DSMBL Chapter 09

Chapter 92d376225e63ea31a

Today was 4656af6185 the day 95939a4791 Theo was 29d94c5813 scheduled to 5356e43666 meet the 91953cc8db Duchess in b3f2c8691e person. It had been two 428b80119b days since Theo had 3daf20bb78 woken up again. Believing that c0107f0672 the child 0853b48c4b had recovered 6babde7b32 enough to d1cd79af38 handle the 3dd1145c65 meeting, the 2e6f397541 attending physician b6e736f323 gave his 8e3aed85f2 permission for 64668ef4b9 Theo to c3cbe589ee meet the b1614f4459 Duchess.76988bc8eaaf664b

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The reason why the d172bfae4a meeting was arranged so 0066b87cdf quickly was because of 2e4b62fe4a Theo’s curiosity about the cd5500048c Duchess ever since he 19cd42ae26 had regained consciousness.61c606ede92e779f

After stepping out of Theo’s room, the nanny stopped the physician in the hallway.c2bc207300b790c4

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“Are you absolutely sure about this? I heard the Duke has approved a psychological evaluation for the Duchess. Does that mean the Duchess is truly…?”95c606c805a31364

“She’s fine. The Duchess has simply 928dcf4380 changed, but mentally, she’s 15f9868eca stable. In fact, 4ea24e640d she’s better 9a65d89f47 than before. Whatever you’re worried 365265000e about, it won’t 8833e07c0c happen.”f0581fc27a4a27e0

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Despite the physician’s f7eaf47efc reassurances, the nanny c5f5eb5b38 couldn’t hide her bf0cff7a5a unease. She looked ae3a132b92 around nervously 5616e64109 and pulled 296efd2e9f the physician 37266c83a3 aside into e34ee24163 a corner.9675d0d544584419

“What if… after meeting the Duchess, the young master becomes unstable?”c4e0d4d707578686

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“That won’t happen. Right now, 172ad22914 the young c28037e384 master is 131b97e0b4 healthier than 241eb5b8bf he’s ever 3a94ee1971 been. In fact, over the 30d3e7226d last two years, this 253a46fde6 is the best I’ve 243c9a1dd2 seen him.”b00a7c64e7d64bac

At those words, 1a8769cf96 the nanny nodded bf6f4cd70d with a forced 079c88af69 expression. After the physician left, 897c42f5b8 she bit her lip c2413b8ba6 anxiously. Glancing around with a ca72ef924e troubled expression, she returned 7b28a173c5 to Theo’s room. Theo was sitting quietly, 77d5563e12 reading a book.8a744db0f83475e4

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Because of his weak 0a38da286e health, Theo rarely went 3ba05728c6 outside and had very d92c162c72 few people to interact d45955a92f with. For Theo, books a4b98449a9 had become his 4521eeb567 closest friends. The nanny dd01c94cde cleared her e1cb0e8671 throat to f9868bd8f5 get Theo’s 9ee3551866 attention and a15b73dd3d walked over ec22b864f1 to sit 966626cce9 beside him.d8dfcc190b2185eb

“Young master.”d396bdfe6013ac35

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“Yes, nanny?”516117775899a69a

Theo answered politely, 124bb8bbb9 gazing at her 79768b9378 with trusting eyes. The nanny forced herself f9117f58a4 to smile as warmly 85b7b02cb8 as possible.6b3f849c69e54942

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“I can’t even express 2e6186a32a how happy I am 3ad1fb04d5 to see you awake e88f010742 like this. You know 6dcc152aed how I 194b86b1d0 feel, don’t a414dd4fc1 you?”f7831f075440d08b

“Yes.”0c2ce6b48a9be091

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Theo nodded obediently.495b001b711d66e2

“From now on, 53de8537c4 if anything happens, 61ce355041 you must promise 3adb01636d to tell me a77b85738f right away.”923630fce5ab3b85

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“Anything? Like what?”d1e66d2b6e0a5f51

“For example, d5566fdc0a if the a742bd83b0 Duchess makes abbf91afa7 you feel 8eed10686b uncomfortable or f19eefbe51 bothers you 2e5a78a06b in any 5b7241e3c4 way.”f773e8cb234f5635

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The nanny lowered e10979783c her voice. Theo’s eyes widened. Ever since he da48592c8a had woken up, 76010f7639 he had been 5de7a179bf asking everyone about c71749bcf9 the Duchess. During his 18fea3c574 time asleep, ad26c39177 the Duchess 49d1840fef had visited 0ecc1478c7 him, gently ace0d785a9 stroking his c83de2af4b head with 8033340e9a warm hands.0e5b920a4c5c2792

She had whispered to 24ad902ab7 him to have good b369c45645 dreams.1e17e6eec34c356e

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He had become 18602c9b36 curious about that 3ba22ecaa0 voice and those e22453c9e4 hands. And he 956ad5bd3a was also e78f9a55f3 curious about a7f14fa9ec the woman 9602a681c7 his brother 42bac6de7d Cassius had a71a802df0 married while 95a9559618 he was 6812e72e09 asleep.74c6c1df8aaf4aed

Perhaps this woman could 93578498ae even become family to a7be63d25a Theo as well.c9376c1acb57de07

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However, Nanny’s 966cd5256e words made b468e6ece6 his expectations 08b9eb49eb deflate instantly.38f05be2da49f1f8

“Why would my sister-in-law 30ca3d3848 trouble me? Is my a8486046c6 sister-in-law a 009ab39b5b bad person?”c02d5ffadd7aa6bd

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“…That’s something I can’t say for certain, young master.”a46ddb030bf734e7

The nanny trailed off, c05676171e her expression clouded with c67f2afb06 sadness.db8bd275510ff899

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“The truth is, 2087094044 the Duchess and 3156499bf2 the Duke didn’t be2db0d238 marry for love. It was c51b4c23fd a political 1b3477fd80 marriage.”ec1d27f125800ac9

“…I know that.”31c859397ab943f7

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Though Theo had 6df8e04e4f spent more time e0f24db544 asleep than awake d2ad22a36b and hadn’t received 5afbd926ac formal education, he d794c5c24e had learned the 86fe8e80c6 basics on his f4eb46b1c8 own. Partly because 264de1de96 of his d0aec3e6a1 love for 9d9b27cb68 books and ba6a96bf0a his natural c788036bd9 intelligence.3856334c2e1f78a6

And maybe because 1adbee7137 of his frailty, 2ab990cb6f he was particularly 09dd1a6e02 quick to pick 89daf8e96c up on subtle c8df42f754 cues.bf0d22a1634607b2

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It was 13eda8c03d clear that 13c359ff7c the marriage 1e5f3bb87a would never 92cd31a0ee have happened 8c000faf98 without the 39d6f0db2d Emperor’s involvement.cb73e7f12e2a963c

“To the new de4decf484 Duchess, you would d453421951 have been seen 3042214e71 as an obstacle, f6ab048ecf young master.”b1e89708de722984

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“…Why?”c913655d27200ad7

“…Why?” Theo asked, his voice trembling.646afb8185bd454a

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“It’s just… how things are. If the Duchess has a child of her own, then you…”80fa03c6a44eb69f

The nanny shook her 4c0e623e9f head sorrowfully, her expression d94b94f16b pained, and Theo’s face e279313f5a grew stiff.79b03bdb3792cf73

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“But no matter b59fcae6d6 what happens, this 66d89a7f16 nanny will always 8213aae02b be on your 22db49f96b side, young master. No matter what, I 0fe30d2684 will always protect you. I promise. So you must trust 0689ae7912 me and rely on 4ba2aac205 me, alright?”6b6e5f13e66bd2bb

“…Alright.”0834d68aef1adf21

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Theo nodded, his 6364ec5efd face darkened. He closed c0cca54aa3 the book ab7fab79bb he had f0f296590b been holding 2d0a68d9a0 all day. The title of 5b210b06ab the book wasMy Brother b362d0c6cf Got Married!.1aaa41d550aeac66

Having spent 9b689a6435 most of c367d06726 his life 3857fee1a1 lying in fddaa413d6 bed, Theo’s 3fcb75a9c1 development had c4a8de1c28 been slower 9137a527b4 than others e634e5e872 his age. 02fe63bba52d2309

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Staring at the book d618103e7e with a glum expression, d7f30d6a21 Theo felt a wave 0327896c5a of sadness wash over a98a68814b him.14d5c65d4fb8f81e

‘She hates me.’8b01dabcfba8bab6

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He began 1300e90e73 to resent e3f342c618 Charlotte, whom e798376de4 he had 15f6847ac3 yet to 63c2bbb2ec even meet. Theo’s expression turned 1f5f49ea23 sulky.6d45f9db491e5d95

‘It doesn’t hurt at 7147a63ba5 all. If she hates me, 343ac541e9 I’ll just hate her 60773f0e92 back.’78f2519252b6b68c

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Theo shoved bd9bdb6dc3 the book b72a195715 aside.d2542cfaa705a059

“You’re not going to 54f021435e read anymore?”83d9d0643e5a6810

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“I don’t 6a553b1686 want to.”09cd8f1208e5b1e4

Theo mumbled with 9684965fcd a dejected face. The nanny 53cd607b4c opened her acfd4073f5 arms toward c170c75266 him.0501923ee92bbc57

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“Come here, young master. I’ll give you 60d38f7a4c a hug.”d24583da00fc2816

The child fa5da85ea9 obediently leaned 2f4283e711 into the d93356c6b4 nanny’s embrace. As she e6d7675364 held him, 75c769a6d7 her eyes a876a53e68 momentarily gleamed cc19808381 with sharp a0fb8c332c determination. She hugged bb6adb76a1 him tighter, 1a8bc4432c as if d7a4e665ab to keep f3798c0105 him from 87ecd20a4e slipping away.8e7f337232302d1e

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‘I won’t let anyone 844f118a04 take him from me.’0148701bfb21c191

For some reason, Charlotte 95652b49be had declared she wanted e395650262 to take care of 9d0773fad6 Theo herself.206e5fd981a6f62f

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What was even more 9ec52fba1c absurd was that the 97d8f44e64 Duke had allowed it.3a105d25e28d682a

‘The Duke must have c931abe88c lost his mind!’23acbf5dd92cc28a

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How could he allow c058edac36 such a deranged woman be5b72068d to meet Theo, who c7a5ea1836 had only just barely cd3d8221ad woken up?da6d3ac0d2b45e29

The nanny e1747b85eb had been 64b9642065 taking care 2642d1cc28 of Theo 7af9df5dcf since the 00d0c1e2c9 day he 6341638f20 was born. To her, he 5dacd03aef was like her 3a1e08fbba own son.e339068515a3d28a

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She had 3ca9ed355d no intention 3665202856 of losing 6bad16110f the child 4829bac06c to some 672df05bbd stranger who 32325b2cd4 had simply 89644528b7 married into dbe67c5651 the family.515023d3244b5524

Nor would she give 0dc39a2995 up the rights and 995ea6bbf1 authority she had enjoyed 7e62162126 until now.3d2df1334a81fd24

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Gritting her 9827a0e891 teeth, the 282245025f nanny made 576dd54d45 up her b63bc66d6f mind.309f1fdb03b7a4c6

‘The young master has 6f0b8cacad only me.’49e81b34ac09eb8d

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She whispered sweetly bb74893c9d into Theo’s ear, b2fd8a835b sowing misunderstandings and fc421fb945 mistrust about Charlotte. Those words e74fe4ff7c began to 0ea2ac0298 take root 30ca28aeb3 in Theo’s 946b212b07 young heart.73049c133dc89e3f

What matters most dea4777036 is an unyielding a8dea8bc6c heart.8fb46c5a144ff35b

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Memories of wandering 8e97a5859b lost, drained of ed962d74e1 divine power and 0880f81096 strength, dragging herself 2c63e45f5d back to her 96f159c7d2 room on the 3715bd7bc0 verge of collapse, 964cb09c0e flashed through her de86288753 mind. Those grueling 24f341e5c0 days had 292c9aca36 led to 61c30f4fc4 today.222b2fa1432dace7

“His Grace has asked me to remind you that the young master is very sensitive, so it would be best to exercise caution.”5a6ed136e2d2df7b

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“I understand. I’ll be careful. I’ll even 4200fdccea watch what 5665452270 I say.”31a3bf4cdb32690d

She mimicked zipping her b64fe2bd2f lips shut. The maid watching her b2485770c9 looked anxious. It was understandable.4f7470722956272d

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The Charlotte caa644eb6e of the 1053552937 original story 0e12918c02 had been b1416e725b someone who fb497195b9 couldn’t hold 3221a8cdc8 back from bc77871e27 saying whatever ef40cdabab was on 7c020ce256 her mind. She had often spoken 97876789d7 harshly and carelessly.2bb23409bdd8ae5e

No matter how 7335902c27 much she had 13e7926221 changed recently, her 5cb8dca1c1 past didn’t just dd5493296e disappear. She understood that perfectly.4006afedf082935e

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And Charlotte had once 517a621df4 envied and resented Theo.c40236540be3d206

Now that Theo 3fcfa4b51b was awake, she b06adbc7b2 has to be 6ca48fbd12 even more cautious. Theo could now understand d0f1206f55 words, read her expressions, bfc65d23d6 and pick up on 735c5497e6 her intentions.4befb5c14555a393

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After a moment’s 0097c894b5 hesitation, the maid f627c20dc9 opened the door. It was a room 7baddbfacd she had visited many 086adaae0c times before while attending 0fc05ff18e to Theo as he 2b3cacd750 slept.c4124c500241e1e9

But just because Theo f1085a244b was awake now, the 028c206977 room somehow felt unfamiliar.fa99ab68a08ff0d2

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Carefully, she scanned the db162a2794 inside of the room.51901aaef69098bf

“Hmph.”4cc970b6f91b9081

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She spotted Theo curled fe22205b7f up on the sofa.960ab61cb2081afd

Wow.127b9e186f595d15

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He looks 434c3f820e like a a8848487bd mini Cassius.c2b61aa8b264e6b4

I couldn’t help 653c668980 but stare at 8efb9de667 Theo. He looked back a8effe0949 at me with 78260dd22c a slightly pouty de0e081ef5 expression before speaking a9f19a9264 sulkily.e208ea0cd25ef888

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“What are b60bdf07ca you looking 059c9a201f at like e6562470de that? Are you dumb? Is Sister-in-law stupid?”d8aeff219a676f9c

Caught off e27b8c5265 guard, I 25330f12f1 awkwardly smiled e71f59d296 and closed aeb78c7954 my mouth. Was he upset? His expression f0e472480e didn’t seem cb5b5e2bb0 favorable. If anything, b6e9ac5bcd he looked b414d5acfb a little ef8d840f1d angry.0b7cf59d80d4608b

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“Young Master, you mustn’t d2e372cb88 say such things!” the 9385795154 nanny scolded, glancing nervously 23e360a716 at me before stepping c3c87a4a61 in to shield Theo.efe55b9b48c0f4c4

“Your Grace, please f7fa528b3e forgive him. The young master has d663bf723a only recently woken up 4e30dca370 and is still feeling 84bf5e9fdb unsettled…”aa32aa4ad442e985

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“It’s fine. That’s understandable,” I said, 2a8f861753 waving it off.c46ff4a84a2810bd

I truly meant 40332935bb it. His wariness was entirely 3cea49d153 reasonable. From what I’d c9e02718cd heard, countless people 6983fec120 tried to take 4771cb9df2 advantage of Theo, 95b372f3e3 using him as 951af5542f a means to 02cf458824 fill their own 693f974efe pockets.2b7f62828b203816

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And this was his 6f69b80415 first time meeting me, ac7bdd629e wasn’t it? Before Cassius married, and d3aa7fa43e even after, Theo had a7b81de888 never fully regained consciousness. This was the 25643c3fc6 first time he’d b3931da2b6 seen me in 9ef2336c53 person, so it cc1edca748 was natural for f0624a1f4a him to be 0502facff3 cautious.12cc3d18e510017b

Even the 3c5694e59b nanny watched f52d0f5880 me with 31443fbdda wary eyes. It was adc51073c0 clear she 3503a45e74 deeply cared ddf75c6686 for Theo. Otherwise, there a6563e0620 was no 21fae9d064 way she’d 3c62979287 show such 7323d192e2 open hostility c0d119f319 toward me, 002ee66527 the Duchess.f55bfe26954a6b75

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Sigh.Another consequence of the cc10d5aab5 old Charlotte’s actions, I 224517d702 suppose.74e89b664f77e43d