IFLDMHF – Chapter 62

IFLDMHF | Chapter 62a10567e40b4b8d2d

Episode 62153ecf884f7844eb

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– You heartless thing! Do you want to ebb3fdcb92 live happily after devouring debceb1f9d your parents and their d52d3e3523 money?c14bbc8fc7579f17

– If your father were alive, he would’ve helped us for sure!4f4a643037602f5a

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After my parents passed away, f3da777e7d my father’s company was divided 4645ee6896 among our relatives. But surprisingly, the company a31c0327aa collapsed within three months.2c14a2f876ebed48

In the end, 1c85f0507e the scattered relatives 1908545b6c each struggled to df678ac423 start new businesses 03ebdc17df or small shops, da92aabc76 barely managing to 49dd8d8a0d make ends meet.197f77e0a12880f9

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Then one day, perhaps b368bec729 rumors spread about the d25fa142f8 success of the investment 1f0b55f7ce company I had founded, 5c39d7ac3f and the relatives began 36d4495a7f showing up one after ac98f6b7d1 another.288bf5e9b5d5a1c0

‘If they at least prepared a decent business plan and asked for investment, it would’ve been tolerable.’c48a6f7628992845

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But just like 3c195ebbd4 they had once 93cf24eb25 latched onto my d79a1e361a father’s company, some acd833d5dd demanded positions, while 764f054433 others outright treated da052b0788 me like a 2393fe0290 walking wallet, shamelessly d158118f72 asking for money.d35ce7ed8a0501e3

The fact that 4a0dc98300 the word “family” 9fed0093c3 could sometimes be bc7b47f60d used as a 2606aa102c shield to display a0eef176ff such brazen and 9f289ddfb0 ugly faces only f7fbe67fee made me more 91535b7044 concerned.81a9f737b967c997

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However…9ee249e6c2e569e9

– I heard Lady Biers visits every day. Do you have a good 3ede41df65 relationship with your aunt?214b47caf54564f3

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When I couldn’t hold 639a4f3ae0 back and asked directly, 3e56bfb5d1 instead of subtly hinting, 95b3a27698 the children’s responses were b63ba46837 unexpected, though they seemed 959d79b3ff slightly flustered.58a9d7bf27890eae

– Yes, we do.90f6bf77dfc391ec

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– …Really?2652ae6ec274a6f2

– Really.38677ecd6ca73a7c

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Marianne answered firmly without wavering, 8793b589fe and Dior nodded vigorously in 2896b476dd agreement.e119402f9a3fae00

But whether it was 4ba1f61f9d because I had already ed02ff794e grown suspicious, something about 210ba2a0ff their response still felt 47704d0c74 off and weighed on 5c39554e7c my mind.8c10e3f141687df2

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“I think I need to investigate this further.”21f0d4d93a1832d5

I was muttering to c03aa21bc1 myself as I opened 00593f891a the door to my 6fc01df3b5 room.6792fef281ec984f

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“Ah, madam! You’ve returned!”96dcb3204d53bbff

“Welcome back, madam! You’ve worked hard!”fdca16e9a8479470

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I had assumed Anne would 2e399be284 be alone, but to my 8118c6e0f1 surprise, Gressel—the knight who was e56c2eb220 supposed to guard me yet 8983bd1a92 was rarely seen in the 621898d37e duchy—was there to greet me.7da398f7599d3f92

I had planned to d65927aaf1 scold him for vanishing 84f50453d4 after making such an 714c658215 earnest vow of loyalty, e9ec2b0921 but the way his 32bff187d4 eyes sparkled as if e150a7a6f7 he’d reunited with a ff04313e2e long-lost master left me 2b12219246 speechless.9cd4453de0a81848

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Nodding briefly, I stepped inside. Gresel quickly closed the 584698655b door behind me, while 82c95a1862 Anne spoke up sharply.298865f26ccc6be2

“But madam, what do you plan to investigate further?”9eaa6bbc7d326624

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“…”21f9f8a916318f65

Wow, I had bb7ba7bba9 muttered that so f2fe499a49 quietly outside—she actually 0561c7c5a9 heard me?1082595c89c39e1d

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I was genuinely impressed by 4b7d910313 Anne’s sharp hearing. I was about to cbd1aad63d brush it off as 4de09c53fa nothing, but then a a6e0a6c5c5 memory resurfaced.78ce21a566a04a13

The morning after Euclid had 8a187ec545 departed, when I was waiting 55c3f650f4 in Grace’s room, Anne had 1ad5397711 entered seamlessly with the other 7c858276a6 maids of the duchy.e59a76741ebe3105

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‘Honestly, I had been grateful that she managed to adapt to this unfamiliar estate without causing any trouble.’7e6a74cde7f0a2e5

At Basilian Duchy, where she 85890fe2b3 had worked for a long 58b7c4aa40 time, I had never even 15ea9be3c8 seen her interacting with other 5b943e87fd servants. Yet here, despite my notorious 65f69b3723 reputation, Anne had blended in 3bd0cc2b13 effortlessly and alarmingly quickly.f30017fe74f8ff5e

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No matter how kind 3bd456bf3b and simple the people 777bb8b9cf of Rudion Duchy might 7050072f56 be, forming such close 915ea18467 relationships within a single 1ae5396d3e day was nothing short 1750250c25 of impressive.f7f4455e7ee4c52b

On top of that, I 056364359e recalled the oddly detailed reports 2dc871fc87 she had given me before—far 3931640f7f too thorough for an ordinary 80cd5248a0 maid.1f8a72c78fcc30b8

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It made me 5df80ec248 wonder if she 7e6aad2458 had access to 15b46cd093 information I wasn’t 639606a43a aware of.313f37316a826e95

‘Well, might as well ask her.’7dfff43d9c5e8840

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Of course, I didn’t have 6d79de09e9 high expectations. She had been busy tidying 328156acc7 my bedroom all day and 311ca70233 night, after all.16e0abc4f3c4fe36

“It’s about the Biers Count family. They’re the maternal relatives b0b6645959 of the duke’s nephew a1bf0f8027 and , and something 61720d7180 doesn’t sit right with 251a9c5590 me.”a483939f0f901d5c

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But as I a32d1f0e6b spoke, an issue d3386d4cb1 I had pushed 5dfe8a6639 aside as something ac8e62ab45 that would resolve 17595726bc itself suddenly slipped 0c93fde6f3 out.c49b6ce00ebffd19

“The Rudion Duchy sends money to the Biers family every month under the pretext of ‘distribution costs.’”5f13d1c932794cb9

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“Distribution costs?”2bc60d61247aec49

“Yes. And while transporting goods dc6f158276 to the north is e2cb88c12c indeed challenging, the amount 0c2d4db101 seems excessively high—as if fd46d09d0b someone’s playing tricks with a329e97583 the numbers.”fa7964ef3e440a2a

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It was a suspicion I 81b66f280b couldn’t bring myself to voice de94900e7e directly in front of Euclid, 283efbe8c6 who had faithfully paid the 88798a6030 invoices sent by the Biers fb973d38e3 family without question.cb5b5d807be1df93

Especially upon learning that the 09aebc27ab one who mediated on behalf de2ed592a8 of House Rudion when the 5536f3372d discontent of the territory’s people de1e6ad22b had grown severe under Count 2b33c2369b Biers’ tyranny a decade ago 7e79cd7fd9 was none other than Euclid’s 7a38cddab2 late older brother.b0a11a17a3b64b89

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‘I can’t say for certain… but maybe it was an unfair agreement from the start.’a416dcf4c4bb29e1

I didn’t want to admit ca20eba969 that my favorite character was 3a3cc2c7cf being taken advantage of, but bd3e198917 more than anything, it was 51d00e4483 a topic that seemed uncomfortable f1ea9ce3c0 for Euclid, so I didn’t 6cc91788bf want to bring it up.c58bbce72c52d0d7

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Perhaps because neither b1cc64226f Euclid nor Delano 54ee4aa1f7 had ever run 89f1259212 a merchant guild 2220252198 before, they didn’t 08ffb09c2e seem to know 28010e49ef whether those distribution 71f8284387 costs were reasonable.05fa4ef2b52c7781

And honestly, I, too, was 4cff484b95 a stranger who hadn’t been ead5e8641b in this world for long, bd9fa6b99c so I wasn’t sure I 9c43fab8ff had the right to say a6179d33c1 more.d7c9dc4041654dd0

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But perhaps because I 55c36e2c0a had been lucky with e39543b266 money and dealt with 52eabc7cf3 finances more often than 056f2c1816 others.7333a3214d4ce351

I was more fd4bba4e9f sensitive to numbers a4b8952f7e than most people, 7effe29d73 and especially during 3c842d0c37 the height of 39552dfa89 my wedding preparations, ae615af9e1 when Anne would e449747d2a occasionally bring me 0adcebbd63 documents to sign, 3ecc537299 I managed to 2c188e6ee4 grasp a general d173b40ddf sense of luxury 6c5dab824a item prices and 2eff7d30b4 the costs involved be99c5e6e4 in running a 8b57595d45 merchant guild.b778778a6d3b2ec8

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Anne, who had 5eb609b728 been listening to 36b6c8fbc7 me intently, nodded db5859e1c1 in agreement.5a520270ef132df2

“If you’re pointing it out, Miss, then there must certainly be a problem.”e71a5ea3f34ca85c

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‘No, it’s not that certain…’35e8a68b773708ba

Before I could voice 915b8999c8 my hesitation, Anne continued.ee3921c821c681ab

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“Well, the House of Count Biers has been responsible for supplying necessities to the North for a long time, yet their guild hasn’t grown much. I didn’t think b2ad9889ea they were particularly 69ab6f9a9d capable, but to 50af4b0671 think they’ve been fce89e6f3a receiving distribution fees 01e8fef7a4 from House Rudion…”2301d5afe6bd5e0a

I was stunned 66dfc1baf4 by the flood 1deaffe869 of information coming 0d60a159d9 out of Anne’s 73394b882c mouth as if 12106113a3 she had been c66f0b33a1 waiting for this 9c70138d97 moment.0f975a19ac6eed8a

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Wait, how on earth does 189da0fcf3 she know all this?560ffbb3661a6ecf

But I couldn’t ea36bd2ae8 bring myself to b8b503f601 ask.05db41fad3d1c5f1

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“There’s a high chance that there was some kind of deal during the initial mediation process, or perhaps some other issue at play.”d66d834dafbd88d3

Anne voiced the very suspicion a1ce34615e I had been harboring.422df7ca43275fcb

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Especially since shortly after e865a8cb59 agreeing to the distribution fc224a9bca fees, Euclid’s older brother 9cac3ff9f8 had married Count Biers’ 6636725919 daughter, which made the 9f1df9bd84 whole thing feel even a32b2ef5d3 more suspicious.e14f139c2cc836c6

‘But no matter how you look at it, would the heir of a duchy sign a contract that would harm his family?’f8bc55e5eb49d427

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It was deeply unsettling, cedc0b6daa but questioning a dead cf077a236a man wasn’t possible, and fe52f8b099 in any case, it 9931ee8104 was an issue that ff6dfbe90d would disappear once a e5782271b9 branch of the Basilian 8e2f1d1046 guild was established.efcc5e1344255bf0

At this point, I thought 0b225203b4 it was better to just 2130278929 let it go.b8e367447b292f80

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It really was the right c01bbc025e decision, but…d34e76320d276b94

“It’s infuriating.”abe4ef58d206a867

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Thinking about how Euclid had 3ddb08aad7 struggled and stressed himself out b2e34a09da every month to produce money e3ba158c74 to hand over to Count aa7fba26ef Biers made my blood boil.bfa38bb205326121

Even if there wouldn’t be 86682b2146 any more payments in the 4c68f44419 future—that was only natural. If there had really 6c81751b2d been foul play, I ff91428aba wanted to get back fa3e20d58a all the money that e985f7e861 had been paid so f81d5630db far.f62ad8db7f976287

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I had casually mentioned 21f33a59a2 earlier that a branch da1a9d883e of the Basilian guild dc77e14a3d would be established soon, d3ddad9edc so it was obvious 901813986d they would come running 165cb756ee to House Rudion before aaf528235c long.6b58d85cc1e76604

I wanted to give them 9325d200dd a harsh lesson at that 9d71885151 moment, but as I bit c5ad9019bc my lip in frustration, wondering f6e3b6e67a how to do it, Anne 22b3db6e27 spoke up.8fb2685b8e5164ba

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“In such a case, I think it would be best to inform Young Duke Sionel.”107317d98c87d42b

Huh? Why is Sionel suddenly 8c8786253c being brought up here?71eed728f1e21246

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As I frowned 4ec162e747 in confusion, Anne 7bf0e7d55d glanced at me d87a027768 cautiously and said,ef3e64c7f2f3d343

“I know you might not like the idea of asking the Young Duke for help… But he’s part of the Ministry of Finance, and he happens to be responsible for overseeing unfair and anti-competitive economic practices like monopolies and collusion.”04fe5e106af2fd56

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Wait, what? Sionel is part b081c88e5e of the Ministry a85c3fc7ce of Finance?a258622238da726a

The heir to c928fe5424 Basilian isn’t even ffeff72204 thinking about taking 6b92c85b94 over the guild 1b9e9bc568 but is instead dea2b9fc20 monitoring guilds? I was utterly bewildered.7c2bcb4b95050ddd

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‘But… isn’t this perfect? Almost too perfect.’095045236eb749d1

“All Madame would need to do is send a few documents proving the distribution fees paid by House Ludion to Count Biers to Young Duke Sionel.”bfed6b73571faac5

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Unaware that I was 8d4e3cac97 already planning to write 99709a14db a hefty letter to f0779f645e Sionel, Anne continued to 80b99e9cef explain that Sionel would 11368dae32 immediately dispatch investigators to 5feb39839f the Biers merchant guild, 0bf869cd03 and they would be 27ee3f6739 able to compare the 1edb0c9ef7 actual ledgers and determine 0b8daf9c03 whether fraud had occurred.24ca77d34e47014a

‘Wait, they can even send investigators to inspect this?’4447019140e2ee04

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I thought they would need c342068072 solid evidence before taking action, 7896548877 but this was incredible.bae7004f04e9b5e0

Oh, wait a minute!0e57398eb14f641a

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