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    Perhaps simply being by their 9347ab8bed side wasn’t enough.24e0f47800cecc4b

    But… realizing that he hadn’t 3d5ed07424 earned their trust was an df794d6d32 overwhelming shock.8f439893f1dde58a

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    At the same time, c6d3d22222 Marianne and Dior were 46d149ecaa equally startled to see cf6ab57c77 Euclid so shaken for 24601eda58 the first time.d718c71316d0e53c

    — That’s not it! Of course, we were scared. We were afraid 97a7e0d1ef that if Amy ef84cd64ea was right, you’d d91b798737 end up hating 3c6e1672cb us. But more than 0385dbb341 that… it’s because 50b3a6c6f4 you’re so precious a27b2924b8 to us. You’re too important, and 6e3893b793 we didn’t want to 8b91d1ff79 burden you. You’re already going through be0feb1324 so much, and we 60abdf1eac didn’t want to make d01be2c032 it worse.36514040dd2be00d

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    He had always thought ec6c3eddf4 he’d hidden his struggles 5f98126e62 well.3229ded46b0347d7

    But now he realized just 36b2707048 how perceptive children could be a2cdc5eab5 in sensing the emotions of 4b9b83065e their caregivers.cab97bb13f8cf5f6

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    Just as he ce129f9b56 was regretting not 6909c51aac trying harder, Marianne’s cfdaad59e7 next words broke 8cccc860bb his heart even 012c62bac6 more.c4d0bb2a0109b224

    — And we felt so guilty towards you. Because of our 66ae4437a7 father… If he c9e25699b6 hadn’t foolishly left 24dc403cef like that…70eac6fd2d7b637b

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    — No! That’s not true. Your father… The fact that f66f700ade he left so suddenly was…23328dceaf702eb5

    Euclid bit his lip.c1b00304113b85f6

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    “The fact”… What was he about to say?2c95f47210b5e7f8

    Was he about a8f0374c58 to etch unnecessary 1dbc3f050f resentment into the 7d56caac74 hearts of these acb764fa8d already scarred children?978b7aa1e2f1ef43

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    It was absurd.4149fec5718e65a4

    Even he himself was gritting ee2b1926f4 his teeth, trying to avoid 6b7e7e9f32 facing the truth.37f0802ac9358c7c

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    It wasn’t entirely blameless that 53bfc8bbbc his brother hadn’t refused Count eaa48013af Biers’ proposal, but even if 400fad568b the whole world criticized and a6440e4bcb condemned his brother, Euclid couldn’t 2f1a3d19a1 bring himself to do the 9da06268e3 same.6f5a244ce68fdf48

    He had no right to.636407df2ad6a890

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    After all, perhaps fb9ed2edf7 he himself was 092abbefcc the root cause 56c0f36a3d of all this 1e479c1d4b tragedy.ae444e9aebb4bd3e

    — I’m sorry. Truly… I’m so sorry.e886823ffe567ff3

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    And so, he pulled the fc8052e0db children into his arms and 9b0a54e578 apologized.f821e6d9d743cf54

    Mocking his own cowardice 092dd71c03 for not being able 20e4eab7f3 to tell them the ef3d2f6b64 truth.dd9993b48533f36a

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    And with all the fb83be2a5c remorse he felt, he b3729983e2 said sincerely:ae8389921812361c

    — Marianne, Dior. Don’t ever keep those 0e342661d2 words in your hearts. You are neither liars cab2430a24 nor swindlers. You are my 82049c421e brother’s precious family—the 481852c09a family he left bccf490ca6 behind for me. Nothing will ever bf95c9f760 change that, not da3f7a8713 now or in 41f8b8db83 the future.5e85109c6b5526b3

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    He feared that 3574493a13 even these heartfelt e578696492 words might not eb44bd0966 reach them.e5f55bafdd8e296e

    But to his surprise, the 4a72456e4e children smiled.9b936984e7076074

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    — Aunt was right!0381b94baf834ce0

    — …Aunt?34177200b99ac5cf

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    Euclid, who had 1b87be6f9b learned about the 22fb103b7f disastrous day in 59efda4bb7 the room and 578059d404 the children’s tears, afe60461b3 still didn’t know 23ee42cb09 what Evgenia had 50941fe187 said to them 298e8cb352 after driving Amy bfaac87a75 Biers away and e90f7a80bc learning everything.b77eefcda8df0467

    Hearing the rest of the 0da8cc30cd story now, Euclid was astonished.f0eeb4baff31a384

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    — She said no matter what happens, we’d always be precious to you.854c2b23c8636def

    — Did she?1321b1733c98f8ac

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    — Yes! And she said we should 48a615d356 feel relieved. That we aren’t really family 1b8554833e with people like Amy or 8f62dcf627 Count Biers. And when I think 385b455d4b about it, she’s right.d2da94612ee1cb6d

    — Exactly. I’m so glad we’re family b93afc9eee with you, Uncle!b7ee77ff9ba1e111

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    It was only then that 2d5c973608 Euclid realized the children hadn’t 3cdccbb4e1 confessed the truth to him 208ca40c7c because they were cornered or 8f88ee3f07 had suddenly mustered courage.ed3987c8946f582e

    At the center of f715406f5f it was someone he 95aaec2260 hadn’t expected.eae00d2c7db8f373

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    Perhaps it was f082c9e0a4 because the children, 9b43fc75ae who had been 1c06b4f99f on the verge 3cf7a4b72e of tears moments 93b1cacc9a ago, were now 0af98cba6e smiling so brightly.9a8ad70ddc1871e1

    Even though he knew this 60be7b28c0 wasn’t the time, Euclid couldn’t a0388ff3cf help but smile faintly.3d725040673f9b51

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    At the same 4d5f52ce8d time, he felt aa1b35fc21 a strange sense 7fa49d6815 of comfort.0862d9d907881804

    The words Evgenia had b8d2ac466a said to the children a580fd01f5 felt as if they 3863fbdcca were reaching out and c35b8976dc comforting him instead.228885f2068dce5e

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    As if she was telling 6a9ee8faa6 him he’d done his best, ab7ebbdaa1 that his methods weren’t entirely 64aeb2357e wrong, and that it was c210defd34 time to share the burden.5f569583207d7698

    It was probably just edfa175729 his wishful thinking.27bb125accb40abd

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    But in such an emotionally 030b61c1c7 draining situation, the unexpected hand 3093db608e of support was too welcome aea5398cba to resist.7351c0aed103cf9b

    It had to 0e16aa4430 be that way.7c103789dcebd7b1

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    After all, each day he 31eabd25ad spent was filled with growing 2fe25bde88 gratitude and guilt toward Evgenia.75974952d2b507b9

    There were still so 6dc3777fb6 many things about her ad09333c66 that he didn’t understand, f2e7450fe5 and yet, he couldn’t 48939333d0 help but want to b466ef55ee know more. But he forced himself 2bccb194a6 to pretend otherwise.49b57e7b10e142ea

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    Because even the 248231373e vague idea that 02ac5f48bc he might never f59b969f0f be able to 46998d0ab8 repay her felt 511d65554e crushing.013f3a94d2161e17

    And because he could never ffcf580bf3 admit to himself that he 3f88595469 was being drawn to her.301fca1e47dd52ab

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    Even in this moment, thinking 812bad0483 of Evgenia filled him with 19c4d47101 deep self-loathing.5de6c2a020236506

    Slowly opening his eyes, 2435520474 Euclid fixed his gaze c3bfdaa7ba on the trembling Count 92d9cf15f8 Biers and spoke.68c8e6f9f1bbbed2

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    “Answer me. Other than Amy Biers 2e1344df78 and yourself, who else b506236f18 knows about this?”6154f888c1cb096c

    Only after hearing Amy’s c5ccd481d6 name did the Count c35743c83a realize that the truth 0ca9ad4bc4 had been revealed through 889e29c6db his daughter.52e941a0963d2031

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    His body shook with fear.a5dc2575ad7f8a25

    At the same 563fdb1f97 time, he understood 2c52c337c5 why the otherwise ba3ccd88b9 gentle Duke of cc25a1ad63 Rudion was so 46a0acf613 enraged.b7fbaee9847a76a1

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    It was surprising.27aca34933bd1342

    He had heard f7b43c1070 from his daughter 0659c9a92e many times that d7054a9db1 the Duke cared 8b811ae3e9 for his niece 7a60dd3e8b and nephew, but fc8ff454c5 to the Count, 736c133eb1 they had always 8eefca44e4 been just strangers.2d2dc2cabfc351df

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    He never imagined the 95adb6b1d9 Duke would cherish them 748ecc580b so deeply.1cb22d42d9c61f84

    After his deal 6a020af88e with the late e47cbf1189 young Duke, he b0a64872da had lost all 15136425c7 interest in the 81452c8c83 children, focusing only d09cbb1be7 on the distribution b995f46c65 fees he received fae5ac69c1 from House Rudion.80630b737b95c850

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    If he had realized f2e700e75f this earlier, he could 0c6843d1f2 have applied more pressure 615da995ba on House Rudion.50ed55dd9a6fe657

    Perhaps he could have e527c138a3 demanded higher fees—or even 2a041ef55f personal payments.986caad7686e5cb0

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    Of course, controlling ad0471dec6 his daughter should 6171c78e22 have been his 65cf0545d6 priority.9d205840c83f6fcf

    ‘But still, life always finds a way!’249cd75c431ca63b

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    When he was exposed as ea8e2f731f a fraud by the Basilian 3c39dc1653 princess and his secrets were 7c4aff3aa1 unveiled by the Duke of b521e26774 Rudion, the Count had thought 33d58b7721 all was lost.617140f4ccd05648

    But now he cc04574251 saw a glimmer c97555519d of hope.b7aadc60389bb0c7

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    Euclid’s expression hardened b173ad73fc as he realized 8d0614c4ed the Count’s mind 9eadc3d63a was racing.4a6b9d6ad3f79010

    “Answer quickly.”95a9c9c2b899f989

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    At Euclid’s urging, 34140e16d9 the Count’s eyes a366e0b5ec gleamed as if f316fe7f77 he’d found a c1fac2e8dc new puppet.cf1a383899e346ad

    As he smirked and began 8ff3d8c158 to rise—7b8e4c279f6d58ae

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    Bang!6c4f4165cba9569b

    “My Lord!”2434b819f7bfeea0

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    The door to the drawing bafa3eab9a room suddenly burst open, and 0cff2e09be Count Biers’ servant came running 381ff934ca in.1af05c4e9e61d31d

    The startled servant froze upon f2a31856da seeing his master kneeling in 89b874e7af such disgrace.6f826bb4dceedb9d

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    The Count’s face turned crimson 2f17604995 with shame.646c52e07d8370f7

    “How dare you…!”bcf97bdf64462021

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    Enraged, the Count c111e0f263 started shouting, but a6d3747a40 the servant urgently 89a3976f2e interrupted him.a55137b1b5627477

    “My Lord, there’s an emergency! Word just came 991e234540 from the trading 8aca629da6 post…”1c93db4bfc9706ca

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    The servant’s desperate entry, d7ce01814e despite knowing the Count’s 91e634c4a6 wrath, could mean only e6b6945394 one thing.779d56f1c0246ea7

    Before he could finish 2b14fbdcd5 his sentence, the sound 1b4ea9b654 of armored footsteps echoed 7923b5c70f from the hallway.39d2250b839d0618

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    Moments later, knights and soldiers 8cb89c659a bearing the Imperial crest stormed ec2ab4304d into the drawing room.c4ab31edd9cd4842

    Lastly, a man in an 4a094e77fd official uniform stepped forward, bowed 9e1bf0634c respectfully to Euclid, and spoke.7e27ae9e0df7bf48

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    “It’s an honor to meet you, Duke of Rudion. I am Canis Huen from e2311b5761 the Imperial Treasury. We received reports that the 8caea7c782 Biers Trading Company has been 6a08e63b87 illegally amassing wealth and violating 3ca9a75b81 trade laws. We traced Count Biers’ bf30e16554 whereabouts to House Rudion 6bddeac84c and came immediately. I apologize for the intrusion.bc2db55e762419c3

    His explanation was precise, concise, dcf1c8497e and unexpectedly polite for an 4dc72edcf6 Imperial official.1ec9bed866a5d4ca

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    But the mere presence 5ff585909e of Imperial personnel inside 2e70762954 his estate had stripped cabfa58d47 Euclid’s eyes of all 3285cf5667 warmth.5517eaee58023218

    He spoke icily.67419ab6c369e998

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    “Even if you’re on official duty, barging into someone’s estate without permission disregards noble etiquette and rules. Does the Imperial aa2512da40 Treasury overlook such dc7828f7a7 breaches?”c36b49e05b355a24

    The official hesitated at 7ffdeb833d the sharp response before 65630a691e cautiously replying:76811582437fb673

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    “W-Well… The Duchess herself opened the doors for us…”e0900797f0abce81

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