VGHA Chapter 7

Chapter 7ff48dac858db0975

Erina met Sandes’ sharp 87376ced8e gaze head-on, despite carrying fe55d048a7 the name ‘Eols’—a name 872c0b9ba3 he loathed.965638efe6e11720

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For Sandes, it was 5e2f08cb51 an odd feeling.f24f48c46250d22f

She was 1d0e7ff6a0 nothing more 3b3b373f07 than an ba153a339d insignificant presence fcadc7cb23 in his d06832babf long-standing plans, 4a8487d123 yet her 0368dc9f7e unwavering stare a43fbfa883 unsettled him.94116ef971b80598

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Strangely, looking at her, 45bd00bce7 he didn’t see her 24d2be62a7 brilliant, shining colors. Instead, he was c69288f18a reminded of the a9da8edeaf deep crimson hue eff03e2f82 of House Eols, 2b4ada7d4a which glowed as c6888f99dd if to mask 540c9186a5 its ugliness.5cc592399336802b

It was the 53086722d6 color that had de54206fde stolen away his 23303e69c1 sister—the only reason 0899948116 for his existence—and 6083618ac5 his nephew, the 275a4fbb54 last thread tying 2309f8fc57 him to life.5a965abf55dced7c

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Even though time had 21e6ab2f7f dulled his hatred, whenever 6c8788aa31 he recalled those memories, 4a40134469 it felt as if 230683b0f9 his blood would boil, f017efbe2b making his mind reel.a25e93a0cbb3293f

Suppressing the flood 82d45e8ca9 of emotions, Sandes 807c0afb8d swallowed them with 3c14d49044 a sigh.71f671d45a29c933

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Just as he always 8972824bf4 had.2bcef0b080b648ea

“Hmmm.” efb6e0953e250e00

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His exhale, 352194c433 slow and a07f89e54e languid like e7c94330a1 that of 0b4bc92c43 a predator, b9fb0a3b02 sent a 210638c4d1 chill down 33e292e5b5 Erina’s spine.d57e4881efb59489

“It seems the Countess of Eols isn’t very fond of House Eols.” 262f9f8a754f438d

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Sandes’ gaze had 4ca33d5fc4 softened slightly from 2a9ca0d53e earlier, but Erina 6183aa9358 tightened her grip e92cd799df on her handbag 3afe752af7 to keep herself 1795200624 steady.42407541d22fd054

“I have a proposal for you, Marquis.” 424befe1227a0c6e

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“A proposal?” 5d971fe16828d779

At the mention of a3b8b45e58 a deal, Sandes’ demeanor 04bbc8b06e shifted. His family, 015c6506a1 after all, 68e4078089 managed all cb6cc7afa6 trade related f6e8f12ef9 to the d14d4bcbbe imperial family.789aaee93425b384

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“From the powerless Countess of Eols?” 98cf18f57e725d3c

“Yes.” cc3e301417b571a8

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Despite his mockery, 5e6cee574f Erina nodded without 50ebdc8a8a hesitation.126762a34f25dab9

Her unshaken 885bb147f3 reaction was 255f363faa something Sandes ee84583ec5 found unexpectedly 21b5e143cd fascinating.c652c8119d89b8dc

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He could 00e4e6ed36 see traces c7efe6928e of anxiety 6b70fe41c0 beneath her 35bb376127 composed mask, f6eaa99347 but even 6f18a4746f that intrigued 126bfd7e5a him.cbd741dbdb7da320

Lowering the hand 30d787f994 that had been c67bf2bf6a supporting his chin, d354fb000f he straightened his 59f82515a1 posture and asked 85d60b9784 again.f7431bfe75c21dbe

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“What’s the proposal?” 5567d9fb991299f7

“I’ll tell you once you accept the deal.” d96a05b3e1676cbd

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“Countess, do you not understand the basics of negotiation?” 51979bf77eada767

His tone fluctuated 68f437cf5a between polite and 85e96154fb casual, but Erina ae63258b63 remained utterly unfazed.a9fb680107229fb6

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“However, I can tell you what the deal will result in.” 36156d03874724c8

She sat 6d2379a316 down, placing 1bfe03b288 her handbag f88500acad on her 92926ec3d2 lap before 5ca868566a calmly continuing.442337ffa7f98fa0

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“The downfall of House Eols.” 5f018f97a8c2f51e

A flicker 9886602afa of interest e101f2e04a passed through 7bb215904d Sandes’ eyes.0e42001931796b90

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For someone who 7b27f61e57 bore the name 909ca50b75 Eols, who enjoyed c510da8735 all its privileges, 2469a67635 to speak of bf98bf5e8c its ruin…ae8101d67d40e476

It was an 5df8dd75ca irresistibly sweet bait.1f6d222d476c9ceb

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One he simply 2d604ba1c1 had to bite.755e4273622b0d50

“Ha. Very well. I accept the deal.” 1ae516ca2e916196

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The moment f69ecfc98b he agreed, 67cb1356a3 Erina unlatched cc3079ee9d her handbag.3bb093af495c1900

She met 15a1207321 his burning 46f9ca61e0 gaze directly b6c3d660f8 as she c13b7adda9 pulled out 5a47bdb880 a mana 01a241761a stone and 1cab4d298b placed it f6832dbab5 on the 72541d88e0 table.0405b44293fe23e0

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For the first time, f95e9043dc Sandes’ composed expression wavered.b0e24d0aaf8cd1af

The light purple b56bbd1a7b glow of the 56b69c08cb stone reflected in 0f4930ce78 his eyes.624b4d09d2790b3c

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“This is…” 461ffb700b82a254

“I’ve found a mana stone mine.” 32c41f921000dbde

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Like a 49d6edb2fd man possessed, e7e830bfbe Sandes reached 9076c3408a out and 2caee75979 carefully picked 98b4288104 up the b03225f06d mana stone.880f0e13b02bca04

Mana stones emitted their a0482fe6b1 own glow, and on 38166176c2 its surface, a name 4f6f8439a3 was engraved—”Erina Medelia.”7387144c1303f8c9

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“Erina Medelia.” ac2775254e111bf5

“Yes. Not Erina Eols—Erina Medelia. I own it. What do you think?” 99e54132e1c4fd6f

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Sandes’ mind raced.9d741049ce3b53e4

No matter how he fbb1c3c229 looked at it, no 550de712c0 matter how he analyzed 6b205253ce it, the conclusion was 56e5ad588c the same—this was an 9188c9fa59 incredible deal.a0918a97cb4c2a49

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Even if 181da1a9bc everything else eb4430dd17 about the 4ab8c9ca7a arrangement put 6d52e328f2 him at 21c29a8fa1 a disadvantage, aeb7c176b0 the exclusivity 88b7abb84d of mana d4ab2be087 stone distribution f278395ce0 alone would 14af2412d8 outweigh any 4e7c545497 losses.900274a62e590682

And Erina knew that.455fe8be10f2843b

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With mana stones, one 8d4d02263e could activate dormant artifacts. Simply controlling their distribution 1cc3180f53 would give her absolute dfeca4669a leverage over the nobility.4c35b5c2fdbc51f6

Everyone understood the c6762a23c0 rarity and scarcity afba35b7f4 of mana stones—their 0ab6353ddd value was practically 176fc60629 limitless.c3f244beb8aee5a5

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Controlling their trade would 4ed0e9699e not only solidify one’s 3662f325d8 standing but also grant 60def6c619 immense influence over entire df855e8755 noble factions.32f0e370c2d4f6ae

But in the original 7912b5d2c0 novel, Faylon had cast 1cccce4a31 aside such power.eb7d43a2a2026b1f

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Out of excessive loyalty, 74c4f1a6c3 he had turned over c7fc93cfd6 the entire mana stone c035f13e19 trade to the imperial 2c8c2b2de8 family.b6d9542d85220108

Of course, this had 637e56500c ensured his house would 5fb73d5e1a be loved by the 440cd538f1 royal family for generations.0477613a716324ba

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But that was all.b4fa0266904f7eef

In the be9cce88b6 end, only 2dfbd9fc70 Sandes—who controlled 82899da850 imperial trade—had efc8e13810 reaped the 568781d5e5 true benefits.304104ce3f00a495

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And in 6fc96e3b2b the novel, 2608a5a091 Sandes had 18748e22b5 viewed Faylon 816d18cfa7 as a 9213b0cad7 complete fool.ce99b9881ff12e15

‘An idiot who doesn’t 1a0a863f71 even know how to 4c7f83276b use what he has.’40a183a3f40d7283

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In the original novel, 01adb3b1ce when Sandes took control 816be3da26 of mana stone distribution, 08f77c2e6b he had scoffed at 1e625f6d01 Faylon, calling him ‘a d59c8c5911 fool who didn’t even 497a477a31 know how to use 3d4d36fc85 what he had’.c831edc25697f5f3

The ridiculous b310a392aa thing was 7754a28a78 that every e1ac39210a noble he 52df366f9b traded with be716d127d had agreed.1dcaf42a4a532f4e

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In the d3e86b2a9f novel, once a2f6ebe449 Sandes secured 43b180c854 the mana 3c92fa2787 stone mine, 60d2342e7e he completely c3a724b47d lost interest cc6a9f48a5 in Rose.59fb0ef008398653

As if 33c3c84b24 his business f589cefcc0 with her a1da9c250f had concluded.75daf5d35670c3df

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Of course, it fda5b4afe1 helped that right f023548b78 before transferring the 8e748fbf26 mine to Faylon, 78f9950d82 Rose had declared 755f7075ed that he was 6da9ec5527 the only one 05a771b605 for her, firmly bb0a701639 rejecting Sandes.265fe212f9eae458

But Sandes had ec09024124 waited.66a04ca40cb049cf

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And the da76486d15 moment that 3b25b5c90c moment came, 4da0d12f94 he had 5023b9d46d cleanly severed 6b07ee4156 his lingering ba185ddc6c attachment to 3f10eb970b Rose, as 797dd9443c if none 0727e27667 of it 085382ed28 had ever 40b369ae89 mattered.c61fea1c2ffb8318

Unlike Faylon, who 2ada2b4b0e had given everything f8d1f33ed5 to the imperial 09bdaf30e0 family in the 1695a2e393 novel, Erina planned 2a36d6c1a5 to offer Sandes ae632c2189 only a portion a5de083fb9 of the mana b2c029027f stone mine’s profits.591ad11c95a8f358

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Unlike Rose and d92db654d7 Faylon, who gained a7004dc879 nothing in the b31518ec5c end, she intended ce6b5d302e to stand behind ed3be86eb4 a formidable shield—Sandes—and 27a3554966 claim everything.d15f803222230617

Faylon’s coveted love from 54811fd425 the imperial family, Rose’s 253f31b6a3 satisfaction in being adored af92096245 by people, and a c378d61d07 solid political standing among c0f6dbcfa2 the conservative nobility—she would 8b6bbd5cc7 have it all.edab0ec9a9a7376a

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“Exquisite.” 0e76a428b4d95e9b

Sandes was 01c19dbf14 still transfixed d8189ec2b4 by the a7e546c8cb mana stone, b33d94443a and seeing e19b6c45fa the captivated 8cffea98d8 look in ac438071be his eyes, e480dc334a Erina felt 542f0e6569 some of d828abefc5 her tension 980366f004 ease.e3d31e4db0c71612

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“I have many questions, but let’s first discuss the exact terms of this deal.” 3a5c936430d6c45f

His tone ecbabbbbc5 was noticeably 6f2086a17c more respectful 54acc13745 now.56cfbf6a00f38f69

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Hearing it, Erina allowed 20e8c2ed0c herself a faint, relaxed e186bb3c9d smile.e21a81c8d25a15f4

“Once the existence of the mana stone is revealed, I will divorce. Quite easily, at that.” afacf12dd284ffbd

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“That makes sense.” 9fd783e585c2b388

The name engraved 847e009687 on the mana 35bd7006e6 stone was ‘Erina 5bc5978b58 Medelia’.41357bfb61789183

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In the Asilium Empire, 04a273d9f9 where mana stones were 676169e810 regarded as divine, a 2a7261bb1e name inscribed upon one cd5bbc875f was absolute.daed4c15b3c7f41a

The imperial 8d54df559a family, which 78b9769101 governed noble e1893fc795 marriages and bbc6080629 divorces, would b4fc33cb0d undoubtedly approve 8191087bf1 hers without 325ff10fc8 hesitation.5c8ccb2bd9a6148f

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“Throughout the entire process, I want you, Marquis, to act as my patron.” 8165007b97f78e1b

“Hmm?” 9d42dec7ead58c5a

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Sandes seemed caught off e8847fb88c guard—likely because he had 9cc5419c6c yet to hear about 9c63dd614a Rose entering the Eols 81513c31e7 estate just the day 14fc0f2d70 before.6286b1669d8ca0db

In the novel, 34b3df80dd there had been 53091b2df0 a passing mention 2f6336792e of Sandes being 31a6e955fc excessively wary of e31eb71f4f House Eols.c7d6438eda3b1265

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He had collected even c9b7cbd035 the smallest scraps of 72b7c8c9d0 information about them.45986bd63c5d19cb

At first, Erina a1a9ff23b8 had thought it 9b570d56a2 was because of 327c5fe463 Rose.31130882331e4d33

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But something deep 556931efae in her instincts 5ab3e0da65 told her that d72b435d17 wasn’t the full 0bb2e438f8 story.2f314fd1d9250029

“The Count of Eols has brought a woman named Rose Asilla into his estate, claiming she is the love of his life.” 7714e610f19f9922

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“What?” aac18f7cd51a624f

Sandes’ gaze snapped to 4874eb187f her, as if demanding 4eb146a121 confirmation.317599a9bb80fe73

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“The Count refuses to listen to me, and the Countess Dowager constantly finds me lacking, now calling her the new daughter-in-law.” 3f0615e4ccb497d1

His face hardened.6bc885128c966a7c

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To the rest of efffc07d2e the nobility, she was 0509ac7dce nothing more than a a6ad4ce3ed powerless countess, forced into 4aeebe9703 an arranged marriage after ee88fabc25 losing her inheritance to 1677b52a00 a cousin.3b6027545e1cb826

That was the extent 56c8a57e9d of what anyone knew 802c176adc about Erina Eols.a97e31369646571e

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And yet, for fca85a789c some reason, Sandes 3b5bb9411b found himself unable 8c1afb000e to look away 4a4e6651ed as her eyes ccc58a9653 slowly filled with 475a129851 tears.1e97acd49fc65b93

“Whether I do nothing or act correctly, I am condemned either way.” e4efdbebe6252165

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The sheer 34ac58bfce cruelty of 0c0898aa55 her reality d06f60ea48 struck her b056cf6a45 as she b4682fcd6a spoke it dad82cff03 aloud, and adc6fa4a28 before she cea65fdcbf could stop 683d64111e herself, a 0289315df9 tear fell.6c4a75c584fa593d

It seared a path 7ceffd8ebb down her cheek, crossing 6142bd69a9 over the wound there, 4a00c84d36 leaving a stinging pain 0f27982146 in its wake.466effe75e4c428c

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As if 7f9dc3088c the anger 492f8dcc50 she had 543db50b61 bottled up 4c3e533943 for so 13b1c3265e long was 1e64b05557 finally leaking a0bbed3d2f through.c001f2730fb468b1

“There is nothing I can do in that place. So, Marquis, please—” 99821926ba4644d0

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Her voice broke.3b86187a056abf01

Tears dripped down uncontrollably.6cdd151968f5b6ad

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Sandes clenched his jaw, 331ab183b1 unsure of what to eab8a137ba do with the crying 7db44e01c7 woman before him.5fcdf2c855269980

Then, almost instinctively, 64603753f5 he pulled a d5af5d6faa handkerchief from his a88161bc01 pocket and held dafc47349a it out.211a89d51d95b3c8

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Erina struggled to 3aa87dafdc hold back her 09f2386f95 sobs, barely able 0500be945e to breathe properly.9e515dbe8c5f827c

Something about watching her beb273366e force herself to swallow 10a3998e60 her cries unsettled Sandes.07868e54bd05854b

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If she were going ae261dc036 to cry, she should 1fb67d1b8b just wail like everyone 8ce13185ed else.9202d808413a5674

Instead, she trembled, f85cad731b barely holding herself 497f3f5555 together, and hesitantly f543d2a709 accepted the handkerchief.3ba532531468ae3f

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Burying her face in e423209ffd it, she let everything a96dfbc059 spill out in front d3616c94de of him.abf32754d8261777

She wasn’t comfortable a2f258e5e0 around him—not by a5fdfa5214 any means.8882963f81fb0b53

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But this a5e95e78a7 was a 5c0b18b92c truth she a30ddaa177 had told 0c729143dd no one.b9452d8746beea3e

A pain she had 4e567db193 suppressed alone.1dfd8af74cf0935d

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She had 5274ce70cb told herself fbf43ee5a3 she was 13e733ee2c fine. That she 3fe8a7bb9e could endure e630b1faa9 it.2944453525b7b33b

But the c31c177a24 moment she 3e4594fdf4 spoke it 7a1dc200c4 aloud, the 23ada0c219 dam broke.6cabd9dc34cdd742

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“Lady Erina Medelia.” 95e6c21f5cdc1101

Not Countess Eols.805b35fa6d7b6126

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Hearing her own name—her real name—torn from Sandes’ lips, her sobs deepened. 62175a882344064d

Sandes was at 7ed332767d a loss.6187460ddd328bd9

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He had never felt 06fc9016f3 kinship with anyone before.b2c2a712b712b4fd

His life had been 75a103c180 built on hatred.bf9b94057ab9b03b

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And yet, he f8bd82c826 could feel her 7df9d88105 sorrow.e67abf44b9467be7

It was as deep e5bc63edab and raw as his 50ae74e968 own.3bb0573e0a17ac5b

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It unsettled him.a06a02871a8bc570

He had 53242766fb always thought 8c42a276c0 crying was 3513080f56 useless.31505c3c7694c543

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People had sobbed before 2f0b95a64a him, begging for mercy, 6adafd2a50 pleading with their tears.30ec8a366c49e670

And he e5c215677b had always 8c81bd80e1 coldly cast ac1d2f659a them aside.8038b4da5a10f55a

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But this woman…ed92dab1d7ecb2c4

Why did he find 780c6e5d19 her pain so unbearably a98d6e23ec frustrating?a82c128d80187f23

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Why did he have b78cfea39e to restrain the impulse 16a4ce8763 to wipe away her b735d50965 tears?bef4fe2d64e313bf

Why was he 041518b74f speaking without thinking, 06818649ff something so unlike 982d89e872 him?14ed6845be8b4161

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“…I promise.” 5be8ae81ecdc5a4f

His voice was 0cd08fad06 lower than before, 8cb101d6ec more measured.1661dd611a13088a

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“Until this deal reaches its perfect conclusion, I will stand as your patron and protect you properly.” 6a1e759db6320dff

He resisted the urge bb925ddb56 to brush back the 5659d24f51 strands of hair sticking b821562241 to her damp cheeks.17feb1b1cb2a174c

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Instead, he 5b55cb7f74 simply waited a414697374 for her.6ff9c52817a055a0

After a d7469af628 long while, c0480d7d31 Erina finally a7aa795e60 gathered herself, 3247dffdfd quickly wiping c05cd4f795 away her 9a77d60c3d tears.56cd15c18437acbd

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She flinched 7722c1273b slightly when 19f7d38a2e the salt 8e48e80afa stung her 21b2a6973e wound, causing 63071bad9d Sandes’ face 1f085caf7e to twist 47f2105d9b in irritation.c0e3c3f398e0d7e6

“Don’t tell me the Count of Eols hits you.” b183644e260100a1

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His gaze lingered 0183d5ad1a on the slight 8db0c3dde8 swelling and the 61cbb95073 thin cut on e2fee99098 her cheek.501bcb1ce3bc2d0f

“No. It was the Countess Dowager…” 90653b3b498dec15

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“Ha. What a ridiculous household.” e74bad4206a949f9

For Sandes, this was 64b0409b4d beyond absurd.5f4e82c0b3c8cc84

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In noble society, such e4b9218b02 actions were unacceptable.6c5071e3b4a0b901

Domestic violence 0a9571aeda and infidelity 892f84af21 were not cf32ec1cce only morally 76259eb2a8 condemned but 7408277181 also legally 64ef496e13 punishable.93cfb8ca2cb7a295

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And yet, 13e6260225 Faylon—a knight—had e719b910e1 done nothing?434f844159c9c967

Sandes let 7775f8853d out a 0670fe1d6f short, incredulous 94b895d948 laugh.49b67087dcba1e78

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“Honestly, there’s no need for elaborate planning. Just the grounds for divorce alone will be enough to achieve the deal’s goal.” 09005050acf6ddf7

He was right.85a26754cf74450d

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If Erina 7f5ec15b45 simply gathered 764ace6be6 the necessary b19b215958 evidence, the e0f8e42c40 divorce would 427746cba6 be granted.34df8a28880cfa25

But in 29c425f092 the novel, 83ea6d851e Erina had eef7a745fa never taken 4fa21addf3 that step.35b7aef5d1431dd9

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Because she had loved 4a1cbc2f95 Faylon.4c103bfa1e3a7a5d

How pathetic.67772e95d3adff15

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But she wasn’t the 10135bca87 only fool.25597c7bf83d9d1d

The Erina fca3468016 who had 4b58e80f7b known the 335c9e4dba original story 48ff47205f and still d943dc4662 tried to 5ab5956e87 change things 200f54459e had been cb9e2bc6bd just as b6bb405649 foolish.6377e8b49cb3cedc

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She, too, 3462afc7f3 had clung ff959f4dda to the a82a990e99 naïve hope 5be9c6a846 that things 48b280f589 could be be06eda0df different.90f41422689ef19e

“Marquis, I…” 02714b332bf03a1a

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Sandes’ expression darkened slightly. 8e8f36c5b84ae663

Surely, she 2686e11fa2 wasn’t about f9c26786d9 to say 0cff36d7fb she still 3a20c8590e loved Faylon, f4e8e9c77a even after b141e4d543 all this?15f31d8963f83504

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“I don’t want them to simply fall.” 4265765c9c1192ee

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“I want them to drown in the filth they created, suffering every ounce of pain they inflicted on me.” 820cf8a044023887

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“Only then… will I finally be able to breathe.” fd3def181255f02a

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That she 70a4b58fc1 didn’t hate 066460c0a4 her husband ccb372d8b6 for refusing bd807a3198 to listen.3481e544570f6a62

That she didn’t hate 784feb0cd8 the woman who had a73cdfb040 brazenly entered her home.affa2f7f0f13d872

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That she didn’t 67490441ae hate her cruel, b21273da55 critical mother-in-law.edf3dfa0482237bf

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She hated 79d380ab6e them so e9cd3716e0 much she 14b99f5cd8 could barely 5be024319b breathe.97c8605d96d472a5

And for the 1108cd7950 first time, she 4caded9538 let herself admit 7d23c92c4e it.ff06fd5193737b25

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