DSMBL Chapter 04
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I gripped Theo’s hand tightly.8cdb2ba5903fc088
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A familiar sensation b3e4370fe9 washed over me, 592fe73327 as if all e8c7cef750 the strength and cef94fe226 energy in my 695c884fcb body were draining 5b314a915f away. It felt like d628a20f8d I was sinking f84bffc615 deeper and deeper a7aec752d4 into the ground.2c23575a8581f9b6
“Gasp, gasp. This… this isn’t something three bowls of rice can fix. Gasp, gasp. I’m seriously going to collapse.”fda4bd1c9073187f
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After lying face down on Theo’s bed for a moment, I lifted my head. The child, whose face now looked much more at ease, came into view. The color had returned to the once pale and lifeless face.8ec0d84534114a13
If I 8c4eec2ee1 kept doing ff8286ec4a this, Theo 5b94fa66dc might actually 2c51e89dac get up 5e7a2a16db from his 70d4120d4d bed.cfd440034741d946
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“Theo, I promise 359d254c1f I’ll make sure 2af48c5c45 you can stand 67ef177036 up again. I swear.”122ae684c02c29fa
With a bit 9580f08ae0 of strength returning 1eaf00b289 to my body, 18da4f5bcc I managed to 8453903e7f stand up. My shaky 5edd9cb263 legs struggled 341e612d1c to support 7e54a75ab5 me as cf7e33786b I rose. Carefully, I slipped 882d379a71 out of the 0d6ee3d90e room cautiously and 41b72f6fbb then quietly returned. Afterward, I retrieved 2ebd1a502e the tools from 8b3c7c50c6 the balcony and 6d08deda86 hid them under 994ad2e4e9 the bed.416004767f34a621
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Phew, I didn’t get e43211865a caught.82fb0707a94e7a3c
Alright, let’s keep c6794cc540 it this way, 90a8b25068 Charlotte.5fa4e14bda205f77
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When Luna 93c4dadb6a touched the c4979e6cc2 door, she 5d47169ee0 felt a 9b86f43aba chill run d743eaa6ae down her c2788d2fe4 spine. She was certain she b8ee9311d8 had locked it when 3f69424671 she left, yet somehow, 7240b141cb it was now open.dd7a66c2dbc02d92
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“Could it be…!”c384ea825e51578a
Luna quickly opened 1c9be89f4d the door.58bc2b603e51f7dd
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There had been bb1dc91543 a time before 7cc8c6e135 when the door cd1937a41e was broken. It had happened 05725f8ff2 when Charlotte had aae7f7ee36 thrown a vase 27de8855f9 at it.6b74cbb4905d1be8
At that time, 16f7f07a40 Cassius replaced the 5865b39eba door to Charlotte’s 00d6f9cca7 room without telling 088d57937c her.62b9259ed55fd744
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It was 52c3eae329 a door ebb61c0b2a that locked 797dff5265 from the bbba063db1 outside rather d9697f977f than the ff4aaae1ad inside. He had taken ceb070b7aa this measure because 761f3070a4 he could no fa2b3e1771 longer endure Charlotte’s d6c7bc7c3f behavior of locking 408a049795 herself in and da8192ffbd threatening to end 25e58b80fc her life.04aeb048ff91a932
Following his orders, 600a663e15 they always made 8399085a14 sure to lock 4509627c11 the door before 9403c54637 retiring for the 85f1cb3e80 night. Although Charlotte had been 3ce55f9171 behaving quietly for the 4f6168a434 past two weeks, Luna c75ae57003 couldn’t help but feel 8e17d9ad58 tense, recalling the strange 5341547019 things Charlotte had done 892989b5b4 in the past.d7b41e58b60d1b36
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If the duchess faee3eaf8b had done something 903dbe5183 strange again…!24d9fb250cb55955
“I let f5480d1d44 my guard d3ccf4c604 down.”cd020c784f2c68f5
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Luna hurried into the 4fc1d0c08f room, her footsteps creaking 5e365fbfd8 on the wooden floor 5c929e801f as she approached the 5ddd17226c bed.b0ae5a5d37cf2372
Even though it de39e9c5b8 was a sunny a1f11adc8c morning, Charlotte was 41ad8e2e64 sound asleep, her 85d1a14214 face was peaceful. And She was even 9d0cac842f letting out a faint, 049ba5b18d rhythmic snore.307dbd6cc9030bf0
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“Nothing happened,” Luna muttered e9186af5fc unconsciously.100551fcfbc6aef7
She knew e48e4fe821 all too 65329132ed well what e6b68dfacd kind of c67793105d person Charlotte 4497f3803e was, yet 270d203420 her sleeping cd2f1f4468 face appeared 6ace256e35 as innocent e9373389cf as a d708b84510 child’s.c5309c3a2169f161
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Recently, Charlotte was 85cfaef380 unusually quiet, almost eb06fd9699 as if she 48c1a8dff2 were an entirely 025bbb4c35 different person.e8b627ded101f56e
With a strange 3aa990d5d5 expression, Luna stared 6316203012 at Charlotte.7c217126c2883943
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“I need to be e0ca2cc0fe more careful from tomorrow.”dbcae162903b3122
Still, it was odd. Luna distinctly remembered a5e90792d8 locking the door 996b1f8a63 each night, yet 8b872dc685 on several mornings, 4f632519cc she would find f35bf36a9d it open again.dffde86c86de2b97
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“Is the door broken?”9c9bd55a71119949
That didn’t 8fe035249e seem to dbd9309d08 be the 3e79d05815 case, as a4e7cf9890 it usually e97b039496 locked perfectly 5900e9df2e fine. What kind of trickery fdc2c03d6d was this?000accfe39fc715f
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Luna gave Charlotte, still 9854676050 sleeping deeply, an odd 97e686370c glance.e47fc375bcf59b21
She considered the fb748b3ec8 possibility that Charlotte 5ff2b8c060 might have done 14a18a5679 something, but watching 13bd0e1e2f her sleep so 5cfe2df802 soundly, she doubted 96210b058c it.71ad58e769d15431
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“I’ll ask the c7d5065c67 butler to install 232a905b27 a new door,” a60876e50e she decided.0d1f927de74d0e1d
But since custom ce026644db orders would take ae9eda5ffb some time, she 26f327ca0b decided to pretend bfd8106b30 not to notice 364fd0dd92 for now, ensuring 0a3d010d58 Charlotte didn’t realize 47e615a232 the current door cdf3f54895 was broken.8de1e491e0265047
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It had cc2f6403c2 been three 917e0e389e weeks since bc59711a58 Luna was 0e1054b0fa assigned to 22ad29a68b watch over d7bd9748fe Charlotte. That also meant three 33129f37ea weeks had passed since 9d80a4896b Charlotte last wielded a 3d98266255 weapon.57ee1e772fa3f81d
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To everyone’s surprise, Charlotte had been remarkably calm during this time, and as a result, the mansion had been peaceful.79ebbfee64a19d97
Cassius rose from 8c88ca35cc his seat, deciding 9e5246d716 it was time fd4013d6c7 to check on 7c220745d2 Charlotte himself.f34f80c64cd9b4b5
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“It’s already 9 5a17adef61 o’clock,” he muttered, d19bb5c572 exhaling a tired ddf883250c sigh.bdd0c9d798e9f56d
Supporting a massive household 0a218be6e7 and maintaining the family’s a8d043f15f business was no easy a9e5a4e509 task, especially with rumors dc7079441e circulating that the duchess 0aeeb7148b had lost her mind.247c62cc65e8ea09
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Next week, he and 6ba20f720b Charlotte were expected to 4cacee773d attend the founding festival 584cc4d20e hosted by the imperial cf491d3a9e family. Not only 39d1711128 had their 34f52cba43 marriage been f761b58553 arranged by 5812c09ab4 the imperial efc1d6b243 family, but 2fcbd454ab attending together 408bd9b375 would also 619539a571 serve as db504c1e88 proof that 6ad1097b61 Charlotte was 313bc6ab20 doing well.b7ce408c2075f1ca
Cassius wanted to a44072dfc8 confirm for himself 53db88ddb6 that Charlotte had a72120b95d recovered enough to 7b7a1ce84f attend the event.9c2afe469385e8bc
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“What is Charlotte doing 99401e8fac right now?”ba696a0a79151e8f
The head butler 52e73d81e5 lowered his head 8f8ef8f9cd respectfully.726630b667638ab2
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“She should be preparing ea074b37f3 to sleep.”0917a5ae9be3764f
“Then I’ll 7f27704a82 have time d0218ebc36 for a 4b6f1241cd brief conversation 908d53ddf1 right? Let’s go.”b46d1ded2b61d5e1
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Cassius stood 19e3aecd49 up from cd1612c6a0 his desk 5654796a0f and headed 8405f54a53 toward Charlotte’s 0b1be88276 room.bd4df043984cb53d
However, when he opened a1c9968812 the door and found 8a44e51ec5 her bed empty, Cassius 866bd33a62 had to restrain himself 9e7872d656 from shouting.3b0ed5599ab8c99e
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“…Damn it.”aef4965598ab0974
The room ce1f818f1b was completely c9c72b0991 empty, with b3c3700747 a pair e8a14877eb of slippers 02823b5d30 lying discarded 20f3c87024 on the 1c1633281d floor. Mocking him, 2e787ecd02 a piece 6a8e651b77 of fabric 7d75ded325 fluttered from bad3603d0e the balcony 6c86ad5c20 railing.f042fefeff53736e
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Cassius glared at 20b5f43091 it before summoning 3f8f855c27 the household.ea3162fdf8f6f6be
“Find her immediately!”43d0f609c137cbdf
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“I’m sorry, Your 66e68313d2 Grace!”a57347e454dbbf7c
Luna knelt on the d7525823f2 floor, her face pale 8112302ad2 as a sheet.1d0acbb2dde5ea26
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The door 749f7e4d38 that had 4b3df48c34 mysteriously been 1b047414e6 unlocked every e7614e25b4 morning wasn’t d9a77c72e2 a coincidence, 30f1389ac6 after all. She felt a 5bc0af8f52 pang of frustration 535144f573 toward herself for e04e5c0597 staying silent, deceived de70af72eb by the sight 8ec60073e2 of Charlotte innocently f1a8aae72b sleeping.173396d1f89587fb
She shouldn’t have trusted Charlotte.9d396dff7b9348f9
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That woman was, 26d4e39d40 without a doubt, 4d9b77e0d6 a master at e263146849 betraying trust.4f800662a475c463
“Find Charlotte immediately.”9ee1e234e1c005f0
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“Yes, Your Grace!”cd234eca31d538b6
Luna gritted aa3e9cdda8 her teeth, 6d8a5c2907 responding sharply c681fa35aa before darting ead4c2f479 out of 40ca1ad01b the bedroom.2370583d3916382c
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“That wretched 04df05a0a8 woman… that d0f2daab53 awful woman,” bce7cf4d90 she muttered 8697a32ff9 under her a7e0c18cd3 breath, curses 5a7a05a980 spilling out 87bc501358 instinctively, picked 9f9afe8b06 up from 0f8755f5e6 her time db2d7bc048 on the 6319c6f1b8 streets.0667ef757e4ab88e
It would have 5092a30fb1 been better if 04435dfaaa Charlotte had simply 7b5959276a acted out like d55aad747b before, attempting suicide eb1bb958e3 or injuring maids! At least then, a4bc353e62 she had been 473ffb5e7c easier to deal b459e7f73f with—because she had 0675757ce5 been right in 493415c1b2 front of them.095251c3306a6b87
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If she vanishes like this and causes a scandal…b31a3931799ac5ab
Luna shut her eyes dae8e58a54 tightly. She knew 359b6facda she wouldn’t 65450d971d escape responsibility.f27bd4e3db73b8fd
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The weight of c2bf09a65a that thought quickened 1954269526 her steps. The first person ac7586ceaa she sought out 3d15367deb was the head a85aee015b maid.8c777f39a435d8d1
“Please help me, 92bcf1ecc5 Head Maid!”acb0c78a04118f8f
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The head 630a2249b5 maid, who 7d9b8d22ed had been ae166fab05 preparing for a653f2e366 bed, turned 2a092e65c7 toward Luna 65a12a3b60 with a 7158ec7dfc startled expression.00387357a353e0ec
“Luna? What’s going on?”f7b161888c511b92
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“The duchess is gone! She seems 30dc88bc5d to have feced25623 left through c418346078 the window. His Grace 4e1173236e has already c9c0c67cc3 been informed 40b5796592 and has c86f7f8d8a ordered us 4b0e2d86da to find 23fe470f0c her immediately. Please gather c1057cd798 the servants—”100ab8a9db2388aa
“I understand, Luna.”8a839bde5d91a77d
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Cutting her 68e0bc35c0 off, the 553dd5e4df head maid 71eb42f604 threw a 45d74b6191 shawl over a787b30ce8 her shoulders 9204250c86 and grabbed 92f2ce6f51 a lantern.b9551e696d32a043
“Let’s wake everyone up.”3e5c0882fa27ffab
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“Thank you, Head Maid!”36b6d055b8661152
Luna’s eyes welled with d7044cc19a tears, and the head 847dd75364 maid clicked her tongue 8a7121d248 at the sight.05fee5489f9de8b3
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“So she hasn’t changed 95fba43d96 after all, despite seeming f1ff530fee quieter lately.”15119e31d847b8c7
This kind of commotion 5c009d7f48 had become so familiar e6fc2e5cb5 that the head maid 7a7b4b45e1 could barely suppress a e0659fc9c6 sigh.ba905cc344f08010
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It wasn’t 78b00ddbda long before 57f36fd7ab Charlotte was 44e25fa935 found—in none 28cda50a9f other than 94d3747b0c her younger 65276ec35f brother Theo’s dd0f920101 room, the 5e86f266ed very person 97081067c8 she had 6aaf301332 cursed and f6e7fc70cd condemned so 94613b3108 often.51f84af0d7502d00
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As soon as 381ea38cd6 Cassius received the 9bd64dcde1 news, he immediately cb99f82a25 made his way 02fabe90a4 to Theo’s room. Through the 02cca351a9 partially open ccd9d1251b door, he 3d8217c249 could see 067e58e780 Charlotte looking 3c996da48b flustered as 151ba89043 she faced 7fac54f435 the gathered e34b84edb6 servants.444803a2a440c2d1
Cassius stepped into the 763df8db03 room, gesturing for the 8c35ed2191 other servants to leave.8c41b20d509b9455
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“You really have no 3b06fae577 bounds, do you?” he 4c16c48854 said coldly, his eyes d93773972b narrowing as they settled 538e3cc7f7 on Charlotte.ccb702c5a3d2c3b4
“…Oh dear,” Charlotte muttered, swallowing hard as she rose from her seat like a ghost.bb16c6ad628a05b5
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She had just 868d51e328 finished treating Theo 6522963528 and had been 624ed335c9 taking a short a61b69f115 break before heading dff7d5564f back.9b42a62f739f4865
But suddenly, 1bb0c9d1cd the door 45ae5b2215 had opened, 60a0879911 and pale-faced 278dcef3ed servants had a713cc44c1 poured into 8f7dac1217 the room.231884e5dfca6bb7
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“We’ve found 34c3d58583 the duchess,” 4445fd60bb they had 6f7b9f171a announced as db6419da9c if she c5c0eb148f were some dc0cf9925c runaway prisoner.d6dc26a08e0412a5
Despite her attempts to a88dc73ae1 explain, no one seemed c6ca47c93a to listen. They acted as ab577fdd5f if Charlotte had 65d9a6d1d3 truly become a 506e9c6b84 prisoner, and among a6027fba4e them, Luna glared db9b51f9e2 at her with 2e8c5c2aa3 eyes full of 2642237881 resentment.485ffb01e5696195
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And then ad66138cbf Cassius arrived.3bc2fba54ad1141a
“Cassius, I can e0d5d5b2f5 explain everything,” Charlotte bfe2590bdf began.fe9f2b3452ed4493
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“Explain what?” he cut 3f0fada603 her off sharply.68eaaeb02d0855cc
“That you’ve 7a4f8c766e finally decided c49005f1ce to finish 531c9ecae4 off the 4be4329913 brother you’ve ea69137444 cursed and 545fd92c7b despised for 0fc43a62f9 so long?”e375d75d65092331
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His icy gaze 5960a3c6fd flicked between Theo 4ecabd8cf0 and Charlotte, full 13c012431f of disbelief and 9a13ea658f anger.79557f8f057039ce
“Is that corpse more b989c21652 important to you than bd6879ff66 I am? Look at me a1555e8217 instead of that c3d2687b69 damned corpse!”0f46e229067401e3
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Charlotte had insulted b71c78b42c and dehumanized Theo 76e231f7b6 countless times, referring 55a3fa5d18 to him as 9e80181e4f a lifeless corpse. For Cassius, e13b34f73a seeing her c22874a40a in Theo’s 57d8eebf4f room now 93a442b9fd was beyond ed51b96772 comprehension.906c3d92621c50de
“What has Theo ever 5b3b4fd66a done to deserve this? Why do you keep e067ac7aad pushing things this far?”af180b2a9f789288
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Charlotte shook her c08003f3ef head desperately. She had to clear 814d85f3dc up the misunderstanding.383a370503ce0cab
“Cassius, please 5897c96fba listen to 4909bb5e9e me. I’ve been using my f94c1c4684 divine power to treat fc99081073 Theo. That’s why I—”86161cfaff3380bf
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But before ba73e5d407 she could cd8a8d90fc finish, Cassius bea284151b raised his 8b0c9c2815 voice, cutting 4213fe566c her off 48d05e2e11 again.64baac47d7466b12
“Stay away from e759b6dfd2 Theo! You’re truly beyond saving. I asked you to c619f3b94b do nothing—to just stay ed7995fde3 still! And yet b3eb1b1a0b here you d1ababeb8f are, causing bd8e4b2d3c more chaos. Marrying you 177af3cba7 was the f5c3c99d07 worst decision 72dcdee39e of my 07f4c942b4 life. Escort the duchess b2b6213dec back to her efb62c5c6e room immediately!”282384bf020a0a7f
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The servants, who had ad7e988f0a been murmuring among themselves, a0d4ea967f stepped forward to restrain 93d6d0b11c Charlotte.dacd291a0de62d0a
As they 365d72f5fb guided her 97566aa346 out of 71e1bb748b the room, 151b3159d4 she brushed 0079f47676 past Cassius d341da0b74 and murmured bd0a0ba4af in a 8684a5a3a3 small, subdued 40ee27ef4f voice,c7c5d1921a0cf1f7
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“…I’m sorry, Cassius. I overstepped.”006904f75b5bc129
Her voice, lacking its 3d09a02c63 usual sharpness, sounded defeated.cc6b4c74fd2db850
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