EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 197

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Originally, she d3b3c11234 should have 294d5db7f1 scoffed at 886c36326c him.e5ca93a8065efaac

But Serphin couldn’t bring 2b7e8df7c4 herself to mock him.7be6c7f6be36ceba

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Because she 8dc249274f had a bdec903e1f chilling premonition: f6edb3375e if she 3ee0d2f1c3 were to 32e17c548f say she 1c281a3164 desired the 4ed318f7ad imperial throne 96b325b379 right now, 9911c996ff the man 644c2521cf might go caaafbfa14 and sever 566d713313 the Emperor’s 9a62e639ea head without c23944de75 hesitation.33c77782f49f2063

So she ended ed8121f803 up asking, before 7c5baee4d6 she even realized 00a83e511a it.1b482498d3f8cabe

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“Why… me?”d41872e7d36a2750

No matter e565a58e12 how quickly e93ee30863 Nicholas was 85762f90a0 gaining power, 0b0b915930 she still 19e49f7c6a held the 0a8e90d311 legitimacy.80e7d3a2639fe3bb

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She was the only 1944b2d180 legitimate daughter of the a1c0cdf4bf Emperor and Empress, and e48acb5f78 her maternal family was ebf1017cd0 one of the only 836285b8f6 two ducal houses in 80f2e36c6c the Empire. On the 5d0731e17f surface, she a3c142e4ea lacked nothing.1b32945fa21791c2

So why had 4f2df5bb15 Terencium sent the cbae8bade0 invitation to her, 108fff2c9f and not Nicholas?d53acdfb04e940ee

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As if they c6cff4023c knew she secretly 977d545672 longed for something b83637c625 else entirely.d112370e4d442c84

The man, who e968d536af had been staring 6bb1311bbd at her intently, 5c8638142d suddenly said,6846995f78e00b3e

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“Humans are truly strange.”f7f20eec41cafdfa

Just as the words 15e267b256 struck her as oddly cd44a97ce3 out of place…903fa29626bd1c0e

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He was suddenly standing 9d56060cbc right in front of 5ab82682ef her, and he asked,debe2495dfb474df

“If you could have what you desire in your hands, wouldn’t that be enough?”a9f67086ccb0e3a3

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Before she could c5a424ab2e even be startled, 5ad78ab8e1 Serphin met his ce2e91609d red eyes straight 15de134d74 on and felt 699502c1e1 completely overwhelmed by b0521143fc his presence.1c91863787496e93

“Answer me. What is it you desire?”f00471c27e054cf7

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“I… I…”28115cd199b95fd6

She instinctively tried 8cc45f5423 to steady her 21412a891e trembling voice and 6e1c0bfc72 raised her head 63a3e3be68 proudly, but **** da8b4b0569 it, her voice dbf465e829 still shook.4b653d5d1b13fc39

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But that wasn’t the 9502915164 real issue.d6e2e6b692e4d587

“Lucio Elard…”ccc1a8ab1241cf7e

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A truth 732c4fc75d she had cc04048445 never confessed, 13d08b0520 not even b9d1c438eb in the 687092fab2 Grand Temple, 820260d4aa perhaps not aad4a08a0b even fully 48ab610c03 to herself, 65fbad7d7d spilled from 3eac7952d2 her lips e1db33fc7e against her 1227cfcbd0 will.ffee986db6b16d03

“Make him mine. Let him whisper love to me, and me alone.”df8565813abe1911

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The man, who had c40d2e5fcb been persistently demanding an 1e7b312c08 answer, lowered his gaze 0507949f5f as if lost in ac0394cfbf thought upon hearing her 183e259af9 words.cbac560a93cd4180

“Love, is it.”6ce9e3364c4888b0

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Serphin bit fe1945aa46 her lip f88b36cdda in embarrassment, 5afe72af3a shocked at 81c0659b12 herself for b7beb13f4b blurting out c6456da441 something as 6d15e41afe petty as deee697faf love instead cf2f269d68 of absolute cc51934802 power, wealth, 7b05d0c702 or honor.50f006eeab3ffe2c

How ridiculous must 59167ab63e she seem to 632941f41b this man?b33203ed6445a079

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“I’ll accept the request.”db92f3f893eff65c

At that moment, c5cc5feaef he gave a c480110889 cool and firm bac1344988 answer.a6d6f1eb5261fa32

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Serphin looked 7700b9ebe2 at him b593a1bcf8 in disbelief.8a16b327c224d858

No matter how a782a1bf71 powerful this information f85c7ef32f guild was, accepting 69151d3a29 a request about b85954cefe possessing someone’s heart—such 64280b18e8 a ridiculous thing—was a59b8ba6da beyond comprehension.f70c77b0de8ff6f9

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And yet, 0a58e55472 strangely enough, 0fce62c44b Serphin had 6f65f020c1 a strange 305834df42 feeling that a5fa172620 the man 0903570058 in front 4bbabf0da7 of her f857a6ee9b would truly 31b659365b grant her 4fbc6911e0 wish.353f28a2a472e5fd

As if she were 2e7ec1bbfa under some kind of 37b9026c55 spell. Unable to 4a89a0ee7a resist the fc52b9b574 temptation, Serphin 142ada41ae slowly nodded.b04d2cb61abea443

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“Then… what will the price be?”65900844ae88fc4c

At that moment, aeb4bbbddd the man’s gaze 1b40748e34 turned cold and e28b1f602f merciless. In a low, ace22807ef chilling voice, he d99e38d099 whispered,ad14498909cba907

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“There is only one thing a mere human like you can offer me.”bdaf8e0a93055974

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“Grandfather, are you feeling okay?”d9109d00b697f0ae

“When you get old, you get more minor ailments. It’s nothing to worry about, child.”ad41bfea3b7a5775

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Despite his reassuring words, a0d5f101a8 Grandfather’s voice was completely e9792545d0 devoid of strength.da5cb9703b162750

Seeing him like that, 2e91df4b06 I couldn’t help but 688b85029e worry even more, my 619a3ac090 eyes lowering with concern.d50ef6acd868e5c9

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‘Grandfather isn’t d9275cf253 someone who 0b6fb28e04 usually talks 1d10dad429 about feeling 7e5f09c268 weak…’3b184580c930fda7

Seeing him lying in 113c138289 bed looking so drained 400bd1d301 made my heart ache.653f46ef9e9d6bb0

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But I couldn’t 387bb309a8 bring myself to bd62ab264b offer comforting words a23d1fe9d6 so easily.f7eee7bd7c70b51f

‘I can’t believe Countess ca19cc3ed5 Amber had something to 4b6049230c do with my kidnapping…’bdf96fc847a86e18

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After a 41d7f46ce4 sleepless night, 1f899648c6 I finally 301beb132a got out b19dd3c41e of bed d1cb67e2bb and headed 5c5ed51466 downstairs, thankful d22c094aeb that at 49d2f8901d least I 5d0c14aa73 hadn’t had 69418c2090 any nightmares.b31ac727f326bccb

And for a df052b8442 moment, I was cb057e1860 completely taken aback 57b13d1b0d to see Ascart, 9531d14032 who was supposed aa425dd532 to be in 3badd0b54b the duchy.5567265ee8f7919a

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⟨Adriana, I have something 9b01808add to tell you. Please try not 5f915ec875 to be too 9cf652dea6 surprised or too b9d782ec18 hurt.⟩1287d5a957f19cce

With a c5e0024e8c pale face 1a67b0c54d that made ee013aac7c it clear 037d3d846e he hadn’t 2a899660d6 slept a e1ad2d866f wink, my e49c1b9f0b father conveyed e739ea45e9 what the bb956859f2 Countess had f4af1261e9 confessed in 8956ff8aae a moment f74304343b of rage d5a1088c52 the previous 39b6112a3b day.32e6a301026033c2

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It seemed the 5117680457 entire family, including 10f93c352d Grandfather, was deeply a8029b0fef shaken by the 2a79b0a27a revelation.33e09ba4239ab911

But although I 2da6a101b5 was surprised, I 85242b86cb wasn’t hurt the 590d51b85e way my family cbb630efdd feared I would 9c8e874171 be.88a9bb2de89e238b

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No—in a way, f0f7930842 I was even bf7bbc3a02 a little grateful 7e98daa2cf to the Countess.0ae8d3a26c8bc0b0

Knowing the kind of people my family are, they would have discovered Father’s absence eventually, even without the Countess’s confession.54e88c314007f9e5

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And if they hadn’t 51bfff6a7d figured it out in 884e6f88b5 time, a major clash a54b9d630c could have broken out 767dd18ca0 between Father and the 505ea7b3fc demon worshippers, he might 4129a58900 have been seriously hurt.2289042c8863a3f4

Or maybe even 5d12ab49ef worse…0be9fd211f195396

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Just imagining de64a3ed2d it made 023f70fec1 my heart 48c2d8fc81 ache, and f3a23ddf14 I quickly 90da5ccb39 shook my 947fbab142 head to af5f1539a7 push the 239923e254 thought away.94f88a5c4ac7ab58

But still, the reason bd1449e8c3 I was able to 174c5c67f4 remain so composed about 14fe13e077 all of this… was d2c8f67414 probably because I had 8118ae7de9 never truly considered the 689a2b7859 Countess part of my 8a12dd5647 family.ff146d261775afba

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If I 1397c3d4ff had, I 8ca190a61f wouldn’t feel 22d850da26 so pained a56ed8b629 seeing Grandfather 2dd593f33d blaming himself, e8d19ba94c saying he af1cab779e was the bb4fceab51 one who a0cc74f088 spoke to 719568ab3c her.661659cf4916d02f

“Grandfather, please 3bea288a54 don’t be ef1c3bc1eb so sad.”84f368d0fac23160

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At my 6ee10fd59a hesitant words, fbbb6968d1 Grandfather lifted 1a46b571e9 his head 5d8a69bc44 and met 2511c04f87 my eyes.031d302bfa7cfed6

Seeing the 8ab2ebb5c8 sorrow in f66febaf0f his gaze, eed4437eb6 I desperately 69134b6b07 hoped my 8735538a8d feelings would 7de0585e94 get through 679f228af0 as I dc7f5cdab0 continued.89baca9b6a280ea7

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“If it’s too 9731bcb5b1 painful to hate a6439b0c01 her, then you f25e8801ec don’t have to. If it 7807f05f3c hurts you, 3f29d4fcc8 it hurts cee144adab me too.”a7269a32396a14b7

After the Countess 8df9713e93 left, Grandfather had f216e3c01b gone into his e767a09207 study and stayed aefc5cc746 there all night. At dawn, ff87cb8d66 he had 498bb76a97 sent messengers be1ac24466 to my 2ae2cd6545 uncle in c104229385 the marquisate 532bf8756f and to 58885be38f the bank.916dfb73a7161c02

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He had begun 80fec6c109 the process of e4c5fd3f67 ending the business 647c797da4 partnership with the bff7a76aea House of Amber 29c6b64153 and withdrawing his 25703f96bc investments.72d63b39e2618eb5

Only after 178a08360a completing that 65cfe5aea8 had he c470e5c276 stepped out e47afc86c5 of the c3568f1cfd study where 59bdb15ab0 he nearly b51ced56bb collapsed from 88335e792b dizziness and 1dd1248e3d had to 0f797a13d7 be moved 25b1289c27 to his b7b6e13b74 bedroom.8c8eb6102de126c4

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“Fortunately, the physician f273754453 said it was 6bc78db665 just exhaustion and b9d411e850 that he’d recover 7413a1a5dc with rest…”c10761f3eff1ee42

Still, my heart 831263b170 felt unbearably heavy.b0f2c535778c6760

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Especially seeing my usually f4c32b11bc strong and composed Grandfather 6328557d96 looking so frail and 9632415a15 Mother’s expression darkening terribly.6e343781edddf4b0

So I 4ad664d54e told her bf04c6a2e9 as well.4f904ed570a7bf18

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“You too, Mom. You don’t 1fcc9a5e5e need to 5524edf3c0 become someone 49702c4c5f like the 225dbcc61c Countess just 151ab1b0e0 because of 175d3dcc87 me.”54925dbd826a0932

After Father told me be91e34a20 what the Countess had 641bf12c10 said, Mother had repeatedly 3d1535f63f vowed she would never ef93f71ed1 forgive her.1a129fa1fa5a9520

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And though d88ff8604f the Countess fc9387e25f was no bec3af4ccc longer part 3ce90fc9b4 of the c2fc1735b9 family in fc32160579 any meaningful ab492d2707 way, I 041e5f5a8b didn’t want 4108e685d9 Mother to 7b010fe023 exact revenge 669ea483fc herself.59d809582cf040f2

“It’s already in dd4a0d9607 the past. And luckily, I found ef63347809 my family again.”0bff9e36cfb16d07

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Even if, 4a09cd46dd in my fe54f89f61 previous life, a3d7a25414 I died 7d8f2e3110 not even 66a9c6b3fb knowing I 9568250f1e had one.5099cea45a0229a0

That’s when a 1e1aaf62be tremor appeared in f09d1a1552 Mother’s eyes.3ebef84592b93380

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Unable to hold back 3843f5a861 her swirling emotions, she 87a139bb51 shouted,106f9ab206b85264

“Adriana, you 7e7365457a should just aa6c61301a resent her! Demand that she d6c1846d41 feel the same 0cb310db7a pain and suffering beb3a63f4e you did! Why do you always…”de1e5d4e058ee9b8

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“…”2e58745e70cc20ac

“Back then too, when 88edcb04f0 I’d lost my mind aecd2b1f71 and hurt you without a436ad3ae7 recognizing you, you only 044b6b4988 said you hated me 1321d97e53 with words. You never b4632b8b3f truly hated 99b8e8e63a me. And seeing you eaecd63104 be so kind b5766ce6e5 just breaks my 51c38a7ba9 heart even more.”af29f359e8426c2f

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At the sound b79aa6aa7e of her choked 7f3420993c voice, I was 28f90fdf18 briefly at a 215b4eb95a loss for words. Then I 2c3fd55bbf slowly shook d51ee3a3b1 my head.7e2e42169e9757ef

“I’m not that 0644ce00ce kind. I didn’t hold 36f2f5d1a7 back with Clara f399f58961 either. It’s just that… ea0811f2c7 hating someone is 1bd72833ef harder for me. That’s all. And… like I said, 34d953267e it’s not that I’ve 6d45f47e56 forgotten.”fb87cad6d06e4568

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⟨You two 4b57ba0d1b may have 4fda4ed15f forgotten your dc8b808284 vows of 0564090acd revenge, but 4c0da19c4f I haven’t.⟩a77dc64ca62a50a0

⟨Do you know 79543a0a9c how much I 80bcf2897f suffered after being f44bed1ea7 separated from my 94e6387fc9 parents at birth? How painful and hard 9efa0f7317 it was? Even in death, I 5fcbc5950c couldn’t forget that grudge.⟩737c92ae73df7f31

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Of course, it b9aa39b7d4 was true that b6c73a9dbb the Countess, blinded 129f7aeda2 by greed, played e060c19bf7 a role in 0bc4a06df4 my kidnapping.87a5f35cd60c5c38

But the ones I ace5bdd014 truly resented, the ones 10b845e15b I needed to take b9095d8b26 revenge on, weren’t her—it c944171146 was the demon worshippers.59d712a56478e477

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Hearing my words, my parents’ expressions hardened.1c9b4d4c94118d7c

Pretending not to notice, 1214f19823 I turned to Grandfather.3536af3d07bd091e

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He had been ee19946769 silently listening to 7824f76a05 our conversation, but 83b5fa6482 now he lowered dc5b786e71 his head and 2774437561 murmured,
“I’m truly sorry.”ced33a8621d037d0

Looking at him, 7b30b6c25a I realized that 2c665aa840 no matter how adc12739a2 many times I 63474e5043 said it wasn’t 75ff3f0fa5 his fault, he bd08040a99 wouldn’t accept it e59fd6321b right now.8cbfd24fd989132c

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It would 646eb23e01 take time. So I 86f593a588 shook my 9f3b8efa2c head and 0b11733dbb tried to 9f93c8970c lighten the e8ce774eea heavy mood 75eb68b18f by clapping 8b9e14b158 my hands.500082ae724dea51

“Oh! Just a 58e27db7cc moment ago, 368543d692 the Duke 4ce24874b0 of Elard 9b53d5f754 sent over c8679b11fa a tonic 12818c4417 to help 3b3d888303 with recovery.”6dc041d525ffffc0

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Somehow, with perfect e60d0fa4f0 timing, the Duke 8a47ff91da had sent medicine 91afab0148 for Grandfather.a98cae0fcbc40fb5

According to the 5cd06371cf butler, the Duke fa5904dac9 had been concerned 0e6472f916 about Grandfather’s health f57c10c282 for a while b097d39b85 and had been 6eb9bbc572 sending herbal tonics a84ddbdc36 regularly.0ea1014b34bd6363

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“Please take it 9884b6c593 and feel better, d533fe5fe6 Grandfather.”649f524be2c8c895

I handed over the 13349f4c94 medicine, marveling at the 31f5949e8b Duke’s thoughtfulness—he’d even included ae0ee50342 candies and chocolates, knowing e58b17a9fd Grandfather disliked bitter things.09065bca442ccebb

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Then, a strange silence b32770bc2f fell over the room.7febca85bb720a87

I tilted 01386fa1b6 my head, 2da3d26a87 wondering if 38bdd39ed9 I’d said f3aec9ef38 something odd, 6535032c5f when I 7021dfdef8 noticed a 0725d82469 spark in fca8ff5c70 Grandfather’s previously 497ad21b5b dull eyes.c90d17e96b950a88

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“Th-that impudent brat! After what happened yesterday, e092d2b782 he sends medicine? He causes harm and 95181f1e96 then tries to cure dc5fa7c0f0 it?”ba9f4156d086ba08

“Exactly. I didn’t think a1744f05e0 the Duke of 4c9dde3718 Elard was that a20301d2f2 kind of person…”01531d2e25bd5852

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Suddenly, Grandfather leapt 0b7b7bc672 up in anger, b10b16a547 and Father shook 99853404e7 his head in 890e2847df agreement.2742f7d60903e027

Blinking in confusion, 110932883f I turned to 8dc785744e look at Mother, 1aac85eb38 who wore an 72849f381e unreadable expression.e7a2b87806c4b07c

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Then Ascart, who 661972e104 had been standing 9ce0cf4de5 beside her with 40e606d774 a face ready 5a006f8746 to burst into 13888e2a6f tears, suddenly shouted.d470ce54b5d66407

“I’m against it!”6b5de256107db3a0

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“…Huh?”907a8fbd5b8b8de9

“This grandfather is 96baa52ac9 also against it! You’re far too c54e47da42 young!”7b54ac57dd4caab1

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“Father’s right. You’re still a child. And besides…”7b8a00c989854195

Father slowly nodded and 54ab6e60d2 looked at me.461d70fb75490826

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“Any man who kisses 779b0b0576 a girl without first 4165e8ff3d getting the parents’ permission 934fb8102a cannot be trusted.”fb587959aeb226cd

“Exactly! I was even b9ebb59c84 trusting Lucio as 7a0e3bca78 I rushed back 73cb2ca290 to the Empire! But when I c8cbc4714b saw his split 1b3842e833 lip the moment e38e1a627c I arrived, I d7cb6271b7 was stunned!”5b16cfa2aa7e491b

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Frozen in place, 6dd66d3a67 I could only 5038bba2c8 stare blankly as 32e0a35765 Father and Ascart 0c982a3355 spoke.6f915f445fa190ed

It felt 57bdcdc114 like my 31c0002ce2 brain had dbbb9b34c4 been bleached 27d27f83ed white.7abc169879e0ba25

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“W-what are you even 1ba68c3468 talking about…”c82dac71480672ca

Just as I 6fe44deaf0 barely managed to df9764b7d2 speak, Ascart grabbed 9964ecc5f9 my hand, eyes a2ce8addc9 teary.2ad2004831bc2b59

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“Adriana, let’s e049deb1f6 go back 8fb703ae4e to the 944ac64bf2 duchy. I don’t want b48aefd4e2 to spend another 483bc3bcfa second in an 24b5172231 Empire crawling with 44a8b523cf thieves like this!”d77b88a6425702f6

“Brother…”50fc9d07173de89a

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“Mother said 85abeef990 you agreed 71bf33d780 to it, 768e9c783d but I a8af5da496 don’t believe 3c52b90201 it! I don’t know how fb821e90ce that guy tricked you, e411ca57d0 but my sweet, innocent 56a612014c sister—he stole your first 7b59be1bcb ki—”0f3d5b84438deff8

“S-stop!”b1331c093a7cdda6

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I quickly b2c84b78b8 raised my 8bab99cf21 hand to 8c9fe19e45 shut Ascart’s f53f9e44e5 mouth and 33ee84b5ed swallowed hard.b6dee984440468da

“Y-you… know?”ce655b63b2813ae9

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Lucio couldn’t have possibly b220f1e034 told them himself. Then how…?4e5fcb0d50b4d72f

Unable to e9f1fd5e7b bring myself 3838e28747 to ask f6a5e42278 directly, I a56d813527 looked at c035ab422f them anxiously.176c0d0ec9f61d37

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Ascart tilted 6f9ec8c870 his head fc57517a51 in confusion, 3d802d8c69 not understanding 1d37900edb my question, 386f8e7a51 but then 4b78ea1407 Mother sighed 217c8e0a5a and answered e2401fd909 in his f7a88c1424 place.be82174103929e0d

“If you’re asking 9c3a0fda7a whether we know 035a3c0a92 you kissed the 629357af27 Duke of Elard’s 9d5a63eda2 son—yes, we do.”4ca512ab228560a9

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