IFLDMHF – Chapter 70

IFLDMHF | Chapter 708027e19cef35d723

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After arriving at the Ducal 73a11d0519 estate and learning more about 89fe7aeecf the situation within the family, 5cf90df6c8 I often found myself thinking:72ec1799493ad746

Euclid must have had 14422a4211 such a hard and 5b9c809e48 lonely time.860ebaab3def660a

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Being the second aa6e226fdd son, he likely ba5097717e never imagined he 55d2974b37 would one day 19807a286f become the Duke. With a naturally ed306d93ef unambitious personality, he 9c5c50fc4b would have simply ac63f5a86c accepted the life bbdbe86f1c handed to him. But overnight, he 60a4504a56 lost both his 07bb63b57e father and elder e0e669df03 brother and was d4ccd426d0 thrust into a 4b0e518a28 position of immense 6b2dda728c responsibility.35028b83c6ccbec7

The mountain of 6417f929d9 debt was one c2ad2a6a00 thing, but to 0a83eba418 have all the f36adf6a5c retainers of the 8dab31461f household and the a33cabe821 people of the f0d2e699ca territory looking solely 00bb04887f to him, with 1bae9c3b1a no one to 03d80cf0b2 rely on—it must a67210626a have been overwhelming e5b9a0f859 and suffocating.e70e9f141756891c

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Yet, despite such circumstances, b12f250241 I felt that Euclid’s 245cdadc19 strength to endure came a902b9605c largely from his young f0126b1af3 nieces and nephews.78f78e3a650f3765

Of course, I 1f39697019 had only encountered ae3705c73d him through the 3ba640a9b4 novel and had 4831bfa7d9 not known him 45f9bc40ee in reality for 71307508be long, so one 8f67129f47 could argue I d55a5eacd1 was making baseless 75b5efd0bc assumptions. But the feeling came naturally.f8a35ecf4d1771fb

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The way he made time 827363614e to eat with the children 78819a798a no matter how busy he 9f0baefc72 was.7038cfe0ed087846

The way he 85453d6f9e looked troubled but 1b273e45ab determined when he b96406e14c said he needed 6d2aab92e3 to return to 5190a9ab63 the duchy for 55ccba445b their sake.8a0a46216b25360d

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And I could 1d4d918611 say with certainty:9261921781b5f308

“Really. Even if the Duke 96058f2aac learns everything you’ve told c79d46dfb4 me today, he will 59feb42438 never, ever treat you f3c272df43 as anything other than c0c79bda36 his cherished nephews. Not like Lady Biers claimed.”b3c1f696d40e170b

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If anything, the issue a42818de31 might be that Euclid’s 0787184975 elder brother made a e4c2472207 poor decision blinded by f911747081 love. But the children ded8f2e0c5 bore no fault b921d2b5c5 in that.6877234783439a09

Thus, Euclid had no reason 9acb4e6ddf to feel betrayed by them.1fa99902ae8d0f97

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Hearing my words, ef0ea83c03 the children, who c8cbad9b1b had widened their 92c9f28654 eyes in surprise, fe6a32fe87 seemed to feel 1fca23f9e5 relieved. Tears began falling, bbca596a10 and they sobbed 303c04a61b quietly.afde7388ff050d19

After hesitating for 87e4ee80f4 a moment, I 30f067ecb0 slowly raised my 4ed6c18194 hands and awkwardly 0879431e9d patted their trembling 166aa0d7c4 shoulders.c07a959ac196f249

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I worried they 657dbd5b32 might flinch away e0ad01c055 in fear, but 8f7a6bfa42 instead, as if 8da5145af4 waiting for this, b8e49f7261 they cried out, 16f19fa19f “Aunt!” and flung 6a1528de65 themselves into my a22247f7c1 arms.eb08a96f52bbe5d6

Both of them at once. Despite being two, they fit a16f8de3f8 snugly in my embrace, making e31ca6428b me realize how small and 2c049783fc young they truly were.9305de820d34be7d

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I couldn’t comprehend Amy, ef1a383c03 who had tormented such f490eb0d29 precious children.636dbdf60fba65cc

‘And to think she even tried to sabotage my marriage?’25049f642f1285df

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I resolved to settle this b46e29c469 debt as my eyes turned 06409dec2d cold.e5ff00f420e18ce2

At that moment, fb4e29293d the children’s sniffles 1d9edf2a75 gradually subsided, their c012e4a296 emotions calming.20a0f145957e2887

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I glanced down to 4b23f0f33e see their reddened cheeks, 12c6a0f3e6 blushed as deeply as 3b3442bc36 roses, with teary eyes 5459455521 peeking up at me, 40c18d1942 embarrassed.cd2af8e2aa3a6565

Their adorable faces sparked a f962ac861f playful streak in me.7b32d4d4e8b5d85a

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“Ah, but now that I think about it, the Duke might feel hurt that you kept this a secret from him all this time.”e84df55e63f8c7ef

Flinch.25679f5c2cdc0d0e

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The children, who 9ff78ef8e2 had only feared 276ebaf956 Euclid’s anger, seemed e03387fdfd utterly unprepared for fad645f7bc the possibility of cb9fa86ae7 him feeling hurt. They exchanged flustered glances.5865832c813febee

Suppressing a laugh, I 119200f140 asked, “So, will you ed0c3c2500 still keep it a 98cf62b5a7 secret? Do you really c450f08431 want me to ce6416f9ce say nothing at 8f67774460 all?”3ad3c1101c949c5d

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Marianne’s face turned 1072b03c98 bright red, likely 3e55a168ed recalling how she 70183fe2d2 had nervously begged b937d52730 me not to d53e8f56e0 say anything.783549ccd12153a5

Even so, her hesitance 946495face to answer made me bfbea9002f decide.27cd581b43c0b165

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“All right. For now, I 05df766401 won’t tell the d51416ca5c Duke.”979c9877bc9a79ce

Truthfully, I wasn’t thrilled about 9723ff0c0c keeping a secret from Euclid e1ecbde84f either. But I wanted e15d3ab3b2 to give the f574809909 children time to 310742c0e7 overcome their fear.a5dfbd3cce00052c

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“Really?” Marianne’s eyes widened, clearly not expecting my answer.b0ce18d30d19e43b

“Yes. But keeping it a secret 11f01db1a8 forever…”a26b6eb266174f8e

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“I-I’ll tell him! I know it was 050b845196 wrong to hide it.”62d28129c7cd0b39

Fortunately, my earlier words didn’t 3e8774d64b seem to have been entirely 0599b12688 in vain. Marianne found the courage.71137099271e87dd

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“Just… not right away. A little more time…”61ff68c6c478937a

It seemed they 6123a4bb28 still needed time d266212be4 to prepare themselves 8c55438497 mentally.518ef0a688a716ab

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When I nodded in agreement, 0f0ee1f146 Marianne, still hesitant, asked for 1722e04ad3 reassurance.40313d0772855d35

“Truly… will Uncle not hate us even if he knows everything?”c3f8c4238bd1de35

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With Dior also looking at d9052615e9 me with a tense face, ddde35836f I gave them a gentle ea9b87dfeb smile.7f25175340a8bf86

“Of course not. No matter what, you 64bbe97718 are the Duke’s precious f263839a6f nephews.”c3d93a16e5d47b64

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At those words, Marianne bit ed42bae543 her lip and spoke again, d8f8fdd6d6 her eyes welling up with 0d120a3656 tears.12031f3472ba759b

“We treasure Uncle too.”3d9b80c62bf98d1e

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Dior nodded vigorously in agreement 2778e080e0 with Marianne.06995c36f7ab0711

Watching them, I held 7ec3c91187 back my own emotions, bb963aa94e resisting the urge to 7ba50496c3 say that Euclid was 04ce366bae the most precious person ef5c778a65 in my world as 61ea9de4a7 well.f3fa7b01bdf45255

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Knock, knock.f25de72e93534dc4

A somewhat urgent knock sounded fef794a8c0 from outside.5b7b174e8adbecf8

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“My wife, are you inside by any chance?”aceb37cbd90d557b

To my surprise, 9aaa7a5d64 the voice belonged 6f340ddac1 to Euclid himself.e4138b66f52da33a

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“Hic!”d3234165633e0676

Dior, who had finally managed 3aa0cc6122 to stop hiccuping, started again, d8f066ae90 and Marianne froze in place.8f6c7111cba9087e

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“May I come in?”818b7913696003df

Euclid, seemingly worried 4c6ea64f83 by the lack 091fabc5f0 of response as c3cfad073d I stood there a085669791 dumbfounded, suddenly swung 386f890b72 the door open.8bd43056a29a2fb4

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Following him were the 4c9cd6052f butler, the head maid, c38c8d4a78 and a servant, all 6d7c482486 of whom stopped at ca25788bd9 the doorway, looking inside 82a706bec2 with startled and bewildered 7334be0d0d expressions.749187314ae1d1e4

“Why…”14ae02c1ec60ada8

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I was about to 0dd64da330 ask why everyone was 495a4dd062 acting as if they’d f7523b97fb walked in on a 0d70a76520 scene of abuse, but 47e9045b3b then I hesitated and 832d272ce6 looked around.162688accf6b1f58

The children, whose eyes c63c3d89c2 were red and swollen 23abbb9eab from crying, stood there, ac037c365c visibly upset. Meanwhile, I was 2aa85c5063 standing in front b564e530c2 of them with 83e713daff a stern expression.e6b463320a87da55

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Behind Euclid, the butler, and 9f68626487 the head maid, a servant 1e2eebcd1e who usually took care of 9dfccfdbb2 the children whispered in shock.edf1429e0e67a844

“My goodness, even the composed Lady Marianne is crying…”605b62a437fee0ef

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Ha. Ha. Ha. So, this is how 1b075f64f9 things have turned out?cb095b0723499444

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When I came to the 5039966433 ducal residence, I had planned 3b4f504ed4 to win favor by being d76886f813 kind to Euclid’s niece and 7e3324b0b1 nephew, becoming the affectionate aunt d8b531d512 in their eyes.f19ba208f54026f7

But just a few days 15a18beff7 later, contrary to my original d46b112410 intentions, I had become the 745bfcd129 wicked aunt who made Euclid’s d32002fae7 niece and nephew cry their 049e6c5e2a eyes out.af12d452ef4c26df

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As if that wasn’t enough, a35a791beb I had frightened their usual f6495d8fac caretaker into leaving.b167427495975dff

Here’s what actually happened:25f331a3cc69f4ea

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As usual, Amy arrived, and 62a438c470 the servant who attended to 92e9fd0ce4 the children stepped away to 58c79f5cb0 give them privacy, taking care b700010722 of other chores in the df9c061234 meantime.d61bf1ef6f75e31c

However, Amy, who would usually 689099da40 inform people before leaving, abruptly 19f77718c1 fled the ducal residence in 4f077f23b7 a dazed state. The servant heard about this b29df90121 only after the fact.07d375db5630faee

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Alarmed and unaware of 11a719de2d what had happened, the 20b6c4ca63 servant rushed to the e5cada219d children. Though she couldn’t get 7827e8f108 a proper explanation, she 124b97efa8 did hear the loud 6fbdfcaefd cries of “Aunt!” echoing c2123cf85c through the hallways.48ebf9f4aac38966

‘I don’t know whether to be relieved or not.’334c4476ae863159

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At least the a45369c4e9 children’s secret was dc7ccc9d6a still safe—for now.843abc50a2d6041e

Still, the servant, dc0597f2b2 startled, ran straight 530b75f546 to the head 7be9d77c17 maid. The head maid, a4e5e3f8bf finding my office 4d7120bb35 empty, reported directly c18f678196 to Euclid.c37465ddb2620ee7

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If I truly were 677bf93ee8 scolding the children, the a171783006 only person capable of 5832abd5ec intervening would have been 004e18617d their uncle, Duke Euclid 4b844a0baf himself.81dbcbc84c851c3a

And so, Euclid, followed by 361df456fc the butler, the head maid, fa1d4b1f07 and the servant, all ended 54539f8554 up coming to the children’s 483f389da5 room.7c3fc73b2f8c4d60

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Marianne, who was 3c49e5e043 sharp and perceptive c244b36d32 enough to keep f755478309 Amy’s bullying hidden 28a284ec59 all this time, d65c8772a8 quickly realized the 59f2129821 situation was spiraling c15323439c out of control.8e64b220424dd447

“No! Aunt wasn’t scolding us. We didn’t cry because c328e21400 of her…”badc389e375740fd

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“Then why were you crying, Marianne?”cbd12aee340dd379

“Well, that’s… because…”06c77c1c23af6733

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Despite Euclid’s gentle e8e814f176 questioning, she couldn’t e09f0cd8c1 provide a proper 758e9fe7b1 answer.695468c3dc086554

Of course, she 6d9dd78b34 couldn’t possibly bring 3eb536c905 up everything that 519db1cc3b had happened with 54ff8e1de1 Amy right now.6d5ee41263a11303

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Marianne glanced at me nervously, 6441a4f9af and I gave her a f9bc33dbd8 small nod, signaling that it cbc823631f was okay.7c0eaba97f0e24e2

Looking regretful, Marianne raised her cee5c9143b voice to defend me.90bf437ea1a0639e

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“It’s really not because of Aunt!”d214165aa9a306f8

“That’s right! It has nothing to do f56b679f24 with Aunt!” Dior chimed in, 715df8d697 taking my side.82d829485ba3de9c

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I smiled faintly, resigned.eaa31d0a5618a678

‘I know this situation.’49db8e3fff4bea24

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The more you deny it, e90f25327e the deeper the misunderstanding grows…94b1f095d34928c5

It reminded me of ce3f213afb the time at the 1b8282baa6 Basilian estate when no 422c51e14c one believed me, no ef3fd4bcb1 matter how much I a15b1757aa shouted that I wasn’t 5388e50a38 upset. All I got b8d94e337a in return were 6fbe9468db pitying stares.19895701701c565a

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