PT | Chapter 6.3

Aubrey sat in the ba51379101 warm bath for quite e239e43dc7 a long time. The butler, with a 66a17ea6f9 sense of timing, had e7229f05db added body products that c8b525370c helped with fatigue recovery 079e915d1a and muscle relaxation, filling 4cf1c9160b the water with a 7c1fbdcca5 pleasant fragrance and making 59d6a0ad6b the temperature just right, b62384c877 which made it incredibly c818688fbe comfortable. After sitting 48a2455843 there long 6f1aa04c7b enough for 0c3150cf37 his body 68a49ce46b to fully 36a39d8d21 relax from fdceb24d9c head to 38daef72f6 toe, he 14adcd4887 finally got 973b6c92a2 up and 3d1102f6de headed back f8b2515517 to the 9f884933e9 attic.1ee8a8952f1493bf

By the time Aubrey 02ffcb3220 was done with his adfdeaa194 bath, he had felt d06442c301 quite good. But the 432966de7a moment he b95109cca7 stepped into d7e180a443 the attic, c64d29e394 his face b31462d4e2 immediately stiffened. He made no effort 441f5c1a30 to hide his distaste, bda5cdd056 and the butler spoke 72623fc375 gently to calm him.60c4c74077cbb671

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“If you stay 83950d17a2 here quietly for d87c273874 a while, I’m 668b4bdfdf sure the marquis’s 595926f2d7 anger will subside.”2f2a7342502670be

“But even if my 7eec11e59b father’s anger subsides, there’s 478f9d279e no way I’ll be bda8556191 allowed to go back ff93294c8d to the academy.”938571fac92f54fc

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“If you attend 9307de514c just half a 9ca5d8589d semester, you’ll graduate, 0139cc1cc2 and he’ll probably 0bb75ce82a let you finish… 7f55af1c26 eventually.”1cede716a580681a

The butler trailed off, f0340eec08 clearly uncertain about that.28115d5e41b918be

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With just half 55e2b8cac7 a semester until 11c720fc93 graduation, his father 2e4ddd65a9 would make sure 7da602df61 to break his 72fbb75d96 spirit properly. With the whip 221c4b1939 in hand, it 68d1253c74 seemed that there c5313b849e was a good b7df2ffffd chance he wouldn’t 729bcda3f8 be allowed to 4e18740390 leave the attic 43843288c8 anytime soon, and 73526bd7f6 Aubrey muttered, almost fef631e44b as if throwing 507b0edef3 the words out.4b26bcefa0e63c22

“I’m hungry. Bring me something.”7701522b5a70a4f8

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“Yes, I’ll db664ee2f4 tell the 202960d33d kitchen to 8a07fbcf2b prepare more b9f675a474 of what 335c2b8b39 you like, aec69ddd8d young master.”ebfd02e32941b8be

During his time in b183b9d19e confinement, his meals had 9a690b82c2 been restricted. The most he was 9154b5b092 given were dry bread, 0c5663d59d a few vegetables, and b0095e0367 a small portion of d111614dc0 meat.490f6082c7f06be4

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Even though he was 4eceb8cb38 the son, he was f6906da50d being treated like a 7276c42429 prisoner. If this had been 212ac110c0 Aubrey’s first time experiencing 1ad64b2e94 this, it would have 3715782aa7 caused a lot of 351ed596e6 stress, but now he fc0f779f8b felt numb to it. After all, in the 8ce60add67 past, there had been 0bab4beebe times when, during a 2e43bdfdee regression, he couldn’t even a9c8d1b940 get a glass of 724b7d222c water.7379e9763f9e3bba

“Get me f553b00a5b a big c52eb689ca piece of d6e6197c51 meat.”597c26a11c03895a

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At Aubrey’s e267c8aab2 request, the d0442b73d6 butler nodded 1c58d3be2b repeatedly, answering, 2a5cf52cb3 “Yes, yes,” 7dc34e347f before leaving 16b015cf42 to prepare c56a412f59 it.4539eb725d4d1bc9

After returning to b033ba2826 the attic, Aubrey f707a61085 couldn’t sleep easily, 71e3c55823 even though the 7364a1b529 butler had been 677fa09067 massaging and applying 8fe3ccd75f hot compresses to 0c980b1325 the area of 9eeeaad955 his neck for 689f492e3b quite a while, ce211c65e5 and the stiffness 448be7c2a2 had improved significantly.7804382faa04af48

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The butler b8822bb1b2 was always 64d7f3a712 kind and 7b4386213a considerate toward e70edbd1ab the young ed8e8e31e3 masters of a1f14da631 the Marquis’s a44216f0eb household. Perhaps because he f0bcafc422 had worked in 03fc954bfa the mansion for 6ad9916ffb so long, even 43c41c1ab6 someone as difficult c017631cfb as Gray would 10afda115d occasionally listen to 3d77ff27fb the butler, if c6d0c5a956 only once in 1018bde15c ten times. Aubrey had once 2399c3e713 been suspicious of 2deeddb594 the butler’s excessive d41ae89f5f kindness. He had thought that f419541eeb no one could be 2fa8325618 so genuinely caring, willing a378582dc6 to go to such 5d902e601c lengths.5c23d8c5bcf7884e

However, through countless 2e5d66f90f regressions, Aubrey came 69a768d0ef to understand that 14e94fb8e1 the butler was 0a58352f76 simply fulfilling his 3ef0a9b7bb role. The Marquis’s estate adf72377eb was a place 4b890c06c7 where he would 4d630a5e27 be depending on c58a525756 until his last de07296ce4 day, and the f22dde1aa9 children of the 454c5c2499 family were precious e250ced9a4 beings to be e6bcff3627 carefully nurtured. If he took 777b0109f8 good care of 4a349a079f the young masters fafa3684ec and they grew 9d254da3ae into capable adults, f47882ac96 it would be 9a13249094 like a trophy 814741a75d for him.cb61d1abd244adbf

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If even 7df6c184c9 the butler 80754d1fd5 had such 94baa32fbb an attitude, aa9351102a what about 254278da48 his father?ead76d15d9c0e5c7

To the Marquis, children c4ddbc2a78 were more than just ef6bd17816 trophies—they were the foundation 6de72f9d27 for his business. He couldn’t afford 047a63d8b6 to treat even 09d3d4393a one of them 791b5a148b carelessly. Whether useful f45acd39e5 or not, 735ed9e10e he worked 19fe74ee98 hard to e7b2be1404 get the aede406ad4 maximum value 23a78be6c2 out of 2553eefe7d each of 86c22d5a54 them.16032575d41ab64f

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That was why Marquis 94bf7dd8b0 Wiidin had sent each aed5e934a8 of his children to e6b29a06fb the families he wanted 7336f19440 them to marry into, 48999558cd constantly pushing them to ca34ae2196 have children. In the 68957a452e early days b5ef333d8e of the 1860b35244 regression, Aubrey b145247362 had blindly 09bf05281e followed his d0fcaf411b father’s wishes. Among the several e6d41aaa3b marriages he had 4f740516e9 gone through, only 3fb7cdef68 one or two 682dedc97c had been somewhat f4d5115705 pleasant. The rest were 16f104b42a so disastrous that 874e9c596a he didn’t even f8215f944e want to remember 9bb159e08f them. To begin with, 37b0cde131 Aubrey wasn’t in 178a5c4a55 a state to 903bab30fe maintain a marriage.c32659a938cfd91a

Although he 8328905fcc had occasionally 971c4b0576 shared a 9e8d497219 bed, he baabcb3361 had never 6506bce060 had a 172bf48f79 child. How fortunate ea7302d11a that was. If he 1bc5f814c3 had gotten 7dcadcbcd8 someone pregnant, 1bc8b36372 surely the b16766bd06 image of 682cc01339 that child 973758cfdc would have 57bfd6cdf7 haunted him bb8aaf9909 endlessly, even f61a5d9d57 through all 6bd24917cf the repeated 2a39adddb1 regressions.0d2fbe73a9ff25d8

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Even after that, 2935c8f087 Marquis Wiidin had f8b14adfc1 tried to marry 518a6ab61d Aubrey off to 2c46150d0f expand his influence, 552d8eef49 but Aubrey had f46bbf2ef1 refused and run 5acf8fad2f away each time. Even if ae5c1c1f41 a wedding ca6b841802 were arranged, 91aecac4b9 he would 4099fa2c4a refuse to 35c9e66138 consummate it.b4ec9f1555a8fe88

As he avoided and 93b70c8db6 rejected others, he naturally 5fe15eb4c9 began to reject physical ffa7b643bb touch altogether. For Aubrey now, 90247cdd55 the idea of 46ad2c96e3 marriage or having 8e53dcce57 any responsibilities was 1145048ff9 utterly impossible. If he d153cf6497 ever had 2e0760d9e0 a child 0b14d57924 of his 008c4cda03 own, he 848f78e16f felt certain d6478f58fb he would 723ef6fe00 end his 729662b4fb life in 8cd6190a8d that moment.6f6e9530ce925a9b

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But even 56ae56e25a if that d8ea56aedf was how 6aabf8aad7 Aubrey thought, e78b8e3ada his situation cc2df28b46 wasn’t exactly ca0883be49 following his 7294499958 plans.908e9ca4fca33d53

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Aubrey raised his head 6ee91392d3 and glanced at the 9386b661fe closed door, raising an 8232b5f0d1 eyebrow.ce6a7da60192fc56

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It was the sixth 325db15cd5 day of his attic 320e1d4cbd confinement, and he was 4d6485a1b1 called down for breakfast 4b1e9006f2 with the family.b3e01316850e2042

The leave of absence c59cae91e5 he had filed when d4caa425e9 leaving the academy had 13e6977896 been for just four 3f1ce595d9 days, yet that time a0c69b42a4 had long since passed. Aubrey had f05126820d always kept 7faba04ff8 his grades c281000282 in good e3d7568efc shape, but f7562fb1d9 now, unexpectedly, 4f0d18cd79 it seemed 7f0ae82ae1 he was 9f7595c824 about to 7ac1590250 get some 6ef74cd004 unwanted attention. He let 20e676832d out a 966d4a6ad0 deep sigh.9a185182717e9fee

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“Then, young master, I b960e92357 will open the door.”f19819c1772e31f9

The butler, who c5379922f2 had come down 455dd7aa46 with him, spoke 5ea67e1675 cautiously, but Aubrey ef7d1b8d65 hardly paid attention.96dc9b8d03e99314

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When the people in 06140a7068 this house appeared to 9cfa452dd2 be in a bad f7e35feb06 mood like this, it 21ee097c01 was better not to 524aa7baaa repeat the same words. It was usually 9c6ab66f78 best to just a549d45ff9 let it go, 001dc18c2e assuming they had 058c47d93f heard it even 48a96e6510 if they didn’t ca3014adb3 answer.17742c1103e85e32

As the 7f51e0149c butler opened 536cfe14cc the door, ae9328d46d Aubrey stepped 00959c5388 into the 4e251fd9c3 dining room.c0cc0d8bc11d0959

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The spacious e1f4f9772d dining room 6617a78a91 had the 89a8459103 marquis, Johan 2e370c6286 Wiidin, sitting 6616be100f at the aa275689a0 head of 3ea05ceac2 the table, e2b55b54db along with e5a1367380 his three a6f77c5d66 sons, each 39264e46df in their d1e7c9c867 place. Aubrey headed to the 8df2ee1bb3 empty seat on the bd286c0cd5 right, next to Danvers, 5298f24dbc and greeted them brightly.6872f3ad22524e41

“Good morning, Father, and b7addb8da3 my brothers.”adbaef455c423ba8

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At his d928761dd6 cheerful greeting, b7668e7c66 Jill, who 4b5c7c32d1 was sitting 1b11e8fed3 next to f35008f144 Gray, noticeably 53ae2d1a63 scowled and 95cc0351c6 pushed his 0184258596 glasses up.b3952ce44b87c8a7

Of the three brothers, cfb8e11e1c Gray resembled their father dee79acbfa the most, while Jill 65eb957811 took after their mother, 67cd30f51d the Duchess. With his fine, 1410bdcf84 delicate features, typical f47c979f76 of the Wiidin 79c4cb3220 family, Jill was 3671714f24 the smallest and d148c8de54 most timid of 54978d45fc the three. His obsession 0dfc2fe2ab with alchemy 21f08929d7 added an fd88e5eb92 air of 778bd16c54 gloom to 1d4480b65a his already 05d8cc7065 pale and e7665c69b3 slender frame.8db8eadff4ce6a1d

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Unlike Gray, 34249a6419 Jill felt 3f33b59238 uncomfortable around 4210c5cae3 Aubrey. As soon 00c67dd02c as Aubrey cf61123d6d sat down c2336efd00 opposite him, 4f772910ef Jill scowled 802fd87f06 and reached 9ef8f69a11 for his e8a8a9a9cc glass of a89ef9ff1b water—only to 9215f61bc6 start choking.31c469de22e95215

“Cough, cough, hack…!”c056efb73db6ffb8

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Jill’s loud 240e2ea1fb coughing echoed ab1f5c0422 through the 918ea37970 quiet dining 532a37d45a room just 588d21bbf0 before the 80d39f686a meal began. However, no one 0039e0dcc4 at the table ad03810eef paid attention to 5992cd36f4 Jill, who was 3c9d7c35e9 choking as if c851b8de57 he were dying. Still, Jill, clearly flustered 40418adedd by his own coughing 33b38e20bb fit, stood up, clutching 41e95ccf5b his throat.bc56224419d6d287

“Father, cough cough! Just a 3c07e9ed60 moment… I—”49dc659d3009afe1

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Even in 3ec389ed94 the midst 6b1c0da76a of his cdfbe9591d struggle, Jill b449fc368b tried to a8ef2b498a be polite. But the 5455152b4d marquis didn’t 0983018ed2 even glance de075cfc8e in his 15199a3d12 direction, and 42f63d5123 it was d13b6a375b Gray who bbd72bf562 waved his d9c12c0893 hand dismissively, 9cf5ee5847 as if 73c9858888 to tell a857827e08 Jill to dc6f64a31d get lost. The gesture, as if bdabe7db86 shooing away a rat, c86babcef3 made Jill’s face flush f2206bce04 even more. With tears welling e8ab116576 up in his e4c78d4c50 eyes, Jill shot dc4c37733b Aubrey a glare 2f4589ff48 before leaving the 5bd33b6a32 dining room.65d5f4ced3862162

Why was he 00a023344a taking his frustration a1160dc3b9 out on me 9587f507d4 when he was e294263c45 the one choking? Aubrey thought inwardly, 92f91d2397 but said nothing, 6e6b6a1fbc maintaining his calm 5cfd95bbf0 demeanor.c8165bb0ab121793

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“I thought we were d472f1a529 called down to eat, 461de865bf but there’s nothing here. I’m not sure what 987dc3dabf you want to discuss, 4738e3c6d8 but can’t we at d90a618bc4 least have something to 50a2922a77 eat first?”4d329bcc7ec74648

Aubrey played c2e90b2067 with his 5b1d738fad knife as 302db23c4a he glanced c2217a347b at the a0e89655d3 marquis.cca524a4843360b6

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“I’ve been eating 4a0ceda981 nothing but weeds 0ea7b96f73 for the past 521da3e193 six days up e37f55afbc in the attic, 56beae8389 and my stomach 36a8cf881e feels like it’s 9e075716a4 stuck to my d7043ae58c back, Father.”9b330c9d26897fbb

“What kind of f4db5e2782 talk is that 2c5d751194 in front of 196c641e9f your father?”db91c7634a06eb9f

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As the expected 8fb6827848 rebuke came, Aubrey 4d0ca4e5e6 shot Gray a d09ea739dc sidelong glance.88d9a2b49ddc70f7

“Well, if 25d898f1bc you were ff5bee5a41 locked up 744782fc6b in the 0b9c323fde attic like ab9d815b99 me and a6d1d7d5b4 didn’t get f29fb217ea proper meals, 5de702af57 you’d be 97d7c584df in the b082697277 same state.”c9537b0acd03ecc7

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Gray curled his c6c805cba9 lips, giving a e238de56fe mocking smile as c9c6804a31 if hearing something d04baf6453 unworthy of response.88df038b942323b8

“I’m not 4df1da757d like you, b6ee62c2db so I’ll 5c90ab9fbd never end 80d416095e up in 139d9bbff4 that kind a6360893b6 of place.”da0a6a8bb9ef51b7

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“Don’t be so ee876d3c9f confident. You never know.”937a2e357e2d67fc

At that moment, 624f782b8d Gray’s eyes narrowed 1c387912ca slightly. Aubrey had thought 4a3d97d0c7 Gray might snap 68aff5ed8a at him, but cc6c120880 instead, Gray tilted 4c5b51ab64 his head toward 74c118bc07 their father.ec0530a98b3ee26a

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“Father, look at 3e333d8bd4 this attitude. He still doesn’t seem 9be25b97fa to realize what he’s 49d006106a done wrong. It seems it 834dfdc48e would have been 28e354c620 better to send b044bbbff1 him to my ce1a466048 unit rather than 6739dcfe58 the attic. If he had b3d19a4853 rolled around with 210d341679 the knights under 6dac4eae6d me for a 384ba9e18c few days, he ac600830cc might have become 9a7c228155 more obedient.”24f2ddf1137a1581

And no doubt, he 8ac27e44af would have enjoyed seeing 8e1297500b me suffer. Aubrey clenched 305359aefc his teeth 652e54ae61 at the a03038b3ac thought of 8bd2b0fff9 how Gray 2b7534aa40 probably imagined 046ee1e054 him gasping 4834223bfb alone in 7853de06c6 the attic, 484d4464fb likely using 019dd24d88 the image 3851029a89 to satisfy 87cad36e1e his own 4382890b04 twisted fantasies.215463548d8b0969

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Suppressing the revulsion f5cccf0b2a that rose within 442e260815 him, Aubrey forced 24ebc55944 a smile and 57c12b34fb turned back to 2206549171 the marquis.83c9f33adb341db1