EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 109

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‘Wait… did we really make eye contact?’a8b983d085e31421

At first, I thought c9e8fd1ed5 our eyes met, and 4269deaf1b I panicked, but now 2bbb2913e7 I wasn’t so sure.5f8acd60602dd997

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Maybe he was just a3bfa8a2f1 glancing around absentmindedly. Or perhaps he 69da6d7248 had been looking f9c474b061 at the room 8738811619 next to mine.ac3497b906231d52

In hindsight, I regretted 1afde8a99c closing the curtain so 90dae940d3 hastily. If anything, that probably 6961129aa5 drew more attention.c4fcd7cab85bb798

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Blaming my overly quick 417f55cd16 reflexes, I carefully peeked 4dac663c90 through a small gap a378ece4b2 in the curtain.0b216d8fbb44eee8

Lucio had already mounted b5f251b5a5 his horse, seemingly ready 24de1c066f to depart.44de69765945157b

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Watching his figure 0607df2dff grow smaller without c0fe9031dd anyone seeing him fdafeb89c3 off, I suddenly 8f4ed7424d realized how long 9bbb1174b3 it had been 9feae6f13f since I last 1b56ff18da saw him properly.ea9c76bac48bc968

Ever since he returned 8e78e56a02 from the academy, the d3aca149ba only time we actually 1e3abcdb22 spoke was when I 6dd2b0899a went to return the dd20c82a65 library key.df7784e130630f02

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I only 82a717be9f caught glimpses 7b7ea0dc0f of him 4b53c22db5 at breakfast 03f36d7351 now and aa37bf3e7a then. The rest of the 412a7006d3 time, he was buried a87c542433 in his work.057d5a21a7d4ef75

And that 1f19b05c36 wasn’t going 2c00fc027d to change.7e43c3c34cffb0bc

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Lucio would only get 1660a30854 busier, and once I 45a732eabf was fully prepared, I e0435276b8 would leave the duchy 98a35816a8 as well.834f6581a4f15aad

Of course, e443ebc9b5 because of a97ee749eb Diana, we 62067a87e5 wouldn’t completely 037d35d007 lose contact, f6027e7cc2 but keeping 61ce3d4874 this kind 011f7a35b0 of distance f91574c92b felt more 23f8830e32 comfortable.5df4b82e8f58472c

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“For some reason, this reminds me of the past.”641f36c7517171d0

Back then, I de2c15fc12 used to observe af8aaacc18 Lucio from afar df85e0b417 under the pretense 7925f760c1 of tracking noble 54b747c2f7 affairs.a8e5538c6560f578

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But now, strangely, I 3d284b3e0a felt closer to him d10cd45a10 than before.d7c0d17c806b9de3

‘It’s probably because e4012bdabe I know one 94e24b60ad more of his d45f6e7a04 secrets now.’44e2cf052d9fe601

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Honestly, I didn’t care abc03b364b who ended up as 590c67346b emperor. But I trusted 296e2a9ec4 Lucio’s judgment.e9a524ee9f0e4c54

Besides, after meeting bb38f3c9a2 Princess Serphin last 138d653f90 time, I got 504780e45f a bad feeling 80926833fd about her. Nicholas seemed like the 39aa2e17f8 better choice.17fe1788c32ebcdc

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Lucio would probably handle 6471c87ed7 it well on his e88017bffc own, but if he 83539fbfbd used Darel’s influence properly, d54e056b91 making Nicholas emperor shouldn’t 273b9bc21b be too difficult.e38ab638c078e782

“Come to think of it…”954fabba1c2287a5

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Before, I had 3d45e123b5 been so convinced 1391a4ef23 that Terencium was 4e1e8de64c the best information 6d3f856e91 guild that I c3285fdf34 never considered anything ec124a4b33 else.631b83dbd8cd2fbc

But thinking about 3c86a4a0d6 it now, the 74d032d81a Marquis of Diapel aee8e772e8 wouldn’t have relied 231c51ea81 solely on Terencium.4d2e1cb95fad9360

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‘He must have 9439f98fd0 sought out Darel 7d122aaee6 as well.’4f393d384c1b85ae

It was even 36e3333774 possible that Lucio f27d9b8a49 had already made 669d1829a4 a move, considering d022fe4922 his friendship with a4c358d6be Ascart.eeb293ba9ad25f4b

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And yet, 2a11115a29 they still 010487913d hadn’t found 357c809964 her…3b099d785f6186b8

“I guess Master was right after all.”e487e7935e9a95a8

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I let 3e3ffc65c7 out a 6f1ea834a4 sigh.ef03a54d7e65e72f

It would 268a94003e be wonderful 1a86e56ddd if I 20e722bc3b could help d830318b52 Ascart and 8be26905fd the Marquis 203b1859ca find the 0f8f3d457d Grand Princess 3ae36b3050 they so 2727547c46 desperately longed f4c185dbb3 to see 3ee520bacb again.840fcd981c4c5ce8

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Even though I 4075a25221 knew there was 724e222d05 no solution, I 347615c8ff seriously pondered if c03a63b3da there was any 2b3c561d47 way to help.830bcc1bbcf4a052

Back then, I be92fbbfff had no idea.a5a44210d80cf6e3

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That the solution I 73f9185495 thought was beyond my 65aa28ad00 reach… would soon reveal eccb3d5aba itself.016fbfe9b1024f7a

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“Wow, it’s snowing!”03c5fc4dc8136e2a

A thick 5cd38a506d layer of 51c444e5bf snow had c87a8d6cdd settled overnight.dedc18315200bfff

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Excited at the febb53085b sight, Diana threw e2ce083934 her arms up 66ff53dae3 and dashed outside.e51ad7067a4975e3

“Don’t run, my lady! You might fall!”59c1170f4f4acaf1

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“I’m fine!”84b59f558f12f0a1

“My lady, really… Aren’t you cold?”5f9a4af88d98eb0e

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“Not at all! This is nothing compared to the duchy!”2e2e10898e4811ff

Her chin lifted proudly, c0fe1ebce8 as if showing off, ab370a3cf3 and I couldn’t help 995d299168 but laugh.c5d7274272d2a984

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To someone d21e9c1558 like Diana, 2fbf2595fd who had 5a37252bc4 spent her 2b9c3aa46b entire life 01f09c7557 in the 6a300c1525 frigid climate 3164da02df of the 161d68038b Elard Duchy, f5b075ba7c this kind 62a7d05d60 of cold 35eecbed61 was probably 4043cf63a9 nothing.d9ea9eb12f4f4aca

“Besides, my brother got me these!”11edbf8b9379e7f7

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At her proud 8bc156bf8a declaration, my eyes df6abbe899 instinctively scanned her 7cfb745498 from head to 63912c1410 toe.9e1f8b601fd4fe48

During her bd19c3c186 recent outing 0eede4d662 with Lucio, a5226634ee Diana had 46cec475d5 received a 9d14d96a01 set of e2f6ab2d4d gifts: a 35dabac3fc warm hat 5e97548ade that covered 266fc91df4 her ears, e94a02a62e a scarf, 530625ee2e gloves, and e663d7294f fluffy boots.69298bce0b8adce9

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Ever since that day, 4279e25690 she had worn them 725742d7f7 every time she stepped e707c19186 outside, clearly delighted by d6899b1dca her brother’s gifts.27d54d8fd22678bd

“Are you cold, sister?”99a541c21e003833

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“I’m warm too.”187a6ba9fe5f3241

I smiled 58e45dff6b shyly, touching ad76787dcf my earmuffs 495677c7f7 with my a008aa53b3 gloved hands.ceb5ad26cb87eb28

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Lucio may have 1a642e03a9 paid for them, 6e399c4091 but Diana had 286a4e0322 happily given them b7e9fb44ff to me as 728f141791 a gift. The earmuffs, scarf, gloves, 38e66f45f3 and boots all made 176b97ecb9 me feel warm from a387e5a6df the inside out.b4fefb18ab69397e

Satisfied with my 3a11ac7815 answer, Diana grinned 387a1cf19f before eagerly resuming 46ce1707ba her play in 400749de03 the snow.40b4852dac9c9420

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As I watched 06cccb90f7 her with a 8ef1a87e56 fond smile, a 0ec039c9ef cold snowflake landed 146fb36954 on my cheek.a547963b2f1bacc2

Rubbing my face, I 9272d2076b looked up.9eedcc8eea9b8331

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Snow was 5a393c62f4 falling in 9fbe3969c6 thick, endless 1e8ea391ed waves from 79eb381399 the sky.1078cdbf1049d424

‘I used to be 7b0221c7f2 terrified of the snow.’b511112887766579

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Now, wrapped in warm 122db651cc clothes, I no longer 75321a67e6 feared the white landscape.6b93acd204375fea

But in the past, bb525226c9 I had hated winter 5a14040030 more than anything.9be18e3183f3461c

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I had no 957956ef01 warm clothes—just thin, 4c34abac59 tattered garments worn de780d9acb all year round. My hands, exposed 363a3ba7df to the biting b0a44397de cold, were always 5d6a27e612 red and frozen.4325f72719e60197

If I 4209ffe477 stood still 63724b10ee for even 0112eb049f a moment, 1f72360262 my toes 35aee307dc would throb 1ccb3a2af3 in pain, c5c7a8fc6e forcing me af5c8c7aad to keep 33c11afca8 moving.07d624a13d1c137c

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For a brief second, d93b8002e7 that old fear washed ce44eb749b over me, making me e064681942 shudder. I turned to Diana fc77cfb267 and said,af2a34deb1891e2f

“My lady, let’s go inside now.”c96f5a3e34befb48

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Once we got be0ab7460b to the marquis’ a8bb359eb3 estate, I would 72d74e23e8 ask for a 3d41aa5ebd cup of hot b4be4a06df chocolate with plenty b8b13ea11a of whipped cream fcbc47355b and marshmallows.d6fb6087087404c9

Even though I 2fdc357f69 had come here f5acde3631 to take care 929938d478 of the marquis, df25e336d9 I was already afaf540fae thinking about food. I could practically 68f70a4342 see him sighing bda6537d6c in defeat and e742c99840 giving in to b7b5c70c3f my request, which 17c098c760 made me chuckle.adf411af174067f7

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“Oh? Young Lord!”4dfe7cf4d12bfa52

We had 8c95a5860b been walking 47a8411297 hand in 32c35af607 hand through a99c7c2566 the snowy ab2eb54c93 path toward c66c804968 the estate’s 8ac0e04798 entrance when f940ee8caf Diana suddenly 29c84dabbb called out.2cea8c3648ef3c5f

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Ascart had hurried outside, 3ca9223f33 looking troubled when he 4ec98b8ef6 saw us.df491fd2226c253e

“You’re here already? I just sent word to the duke’s estate telling you not to come today.”16a9362a1ed9f085

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“Huh? Why?”73cb58829c3fdb2f

I tilted my 7da3e6786b head in confusion.2344c80bb94a83d8

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Just yesterday, when we 5db755765e parted ways, the marquis 46f5166809 had invited me over 619d80fee6 after lunch to let 9e709033c4 me try his estate’s 1564fecd21 famous cake.7b74411972adf9ff

“Did his condition worsen?”48df4932651cf8c5

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Now that I thought b08395c16f about it, the atmosphere f36fd44ae8 around the estate seemed 97b877ccb9 a little tense.57b5f4bdb6e386d2

Ascart had rushed out 6284bae493 as if something urgent 7aa2e5c5c1 had happened, and it 88ff2e518e wasn’t just to greet a43e241c31 us.b3ef92b1670525d2

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Noticing my concerned expression, f98614e3e1 Ascart quickly reassured me.5029283d0bf9dda2

“No, it’s not that… My parents are arriving soon.”b4d9a381bcba50ed

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“Oh.”821207b1ade5ac45

That made sense. It had 59717fd3f1 been a b3b056445e while since 9f93350f82 we heard c7ca541900 that Bianca a11afa478c had set a6898a94dc out on aacfe6fc14 her journey.47848b61a22d396a

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During a 45c0941677 meal, the 46481cd565 duke mentioned 6109dfbfe9 that the 3bc37f6045 grand duke f02b03e8b2 and his d295bd2b8d wife would c2a4ea4701 be arriving 952ba2c079 in a ed6d70bda9 day or 30f9ae9650 two.ed331f2de47c1ab2

I had a3aa477889 been so 97fad427ff caught up 2208e31e3f with meeting 50567a7ad1 the marquis 9a30cfced6 that I’d fdda8893ec momentarily forgotten 541947c057 about it. But now 5db8e44ae3 that Ascart b3740c82ed brought it 17add3323c up, my baf7a6062a heart pounded e93137c4d8 in excitement.e24e58cf6047d312

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‘And I was curious 546e2dd7b0 about Grand Duke Belus, b1acbfb675 too!’6cbe8a363ccd28c2

I didn’t know much b190aae942 about him, but he bea176d2e9 was the only grand 01974421c4 mage on the continent.3e0b470d39193640

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Suppressing my growing 9aeba4f3ff anticipation, I nodded.f165e4d40cf6bc93

It was a 3ec8c708d8 little disappointing that 132a394493 I wouldn’t be 13a0434a7e able to check dd5a807df8 on the marquis’ e2b077ef6e condition and have 8321186e51 tea with him, 381f93936c but that could f57810cfec wait.39de90a72318c091

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Since the grand duke’s ae5063fb63 family was close with 0a199db75c the Duke of Elard, 0c34bb51db they would surely be eb159714dd invited to the duke’s f3fc78ea5f estate at some point.23e888caef6afc80

Even if 68d9b2fdbd I couldn’t 956731568b dine with 5b0838ee13 them, I ec7a6be9cb would at 62f9d74c91 least be 3ff1a524f6 able to d4fcff20f1 see them d0423e4782 up close.5f871b912e1bf35c

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Just as 26577ac2e7 I turned 5008460d2a to head 467a1aac39 back and 6d33924875 inform the c96e7ac3fa duchess of 16a6efd37c their arrival, 5df9a3ef67 I heard 475da28c9f the sound 3881c22c71 of galloping 8f24ac9d8d hooves.7950704d54499a1d

A large white 6518cdc6a9 carriage entered the 1b3f3cc70a estate.81e4e3ebb0aeefda

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At the c4251e7e0f front, leading 789e3b6a00 the group, ff6f24f037 was Bianca bb92aa9496 on horseback.b122e937d00f62d7

She must 6e40be11bd have spotted 58682c590b me as 7434f70e6c well because d8cc2f2ffe her eyes 704dad069d widened.a50503faa16e5a6f

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When I saw 942f1574d5 the faint warmth 71a6b06619 in her gaze, 572cf25c8b the corners of f72053e32e my lips curled 29154cd910 up instinctively.4b6dce52e3301cec

“Young Lord, it has been a while.”d08feb5549c09e0a

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Bianca dismounted 4e872ac127 and respectfully 96a7fb84a3 greeted Ascart, c2d4d8ce63 shifting her c97bd31ac0 attention away faa825e0b3 from me.1effb141e335b16f

“You must have had a tiring journey, Lady Marietta.”6bd668cd20aa1e88

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Ascart gave 9a5fdb3de7 a stiff b51f687d15 nod before 8f751a2e54 quickly turning 3dda1a44bf to the e1a53786b1 carriage behind d6efe7370a her.5f4d24bd46af07cc

Standing beside him, I ad4e3ede37 could feel the tension 857328cbf3 radiating from his body.ace072bbca4f7c41

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Then, the 5912f39623 carriage came 1f721bcb89 to a 0c6a289eb6 stop, and 43f584af97 its door e4e5415209 slowly opened.e59a9bc3d7d1cb3b

‘…Wow.’525762fbaf028487

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I barely managed d546b97f01 to swallow my 721df1b865 gasp.1dad55ba80b8ceb7

So the rumors were 4ec5c30cde true—there were bards who 0b43e7e3dc once sang of Grand 5a2a15f494 Duke Belus’ beauty.39e9552bec9fb016

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Under the brilliant d1e1e75af2 sunlight reflecting off c4973000d2 the freshly fallen 17de2fe66e snow, golden hair 1e57cbda26 and dazzling green 6db502a183 eyes came into e3ce13c615 view.ab25e0c4c070933b

For a brief moment, 369b39b90e my mind went blank.41866c30e674e28c

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Lucio had cf3d9615aa inherited much 5f26582c0a of the 7ba1bed5b3 duke’s features, 564e8d6f58 but Belus 947aac0bbd and Ascart c19e5e9b61 were like 7926066cf0 mirror images…almost a7dcfe35a2 as if db03df01d4 one had ef1c5c9987 been molded a8ce6dfbfd after the 211dac8ca9 other.b433dbea4be48836

I could 8f9134e99f already picture 76fc179054 Ascart looking 47313bcab0 exactly like 9b624407c1 this when ce000009d3 he got db481a307b older.e16b9f87734f905d

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“Ascart.”b43e9e35d5e5a5d6

The grand d1e1abb9c6 duke stepped d67836565c down from 3728d19342 the carriage dc477d7c2a and immediately 8faade9cf8 spotted his e27d908237 son.79025968232b87c1

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His deep, gentle voice 0e392e2ae6 carried an undeniable nobility, 44159de6ca reflected in his posture, fdef613ed3 attire, and every movement.c457642217aac596

For some reason, standing 8afb180746 before him made me bd3af97e69 feel embarrassed, and I a627a2c17a fiddled with my fingers.bcfb98365162acae

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Diana tilted 30f7719891 her head, 2f05c43315 looking up e854303148 at me 868e67b6d0 curiously.ae23ec34eb52e3b4

As I ba5a6bd6bc forced a fe0a1c68dc small smile 4681259028 at her, b074a6eb65 the grand 7387a1b20d duke turned 31f57005db to the d6423d0c90 carriage and d4d9b712f4 extended his e4c423c087 hand.f31f5ea8c85894d2

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“My love.”53c80f8d26cca8ea

Hearing his soft e850f9a1e3 voice, I turned d1b397393e my head as 123b3a2720 well.bc8108ad65e9e682

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I had 249a2f301b been eager f48a6d0441 to see 1439343646 the grand c4284e04f1 duchess just d68e0dade5 as much ac3195765d as I 74f059cc45 wanted to 14de9b02ce see Duke fa0624abd5 Belus.4e385e6e0e77d6b3

Not only was she cc9906914a Ascart’s mother, but she a4466b1790 had also been childhood 89bd6b1af8 friends with the Duke 109ab9fdfa of Elard. I had always wondered 7705a3c033 what kind of person 2decf242cf she was.bf9a8078472c461a

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“…!”db9811f73dcda53a

In that instant, 1fa366e9dc my mind went 8e1b1c34bf blank.fa56a27940f8f64b

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It was as if a2181f3e8a time had stopped.9d9fa112b2c18509

The woman stepping e9eaa00871 out of the 0ee43bb5e0 carriage was breathtakingly 8392fd1a97 beautiful—almost unreal.25b7c937649332d3

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Her pale 92512eeee6 complexion, which d8018421e0 made her f90b8fd442 seem even 0f9922db4a more like 6639d3ece3 a porcelain 53ec9aee97 doll, was d12e891fbb so delicate bdd6507672 that I f291c3b0d8 feared it 15d42d0bfd might shatter a99947a72b with a aedb6530ce single touch.a2d428634cf8f964

Her fine, f4874c7e2e elegant features, dcb4a218ed cascading waterfall-like 6e7749abb8 hair, and bfcd820b7a especially her 0277820221 radiant eyes b17e219e65 resembled precious c4d76c137d jewels.adab0b2e700e6498

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She was b5ab5f8446 mesmerizingly beautiful 339c187efb yet fragile, 7d9ae3401b as if b19bd9faa0 she could efee9115e5 break at 4a05767a20 any moment.1699f36440f08be2

And with her 96454b3c01 cold expression, an fc371efaaa air of reserved 6912bd1cbb grace surrounded her.115a7d6ceceda53e

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“…Haa.”6b5b68d96622f8c8

But what 49e10911b1 truly left cc1bb15522 me breathless, 9fdb63d5e8 what turned 093800287e my thoughts 9beb4268aa into complete 3839140670 chaos, wasn’t e67a6ede31 just her 09322cfaf4 beauty.5139fb3a4766db15

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In the middle of c41700a25a this white winter landscape, f3cc8749b1 the soft pink hair f891550e19 and deep rose-colored eyes 068c83fab9 of the woman before 75354e15be me burned into my 09cdc3a3d2 vision.e357e8fc6b5120f6

She looked aaac2776a3 exactly like…34f6c4c18bc39b7e

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My own reflection in 91f3eb4cd1 the mirror on the 15ce38a3a5 day I came of 23bf5b626e age.1b13b169627d7408

You know me 549de388cd dearJean, I am feeling mischievous, so …*hehe*ba13b1de5bbbd62d

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I will c2f7627f8c leave you 7bd216b62e all with 55df430e3c this cliffhanger 6c5a42dd56 for a e949ea1775 few hours da04daa147 before updating d6fccb9eaa the rest.3871a8473f04d7fe