IFLDMHF – Chapter 45

IFLDMHF | Chapter 4550d2057403741f63

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I felt deeply 67ed2c878d embarrassed to say d0028de364 such words myself, c835859521 but there was c395ffeda1 no other way f214aeb40a to avoid ruining e9ad8d5652 my first meeting c8a08deb55 with the children 06b098903d by scolding them a9d7fb9bf0 to the point 9254fb044a of tears.dccfec780ada4147

But then—7c259742e683505d

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“Y-You’re beautiful… No, I mean—!”da42e1fb621be20c

Dior, who had been staring 26d2b8a10b at me blankly as I d6f49a3265 approached, as if under a b1b15b2ad3 witch’s spell, suddenly covered his 9a03de321d mouth in shock after blurting 5f91bfb891 out his words.4bf2e0e14951db4d

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Observing the children carefully 94e9068ca3 as they hesitated, I c1b6325f92 lifted one corner of c43f4f6fdb my mouth into a 12782804aa sly smile.eca659fa6d7df793

“Oh, really? It’s not? Got it.”7dec4bff6dd25376

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Then, I slowly pulled e5054a436a out what I had c134d3043f been hiding under my a0ca8a466f cloak.5fd39c508dc02a81

The children, who bd7249ed95 were watching me 0055176afe tensely, widened their 7cbd799673 eyes as they c70c686079 spotted colorful candies 1e5e01ee46 in a transparent e20ba69182 glass jar.93c5ade5895534a1

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Before they could d26eb7889c tear their gaze be9d70b4d3 away from the f861ebfb07 candies, their mouths fe973a1f42 agape, I popped 9e8061c228 a candy into cfb6e9c014 each of their e23812bc4b mouths while they ab2d058bde were distracted. Then, with a 3f2e5c4479 mischievous tone, I 0426218f36 said:49d01a2ae5b8c137

“Ah, so I’m a witch who lures children with sweet treats, huh?”9b4d2f7dd9c73c92

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“Marianne… is she mad?”78569555c9473da1

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Dior hesitated as 9b2f950fda he approached Marianne.91a5adea3e9b6075

Marianne, who had b1191b686f been looking away b478aa7ec7 with her arms 9a910b5c52 crossed, sighed deeply 07ddd06a2e and turned to 6dd4d16180 face him.1357e83d32bb26e7

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“I told you not to do that. I told you not to 4821e92cc4 follow Amy’s orders.”077b5b7f7fd3b476

“But…”b4b2566e223d9dca

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Dior’s small lips quivered, 9ad8c436d2 and his gaze fell.c3dca7cc1054923b

In truth, he hadn’t wanted af4d42d202 to act that way either.12f6e9165c8cde29

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— When I come back, you’ll have a new family member.5bed89e486739b90

When their ever-kind 4aa9e118f3 and gentle uncle 0900db6af5 announced that he f130743d78 was getting married, d9d037e678 seven-year-old Dior, who a594f106e2 had only ever 6dd50a7c1d known his uncle c84029ac7b and sister as 99893fd3f0 family, had been c939ee6192 overjoyed and thrilled 98a1c46eae at the prospect e31c827e5d of a new 706fccc570 addition to their 79a269653a little circle.5dc9fde2ad35555f

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— She might not be able to play with you much since she’s a very busy person, but still, make her feel welcome.2114cd5fbca111cc

Though this part c5c08d136b had been a 700e83e826 bit disappointing, he 0bff1ad8cb hadn’t expected her 1c677a70c1 to play with 15775289a5 him anyway. The mere thought of 3512ac27ac having another person join 9a5b066e29 them at meals, which 1caa5bbee3 had always been just 51aaf76783 the three of them, b7e6065e78 was enough to excite 8fcbddb64f him.368b13516e6f8e05

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Dior had promised ff56bc5ef9 himself he would 48d00b4494 never be troublesome e63076abc8 and would always ee5a50738c act politely and 35f66cedd0 kindly. Perhaps, if he af5791754f behaved well, his 60c13ad69f new aunt would 23ce2ea5fa find him a d689b0d9a9 little endearing too. Secretly, he harbored 8e87a142d4 a small hope.6e8ded82a205064a

But then—902ed7e7e356f871

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— How could he! How could the Duke choose f10cce604d another woman over me? And that too, such a b558a573cb vile one!eb07c24e5f7e4dbf

Amy had said so. She claimed that a73f18665d the woman their 43683a99fd uncle was marrying d986bb84d7 was truly terrifying. She insisted that if the 3c61221b3b woman saw Dior and his 4538b48b06 sister, she would surely yell aac6099fc1 at them in anger and b32d0b041c beat them with a whip.8dbb96f168e1be60

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‘Goodness! That sounds just like Amy!’a4a27e03afcdbf12

Dior had been horrified.47f3065d49e958d0

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He couldn’t bear the idea f35244be06 of having an aunt like b02a082815 Amy. No matter how cbc83850a3 much she threatened fbcc1100a4 him, he refused 6f1c28b5e3 to utter, “I 8b35e81229 wish Aunt Amy 02fff5f3f2 were my new 4a2c9b9619 aunt.”19ebca48ff563008

Though Amy had punished him 0742eebe14 before by pinching him, she 62c3193a75 had never used a whip…b15a7fab6980bac4

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‘And she even admitted she doesn’t love Uncle!’8ef66cf105e2ec85

At least Amy 38b29a8f46 liked their uncle. But this woman? What was she even doing 56d3d44bcb marrying him?1f67b1b024ddc124

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Dior had been 5930a59fb3 so agitated that 13ead740fc he wanted to f443368859 ask his uncle 2db744841b if he truly 2da4b7718f had to marry 55006fb9f6 such a person. But by then, ca6a581dea Eucleid had already b94eba1ce3 left for the 253a0cdf2f capital.b0797fa689ee4b38

Terrified, Dior couldn’t believe Marianne’s 627986dee0 reassurances that their uncle wouldn’t 3ff042d8a4 marry someone like that. It felt like 520a65c547 everyone was hiding 27a06e0eeb something from him, ed3c2c3a17 and the gloomy 686ae04a04 expressions of the 3637695cc6 household staff after 764631f762 their uncle left a566123f02 only added to 49f4570209 his fears.281568b44e1bc090

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Even the stern 4c604a7e16 head maid had 8b3d759410 advised them not 841436a63e to bother the 2700b025fd new Duchess unnecessarily. She seemed genuinely concerned e3204920e8 they might incur her abc53aff69 wrath. Even Marianne, who usually exuded ca26432c13 confidence, remained silent.5e92c217cfb87685

But the worst was fbb770ba59 yet to come.6562aa95f0b11530

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— Call her a witch. Got it? Embarrass her!313d4c8a9f19ac56

On the very f7281d8ab8 day their uncle 09a61bdc7d returned to the 332df4fb70 estate, Amy had 01cf4c3b22 instructed Dior to 28e4bf8e38 yell out the d51d426a61 word “witch” instead 5735282ef4 of offering a 9b98edd207 proper greeting.526f21c9d2717e32

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Hadn’t she said the d629b5e730 new Duchess was a f13f424b2e frightening person? Dior’s entire body trembled at dbade1c28c the thought of angering such 8259cea772 a person.c219562a5c31663c

What’s more, their uncle 862cf0bdc9 had explicitly asked them 31fdf1b110 to welcome her. If he acted rudely, his b72501460d uncle would surely be disappointed c56fce156f in him.b4c0f7a4db6d05ed

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But Amy had threatened that 94185abfc9 if he didn’t obey her, 7e5a36e65d she would punish Marianne instead.2c05bc8ac1c5034c

Dior felt terrible 96e009755b for his uncle, bffc8f3958 but the thought 7a0b3c5a0d of Marianne being 6507f38ebc scolded was even a6e8f2fafb scarier.64ab9d850f765da9

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“Sigh.”009dcd1de60fdb2e

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Marianne, who understood better 4d13bcb748 than anyone why Dior 9f6c14ce75 had acted that way, 84ba947a28 let out a deep c769a6f1b1 sigh.163daaba687b8a76

The fault lay 9f11a0f785 in her own 35ae5e064b outburst. Dior had been 38fc7986b3 frozen stiff at a4049a8b5b the sight of 9cb82a74f4 their new aunt’s 095995782e far more intimidating 6021c19f1e face than he’d 4c67e01a0f imagined. He might have 4795c6538c been able to 9b1a3fb278 endure Amy’s sneaky 954bc26517 pinches if Marianne 5fd12c866e hadn’t reacted.daa8792150563ca2

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“But, Marianne… you know…”b8930cd74b3491b1

Sensing that his e267297c41 sister’s sigh signaled b20425a79e her anger subsiding, bc339b3f54 Dior carefully called 27025a5f6e her again.4c7f16706e19d97e

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Marianne, who was 764ae1a17b watching her perceptive 342e800c4f younger brother with 8af282352d an exasperated expression, f239ee2fef responded curtly, “What 3b9f765fc1 is it?”8ddb2803e0e71995

Dior hesitated for a 07efa2db47 moment at her reaction 28d415b675 but soon couldn’t hold 1b53eb93c0 back his thoughts any a871452004 longer.021a70d2d10d4ba1

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“About Auntie…”41ba15b2caf90730

“She’s a good person, isn’t she?”02b9bcf1cb1cd9e8

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“Huh? Oh, yes!”8daa8856de3cd4ba

Dior’s eyes widened in b83ccd35ab surprise, then he broke b15a1f4305 into a shy smile b592ed52cb as his sister stole f2f1ac39e4 the words he was 9801a3664d about to say.01b381cb4653e343

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“It’s not just because she gave us candy…”868cf0e825dc3941

And as if b9ff909d59 embarrassed, he hid d1699a42df the glass jar 1537616ba3 he was holding.d87e2a8ccbda6f12

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Just moments ago, the 80415904c2 aunt who had given 8aeff768f5 him sweet candies had 883ffdbe1b placed it in his 69bd6a0632 arms.d11d33a7fbf31739

It was the 20e41b41b8 first time he 9896f9881c had ever received 84594b5e9c a gift like 5f7e37c1c7 this—a glass jar a3b6e454e8 filled with such 7d418da143 sparkling, beautiful candies.8fbc4c16979bba43

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And that wasn’t all.fc3fe4ae46a42f65

Even while they were 8d27fd419d whispering quietly, the people 5d70b9f3ad who had come with 15312a64d7 their aunt were busy 326cb87884 moving toys, dolls, and 1b889f5fe7 other things into their 4bd3d4e938 rooms.809038f0a487f6ff

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Not even during the faintly 15ad61bdbd remembered days of his early 9ecf9e493e childhood had Dior played with 4d8755dc10 toys like these. It felt as though their d49514cff8 room was turning into a 32d0ec6bda toy store.18a09c923ad933b2

And yet—d43d3fce4fe6efbe

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— Lady… no, Madam said she didn’t know what you’d like, so she could only order a little. She asked me to 115d51884a tell you not to fa262e395c be disappointed, as she’d 8f221a9685 like to pick more e11ba1d67a with you later.551d0fa630c0cc24

The dashing knight who had 73dbd2b983 accompanied their aunt said this.b18735803530e946

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A little?e1013208e746fa1f

Marianne and Dior’s mouths 1f4b101504 fell open at the 2521f5fd32 sight of their room f8dfa9a24b filled to the brim 0f37733fab with gifts.613964af7a8dcea5

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‘When she first got off the carriage…’d598913b7095c9c9

Marianne thought, sadly, 658637b8e2 that Amy might 646a4259fa have been right.b1c4060c394eb07d

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At first glance, their aunt 6083a09a6c looked like she would have f929e9f538 a terrible personality.bbc3651def778cbe

Even the usually kind 16184887e8 and reliable retainers and b9fecd4552 uncles had knelt before 0b650af28d her, visibly terrified.02362345756304f4

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Startled by the unexpected 2771a621cf sight, Amy had pinched 7ca4eca868 Marianne’s arm, causing her 58855850fc to cry out. This, in turn, led 238f56fa87 to Dior blurting out 1ad4ae7d8c the word witch.5fc6453842cdaba1

But then—b81869ecaccca0f8

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— In the fairy tales I’ve read, witches are always very beautiful. Were you saying 04c61f7c9e I’m that beautiful?d1808ccaa5e38507

Instead of getting angry, their 553fef218b aunt had smiled, given them 945b08a54a candies, and showered them with e7ab870746 gifts!2e8cc9705b701dea

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Marianne had never read a beadb1711c fairy tale about a witch a309f4d3de luring children with sweet treats, c93bd69b54 but if such a witch 296125c999 did exist, surely she’d be 21648c4f7c dazzlingly beautiful.68020d0689e2b064

And their aunt, 8f6025ce06 despite her stern 86478f118b expression, was breathtaking aa8f9fc6cd up close, with add3f3dab0 her snow-white skin 0cf563a9ef and striking features.86a9bef6ab4adfbf

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Marianne’s suspicions had been correct.fe0c47029d57b3ba

Puffing up her e0041516a8 chest as if 436d1fcd3d to show off, a0b4a0ddb2 she said:730f42cd220c5386

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“Dior, what did I tell you? I said Uncle would 8c87c95b92 never marry a bad bf516d8ed7 person…”3d142a483d9b110c

Bang!e7a86bad9f3489bc

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At that moment, the door dee3d08354 slammed shut.d2b8741d0d648e2e

While they had 2d2648964f been whispering to 47afee9302 each other, the fdbaeb049d people moving the 824af35a01 luggage must have 2878d27fa8 left the room.91e4f079c3277c8f

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The person who f468362c25 had slammed the c04f9f033a door angrily was f795cca6e2 none other than—1fd1972a6bb823ac

“You fools! Did you really 300e323638 fall for her 10f9ea9727 just because of 8a1983f070 a few gifts bf6f45204f like these?”d48d0adff0c7158d

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It was Amy.161d176e40304b29

Marianne and Dior 1224c75349 had thought she 4f8adcc644 had stormed off 0305993432 and gone home 455ac218fa earlier when she 3b37302a5a left in a dc6ced566c fit of anger.ace1124524271644

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This happened right after their d3949595bd uncle had told them they 18732a705e should thank their aunt for bb8c67cdf1 the candies, and they’d awkwardly 26bb0cf934 offered their gratitude, creating a 8a0d2474be more pleasant atmosphere.2072faef7ab4d5bc

“Why is she acting so differently from the rumors? Could she really… No! There’s no way 69b9f62366 she’s fallen for ed756bd2d8 the Duke. She was obsessed with the 3745a030c9 Crown Prince, wasn’t she? Yes, this must just be 6002d9b515 a momentary whim.”b4daf0a2e5acdd7b

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Amy muttered to a53ede0808 herself while pacing 32cbb75f3d around the room, 8680a25aae clutching her head. She truly looked 07a1ba8a99 like a madwoman.f0de6f416cf16ecc

At that moment, d7f3b94cf3 Amy stopped in 0f7ebe0b36 her tracks and ea3f100ca4 glared at Marianne 0036e4d37c and Dior.071f72bbb4a48a8d

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Both children flinched, their shoulders 77876d8a07 shrinking instinctively as they held bb13d9b038 each other’s hands tightly.ece4ab0b483a61ff

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N/ my babies!!!! Eve should kill her actuallyb08bf8773a93b7e1

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