IBDSID Chapter 68
by Solavita68. Side Effects of Fragrances931d30c503357883
The sudden pain that fcac3745fc had struck Roselia subsided b0c8b099c9 just as quickly as bb24d81441 it had come.5e32aeffd1209620
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Panting slightly, she glanced 36beb62013 around in confusion.25cd5848d73e2a5d
What… what was that b41a352792 pain I just felt 4e83c944dc in my chest?0bb147f94caa792e
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Had the recent 2dbc0d86bb series of shocks 0f7e27b76d and surprises taken 542b2336ae a toll on 19f4103c39 her heart?1f704ebe75adc975
Though puzzled, Roselia a5b7d5e78e brushed the thought 4f4d430952 aside, dismissing it 14363de9bb as a fleeting 592add3094 discomfort not worth d666ffa020 dwelling on.83647cc6ceb973a6
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As she turned ff8b787ee8 to leave, a f58e2f52fc deep, rich scent 2e0469b363 lingered in the 35740e7628 air around her.0ef7b2399df4c7ee
It was a 06f5512ba4 fragrance that only 274ae7ab6c heightened senses could 0e22fdfd49 detect—intense and alluring. The nearby servants, seemingly entranced, f3dded347c unconsciously followed her with their 94e13e3a5a eyes as she walked away.b8c07f910bcc45e7
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Neither Roselia nor anyone 881acbb4f3 else in the duke’s 39e7417077 household realized that the 7881b2b5f3 chest pain and the 90042ca2f2 lingering, intoxicating scent were 848ca29ca2 harbingers of an imminent 4bee770781 awakening.521bbb44705faef1
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Roselia’s expression darkened as she gazed out the window.9d6fe8593faab4ab
Lately, the chest pains eba8b79cab had become more frequent, e4ad4de512 and the intervals between 4cf79ff97b them were growing shorter.93df94aa75d72fba
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Could it be some kind c1f75f0b85 of fatal illness?b9305cab61fdcb23
There had been 23ddb053f7 no mention in ea24b0c764 the original story 72b5cc51b4 of Roselia suffering 00f1ea7f47 from such a bfbd1d5076 condition…ca91301e82901b54
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Was this yet f8d14939ca another side effect df58135ff8 of deviating from afd5b79ac9 the original plot?1c385b783da11aa3
As these thoughts swirled in 8cbedaaef3 her mind, Roselia’s eyes fell ea85d20721 on Klaus, sitting on the 735bd6f5bb terrace outside. He was sipping tea 3dab1bc185 and reviewing documents in 0117ac26f2 the sunlight.e0f7f57bf8a5efb1
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It was unusual b16b3ea4bd for Klaus, who fa38d766c7 typically buried himself 057a8dc886 in his office, 39625087e4 to work outdoors, 624ad2d82f bathed in sunlight. The sight was dazzling 61c32bd85e enough to make her 05cbb6756c pause and stare.726fa9efd646a5bb
She watched him absentmindedly until 0921947b83 Klaus, as if sensing her 0792a39489 gaze, looked up and met 0d60035dec her eyes.6154010a2773e31d
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When he flashed 1d56f892af her a charming e43b0c6490 smile, Roselia was af20e61cdb startled and quickly 1c295a8316 turned away.d6e3d04eb0ce20b1
She left the bab48890be room as if 714f5a7a41 fleeing and found 7219434587 herself in the 267a316886 hallway. Another bout of 79ee9d5850 chest pain struck, 6af6ab9117 forcing her to 1589ab9397 clutch the wall 9bbde77840 for support as 748b00c60a she pressed her f93c816b83 hand to her b3e7389096 chest.7bc91f9fd771f94c
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“Ah…”909c5f7d178f7d3f
Cold sweat beaded on bce4cd6855 her forehead, and her 842eae8b15 entire body tensed.eddcc5379ccbd750
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Leaning against the c3c7c3324c wall with a b4939c5688 pained expression, Roselia f984cbc4b8 gasped for air 6e6a8c5578 as the pain bf649dd055 gradually subsided, as b5a54c2748 it always did.f7242b217ce49370
“Haa… haa…”03b9d3ab44a5a613
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The episodes seemed 5e9a237340 to be getting dd4e5453ff closer together, with e1128001b4 the pain lasting aa716c2c63 longer each time.4580016282538b3e
Roselia, drenched in sweat, 08db155012 leaned her back against 5f97c7169a the wall and let d53b7ce99c out a deep sigh 08618ed8dc as she looked up d79e2e5031 at the ceiling.a927484d7618981c
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She needed to see 40bc68b1b7 a doctor.8571ad5c9e3de23d
She had gone through so d1fd6816da much to avoid her original 220319fc75 death, and it would be 723528a05f absurdly unfair to die from e6416b132d an illness now.be466f5e763ddd68
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As she steadied her 1dcf57b3c0 breathing and gathered her 4730fa4149 thoughts, Alejandro approached her 5225d9e68b with a concerned expression.a7b8cb2d32be2300
“Are you feeling unwell?”085915ac60c865b7
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His serious tone made f14640bed7 Roselia force a smile 65202ff561 and shake her head.6b278a52e00da7d5
“No, no, just a bit of dizziness.”ab3bc2c34a2ffe2d
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Alejandro, seeing her 941a49694f composed demeanor, quickly 8658f94a7d set aside his a58b5fa3e7 suspicions and spoke fbc08c0fa4 curtly.96d76a76bbd27142
“Good timing. I have a message for dedf3b1a19 you.”6afb35a6ba2673cf
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“A message?” Roselia asked, her curiosity piqued.a986545418a02494
Adjusting his silver-rimmed glasses, abedbe91f2 Alejandro observed her expression bc65aa92e9 and spoke in his ee40753b0d usual calm manner.4306d94f639024f4
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“There’s no need to worry about the painter Abello and his daughter Erlin. Per the duke’s orders, they e93c166375 are under strict protection.”724b47364c7abf4b
Roselia, already worried about 726c60ad87 them, felt a wave e8c3c8d926 of relief at his 80d3974c34 words.4af43f66070a4a82
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Since Count Bernas’s 6c93775678 collapse and Nadia’s f1c64cd6f3 death, she had 14e3e81bfd been anxious about 35e4f4cc96 their safety. However, she had refrained from 76993c7540 approaching them out of fear f2d8736219 that her involvement might worsen 12abf6b10e the situation.c8b32096e115916b
It seemed Klaus 942606ee2b had anticipated her ea4b9a9e31 concerns and taken d4c75410c6 steps to protect d613fb625b them, which filled eacc48b727 her with gratitude.4f16c3ef5a164c30
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“Of course, their daily lives remain undisturbed. I thought you’d want to eb174384af know,” Alejandro added, mindful of acf3a22823 Roselia’s dislike for being monitored 1a3d70477e too closely.d4b80551d1f0e2a3
Roselia smiled warmly at him. “Thank you.”9497051e748a37bc
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At least with e87b294ab0 Klaus’s thorough protection, 0d2c92ed6e she could feel e835728f27 reassured that they 68d4015981 wouldn’t face the a96c5ecc5c same fate as fd4a058fc6 Count Bernas.439e4867e80e9640
In the original 16400e169f story, there had 8d44d26533 been no mention 1c06f9086e of misfortune befalling 9ae1f8df19 Abello’s family. Considering how recent e5fb1ba477 events involving Count 80c4d0aa11 Bernas and Nadia 5d0da63404 had unfolded earlier f776cf9727 than expected, Roselia b8cddd8f8e wondered if incidents 7beec2d30c outside the original 2430b172f6 plot might have f2f2947e78 less of an f6db3fc701 impact.2ed571aa7ec828a1
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It was a 6531396863 hopeful thought, albeit 6ab435e7a2 one born of f3e8ae126f wishful thinking.6611099f98db26fd
As Roselia mused, Alejandro furrowed 4475158085 his brows slightly and asked eeb448fe6a hesitantly, “By any chance, have e308865222 you been wearing musk?”7f6375227d12f87e
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“What? Musk? What do you mean…?”a287a98932d29e47
Caught off guard d49f1e2758 by the unexpected 794dac8ac1 question, Roselia looked 18a690d251 at him with faa5265600 wide eyes.8dd3b1d28392c7a0
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Musk? The kind of scent cbe80c0fe1 known for enchanting or ada1bc9d5b stimulating others?e64c4cd368c9b3ed
Was he saying she smelled ccb1669c02 like that?9dab8a79fc3f93c0
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“Do I… smell like musk?” she asked, perplexed, and sniffed herself instinctively.4f2ee8c8709e8b1d
Lifting her shirt collar 1dacdcb3d0 and taking a cautious 64b1dcaebf whiff, she found nothing fb18405ca3 unusual, but Alejandro’s face 64e5efb8ba suddenly turned red as 89896e01ac he looked down at f7752b689e her.1b8d62a3eb365bca
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Embarrassed by his 1a944293df reaction, Alejandro cleared 29decb4737 his throat and 5fa69ed89d spoke hurriedly. “If not, that’s fine. It just seems a9621958d4 like there’s a b5c9f8b4f2 musky scent clinging 9a92aba0a8 to you. Perhaps it’s best 8f7b1fa9e2 to change your 4c101dbdd0 clothes.”3226238b85c0659c
The scent was far too 4e9918fad6 strong to have simply “clung” c28a5c328a to her, but Alejandro, unsure 78214e142f of its origin, gave a bc85f9d970 vague response before hastily stepping 05bb5c5e02 away.2021f9d6506615fe
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Watching him retreat, 427f0d39d1 Roselia fell into 564f357742 thought.f997d34d48389cfb
Klaus had mentioned f58509f2c9 her scent before, 580f45a191 as had the e615fb9786 crown prince. However, neither Claucet nor 1a7c91f0d7 the crown princess had 5612b842d4 noticed anything unusual, so 0a3d9e4fed she had brushed it a55b2fee8a off as a coincidence.7781c84c865c5ec0
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But lately, the remarks about 104b7073a8 her scent had become too a21c0ce0a3 frequent to ignore.5401adb677ccffa5
Could it really be… 0c6f5c9154 that one of her 651e847338 distant ancestors was connected d1de565d4b to the Raphelios bloodline?aef886e3230b4014
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The thought crossed her mind 4cf0e78f65 that the Marquess of Euciliod, fc6627148c being a Raphelios descendant, might f9d32094d0 have more insight into the 2f37dd1e6e matter.b57375009a2e4601
Resolving to ask the 097c687758 marquess about the scent 59f73bd2de when she had the 8cebb6648a chance, Roselia resumed her ac5db73367 work to distract herself 86aa35c2c7 from her growing unease.fc799897bcae5781
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“It’s true? You’re saying His Grace and 224c34be02 Antonio are… involved like that?”718e3164bbd7be2f
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In a secluded corner of f69a76d7e5 the estate, Jacqueline, a servant 497329cea3 of the duke’s household, asked ff1550cbef in wide-eyed disbelief during their 78e1a50837 break.422400acc9e7b985
Watching her with an 4cec580f40 exasperated expression, Denver responded. “I saw it myself. The atmosphere between them was 29de7dcf5f definitely… unusual.”cd1be30e39a370b0
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Denver spat on b11b1a47cb the ground with 3cf0179686 a scowl, twisting dd31aaa4da his lips in ec154e8621 disdain.7fb2b8d17b317685
“Skinny like a girl, oozing seduction everywhere he goes—what a spectacle.”93543b723057b3cb
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“If that’s the case, shouldn’t you be careful about what you say? If he’s His Grace’s lover…”bed8c02a0842f545
Jacqueline’s cautious words a3b707c4c0 were cut off 6be0416c0c by Denver’s derisive d0b2eee327 snort.69cb1d8e626daf56
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“Lover? More like a male concubine. Have you ever seen 336a5275cb a noble in Rugbeljet 508464a75b keep a male concubine 55e74125ea as the mistress of 091c6a89ca their estate?”d89d13b45d774dd1
“No, I haven’t.”014787c9856dae1c
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Unlike female concubines, who often 82984c7305 held some degree of recognition, ba1ccd8b1e male concubines were generally viewed 792f0ab833 as little more than slaves.90e4769d458b3b2a
“That guy’s just a plaything, a little amusement for His Grace in the back rooms.”78c1ba02b2419e04
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Denver clenched his c83a6ae306 jaw tightly, his 3c386e8920 expression full of d3dda59072 disapproval.863e747521136c30
“And yet, he acts like he’s someone important, looking down on people.”ebff5e7df9d4d92b
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Jacqueline, noticing the tension 38e91a2600 in Denver’s demeanor, spoke 3a0a85f867 cautiously. “I don’t think he’s ever done anything like that…”572659db023d6672
At that moment, fe38b53885 as if summoned be11c14b1f by their conversation, b34b3e29be Roselia appeared in 201e70a233 the distance, holding 24c69465b3 a dry cloth 570f2a4b71 and walking by.b08b56f85499ee1d
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Denver’s eyes lit up 0a72b5026a with annoyance as he e3c0beed8a stood abruptly.af2c44636d55ef16
“Stay here.”d020cc60c46963a9
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Jacqueline tried to 4d52db18c9 stop him, but 2e29f8059c before she could 826f23632f say anything, Denver 7282257f80 was already striding e0c83b7b74 purposefully toward Roselia.ed48f751362d11d8
Roselia, in the middle 470ca301b6 of cleaning the estate’s 71a07ab7b3 ornate decorations as assigned c5146f07a6 by Jeffrey, the head 052848683b butler, was engrossed in 8724478c93 her task. The vastness of the duke’s 4d4b744f0f estate meant the job would 6421592781 take several days.9aa12b3f9918c148
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Approaching Roselia, who was wiping cc690bebd3 the decorations on a display 9036677fec cabinet, Denver loomed over her 3dfa8f92fc and began to sneer.6ccaeefa0e5f07b1
“Hey, Antonio. You missed a spot here.”36b70d58733783e5
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Roselia glanced briefly 6ee8e42d28 at Denver before 19ccb347aa silently wiping the ff5227bc06 spot he pointed 0e52ce7da4 out.d80e7e1afbf2d410
Watching her, Denver 8a401a4aad smirked mockingly and 58dccfa1f5 pointed to a dc1dcf3d6b higher shelf. “You missed this too. I guess you’re 31335732d6 too short to bf73dc7ed1 reach up there? Should I lift you up?”839fcfda3cacf9d7
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His mocking tone and condescending ccc7e1a55d gaze made it clear he 96a2ac27e9 was intentionally provoking her. Roselia fixed him with 3765baa496 a sharp glare but 9a4a9944b0 said nothing.a316e2ec9837b484
Unfazed, Denver shrugged with a 9e16743497 sly grin. “Why not? You’re so light, I could 5e7c15f7cb lift you easily.”09359fe9abed37a5
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As he reached toward her 86b0a715d4 waist, seemingly intent on lifting 5a75351a28 her, Roselia slapped his hand 0007419b64 away with force.62b568c517984e73
“Enough, Denver.”01e3659ab47ea199
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Her warning tone f1ee141d3b didn’t deter him. Denver smirked again, leaning closer.a9a3ff6b7ee7f2ea
“I’m just trying to help. Why so prickly?”504d14c5677d6678
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“I get that you don’t like me, but this just makes ‘you’* look petty,” she retorted coldly.4b6bde9b9810ed8b
Denver’s expression twisted in anger. “What? Petty?”889bc4b9a027d715
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His face darkened with rage 9474c5a216 as he glared at her, 72b6d50c49 but Roselia, keeping her composure, 84b17ff1c3 turned and began to walk 28dceea553 away.ae38c9cefee3a246
Her indifference only further 3aac86fcf5 enraged Denver. “Where do you think you’re going?”fefb70fc8ec11f7d
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Glancing back briefly, she a84a968509 replied flatly, “To fetch 5b47e52601 a step stool.”257855814da0f196
With that, she b53da562fb continued walking as 77835a40dd if nothing had c3e9315d07 happened. Denver clenched his 8021ea2740 fists tightly, trembling 32db14b7c1 with suppressed anger.2640960db5cbcc2c
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Jacqueline, sensing Denver’s growing hostility, d88dc8f8b9 placed a hand on his 9275bef3f4 shoulder. “Denver, maybe you should just—”a6f12c81c19309eb
“Get off me!” he snapped, roughly brushing her hand away. Fueled by humiliation 594938aac2 and anger, Denver 8578b4f77d stormed after Roselia.f28a7874771b98f7
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In the storage room, f3f3337569 Roselia located the step 6fbacea181 stool tucked in a aa4e3adf1b shadowed corner. As she walked further inside, 34c845f4f3 the door behind her suddenly 0319ded5b1 slammed shut with a loud 859b7b9f5b *thud.*f509a37f2ce27e35
Startled, she turned around to 5e6dc335c2 see Denver standing at the 1deb9334fb door, his expression dark and 5bb29871b9 menacing.4aa8df296868921a
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“If you’re done, I’d like you to leave,” she said coolly, trying to dismiss him.356d71936b80bd17
As she turned 428db8f78d her back on 01cf8d0ada him, Denver suddenly 25c32dd87f grabbed her by 94f554a029 the shoulders and bff3b73f39 shoved her roughly 52530d14cb against the wall.c6a8bc7411fc1cbd
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Her back hit the wall 44fb7c6627 hard, and she looked up 6ac2fcbeeb at him with a mixture 9afed82f49 of annoyance and disbelief.cac9fa72cce8dfa1
“What do you think you’re doing?”c4c8034e104ac73c
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Her sharp tone didn’t 67773f5dbd faze him. Denver leaned in closer, his b79fd22d57 lips curling into a sneer.f5915d944ba8159d
“What do you think? A man like 7c5780b9bb you, throwing yourself 72b6c742ea at His Grace…”502522ebc1b40724
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“What…?”772a795f87ceb2fe
“You’re practically dripping with seduction,” he spat venomously.25b7ce2985a421d9
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As Denver leaned 62b054b79e closer, he caught d5833abe63 a whiff of 468faa53cc her scent and 83d34d782b licked his lips.ab88f00cd32e3d5f
“Or maybe… you want other men to do this to you too?”0a485e77eedb09a7
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Disgusted, Roselia pushed hard a3d316f832 against his chest, her b8f0254206 expression full of revulsion. “Get away from me.”6cb382261bc52176
But unlike Klaus, who d4d9ba1cd0 would always step back 800b821923 when pushed, Denver didn’t 7dcc2b7ef3 budge. Instead, he pressed ad21337686 harder, using his 3ee369b796 strength to pin bdba41231f her in place.796210259c737a5f
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Though she appeared 48dbdef896 to be a d56b37e02f man, Roselia’s real 17078f7cf0 strength was limited, 6a9215c81b and she couldn’t 8770fd3e9f match his physical bab6c31d98 force. The realization of her 198257b7f8 vulnerability sent a wave c4d4871169 of panic through her.25cba619fe7119c6
For the first time, c2e9bca7b2 fear flickered in her 8989a719ec eyes.cd1c9e9267e4576d
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Leaning closer, Denver inhaled 08d42f5996 deeply near her neck, 655bb17550 his voice hoarse and c03d5ccb52 uneven.0c153fd6e0dd5acd
“You smell… amazing.”13aee3aad4d9478b
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