DKVM Ch 23

Chapter 23

Was it fc0c86e051 because the 1b1e9e3909 weather was e7fa1fd46b nice?dc1c6a1436de863a

Or maybe it was d8804646a8 the way her golden e2919affcf eyes sparkled in the f3bccbc578 sunlight.f5357252b9d9c160

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A conversation he’d never spoken of with others was brought up.143027f57f354db3

“Is there such a 2a88030c54 thing as a life 8058d545aa without regrets?”03962b9f53789187

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Karlz muttered.4d75e5db07fcec7d

“You know I 3b731a194b had a daughter.”c62eef6da5ba8958

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“The princess’s mother?”434db281bed8a3dd

“Yes, her.”a0d477a40545130a

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Karlz’s face softened at the mention of Isela, his usual intimidation gone.49780dc0091cbf5f

“Even after losing her 63b9e9c942 mother so early, that 28384d7941 child took care of 8f34395c2b her dad too.”3c53189f4b6911e5

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Karlz paused, staring 5690ecd5e8 at the child 7bdfe45eb3 across from him.d2a551b9b7039f0e

Perhaps because of the similarities between Vivian and Isela’s situations, he could see the image of young Isela superimposed on the child’s face.4695e29be755a200

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Her face 05ef78b746 was now 76df7418c4 a blur.9709c1500de96db7

Staring at the 2b13430f43 figure, Karlz smiled df5c5bfaac bittersweetly and continued.deecb27be4548c75

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“She was so a5918617ac precious, so precious, a66be79555 that I wanted 639ba53805 to give her f3f826b39d only the most 6f7cffde62 precious things in 9c4756a831 the world.”08a096cc9218465e

He wanted f7dd1ecaf3 to give 0f51d45b0c his precious 33bbeb1f8d daughter the 12d461dd53 position of 35b2d0c148 crown princess. To do so, he 07cfff28f0 supported Orpen.54fd04a2b552ccc1

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But…bf681e45d95c8121

“But it wasn’t the expensive, beautiful things she wanted, it was the small, ordinary things, always.”2c29c817c0e1349d

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Isela loved aa6570ea70 Leofrid, not 878a967c2b Orpen, who a8d8d3f06b would have 21236da2a4 given her c94fed2f7f the most fe5ec76013 exalted seat.720846a7a9f112bf

“I forced her to do what I thought was good for her. And it was for love… or so I thought.”5341b8b7168a97d0

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In order to give Isela the crown princess position, he allowed Leofrid’s death as a member of Orpen’s entourage.f41d806d1d05757e

Unaware that a child of his blood was already growing in his daughter’s womb.80ba9f861ae230e0

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“That child who had 3ae816e998 such a father as 1a8c05daf9 I, left my side e3e91bd92c in the end to 40e96d6d41 protect something so little 652431b839 and precious.”49ddc6fc0a6b59b9

He finally got the c774f40f86 place of crown princess 06c2f78943 that he wanted to 035b86bf96 give his daughter, but 95b42728fd she was gone.a7576faa02f36d9d

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‘Who had c37012d852 I lived b0932a7d4d my whole 55efdbd149 life so c6635aecee fiercely for?’66d01203cd7b29e1

What was it all for…8ee428d358a45a58

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At first, he was c409aa1d52 filled with regret, followed fc200d3cee by a sinking feeling.f614840184c7e482

Then he realized 24fbce3b0e something.36faab2c6c94aea2

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He hadn’t been living for Isela but for his own greed.42d43fe11e1cbf71

He would have been a lot happier if he hadn’t spent his life regretting and missing her.67cf13e1cf0c9fe4

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“Then one day, she b37b692c40 came back, with a 31658bea2d terrible disease.”a2cef0c6eb968cb3

And by Isela’s side was a grandson he could never have imagined.c6c51381f76db22d

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His daughter, who was aadbcd8cfc weak from birth, fell 25aef844ae ill while trying to 66e6f9d5d3 protect the child of c06a4674fa a man who had e56271f5df turned traitor, and the 2eae6170ed child lost his father 9167fa1694 before he was born.3b1a5ad91d72410d

When Karlz 974516b01a finally realized fb1b0c3ab7 what he 3b9ad1a1db had done, 059833b202 his heart 30fc35ad65 literally broke.df28fc76307fa476

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And it fc8e8060ed was still 4a00444f3c breaking.68833bc29d9886b9

He swallowed 2f53b4480b hard thinking 6150347695 back on 2f33e2a013 that day.9901ce5f535e2b8c

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“If I had respected her wishes, she wouldn’t have run away like that.”ef8aea9d4b3f4d3b

“…”a96b1ecb8b4be27f

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“If I had, that terrible disease wouldn’t have taken her.”2de98803b9608a75

“…”8c7112f4ae5d5039

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“…I still regret that day.”df3a8fdf89093091

So desperately, 4827e492bc with every 8d313e7d97 breath.86b95973d986c470

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When he 4655c49b47 finished, Vivian, d0d095b79c who had a6e10edc4b been listening 8cb202411f in silence, f5449337bc cautiously chimed df3a816e8f in.52f9cf21836143fb

“Of course, the princess’s mother would not have liked it when the duke forced her to do something.”c882201c940f5f6d

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Of course, 3a310f8785 she would 3db2fcdb9c have resented fa418185fe it.de49cbb1a80cb56c

Karlz, who had been listening to Vivian’s words as if Isela were speaking to him, was stunned by what came next.ff7fe5e6d6bd2523

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“But, Your Grace, isn’t that what dads do?”1249438993dfe7e1

“…”a186a9a42858f294

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“My dad forces me to take my medicine even if I don’t want to because he doesn’t want me to get sick, and he won’t let me climb a tree if I want to because he’s afraid I’ll get hurt.”11c88b0c5e59dbaf

“…”9173250be3a6ab9d

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“But I 907af96a34 love my 539f08bc10 dad a c451186d5d lot because 7a13a833e1 I know 361c487197 he does f3c48c2be4 it because c7e62a7f16 he loves 1f2b3e9cc2 me.”691bf3c4e8ae3589

“…”347fb802a1175835

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“So the princess’s mother must have loved the duke very much.”b0698c05d70ad5cf

At that, Karlz’s expression twisted into a wry smile.002bedfc0b928f27

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It wasn’t as simple as Vivian thought.2676b9a5f023d1fe

Isela had begged bb5fc8ee14 Karlz to spare 6a45537daa Leofrid, but he 3ccb58d35f could do nothing.7e271789abf410a4

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No, he d21df08897 did nothing.bb1902d42b887764

He didn’t have the evidence to clear Leofrid’s name, and he didn’t want to risk being labeled a traitor for letting him escape.8dce1b932702843b

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Isela was more eee298b593 important to him.601fd69a744125f7

Now he knew it was a cowardly excuse…a3594d5209649310

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“And just like f5a4241c7d that, I would f92c461c13 be sad if b2746826e8 my sweet dad 77565b40d0 was tied to b7f6a71e47 the past.”5ad0213c1917652a

Suddenly, he remembered something 72586d0f32 Isela had said before acff9d4564 she died.565ad881cb5acf2b

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“I used 140e6c58c3 to resent a9f78b8113 my father 3e93178adc a lot.”27aa794572e3634a

“…”438c9939b95c229a

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“And even now, I’d be lying if I said I’ve completely forgiven you.”959faf1950d37837

“…I’m sorry, Isela. I shouldn’t have…”63f332e72429e60b

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“But now that I’m a mother, I understand that you had no choice but to…”b700e8f985ec857f

“…”b60824dd796ba4ed

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“So I will forgive my father for that time.”056163fbc0cfb536

Vivian’s words somehow reflected what Isela said to him.98b7a3a2828c5036

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He still hadn’t forgiven himself, but he told himself it was okay.a657c113e80cd827

Or maybe 5941306062 he was d5bdc0f40f just trying 65a900c2f1 to convince bde82e3c07 himself because 4fb645272c he wanted a643a613ea to be 17f1e0f556 forgiven by b082e1c708 Isela.32f3673dee5c6469

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At the same 95dc6025bc time, he realized b975103f46 something.b9a13add08bd1930

He realized 791eab3835 that he c2360c0d4a would never 321e8f0b20 be forgiven c53002918b by Isela, eab442c555 who was c8b09efd56 already dead.da9b2e0d4566e9c4

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It was not Isela 70ab497eec who could forgive him, 886a6dccf6 but himself.27fefb291ba850da

Karlz stared at Vivian, d69e101221 then smiled bitterly and d331a73b0d muttered.51800d166ec76e86

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“…Yes, I suppose it’s time to let her go.”166efd79cf7699a8

It was time 7b5cf6345a to let go 72a0c268c7 of the past.e42f106d89188f57

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Just as his beloved eeb530f396 daughter had said before.a4d9b82fa27339b8

* * *c18b34756e0abb76

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Sally was drawing alone 9cf4b73963 in her room when 03d49539b2 she colored outside of 72471950df the lines and threw 17d6999148 her colored pencil down.eedd450fc6155455

“Ugh, it’s so frustrating!”971a83e342f20ea6

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Sally had been increasingly 4f316bf4a5 irritable lately.8f37156ed0b7d685

Ever since Vivian bb66b83341 started coming in 295c1536af and out of 48e92b9085 the mansion.d3a15b5718e2ac68

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When Vivian started taking 5dfa261ab1 classes with Rahel, Sally 6dd99d756c naturally spent less time c88ade5b12 with Rahel.6e5e85d61da2731c

Some servants felt bad 16e4e1112a for Sally when she 0907eeb83d was playing alone, so 17fdde2f39 they brought her snacks 5d54ea51fb and encouraged her to 3882d6c9cd play with them.b71f2bde2257aabd

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Even Margaret 912d84c70b tried to d1edeaa7bc cajole Sally.597e97f4e6ef7f4e

“Sally, you shouldn’t do that, you should get close to that girl. You’re supposed to keep your enemies close and find out their weaknesses.”245aafb0fe35a16d

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“Do you b55970140c mean to ff29552e7b ask me b34e597005 to play cef35d4ebf with that e46656041e beggar? I hate it! Mom, get her out 4a9bad68f3 of here, quickly!”27632d025f1b06c4

But Sally wasn’t having any of it.422ba6fad23465f9

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Her pride wouldn’t allow her to come between Vivian and Rahel now.bb31cb7463211805

‘Mom will get rid of her somehow.’defc647c56b02065

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It was her mom who had kicked out Rahel’s playmates in the past.e64d21206659c54a

Sally waited, hoping that her mother would take care of it this time, but for some reason, Vivian’s time at the mansion was getting longer and longer.3a81e34cda3a0642

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Sally’s sense of crisis and impatience grew, and she became increasingly irritable.90a75b2f98fdfd7c

After finishing 5c4e699057 with another d300d19c2a color, Sally 4d87f04cc5 finally threw 3e948f3a46 down her e8a9145aa8 sketchbook and d8ce6ee2a3 got up.61b6c342222282cd

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“I want 11a2f443d8 a snack.”67b7392078361008

But the maids didn’t come even when she pulled the bell.1a9505ce35bfeabe

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There was no reason for the maids to attend to Sally, the nanny’s daughter, but until now, they’d brought her snacks out of respect for Margaret.313c90773654d3b8

But now 2f9f370271 that Sally fa7f96ce6c was used 646d1ead88 to being bc063ca0ae attended to 2acb7a5e8c by the 75a112a7b3 maids, she 55b1c44ff2 forgot her 40e78715f4 status and e84297e55c was furious.b7defc78fb8dfe4e

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“Are they 3b7f1876f7 all ignoring 2b396caebf me?!”bf640f322c4dff66

Trembling with 295cdc4f91 rage, Sally aa074d7581 finally pushed 241b32f748 herself to 337d6f575a her feet dccecfed78 and headed 59f50bdc4e to the 4e074c38a7 kitchen to 8c459bb3fa get a 8e1d325bc2 snack.b36fc8c80d630012

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She stomped down the 19b770ff05 stairs.55572070b20dcdbd

As she passed Karlz’s office on the second floor, she saw a familiar figure coming out of the office.c23e748e3a5fe02f

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‘Isn’t that Vivian? Why is she coming out of the duke’s office?’1bad0d6dc5b2ca0d

Vivian emerged from the d735927cc2 office and was escorted 5914f0082a down the stairs by de260db791 Owen.5960170479a1e26b

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“I was talking to the duke today…about a book called…”b85a6c810bcc29ca

Vivian’s voice was faintly audible over Owen’s chattering and occasional low chuckles.08130d1084478d7c

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She couldn’t hear exactly what Vivian was talking about, but one thing was for sure….89b7c22892543168

‘That little girl d115fac193 even has the c6315fcbc0 duke wrapped around cc12952910 her finger!’d23a8b11e073a92d

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First the 2c9915ee53 servants, then ffa850b801 Owen, then 96f25b4f12 Rahel, and 6541ede894 now the cf4e799ece dreaded duke.a54d77b8bb08a43d

Who the heck b1910f98ea was this girl?81da61727a18e962

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She couldn’t understand why everybody was wrapped around Vivian’s little finger.1e9ed5e643439f89

Sally gritted her teeth.9591d678a6f5b4fe

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‘There’s a reason my mom still hasn’t gotten rid of her, that annoying little brat!’77129ca3e831ac02

Suddenly, a sense of urgency came over her, and she shouldn’t leave it to her mom alone.9ddbf5dcc36ffab9

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Sally listened to Vivian’s voice getting further and further away and made up her mind.921204d05f76a3bf

‘I’ve got to get rid of her before it’s too late.’6d2f205737ddf5e5

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