EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 111

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“Got it!”3beb4a3f222ad8ca

Diana nodded eagerly, as 11b3d77f4e if urging me to 3769776965 ask whatever I wanted.58210cbfd7a0278d

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“What is it?”1c205a56555f292b

“…You’ve always said I’m pretty and called me a princess, right?”c9c376de4242d39c

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“Yeah!”7d68b84657254044

“And just a moment ago, you saw Grand Duchess Belus and said she looks exactly like me.”8930d6a58f770753

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“That’s right!”31358618a167c5d6

Unlike me, who hesitated, ca395af6f4 struggling to get the c71d967c72 words out, Diana answered 7defbd4caa without a second thought.b090aea45bb87dbe

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Her easy response left 4f46bf75e2 me momentarily speechless. I swallowed dryly, hesitated f80d8fd3ae for a moment, and 2af279358b finally asked the question 7ab8c29ddf that had been stuck f8fd3404ef in my throat.ca56cf5f04af1f62

“Miss Diana, what color do you see my hair and eyes as?”fd701bf0bc9030ef

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“Your hair and eye color?”c782d2a9e5c81b7a

“…Yes.”6aeb9935a176ae5f

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I bit my e9c275e313 lip hard and ffb6885624 clenched my fists 2f5fab1fcb tightly.32e76f43b6389a8b

⟨Hey, Jack… do my 8ed4d77462 hair and eyes look 39906f819b brown to you too?⟩70645516d8d0ea96

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⟨Yeah. Your eyes are a c01234e49e deep brown, and your 790bc8eb1a hair is a lighter, 47a1c26dca softer shade of brown.⟩aefb1103261a209a

⟨Master, you see 2fe2d25527 me as having 6e7e1b9766 brown hair too, 8faef1e3f5 right?⟩1c72c6ff82204d26

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⟨…⟩2fc3a41f910c59a7

Never again.ba2d7be5cc8af73e

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I had 8e837ff02c sworn to 5cef6d4cf0 never ask 7a292af6bb this question 55b7184951 again.fc0edd7067bf5679

Not only 3d5bb713fa did I e6914e7db9 already know 51218cea9f the answer, 86daf326c7 but I c3b3b5bd3d was also 54dfb4035e too afraid.542d34b0ceef9d83

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I already felt like fb5f2c2766 a drifting existence, never aec9783a7a able to truly settle 0bc42c8bfd anywhere in this world.6d52b2b4142e09a9

If I acknowledged that 161e8bdc52 even my reflection in b9364b504b the mirror was something 671c15535b no one else could 1f6247fa82 see… I feared I’d 85eafc7b7e be labeled a lunatic, ca3b89dc9f trapped in a world 3725e1ddff of my own.fb504f3b915c59f9

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‘If I 2c3b8f697a get the 62a3544c2a same answer 0fa835d1ed again this 25eea69d00 time, I d4f9036906 won’t be 940e863bb9 able to 761d2be80c bear it…’5d636ed851695060

“Pink!”6b48fecad3fd1775

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At that 8157509687 moment, Diana ca2bfbc8e3 shouted in 3f7a9f0e73 a loud, ace42a3871 matter-of-fact voice, 97171ae168 as if d3737daf57 wondering why 5f3fd0c768 I would cb5a8680eb even ask 978aca0309 such a 2640d37ddb thing.808002c5784faf18

“Your hair is soft and fluffy like cotton candy, and your eyes are sparkly pink!”9a24e69025a2fabd

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“…”69c44770be0dda92

“Just like the princess! So pretty!”b4565ac84e6b4294

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“Hhic.”22564cc8448168e6

All at once, 9bae1378b8 the tears I da7ff65f31 had been holding c0595c218b back poured out.bd2d4daa270ab77c

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I collapsed to d81e59856d the floor and 2d6777d110 sobbed uncontrollably.cdd6ef4188ce1ca8

“Uh, sister?”84222b3eed29fb74

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Diana, flustered, shuffled her 7e4e90cb5a feet in panic before 187831c49c she, too, started sniffling. But I couldn’t stop.6f78c47ce26153a7

Tears streamed down d5edbbbb56 my face as b13d2cf892 I asked again 2d8020ae3a through choked sobs,29216338f8747142

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“Are you sure? In your eyes, I really…?”de55dcd0bf475db8

I couldn’t 032f5aee65 even finish 67074c169b my sentence. Seeing my distress, 4cdd6b27f0 Diana, her eyes 113c1bd62a welling up with 568d881e76 tears, suddenly stood 5016d65001 up.488a64b202d9fbf2

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“Wait a second!”97fe20474ca40b64

She ran off and 71e599abc8 returned with a drawing, 9039c36ca3 the princess portrait she 439d8d057c had once gifted me.b3c197d5e9dd00c7

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It had ea7483ce82 been framed 4357a073dc and carefully d2ed37dd30 placed on 5b4d5f0118 the bedside b6bed4bbac table.47fdc96a77b9731a

“I drew this of you. Because you’re as pretty as a princess.”d53922539704d283

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The picture 580e6170d8 showed a 9fe66bc7af princess in db16635855 a dress, e87da348eb wearing a f58a58f43d golden crown.23daf1a6e4433dda

Her hair and eyes 656d5e4e84 were pink.3946cf9b2496b511

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“Haha…”0cb9e9e72e3a4021

Only then c36499ecc3 did everything 899365bdd3 finally make 7df159abd2 sense.c22e27fe7a99af7e

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Why she always called 6e33479c3c me pretty.0a83747175fc7811

Why she always d5e992edfc called me a 379ea025a4 princess.1d6424b32c9a2bea

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Why she had clapped 5976929987 with delight when she a65a1e330d put the pink diamond 10a96d9d60 hairpin, Allen’s gift, in a421912bb9 my hair, saying it c5808ad9f2 suited me perfectly.1255afddd49bf721

Because in Diana’s eyes, 64ca3824b2 I truly looked like dcad9dc0be the reflection I had a3a5eddb61 only ever seen in e4bfa9aa94 the mirror.d58b01c832a2e22c

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Realizing this sent 71155e4e59 a shock through 5f148d0ade me so intense 750fc48c83 that I could 5928d51807 hardly process it.f4c1ad97b7ab490b

‘Then… could I really d93c87318b be…?’a7ca016bf037585d

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I had 534ef45a57 merely recognized 8414fc9479 my own 11bda676d7 reflection.a5b51fbbc2e4284b

I had no 2d3f217fb6 concrete proof about 519cc65d93 my lineage.7b5ff5981e2d7e98

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But even c5d2655ddb so, I a98a9c15d2 was already a9d2438018 halfway convinced.ec16c9efdcf55b00

‘I might be a97b03dbcf the lost Grand 703c14c58b Princess of Belus.’6114bffda3bac741

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The granddaughter 8a1067b0e3 of Marquis d16ac10383 Diapel.a2a9e8eb5d6b3ccf

The lost younger 98de22f303 sister of Ascart.1e0db8b74bf3bf6a

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The thought was 8b62c6f8bf so overwhelming that 83cd54c0ed I felt like fa03541495 screaming.6a320b5923d14ff4

I hastily 325c97cdaa clamped a 8eec02ebc0 hand over 0578f32283 my mouth c493e820d6 and held e0c861f18b my breath.e1d9d6ef19f0a4c2

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Even as I da798d7ae2 struggled to suppress 990a7c44c2 my sobs, my cca862ff5d mind raced.317fd95271b83816

‘Am I under b194445af9 an illusion spell? A curse?’8da88bb2b6c30715

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A thought I 1adbd1c1d1 hadn’t entertained since 5fead95085 childhood crept back 0037b08901 into my mind, db36d7723b filling me with 4de98bcd3f unease.92e6dfa8708c5ed1

‘What if 8c9dd35fa4 I’m wrong? What if this a28bc1a433 is all just 772a13b882 my imagination or 9bcc6da25c delusion?’8618f31383199f34

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This time, fe1cefc2f6 if I ed2b09b9de was wrong… c6153226ec I knew 1caa330218 I wouldn’t ac401d5c64 just walk 935f632c0b away with 4046fbbb7e a simple c2c61590aa wound.8dd957aab03e8f6a

Not just me, ce52865d6d but others as 28881ab9e2 well…37f5fea598d25721

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‘I need to be 26470d5834 sure first.’83b2bdc93e5a1d0d

I had to regain 04c051871c my composure. I couldn’t just ad892c914a sit here crying.3df2505e78fd5685

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‘I’m not a child 19503d2a5b anymore.’f15f88ce89011d69

Fortunately, the Elard 8d3540f7cc Ducal family and e6bc3cf16a the Belus Grand 973a56b77d Duchy were very 214a28e76d close.1ec2d953f78a095d

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In fact, tomorrow, the f1846937b9 Duke’s household was hosting 51fd1be208 a dinner banquet, inviting ede8269c19 the Grand Duke’s family, d9dbc19534 Marquis Diapel, and Bianca.afee594c38bb8c25

If I observed 3993bc8733 them closely, I bd17280484 would surely find 324eec4b79 something to confirm 3229bc81d6 my suspicions.6839f178588c87f0

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‘Honestly, I want to 6d1613f09c rush to the Marquisate e15e95dbbe right now and see fa93dfe13e the Grand Duchess’s face fcd0229729 again, but…’cddafefc44299da0

I decided to wait fe369d0610 in hiding, like a 7f8315d8d6 predator watching for the 3b23490f2c perfect moment.d56c256b01b7ecba

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However…55e5780910bf661c

That moment 2f5b2fce04 came much a1e7905957 sooner than 159f862813 I expected.89149593a43ddd2d

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Marquis Diapel e045f2fdbc exhaled, a f8ef98b883 cigar in 1e1a5338e1 his hand.d65418f6a67c8a08

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‘It would be nice eaebbccbbc if there were some 07bdf15add candy or chocolate instead.’af374a3c710a09e2

Helpless, he found himself 48f5dfe58e reaching for this, hardly a5fbec980d a satisfying alternative. His mouth 4b0405367d felt bitter, 8585960b99 and his 01ac9799c2 heart felt 2a1d002600 even more 6ebf6aa340 empty.264372436bfc12d5

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With the ce0ff071c3 arrival of 41ddfcfa1d his eldest d4062e1421 daughter and 4843f4573d her husband 25c9396998 in the be84bb780e empire yesterday, 7c79e509c6 the entire dcbe29c519 family was 6d75986e5c now gathered de6037237f in the 59f843dd01 capital except d177c1c4ae for his a24f8ad374 son, who 3a9add0d3f remained at 3d72453bb1 the marquisate.33efc776e7992076

That morning, excited, the d68ea8cd6c marquis opened the dining 918143fb6e room doors.4974e1c807c01eff

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But what greeted him 6ea9a5a0a4 was an empty table.49f94ed488e224ac

He had expected that 32cce81f61 his eldest daughter wouldn’t 525c1628eb attend, given her frail f4817d5d5e health, but…ea315f1217d46ac9

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His son-in-law, 0268615363 who was 79ef6119bd in perfect 01d17b5414 health, and fd1e03b721 even Ascart, 75c3b43820 who had 05ebd8911c been joining 26e2579cb1 them for 50a465a291 breakfast until 4e50ead02c just yesterday, e16e6b0541 were nowhere 62abd22e8a to be 791004f3ba seen.3a03eeb0c1ceb535

As soon as the 2548d7a995 marquis sat down with 3a2cf62b31 a scowl, the butler 43797fdda9 promptly served breakfast. The marquis 717bf1bf87 shot him 3a1293d5b4 a questioning 1c6e0da9b9 look, and 293907c206 the butler a821f04a63 let out 2faf688845 an ‘Ah’ d9651d216a before explaining.ce763fb9c5a78d35

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⟨His Grace 9f19e44ef7 the Grand 88ab3c5c0e Duke and aeb0ad970f the Young e6b405af07 Grand Prince 281d17f3bb are staying 5a905cbb5d in the 2ab5869400 annex.⟩aae61cdbbf00a48f

The marquis was d4e08c4e8e stunned. They had locked 90d934e714 themselves away in 0ee293b146 their rooms last 687bb31e72 night and hadn’t fc7f489032 come out all a8d47966f5 night…75711500c5f8dca7

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Sure, their status was ff5edf2295 higher than his, but 5ba6137b5e he was still the 88f47ff2d0 elder of the family.34ec85b0517b5b8e

They weren’t outright 0e6fe5f6d7 excluding him, but 85e4c94422 it certainly felt 92bfe379f4 that way. It left 31807c06d1 a bitter 2e3e697b73 taste in c656c82147 his mouth.140bb53a6ee337d8

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Hmph! Not that I was eager to see that handsome face that bewitched my daughter first thing in the morning!”a43ca8f49cb2ea9e

Grumbling, the marquis bb3d8123d5 even started badmouthing 54759b6c03 the Grand Duke—something b466f4d9b9 he hadn’t done 64c66b987c since the birth 9ccbff2d9f of his grandson, b54555e55c who looked just 3678c331db like his father.7e6f5679c5aa1f5e

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Now that he thought 2c31d94812 about it, his second 77e54e31a1 daughter had also stopped d4a8be93f3 visiting ever since he bec91dfaed scolded her on the 3db5c99464 first day of his 37c02f8311 arrival in the capital.418aea18fd174086

Even after hearing 3e207afe5c that her sister 8f1a857781 had arrived yesterday, 074e238f39 she hadn’t come 7cdcdb8b38 by.233bf67bb8cbd938

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“Fine, fine! But why isn’t she coming?”464c4b4a225ab26f

Clicking his tongue, the e804891b89 marquis shook his head 287c4e5a03 and suddenly stood up 5b230f0e07 from the sofa.4856a4e9a1501824

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He glanced toward the 014fd0aa13 reception room’s entrance, checking 7b7a00bec9 to see if the 8fee68e8b5 child was arriving.4e8475eb7ab4ff63

Though he was 78ece816ba concerned about his 61db3a81a5 eldest daughter, after a2e9ae9535 sending the children 962da69ed9 away yesterday, he 37e835e029 hadn’t felt at ce490cb31a ease.0eb178a6c181e584

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His daughter was e2bb2c519d still sleeping, exhausted 3666f9352f from the journey a6780d3fb6 to the empire. She would 80cf126d27 likely wake 2a2ebfc460 up late 652cad016b and have 0deb60c83e breakfast in ff9bab9ec2 her room.868bdc988c474157

If she fe031ae2f8 was feeling 790ae1214e well, she ee4acd13f2 might visit 9f8ff30aa1 the rose c715df5a3b greenhouse.acc21c7bec2f0486

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Since he didn’t expect e83039d7b2 the Grand Duchess to b48965a664 come to the reception 3bbd57286f room, he had sent 3551277e83 a messenger to the a7a8434881 Elard Duke’s estate first 1baa66e62a thing after breakfast to 9a340f2602 summon Lia.baa8fb543896dd73

“She should be arriving soon… Ah!”d7f4320c813db65c

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Through the window, he 4f4c85b9d8 spotted the butler walking 0034f59f78 over with the small, 54df9c0c8e adorable maid in tow.dc03cccc658e6624

The marquis ade8b407e3 hurriedly sat ecd0a3e597 back down, 0500abe9cd pretending not 3e87d964df to have 1a5e1924c4 been waiting.b71c953edb8b7099

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“Why is that tiny thing so slow!”226940631708ea43

He didn’t forget to 15bb4fa397 scold her loudly the 2c1f216e15 moment the reception room 48fbed1bb1 doors opened.159535691bee6c2d

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“If you had any conscience, you’d come early to check on the poor old man you injured…wait, what’s wrong with your face?!”cbeeb8758ed3d683

Just as he 32e959174a was about to f14c6ab69c launch into a 7d2ea20a54 tirade, the marquis 84ba948ce6 leaped to his 8c23deda6c feet in shock.e9865afb04dba968

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It had only 74605e0aee been a day 6a02d0295f since he last 471d6abe66 saw her, yet 5bbcc9d3f3 her eyes were f5cabecdec swollen and red.fe72d5dce2f29045

“Did you cry? Did you?”0bf5474e65e492c5

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“Well, just a little…”6c0f3c59cfa1b048

“Who made you cry! Who dared!”22004f3f78fee5ab

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The marquis, b4e767b8f1 worked up, 46bb5d9043 raised his 3c9e293e5c voice but 897a665061 then stopped 86722f66a6 when he 7b63239e6d noticed the e68ee52e4b girl’s eyes f54c5515e6 welling up bdf10c6068 again.808ae8fce690f2d5

Thinking she was frightened 94a20d9fc0 by his outburst, he 9eea8b985f calmed himself and asked bf59243532 more gently,50828d6cf9b8fb3a

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“Did you get scolded for making a mistake?”39bc217776198626

“…No, that’s not it.”964182728a8b1ca3

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“You can be honest. I can even scold the Duke of Elard if needed. And as for the butlers and maids under him, that’s even easier.”e5c70936451f88b4

“I didn’t get scolded. I’m good at my job.”b23d976a70fb470a

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Lia grinned, laughing 4700948e04 a little and 2d267921cb the marquis pursed 1e11c129a5 his lips with 0fc2af08f2 a dissatisfied expression.d5ecdbbeea67b165

Seeing this, Lia dropped 6ca6520518 the forced smile.b4b65adecb076c63

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She had cried fcd1444d46 herself to sleep 6b815a0c90 last night, leaving 9917551fcf her face a e253f2f53b mess.3dd63f3413367e0d

She thought she 6fe3e374e8 had dreamed of 09ce42fcad something, but she 1e09ec838a couldn’t remember what 0d5705b525 it was.a8a0f1e350814e1c

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At breakfast, everyone had e1f81b7f3b been startled by her c2e6b9bb75 face, so she had edb93bc3c9 made up an excuse 0cf62f2b49 about having a bad 60ca789afa dream.6f41063437a11b78

Then suddenly, the e465a80bf7 marquis had summoned aff9f0887f her, giving her bb20dda162 no time to ed489b50d5 compose herself before c1afd542b2 she found herself 89ff39fee4 here.8e9fea4a26e9e4c3

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And now, seeing 197037cc9b the concern in 33c61dd0f4 the marquis’s expression, 19ade55c1a Lia felt her f10f601778 nose sting.cd5f2f888d6b8e77

Even so, she 22e3e27df3 didn’t want to b84bb884f9 seem weak, as d5bff2b7b8 if she had 764af97fb0 been scolded somewhere.9d35ce77af8d0ab1

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Just yesterday, she had 2c984246db insisted she wasn’t a 3ec4bed5fb child but here she 58c7cc7709 was, acting so childishly, ba9a240a03 which made her feel aa35390d9c embarrassed.3fb40faea451c5af

“Weren’t you supposed to be getting treatment? Why are you in the reception room…”a8a8c5658909b930

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She trailed off 1ab3e52d09 as her gaze 37f77b34c5 landed on the fa8e58df87 marquis’s hand.b3b50361b8452375

“That… in your hand…”faf8fd97926b0ad3

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“Hmm?”087dd08efadff84a

Following her gaze, the 072ae6acd3 marquis looked down at e17bfce8d6 his hand and was cc44279c46 startled. He hadn’t even 0d1205e415 realized he was 2ebf5c3ebe still holding the 17894a8aa2 cigar.53871eb5d3382404

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“Why would you smoke when it’s something so bad for you?”dda0018b4655ee87

“T-This is just because I needed something in my mouth…”3fe5ef2fbdd31396

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“Then why not have some candy or chocolate instead? I’ll go ask the butler right now. So please don’t smoke, Grandf—”d737106622585a72

Mid-sentence, Lia 61a8cdaf63 gasped and a48c80d57d clapped her 5450b91c8b hands over 9d1319d0b9 her mouth.1e9fa490058828c7

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At that b71c05f5b7 moment, the 9ef83d9141 marquis scowled bf06a6a70d and muttered 215d506b8e under his bcce33495c breath.d5ce271026745c13

“What kind of training does the Elard household give its maids?”ce008ab2d293e28a

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“I-I’m sorry, Marquis!”f5c9ce8c00c4b782

Startled, Lia quickly lowered c3f571f042 her swollen eyes and 930c1bd428 apologized.04b96e3722a0bee9

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The marquis’s heart twinged a0eaea6cb7 again.d040d2b9b48768ec

She had always 6dd2900e15 called him ‘Marquis’ 53812fd64c from the start. So why, out ee85d0205d of nowhere, did ebf0e54e41 she call him 27e882f127 Grandfather and throw 7cfcc76710 his emotions into a89b202acc turmoil?1146aa7611d37d83

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Frowning, he f73d7ee5fa let out 1480c6650b a gruff d8ca8a7260 cough and 9a8f761bde said,3cdf939d10c4ecb1

“…You can call me that if you want.”f4f6f814080af2cf

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