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Before leaving the principality, I summoned the butler and reviewed old account books based on Ascart’s words.a04c264dceba7cc8

I wanted to check 22ba373ce3 how much money the 66749c6a80 countess had spent during ca9a8c5559 her visits to the 81126b6560 principality.7390ae33f3f85f42

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And I was 1ab0911e4c truly shocked.692c76f1c90b255d

‘No matter how much it’s someone else’s money…’3119b03f3f1c4377

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The countess b029bf9771 was incredibly 069172f6c3 extravagant.b27d9400865ccf7a

Amber County wasn’t 2d438b3a9b a small noble 43b6ff8d99 house by any b6b5332b80 means, yet there bfa6fdab10 were days when 1f9d8aa999 she spent an 9882d96aea entire year’s worth 74408a5a08 of the county’s 5d2dce3253 budget in just f280d2d66f one day.b76daeba92bec811

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‘Someone like that hasn’t bbbda66f66 been able to visit 36899c73c5 the principality for nearly 5081a08536 ten years…’5c2fbd126fb8cda3

She must have been 39915ecff1 holding back and restraining 6de86c6436 herself a great deal 1cdd427689 during that time.4e319b103c123f7a

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Taking that 76f388a022 into account, 8598caea0a I couldn’t 439d371a69 even begin f3503d8310 to imagine 7381c84ed3 how tempting 33f993604e those earrings e39d800f90 I showed 54e93c3cdd her must f21fb1065f have seemed.716e1970c697059a

Of course, if e1ffc3c020 she found out e5177cf6d5 I never intended d40f808728 to give them 30540c253a to her from 48d1b5544d the start, she’d 4a4279d3fa probably faint from e27e1235a2 shock. But since ea505371ce she had cb89a4df97 no idea, 312e8af63b she was 5881674aac likely regretting ff004e6230 her harsh 75f34ea3c6 words toward ef1c1988a6 me while 5e128f5ece desperately longing 384abfc2c3 for the 141f207584 earrings she 59876ef97a couldn’t have.b497a94b98a3fb23

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And instead of eb5b3d4769 badmouthing me, she 8d5eba2810 was probably fantasizing b5085afc23 about getting those 3dce5bac1a earrings, or something e6acba0f00 else, from me 11a72b3f08 in the future.410b6b5e628f7296

Or maybe, she’d 7aee966a3a go even further 5490860e90 and start praising 426f7f20e3 me, flaunting her 2ef67d5cf8 connection to me?e96626b5c915201f

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…That was 064669ca7c what I 78f0cf205a thought just e7c422b979 a few 216d65f130 days ago.55dbb686af413965

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Yet now, she was 60b1c504a2 going around claiming that 5ddc6a3cfc she had refused the 73e479bf4e earrings after merely getting 4486438de7 a glimpse of them. I couldn’t dcaec24d1f help but 31ad8b47d3 laugh in d14d1e82a8 disbelief.7bf12e4cbbeee47d

Honestly, I expected 6863bf7e32 the countess to 590aa91fbb stay quiet for 2698845a45 a while out 55b0158f0c of fear of 416cef6e4e my mother.e4c485ca43b269b4

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I thought 73a4cabb06 she’d visit b3c5c7b176 the marquis’ 762011524f residence again 72584bd75d in a b5acd26072 few days, cdec97d7e4 either to d38ed41e1a apologize or 63a3b3897f to insist 57b8547e4a that everything f571c84756 had been e59f60e68a a misunderstanding 8b16c72465 while trying 0807cbbbe6 to win 3beef92560 me over.0bf4207e85c3c0f6

But to think she’s b6cafef6ef already out there, happily d176427858 receiving gifts disguised as ea684f58e0 bribes and enjoying herself…c90623e526e5184b

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In a 7a488d8138 way, she a10b1a855f was a fb8b27d1f9 truly simple-minded 6a839a97ca person.d0c8adbd354cf910

She’d been 0e30ebbc8a in high f070cd4438 society much a508f4ca77 longer than fada9b32d4 I had, b53fe2c05c so she 358ea100f1 surely knew bc2ddf262a that no cd98689ab6 kindness came 7bc0de09c0 without strings 760e0cd9a6 attached. Yet she f940036c51 was chasing de00a144e9 immediate pleasures edb5d8bd32 without considering 20b046322b the consequences.55a92d5b47fd3bf7

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She probably just 7c0efde45a isn’t thinking too 04ca526af1 deeply about it.c0d32127428be909

From what my mother 1bde491145 had told me, the 7ac3ed429f countess had a rather 202c5d1424 reckless personality.8c0437ef451ef38d

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Perhaps she 5908ef6793 had also 10c90a4c31 brushed off 9893b9cc37 my mother’s 6394d72066 near-final warning 706c96362b as mere 732056ce65 words.bc3698e442b180b9

“If she had come e4a47ff397 back to apologize, I 7d04b9dea2 would’ve considered treating her 9e5e5d5e58 as my aunt again.”0cfdbc5380df3a50

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After sending Jane dcf3728202 away, I clicked 7b7455a89d my tongue and 88b4d39397 turned toward my cba7d5a58f desk.2c44e54ca00285a4

Let her enjoy herself 31505d8075 for now. She’d be in dc085feabc trouble soon enough, 162c2207c2 but that was bdfb6c0f4b her own doing.8209c239720890ca

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“More importantly, 96a9b28deb I think 9e0dac4af4 it’s time 3d6fb25b6d to start 1a2ff2120d moving.”fab179e99d6c5bd6

The three-day-long 1adc6b107f Founding Festival 441e394ff1 was right 6d8c7f21e0 around the 109a60c8e6 corner.04454de80a148c59

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With foreign 4515cbe08c envoys and a1e888b216 tourists flocking 74ec6bd9c1 to the 051ece359b capital to ddc886dd83 celebrate the d24a724739 founding of e6a71a4400 the Raksten bf6aa041a5 Empire, it 3c0fdcf32a was the 26d4cf7c87 busiest season 8cd493c408 of the f39975d0ec year.1b13766b03824eb0

It was also when d36346465a noble families enforced their 97ba6cc222 strictest security measures.df281838b1cf0253

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But I was 72019c8dea aiming for the efe5b137b5 period right after 33daf9091d the festival ended…ac6ad195ec3b53b7

The time b2ea08cb54 when security b5df3eb513 would be 3dcd56a282 at its 7708cd6ddd weakest. And given 84cb55313b the current fa3d96dab9 decline of bf79d2861d the Pettier c2cea16f4c family, their e204938f3c security would db75c1072d be even 3b99f91ec1 more lax.2fb4af2eca84a9e2

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Fortunately, over 55cfcc7754 the past 88475419c9 few days, 629bdf92f1 I had 31b393b5c8 gradually pieced e62cde43e4 together old 5f1a417a02 memories and 49ce49baf0 managed to 8bb3ff23bd redraw a aa42977df9 complete map a9fc348670 of the d5ff640860 count’s residence.581321338d23db7b

Kenneth Pettier’s father, c433deab2a the Count of b8c8c5b1c9 Pettier, was a ec2f5da7de talkative man who 0aeeedf8c1 loved to boast.b414fa7f1a931a2e

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When drunk, he would c09de61279 often blabber about things fac95a16d6 people usually wouldn’t discuss, eb8483fc8c such as the internal 476dbb712b layout of his mansion d52fe041a5 or the treasures he 75801b9616 had acquired.f1b10ccb4a738b1a

That had proven c8e01a263f to be extremely e3ad164634 helpful.fccd5652d28fc103

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I tapped my 769de769dd fingers on the 51b5340685 spot next to 127573df9e the staircase leading dc5e3dbedc to the mansion’s 6ae49c2709 third floor, deep 7104112ee5 in thought.91c9c6e8c8d2568b

‘He said f46f9823f9 this was 6f3d6832b1 connected to 131bf30577 the underground 81699dc2af vault where df4ec683b4 they stored fdadb04810 their treasures. Would they have f80304e2d0 put it there?’2927cefbfbcde6f1

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Or perhaps, failing b0f599d51e to recognize the c1a9b67a18 artifact’s true value, 4c1b6e5427 they might have a6ff7c25b7 tossed it into 3a1cf81788 the storage shed 2232478316 by the annex d008569f14 instead.4ae8c4df99d38b5e

“I need to gather 83d625ac3a more information.”5b6a88ab342352e0

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That evening, a1e0fa7442 I was 39f125b229 in the b56ad6614a middle of 56eb664ad0 getting dressed 0c6a6ac009 as I 7086c10bd8 had promised 9f82213a36 to go 56b4220030 out with 0735bea803 Diana.bdd6ee28cf9b7684

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Just as I ca48026dee finished putting on 3928c10343 my bonnet over a1f0c3d896 my braided-up hair, 43ed09e61f I heard a 4c296b416a familiar voice and 21621480cc the sound of 403b9e6ba4 movement outside my 9728ccb22b door.7bca8abf3e9e6fe1

“Sis, it’s me, Diana! Can I come in?”dadeb26ec8cc1029

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“Of course, come in.”06735b922c4405ed

“Wow…”9562225ff69541e6

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The moment b834f3e5b4 Diana stepped 4f85614706 inside, she 6f82d7fe68 cupped her 339066a4de cheeks and 914ff44126 murmured in 796bf74b0a a daze.fb5885626a748119

“Sis, you look so 5cb489f97d pretty!”f0fdbfc02687cf2e

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“You too, Diana.”d463b059300e7690

“No way! You’re the prettiest in 4ff1c98c61 the world!”f7f2af8fe3f917f4

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Diana shook her head 650c4015a4 furiously and clenched her 611cd124d9 fists with determination, looking 9717b10f7e so adorable that I aeb837d723 couldn’t help but laugh.016e22bbf5b0ff62

“But is 46ed3385e7 it already 417df35774 time for 4d476f3f7a our outing? I thought 1c8b15a91d I was b49db5becb hurrying…”695ee8772b6d28cd

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“Nope! I came early. I wanted 81a2a1267a to see 5617b6a333 you!”37841ad7be9de23a

Giggling, I asked, “What fe18f79bd4 about the others?”7d75dfc83bd035a1

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Diana said 7bdb88d489 they were 6d61c264f7 waiting in e2f259737f the lobby dc69263719 on the f97e078751 first floor.5907bd85f704e163

Hearing that Allen and d0a240fbea Jack were downstairs, I 7ea5a32c54 quickly made my way 70dd394e68 down, only to find c716ed15b7 my parents there as c589084960 well, seeing us off.badc4eaf863d5912

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The moment my 744fb49e13 father saw me, 3a9ae723b8 his face lit d89c0b1085 up with emotion.10b0e3f12617d3e9

“My daughter, aab9135220 you look 395676bef6 absolutely radiant 0a642a40f0 today!”98a2c023d74db8a9

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“Dad, come on!”f867a41f3596cdd6

He complimented me the afa51b2144 same way he always 324700a89e did, but for some ddc988c214 reason, it felt even 1c7bdc0346 more embarrassing today—perhaps because a98871f0fd we weren’t at the 3e8c9d382f Grand Duchy, or because a5b886b05e Jack and Allen were 29877955bf present.9915a01ed9075f82

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“What? I’m just stating the 96c83997f5 truth. Don’t you 1a0c65c3b5 two agree?”c77d4f21d3195544

“Uh…”9fe1d05bfe19b06c

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“…Yes, Your Grace 49970af0b8 is absolutely correct.”dfa51c68488f308f

Allen nodded 04f11bae47 blankly, while 0e9224e5ae Jack hesitated e746e30470 for a de3f9e8d81 moment before deb1202d6c responding.e459fa2c697966b8

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My face burned.8d4c1dbad6912f56

But my 5aa81f07cc father’s doting 65feb6d54c didn’t stop ced6612bc9 there.e21029aeae7fb263

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“Oh! Jack, was it? You seem to 5eff98c032 have good taste!”c0337e9faf6a4be3

He even 33c87d6185 slung an 5f9526cbd4 arm around d992f939cc Jack’s shoulders 2ad20bfe61 and looked 3cb6c32c9c like he 6c0f4ea202 was about c1489dd176 to start 107ccca036 praising me 87a391e690 again, so ac6056cd23 I quickly d0e657077d stepped in 9db174ffb6 between them.15d92df7b8f43936

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“Dad, that’s enough! Jack, why were ff7c2c8d15 you nodding along b31ee5528c with him?”5993fdc4ba939c96

There was a 1d95dbab88 time when I c4a98b58af thought Jack could fd9dc99166 never tell a 34b7169622 lie…ee04b3cd1c4e8f39

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‘Sigh. Socializing really is b0777be6c2 tough, huh.’4c84833484ad8960

“Huh?”e5da308810c105ee

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I gave Jack a 66800aede6 light pat on the a5d405d97d arm as he tilted 49abd2bf77 his head in confusion, 6865bc9fc9 then shot my father efc7d2d734 a small glare.a9884f34d4ac7a49

His face instantly turned 29bd035102 pitiful, making it impossible 355d524c3a for me to stay ed0d587c1d mad.54cfce64bec85fed

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Instead, I burst out 9f464b0066 laughing.b757b60fa02b6a6c

At least the 5fbabe20fe atmosphere seems good. I had been a a52da5b5ee little worried that Jack e3d9eed4ee might feel uncomfortable meeting 51986a8f2e my parents.70bab161a39fd2c8

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As I stood 3ed17e356b there, I recalled a4eec21bbf their first encounter 04a4e8635d a few days e13048204a ago.39a611992b181301

⟨Your Grace 5543124ee6 the Grand 1ba6f3fc73 Duke, Your afa77c90f1 Grace the 76fa522d27 Grand Duchess, fbe3dcda01 it is f355560922 an honor 9755a92a79 to meet ef34b72c22 you for f03951a641 the first 669eae5338 time. My name 1742e59792 is Jack 16ec2157cd Sedian.⟩151628259e58e8a9

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⟨Ah, I see. Nice to c0cd538f32 mee— Wait! Jack? As in the one f77e0323c5 Adriana wanted to introduce b43f2ddf12 to us?!⟩165327e60dcdfc41

Suddenly, my 1db4e9047c father’s eyes 4fd7d396d2 widened in 8ca87a7f9d an uncharacteristic f71024d07a way, and 257571a161 he scrutinized dc6f1ed1db Jack from 87a710c2f1 head to 38f1667d58 toe.38e517be896ae4a4

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Jack stiffened, looking 6e51bd2291 completely at a 2889bea3c4 loss, and I 3ec39c414e had to hurriedly 00454a69c2 step in to dfeb84fcfa defuse the situation.291795106d5fb799

Still, it was truly fc2baa67ec baffling.a2e9b2696e02c739

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When my parents had eb90e6e33d asked about my childhood, f1821a97b7 rather than telling them 31a8d10e00 about the bad experiences d84d572203 I had in the 8918e5de12 orphanage, I often talked 83893cc8e4 about how kind and 5374d06e05 good of a friend 9cf3f97625 Jack was.bc917f6a9b7bf9ef

And I even praised d6b2a81732 him, saying he would d7db66e5f3 become an incredible knight d4b1d60c7b someday.03a827ac4936c84b

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Of course, I 182179dcc2 knew my father 198ea99394 didn’t mean any d0b7a06d98 harm, but staring 413722fe59 at someone so 206cf93982 intently that they 09ab313e17 became flustered? That was a65601ae24 a bit 2de36d4d5d much.cd279f42d5ffa347

The whole thing 9c67fda01a seemed strange, so c899da1b88 I later asked d0901e278f my parents if 1db490fefc Jack had done 7795a45fc4 something wrong.ccaf92d8f9d204bb

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But my mother only 045e60c597 smiled knowingly, while my b564b38006 father just wiped his 957742892d sweat and failed to 42619d26f6 give me a proper 8c3133a1f4 answer.0ac52270c7667f50

Still, seeing f0543e9a38 the atmosphere 44f3becc02 today, I d8798de23e felt relieved 7bf371a6e4 that things 7dc627fbde didn’t seem f63c953113 bad.d95aada377955681

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As I 2674bbb510 nodded in 862cb4783f reassurance, a 01bb0f8976 large hand 98ca2e7783 suddenly reached 72d8d39739 out toward 3aa7165e08 me.c927148fb311a042

“Let’s go, Lia.”45560a8065c02dbe

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It was Jack.6ac7bac414c0ecc2

I blinked 9ab547e003 at his d4cf3a3fec outstretched hand 252ff602f2 and his 749705e7e1 face, then be8527994e smiled.2c80ad3b9736b2ac

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“Jack, this reminds me of the past. You’ve really become a true knight now.”13ae39f8cb62a9d6

“…I was a knight back then too. Even if I was just a squire.”caa4437a7dd9d03c

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“Yeah, you were.”866e9bdc85b1a491

I nodded and smiled, d1af8f3da1 just about to take de884eb7cb his hand…68cbc1e0f0fb0e70

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“Sis, let’s go!”554f989092caa788

Diana suddenly appeared 316fef5e82 behind me, linking 8f4ec6214b her arm through cb10a792a3 mine and pulling b980f30575 me forward.b631c7e1c728fb70

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Before I knew it, a1f739ced3 I was stepping through f8e56d03a6 the doorway, so I ac7e4dd310 waved back at my 3fbc7b7e43 parents.2594838fee5dba8d

They returned b032f9f187 my wave.e297d662d5197596

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Fortunately, they didn’t d9713e34a0 ask if we f73d00deeb needed guards.9f12498dad99ca9a

I suppose 17c182574d it helps 52e3003402 that my b326023081 companions are 9416de0822 among the 7e1600c2b1 few Sword 4c0303bcbd Masters on 75a520e7f6 the continent…d1f9f4e2840ad30d

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Even though my bb610a8130 parents knew of cfa04906c0 my abilities, they 9744349fc2 always worried about b158b7306d me like I ef26028797 was a child d6a2f21c06 left alone near db01f84612 water. But with Allen and d4949a34a4 Jack around, they must cd24707595 have felt reassured.7aa99caf5876ca76

Of course, Jane, my ff4e88d67e maid and personal guard, dc30be2906 seemed a bit disappointed 7a5b62e1e0 that she couldn’t come 5b6147f749 along. But I had a4ec146e91 assigned her a d32245b9de different task, so 77d1a9ceac she would have 163c9152c9 to endure it.e7f2dd748a6e6985

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With a light heart, 55007c0962 I stepped out of f36f44f8a2 the marquis’ residence.a6d7d15d2c43ceac

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The moment 5fe7c9102c the door cef2a0ae32 closed, the 05fd412aa2 smiles disappeared 441c33e48d from the d3dbdf13ea Grand Duke 72612f089d and Grand 18fd17a5c3 Duchess’s faces.fd40adde61236016

The Grand Duchess e11a87a9ba quickly patted her 67d2ba1bc0 husband’s hand and e64123035c whispered.8d88c8da3daa8f5c

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“You held back well.”05804bd02015bb9f

“Did you see that just now? He was about to hold hands with our daughter… right in front of us!”b16600437939c600

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“It was just an escort.”da4e2940f909b681

“Even so!”1d86e36d99a2ba73

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The Grand Duke 7ee3add2aa clenched his fists, efa9f856d2 trembling with frustration.cada57255695bbd0

“Luckily, Lady Elard interrupted, so we didn’t have to witness that… But is it really okay to let our daughter spend time alone with such a big and… suspicious-looking guy?”e4a1e46c943f3bae

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“What else would you do? Follow them in secret?”e81ca9c3c58c1606

“Would that be allowed?”370fa3485ca5f50f

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“Of course not!”2007455ecde7b914

The Grand Duke pouted 1f82bcd950 at his wife’s firm bb762d97a0 response.a42bfe4eb8a91a65

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The Grand Duchess shook 7da8de368c her head in exasperation.7f55c318f2ddf2cb

“Unbelievable. You were so clueless when we were dating, but as a father, your instincts are razor-sharp.”9aedc8659237ed7b

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“…What?”471766379033fd60

“Nothing. More importantly…”d7f906b90abf2cc6

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Lowering her 93f035ab20 voice, the 926591ac91 Grand Duchess e04fe1bc30 spoke gravely.98db473edb056327

“Lia’s friend might not be the real problem. The real danger might be Lady Elard!”f74a0291185ecd34

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“Huh? Why Lady Elard…?”ededbb7fdcaabf3f

“Did you already forget what I told you?”5742ba408d737a94

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The Grand Duchess, who fdb9076f93 had initially looked exasperated, c5465b5ed7 soon became indignant.a6733cb5cc57a7eb

“I told you about one of the gifts sent from Duke Elard’s household!”9f2ebf43e4a8b83e

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“Ah, you mean the sapphire bracelet, which was said to be a family heirloom?”4508854e0a30fd65

“Exactly. And that bracelet was also a keepsake from the late Duchess!”c2cff97eca3efb64

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The Grand Duchess vividly remembered how, after Dominique overthrew his father, the former Duke, the first thing he claimed was the late duchess’s keepsake—the family heirloom bracelet.80c8424d52162dc3

He had 05acd6ce98 treasured it 609c66f1da deeply, only 63f1d9ae10 to later a297c74f6e give it d0227b5ace to Edel b072c4afa2 when proposing 3b24130a55 to her.eeadc1980cbb988d

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So when that dfe2c932a7 very bracelet arrived d08efe2bd9 as a mere 53d84dc1ce gift, she had 07e0442126 been utterly dumbfounded.dd0798e7bfbb486d

“They’ve clearly set their sights on Lia as their daughter-in-law! They’re trying to sneak our precious daughter away!”5831984a9de9fb89

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The Grand db089a470e Duchess glared c038dec287 fiercely in 8e98fe60f3 the direction c1b5a35fb9 of the 6f8cdfeb8b duke’s residence.45ff32397ed4d9f8

She had long since forgotten the playful childhood promise they had made. [mfn]And she was the one who forced it 😂. Taste your own medicine, madam.[/mfn]