DSMBL Chapter 55

Chapter 55

On the day cc172b229e we returned to 76ee6c3962 the mansion, a f14d3366f0 small but grand 23ac93e1bd birthday party was fd397279b9 held.e0ab88713a63457e

The people of 83ef74177f Istheria Castle gathered e5be7e4eaf to celebrate Theo’s ae207fc098 birthday.adbca83efa24e74b

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“Happy birthday, young 5e8bc4aecf master!”
“Congratulations from the bottom 18f8a9d66c of my heart!”7391c182cf8d0653

Even the head maid ea9bf39afa was so emotional that eb3ff523f5 she shed tears. Well, it was a 893b406881 miracle that Theo was a4ca07e973 standing here, receiving birthday 00c7b14ca4 wishes like this.e4a4f09080b5d638

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I nodded with pride.41a1a134bd97a244

Of course, Stephanie, who c914a51604 didn’t really understand what 0cfa18cfe4 a birthday was, only aec59deb23 cared about the cake.c0d37f772716a75c

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“Theo, happy birthday.”
“Thank you, sister-in-law!”
“Happy birthday, Theo.”
“Brother!”6ab3e915efacaa00

Theo laughed 7bef972048 as he fc0b960f59 hugged Cassius.5f7f1ed2ceca23d1

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He really was 14a81a83cb such a lovable 7fef62ad9b child.0b2abf8e15fc93c8

Ever since Cassius found d87445109f out that Theo had 06e8cd0b0b been poisoned, he had f7d78c75e7 become even more affectionate a91174f2cb toward him.cff431e3b507ee15

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He was trying harder 2a17d6ab87 to be kind to 7cfc946aaf him than before.539ccfec1fbf399e

“To become a b8dedcd046 more mature adult 82b9cf665e in the future, 4264583b4b you must—”e9d10721e16b270e

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Enough with 610456a108 the lectures.eeb13b8015b6f9b8

I held Cassius’s 276ed1de0f hand tightly, making 73d4dce655 him stop talking. He gave f92c04c93e an awkward 95c7a604a2 smile and ad3fadbbd4 closed his 675243cc2f mouth.49a076ab49151d8b

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Anyway, it was a 915846f81e happy birthday.e1b11e997f8bec3d

Since there 589f4d90b3 were no 16dc05d893 lessons today, 62db9b825b Theo spent 6fac2844a3 the whole 3adab522f7 day running 0a275d6680 around the 3dd117ba7e mansion with e3e3397815 Stephanie.98052c9c735955f9

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He didn’t go to 8d87bd3784 bed until after 10 9e9b6f5734 PM.a66057e73861ef42

It took a 4c742518a0 lot of effort 1bd48691eb to get him 540852cba3 to sleep, but aeea06393a at least Stephanie 8afe911f3f always fell asleep aa77977a15 like a battery 2c5ca6ee2f running out when acdb54d603 it was time.d63728a21ea60357

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After around 330620680d five, Theo 9ffbf89003 finally fell ba4cdca998 asleep as 07346865e5 I read 361ad79eb0 him books.d92cfd7be0e1d0f5

After gently kissing 046321f96d his forehead, I a18e22298f got up.ae6e114e35b5869b

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“This little troublemaker.”96192e83aefac557

I pulled ceba8e3acb his blanket 013921527b up and 3c43105a62 stroked his e61dea578a cheek for 2dd21adc46 no reason.1bed6264adc282c0

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Thinking that there weren’t 4e4b27c1e9 many days like this 38011245d1 left made me feel 3f1daa405f sentimental.f2c8995674ceb79e

After watching 51f5bd3857 him sleep 236b91cfa8 for a 7122169fe6 while, I ed14f79c7c quietly left 8c223ad554 the room.6b8f355c98a03b05

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Today was cf6e602466 the day.5f7ea5406ae0f922

I was d5a9faf305 going to 8df3082eea bring up 3e0fcd59bf the topic 6f5f4c2ddb of divorce 9936c33ad9 with Cassius.fbce466d283e71d3

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Theo was 345073b0aa fully recovered, ac9c11b322 and honestly, 70b6c6d448 it didn’t 48b97e18a8 make sense 34a87eecee for me 13fbe4e762 to stay aa17f308de here any ccd7f346d5 longer when 69b27c9135 I had cc6a975060 already served 40e66aece4 my purpose.3ab2068feb97e126

Everyone had their own e28c136c59 role to play, and f663927507 now it was time 46b4e38593 for Lorencia to take c2616e3a94 over.910f965b7458931d

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I knocked 0dcb050d7d on Cassius’s e5d78dc2d0 door.980ace242e2ce3e2

“Cassius, are you awake?”49cf65ab4bb9240e

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It was almost ac6313ccae 11 PM. He could be asleep.119b2888181f3831

Or maybe I 7291b6bee3 was hoping he a9a075e42a was asleep.3d960bcac97e3b2b

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Maybe I wanted b6f3be2aa1 to delay this 8f83d03c45 conversation for just 956e57890e one more day.bdaa1c2a2ae52273

If we ac9466e973 kept putting 998268759d it off 8349bd410a like that…f8c6a714bf8acfeb

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“Charlotte?”4edb15918d362144

Cassius opened the door, 6f9d85dd58 looking surprised.20f142f8c0785d9c

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Unlike what I expected, bb66249e15 he was still awake.38fbd6c3022f9b73

Idiot.579863031be6a526

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I guess Theo d9f43d5a86 inherited his inability f934e142f0 to sleep from 996803cccb Cassius.5a05d6c1fc0f513c

“Can I come in?”
“Of course.”42d9912e894d8f0a

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I hesitated d9b71e4bc3 for a 264d87d8ef moment beside 65f40070a6 him before 53df9a701e stepping inside.682b607fd2974edf

It felt 0851eaa7f1 like my 4bf0a2e3f7 first time 561842d38d entering his 6317821e13 bedroom.2dca5125ccb95aaf

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At this moment, memories b9418168ab of our first meeting e744eee93a came to mind.8dabeff0145d018a

Back then, 3f5e55a1c2 he had d740c32d43 yelled at 83597ddaf1 me.486122ec07bb07de

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Can’t you 91ec1a5587 just be 52c021c71c quiet?4ac40e8ccd828946

A small smile slipped 52f49652eb from my lips.4e0eb1854b42f0f9

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“What brings you here 3525d223c6 at this hour…?”d3b88ba07fec1282

Cassius hesitated, then 14236e089f closed his mouth cef1a15454 again.856c61834aedee27

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Come to think 6d2c525400 of it, we 7148befbe8 were a married 0bcdd4cf56 couple who had a9b3e8c465 never even shared b78af1f28e a bed. That was c6878e560d enough reason 7008df14ef for divorce.0e916a0f923c8f01

“Can I sit 21ab0511e2 down?”4fd72a72c7100922

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I pointed at the 140098c9cb sofa.4da345d4d52930b3

“Of course.”81935cc84f199339

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I carefully took a dc1d973d2f seat.0b5e6cf0375e054c

“I came because 87b290aa28 I have something 4c574459cc to say, Cassius.”0149d875ef812cab

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Hearing my words, Cassius 88f9981893 let out a sigh 334fbcc9f5 and sat down across b09294a325 from me.1dcda33738739b1f

“This doesn’t sound like b2698247a2 good news.”
“…Does it?”78e66cf31c933c3d

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Depending on 0f0d3a7398 how things 5b5d60e355 ended, it 29889e6a92 could be a6b334f223 good news cb609774e2 or bad 113d38bbed news.00ac8dc30f03483b

I took d8ba7e1801 a deep 71321cfa65 breath.086adf787b8858ed

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“The only thing I ef1b97e9ee can offer you right 47de0b6af0 now is water.”
“That’s enough.”0f00111694232e0a

I took 3d77eec309 the glass 742b849472 of water ee9e9c1e80 he offered fa89ef1c32 and drank 99ffbb9066 it in 806332b126 one gulp.971d36cfc7672b64

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Cold water 46e23c5128 to clear 8648527e56 my mind.3cdf2313436ceb2b

It worked.b2662f7fbd0f635d

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“…So, what do you want to say?”55a29452c2a33856

Cassius asked with 4451c89c4f a serious expression.f4f2642e55601ca3

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“I’m ready.”aca13e0fcb92f898

Alright, then.1cde909675566f1c

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“Let’s get a divorce.”a56e5c8697363784

“…Cough.”b666a913f3791a07

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Cassius coughed 44ecb51242 harshly, staring 849481faf4 at me 14691a981d in shock.68eee868a48293f6

“What?”3c3e225714df0675

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“Let’s get 184c4b218e a divorce, dbc3e20dbc Cassius.”a4c57c2424bed8bc

Since he didn’t hear 49cbe76d84 it the first time, a7e678d937 I said it again.4a98f477b1e98b39

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Saying it bb4c988532 a second 004df710fa time was c09b2ee592 much easier.35680e28c768f30a

“What are af80660ac2 you talking 46bfb5754e about, Charlotte?! Is this because d8ca725117 of what happened 9c777a6bb1 before? If that’s the 656fcd94c8 case—!”00bc96f9495c83c3

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I knew it.1927e9df349aedfe

He was torturing 5c878561fe himself with guilt.4a383ef693b568b9

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“If it were 35c2c11672 because of the aa67a1efb0 past, I would 9eec4930a7 have asked for af51d870c9 a divorce back cafd9a0e6b then, Cassius.”9521f508fc3bce3d

“Then why?”9ee7ce6a39b4ecb4

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“I want 0ba9e0005e you to 2a395ca93c be happy, fd801e4772 Cassius. I’m sure f619ad6aaa there’s someone 8ec4cfbf34 out there 4fa9397d4b who suits ff0058113a you better bc3314cf79 than I 4f9dd152f6 do.”50a61275704f8e1e

Cassius looked at me, 67892eb703 confused.bfa1846567955d1e

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I wanted to 029d6e4506 say directly that 0c68f7f8ab the person was 848bb5f368 Lorencia, but I 6abe20fd34 held back.96e12c37c6464963

What if someone else b9446a1239 took my place instead?ca085c5c6002baa5

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No, the nanny wouldn’t 91842c0f56 allow that.705a2de8875e59c6

Even now, she 61ba5aaafb was probably keeping 13716383e8 a sharp eye e263ffa862 on Lorencia.297e8dbb41864d6c

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“Still, I saved 41948523c2 Theo’s life, so… b5a806293c I think I b2dc9e33e7 deserve some compensation. Instead of money, let’s 107a1df2e5 make it a house.”90ca9418e639dc90

Cassius just stared 8af897a7a3 at me, speechless.62695b36af2c416e

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“What…?”06aef9062d191ecc

“If that’s 0c419fc3c9 too much, 62c5be9877 even a 0bc7c37cc9 tiny house 6e1b5a2f2b is fine.”5be5b33db9963900

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I didn’t want 901ed8a9d5 to sound too 88e8741344 greedy, so I 765b2663ef adjusted my request.4acd05eefe9a951b

He had plenty of bb72130c82 wealth—this much should be 143e2645ae reasonable.1ea92d8b21c56997

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“…Divorce? I still don’t understand why we would get divorced.”a21bb2881a0dee83

Cassius ran c81b6b40d2 a hand a3418af201 over his 03054fd3b6 face.b764ccdb2ed1e5f1

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The reason was simple.70f89961e7b78d5e

It was c32778a199 time to b31d0ed57b make way 6411e85de7 for the fbbe0e92ee true heroine.cf9fc9e142705d03

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Lorencia had been 09cd4b39dd waiting to take 6d916797ad my place.edc34f9e96a70bdf

Cassius thought for a 7d7fecd5e8 long time before finally 685a17c718 looking up.f67b9830abd62d27

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Alright, is 854c1b5b18 he about cae4ade096 to agree 8cdfcae75b to give a08b332046 me the 865b17b760 mansion?c3f1098b9e11c641

I watched 657bd304b0 him anxiously, a8d7709cdb hoping all 2b67129aeb my efforts a0b753d0d6 wouldn’t go 4ba0e81ce8 to waste.4cdd4c4633c24e8d

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My heart pounded.52644c3199451a1a

“…There’s no such thing as divorce in my dictionary.”d8a496598cc0f12c

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“Huh?”ac3670601029f735

That was not the ccd73f713b answer I expected.70507b8ad958b5ce

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I looked at him 4ff615de1b in shock.1745f3b01eadedfb

Cassius stood up abruptly, 03c050da97 his gaze sharp and ff4aee6928 unwavering.4355a0ab5a4b0c50

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“I don’t know what’s 6eb3306945 making you say this, 5c72d7f928 but I have no 2575c0e32a intention of divorcing you.”0e9f87d50ee37630

“But Cassius!”4b1a2ae8996d3b5a

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“Charlotte. I made a e075400e3e vow before God 70052c37ba to protect you 64beb4cc12 for the rest e4b576d77b of my life. No matter the 61c6aaa60d reason. And I ab2b9e8b7b intend to 9294996540 keep that 8e33aa7c91 promise, even d1a20a08df if it 56917aba4c costs me 0f66306faf my life.”2813c1a157ef9b1d

I swallowed hard.3475c3f7421464ae

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Strangely, I felt… 0e63113f0a relieved.ab7114abe79a94e9

I had thought 65d8606cae that maybe Cassius d2f2b2b46b wouldn’t hold on 09b7303155 to me.671d755da198b5b6

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After all, 44817dafe9 we were 7d89b3fa0d more like 7010685533 strangers than d5e2000795 a married 43ffe7f775 couple.5327e18148de3240

There had never 189232a043 been anything between 4bd3b19b93 us.af8e4a3d2b29bf60

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But now, he 5420f58d1c was holding on 1b6f423108 to me with f61c47e50c all his heart.4e368471fa353d69

“I admit 289b0fda10 that I 116b94404b made many df50907344 mistakes with 288fe16c7c you.”c0b86d5356831a30

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Cassius knelt before me.0287f01b61846ebd

“Cassius!”640696839885f738

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“Can’t I 6c7a4b3adc make up 0696b95114 for my 5a19b070a7 mistakes by 5933a95667 staying by b004311c7a your side a0c39ffeb1 in the 0544a46160 future?”29dbd478124ccfb4

My heart wavered.6f154e2b36e82951

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I thought ac53ece78e I had 090359a9f9 made up 376ae75fdf my mind, b2c4dc4929 but suddenly, 1c5272bf3d I wasn’t f8b5bbe467 so sure 1d5252a172 anymore.e678e9883f1d68dc

“…I can’t a365c466ce have children, 7bba576ec9 Cassius.”1eb6ba44690d7b96

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“Theo is enough.”6c21c1351af54049

His words made me 39e31b494d smile without realizing it.82791e66187c4bd1

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Well, Theo alone 0d592afe42 was already more 6031f16345 than enough to 0a962d29ed handle.f80a60c1632b40be

“And that’s ee1978b38d partly my 174a4a985c fault too. I would never blame eb7ae2a914 you for it.”abdb0b6e8280dc77

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“…I don’t have 9898b59641 much to offer f2963c0257 you.”d4246c62a659a6d6

I mumbled weakly.da6de2d3827c0a5f

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“I don’t 5d1d8ede13 want you 2aed0f36f2 by my e8a2977bbc side because 25cf637652 of what bd903e7720 you can a82a92b642 give me.”c1f638d051f72e76

Cassius gently a9ea8da2ae took my 10041ec582 hand.b407ecfb8dc38e54

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“I want a29ff2fbb8 you by e296cff40a my side d8523dbc78 simply because 8c394ed542 you are 22786eec3e you.”0b58cde3040825bf

“…Cassius.”4d4ca515c16cd44a

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I bit f1f4ccbfb5 my lip.97c2b5f0415202a8

All I could see bffe3bc1ef was his hand holding 51952563e1 mine.e14e5f0962ef8649

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Just as 7458ce43c9 I was 4270688581 about to 1d9152c3c8 say something—7fc3a5ff16f5c3cb

BANG! The door suddenly burst c17d623cb2 open.28dbff951e2fb9b9

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“Wahhh! Where are you going, 085f66a1cd Charlotte?! No, sister-in-law! If you bb92ab8a7d leave, I’m faeefd76e8 coming with 477ed178c4 you!”804c002f5a81a240

Wait, I 88e1a70961 put him 4554268468 to bed!a12de6f57446b2c7

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I stared at d2e85ec149 Theo in disbelief, f18e971eef while behind him, aed602c7b5 the head maid befe2c0352 stood firmly.b8a1e7e4650f55e2

“If the duchess 5b6060fc83 leaves, this mansion 40910bd5b7 will fall into 038c2e0e98 chaos. Please, don’t 060a9cd7c0 leave, madam.”07bc833e8ea011b7

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I never intended to a2165907d2 ruin the original story…a6054743fe11213f

But it 2ba7fbd253 looks like c4053fffca the original fe0126a047 plot is bf6aaf6473 completely destroyed 23bacf56e4 now.ec841c08434c1ecd

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What do I do?1df7899b9ad031d1

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