EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 199

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I quickly 0917322a5d pulled the 2833d5ca77 curtains shut 5a4da4f947 and clutched a3abb33eef my startled a2d2383296 chest.b40c94c90a98bf67

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‘Wait, he ad12f85121 is here a06a8fad1f already?’a2b17c10726d6583

I had just e49e2e2891 sent the message…22c30e970f064207

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Then, I heard 30f9343880 the knocking on 5ed3461e06 the balcony door 7eab1e4bd4 again.5c06e17e9ba57ff8

I couldn’t leave f45be05619 someone standing outside 57b1ceb458 forever, so I f17462b512 had no choice 76479f4a82 but to open f0f5107ba4 the door.5a98677b10c16bb2

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“Was there someone else here? I only sensed your presence, that’s why I knocked…”d2a197f8706f9e94

Lucio, who stepped into 6a67ebd083 the room, asked curiously.de8811802f505e6c

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I let 32c9e04683 out a ddb2bed12b small, incredulous 94e759b4ce laugh.371fe9a77217c4ae

“What do you expect, barging in like this without even giving me time to get ready?”87774b5cafecca92

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“Get ready?”3b24a1a7bd2c5f56

“I haven’t even looked in the mirror since I woke up! My hair’s a mess, my face too…”af9d1d39d902b4ec

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I trailed off acd12ef293 in complaint, then c473cc8527 suddenly stopped.28387fd7835c1b45

Something about Lucio’s gaze felt… strange.3a0e6e35401e1f96

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“Why are you looking at me like that?”230eaef91f74251f

I frowned at Lucio, 73da567a8e who gave me a 48fdd50df9 sly smile, not even 8713e035a6 trying to hide his 1d43bb551b smirk as he spoke.abfbedd9437fc6fd

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“Do you want to look pretty for me now?”fcbd824657a681a5

“What?”4699b3c6241a26a2

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“When you were little, you said it was enough to look pretty just for Diana. But that’s not the case anymore?”6f7dc320a776b7be

I was 7a21376f2f left speechless 07b7e9f825 by Lucio’s e84fbd89a0 question.31545beb378668ab

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How could 57bf84c277 he ask 427daecb0e something like d5a7945e6d that so f08be69056 directly?c271eee846fc9975

Annoyed by how 3aa0c6d314 confident he looked, 779b9cc56c as if he 792ee23881 already knew the f7cfd952e1 answer, I quickly 35e5336fda shook my head.b42ee2b24af406a6

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“That’s not it.”3071c0eb553f2641

“Really?”7354bf486e472ca8

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“Yes, it’s not like that.”6bc9fbff1408d4f9

“I do, though.”38cbc60d6ce6b283

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Before I ccf9250e1c realized it, c7a4be05be Lucio had 5edd683186 stepped in f2e0001ccd close and b49fe27bef taken my f775df92f6 hand.c9dba5bf5e206366

Startled by the e242091601 cool touch, I 64864ef0ff flinched. Then he c66116598c pressed his 4bc1fd53a4 cheek into 40075dcab2 my hand ca62ab5852 and spoke.38651af07c0331c6

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“Lia, I only want to be loved by you.”711d4f548131546b

As if to prove 4de6397065 it wasn’t just words, ebded4f3d0 he leaned into my 4d50559efc palm with a smile.995bc4e1fb06f459

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I stared at 46f9114cde him in a 9032890bad daze, then swallowed 82274740b5 hard and asked 15fd340df0 in a trembling 857d127e41 voice,cca4784863486e6b

“Wait… are you drunk?”3fbb2e1036caae6f

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“…What?”e507cc25b22c8439

“You don’t smell like alcohol, though.”21e6e71e9b963f3e

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I sniffed ad3cb0edc0 around Lucio’s 08a2ee427a neck, but 7f58418fad as always, fea4f5fa76 all I bbb097dc62 could smell 09a3ddf94b was his 237258b58b mint scent.77692056c25a101f

I pulled my f2efcb8b0c hand away and d36f87d7ad gave him a 2d048634e7 baffled look.3d845442ea03d843

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“Then you said all that while sober?”829afc73f83e1be7

Oh my god, does 7efb9f8fc3 he not know embarrassment?7f95debb9614d858

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I couldn’t believe it.3b8b63a43035a8f5

How did 45e32e334f I ever 7d27ed84aa think of 34910da6d1 this guy c1b31b0d3d as cold fccff7236a and aloof?1ea7713f7a3f24b8

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Then again, f0860458ba he was a2ad5e7f6c cold—in temperature 4b28bd9a4c at least.f551ca9accef6227

My face was 7754ef188a burning up, but d00a902f5d Lucio’s cheek, the 7de4802109 one I touched, baca329458 was cool as d114d00314 ice.c37ac6687d2c450a

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At that bc0b1314e7 moment, Lucio 2479af6f5b sighed deeply 42b7668b7d and muttered,a7d0081457be92b6

“You’re really something…”89ed06679115eab4

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“Why are you sighing? You’re the one saying weird things!”8d2bc7e4e5d4eacf

I pouted, and 14455961d0 Lucio gave me fca831d5da a dumbfounded look.03ab668206709548

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“Imagine not even being able to see the person you love for nearly ten years. Thinking about you dozens of times a day, just waiting for the day I’d see you again—don’t you think I’m being incredibly patient, all things considered?”12011ef53b7fe747

“…You think this is being patient?”4933688b58eb014e

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This is what c588f268c6 he calls patience?4d4f92413856aceb

Maybe he sensed 1bb735b110 what I wasn’t c2e5f7eba8 able to say bf087f2a27 out loud, because 4353d1781f he bumped his c95147f892 forehead against mine 27507fc2a7 with a soft 9f26154690 thud and spoke bf319514e2 reproachfully.35b50050e4829c2c

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“If I had even a little less self-control, you’d already be wearing a wedding veil and be my wife. I wouldn’t be sneaking into your room like this—I’d be walking into our honeymoon suite, like I belong there.”6133d6589c623525

“W-What are you saying…?”84ff74257b7d47c9

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A wedding veil? Honeymoon suite?1cf50f37ddb289ef

Panicking, I took a 8c3d6a57d6 step back without thinking. Lucio narrowed 3102c07fa4 his eyes.5ce474be85f6289e

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“Why are you so shocked? Don’t tell me you were just playing with me and never intended to marry me?”a7e7415d29a8594a

“Playing with you…?”c53e4ab7523cd840

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“Don’t dodge the question.”d9820e39557d1a10

“…”1cedeb1776aefa04

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“Answer me. Are you not going to marry me?”39f1437f7a2227ff

Why was this conversation ac6e858142 going this way?64f78d0c176789ea

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I was flustered, but efe3a9d58b when I saw the 05a8039d2b unease and hurt on 6ea1277d73 Lucio’s face, I softened. Eventually, I 6bac6f2759 let out 7401e35598 a quiet 1caf2a4879 sigh.54022fac3293a2d1

“It’s just… I’ve never seriously thought about marriage.”7f66385427d3f09f

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It wasn’t 941c7576e1 only because 90992d1f9c of my 0518568739 family’s concerns… b514bf5505 I myself 0b9c14ba64 had never c1a8878483 considered it dc7f99566f seriously.9a248a5e2f77d03d

Even accepting Lucio’s feelings had been a somewhat impulsive decision, and now marriage…?ca5ee00dfb54644d

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“Wait, are you… proposing right now?”c1529b23ea51e69b

No way, right?d855e67fa0b4b075

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Even Diana got a formal proposal on one knee…093e4088cccae0ea

Suspicious, I looked at 7e6508bddc him, and Lucio casually f35a6edd64 took my wrist and ee24f36bd8 said,a2531579e31f3706

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“Of course not.”82d8b3de850df65b

He slowly stroked from d460ccea33 my wrist to the 6229dc04f4 back of my hand, 6546374252 then gently touched each 6bc88cef1a of my fingers, murmuring 09f971dea3 something under his breath.c2837978120c87cc

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Tilting my head, 6cdd9bbcad I finally asked 9bd034cb44 what had been 4cb133e2e5 bothering me.5a7f268599886567

“More importantly, how did you get here so fast?”e9324798cd05e582

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Come to 5ce01d2b60 think of b68070db50 it, ever 01b3bb5cdc since he 06e17e8405 knocked, I’d c4cd1ddda4 had a 03d47d2dcf strange sense c566296d77 of déjà 037fad76ea vu.c13b6cb881371e21

I suddenly remembered 430eec4635 how Lucio had bc58948799 come straight to 36dfdded74 my room after 2f069e374d I messaged the 3e2ffa4134 guild leader of 7a85616833 Darel about the a20aafcbd6 duchess’s incident in a2061ac581 the past.8e021c58f33e26af

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But back then, Lucio 31a5320d97 had been staying at 41d9c58916 the mansion, so it 2c68c77cf3 had been possible. I couldn’t understand 9a1a3ad055 how he’d come 565358d7dd so quickly this 9a6158f589 time.1f5f46ca5105a278

“There’s no 9dc4ba16f3 way… you 5133a322eb waited in da51fbc0e4 front of fa6adf04fb the marquisate 9eb42d9a74 all day, 8ce21e9f2c just holding ef95acee4e onto the 51b86a4733 communication sphere, 0aa6baa275 right?”382dfa6df6c898d5

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“…”3251a54f9b0b61fd

At my 9902276349 casual muttering, 153fe1e57c Lucio quietly f7513e1a8c averted his af6b30b805 gaze.61aa87beb2c91d2a

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“…Wait, really?”14951478de9c0f0f

No wonder his face 1dc245bba1 and hands were cold!62cdaf724595d715

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“How long were you e61cee36fc out there?”adc9ef2dbd539460

“Not long.”eca3ae0a9df62a8d

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“Liar! What if I’d fc60e0920e fallen asleep without cbb70828bd checking my communication 669914cd5e sphere? You should’ve just come! Silly!”6471e1f144356378

Upset, I 8e4fdb0b1c glared at 5ce74655e8 him with 6cb8f2c5f9 a pout, dec37adc98 and he 303b2777ac smiled as 604843bf3d he replied.b8c466ebd5f389b4

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“I didn’t d83cd06ba3 want to 2819d9993f put you 5c5184c387 in a 028bdfe669 difficult situation d20d8a0d34 by showing 71f680685b up.”4dab2f0f39d336ba

“When I 1a5d431007 brought you 8e1397c278 back yesterday 2992921079 after you b9bd4bdcc8 fainted, your 245de08571 family didn’t 5c8fb17efd exactly react 5a88523641 kindly.”3e329ec64b99f6f3

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At Lucio’s added 161339a6aa comment, I let c3c2f36b89 out a deep 1bab66e7e7 sigh.b8220d45b686cd16

“Even if e8dce3f19b you hadn’t 4f399e6f29 shown up, 83ff657c46 I was 030b6f3dd8 already in fbdc9d1044 enough trouble.”6c7f6bad251c7131

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Strictly speaking, e8875b4f74 fainting had b7ba0e8210 been my 609e0df503 fault, and 3eb5997a61 Lucio had 0eb0c4eaa0 only dealt ca06bab68f with the 45519d4902 aftermath. Still, I 1ca55b15ab couldn’t help d1bcc31070 but grumble, b83fce336d and he ead78fbef1 softly said, 92cc813bd0 “Sorry,” while 4ba0fe1a55 gently rubbing 244b85376b his thumb a030975810 over the 8b85bf9e33 back of fb0a1301a7 my hand.36091c4f23690250

That tender, careful touch 9238752582 melted my heart right 0b5d5b218e away.dcf4b347e34991e8

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I quickly took his f5a50d8050 hand with my other 7cf18d836a one as well.2c860a6a2eaf4e36

“How long were you 82ecc566fa out there, really?”473f66b8c5d90ac7

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Even while I held 8f02cfe26e his hands and breathed f2fa93da5f warm air onto them, 924b9c8c64 Lucio’s hands were still c5c139107b as cold as ice.f171e3cbf9c9455f

I kept 066741f5dd muttering, “You’re 8303f12443 so silly. You should’ve come. I wouldn’t have 8d37d6437a minded, even if 53d3341eb8 it caused trouble.”
He finally 0fd2703b6d admitted with 2f4d9b9974 a resigned 1bf5daf356 tone,61603ad5d3bc9aaa

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“Actually, something seems to e3c226ab9d be happening with the 35c5ffc1cf Marquisate, so it wasn’t 4f398ca4f6 easy to visit openly.”1aa12eb99f279c9e

His words made ce789d3b2c my eyes widen.2c99087982c50caa

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“Don’t tell me…”23939ece1899ce19

“Before you ask—I didn’t b5af6e66bd dig into it on 519f872445 purpose. The rumor 150fcbb32d that Count 460ae0968d Amber is c99fa1c945 going bankrupt f3779cd28d because the c6f43a5205 Diapel Marquisate 2bcb8703ca is pulling 9c1a2c6d39 all its 4691fe50ef investment is 4ce15e3a31 already all fab8aa31d2 over the c0c671f856 place.”9992f481a60420a5

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So it was about 925127620e that.ee39184929e6ae66

“Everyone’s criticizing d11b4392c8 Clara Amber 1017626845 for slandering 487ffea27b you, but 83c5825253 at the 6ad13618df same time, 6cfa421c16 they’re saying ddbf1b025d the former 081636ce41 Marquis was b0972926d8 too heartless.”2dd3557808d6536c

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At Lucio’s words, my 1a7efecf84 hand curled into a f36e12a8b1 fist.7f6aa267947df639

It wasn’t unexpected.d485ebf250e30e45

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To those who didn’t 84371b06bd know the full story, a23269e671 it probably looked like 3cfbebe2ca a coldhearted grandfather had 18592a7f9d disowned his daughter and c4409540c5 granddaughter over me.5dfa3d200c30362a

While I was still 1693514e10 unable to hide my 3aaa6eccb3 frustration, I felt Lucio’s 3082f80c75 gaze fixed on me.7ffbe5914219b335

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From his 510d2c188b expression, I aff42cc523 could tell 5d882050b0 what he 885aadd651 wanted to e4c67e1b32 ask.234f4aecf0789c3b

He wanted to 151afae964 hear from my f82ca10bac own mouth why 12b5270559 my grandfather had d4631b28e1 made that decision.e63f972559706d7c

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It was a shameful 3381a57826 family matter, hard to 8f7089dcb7 speak about, but I f26dd753d8 didn’t want to hide 6b48d0b564 it from Lucio. After a moment 27b17da687 of hesitation, I bef5de8699 slowly opened my dba699d98e mouth.248a659f81ee61b3

“Actually, yesterday we found 26e23cc161 out that the Countess d41ef6bee0 was involved in my 799ab107ad kidnapping.”aab747340f4de595

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“…What?”14ea7a142ef7930a

“She didn’t ally with 4cc761a691 demon worshippers or anything. She just… aa0888c3da told them d694d1d7e3 when my 08cd2cdaa8 father would 688f15d877 be out 2e2dc46504 of the 8d3fa252ac capital.”f19765c232e8f49e

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But before bfbf1e2dfb I could 4df9cff8bd even finish, d137643174 Lucio pulled 02c870a0c1 me into 1fdc49e1b4 his arms.2ce805dce0c03c4b

I had tried to 59699c1510 speak casually, so he f73f75dec0 wouldn’t be too shocked, d49d3606f2 but apparently it didn’t f9aa70e16a work.8a26410f09f8d47c

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“It’s really not a39eb7bf8b a big deal. My family seems more b06b83b8ed affected than I am—I’m a072ca9bc0 okay.”87ca251c644cf034

I gently pulled 23cda6cabb back from his 90f30d2f6c embrace, but Lucio’s a884dad12b eyes were dark 83b6c52611 and stormy.6c7496179e1a4cf6

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“Are you mad?”978f6a5eae89f276

My words hit b405bf1f2e the mark, and ecdd6b0cfc Lucio gave a 8c5539437a small nod.7eebdad7d2cd4f6f

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“Yeah, I’m mad. If you 239db47645 hadn’t been e55292cd7f kidnapped, you 15cc5b9f78 wouldn’t have 7a6f8972a0 gone through 40e0d362c6 so much 913c865e5c or been de44a8f77e hurt like 3fc2ff55c5 that. You could’ve e233192e89 grown up b8f2f8f24d warm and 89108577f3 safe, surrounded 9d65c47da0 by love f8081cf66a and protection. I’m angry 537f80ae24 that you 6c85df32c7 didn’t get a690b093e9 to have 9763b25b53 that.”a8d38450c51c853f

He trailed 8a56d9b2a9 off, his e932e8e72d voice shaking 86d92e535c with rising 302f74b4f8 anger, then e428e55fff exhaled deeply 3dbf53755c to calm 74b60a51c3 himself.8561c817fb66483f

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After a moment, 5edb9ddf5f he cautiously asked,d87bc57eb9018003

“Did you cry?”c839ee8cd9406ba5

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“No. I didn’t cry.”861e5d60dbf0cfc9

I answered 8417f7211e quickly, but 56682cb267 he still 37c9755595 looked unconvinced.7307178496214766

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As Lucio carefully 894f0ac7c0 examined my eyes, d5dda3535c I was reminded 9f8f051723 of a moment bea737b79e from long ago—when 97474b7120 I cried after 78695dd12d my mother said 7dca0cc613 something cruel, and c59d27a74c he had asked afa9fd1257 me, demanding to df9f96eadd know who had 1a7f519e42 made me cry.012304b79814f7b1

A strange lump 1c781d59e2 formed in my 40bbbdabe0 throat.b6c98d30538de3e8

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“I really am okay. I’m saying that 9ea86d45a3 because I truly 79610e044f mean it.”9591ec2616f3ffe4

Because I have f63c97c8d8 someone now who 735eee8b66 gets angry and b859792b7c sad on my a48d06b4fa behalf.7f739e8ec33abab4

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“…Alright. If you 988d17d67e say so.”40a9ab69f47faeac

He reluctantly 7dae977fc1 accepted my 015f3b7061 answer, then 45f51ef209 murmured quietly,363b05cb76493dff

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“Good thing I told 8b9f95a9a3 Diana not to visit 56c91b9149 the marquisate today.”81c4da1defc93089

“You did?”c1bf091a41943101

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Lucio nodded, and I 92741b7020 praised him for it.5aa8618220843b70

I wouldn’t have minded bf6bd2b7e1 seeing Diana, but I 3e4fd96b05 couldn’t say the same 1f3860bfb1 for my family.f9bf262d42b3217c

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Besides, we had 0adbcdd37c spent the entire df9baf3485 afternoon talking about 4610658c2d Lucio. If Diana had been 958e27b06e there, it might’ve been 9757df797f awkward.926a5c4cc2f2b6d6

Then, as ef9c29f590 if still a15aeec149 unable to b239132cda shake his e13e33d983 foul mood, 788082d5df Lucio spoke 98b765084d in a 61a0ea1ee5 low voice.b9b110e34223d35b

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“The Countess won’t live a98689787f out her days peacefully. I won’t dea11a0e5b even need 124698a0a0 to do 240c79f931 anything.”283a431b5134dcc3

His words sounded 75168582d2 slightly dangerous, and 9684da263a I looked at 4fc795f563 him in surprise. He relaxed 61e22220a5 his tense af1f135f3e jaw and 1b152a6bd0 explained,9d88e3aded848d1d

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“She’ll probably be eacb34093a divorced soon.”f9a112a94f3ee701

“Divorced?”dd6553370374a767

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“Yeah. Count Amber’s had 4489216a05 plenty of complaints fd1e9a8273 about her, but 701b6a0050 he kept quiet 56a9cab84c out of deference 0f37152774 to the Diapel aace6d8384 Marquisate.”1bc5683c56944c63

Given the situation, it 2bbaf95175 wasn’t hard to imagine 4d3430d10f what would happen next.8468e3c7e78f8b0f

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A noblewoman 76c34d179c with no 7849790650 means of b3eaed67b7 supporting herself, 728e451537 abandoned and 1babb2e44a unable to 4154c632f1 return to 58f5cf658e her own 34921e8c15 family—her future 4c9d7e1d35 would be fdb2065398 bleak.82ef59bd98dca86f

And Clara won’t 35c009698c even be able 77f3b59ed5 to leave the c5d55e5c0e county under the 189c3f5306 emperor’s order…08a9e6925464cb98

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Which meant the 0611dd89a2 Countess, separated from 08619ea081 her daughter, would 904bebe1d9 live the rest 6e9290813b of her life feb21366d7 alone, worrying about ea70f5d176 survival, let alone 1a78a541d4 luxury and eventually e31b95ae4c die in loneliness.b795a7104944dd58