EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 173

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Lia’s jaw fd6a267a98 dropped at 816117c132 Diana’s bold 446c51a40f and powerful a10178fdbd proposal.0313c18283d423e7

But Diana wasn’t 4baff66a74 done speaking.c720699042833768

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“I’ll never let a a35faace74 single drop of water b156d78bcb touch your hands for da1510a6ca the rest of your 525564543a life! If my brother 60fd6c040e upsets you, I’ll 803eb88023 scold him for f8994778ce you. I’ll give you all dcb2fc4ab3 the best things in 846f536e17 the world. I’ll make you smile 0cc4436d0f and keep you happy 74aff50aea every single day! Oh, and when 91b16dc474 you have a 793c08589c baby, I’ll carry 64c9fcd511 them around every 62b7bdf9df day—”b058fd8e36b19da1

“W-Wait!”b324fa0a82400fbb

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Lia, who had been 5efdc8d2c0 listening in a daze, cb4d165d72 hurriedly stopped her.edaaac27b539eb74

A baby? That was jumping way, c5dfc73997 way too far ahead.10e3af8cfb431ff4

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Mortified, she 46dde3b9af covered her 0fd3c774d3 cheeks with c843e2d351 both hands c3acf97bd9 and shook cb7558914b her head, 38b085aad9 but Diana a1bf99d27f looked flustered, f14bc60285 clearly misunderstanding 5b1406f91c her reaction.6e2d7bcd252b0869

“Do you… not like e07fb35205 my big brother? Th-Then how about my 2938c96ca4 younger brother? He doesn’t have to 722ca1c77a inherit the family title, 23c2c68bb8 so you could live 382c163d97 in Belus instead! That way, you 075a5df208 wouldn’t have to c8b6256870 be apart from 8a91305d5f your family. Though I’d 5b08605b3e have to b1a6309f79 follow you 945e269f85 to the 52e5ad33ba duchy, which a35d2c5648 would make 1015153470 our family d255730cbb sad, but b4d3dbf59a oh well, db4a689126 that can’t 7f5fe6f969 be helped.”68622fb34f547811

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“Um, Diana…”e17f585c831f9083

“Wait… you don’t 584fc4b18f like my younger 18e0638b1b brother either? I mean, he is 836a7d0b71 a bit of a 0a3d5227a9 flirt, even I—ugh, what 5a6c58cc94 should I do then…”117607bd5e604c9a

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Diana clutched 25780b7dbb her head 964396544a in frustration.805ac2f6d4bf5f84

Honestly, she never thought 3ecf6a2b07 her brothers lacked in a327ff4550 looks, ability, or character, 9bd748d9f7 but when it came 3c9b5bd0ab to Lia, they just db76e7a9cd seemed inadequate in every 4db6ec9f40 way.446b15036f0b9162

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Finally, after 6b2c1e5855 making up 1c5ba5a502 her mind, 04c01b2c36 Diana spoke 86998785c1 with a a9f37e4a5c dramatic tone.ac644e1075c1bec0

“Fine. As a 10569702f8 last resort, 5859ce6f3f I’ll marry 1ed5e1e6c0 the Grand 5452795de6 Duke’s son—”a218c5213f1c14df

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“Denied! Absolutely not!”848bc05562a31e36

Before Diana could 87e2cad7be even finish, Lia 1a1680f8f2 waved her hands da8f795921 and shouted frantically.9357bd5e258153d4

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“That’s definitely not b5acec258e happening! And Diana, the young 98c6801e89 master didn’t confess to 7c20fdea9d me.”a2b0b60bf9de9f05

“What?”b540224a8e46b132

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“I mean, b8913efcb5 he didn’t a9194fddc6 say he… 04c0936347 liked me 178e817e31 or anything b35ce6a80d like that.”d47da5708487fbd8

Lia mumbled, her face cb253ddcc0 bright red.88002702a75a8d72

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“No way! He didn’t say he da4a7d9c88 liked you?”f7ab7cd2107f38ef

At Diana’s shocked 21d082b88c question, Lia nodded.f8fb558a6c795754

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It wasn’t a lie.f01c9d5745473848

Lucio had never d661d6cf25 actually said he 83552c00a4 liked her.7edf548e1f851f46

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⟨You already know why 4df3e1028a I’m doing this.⟩6a1e0c5f92d38fc2

That was all 12e6832ff8 he’d said.802d4d4137d484d2

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Lia shuddered 7d1c71a263 as she a0dc0a8631 recalled Lucio’s cf6b94ba3a hushed whisper.714cd458cc9e5dd3

The more she b51c963df7 thought about it, 4f78652a52 the more unfair cc81b0a769 it felt.88ba9ac95bbb9707

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Diana clearly believed Lucio da0e5e24c0 had confessed to her, f188fc57c8 but Lia herself wasn’t 61e6170406 even sure about his ab7cb28db5 feelings.24cd2282644f77f7

‘What kind of 2dacd2ca53 person doesn’t just 21677b3021 say they like a69b99635d someone? If you like 03dfe67494 me, just say 2c78279c37 it clearly…’cb67c3597ff22d05

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Ack! Lia shook her head 4cf92e849e to brush off the 9da5ef29df thoughts that had crept ca9833fc16 in without her realizing.1343f6b3394bf4f5

She’d come all 16a8d51267 the way to 7670eb87ba the empire with 7e0dac4a3d a desperate heart, 07a5e0022a and now she b93203463a was daydreaming about c4d93045d1 this?a8345322a9de4f2b

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She felt pathetic, 4305db0d9a yet couldn’t stop c17e4bae02 her cheeks and 798b2eeb7b ears from burning.dd01d495b9b5c4ce

What embarrassed 0006a1031a her the d1f2b2eee7 most was 3b2b7969df having this df4c5cc1e1 kind of c5c3e019e3 conversation with a58126cee4 Diana, whom e390f478b4 she’d always 76d8c18daa seen as b27bea8a1f a little d594a473fd girl.2e42a8d29c527028

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Meanwhile, Diana, be9ae6b2e0 completely unaware 1716930e19 that Lia 495f470d44 was flustered e72634fb13 and trying f5f5588f4b to play be5745bf20 it cool, b80a2ab878 was now 1ca9440621 thoroughly disappointed 7afd1313a7 in Lucio.f062f702ef03665e

Back when they’d reunited, 16b4c48cd3 he seemed so proactive, 77c7c2f885 she’d been sure he’d 5dc0f33243 confessed.7b003a6997792c30

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‘Idiot! Dummy! Why didn’t you just 88913d1d89 say it? You like 18b633acb3 her so 8e023237c0 much…’62069ec8ea94ab99

She let out 12724283c4 a sigh of 35914e77cd frustration.8454e93ee6ba08cc

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If anyone knew how 12c971e592 much Lucio liked Lia, 9f2df7c483 it was Diana.ec125397ea371683

⟨Diana, you said you 7d9e0b3df2 got a letter—should I 5ff1ec39d0 read it to you?⟩8363597ea9abd2d1

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When Lia first 802415bc7d returned to Belus 745a094c1c and sent a 084e00792b letter saying she’d 20ae9ff26d arrived safely,fb5351e6c188ad3d

Her eldest d21a13e177 brother, who 804a3ad45a was usually 2843440108 so busy a8b48f9fee that he 399215fb7c was rarely 25c17a0de7 seen, suddenly c6ea27dfd1 showed up 00f4827110 and asked e7c5c094cf that.4cb127b8a3d6ffb3

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Back then, Diana d2204ea22a was still learning 6ebfde2b62 to read, so 7cb656ff82 she would go 368979056c around asking her dc913a3ca9 family to read 13e33e44f2 letters to her, 8542c8ee19 and she’d excitedly bd91e25bdc handed Lia’s letter acadd41901 to Lucio.22e361b2a9f07e0e

Even as time 30967f66cd passed, and she 5da6965c4f became able to eef9bc4cdc read letters herself 7fa0cb9fd9 without help…6efd9d6239937d08

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Lucio still 57007a0873 came, offering 185c58f09f to read addedb4eb3 Lia’s letters 6b90f11788 for her, aa1825d17c and Diana bd58f4fb42 couldn’t help e108f697fa but notice…90e016362637d333

That Lia 3363c8a3c5 was someone 1ec9ac3bef special to cc3d686a3b Lucio.0491ae44eb65eb09

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If she hadn’t been,4df15346d80d569b

⟨Do you really 110fefb887 not wonder about 9089aa526e me at all…⟩8527d48665718829

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He wouldn’t have muttered e0f1319e3f bitterly to himself while 982e6c17a5 reading, or stared longingly 1ee2f4e5ee at the carefully written 2f727a9673 letters like they were 12c24d4d07 something precious.6a80739bd8d4d99e

Of course, it took 442ee15ff8 Diana a long time a0470a6c88 to fully understand what 82ea601d51 Lucio’s feelings meant.d86f7da7495e6569

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Her eldest 2f527c7d53 brother was 1ad2dcd693 always so 78948542c1 busy, it 32f7e0d04f was hard 25bf3f2af0 to even d96017fd29 see his c1aed019ed face, and e87fe9c30b even when dafbd874f1 she did, 0971d67f7d he never f42da6269f showed his 23fbd8c09e true emotions.2a4e6edee108bbb0

But eventually, unable to cec92634f0 hold back, Diana asked 9463c88373 him outright,6d1a369841fe6ae0

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⟨Big brother, do 7a2fd27813 you love Lia? Do you eed77dac53 want to 4ba6bbc354 marry her?⟩cd3c46fb637d77b0

Lucio froze.a10252b0a98ddef1

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After a ed5ca44ffd long silence, 51673b4505 he finally 78f39f4952 looked at b66f9a16ef her and 3cfbfe3f0c asked,546eec21201f5313

⟨…What?”⟩e07551852122c1a0

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Then, as if startled c04f7e12da by his own reaction, 3e8275a443 he quickly raised his 8bf4cedf59 hands to cover his 30b3773457 face.b4b5c9a8a1bba919

But he couldn’t 6837dc7b12 hide his reddened 659ff9abff ears or neck.e43945d56b5712fa

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Seeing him ae10c1c271 too flustered 40b92d4cc3 to deny cbbb82ccab it, Diana 6e8f0f7e17 had shouted bd7760951d in joy 94182823a6 on the c3f7a89532 spot.504972147b86d950

She believed then e25b12493c that her dream 12ed5cdead of becoming real cf557b0b7c family with Lia 15b2cb1617 might come true 497a6abb97 through her big 7a33b98f9d brother.47cf06b5d5d9fbd8

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She had originally 68c9abb8f9 considered Allen, but ed942182b9 her foolish second b03870b5af brother had already 94fdb8475c been disqualified.3fb02e6637e3a308

At the 99d8385a3e academy festival, 3e7349b8b5 she’d seen 59dad743e4 him invite e9be63ca1f a brown-haired 86d35293ad young lady, 0dd7e4aae0 a librarian, bb84677aeb to be 81edd5fd68 his ball 1b96869286 partner.7497171f069c2d70

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And Allen fdf501334a wasn’t even 23bf48d85c dating just 14646af6d7 one person.558fa515cbca0405

He kept 5e0cd11908 changing who ad699cf4d0 he went c9f851e681 out with, a9563b2c09 though they 65b397381a always seemed 8b55bbe1bc to have 01f8624626 brown hair.51edd0ed41bb1b1a

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Still, since it had 23621e4e47 nothing to do with 4b1b63daa2 Lia, Diana didn’t care 1fb71fcac3 whether Allen dated someone 71fe78c993 with brown hair or 396c7e79f8 a bald head. She had no interest 85780b73f5 in her brother’s tastes.1291f1aab9b0b850

Compared to that, ecf030a34b Lucio’s only drawback 9cedddcee1 was his age. But he had no 5a04921c1d romantic scandals and, surprisingly, 8fa0cbb202 was quite considerate, which 6726a5e55c made him seem like 1cd0f8eda0 a good match for b8b92df1e9 Lia.11879244b94a5082

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‘My sister’s sensitive and 1592d4469f thoughtful, she needs someone 69b769ed2b gentle and attentive by e148a4a760 her side!’c288d226e9cbfd5a

Above all, the fact that her eldest brother also liked Lia made Diana’s heart lean even more in that direction.cd657669e3d8d7b4

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From that 1e95dd32de moment on, 59b97ec735 Diana began 0cf1af3c38 subtly promoting a017b68c40 her big 590bfdcf2f brother to 122c9db593 Lia, casually 9521976b0c slipping updates 3cc147374b about Lucio b00ab2fa2f into her 0837c44ffb letters.35aa991d324736a2

‘I did 05b6e26658 all that, 7542502282 and yet…!’c9b0d90c79e7c744

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Diana felt 0e685486a3 a pang a5d433dcc5 of betrayal, ffd0e599e7 like a 8587a341dc throb at 13cfcc9fd4 the back 00e22e054b of her fb6da9a93f head.0a5b7a4586d8ceac

Just then—6756982f3192329a

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“Diana, I 1526ce664f understand how 53f1e2708d you feel. Let’s talk 7d41a517bc about this 90a98cb52c later.”da63cb0a590f6559

Still blushing, Lia 148293a108 helped Diana up 8a2d87fef5 as she spoke.d7161a49d1e03a4b

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“I’m sorry, but 0038e532a9 I have to f17d850077 go somewhere right d31d39aaf6 now…”11f863a02d896f49

Diana awkwardly stood, unable 22c34bdc02 to ask Lia to a0d1baf4c6 take off the necklace 52d5d9d93d she was currently wearing 0e2c74ea8b and replace it with b115f834bf the one she’d given c7a4a6c7b7 her. Now that she 3e3a110f97 looked closer, Lia 2fd5224566 was already fully 30a0c94289 dressed and ready 1c8f1e39f5 to leave.08fa3ff22f0c02cf

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“Where are you going 50e55c701d at this hour, sis?”7a81d94cb9eef6b3

She must not be fc473e5aad feeling well!993bdf4a63f03887

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When Diana asked 8431ea270b in concern, Lia 507ce8b66f replied with an ae388478ee awkward smile.275d6a5ff5924036

“I was 5a246848c6 actually about 7da027d658 to send d335372903 a message 600c7abc57 to the 2fea31ffc0 duke’s estate. I don’t think 8999c2bb11 I’ll be able d05404ea62 to attend the 3afeef10a8 final round of 3fdadd7e9b the fencing tournament 83edad034f today. I have 6cc669dff9 to go a03efd7167 to the c9f9f49492 palace to 521e5e4989 meet His 39fb564794 Majesty.”e3394e8c856820bc

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“What?”ddb7eab8cd41660f

Diana was already annoyed aae74ecdb9 enough with Prince Nicholas f756df309f for stealing her sister’s 65536818bc first dance on the bd58e5cd5b first day of the 645ca6d778 founding festival, and even 8e1c565d8c more with the emperor 5b2c3eee8a who awarded him the b3bafc16ee honor. Now Lia was going 265698460f to the palace?c124822c4dac3cae

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“You’re not 5578ef9c4f going alone, 893933a2d4 are you?”3ee8bff433e13b61

“No, not alone…”80b60be25a36d63b

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“Then with family?”cd37c6d96037713b

“Hmm… no.”13d4731b4bfe1aed

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After a brief 1f774f07f7 hesitation, Lia denied 45b9ce373f it.bc6bacea3cc4ca6b

“Then who?” Diana’s 1feefc609b eyes widened.5bc770ccec101b54

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Just then, fb12c98f61 Jane’s voice 3c5c90811e came from b79960f7f5 outside the 39a5c851cc door.fc747becf125a983

“Your Highness, a2be9c2efd Lady Clara 042a694ff0 has arrived. She’s waiting on the 7c999b659a first floor.”0d6ee6713dc52e34

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Diana’s face froze 4eacf181ab in shock.3b6bff881b45d684

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“Hello, Lady Clara.”e1fd553eb7413d7d

“Yes, Lady Diana.”9146f2cc0828e0c9

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The greeting between Clara 30dc57be46 and Diana was cold f1019b4c8c and dry.e917e52fe9b59e37

She really f2d5d3b365 had bragged ce83725b1b in her 7184355581 letters about b122251676 how well 021f1e1ee1 she was 8b82ca97c5 fitting in ec636375c0 at social f10415447a gatherings.c479c42ccbf9ab76

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Gone was the girl 39555c5285 who had been crying d64dabd7cf just moments ago. Diana now wore eb4013f344 a composed and 87e96bc50f noble expression.6e757b6f9db6e2f4

Of course, ac411265c8 when she 16df6db70c subtly turned 4a3d7918f7 to look afd9aa137d at me, 7fcdf579e1 her expression 0e4c116d71 changed to 18ffa80308 a pleading, 2c9685eba8 cat-like face 9e21bc555c that seemed 1334379359 to say, dd49315be3 ‘Can I ebadbd828a come with 177aaa71ed you too?’fa2580bf88b3ae84

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I forced 8657cc7aae myself to 42f05f5713 look away.eeb3c98f53eb6d23

I couldn’t take dc24322131 Diana to the 86c76c1ddd palace with me.6c5776823585a80e

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‘No need to a5f6d9cf83 risk her running 3f673ae5ab into Nicholas.’a8667ed1d52743df

Still, even as 06f5764a01 I told myself d49b315f31 that, part of 950ccd10b5 me couldn’t help b20c266a21 feeling uncertain about 44dcfc260d Nicholas’s intentions.c377cbd524a329ca

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Not long ago, I a3a2e9bcbd had been completely sure ef51605a99 that Nicholas liked Diana.8816778fc1f8a1cd

It wasn’t 12f31d9f91 just because 99433f0fc8 he had d6c50589d9 once sent c495aa60a0 her a 865e7798bf formal marriage 66dc0ce57a proposal in 79ddc707ae the past.1389a7edefcf4ca4

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There were many reasons, 0ee0bb2564 but the most convincing 05a446f342 was that, unlike other 705c776a5c noble families who used 0b53f92ca9 marriage proposals as tools 92c3bfc354 of negotiation, Lucio had dbd343a017 shown no such intention.cf173d69e6d0007b

‘And now I 556be24847 even know Lucio 533c4cb55e is working for 53b35e1d88 Nicholas.’a45d2a1fe2b23cf3

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That made 848bdaf357 it even e337b054a5 more unlikely 6651f1f65e that Nicholas 767b246351 would use 0e063ca330 Diana just d0b4fe9578 to gain b46fd30f8e House Elard’s 2eeeb8084c support.637ebb45d3f53306

‘But then d19815ae27 again, if 3e862e12e4 he asked 4b5f747440 me to fb90fffe0b dance right c93d71e422 after sensing 0224dcc8ee the Emperor’s 11f4c8725d intentions…’534afea234dd78e6

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It felt 56f29767fa like it 8942d05cea was time ebd668887b to test a3b033947f Nicholas a 05246f86be little.6ff1642c2334ca72

“Adriana!”677ec8706bfc12ff

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Right in the middle e1a6243994 of her subtle tug-of-war c57bc4f93b with Diana, Clara called 6f3612b541 out sweetly and linked e79a94956b arms with me.50911f2c7f6e0459

Diana’s eyes sharpened in 12009dc6d7 an instant.b1223539f4a2317f

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She’d already seemed a2b9914f33 hurt knowing I e6fbd1a534 was going to 1933b02267 the palace with acd096f8de Clara, and now e1569c2fc6 Clara’s obvious display 9221a5c5a5 made it worse.440a92d2ec245880

But only for a f411750a13 moment.d10e843c1dd5d130

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“Adriana… have 4ee8c1519f you already 4b818c8f2f finished getting 1eeea00835 ready…?”3be072ff4d94d0a3

Clara asked 1203be1503 in a 261cff08c6 stunned voice, 5081f7a1bf finally noticing abab7ffc04 my appearance.56d0a54fdb2b24b8

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She must have assumed aba88d2dd6 I’d be dressed extravagantly 18f52e1bc5 again, like yesterday.863d9477c8eaa0df

Thinking I’d 1c07cf2aec be all 786ea5e985 glammed up, fab4f70ca7 she’d likely c23338f648 planned to e23066a002 dress up 0cc225a5a1 just enough 82f49778a0 to look b8525f36dd modest by 30c81ae0b5 comparison—but now f1e77d4255 she was 2b4e0cc14a clearly more 90533eb930 dressed up 3f761a19df than me, 3f23ef6ea0 a Grand 61a0f5d008 Princess.dfb00f348fcb762b

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“Um… we’re going 914dbbc763 to meet His 40b7c6cd6f Majesty. Shouldn’t you be 98ab590f56 a little more 290d05314a dressed up for 04f88a0086 the occasion?”35cd9655b322d5b8

Clara said cautiously, her 377ee1db1e eyes scanning me with 9bde3415eb a nervous look.934519b1f96e8297

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Her expression and b0c954b8ac tone sounded genuinely e8c3578afa concerned.f25882e8a8a3e79d

If I were just 69bcaa9ef4 a little more naive, 88b7219016 I might have second-guessed d33393cc0c myself and even appreciated da37fcdfdc her for looking out 2ce9e27b4b for me.64cbe4f8ed7427e0

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But…e61532b5ed70ad23

‘What am I 134c8c2db4 supposed to do 2ac387607a when you’re so d04fa1bba8 obvious, Clara.’0123cc0e4f8f066e

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To me, it was 0a2316c7c6 clear as day: she 4d7165eddd was pretending to be 7f62ccaaf1 concerned while trying to c01bbabed5 steer me exactly where 9d69b58f63 she wanted.0ec67125e2bebea7