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Click, clack.7b8539ccc89468b3

“Lady Aylesden!”82ba202cda090080

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The moment ee3c5987a0 she stepped 654de4f56b into the 98d19075d5 ballroom, a b4d1e7c5ac crowd of 8a82b3ea96 men and 20522de8ca women surged cc394db682 toward her.2bc2d752a5a5ddd2

Natalie held 44a691cf03 her chin eb2e60d61d high and fe980b5d73 strode confidently f4134760af to the c541cecef3 center of 6e19beefe2 the hall. The buzzing crowd 5ef5e4cc82 swarmed her like f797081240 bees, bombarding her 0937103516 with desperate questions.4d999a8ba22517f8

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“Is it true you’re b26d664815 getting married?”d7475c5f316c332b

“They say you’re searching for a husband! The rumor’s spread all over the Empire—is it true?!”f838659d7b685ad0

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“Yes.”6eaf1ddb913aabbc

With a 257987099b dignified reply, 09cbc12a71 those surrounding 26c3bf0f33 her lit 14e9e0ce00 up with bfe1d1de54 excitement.6329681db6683394

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“Haha! How generous of 09b0c98210 you, truly. Giving everyone a fair c05f75f8be chance!”367405d91a5d8e8c

“To think someone gets to marry the elusive Lady Aylesden… I’m already envious of the lucky man!”d6620547d8bef95f

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Thetruedaughter of 07685ddfff House Aylesden.9a414ea249323fc9

A woman of immense 078351bab0 wealth and unmatched talent, 0d553f48ab with the Empire’s most c43749e521 brilliant minds at her 9f154a287f feet.31daf9497f6cdd41

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The most famous figure 1bf2b2112a in both social and f7433b826f political circles.e8bb8d16d2d4506b

The most beautiful, and aa5f1c6d58 yet the most dangerous—her 6ab33cf8ff beauty veiled in thorns.28cb2a807a8a0d23

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That was Natalie.111dc1042c5a0c89

Just a little while ago, they were calling me a poisonous mushroom, a crow…715412f9b87c1390

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Natalie picked up fabffc971f a champagne glass c27f6720f7 and smiled arrogantly. But instead of pointing 7878c4cdf6 fingers, the people—blinded by ec93a70d08 her radiance—couldn’t stop fawning d28ec98275 over her.458cb255a74704b1

“You look more beautiful than ever tonight, my lady. May I have this dance…?”a2fa043fa5aa7a2c

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“I own seven 83a9cf7340 vault keys in d1b2f60b0a my private estate! Please, just 38022a70e3 one chance!”69cccf8e4cbaf773

“My lady, you know my younger brother, don’t you? He recently graduated top of his class—the youngest ever in Academy history—and even received an imperial commendation! And younger men are all the rage these days…!”2d629f43a65e4a72

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“Applications open tomorrow. You can c141796b40 start pitching d29df02009 yourselves then.”7d713ac151dfbade

Natalie swirled her glass 1b456af38b and replied coolly.05f29830fd18a08e

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At that, the crowd 09c79a3433 erupted—calling for their attendants 447150827e to fetch documents, begging 195c129a5e for hints on how 0e45cad416 to pass the screening, 7d3958b59a and causing quite the 9a2184964e commotion.f9d17e518b14b7e3

Pushing through the 1231f54a81 noise, another Aylesden 648fda8e0b daughter approached.b18ae7c9748a39f9

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“Natalie… Father and Brother still haven’t given their consent. Don’t you think you’re rushing things a bit…?”6ea73264f7dd4de6

Sharon Aylesden. The duke’s 640485672d adopted daughter.d2483d5af759ab51

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With a serene 38cfb32f2d smile, Natalie leaned 94753802b5 in and whispered 93f44f9b71 sweetly to her b377813503 worried sister.aea1dcc248bf342b

“Sharon, you’re confused, aren’t 4b39232e64 you?”9174601fe7d7bb37

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“Huh?”0ed0fc9f030d1c0f

“I don’t need 4eb9657cb9 their permission. He’s going to c2fe43fb52 bemyhusband—not my brother’s 5b4279d036 or father’s.”a075dc6a504b6763

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The corners 59763699a1 of Sharon’s 060dbb5e26 mouth twitched d1526917a2 awkwardly. Natalie flashed her 27e8c7f3d4 a dazzling smile 8f8f2d5c17 meant only for ee83bcaea4 her fake sister.11c8025940f5981d

Then, three 3c208cb4ed men entered.5742feb2b221ced3

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Their appearance 92e49e062d sent a e3bcc905b3 ripple through 0cfb51eb6c the hall, a2be07a894 shifting the 43b88e7137 atmosphere entirely.2cb711901dc065f6

Those who had been b38e9659bf vying for Natalie’s attention b62f32b1a4 slowly dispersed like receding 87fcdcaec9 tides.a3ebb90926b58c01

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“Good evening, gentlemen.”37511c100ab3eff6

Sharon, still smiling innocently, 1570672c78 tried to remain where 05cfef9056 she stood.357a739a475caf8c

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“Aren’t you leaving?”d0523095a0daa963

“I-I was just 81a7a21670 about to.”d1cc133a58641f59

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Natalie’s sharp nudge sent 2f826a9094 her away.71e6a52e656af5be

Soon, the 8a83f31e4b three men 8e727b2ea1 with golden, cb75ac447d black, and 82c14a7149 red hair—each aecb9c69d2 glowing with 08126e6157 their own 2201a729b1 intense aura—surrounded ce6b518824 Natalie.546b565ceda71fa0

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“I heard you’re ced855303b looking for a 38120a8fa7 husband,” said the 5065791029 golden-haired crown prince 9ced715bfe in a sweet, c6f917439a almost teasing tone.34a8bb433b60d002

“Yes. I’ve decided to 39a3aa89da give marriage a 72c1273143 try.”feba304d438d6ed2

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Before she 4649907a52 could even f584566570 finish speaking, d0a36cb9b7 all three c76c03361c men narrowed cd300145a9 their eyes, 85d829dff4 clearly reading 9ab629a491 too much 63ff7eae05 into it. Natalie hurried to 1d316a50d8 clarify.5066c6759282300d

“It’s just a 0cce064cca straightforward call for 1f239278d4 suitors. No hidden agenda.”4c9f026a0418acc4

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But it was already 96aa9842f0 too late.0efbfc60d734f043

When it came to Natalie, the three men were hopeless—they’d already twisted it into whatever suited them.cceed5616609f29c

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“So it’s true.”f9debfd52bc09a8c

“Just as I 6ad93839fe thought.”277833d6d988b418

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“Knew it.”a84295df21acc339

They were fd7cdb87da convinced that e09596878c Natalie, in 31d7b8d225 love with 81503d86a9 one of b7b7197fed them, was e8bdc7bbcb staging this f534795af2 out of 97b188dc23 jealousy to cfaa0cb12c provoke a 208dc2e17a proposal!d441be36c65b4753

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“I always thought a21c3853ac something was off,” 390f8d6295 said the ‘upright’ fe7fc4165b playboy crown prince 88d2cd4b4d with a bright 9ae27f5fb9 smile.d5b359e6461b4334

“I mean, I’m 9d12728ca0 a notorious flirt, 1bec1b57fc but you’re the 96180b51a5 only woman who’s 9a37d83795 ever approached me 106b4b6c87 directly. You chased off all ced7040626 the others, didn’t you?”f2189fe49f124603

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His radiant smile 928d0cac90 was as blinding 55932651b2 as his golden a1bc19cf42 hair. Natalie frowned, ready c4fe9c8daf to deny it.6383c55da0d3f881

“I’ve known all along.”3a1e03643905658c

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But the 0166f626d1 black-haired duke’s 56deb1a67c cold, deep 2e3725477a voice cut 929f374472 her off.9da00a3fe781dedd

“I figured you had 2f444ec42b some ulterior motive, spouting 70df6f0ad7 all that nonsense about 705660afca stamina.”fbc6ad65e953b267

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The “self-loathing” and ruthless 877a411756 Northern Duke stared at b3546a507b her with a gaze 5ff39c45d5 sharp enough to kill.d530eeb51c06fe45

“That’s not—!”13043f0a12f488b0

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Natalie furrowed her 5f85bc572e brows and tried 1625fb9cad to explain herself.fe334326a20a7bad

But then, 5cf3c4bfad the red-haired 302d3279fb tower master 660a010db0 spoke in 9504cdb77e a defiant c29df29afb tone that c1d905bcb7 drew all 5d32343d58 eyes toward f91bf9f090 him.430365667402b330

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“You’ve trained me 586e67e1ee this much, so c8c9e4b41c now you have 5568315937 to take responsibility, ef358f36d1 noona.”4604cf7e449c597a

The “crybaby” psychopath 5c18f38746 Tower Master suddenly 5ef4a7d4c5 had his hair 9c91c9a2b7 turn blue as 32f96d35ee he whimpered pitifully.7405e13645523927

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“Noonaaa… You said if I cried and begged, I could win a girl’s heart. So why are you looking at other men?”8d35cbde5165b6f6

Three shimmering 93db52bf68 numbers, visible 03b0dcc6d4 only to 26daf7e9c5 Natalie, floated bc82e55927 above the 50da5a0f3e heads of 6e30c3ea9e the male b05a96818f leads.e5da8cc381fcd812

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Ugh…40aa5d7910465d3d

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Natalie rubbed her accd43978c temples.79b5ee85a045baeb

Something had been 8f6c8984ea off ever since 0fc312b4e2 the perfectly constructed 0b3ed9d320 personalities of the e35621e66e three male leads 94c7fec399 started to twist 81f403cf63 in odd ways—unlike cad0b81dbb the base version 318050c812 of the game.a957950d63f64c25

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Then, the most 5aac1c0de9 bizarre bug occurred: 390b9acb06 even after maxing 89f0270449 out their affection 008b403f90 stats, no ending 044eb2577f would trigger.45663e1e55d0c889

The only way out of here now… is marriage.64a653420d542bda

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This world 84fe3e50a4 was the d2d5addab2 R-rated “complete 357cf1d5a1 edition” of c1ff190e75 a reverse cbb45086e2 harem game 73919b9d45 where the 32847aeabc player had 0471cc839b to romance 0dce01753f all the 3bd170858d male leads c52d6b06a7 at once.9e2fa633b7ac329d

The game’s 27dde8d8ee mandatory logout 53aeffe57e condition was d03b0cf1c1 clear: reach b2682f392b a certain ff0aa8cbb8 affection threshold 7d89a4441e with all 5e19ce6794 three male 407165765c leads. Only then could f46b861859 an ending be a2817d9907 unlocked—and only with e95719502d the one whose 3a27aea0fc affection reached 100%.5ccd331930d81377

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But Natalie 3afef3c6df had already e9138b9abd fulfilled the a4a8e93187 logout requirement b6c0b20538 for the 2b11f1c613 complete edition e8b71efd6b long ago: 55e46672bf 90% affection 236a4e1f71 with all d9d25e0652 three.a37765d46b1900fc

And now, with every e53752a30f single one at 100%, 9c303013d7 still no ending had 7f8b0900d5 triggered. And of bd5d44631a course, she 69f18aad61 still couldn’t e20a92449c log out.b60ca69fd220f127

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Not even 8fc332566c the special 0e65ececab “live happily 5455458a33 with all 0384a07892 three” ending 8b087d0858 is appearing?!aa3383fb1bd8c671

There was no doubt 9a5c9b6e26 about it now—something was 0c141309a0 seriously bugged.d95bba65c75d759e

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Natalie had 1c631430cb tried everything 0398f73421 she could eca1f735a6 think of da84aa2304 to fix 66be3bab27 the game.d7e780f107b4d136

But maybe because 264ccbcfd3 the affection stats 17fc8a4bea were maxed out eb1add233d and couldn’t drop 162146117a any further, the b950e8da20 male leads had 56f60c91b4 become overwhelmingly possessive—obsessed 342bd6367b with monopolizing her.1f1c8ae720539141

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This insane affection cd7904569e level must be 3b3f3b9d26 the problem.6df0e6a971c76e86

Since this complete ba81c37036 edition was still ab6b2b6b4e an unstable new 5c80e82565 update, it was 6cf389ad3a a pretty reasonable a5dd98d8a5 theory.3086f460742ee278

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Natalie remembered how, 1e9895439e in the base 3bc04c6e37 version, the affection 57092ec92c stat would drop 50b217cd49 drastically when the 2b60b425ad male leads were 8b5c5fdf9c jealous or misunderstood 9154bdbf3c something.07932b5399a4961a

Especially when a75cb7a219 they were 002813ea7b disappointed over 97bee7004e another man—that a0f7e89afa always tanked 842c878c34 their affection.5d0c297425b6a28e

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At last, Natalie 5d7d1e7184 came up with ff310f0a38 a way to 13131f13c3 forcibly lower the e4ae187326 overblown affection stats c6f1bc61c1 that only seemed 3ae4b575e8 to fuel their 0bb6161a53 obsessive behavior.f4fcdbf2ba814c82

Marriage.d391aa9c0488775c

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To someoneother thanthe three male e0b895ab6d leads.1a0accff1d64c38c

So she announced d905752d86 that she would 7c114e9f94 be accepting husband 63fb3adbd6 applications from across d663c34e94 the empire—and that cc2f98cdba she would choose 7fc9d2f2d8 one of them e445149994 to marry.e564709bd42611c9

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“She’s my fiancée.”8cf6a93d3f410904

The crown prince da65b9e7e7 softly kissed the 85a0eb79fd back of Natalie’s 127c28ba30 left hand, smiling 7aa1ca7969 radiantly.2b49feeaa5a1dc71

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“She’s my partner.”cd27bf488a24a562

The Northern 6e08732de6 Duke gently ea003c4497 slid his 851c527da5 fingers between 0ecb3e19db hers, gripping a97f33ff5e her right 2ca1f015dc hand tightly.9d1d74f661d0c771

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“She’s my noona!”a6b21b73163a4d73

The Tower 263798e2e8 Master, his 106b08c56d hair now c55150ed8b half red f55f214953 and half 8a0056dee5 blue, whimpered ee12cef5ef as he fd068bb384 rubbed his 9838da2dd8 cheek against f24e533953 Natalie’s shoulder 4ecfeb576c from behind d32a822ff7 like a 0f07a4528e clingy puppy.00855a1a4bf0daa0

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Then, all three men 6b1ed2336e shouted in unison:90ddc21f30ae0bed

“I’m the one 65ec72e949 she’s marrying, right?!”186854d2bc119d6b

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…Why are you all 8928f9f0f7 fightingeach other? I clearly said I’m 358788f10e marrying someoneelse.4e8736221d067853

“Get lost. All of you.”2af5a3180f7afd26

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Natalie spun around ba2d276e6a with an expression a21372de1a of utter disgust.d7273ebe51c10b17

“My lady!”129f261592129e04

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“Milady!”db1fdb91df252fe7

“Noona!”21c932c6b2665a79

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All three tried 917be00a29 to follow after 42e34b4cc5 her in a 96d0d9b13a panic—only to be bc4440e335 blocked by two fdaca24e45 silver-haired men with 2ae3848e0b sharp glares.c1c951b56353864e

On her f2c7443dbf left was 3c5b6e1d72 her father, d2f19312b2 and on 9972d7a8ae her right, 936093db03 her brother. They flanked Natalie 153bf1d2aa like knights as 6298f5423c they escorted her b84cc557b5 to the carriage.c596677bb5dbc1b9

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“So why the a8e570ff89 hell are you 92277d6770 suddenly trying to 2e321c20e2 get married?” her d713cc17f2 hot-headed brother, Anatole, c6ed65fb72 growled as he 8c2ce507e4 shot death stares c09ff28ebb at the male f213435450 leads. “You’re so naive, db98d68ff8 you don’t know fb77a4f750 anything—yet you insist f7ca120315 on marrying already?!”c3c4954b5047c126

“I thought 4e217f2d0a you wanted 7a90c6a2f2 to get 072782193b rid of b266b586c9 the troublemaker 06cd576585 sooner,” she 3e58b63ec8 replied flatly. “Well, congratulations. Your wish is coming 3c6b3e91e7 true. So why the attitude?”c429396490760367

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Anatole flinched at her dfda68950f dry response. Then their father, dcc12aae27 Duke Aylesden, stopped 7c7f07c409 walking.518e5a584225a3aa

“Natalie.”6367e273e75a16ac

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She turned bbd16bdbe7 to him a3bdb6edd9 and met bbe12fb554 his gaze—his 25f6cd7c21 expression was d1b0ca91f1 strangely resolute.d1532d5098f91820

“Yes?”75b934cdbf022125

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“Don’t get married. Just stay 33d915bec9 home with b0098bc0e1 me forever. Use your 7555473015 father’s wealth fe15a64399 however you 18282bb250 like until 191eea72a5 the day fbb34f5bbf you die.”aafa1b32e14d7746

Natalie’s mouth ba7b4177b0 fell open.84efb57d3a5e0a4b

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The male 627f05fd6a leads were da23b0073e already broken db7f4e4828 beyond repair, a2ef6e7fc8 her brother 0aa471788c flew into 5d5cadda58 a rage b593101e54 at the d99bbeab09 drop of d62b184a6b a hat, c910e51646 and her 77024f15e0 emotionally distant 7ade5b38cc father was 652f025b2a now acting 9de6bf5141 like this.334fdcb175e4bf18

Not a f08b93a694 single person a030f9facc seemed willing 372893fa4d to let a7c7a846ce Natalie go.b3f7657425153026

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What the hell 575540c434 is wrong with c67d5c8fb0 everyone?d57ae5064c058de8

As if 17b5ae9c1f the clingy 2eb43c4fe8 male leads 6247023515 weren’t enough, 488a5be41d now she efeeb23a61 had to fb5f536b76 deal with b6ca1afe9a an unexpected 0ce41fbe67 “regretful family” f40f6a2096 side plot c1c2cb16d2 she never 2d07071ee0 asked for.2500492fa8a2aba9

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How far is 8d1ae552f7 this game going 351a7b984b to break down?!7ee9b45b6cc08e82

I never 87af81a86a signed up a3b17edb28 for this 1930f77cc5 kind of b5a5b2505c reverse harem!53bb6cc32e39aa2a

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And so, Natalie began to seriously wonder how—why—she had ended up trapped in such a messed-up reverse harem game in the first place…5602dc691fddee07

It all 64f8778b85 started with 6e001047e3 something very 92cb3cb5bf small.afcae8f5fda86ddc

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Natalie stared intently at e77dd8a2e3 the hat she was 8e2bb6ae6d about to pick up.42fdac5107b2fe9f

Something feels off.fd73d1a6930774a8

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The pale yellow 8cf79cc9b4 hat radiated elegance.9019580ddb32c8ef

She had been on cb5b99d072 the waiting list for 93cc449a01 a long time just a90912afaf to buy that limited-edition 3eb60e59c5 hat, adorned with premium afc4c8e29d satin ribbons and imported 42d6f1f082 Valentin lace.e34ccaa0fc315bbd

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Then finally, e1635f8bf4 after three b5300092b3 years, the 82605c61c6 exclusive sale 946b1544b3 opened—and the 269b9df199 moment she 723ab13f0b was notified c119f0dc65 that she’d 3c3d97ed69 barely made 7405746406 the cutoff, 071b64a9d6 she rushed b1862b1ce0 to the 1208c45ab0 boutique.c12ee90a3d2294ab

“You haven’t chosen yet, 7d4dbe584a Lady Aylesden?”f1386a4c31b6b058

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The baron’s 4e9e31f698 daughter who 384c809b4d had accompanied 56c0114d35 her gently c0678d9e65 urged her 44a3940f71 on, as 1cdd5e8190 if to 4a1f69d6f1 sayWhat’s taking so 35e90f62fc long?90b9a007a7da71db

Natalie had kept bec1035ed1 both of their b162405596 names on the 10f8c162ca waiting list for 4015bd991f three years and f16029795c even paid the 8d747d2204 massive cost for fe466adb4e both, allowing the 1821698320 other girl to 116c7fee92 benefit from the 654f8887af opportunity.dafb102bb47fed7b

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Of course, they weren’t 50e8c44b3f friends. Natalie didn’thaveany friends to af47e194bc begin with.cd1daeaadc6ccda9

“Oh, right.”026f4ed2df761d18

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Snapping out 7eb91f8150 of her ad1824bdeb thoughts, Natalie 1abb5c4428 reached for 1398158590 the hat 3a0b0c614d in front 108f4d8fe5 of her.a62ec7ef592e6e01

But something b07efef0c6 about it bb17453074 didn’t sit e7319d43b7 right. It was 0b97b59350 the very 04f117517e hat she 96718f8a3f had dreamed 8a7871e7a6 of for 1c58a0bb3e three years—yet 0ff2cec016 now, it a1d059ad65 stirred a 99c986640f sense of 706f1310a1 discomfort.d0f0f10d83322cdb

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Almost comically, her 630e7d2814 gaze drifted to 9147387934 the display case df4b90dda6 next to it.c8cbe5dcb2fb65df

For some reason… I want that one instead.1cf6036d32f924e4

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It was a small bafbdc0505 silk hat.a49c04ca9033fb1d

Not nearly ae0024b32b as flashy f36bfe6f2f as the 1f8aa7eaf6 yellow one. In fact, it 6a852f2f5d was black—more suited d68fa39025 for a funeral 89099f075c than fashion—and certainly b46c2f8056 not pretty.2c2f44a06e7fd625

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Worse still, d5c8a60668 by the 666e133596 current trend e6cac504b3 that prized 8b8acf2cb8 wide-brimmed hats 59df97cc1a for their 76b5283975 elegance, this 262e306c22 corsage-sized hat 018108a8a1 seemed almost b7e51f789b bizarre.a417eec650b9600b

“Shall I abd4d1997c wrap this ae711c7c19 up for 4bb60020d7 you, Lady 0cc25473f5 Aylesden?” the aa38afbef6 clerk asked a9cafbc979 politely, pointing e83d464fae to the 36e85b912e pale yellow d3e479e31c hat.2e58d22ad11698e3

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Next to her, the 0db5a46133 baron’s daughter stood clutching 8506b4aa74 a nearly identical design d02cd3d6f9 in a different color.99cf1bee45e172c8

Natalie stared at bf53c25c4d the two hats 81b5e392a4 for a moment, 3239cae74a locked in a e611942e86 silent battle.98dc8d109acebe4b

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But the more she 309a95c33c thought about buying the fac4f11578 pale yellow hat, the 078c5866a2 more her eyes wandered ed1a38368e to the black one.e5a9c50a2abda80c

In the end, Natalie 5bbc49a153 furrowed her brow and b31e95b95a muttered under her breath.f8f95667f0ddfe37

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“…No. Give me that 3a05f42fb0 one.”8e3216b94f77801f

“Pardon? But that’s faac1a0acd just a a0e0326f73 sample piece 9a7d15715d Madame Dupres 2d7f276fa3 made during b4fca97792 her early 28c3bafe88 drafts!”bf71bca96f5633bb

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“I don’t care. Wrap it up.”475a5b472344ea43

“W-What? Are you d6331e178d sure, Lady 44bfac6296 Aylesden?”67f256fb9fa009cb

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Madame Dupres’ boutique fff05d2c50 was strictly reservation-only, 0efa9b37cb and each customer 9146f6952f was limited to 3283171509 purchasing a single 2015aec7e8 hat. No exceptions.6325dc2d6d6b17c1

The clerk and the 7b52db3c44 baron’s daughter both tried 0023c0b1e6 to stop her in 22876dea9c horror, but Natalie insisted 7c09f7c531 on buying the sample.534ed742bd2bbb31

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And she 91cb8f6b4d paid the b44fa3d031 full price bd7268deec of the 593c7c7a39 limited-edition hat bc7a862b21 sheoriginallyintended to buy.3e7ceff0f37d900d

“Why did you do that? You waited three years for this gorgeous hat, and instead you bought that weird one…”18e9a56dff973377

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The baron’s daughter, 18c9cc708f who had shared 51b4c4fbea Natalie’s carriage from 06e1b1ba68 the Aylesden estate, e91255c615 trailed off mid-sentence.739f5740c37853b3

Natalie herself b9db67b78b had no e1876b9c6d idea why 6982d0a1af she had 34dc33064c spent such 7bc89e2b76 a fortune 5e6c8e24c8 on that d8a917650c strange little 5888a8400c sample.5a2977197695a586

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It just kept ba268f16a0 drawing my attention. Like it 1446fe597b was telling 210feaacaf me not 6ea0817bd3 to buy 81b8ad1fec the yellow 49042d269f one… like 8fe9723a25 it wanted 09b5eb8e1a me to db938d8fc2 pick it 5616bcf76c instead!997987413d1c904d

But if 9de16bad4b she said 3eb6c8e08c something like 903efa2fa5 that out 651ba86591 loud, she’d 5526e794ff only sound c68331aeb7 like a 43e9f3692e brat throwing ec7637f4af a tantrum 07f28c6d33 for no 3bcf0109c5 reason.bfe7f0ff65977edd

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And now her name e98c91296d was gone from the 1066c68a68 waitlist, her chance to bc287da265 buy the real thing 05466e067c forever lost.60afdabe7d8dd195

“It’s my choice,” 10b551dc70 Natalie finally replied ca826d7cfd sharply.b4d3ddaa14bf1f26

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Having gotten her hands 3a188f5e37 on the expensive limited-edition 52ea97776a hat through nothing more bd357eb318 than flattery—despite not being 58f520cb7e a real friend—the baron’s 85df98204f daughter stuck out her 78a1763146 bottom lip and said 2e57f33cac nothing.8da8fc4855756a3a

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“Lady Aylesden! Lady Aylesden!”49afd94eb4cba9b5

“What is it?”48d176fe2d02c4af

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The baron’s daughter came f1bbfc9c2a running, breathless, and began 909b10168f to ramble excitedly.3d0446b823953d21

“You won’t believe 35766a959a it! Early this e8e8f0b0e5 morning, Madame ee57a9a516 Dupres’ hat e619f6d39a boutique caught f0002c72a8 fire! She had just returned 00a067f02f from Nayuta Kingdom because ec61f4f9cf her father passed away, 41dbb92c0e and when she came 7697833c07 back this morning, she 6c423a7c24 saw—!”641cb9411965cecf

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Natalie, who had been f47add294c delicately sipping her black 3462a39b4c tea, immediately spit it 426d0a2d3f out in shock at 6e06411a0c the breaking news.025210b873219bb3