IFLDMHF – Chapter 68

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‘Shouldn’t she have humbled herself, considering she was enjoying such undeserved fortune thanks to the Count of Biers?’ce25fa83c60bde55

But that con artist 74365c1c52 held her head high dc8d92a5b3 as if her success 55dbcc331f was her own doing, 5f50ae7f90 brazenly behaving disrespectfully toward e13d9427bb them.1cd997e7ab00a195

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This was the same dd591223f2 person who couldn’t even 1242a2392a utter a proper word 75e53e94e7 when in the presence 941731805c of the Duke’s family, 2caccd338e like a criminal.f9f20b837669c202

‘Honestly, it’s a relief she died early.’30fb7ac82a66dec4

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Otherwise, she wouldn’t have probably f2367c1919 found joy in threatening or d9299c4cc1 tormenting the young children by ae05eb21c3 bringing up their mother’s true 46ef6f4adc status.e8cbd7e7eebb0ca8

Count Biers had originally 2c15e17172 warned Amy sternly to a87e50dcbd never speak about the c60d1b3c49 Duchess’s true background or 524f2748e1 the deal involving Euclid’s 053214d010 late brother, which was ba1b2b0cea the foundation of her 9e692f331b position.9d00c37a3769e730

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However, Amy couldn’t stand being 7405817d35 ignored by children who, though 108709b55f of ducal blood, were so b16c51a198 young they barely reached her 6e11b9c7d1 waist.aecb85bde3d5e871

So, she spoke. She told the 043b1c40f4 children about their 63f8cdef97 mother’s true origins, 4eaeb46403 about their foolish 2b379ffb12 father who had 72db0e07be deceived his family, a8e8377dda retainers, and vassals d1ffdefb94 to marry her.75b325cf295cda52

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And she warned them that 22dab0dc32 once this truth came to d898cdc269 light, the respect they currently f52a2b2747 enjoyed would vanish. Especially the affection from Euclid, d82d9cb2f5 who cherished them as his 3bcf3e5728 own kin, would disappear without 2cc761a7d1 a trace.0deac6953999e1b3

Amy truly believed this b3c99478fb would happen without a d0b999eca5 doubt.12cb9bea133a8279

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Having grown accustomed to e2a70fdd2c tormenting the children who 1985b3c797 couldn’t retaliate, Amy rushed 2408e67aaf to the duke’s estate e4741aa7db as soon as she 8b7906e5b4 saw Count Biers looking 70bdf48bfc anxious.7ed040139f832c4a

She ensured no 8f5a45f12e one was around, 5a009396b8 locked the door 7f42e9dea5 tightly, and began 82fb075474 her tirade in 98e2050634 a hushed but aac4bc60cb angry tone.73b98f4b93edd5f0

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“It’s all because of you! If only you a418e5592f had conveyed my bf6a255ebb words properly to fb4c9c4dcb the Duke, there’s ff1815bb2b no way the ec9c439fb8 Basilian princess would’ve 46902d2387 become Duchess, nor 1526b19dba would the Basilian 8ea2e6cf93 Merchant Guild have 60803c7742 opened a branch f32d1ad847 in the duchy! You ruined everything, do you b6bbf85ee3 understand?”5a675eb0c01d2082

Marianne had already guessed d45639df6d something troubling had happened 7627c8b83d to the Biers family 77f35f2e50 when she saw Amy 619d312d6f leaving the duke’s estate cd9c237b8f yesterday, pale and fleeing.128cd2289963a76b

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Though she found 02e7ed4943 it satisfying, she 5cb8a72ffe had steeled herself, 5d1830333b knowing Amy would e634539c66 come to lash 05661480f7 out at her 6666fd8635 and her brother.96ad794ac124f491

However, Amy seemed 048a349ab7 even more agitated 1b90e03b16 than expected, which 00d92ad38c made Marianne uneasy.d9ee426c8f1e33b0

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Still, she maintained her d11ea39b47 composure, gripping Dior’s trembling 92deeca74d hand.c90621320a82cb0a

“Go to the Duke right now and tell him you don’t want the Basilian Guild in the North, or at least demand they continue paying Biers’s distribution fees monthly! That’s what your dead 4237c31ed2 father promised, after all!”145611e2b05e205c

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Marianne froze as Amy’s 62a95d861b sharp voice mentioned their a9971d799e father, now only a 3255a71d97 faint memory.541b309e0c408741

She missed him, a841992c78 resented him, yearned 38c871ab1f for him, and 1ed9b40eac blamed him all 09195b5ba9 at once.19d1eef23cbf5b6c

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Why had he made such c25b6873ed foolish deals with Count Biers?4532c57483924780

And why had he left 56ace645a8 them behind with their uncle, d7038ef863 abandoning them?73b7369b7db069a0

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Marianne’s eyes welled b8ea759699 up as she 1d6324404c unknowingly glared directly ed3286c6c5 at Amy, who 17b0663a22 was shouting at 63d47567b1 her.b7ab1d6b24aa44bd

“No.”8ffdc9d275c02e1e

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“What… what did you just say?”a29e8a8fac468c46

“I said no. I won’t tell 65766c2edf Uncle anything you 1d880416e9 want me to.”aede299d0079a597

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Neither Dior nor Marianne 5adca7b06c had ever openly defied 5c8327b001 Amy, even if they 2c5a972fa4 hadn’t always been completely 338a08d5d1 obedient.e1a2392f5a14ee38

Usually, when Amy brought 01c9d0c09a up their parents’ mistakes 4e084fdf70 or threatened to speak 1a5ada195b to their uncle, they 1937911555 would comply. Why were they f2b9cccfa4 suddenly acting differently 79015bb688 today?4030ceaad4e23ecd

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Amy hesitated, startled, 25deb4f8d3 but soon her d083cd66e1 eyes burned with b5baca8a0c malice.8416411ca0a4abd3

“Don’t tell me you’re acting up because that woman was a little kind to you yesterday?”bca6d376065ed57d

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How foolish and clueless could fd4813e383 they be!df8457f612c1461f

“Do you have no sense of your place?”30aeef8bda948683

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Amy shook her e92997e1e3 head, letting out 36dcc67901 a scornful laugh.02f646646ea67e5b

“They say blood doesn’t lie. You’re showing your lowly roots 98933fcc4c all too clearly. Do you think that fef0ff7ead woman would treat you 56864bea95 like humans if she 06ecb43fa5 knew the truth about 8b7ba636b1 you? Even the Duke you admire 8d6ab6e473 so much would no longer 94e3ae467b consider you his kin if 63e23903c1 he knew!”840b1bba0ea477ee

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Amy feigned pity, giving 7abae6fd3d a sympathetic look to baab14947c Marianne, who stood frozen, 2bd00ed762 and Dior, who was 1e611401a0 already sobbing with tears ae8bb94dea streaming down his cheeks.5219ddb3b3e56380

“Do you understand? Now, do as I say—”2222c161b7662dba

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Crash!23f29e512737ad13

At that moment, 254da22cde a deafening noise b9bdc2dc3c thundered through the 70b809dc32 room.92dfcdf7c1c42a1c

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Amy instinctively checked the door.fb7fe126900acec0

She half-expected to f8f2fb2ebe see Evgenia glaring 92a3d72441 at her with b53fffd8f9 the same terrifying a24f0cf43c expression as yesterday, 8cecca0a07 but the door e4f6eb8433 remained firmly shut.9a0792bc2014eb07

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She remembered locking it b989ec3c2b earlier, just in case.37b692bb7cabbdb0

So where had f478b35579 the sound come ad0e5d039f from?cf32d5717d6b7a41

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Blinking in confusion, Amy 5c617c96c4 suddenly felt a chill 5d30775cc9 run down her spine.266b4a060b732fb1

Startled, she slowly turned around.bc26a0cfce798e8e

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And then, with a 2c6a79720d thud, she collapsed to e6ab264a3f the floor, her strength e9df0e02bc completely drained.cdef337b8abbe40b

For the first time, 3bff523e71 Amy realized that when 9931ac2ab4 terror is overwhelming, it 5349e4d97c can leave you unable cee7b2863f even to scream.037a7792f0e94664

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Like a ghost from 85912dd0c2 an old tale, with 0008c11d1a long black hair flowing b0617b2fa9 down, a figure emerged…bccf31fcf967a195

No, it wasn’t a ghost. It was the 7cfbce581f Duchess, stepping slowly a74825587a out of a 9a09097265 half-destroyed wardrobe.423068227af20915

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Amy, now pale 3d45ddd7a5 as a sheet, 230c734792 trembled uncontrollably.549dcd64b4e569e3

Evgenia’s face, which Amy 93acb3c602 had always thought sharp 16c46c4f30 and cold, now looked 59f1ffbac9 so terrifying it defied e4f33ab03b description.f18e7737f11e5a26

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Her icy eyes radiated a 77f40f613d chill that seemed to freeze 60a2b3137a the air as she approached c1020a97dc step by step.fe3fff90186662bb

“Have you been tormenting the children like this all along? Since when?”d3549276f75a79e9

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A chilling sensation ran f44de64b3c down my spine as 2600070a76 I sensed an extremely 7b00f9a921 restrained anger in the f29b20b4d4 calm voice.3c24ff77ac8a7f86

This woman—why did d62e1ba2b8 she suddenly jump 1a75b51f60 out of the bb302fa98a closet? Could it be that she 5e61f0b01a was suspicious of me and a4152c6e93 decided to hide there?f91dad458fe02d92

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Did she hear me? The things I said to 398c2a9a8e the children—she must have heard ae03c833d8 everything.f25fbc737bbffb58

Could she have understood 3b88d0bd5d the meaning behind it 819f106dd6 all? Surely, she couldn’t have exposed 75e62a7e78 everything…ae3aff10c8d970a7

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Until now, I had always bbbd6b0885 used the possibility of revealing 35df7ce337 this truth to the children 2f2f5451f5 as a threat, but deep 8e1e78a71c down, I knew that if f00945c5fe it ever came to light, 6530af52cf it wouldn’t just be the b73f7df45e children who would be in 609abce0ab trouble—it would be the Count a1979cf359 of Biers who would face da8181ece2 an even greater crisis.64a4aedb437aa0ad

When Amy froze in panic 79fe1216fe and couldn’t utter a word, 1a25022b4f Evgenia leaned forward and grabbed eb5542e9d4 Amy by the collar.918b12d843647a15

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“Answer me.”af856426ec2c7363

“T-that’s…”01717d5973a4c849

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The crushing pressure weighing down 6ad8ae4b25 on her shoulders made Amy 26de188140 feel she couldn’t remain silent. Cowed, she finally opened her ccf9a93a29 mouth.a8e9688e58304eb3

“What does it have to do with you?”44e1807f190d76a4

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Of all things, I never c8ae4d6450 expected to hear such words 7c28d7cb5f in this situation.6d557c1c8cbcdd27

Evgenia let out a laugh, ec1fa2440e incredulous. Amy, emboldened by her fear 37193d9c63 and misunderstanding of the laugh, 14745237f2 raised her voice and shouted.090dadaa0f959d84

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“You married the Duke while loving another man anyway! So it has nothing 52f40b89c6 to do with you—nothing a0b871fd83 at all!”849fece401c56b70

“Stop spouting nonsense.”90b25b05cb3979c1

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Evgenia’s grip on Amy’s collar 2b8492473c tightened, and her gaze turned 64100443ce murderous.d38fbe450c588afe

“Who said that? Who said I loved 3a6c2a6350 another man?”136d89ea91319cd1

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“K-kgh…”1bdff1ec67015fe6

“Even if that were true, am I not still the Duchess of Rudion? Am I not 992443ae72 the aunt of cf340c321a these children?”f45009d7d9d59610

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An aunt? Did she not aa9ba85276 hear what I 6179071fc4 said earlier?ab005dfd4a22ac79

Amy’s eyes widened, 79baba9636 a glimmer of 4c356f2849 hope flashing as 426bd39482 she thought that 74ff57a5ea perhaps the worst 7363ae3b89 hadn’t happened yet.21b9fc42b5526c1e

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But Evgenia crushed that hope aed9614fad with her next words, spoken d5f24bb143 in a low whisper.6f8626946d2a5012

“Even if they were born of a fraud, came from a lowly status, or weren’t even truly related to the Euclides, do you think I’d let you treat the children this way?”9fe04b7f5da36098

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Ah… she really 8da76de3a3 did hear everything.6bca294537691269

It was all over now.8e5fa5bf7c7d2920

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Amy went pale, her 0a55b409cc body slumping as defeat 250cecfd4b overtook her.a788dcf689a84bc1

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I’d always thought 9ceab6e043 of myself as 538608ca82 rational and composed, 215f5474ce rather than impulsive.603eef3870096f2d

But hearing someone c9fb465d07 threaten the children—those 8800a0ce45 precious kids I 2e77cc9b52 wanted to call 5e1fd5f338 my family—flipped a 13ed597b43 switch in my 70727af92a mind.d599246c5f7c6849

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Holding back my anger, I 4a5819a207 turned my gaze from the 2f9c5882d5 woman who had resorted to 053f2dc494 such base intimidation to the 9d5b97647f children.6a271b9e2b29148b

“Have either of you ever been hit?”9f52695969dd025e

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Marianne shook her head, 8b56b105e6 but Dior quickly wiped cf5f013faf away tears with the 1adb8e8739 back of his hand e05b41e48c and spoke up.c8801c87b39da73b

“I-I’ve been pinched a lot…”507895013dace0ff

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A startled Marianne tried c86b53d03e to cover Dior’s mouth, f9a8cf97ca but it was already cb27980fe7 too late; I had a26473e4bb heard it all.18085cb668c6ad11

My fists clenched involuntarily. If I could, I’d d8e9c288a1 repay her tenfold for 3277aa0d79 all the pain she 87fd608878 inflicted on the children.f2300e6aa85b502f

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‘But showing violence in front of the kids wouldn’t be good for them.’448f60f2e04034ce

While debating what adb572d0f1 to do, I 2b2cc8e983 suddenly realized I 3e5bbb9344 had the perfect e55c876cc8 weapon at my 56fc043720 disposal.24d23734456fdc66

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Following my gaze, Lady Biers 83b4638d06 froze, her eyes darting to 4ab0f074ee the sharp heel of my 11777ef607 shoe.462e72c11f27df87

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