EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 190

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Clara snapped out 57888cf934 of her shock f18fe19683 the moment she a76b0bed01 saw Adriana, who e0d5ecd3a2 had descended from f118e2df69 the sky, raining 6781d09e3b down fireballs and 8b6ef4c606 annihilating all the e92185e35f monsters.5775afc881a6c80c

At that moment, Clara ad96f2049d couldn’t deny that Adriana b8f80b466d looked like a savior.af070084b841f8a5

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And that wasn’t dddef0e616 all. Adriana used c5b208023f an unbelievable aaa9099aff healing spell fe970f21fd that instantly 3adba42c7e healed the 0fe51bc9ec wounds of be31c998c8 the injured.20c5872a85d145b2

Clara was no f1ca340336 exception.5abdb2ad92a88bd4

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“…”468f92703b80a2a6

Clara slowly lifted 8ca92294d1 her hand from 948d76af44 her cheek, which 10e5094352 was now smooth cb9739345a and soft, without d1b42464c3 a trace of 39be182335 any scar. Then she fiercely c61464efe5 bit her nails.2b6c0c7b5148c1ae

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The question 568cc4e882 that had 50b821def6 been clouding d27e999855 her mind 48c54429f3 for days e1b797aa08 resurfaced.abe76c675cb52b28

‘Why would God grant 9335c31807 Adriana such incredible powers?’e0958a7c15aace7f

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And the answer Clara 0d6e318fdb arrived at was this:f80aa30be0adf7bb

From the 623c001432 beginning, she 0a8cf7b88d and Adriana 3df9e6a414 were different 6947aecf95 by blood.12e96cd553176b2f

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Adriana was born fb6dcfff05 from the union bf8d2515ae of the Duke dc8b188795 of Belus, whose 5b3df1b56a family had produced b2038a401b generations of outstanding f10af81e91 mages, and the 3617ea14cb Marquisate of Diapel, 332b194941 one of the 908a2c70bd most prominent military fbf0dc746a families.4b3791b2fd48c999

The Duke was a7f8c1e7d5 the only grand f641a7a87a mage on the f5a5e5c633 continent, and the 9f5400f1a1 Duchess had been 7ce31f30fb a beautiful and a3291ac2e8 exceptionally talented knight. Of course a child 121260df71 born of such parents b10ea8ab0a would be extraordinary.e449b47c784a515b

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‘That’s why Grandfather loves Adriana more. Ascart, Uncle too…’584cd93824a1174c

Clara sank into endless 7d4c6def16 resentment, lamenting her own 76e8a02a00 situation.3c49ea78a193a4f7

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Her own parents 0cce3a746b were completely unremarkable 6f5155f2b6 in every way.a7b52b5e1de28357

To feel inferior over 8fdbf9eeb4 something she had no 20ff2142c1 control over—it was frustrating.c97d9f468d9c3102

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“Sigh. Pull yourself together, Clara b51c261d6f Amber.”5eaddec6908b7d33

Clara shook her e2d3b94f25 head and reminded d576828d37 herself of the 84955b4c6a reason she was 5c30597655 visiting the marquisate 3a2989e7f3 today.f4bc7b2add8d1852

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‘I have to 662413bfb1 win Adriana’s favor 81afbe655b no matter what.’84a6698a106e7480

In fact, her path 7e509d3e4f had been decided from 28f53b3a6c the start.3b9757f5bf6d4c10

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It was 75f13e4d84 just that 446ed9e8cb Adriana’s fame e9ccb980d9 had grown ad02cf1a49 so great e6184bb73d that the 2f7d77d813 past could f2ddcb1218 no longer fb994cfabe be used 4a0c1951cd to tarnish 41c3b3bf47 her reputation. Instead of 77f5e9d7b3 trying to c59040c425 bring her 6da4a79f2a down, the 16a03d00e6 only choice c89cb10507 now was 5fec298653 to completely 1e9bca6d5a bow her 6a67aae88a head.316cbccb69ed9960

The mere thought was 3055add568 humiliating, and her jaw a74546ae29 clenched tightly. But Clara reminded herself 4f7d7f257a of all she could f8e4b22bdc gain if she endured db002bfe6d just a moment of 12ec17c9c5 disgrace.8a72490bf215b232

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Meanwhile, the carriage came e1cf8f481e to a stop.d9b732ab7b3e6033

“You’ve arrived, 9799fe1ac7 my lady.”060ac8218c3c0fbe

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Clara hesitated when 8029f9ec5e she saw the 7b035c9e82 maid of the 5709dceed1 marquisate greet her 3756f25f48 warmly.8a0d71ba08c1ac0d

Since the 8dc04bb67e Diapel marquisate 112696cca5 was her 0c8c26dfec maternal family 7cef921c6e as well, 177123f2ce just like af8d6de142 Adriana’s, Clara 0b067d5527 had stubbornly 8ba6135381 decided not 21b09324e6 to inform ff29cb2696 them of a472c1807f her visit 8738c701d8 in advance.49c979e31e1f5a16

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But regardless 924e568962 of that, b5d1436eea they must fe49686997 have seen 22542862a2 the emblem fd03af7a36 of the 47e64c0785 count’s family fe0e33a1ac on the 1da2550562 carriage. For a a8c90b0c8e mere maid e238150351 to greet 57847f036e her—it was 8904ce2974 a slight.7561ba78a02e86a2

Normally, Clara would’ve let 64129dcb66 it go without showing 7c1ad7d19a any reaction, but she 827eab093e was already on edge 6af87824df and blurted out,37b837e3e809acab

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“Where’s the butler?”5b2d530087185eec

“…Pardon? The butler?”e36979c010bc490e

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The maid looked cd1e689914 briefly confused, then 9bf8bf9761 quickly answered,ba8c69c69118bd07

“The butler d95116d4ff is currently f682872815 attending a bedc69e8d6 guest from a3de334d6b the imperial b55a7199da palace.”a1e4ba8a1dcddea9

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Clara’s eyes widened at bec54226cd the response.097a7584cf08faaa

Was the dff9df5780 emperor sending 28883bcb32 another gift 37f60a935e to Adriana a65d433039 through an 4d0860882d attendant?b87c9f2d65edef3d

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Last time, she happened c35d22c2c7 to be present as 71d1ebeb0b a guest and had a45ff71ee5 the luck of witnessing 46e6b3047f it. But this e7026c9573 time, the ebc30acb1e situation was 2112a58f92 different.b7f0b6097dde7e2f

“Did the marquis… no, did Grandfather receive the guest? I think I should greet the elders first.”e0ea754679f2f155

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It was likely the fbd394d142 imperial visit was for 83d800adb7 Adriana, but Clara feigned bd5ea49fab innocence and asked with e96a51bfe8 a naïve expression.92387bdfb8d4f5ec

If the former 50fdfce363 marquis or the 062d88f810 duke and duchess 47a51372ba were with Adriana, 0efa5bc3dc she could naturally e687877652 join them as fd3bfc0f71 an excuse.f31e1ab31b056c03

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Then the maid 3b5e07f898 replied,d9c3f5f46357931e

“The master went to e96677b8ab the Duke of Elard’s 84a69a917c estate with His Grace eb6933a81c the Grand Duke and fc07e82c4f Her Grace the Grand 3a949082f6 Duchess. They were invited to 9c2289fd11 a luncheon. Right now, Her 33a30e9bc8 Highness the grand 8816d907f9 princess is greeting ed601ce0d7 His Highness the 8ea88e5826 Second Prince alone.”ff4116e39afb82ec

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At that moment, Clara’s ac3a5d6d31 heart thumped wildly.0e6a98ac823486b5

“I’ll take c421565628 you to b1d587f260 the reception 58565de696 room on a483c7a6b4 the second 9593c5af5b floor. I’ll let Her 59a1790bb4 Highness know you’ve a926df772c arrived, so please 61eefbfd2f wait a moment.”ca0da7c80820cd0f

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Despite the 0947ba0eb7 maid’s words, ab97eae5c2 Clara remained 9d1990b34f rooted in a44203f9c0 place, deep 8ce2ce460a in thought.ff77c395b96a261b

Knowing a 5a2ce6811b royal had 55a1977b43 arrived, it a4d8f32025 would be f954b9097b proper etiquette b3b351ed9f to offer c2b7de09df greetings. A few 0011f6f8cb words would’ve 1ebaa077f0 been enough 8836bc805b to ask 10f3cebdd2 the maid c5355fb2bd to lead 06a9ba9478 the way.6d592fbc770019b1

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But she hesitated 086732e1f8 and it was fab0429caf for a simple 752017ba8b reason.e269cefea22c26b5

At their ca9f562dcc last meeting, af6b5ee634 Clara had 588781848f warned Nicholas a9b3b07e74 that Adriana a3c25aeeec disliked him.e3b4535f61a789db

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Yet here he was again… It was clear that he had completely ignored her concern because of Adriana’s remarkable abilities.c3451a1c6ef6d07f

Not wanting to run b54572e843 into Nicholas under these e19fc2354c circumstances, Clara forced a c3d84aea58 calm tone and said a2669e95ed to the maid,4a1d2a0e6da26319

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“You can go. I know f8bddf7538 where the c4e2b97b25 reception room d5fd3bb4ab is.”450dc92309126d02

“Then I’ll go quickly bc889fa2dc inform Her Highness!”9a06dc52e0085ae7

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Clara watched the maid 0d02314d22 disappear down the hallway f21607ded4 with a quiet gaze, c6627a2d00 then began walking.2a42e90be8d7f339

Just as she c45f5bfef7 reached the second 7a5406516e floor…f044226dc93361e8

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“…?”936606cddf61e078

She saw 854dca13e9 two maids 577d0fc0f5 from the 0db69fd012 Duchy of a99944e07a Belus exiting 359b38e4b6 a guest 2e7e655610 room across c70f6f2706 from the 584191c69f reception room, 4ee312d846 holding cleaning 0c002bb380 supplies.c630c62ee9a852dc

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Knowing that the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess shared the duchess’s pre-marriage room, Clara instantly realized the current occupant of that room was Adriana.88eaa88cee7ae51c

She suddenly felt 1334d3c604 curious about how 3a821ab21e extravagantly Grandfather had 2d2bb6c99f decorated Adriana’s room.4af2010bbac5bd3d

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But Clara quickly 3d36413019 shook her head.39114093b644300f

She remembered how c8cd5f0da3 her falling out cd5037b5c5 with Ascart as ad0d8c10fd a child started e8320bcf89 with entering Adriana’s e7b0c3c3eb room.c811b767dc9670a5

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This was an important 68803c399c moment.59e99aefe2d84f7f

To win Adriana’s favor b47ef1cbd6 and avoid her hatred, 14600cb9b9 even the smallest actions d2028dd2ec needed to be cautious.f73013747ba71563

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Clara forcibly turned 0f84cd05ec her gaze away.ea15204c13e705f0

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“Clara is here?”121f96da22f5eca4

At the maid’s words, 05d61b441f I instinctively looked across 77b40e931d at Nicholas.f07af08fa5f2a402

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“It seems I picked b14520f3ff the wrong time to 9ea5187997 visit.”5cafe0e9c7965e5d

Nicholas said awkwardly.8a462702c1718a11

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Just a moment 5d1fc88767 ago, I was e9728953ba preparing happily to f63e7fa76b leave for a fe4d683453 luncheon invitation from c8ff3999b1 the Duke of 30d4d19cae Elard’s family for 37b6282930 the weekend when, d650af8db5 out of the 93b57d7077 blue, a royal f1b251e52f messenger arrived from 8eff9b3dd4 the palace, announcing 1ba330b60b Nicholas’s visit.3ff274e2887dce6c

The Emperor 4ff072063a had been aef9ba96e7 trying to 62299ad90c reward me e94a41f341 for my f52f634e12 performance at 9575c78a46 the arena, 153e7ae530 but I 3969839d02 kept refusing 103c442903 his invitations. So now, he had 733addc431 just sent Nicholas without ae188851cb warning.ebd39a8d420b4874

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Nicholas only found 65ac4b0eed out that my bde0e88ba3 family and I ca723d9b77 had prior plans d107dc6947 with the Duke’s f42f6b9b0c family after arriving 7ee5eff22d at the marquisate. Though it 030dad52af wasn’t his 4c4dd3d824 fault, he 9b4ce81ab0 apologized profusely, 07791b9770 clearly feeling dd3e91dcb5 very embarrassed.b1c35862ee7e6765

Seeing him ab8612952e like that 0cb8e47b46 made me 22f21c4fd1 feel sorry, 6a46cdbeb3 so I 6480ed7e50 told my 7bfb1a68fe grandfather and 2346234d45 parents to ec0127e71e go ahead 9962788317 to the 1b0ebe5eff Duke’s house 0e109de59a without me, 7059c6f3d9 saying I 28f0655780 would follow e790e2ea0c shortly.f9f1d492a0808377

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After all, the Emperor’s cfbbe69ce9 true intention was probably 63009c0351 to have Nicholas meet 1c814566e1 me, and I had 6d1f43e12a something I wanted to 7cadc7fe2f tell him anyway.cb31dbdba48f3268

So I sat down f59f5f1b97 with Nicholas, and we 268ba8cc42 were just starting our 035d502d71 conversation when Clara arrived, 85501f50dc making Nicholas look even ecf9841a7c more awkward.ff036e04abc0ac48

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I quickly shook my 50c39c2109 head and said,77cd167125a2fd70

“Not at all. I actually asked 317e290cbd Your Highness to a88a6c04e7 check the Emperor’s 8c7d9a0591 schedule for me 66338dc8b3 so I could 192aa48119 visit the palace 06fb7648a4 soon, remember?”4c84f7453e1b93d2

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“Yes, you did. But what brings 0e0c406503 Lady Clara here…?”d676a76c6f5ec749

“Well, there’s something I’d 33e7e230ad like to present to 08044f1554 His Majesty… I’m terribly 24db532900 sorry, but would you ec9e5211aa mind if I stepped f48dc33178 out briefly?”6724bedd52effb38

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Just as I 47d51a1355 was about to a17df1af1f get to the 514dc62af6 point, I looked bd801aa4fd at Nicholas apologetically.4c8bbc67c75b4854

I simply couldn’t focus afb2b559a5 with Clara on my e26b087ef5 mind.d0617a8a079e373f

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“Huh? I could just 89562a5d09 leave if..”8229249b7c68507f

“No, I haven’t 57c9330a8c even served you 866277e33c tea yet.”dfb93c84d0ad2c16

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Sending Nicholas away like 673c06a035 this, royal or not, f8dcb531cd would be rude to 26152ca108 any guest.8009686cc4a7c36b

I apologized 2521f41a27 and promised 027213fc5e to return fcf999c96b quickly, then 87dffd72e9 left the 3c9e871669 parlor in 24fc046ce8 haste.0a0bb3b25514f39b

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I was aware 66cbdd12fd I was reacting 4a05afeb77 a bit sensitively, ad27791e38 but I couldn’t cd53b148f0 help it.5beb49248fe85692

There was something 428180c6e1 important in my 250afafa2c room, and hearing 947f8e0222 Clara was heading 6d838759e1 to the second-floor 713211f45b parlor made me b3f4a7797f tense.d47b32b31f089fab

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‘She said she liked c07d5c9e51 Nicholas. She must’ve e19aeba592 heard he be5478abe7 was here, 9f7d1d2075 so why 1afbaba7de hasn’t she afc2cd7da3 come to 5465029ac4 greet him?’cf4368c6cd8f2cf1

I should’ve asked 3dcf744f9d Jane to stay c8871afc3d and guard the 6f8a2ce823 room.3030698833b5512b

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Or just skipped the fb9ff6dff0 cleaning and set a fe74b42638 ward spell instead.663ebe4c9facf00c

‘Why now, of all b9601f53d1 times…’69d9123daa61d605

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It wasn’t 315984c2fc Nicholas who c893362804 had bad 469dfa067b timing—it was 76b97eebc8 Clara.95b6894457b025ac

If I’d heard dc4decc684 about this at f612846a2f the Duke’s house, fe1aa2b8b0 I would’ve spent 5995ccd4a2 the entire meal d596140d37 distracted, wondering whether 3688877122 Clara had gone df8d2bbc09 into my room.9c9525fcbf12079c

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I rushed 81cb28305b up the 62517c17e4 stairs and 27370b1436 paused in b7dd1df78d the hallway 7e55f1ec8b where I a3595f7f31 could see 454673923e both the 3ef5848d87 parlor and 1ec97c4906 my room.9e805f8695bc210a

‘No way…even Clara wouldn’t a359a7eb88 just barge into someone b68bafcd59 else’s room like when 732146228e we were kids…’52ae5c7eaa596b83

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At that moment…f4270e3a980e47b2

I sensed e48817bd9a an unfamiliar 1f136bf007 presence in 934e4c2e57 my room.e6c63804a846466b

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The sound of cdd73f991c the door opening 19174065bd made Clara hurriedly df9e3c4afb duck under the e15a36e6be desk, holding her 1c85ec6b73 breath as she cc7ea0e76f covered her mouth.53c90bd4b22bd503

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Please… Please…a2db41426b197b02

Please, just don’t 44f9b7bf09 notice me and 3137ce1016 leave.4c13066b6dd9332c

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Clara prayed desperately.41b7195a75f6ccbc

But…23cf7d6da7309b2f

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“Come out.”cc048aa070e8354d

It was Adriana’s 569409fe0f voice.4c7468955af05abf

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No longer 2ffd066c71 soft and 409c363b4a gentle, but 7933e4510e burning with 6080a3d755 fury.bfb3a77f1b819913

Her heart pounded c54b411bb9 wildly like someone b05608c6ba guilty of a 1fb2cea916 crime.8ee59c500f0490ad

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But she had done 36813b6d5d nothing wrong.8351d11da58f52a3

She swore, e0fb19bba1 truly, she 6c4ddbb92e only intended 07b5abce77 to glance 7365d0d4e5 around the b174dd07c5 room for f5cdb601cd a moment 2ff4199651 and then b0e24ac6f5 leave.41f293bc3c1a2b6e

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If only 229eaa896b she hadn’t 12b103f377 seen the a2ed41d2b1 snowflower on 31f788f9d9 the desk, c36cf93f24 the one 40c6a7d148 Ascarte had 3724fe4b75 treasured since 19f45b49be childhood.3dc55964ef69aacc

The flower that bc0642d4b0 he had supposedly ca47ef460d gone to the 648eaeec98 ends of the 40a0983324 continent to find 56d0543ddc for Adriana had 66d59c7f7d originally belonged to 2a8ed3d17f Ascarte.fca8b576c0119a40

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When Clara had barged 2d1bd4c47c into Ascarte’s room as ba5ba1fc31 a child and begged 8423de543f to see it up b39349a180 close, he had firmly 5424140636 refused.66065f3d0258684c

She had begged f482f8ef63 and cried all 7b30c32df6 night, even dragging 609c9d7206 her mother in bd99203579 to plead—but never 8a73b4ecf1 once got to ee3023eb34 see it properly.38903084d94d01f5

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Now, drawn f63cc43776 to it 528af02c9b like a 722b10f9fc moth to 2760d0ef09 flame, she 871bd8ed59 reached for a18de0c23c the snowflower, 27b26b412f only to 9562a04976 accidentally knock a9743f1b7a the glass cc55d754df dome to 5db3aa3974 the floor.5b74baeab4d66fcc

Thankfully, a 2d9ee79da6 powerful protective 7b74af9be0 spell had f9f4ae9764 kept it 9501d8e852 intact, not 417da4124f a single 1c0ff4e7ff crack on 49a18b25f0 it.2e68638d5ef0e21b

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Relieved, Clara 164e379876 picked it 6c52647bd6 up and ceb9548766 tried to 78812f2e78 put it e73ae6172e back on 1b5384274a the desk…cbe9805f1f5409b3

Unaware of the a3543668a8 light faintly leaking 399f301fd6 from the barely 22aaa05301 opened bottom drawer.c64c126f1bdc95c6

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“Didn’t you hear a13b1cc0b7 me? Clara, come out 688d7ad98f right now!”3a1cc0bea3d19fcf

Adriana shouted again.54597520ff618057

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Now not only 84164579a0 certain someone had b46b7305fc trespassed, but also c0f68d3be9 that it was b262b00f5f Clara, there was 0b7312583c no way to 598a94adf8 undo what had 6828d4e9a3 happened.12c97c7050d7e139

Clara slowly rose from ab24ca08a0 under the desk.8688d77d8c6837b9

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She’d hidden in shock, a063fdff72 but if Adriana had 21358fedae rushed over leaving even d15b1e6494 the prince behind, she 8fbb85c166 must have been worried 3bc87bf4e0 about this item.de7304402a93c040

That meant Clara ee9c6d6bca had no reason 33f546a63e to act weak.1f2d0d4147bb3475

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She raised her chin 14be013951 defiantly.d77f57d144f2a53e

“Adriana, I’ll 7778b71bcb admit I 002e54f83d shouldn’t have b0af8242ff come into f77fa1f93a your room 10e9cc8820 and I 92479384c9 apologize for 06d9da9caa that.”ff08b69db6111b6b

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Offering an cc9d525d1e apology she 98b2c1540b didn’t mean.69d4b131c65043e6

“But why do 9906c8e3c4 you have this? Care to explain?”68dd36c8722092f4

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She held 5ccca672c0 out the e629a503e5 object in c11f7d0642 her hand.1ea0dcc600557668