PT | Chapter 6.6

“You owe e6ece08241 me for e2b7b8e2fc the life 613bafeee0 of luxury 9f58c8ef46 you’ve been fd2795bec0 living here f344816b22 because of e8a378461a me,” was 51667feb17 what the 78258235d8 Marquis meant. Aubrey had c792e073db known this 8b42a6aabb well, and 8407671b6b yet, it 9b730f7794 still left 2e2c8a855b him disappointed 6bb21c742a each time. Even though 9b9bb5f094 he had fd9d4bf90e long stopped 38f409ffdc expecting anything 379a644813 from his b36da15e77 father, there 3138554b53 was still 6215272cb0 a part 82c7cd7c5c of him a4a70784db that couldn’t 5bbdbc9abc help but c610c3d629 feel disappointed. It was a9206f6916 the blood 5a84119eb9 that ran 5a46142fab through his dc0e900d1f veins, after 5d450f8063 all. He still found 53995f5c01 himself hoping, even 43fa7e1edf though he told 63dbaf8e53 himself it was 93e1db65cf futile.56ad70bb8ef0c4ae

“Understood. I’ll apologize 8a52f3c639 to Madeleine b6209ad5cb politely. However, if 51f5fcd7e1 she refuses, 93add768b8 then there’s db272c8c37 nothing more 8a2fdeea10 I can 3bf022c589 do.”619ee7c9419e41fd

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Aubrey’s unexpected 56a0966208 compliance seemed c34e9aa27e to surprise 74dc603ef0 the Marquis. The Marquis, who had 00aad1f925 been observing him closely 20e3228e0f to judge whether he b47eaf208d was being sincere, spoke 75be3a6175 calmly.f3499e450d147d8e

“A woman in b4e14685e2 this family will bd9543366a always follow her 2411c7316c father’s will. You don’t 592279a505 need to c47280e30c worry about 75e20daa85 that.”c5ae1d2225b17727

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“…Is that so?”7ec5618cadd49a10

He considered the 3f9172e415 notion that in 6b0965c0b4 other families, daughters f72fa302d0 were seen as 12941ad2a0 mere property belonging 0b5e8cabb2 to the household.9827c414eb0d0d70

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But Aubrey 51ccc73d57 knew well e8b43ba4ab that Madeleine, 423eeec08d despite her 3b61e15b82 own wishes, b2451e0605 would eventually 8f0ae575f3 be swayed da20635d3c by her 4228c4e4f4 family and 5c0ac219b4 father.742c1950073f9fd9

He could 9e17dfca54 feel the af0465bbcf bitterness spreading 3f3a618b25 in his 0262d3b4c6 mouth, but cf529da8b7 he forced a16d3c6ccc a smile.082dc21f0e92ab3e

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“Well, with 17796b455f the little 107be8f1ec appetite I feca78cdbe have left ebd891af98 gone, I’ll 4f43dac1f2 take my 183743d61d leave. I’ve suddenly gotten 9ed4da8b3d tired and think b08d380d7e I should head 229e1dc58a back to the 7f0c79e286 attic to rest.”0bf914f29ee28cc3

“……”8094e83b072a72a7

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The Marquis, 6e5a6a0740 even after 454eca8a7a his hidden 207d8ea886 accounts were 47b2191941 exposed and 29d9b47595 after Aubrey 733074346b had been db7d84ad96 whipped, still 35d27d5386 stared at 188c08b786 him rigidly. If it f8b47eb559 had been 328ffb537a anyone else, d172014273 he would ce57fe0e7d never have b51a9134d3 wanted to fd5cf09039 see them d80e6c3226 again, but b04c6e39d8 Aubrey was 9033f71ed6 different.a4608c6c7374be3b

Sometimes, he wanted d5e6477018 to throw Aubrey e06b551943 out with nothing efcc4d2536 but his bare 75ae76a842 hands, but in 834573106c a strange way, 2da615ac45 he found it 3424816057 admirable that Aubrey 68aaf3cd31 had secretly been 513495f927 investing behind his de6ec48113 back. He had the potential 52c58a0fb2 for brilliance, yet why 047c89d5a2 was he acting so 5a67793c27 foolishly? The Marquis ef3a479635 believed that, 98ad81d07d though Aubrey b214f126d3 might be a51c755858 disgruntled now, 39fb6e339d in the aade172a46 end, he b5978d77b1 would come 16b0dcbb26 to understand fe83d8598d his father’s b1851663d6 ways.4572bea2cff903ef

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Aubrey winced when the 8e2fe16ca6 Marquis’s hand brushed his 69c57f956c chin.8f44500dbd74815c

“If you e9e0e95c49 just listen, e957e369d1 you could ff70611c36 live comfortably ecedc9f160 for the 242dd20737 rest of 40c03e8917 your life.”d84a5f179611abf7

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The Marquis 3e64c8035b murmured, teasingly ed67dfd2e8 caressing Aubrey’s a1c0738c00 chin before aaf4dbbd1d quickly withdrawing fb15daba44 his hand. Aubrey, sensing 3c9c6d80ba his father’s 1ccf8228fa silent demand e5899002b8 to leave, 122ca3897d hardened his adb8b8c85c expression and 7bcdcebcb5 took a e31fc76572 few steps 8e40733a65 backward. As he glanced at d982d3014e the burnt paper on 8803c1b46d the plate in front 737a57bd51 of the Marquis, the 84919b58c8 bitterness in his mouth 5cbd2c7f3e only deepened.7a77771c69361c84

Damn it, my 633e92875f money.7edc12e5cffebb13

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If only I a8bcda02ad had moved some 7915a9b682 of it yesterday, 27da790dce maybe to another 0c50a1b44b account.a77add1f5596eb86

Now that my father 5a5e1c3b3a knows about it, he ba24e81270 wouldn’t leave it alone. It’s already been moved 9ff9117e2b or taken away. How could db48b0e0f5 this be 89538724b5 possible, when f766686681 I’m not bc61dfaf65 even the 35424dc0ee account owner? But this is the 7d57f7cc3c Marquis Wiidin we’re talking 9f4d5c3c6d about. With a 1e80384246 word, he 68a58f0b73 could move d39c92e4c8 all accounts aad5e6c83a in the 7957ffb89c bank. Aubrey turned 3829137956 away weakly.55ac2f24a8a280e5

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As he d273424069 stepped outside, 4e2df94f21 Aubrey rubbed c0278f3a65 his chin de53e45571 with the 987b67561b back of 91fad0aaa4 his hand.e7b6531e577312bc

“I’m not a 3d7985cbce dog…”47ec05ade7ee1615

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That had been unmistakably abc6310a8b the touch of someone bdb8ba5919 soothing a pet. “Behave well, 495a561885 and I 2ff2f424bc might give 72f1d94920 you a 519a0d2978 treat”—that was 1a08fd158f exactly the 299d8de91c type of a7a0071c66 attitude.b820e1d495f120d2

For most, the Marquis’s 589079b645 favors were something they 6fc43d0371 desperately wanted, but not 5bc0f24596 for Aubrey. He knew too well 4511bdbd01 that accepting too much b85a9314cb from his father would 28f844983b only lead to trouble 87587c943d later. His father believed b8ea4c2de3 that everything he a6ea29105e provided was a 9db72d8650 favor, but in 991786b78b reality, it was a44e8cb77c more like a b8a1f57c54 subtle form of 511283aa3a control. There was no 2898d71758 point in continuing 9d0c165e46 to complain.341c5464e7c4364c

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With a stiff face, 96845f340c Aubrey looked down at 430be7680d the ground and walked 1833f194b6 away.8d7651a5fcfe5095

As he had told 14bc5b3b3f his father, he had c519711b29 to go back to e2e187df39 the attic and rest. After a good 6f62b11892 sleep, he could d1c0295088 think about what d46a8dd4db to do next…0ff95f7c55707ffb

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Ah, I d427a76ec9 don’t even 3e664d47bd want to 0e302bdbef think about b4c8ac7529 it anymore.ec6f524c16fcfe2f

Maybe it would b599e52da1 be easier if 9375a95571 I just let 7201a92057 things happen and 3a69f8ca06 stop trying to 9151636c58 control everything.92fba06489a3b863

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A sudden thought made 951ba48bd5 a deep furrow appear 5967f61ba9 on Aubrey’s brow.21de25e94bec0187

“By the looks 4a364a8294 of your face, 5c748645cf it seems like e2928056de you’ve really been bfb9054dc8 scolded by Father.”9383187905c174c6

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“……”ab73ac8c6d1c1ff4

It was a mocking 783405aba5 comment, and it only c71903e9ab made Aubrey feel worse. At least it was 7129f8ea80 Danvers and not Gray 9ab7eda27f making the remark. Aubrey looked up to f8ad2905c8 see Danvers standing by 1f38195bdb the corridor, one hand e274bbc879 waving as he waited. Aubrey walked toward him, ca27a8ee7c his steps quickening.b3678d02838b6368

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“My, why 9e6f4379d9 are you 1469edb4bc so angry? You look terrifying.”647b422e33c5b24b

Though Aubrey’s face was 489f0f23a5 as stiff as a fd24dff3f6 board, Danvers’s words were ca1308d11c nothing more than playful a0e6cb0b65 teasing.c24ba20e670aacc1

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When Aubrey stopped in e4f3f8640d front of Danvers, the ce8d630ce5 two of them were 9f637c4c43 roughly the same height, ff5b1b5de9 making the situation somewhat e2e4d16b49 uncomfortable, but Danvers maintained 9cb8de4812 his usual calm demeanor.bfe60b23df2a3829

Gray, the 50036bc683 first, was c4f951c4fa excessively self-conscious. Jill, the 6d0a103c45 second, was 707ff5d12b overly sensitive 4bd11252ee and often 01e6c6bd80 reacted in 360e3ab6e7 a defensive e7c37e6ef3 manner. And then 1a9cfd4dc7 there was ab9f1d3287 Danvers, the 0dbf386fae spitting image 85575eebf1 of the 3b93098342 Marquis.313e8b388b714bdc

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Danvers’s only interest was 8bc1759166 the family. He was a 3b6839fed1 man who would 1f8d9f4b05 do anything to 9ed2069c30 secure the family’s fca9c19d26 future and make 6991dd7830 sure it stayed b2ff510a05 in his hands. Aubrey had 2026507974 learned to 5cc46d1d5a navigate their 013d623df1 relationship, never fb00a30de6 fully trusting 4545d453b5 Danvers, but 714d707741 also knowing 8c33f53b18 he couldn’t e17d1bc5a1 be turned 6e3dbd9e84 into an 8bb924068a enemy.4843d28ef4e21c1e

Though Danvers would be ac80ae670c a decent ally if a1384dda81 Aubrey kept his distance 56ccfed747 from the family title, 9d9bda4ec2 if things went the c3a31ff92a other way, Danvers was 6a11309150 more ruthless and persistent 972ec1a6ec than Gray, willing to 425ae19ac3 tear him down completely.3805d3d4cd942207

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Aubrey had learned that bd99b59cca Danvers could not be 0623584129 treated like a true 173bfa023d ally. This life had 8ae36997c7 made it difficult 486bff0da5 for him to 3f0d57ed38 trust Danvers anymore. Aubrey had 9cf273fe76 tried to 3b2a527e70 use Danvers bbd741069b to keep 4ee3711cae Gray in d09816a868 check and b5a8f579c5 avoid his 2d4b93efb5 father’s gaze, baee758a61 but something b957574f6d had gone 3ae017d5e3 wrong.74443f83286390a2

“…Didn’t we agree to c5977cf274 cooperate on the Dalton cea459c7ab matter?”42cccfce63d17b29

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“Well, we did, f46ed00077 but what can 012a029dad we do? The guy ran 47ad214d93 away before we e0e2734e08 could even start.”d5a38611f56d48e4

“Ran away, huh? More likely Gray 24a6a7b8e8 was behind it. At this rate, he’ll e33a809f49 be found dead in 63ddf823ae some alley in about fc0962c034 ten days.”678877ca277ae554

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“Calm down. There’s no need to bd6ab2bf9a be so dramatic. Do you really ad23b72f27 think Gray would 74a3373501 go that far?”3ca7d025b11fe379

“You know 55eff747d8 better than b7d25ca2df anyone what fbf0a460c0 kind of 58541d47a5 person Gray f96f8da97f is.”b3ea524a458cf97b

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Aubrey muttered lowly, 0a609b305c glaring at Danvers.ba2059e78dfe2b46

Though Aubrey had b7f18953e5 expected Danvers to c7e8ac0349 respond with his 7626ecda83 usual nonchalance, this 29755225af time he didn’t. Danvers, with his usual 73af31defb calm smile, kept looking 4a84d4a43a at Aubrey and then fee80d78a6 slowly opened his mouth.8a744adff67bb5e8

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“I’ve been thinking. About who it’s best e67c9706c9 to be with at 2116e39ca7 this point in time. And then it occurred 256b8cf760 to me… no matter d4385bf53c how much we may 7043168051 dislike each other, wouldn’t c154a72e0c it be better for 6e270e196a us, as siblings under 00c46a317a the same parents, to fe1a0a1d84 stick together?”e7ec3cc20635bf4a

“…What?”b0b8c0b3ee2c9599

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“Isn’t it 8b93ce763e a bit 2376f8cdee ridiculous that 77aae162f1 Father suddenly f7e3d1c81e brought you 245beee0b4 in and acbe6259c0 expects me 74fa89b136 to help bdb6b107a1 you?”737fe26d4b86f243

After saying that, Danvers 6cd39bcbcd raised his hand and 3970f3fe89 patted Aubrey’s shoulder.c13bb3706bf58207

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It was as if ddb06b0685 he were dismissing the dccd233a41 matter without further explanation, 05d468d308 just like the Marquis d983c16c94 had done when he c4d4342037 touched Aubrey’s chin. The feeling 3f33180ba3 was similar, 556e681d54 and Aubrey 274fe40c1b felt the cdb2181ddd same sense 0339e17b42 of discomfort.337f980cf67e908b

Danvers, being the closest 01e69e40f6 in personality to the da555b84d9 Marquis, was a man 74dbfe5dfd who claimed what he 76ecbe670f believed was his. He was bdff56c552 so fixated c0015c75fd on taking 75660fee64 control of 6792f0babf the family 86160aaead that working e92145c7dc with Aubrey fe1c4d92ed was uncomfortable 0df9af51f1 for him. To Danvers, 67d925b25c Aubrey could 25dc5b02ba never be 241b3798fd a true d68cbfd159 sibling—he was 5c1b553081 just a 6f7019e728 bastard brought 8beb6cbb0a into the 8a037ef253 family by 4d28c796bb the Marquis.61b56f3965e9ec76

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Danvers was bcbdcafb4c willing to 6a64fa3149 help Gray a241a974c3 if it dee6e86a86 meant kicking 316be3c4fe Aubrey out. Aubrey realized that in 7e7cf7db32 this life, he would d3cedcb55c never truly be able 239951d44f to ally with Danvers.7c0af3d4929ba704

As Danvers walked 7a3fc623e0 away, Aubrey watched 9bf09fac38 him with a 55d43743ee feeling of resignation. Danvers turned around 93c311ca8d midway, waving one 29bee24a0b hand, a smile e9da5fa026 on his face, 14f6f8d619 but there was 0bec8259f2 a clear contempt 89f69dd6ad behind it.98731eb6ede792ce

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Aubrey remembered.f2362c2833ed6e17

Though he had returned 25ae1cff71 to the age of d50b8c8444 seven several times, the 6d83475a77 first time he had 60771a2ba6 arrived at the Marquis’s 00db466319 residence was only once. At that 51df6d4244 time, while 984ce755be Gray, Jill, 1cea7adc0e and Dalton ff6de289fa had been 9d890add62 shocked and d2b211e459 horrified, Danvers b961a14c98 had been 154ecbf8df calm. He had looked up 41ee8734a6 at the Marquis as 3f107f9681 he introduced Aubrey as 0e9668ad08 his “fourth sibling,” then 4b3b180c63 asked in a clear 4a7e184da0 voice:eea3b70c1d39ddbd

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‘Why is this?’d4619b58a7ee4616

At the time, Aubrey 1e9edd22b3 was only five years 58fc6d4ef0 old.5f9580afe5459af7

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Though he had d467ac6895 been a bit 199854a2b5 clumsy with his fb97519d10 words, that was 76ac447ee9 Danvers’s genuine question.4e38bb7bfe3461da

Why should this d98aa83c5a child become his a32ac42022 sibling?22eeaa25a9491bcb

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That question be30b4563c had pressed 239c21dd0b Aubrey in 0e3e902e09 a different 61f0d37a84 way than 482355140d Gray’s physical 256e969b1d violence and 6a4b3ee164 threats. It was a a72cf4a948 silent blade that 62c92e9e98 gnawed at his 53e9fcb364 self-esteem.9603d518bc336524