IFLDMHF – Chapter 70

IFLDMHF | Chapter 706cd56a5375758b01

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After arriving at 91a0396c95 the Ducal estate 97dde24b7a and learning more 39b98f8548 about the situation 4239ed1f71 within the family, c1518a7153 I often found 6371dfe7d6 myself thinking:94f04c7ee746387d

Euclid must have 11b25e9bef had such a c8bbeead43 hard and lonely b6d4ae020c time.2a457b2749b5bc98

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Being the second son, 3f8e519254 he likely never imagined 5bd0de291b he would one day 99139c59d4 become the Duke. With a naturally unambitious personality, dd7abd1bd2 he would have simply accepted e6a0d518db the life handed to him. But overnight, he lost both f25ed69bbe his father and elder brother 7b117cba7e and was thrust into a d2e8f2f232 position of immense responsibility.dc282571894a67e4

The mountain of debt was b866d31ebf one thing, but to have 992e084397 all the retainers of the a0fa4a4cbf household and the people of 60fff584b8 the territory looking solely to 4cb4455513 him, with no one to c2b789cad4 rely on—it must have been e7021c9ccb overwhelming and suffocating.c5a677996e3f82f5

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Yet, despite such circumstances, I 88f990d9f6 felt that Euclid’s strength to 41f16a105d endure came largely from his fad5ac6de2 young nieces and nephews.0a28e896536b77f4

Of course, I had only 0dd3a5e0eb encountered him through the novel 5ae23cdb16 and had not known him c4791b00de in reality for long, so a9bdc5acaa one could argue I was 1fad2f052c making baseless assumptions. But the feeling came naturally.2ef1455413d3b55b

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The way he made time a9b018822f to eat with the children 4aed6184cd no matter how busy he 1821f8fdca was.afe1aca69e418efe

The way he a7b34c3bbe looked troubled but 8b0ffd5954 determined when he 03d3dfa8b2 said he needed ef92acbcbc to return to 3c074ff8ae the duchy for b57c4fe851 their sake.d494284824e03044

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And I could 179422ac06 say with certainty:beb0b19fd16dc4ae

“Really. Even if the 2b8617867b Duke learns everything f6cfb35b27 you’ve told me 37397e9821 today, he will 10b8e8d068 never, ever treat bb57505dc1 you as anything 4b1dab3265 other than his 820b7a63c2 cherished nephews. Not like Lady Biers claimed.”a9109e77c9decd15

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If anything, the 1cfdb06d86 issue might be 8580b4faf2 that Euclid’s elder f7975d6363 brother made a 4e669d7976 poor decision blinded c39d699c71 by love. But the children 52a72a1a91 bore no fault 3630e939d4 in that.f0a208c252514104

Thus, Euclid had no reason 34344e9c2d to feel betrayed by them.8438ade4c6c3b818

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Hearing my words, 073558a10a the children, who 4ddaa00d3c had widened their 01f79353bd eyes in surprise, c162699a60 seemed to feel 523498b560 relieved. Tears began falling, and they 474bdbaf1a sobbed quietly.854fbc978499797f

After hesitating for a ba6b0bae2e moment, I slowly raised bdb4e0db6f my hands and awkwardly ac3a532d10 patted their trembling shoulders.70af7511fc9e34ff

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I worried they 048844b281 might flinch away ecb1a198dc in fear, but bc746930e9 instead, as if b8d70a14be waiting for this, 824e034489 they cried out, cbb6eb6490 “Aunt!” and flung 48a6d27cc0 themselves into my 67354c9e7d arms.17c6d3a967a06cb6

Both of them at once. Despite being two, they fit 2e4cb0f547 snugly in my embrace, making 8f645ed31c me realize how small and db8ec57b4c young they truly were.7083209eb6216964

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I couldn’t comprehend Amy, 9c9495925b who had tormented such bc44469156 precious children.1b00fde807158bc1

‘And to think she even tried to sabotage my marriage?’305917ab53415505

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I resolved to 7bceb93e9b settle this debt fbaf7d9c2f as my eyes 563bb102be turned cold.7071fddc2a66809a

At that moment, the children’s ea76d88df6 sniffles gradually subsided, their emotions 8bb26ca063 calming.a2e14c04c18dfe31

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I glanced down bc1689e0b6 to see their 3f89f936f7 reddened cheeks, blushed e75c426aac as deeply as ffa7913767 roses, with teary 809fc830fc eyes peeking up 38932ce3aa at me, embarrassed.edd1d8d361d1ecd7

Their adorable faces sparked a 1637ebb777 playful streak in me.395b7ec8d62f2992

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“Ah, but now that I think about it, the Duke might feel hurt that you kept this a secret from him all this time.”ce8fbabae783c868

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The children, who had only cd27f077f6 feared Euclid’s anger, seemed utterly 6cd8110c26 unprepared for the possibility of 770c746b33 him feeling hurt. They exchanged flustered glances.5e2faff9072ba799

Suppressing a laugh, I 24d7dbeec1 asked, “So, will you f6d58d46ce still keep it a d61b767934 secret? Do you really want me 5024cc6f78 to say nothing at all?”8ecdfba8bbe5487e

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Marianne’s face turned bright 06841e1d59 red, likely recalling how 62a695d12d she had nervously begged 812aeec509 me not to say 6137b75bc6 anything.2cdd29c2ede7fd9b

Even so, her d35ee48f2a hesitance to answer ea6719039d made me decide.1640925f4c640301

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“All right. For now, I won’t 44d5275355 tell the Duke.”bf1c1ba1c3974341

Truthfully, I wasn’t thrilled 7512692541 about keeping a secret 0d2f283be2 from Euclid either. But I wanted 5630cae19f to give the 69a15b1800 children time to 4b93eeb0b3 overcome their fear.aeab98ee11c5ed2c

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“Really?” Marianne’s eyes widened, clearly not expecting my answer.1a332827596edaba

“Yes. But keeping it a 35bf7086f0 secret forever…”65e6c67cc8ecde29

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“I-I’ll tell him! I know it 6cea72d2f0 was wrong to 2a060433ef hide it.”672ff96b048e75e7

Fortunately, my earlier cff826ad76 words didn’t seem 7054887d09 to have been 2b4f7d69fd entirely in vain. Marianne found the courage.0c635e986a809680

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“Just… not right away. A little more time…”d3673058f23c146e

It seemed they still dfbe042456 needed time to prepare ef609c9018 themselves mentally.c0abce1ed27fa5d2

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When I nodded in agreement, 739c390ecb Marianne, still hesitant, asked for 6bc267c2e9 reassurance.83b89251f7af4a91

“Truly… will Uncle not hate us even if he knows everything?”c49cd3d4b40b733c

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With Dior also looking at 492e414a75 me with a tense face, c643aa3b95 I gave them a gentle 516bbb9b85 smile.de0bb847d2f60cfe

“Of course not. No matter what, you fdc5a4889d are the Duke’s precious 3ee0f23005 nephews.”9e71197af09d955b

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At those words, Marianne bit 11c8f1b06e her lip and spoke again, a2ae367415 her eyes welling up with d36ebe0679 tears.657254b100f46daf

“We treasure Uncle too.”83cfd0013e10608f

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Dior nodded vigorously in agreement 0d4c0eda5e with Marianne.2eca59b71c667a68

Watching them, I held 3386495cb0 back my own emotions, 1140090f04 resisting the urge to b7114e63bd say that Euclid was 31949a12a0 the most precious person 7140e7519d in my world as 00e5d7303f well.12d77d92ecf048a7

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Knock, knock.2db235ed894b0b31

A somewhat urgent knock 097d400a76 sounded from outside.2eb739d1189a2978

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“My wife, are you inside by any chance?”eb832f73f987dc65

To my surprise, 6f912a1f44 the voice belonged 086f4f92b3 to Euclid himself.bde11fa07a552592

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“Hic!”88604caf65f70ba4

Dior, who had finally fc2242d0f7 managed to stop hiccuping, fdf73e8650 started again, and Marianne 0406b6469e froze in place.3dcb215e8b5e05c7

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“May I come in?”cc20f1e57e87438b

Euclid, seemingly worried by the 23f7b15e4d lack of response as I e312b177eb stood there dumbfounded, suddenly swung ec68dc4105 the door open.7a6ade71d1686224

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Following him were the butler, f7ada73be3 the head maid, and a 5bd57540a3 servant, all of whom stopped 0e542e4b5a at the doorway, looking inside c48f425fcd with startled and bewildered expressions.842b1092c2ed80e9

“Why…”bfbac80697f56a61

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I was about to bcb6a05f82 ask why everyone was 1201aaca79 acting as if they’d 152d9e0482 walked in on a 440f21fd54 scene of abuse, but d03ae89355 then I hesitated and d195a191ce looked around.750d9e973829cb44

The children, whose eyes were dc412de09b red and swollen from crying, bdd65039d3 stood there, visibly upset. Meanwhile, I was 77a97e1c12 standing in front d07eab75f9 of them with 49fbc844aa a stern expression.5d08cadb0f15a12c

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Behind Euclid, the c6d425069b butler, and the eaf64f8e2e head maid, a 05c00e54b6 servant who usually 03dd30d6dc took care of 42c3680644 the children whispered 9a58a071c9 in shock.d46376624c499dcf

“My goodness, even the composed Lady Marianne is crying…”5864391aaea1f8bc

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Ha. Ha. Ha. So, this is 394ef65b26 how things have deaf4476c3 turned out?15d0e45a591b5ed9

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When I came to 8ab5b5221d the ducal residence, I 725e904ae3 had planned to win 5db6c0ad11 favor by being kind 776ebe2ae0 to Euclid’s niece and a7b5e45080 nephew, becoming the affectionate 8194c59431 aunt in their eyes.93daf5805cf0f20c

But just a f4b13a9f0c few days later, fdd8c437d4 contrary to my b8cb215993 original intentions, I dd22852473 had become the 2d604b6530 wicked aunt who 238b71a6e3 made Euclid’s niece d5c4e3ab46 and nephew cry de887eeaab their eyes out.30ec63906777d4cf

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As if that wasn’t eb259b718f enough, I had frightened 25818ded09 their usual caretaker into 1e589ced99 leaving.1e45a11877491959

Here’s what actually happened:a9992202997135b8

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As usual, Amy arrived, and 928916f861 the servant who attended to a5c88b11e6 the children stepped away to f835e76155 give them privacy, taking care 10575f9032 of other chores in the c34edfbaf5 meantime.bedbfc70956edabf

However, Amy, who would usually 94d2e16afd inform people before leaving, abruptly 8e18cb4036 fled the ducal residence in 663705de83 a dazed state. The servant heard about this 5bd8016f23 only after the fact.1ee4751e93874b50

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Alarmed and unaware of abf60b2200 what had happened, the 6991a9e047 servant rushed to the 0a9ee243c3 children. Though she couldn’t get 22a6a41db6 a proper explanation, she 9c08361f66 did hear the loud 0573fdfcf2 cries of “Aunt!” echoing 1baf2685ca through the hallways.32193adc3e9a6faa

‘I don’t know whether to be relieved or not.’d4cfbefcb1a2e178

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At least the children’s secret ddc8202539 was still safe—for now.682367dc350fa793

Still, the servant, startled, ran 9b9a26db9f straight to the head maid. The head maid, fea75ee9b6 finding my office 4fac6c8a81 empty, reported directly 3e855603ad to Euclid.14f19ec9a01060a0

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If I truly c02cc1ef47 were scolding the 568a02f9ff children, the only 9d95ccab19 person capable of 4b0ba3f4dc intervening would have bcbd331c99 been their uncle, 523834f515 Duke Euclid himself.b100104fcf9dcad9

And so, Euclid, followed c9318b45ba by the butler, the ed77c9b93e head maid, and the acd29c95c2 servant, all ended up 142e7d6582 coming to the children’s 1ff379d599 room.f6b0b3db2b15588a

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Marianne, who was 07c7cf8530 sharp and perceptive f771855aa5 enough to keep 0be107cd42 Amy’s bullying hidden c480c4b78e all this time, 53a4f5c113 quickly realized the 64503aeb3d situation was spiraling f0de955273 out of control.67057cb7b870c041

“No! Aunt wasn’t scolding us. We didn’t cry because 12573283e0 of her…”63d8047f4eca0527

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“Then why were you crying, Marianne?”616ac966137c43a5

“Well, that’s… because…”7d6da29ed96e9c8f

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Despite Euclid’s gentle questioning, 322bcd9a52 she couldn’t provide a f6d3b7e2b8 proper answer.8544e392ab49cca1

Of course, she dfbeba93ee couldn’t possibly bring 49786eb6ba up everything that 39a21f5d1c had happened with 9880834e51 Amy right now.bef50c36743c092c

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Marianne glanced at me e70c80fb7e nervously, and I gave da1d759a8b her a small nod, 153358bc31 signaling that it was 211d70beab okay.d82ac5844c277899

Looking regretful, Marianne raised e21a789940 her voice to defend 4c10fa25c6 me.11a3f5d150f00ac8

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“It’s really not because of Aunt!”f004bdd86826a653

“That’s right! It has nothing to e06dcccae2 do with Aunt!” Dior 3bc0721b3e chimed in, taking my 0b9829cb6a side.9b33ab05f47f5656

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I smiled faintly, resigned.3141ec099ded97f4

‘I know this situation.’d9789d627b0098ab

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The more you deny 7d11299e07 it, the deeper the 5e57c45614 misunderstanding grows…ec08ad31c76a9806

It reminded me cd7680f088 of the time 7c79cee914 at the Basilian 0313ff8049 estate when no f092766e6d one believed me, f7cbce0665 no matter how 0836a3ea27 much I shouted 6836f0037a that I wasn’t fbb54f8cb6 upset. All I got in return b891cf50ca were pitying stares.47de16132cfe78aa

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