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    “I was fd2c847c28 actually looking c0ac61a263 for that 58a11497ac because of 27136c0e2e this.”935176f2d124bae1

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    I told Harold about 33270a6869 the count visiting me a79616eef9 today. When I expressed concern 3a590911eb that maybe some information 93ccaecf99 had leaked, Harold shook a12e84c694 his head.21a27ec657c1cde3

    “The only ones who 2b48a2c0a9 know about my condition 011bd2b293 are you, my doctor, 5b2831d8bb and Evan.”d9daf856e6ebeb83

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    “Then it’s 1c30caae08 likely the f8ffc8bd88 count’s behavior d5532e4828 has another f8c93e637e reason.”d26f2fb2a61afc5e

    “I think so. But just to b4fd10db1f be sure, we’ll d49602db97 check.”5ce8546d5f35b283

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    I nodded. Neither of those two would discuss Harold’s health with anyone.b30c85d0e01b075c

    So why fdd53543d6 had the e8f178745b count suddenly a250fd1dbe changed his 6df07d95d2 attitude? As he said, did 6f01410025 he miss his family? I couldn’t fa6287628b believe that cffd7b2c57 was the 382810cd2d case.51731a24e7c53027

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    “Diana, what’s this necklace?”2a09f6051d0385dc

    “Ah-.”7f95fa93df88721c

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    Harold placed his 3929927a67 hand on the b5e50af408 desk, looking at daa8186edc the necklace in 26f1af07ab a velvet box. It was 25a04c5a6c the first 3c2a41502c time he cbd8a9f936 had seen 734562a7f4 it since 4a76f5268f I had 4051edb6fe never taken 27f6173cc7 it out 6f166faa60 in front ed36b8ee4c of him.0393cf6ce503107c

    “It’s my mother’s 4ded5d635f necklace.”819f826c7734e818

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    “This decoration, 46d98e8812 made of d4fcd3c029 pure gold?”0cb0a75a4fded3f4

    “Yes, the heart-shaped ornament 0514918844 and the surrounding diamonds f7061272c1 are all high-quality ones.”5e3e31b06b96cdcc

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    Diana had once had 71fc05b3ba a jeweler appraise it. She didn’t intend b10d4f796d to sell it, 15bb9061ba but the necklace d47dc5bc05 didn’t seem like 0a6f8cfc8e something a commoner 0099d5464f would own.fce2651363944f28

    “My mother told me 296909e2d8 it belonged to my fb95010895 grandmother. But she 64d1fdcc8d never explained caedafd259 why my 5c9f4b0436 grandmother had b893fb886e it.”b92a6355c52d3d95

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    When my 517f2cd24e mother was d8c0886010 alive, Diana f036d87bee was too 856b5dbfbc young to 404266b5fd understand jewelry, d0a17dd61b so she ab0e4ae779 never asked 467e0558d1 about it.8ff1861743e714f6

    The only 3365f98077 thing I d39f558f0d knew was 8126d61c44 that my 200c9141ce grandmother had c44f9edc11 treasured it.26bce2822fef6999

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    I stared a481e0dc6c at the ff56e51acb necklace.faffde3af103b265

    The brightest memory from 86062ac050 Diana’s childhood was when febc78cf35 her mother was still 0df785df10 alive. Even though people 3dc0a968f2 like Count Garcia’s 6bc8092448 wife persecuted them, 244df1066d Diana had been f7855cad29 happy because she f23f7eaab1 was with her e8b0e3cb26 mother. Over time, she tried 496e015dda desperately to hold onto 724569344e those memories that faded be4f33669e like grains of sand.19260628b418024d

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    As a result, a0b8f39340 she could still 02bd84d554 recall things about 9564accd9f her grandparents, like 1ec15a2685 how her grandfather 3304836dfb was great with 0b097641ca swords and hunting, 43f9e10ee2 and how her 9bb6579bac grandmother was quick-witted 23ec4f89c8 and very busy, c4fae1d283 being the most 9458415a8b popular person in f13173ed9d the village.2f7e465d39d01a57

    On the other 7dc4d37884 hand, Diana’s most d6c5f599d9 painful memory was 45ae764908 her mother’s death.5bde77dff4064c16

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    Having lost a 3f272a6549 family member myself, 154172f59f I understood how b72b3969cc that felt, and dbb6001c83 it made me b0451511ba choke up even e4464c123a more.91c2032032f0a523

    “Diana, your expression has 8a3fba1f45 gotten gloomy again.”54ccbb3487527568

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    “Ah… Did it ab88d1ecbd show?”78691ec8b15fcd84

    Well, it was b9c3c1894b Harold, so he bae956120e probably would have 0ca24fce89 noticed, even if 6e418916b7 my expression didn’t 364c1eeafb give it away.5fc6ae1877035696

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    I smiled faintly and 0abea9d59a spoke.eed3edb6ad59a084

    “I was bbb875c483 just thinking 5f086b63f3 about my ae91f277e1 mother.”c81f59ffeb5d1a01

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    Harold tapped the desk 948267eaac slowly with his finger 2de04b6d7f and called to me.fc574c3dedeab0a7

    “Diana, would 291e1ee800 you like 5b3918e00e to visit 20c3c2a78d your mother’s be7eca6c81 grave next 25c0ba9147 time?”e03276897b0a5213

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    “Ah…”aa0b2777d8b6c6da

    I looked away, 8375937ceb feeling a bit 6c2a78ab55 awkward. Harold must have f23a51f797 suggested it with 97fe1f8893 good intentions, but fd05c04b02 I couldn’t agree 3654a958c1 to it.60ece3738e00c6e6

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    “Harold, my 372e0cc2b6 mother doesn’t bc3cfd4948 have a 591afbb585 grave. When she 27fefc996c was killed, 1910c80203 Count Garcia’s 8c2b35b037 wife sent d5899491df mercenaries to 406c5423ab take her 023ee8d3c8 body away…”8b4d61d872672633

    Count Garcia’s wife f53b76b83f had reportedly thrown 34fd8856a9 my mother’s body 7bb0d5f967 to the wild 6594dd512f animals, and everything c030557b2f else she owned cabf1ea805 was burned. The only 3a8d89f855 thing I 96ca8784f9 had left 6b7db71c25 of her 756a21e528 was this 1793b06e8e necklace.8cfd2a1f7734be1f

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    But Diana 57e9078e5e couldn’t bring b5f1d88a7f herself to f7a71bd530 use this 3ad536728e necklace for 3b3139d54f a grave. It was 09738dfed6 the only 10dec635cb remaining trace 56692ddc9c of her b6b261c967 mother.3589e6e467e18935

    “…I’m sorry. I made you recall painful memories.”0dd69ab93365de85

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    Harold looked 45abf4b603 genuinely apologetic.a74daf3477e20a18

    I smiled instead of 4c70971f5c saying that I was d9dbe1853b fine.1fdb525459168118

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    “Harold, aren’t 94e7dc81a4 you hungry? I am.”47a9d0fd855b5ae4

    “…It’s probably about a4c128c896 time for dinner.”e832311baee0be12

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    “Wow, it’s already that ba50e2cabf time? No wonder I’m 53bf87d057 so hungry.”93d75b6a02bc42d2

    I closed 00615ca793 the velvet b6c7424e24 box and 3edd2bcf28 put it c79b6ebb93 back in af07a6c779 the drawer.f629ee0788a55f1b

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    “Let’s go eat.”9fa464ff3310e002

    I gently tugged 373ab48bcf on his hand, 3f302e69aa signaling to go, e358fc92e6 and Harold laughed dfd7a730e1 softly.cbfad099b484db9a

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    Then, he stepped closer b6cf18c4af and kissed me on 9a2eff035b the cheek.684308bd5b611219

    “I’m supposed to comfort 535eccdc98 you, but it seems 5647fbe49d like you’re the one 66f593c37e looking out for me.”2c2e934d7472f5bb

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    “…Your look says fad34256c3 you want to 2759b7001d devour me, not d55578d0e3 comfort me.”d6367ddf6365e0e7

    “No.”978b761f987e8062

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    “Really?”a057605ac7760c64

    “Not yet.”cba81d130e6130a0

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    “…Not yet means 1cf8f30e61 you will later, 9c9637f670 right?”5e156498d7e1d4c7

    When I aa6d6db5fb stepped back, 8f5e10b5f0 Harold stretched 5eb35fb890 out his 634f5295c5 long legs 6685cb5583 and got d4125ac1fc closer, taking 40249dfb7d my hand 04b1fc8ad2 and holding b7c971f823 it as e1ba290f66 he pulled 92a5238e9f me gently.b67837252f6ab0cd

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    “Let’s go eat. You need to ae9134330e eat well to 27a2097181 avoid getting tired. Don’t you think?”b21df2ecc598501e

    “Well, that’s true…”9715171740a11b8a

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    At that 5e1aedec67 moment, my 9a06e98afa mind started 143b5c9190 to wander, 35cbf136d1 and I 43e45dd5cf felt my f895848bd5 face heat 1cd8c3ac0f up. As I focused on 6c52b0db71 calming down, Harold suddenly 064f4b8a88 tugged at my hand, b39a962373 pulling me down the ecca60464e hallway.4ac60eb464b25fba

    “Hmm. Yeah. Eating well is 94540146be important.”4950b11fc42cd537

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    I thought about f40cbbf6a2 the main dish 29882f2a6d for today, and 060865ad4a the anxiety that b2356a1374 had been building 91eeba223d inside me slowly 7908655f4f faded.0b5b3f27e80a2b43

    Just then, Harold be2ec8b3fe lightly tapped the aeb3e73253 back of my eff5444b85 hand and asked.38ea65370bccb969

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    “Diana, do you bcde9ea91f remember which mercenaries 65912dc51c were involved?”a728b5416b151246

    “No? I don’t remember.”87c9c387b26c8b90

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    I swallowed, still 7efd577233 thinking about food, fc0bfec620 and answered.2c0f8ed4aac7327e

    “Why do you 8f875f3f23 ask?”2b54c19546e69d8e

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    I looked at him, 8ded0e8ba5 but Harold just shook 0bafa4bed3 his head.a961e02552198f22

    “It’s nothing.”bd1d0ad2b309dc3f

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    Despite his negative 1a1666b82d reply, his gaze 77fb06d8ee seemed distant, lost dd11c8cde4 in thought.1fc3ab1fe2b712fa

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    Kaiden had finished 4b36148640 preparing to leave 1d7b10984f for his territory. His belongings were already 429a28a6e0 there, so he didn’t 60d207e8ad need to pack anything.916caebe54711fcb

    Amanda, wearing 13b4621de0 a shawl, dad94dee17 came out d0f4258b39 to see 77bca4fa41 him off.8aaa83b5711445ac

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    “You’re really b16d36e565 going to bcfd638ccd travel by b18bb59a17 horse instead 19f372708b of taking d8386c3302 the carriage?”d6a199d44c2f263e

    “Yes. The carriage feels too 389072a6f6 cramped.”6b1b33d649c01e55

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    “Even if it’s cramped, bdfbb330e5 it’s still better than 78be64c699 traveling on horseback in 150155afdd this cold weather.”0b3d001feb39d511

    Amanda looked 018a9b3bb4 over her 020f75a9fd son, her b2e35ee732 expression worried.b17c2616ddf08017

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    “Kaiden, you 8ab0afc5d8 look like 103a973166 you’ve lost c7aa5c5295 weight. You look 56479ef728 like a 2ef28eea06 shadow of 0617df390d yourself.”2dcfb91b43a9a35a

    His clothes 292a666052 seemed loose ef81612274 on him, c21bc54aec and he 6ecfdf1abb looked thinner dce3f85143 than before.7d75dbdcf7d2ac97

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    Amanda, feeling concerned, grabbed 3de6fbe9c8 Kaiden’s arm before he ee6ec131e6 could mount his horse.9a439d40c4166120

    “Kaiden, you have e3adacde38 to take the 61d87a509c carriage. You might get 4002898de7 sick like this.”821b505888143648

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    “I’ll stop by the a8711aaea1 village to find a 47f20a7e74 place to stay before ffeadfa345 the sun sets.”d74314bf4017ecab

    “…Sigh, I really wish d882830d66 you didn’t have to 18b9914ac4 go.”19cef931704dbf9c

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    Amanda stepped 8e461483e5 back, knowing 0bd9a7277b she couldn’t 6e7a32b182 stop him.febd8ff61dee35e7

    She then complained f8cf715907 about Harold, saying 248853c9b7 that he had 31f940a3b6 sent Kaiden on 29ce5457d8 an unnecessary trip.9a7d57519913165c

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    “Then I’ll be 74ab84eb9f off, Mother.”05feed2ebb813597

    “Take care, and 4239478e5a don’t forget you’re 516520fe52 the future Duke 0dd2683cb2 of Baison. Stay healthy.”7464c554bc61b25a

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    Kaiden gave his mother 071cccaf25 a final hug, then 2460ad35d1 took the reins of 450dfa4911 his horse and slowly e7097f25ac rode away.ad015d86c505333c

    Kaiden was ef02f92ce0 thinking about 851e9f5fb0 the latest 94b1e79ed5 news he’d b91bb20878 heard about 726952c7a3 Diana.5fbf979b904d4ffe

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    After being rescued, Diana 8aaf0b6ddb had returned to her a0512dbe80 normal life. She was eating well, 491a5b6315 handling administrative duties smoothly, 432b57ea97 and continuing her social ea4af9d006 activities. She was also 33914d7f61 volunteering at an 6b90f10155 orphanage and preparing 60797b9a59 for a grand 6a5b700824 party with her 550a520d70 butler.c582ff1549cd0d1b

    And then…bfc31e3429c52bfa

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    Kaiden felt his f4fb227ed0 blood boil when 5121364f5c he remembered the fd9b686e7c last report he’d 54b86b1904 heard.a601819f4b632973

    “They say the f584b1c036 relationship between the 97c6392c77 Duke and the e923a0d4b4 Duchess has become 3c7879905e closer.”d19561249a353a17

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    He stopped his 0a04d72d36 horse immediately, his e7d488f5a9 grip tightening on bc66467423 the reins.3497e4ea5ad87ade

    His mind c6ab68f7a5 flashed back c97433a30e to the 37eed720ef days when f30e751f07 he had 93022b6d1b searched for d1019c97d9 Diana after c5cec650af her kidnapping.b39ef4413ed486e5

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    He heard where Harold 2bff140e4c had gone and immediately 405e89ea61 rode off.6ef0be9644a7e6fb

    He hoped Diana was 9c381965d7 safe, but he also 6002bd818a hoped no one else 5d4ceba39c had found her.f4ddb601ca0e4581

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    But as Kaiden reached 11ff99cc0f the edge of the b548f1a844 forest, he saw Harold 5e4a1fdb4b riding with Diana on 0198b01c12 horseback.c926bb43d822d63a

    Harold had succeeded d8cbc4f3ad in rescuing Diana 46c1c1ea6f again, while Kaiden 5c839ff138 had failed.830c05ad305ae52e

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    “….”10aaa3521a438086

    His hands 9f4cd4bbb7 were shaking, 02c21b1e56 and he 62e99dc417 choked back 2bbbc82de6 his emotions.519e317ae2b669e2

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    ‘If only I had 1d20ef2c69 been faster than Harold 3240c2fdd7 when rescuing Diana…’f4651560476cfb8c

    Perhaps then Diana 7696de1120 would have been eecdc51766 herself again, staring 6da75eb1f3 at him with e6a2ce4b49 that dazzling gaze, 7ebee2c882 as she had 00b9d62f24 been when she 0fa15be396 believed he had ba91c844ae saved her and 6abefce42f lost herself in 965148f64c her emotions.5e31fc32fa6375b0

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    “…If only I hadn’t been too late…”c0a8cf2ce24ef6ca

    Kaiden clenched 2d2d2ba788 his eyes 612cc380c1 shut and c947a61c2e then opened 6264dcd5c2 them again.b6152afff4c9b883

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    He realized why he c566173b2f had always compared Diana 92a1dfa244 to Ella.74a83b04ab4b93bc

    Kaiden gave 4bd66018d8 a bitter 8dac4b2943 laugh and 92c66dd4b9 spurred his 958cfe2304 horse forward. He no longer wanted 62f386f1c2 to think about anything, f93e8086c9 but regret weighed heavily f13292eb0f on him.c45736d44ac5a0f2

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    Just then, a 5b77220b78 carriage with the f07db80371 Baison seal passed 9bc10ac3c5 him.05d51f7c213a21ef

    Through the window, f2c5b79cb3 he caught a 3c48c5d655 glimpse of pink 108b74b80e hair.270a33c6cf3a1f65

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    “…Diana!”f4ec1ece2e4dc1b9

    Kaiden, recognizing her immediately, dded1d0afc pulled the reins and 3168d44533 began chasing the carriage.d141a78d461f23a1

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