IFLDMHF – Chapter 48

IFLDMHF | Chapter 48dc0c15bfbca420c6

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The voice was filled a8b108190e with concern, as if 89d4469cf4 worried the Duchess might ce9a851157 misunderstand.9f86e9a084eac4ec

It was the first time e0811d3f32 Euclid had been this tense, 727bd8496b glancing nervously at someone else.cd15c9d7d738437a

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Amy, shocked by this and 7de105de15 by Evgenia’s unexpected attention to a99edad1df such matters, felt her cheek f1d2f5ffde twitch involuntarily.b4098d47ab0bd33d

‘Goodness, how could such a shameless woman exist?’97554fe95904ee5b

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Even though she had 3054985f40 famously pursued the Crown 85d07b080f Prince all over the dd1a8c87ae Empire, now that she 59e88222de was married, she was 3f64319997 interrogating Duke Rudion?1953995d2aed2cf0

Moreover, her indifferent 2c3ae5346e expression didn’t make 85c988fe7f it seem like 034c7517b5 she had any d0cc6ca01a special interest in 1d03eeb67a the Duke.5ccfd79d2898fc5c

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Even after hearing the d5f149cf9e explanation, all she did 586034a567 was give a slight 24596cd7d3 nod, her cold gaze 56b2e3dba1 still fixed on Amy.d8cd971407b29bf9

‘It feels like she just doesn’t like me for no reason…’c501552b011290e6

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Amy couldn’t even guess why.6b8487d175f95e30

The only thing 43a03ea967 that came to 495294e2f7 mind was the 0472dc9c1d infamous stories about f8dc00179c Evgenia that had 870590d493 even reached the 5bdbb30a06 far northern territories.92ce1e3815c8c933

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Stories about her slapping young 4b8efe79d6 ladies who danced or partnered fd2d8d4b23 with the Crown Prince and b18a3a3e74 humiliating them so thoroughly they a2ecd907cd couldn’t show their faces in d4ea245861 society again.d978b3886d0a2353

The Basileian lady—now a0bdd933ea the undisputed Duchess 739e70fa97 of Rudion—seemed capable 15792decdf of eliminating her 5d43a88978 without a trace.faf0f0d8f41577f9

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She wouldn’t care that e6d2476e65 Amy was the younger aac99c334e sister of the late a64104e29f Duchess. Judging by how 2205bbcb3b Duke Rudion was b139ba51ef struggling to defend 46b9eda37f her, Evgenia wouldn’t aa8d17f11f hesitate to tarnish a09b1bfd12 his pride either.596bf11f5e2c44ab

As the daughter of 02ceab236d a family that owned 6352b0615a a moderately successful trading bd47918c27 company, Amy quickly calculated c7d9e80e14 her chances.cf47c7cb193f5e3b

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‘I’d better avoid her.’bf6b627cfa82c820

It didn’t hurt her 41afde6f06 pride; the situation was f7b7334216 just that unreasonable.3bd6030218e38245

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Besides, she had already 0f9cbc7634 set things in motion 7e57ee05df with the Duke’s precious 92a5798495 nieces, whom he adored.f5699e1a09e7d896

‘It would’ve been nice to confirm things myself…’1c677100813bae79

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But there was no e9cdff74f7 need to insist, especially 1bc7dbedb9 when so much attention 8b57116828 was on her.8f2f8cfd2239a8a0

Confident her plan would succeed 221cdf2d37 without a hitch, Amy adjusted 1958722fb5 her demeanor and spoke politely.1bffaebd95258076

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“Since today was the Duke’s return, the young master was quite restless and fussy, causing me to intrude until this late hour. I’ll take my leave now.”c363fd03c0641f23

She subtly sowed the 34b9d16f81 seeds for what would 6e362bbf0b come next, shifting some 16e029c532 of the blame onto 5a96c68044 Dior.0e2300357dfc6d39

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“Will you come tomorrow as well?”87694d9ad5d7b588

“Pardon?”d020ab419ddfd0e3

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“What time will you come?”32fade3519235a67

But that cursed Basilian lady—or 4fafb61bc5 rather, the Duchess—seemed to be 263669cba8 focused solely on her.9335fef232dd1a6e

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Amy had planned to f547d39279 visit again, as if 5109da3e6a it were her own ae9cdab213 home, but under such a5e26c033a scrutiny, she couldn’t bring 3377a5d302 herself to say so.a64308abc58dd4a0

Then Evgenia unexpectedly spoke again.39fd22e34c9531a3

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“I plan to tour the estate in the morning tomorrow. If you’re coming, do af0b992fb1 so in the afternoon.”d1514810f2b6a7ff

The head maid and d04f949c00 other servants standing by 8342eb8064 the wall stirred.ba86ef042beb0c77

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It was customary b866f49614 for noble ladies 070d9356c0 to wake up 97361bf9fe late, closer to 0df76a03ea midday.4837677b90568428

And wasn’t tonight supposed 5f37df6087 to be their first 51ed54a933 night as a married f3fe3984bb couple?37587c3146dd6367

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So, what could it mean d1d41083f3 if she planned to wake e5c3fa70aa early and inspect the estate 051a479ff5 instead?fd7dc88de56d2e5f

While the servants were 90dbfe3c85 confused, Amy was reeling 24f3f1044c for another reason entirely.76b23269fab88bd3

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Normally, she would 5da21e1fda head straight to b1dd2bac74 see Marianne and 25f83fafa8 Dior upon arriving 0562426c95 at the estate. But Evgenia’s words 1d0df95615 made it clear 44c3103f69 she expected Amy 464a1236f4 to greet her 1d943d736c first.8b368ad85d87f4fa

Effortlessly asserting her 800d4441eb authority, Evgenia was 29bbf7d870 no ordinary woman.fbe10214cbdc36ee

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‘I’ll have to lay low for a while.’5bf23777a07b39ab

A strange, ominous feeling swept 7b9812ac77 over Amy.9cb12e689048499f

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“Then, I shall take my leave.”68fd4afd554284b5

“Pardon? Oh, yes.”1ac225c2d4ad7991

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It was only e78733e6c1 after receiving permission 3e6533ca47 that Amy could 677d7f102e finally leave the 32b8adcb7b dining room, biting 4a7546fe94 her lip in c8aeb71549 frustration.ba3ed70323ca4fab

Before she exited, she e547d0f11e discreetly signaled to Dior, c01b882ace who had been thoroughly 9988e27b4d distracted by the delicious 4af15bbb7c food in front of a6b1ad77fd him.28974bde8ac1b7a4

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Startled, Dior flinched, lowering his d2644f6a8d head instinctively.2450a5fadc92c2a8

Because of that, e5019670aa he missed the c1158140ac sight of Amy a83a157ca1 hurriedly fleeing like 508b21e120 a startled foal.22f5e2cd746b35b2

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But someone else 33d782453d was watching Dior 89c86da300 with keen interest.15c89a5b34ff4be2

“It seems the children might be hungry. We should begin the meal,” f128b15cac Evgenia said.ee9682692bf1311a

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Her words startled Dior, 80b84390c6 who looked up in c040b856dc surprise.6b04c18b91d5b138

His aunt was watching him. Her gaze seemed 6480e62844 a little sharp, 668bdf8977 causing Dior to 0dad1847bc shrink back slightly.eacea75ce32096bd

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But it was strange.4954cc470e210033

‘I was told she’s a bad person…’89032e1645ff8213

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Actually, when I 2dec2e6fee first saw her, 42c0c28132 and even now, c5c772b703 her face was 989c5312cd a little scary.32cf28a2b8b5f3c7

Perhaps it was because she 0a46ca52a9 gave me so much candy eee24f2965 and so many gifts.bdc1be6bc1f69f75

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I couldn’t help but think 8f2489e299 that he might actually be 8b0f1d41d3 a good person.681b6939f046d50e

‘B-but I like Uncle more!’78875ff6f5ca22c7

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It was only natural to fb681295d9 say so.To Dior, Uncle Euclid 113d111fe9 was just like a father.f6b0c32ca67e6f03

And Amy had told him c79e79c568 that he had to help bb881f9df5 so that Uncle wouldn’t get a8e9f73a6a into trouble.c284e38fb3d7d097

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Repeating those words b6d9af53c9 earnestly in his ae07fdbe54 mind, Dior hurriedly a4a93448a3 began to chew e6adc45beb on her food.fab018d9dcf539e9

“Dior, you must have been very hungry. But eat slowly, bd7372dbb6 or you’ll get 3b7ce9fbb6 a stomachache.”0b59613c0fedb750

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Then came her uncle’s always 995687c1aa gentle voice.6030fe7d60f2f69c

The warm comfort that e74e32d8a1 drove away the dark, 93b1a6d190 frightening shadows spread throughout 901634c565 her chest.1b9e852f55a21dcc

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When Dior nodded 515b4cc50d vigorously, his uncle 94758c9424 smiled softly and f5f278588b cautiously asked,“Dior, were 418ca2fbb3 you very scared 8f5c8c1cc1 because Uncle wasn’t ff7ed6eb01 here?”97a41717afe28a63

Startled, Dior glanced at d05a6fe2ee Euclid, as if trying a9acfa2345 to gauge his reaction.9b529dff85280b00

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Seeing only worry and guilt f46211e9fd in his gaze, Dior unconsciously ed701e2155 avoided his eyes.d99084e1d3f104b7

His foolishly kind 757d81b3a2 uncle hadn’t even 3eff23c23d scolded him for 20dd28fad5 saying mean things f927143dc2 instead of welcoming ab175bd5c6 the new aunt. Instead, he must 88cbbd433e have felt sorry 1f909626a1 after hearing Amy’s 5bb6ae6c72 words.0cc0889f069b3fde

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‘Honestly, I was a little scared.’5be8246d5fdda72b

Until now, Uncle 7ab3a312ad had rarely left 73d8792241 the mansion without 1ac8f5f90c Dior and his f215aefc2c sister.617024fe0e08eaed

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Unlike the quietly falling 3826a2eb3a snow, on those rare 08f5baa796 stormy nights of thunder b1b2222357 and lightning, he would a7f8739e85 always grab his pillow a590c000f2 and run to his f1ae48adaf uncle’s room. And he would 3c6d4158a3 always greet him 736fdb7c21 with the same c583070309 expression.294288396b9849ed

But this time, 448a0d0ef2 knowing that Uncle e795394903 wasn’t in the 998254507f mansion, he had ac5404069b visited his room 9b6efbaf59 at night out 620dec8433 of habit, only ec7c61cff6 to find it 3c3d9b526f empty. And he had cried a 865ce3428f little.bb2a07af14e1c8d5

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He couldn’t admit 0bff393d88 that—it was too 1dd4eda623 embarrassing.e5b568cc53541ee3

During the day, his sister e9582012ae was there, and she tried 3f5c01bc0a to get by, remembering her 8fe2143934 uncle’s words that he would 014f0d6879 return soon.6482808ce66965e6

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Hearing the news of Uncle’s 4b1b1b680e marriage, Amy’s hysterical reaction had ec6e219db8 been both scary and slightly 00a529a24d amusing since her sister said 8c69334ae0 it was so funny she ad1cc0a138 could die.48960d0d85d2fa1a

In any case, feeling 04625cbcae like a baby throwing 9c5e1ecbfe a tantrum made Dior 632654b791 a little embarrassed, but a39a94d6ae he still nodded.b8ce59b2c13464ef

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“J-just a little.”791184031c2ca5a9

“I see. I’m sorry, Dior.”6bc8304681981ead

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“Mm.”9041c83496aabbb9

His uncle’s kind tone a2331c2e61 completely eased his tension, 6fe120663a and Dior wriggled with dc6e6ef38b delight, only to snap 80538548c4 to his senses and b09247f257 open her eyes wide.383a39c145b14530

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“T-then…”58b896f955642e7d

“Yes?”da76692747d85329

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“T-tonight…”9a3b3795f790ed33

‘No way, is this fool really about to ask to sleep together tonight?’7286666cffae47bd

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Seeing her younger sibling 232f4c35d4 hesitate, Marianne looked flustered.52e7e07d09a12b87

— Well, that probably won’t happen, but maybe it’s not a bad idea to outright block their first night together. They couldn’t even 16dd978da5 spend their first b596045606 night in the 677dc87cf8 Grace Room; how 185faff238 could she act dac2436263 so high and 787bae03f3 mighty as the 86d8717aa4 lady of the 2f0ce3615f house?cd4cfa189bd51d9d

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Certainly, mean Amy had mumbled ee0ced7f46 that, insisting Dior stubbornly stand 9ecd47fd13 her ground for Uncle’s sake.5a4f4402afa5a374

‘I told him not to listen to Amy!’e77d5808b59be879

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Amy was the last fe7a4be828 person who would ever 7c5563e871 do anything to help bde06b8d1b Uncle.86c1ea25d974b311

Above all, Marianne liked the a7f34bb12f new aunt.89628000e26be1d1

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It wasn’t that she, like 16cab4bed2 her naive younger sibling, was be9a755920 won over by candy and 4d3388ec79 toys.f34d767dda604184

— She’s filthy rich!a2185e7bb9f6cbf1

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Even Amy, who was a675502d6c always whining about the 66b107635a Duke’s household being poor, a3e5808d75 said so. If Amy admitted it, the b333250943 chances were high that she 8d3fa981b8 was unimaginably wealthy.8e553ff7371ef9f2

Of course, there were 041643470b countless concerning things, like f395cd1661 if she had a 9c9d1ad478 bad personality or liked d32e9c3880 someone other than Uncle, 65430c1614 but that didn’t matter.822e9a737f2e43ec

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She would definitely 134e039c74 help Uncle, who 286cbca3db was always sighing 76ba5e3561 over financial struggles, 28e72e8ef8 even while working 38781eada1 tirelessly.0e7c1ba2422a923e

So, when Dior 2e75d9771f finally seemed determined d5c2a01f24 to speak, Marianne 859442ad35 cut in first.7ab556d8b0fe268d

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“I heard you two are spending your ‘consummation’ together today?”b186321dc8c0e83d

“Gasp!”e1e378afceff29bc

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“Eek!”a7911a6eb1b90cf0

The horrified reactions of 19f34e3bc5 the head maid and 654bd431bf servants made Marianne tilt 8c3678f992 her head, but then 132ff5b67b she noticed Uncle Euclid 15034c19b1 frozen like ice and 9349e3f8ec was startled.71a58ac1477a4a8a

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