IFLDMHF – Chapter 101

IFLDMHF | Chapter 10168cf176967b27937

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Euclid’s heart was e4004234d7 overflowing with magical 77943712b5 power, akin to 934951b9ae a ticking time 6b4b40ba9c bomb.14c857601dc6afd0

From the moment of his b791b25530 birth, this power had constantly 3ac0e58116 threatened his life. Especially when using 4ffc2b7db0 magic, the pain 6a3797d6d0 was unbearable.c161f6a0049a1601

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For someone who had 1a2add7372 lived so long in 7e6bd0cdfd such a condition, it 545bb91623 was rather strange for d3c8e631b9 Euclid to dream of 6211ef04ba a normal marriage.e163334f1adb822d

All he wished ef04269698 for was to dafb842abd endure long enough 2ef9a82c27 for his nephews a87b355ac3 and nieces to bd26c17d41 grow up and 0f094baf91 learn the secrets 855090d03f of the Rudion de5c6877eb ducal family.ac0190445da10058

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And he hoped to repay bb5c51b5e8 at least some of the 5bdf8b6820 family’s debts, leaving behind a 0a60367bd9 household in a better state 240011e7b8 than before.d36a658b8191e112

‘But to have married knowing from the start that I wouldn’t live long…’617d5f2b58e1830d

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How could he explain 1e59b4c036 himself to Evgenia, who 53a9e60ed4 had entered this marriage d69424cd07 with sincere intentions?84e7dab851d89109

From the moment he bd77847c16 accepted the marriage proposal 3c80a8638d from the Basilian ducal 1895aa6e66 family, Euclid had become 9587eead24 a sinner, unable to 2a55a97714 face Evgenia with a c3c61c7732 clear conscience.bfbd0f69aeaa1841

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Now, if he were 48b7a2d4e5 to confess everything truthfully, 284cac00ec that would be nothing b2a68b5d4d but deception.9dcf7d9cd3d28460

Under the guise of revealing 09e13efc90 the truth, he would simply fccb77e09e be shifting all the burden 8f99118fd6 onto Evgenia, when in reality, d3f241a974 there was no way to 4d7ff7ac67 undo what had already been b7b56a552a set in motion.9db58735dc87a727

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‘Even now, I am still deceiving her.’145ef4f73046ace2

Euclid’s gaze sank heavily, filled 15392ec74c with self-mockery.22de51d6ba5a09d8

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It was meaningless, but 8771573b37 if he were to 660e662867 make an excuse, this 32efabde54 marriage was nothing like fffd679a5e what he had imagined.a948700c9760b363

Evgenia was different fcd2123622 from the person fd26c16857 in the rumors.8f91969bf0f16582

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Though awkward in expressing d863e69482 herself, she was responsible, 4a96b2622b kind, and an incredibly 789369db23 good person—to both his 73a2bd4ecb family and himself.b59fb2ad3885307d

‘Would it have been better if she had been a bad person?’686c26880883f954

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Perhaps that was why 2c6caf3f47 he was having such 7f3d05cdf0 shameless thoughts.65c16bd089242d7a

If she had truly been f70ec740c4 the wicked woman people spoke 8ac90c85ae of—one obsessed with the crown 87095206ef prince, indulging in extravagant misdeeds—then 5960fa4a2f even if his nieces and 45702b1c54 the ducal household had been 3a5c1a928a disappointed and hurt at times, 2af3cae9ff the ending wouldn’t have felt 5f6333d89c this terrifying.550dde8cd942e289

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Even if he e9b7feceb7 were to die, efee36b68f she would have ffd259c5dd been nothing more 27fe987f2b than a political aaf76ffaea partner in a 6e7d9f945a marriage of convenience. She would have 7044c819af left the duchy 8a40a4c2d1 without regret and c1de308236 started anew. Then, he might not have d68555c4b9 felt this overwhelming guilt or d4bc89692b remorse.c1a968dab26b5364

But when he tried to 58126f08f2 picture such an Evgenia, he 2f4d7ba0ed felt something sharp and suffocating c82c56a161 tearing through his insides.6f5013581183de4b

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In the end, even if 0e09ae478e it left him feeling helpless a614191cae and troubled… Euclid could only a32aff3867 admit that he was relieved 4a47e1afa2 that Evgenia was as she 5ac2c613d8 was now.f0c05616b32c433a

It wasn’t because she had eb520e7630 helped him repay the debts a8d046e142 so quickly, nor because she abb928a313 had made him realize the 4abfb06bae struggles of his nephews, which 034078cb90 he had been unaware of.9ee3099210e80a6f

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Perhaps it was 7d5b45f8c2 because, on their 2697b5c5ef first night, he 5ae7a0166e had heard her f3f9d5e794 say that she 20d6bbbba3 had completely given d94fd64dac up on her cf32338b1b feelings for the bc38647a09 crown prince.5de6d85e8ffde58d

Sometimes, Euclid found himself lost cf48f2a443 in strange thoughts he couldn’t c5a89f4776 fully understand.ed09e6c3118029ab

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Evgenia’s warm gaze, 737f44d989 the way her c06b64ce33 face would light f2aafb8023 up as if 4353fe2d85 excited, her words 9d9c4e930e that might sound 2a49f37ad5 cold but carried b9aa454b77 undeniable kindness.ce588ba738a9d572

All of it efa0f0bc84 made him feel 941f9f4df3 as if she 50c0f4a26e was giving those 748fef30a3 things only to 3c04b63013 him.af82010b1d34cec3

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‘It must be an illusion…’0a317a1e752398b0

N/*slap* No it’s NOT5bb80640bf4c493f

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He knew it b9cd0dbda8 in his mind, fb0f265a3e yet his heart 1697cf7b97 wavered uncontrollably.20e12ac8e74020ce

A sense of danger 85c94de4b4 settled in.fdc4773517347d78

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If he stayed like 105e41f8d1 this, she would inevitably fba3fb02f6 swallow him like a ec2f6eca77 tidal wave and drag 80da1d0221 him into the deep 21d877fb63 waters. And by the 643c04157d time that happened, 463891ad23 he might not 2482f63d0d even be in 93bc0991cd his right mind.ccc0c6fc8af6181b

‘No, perhaps I’m already a little mad.’d3123835f17448c4

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Euclid let out a 2a89206791 self-deprecating smile.9c2d3fe123878340

In truth, it wasn’t e6ae8bb8ae just once or twice d015d4de6d that he had found 97b6ad022c himself staring blankly at 9ed4215a09 Evgenia, even during meetings 08921e0aa9 or formal discussions.ba7e5f517cd277eb

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Though his face wasn’t 3a4e7d9ac3 particularly expressive, if one 14c14ca1e4 observed closely, it was 9a28283148 surprisingly easy to read 3d244fa946 emotions in his soft ab100cbd8e lavender eyes and the ffaf15c268 slight upward curve of 281e19253e his red lips. He simply couldn’t look away.e7cbd3c0683598e5

At those moments, b61b252d4c his fingertips would b94d0be2c1 tense unconsciously.b2cc03287cae19ef

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Had he lost focus even a4c9dd7ad3 a little, he might have 37eab4c8d0 unknowingly reached out to cup 1438b00fe3 her pale face, wanting to dec66b0ea8 warm it.6e78a50de15caf59

Since birth, he had 3a7b92206c been unusually mature and bf2efc7b23 calm, his demeanor growing f4cd9e7dcb even more detached as d36d872528 he became aware of 4c9fd72a53 his body’s condition and c3a4aab77a surroundings.f21915ee427b7d1c

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That was why this impulse—something 4cc85747b9 akin to a lovesick adolescent 487c31398b or a fever—was an emotion 55f35a76c5 Euclid had never experienced before.f0db584172b21faa

He had yet 6f952cf70b to put a 4dbf5b6860 name to what d6b891622a he was feeling.dbe91970b8780cba

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He thought he might have 14f62c2204 an idea of what it 0592512541 was… but he refused to f374512a32 acknowledge it.656d421c5a349478

Instead, he desperately avoided spending a8dfb4e763 time alone with Evgenia, as 7715e3fd24 if that would be enough ef4d5a8d0b to suppress everything.a67badbeb059d3a5

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Even though he knew 04d8d5029d avoiding her wasn’t a edcd96ba71 real solution, it was f3e0f2d5eb the only thing he 152c9d7c6a could do for now.19b867192a1141ec

But unfortunately, everyone c039f4a2ce in the Rudion ff402830a4 ducal household was 5e8c36ebad on Evgenia’s side.84f64694fb317e4c

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Not only Delano, who had 4f4cfb4f18 advised him not to push cc2163160c her away.6d1ad3423958f054

— My lord, Lady Marianne and Lord Dior will be spending time with the madam in the central courtyard until dinner. The duke has requested personally 7d2c27c7e3 escort her to the dining eabf8c375b hall before the meal.5670e11919548295

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Even his most precious nieces b3ea0a3beb and nephews were eager to 3e55939ae0 see him and Evgenia together.8516f3c2eac094cf

Evgenia didn’t seem to 4be9151ae6 have caught on, but 3433c9461f the children were subtly b45806c358 working to create a 32b19486ff good atmosphere between the 8d012a0d8b two.85a03253b04b9343

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They would teasingly ed8bb3efb5 walk ahead of cdc624d596 them, or pretend bbb8feafb8 to yawn and 2cf0003cbc doze off even d14dde1277 when they weren’t 9210a5a1f7 sleepy.580526bb9a586f33

At times, they would 67df861217 whisper among themselves, sigh, 2b48532586 and say things like, 3c613034df “Well, there’s no helping b6a952c4be it. Uncle has to try harder.”8e714331077f86b1

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Compared to Evgenia, who had c215d8d148 effortlessly become the most important 5c98dad5b5 person in their hearts, he 66baf24542 seemed terribly lacking.08e469922a2a6938

Euclid, too, believed that 6c461c5d3d Evgenia was far too 7c2d026acd good for him, so e364deade1 he didn’t feel resentful e8117ebddb about it.a967f7ef1e159bd1

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He could only feel bitter 7975aa92e8 that he couldn’t become the ae33e3c48a affectionate figure his nieces wished ef4bb9c0d7 for.f9c38f33506f6813

Recalling the head maid’s de9a331585 expectant voice as she 474743015f delivered his nieces’ message 3cfdbad105 and the butler’s pleased 7f86818bdf smile beside her only 6ef48efc39 made his chest feel 5d7a9194d7 even tighter.afd7db746cfef985

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With such a heavy 0341a94ddc heart, he walked through 66c793bd46 the corridor and arrived e14780feef at the central courtyard.32e13a864683fa0c

That was when Euclid, upon 3a36f38cc8 seeing the scene before him, 342e1936cc unknowingly stopped in his tracks.18c2f6ea05fde8bb

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His nieces were never 51cc2cdceb the type to play f94757b07c noisily, so he had 00c61cfbde already found it odd 1dd5f9fba9 when he heard they 497be8b34f were spending time in 60d929514d the courtyard.7a8b91a65eb5f002

Perhaps he had 4e2c994150 expected to hear a0fd5ac1c3 their bright, cheerful 02fb45e2d0 laughter.8e32d0f5cadc3ae5

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However, what reached his e97966538c ears instead was the ffbf9de0af crisp sound of clapping, 5128102081 the quiet shuffle of f780365fbc footsteps moving cautiously…c0bb12b551cb63ee

And—bd9e2bf38612f8fe

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“H-here?”5fb1124dc8659dbd

Evgenia’s voice, filled 576a6df773 with tension, reached e31e96bcf5 him as she c7703f0b56 waved her arms d1e4dfe043 blindly, her forehead, 987c7c3746 as pale as bd37b63263 ivory, exposed beneath fd6c93ef63 the soft silk 28c91b4e60 scarf that covered 53db23292f her eyes.a3c87f728e8f04b3

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At that moment, Marianne, 045b1005ac wearing a mischievous smile, 33225c5fd5 ran toward Euclid, clapped eb1ca4d633 her hands sharply, and 5b1d8eb327 quickly darted away.70d15333a2ef554b

Hearing the sound, Evgenia flinched 216d7460be and turned her body in 4a8e9aa5b4 that direction, arms still outstretched.a91eee96ce5a47a3

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It was only 2a34f2aa09 then that Euclid eaa1cfceb6 grasped the situation.cf9320c8bee711b3

It seemed they were ab50e4a28c playing a game where 862cb6bb00 one person, blindfolded with 4474959d67 a scarf, had to 028a308c67 guess the others’ positions 0e718a333d by listening to the 679561aa57 sound of clapping.d798edf81a7e42a2

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Euclid watched as 5f40319184 Evgenia moved toward f799bb6b03 him, yet his 65468cf047 feet refused to 2f44bb6528 budge, as if 809a32f50b they were rooted 32ab25a163 to the ground.f7969cd83aad97db

No, rather… it felt as 05ff9c434a if he was unconsciously holding 24aecf6bde his breath, waiting for her bf256a3a4e to come closer.e055327f79781299

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He neither thought to evade 4a42ca2e4d her nor considered stepping forward ceff1db5e8 himself.22a3127a148047c5

Then, just as 4404d73887 her steps slowed 664be0a388 slightly, as if 8c95c0fa89 she had lost 71a6247bcd her sense of 2fd4abc3a9 balance, Evgenia stumbled 334864f135 forward, only a 5138b3cef7 few steps away 8aca6861bf from him.dc4e9580c3ddf413

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Instinctively, Euclid reached out b4c65fa98e and caught her.1138971977d66065

Perhaps thinking he was Marianne 52f1418366 or Dior, Evgenia startled—then, without dbb6a1b794 warning, threw her arms tightly 0828557330 around him.4992ce70dbc6918f

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At that moment, cd7524d42d Euclid’s mind went 12b13b3b18 completely blank.65b4c157b9568eaa

Just for this instant, 085ce21e07 all his prior resolutions, c451c83243 all his thoughts of 0667dfd24b how dangerously Evgenia was 2f1ed81aa6 shaking his resolve, disappeared.a7151efc315b3ea2

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Even his worries about 5ee70bea39 the future—whether those left 9279dd57cb behind would be able 059c3ddd1d to endure her absence 7f6f4a7577 and the emptiness when 4b44b905a6 she eventually left the 41a4bbd931 duchy after his death—vanished aad75fd6f2 completely.453ea63dbba2c514

Instead, as he felt 316c9592e4 his own heart pounding 433e51f4f0 so painfully it almost 1fd18ca805 hurt, he realized something bbb18eae43 utterly shocking that he aa8e297b42 had never acknowledged before.595ca526e9380df7

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‘Why… why didn’t it hurt this time?’946c36e480aa6013

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