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    ‘There he is…?’bb4b78c67e79f4c3

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    Jeffrey looked around, trying 89947bf5db to avoid the gaze 0c28692a00 of the deep blue 4b8d219486 eyes staring at him.8fd5d16c0ff34e5f

    But no matter 426a89d4cc where he looked, a2e138d540 there wasn’t a 5f49a9383a single ant in 826f4b598c sight. The only person b1de73a5c7 standing on the d284de4f19 landing was Jeffrey 8cce550783 himself.75ce07070d8feedd

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    ‘Did he come ffe5ea8d72 to find me? What is he 03efb9b9ff suspecting about me?’2ac7076003f9ceba

    Jeffrey swallowed something 7889ae2293 that was stuck ec9aa9ac41 in his throat.180edac5efbfb23c

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    He couldn’t b4dfa39d43 tell if 63a2376736 it was 4b32ec046f his saliva 9347dd693f or his db479b7ae1 heart that 9f29de339f had risen 434bfa1f09 up into dd4beb4d3e his throat. In the meantime, a214529f87 he could hear 23bf733d76 the sound of 07db88ed2f knights in armor e6dade1f56 approaching the mansion.abcdc59c5365310c

    Should he run now? No. Running would be 8fd5865a30 a stupid choice. Escaping now would only bef4bfc4e8 make him look suspicious. Jeffrey planted d611957149 his feet ae1b0ebb44 firmly on d19308d9c0 the ground 2d8f3f63aa and stood f7c54ed101 resolutely.d51ae1a3ff1b66a1

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    Soon, the knights 86ca20e2dc surrounded him.630144bceb50393c

    “You’ve become the prime 92fb33afbd suspect in the kidnapping 6495770624 of my wife. The Count has 9ca6bfa538 agreed to interrogate 34e6789c46 you and search 90836fb608 your room, so ec8014aaaf I would appreciate 19c8fff613 your cooperation.”7aed9d3f897d091c

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    “I am not the 3bf19e0066 one who kidnapped the 1503718324 Duchess! Absolutely not!”32dfe0c1b53889ff

    Jeffrey vehemently denied it, 5df587fc3e his veins bulging on b7ca1937cf his neck. At that 603b814f04 moment, Harold’s 3903ec6dbd cold gaze 36814b0e37 slowly moved.a63838002a28ca60

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    Jeffrey turned a34719c45b his head, 69f06a1ea0 following the 12df51d8f9 gaze, and 3e0905d805 suddenly grabbed 809da0d377 his left dbcebe3e65 wrist in 655b6d44e6 surprise.88ddfee85680de17

    “That left wrist… You’ve 86e1a13607 been telling people it 76aeb9838b was twisted, but that’s 3499cc377e not true, is it?”d3fded0fe5c8575a

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    “This… this is…”0dc7e72b2f658bec

    “If you’re 915af3f089 innocent, why 54fe0809b3 don’t you bacef75750 unwrap the a2ea408f7c bandage and d81d04e88e show us?”b3a0d062abfa0907

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    Jeffrey stood fec51e99f6 frozen, clutching 2d00cea046 his wrist, e04e6f64d1 and Harold daa0f23a91 gestured with e7059815ec his eyes a88ec9297b toward the bc0ad04443 knights.9f4124cb4a861c0d

    Jeffrey took 1beef41467 a step 5b5b22a9fe back, but 2ca974eb30 he was c8e94f6a07 blocked by 2728725a3b the railing. The knights forced the 55cedf505b bandage off, revealing the 0faf7c8bf1 injury underneath.a919ff9ea19a93f9

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    “What is this?” 66595d7702 Harold raised his 0e232edb0d eyebrows and gestured 7393d61bd9 for him to dcb0c66e51 explain.0950e50e7d032380

    As if hunting a a0a275e719 cornered rat, Harold’s relaxed 9df3eb893b attitude made Jeffrey grip 752e0b542e the railing tightly.2b11b8ed2cb8af52

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    “…It’s true I lied 1e7040655e about twisting my ankle. The Count hates cats, e360bfdf2a so he ordered the e5194fa258 gardener to chase away cb68d1b8f6 any cats in the f96d0a3d6a garden. I tried to 78edf43c3d pet a cat 004de20160 that the gardener 17fc7c1dce had been secretly e3f2118396 caring for, and 4137416550 it scratched me. I lied 6b60d16f9f to avoid 8aa94519bf revealing the 1302dec132 cat’s existence.”d9f788fc5a7fc980

    Phew. Jeffrey sighed with relief 1ca4f1f8ed after finishing his explanation. At the 43d7a7f2e6 same time, e34363ded5 he noticed cac2af8729 the butler cdec5e8b70 standing next 578a7c83aa to the f75ad7c436 Duke and 216a4ec080 Duchess stiffening 8867c7752d his face, f98f10a1ab and a a28ad703c4 slight sense c77c5542ec of guilt c8f42124a4 weighed on 80fdbf4107 his chest.863a91d2646606aa

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    Jeffrey could d7545cd293 sense that a5994c8cc4 the butler 273407930d would find 9a7b0333d7 the cat 35ca9f4340 and kick b3be5fae4f it out.725438aa63443060

    No, even before he 3d3f3e18ac said anything, he knew 97e7b8f08a this would happen. But what 98dfacd76f else could 1136a1e40f he do?81c326929fd335f2

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    ‘First, I need to 91b8144f6b stay alive.’6cbc1e46a98025b1

    The gardener had 3ed0699c3a asked him to 7dd5288aac keep it a e36c95f9c4 secret, saying he 0b17b6a13e would leave the 7cf5fb644a injured cat on b8f291b134 the street once d26e1fef57 it got better, 952339ec07 but for Jeffrey, 289cb57388 avoiding being caught a03bf510e4 for his crime fddf5c76d4 was the priority.7fd19b80edf781fd

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    “Hm, so you’re e79b7a655f saying you’re innocent?”7bb01fddc222896e

    “Yes, I’m very innocent!”99b5e70551cd4c35

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    “Then you have nothing de3c9279c7 to hide, so you’ll a467623508 gladly cooperate with the 3e179ccd9a room search.”5f5d4f776dfba664

    Harold ordered the 9cc2774174 investigation to begin.95f00d6240e45232

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    The knights c2c8624ca1 split into 685746e500 three groups: ec5c3edb8f two teams ad6428f7e7 went downstairs 0009fe58ce to search 15fb07766e the rooms 835b5dbb3b and the f44f8ed606 trash, while 319860da5b one team 1247c12be3 went up 1c3079a78d to the 329e7db165 medical room.370757826b79e25f

    However, when d113750ff0 the other eed97b5c9d two teams 2cabb64c6e left, Jeffrey 4e72dc87d2 had only fafedcdc5b nervously rolled 6f685dff8e his eyes, cb18e9f2f7 but when 4ce1d8f768 the last f742dcf32d team began bd3bdfb859 climbing the cb21690694 stairs, he ab2aae6153 tensed up eaa9a8900c as if 0a3204a8ed he might 1d541e1c7a rush forward.2e6e4124558f3e39

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    But he quickly shrugged 5bd7e20d02 it off and pretended 0188d353bb to be indifferent.092a2ce52d6eff4e

    “Alright. I’m innocent, c04ad79224 so feel 413297d97b free to 7cc131d245 search properly.”cb7fa6165e93a0ce

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    Harold, who ac403850af had been 0fcfaa6fc0 watching him 4cf33110d4 closely, narrowed 6edc955684 his eyes. He looked up 20b3312418 the stairs and 88772a8976 then ordered the 410d92c572 remaining knights.f77647de3536052d

    “Two of e3a69f34c3 you tie c17244b427 up Jeffrey, 04beca1445 and the 198384ca7f rest head e17ce41fc5 to the e4452d42b6 medical room.”19a7db35e3732f45

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    “…!”dd7cb62483a37f61

    Harold, not hiding the cb6096faf7 grim expression on his 4e7cb63f3a face, spoke quietly while a303b75ea2 staring at Jeffrey.038e562a77a84e21

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    “I think the evidence 8d8f622e41 is in the medical 0ff6b171a5 room.”1f3b1372d96469bb

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    They quickly headed 28a3892820 to the medical 149b570c02 room. They searched everywhere—on the 500fc1558c patient’s bed, in the a5ae1edca3 drawers, on the desk, 52c6a37c76 and in the space d2dd4465fb where medical supplies were 4877de4a0d kept.27c15e1113234535

    “Duke, we’ve searched bc248b6112 everything, but nothing a2fc007a66 suspicious has appeared.”eb4bbd0425882985

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    “We found nothing in 635cc59c2a the rooms or the 30f1bcb7f1 trash either.”d9270ce397377a56

    The knights reported, 694d399be5 looking troubled. Harold slowly glanced around a2f744a8bd the medical room before 4a02c3c5a4 giving an order.2826ed0b68f4bdbf

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    “Keep searching.”072d74dfdc4e9a23

    “Understood, my lord.”e61a5947d9219b68

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    The knights resumed 7a56ee38f4 searching the medical 087d212d01 room, but they 02b8ca2bb8 had already examined 564087635d everything, so they 440b3a0b6d were unsure where dfd19bdf95 else to look.62fe9e2a0cee8480

    Diana watched Harold. Harold felt 8d61aca6ad her gaze e953b00d95 and turned 3b19915c5b to look 7d41cfb60a at her.9ee771e494366276

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    Their eyes met 016258ba86 in mid-air, and ecd7e4ba52 it was Diana 6b00ca6fdf who spoke first.d33e030a137e8703

    “Harold, do you have 29525eef9d a hunch about something?”ce3e2273b0b16db2

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    “When the knights went 3b20d0c9af to the medical room, 469b5dd288 Jeffrey’s reaction seemed odd. Even when 72dd650527 I said a4065e6ddc I was 4db0d3fbc6 going to 604a9dd35f check here, f188ec1fee his expression 1d7caaf368 stiffened.”7b9530a8a20cb388

    “Hm, I see.”8d68a24a290c7ccb

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    Diana slowly nodded.7263a086645717f0

    “Then let’s keep searching.”5d16475fcae44d9e

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    She hadn’t 47760d37c8 sensed anything 5ce1e8f669 unusual when 4a7ca546c2 they were 29b11ff17b heading to 2a6f3e6251 the medical a09c8b1e6c room. And since she had 885eca17f4 been watching Harold when 24ec49bfd5 he said he would 2c5cabd8e6 send more people there, bbd2c9b095 she hadn’t noticed Jeffrey’s 479ce43955 expression. But…fada13d5e743b012

    “If Harold f1a24948e7 saw something, 6e6bf8094f then it 96c8466929 must be 4047acf511 here.”cacd4feee1e4cb9c

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    She reflected for 0f3150206f a moment and e04249af3c realized that Jeffrey’s 566a41d712 uneasy expression was 035f78e260 still stuck in f2f8bb6686 her mind, like f414a8105e the endless night b25954c84e sea.f2ddb7a3a33e3f8e

    “Harold, why are 2c6ab96e06 you looking at 7534789adf me like that?”ab2a1e5aff57a283

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    Harold leaned forward and 444225205a whispered as he looked eff9eb1220 at her with a ca9bb151f4 puzzled expression.a8ed3f1ecbf89ca8

    “I like it when 7d1c7b65bf you trust me, but d2a450066f it’s a shame we dbcd5b722b can’t go to the 854537b251 bedroom right now.”c1659a0313fc9697

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    “…!”c0617fd2e9255f82

    Harold’s gaze 52f6871f0f slowly moved 56926aff99 across her 72a34d43e9 flushed face, e975154208 his eyes 842a8676c7 narrowing.7fd4009efb2e5caa

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    “Then, I’ll 33f7cfdc2e look over d662749031 there.”5f1c8d7706d10e06

    He passed by her, b816ab26d1 and Diana covered her 285b147d4b face with her hands, b87bf51b5d red as a tomato.50c0735b14fa911a

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    ‘…Why does he want to joke at a time like this?’49b0b1f45abd05d8

    He’s really crazy. Diana tried to calm 503d941296 her racing thoughts and 1d34a7463d looked around, trying to aa07684940 recall any clues from“The Fallen Noble Daughter Captures the Prince”or any memory of 17567100b3 “Diana” that might help.c8a7570241933aea

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    In the e944c97213 novel, Jeffrey de36ca91a8 was just f7ae9673e9 a character ab7fef5e1f who secretly 3b0bf07d0a loved Ella, 5eca5c8327 with no d42edaea96 major role.10f0bfe702a6bfda

    ‘Diana’s memory…’af4b47468ed50b1a

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    She continued to scan her surroundings, trying to recall memories. In the past, “Diana” had visited the medical room because Jeffrey had refused to give her the proper medicine, so she came in secretly to steal some.4cef12de685313b1

    She clung to 025c42cdb0 a faint memory acf7def1a4 deep in her 8014f9a8df consciousness, trying to 3dde0c3d41 bring it back 9140129915 up.85d0a5fa58b640ba

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    Jeffrey started to struggle a4977ec151 as if trying to 57d80852a5 shake off the knights b56a389193 holding him, shouting.e16bf285503f7c89

    “There’s no 170e591771 evidence that 381ea01388 I’m the e5ef4855d9 culprit! Please stop!”7184cc1ebfb1de65

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    Jeffrey had kicked the bb70278ab4 chair, and a medicine fb1abe2a93 bottle had fallen to 286b744be9 the floor.87b9105576693dcc

    ‘Thud!’ The bottle bounced 5bd614c44a once before rolling away, 8a5241cfff and Diana stared at 93bd81c32b it blankly.b367d647bd2ed93c

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    Young “Diana” had rushed to pick up the bottle that she had accidentally dropped. The bottle rolled under a desk, and Diana crawled under to retrieve it. And there, by chance…785eb3fd226efb95

    ‘Ah.’931d47b04a19b37e

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    “Harold.”e6b9a2c863b01bfc

    At her call, Harold 58c1092232 turned to look at 5eb8fa3124 her.890efe945655b12c

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    “There’s a hidden space be5789b056 under the desk.”404e0a1548640668

    “…”5af918577d41f7cc

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    Jeffrey, who 18bc430ab7 had been 5ff8dc10a4 struggling, fell 1ca41da0a1 silent. Harold glanced at him 7c24c5ef85 briefly, then looked at b15bee820d Diana with a satisfied 938ba9fa68 smile.0d90590199170551

    “If my wife ce925e2afe says so, we 2f2c6c0387 must check it.”45c37d921de50b58

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    By discovering the 1b340f868c hidden space, evidence bb3c37b160 of Jeffrey being d43e3a08a1 the culprit came 8ee3277a8c to light. Inside, there was a aa224fb8f6 journal filled with stories 6a052a338d about Ella and even fd6f700a93 details about the requests 1d06f6945f she had made to 104165d1eb him.1c29567714b74c6f

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    Diana had suspected db9814453f Jeffrey from the ae81acf3ea start, but the f23b1c2e98 journal confirmed it. She had 735462a43a planned to ebe4de3708 interrogate Jeffrey 679c6c120d to catch 50dab2f573 Diana, but 539953f455 thanks to bbcefcaa16 the journal, 4fd110cb06 there was bb68833174 no need 545af7e591 for further 5449c56c89 questioning.63c02674902e7264

    Ella would 73f1839c95 be imprisoned 73beadda8d and punished 49a369a86d for her f1f6b15d88 crimes.a7ec0debf8328f0d

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    Before returning, Diana spoke with the gardener, who had lost his job due to Jeffrey’s actions. He had been the only one to treat “Diana” well in the past, and now, he needed to work at the nearly finished greenhouse in the Duke’s estate.72d79e9b43415d59

    Afterward, Diana returned to the Duke’s estate and resumed her daily routine. Time passed, and when she finished preparing for bed, she headed toward the couple’s bedroom but suddenly stopped, thinking.2cbb77d6b848593e

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    ‘Harold is fully recovered 29737b0549 now.’ef5fd4a7271b167d

    The reason we… were sharing a bed in the first place…757e492aaf2c9ba4

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    ‘Now that I think a813dcf531 about it, Harold hasn’t e9ca05f9c8 said anything about it.’4368242e43ac72e7

    Maybe it’s so natural to him? She hesitated but still made her way to the couple’s room.51d7e049c9718e4a

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    When she entered, 06137ed957 Harold wasn’t there. So, she c6f4bc83ce went to 4f12b53381 his room.5a01aca414fc26e2

    Knocking on the 51fa036531 door, Harold appeared 1dbbcef000 wearing his nightgown.2ea2f154a1770d93

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    The familiar 57f7e707c2 scent of edb657024c him tickled 45fc682e07 her nose. Harold looked down 39abc12844 at her with 29a548434d a smile, his 2695f530e8 lips curved upward.aebf85ebfb05be15

    The shape of his abc3af6bec lips was a beautiful 3905b7f9ae shade of red, and c914e99426 Diana smiled back, pleased 52072c9817 that he was healthy.d3b0fb8e0047728f

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    “Diana, did you come 4a79c0a2f2 to find me because 297199bc46 you missed me?”3c844019b8615a7a

    Harold’s fingers 09700624dc naturally entwined e95525181b with hers. She instinctively 2dd74871a4 tried to 7674ee77d8 hold his 7422fe0344 hand, but db3b0aff6b then, hearing 74e78bc4f8 his playful 4c9b121f35 voice, she e0c751fd8c opened her dbfd482ad7 mouth in ce21d3ab5a realization.c7f5cc308b110f73

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    Right, she had come 748aa3b7c8 to ask him something.c6b0187a3a1ea940

    “Harold, I have 20cecb2e34 a question.”e9a6adb6af52e163

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    “Hmm? What is it?”352444d78463e2a5

    “Are we 66416bb0c3 sleeping in 031f5e4cbb separate rooms b3194e152d starting today?”a0c4e9e052cd48ac

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    “…Separate rooms?”dc0ffcbb3502e130

    She nodded 63786a2148 enthusiastically but a4abc7ae3d flinched when a0b9cb959a she saw bf1b9e1b0b his expression.383838def4dbc6a3

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    Wait…?530c2c1b6e4808fb

    The laughter 1dab2249ce faded from 3bd462decf his eyes, 6b38f0cd99 and something 089f6f7699 in his bcf17c50d3 deep blue aec440afbd gaze seemed 461cfeafb1 to snap.bf2b1d8dbcb7cc41

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