IFLDMHF – Chapter 69

IFLDMHF | Chapter 692724a95efb2c67e7

Episode 694a1e83903e6f5bc9

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Thud!30efe65dc09426a9

“Eek!”55f61790ef4dd4c3

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How foolish. All I did was stomp 6606990a97 my foot threateningly.24a12f79c8f64037

“Get out. Now.”04446f23836ae6e3

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As soon as I spoke, 2a640a9e16 Lady Biers, who had been 65cce03428 screaming hysterically, scrambled to her 3535ff840d feet, stumbling several times as 612c7878c9 her legs gave out beneath a4a10297b4 her. Watching her flee in panic, fdf595cdd9 I twisted my lips in d837081e08 disdain.ece7706a44413ae3

If it were up 7e6cd63513 to me, I’d drag d3f2d5ff72 her straight to Euclid ab4cde4055 and let him hear 162f808e59 all the vile things ac628e475c she had said.2c0a7a2287a22792

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But I couldn’t do that.6e52855436bfbd9f

Because…5c9ec9bbb4955142

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“It’s okay now.”f2ad02c7130b5cd0

Marianne’s face had 0c2fa66eb9 gone deathly pale, 2cdcb743f2 and Dior was 5fbf1b4312 stomping his feet 4975573025 in distress as 931cb4ded1 he watched his f4181c56f9 sister.d2d09e0a06705854

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As I took 00865addcd a step toward 278c40d6a8 them out of dfaf5fd108 concern, Marianne reflexively d388383a37 stepped back.6fe843f1262a6b55

I thought it was Lady 6489396d31 Biers and her threats that 20294b7a92 had frightened her, but…122f2009bd5c5fdd

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‘Was it me?’17cc8521f7915784

Hurriedly, I softened 02700975ad my expression and c4ea3cc5f9 let go of f104e639a9 the cold aura 5f7e4d99a2 I had exuded.acdc36b23c0fe763

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Meanwhile, Marianne, tears 918a917798 brimming in her b6b8565c90 eyes, pleaded desperately.d8540820c9ee8a12

“Aunt…”22db81e4ef36b04b

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“Yes?”91214e5b6f12fe6f

“Please… please don’t tell Uncle about this.”97ee2ca31e172307

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“P-please keep it a secret,” Dior added timidly, glancing at me for approval.56da66d4c8a476b9

So there’s something 4f025b9bf1 going on after e48dc0311f all.4b3074702bb612e9

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I was glad 2d59d6ebbc I hadn’t escalated 2f5a9252f5 things and had 50b1e94ef8 instead sent Lady 42d89e28e5 Biers away quietly.df74da9b341fc6f4

“I’ll decide after I’ve heard everything,” I said.c2a766ff68bc51ac

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At my words, Marianne ba4131aa29 clenched her jaw, trying 85f802d1bc to hold back her d10b492ce8 sobs, and nodded.9167f853579dced3

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I listened to the children’s 111053844f full story.a71ea198f86b1790

And now that I knew 05e73b7623 the situation…c095ff99f045d1d0

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Though I felt sorry for 9b822fa6db how difficult it had been 8e9bc64a86 for the children to open a611b56839 up, I couldn’t help but 17a8c061ad let out a dry laugh.d52354b21af1a48f

‘So, Amy or whatever her name is…’103819789eab1b89

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She had been threatening 199bf0820d the children by invoking ea897df76e Euclid’s name, so I 4e3830d301 assumed they weren’t actually 272718ec40 his blood relatives. But that wasn’t 65e2fcd1e7 true at all.e1993cd4905b1b69

‘Is it because I came from another world? Am I too used to 757acfabfb the wild dramas filled with 66a3d52f89 hidden birth secrets?’a669af41d00f6365

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When she claimed they 35c7ce0297 were the children of 16aaad96d8 a con artist, and 69cfac5da1 that Euclid wouldn’t consider 8073795c29 them his nieces and ddefb39c13 nephews if he knew 58eed1f43f the truth, I thought ae83070c70 they weren’t related to 7f9688c1f6 him at all.ac9bd77215f6d7c2

Specifically, I imagined 6999b8ce0e Euclid’s brother had edcc03d916 been deceived by e9b8c84f1e some swindler and 9f1f678702 raised the children cb87eaee80 as his own, 325924d103 unaware they weren’t 4c02303e5a his biological kids.b570130aeeb40b65

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But no. It was actually 1acccdfc42 the opposite—Euclid’s brother 9f9240408b had been the df8962ba0d one deceiving everyone.b30d261119bb97b2

He had been conspiring ea2148bbd2 with Count Biers, whom 3e64f26b8d I had vaguely suspected 6a5dea57aa of shady dealings.0f3c3826866e6f2c

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‘Does Euclid know about this?’a302cd16dc53cd8e

Maybe that’s why, 9ab484f133 despite knowing it d7579fbb86 was unfair, he dbaf367c86 had continued to 15d5b0895e send the money 3e65ba1ef4 his brother had ceede0771f promised to Count 73f25ba357 Biers.af0fc713e029ba58

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Yet, considering his falling faa122c57e out with the royal 39fbd36251 family, I couldn’t say 34992528d3 for sure.fafd4fba33c06697

One thing was certain, though:9cd338bfb5c055e7

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‘No one really understands Euclid.’cb44913cecc232d0

Even if, as Amy and 7f8f8d80e0 the children suspected, Euclid didn’t 37cbd470f4 know the truth…425282407805d12c

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Even if, as I d2569abc20 imagined, the children weren’t f7ca69d714 his blood relatives… Euclid 32e0da43b9 wouldn’t treat them any 114b96645a differently.1af8e168973d69ae

‘He’s ridiculously kind, almost to a fault.’1e8e0382b43bd539

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No matter how many times da00c9bbde he’s disappointed or betrayed by b56d3462be others, he could never turn bcf0d07228 away from them…628a37d51d757b87

“A-Aunt…”663951878f0474b3

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Marianne’s tense voice snapped a5b3009f33 me out of my df52eaff51 thoughts.381f0bae38a79088

When I turned to look 00bc206eae at her, she flinched and af140b9ba1 bit her lip, her gaze c01042e4e0 falling to the ground.157fad40a673eb6d

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“Should we… should we stop calling you Aunt now?”6ff6ddf39f3dcd5b

Why all of a sudden?644815b814981585

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I tilted my head 8722550d88 in confusion, only to 626f69e11f catch a glimpse of 6f20db24a4 myself in the mirror f0e663cb95 hanging in the children’s 0af46f02f3 room.ac01630a62e891f6

‘Wait, what’s with my face?!’ffedb22b9ac88e24

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My expression was so 9682b6ecc0 cold and twisted that 686184a97b even I found it 8a69435e81 terrifying.fcb19027bf20ae03

I quickly cupped my 5424eba7e8 cheeks, trying to soften 562bd01b67 my features, and spoke dd970578cf to the children.f1427b79d0d44c51

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“What are you talking about? I’m your aunt. Why would you stop calling 187491eef8 me that?”759dc88db97f2ec0

“But you heard everything… We’re not really…”6bf9d626ffa73db8

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“Yes, I heard everything. Count Biers and her daughter c5a0b4cebb claim you’re not their real 820ca919e8 family, right?”21bb6513fd4f72e7

I asked for confirmation, 170cd82ad4 and Marianne, visibly deflated, b57ea78af2 answered timidly.687e5be577babd9f

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“Yes… Amy isn’t really our aunt. And Mother… isn’t 1403d3029a actually Count Biers’ a725b2eb35 niece, either. Also…”db97e4606fc194e9

Even though they b09244c219 had already confided 3389c7cdb0 everything to me.40f750d15910bf30

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When the children couldn’t bring 70d6622987 themselves to admit aloud that ca683c736f they had committed another crime, 37e45b2553 I casually intercepted their words, ca5551026f pretending nothing was amiss.d18bc959c8e4956d

“Really, it’s such a relief, isn’t it?”e86fc84d95d2b539

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“…What?”3fcca448b1e622f0

The children widened 9e62a0442f their eyes in 662b5016ca confusion as if 8e77c3aecb they had no daebf158f5 idea what I af2b85cd46 was talking about.6c926207b4abf14a

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Their reaction reminded me e9a7eba68d of the first time 673bb83a48 we met at the a162073541 construction site, and it f4d3bb887e made me chuckle slightly.39a175b43314680b

‘It must have been because they were told to call me a witch back then too.’ac9858560f55656e

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Although it annoyed me that a88217eb17 not only I but also 1285b13b55 the children had been put d2faee78d9 in a tough spot, I 0eca601ca0 was relieved that they hadn’t 595791438a genuinely feared me.4dd585b4584407c4

I shrugged my shoulders.4741712defcaa472

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“Isn’t it true? At least you’re not 9dce53d6bd family with those vile 0d41d4b440 people who resort to 83a32c2bc0 threats.”044f3c7796691eea

“Uh…”0905992726972a5f

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The children blinked b344335fb5 slowly, as though e595889199 the thought had a8d248ace8 never occurred to 7f0e6901c9 them before.89e7b70ad74bf622

Marianne fidgeted with her 08324830f6 fingers and murmured softly.c232c5235c2c521b

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“But we’re not nobles…”faf3485fbb619098

Coming from a aff4eea994 world without a 7c33bf4cd3 class system, such 2522dee6af words didn’t faze 7ce48a41c7 me in the 5e8f7a9783 slightest.09b3c92d354d0536

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Honestly, I thought it was 7e13341973 meaningless. But to these children, who ab09540318 had lived in a world fdfc86ee74 where class distinctions were ingrained a08c0fa6dd from birth, it wasn’t something 5caaafab30 so easily dismissed.353047db54223ba1

So, I said this instead:ddab12c36598323a

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“What do you mean you’re not nobles? You were born from a 4e6c54e058 legitimate marriage and officially registered 1550f83037 as members of the Rudion 82b841548f ducal family. You’re the only precious 31b705e489 nephew and niece of e9ee7d3a96 the current Duke Rudion. Who could possibly deny that?”5526703f5187bcb3

Perhaps it was because I 21d0585279 had refuted all of Amy’s a79b6fefa5 oppressive words, or maybe it 9e35cd2ace was because I still acknowledged e8518981a6 the children as Euclid’s nephews 2c2a808ff3 even after learning everything.c4033f4457f37e5d

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Marianne, who had been holding f1634ca47e back her tears, finally burst f732653093 into sobs.ee132bd52441ce99

“But! We’re just a burden cc8f871ef1 to Uncle.”072b0250634e19d1

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Goodness. What on earth is this 9ee9e58506 child saying?758731822408e32a

Just how recklessly had Amy e4ecfaf1ef run her mouth for such be9c2d773f words to come out so c2ac79231c naturally?d3bb7479022bf1bd

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‘Here I am, holding back even my laughter and speaking carefully so as not to scare them!’0f0a8e524a114093

Hiding the ache 690f53584c in my heart, 4d25b662de I asked gently.43dca13ed83c4570

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“Do you really think so? If you mean c7f544184a it, I might 073194c49b be a little 8d36bd49c4 disappointed.”a6dde1a82568977f

At the word “disappointed,” the 7c7c38f465 children flinched and looked up 4e548dd292 at me.37b2ddade7e23aa0

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Perhaps it had b197635244 hurt their feelings. Dior, whose tear-filled 35b29cb645 eyes finally spilled 831d9350d6 a drop, pouted 521e27c977 like a duck cfbd248ebb and said:096ed669b4309184

“B-but we didn’t do what Amy told us to. We like Uncle, cf09105b15 so we didn’t c2b796ec81 say we wanted 11a547bc90 her to become 2e1b12ebe3 Aunt.”56f7be439537edad

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Huh? What did he just say?13ca0e973edaf962

“We didn’t do it even when Amy yelled and got angry. She told us to 4bbae8caf4 say we’d like it b525c51e39 if she ate with 09a5e5bc8c us in the dining c4f05d5017 room and went out 3742c0e7ea with us, but we 01ee8e3fd1 held back…”3200cd2ade316366

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“Idiot, be quiet.”5ac67024a3bb2788

Marianne belatedly tried dc428a0474 to stop Dior, 02e07e3607 but I interrupted 9619324538 her, asking:93e358c6cfca7525

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“She told you to say those things?”e77d45b7dbc44bfe

So that’s what she 2db7da2a8e had in mind?428a1619160f8e65

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‘I thought she just wanted the kids to make me hate them…’572296bf191a496e

I had no idea 7cd2d285be she’d been aiming for d60b66a302 my favorite’s spot right 549547b31b beside me.ddf4fcadf0017ec4

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“Hic, hic!”e236587ad2de0ce3

Suddenly, Dior started hiccupping as af6ee308fc he looked at me.282ee3e22ac9a03a

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I could guess the reason.3dfe7f349bc8a517

Even without looking in 1654d2b467 a mirror, I could 33a81448d7 tell my expression must 0ef2dd8df5 have turned fearsomely menacing.046c7466e6699744

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At that moment, 9217a7f8e0 Dior, as if 8ad1ece67e something was eating cc44979f8b at him, mumbled 74e4775db9 and confessed urgently.15bf8f0861734cf9

“C-calling you a witch… she said it was to punish my sister. I didn’t really 52e3b6f7fe think Aunt was b29732acc4 a witch. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”ce3d533e57e468e2

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I was about to say e931a2d0e1 it was okay since I’d 7e261671ec already suspected as much.d7292337963c7806

“And on the day Aunt came over, she told me to beg Uncle to sleep together…”6d6240b4c53ecfc9

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What? She even planned that?b64894e9c1f13649

I realized that d3bbb7229e my first night 38244ec667 could have been 8b4a662dce ruined without my d6b84ce7b4 knowledge, and my ec6633448e face stiffened instantly.256d898bdd2f040b

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Noticing the children flinching alongside 2137a62f03 me, I quickly softened my b59238fc9c expression.0bd55d7645d7a0dc

Then, addressing the 1c6d331181 still-tense children who c7feeb4a4b were anxiously watching 241077a8de me, I spoke 3597695fec firmly.a8d3d06169d7a3de

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“Listen carefully. You are never a burden d12c7126d5 to the Duke. If anything, you’re a source 9411ab467f of strength.”8569da8860cb9753

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