IFLDMHF – Chapter 100
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Faced with an unexpected question, 3344168d16 I was so taken aback 4722036355 that I even choked on 48161da971 my breath.26e86303e8165e4a
“Are you alright, Aunt?”3fe5588d7dfb7d41
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Marianne hurriedly patted my back. Then, as if 62f1965740 feeling guilty for 041f512221 putting me in 65a28ba192 an awkward spot, 534a651928 she whispered apologetically.67c5db9874ee4800
“I’m sorry, Aunt. Actually, I already knew, 3638fdff10 but Dior kept insisting…”6142d92a53cd3ba6
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When I looked 3111f96d89 at her with 23682baa59 eyes that seemed 694ec3113d to ask, ‘About e64bdae939 what exactly?’ Marianne 670f5f78d2 lowered her gaze 3f5151bc67 gloomily and muttered.01533d6ec6218841
“That you like someone other than Uncle.”d3f050c614cf3fa8
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Oh, dear…915a0fdf58075254
“No way! Aunt said that was nonsense!”d48490598e274235
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Dior declared confidently, pouting in cda48340cc indignation.3220bb3a9ca32e32
“But you were the one who said Amy’s words couldn’t be trusted!”27a1c6b9fb8d37a1
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“That was about something else!”d0bbbb39ebb98465
As I watched the two 41306f0a59 children start bickering again, I a37279def5 finally realized what I had b54f1aaf78 overlooked.47e2f93b3fe28991
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Amy had loudly accused 702b93ed57 me of marrying Euclid b26473472d while loving another man.e62fa34fa0dfd3ec
And the children had 57052fdeba heard her.6eda192c3da353e4
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I had dismissed her nonsense ff019b4b0e by calling it rubbish and 7b52a3a6ca ignored it.56c84152890bc42a
I hadn’t anticipated 94f0bf4035 that the children bed195fe82 would interpret my b4e4c0d09d response as failing df6a8a7bce to set clear 818eec7653 boundaries.ad483b8d71138464
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‘It was a situation where they could easily misunderstand… I was foolish to let it slide.’12a582f22e813967
To be honest, at 8b99814fed this point, correcting the 07adc69aca misunderstanding felt meaningless. Too many people already knew a1f64550bb about Evgenia’s past.fddac35f3b12e8fa
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Maybe that’s why I 771f2c2765 hadn’t considered it important.29d888fb380d2bbb
Now, I had no face 9f3a25bb67 to rebuke Amy for speaking 8ec458a06f carelessly in front of the 2e4b3c0d48 children.73c017f33a1fc9e1
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Although I had completely e81b497cba failed to grasp how 2e7d7da550 their argument had escalated, aa1ffe7bb5 I couldn’t deny that 938ff4dab4 I was the cause. As I pressed my fingers f32cbd58cc to my forehead, Dior hesitantly aefe10e7ba asked, his voice trembling.5fef3c561ecad7e8
“Aunt… do you really… really like someone else?”5550bfb51ccee82a
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It seemed that my prolonged ba8c7aeae2 silence had only made him 77445b3a26 more anxious.1db347bd0363ccee
Looking at his tear-filled c734c41720 eyes, I felt an e8527f9763 urge to tell the 6203da7fb0 truth.3083838af1abba51
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The honest feelings a08d93ea65 I hadn’t even 201c3a4299 shared with Anne, b9755d9005 my closest confidante, 66c1a606d3 or with Euclid ccfd0dd2b0 himself.35bf6ff56b37d5ca
After a moment of hesitation, f7aecf5402 I slowly opened my mouth.3abcfa9f40f2a4f9
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“Well… What do you think, Dior?”34d4d140ca1087c1
“Hmm. Since Aunt said it 07c8de803c was nonsense…”468527456f41f9dc
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“Wait! That word—‘nonsense’—I misspoke 3298cde5ad because I was 47579f89de flustered. Can you forget 3b49f8a58e I said that?”edad1b3dba49f180
It was a bit 519dc518dc late, but I still d8a6e7b8e6 wanted to take it dac80b70cb back. I hastily corrected myself.d692841a0984df68
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“Alright!”6b508ea289c1a693
Thankfully, Dior, being 211b94b28f a kind-hearted child, 261e744d8c saw my troubled fb995518c3 expression and nodded eb60389b3a without hesitation.a71059fe2bb6ee4e
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Then, fidgeting with his a774491eda fingers, he carefully answered.c5628e89cd5db38f
“Aunt got mad when Amy said that.”902e513e92c36ab8
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“Yes.”139cbe82ae976411
“So… it didn’t seem like you liked anyone else.”d4c231ea1a0e5359
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“I see.”3e877d4f7f270593
“And…”dd889ddf442fa843
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Unlike Marianne, who kept a3a599dd92 cutting him off, I 6df3cc5dc9 simply listened quietly. Maybe that gave him more 4044f10579 confidence.51d48b6cf2e4860f
Dior’s small mouth 5e6a5b8eee moved, and his 620cebf283 voice grew firmer.7158c1c03abe40b6
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“Aunt, you always, always look at Uncle.”cce86e01be095183
“…!”4cfd9607ff969174
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“I really like Uncle the most, so I look at him every day too!”3d3a6338bdd3703d
Oh! And also at f32468e0e3 Sister and Aunt!616005dfb389ee87
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As if worried we 1af661a0ad might feel left out, 9d26aebe38 Dior quickly added that b305c22882 part.0744f60929ef4477
But I was too 897badf539 stunned by his perceptiveness 850b41a0a5 to respond.e9d3209490198223
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“So… I think Aunt likes Uncle, just like I do. But Sister keeps saying d58ef7252e I’m wrong.”7cd9ff141a9d2e8d
As if recalling 6fa07ac6eb the injustice, Dior bd29094463 pouted, looking like 9520979d5b he was about 659fada99e to cry. Then, his voice, tinged with cbffc5dfbd both hope and anxiety, asked,c3a0b5be7f38671a
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“Am I really wrong, Aunt?”5da4f2c75afa6a99
At that, Marianne let 5977390ed2 out a deep sigh, 8cbafe60cc as if exasperated. She also shot 854b0f8dd1 me another awkwardly 94a35d52d9 apologetic look.950d374f349341f5
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“…”f31caef86c9ff670
As I looked at a797f615ac the stark contrast in 5e73164ec0 their expressions and gazes, 5391791268 a complicated feeling welled 89e762742c up inside me.1e351160e16a370b
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The idea that Aunt didn’t 42a29e0188 love Uncle but someone else f59309df84 must have been a shocking 2d4e5715fd revelation for the children.ed13869f7c97c32d
Especially for kids f0eca40291 who relied on 211665e41f and adored Uncle ea6ab0196c almost like a d5a601a46b parent.4145fa43e0ef1901
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‘Maybe they were hurt by it.’c40a91d90eaaecc8
These were children who 196ffd2929 had so quickly and 2fbd3be704 purely accepted me as b9f691aee9 family.65e208cd8aea8697
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I didn’t want to leave edc362ece1 them wounded, nor did I 8be88f7b64 want to lie.cbdbd4615c80208d
After some thought, I made 2ebfafcb06 my decision and spoke.3714bdc334d17a84
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“Dior, you’re right.”348a75b9e6d00eba
“…Huh?”7bf5c09c5ff9d3b7
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“Really, Aunt?”1c5b80a9bc1f610f
Seeing Marianne’s widened eyes 84a739a979 and Dior’s delighted grin, d30d842f4e I couldn’t help but 784bd8ce9f smile myself.158e8af7385227a4
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“Yes. In fact, I’ve never liked 885e737f33 anyone other than the Duke.”1b6543a1ff2cfa1f
Unlike before, once 147e8dee91 I said it, 2e097bb6bc I felt a cf9665c14c weight lift off fb530e83e5 my shoulders.bf884f2990aab18c
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Until now, it 87da1b8b35 had been taken b66cb70207 as an absolute cafdabdc4e truth that I 679fbcb2d1 loved the Crown 59a441a126 Prince, so I 6a29b55444 had never been e5cac55f15 able to voice 49e2c50a8d my true feelings.2f18d5e4f23c1639
I felt as 8bf2ccaf2e though I might 71f8f6c57b cry just a 7cdf501980 little.b8c1b0660436b54a
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And I had the fleeting 570d66424b thought that, when the day b00046cee5 came for me to confess b341942226 to Euclid in person, I 13cb3b5e62 might really end up in d53cc2ccc4 tears.16429e6afa3619d9
The children, too, f04ef591ec seemed overwhelmed with 9d0b6c59ff emotion.e350cd28e86d3a17
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“See, Sister! I was right!”67e58bcb94614fcd
“Aunt, really? I’m so happy!”d5619eaccb18be05
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Their joy was infectious, 79b538d190 and I found myself 07aa596237 just as happy.89a05e24f26009e9
But I couldn’t let e5a4cbe988 myself get too carried babd0e58f5 away.e6b7cdd7112d2833
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“But this is a secret. You must promise to keep a974eefa41 it.”553cb53335a9171d
“Yes!”1910fef20bbb7669
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The children answered enthusiastically before 9427da98f2 tilting their heads in confusion 7c5dfe33eb and asking in turn.7cc4a979ea04b582
“But why?”28d2c217931cdf01
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“Why is liking Uncle a secret?”8981dbd06872c78b
“That’s…”e418e0f55a068e28
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Instead of answering, I c385bb51cd could only force a e10f9b350e wry smile.c64cf5ab0976aae1
Because I couldn’t bring myself 5d911114de to say it aloud.c9753c7bccc7ab7f
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That Euclid might not believe 1d9ea9652c my feelings.1fecc83b22f55363
Or worse…bb68b4a6ff062dd0
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“Is she a burden to you?”de796897e54f7f69
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“…Pardon? Delano, what did you c8c9cd591c just say?”7516acf803a3b2da
“I asked if Madam is a burden to you. I apologize. I know it’s d296c86b32 an impertinent question…”61624baf0bd45454
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Even knowing that, Delano 29a77647c2 wore a resolute expression, 8fd7b182d3 as if it was ed8f7ef811 something he absolutely had 00d21f0360 to ask.cf2b435b976d37d6
Seeing this, Euclid realized that d488443789 Evgenia had truly established herself 95935e025b as the rightful mistress of 221b860948 the Rudion duchy.a898d7bc8181339f
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In fact, considering all she 415d220853 had done for Rudion until f3e1354675 now, it would have been a1c6f8f9c4 stranger if she hadn’t.7c3dbef4ba01c671
“Looking back now, it is truly shameful and regretful, but I was afraid that even after marrying, Madam might still hold lingering feelings for His Highness the Crown Prince.”ef95b16583c47527
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“……”51437569104b92df
“But now, I no longer think that, not in the slightest. In fact, I even wonder b9350e437a if Madam’s vows during the d3e2e5b539 wedding were not sincere. Of course, I cannot d066d2812a claim to know Madam’s 040234572b true feelings, but at 2180436d19 the very least, I 1ae17abbc5 believe she wants to 65b0da3f7d build a good relationship 61f4391cfd with Your Grace and 172c3e3d75 is genuinely making an e3838c87ed effort. However, Your Grace…”162c22f8862ae85a
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Even without hearing the 15dcfdaa1f rest, Euclid could guess ce04cb403c what came next.3c143572e9c7a6c1
Delano had witnessed 7af052a237 everything—how Euclid repeatedly bcf270471c pushed Evgenia away 105b09cf66 in the office.5040a3dd677493d8
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It was obvious what 8d29e441fa he meant.f0c89a1492ff7348
Why was Euclid not 4d0ef020ac only failing to take f720049a03 the initiative to approach 51c87472ba Evgenia but also turning 05f594541c away and rejecting her 4293092abb when she tried to 7a4b877b35 get closer?33ff43e20a756dc8
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And, as he had e9ee1074b9 already mentioned, what Delano df80c9fe1e truly wanted to ask b5850d2278 was—did Euclid find Evgenia a237e8fff5 burdensome?a1c85c37bd842715
“I apologize, Your Grace. Of course, Your 4851d9ee49 Grace’s feelings are 5a024c52b9 important as well… e82153fc80 but watching from c4e9bffcd3 the sidelines, I 3155078f6e felt so ashamed b3baf959a9 and troubled that 45f45436a0 I overstepped my 5af9e99f8d bounds.”72b4ff2cb35e3232
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“No. I understand completely.”a625c87082765555
And he truly meant it.54f9bf9c0a6828a8
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Euclid let out a dfa7a6f867 bitter smile, wishing that 7f81a0dc09 Delano had rebuked him 3e5ad78920 more harshly, even condemned 55902a5e05 him.5c31d12970f80f11
Because—8f73eb4a83e763ff
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“If Madam truly feels burdensome to you, or if there are other reasons, perhaps it would be best to have an honest conversation with her.”bc2676ff8543a075
Upon hearing his response, Delano 2a258265db had spoken with a voice c2f4879782 filled with hope.b7fe24ce569b0063
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But Euclid could not 4eabd41af9 even consider the suggestion.2d5d7026582b9bdb
To have an 85107a2ab8 open and honest da4ed147c7 conversation with Evgenia?ad4a702ed4c9a9c1
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For Euclid, that was a57a93b271 closer to an impossibility 6c4e37b4fe than anything else.816353633e3ead46
The truth was, dbfbf3c1c9 rejecting Evgenia did 47e8d51c70 not bring him aa5500532d any comfort.b41f0abee4e0ec64
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No—if anything, the 5437b0e4d1 guilt he felt 33cbb76377 was far heavier 2e29b05871 than the regret fbd321b5ae Delano harbored.dcd1a06989a1404d
Whenever he saw 84dd6af1a9 the way Evgenia’s ebedcb8f34 eyes, initially filled 902a200d23 with a hint 1a13489774 of hesitation and d6e62bbe5e expectation, turned to 99285e0f4a disappointment because of 26e0e2341d his response, it e60573cefd felt as if d557706ce7 he himself were 9120b7cc84 the one being 3a193db247 rejected.baf6e2fd652cea5b
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It was unbearable.9db0f3fab964ddd9
Yet, even so, he could 023b3db242 not stop pushing her away.56ffcdad263c332e
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Euclid had never intended to 25122034be have a normal married life 3e103f38f8 when he agreed to this 2585373ef4 marriage, and that resolve remained e6cfa69206 unchanged.a87e0b0098754cca
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