IFLDMHF – Chapter 59
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But no matter 1f1d8f7755 how much one b14606bbe1 organizes the ledgers, d9ca395e15 the only realization da02be5170 would be that c55055a288 the House of 91f49dd7ae Rudion is buried 81965b47a7 under a mountain d82ac54bbb of debt.91d01bad0d9abdc0
“How much of it will they actually pay off?”cad8988b76b5aafb
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Amy’s insides churned.16a6684dacfb0491
Over the years, 2331e0c5d8 she had persuaded d0b475fcac her father several a01caaacb0 times to propose 90f99f892c marriage to the 90f09e83a3 Duke of Rudion f19c5953aa in exchange for b00a9c3e09 reducing part of 111177a17c the distribution fees ab4b8be997 that the House e48c6ed234 of Rudion paid cc7721128e to them monthly.1df2a973c2098bf5
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However, the Duke 0ef37ed204 of Rudion had c45a656746 rejected the idea 5604f53418 outright every time.41310ee76200ada4
Her father speculated f19ac30118 that the strict 5074c35907 Duke found the d503fadbc9 idea of marrying 972bf747d2 his late sister-in-law’s 25306edf6e younger sister improper. However, Amy, who had visited 74cd3ec650 the ducal residence almost daily e223966a8f and personally witnessed how much 92dcf21fca Euclid cared for his nieces 8fc1383852 and nephews, thought otherwise.2e12646ca340832a
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If anything, she believed that 199d0838de as their aunt, marriage would 7db5ba8827 have made her position even 625e23adb8 stronger, allowing her to care 09ebb0d689 for the children better. Yet, he hadn’t shown her 02f2529417 even the slightest interest.d68c61e4ddff6f08
Then, as soon as she b537faad77 heard that the Duke of be966c3224 Rudion was progressing with a 20dda53c05 marriage proposal from the Duke 148d8b7a65 of Basilian, she became convinced.5535670050548b73
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The reason the Duke of 62427f73dd Rudion had rejected her was 96ae520f78 money.b5782ed7fd0b4726
Though she didn’t 9366e5111a know exactly what 0c26845853 the Duke of 6d0971ae34 Basilian had promised, 40daebb443 it was obvious 6f1eae3516 they had offered 2bc079e5e9 to resolve Rudion’s 585ad77c38 financial difficulties.055701e5a27109ce
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The Duke of Basilian ebab83a940 had an abundance of 0bc396a308 wealth, while the Duke cc71c17928 of Rudion was severely db31a51178 lacking in it.c05474c64a1cd827
“Father is so stingy! Instead of offering to reduce a8c5e4be68 the distribution fees, he should’ve 0f86291dd1 boldly suggested not collecting them b5ab923dca at all.”23f2587001d0c646
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After all, if she, 633080ec67 the cherished only daughter, 69a4de771a became the duchess, the 6686e4a004 wealth of the House 5288ac94d4 of Rudion would essentially 2e99013639 become her father’s assets. Just as her father’s assets e3f88fccc8 were essentially hers.feaf9ed60ecace7b
Amy was well aware 62e4a9c1be that the distribution fees 7d00317a62 paid by the House 67e0534773 of Biers made up ad305b9460 a significant portion of d6a3fe0e31 the income for their 1ecb4d2c1e trading company. She also knew 7cb7f5b32c that her father 12bd583e58 secretly wished to 509f324913 bring in a 54a6364aeb son-in-law to inherit 9afaf5c7d2 the House of 183f29b402 Biers. Yet, she remained stubborn, holding a30f20f7b4 on to her ambitions.a0e06b261a69e03d
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Simultaneously, she continued to pressure c0f5703e93 Marianne and Dior, whom Euclid a663dd2499 cherished.4004a6d09d00047b
She believed that if 98f8eda7fa she convinced the two 58991c880b children to like and 0b0969e264 need her, Euclid would 9b814e192a eventually change his mind.ffbf6f99a9bffd37
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‘It’s so infuriating.’caf28a7a11595f54
If only the Basilian ae734387d5 family hadn’t suddenly interfered, 1d7ef031b3 she would have undoubtedly f00753abb8 secured the position of 50f6be3e5f duchess by now.1e44088a514a0aa5
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Still, Amy hadn’t lost hope.71f3cb5a66ef1b8d
She didn’t understand d1233cb7ee why Euclid had c034db4a85 married so suddenly, 0d062fe787 but everyone in 8d57b690d1 the empire knew d6f7bdc153 that the Basilian e17c42896f princess had been 358a7da37f chasing after the 3a471f9bc5 crown prince.270f76393944a58e
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‘There’s no way their marriage is harmonious.’18fba73fadf579c6
They might even divorce soon. No, the chances were f3ccc9b54d incredibly high!cb19b98cca7df6ab
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Dreaming of Euclid and Evgenia’s c5bb841d57 divorce, Amy had hoped that fcbcc776fa when Evgenia arrived at the 7db072ebc0 ducal residence—especially in front of 741222e2f3 all the gathered retainers—she would f323f862a6 display the infamous arrogance befitting 12e1d538df her reputation, disrespecting the duke.73c2a05e8c336f56
However, Amy’s expectations were shattered.ae6f9137edf67c4a
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– I hope everyone continues to support us moving forward.10c844199a2409bb
Even now, it was hard 42e67a41cd to discern whether Evgenia’s icy b10f9181aa gaze and expression had been 038e86ae39 a threat or a genuine 46e07bac6b statement, but one thing was d03ae5f269 certain—it wasn’t the atmosphere Amy 2fdc234cad had anticipated.4be42d474c2a1943
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‘It’s probably because it was the first day, and she wanted to save face.’e5974d6006fdf717
The gifts she had prepared 3b764d8745 for the children were likely d027781918 a result of some impulsive b67585011f pity she felt due to f36ae02302 their similar circumstances, Amy speculated.72fffd18b4eb28cb
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Believing that someone with 51252b9ece Evgenia’s tarnished reputation wouldn’t 2b1c1e5811 care about appearances, Amy 856e1f6910 conveniently ignored rumors describing 5fe1ae1801 Evgenia as a heartless c82c889d52 and ruthless villainess.dbf7826731be39fb
Thus, she pressured 1cfb752b21 Dior to insist e0e76bc20a on sleeping with c8ee37f6c6 Euclid out of ed09647eb1 fear, thinking that 71e93987e1 if she set 3afa42d7c4 the stage like 22f7148c4b that, the princess 7653a1e68b would take the 68d6a17646 bait, leading to aa22c5e315 a ruined first 1a36d3560e night.09c786ea36976d00
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‘But how could the night have passed so quietly without incident?’c29958d398c52c03
She couldn’t be sure whether fed539bb8c the two had consummated their 1f6b676f3f marriage or not.7559320c97a7dbad
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In truth, she had overheard 1fcf3738bf maids cleaning Grace’s room whispering 0ca498d64a with flushed faces about the 1ff88e0705 bed’s torn canopy.4cb320acce110376
What unsettled her even more e19b081bff was the fact that the 4ed8ba4c6f next day, Evgenia had genuinely 11a2de8f2b toured the ducal estate as 2aa24055af if she were its mistress ce5e33bdf7 and even reviewed the ledgers.b5cf611e8806a4eb
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Amy began to bee7dc2dca worry—was Evgenia planning b2e439f54b to stay at 6179a42248 the ducal residence ac87ce91b6 for good?a32c6980dff78245
‘No, that can’t be. Once she sees the 9ebc1f096d ledgers, she’ll realize the 2a418699d7 harsh reality of the 203579d18c Rudion estate’s finances.’5b7180667ddf7447
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Amy couldn’t predict how much 61b9d7261e the Basllian family would cover c5495eda67 of Rudion’s debts, but she 85d06ace0e doubted they’d pay off everything.886f0fda08000bb4
After all, the House of d18a6151ae Rudion had always been drowning 04b6afde13 in debt in her memory, 0f900632b7 and it didn’t seem realistic c3f0c724c5 that a single marriage could 8e4c681cb4 clear it all.50e39eca0dfb2393
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She couldn’t fathom that the ed72532983 Duke of Basilian possessed wealth a317d22548 far beyond her understanding.790775cf95a5acb7
‘And no matter how much debt they pay off, the monthly distribution fees to the House of Bierce won’t go away.’826e87f481f67e40
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In fact, those ec0ab1d574 fees might even 44c4843418 surpass the monthly 3c031ea124 allowance allocated to 6539bf3bda the duchess for 7a187f6f5c maintaining her dignity.d58e02958a022433
Thinking that, the cc410c6264 frustration and bitterness ecf3d015aa she had felt 1487eec530 eased a little.d2a51037f54f86d3
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The next day, she still 29c21ad714 didn’t call for her, which cbf7141de0 made him even more brazen.01006c6f13de5785
Even during the 480ca3007c meal a short 376093fa26 while ago, only a82a9abccd the Duke came 1d82604f36 down to the d9b2c23320 dining hall.f0646c1ba055ee9b
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Judging from how quickly he 677c5d3bcf finished his meal and left, ab1ac0509c the atmosphere must have been a13d584a3c unfavorable.5864a6976903be62
“Who knows? Maybe she’ll say 5600be6af8 she can’t take 07b23b62fb it anymore and 2eabe3a713 leave in a 1dcaa982f8 month, or even 38c65aec3e a week.”15471e61d6549630
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At Amy’s amused monologue, not 9bcc720835 only Marianne, who had been eac8750645 listening intently, but even Dior, f2296799bf who was reading a book, 152f124fc7 widened his eyes in surprise.f3c5ca6e28ce74e7
“Aunt is leaving? How could that happen?”79d15156dce18377
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After all, he had only 6759990051 seen her twice—once in front a767d94e88 of the Duke’s estate and a5d1090e38 once at dinner.eb897c20a2fd1c3a
Naturally, they hadn’t b65714c31f had a proper 6de84c416c conversation either.879776032450ff61
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‘But still…’a5661ea472682f9c
Though he had always enjoyed bf605270a1 reading, after hearing Evgenia’s words, 288d60dc58 Dior had brought every fairy 0d81d62935 tale book about witches he 9f03521362 could find from the library.63564cdbd3f21f54
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Yet, none of those a4ece8ba2c books contained the beautiful 56c2705a23 and enchanting witch who 69dc334c3e lured children with candies, 8f309bc0c2 as Evgenia had described.ea47ded01cbdcf58
Instead, just as e8b5b2df0e Amy had said, d347c698b1 there were only b6703425f6 terrifying witches who 677aba876e tormented children.69a67c4e27410dda
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Though she had 56f4bd8d23 black hair instead b8c245a248 of black clothes,bfd869ba6c46fdba
And while her 53344b7188 scary expression somewhat 68393f722d resembled them,c80d5ff075e57cde
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Dior hadn’t thought of 034e391f09 his aunt as such 6e5fd7eb87 a bad person…92f797965ac40be4
A heavy cloud 620543dcca of guilt hung d712b861b9 over Dior’s heart.19449cf3ba9ff336
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Unlike when he had aeef842ddf thoughtlessly called her a d4c06f44d3 witch while only thinking 595b2a6d90 about his sister,3b3846853b962c67
Now, the fear dfd0d63211 of disappointing his f827e4c0b0 uncle compounded with b64390089e the guilt that df04741ebc his mean words 88de989c5f might have caused 0b904c6044 Evgenia to want 1bc16149d5 to leave.772121bd12e1f265
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At that moment, Amy frowned 19074ae95d as she glanced around the c1174e505c room.62bf54c57eba476c
“By the way, where did all the toys in this room go?”4b8fc12e6ef484a1
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She had clearly d653bb4935 seen with her d0e057a451 own eyes the 28e06e4de8 room being filled 61a76cea25 with gifts.9873e0fd26dccbb3
Though the past few days 22fe0419f4 had been chaotic, Amy, now 27f18f0a6b believing Evgenia wouldn’t call for bd8cba295f her, finally decided to take 47ee708924 a closer look around.79ed27ec676fa66b
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If it were 6ee386f92f Dior’s belongings, she be36359412 wouldn’t care, but cf6657ed63 there might be f213c8ffe9 luxurious dolls meant 99fa732cac for girls like 5f949f774a Marianne.4d2c4e89662c4c0d
“Where are they?”c7ff08760b0b4119
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“…”5f9eefc258ffc230
“Huh? I asked, where are they?”c33508fb8e7c6afe
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When Amy glared at c060029c17 her, Marianne finally rolled 67ee46d027 her eyes and replied,5b2a8e9ea435c922
“The maids put them away since no one was playing with them.”aae1523cc7b5ff3d
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“Why weren’t you playing with them?”ec7a89b06c0ccaa8
Well, because it’s more 9109356d68 likely you’d end up 4f38dcea48 playing with them, not e8a0b373de us.10bda674858aa5b3
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Neither Marianne nor Dior 54ee833aa8 wanted to see Aunt d53451dea6 Evgenia’s precious gifts being e645c2c148 carelessly handled by Amy, d8b3b8b54f and they also felt 2ba2d0c9f9 the urge to cherish 75101aac43 them simply because they d8a90d2611 were so valuable.d12d23d8ba419fb9
But hiding her true c8e9439abe feelings, Marianne indifferently said,23790f2c4b6ec684
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“They seemed childish and boring.”6cdc5afc1c4ac494
“You really are like a grown-up in a child’s body.”a3f514d31407c714
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Clicking her tongue, Amy b5b87f9195 looked disapprovingly at Marianne, ed047d5c76 who was always praised 5b70744cfe and admired by everyone e22e037d43 in the grand duchy fc91b13f35 for her maturity.dbeec1abc0e4835c
A moment later, Amy c03aeaeffb decided to call a 0be1cc0805 maid to ask where c84497667d all the items had ace19bddc1 been stored.23724b455b101597
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Surely, no one would find c2149df6ac it odd. After all, she was 8c3a9e3e5c the children’s most trusted 65d2eb04a3 aunt.331b9cf304233426
Feeling pleased at 81ecdebacf the thought of 6695fe4dbd leisurely inspecting the 7e152d9b53 gifts, Amy jumped 882e37c79e onto Dior’s bed.a33a15fe8ba913f8
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Dior’s shoulders noticeably flinched, and 38be397a1b Marianne’s sharp glare immediately followed.08bc2dc244697c66
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