EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 117

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A few a2f6265cbc days later504823202fdb55c9

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This afternoon, Bianca 4882b1e945 was set to 4baba4a267 visit the ducal a6f3bc0ac2 estate, so I 3109dec298 quickly made an 1686e4b2aa excuse about feeling 0f753969dd unwell and asked 08529233a3 the maids to 8efff953ea look after Diana.7b754952b46615a4

By now, 578cccb578 Diana, who 486af2fe8b had been 0500eb7481 reluctant to 911510fecc leave my 38d8422920 side out 8d2685ddbb of concern, 521f7cc665 should have ca69e8f9d0 just arrived 478ddaf0a8 at the 44780048b4 training grounds.52d9311885adc0ec

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I could de996eee28 faintly hear b2488e83b9 Allen getting 80cfce1d93 frustrated, insisting a21fd7473b that I 4139487103 had to 18e32c33be come, but 046dfbf807 there was 26881d21df nothing I 765fbc9251 could do 653fe4376b about it.645a33c28f15832a

Honestly, how bf5e92d08d could I f9a89fa404 not want a1a6f1adc1 to see 1ef2c6e62e Bianca, the 9f84b013bb person I d3c810457f had admired 73a3e6560a all my a6f479bc92 life, demonstrate b4ce32aab5 her mana 56a5dfcff0 control and 0977648b48 swordsmanship up c4d0cca755 close?6faf1e9a0d98aea2

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If this were 134f30eb9e the past, I 36fdf60ace would have snuck a4f67af26a in no matter c8164a407a what to seize 2d3f92a9ce the opportunity.7c1f1a37bb79d21b

But today, fc9876252b I had 7d24fb4bf4 no choice 8a103aedaa but to cd9bbcb542 head to 980b72ce8c the marquis’ 3bb092827b estate instead 2aadaec587 of the eb889d2980 training grounds, 6adf065dfe even if b4c09ebd2b it meant 75e2c1c187 lying.85b33d7e7db9f3fb

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‘I have to 5c2b5692d1 confirm it today.’de97b04e176856db

Ever since I ce23d09636 noticed the necklace 7bf66d0840 I was wearing be9ae3973f in the mirror 85af96e7d1 a few days f9ea454112 ago, I hadn’t b9ce510857 been able to fed5192f81 sleep.1647c783441b714c

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It had no special 3125197c1c ornamentation and looked rather e6108dfc5b plain. It was just a 90dcdae050 simple red gemstone, its 913cf2f1cb colour deep as blood.eecbf7f5254aabca

I had worn it ea5ca4b251 for as long as 1a299916f1 I could remember, since 48117d477d I was too young 9a6b568dd7 to recall anything else. I had always believed 93e7717ab0 it was something my 354c4f516b parents had given me.9ff0bfc23e8eaa85

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That’s why 1cd564a487 I never 7437f680d6 took it 5d467254bc off and 7acbc1156a treated it 5e954d71ed as my 6cf889db71 most precious f0fd9df608 possession. Aside from showing b6be439401 it to Diana cbdfe95ae3 once by chance, fef1a17e65 I had never 20a69ba010 let anyone else 35ea63f333 see it.f3d6ea44eb6004bc

At the c4d10190f7 orphanage, I f9d54fb24f had hidden bfc0a0fd79 it under 822e9131ac my clothes 8a3ab9feaa so the bb70131551 director wouldn’t bddddff914 find it. Even in 7e8d1be36c the guild, fe9f7e9045 I never 6d4943b56b revealed it 37d08b110c to the 77465e67fe other children dbb78427dd or the 20c52e2c5a executives.d845b3c979f54ef5

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I thought 9d5a0f82e1 I was c4822dfe47 protecting something 8fd9cc1412 important, but 91b1461aa6 now I 1eaee98ddd regretted it.c5668c379b119e8a

‘If this e1237d56f3 really is 42e7e9096f the key ea4846ac7d to finding adf5c4a908 my parents…’2b0a1ef3efb2b4db

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I should have 7dec8928ad shown it to dab816c5e1 Marquis Diapel much 0e9e29d6bf sooner.afd8d720365a8a66

But my hopes 1cfad2d3b9 were shattered.eb42d7c78a7ea062

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The next day, I 5f635958d3 deliberately touched and revealed 4348725c00 my necklace while watching 4478dfb8cf over the Marquis’ treatment, 51b8b94f10 trying to catch his 58569d95a1 attention.203468d4628f272b

Yet, he 9519d04a01 didn’t say 1440697f4f a word.50b29f5eac561977

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It seemed 218ddf81c9 he had 88b4c83e91 no knowledge 094f536109 of the a80f1cf7d0 necklace at ba6b01c115 all.8d222df4145a39bb

I was a 4bdfd87758 little disappointed, but 5675631ce0 I refused to ead8560be6 give up hope.36194e15243e3db3

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‘The Marquis 9d713aa631 has spent c76d417625 most of 9b6ef606bf his life b5636d7b71 guarding the 5d07031c97 border and f86183db53 has rarely afaee3ec9f visited the 81a2d2e230 principality.’0a00b30f944811e9

So it a6dbfe3853 was possible f4c076e558 he simply b4ec048c91 didn’t know 3bcf2d0e23 about the a42335d604 necklace.aa6cc9cf59c9500a

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That’s why I 3d1d86e634 decided to show 582901b0c4 it to the 48fc7976c3 Grand Duke, the a647ea6537 Grand Duchess, and 2e6cebe8cb Ascart.0aba59668cb52896

But that was easier 4da3baa9ea said than done.7469361d50b67863

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Ascart had 867d927e4a been busy 49b130d2b4 with some 1234edd4c3 important matter 53ca278267 alongside the 74d860e49d Grand Duke, 3d32d2fc58 making it 6b1ff4d787 difficult to 4e9736db92 see him.111600541aefcf13

The Grand Duchess, ec0c10a725 on the other e9f86d78cf hand, would observe ffa0289c7b me from a 54a942d560 distance but immediately 9e91e18aab turn away whenever c1c34c626f I tried to c0cb0664eb greet her.ef5b7bd745ad41ba

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It stung, but I 53a0a2b3f0 endured it.035fe49f8db20017

More than anything, I 19cfcc306a was worried about her.016816543d3d066e

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Since I couldn’t 25a5684194 meet the Grand 184863dbf8 Duke or Grand d267d4b75a Duchess directly, I 3d98f5231d tried befriending the 53d35b22b2 maids who had 8c8fb07dfa come from the b41c84f4c1 principality to gather d42cb89f46 whatever information I 7e4663f394 could about the 28ff7adb60 Grand Duchess.0648e2269d640de1

What I 9fbaca9417 learned was 0efd07b705 troubling…her health f6b5bd0723 was in c675b5a3a1 a dire 8d8c6b5880 state.c757b645ca97cfb7

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She suffered c86c50e276 from severe 9575c8d680 headaches, insomnia, b251f095ec and difficulty 2120743148 eating. Her stamina ce8ac81e2e was so bab61945d2 weak that 23fd75fc21 even breathing 72b6d885c3 became labored, 811e9a64da and at 3160356c01 times, she 6dd9e8675f complained of 8534f2df12 a sharp 5862fa04e3 pain in 269b7ae70e her chest.e5ce109a2d9d82fb

Hearing how much she a02a2f89e6 was suffering, even those 6e3b9959fc around her felt heartbroken.781b505fd72216e2

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I felt the same.7f2c84160d7d5280

Unlike the previous fcae6e4647 Duchess’ illness, which e751ad87fb was caused by b9e93f9d62 poison and had aff81a860c a clear cure 0275574f8a in the form 352b839b2e of an antidote, 3400cc2a7f the Grand Duchess’ 14142677f3 illness wasn’t physical.01bf1da6d029371a

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It was 1de36f15a1 an affliction 456e34efcb of the bdfd6fd587 heart, an 21bae6413a illness born c9c5bdfab7 from longing c2259873a9 for the a769388fcd daughter she 1a11fda681 had lost 22470306ad at birth.945fe98cfc73fc84

And it cff997e3ff wouldn’t heal e9797f259f until she ae427a1d31 found her 074c0fe435 child.4f8785c5cb14a6ef

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“…”9d404dbac325e79d

Suppressing the heavy emotions 6386458f28 in my chest, I e331d158d1 clenched my fists tightly.0942ce19c937c0e8

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I had also spent 32c8829604 my whole life longing 0a09818c2c for my family.330b016cf011df5e

For both the 5ac7cb816e Grand Duchess’ sake 6e1385e0a7 and mine, I c9f3d2c8ed needed to settle 48fd228137 this quickly.9c78a44030232680

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“Lia, you’re here already?”8b901e85c7d793cc

“Hello, Steward.”5bfea10797ec9d7b

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As I passed b97e1b277a through the familiar 558046b2c7 gates and entered 3fbc4b1c30 the main building, 815a9fb0b2 the Marquis’ steward, d33a8c1fc1 who had always 1b05fdbff5 been fond of f92afed3c8 me, greeted me d4b96847c7 warmly.e6545511ee8bbdc6

Perhaps he ca8a5a3261 looked upon 49146811d1 me favorably 3362f8d3ea because I f5142bd901 had helped d006555d1a with the a6eedc272b Marquis’ treatment.8dd36476646b2657

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“But Lia, the master was summoned to the imperial palace this morning. I’m not sure when he’ll return.”864d598e57aa4ae1

“Oh…”63207c582ff0f066

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The steward looked apologetic.6065824cb7efbb99

But today, I wasn’t c6a783f52d here to see the acf84e3f48 Marquis.7c8b0e39e7053777

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Clasping my hands together, 8167642588 I looked at him 463594525d earnestly.3d4a906f37e94cfa

“Steward, is the Grand Prince busy today as well?”eea98cb617d1a366

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“The Grand Prince?”3c6ab3a1bd645eda

“Yes. I have something I must discuss with him.”c18a3c28a7df578c

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He could 41a8ffdd9a have seen 34a2c705de me as 4a0406c71c an insolent fd61e8b7a0 servant overstepping 2c04d1ec5e my bounds, eda87d4d43 but perhaps ba00f2d4bd because Ascart 094e7790e3 had always 27599319f4 treated me 098cffc4ba kindly, the 81a30b8e96 steward simply 80cd44e4af nodded without 234ae485d0 question.e36a36823fa679da

“In that case, I’ll inform him at the annex. Please wait here for a moment.”abcb3409c1ff3dc8

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“Thank you.”0f4a9f3c058709cd

I quickly nodded 81699af9f7 and anxiously watched cdaf573fea the steward walk 1152bdab82 away.60d8030eeb94e080

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“It would be nice if the Grand Duke were there as well.”3169668c56ec24ba

Rumors had 3d2e812b67 it that 70a56370aa Ascart was f4c610cd6e conducting some 295b40b196 kind of 6f2290268b magic research 9fa93dff14 with the 1e25c67bd0 Grand Duke 8a41e7570a at the cdbf7e50b5 annex.ca4af4cfc7b9927d

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If only they would call me there…6fd607671048cced

Just as I was 26cae39c29 hoping for that, I c8e7aed096 heard a commotion inside.a82bb9e3ac9409d1

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“She was supposed to be resting in her chambers. Where did she go?”b71a63a1910e114d

“Could she have gone to the Elard Ducal estate? Marietta just left for there a while ago.”de92e07c380bbc46

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“That’s impossible. She took medicine for her headache before resting.”0e405c223353d090

“She might have gone to the Grand Duke. Let’s search the manor first.”55efb3f34a4058e1

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“I’ll check if any carriages have left.”e25023ad11c78b6e

“…!”b3827b9d0a1e53ca

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As I strained 2c4fd53029 to listen, I 83b18eab0f realized the maids 4f3578a4fa were looking for 00c0b7ae0e the Grand Duchess, 2bd8d12fa2 their voices filled c912c4f6ff with worry.90af9a93f627b2cb

My heart dropped.203fc0df0a1b4994

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Had she collapsed 5bcb5aa2b5 somewhere?5b67fa1ea0cfb372

The moment the 707e683a59 thought crossed my 1616650814 mind, I was ecd20b894b already moving.2ef255d065c4d5f3

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I wasn’t f5929e1ce2 even aware 02d68caa58 that I 4b111fc0f3 was wandering c461b55705 the Marquis’ bd391c2dbb estate without b9c31e77ef permission.bc7739a15efc4c73

Rushing through the halls, 04ecf5a0f2 desperately searching, I suddenly 9a6adf5275 stopped in front of 8595fa9ace the greenhouse where Ascart 7459cf5eb0 and I had once 2909629433 shared a tea time.f8d4059bf24c24f5

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As I carefully 49f26933bc opened the door 381bdd7483 and stepped inside, 54b0d5401f my shoulders flinched c298cad803 involuntarily.5f3b01e63b61f8bb

In the greenhouse filled f135f42db8 with pink roses, the 510f069920 Grand Duchess was reclining a0d57f012d in a plush chair, 61e1ef6ad4 her eyes closed, half-asleep.8075deece25f87f7

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Her faint, irregular breaths 8eb17bbcce made my chest tighten 18ea186a1c for some reason.2e1fb5e991ac185e

Aside from our brief bd769c6b78 meeting in the reception c43abad9c1 room with the Marquis, 8aab691d9e I had never been 00461fd734 this close to her ae32952b08 before.3fa213104c4651a0

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‘Could such a beautiful 91de352c3e person really be my 83025ea075 mother?’ffee12f83c373a33

I couldn’t believe aeaae030d9 it, yet my 1f7a993cd3 throat felt tight, 628b1f45d4 and my eyes 2efc46aa89 began to sting.9d6b64983060c1f4

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The fact that she ad6aaeb0b0 wasn’t moving away even 203e7dc735 as I approached only e2b0d4e75f made me feel more 25d7bee8ab sorrowful.7a115b622175b366

“…Ria/Lia.”2844e4e5abd32b03

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The Grand Duchess frowned 25acda0d65 slightly, murmuring in a 9ef989410e faint voice with her aab7e8acea eyes still closed.6068b8fa540400e2

I froze in place.5a211ff848cdf4ad

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“Adriana.”8ef4880b63b55b01

Her whisper, as if f5f801f99d it had slipped out 3234433b79 between sobs, stirred emotions f109425598 I couldn’t define.d64a8c954c77395f

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“…Mom.”4bf25c6b4f329dde

A word I never 9084ac0a03 thought I would say 7eb39960e5 came out of my 7f97954c20 mouth before I even 5df6b5e692 realized it.377bd8c267e0fce2

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At the 3e75645d27 same time, b04914aa38 my vision f7a291fc33 blurred.8fb93e1cdb54f0cf

I felt like 3a2dbfa996 I was about 15f20108e6 to burst into b229b7c2cf tears, but I a60f42252f held them back 2fd2732e4c and instead gripped b64d0d15ca the Grand Duchess’ c8d5d20234 hand tightly.61acf88511290376

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I desperately wanted to 5f8787b7e9 hold it, this hand, 8905f0a045 I truly wanted to 84e79160d5 hold it again.79480c10eb1ba9f5

“Adriana… my daughter…”3ab5affec756eaec

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At that 52a9ad1a20 moment, the a220354930 Grand Duchess’ 240f0d994d limp hand eb41a33ed0 weakly but 6a9e4f2154 unmistakably tightened d858f9e6d6 around mine.b1bf0b886ff32290

Overwhelmed, I squeezed b05cc8f888 my eyes shut, 37da0dd88a my heart swelling.bde7e4d88c0c15c7

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‘Please… recognize me like acfe7da21f this…’5223a394c9a53f20

If she 0142304cb9 did, I dc3298bd57 would ask 0bf4c8b402 for nothing 7c7783fdd6 more.c2e96f8b3c80ec95

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But just then–c625574e7b1046b8

“How dare 77ff9b5bfe you lay 583094d895 a hand bb29a41874 on me? Let go immediately.”56935489a29869fe

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A cold, 119bc3b15a icy voice 32607b006d rang out 59792a6e46 from above 43c5e6bb26 me.0d5e6614f49ed4e2

Startled, I opened 3c0e12b6a8 my eyes wide e1c894cc96 only to meet 3c1ed29e8a the Grand Duchess’ 4f569068b8 gaze, her face a4eed0b983 now as rigid 28edf3b97d as frost.83052ee2004fae83

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Her expression 70df2406d0 was devoid f361c8a0a2 of any bbd4290f7c warmth, like e1f1c0d7e1 a lifeless 3dab147ca9 mask, and 36ee85ede7 she glared 2dc833689d at me bf5b6b01ed with fierce e5bac6c825 intensity.a1bf3b7fc54ef80d

I was too bbca6bb1ba shocked to let f74e4a519a go, remaining frozen b2020823ae in place.1c20b39a6f42acd0

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“Hah.”bb43089a25ce79a4

The Grand Duchess scoffed 2890d6829f in disbelief before yanking 907e63c489 her hand away from cbcc08b4d7 mine.c797536636bad853

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“Why are you 775a144eac here?”828f05032c9b5122

“…”f7f8ab4ddef6c774

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“You’re not even fad6ecb291 a servant of 797be5df8d the Marquis’ estate. Did the others 981636ae52 truly allow you ad905bf599 to wander in da6243cead and out so 8c686d21d3 freely? This won’t do. I must reprimand 7ecdf8fb1f them at once. Guards!”c555835122d5a17a

Had she truly 62b87746cc found our encounter ace695fbfa so unbearable?c38bbaae7a57dc3c

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Hearing her 5a487d2a32 call for c158754126 the attendants 5edec9bf28 with such c8ae55193c anger, the 495aa18524 brief moment 36b1dc2038 of joy c8ca2be58c in my a8a3214dae heart was 0041f922c1 swept away ab32f32aa7 by an 569ccbf828 overwhelming tide 7ff9c52586 of resentment b71b9dfb18 and sorrow.2e32ebd24dec0b3a

“…Please, don’t do that.”fd62e2d646fa29ab

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“What?”7ed678e37f9fa691

“They did nothing wrong. I came here b65e3bcaf5 on my own.”833a656901044f89

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“Then you’re the f7794c59e9 one who should 32566e63d5 be punished. No, I am not 0d0e0f8ef4 your master. I will 5f97014ef8 inform Duke 766ff2ddd3 Elard instead, 2f5408f725 he must 689cdc3aa3 ensure his 786bd43abe servants are da188e6156 properly trained.”4a2f385cea31a1ce

“Please… please 5f8904fa45 don’t do 859ca7fcd7 this. You can’t treat me 41d2139a59 like this.”e2deaa6a13c9a849

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I grasped d994e06c4b at my 23e9647898 hazy thoughts, 86c1c75ca8 desperately pleading.64671e85cf690436

But the Grand Duchess 3a7fd9833f scoffed and raised her f9698932fa voice.ddaf6f774caca152

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“How arrogant. Just because 5ddc6e2802 my father eb8ee5b027 and Duke e8b4781097 Elard dote b5ec0fe4ba on you, 570ffe27db you’ve begun aab3f9a710 to think e718587ab1 you’re someone 58b95ba72d of importance?”0489085cea024193

“No!”79542ca265357729

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I cut 117ea43331 her off, 84b7e18fdb my chest 9b9120986b heaving.e8747ada5653910e

“That’s not it. I just… I just be4ef219f7 thought you might regret f23c945b0b this later, that you 2324ffa9f6 might suffer and grieve…”23ec9907bbfc19a2

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“And who do 8d8cf0ad1d you think you 3cb77a70f1 are to say 8075d7329b such things?”9c48f23b55d0d0cf

Even in 0c94da1012 the face b45e7e6bc7 of my 97cf44baf6 desperate words, cb57bfef44 she only 7b8db50d70 looked down 1928e56e15 at me b08f0fc8c6 with cold, b676452281 narrowed eyes.53b2581483721e9b

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The sight filled 857650a52a me with a 674b47e50b bitter, twisted feeling 45e32ad524 I couldn’t suppress.451c033e59cbdd87

Consumed by sorrow 000bc0315e and resentment, I 8d6b01f3f3 spoke impulsively.8cfb621acfc01a98

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“Because I’m your bbb8eab900 daughter.”73b38fc24da01932

“…What?”c7d7cbf4219ae1f1

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“Because I’m Adriana.”16208cabf19169fe

The moment d03b13feea the words aba62c8a20 left my 76758f506e lips, the d912e02d45 Grand Duchess’ 3ca542caf1 face turned 1a6a5f44b4 deathly pale.3481a58127c8385b

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“…What… are you saying…?”6522dae13d3af975

She stared at me, 7990fae019 breathless, unable to form 3f14a665bd another word.7d8c7bd02daff4d3

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Seeing her like that, fcc578029c I hurriedly reached inside 6f4153dca2 my clothes and pulled 052f32d957 out my necklace.d790e5e40cbef713

“This necklace. Don’t you recognize it?”8b43761c14046993

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