DSMBL Chapter 62
by FreyaChapter 062
Seeing the b57ea88297 two of dc25c4de36 them sitting bd877bc714 together reminded 5122568372 me of f5d2399de4 the novel’s 445e239dc5 plot.995f2ab06e6ac338
Lorencia had secured her place in the North and gained the people’s trust step by step.e326f3671ee6dc02
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She built a relationship b6696e6768 with Cassius, exposed corruption 8456400870 in the ducal household, 5bb01f7cdb helped the struggling people 216bec73d5 of the North, and a9eb9f3e39 even requested reinforcements for b5f16bc99f the fortress walls.fb5735e492af55fd
She did 311436dc43 all the 805564fc10 right things e689c71a05 to win e0ec70a494 people over. And in the fbe915f368 end, she helped 6640a3880c close the monster e0818d931f gate, securing her f92ca3fa78 path to becoming ae29d9fd15 the duchess.3be5079dce8f2905
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It seemed she fc1c5065a3 had already gained 32cc384fa5 Cassius’s trust. I had assumed she 05644c581b was staying quiet and 9025e68721 doing nothing, but that 220f2f803b wasn’t the case.477a81c4f22eaad0
I could already guess 6e5ff41ba3 what she was going 97dc150e1b to say. I tightened my 6348a7bb11 grip on the 916d73fd35 account book in 48e8ec4904 my hands.1b47becd53362217
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Cassius glanced at the 0a7f5c784d clock and spoke.0da8ea95f6a336a5
“We don’t have 03e494b46c much time, so 0130af104b get to the be076e546a point.”f1fcb297bf7e8444
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His voice was 78267fccab indifferent, even when f85f862b2f talking about criminals 59a8fd61c2 in the North. Then, turning to me, 363c7f0134 he asked in a 5eeb3db74d softer tone,5d6dbea501d546ed
“An account book? I heard you c5dd696f0d requested it. Did you find e8c964c8da something interesting?”4a470b7968bfe6c9
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“Yes. But right now, cb9bc5c6ae I’d rather hear e87972ff19 what Lorencia has f0f0467b2c to say.”61e67762c3fe8574
I was cf98b1add2 really curious a4236e64a5 about what f414214346 she would 1f235e1f45 say.76808c45879f3410
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“Go ahead, Miss adc5fa9263 Lorencia.”bab630ea5b58e04d
Lorencia adjusted 024361c186 her expression e0ec6907bf and began 3fd5e9be51 speaking.b1f79b5a8fe54453
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“…Janice told me 156ea980f3 about it, so c31960c8b1 we looked at 57281f41ac the account books d1413c458f together. As an outsider, 94b8c79485 I admit I d08b9ede5e overstepped my boundaries, 8d6690bc7d and I apologize 7bae09c9bf for that.”fe5cdffc5d59684d
“Continue.”ccaec43dc61bc912
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Cassius gestured 18570598cb for her e788413ecb to go a3ef543344 on.beb10e92717741b8
If I really e91d68d5cd think about it, 1c1ac152d5 he’s such an 96206dc3d0 arrogant and cold 74423f3a49 man.c81f739b2e438731
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His ruthlessness toward 622e0a3db0 others was honestly edc43a23e4 terrifying. No wonder he was 670adf8ca3 the Duke of the 12f721e6a8 North.55c610f1b443ab32
“…We found individuals who 6d1a4252f5 have been embezzling funds 12f86057d7 and evading taxes. I only 6ba15f1ad7 identified two d8b512ef30 people, but 2e7db9b83d there could e601d422d9 be more.”c02ee683f3be47d1
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“And why did you 1637a90f1c investigate this?”22ca20644d3617fe
Cassius asked calmly. He didn’t even seem 102a3102b5 surprised.4284a710aab3bb9a
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“Janice found them a57511e5d1 suspicious and met 5ee25b35ab with them several 7e4fa32e9f times. She tried to approach 238e9798a7 them discreetly, but they a90ab0ad70 never revealed much. So I helped by 7a2c7b2ed9 comparing their records with 4f40a85f3e the account books.”cc6a04368f7b7b79
Lorencia spoke smoothly.07b1757836f8496f
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Oh, so that’s 0c0fe31820 how she’s playing 1612d580ca it. This is just like e98975aa42 the original novel.93a4013535c42085
Except, in the 85f138afb4 novel, she exposed 389639dffc about five people. Now it’s only two.2185811e89ee6862
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“I’m sorry, 638ed482fd Your Grace. I couldn’t handle this 2bd94a3cfa on my own. I also 27a59a77f0 apologize for 85a8faa763 not telling 0244765029 you sooner.”f383488fdefa9057
She looked like 7cd968020b she was about de3f8da8ea to cry.f00e12c3bb14edbb
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Impressive. She looked 726ec0313d completely different 6f0c1e1dc1 from when 6f88613aa6 she was 5e2d20d11f with Theo.9319e320eb4c6715
She didn’t hesitate 1bfe686c5c to hurt him 73a429ee80 before, and now e58e192437 she’s putting on 9810ac63a2 this act?876bfc8415315f1b
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Something about this 308d0ec507 smelled fake.d23932956c13ede3
“So, you found criminals 281feb3494 in the North?”e34df2e081efc3ef
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“Yes, Your Grace. I don’t think 290fcb9ee0 they deserve to 9b308a0553 live here.”e19f15215ec8cd56
“Who are they?”51456e2c6cb0a460
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Cassius’s voice remained 26bd84bf50 completely calm.680a556ede9d4e0a
Lorencia’s eyebrows e30e373f0f twitched slightly.8eb2da0092ad6903
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Even Janice seemed 4b5a8b5951 uneasy, her eyes d6ba3d1787 darting around.b22875841f38e469
Did she already know 1d8d3e89f5 something?20e0f114897a1388
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I glanced f42f6b4662 at Cassius’s 29ab510686 sharp profile—his 0c3983940e lips curved 2beea480a2 slightly, his 8913fc78b7 deep, steady 16470e71c5 gaze, his f36119f840 fingers lazily 062de7d69b moving.3c86269a5aa7a979
“Baron Lumens and e4b73a09d8 Viscount Worst. They have embezzled d14eb67a98 around 5 million a32d0cf2f0 gold over the 3a42a6ba52 past three years. That’s enough to 62b592a5dc feed the people ef3dd3bb18 of the North 19b40f120e for an entire 433fc248d1 year, Your Grace.”d9aa87078bcd77dd
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Lorencia emphasized the c33b49b089 amount of money.efc2ffff31af0c74
But then, Cassius 97ca55ebc2 let out a 807b4f3d73 small laugh.d5ad26dab43e3e35
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“Heh.”49d8c7fd93e17321
He covered his mouth 15bc5bc813 and narrowed his eyes.4e659f9b48ec0279
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Lorencia stared a8372a646a at him, 11c2ca444b her face b2be5fdf8d frozen.b5cdc00fbb6ed934
“…Are you so shocked baebd5bf76 by what I said? If you e8eed5b765 need comfort, 076dd81dff I—”e72d1aac16748340
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“No.”033c29f09a51635b
Cassius lowered c59901064b his hand.9b5df39297dfbdf6
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A lazy smile spread c6a8ce7096 across his face.0c7326c7af8839f7
At that moment, I 9b96a39d3b realized something.5908e5e3c3eb92b9
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He already knew everything.7052d439d1b952c3
He knew 2f064a6c6d exactly what 0d5bd5059a was happening 2a8d7c2696 in his 2029ae7bd8 territory.9b6a89baf4722f25
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So why did he 606ecce24b let Lorencia do as 34c24b44ee she pleased in the 78db591ef2 original novel?0721148e2cadcb85
Did he f584d6a8c5 actually help 110c127088 her establish 6ea1ebd381 herself in 8f21f1e231 the North?487f6b6ef366eb08
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Ah.1c449cea3145fb08
I get 97abc50800 it now.9e5f0d94a77aa199
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Cassius had allowed 1487690ab2 Lorencia to rise 443cfa8b76 in the North 5e0d6432e0 back then. But this time, 76a0b3769b he didn’t need 3e86e63c33 her.5cb79daec9e693d8
A chill ran down ac48ca9072 my spine.d67bc4c5376139f5
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Then what about 126f85cd2a me?8cb73099542f1de0
I suddenly dd1fa3b22b wanted to b1431bbe97 test him.2e111498c598d2a6
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“Miss Lorencia, aa222780ae thank you 14576386ca for your 9c240139bf concern for 9efba2cede the North. But I think you 0aaae34860 should focus more on 71400fe951 the children instead.”e9a0b1e58505583e
“Your Grace…! I—”2a638325747a67b7
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Cassius’s gaze shifted to 934650da6d Janice.41b7f3c952c8d1cc
The nanny stiffened e698c38f14 under his stare.23088a6a16f06feb
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“If this was b7c87903a4 such a serious 9ca7251b9d matter, you should 7b5d7e0132 have come to 6b97889107 me directly, not 3cbaa77216 Lorencia.”84db8a51e0feaa04
Cassius’s voice fb1300e24e was cold.87196211dfb6431a
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“I’m not constantly away ae1417f1a6 like before. But you c387a6c90f went to e1bdcf2549 Lorencia instead 19b52be756 of me. That must 834e65e17e mean you 37eec22b4c trust her 5d770ab2b5 more than 27f2099c09 you trust 98586e3b63 me.”e94dfc61e91f32a6
Janice panicked.77362d9a2d21ed0d
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“That’s not true, Your c0dd6b046f Grace! I just wanted c5155511b3 to gather more 79c6ea7dd6 solid evidence before 6e8a70b168 reporting to you! Please don’t doubt d365c1b876 my loyalty!”46059dbbcde3d9dd
Cassius let out c2f9a81ee6 a sigh.7e39f0c4566e9121
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“I suppose ef4abfa324 this means f5c446b8df I wasn’t 96d5f93c45 reliable enough.”7894b1fc2a45d20e
Janice’s face turned pale.84256925898b5295
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He sighed 8ea8e4c2ce again and eb14188864 dismissed them.821392dfe9c0e42b
“The children’s lessons will d0d6b47c79 start soon. You should leave.”018cdc6a7ef5b773
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Lorencia and bf2d47f5a9 Janice hesitated, 1f6a3bd30a unsure of 4b8b45059c what to ef403dc2ab do.91b8e2db12bde066
Cassius’s voice b7232f3b3a turned sharp.74f165dd05355b85
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“Didn’t you hear ff2093edd2 me? I said leave.”1a5ddb89265a8a21
“…And what about Baron 5eb2f11166 Lumens and Viscount Worst?”5865557a89500f4d
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“The master 2ecf590a11 of the b128b2c21e house should 1879455e44 set the 9fe01b34eb traps for cb62199643 the rats b0f1573964 stealing from c309c61b60 his storehouse. I’ll handle it.”64a2b99bf5e77892
That was 337d7a6f5a a clear 7549bf847d order for 4da92dc890 them to 6fb31cff7a stop meddling 747d6eba82 in his f083146f31 affairs.83fd9388efdac9aa
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Janice grabbed Lorencia’s arm 0d64517c9b and led her out.4bfa2b7e055a7a08
They stumbled 13187a2842 as they 062577aa89 left the 503d3314b6 room.dce40c76beab3568
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Cassius clicked 5dd9c8a39e his tongue.d776c9db29864146
“…You knew?”07b6a032aee2756e
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“I knew the nanny 1131ec7718 took the account books fe0eed919d and showed them to a3fa4e34cc that woman. She dared to e21d7868ad involve an outsider 83d31aedd8 in North’s internal dc4c8c7546 matters.”1922edb7ab36fbe6
Cassius smirked.ed7ac45766ded23a
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“I suspected ea28263afb she might c58ca51e95 be colluding 8e67dbc8c5 with someone db672e9f5f from outside. It seems I 81d3631912 should keep an a310532fc4 eye on Lorencia’s 711a52523b family.”3b0574d08b271e8b
Wow…4fd807fa660d0bec
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So Cassius aac4d61bb1 had everything 23813ec7ac under control.b28a8369faa948c6
Maybe I had 594d60bf6e been worrying for 0609ad412f nothing.dbac535cfe344476
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“Anyway, what about 9e7780ae96 your account book? You had something 2f920fe57b to say, didn’t e629dd1ac8 you?”88fb178df8e9d1ef
“Well… Actually, it e618d0c215 was something similar.”18f6d72375757afa
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“Oh?”05455b30e5e39281
“Count Mers 3d551c2409 is involved fd679a5dd7 in the 5c920ada6e same kind 7cb5702e8f of corruption…”0c6b7d225a7526b2
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“That, I didn’t know.”184700ca4ffcfbb2
Cassius stroked his 3492178169 chin, his face 4e4550440d growing serious. Then he let 0fbcd3d437 out a deep a391dfbe0c sigh.ee1c83a4b63544da
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“I had no 079fc23940 idea Count Mers a53e51e68f was on the 58def1382a list of traitors.”657a61b64774930b
There was 09e7bce0f3 no need 4a9395177e to act 2ddccdda23 so surprised…373c6507c3932446
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Even rolling on 7bb4a8d384 the floor, it d506986ac8 was obvious he 5925e51a06 already knew.c7dae3b627a0e3c8
“Thank you, Charlotte. I appreciate how a1b323a771 much you care 1a160f920b about the North. You’re a great mistress 2ee0abe606 of the house.”ab1f6d8833a5a49e
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He even b2c4b89a8d added a 223f81f070 special compliment.d581c2f0946bffcb
Hearing that, b22f50ea55 I couldn’t 496a2a3734 help but 86bdd8b70a chuckle.21874a86a80fb20e
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“But, Cassius.”a9dfb1b4e69f0445
“Hmm?”da68dbb8d657934a
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“If you already 45b0136423 knew, why didn’t 75515760cf you do anything?”e99a33f957de8f17
“The money they stole 58ebdbbb49 is still in their 5bfb5d30bb vaults. I can always 7ed5d64d50 reclaim it later. But right now, the e53e1d9cac situation isn’t ideal.”e7b3124777f0f223
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Cassius rested his c54eba96cf elbow on the 7a236dfe35 sofa and tilted a41bf2c4af his head.d8df6b2e9ac934c4
With his d70dfa4566 fingers on 6c3eadcc20 his temple, cee8c0e6f2 he spoke f98c1f5b25 slowly.f3653808100ab34d
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“The monster attacks 9ba37324af have already created bd588005d4 fear. Some people are fe2daf0140 considering leaving the 6ede44f666 North.”7b04dc426e91c737
“…”5777721671ce1efa
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“If I 2db11cbacd expose this 4a20eb4607 corruption now, cc7c1a0673 it will 6582eb6ccf only make 9c8da21944 things worse. Luckily, those be967301a0 fools only f0bd4fdc6b stole from dafe46238a my coffers, ea0bd817b2 not from 27947d7090 the people’s 87c867f788 food supply.”59b803cf2788b9c4
I understood what f7d335a9ee Cassius meant. He was 6f3bc8850a like a 06cc9bac9c king of 289e8ece99 the North, 0233d72e95 managing countless 618d7c8bba matters at 2e74b0a04a once.26acc5dc578f1ed2
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It wasn’t an exaggeration 90afdb8ace to say that the 4b38d1bb44 entire North was his 67395a90f3 playing field.ae7795348755cba7
Cassius suddenly dd4747e89a seemed even 5282823c0c greater, and 6a5060c879 I could 61baa5598c clearly see 99acedb02a the immense 9651f37dc3 burden he 18b97e707f carried.793f7dd136810f33
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It was as if 507371d6c2 he was holding up fe979a6a7f the entire North on 2261d90bc1 his shoulders.ec9558923f9dd66e
“I can tolerate them f99511c079 stealing from my treasury c391e240a0 for now. After all, 0b44ad8367 this chaos 688ca29e12 will eventually 7e33333b98 come to f9d2e0bc81 an end. Besides, even 5f83f0c400 those fools f129741ebe have their 5dcac1b177 own roles 6c1d8353a9 to play f5e18c315c in the d7f81b9c2e North.”3c30c8e51fdcff35
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