799e578eb

“There’s a 99ee11434d lot I 8316efe393 need to 01a3630caa learn, Cassius.”dd588366764dba67

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“I’ll let the 6982da17e4 head maid know.”b076c10499bf2677

“What’s the e983cb6cc5 most urgent 4d530c7c8a matter right ca20dfaf65 now?”3d2c82798a33c103

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“…Right now, e34c7b0513 repairing the 2cb709b901 city walls. And soon, e9492ab16c the merchant fbc1036b0a guilds will 230cf91663 begin their 23bea8407c trading trips. Baron Lumens will 56892d577d handle it, but 6e9f08d954 we also need ba38ea4bef to manage the 9c5e0c971f storage properly so c9bc659f59 the grain doesn’t 045d033247 rot. We have to 5f9ab5df78 prepare for winter.”9b4cd3d07e27398e

Was he f975b34314 really planning 451343e9a4 to handle 9136563d45 all of fcf4e56df5 this alone?
Cassius seemed 3fd20bd079 even more 4cfd8adc94 impressive to 44b075e517 me.c908fcf2587babff

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“Okay. I’ll ask the head 3453dde445 maid for guidance and c0ed834d68 learn properly.”5ee540f863956f3d

I wanted 4c3d144e59 to do 0266892bd2 well.
I wanted to aa5ece31b5 help him, even 29aff0dfc0 just a little.c0f46daa256456d3

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I ignored the strange 13375000ed feeling in my heart.
I pressed 21656bffaa down the 7c3f72ce39 lingering emotions 365cf4990b Charlotte had 6f66eff292 toward Cassius.14700d5c6569b589

He looked 0df8b6e03a at me 7c3c5f8ed3 and gave da5a9db5d4 a faint 0789abf01c smile.
“Thank you, Charlotte.”7b52427f085ba399

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I felt like I bb3cac3612 understood his emotions.
Strangely, I felt d50e60689d like crying.
I had 688b865255 wanted to b31e46df6e help Cassius 83f7370f02 and the 3ee51c2ae6 North, but 336681a358 instead, I 92dffddbfa was the cd1cf14db7 one being d2e81b7c4b comforted.ad97a382b76d403d

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Lorencia bit her lip 134d096543 hard and glared at b300af4f17 Janice.
“Janice! You told me to 19dc765e0e trust you! You said everything would 22ca8c3a53 be fine! You said I’d earn 453ebeff07 recognition in the North!”e4e1db3c06f89014

She shouted a55d3e869f with all 68e1a14dca her strength.
The humiliation she 2438f32eca had just suffered 7a839319fa in front of 1a2fc54519 Cassius and Charlotte 3815e685e9 burned her with a34d0661d6 shame.0154e1108ac650bc

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It felt like 526380ecce everything was Janice’s dd4643dceb fault.
Her face was red fa48d943fb with anger as she 17cdd3db9e trembled.6aa3cf8d28f32077

“You planned this 84b1a1fd10 from the start, caf4c6a848 didn’t you? You never intended to 78c80b2d18 make me the duchess!”fef6c04ed3486cb6

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“Be quiet.”75ae9dbe8b7fef9e

Janice snapped at Lorencia.
Her voice 213d4e255e was colder 8e8feda1c9 than ever, a638212a99 making Lorencia 757c52daef take a e45fe7afea step back.8bd62f78b42ef852

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“You…”a182f7257a1bfad6

“Stay still. I need 5bc8109006 to think.”ffdd9c9d0bc9e122

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Janice spoke 9bc677ac75 in an e68bcbae85 odd tone.
Her mind 96b2e1db22 was in 06da4ab770 turmoil.d496e8194fed3e0b

‘Judging by his reaction 3ddda7155f earlier, he already knows 39e66172fc everything.’a661fbee56cd8bc2

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Janice bit 8f0e54b594 her lip f715c3d33b tightly.
She didn’t even have 4f50a78de3 the energy to deal 4f52bdb9c6 with Lorencia’s whining.267e75ec29f647ae

‘Then… does af8c32a8c5 he know 83130b12bc what I cf4934083f did, too?’493875ab9fa24bda

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Her blood 03441f3366 ran cold.
If he 1e0a698cc0 already knew 86b6d089c0 everything, why 3e007c690b was he 40cbd53b3e keeping her 2e05029916 here?
Why was Cassius allowing b3c584d0a6 her to stay?c148c00ed8481f96

Janice chewed 687ffaf50f on her 8f17f8dae2 nails, the f05bdc088a red lipstick e1ef77fb3c staining her b7713f1e0f fingers.
If she knew 5a568a86ac about Baron Lumens aee8f758de and Viscount Worst, 955409a845 she might also 2dfb84b368 know about Count 2519c5c662 Mers.
There were probably other 0bc9c326c7 people who knew as 2e9d7a1019 well.45aa87ca21a40120

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“There’s no c460491145 way he ee68a8ece6 doesn’t know 2665aeb35f about me.”3dc3c3ef76dc3577

But why, then?dface6226e80f5c4

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“…Could it be?”7981a19d6df9eb59

Janice swallowed hard.
“Theo?”4d9be901fe019861

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Could that child ff3682db03 be Janice’s excuse ee7e76d1bf for everything?
Cassius had f72d9a9a96 always felt cc70e44130 a special 8cfe77cbd6 responsibility toward 6d36beeace Theo.
He once said he’d c4de086805 even shorten his life f19e92ffce if it meant saving 40e070f798 Theo.50d135099f4230ad

The reason Cassius eac2d55952 and Charlotte had 6a540c9855 grown closer was 417e5b6924 because Theo had 3327a9d36a gotten better.02c428ab1af33060

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“Could it 20d8f4dc89 be that 5ea13c81db Charlotte helped 2a5bbbf086 Theo get 4e0f2ceea7 better?”7f911c8075ed4081

If that were 417cfc51e5 the case, everything 1560550156 would make sense.f5efe8bffbccb005

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“But how?”81e73576c2910715

Wasn’t it d56db810f2 a rare ef95ff6aef disease with 4ed5e661e1 no cure?
The illness Theo f0b94fcd73 had was one 75ce908ac2 where magical energy dc2e3ecce6 invaded the body 4b549e0ccd and attacked all ea4d29962d the organs.99e96cd981e14c12

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Janice knew more about e332c53135 this disease than anyone.
There was 1ea824a5f5 only one 4f2040503a way to 71048848a2 cure it.27bab8f27e45234e

“…Divine power?”9c6b19546c936119

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Janice’s eyes widened.
What if 28bcc33810 Charlotte still f29df8e563 had traces ec074f160b of divine 12fdfc93ba power left eeceacf6af in her?5b96e8893a5c285b

When Janice had investigated 9bcc46ec18 the Solobis family, she a3c410f86d hadn’t found any information 49a5ddb493 about Charlotte having divine 0eef8c01e2 power.
If Charlotte had 880dc50f90 divine power, the 8f8d1bc01b Solobis family would 1edabc41ed never have sent 8bd424ba19 her to the 5232138c6a North.e9b2a16ff81a8b63

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“It must have 3ad460f557 manifested late… Or 7b4fb7d38b maybe Charlotte kept ccccc1b794 it hidden.”2d5367bd93011d00

Either way, ab8221169d it meant d7b9abc173 that Count c05467233c Solobis didn’t ab7545461c know about 84981411e5 it.26a87e78f219ca2f

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The Solobis family 5ce06db985 was currently facing 9368a4564f a serious financial 377fba6776 crisis.3fef6110965743fa

“It seems 1bcc2aeb4d like she’s 14ae79311c cut off 4736c344f9 contact with 59573d450f Charlotte.”23e72385c9738a03

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Janice lifted 9c716b166c the corners dc2e5ed1cd of her ca19e16c80 lips.
She felt b8457c0f2e like she da66a319de had found aa9d8a2cb0 the perfect f84d206b48 weapon to 75e576fcdd use against beb38169bd Charlotte.3e71ad49460ee3bb

She could turn Cassius’s e35c86c89a focus away from Charlotte 24ed88b5de and the Solobis family, f8c42cc8bb and slowly erase any 9510380162 dangerous evidence.ec37d5c2eb4e1fb8

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Janice’s gaze returned b1d9b0bc0c to Lorencia. She spoke coldly.
“Don’t worry too a226641a08 much, Lorencia. I’ll keep my 9dd3564657 promise. So you just c71f61dfc8 do your part.”a8916f018718536e