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    “Breaking up? What do you mean…?”a0e41df35783066c

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    Jeremyon could only respond e0ad477ccf like a fool, not ceed64ae41 knowing how to answer.17c65fe629ee348a

    Lilliana briefly met his feb36d87b5 gaze before continuing.aef4cbf232fda9b4

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    “Isn’t it a relief? You’ve been forcing f268aa3487 yourself to maintain 0b9e96c2d3 this relationship, just ca4a304996 to help me 25c16afee4 reconnect with my 4496274def mother.”4e144fd18e2bc692

    “……”ffe377f6bfef9e3e

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    Jeremyon was at a 3c981adfa0 loss for words, unsure 3b641df60e where to begin explaining 0af2c0aa2c this misunderstanding. There had never been d44be2570c any coercion in his e837b77474 relationship with Lilliana. Everything he had done was 01f0c692f1 by his own choice.253817987572548a

    “Forcing myself? I never thought 65d232810c of it that e2a6065902 way…”dc2eb3435b66cd81

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    “You don’t need to say that for my sake. I know everything. You’ve continued this contract 6b15b715b6 relationship just to help 11c7297c12 me, even though there’s 174c96031e nothing in it for 1232bc7931 you. In fact, you bd52a21886 might have even 0d0382675a lost more than a46dae435f you gained.”089ca991edd5c0d4

    “……”c564641d0ddae784

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    “That’s why, even though you’ve been helping me, I’ve always felt guilty. Now that the original 941ce26407 goal has been achieved, 8663b6c9e3 I want to give 41840c8c11 you your freedom back 40dab6158d as soon as possible.”14509810f671a670

    “Freedom… you say.”ca119fca3765da27

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    “Our relationship as lovers might end here, but… if it’s alright with you, Jeremyon.”9f736c34c24e5c87

    Lilliana nervously fidgeted 85ce75693d with her coffee c2595744df cup.bb702079d43aa595

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    “I actually like you, Jeremyon. Even though it started 8624232409 in a strange way, 77e9de86a1 I’ve come to realize ab95aff938 how kind you are. So, if you’re 83b543052a okay with it… 5561be6813 can we stay 7ca6610b36 good friends from ab84ed4898 now on?”55dbd4cc6066ed98

    “Haha…”d61da682e287ca69

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    Jeremyon, too bewildered c0cce5ec94 to say anything, 964cb6ab64 remained silent, prompting 276bd2294e her to ramble aaf08349a3 on.174a112d196e4146

    “Of course, if you don’t want to, that’s fine! I just feel 6f41b1cfae like we’ve grown c2238aae96 closer, and… I afb3583393 don’t want us ebbd5ea96e to drift apart f2075adae1 forever.”38b79bdb721bc2ae

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    “Lilliana, I—”902fe9c571885751

    Jeremyon tried to correct her, 565616df9b but Lilliana, with a fearful bdf356aae2 look, interrupted him hastily. It was rare for ee5a5c209e her to cut him a8dbd8807f off, as she was d70ce99258 usually a good listener.c26ba1bd9be2837b

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    “Oh, but you need to find a marriage partner, right? You proposed this 93cd67f72f contract relationship to 7732d1f44c me for that 2a71d8944e reason, didn’t you? If that’s the case, dc33f4b23c then maybe my presence 4ed28ec700 is just a hindrance… 0fb6c00342 After all, if we’re 31245eaed2 too close, your future bdbc9b5fde fiancée might not like e57fdf1d2a it. If it’s uncomfortable, just ea4d356bae pretend you didn’t hear—”7c2665a9ce70cc25

    Jeremyon shook his head. His face looked more ad70cf3ee6 conflicted than ever.15d395b2fa7a3cfe

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    “Alright, let’s do it your way.”b7c6a743c3cd7bbe

    At his short reply, Lilliana’s 65593aaa7b face brightened. Her previously hunched shoulders relaxed 802779fc6d visibly.4c4e643c53d595fe

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    “Really? That’s a relief! I was actually worried 62a3adec21 you’d reject me!”b907874fda31596f

    Seeing her innocent smile, Jeremyon 1ea483deda could only feel more and 493dd16dd1 more unsettled.6a78dc714a1e03f7

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    “I was afraid you’d tell me to keep my distance. I know ending the b4c4cef796 contract is what’s best 9d5d00e371 for you, but… I 06cfdef70b really enjoyed talking with 0ae195c8f8 you, Jeremyon. The thought of losing this 1d9f37d1a9 connection we’ve built… it makes 19349965c9 me sad.”ec5053e0ddc19112

    “Yeah, I… I don’t want that either.”aba98f357e6b10ab

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    With his throat tightening, Jeremyon 6d06f59a85 forced out a reply. He found it hard to 9daf76effc meet Lilliana’s eyes as he f5c1486a3b lowered his head slightly.546ba5f64e821caa

    “Thank you, Jeremyon. Let’s make sure 64a7dc0ec1 we stay good 161323d95c friends in the ad1fa7131c future!”40cfa082ac72eb09

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    He caught sight 276d7036ce of her lips, 4f2875da7c curved into a cf65060b10 lovely smile of b709b8fefb excitement.dd4ea6910a8e0324

    A bright, beautiful smile. Yet, in this moment, it 739e82a764 felt like nothing more than b6de086a45 a dagger piercing his heart.1035631ede539e2f

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    Why is he back so 9c13b728ac early?9329eb3b8eeea01b

    As I passed through the dfa094268f front hall, I halted, surprised c8f502a00c by Jeremyon’s early return.4e7e39c552109065

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    It had barely been b637ba3f43 two hours since he 819b2180d3 left, saying he was d28657cfd7 going on a date a31818341c with Lilliana.e38ea82b008107c9

    For a date between two ad4b959aca young people to end so 5ce6db695b quickly… And it wasn’t even 0ebd75bb11 dinner time yet.35a380778737c5a6

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    “Did something go wrong on their date?”36c223452ba6025d

    I had dressed him up ca9109f107 so handsomely with all my 6f19a5e640 effort—did something go wrong?40bb920673e2d95d

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    I called his cdb45f17a1 name several times, 1655bb58a1 but he didn’t e408fc4647 notice me. I had to e8cfaad111 grab his arm 9668267f79 before he flinched b5ca73e6ce and looked at ebf815789b me.0e30045891bb05ee

    “Oh, Mother…”cc28d9a7ed5f4d8e

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    Worried, I slowly approached him.d8cbe2d0d769b1ff

    “Jeremyon.”b6d818f1d148bc61

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    “……”8aac41015631831c

    “Jeremyon!”4eae335cd9e5cefd

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    When he still didn’t 187cec004e respond, I hurriedly asked 3feed996e7 him.95f1fe052c03dfd9

    “So, son. How was your date?”80aa316f5d4e9841

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    “Oh, the date… Ah…”64b1e7c7cca548ac

    What on earth could 04c71d58cd have happened to leave b481ff0366 him in such a aa36562320 dazed state?6d2a4036f6558866

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    …Could he have been dumped?0aca0b40e00cc65e

    That possibility crossed c114921fe3 my mind, but bdd024cb5c I shook my 6bb4c90084 head.ab6dc892a0b268fa

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    ‘No way. The last time 6492d750b4 I saw them, 76b66f7a3f they seemed to 93ca55bebf be getting along 0f300ffeb6 pretty well.’eff9c1b17940ab76

    In truth, I wasn’t exactly 2ec4e8b127 sure what kind of relationship f4a65d9ac6 they had.5f8ff35f5156503f

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    Back when Lilliana was 8503592faa pushing him away, I c498e68e7b only knew that the 5e6e993da9 two of them had ec8a8c266f been dating regularly.0051dbca15d3035a

    I was aware 2cccba4706 that the contractual eecef873c6 relationship they once 8106d49cc5 had, based on 475dc33bd6 the premise of 4ac446673d marriage, had ended 80022d5431 for sure… But 8075258a31 whether they continued 1a7b2e9eb3 to date as c83bcaf959 a real couple 7ce24efa21 afterward or were 9049e440b1 just flirting, I 579676e624 didn’t know.ca4b4458253bac12

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    ‘Well, if I was really curious, it wouldn’t be hard to find out… But since they seem to be enjoying each other’s company, there’s no need for me to butt in.’bfb6e51e0e1fa054

    So, I simply 560a2e275c assumed they were 58ffc6f29e in the early b8219cd9be stages of dating. After all, both Liliana and ab6895c102 Jeremion were looking at each 34b1e3c519 other quite differently than before.1fcc772cd79e68e7

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    ‘I doubt Lilliana would’ve suddenly dumped Jeremyon in such a situation.’1c20f7b688d59244

    I called out Jeremyon’s name 2ff0ccb81c several times, even poking his f3bf65d519 arm a bit.3eb10c9fa008c9f5

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    But he showed ea672e69a7 no sign of 3d49607124 snapping out of 48c1b6e7ce it. Frustrated, I playfully addressed c7a0f65616 him on purpose.bcf39e0fedc7395b

    “What’s with that expression, Jeremyon?”11f761d98f65a611

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    “…”f8360737fbaea0a7

    “Huh? My son. Why are you de605bca9c so out of 1eb634fdb0 it?”259d6e5ac415826d

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    “…”8e9584f7b3a7b411

    “If someone saw you, they’d think you’d been dumped. Come on, smile. Unless… you really were dumped? Hm?”b13cbba9bf07a0ba

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    At that, Jeremyon, who had 1f47026c37 been staring off into space cc5c5f94d1 like a lifeless fish, flinched.23e6609cd2ebc284

    With a bitter expression, a11187e448 he finally spoke a c7e67ca323 proper sentence.fdb54b2bb9a7c0c0

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    “Yeah… I was dumped.”7717038ff71bd8f1

    “…What?”9f220895e5fb1097

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    I usually pride myself c9eb9175a8 on keeping a good b2d22dd4d8 poker face, but this 095341c0be time, I couldn’t hide 2369d18451 my surprise.c86d3e56bbb205e9

    “I said… I was dumped.”9ded798c3b3da866

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    With that, Jeremyon trudged past 0af002c2ea me, heading towards his room.08b93c4647a0a3ca

    Watching his lonely ae8fe0fb59 figure, I instinctively efa60c36c9 covered my mouth 47e6b5d322 with my hand.d5a62fb544317ec9

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    I was just joking! But… was it true?8f17ea302722fae7

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    “Haa…”8c5744625236aa8a

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    Once inside his room, a424a56ba7 Jeremyon roughly tousled the e6b3e652ab hair he had neatly 795186c445 arranged. His silver strands splayed out 4b19a68897 messily.281c5339381bde8b

    Seeing that only cd59e7f1ca made him more 45155b3ffa irritated.09cad0418cc2928a

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    Why did he feel 6d82d23025 so awful?53cb2a0328b2f213

    The question tormented him, 111f9bb1ae without an answer in 6330896a28 sight.7a3390f2cbd79a6e

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    His relationship with Lilliana had e3e5ef4627 always been bound to end.d8e44eaee1b2634a

    It hadn’t started out of c417bde2a7 genuine affection for each other bad905ee86 but was just a means 002b3b4b3c to achieve a certain goal.80f6b30a3ce925e4

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    And that goal was for b4f87be296 Lilliana and Vanessa to reconcile 74b27da538 and grow closer.6463362fe9b742e4

    Now that this goal had b2aa79da92 been achieved, ending their relationship 1198a82830 was the logical thing to 16be7ecfe2 do.ee776ad3b7319940

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    He had understood 51cc370c23 that perfectly when 0326a59b62 they started.850426f5c9f9839a

    He really had…673bf2d9e5c49bee

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    “We should break up.”416925a78f1092b1

    But the moment he heard 870f886b04 those words, it felt like 0f7e651f07 his heart had dropped.e544571ed52dbf8e

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    Meanwhile, Lilliana simply 6fc1f88647 smiled sweetly, oblivious d5dbe93d58 to his turmoil.6d4c1a9d0d64d5e4

    ‘Pathetic.’45b04ddb268d78bf

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    Jeremyon lowered his head 8a0846fc26 in frustration.268487a5f1e54683

    He couldn’t understand 08933ded35 why he had 7b901f71f4 been the only a342c8b4f7 one deluding himself e043d3a7dd into thinking this dd97dc44d0 relationship would continue a2d3f13058 forever.12b2eca68512158d

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    ‘It was just a contractual relationship from the start… and yet, I stupidly got my hopes up.’c2d3be8f011d4c7b

    The fact that he had 4524bdcff6 been excited was laughable.7fcf89739d54d0c0

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    He wasn’t some child looking 540f57ece1 forward to a field trip, f0572f4e34 so why had he been dea9dc368d filled with anticipation before every 066cbc487f date with Lilliana?e3f8400c66750481

    All the swirling thoughts b66650a5e4 in his mind pointed e9eb416e2c to one undeniable truth.ed24bfd31eecc0af

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    It was time to 57a8413daa admit it.8cb0c8290e56a312

    The feelings he had d76883b127 been denying all along.ad1d8fcdbfa958b9

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    ‘I… I love Lilliana…’c0f1fc94d87f7e44

    Muttering to himself, Jeremyon couldn’t 5620fb36d4 bring himself to utter the 1c66d31ff9 final word.3c4dc00fdd187467

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    The relationship was already over.ad0362f285ac725e

    If he spoke aloud 38be0fdcc8 the truth of his e9dcc4a6b0 feelings now, it felt 971debdb0e like he would crumble 102961794a helplessly.9d9d5e40449e3b3d

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