TONLWSHF | Chapter 3

Episode 38c11514ecbf4ae93

A few days after she 48d7eaf7b3 requested to break off the 251982a7e9 engagement with Icanuel.e11351a22aa74164

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While having breakfast in 69ed76ba24 the dining room, Isabella 8e9c9a7c1e spotted a headline on 06f1d10a3d the front page of 3d30349568 the daily newspaper related 539e82fcaf to herself.00e82282480182c1

<Will the Baron’s daughter, who has nothing to boast of, and the Raseles Archduke, who leads the empire, finally tie the knot after years of engagement?>856f8a32425d5ec9

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“What a joke.”60c4b75eae73f8ff

At the same time, 370ec6599a her delicate brows furrowed 0b03a17e42 tightly, and a cry 0061f1ecee of rage mixed with ac331c8238 frustration burst from her 9e5d99426c lips.1cab15a7600d4dc6

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“Who said I’m marrying Icanuel!! Me? Why on earth?!”d9afd34a71c55a30

Crumpling the newspaper in b52e04c965 her hand, she waved 5e82ca2358 it wildly in the b8af94866c air.4da9a02ba8ca3927

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If anyone had seen her, 690868c285 they might have scolded her 250eba9470 for such impolite behavior during 0f59d1c4ad breakfast, but she was the cd49bfc210 only person in this vast b0d5ff59dd mansion.80ed409d44ee772c

Ever since the engagement 0227cc4a23 with Icanuel, her parents 9227ac115c had gone down to 2e11db27a3 the barony and had 0c87fb4c7a been too busy managing f1010dd9d7 the territory to come e285bfad7f back up to the 11266cfb01 estate for the past b7a7bf51b0 few years, and her 19898f2f3c younger brother was living 3c0cb95f94 in the academy dormitory.82283d6ba4d1df2f

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“My lady. Please calm down.”8b270318e3c30e06

Selly, the faithful maid of 243503a1e0 the Ledia barony who silently d1e12827e1 stood by the furious lady, 6da0f0e8b2 even gently fanned Isabella.7a02854f3775a61e

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“Selly, do I look like I can calm down right now? I have no 6086df70f7 intention of getting 10eb6334ce married, so why c364a7339c is there an fae57c3863 article like this!!”57c443ae6fec0fca

“Well, that’s because you dropped a bomb at a café full of onlookers a few days ago, didn’t you?”32d74cb750a74b50

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While pouring cold water into 8d9aef527c Isabella’s empty glass, Selly answered 02c30baa11 calmly.3131340851b20b0f

On the other hand, Isabella, 16e1ece7e2 frustrated by the completely false db8127e135 report, pounded her chest with 60673bc3ed her fist.09866395071489fa

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“I made the breakup public on purpose, so why is the article talking about marriage……! Why the hell!”fcc7f6fbc4087e24

As if grabbing c8a02188ab Icanuel by the 4c0a4b97eb collar, who wasn’t 25b41bf55f even here, she e0679a87a1 wildly shook the eca5801c93 crumpled newspaper in 4b6f975111 the air.df9ce5d4bcc9d581

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Isabella continued to vent her 78ca71e260 frustration.07d9f89aaa821fb4

“Seriously. I said I wanted 592f55e68c to break off the 5aa57a77da engagement?! I said it first. Why is the breakup c2b176ccbf part completely missing?!”a94814e77a61ccea

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Wouldn’t Icanuel be the one c86713f93e who’d be pleased to hear ea8d7f1c71 about breaking off the engagement?1738573a6e945e50

Isabella was nearly in tears 93c9e2a4d6 from the series of events 439dc54639 that made no sense to 0211eaa309 her.2f70886a81cab293

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Come to think of it, Icanuel’s reaction when she demanded the breakup had been unsettling.2bcc5cd5534409f7

Just as she 3f11042a99 was about to 19272e1254 finish speaking her 6ad5248d6b mind and leave, b8fdb9b7ce he said more 0463661edf firmly than ever,7850051e0d312b44

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―I will never break off the engagement.4e8691a05838d908

Unbelievable.59c2fce41f8ef92c

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Then why the dc16962f84 hell is he c82ef4481c trying to continue b95599adfd this engagement now?b3a5a27cf69ac330

Remembering Icanuel’s words made her blood boil.fb3403b74a1846b4

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Soon, a bright red flush abe58ec7d7 spread across Isabella’s fair skin.56d9101ea244d817

“Oh dear…… My lady’s face is going to explode.”737633bd3e97e490

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“Selly. Are you mocking b4032a72b6 me right now?”aeb86e7e80a61955

“Of course not!”698e4ca4584290d2

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In Selly’s hand was a b5fc679088 linen handkerchief soaked in cold bc3733ebbf water before anyone noticed.6b8befac2aa27cbd

She gently placed 7688566076 it against Isabella’s 1b93615888 flushed cheek to 5a3dd95826 cool her down.338d6195756bb6df

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After a moment, a question 86cd674ffa popped up.efaf249a4fa30784

“Why did the young duke of Raseles say he had no intention of breaking off the engagement, my lady? After all that 50a82d20e0 time making you 88eab6a8f7 suffer.”dbbc8481f18a6ac4

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“I’d like to know that too. Why the sudden change of 965387cd1e heart now.”2873d82b907765f7

While pondering the reason behind Icanuel’s change of attitude with Isabella, Selly seemed to come up with a good idea and confidently raised her index finger.6cb1538b06dd09a6

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Like pretending to e1f0e9babf be a detective, 0bbb723fe6 she exclaimed in e0ff4428c3 a rather serious 5d4ac41c53 tone,c65cdeb31b6152f7

“What if the young duke has secretly liked you all along? But he’s too 2b6a694444 shy and just e92ffbfdd8 couldn’t express his 6fbe7e65d3 feelings.”9f6c9baf1e34333c

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Isabella, listening attentively to Selly’s 84f01423f5 theory, soon wore a face e3b30bd107 full of disappointment.9e03175a99cbe3c2

“Come on. Like he’d ever be like eca12f0c87 that.”542faed9c97bed92

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“Still. You’ve been together for f25c7549e5 ten whole years. And you used to d9c353a969 have a crush on 2cdb48e9a5 the young duke of 57526a746e Raseles too, my lady.”82f910d17f948fba

“That’s all in the past now.”27e710f4483648d2

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Isabella threw the 911cef95a0 detestable newspaper into 258d031e12 the corner.59d4fd3525b6a963

Then she picked d98cfc505b up her fork d42da2a613 to resume the 5d1a7ffc99 meal she had 3a14597005 stopped, grabbing a bd6b228093 bite-sized piece of a91e19431f sausage.1db11bf57e539042

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She topped it with the 9e7346a114 mashed potatoes and gravy served 979f8a3b2b alongside it.b8db8b24f9f83e8c

As the savory juice 84d4d12076 from the sausage burst 324cc9c457 in her mouth, the a1106f32af wave of anger that ba962e951f had surged up seemed c1c98b5d4f to subside a little.f36de9b3a062e60a

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“Hoo…….”71ef7ebd9a52ace9

For years, she ed1f52af1f had eaten only 6c2411bc38 greens every meal 2dbecd8615 to maintain a 7b127b7685 perfect figure, and 87c8dc7f62 now, having something e08cd89019 rich from the 47df891a66 morning made the a28dc134c3 whole world look 73e779d882 beautiful.ab37acbb8b58d430

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Like a squirrel storing 3bdfc71211 food, Isabella stuffed her 63ade994c7 cheek until it puffed b451b91b33 out and chewed for 14bcb4c992 a long time.6de99193f67f604b

Suddenly, the dazzlingly blue eddcc922e1 morning sky outside the 8be09c9556 window filled her view.245d1b6befbb138b

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“Why on earth did I go through hell for ten years just for that dumb engagement.”93853f18a2727394

The article could a93a1e50c4 be corrected later, 48d6ad19a4 and the engagement 26f6c59079 with Icanuel would c7fe7453b5 be undone once ec31759814 the breakup was fbd44a2586 made official.6fd9ede5c7ed0c51

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She had woken up early fbb6e6db82 for once and was starting 84919e42d4 the day in a good 175bd2bc38 mood—she wasn’t going to let af51a8f5d8 a misreport ruin it.278fc95e5e803a78

Isabella’s hazel eyes gleamed more cfdc79c038 resolutely than ever.ff2f1632a4902b91

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She clenched her fist tightly 890733f53c like a knight preparing for 908c6007e3 battle.63b6aed77a371cd1

‘Did they think I’d just sit here and take it?’0bd06014532f2ed1

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Now I have Haeyoon, who c678aa68d9 is the cutest and coolest b432793a42 in the whole world—no, the 788a8ddf36 universe!22c950f1d2d82bac

Even if dirt gets in dda330c447 my eyes, I’ll break off cde3d1975b this engagement and leave for 31cfce5030 South Korea.b35e07fde82212ca

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If you asked how 48de7a4421 she ended up seeing 8e85051f75 Haeyoon, the idol from 2756bc574f South Korea, the answer 5489045233 would go back to 1348da2806 three months ago—on the 418db391dc day before Isabella’s twentieth e4ea37fd73 birthday, the day she 99440bf755 officially came of age.23b12f2561220d0f

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She was reading acff72b7c9 a short letter dde57b3ac5 that came with 66def2f686 a bouquet of 9658014a28 flowers delivered early 58a9c8a860 in the morning. Her face gradually darkened 6e6b10bee5 as she read through e45eef51de its contents, joy fading 4850b0a442 quickly.dcd12030d03cf619

“So he’s not coming this year either…”80621ae65bba2042

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The letter from her fiancé 2e31ab1693 ended with the line, I’ll 8f7f27e9d9 greet you next time.d4f29106ede35484

No matter how many 45452aff91 times she read it, 76974a4123 no magical event occurred 2bb5d88e20 to extend the sentences db6894fa8b or change their meaning.89cf9a00d9a57c82

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“Hah… You expected this, so why are you disappointed, Isabella.”cb9f57e203fe9750

She scolded herself, her eyes a13bd7d38e growing red.42a9b605510d0d3d

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She had somewhat expected 786f96fc98 that her fiancé, whom 424c805838 she loved one-sidedly, wouldn’t eaf241d3e2 attend her birthday party.c43eca068c9434db

After all, Icanuel 459f8508f5 was the Young c84236dcdb Duke of Icanuel.0f991a4f3e936b5c

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As the next duke who 794e412b54 would lead the empire alongside 96c1fd14e4 the Crown Prince, no one 62a9e14989 knew better than his own 858b103af7 fiancée how busy his days a932b87eeb were.36931f761a850508

“He could at least spend my birthday with me…”1896e7e229dcca47

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Even though she had been e614bdf09b worn down by people’s criticism 1f652e4632 and her fiancé’s indifference, she 0cd185cde7 had clung tightly to her 3f2ae7abcc feelings.93a1c60cb32d37c3

But now those feelings 51b1ac5944 had become a heavy c8854fa1dc shackle that bound her 8976b56afd whole being.a2ac98568a7c3c91

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She had grown e889fdb576 tired of always 45939fe94e watching her surroundings, 41d563f898 living quietly so 97cdfe3137 as not to 919e6ea0fa be criticized as 111b153290 the Raseles family’s 4333f1076b fiancée.5446933b3b14ea5c

Isabella always replied to Icanuel’s brief letters.07a0fa1af4a09537

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Perhaps that’s why she stood 1c083998b2 up without thinking, intending to 41d8704318 send a reply again.e21a2e1279818384

What kind of 968ee02b4f reply could she 9f018e3c20 possibly write to a7f5ff9cbc a letter saying 9d06e59b8c he wouldn’t attend 08f0cd8c2a her party?c4cae42ef263d2d3

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Letting out a 4e7a0bc69c self-mocking laugh, Isabella a41366a06e slumped back into 7e121ea7de her seat.19c29481262fc2d8

She began to 6e4bb3193b wonder if any 5e08992176 of it had 199ee25445 ever really mattered.60cf94dd07eea692

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Would it be 23e0f79b28 easier if I 5a05f0571c just gave up 84755f4c22 on the engagement ebe7e0d28b and this one-sided 97c56bdff2 love?c650bab7c39a6211

Like ashes left after 4b27c8be6c a blazing fire.2f3a2b1fab710b00

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Now that even 3f4f79039b the last remnants 972c5df096 of her one-sided 444fd27f8a love had completely a586ef3021 burned out, everything c46c6625dc she had clung 79147289dd to—barely keeping herself 37339016bb together—crumbled like a b6778e2429 sandcastle washed away 09fb5ceb36 by waves.6a98d5234f914ab7

Perhaps, all this e72e69c900 time, she had 53f6ccfafc simply been turning 7f44294759 away from a 553d63ac78 harsh reality.001203f3ebbffe46

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Isabella had clung to this 3eafca736d foolish, hopeless love for ten 643bc7f116 years—because she had truly loved f01584b967 Icanuel that much.098a739dd7ddb76a

Overwhelmed by her 577c587b5a feelings, Isabella left 8072045b8a the house and 744a8f749b wandered the streets 325d653844 aimlessly.747975d915af3cf6

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The cool breeze brushing f45bd45e1e against her body finally 4973b9f0aa made her feel like ccd5d19fad she could breathe again.9e77c9ad654ea165

She walked slowly e6f6792aa2 to the central dd52f2c649 lake park near 0da99b88cc the plaza and feb39d809d settled by the 1014a8bffd lakeside, where the e581433196 surrounding scenery was 40d24a6df0 reflected.f598f903d62143be

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Sitting on a 5c07867fc2 bench, she stared ec0f0f3706 blankly into space, d7cdc7daa3 deep in thought.4c56c96ff7e460d7

How could life feel this 48204e5150 dull?ea26151e7e95b352

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“Are you thinking, ‘Am I really going to live like this and die an ordinary death?’ You there!”44ef6fb5971c3348

“…What?”be8a4cc5ab16faa9

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Suddenly, a man 5f7eddc19f wearing a deeply cc13e8d03b drawn hoodie shouted, 139167785b as if reading e7402b18b5 her innermost thoughts.d8353f08b7a89800

In that instant, fbf4fbd58c a gust of 1ba1b4e99d wind blew back ea0988bc2a his hood slightly.fb55a3cd2f34b8ad

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Even in the shadow, 088afce916 his transparent silver eyes 62d2e68906 sparkled like those of 491ba08005 a mystical fairy.85f8d79286521a05

The man didn’t care 7757219d73 that his face was 18dc2ba4da visible—he simply spoke his 6c8eba139a mind.bb9a0b254802f20d

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“Would you perhaps like to cross into another dimension?”7a7153d2cbc7cb61

“Another dimension?”e338b80d89793186

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When Isabella asked 5e33adc65a again, the man e549aa7f38 lifted the corners bfcb4d92c6 of his mouth, 3e63bcde34 as if he a7ac2e92f4 had been waiting 06d4eb85c0 for the question.7bdd73f814f85fbe

“Exactly as I said—a completely different world you’ve never experienced before.”4b274541cafb930b

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A chance to start a 4ffaf7306b new life in a new 9428a42793 dimension!6c748286a25ceb1b

With smooth, flowing 4073df0032 words, the man 817c9b50aa pulled a small, 005eead16c pitch-black box from 10e064f810 his coat.dda4fa2a68733751

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It was too small to 32b81a8bf8 be called a box, and cba3cd1355 it was made of metal—a e333a82dda strange object she had never 8f077901cf seen before.b8e862444853189c

Apparently, it was c2767c9de9 a smartphone used b950185159 in another world 5f81a46611 called South Korea.9eceb033647ff629

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The man forced the a98992c7a2 item into Isabella’s hands.b4c49432be89b723

And in the blink 9bfe48c7ae of an eye, he 4f7cbc0cfe vanished without a trace.6d8ab6e90d5ed30e

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“What the heck… was that guy?”b23de14b5fd45722

Was he even human to 1f7dda27a4 begin with?4c7e9ab0b556bf87

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Isabella pinched her 79de61098a cheek hard, wondering 98b9e35394 if she had 9dfbf7fdf1 been possessed by 934a0890fb a ghost or aa988d8277 something.95c0b910b54ee07a

Normally, she would’ve left such c829b6459f a ridiculous item behind and 75f9c9fc1e gone straight back to the bd2f4d90a4 mansion.ed1ebac19b73791d

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But for some reason, 315fb69864 curiosity bubbled up inside b74e723d49 her that day.b39f6b6e2574d0ba

Once back at the f4292e2700 mansion, Isabella went straight 848bc65914 to her room and 2550f2bb9f began inspecting the smartphone 49085b09ae in her hand.5cd0327e766ea74b

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She pressed the 9248302445 various buttons on e79e673738 the sides, and a77ef30c4c eventually, the pitch-black 0a17b758f7 screen lit up.eb434c2becee41b9

On the colorful display, 327400ee15 unfamiliar letters in bright 4f9d6347f3 white font appeared and 34d524577f disappeared over and over.4407f2533cd0494a

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“What on earth is this?”4f6cf6695b21b507