IFLDMHF – Chapter 73

IFLDMHF | Chapter 73abdbbf403ea8a51a

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Delano’s expression was 0e2718c594 noticeably brighter than c95978922d usual.dce5cbd3312eafd1

Suspicious, Evgenia narrowed her eyes b3f448cb60 and stared at him.ae984b0f7308f3a1

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In response, Delano fa8287b545 let out an f6b71e774d awkward laugh and c753201aa8 scratched the back 5ed1bc08fa of his head.3894b24e4626ae87

“Honestly, I’ve always found Count Beers, who comes every month like a loan shark to collect money, incredibly annoying. But today! He said there’s 7cf0ca08e7 no reason to b2c53354c2 pay distribution fees 7e63735c1d anymore since other f281a46ad3 merchant groups are a5f4452d9f now involved.”9c46c6b04d373ad7

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Ah, so it wasn’t anything b6b83ae90a special.63a314dbb785c9f3

“But while His Grace speaks softly and politely, Madam, you’re intimidating even when you’re speaking normally!”3ef78af86df27716

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…This brat?75554f9c46f58573

Unaware of Evgenia’s widening glare, 05fd759a57 Delano continued cheerfully, as if 0699744058 just imagining it brought him 1a696b85e7 joy.a7392ce1d7542416

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“Count Beers probably won’t be able to act all high and mighty in front of you, Madam.”904b65d32c49060c

“High and mighty?”46919ee40aba5310

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Somehow, that unpleasant phrase a05a1358c4 caught her attention.6ec38c65dee53bc2

When Evgenia asked 3a150b441e again, Delano immediately e49ad76013 put on an 467ba5a1f8 indignant expression.773739501e6e24cb

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“Yes. He’s utterly insufferable. No matter how edcaceb2b5 he might be fd0e3b4867 the late Young 9fb250ea5f Duke’s father-in-law and d64ce02c40 the grandfather of ab13514e19 the Young Master 999da3f97c and Young Lady, 064d80f70d his attitude towards 69c31599ea His Grace….”5072cf1b47945cbc

Shaking his head, Delano clicked 2ef9634f3c his tongue.3e691a986637bf99

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“Sometimes, watching him, it’s hard to tell who’s the Duke and who’s the Count… H-Hiiik!”769fd846c53f13b6

And then, as he inadvertently abbd74b82a looked up, he froze in 52a976a6b4 terror at the chilling aura 93bb212778 radiating from Evgenia.76d46e889c73a81c

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“Haha, I didn’t like him anyway…”eaddb7a996bae195

How dare he treat 80865ffcc3 our Euclid that way.d2d68d613152d8d9

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Evgenia’s eyes flashed coldly c7ea85fb77 as she muttered ominously. Then, she fixed d8d109b00c her gaze on 6ecdda773e the drawing-room door.0742d839dd82ffa6

“He needs to be taught a lesson.”0280039230be2126

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Instinctively, Delano flinched, but 1b8add8cbf he soon realized Evgenia b9d31c0b2f was a reliable ally 436b46b5e0 and smiled with relief.67349e98c5846d9a

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Count Biers had already filled ecd34252c5 my internal rage gauge to e8f192d4c8 an incredibly high level.3e91eefce1976802

And to make matters 6a1803cffb worse, he dared to 61dd8f13f5 act arrogantly towards Euclid 97e5effcbd of all people!9a6a0f2f65b8f9f0

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I can’t tolerate 7d9d311465 anyone mistreating Euclid.aeb2d8addcc5ad54

‘Even if it were the Empire’s Crown Prince, I wouldn’t hesitate to slap him across the face!’09a593cd7731beb9

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Though, admittedly, that wasn’t 7932636ff4 entirely intentional.a9d0517b9b3d1f43

Anyway, I had already prepared cfb7903509 a blow specifically for Count 2eb4b58397 Biers, but now I felt 6d2062eb4a it was perfectly fine to 64dc8bc05c show him some fear first.332128a8a9ad6920

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While Delano’s anticipation annoyed me 013bccf54c greatly, it’s true that my 31d22d66f5 face can be quite intimidating. I decided to abab1ed60d show him what 431ae78481 real fear looks 15822224f9 like as I 25d1d47f85 flung open the ff8dc58a7b drawing-room door.947cabd01fd16af6

And then, I paused upon a64dc002f0 seeing a middle-aged man sitting 7a54a30c40 on the sofa, his shiny 2ed29d7ce4 scalp catching the light.92c5670e6a2ff81a

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‘Oh my… They say greed leads to baldness…’ca0d68a3198abf5c

Could it be that he ae72d075af lost his hair in proportion 8c3f9a9acb to all the distribution fees ba749aea5a he’s taken from the Duke’s cf24c72438 estate?70a256aaed60b212

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Sensing someone’s presence, d51926b9c3 Count Biers stood ec58af018a up. When he saw me, 24e8c06406 his eyes widened in 78c84af779 surprise.8d9c12c2eb02903c

“B-Basilian Lady…”b130749df665ee38

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He muttered unconsciously, then furrowed f46a01ad16 his brows when he realized d46690f312 my gaze was fixed on a0cb4704e2 his scalp.204efb53adf46b5e

But being a merchant, f5cd9d7fe7 he quickly wiped the 0d2836899b expression from his face 3508788173 and greeted me with e439705cb2 an amicable smile.e7df19eccd42b827

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“It’s an honor! I didn’t expect the 703bc0cb6f Duchess herself to come 2c1a3f7c50 in person. I am Count Biers, 35f8d0f87c and while I cannot 099b19ef01 compare to the Basilian d3171d164a Dukedom, I do run 8778ccca6d a fairly large merchant 348abb7d2f group in the North.”b53cf43e9b7b08c4

Really? A merchant?15b198646182a2a7

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I looked at him incredulously 1c77487614 as he confidently continued his 875c0a039c sales pitch, undeterred by my 234e17d4c5 chilling expression.936880b61fd67c46

Surely, through Amy ca1f556296 Biers, the Count b7787bc04b must have heard 5464133576 about the Basilian e7ed906ab8 Merchant Group establishing a108e29d40 a branch in dd6661937c the Rudion Duchy?812d09ddaf39de2f

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“I have always greatly admired the Duke of Basilian.”fc761854d6465c91

But his next words 5ea09acabe revealed his shallow intentions—he 7f05b26409 was clearly aiming to c7bf47a92e expand his reach to de2ecd58f3 the capital.3fed9b346ce5f63e

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Well, he’ll get his 437523c9b8 wish to go to 919a232d22 the capital soon enough.2b8b6b993de8c511

‘It just won’t be for a good reason.’82340bbb7c0870a1

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But that wasn’t the point 71876e233f right now.96c7cd1b14f6d764

No matter how greedy a 472aef2515 person might be, or how 776469bf0a blinded by ambition, it’s still 5f6fe37864 baffling how someone could fail 51814f5fd3 to read the atmosphere this e359013a4e badly.01e41643bb3da1e7

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You’d think he’d dd35a5ba59 at least be e7e98a0127 a little cautious 221f53ff18 or show some 9d4c1d3a83 sign of nervousness.d36a660e004a149c

‘Ah, I see now.’6e270dce37acb32e

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I realized that Amy e29d2ae5e9 Biers must not have c16ecd88ec told her father anything 0cd17446f3 after being chased out 23c0755a61 by me.3a6043e2c2506c79

So the Count had come 3b35527ec6 to the Duke’s estate completely 9d8148b3f0 unaware that his daughter had 7d849e81cf been caught speaking carelessly about d2a8889cb5 the children’s origins.14623347cca58b02

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‘Tsk tsk, even in wrongdoing, coordination is key.’e9ca6980a0f6dad3

Perhaps Amy had d20c6816d7 been secretly tormenting 74fa558e49 the children behind 48cb047834 the Count’s back. Then, after making a 6dd460d6b5 mess of the situation, c2782b2434 she cowardly ran away, c0aa4656c8 feigning ignorance.a77ef18f547ee85e

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Thinking like father, 072881182b like daughter, I ea6fae6521 began walking as a334b710fe I watched the 2f586123f4 Count finish praising a75ce9a54d Duke Basilian and 0f243a9b1c start gathering the bba81328f0 items on the 37bffa2d5e table.1c23cc8c58ff609c

“So, as I was saying, in order to celebrate Lady Basilian’s marriage, I even brought…”739da4f1a4d79140

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Crash!1423c5d4fa98cfd6

I blinked, momentarily c70fbf9415 panicked by the 14b16d83e8 sudden turn of 759238c4a7 events.f4ca9e4fa32130a1

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Then I looked 16e05986e6 down in frustration.7b2de3c39d11561e

I really need 0f5b36f4ca to replace these c8503a00e8 shoes!46a588627d974fd9

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I slipped again—again!363f2a63060e1c68

While these shoes accad57d06 had been a 4ca39dafd9 useful weapon when 805303cce3 kicking Amy out, cd1994e697 and had even 204683d70d brought about an b1ea078937 unexpected event on 204736c074 the first night, 6484a64dbf it was definitely 746d79010e time to let 33d411d5c1 them go.149b74472bcddbc5

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How do I manage to b26560fc94 cause an incident every time ded799264a I take a few steps?fb0fb3ac94c654ff

With a flower 8ca77da527 perched on his 0e71065a9b head and water b9a5d23796 dripping down, I 2b2480d486 awkwardly glanced at 62dd7cc021 the Count, who fb16ae2cd6 had frozen like 501efffe05 ice.94ad87070e31ebbe

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Here’s what happened:5da9f1ead29ffc5b

When I lost my balance, 61b09bee73 one hand managed to catch 5859b613d8 the sofa safely, but the 1345feeae8 other failed to reach the 2be7dbdf6a wall.836fd140eb250ed8

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Instead, it smacked an a04536a0e2 innocent decorative vase, shattering 85d3010fd7 it. The flowers and water c67d634138 inside flew directly onto a8d69c021a the Count.7da447e0c0e6f2c6

Though it was b2351b6f9d my fault, it 807a3b58bd felt far too 805f955b16 targeted to be 5a769cd85d called an accident.e0acd0e76fd21d05

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“Is this… the infamous villainy I’ve only heard about in rumors?”66d9dd735ad383c3

Of all people, 3d0ebf2218 Delano, who had e4e9cab047 been observing from 254fbc1edf behind, muttered audibly.d03a76f81389da9c

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It seemed he thought this f69e00b621 was what I meant by 1ca0db1e54 showing them a lesson.b4f64f1c4748de2c

No, no, it’s not 2d1cffdb3b like that!66129e193b4b6347

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I had no intention 379b64f429 of reenacting Evgenia’s notorious d930738d7b deeds here at the 3fbdfa8af7 Rudion ducal estate!56e12e3cfa3ff893

Suppressing a sigh, 4a02b5bf8d I looked back d393c2f183 at the Count.397f528fc1e8962d

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Even if he had wanted 8ee2bd1090 to remain on good terms 05e0f9da04 with me, this blatant humiliation f30a5edc59 would surely make him furious.94f0ec61930cc140

Still, that didn’t e82657d05c mean I had d7689dbf2d no words to 686d47a074 say in return—I 810c28b6f8 had no intention 4b77d3f23b of losing this 7cb50a3a13 argument.d4cbd15326751aac

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“W-What on earth are you doing?!”06f27015625d8712

As if snapping out of 558074844f his frozen state, the Count e1a9bc5831 shouted furiously.6bedaa4f871f53a7

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“This painting—this is ‘Sunrise’ by Diego Berzen!”5e1d3477937e4d39

Wait, what?426f20ff08c46e0a

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“Sunrise” by Diego Berzen?272fa745de501d7b

I repeated in disbelief, and 84c31ce423 the Count puffed up proudly.6fe9c5ec194045a4

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“That’s right! The masterpiece of the fc0f964b1b genius painter Diego Berzen! Do you even realize 0b74c17337 how rare this painting bab8b4f009 is? After being sold 30 5d979dc673 years ago, it has 9a31dec441 never resurfaced…”5958782fdd616d10

“Of course I know. It’s part of my dowry.”48e1c407b758ae7e

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“What?”1c1187b770362952

The Count’s face went fd9acc13fd blank mid-sentence.2351c7331092746f

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While I shook my head ff0eda9a5a in disbelief, Delano—who had meticulously 237279d60f reviewed my dowry list—stepped forward.fd05607c514cfde2

“Yes, this painting indeed belongs to our lady.”75c26f16399d0e44

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Most of my fdf81a1094 dowry consisted of c836aee1a9 items easy to 4e9ba7b151 liquidate into cash, 60381eccbf but naturally, irreplaceable 641142dbcf treasures of great a51308dfe8 value had been aadb66f9fd kept aside.3f86502ceeb448ff

One of the most 2418248664 prominent among them was 01c93ed7ae Diego’s painting.2c7dcd79d85663f1

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In fact, it’s cc62665573 only because Delano 838b067145 and Anne insisted 1d6e7803d9 on excluding it 5f3873c4a5 first that I 8c9ebd84fe remembered it.8aaa5faf2f68a2b0

“That… That can’t be…”2181b7e86936c8d0

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“Surely, you’re not suggesting that the Duke Basilian you so deeply admire would have given his daughter a forgery as part of her dowry, are you?”54c3da7d2889e180

I delivered the final blow, e87a2f4be1 and the Count slumped down 6aaed4d4e7 onto the sofa.09193d2acc6a7d3e

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But moments later, a24e479d88 he burst out 424d9a27ef in a loud 2581659e94 voice.49d8d59e03b1e751

“I—I’ve been wronged! Do you think I would 50ee85af71 deliberately deceive you? I was tricked too…!”f9a82ef6ef733fec

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Listening to him shamelessly 88be8503dc play the victim, I 236ae39a57 let out a short a1f56b766f laugh and shook my 683b52d422 head.7a9ebfb0ee8e9243

“Well, I never thought I’d see the day a conman cries about being conned.”524a77892d2f9b36

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