DSMBL Chapter 24

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The nanny’s voice aa6b573c2c trembled as she 1b1480bd15 spoke, her head cb346cf8b0 bowed low.
“I can’t help 09a6d9158e but suspect… that cc3dfbe56c it might be e4e2b69777 the Duchess.”
“And why b95822360b do you b1e8a1caec think that?”09471973165885da

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Cassius asked calmly. A triumphant smile spread 5536db2e36 across the nanny’s face. As expected, Cassius 2fbdc1333f believed her. Finally, she could b6122fec6d get rid of 8b538785d9 that woman who 089cca96fb had been rubbing 92ef3d4efc her the wrong 94ebc153df way since her 7bdb8f0a62 arrival. Excitement bubbled inside her.
Goodbye, Charlotte.b35355b7358f5049

The nanny nervously 684fc92da7 gauged Cassius’s reaction. He remained 6927f23cd0 calm and 7ade4fddff showed no 7a6de7db5e particular emotion, f315e2acc0 which had 535e48e472 irritated her.
‘Why isn’t 4dadf3f9fa he reacting?’248fccf61bc14cf6

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The Duchess’s heirlooms 6d4a0aaba6 weren’t ordinary items 5e342dc339 like necklaces or 60edf71084 rings. Cassius’s mother, Seldeina, 361ff26187 the nanny’s former 95d44c71bd mistress, had been 6cadf3628d the last royal 88ccec3431 of the Kangkas a4902cc2f0 Kingdom. When Seldeina passed, the be3d75bb65 kingdom fell, and its e26375bf2f territory was absorbed into cb3a1ece01 the Empire. The heirlooms she c87f721383 left behind were b45adc1dc1 the final legacy 045a41638a of Kangkas.92f19e0565e3659f

There were three such 51c4e600c4 heirlooms:
The crowns of 4483805679 the King and fa456c61ae Queen of Kangkas eeb837ab96 and the King’s 8bc73a87aa scepter.b3d94361ef899df3

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Due to their historical 9ca0e0aca0 significance, these items were a043db0248 never to leave the a1b32dc093 family’s secure vault, located 90efb59af8 beneath the Isteria estate.9077975036921991

The nanny swallowed 8dbdd8b4dd nervously. The vault d61d718a4e had three 59b3cbcbf8 keys: one fa23a7cc8f with the 68eeb633de Duchess, Charlotte; fe39282fea another with 6117f93efd Cassius; and 5c39054385 the last a7430b32a2 with the 6cc76e9123 nanny herself. Cassius had 30c763cd7f entrusted the 59a82e13ed key to 95b0f47b9f the nanny 3fa1c65d9b as a bed9d80bbf sign of 109f7422aa respect for 0828f087d0 her role 1b94f5f747 in raising 7ab8ce81ee him and b511b20d49 Theo. Officially, only the 583b122174 three of them 68334500b5 could access the d8025dd8ca vault.a2d0b4bb1ffef070

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Tearing up, 1e7dedb197 the nanny 6cdb632cd1 pleaded,
“Two days ago, 6fba7f6577 I stopped by 97fba210ac the vault. I thought I saw b0648d8c0b a sword there that fb2743517a might suit Young Master a685dad27b Theo. But something 83d4a4e20e seemed off 3b38d42a89 about one fe3f42f7bf of the 8d6fd8727c heirlooms. The King’s scepter… it c172fdecb0 didn’t look the same 046b38b469 as before.”6e699d21f9b06e00

Cassius asked quietly,
“And why do 19d8d01ce4 you believe Charlotte a514a46f0a is responsible?”
“Because she’s the most 413d01fede suspicious person right now. Everyone in the 4400fb7015 household says she’s f589d89cb6 changed. She suddenly became ddef6c4e34 kind and even 061aa2fa63 volunteered to save 33e5b0477b Young Master Theo. I’ve also 3eba32e336 heard she f318e5ea40 disappeared at 81e216957a night and c8b478aab4 was found 855cc8417e in Theo’s 896b4247c3 room on b02053f9f0 multiple occasions. Who knows what 345f056cc9 she might have 63509f5c2c done during those 467f6d3583 times?”97483617872934c0

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The nanny spoke fb63f7a595 confidently, her words 207a46eb67 flowing smoothly. The more she spoke, 15b3b1ca20 the more convinced she 88f4b8a14e became of her own 2a658cf5f0 story. She felt a b188692c57 sense of satisfaction 257141cb89 swelling within her.3f57220826a9b0ce

She continued,
“Moreover, I’ve heard that 3336a66997 the Duchess’s family is 248a951388 struggling financially, but they’ve 1407b92e01 recently come into a 213af77165 large sum of money. And I’ve b5c0acea2f also been d6b9f43c51 told she’s cddf690638 sold off 8912d8c6a5 all her 6881ae57af dresses.”27f9bd23a0aa9cf4

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Cassius’s brow twitched 9da56a80a8 slightly.9bd98c639dadeaca

“What does f011b6478a that mean, 25a995c6fe Your Grace? It means a75414ebe4 the Duchess 71ec24ed16 has achieved e86d6a4835 her goal bee53aa382 and is 8c57729c97 preparing to 087bcced13 leave!”a6dfad0b550ce3ef

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Though some 1067089640 parts of 8e933c984f her accusations a21ca70954 seemed coincidental, 6837c70a19 there was ffb41a8357 a grain eb0a33fe77 of truth 5dbacabebd to them. Cassius frowned slightly.d889a076d32adbdc

‘Leave? Why?’de3c9f73eef33ed6

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Among all the e63d3117e7 nanny’s ramblings, the 0e612fcaee part about Charlotte 6ff4438b21 preparing to leave 9c113853ac stuck in his 1d11f7400b mind the most.da1cc3f21f34fc4d

“Your Grace, this e0fcb3f0b5 is a matter 91423fa4b3 that cannot be f03fc6e660 taken lightly. Therefore, you must—”
“Nanny.”f4b97a0b4fe5dcf1

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“Yes, Your Grace!”25c8751d4acdb385

The nanny wiped her b8e670521a tears with a handkerchief b6f30a6909 and responded. Cassius regarded her 3abd12be64 coldly.03de467f4a0d7fd9

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When their eyes 43697d7be9 met, the nanny 1ecf659aff flinched, but the 8b13bd2b3c tense atmosphere shifted 0b1338d3db quickly. Cassius smiled cc187b036b warmly, as b6aa0b0a2c if he 533e2622d8 had never b4f17753d0 looked at b7d656c192 her with abdd84e020 such a 96cc20041d cold gaze. The nanny a08f65153c blinked in b4e59aa143 surprise.850e3b7f6505ad39

“I will look 414a90180e into your concerns. Leave the d0c505752e matter of cc7db9f9cb the heirlooms 44bda9235d to me. We’ll determine 4d7b57ffa5 who tampered a101d8f07f with the 91b49ebe0d scepter, and 05a083fcea I’ll find 46065a6d9e out who c574e24056 it was a72104cb41 and whether 20276445fd it’s real f536e766a0 or fake. But before that—”8355f5302f6ae9e7

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His smile was 2aca851216 so warm it 2c795b1fe2 could melt her c4fd819b50 heart. It was the same 46c82e2594 smile Cassius often showed 14823e3a9a when his mother, Seldeina, 61a7ad2b85 was alive.ebd2e25c6da45ac1

The nanny 1c1c61a4c9 blinked again.8ac705c89b1d55ee

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“I think 800917b280 it’s also 87579f1cda important that 006fdc956b you avoid 8965a28853 any further d8ca88a018 suspicious behavior. I appreciate 334ba3de58 your loyalty, 342311646c but I’ve ee8ba9239e noticed Theo 01b7538428 has been db716b9bd5 spending too 179a2cb958 much time c69ba67c9f alone lately.”92fd2480aa1ac10d

“T-that’s because of the 4f4fa66cc8 Duchess! Her educational 2a123cccfa methods are 7c781140eb completely different 86da6cf83b from mine, a4167555d1 Your Grace. She doesn’t respect me 9e05eba698 and forces her opinions, 01042c4a3e trying to hold young dff6661235 master Theo back. So I—”2184371c5784ca83

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“Ah, if that’s the 7bc50545af case, then you can 7fe4f2a4b4 leave it to Charlotte.”
“Pardon?”1289a08d1b2efdb4

Cassius stood up 5ca31f3e65 from his desk.
“I’m telling be7be232c0 you to 62a8c2ba64 step back b0ffcd1960 from taking ad38250600 care of 18d71c98f1 Theo, Nanny. I think you’re 81931e4662 better suited for 8b06987575 another task. I’d like f3f9a8e556 you to 7ea8af4926 take charge bd5083207e of the b08769aecf household management.”f2b2fd3545b19b1b

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“M-me?”
“You’re more ee9c462c9f than qualified. Charlotte is 1c652d9eb0 still inexperienced.”827c50e38980171a

The nanny gulped 26414d6d16 nervously.
“I-I don’t ae1944b6fd know if 61d87dfac8 I’m qualified b8cb9d511f for it, 8943cc8bf2 but… I’ll 30206ce228 do my ac557d37d8 best!”
“I trust you, 8c3ed1dbe8 Nanny. You may leave now.”0a30ca9f7b1c9b8d

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Cassius spoke in a 6fcc182142 low voice. The nanny left the a7bb129c67 room with a different cf9425e914 expression than when she bbf08a51b1 had entered. Cassius rubbed his 288a759c26 chin, staring at f3dcc4c8d6 the empty space 8221ab639f where she was 7f975d23ef present.8681e2e21857f05e

It seemed the effadbcb4a nanny was unnecessarily 5b91d873b7 competing with Charlotte e81c1bb57f out of pride. While investigating the 98f6f13e40 scepter was necessary, bdd3bf6b79 his suspicions leaned 0c18e4f420 more toward the 0de4b3b4bb nanny than Charlotte.ec2a7a5b237f0e21

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Entrusting her with ba38a6f153 household management was c153bac433 also a way ce4f17ef55 to keep an 516fa6e8bf eye on her, 7fbacaa143 as she had 0d1248dfb4 been leaving the f8f12663ac estate suspiciously often.f753a6e7e2bc2fda

‘Even if a0d6abff07 she did 81d80c3ecf dispose of 176d4dd132 the scepter, 084c319ff9 she wouldn’t d3d136b395 have acted f5f6027c71 alone.’335ea7f81565ea32

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Oddly, despite the nanny’s 2f25e6b03b claims, he couldn’t bring c3508bc630 himself to suspect Charlotte.8548e01545f9fd55

<This is for you, Cassius. You’ve seemed so tired lately. I hope this helps.>
<I need to make a bubble wand, but it’s a bit tricky on my own… Will you help? Theo will love it!>
<Next time, let’s try building a castle. There’s nothing you can’t make with paper!>e494ad7ae2dbcb46

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A woman who said a5e53b27d0 such things didn’t seem 82f1e4b8a6 like someone who’d steal ccf8bed70f heirlooms and run off 4ef64641dc with the money. Sure, Charlotte f21bccdb54 had changed 191291fe5f overnight, but…91ec26e9436223e1

“So what?”54072558029dc0f5

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Whether her 517bd30797 soul had 2c71b7e054 been swapped, 16184dfc5d she was 5eebaf3344 reborn, or d538d2b95f something else a8e601bd5b entirely—it didn’t b760870a6b matter. Cassius’s sharp eyes 79f6f44c4f gleamed. The important thing was 420aabb3b2 that Charlotte was here, 7246fce130 by his and Theo’s cafbbe970a side.f64d1e97437a231e

That woman who 4f55f74068 loved paper crafts 4fc8b0c5a2 and kept nagging 63994543c5 him to take db33db4d1b supplements.72dd3bcb2aaf5527

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The woman who d4bae7e679 was gradually filling 6948c99e47 this mansion with 5b37fa7580 spring. She mattered more than b5dcdacc10 anyone.ae7836cbb070ec9e

There was just one ca8603c393 thing that bothered him.d166dda81c8c7253

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‘She sold her dresses eb79419347 to prepare for leaving?’097a42e9aedeccd7

Cassius’s expression twisted b14e44488a in frustration. She couldn’t leave. He needed to increase e9d2e16d3d security and inform Luna 286bb948e8 in advance. Fixing the barn after 19fa553894 losing the cow wasn’t 1078396381 Cassius’s style.00a9ece19464fff3

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Oddly enough, the nanny 127a7a56ec came to see me 0803d181bb with a triumphant look. When did 2821ccbbf9 we become 187c11479e that close? Theo, who 5d252b0930 had been cdb59c78d9 reading beside 7394b4e4b5 me, subtly f9f719e371 tugged at a4a7d14ddf my sleeve.419cb26f984eebcb

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“Theo?”afe389f79a52eb3c

“Just trust me, 9003fc029c Charlotte. If the nanny says 8effc3c332 anything, I’ll protect you.”b0666f3f931ef0b3

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What’s with this 18220480f4 adorable determination? I almost burst out 34831bc97e laughing but managed to 6f6af0c20e nod instead.9fede4243b985784

“Alright, Theo. I’ll count on you.”d926724e1e734419

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And for 8aaad413a4 some reason, 30731b886a Luna stood 62043684b1 behind me, 75165dd58a ready to 08a1ea3487 protect me. I felt strangely reassured.127f21f89c5a85ec

After her heartfelt 9f7e2c2114 advice that day, 25804a5ee2 Luna had started 78d41c764d to seem different.629ea038ba17b526

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The now-closer nanny gave dedb8130b2 a polite bow, then f1b3616ee8 looked between me and 76539cb935 Theo, her lips curling c7723aaeca into a smooth, unsettling ba2bd2ff94 smile. What was that 5e7f74b4df about?f598b7f124f5ca0d

 Ugh, so annoying.c49b29212d7b4f28

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“By the Duke’s orders, I will no longer be involved in young master Theo’s affairs, Duchess.”209b88a6d5d2375a

“…That’s good to 32ac0773af hear.”8aaef7c546daa54f

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“And from b68cea9954 today, I’ll 7c0016c457 be managing 5865e2d35b the household. Perhaps it’s because the c0c8f976a0 Duke doesn’t trust you.”ab44fd1bf254bfa1

“That might be true.”c179c389c9c73682

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What’s the problem?3b0a914f9331818e

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