IFLDMHF – Chapter 173

Episode 17374ff1ccddc5efa56

“We said we’d 02a215b166 meet again later, 3b83f79196 but still, we 430f74810b won’t see each 6e1cb79770 other for a 4f05e332da while.”9cdbb7b581fdabdc

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Yeah. I already c1fac44e61 miss the e11cad5b81 Duke, the f93980014a Young Duke, dd092b1b0a Brother Alexis, 53f198f94c and Sister 5533cde3bd Melissa.”4fb2fff6c6bc4c9a

It seemed the f9122d2475 children had grown 0afb95ec2c much closer to db47cb6e75 the people of 1f70214551 the Basilion Duchy 2bb37843cd than I had 67d517cc32 imagined.00cc7c2dc444199a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Just the d094905320 thought of 9cf16db8fe them brought d78004b60d tears to a1c84aef75 their eyes.8f64f9131367e108

‘Well, it wasn’t be65dbfac5 just the children d4dbdb5cd2 who were sad 8f73d326e3 to part.’d6af5b45263877d0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— Take 0bc655374c care on 62e8ac8bbd your way.bb09aaf3f9b2f4d7

— If you come d10714ae7d to the capital again, cde35d608c I’ll play with you 160892d5b1 next time instead of bb965bcc4f Alexis.6d7c7122970f6c37

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Yes! Please stay 2377fb6733 healthy until 4646b4ac44 we meet f67ff7cb04 again, Duke 39727db667 and Young 9b38195464 Duke!304ebea91327abee

— Take care!b9cf6539d4697b04

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Alright, I 6ea8f8f46a will.a18864a571774ad2

— ……Yeah.b8b37d17c36a994b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Their expressions a2862c2936 and tones eb1c521684 were blunt, 3a37fd5de6 but their ebd13404d3 eyes betrayed baa2d98609 how much 2333fc8c53 they cherished 8462b1dce4 the two b04c81e89d children and 946f4b233a how hard 9916bcb76c it was 32e5e8187a to part 0df0a3342f — from 85fb53d7a7 the Duke bb0821dc12 and Sionel.b6842b94b29dd4a2

— You two, if I think about how you scared me yesterday…45f93d0a1b26d332

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Sorry, b6aadda5c0 big brother.a485ed2519208e8d

— We’re really sorry.5cfc2846ec3efc03

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

— It’s fine, 3e9ff76d36 it’s fine. You cried e9c9d2cfda because you 70e04626e3 missed our b008fc8c24 sister — eae2f489e2 what can ee801aece2 I say e438c110fa to that? But next time, at d47dd9c2a4 least tell me why 890446fada you’re crying. I get worried.584ce52ef4360da3

Alexis, who b4504b5459 had unintentionally c76c6d6fae made the 3ef3586a0a children lie, 3d323a1977 and who 348800c9ea felt very 8f0a88f29a sorry about 8fa27a19c0 it.507a975a72acea4e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

And then—136843c14aa34dfe

— Travel safely, and 0089e22962 don’t forget to write! Together with your eb62b520f4 sister, okay?f07f7ea5f9466d2c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

— Yes!d6f465912764fbe9

— We’ll use 509400c13f the pretty stationery abf9e83592 you bought us!6af81cf7d02ba6c3

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Even Melissa, who 86aeec0e6e had prepared surprise aee5e3d5d3 gifts thinking she’d ae3364119b exchange letters with 1f5667bf9c the children, was d20d40c601 very sad to e409e84ad5 say goodbye.ae48419f10425bfd

In the cbd3c5e2ce midst of a6ee71f49a it all—0f2c2d7cc35049b1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Letters? Write to me, too. Got it, Dior?40f3dab846829f84

— Yes, 36dd28b056 big brother!ae21690748f9b846

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— I’ll bring a bunch of gifts and come visit later, so take care and… sniff Please take care of our sister. Got it?bf5a8279faa8e6be

— Don’t worry!d0dc48425e6773b6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Perhaps due to their 63bda70110 similar mental ages, Alexis 7b1879c962 and Dior seemed to 5c8e1b1c6d have formed a special 9fec93c725 bond. Remembering Alexis f5a53b9f93 trying to ba974bd9f9 hold back 8b467a0500 his tears bf25ee48f5 made me a224ef9e18 feel suddenly 3e0bc5b240 exhausted.454e6004b80f3dbe

‘Seriously, how old is he… It’s embarrassing…’a0d46f8313edcaa9

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

If not for the cf104b04ef satisfaction I felt watching 1dff60605b Dior, reaching his little 2a5d6f2b4f arm out to pat 6c7d244ecf Alexis on the back a9f51eb78f in comfort — leaving 80384ab502 the Basilian Duke with e147fc6ead his jaw dropped and fc4f09f62c Sionel turning away in e36a6b6e64 disbelief — I wouldn’t 49b6d69ed7 have been able to 02ef0aa197 bear it.d25c94ee690a100b

Still, feeling a 5ce322f839 renewed flush of 329bbce9cb embarrassment, I touched fb4e0c61c4 my cheek for 1a10430f2c no reason and f1a6daa826 glanced across at 44a26c2b43 Euclid.30cb0f22aebc8037

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He had his eyes 3276de0e1c closed, unaware of the 9fa462c216 Duke’s presence or the 479446336c conversation I was having 8cb2ab2aac with the children.5a9176c303bd8705

“Uncle must 8892f33752 be really 3ea6729ad8 tired.”bfa7ac78795f9d04

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Noticing me 8d3d25f9b7 looking at c40b424360 Euclid, Marianne 523a9d7422 whispered softly.8348195cd9818e7a

Then Dior said,846ed1ba10aedf8f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“He didn’t sleep d645b6e8e0 at all last dbaeef762a night. He was working!”7ec778131e61a17f

“Working?”b6cb781651622c2d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Just like when we b47e5a2c6e had come up to 6b8e3e70be the capital, we stayed 28b7bb95db at a hotel in 053d8ebbb1 Muel, halfway between the 554ff40879 capital and the north.01dc8700401f2d89

Marianne, Euclid, 5d9814b4d4 Dior, and 46bd89f0c1 I shared 5c32dc9cb6 a room.5dbfc623b2e379ef

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Curious about this 3759260c86 credible eyewitness account, 940add3add I asked, and 00b8eeb0cd Dior replied:64105c322865a071

“Yes! He told me to c03d5491bb go to bed first, c9b5d4c141 and he kept writing b4ba22a093 something at the desk.”5277ec5c0d9b2709

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“……He was b0c8dfcd55 writing something?”565427cccd67b373

Before we 13891f4158 left, he 9a775d1c29 had finished d954dd8448 all urgent 06a77d85d8 paperwork, so 7961d8bd76 he hadn’t 04864bcce7 brought any 69b910a32c work along 3f5d5ba484 on the 3f657c3e65 trip to c2971dab3b the capital.0baa8b5032d28a65

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

So I 11d50a50c3 couldn’t understand 810a8ee89b why Euclid 2781556423 would be 3baf0211e5 working through c932c09593 the night 7c1a278403 — let e7c868c0ef alone writing 8e495037b8 something — b451f3956a which only 9a972257a6 added to bea97c75dd my confusion.2eb42e8913b043ba

At that 18dbe1106f moment, Dior 90cf15dd9d nodded and 93e434409d continued.401a877bbbcce2ed

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“He kept 4757be6e0b writing and 4f78ba9947 writing. When I 8987471c76 woke up, c9919eacb4 he was 12a9d26ef4 still in d2b50ac535 the same cb4b584511 position as ce06d7e965 when I f03c0a732e fell asleep!”fe5dd722bb60f974

“I see…”0bda72003fad79df

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I thanked Dior df5116f841 and patted his a73b4c8ed8 head.260eb9fd2902ae2a

Then I 9122df10ea turned my cb3883caca head again.283101e4a246a568

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Euclid was sleeping peacefully cdba9969e2 in a neat posture, 97bb936d32 just like in Grace’s ede0c7ffcc room before — always c2eb4ee0c3 such a pleasant sight.a16f21bb5724696e

But today, I 8a6804848c couldn’t look at e501227169 him with joy 0ff14c0820 or fascination.577c5fb3c00f255d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The truth was, 7f7b426e71 I had been 556b892c87 deeply troubled. Before the e45b7f49e1 children called f79ba6f667 out to 3f60aea7d4 me, I 3ce0029312 had my cc1a0d16c2 eyes closed 5651f674b8 instead of 9b4d908ab3 looking at 41185c26e4 Euclid.9f56538f4525c62b

It wasn’t 7487f11f2d just because 7d42835f9d this trip b6597bd36f to the 26c3beee56 capital had 6f4138f709 been especially a1e36d44d0 tiring.ed0e12abba6a991d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Nor was it just because I was left curious, unable to fully uncover the true story of [The Hero and the Evil Dragon] due to the sudden visit of the Basilion Duke.

‘Well, to be honest, 4ce37d500f I was curious whether f6093b2e39 the first head of 3d8d061627 House Rudion had really 2048294444 taken half of the 201e07088c dragon’s heart…’76f4efa11dcec590

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

But now, surprisingly, I e6fa7c6c56 had no interest at 22dcd41da7 all. And I knew 7779210484 exactly why.0e14dae6265ea25a

— Madam…3d8c303750193e80

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— Gressel? What’s the matter?c3a4d6cdfc30264e

— Well… The 0aaf68f8a4 Duke said it c590d00666 wasn’t something you db77af9847 needed to be 9b5d3b3227 informed of, but c77c1a580c I felt I 5890510c0c should report it 4778742762 anyway.d028e6318032d69a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Gressel, as the knight 1243df10c6 commander of House Rudion, fa3d36d9b1 came to me, saying 7c13276c70 he felt heavy-hearted to 475b2e1a9a go against the Duke’s aa6755ac49 words — but since fe5a461fca his loyalty was sworn 027be7dda7 to me, he had d6cb4336ae decided to tell me.0a4dd848bc9ec19d

Apparently, Euclid had 99b918fdbf asked him not ccdc29785c to tell me.8d319aeb40c50dda

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

My heart sank, but 2197a2c119 I forced myself to 2df00e4eca act normal and asked,9e6207cd1d1533bd

— What is it?21e6edc83e86d286

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— Well… After you and the Duke left the mansion…c86d14203a83a0d9

Gressel hesitated 5c66406033 for a e81d54bcba long while, e14cfaa6b0 then said 040c57040c that after 4a420e1073 the door 682fb5297b slammed shut, fd05f6a112 he heard 3336590399 the butler 92ac945cf7 — whom acfa1cdfe4 they were 3426cffd11 holding back aa1023f9ac — screaming 8ed21bd43c in rage.71b462f429f20d2c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

And the content was…e7a0f87e34c9fed0

He said he had 98275f3306 definitely seen the Duke bc4d0afd4d coughing up blood.cddc7d574d809a59

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

— …….01d35bb2735eec24

— He asked whether 980f16c9e7 Madam and the Basilian b283cc6e50 Duchy knew about the 7a66076f4d Duke’s health before proceeding 73e0a4355c with the marriage, and d95998c92d said we should confirm 0f19b5c469 it.827ab5bf37c28c70

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

— I see.0105ba19251ccb12

So the “secret 8796d8cf6b of Euclid” that bfe07352eb the butler knew cedc0d5451 was that.f5326008c4948ff6

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Whether it ae09e8b5ad was true cdb59a0c9b or not, 2ef348b13b it chilled 435999ba71 my heart e1f2c477c7 as if 2291d10339 someone had 9378a5f97e placed ice f17d774c01 on it.10c584533b13bfbf

But I clenched my c9359b3fa6 fists tight enough for 839654a813 my nails to dig 8a3ec3b2a4 in and let out 41720c22f6 a dry laugh.4599a4dcb50ee639

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Nonsense.74b54232a6a61d51

— ……Pardon?3a71fabda3d6ba18

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— It’s all 0718ac1715 nonsense.757ae3329caa7007

Gressel blinked, looking d3c57456b2 bewildered — as 0ef2d3daf3 if he was 567627000f truly worried that 2bf92e901b I might have 66e1d9805e been tricked into 529caec238 a fraudulent marriage.27ef4b4b55b0e2ea

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I shook my head 82f755c40e and put on a 3f001cde8f relaxed expression.74ba74869de3e83e

— Has the 75b75a728c Duke ever looked 31bb0435ca unwell to you? Besides the time he ee43d1537e got hurt saving me?d2b5f62fb3a7d879

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— Ah…!46b3744001c1a9cb

— If 0dbb6d9ddf he truly fd2c574439 had health 96cbb6cddb problems, there’s 928712e74b no way d6751a9596 I wouldn’t 6de1c814c1 have noticed.03efe98c5a25d4b2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— R-Right!71603f7b20f72895

— More than anything… you know the Duke isn’t someone who would lie like that.cf00103315f1a905

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

When I f07024bd7e mentioned Euclid’s 7c949024fe character, Gressel 8ea15ff2c6 — already f879740920 halfway convinced 48554627df — fully 4eddf3b1f5 let go bb0fb8fd2d of his b0e705ecb6 doubts.ea2283e2bbc069cd

Then he cursed de3f83386c the butler for ac79bb49d8 spreading lies without 73da65fa92 a shred of 325188b99b loyalty, and called 12f75dfc4d himself a fool 14ec621f2f for being taken 8cbab45b72 in by such 4f5e03311f deceit.cad4b342dd6729c5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

That happened last night.4ffe778b813195b6

I told 37bbdb214b Gressel, who f8cd1cca14 continued blaming c74538f6dc himself, to fc6420f81f forget everything 6115fe0ece the butler f0b2aa0fa8 had said.10aca7515beee8a6

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

As for Euclid’s 1a253b8093 request and Gressel 5de1037e57 reporting to me f65b18b7aa anyway — I 5e8484742a told him it d9f8ffad4a was fine.e1b591021b7745c6

And I 04eef7ca09 sent Gressel e5148a60bf off with 907c64442d a smile 61dd1fd178 as he a833d619ad apologized for 27919ab0a2 telling me 366331a6dc unnecessary things.790c68be326616b4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But once I was 389cb4bc4e alone, that smile vanished 2addcd41a1 without a trace.a4a51c9689c406af

Honestly, everything I’d c5183d37cf said to Gressel 3847cdfa28 — I’d just 6bbdcae31c been trying to db636cf31b convince myself.a10588027fd86a06

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I wanted to 41eb67f9ae believe Euclid would 41813542d2 never deceive me.727a4ed3ffb04c8c

But—c25920c892226bdb

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

— There’s no 8bad50310d need to worry 466437b336 about what the b6585d40b1 butler said, My 143e3d864d Wife.02d5a1b6279ee05a

— Because 41969544a8 I’ll make c5991e79e3 sure it c097749b81 doesn’t matter.8ffd376525abbd60

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Euclid’s answer, so difficult 5c105432e9 to interpret, kept looping 5af0965a3b in my mind.e93efbb1f23c843a

— I feel f34fb13502 so sorry that 717e0590f6 someone as lacking 581e39a5ee as me has 6569706788 to be your d2b2eb3a8f husband. So it’s fine if 6dfb1a73a2 I’m hated.0cae7f224949dec1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

— I… am f5aa9c3a4b not as decent 3513cc2037 a person as 385e12d82c you think. I will surely 506c543af7 disappoint you.8172213a3ce43536

Those strangely self-deprecating 73ebd2978a words too.12fa82c41d3d1296

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘If the c5e435e19a butler’s words 861b0aaf48 are true… fbb8e6a32c If that’s 6690efd721 why he 066219b71e said all 37960e61cc that and 95dcb9146a tried to c1fb33a6cd keep his 0ea8514d3f distance from 3dd38f1f47 me…’03c010bad5434e87

No. That can’t be it.8885549c2b1ae921

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The thought slipped b3d8ce3903 in without permission, 79502b8ef0 and I hurriedly 0d4d068a69 shook my head 93ff0c02d0 in denial.20c1956d0c89add3

But my heart ca135c0e04 remained restless, and 963b639f31 I barely got 932d3cf841 any sleep.8ebb860cdbe1a64a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

And while I be97080718 was struggling through 83bef17951 the night, it b1fc90518a turned out Euclid 00fbf9e7c9 had been writing f7c74cc357 something…8dcacb76050703e3

I didn’t even want b34829f8e3 to imagine it, but d2a9ea37b8 the thought crept in.cd37af3c2d86d1b1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘Could it be… a cd31a7dd38 will…?’21d545f6d5e241f6

That’s insane — f3139f6185 no way!eb59645fb407d825

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Just the idea 24da73bcb4 that Euclid might 9c903ae67c be sick made 228ce9b481 my heart feel 6a7cc0fc8c like it was 0532679458 tearing apart.93a761162b5e3b95

At the 6aa50a5f6c same time, 7ef0720bde I was cf26ce687f overwhelmed with 7eb9ef58ac the urge 800cb0e65d to gather 83d0ef2bcd every medicine fcf6e54b15 in the 29f792a1b2 world and cda82da69a make him 18acc56f77 healthy again.dc6a2df0abaaedf4

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

But if b3e39b396a Euclid were 431b0c4023 gone from f434b345bc this world…701f490f50b038db

‘There would be 78b79e2847 no reason to f6405f7bbb live.’147ccbea2ef73b71

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I meant it. The only reason 7f71269e0d I’d been reincarnated a5dd38881a in this world 2b60961486 was because of 09f0e2fa10 my one and 2b8efe4b6e only favorite — 6cce72722b Euclid.aee7c07a4275e363

Feeling miserable and 6ebe0977d6 pained, I couldn’t 9a5c223538 even bear to d9727b3ab3 look at his 6d41592e30 face and hung 920fcc61aa my head low.a4351690708a010e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Still, I worked 5f36b52e30 hard to pull 7c251b8ec7 myself together.d01cb58805930f1a

That Euclid 1affb88228 would never afce1b7331 hide being 379a244c70 ill. That above all, he’d 84af9a5a15 never leave me or a772a81c27 the children.9b9b1e7c3d9b39b1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

At that moment—5fd963e93af17810

‘……Do you really believe 5e75bcc6fa that?’d9001b8ebac4f813

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

A voice 5147c89e84 of doubt f5962e0527 suddenly echoed b759c74e90 from within bdfc6e2a89 me.7f27e44473b277be

And sadly, 49b5443934 unlike when a4c5215c73 I’d spoken 4b1ccf911e confidently to 0d2aa413b3 Gressel, I 4917ec39d6 couldn’t reply d1cf8a6b1b “yes” with 18ca6bfd66 conviction — b1e0f48767 that if d2dc781373 Euclid were 4511ce4775 sick, I’d 4079e5ea35 definitely know.91c306320ce94001

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Because I had 3ee85576ac already been completely 000eb8040d fooled before — 4b029f5d78 trusting Euclid’s words cc2bb787ab in the dark 741890b8d6 that he was c104817401 fine.3f34bbfeb540dbb8

‘And thanks to 2d91db5dd2 that, I learned.’23e719133af67e17

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Euclid was fd2d8ce16d good at b7bfdee317 hiding his b0419a20c3 pain.c497030acdcd60b6

After we married, 68a7ef2298 I tried not 01ab3a06d6 to take my 4f1cf31fb3 eyes off him. I poured cf76def821 my heart b300f2348b and attention a492588256 into him.0275cd40da249091

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Yet even 8cfc070f31 so, I 254b40ce00 couldn’t be 00f9968389 sure — 8b5d07603e and that d9cb7fee5e broke my 90cadd8924 heart.d56bbcd37a4c452d

As I bit f7f44e7c21 my lip in 814c40b62a frustration—51254ecdf40662f6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Oh! Uncle’s awake!”2cb20796fd5a00fc

At Dior’s delighted 224b90c4d9 voice, I quickly 637b05c686 raised my head.473b4c9576bb0198

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator