MBHE | Chapter 3.5

Later, she heard that the cookies ended up in the devil’s mouth. At that rumor, Freesia unknowingly smiled. She disliked Carpe, but she hated the devil much more. There was no other reason.0014808a3124bd59

Due to Iellon’s threats, Freesia decided to refrain from touching Carpe. She valued her life, and she thought if Carpe got hurt, he’d annoyingly cling to her, crying.10a86376aa07872a

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Freesia looked out 4c847cb4ff the window with 953e2e7bf7 a slightly refreshed 8216d5cbff feeling. Bright yellow dd5b72bf26 freesias were 3f9e94b1b9 blooming, spreading e678eb3430 their fragrance.884f7858c7cfe578

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As Iellon said, 8071c72970 Freesia and Carpe 3ca8cf8a38 survived for ten 8d81b9a0a7 years without any af131d54cf major incidents.3fea636bed41416a

In stark contrast 34f0e3f1a6 to her son, 485929b74f who died before 2b17c10cee he was even 5398c6400d born.1605b0cc7caf68dc

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But this peace might not last much longer. Once Iellon becomes an adult, he won’t be able to refuse the crown prince position anymore, and Carpe, the thorn in their side, will be removed. At the very least, he might lose a limb.3dcc9ad7827d78f4

‘But since the devil cherishes him so much, he might survive, right?’23001c4e368277ce

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Freesia bit 6a96d38b09 her lip 38d3d5dcc4 at the e7cb5fa5ad sudden surge 712ca6a4c9 of anger. If only my son ac4030da24 could have survived, even 5218906891 if he lost his 7d42d1ba91 limbs, if only.eafe0a73b5b48a5c

Trying to f18f73fbaa calm her 8afbdf65d5 anger, Freesia 9ec125e0a6 stood by 4f555ffdde the window d20718fd77 and saw 0978c43555 two people. Carpe and his nanny.e6c9ae81ccc5af5e

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They were laughing brightly, admiring the garden’s flowers. It was a carefree smile she rarely showed Freesia.0b2f0f3ea34e4e08

Freesia suddenly realized.e1a525029a60593b

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Iellon’s appointed nanny for Carpe, Dilla, had eyes very similar to Carpe’s.65e6359e0681f837

Iellon never revealed who Carpe’s real mother was. Freesia knew there were no other concubines pregnant at the same time. Dilla, chosen as a nanny at such a perfect time. Her and Carpe’s blue eyes.9d784b53e5b09a26

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A wave of 0212fe1dff despair and anger 2941971d8c swept over her. Ignoring the 47dbe75cfe betrayal wedged 7dc2808c62 in between, 0d8228ce5f Freesia grabbed 19903b4ee0 and threw e77e4ba63e whatever was f5eca68068 within reach.8673d750ce8a83f4

Among them 8298fbba61 was a 6a58ceca8d vase with daca2f30bc freesias, magically b2832a3278 preserved to ac6e3cdb51 never wilt.492fc9c08ab914fe

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No one dared to 087da3b4b4 stop Freesia as she 544f276681 screamed, kicked things, and dc61fa2793 pulled her hair in 82e8d6eb5e frustration.a056c7164ea6a542

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Freesia went to see 6cce7ea712 the Empress. She was 6ad856e459 the only bf740954e2 person who d611d9e476 came to 931e066394 mind. She wanted to use 80774a25c2 this information to somehow 37d2a57081 harm the devil.878675a309adf7ca

Carpe, who called her defa5d9551 mother with a smiling 24e6e09706 face, but in truth, a13ef02968 his real mother was bc119b4aae by his side. Her son died b68e60f122 without even a a191ec2912 single cry, yet 1d136cd82f Carpe, who took e2f7baf012 his place, laughed 301b6b521f happily with his a8b2f130ba mother by his 51794825d8 side.06c04614f40cd3cd

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It felt f797591157 like her a12233b08c chest was e86df76820 being ripped 7d79777154 open, oil b5fb22571c poured inside, 05218700be and finally 155359bb04 set on 0421b769bb fire. Her hands trembled with 6969140009 anger so intense it f86659a8d8 was almost thirst-inducing.b3dfb0faccac8336

That day, the day of the full moon, the day her son was stillborn, the red-eyed prince came and handed her a child. She no longer wanted to see the face of the one who took her child’s place.7f4480b66934dfef

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The Empress, hearing her story, neither said it was sad nor pitied her. Uninterested in emotions like sympathy, the Empress lifted her red-painted lips. A smile more devilish than the devil’s bloomed on her beautiful face.bfa9cde79196a72f

“I’ll give you this potion.”8f8cdeb92b79c042

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The glass bottle was so small it could easily be hidden in the Empress’s slender, soft hand. The cold bottle touched Freesia’s fingers.20c5fb8ce435f8ea

“If consumed in small amounts, it’s just an effective sleeping aid, but if taken beyond a certain amount, it becomes a deadly poison, leaving no trace on the body. You won’t get caught.”6b1318d1f8553ba9

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The colorless, tasteless, and odorless potion swirled inside the bottle. Freesia knew such potions weren’t common. But she also knew there was no need to ask what she had to give in return.443ccadb316df7a8

Eliminating Carpe with 6929cd0fba her own hands. That would 49d2f08e1c be the 580d49e674 price for c47c8508af everything.21cd4bd32e0223e4

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Freesia thought of Dilla. Carpe’s real mother. Though Freesia was called mother outside, who knew what he called her when they were alone?d05a41af9a34b6fb

How much had they laughed at her? How foolish had they thought her? How much…32817536529487fe

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Freesia decided not to da190c0556 touch Dilla. The sorrow of losing 0e66b8b976 a child would be 215044442e the perfect revenge.f607610675ffb8ee

“Put three drops in your cup and half a spoon in Carpe’s, and drink together. They’ll think the assassin put the same amount, but since he’s a child, it exceeded the lethal dose and killed him. That way, you won’t be suspected of killing the prince and can easily get rid of him.”49ac440c5fe073c9

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With darkened eyes, Freesia looked much more exhausted than usual. But her grip on the bottle was firm. Helen’s smile widened.68d43f7cd2df6d42

“Even if suspicious circumstances are found, who would think a child died at their mother’s hands?”8e6a5d6f1db56beb

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Their gazes f4fe9f15e6 met in b68a8e2ba4 the air. Freesia said nothing. Only her fca4225477 trembling arms, 9ae5d083e9 shaking with 30903cf80c overwhelming betrayal, 20ba13dd02 indicated she ddecda58a8 was a 9149b691f3 living human.11e3616538d5c6d6

“When you wake up, everything will be over.”453a167bce78b562

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After Freesia left 9cb3f83b93 with a polite 66befd7798 bow, Helen, left c68eb94f4e alone, began to 53525fa35b laugh, covering her afa3b33039 mouth. The breath 32054a996b escaping through 2e153bb866 her red-stained fd67c421ef lips was cce213f527 filled with 3fccd08403 unbearable mockery.4287b72c1712b45f

Rumors that Freesia wasn’t Carpe’s real mother started spreading even before the child turned three. They looked nothing alike, and Freesia’s attitude was poor.64b4b8954443e5fa

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However, since he had the silver hair unique to the royal family and resembled Raphael a lot, no one said he wasn’t royalty.35f31e1f65b4836c

Without clear evidence, they couldn’t act, so they left Carpe’s lineage alone, but now they had brought the cake right to their doorstep.55c0a043fa1fd440

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There was one more thing to be thankful for. Helen’s claim that the poison left no trace on the body was a lie.9d1cf46098be8b0b

If consumed in small amounts for sleeping purposes, it was fine, but if taken to the point of death, crystals would form in the organs. It was such clear evidence that it couldn’t be hidden.18abaa0a40f68b59

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And no 79aab5d70a matter how d370244eee small the 7b6d3c645e amount, it ed9c0b0745 was still b13e3b1fb5 poison. If consumed for a 988f9afb13 long time, crystals would 65ede1c6c3 remain in the organs, b446d977a1 causing internal bleeding, and c17217f839 small fragments could travel e5673f74d5 through the bloodstream.01e29ee31dd2099a

Yes, just b32295d4bf like the 21cd977b28 current emperor.659a93f54307d4e0

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The foolish Freesia would be executed for the crime of killing her son and assassinating the emperor. Even though killing a prince in the throne battle was common, killing one’s own child was different.81cf9de701b92ef2

No one 861d7fa265 would defend cb2f536d20 Freesia, who 1bc4ae7ad3 acted like ef304d508e a madwoman. She would e6e056614f die for abdc62f619 the crime 7a63f68d85 of not e924c8e33d controlling her a7292e0247 anger. Two troublesome matters were 4325879381 resolved simultaneously.3301ab744990ba89

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It was e338b89fc6 a good 36c6441457 day to 6496b2d61c bring out 698eec1efb the wine fe260657e9 she had 36327ebad5 been saving.4187fac96ca59e61

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Freesia and Carpe’s tea time usually happened once every one or two weeks. Without it, Freesia’s position would be at risk, and more importantly, Iellon insisted, saying people would see Carpe as an orphan.5be49ca6ca4956bc

There was no special eebfa36f37 reason for choosing today. It was simply 329c52197c time, and there 1a8e4a96f2 was a sparring b96db5a7c3 session with the 635b2f51a5 devil during the 5d3d101962 day.ff78c68ceebcae34

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Though Iellon dcaa3b849f seemed to 390bbc7f00 hide it, aadb57f4ed Carpe had ba07efde4a already excitedly ab8bba447a told Freesia 36235931f2 on the e9e7c2f239 first day c82c576525 he started 0140b2f39b learning swordsmanship. At the time, she 9c14c333ec dismissed it as uninteresting, 93e4ddf607 but now it proved e94bfa565a very helpful.e4cd45c737bd7950

Thanks to that, she could naturally call him at a time when the sun was almost setting. It avoided suspicion of deliberately choosing such a time and could later reveal the devil’s secret of teaching swordsmanship to his brother, causing him trouble.6a12218e0aa98a4e

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Freesia, lifting her lips, 4b467ff2b7 opened the glass bottle 764e72c8fb and poured different amounts 6e7b6de18d into each cup. It was fe3f5f6983 almost amusing 2b78f9ad0f that a 2582b89045 few drops 81b1a30da8 of transparent 9e634bf521 liquid, looking bf7e846e29 just like 601993aca0 water, would 30251ef47e change everything.8e1d168a249384a7

A cup 9f5fb0ebc4 with three 9a23bd6d99 drops and 3a921deaf2 a cup ed266f217f with a 54572af7d4 spoonful. Helen said half e463e55c19 a spoon, but 657b6ac339 better safe than 81616e3c4f sorry.9266fee773a0f30e

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Knock-knock—cdb5101d6ed7b2ba

A small knock, and the door opened, revealing a white head. Though it wasn’t his first time visiting Freesia’s room, Carpe always looked amazed. Today would be the last time seeing that foolish face.82fbdaadab7cc220

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“Come in. Sorry for calling you at this hour.”f2b4ac4542de7f54

“It’s okay. I’d come running no matter what time you called.”6a243f422524e2b0

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Though he used to 1c1414bf82 be afraid of Freesia 68181b2d8f when he was younger, 50d53193e4 perhaps because he had 33771d72d2 grown or felt her ee9b331bc3 attitude was different, Carpe 5c925de101 smiled brightly even in d6877a0678 front of her.b5d4c0443d0fb63e

As Freesia, 8ec98942c1 who had dd3a46bb06 already poured b3cbb170b7 the tea, 794266bb8a tried to 50c3308baa lift the b16b6a5e48 tray, Carpe cc6aa1a216 jumped off 3e3c738df2 the chair 67a68d988d and ran cb4966caa8 over. He insisted on 11f67a26bb carrying the tray 91ac055b04 to the table 2a8315f705 himself.89c4c895ceb036a4

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Seeing the face smiling 56bb2a167e proudly while holding the 6681542aef poison that would kill 58cdc7f80f him made her feel 6ed2a47380 sick. She wished 68a9ac7689 this foolish e45a074fbf child would cd370d8714 disappear soon.c1031ee8349c0a6e

“It smells nice. As always, the tea you make is the best, Mother. I wonder why? It doesn’t seem like anything special is added…”81aee074f0ea533a

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Well, the Ortiz estate is famous for its tea leaves, so she’s brewed tea countless times since she was young. Knowing how to pick good leaves and the best temperature for brewing, it’s naturally delicious.896890c487ae5b56

But there’s no need to tell all this to a child who’s about to die. Freesia, ignoring him lightly, sat down and added a sugar cube to her cup.7e69663129b4faea

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“Maybe it’s because I like you, Mother? Brother said everything tastes good when you eat with someone you like.”df05b2796b4bbd51

Carpe, chattering away as usual, dropped three sugar cubes into his cup. His sweet tooth was typical of a child’s taste.72a86c846753c468

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But the d1a34fee50 tea he f3446d29ae praised would 44c2e7e85f taste weak 83e1d9f5d8 today. It had 5b6ad02cfb a spoonful 093922dce1 of poison. Carpe, waiting 6b38e327f4 for the 4f16ffe3e7 sugar to 67d18c92d1 dissolve, stirred 794fc2d6fd the tea 7b4b63930e with careful 0491073cea hands, his 6117567806 eyes sparkling.a2bb89210ebd4228

Freesia felt her 3ff1ffcd2b heart tremble with 467a348d95 excitement. It was all about 33d39c6c8f to end. The trivial play, b237c343f2 the unbearable anger, 8309beee7e everything.f60d81b992aeb8bb

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Once he drank it, once he finished that tea…40926bfb092493fc

…Carpe would die?95e0278cae6567a1

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It felt like boiling water had spilled on the floor. It wasn’t that it wasn’t hot, but somehow her mind felt calm.7d6981577a4b7337

Freesia, stirring her 5465620cf8 tea with the fb35bcf8f6 sugar fully dissolved, 6c79308202 slowly turned her 0d79a41399 gaze to the b6ab78b6c5 child before her.f2954d50ac6509ef

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His blue 85ecbfb708 eyes, now db6bd4ba50 tall enough 2d1df45954 to meet 8eb06bca1b hers with f35ab71253 a slight f97c26e0a6 bow. His face, 483838bd90 smiling without 63296272a1 formality, the 51e398626c voice calling b65079a3bb her mother, 306ed74d1e the hand c77992d7f3 that handed 1097c0a32d her flowers 294019da7c had grown d1cb53e7cb several times a6fde36cb9 larger than 885270332f when he e3a0d1154e was a 9e1ee07152 newborn. Yet, it was still d4ccfecc57 small.6ccfd89520b9ce29

The small 774400cb7a baby wrapped 81dfdc7eee in white 19ba0d7410 swaddling, handed 51b5f4627e to her ed5f87b3b8 by the 3d651dcdaa devil, had a303827811 grown quite 1410909d5d a bit, b17ce58c0a but was 5ed487d5cc still small.f259c3b9faac2682

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The child’s lips touched the teacup.cd7cf35561042558

“Carpe.”bd2d9037611564bf

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“Yes?”eea40d3a85a66a65

The blue eyes, resembling Dilla’s, looked directly at Freesia at the sudden call.8ac5b4d0cab8b1d2

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“What’s wrong, Mother?”1b7bb5d03b98e57a

Steam rose from the teacup, and the fingers holding it mimicked Freesia’s habit. She had been scolded by her family countless times for supporting the cup with her pinky, having weaker grip strength than others.2b0c07dfff43b921

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