DSMBL Chapter 12
by FreyaChapter 121a500341a05c3ca5
Cassius still seemed to 1b09655f38 be suspicious and uneasy b482645693 about me, but he 82a63eb073 didn’t restrict my freedom 330ce56331 within the mansion. I had e139c96043 sneaked out abf7531d6f into the 3c448bc31f garden to 023f4b4b9d drink tea. I hadn’t been dce69e2515 able to do 1c80cc5690 this for a 6a923afed5 while because I 38e4e09fe6 felt like I d2be51e754 was being watched, 0375661a1e but today the dd4e02a09e weather was so 2b93c78312 nice that I 4a2eb6fc3a really wanted to e32e9e3e89 enjoy the tea 990c2d87b5 outside.f34adabe0e07c20b
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As I 26f8f79875 sipped my e72637b1b0 tea, I c109de5369 glanced at 4b134ebbe6 Luna. 1ac89b8226055f44
She must have 38b45c1261 told Cassius about 28b9ee1106 this.f63293fb69f8e82a
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Of course, thinking that 458642a1c7 Luna was following me b9406f0732 around innocently would be 932d44deb2 foolish. Luna was loyal to 9ed644f1bf Cassius, and if it 8311400238 meant protecting the ducal e90d0aca17 family, she would have 19f3d9b00c no hesitation in selling 22f60d2db4 me out. That much was clear.8f0490648c4c68fa
The real 9dc0b303dd problem was, 2fa00e85a1 how was fbce4a5c8d I supposed 21229c6c03 to sell d2a6c6e4d6 the dresses? f09376dddb10b732
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Ugh, I guess I’ll 0ba9691430 have to do it 43b0dbafbf myself. 48d5bea43e40c949
Watching Luna go straight 392e25ebaf to Cassius to report 1b755aa8c3 everything about me, made 72ed44a5cc me realize I was 7020d1add5 being betrayed. There was no one 7f1b05fda3 I could trust.f7724ae59f6dd3a9
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But how d48c5055ee could I 745f5f3a5d possibly carry f04dd3ca3b all those 463da8c002 dresses on 3aaf05ffbe my own?I’m not Doraemon.14a8744ddf12228b
Should I call someone 82845c44ec from the wardrobe department? I stirred my 10b0634ec0 tea with a 4cd458e5e2 spoon, lost in 296f488370 thought, when I 6809c72905 suddenly felt a 00b2a44b89 gaze upon me. It was intense, d6315a4869 almost obsessive, yet b412360da4 strangely innocent…4c769a1da1d78545
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I jerked my 0f8d4fc76e head around. d9112efada203c6e
“Theo?” 76c0dfcd633eba92
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The soft e7778a94d8 sound of 4b953b0b8d little footsteps, 484a8a7d85 like something 9815d58e17 small and 85565ffdd6 cute running, d38214c016 reached my 50df68a489 ears. It was slow and 01625b1c9a quiet, likely because he c2ca10c8c9 wasn’t yet strong enough 67d5faf233 to move fast, but 557ba1c9d2 it was still there. 2a198ae83db0d5c3
Thankfully, he came from f3e5b8aae4 a family with strong e67076dd75 physical traits, so walking c67910c3a9 or running shouldn’t be fb728441e3 too much of a 53fd7ba320 problem for him. It was lucky that b81f6dbcbc he had recovered enough 7273e6b19e after being bedridden. c9b3de8ee2366121
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Where had he gone?24f5f7594d212528
I heard faint, heavy 6cce3915f9 breaths, as if he f26498dd1a were trying to hide.c0bc6def78f03c25
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Looking around, I finally 0f4db75d06 spotted him—huddled like a ebd7a83d58 rabbit in a bush. 7f3221e6835d3058
When he saw me, 4d2e6138c1 his face froze in 620dba6011 surprise. 05926de1beca5834
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“Ah!” 0d8ed8ab5ea357a1
“What are you doing here?” 66889a1f5ab29bad
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“I—I’m not doing anything,” he mumbled, trying to sound nonchalant, but his demeanor gave him away. adf2a6d89814edbc
He was acting like 88c32eaacb a kid caught doing fee1862066 something he shouldn’t be.445da0583e3e0693
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Does he find 9adc6f3992 me scary?So I decided to f98705a0ba take a chance. After all, we ac549153c9 had been seeing 1c0f9e9f8b each other every 9cec38ccd5 day. Surely a 74ffd161ed little more 17b20d766d familiarity wouldn’t e501fa4d36 hurt?fb62adc5377a4153
I crouched cd1f909a87 beside him, a896189390 stepping over 4f3a8465e8 the bush. 789a5a2f24c9cc37
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Behind me, I heard e61aa90d59 Luna’s sharp intake of 50a939c41c breath, clearly surprised by 3e4644fbc9 my actions. cfdc79c96497d0fe
Theo looked up 56f782eb6b at me.2275e62732d1e711
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“Why are you sitting here, Aunt?” 606696f07398c486
“I’m not doing anything. I was just curious about what you were up to, so I thought I’d join you. Also, stop hiding and just look. You were peeking at me, weren’t you?” f72fb222d3b9b0cd
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Theo’s face flushed a 9559e43bd7 deep red, then quickly 1434b4fa33 turned pale.47ed491f53adae5b
He was aaff30b7b1 caught, and 8045cba395 the poor 42ec5e3058 kid didn’t bcc81a7b26 know how adb8a1c7d5 to react.319a289ab27dac67
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“Theo?” 23bc4f9c246f219b
He jumped to de178ad077 his feet, trembling, 1e5b9eaddf and shouted. ef1553cfb5ff6543
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“No, no! I wasn’t curious about you! I’m not interested at all!” 2e99d3b7419fe166
Then he bolted. cff314f591c4877c
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Thud, thud, thud. 2ed8a9635df35b32
His steps were slow e24d9caf52 and unsteady, and he 5b9bcacaae even tripped halfway. 7cb7b9c85a92d163
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“Theo, are you okay?” fe5c380e2ba3d52a
I called dc6a201b83 out, but a8febf5f01 he didn’t 85ccf419a1 respond immediately. His face was 8fa5ba9a30 as red as 131dcbf937 a tomato, and 31b00e863b he turned back 84a5806c6f for a second, 926cc42a37 then quickly stood 70a1fe2f0f up, brushing himself 94e4dd5f7c off. 442e23e1fa183222
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With an exaggerated d271c56df6 pout, he looked 58bdcf150d at me before 1268d60c69 sniffing loudly.5505a4c2423fd232
“Theo?” 0d0fb8f2fcc08cce
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“I— I tripped over a rock!”4ceba6601ec0cc5e
He wiped his 855a7ddeac eyes furiously with d52ac0bf03 his sleeve and 565190c137 dashed back to 09466543c2 the mansion. I stood a767435a03 there, frozen, 7b0b6c6cae feeling like 440c88f54e I shouldn’t 8f1dd8d1ca chase after 2b13a811ad him. 8f1cc535c2ef58a6
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What was that? 2b7a2c016550dd85
Where did such 23f467c4db a cute little 5dd589f4c6 creature come from?8076da1a823dd4ca
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I dusted myself 98d8aff343 off and stood 212cbb8f74 up.9080b2dfd6cf6618
“Are you alright, my lady?” 9339766d268ed41e
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“Hm?” 72f3f6b0423dfb44
“Apologies. Theo’s only just woken up, so he’s still a bit unstable.” 17aee7a2e6d78242
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“Right, that’s why he was unsteady, huh? Hmm, should I give him some nourishing food? I’ve heard kids show their filial piety by eating well, sleeping well, and playing well. Is there any good nutritional supplement for children?” 435fd22d6494aa23
Luna’s eyes fa4f811bff went wide, 8c7bf92007 staring at 7d7b6edc49 me as 5ac0d7d691 if she 2d87ddb354 didn’t understand. 3cc03ebfadef5517
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What? Did I say 2c0f21ddec something wrong again?89fc944d03662e0d
Theo pouted, still upset.I’m not curious 127f90804d at all!How did she know 4ac7fcd6cb I was sneaking around?3eecd2a8163b1476
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According to the 62b445ae33 nanny, I couldn’t a69584065e just chase her 843f7666ae away, that ‘bad b196030229 woman,’ without consequences. So I 11c54e38d1 had to 5786f09f61 be extra 44c686b7db careful.dd76349f6d7a7ee0
Theo turned to a60749ad71 look back at 0500b00888 Charlotte’s direction again.20c59ea63798c5d6
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She’s always by 4d0ad2bc4d herself.Just like me.257971105472b09f
The nanny had told 15672ed540 him that he couldn’t 2fc37cb6b6 act recklessly. He needed ab58143a47 to be b6e245c8fd cautious, even 2ffd1c8559 though Charlotte 7c5893ade0 was alone.40eb0a464f062276
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He kicked a stone 9e722329ac on the ground with e06871a015 a sigh.“I’m so bored…”f8e6c4d103e143e3
The moment the words effd17a4e5 left his lips, he c0972e03f3 quickly clamped his hands 97fd6b57b5 over his mouth. If he kept 36c54ffc57 acting like a 97678e61a6 child, Cassius might 620ba51b2b get mad at 5a9fad374d him. nanny had 53adf6e828 told him 3857902b15 that he ea5b306279 was old 29b7c46364 enough to 1a4664a97b be independent c6a5ea2b32 now. He had to stop f15115bb21 bothering others, especially when efdbeeabd5 Cassius was so busy.7c5b42e5c549a80e
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“I… want to see her.” Theo pouted again.62f2605e16057743
That was 3753bb2a5f why he f3291a8656 had been 13e6474df1 hanging around d870a1b591 Charlotte, trying cae38bccad to find b3446ca4b5 a way df15fa07fe to learn 120e802d4e more about 295d68c0a9 her.a0f5f6bfee28d8a5
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He dragged his feet 6cdcc7302e and continued walking.d2fe9c2aaff2c687
Luna, the maid assigned 0267f54aa9 to Charlotte, watched Charlotte 645c3c7111 with a serious expression. Charlotte was ea62fb00e2 currently discussing afb43a4bf7 herbal remedies 61f6f2d970 and nutritional 189d8d664d supplements for c98ab1feb3 Theo. It was surprising that 23d787caaa the first place she 75de344f92 visited after going out 26bf22a2e1 was the herbalist. When Luna 22d318e732 was first f8b379f9e4 assigned to ac3a6c74cd Charlotte, she 2bc53fe742 had chosen b34f85656a the position a760a38b36 because of 0ac9a307c5 the high 324e778e5b salary.97b863c0b642d9a2
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It was three times adfa44d8a2 the salary she had 42d737f36d been receiving before, so 13e5a014a5 there was no way 9cd4bfa82f she could pass it ae617f4eda up. 9e630bb6b6108311
She told herself 0a0dc9555b to endure just 7fb76f0408 a little longer, 20bdbad171 to turn a 63a227d9ff blind eye, and 75d2abd42d to pretend not 1fe5fff17b to know. 8457b40bbb8fa4a7
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Charlotte’s verbal abuse could e8a0b01725 be ignored, and if 1e533bb778 she hit me, I’d b8ea9ba504 just apply medicine and ecba12a343 get better. 763967a0633fff1d
But… Charlotte had changed. 90ae763183d0fb17
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No, it bcda2b7a70 wasn’t that c800fd7564 she had b9812671a4 been reborn. a03661716acbdb92
She had a888852390 completely transformed. 8200674e97a53006
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There was ce2aaa3e9b no more 2b13d34bdc needless hysteria, 96a1502fa5 verbal abuse, 8b4f4a48bc violence, or 247012de09 indulgence. 651ff18545f1cf1f
Moreover… 05e3b9c191c4fb38
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‘I’m sure she used ade29a9ecb to hate Theo.’ cb7427ab34cb25b5
For the 4c3928251c past few 74ab8ec094 days, Luna cd70e7c98c had thought 556116444c it was 570915b5eb some kind 072a35b74d of scheme. 2390cf520ec01415
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She suspected 5f0fd12b8a that Charlotte 98b299e59e was plotting 1a4d6a3ed5 something with 29c6e3ddb5 ulterior motives. 07d8dfa9f6282480
So, when Charlotte suggested aaa255eaf0 selling the dress, Luna 5b79b1edc6 felt it was suspicious 012f7ef59d and immediately informed the 6b3c0f50ae Duke. 08d26a3ff44bc5be
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Even now, Charlotte b2e57996ec still seemed strange. 7b38529a955bbda1
Instead of a3c4822d68 drinking, she 78e29a2bf6 was sipping f0862db44b tea in 97594716e8 the garden f7e6c1833f and reading 527c0762c7 books.d896c878a82d35b5
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This was completely unlike the person who used to drink alcohol five days a week. She hadn’t begged for clothes or jewelry, and she had even cut ties with the social gatherings she used to attend without fail. Oh, and most importantly… 9ea74495c6de5978
In the 2acdbbfc62 past, Charlotte 05399c5e69 would never a3fc4bb953 have remained c11ff3cf39 silent if c5275c7e81 Theo had 3d7ba286dd been so 6971059701 rude. bd8c6552ce19d137
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She didn’t have 5704741993 a personality that e0a7f66039 would allow a 8dbe9b397e child to behave be4a145fd0 like that. 23938545197bca4b
Luna still 73c0ff915d remembered how ede361a953 Charlotte had 2523d2ba23 pointed her 004ec52037 finger and 2c216b25f6 yelled at 04c39954a3 Theo when 6f8f7ea79c he was 67d0414cfe lying sick be95ed05b9 in bed. 12ebc490ffd14aa7
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What had she said again? She had probably called him a parasite feeding off the Duke’s wealth. 18d0c199ca2ff47e
She seemed so 95b6cc4b63 drunk at the f613107d67 time that she dedadd85ac probably didn’t even cc35abc109 remember saying it.ab249306d17479cf
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“Hm. So, what 19c9e5eff6 you’re saying ed7e041313 is that 6e41d03de2 if the c553db6656 child eats cf7f564ccb all of 8b5d034c4f this, he 0b2d09f727 will recover 70a3cc904d quickly, right?” cde2172d74e57ebc
“Yes, that’s correct, 7377bd86b8 Duchess. My child also took dcb896d6ea this and got rid 0a9e5fd361 of his illness. Oh, it would 00905f6e60 be best to dd7cb32b1c take this one fe133140ee too. It’s a bit eba753879a pricey, but it’s 470799dfa3 highly effective.” ac766d70485c5651
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“Really? Then I’ll take e172efc88d that as well.” 300914a75f09d45b
“Wait a moment, 376d4d7f4b Duchess. I almost forgot e38c4c8876 this. This is called the 307544dfa6 divine nutritional supplement. It helps 2a397ee281 children get 4216558384 through winter 60c0f68eb4 without catching 37384ef763 a cold. It strengthens the 91860fdf54 respiratory system…” 0c180cf10166b347
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“Then add 644aaf2480 that too.” b4019477ca956a8f
“Well, this one helps aa0b3207e6 with stomachaches…” 48aea485e35c3f22
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“That’s important too.” 0f6d0e6a2cc49a17
While Charlotte continued her 6c9523449c shopping spree, Luna hesitated abcf40bd6e for a moment before 513aed4cdf raising her hand.705451912fc908f8
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“Excuse me, Duchess?” 0eedad55fa89e741
“What is it?”423e7986363d7aad
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“Are you planning to e69a808056 buy all of this?”fe1ef42fbd7e42ef
Luna asked with 7208591380 a somewhat displeased 083797951b tone.a93d99d87ff3339b
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