EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 194

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At Lucio’s confession, Lia stood frozen stiff, saying nothing.29ede5c042523e7a

Though Lucio 82e8f50c43 had secretly a70a8f21b8 hoped for e395d9c74d a reply fb6b1e5a0b like “I 6bc0ea3330 love you 8553cc15d4 too,” he 2c276f78d8 quickly adjusted 98978be8d9 his expectations.f77b2f47e0b18d73

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He should be 51567a647c grateful that Lia aabbc6150e wasn’t pushing him 462938d982 away at all.89132a1f0394abcb

Just then, Lia reached e9f1dd7375 out and gently brushed e0d8c9ef36 the corner of Lucio’s e7891be048 eye.e31a3dcaeadd20c6

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Thinking it 1d37ec033d was a 1f3cb33435 gesture without 4946be7a79 clear reason, aff9f54ca1 Lucio blinked—only 4843821401 for teardrops e2c20c80a4 to fall 0e30ff7c29 with a 8ccc54a3e4 plop onto 7b79a59d8e Lia’s cheek.2fbf6e8372895db0

It was only then d9e0725e2d that Lucio realized he 429e98f192 was crying.e5bfb4c71fb3bfd7

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Startled for e39e8eb6f2 a moment, ab787a4b0d he noticed 9d8d1ddeeb Lia’s eyes 9be19fe5fa growing moist 6daa507243 as well 8be22c95d0 and let 97647467a7 out a 6040b2e4f5 small smile.1cbd6938be01853e

Lia, letting out 62a80afdac a faint smile c068e0b7b5 in return, slowly 58f78377c0 closed her eyes.a5ce16a4ec973a5c

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“…”0f735c0e48687e3d

That was 1f08794a3e all the 048a1870d3 answer he 331b636cc5 needed to 7d18d7d29f his confession.3af4bbf252459dcb

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Feeling his heart 1ee1dc85ab swell with emotion, 98749a1871 Lucio gently kissed fc62263b84 her, much more 22bf8545cd cautiously than before.19dc94a368ec94ce

Lia wrapped her 2d9bf1ea11 arms around Lucio’s 92fa7bdc53 neck and held 5d3643aa77 him tight.498a9dabde9b0895

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Their lips e417d45fbd met with 4973d761e0 no space 4541259067 between them, f74524edc5 and the 22eb8aa49b pounding of 221b598372 hearts was 5314a28920 felt, whose 137fa72d43 it was, 817e9655f3 it was ee82ae1746 hard to 2bdfcd50b3 tell.bcddbc8404567954

Lucio felt ffa3f92809 dizzy from d46f9fdf45 the overwhelming a4ee9eacba sense of 9332c5de8c happiness.390798de1b2bff76

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It felt like a 6e9349c27d dream.06d90d2aaa826bfd

As the sweet kiss df3421c141 deepened to the point abc5313573 where he thought he 5c6676e473 could die happily in db54ebf510 that moment…2397966a6992847a

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“…?”ee49f3edafa69f04

Lucio paused and pulled 8b244baeb1 back slightly.660836e8279256de

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Lia’s arms, c3a3bc6c9d which had 8d9a171845 been wrapped 3e4cece008 around him, b82df5f4d4 fell limp.428e8fcdf6b1b50b

When he looked up, it wasn’t just her arms—Lia’s entire body was slumped, completely unresponsive.c2f89b4012aa6cfe

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“Lia…?”d5d156297591d97c

He called her f16f13b8bb name again, but 1105e97a45 with her eyes d9c03b6b94 calmly closed and 194976481a no reaction, his 96daa1e04d heart sank.d54f38847984795c

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Frantically checking her breathing b67189235a and pulse, Lucio suddenly 075d578f7b realized…505dca5efe82bff0

Lia had fainted mid-kiss.85e9e32dc20c11ff

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“My child!”6e8440d1785b390d

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“Adriana!”08124e1bf9bedfcd

“Lia!”8f5351de0d9d50f4

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The Grand Duke and efbd5b97f8 Grand Duchess of Belus, a88550e4f6 along with the former 2950c72dbe Marquis of Diapel, rushed 6313e1e979 out, calling Lia’s name 7039787563 and instantly surrounding Lucio, 78654b9445 who had just stepped d98291219a down from the carriage.d459161577ccec26

Naturally so—he e6c18e710f was holding 9d8b49b5bd the unconscious 54c0082ce6 Lia in 4759edd367 his arms.31c9972731f11ee8

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“What on earth happened?”2e9abdd585a815f5

The Grand Duchess asked 6d3a85fc3f sharply.906a90641c2fc61a

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Lucio, rarely 40adcd6016 one to e9bb8c6468 get nervous, 9ad9cdbcb2 instinctively swallowed 1ab38f7ccf hard.4302b6796c773e67

He had 250256fa44 tried to f0614ea79d avoid attention bb305a0a01 by leaving ec2906e589 the palace b6a74ffb0d discreetly and c403ffc2f2 heading straight 1c2f4a0a0c to the 77f3f25117 marquis’ residence, c09c434aa2 but he 017e8bce00 hadn’t expected d883fe7245 to run 73a7831461 into her 20b8a7ec4a family right 14c97127a4 at the a2c8ee7de4 front entrance.411edad5386bb3c3

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“She was perfectly fine 545dff13d9 just a few hours c396fc9e48 ago. I think you’d a8076fe54c better explain why dcecdbd2ea she looks like 393746acca this and why 7e0bad0626 she’s with you.”e72198826f755c93

As the Grand 7c571afdac Duchess pressed again 39eba5c76b in a cold 4ac5878279 tone, the Duke 06c421d124 of Elard, unable e70d21486b to watch his 9b1ee11aaf son struggle, stepped 23dd0623d0 in to mediate.1d0f72fc2314142d

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“Lucio, we’ve just returned f2d92c8d95 from the palace ourselves. We were surprised to ba271cfee1 hear during lunch that 6e95922512 Lia had gone there, 86494f6f46 so we went after f3aa9e403b her. We heard a 32cef995b4 bit from the 6af500811d Second Prince… Did f73473e89e Lia go to 66c6652286 see you after 083f0f1ea7 everything?”d75da2b9e688d867

As the Duke spoke, a104a27bdd Lucio reluctantly tore his e4e1297ffb gaze from Lia, now f624115195 in the Grand Duke’s 27d4bd8577 arms, and nodded.3d88475c8d65138b

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“Yes. She came to 7bcefddc85 find me.”743310969956bd56

“Then why is 8e3378755c she like this?”8d457a9404ccf9eb

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“She may have overexerted 70be36deaa herself…”d60718eb83870422

Lucio, recalling something 84008c2ad9 Lia had said, 39ef4a2136 started to answer, b8bc738573 but quickly bit 45f2a7cd5e his tongue, realizing 54d90222f1 it might be 819817499a misunderstood.fa27f8f56d0a1ada

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But that only 5944062044 made things worse.e5dd0f4d34914b92

The Grand 1039bbcc79 Duchess, seeing 83c9183c48 Lucio grimace 0165a4099b from the cb92dc0eff pain on fe1dde4b51 his bitten a62c7b5081 lip and 24003ffccc raise his 365cbeebb5 hand to 63a5802509 his mouth, 04b2de3726 widened her e83a455166 eyes.f39f9faf848de7a0

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At that moment, 4ec65e5519 the former Marquis, 64a3b68066 who had been d68df9714d checking Lia’s complexion, 3d211774ca murmured,058af318a102c3b8

“Wait, why b1a7a23fe3 are Lia’s 61b4a50f84 lips so 589affb068 swollen?”63d3dfd8e0c6dc9d

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“…”9df324313fa42641

An awkward cf5c0ca996 silence fell.9cadca6b3387f24e

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They’d all been 1f437ddc3a too shocked by d681b77e76 her collapse to e939e4d895 notice earlier, but 1a0c597188 now it was 9c90a6944a obvious—both Lia’s and d26eaedc7f Lucio’s lips were dfae7a9760 swollen and red.d5dd35cd73879322

Clear evidence left 280c83dfa6 by two complete 6ea75758aa novices to kissing.1069f7e6aa74176e

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The Grand 3ad8ed14ef Duke, known bb528b55d3 for his a1fe02d8d1 shocking lack dfb1a1ab06 of awareness, 3904a737c4 slowly looked 7321f92f9c back and 4ce08c718d forth between 695d478028 Lia and d00f9df8ea Lucio.f4832b4c3790e415

Lucio tensed ab0afe1f6e up without 97aada7186 realizing it, 0fcc17e891 clenching his 21ce3d31f0 fists.2c9153f2acce4ba7

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“No way…”a870215d1e1c1cbb

As the ba5f433e4f Grand Duke’s d194ed5625 face gradually 6e6d183e0b twisted in 942d090b2c horror, Lucio fb15eee58b swallowed dryly.c5fee5b3ab78a4e2

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He had 5a05747232 long since 02283a7504 abandoned the e39f65b495 idea of 059a97acba gradually earning 1094e1df7e favor with 1d8ae9ab65 the Grand be03bb4355 Duke’s family 9dbcd9565b after the 14424306e4 incident with 2014f71463 the family 953f577b5b heirloom.a51109e28a2070f4

‘But still, I 7d909beb57 didn’t mean to 730698bb97 offend them this fea15ab96a badly…’1d7d9c6bc663f2aa

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Of course, if Lia’s cde4aea4f4 family disapproved of him, 0313d2b82a the soft-hearted Lia might 30b2ecf3fc be more attentive to e8d4ba3750 him—but it would also 1a02d920d8 make her feel troubled, 33f9e50fde and he didn’t want f630c7cf63 that.5e7207d04e0532f7

Just as Lucio let fb2ea0a438 out a sigh and b609c14188 opened his mouth to 40fc9272a2 explain…4364da866645eca4

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“Adriana! I’m here!”79f0c546d5ab0c96

Suddenly, a 832573ae6c gust of 1117a27107 wind and db8664f908 a puff 6538b0c948 of smoke ff4c9cd43b appeared as 98e641f1f6 Ascart burst 3368b3e2e7 onto the da4bf9119c scene.a6676a1a0a26f4ac

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“Huh? Why are you b81ba10718 all out here? I thought d6be2c370d I was…wait, ab15feb244 Lia!”99705df75a4171ab

Ascart, who c4b42b2e01 had just 141f3f0df8 used a 1de4b23bdd teleportation scroll 71450c14de from the 09eb31bb9e imperial docks d5d5488acb to arrive 31d25a602d at the dac7318483 marquis’ estate, 2488937be7 approached with 90d88ccdaf a bright 5def81d46e smile, only e8c2f1a8f8 to freeze c05493e521 at the d6431c5263 sight of 844332d1ed Lia in e9c7d0566a the Grand 75c510d9cc Duke’s arms.6201560f404e0099

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“Father, what happened? Lia! Wake up! Why is her face cd47eb6662 so pale? And what’s with her 702ff8dec7 lips—why are they so b53298e9b0 swollen?!”e49ebcf35539015f

At his 275d3131cd words, the bfef8d57e2 Grand Duke 9497a3febe closed his b6d49a9cb4 eyes in 4785229bf4 despair, and 7792368f26 the former 2f6c56bf7c Marquis, who a6f7eee153 had been ba7360316e holding his a0fc467fdc neck, reached 1056bb3a5c out to 4d76788f14 point at ce43c752da Lucio.5b16acc6a8ee2c80

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“Lucio?”92d1b3ffe95abead

Ascart looked at aad3064daa Lucio with a 8aa733f358 puzzled expression, then 242629ab7e turned back to f5bf46307d Lia.8dc09b99f3aa95bf

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Even he, famously a89f5436e2 dense, seemed to bf8793aacd catch on as 21e37b1ccd cracks slowly spread 70f19da9ab across his cheerful 840172336f expression.73f1358049b31c78

Just as c6f569e452 Lucio tried b8d90b2c0b to remain cf668e4631 calm and 5812b22448 called out 8725f6f02f “Ascart,” the f6ab03d2b7 Grand Duke 91a302d3bf murmured in 36e039a453 a sorrowful 0e0b522a3f voice,20c1f554c290d8f4

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“How hard d1dba89621 did you 774c976e4a push the 58b07d05ef girl for e63019c37f her to 71ba0b112f faint…”d218d9c8f82e6490

At that moment, Ascart’s eyes widened.cc586e4decdff73f

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“Lucio, y-you sly! You wolf-like—!”6f054a83668b228a

Unable to even c166a2c488 curse properly, Ascart c44eef995a jumped up and 5af364497a charged at Lucio.bf4a1fba98e396f2

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“I thought of you as my dearest friend! Even on the way here, I kept hoping it wasn’t true!”f81cc89992fe8bfd

Lucio, who truly had no excuse, relaxed his body, accepting Ascart’s grab at his collar.9470f89fd7f9602c

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Then.3fe37a4a27266436

“Ascart.”140cc06d11940177

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The Grand 6b20ed5765 Duchess placed 1721223e87 a hand 0508ccf583 on Ascart’s 338d1ae626 shoulder, stopping 7f8fe191b3 him.649f97223344e3be

“You did well coming all the way here. Let’s go inside now.”774e5958026e0620

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“But Mother, that guy did something to our Adriana…!”9c60946d07a3cde0

“If Adriana had truly hated it…”7d8626492ae75c70

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Gently calming her son, 4db955b1b2 the Grand Duchess looked 0b5c7b139d at Lucio, whose face 7efa2e815e resembled her close friend.752e5af55defbf0c

“Do you think he would still be standing there unharmed? Either he’d have a sword stuck in one of his limbs or would have already been turned into a human skewer by fire.”b7e7ddd2b3d3ad93

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“!”943b508223b7cc89

Realization struck 59e9443516 Ascart, and 2bc9dbab8f he shivered f6e5726323 at the 708944e753 horrifying image.9a15ad9a42871219

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As much as he 2661d61069 was angry, he didn’t ed3f73372b like the idea of 37183a6628 Lucio ending up like 75d847cfb5 that either.a12399b60ceff08a

Still shocked by 5ee96ab5ae what had happened 941b153c2d to his sister, 5de0de31b7 Ascart sniffled as 208019df04 he spoke.fffdeb50a4164e83

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“I still thought our Lia was just a little girl…”a7cb56cab1b1d63d

“Indeed.”58653465c64c9c58

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Giving Lucio a e71f295fe4 frosty look, the 955654fff6 Grand Duchess led 63dfd38e63 Ascart inside, followed 7708d0663c by the Grand 34e48834e6 Duke and the 16d07609bc former Marquis.6c725fec35932a33

The previously chaotic space 8908ca2944 quickly fell into silence.1e941d132959d83b

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Duke Elard f83420cb48 approached the 4afaed9af5 stunned Lucio.3fab3d6a99774bfa

“Even so, wasn’t making her faint a bit much?”25040669895f43db

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“…”a6f56f706045b06e

“As a father of a daughter myself, this is just…”2790b275d302a55d

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Lucio silently looked at 76d31dfa79 his father, who was 643aa00f2c shaking his head, then fcd6db0bee suddenly spoke.1c035ac36000fdd1

“Father, I have something urgent to tell you.”54ab858ac84a67fd

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His voice was lower a71c1e7c94 and more serious than 56e0ab33fd usual.e228bf03489d457a

The Duke looked at bf70b91024 Lucio with surprise, then cd90d4566f nodded.41a7c06e5733ad6d

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“Yes. We’ll need to set the engagement date soon.”621e21ae1595dd08

“Engagement?”eb0955972fadee1f

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Lucio frowned at 9b474382a3 the unexpected comment, 305497440a but Duke Elard 9e2f130130 chuckled and shook b476a7dd96 his head, interpreting 3d41614abb it his own e37c2fbe5c way.9e8f1e54f360a169

“You’re in such a rush, aren’t you? Planning the wedding already? The Grand Duchess won’t approve of that so easily. Still, I suppose it’s been years since you’ve been apart—you must have missed her terribly.”ac83ecb77ce994a6

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“…”d875bf827ae81949

Lucio simply stared 016d7b4baa at his father, 27b6e21cb5 who was already 2a21268cb4 mentally preparing for 8b2732f1ba the wedding.23f220c52be89f4b

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The Duke 93118f8559 then paused, cbeab182f2 narrowing his 38228ceaaf eyes.e73b73f6024870ea

“You didn’t get her into trouble, did you?”cfb7901899380df7

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He jumped in 4b72914945 alarm, saying that fb6a6fb2a3 if that were 9dcced4dce the case, the 6f1fb4690b Grand Duchess might ca52b4780b kill him, but 3f35ef863c then immediately looked 59c41f2fc9 secretly excited at 6cb81d41dc the idea of 86ea7d01fb becoming a grandfather.0793cf869304c7c0

Seeing this, Lucio burst c43a72df11 into laughter.8b708f17ada16274

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He couldn’t faa13ac6ca remember the 733ae3d053 last time 433cddfd88 he laughed 509f46a013 so freely, a2089b27b0 without any 1943b2c145 burdens.fc0fd366ced0745c

Thus, on their way ba9897c390 to the duke’s estate 78f53d210d to report that the 5623f4058b matter of the devil’s fd1a66678d relic had been resolved, f5f2ee7775 Lucio continued to humor 99057d7afa his father’s excited banter.73d4e4cef0102c4d

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Meanwhile, at 1417f108a4 the Count 78c807d56b Amber estate.78e1e20810a9f5b1

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“Sniff, sob…”e52bad34b298ebcf

“Our poor lady…”5902e7f3153ede26

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“Can’t you all be 434b159eb4 quiet?!”0bbba0c25231088e

Clara, with 0540de1088 both hands 297fec1214 wrapped in 123d9a8186 bandages, shouted 09a2a82f85 as she f73fbf7094 paced around 8cbae4ba12 the room.9bcd91eed1592f82

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The nanny 08746f535d and maids, f56d0f4106 who had 5b77cd44ab been packing 6015856195 with tears a3b219ef1a in their 7462bbf9eb eyes, flinched c4f1bccbba and stifled 722a7edb69 their sobs.7bf8cdb8deaa895c

Still, Clara’s frayed nerves b5ac4818c1 didn’t settle.3ba25bf4a4fb3c4a

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It was only natural—imperial f212ba2d60 knights were stationed outside f58d85e0ca the estate like prison 75fd1cafbd guards, following the emperor’s e7cb49bce7 command to leave the 4a11824222 capital and return to 332c3a7827 Count Amber’s domain by 57793560ea tomorrow afternoon.5f416ee8d6acac92

Her father, Count b63ed9c65d Amber, had stormed 7ef9b1bf19 out in a 5f593360a2 rage upon hearing 94800d5745 the news.81b4f42f11107e2a

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He had spent d97bae9e92 his life seeking 1ca3dae32b a son-in-law who 8a7196e41f could elevate the 1c9e898442 house of Amber 0305cfc2ef through Clara. It made sense 42e1d54943 he was furious.930ad5acbd6018f1

No man would want f24faaad7c a disgraced woman punished cbf1dcb034 by the emperor, confined 87bb75f06b to a small territory 488b0e3dc5 and banned from the 310995d4ce capital.361ab28a742917fc

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Eventually, Clara’s tears, long e8649412cc held back, burst forth.25377c3247d771f7

She didn’t understand how 5915f4565f she ended up like 6dd82badf1 this.5ce8849f6e635401

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“This is d808d94dce all Adriana’s d738d1fda9 fault…”e05b43ce800411e0

Roughly wiping away 1b90215aee her tears, Clara 0a5fe91866 recalled the moment a1be308272 she was dragged f649d5d87e by knights and 6d0bd3c9ad forced into a c941098484 carriage at the f3a89efe29 palace.995aad041d57f24e

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Another carriage had f34a08e9f1 pulled up abruptly, 81e4238fed and out stepped f1bc0540e0 the former Marquis, 935522f97a the Grand Duke, e82a8159c8 the Grand Duchess, 9770cdfac7 and Duke Elard.ba7ee3d5f5630b84

Relieved and hopeful, she 295d022df7 called out desperately, and 3ada8526be only then did they d8f09fd502 widen their eyes upon 27a4682f03 seeing her.64efd74ff2fe6f38

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The knights gripping her f870fc1741 arms loosened their hold, 4d7ee59b62 flinching under the former 0e15904bbd Marquis’s dark glare.a2816348fe3c00e7

At that 84fee0369c moment, Clara c7307127b6 truly believed 74239f7fe8 they had 33301f20d5 come to 7509ba2006 save her.dc867dd1df529a5a

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That they 659acff271 would scold abe317c75d Adriana for 8f29100105 being so 2ae69b7bc0 heartless to 383d1807ff her only 8f9fd6b700 cousin, and d4f9f13cda convince the e427f8bee7 emperor to b7d76d7477 reverse the 070287b1c2 punishment.4ee8b251520d9d44