IFLDMHF – Chapter 59

IFLDMHF | Chapter 59e193c96c0ff8c7e9

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But no matter how much 22980131a6 one organizes the ledgers, the 569174293e only realization would be that 7138e1d933 the House of Rudion is e69fc0c89e buried under a mountain of ef7182ba6a debt.f38893b2a179d855

“How much of it will they actually pay off?”16e3321c55475323

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Amy’s insides churned.28e39a8a99a3dbf3

Over the years, 92901901fc she had persuaded f26ed2f922 her father several f5fa4a0486 times to propose edc0e16934 marriage to the d00a87dcd4 Duke of Rudion 01fbc8cded in exchange for ca358db0b4 reducing part of 4edf188fd9 the distribution fees 7bfc375643 that the House 671abab8b8 of Rudion paid dc97ffcd65 to them monthly.bb6c143d7261b970

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However, the Duke of Rudion baa99387ef had rejected the idea outright 13156ca089 every time.34beaa26c6270555

Her father speculated that 6cc73e7f03 the strict Duke found 8498575c13 the idea of marrying ecee4d9c37 his late sister-in-law’s younger 69201b1306 sister improper. However, Amy, who had visited bdcbe05ca5 the ducal residence almost daily 5649b80418 and personally witnessed how much b041475bc2 Euclid cared for his nieces bcf0ec4b96 and nephews, thought otherwise.c81320c4dc27cf72

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If anything, she believed that a740d7c645 as their aunt, marriage would 2f8369a01a have made her position even e379b297b9 stronger, allowing her to care f873d24ffa for the children better. Yet, he hadn’t 01eab360d3 shown her even 05405d287b the slightest interest.47eb9d5dc32f0c43

Then, as soon as 70ee0b4498 she heard that the ee253a17c2 Duke of Rudion was 893fc99c69 progressing with a marriage 6fa7a4255c proposal from the Duke 698f1c1ec3 of Basilian, she became aee160f08b convinced.a55edb9ea0d5429e

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The reason the Duke 6255ab91c0 of Rudion had rejected 531b35dfcc her was money.2a83cd2731fb4676

Though she didn’t know 9b42a92bfa exactly what the Duke 7d3828256b of Basilian had promised, aa3b902a6f it was obvious they beb17da9db had offered to resolve 1dc8742d6e Rudion’s financial difficulties.c10b2ae2a95b913c

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The Duke of Basilian cd113f8d1e had an abundance of c9c1150084 wealth, while the Duke efda7fb380 of Rudion was severely 879a2dfb79 lacking in it.021d7bc3b466d71b

“Father is so stingy! Instead of offering to 56b1f64764 reduce the distribution fees, 9f5dab3a4e he should’ve boldly suggested 001b8257ad not collecting them at 51c570fb51 all.”dc67064fa2771edb

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After all, if she, c39703a172 the cherished only daughter, 9e705a9033 became the duchess, the fd61be85e8 wealth of the House ea9bcd863c of Rudion would essentially 707d1d229b become her father’s assets. Just as her father’s e310499815 assets were essentially hers.b205b0ce707fd98a

Amy was well aware that 93c000f3b7 the distribution fees paid by 4bc38b17bb the House of Biers made f13099eaf2 up a significant portion of 0f6902a413 the income for their trading 6431af86fa company. She also knew 8f3ac3c984 that her father ea885ffe74 secretly wished to 245eb0edeb bring in a 46ebeacf78 son-in-law to inherit 23140ec1aa the House of 0e75a2ceb4 Biers. Yet, she remained c00dbe768e stubborn, holding on 8a43a8ed8e to her ambitions.5d5178e3a7525101

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Simultaneously, she continued 2057a8ec0f to pressure Marianne 69ac303d58 and Dior, whom 9d1da1d3d3 Euclid cherished.d496a6edcedc578d

She believed that if 2f9b3024cf she convinced the two 0dcf987469 children to like and e02ea98407 need her, Euclid would 2021b64aab eventually change his mind.8073b550e0f55460

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‘It’s so infuriating.’640365b6f72d9735

If only the Basilian 86b97e8908 family hadn’t suddenly interfered, 83bd289372 she would have undoubtedly a1821232eb secured the position of 90f680c7c8 duchess by now.915c56f1670a1113

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Still, Amy hadn’t lost hope.4a7def0518c28220

She didn’t understand why Euclid c9e1e2dadc had married so suddenly, but 0c614a174c everyone in the empire knew bc155966ba that the Basilian princess had a1031ed5cd been chasing after the crown 4a20418fb6 prince.0c6318bc32f8bae6

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‘There’s no way their marriage is harmonious.’1c28597e6318a9dc

They might even divorce soon. No, the chances were incredibly 8349819078 high!eb37301a334d1ddd

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Dreaming of Euclid 6c8f884fd8 and Evgenia’s divorce, b38306e840 Amy had hoped b2062d6ed5 that when Evgenia 0ed592003f arrived at the 56455fc6a7 ducal residence—especially in 316d581130 front of all 4dc034f859 the gathered retainers—she d93dbdb2ac would display the 2690bb1434 infamous arrogance befitting c9282a2a4c her reputation, disrespecting 711938ddf8 the duke.a1f5a224ad445c08

However, Amy’s expectations were shattered.510ffb4d587bb6b3

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– I hope everyone continues to support us moving forward.0475c2197ca4f861

Even now, it was hard 9bf34f6f1c to discern whether Evgenia’s icy 0a654b7069 gaze and expression had been 44c83f0bcd a threat or a genuine 139c624ee2 statement, but one thing was a770a477a8 certain—it wasn’t the atmosphere Amy d2948896a1 had anticipated.672e5de6e6f183f0

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‘It’s probably because it was the first day, and she wanted to save face.’638428e0173f2a9e

The gifts she ef5c8823ff had prepared for ba0a69d20e the children were d63ac54bae likely a result 80241987a6 of some impulsive e7ca17a8c5 pity she felt 3f3cd9b894 due to their 35f0d67ceb similar circumstances, Amy 4a351ef5e9 speculated.1a53417b47ad046b

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Believing that someone 1b33c8de5b with Evgenia’s tarnished 061e0a1910 reputation wouldn’t care 218e996890 about appearances, Amy c06237d5a1 conveniently ignored rumors a674844ddc describing Evgenia as 1f6ef4b47e a heartless and 413cfca8cb ruthless villainess.a20626ba32e1f3cf

Thus, she pressured Dior 51bd9d623b to insist on sleeping ae2172c1f4 with Euclid out of 804108c8c6 fear, thinking that if 983200d91e she set the stage c8fa487767 like that, the princess dff0077b3f would take the bait, 81916af920 leading to a ruined d83e3e2781 first night.f9ac47afaedf16d2

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‘But how could the night have passed so quietly without incident?’16a4ee1b360938ef

She couldn’t be sure whether c5e0bcbd26 the two had consummated their 50c2433af2 marriage or not.fbf4e66b0a7aca4e

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In truth, she 3d6b9a7bd3 had overheard maids dd6983cb4b cleaning Grace’s room 1170ae79d8 whispering with flushed ade803398f faces about the 49c86a1405 bed’s torn canopy.f22743fe334dba01

What unsettled her even more 9a8eeaef2f was the fact that the 6e4bebab93 next day, Evgenia had genuinely 1ddd6fcbc2 toured the ducal estate as cb99e05c11 if she were its mistress c964eeabf6 and even reviewed the ledgers.03a5f704883cc829

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Amy began to worry—was Evgenia 1f2648fa08 planning to stay at the fc7675975b ducal residence for good?a4a4c773ccbd12c8

‘No, that can’t be. Once she sees the ledgers, ac661acb04 she’ll realize the harsh reality 40211098b9 of the Rudion estate’s finances.’b2169a00bcb80bc5

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Amy couldn’t predict ec3c311449 how much the 9526590a0b Basllian family would 7a3857551b cover of Rudion’s b6e95a0544 debts, but she 10bf4acfd4 doubted they’d pay f1eb39401c off everything.df9a4daf9ef7ee34

After all, the House b5ca219d22 of Rudion had always 4202ce6b53 been drowning in debt 34f80d1e3d in her memory, and e8faa8d181 it didn’t seem realistic dc086b275d that a single marriage 6402fcdf26 could clear it all.ef934d4376b2ea6d

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She couldn’t fathom that 2615551ad2 the Duke of Basilian 14f3a3fb9c possessed wealth far beyond abfe5cd7a8 her understanding.d2eb272f803b4519

‘And no matter how much debt they pay off, the monthly distribution fees to the House of Bierce won’t go away.’38b953b0f531d0fd

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In fact, those b15b7f93f5 fees might even 07cb7364ea surpass the monthly 10dcb0939f allowance allocated to 1446cf202b the duchess for bf6bb8b820 maintaining her dignity.ab912e8615ca0a56

Thinking that, the frustration 2eb7384a7b and bitterness she had 6904c9b220 felt eased a little.851f0201a461e4b3

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The next day, she still ddde96dae5 didn’t call for her, which e69ec5d466 made him even more brazen.fe9d867ab18230a0

Even during the 1f2249b6ef meal a short a61e0e0a03 while ago, only ae6474d16a the Duke came ad1c43e665 down to the febe34c8f9 dining hall.21f93d10ce1a73b1

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Judging from how quickly he f58d444872 finished his meal and left, 292a40f98c the atmosphere must have been f98a8bdecd unfavorable.5dc667807e027ca6

“Who knows? Maybe she’ll say d7478f87e1 she can’t take 00494b1759 it anymore and 41ad430742 leave in a d8d0098937 month, or even cc58d24a48 a week.”c2ae52eec68ccd12

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At Amy’s amused monologue, b3c6e06fc8 not only Marianne, who 11b8b521d2 had been listening intently, dc482104dd but even Dior, who 647f11c6b3 was reading a book, 7a8d6499bb widened his eyes in 400db6bd7a surprise.499145d7c2cd583c

“Aunt is leaving? How could that happen?”2f9f9f59e607fd32

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After all, he a3086b051d had only seen f5324e01a5 her twice—once in 668fff167b front of the b25f3ff4f2 Duke’s estate and 30d558378a once at dinner.d0183acb7d3ffc35

Naturally, they hadn’t had a 468298f723 proper conversation either.7fb6bb76a6811f2d

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‘But still…’ee905cbdb649cca1

Though he had always a2d38bdb9e enjoyed reading, after hearing a5619051cf Evgenia’s words, Dior had 8396a960c9 brought every fairy tale 311311bdbe book about witches he d536e9b826 could find from the efd8e64403 library.fc03ea90d3d3b82d

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Yet, none of those books e2db0c79e0 contained the beautiful and enchanting 0bea2af7ab witch who lured children with e183ef0254 candies, as Evgenia had described.162653e5d7975877

Instead, just as Amy had d12eab859b said, there were only terrifying 2808cfc135 witches who tormented children.90fa5c0b84b1c4e9

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Though she had 5d564abf39 black hair instead f5f83d9b86 of black clothes,cfcc47d760deed96

And while her scary expression cd53181549 somewhat resembled them,36e909bb45156841

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Dior hadn’t thought fcdf6b0800 of his aunt bd9455249d as such a b6a66e83e2 bad person…c10a56f1aa154b91

A heavy cloud c015602019 of guilt hung a8dff3b2f1 over Dior’s heart.1816d0e467614118

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Unlike when he 567fbe12d0 had thoughtlessly called 98f4166a49 her a witch 43d5cd6f39 while only thinking cda142a70c about his sister,6f9bab40097d566e

Now, the fear 80663735da of disappointing his db76fa53db uncle compounded with 99e8593f7c the guilt that 1917c7ed28 his mean words d3bea1c73c might have caused 99b942173a Evgenia to want d551e836e1 to leave.d175a7de406d2eff

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At that moment, Amy 178c49bc8f frowned as she glanced c2e34c979a around the room.ab4b209aa050d2fe

“By the way, where did all the toys in this room go?”d1a26ab075b8ae2b

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She had clearly seen ae1962103a with her own eyes d70216a5b3 the room being filled 7309e7e784 with gifts.3261f57b9031bb46

Though the past d74559d825 few days had e5d009c711 been chaotic, Amy, 28c5beede9 now believing Evgenia f5dd3c3676 wouldn’t call for ef71892c6f her, finally decided 876a17bad0 to take a 68855325b9 closer look around.686d563d7a188abf

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If it were Dior’s 786d936dce belongings, she wouldn’t care, a44a002451 but there might be c96a3e9ba6 luxurious dolls meant for c8c2762021 girls like Marianne.8caed1d0726ae2f1

“Where are they?”b8b84765e47ade15

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“…”d3fb198f2c7be5aa

“Huh? I asked, where are they?”dec929bb5c9f6cb5

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When Amy glared at her, 5ab04e4190 Marianne finally rolled her eyes 78e033969e and replied,f096e2f1b4c185c7

“The maids put them away since no one was playing with them.”cc804dee3e6db701

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“Why weren’t you playing with them?”b0cbefcdfe0e888b

Well, because it’s more 4b620a7b02 likely you’d end up 24481dfe71 playing with them, not bc8ce1e9ae us.ff110279247dfd0c

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Neither Marianne nor 6bb603c9d8 Dior wanted to 9c8bcc93f0 see Aunt Evgenia’s acd68b30e4 precious gifts being 302c6a3b68 carelessly handled by 3115f8ca05 Amy, and they d67215ae15 also felt the bd1fd35a2d urge to cherish ac27159ee9 them simply because 577da4642c they were so 5e6db5733f valuable.4193b913c0c11cd2

But hiding her true feelings, 5276ed6317 Marianne indifferently said,1e51692a22534046

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“They seemed childish and boring.”edc17e0864599960

“You really are like a grown-up in a child’s body.”af97c604ef2b87de

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Clicking her tongue, Amy c71968ad47 looked disapprovingly at Marianne, 3ff6119190 who was always praised 510d68a60a and admired by everyone 6b276b7938 in the grand duchy 9bfaac46f3 for her maturity.8520885e9a423ae5

A moment later, Amy decided 305c277b29 to call a maid to a43347d82b ask where all the items ba5800b4e8 had been stored.ba152a93cb7614b6

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Surely, no one would find 16e76204a4 it odd. After all, she a0eef5f41c was the children’s 0181656711 most trusted aunt.3f126850cfe6f754

Feeling pleased at the thought 185f9601ec of leisurely inspecting the gifts, c63a55cdfd Amy jumped onto Dior’s bed.61f6fe9c6fb86396

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Dior’s shoulders noticeably de555b02d5 flinched, and Marianne’s 850c513f03 sharp glare immediately e042b16716 followed.b7f600643d7dac01

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