IFLDMHF – Chapter 73

IFLDMHF | Chapter 73b09c3e7a3a33c2de

Episode 73bbbb2208eb17d64a

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Delano’s expression was noticeably brighter 85609f22df than usual.b417e731f7cf81b9

Suspicious, Evgenia narrowed her f93d8e872a eyes and stared at 56b0f3a73b him.df18c94d960b9284

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In response, Delano 5c29d84f58 let out an 55e7fb0b90 awkward laugh and ccbbe90455 scratched the back a782fce6ae of his head.7ee38ba1f968e318

“Honestly, I’ve always found Count Beers, who comes every month like a loan shark to collect money, incredibly annoying. But today! He said there’s no reason 5210acb401 to pay distribution fees anymore cf4366b9f4 since other merchant groups are 1a74a1e2c3 now involved.”58f24cc5e5c6ef72

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Ah, so it cabbf4edea wasn’t anything special.ab6eac743d90393c

“But while His Grace speaks softly and politely, Madam, you’re intimidating even when you’re speaking normally!”5ec2d518c262d215

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…This brat?589af90087a0df1a

Unaware of Evgenia’s widening 426cc0db6d glare, Delano continued cheerfully, 4f839ca1c4 as if just imagining a137f0b5e2 it brought him joy.d9c389230437bf3b

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“Count Beers probably won’t be able to act all high and mighty in front of you, Madam.”6ac3908374743a6e

“High and mighty?”b796e5b9ad247f3d

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Somehow, that unpleasant 3fe655be6f phrase caught her 3a6401614f attention.d8f98a804b8480c9

When Evgenia asked 7c0eb794c9 again, Delano immediately 85b57e3d47 put on an c01f8bda3a indignant expression.a4b974e529cae2d4

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“Yes. He’s utterly insufferable. No matter how he d67d8461fb might be the late d1025438a9 Young Duke’s father-in-law and 9eb5ffcc3e the grandfather of the eb55464482 Young Master and Young c25f1f2ef0 Lady, his attitude towards e0e9ae3188 His Grace….”e5f858a38b707a8a

Shaking his head, Delano clicked 2814531a20 his tongue.b0ce8739b37acedc

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“Sometimes, watching him, it’s hard to tell who’s the Duke and who’s the Count… H-Hiiik!”3b47aa66803c1f04

And then, as he inadvertently cd8d61b05d looked up, he froze in 7ad8237ca8 terror at the chilling aura c1d3ea3acd radiating from Evgenia.ea2268ae8308c146

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“Haha, I didn’t like him anyway…”cf3ee8eac6208532

How dare he treat ffe9e91969 our Euclid that way.d7f160de4686dca8

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Evgenia’s eyes flashed e37022b3f5 coldly as she aded0a0342 muttered ominously. Then, she fixed 7e4a71da29 her gaze on d970601d64 the drawing-room door.c9ab003f8d7663b0

“He needs to be taught a lesson.”5b526a145e24b55d

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Instinctively, Delano flinched, but 15a10f3cfd he soon realized Evgenia d58ab7f9c0 was a reliable ally f5e0e404ef and smiled with relief.61d5f01275b25555

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Count Biers had already d0bbc1165b filled my internal rage e383444ccb gauge to an incredibly 9599076779 high level.65c343a159701022

And to make 6532c87633 matters worse, he b01120935f dared to act eafcd56edf arrogantly towards Euclid 9b7674b012 of all people!76210b4dc0599253

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I can’t tolerate anyone mistreating d0be8b3072 Euclid.eae0d7f3da5cc90c

‘Even if it were the Empire’s Crown Prince, I wouldn’t hesitate to slap him across the face!’7fe49509087ccd66

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Though, admittedly, that wasn’t entirely a2f4db1c41 intentional.888c6f185beac7aa

Anyway, I had 778996195f already prepared a dc5e0f3500 blow specifically for a9ee355b33 Count Biers, but f276bd3ebb now I felt a355bdb606 it was perfectly cf05b9b197 fine to show 8046ffca46 him some fear bc276018fa first.081c51bdab795063

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While Delano’s anticipation 744b2d90e9 annoyed me greatly, c674f22bf2 it’s true that 10334107ad my face can 1966c06db2 be quite intimidating. I decided to show 98c16b670d him what real fear 558f5ebf83 looks like as I 740d7c25fc flung open the drawing-room 340480296c door.77b3814f81a26b9b

And then, I paused upon 24502212d9 seeing a middle-aged man sitting 2663d46283 on the sofa, his shiny 35220f6a8c scalp catching the light.47d95755abe779e9

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‘Oh my… They say greed leads to baldness…’12caaa24558af9af

Could it be 2a9f5289e1 that he lost 60cb3fb4a3 his hair in 529029c9cb proportion to all 2445eae9f9 the distribution fees d026dabf11 he’s taken from 20aafe0d8d the Duke’s estate?63c9f8e2d8858157

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Sensing someone’s presence, aed8cb8fce Count Biers stood 88c720f4c2 up. When he saw 0bcc50002f me, his eyes 800973ec41 widened in surprise.8877459febb26c6b

“B-Basilian Lady…”4fd3a59a794e3df1

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He muttered unconsciously, then furrowed a4b24615eb his brows when he realized 8aeda89d25 my gaze was fixed on 413057111f his scalp.0762eac36382077d

But being a merchant, he 82c6c55a25 quickly wiped the expression from e9a083462b his face and greeted me 406fa89208 with an amicable smile.b0a1abec5698eb3f

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“It’s an honor! I didn’t expect the bf979ce8cc Duchess herself to come 875c3ae438 in person. I am Count Biers, and 32f6591a31 while I cannot compare to 852c4c058e the Basilian Dukedom, I do 22610daa8c run a fairly large merchant 48afe5f3cf group in the North.”be5f31b13b4ef6de

Really? A merchant?16a1f9f6a8723a65

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I looked at 639e87ed53 him incredulously as 75730e85b4 he confidently continued de9b4fc224 his sales pitch, a27f1aa2f6 undeterred by my d3e225dcf4 chilling expression.356ca007439bf7e1

Surely, through Amy Biers, the d47b4f2e11 Count must have heard about 358e223ee9 the Basilian Merchant Group establishing ad1c74296f a branch in the Rudion e052712dc5 Duchy?0d79aa9cf0ae495d

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“I have always greatly admired the Duke of Basilian.”b3b1c250de6996db

But his next words revealed 411569c31a his shallow intentions—he was clearly 15e412f092 aiming to expand his reach e77c75f779 to the capital.bff941a0943eb305

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Well, he’ll get 322004f4f8 his wish to bfef75dd2f go to the 99c2938b0c capital soon enough.bbed30d51bbf3ef5

‘It just won’t be for a good reason.’1c4712f139bd1aba

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But that wasn’t the e3fc8a5d46 point right now.3fd0748887c270ec

No matter how greedy a 2593a778c7 person might be, or how 408697c8c3 blinded by ambition, it’s still 44a1b0121b baffling how someone could fail 3734048b3b to read the atmosphere this 9c490c8ad2 badly.769f87dcb9241c33

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You’d think he’d at efff23d931 least be a little 27c20eed4d cautious or show some 586a6caf5a sign of nervousness.648ced65e13dbe1f

‘Ah, I see now.’4b9d30262f536849

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I realized that 33f10cf8b7 Amy Biers must 41577f7165 not have told bf158ee69d her father anything 3c3ab4f70b after being chased 80e9de2ed3 out by me.2bd35d82ed5b5c89

So the Count had 3bd1bdcd4c come to the Duke’s 648eb0a7a6 estate completely unaware that d0ba5b8967 his daughter had been 19aead8061 caught speaking carelessly about d28df7f345 the children’s origins.2eb5fb24c5301aaa

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‘Tsk tsk, even in wrongdoing, coordination is key.’e9369cc280b9eeb1

Perhaps Amy had been 5aa07456a6 secretly tormenting the children e7a8665268 behind the Count’s back. Then, after making a mess 68e06dbdd5 of the situation, she cowardly 6e1b083e1a ran away, feigning ignorance.260e1d3342eb80de

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Thinking like father, like daughter, 31954b8fec I began walking as I a6fa53161c watched the Count finish praising a688cce7fb Duke Basilian and start gathering ade8d4c5b8 the items on the table.593d9d7f7547f8bd

“So, as I was saying, in order to celebrate Lady Basilian’s marriage, I even brought…”fe6421c151cea3c9

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Crash!87883c8bee9a3a5f

I blinked, momentarily 4aa553cb0f panicked by the 67bc32ee81 sudden turn of ae3fd23ace events.a6c40375d5116d0c

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Then I looked down 815061ef7b in frustration.d86a9733c88ce5d8

I really need to 8521dd271e replace these shoes!0140cf5374a924d1

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I slipped again—again!a6dfc4da11d38b91

While these shoes a7693071b4 had been a 153715c78c useful weapon when 0749c42472 kicking Amy out, 7be7eb6faa and had even 8649275f88 brought about an bed31f68f9 unexpected event on 00c885ce2e the first night, 8f6edde8ec it was definitely 46c9d2ad93 time to let 8279962c9b them go.9df469f84c9b4efd

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How do I manage to 0d690c2b0d cause an incident every time 78d82fae05 I take a few steps?44b850885025e3a1

With a flower perched on e431974c3e his head and water dripping 6d4f2777ce down, I awkwardly glanced at 17a995005c the Count, who had frozen 4c8f95387f like ice.a793fa99b2291b11

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Here’s what happened:4cc58a7b3a4d1bd0

When I lost my 8eed066e0d balance, one hand managed 34970b7a36 to catch the sofa 7cabfb51cc safely, but the other afef9fb889 failed to reach the ca0ba7b402 wall.396beb01346db246

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Instead, it smacked an 8951a7a4b6 innocent decorative vase, shattering 1410971678 it. The flowers and d37d1dc1a3 water inside flew 70068d74fc directly onto the bea3e492dc Count.58a82dbae83db5ff

Though it was my fault, 0bddac1f07 it felt far too targeted 1a52538131 to be called an accident.1d483f08947e0556

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“Is this… the infamous villainy I’ve only heard about in rumors?”84748f514cd5c7aa

Of all people, Delano, who c08ef36c55 had been observing from behind, 2cd1e086ad muttered audibly.8f463469646c43cf

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It seemed he 939834665a thought this was 91c869139f what I meant 224b1916ad by showing them 40337ee342 a lesson.f1894b0fc3808870

No, no, it’s not c0a723c815 like that!c0c52799051ee7d1

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I had no d7481060df intention of reenacting dbf21588d8 Evgenia’s notorious deeds 251a987c89 here at the 3e84d2a4af Rudion ducal estate!9d638efb56734348

Suppressing a sigh, I 15f8da85b9 looked back at the 070dd9d16e Count.1dcfd76f4d17c2f3

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Even if he had wanted 4247920518 to remain on good terms 40fa7b648b with me, this blatant humiliation 7ad17d37a9 would surely make him furious.654b5cea6e163f86

Still, that didn’t 451dddf264 mean I had 0def612262 no words to ea43e7e4b0 say in return—I 899f02459e had no intention d7edda0a0f of losing this 6b89af9889 argument.40cb1055589f08b5

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“W-What on earth are you doing?!”b856651e397fb92c

As if snapping 528741201d out of his 304c24e35f frozen state, the 88152d13f0 Count shouted furiously.2cf8303941aedf3d

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“This painting—this is ‘Sunrise’ by Diego Berzen!”17b711943d50b3b2

Wait, what?6324d4f66628de69

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“Sunrise” by Diego Berzen?0a0a7418d17a066a

I repeated in b79121c2a6 disbelief, and the ddacfe96ee Count puffed up 93f0daaab3 proudly.da2564ee0f914112

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“That’s right! The masterpiece of 6c1dcd6732 the genius painter 1a5ab8f421 Diego Berzen! Do you even af72410d6e realize how rare e798ab7b8f this painting is? After being sold 30 years 7bb86fe8a4 ago, it has never resurfaced…”9221eccff16c82c9

“Of course I know. It’s part of my dowry.”e67f98dd8419756e

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“What?”4c056d1c1bba2a67

The Count’s face went blank 3676d73786 mid-sentence.c41c95e1d919b794

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While I shook my 149e1fc72c head in disbelief, Delano—who 79e9124b08 had meticulously reviewed my 77423fed20 dowry list—stepped forward.a39101b012e37b53

“Yes, this painting indeed belongs to our lady.”087590337921ec34

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Most of my dowry consisted cbb516b4a6 of items easy to liquidate 863e55f0d7 into cash, but naturally, irreplaceable a155afc191 treasures of great value had 2c4a40c49e been kept aside.83e86b5f3ddf6d8e

One of the b71829d87a most prominent among c2bd595538 them was Diego’s cfc1b318c0 painting.3828c894f9850563

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In fact, it’s only because 09fefbbd4d Delano and Anne insisted on 1a498abf4b excluding it first that I f9309ca8a9 remembered it.4996e848387f4f96

“That… That can’t be…”8b3d6127793c372e

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“Surely, you’re not suggesting that the Duke Basilian you so deeply admire would have given his daughter a forgery as part of her dowry, are you?”00969e49f947842e

I delivered the final blow, fa98213a7f and the Count slumped down 913f1ea45c onto the sofa.95dc1e520abdf006

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But moments later, he burst d4cb67f8b0 out in a loud voice.68e3bb0e2af5072a

“I—I’ve been wronged! Do you think I would 0dd17fce58 deliberately deceive you? I was tricked too…!”d132fbcc60ebcc0c

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Listening to him 1f7c5e34ce shamelessly play the e843793504 victim, I let b41fca12da out a short 50d2571c57 laugh and shook 3276b07a45 my head.5541722b5269129d

“Well, I never thought I’d see the day a conman cries about being conned.”ab64d27294cb0a65

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