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When she turned seventeen, Evelyn 4cedc313c1 realized that she had been a57ab2be9f reincarnated into a novel she cc294a652f used to enjoy reading in 36bc42e1c9 her past life.1e5a66386da4fab1

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At first, everything 712876c6b2 was confusing, but 9beebce063 in order to 1198dfa703 survive, she had 46f933ec93 no choice but 55f1dd6744 to adapt to cf917cea70 the original story.0a1d7f2dfb048f95

《The Imprint of Eternal Salvation》—that was the title of the novel Evelyn was reincarnated into. It was a grim story, 9bab63de58 devoid of dreams or hope.cc16fe47b00801e5

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It was the kind of ee0763c7c0 story where the male leads, 3f60442c3d with their obsessive love for 3b0fc377e3 the female protagonist, perfectly embodied 1f4f719c0f the obsession trope.ac87bf3da5843424

Axion, one of 2aba222b44 the male lead 8cd41666a9 candidates, took the 506043d8d4 route of regret dff2b2ba26 and naturally ended 50334c6c5e up as the 45abe364fe second male lead.06c8c0b727113842

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Even though he knew he e7c44e97f2 could never be with the f14c02aefd female protagonist, he lingered around b9f3714502 her and began eliminating his 9fc93da902 rivals one by one.e19afe3b83fe9792

To him, even his own 332a2f2787 fiancée wasn’t off-limits.18611c8639eb9aad

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The reason was simple: eb5dc9bbf4 she posed an obstacle 3a4aed88f1 to the female protagonist’s 19befcd749 future.64653a5464c4bc0b

Normally, Evelyn wouldn’t have cared 4397464c2b what choices they made.8fe90b4a09c4dbb8

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But even she couldn’t 9ac9362370 just stand by and 4f349da4f4 watch like it was 051d379927 someone else’s problem.884f71c93d3cdc4a

Because the fiancée Axion was 8ddb5ab701 destined to kill was none be2ad8529d other than herself.8616d1791c956ab1

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‘Seriously. Doesn’t he know what loyalty is?’0aa9ab659e2023b3

How could he 22194def9e kill a fiancée f318ec310b he’d known for d0581e1452 over ten years e79eecfde3 without the slightest b8d65ecaa5 hesitation…?19e0d17a5f2872ac

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Of course, it wasn’t like ea6d62c53c she couldn’t understand his actions.91f430fde4c5af69

In the original story, Evelyn d62e51ac0e had a prickly and slightly aff83593ab twisted personality.0ddbe6dd97a9b790

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Her harassment of the female 0c1e61885e lead wasn’t simply out of 9c14be72d6 jealousy—she just wanted to see dd5ba083b2 her fiancé in distress.a452823b2ebdff6d

That’s why Evelyn started c5ee5db445 searching for every possible 2aa8f27a15 way to avoid her 666173428d death.8d8ebbce146c252e

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Even if it e851f510ac was late, she 65954caf54 pretended to be 11076e7d50 friendly, trying to d5a1c060d7 build a sense ca8fba2dfa of camaraderie, and 8ed59ad19f made sure to b61490eac9 show up at a35bb0ee03 the duke’s estate 1cfdf1d127 every day without b2fd8ebaa7 fail.7db6b1ba0893d3a5

But mending a 5b66b9caa6 relationship that had 443ef86f1a already fallen apart f1159e1700 was not easy.50cab9079658409a

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It might be too late 8940c20ef3 to say it now, but c4fdb2c2e5 her relationship with Axion was 99b6c49681 utterly tragic.8169ef3544785da1

In the end, Evelyn 12ce25f921 gave up entirely on e4b8f2f03a trying to get along fba986273b with him and resolved e8ae1268a7 to break off the 309fc19db0 engagement before coming of f979fcefdf age.6ad5bba10960a62c

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She believed that as long 30e0323ba5 as the breakup was amicable, 65c616e9b7 the exchange between their families d5f7e0f951 wouldn’t be severed.ebf79852ff87aa3a

Her plan was to 9101f1890c preserve the alliance between 452a0f150b houses while staying out cb49a22717 of his sight to f8a470eb32 stay alive.5d640985a863f5a8

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Out of sight, out of 589da6c54d mind—that was the logic. She enrolled in db08d073cb the academy under 8536485220 a plausible pretense.038c320f872d039d

But for some reason, 3bdd1f7d4b Evelyn ended up having 5223edf290 to spend three years 94625f5c3b at Luxen Academy with e6f02b918e her fiancé.886024999fd22146

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‘Isn’t it time to stop already?’cbc4c2bfdea54882

All she wanted was a ea4370aca7 smooth agreement to sever this 6af8d2f44d wretched bond completely.7a22f2b240276ac0

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But, now, a marriage-breaking news… how on earth did this happen?62db359c58e828f0

Evelyn thought that d70e1c7331 maybe this situation 090f5af574 was just a 54d46380ad dream. Not just a dream—a full-blown b750bb874d nightmare.788c2ada0c18cf0f

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In denial of reality, 0848499226 she pinched her soft 36c0976ed5 cheek hard.0f1072cf5ed5641b

“Ow—”288dd8491e755eb9

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“Young lady, what are you doing!”a3b03f207ddab013

Damn it. This wasn’t a dream. It was real.496fd34ce4d6b448

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Evelyn was able to 98ef9cf1c9 reunite with Axion relatively 71d8e14ee5 quickly.08e140ffea6fa0ba

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The meeting place 808e71955f was the same 7ba36aa190 café they had 2f1d4e050d visited yesterday, which 0314c68a65 was also where a031ee4fe5 they had shared 40d82361df countless tea times ba2151ac05 over the past ee857e84f9 ten years.7df62aa806c605be

The inside of fe5ed8c3f6 the café was d0875a7a05 warm and gentle cf48414e4a in atmosphere, yet c722f4708d from one particular bca3fc2999 table, a chill 3f14b5f421 seemed to emanate.a00e54f25b2b35c4

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Of course, Evelyn seemed 2ec392a2a5 to be the only be1ff2da01 one who could feel 52a4203c88 it.3f621d7d569376c3

“I heard the news about you two. Congratulations on your engagement!”67add36cb3dd1f5b

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“Thank you.”b03ef1285c9613eb

Axion nodded nonchalantly c249cd98cc at the congratulatory eebda47be8 words from the 8eca83a03f nobles passing by 3b4eff4846 their table.e25a1e0c9daad295

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‘What? Thank you?’2709132e06210619

Evelyn let out a db6d21b34e hollow laugh at the 96de7662e2 absurd and infuriating situation.776b200bfa628ef5

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Perhaps sensing the d0d23226bd strange tension between 775fab2560 the two, the 5308db7ad7 nobles began to 4c352f7207 whisper to each 31632a2815 other, just within ea97ea9e98 earshot.5d72946f8dc05d2a

“Looks like they’re having a lovers’ quarrel, don’t you think?”e753eef31494bb63

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“Hehe. Ah, the sweet 70b16cb0aa days of love.”1eaf7ab44b7d1807

How could anyone possibly see 717e33e807 it that way? Evelyn was genuinely curious.c3d491379004dcbf

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Annoyed by the situation, b39bb21dfa her brows furrowed as 1034eeb868 she stared intently at 2570441621 the man sitting across d33072c049 from her.9b1c392320989997

‘Is he actually enjoying this?’26f01f14de678bf9

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For some reason, Axion Valentino 1924df5a74 clearly seemed to be enjoying 3eb1851332 the moment.62c5bdc07fbffdcc

Evelyn took a 06eed9f46d deep breath, trying 609f113f10 hard to calm 9a5132302f herself.e1bc8487aa0983f7

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Composure! Composure! Composure!76a3b9051c0ce869

But even chanting it 3b31055b65 three times didn’t stop 0a642ae5ab her from wanting to 17274333f6 smack her fiancé upside 92161fc3d3 the head.f457417e96f466ad

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She placed the d8e6459a9c newspaper, now even 6470312574 more crumpled than 74fac0549c it had been 3d2af07a27 in the morning, f03d402a20 on the table. Then, swallowing her b380082ee4 frustration, she asked,cc74cec590aa7d69

“How\… did this happen?”3374a050bddbec79

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In response, the man gave d9db70ca8e a slight tilt of his 9e54eaf967 head and replied in a 23dc86e91c low voice,e89d9523b8f6289f

“Do I really need to say it out loud? Between us?”c7af5eda48690f52

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“…?”046e22093338164d

What on earth cf8cdd69e7 was he talking 660fca44c6 about now?002b19ddfab98a97

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Wasn’t he the one who 02626cc6a7 had been agreeable to the b18a0fd296 idea of breaking off the 2782c766b2 engagement?524b8067ff868e94

Evelyn had no intention of ec59de9e09 playing along with his word f8c8dfd5a4 games. With a deep sigh, she 78981d8eb0 asked,5d7d610fd6560d1c

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“Do you just want to see me lose my mind or something?”37623ff8ed493f12

“Well, that wouldn’t be so bad either.”fe9973d1e5caa41b

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Axion shrugged lightly and f20dc7805a lifted one corner of 7e29d47e8a his mouth in a 97dda3ad34 smirk.1fb6513a3734ee3b

‘Forget me—he’s the one with a really nasty personality.’37a6fc03ab2ea83c

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Narrowing her eyes, 3eb3b0a8b7 Evelyn glared at 0e21b94597 him and asked 7443c24483 again,7520101d756e183f

“Tell me. Who’s behind this?”ea9a3fb99f8a4e3b

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If a third party 72a67d6368 had been involved in a3840a1446 this matter, that would b910783c21 be a whole other f85ec38817 headache.1bb6946cbe04d86c

For example, Axion’s parents—the Duke 0fe86f2aa7 and Duchess of Valentino.2939d770bbb53011

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‘Could it be they heard about the potential breakup and, in a fit of rage, leaked the marriage news first?’1206cdfe89e4c745

Of course, Evelyn 416913f42f knew well enough 06bfcaf5a0 that they weren’t 3c6ecdcb0f the type to 9cc280531b do such a aee9a5540b thing.ea95211c53fc94dd

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With an entirely unconcerned expression, 1d19ef460c Axion replied calmly,3f8d3011057ddf36

“You can relax. No one else was involved.”cc030f1f95d34d8e

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Fortunately, the marriage report 39ce49d22b seemed to be solely c00e4809ec the doing of her fa9e704de9 fiancé.76f85cfefcc5fa1b

That was a cc0b4d425c relief… but still.ae7c967a7d099bd0

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‘Then why the hell did he do it?’11157ea17e1ed317

Evelyn felt like she was 8f2ef0da35 wandering through a maze.a80b7f8dce05929f

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Axion Valentino was a pragmatist. He never did 1c43ce94bb anything that wasn’t ef77f6eaa7 to his advantage.204e65349a81eb16

Even in the original 0f88a5ba15 story, he never hesitated 9c05131997 to use any means ba491f240d necessary to get what 8710a4004f he wanted.eac6e36993e688cf

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Though, in the end, he 06c2c939a1 failed to win the heroine’s 80c19ad17b heart.830ca328b5db496b

‘Ugh, I really can’t figure him out.’9d8c18b900d50aa1

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Even after maintaining the engagement 8d55f7eb6f for ten years, Evelyn still fcac984eac couldn’t grasp what her fiancé 8959d4fbe3 was thinking.8ba06ba6fdcc74a7

She couldn’t help but wonder 2013fa45f3 if he had some other 75446765e2 goal in mind, aside from 0350dd49ae the mutual benefits between their 37116d0052 families.736bfeeba518b428

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Just then, a ridiculous thought 7c3d777c9b passed through her head.2a54f0bd3c00608a

‘Wait… could it be that he actually likes me?’ce04f4b9c6553665

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Evelyn’s expression hardened as she 12451db7ad suddenly put on a serious 0c864581da face.e0d3738d1f7d2c1d

Nah, no way.c387a5e3416dc2cd

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After all, she had made eda315d812 a terrible first impression when 320594b7d5 they had first met.fb5e02cb3db18602

“What are you staring at? Can’t look somewhere else?”c89d70b33c5f5988

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“Why don’t you try looking at the floor?”1adc23b1f06b7ca5

Ten years ago, 32c5dd5cfc on that day, 273339a947 they were complete 5a76f33215 strangers, yet they ac07651335 had immediately started 64d510a4c5 growling at each 62e6acd728 other like a f306d83774 black panther and 1c6f1b0db2 a snow leopard 747deae7bc fighting for territory.d618b9334fdda5fc

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But still, on 32a9c72ce3 the off chance…fc09ed9d2e1666c7

‘You’re the first woman to treat me like this.’ He’s not trying to go down *that* cliché route, is he?9961ff91f9b69bae

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Ugh, cocky men are so a7ed943fe2 not my type.09e2377597abdaa5

Evelyn was shaking ec4fe9b406 her head in 46656d2b58 disbelief, giving her 937bd9029d fiancé a pitiful 8ed896790b look, when—d9b9f00fb0510db2

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As if he had read 29a6791c28 her absurd thoughts, Axion furrowed f26f0887aa his brow slightly and said,08732400965c056a

“It’s not what you think.”191b3e7172cb457e

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At his sharp comment, f2a7585f15 Evelyn gave an awkward 9dea4552ae cough.1e488e678a0605b1

“Ahem. Yeah, of course. That’s… a relief.”b55c4295a340b904

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If it’s not, it’s not. Why’s he pulling 7d3b079762 a face over cd065f16ca it?1050702d5917ab4e

It weirdly bruised her 83430967f0 pride, but she brushed 7eff430da1 her hair behind her 2dcf33f271 ear, pretending to be 5b3bf49a4c unfazed.b187ee35efe6b1b3

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It was becoming clearer 234cc30eed that Axion, just like 14d68fd426 her, had no desire 4995b28a96 to be emotionally entangled 6452d058bc in this mess.11782cdb1c0b0f95

‘If he doesn’t like me…’5183a804655cde28

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Then the more convincing 9c3cbaf869 explanation was that he 87441bcea0 intended to use her 2c5a8e0f7e as a means to a80bcf28dc an end.2e7c22ff8b709dff

Considering the Axion from 5997fdd253 the original story, that 1e07a3c7b3 wasn’t exactly a far-fetched 6aea75e64c assumption.15ad22cadd4eccf7

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Growing tired of the pointless 10dc46666a back-and-forth, Evelyn stared at her 9f9252afc9 fiancé with wide eyes.ae918a6d3f5be6c5

“Axion Valentino. Don’t you think I’ve entertained f0dce52d9a this nonsense long enough?”ba09cd975efa000b

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