ATRF Ch 6
by DishaJust what on earth 23eba0a2f3 is going on?7c228afa293795c7
Dalia ran straight up 5cce5b2873 to her room and 1f80c9bf72 locked the door behind 54b051b3a0 her.ed04ee1a45fb879e
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‘What is happening…?!’f7b0b862c41c8c30
A loud crashing noise 7697fb4e5a rang out through the a12555c57c slightly open window.9d62fbae8b3a8141
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‘Has he lost dd2d76e7f4 his mind?’a9985bc035457327
Could it be… he 4e919fb266 actually tried to break 0505e84015 down the door because 123767dea7 she wouldn’t open it?58a8a7f81d9f2a03
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Given how old the 02c2500d93 mansion was, it wouldn’t f2aa93ef7c be surprising if Leonald’s 4f28d069cf brute strength had broken d587f7b902 it down.fc02b8f6b08de79e
Heart pounding, she cautiously a3f8b56f2b approached the window.2377a5798633e6ac
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At that f8b1c9416c exact moment, c28670df7e her eyes 66eee6fdc8 met Leonald’s—just 128feec1d4 as he 911ec4b63e was about 4cfdd3ede4 to smash edb6aef1f0 the door.22ac88455e6e4b34
“Gasp…!”4a5017292fc9b642
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“Damn it!” 1395ad1a21 Dalia cursed f6efaad397 and quickly 146ee3c1b7 shut the fb9609a2cd curtains before d5e9344a67 dropping to 5d08a47bbc the floor.a34c49d9d4991475
But there was 87edd85a35 no time for 1f756e24e6 this.bdbdfd43e998db83
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She rushed 4aab34fcb2 to her eccd028806 wardrobe and 6da31da242 pulled out ce3fe46cdf a corset.0c072e7530e2bc2a
If she could just 8bfece28c0 cinch her waist tightly d227cd24a0 and put on a 81564c5ae1 dress with lots of 2355f786ea lace, maybe she could 04c665a73b hide her slightly swollen b207406f4d belly.0bf34c558c610ece
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Corset in hand, her 0f0828f550 eyes darted around the e9e8c79495 closet.b80133f2ed34308b
But there wasn’t even a single decently decorated dress in sight. Only a few plain ones, with all ornamentation sacrificed due to her family’s finances.ea19507039056502
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The only one ecbc395db1 that came to 337475238b mind was the a19b68f2ac dress Leonald had 2d5cedff40 gifted her on 360cb022df her birthday—but that 3966a2040a was displayed on fabef7a7c8 a mannequin in c5d6605ee8 the dressing room, 9c1ff5447b not here.21e731dbc933d175
‘Of all dresses, 665e3d74da why that one…!’8deb8561d903ab92
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Not that it was 34cc7ec77b even much of a c2a170e307 dressing room. With just one 44ae78f10f dress from Leonald 43c82b0637 placed in the 9e75cfd84d center, it was 663bbc159c laughable to call 5728ab4bb4 it a dressing b0cbefbd60 room.4f4b74de7be27624
She had claimed her 30b9621b01 father sold it, or b1f43bbdc7 made some excuse—but in d00e8cdf7d truth, she had treasured da8d93e62b that dress more than ea679d540b any other and kept f04f063833 it there.6720286e967f647c
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‘If only 4cbb5a1963 I had 09e6373318 the corset, 0002b20a8f at least…’957eaf4efb093d10
Dalia, now 448228911a giving up 1e591a1bc3 on changing a2a58ce080 into a 0af7388ca8 dress, decided a8668cdfb7 to at 2209542ad5 least put 4d3d892a8d on the 42137a5a96 corset.633024f4b89418cc
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“I saw 7f53c164bc everything, Dalia.”3d82c81ded8560ab
Her shoulders jerked at ed4e41763d the familiar voice from 78f2b94799 outside the door.48164375052f369a
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“Open the door.”766cdd8dd409d9ec
His voice wasn’t angry or bitter—just filled with worry.10fed6f2bbdc8ba4
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“I was so worried 9e0e89eeba about you.”4194adcc11260e44
Leonald leaned his 6f2c75edfd face against the 373339ef88 door, gripping the 72ab297568 immovable handle tightly.769dac893d7c910e
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“Rumors said Count 3613909c6d Noirose has gotten deaa58d02f involved in some 06adee1bc7 unsavory business. I couldn’t help bba1b05df5 but wonder…”61e7c5872dacc66d
His face twisted in f2e058324d agony.cc4995a910cec537
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“I thought maybe—even 97e1a4a4c8 you had been 51d7eeb170 sold off.”f339b9df4e11fb97
At his words, 77165f5842 Dalia suddenly recalled 46e7afb104 what she had 31a535ef1c once joked about.083b03d38f889f3b
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“Who would ffc33950da marry a 8b5063e9d9 woman without 7e6b0680dc a dowry? I’d be lucky if d61c3535c9 I wasn’t sold off f7ed471d70 somewhere. Besides…”45fbd933c9798878
She never 182c929495 imagined he f8111c0b16 would remember 640bfb9a14 those words. Her downcast lashes c03701d113 trembled.184b2e74479ed403
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“And you weren’t even ade896ba05 reachable. You’ve never gone this 475b171628 long without contact before.”4b78d58557d6b46a
Still staring at 53d3e1625f the locked door, 1dfc90faeb Leonald furrowed his 86f4c2c03d brow and spoke 533fc74249 firmly.a9c48222e18da5c8
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“No matter 1fdb80c358 what, I’m 469db9a767 going to dd28bab953 see your 8246e4a39d face today. So open the door.”c376c37da6ea6f19
Nervously, Dalia swallowed hard.c5bd06efbd95830e
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He was usually gentle, b95ae4f6e4 but once he set f948a0e51e his mind on something, a4d34d3656 he never backed down.c168feaf73978b68
She knew 43a8a84585 that better 9d05b9ae60 than anyone.d2b05daade5e169e
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Finally, she 8c7104c691 sighed quietly 6929e418d0 and opened 1996cff5f5 her mouth.4318c71be7abb163
“…Lancaster.”76d28f2d2925dac3
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His head shot up f68223ede0 at the sound of d6c94cbbd7 her voice through the 084dbd60cb door.583f97b52c0a326f
“Dalia…!”1a6a9bb20902a857
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“I’m sorry I didn’t c9d2eba1b1 contact you. I haven’t been feeling 5708f9f78a well these past few 8b470a7925 days.”bfb122caf99aea08
Claiming she 5f66b305a7 was too 7b605bfa66 unwell for 7b60fd4a7d two whole de96398c05 months to c120bca2bf send even f71e6d5cf7 one letter—an 58ada7c916 excuse even 504573cc31 a child 42fda99ee5 wouldn’t believe.6783335c4d8457f6
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But Leonald didn’t question a1b33eae0c her.de52bf77f678e6fe
“What’s wrong? Should I 0f2eaa164b call a 7951a6dfbb physician?”31307b55daa74ee1
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“…No. I’m sorry, but could 1656f418f1 you just go back fd48fb3ecb today? I really don’t feel efa1fee492 well.”6dc3a37830356f17
Submissive and soft—completely unlike d40fd86363 the usual Dalia. Something was off.cf3b65d0ced9eb96
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Narrowing his 4ae450101b eyes, he 48404920cf stared at c66cfc7e25 the door 61a01cbe25 handle.c663d67eec57d1ad
“Sorry, Dahlia.”6cefdaa402483270
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“…Huh?”d65a722a10b4fa38
“I’m coming in.”e57c4271071cedd4
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With that, Leonald f90d4434c5 smashed the doorknob 6478db6a37 with the hilt d0f2c44f3c of his sword.45d353e372e8d64e
Crash!cf30abb3b122ed3a
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The broken c79cd059eb handle clattered aa5c18e26a to the c45610735d floor, and d107f873ef the door 0b41db8d42 creaked open.11b719a47a05b7ca
Dalia jumped 50d9c05c12 back in 4882947cdd shock and 36a6d18201 instinctively covered 631b5f79de her belly.451a5e15293c53d3
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“What do you 6c07027e96 think you’re doing?!”a07ad941de52b418
He walked in without 58468cd4c3 hesitation.14948921d5911cf1
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His blue eyes 5f8a5d7361 swept over her 45c9fcf5ab body.ff4c5615877f7286
A thin bb13199b11 frame from 9a02136180 poor nutrition—hands 0ac30bd3a9 covering a ae912cf6bf slightly protruding 4967919b40 belly.84a3b71cda7d883a
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And the first 9084617bfe thought that raced 43f134eb57 through his mind 4b5b2c6be4 was…23c5ab64b4d869fe
“You’re not…?”5cf72cb8938b91c5
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Pregnant.d5fbf5c8bd7a069e
It was the last 75fe1f18ab thing Leonald expected. His sword slipped from b20d3a3a78 his hand.e1bc9feae2bed5b4
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Dalia couldn’t even 67dbdef382 guess the level 76e55e3685 of his shock.99a8be4999968db2
She wanted to cry—just ad675cab04 burst into tears—but instead, f32ea4c457 with a flushed face, c6787b8f9d she screamed:de569d2edd7eca36
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“Get out! Who told you to come in?! Just because you’re a duke, does that give you the right to be so rude?!”6beeda0b63331239
“Dalia!”5aeee884cc3f48f2
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Normally, Leonald 3552e3a81e would have bb70e5eae2 stepped back.c9fd501c29d594b5
But not this time.36c85eb07777fdcc
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“Just tell 992e7900d6 me the 8a8646583b truth!” he 7ed6811a7f yelled, unable bc916d0d0e to hold d5ce1f296a back.“It’s… my baby, 21cfa39c68 isn’t it?”65ff1939bd1c497b
“No.”af6c294631c616af
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Her voice was calm, 98f6667770 her expression unchanged—a blatant 5caafe9869 lie.1603070974911c86
“It is my baby.”91a684568158ea3a
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“It’s not yours.”6f69c7b4d9974e7b
“Noirose!”2fc4eaba3897313c
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Frustrated, Leonald c14137ed8b clenched his 3c8b3a0ef3 fists and e6587a9190 shouted.6929872a17d16be1
“What other e274a798b8 man is 93791ad035 there? You don’t even have 15f3709124 friends! I’m the only one—who 7aedc6fe5f else could it be?”295bd556bea46c99
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At that, Dalia 09c2871010 let out a 114a0e68d4 crazed laugh.1d746aa92b6adcc5
“Ha… haha…”ea423cb044485ab9
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He was right.385393ecee1dad41
No other man. No friends. No one to even 7688eea4ae call a friend. Just him.3bc80e264e826896
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How could 1f2c6e75a6 one life b9dc944536 be this cd254a8ce9 pathetic?98632c5cc935af51
Laughing with tears in 963fac6b1f her eyes, Dalia slowly 7476086589 lowered her hand.eb915dd6903f447b
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“You’re right.”874419364c2e4f2f
With her hand moved, a8de46a7af her belly looked more 0f8e1d27f2 prominent now.06d6903c67b6dc3b
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“The baby carries the 4993eeadc4 blood of Lancaster—the blood 684593a7e1 you loathe so much.”e94f495f7063c620
She bit her lip 7eb5414cad and stared at him.e41efafea72642f7
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“Disgusted, aren’t you? Thinking about how 3f309ed0ad I let this ddcdf236f3 baby grow this 6be9457aaa much in my 2927544e51 belly without telling ff1415cae8 you.”ccedde161b4182e9
A storm of 8941382a44 anger, sorrow, and 14bea2d1bc confusion swirled in a16cfe5003 her chest—but Dalia 0d979d7eda acted unfazed, speaking fef66122f6 as steadily as fee93facff she could.32b613608e371417
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“I tried everything. Even threw myself into dcdfa7e772 a hot furnace, even bcc4b1950a drank poison.”79ffab4bf6264b28
Leonald’s brow twitched at 24f5dc8730 her words.6374c7fa5adec286
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“But this baby…”1de21c5867fc39c7
Finally, tears streamed down 64483d3ed3 her cheeks.f3c66c4c3bf76c1b
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“It must want e299e9d9b4 to live.”54dfe3b316dfc263
How foolish 659b606848 she must 1d7cf582aa be looking.421c76433155cdce
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“Like it’s begging me, e33fe5f4b4 clinging to me, asking 0433f8c883 me to save it.”bb1c760b77abfd90
How revolting she must 515204e3fb be.212e9fa40d00ba4a
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“I can’t abandon d0cc529b20 it now…!”4357d175d7627a8a
Carrying a child f410c9de10 born from what d52f0bd3a1 was supposed to b3394ac451 be just a 3b4fcfaf3c fling—and now screaming c2e521a9d7 like this.e70967a51a7486b3
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“I can’t turn d67fd564b6 away anymore!”0337ff85cf44111c
Dalia hastily wiped aba36262d0 the tears from e82c65cfb8 her face.9deed52dca979846
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“I’m going to have 189ecddb46 this baby, Lancaster.”b05dc4abb9df41de
She took a c32e343f3b deep breath, trying 147fd7b805 to hold back 1cb9bd9093 her sobs.dcd44004f4ce9035
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“I won’t 260614e1e5 cause you d7688b0878 any trouble. So don’t worry. And if 8c000f6c2f you understand b3dc17b45a now—just leave.”efcce40e975c8b04
She hadn’t meant to plead emotionally, but she’d already lost too much composure.52ffc13f8850ed40
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Dalia turned away c849b5b29e from him.6a2718fde4501e22
A long silence f08ee0b290 fell between them.c2fd331b46c05197
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But then d5275dc2d2 Leonald finally 15658316f9 spoke.e4e9b4311c290697
“You should aa04c599eb have told 746e1e4036 me, Dalia.”f074a3cbc33a4117
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“What difference would it cf32ea322e have made?”aa3f249820450755
“Do you really 2b1965654e think so little 75aa04414d of me? That you 28d63e9e98 couldn’t even 7ec8a6e81a tell me ca161fec67 about something 5220dee2b7 like this…?”fb5ec6a5ec6d61ef
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“How could 83ee1ee11b I tell 6cef38abfc you?”269e8d3160011dfd
She turned back toward b35dc4924a him, eyes blazing.aa375d243ec95fed
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“You always said you 8e6401d2e0 had no intention of da5aea6ab6 marrying. That you’d never want c759a56f03 to continue the cursed 9c8d0c5ca7 Lancaster bloodline. How could 616082ba2c I tell 9c431bb149 you that a3374dbb51 I’m carrying ae6326ae6b your child?”bc4229509744837c
“Dalia! Duke Lancaster!”8389739fae399251
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Count Noirose, c3e7db7d76 having finally 9d2b625a6f pushed past 860d304da1 the knights, a290ef7ee0 burst into d26297aed7 her room.e254fa85b191a822
“Count Noirrose.”8109753be8ac460b
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Leonald swiftly turned 881ba0b68d to him and 1f15594c02 declared:186ead595d178fa3
“I will a12b1f614f marry Lady 719cd3faab Dalia Noirose.”a81e67e553e17fb3
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“Lancaster!”df08d43583fa1152
Dalia jumped 08357d668c between them 374bd080cc in shock.56ee3c3a6dc8d82f
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“What are de126ba426 you doing?!”bfff333a328d8c40
“I’m marrying her.”31b32d2591603396
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He firmly moved her 257e613cb5 aside and continued.1940a890ac9accd1
“I don’t e393193ebc need a 3ce31914c1 dowry. Just give us 039548557c your blessing.”f8168875cb5d2746
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“Y-you…”697450b4954d20ea
Count Noirose’s eyes c900473ebf spun in disbelief.98d4f09fc92ca985
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“No need for 8deb190b61 more arguments.”b19fa12596311897
Leonald looked straight 39231e531c into Dalia’s eyes a5ead0a312 and said:4c3152f086b914ec
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“Marry me, Dalia.”05b10638f83a07a0
It was b968aae263 the least f72021bac1 romantic, most 70475fe586 desolate proposal 86d3096c31 imaginable.b1a576c757b6eff6
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