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    Ella twisted her face f6975d70d9 at the familiar word.c1c06df0798735ea

    Then, shaking her shoulders 5f716d77a3 slightly, she let out 190fd60b89 a broken, almost mad b8d0a4dc23 laugh.dff911e37ab070c0

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    “…Of course. There’s no way you’d come looking for me without a reason.”8ceb5bcba3ebba15

    Her voice 5cb417173c slipped out ebd19e3120 in a ea420d14e7 thin, bitter a965b7496a tone.c383acb1bd3c2466

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    “Did your business fail again?”faddeb6e6d771551

    “Ah, not yet! If you just lend me some money…”a81d2148ec4f2959

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    “It failed, then.”c0355757ad379e11

    Ella cut 8f2ddb67b6 him off ddcc6b50ee coldly. She had 7f8fa72a9d expected this 92de1e48cd from the a8f0bfa927 moment he ba421841dd desperately tried a530b3eb79 to expand 99b03cf312 his business. She had never once 57507498da believed it would succeed.a036cf3cf6d3ecf7

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    Her family had 86b0fdd41f never helped her e8d44c4ca7 even once in 34447d69f8 her life. They were worse than 90ecba5dee maggots crawling on a d325b86a41 corpse.70e648922286a7ab

    Disgusting.faba57bd1e83fd95

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    Ella roughly pushed the baron’s hand away.96e70d4af5c25c50

    “I can’t lend you anything.”7f115ea32b0793a0

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    “Ella!”688c35b0fb6176f5

    “I just got out of prison, Father. I was kicked out of the Garcia family, and I’m no longer Kaiden’s fiancée. What money could I possibly have? Even if you try to squeeze something out of me, you won’t get a cent.47a6fe1ee075154f

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    So don’t ever come looking for me again.”9e374f703ebb00e7

    As soon as Ella bfc64d4b39 finished speaking, she pushed 6989fbad5d past the baron.f95d13e4478b2605

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    But the baron suddenly 88632c36b9 reached out and grabbed 006b5ad55b a handful of her a86375aaf5 golden hair blowing in 45130547cc the wind.502872b06dc3e50e

    “Ahh!”08dc15437714c1c9

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    Ella screamed as 34e874927d her scalp was 846a52e7bf yanked tightly.38f2cc7ebb7380ef

    “How dare bbaa4bb2f9 you try e7bf6cbe57 to deceive 779e385eef your own a5c2634f8a father?!”69e60b88f34dc9bf

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    “What are bb5069b156 you talking 96d7d94a61 about! I never lied!”47277e2862f4106c

    “I know everything! You’ve been 6b5fb3029d hiding money!”32f529ba58115db1

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    How did he find dc5b089559 out?372b835d91d19b8a

    “No! That’s not true! Ahh!”54a54706f0ea5cc2

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    The more fa089d496f Ella denied 8e5d1dbab7 it, the 415c53128e more ruthless 0c621dbcad the baron 8e488e4e03 became.bfba2d24d17eed04

    “Selfish girl! Do you think 95e0aaf8b4 I want your 2e36d51eda money for myself? It’s all for you ebc0b770b2 and the family! How could you say 2a824526d5 such things!”9839a2216bbc45e5

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    “Stop it! Even if I had 0a8af37dbb money, I don’t have cc6ea2f2fa to give it to b932bbdd29 you!”5f76fa6de9a641c9

    Ella shoved the 450ec9ae23 baron hard. As he fell, he 2b17cb6049 still clutched her hair, fe7a556f36 tearing out strands that c4d961ebf5 filled his hand.636ee7d344ade615

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    “Ugh…”0061497f17f57cbd

    Ella rubbed her 4191862382 scalp and looked 26edc0c1fd down coldly at 519bbeca61 him as he d9915b0821 sat on the c8c77b0e56 ground. He seemed to have fc1b314867 twisted his leg in 267a53f47a the fall, but she 9481ce050a felt no sympathy.e282f38397e06cf4

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    “I hope I db14c6d969 never see your a4a7e4a79a face again.”35f1059f70826bd3

    She walked away. The baron 7adcc1d8a4 screamed her f50fed54ca name furiously f17ef039eb from behind, 0c5324783b but she c5f5bd637f didn’t look 910d9019cb back. She only 65a3032339 quickened her 7f1203a26c pace, wanting 4d67488b8f to get 81cfd356fc away from acada2450a that dreadful e3cf9ef7f2 voice.8bcc6d2bfda6929d

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    “Ella! If you leave like 7601dce375 this, I’ll tell everything!”faf83c66b836ebab

    “…”e9e00ceae1271aab

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    For the first 6264ed0bf2 time, she stopped 3e5082df1b walking. He hadn’t 8bf440d535 said exactly 16eca07bf8 what, but c9da21ad0d she immediately d5948b7624 knew what 99327107d5 he meant.40e1b6f47192b5d3

    Clenching her jaw, she 8a79e15752 turned back to him.c886768970da8d4b

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    “…Are you insane?”472b2a38fbd1ea75

    “Insane? I’m perfectly sane.”6560683c609e58ed

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    The baron grinned d039a52700 and whispered so fd12c041ee only she could b5de614f94 hear.4b49327e9d9ef373

    “Your mother wasn’t sane, 16a827eee5 following that witch.”0bdbe8cf7d3b0b03

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    “…And whose d0dac07944 fault do c46620469f you think 87ed082621 that was?”354322ec0962c58d

    It was all because d25ace6526 of her father.176726a323d82c73

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    Because of his 83376de3bf constant failures, always 3af1438f87 starting things he 553785d663 couldn’t handle.c5f7b70fc48cd946

    “Father. If that secret 36ffcb614d gets out, not 14254bf796 just me—you will 075bb7e2d0 die too.”8a10113a74653288

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    “You’re right, I’ll c60b45b567 die too. Your mother even offered 4efc97f1b0 a human to that f3600bbac1 witch. If that’s revealed, how 2966d20a60 could we possibly survive?”2146ecb374e50dff

    On the day d2ddca46a3 it was first e215c88db2 discovered that witches 9659e984a1 offered humans as dd6d2bc5f6 sacrifices, not only 6d588bb187 the witches but 90cdd7e402 also their followers 394758f454 were executed.4718cfd2e5d5acb6

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    The Emperor 841891f905 had declared 436f460392 them all 6ec4a0ffe5 equally guilty—traitors 15970c2c1e who deserved 1b6e128de2 death.9ccff4e1d951b437

    “If you 74830de519 don’t help 81e0e674e7 me, I’ll ea9c032a81 end up a965ce368a dying on ca3f63250f the streets 77b5cfaa84 anyway. It may sound meaningless abec1a2955 now, but I’ve already 3095717c94 sold off all of bf6c61ffa1 our lands.”6bf7492a0657bf3d

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    “Father!”c696bdb854566c36

    “If I 7ab4c4d87d go down, e595825b56 I’m not beeae221db going down eaf32ad7f5 alone.”717a7f8fae38be70

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    The baron grabbed 8e4720f4b3 Ella’s ankle and eaded87cf9 looked up at 223ee241b6 her with bloodshot dd15f19631 eyes, grinning again.983ef051a27c2930

    “So let’s e8bbd75dbf survive together. If I just 7c0c6f73df get the money, 2dbb0a94b3 this time it’ll e61694268a definitely…”df5c0989b4838671

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    Ella covered her fa10a1f69f ears.e24827c95b90180f

    But she couldn’t b88f76bd41 shake off the 92c0ae0488 hand that was 389b851dcc dragging her into bb63b60fd4 a dark, endless 29c0cbb8a4 pit.123d3001b5c6a08e

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    She couldn’t breathe.71f683b5d9f67936

    ‘Why? Why is 39429a902b the world c403f1c758 so cruel 62f1868331 only to 431eda6b70 me…?’2c9039897b46d93f

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    She just wanted to 528753d8aa be happy.285b5c10dcfac2c6

    ‘What did I a26897e639 ever do wrong?’87e7ae6d4f295370

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    Tears streamed down b791607363 her face.586d416f4b7dc1aa

    Escaping prison hadn’t been 8cf0ea0572 the end of it.353b86149022640d

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    Hell was 593813da0d right here.e0fb2783172aa6bb

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    The day before e4b34cfe2c the party arrived.7867fa87562684dd

    After meeting with 844b7520b4 the noble ladies, 733cdfb6a5 I got up 4aa685a4e0 to leave when 92de022891 the time came. Then, one of 9c3e795701 them called out 043dd53251 to me.fb48946932c56f3c

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    “Tomorrow’s the day 806843a594 of the party 3ee7f27cb6 in Baisen, isn’t b6fcd24159 it? Is the 4ff3607c9f ‘joy you 45e13a5643 want to 98bafe4869 share,’ written ca68d7d71f on the 29ce4e5f72 invitation, really a5f1aa15fe a secret 1eb96abf3c until the 96865f74c2 day of a3c2c44faa the event?”62b75b6c6d49a7b3

    “Yes. I wish I could 000c8ac970 tell you all, but 41550f55af I really can’t say cb5a970980 anything just yet.”d642a5b470e11f3c

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    I saw c0ae4aab13 a flicker ce1c8c73d5 of disappointment adb579e502 in their 3467f305cf eyes as 7e1f4778b2 they looked 1acf20c7c7 at me.23bdf16892ccf3bc

    It was bb7476cb5f a familiar 1ab8f39297 reaction.bf63954070b5ce74

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    Every time 81c2a0221f I attended c5ae8beac6 a social 2adf6745cc gathering, people 760dd68efe always tried 85e2c309d3 to guess e4750b9fc4 what the 2f5df62c40 phrase on 1f12050373 the invitation—“I d83227ea40 hope you 9932080b38 will join 3980e3ee74 us to 842e3346f7 share in f84b4d1e25 our joy”—actually 5ec82301b6 meant.077cb712d255f949

    “At tomorrow’s c9e5cf2617 party, I’d 82aa430e9e like to 3645120770 share the 4ab92156e0 good news f96f434076 and be 7e3d3c09ca congratulated in b4e7037b87 front of c820405e20 everyone. I hope you understand, 6c761f0429 ladies.”c4e86941680407fa

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    “Well, if 0a8da8b3cc you say be7eef0a17 it like d0155b8a34 that, there’s af327ffdcd nothing we bac6f1f783 can do. I’m curious, but I’ll 6d8b07ada0 hold out one more 60eb0a995c day.”9361330540a45d4e

    “I look forward to ab7798af30 seeing you at the 836f4c767c party tomorrow, Madam.”b83edc34b17a7abd

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    I checked the time a7d3fc82d5 and stood up to 20cd6f896c leave first. Then I returned fa71cc1611 to the duchy 89ec0743bf and inspected the cdab66d7c8 entire estate.89622d4e13773f28

    Even though the fdd5d69c6d butler and I 34ac7ddcbf had checked everything 08c50c15a2 multiple times, I bef7a4173a wanted it to cbbd81cbfd be absolutely perfect, fd6feb9422 since tomorrow was 52e1c4cc1c such an important a140bc770c day.641908bb1a55d5be

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    After thoroughly checking the 95c76bbe5f garden, I was about a7cf7dd10f to go back inside 6a4f0b5e06 when I heard the 67f93b04d5 sound of horse hooves.8d7c1eddbef07a41

    ‘That must be 62f82afa0d Harold.’be5274c0e835ab3d

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    Harold had gone e7aaf17fe1 out in the e81ed5d4e0 morning to meet 2fb9a02c71 with the retainers c348ac5c53 of Baisen. Instead of going inside, 57c1713743 I waited for the 6c571c2270 carriage to stop. When it did, I f8d51e7048 opened the door myself 8d1be15c9a instead of waiting for 2daaa2d966 a servant. I saw a 67a740dac5 pair of thick, 47837a5b99 well-shaped eyebrows lift 9e3dabc44d slightly. I giggled and held 0d508425c8 out my hand.0d6034ba2080659c

    “Welcome back.”f09ac78dd0eee0ec

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    “…Are you 1604ee371f copying me?”8c3dbbf13832b610

    “Oh, yes. You noticed right 90800850c4 away! Did I do a b1e09189d2 good job?”226735e2e39d1a1e

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    If he says yes, 5bc0fd74f6 I’ll feel a bit 80d4a2add7 proud.3138884207edc38a

    “You did well.”b3701b0919b81f64

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    Harold smiled bcda7dbd62 more deeply d37d46f893 and praised 43491595ad me.e7b89e297297e958

    I smiled brightly, feeling e7d9df620d happy, and then Harold f14b9c2379 suddenly wrapped his hand 1272de6424 around my wrist.c2ed55306474a7d0

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    “Diana.”070c9f625dcc44eb

    “Yes?”0ef135474eaf413a

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    “I’m going to kidnap dcbc9e72f2 you for a bit.”6a78acbd549bef5b

    Then he pulled 9eebd709ac me up.1822f088240cc8d0

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    Before I could 0e02553e40 react, I found d0bf86bdaf myself in the b211dfe5da carriage. Sitting on his lap, b2e0b56195 Harold gave the coachman 3685ef92d1 an order.eeb7c59309a1ba9c

    “Driver, let’s go.”c187d85361b9f58c

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    “…Y-yes, sir.”1e61f1092b558fb4

    Though the dbe8ffbe35 driver sounded 04c0689e8e flustered, he 86856065d9 still obeyed 2592098426 without question.ed12413755832901

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    The carriage 1bbb97bfb5 started moving 5abbb7e82c smoothly again. I sat there, b5e3992739 stunned, and finally 37d245391b managed to speak.54a9dc5890068d02

    “…Uh. What is this? Kidnapping? You’re kidnapping me?”8aa98a16fce6a7a5

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    “My wife is dbeb05d52a just too lovely. I was afraid someone 0758de0d8b else might kidnap you, 3fb1b628b0 so I couldn’t just f36269fe31 sit back and watch.”57da120bd8e0774f

    “…So you decided to 7180a3afd7 kidnap me yourself?”8eee64cd70b7cb6f

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    “Well, since I was 955aba8cbe going to ask you 26c5e9ea42 out for dinner anyway, 3f708be74c I figured I’d do 61fcf7e072 both.”524e0656a3bb77af

    He admitted 8e09956918 it so 2d4aff4a3a easily.7661be1af577a8f5

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    Harold must have seen d90ef78909 the look of disbelief 776db05fb8 on my face, because 3fd411e1ef he smiled slyly like 760be249af a fox.d78082208a6a6662

    I narrowed my f179b1fbb9 eyes at his 674ec47d6b shamelessness, but I 1dce4fd432 wasn’t really upset. Harold knew that too—that’s 941329db74 probably why he acted 168b3981bd like this, which was 671c3abe0b a little annoying but d2983cdc5a also kind of cute.c8333f0d430aa2ae

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    “So, which restaurant daf671bb86 are we going 57f85abe11 to?”f0d468cfa086829c

    “The one you ef6298396c liked the most. I already 69e192481a made a 3383376a0b reservation.”078c01486d2dd15a

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    “Alright. Then I’ll 3a8738f4cd forgive the 4dde65f381 kidnapping.”92afb378a26483a0

    Harold chuckled and leaned f6b4c26fb0 back against me.3f6ce8825324676b

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    After dinner, we 52e5d60cf7 went to see c2b0e2b8bd an opera and 399b5e7119 came back home 72b11880ed late.4ccb52c4f4dd77fd

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    Since we had to 2806125961 wake up early tomorrow, a8cb088ebf I quickly got ready 24a644f373 for bed.4d05e85977c61e24

    Lying side by aa8b032014 side in the 49d060b102 dark room, I 4845204a53 yawned.5dbd59eb804ba962

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    “Haaahm—”77fb5bfb5284678f

    “You must be really 6d0309f648 tired.”81bd812004c34fc8

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    “Well, we 09e0806a01 also took 9705376e22 a walk e1b7caf9c1 in the 8117d491f3 park.”7202c44b799b9638

    There was such a cute cat there…a82dbe9bcf59fc1d

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    My thoughts wandered as af98ea02cb I slowly blinked my 65cd729ed0 heavy eyelids.8e42bcf65df44f56

    “Aren’t you 8dce276e6b tired, Harold?”2f52ec941487b45e

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    “Not yet.”b7f277d24142e114

    “I see… 417f3c3cba Haaahm— Ah, 420ee1877d I really 329c96e95e had fun eb208a1fde today. It feels like we d69f7ab4b7 made the most of ad0e77f853 our time before things 59c3a5057b get super busy.”b23c890c3791fd93

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    Once Harold announced his 18975a4ba2 recovery tomorrow, he’d become d6987cea6b even busier than when e2ce04f94e preparing for the party.9c89368aadae7e2b

    And it wouldn’t af196f6972 just be him—I’d 8bb6459464 be busy too.bb98c387547f6e5e

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    I didn’t d6c5e8ce57 know how 25ba6217fe long I’d 1d3fa6dc7f stay as 67806551c1 Harold’s wife, de7a9d3bb9 but for 8aefc14396 a while, b34bcb2e53 I’d have 0799e7c84a a packed d3a5f40018 schedule.13217e725e395138

    “I had fun too. Oh, Diana.”f93f1e9ec551c4ab

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    “Yes?”98e9e3e36e96e43d

    “Let’s take care 9f76114b86 of our contract d4a2fcb30f tomorrow.”81f99090dd0b05e8

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