TYWN Ch 12

“May I join you?”dc5f65e31b8a5198

“Suit yourself.”5113a36d00161c0c

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He looked as if he would wait there, unmoving, if she refused. Radia didn’t bother stopping Julian as he pulled out the chair opposite her. He was the type to do what he wanted anyway. Instead, she hid her face completely behind her newspaper.09e218c3e1455cdd

She didn’t want to be noticed. Getting involved with this man was even more out of the question.066da530983c1da3

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Even though she knew this man would likely take care of any potential for rumors…2d50bdadf940d049

“I asked you to call me by my name.”fcbda4fc37daf9b0

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“I can’t do that.”caecbae6e2021f85

He sat down opposite b2d9350365 her, took off his 429e3ea043 hat, and ordered his 3eec0a2b4c own coffee. It was unusual for 066afa0ce0 someone who supposedly only f6906ec3a4 drank coffee brewed by 0e834ffada the royal barista.81163d0a85ee46ed

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Thinking cynically, Radia took another sip of her coffee. She hadn’t touched her brunch. There was a high probability she would choke if she tried to eat.06af39388b90bccc

The server’s eyes 7906cef1f8 widened in recognition 7afa082d62 of Julian. When Julian c6ee48c490 put his c9eb44b0e3 index finger 5d96964aa9 to his da624b4a95 lips and e132c71864 winked, the be10c91483 server nodded 186690a9e0 vigorously and e05917df83 returned to 51cd0d5610 their position.24eb60fea372d50c

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It shouldn’t have been possible, but Julian’s gaze felt like it was piercing the thin paper of the newspaper, reaching her face.e3d3aaff2b8030cb

“What brings such a busy person to a place like this?”f0d9d9a9c929a502

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“I had some business to attend to, and I happened to see you.”0e670f690e5b247e

It was fc2d099db1 nonsense, but db4c6caf64 Radia pretended c7eef4e2d1 to accept c516926d83 it and baed6d12bd said nothing. The fact that he 791899470f even asked if she da7c427a5e was here meant he 0b4f4e9a7e had been looking for d478e1004a her.b8392330af85375d

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“By the way, I met Yuris yesterday.”2e41d07b6e02ab03

The newspaper tilted 86860ffa70 slightly at the 2b8256421c mention of Yuris’s a71170b783 name. Julian curled 7c89aa7403 his lips be7be5f491 as he 2f6fb081e5 looked at 9175456538 her, his 36f0df48a4 dark, intense 9c468da579 eyes fixed b724acffd3 on her.0b7a96c1c3deffc2

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“We had quite an interesting conversation.”910b69cc4d46cfa5

“….I don’t know what it was about, but I’m glad you enjoyed it.”967af809afc978cb

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Despite her stiff reply, 7dac1b39a4 the man grinned slyly e5dd1ea19e and asked in a caab8d156d casual tone,a9549f2c09e256f4

“Have your feelings for him finally cooled?”00e675fbd7351732

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Perhaps because there was no one around, instead of answering the man who wasn’t showing much formality, Radia kept her eyes on the newspaper.e4e9fa0358fe08c7

Julian rested 7efb8fd29d his arm c4601c6b2b on the b664a55f15 table and 187c9cd577 stared at 8c7dd67054 Radia. A faint c8a88df8e3 flicker of 3a97780300 anticipation appeared a625c859c8 and disappeared 7d386f7de3 in his 46b993bc64 red eyes.4a7d7920a284fb6d

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‘Does he not realize Yuris has lost his memory?’dbcd0fb78c0008e2

After a moment of consideration, Radia slowly replied, “No.”f8e2c7098f0a91fd

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“Then, has he lost his memory?”09a6ec23de62df64

Radia inhaled sharply at the sudden question. She almost answered unconsciously but managed to close her mouth just in time. However, the perceptive man didn’t miss the hesitation. Julian clasped his hands and leaned back in his chair.b486f8c7a9718c48

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“That’s the answer.”b0cc226b4426e9b9

“….How…”6568e61b2abc5658

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“He didn’t seem to remember the incident at the Baralen Palace.”c264c34c8d5bae02

His suspicions 7039cfe26b began there, fc082fb4b9 but he 0001d01dfb became certain 20238a9b7e something was 0520f01f90 amiss the 1b18896a5b moment Yuris 5879648dff spoke to 16750866be Radia with 1def01a547 less respect 3704f64d78 than usual. He might 8c5ed2692d humble himself, 09810d0622 but he 89b2a5f2b6 was always c24f46b126 steadfast in ad4682337a his regard d9e64ef6bc for Radia. He never e48ee4d867 showed such 39af219d5f deference before f926ac0300 Julian.5c1828e060ac1330

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As if this 07d6d7ea43 woman, of unremarkable 2bae7c8ed8 lineage and family, ffa0915e4d dared to claim 369cb62314 she was even bcc6fe0fc0 more precious than 5a5ec38d13 Julian himself.24bec147b0ab1536

“Wouldn’t it be appropriate to act your station?”d77e1a5430ca188c

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She expressed her b1ec0c1bd5 disapproval of him f0f3ba1a1a toying with people 08bdddb3ec so elegantly. Julian’s eyes, fixed on 46fc356336 Radia as she spoke ca24d0a668 quietly, lest anyone overhear, 2304bc8b7d turned crimson.fb6332ad535c938b

He tapped his fingers on the table, then slowly reached out and covered Radia’s hand as she reached for another newspaper. His index finger subtly rubbed the top of her wrist.0facd9a363aeaea4

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“Are you going to break up with Yuris?”45fb866ac9561bbb

Radia pulled her hand 6462c1cb57 away with a somewhat 460e0b2536 rough movement. One of the 784a6a31b6 stacked newspapers tumbled d6a55f8d6d to the floor. She rubbed her hand f416d52295 on her trousers as 3780a3a39d if trying to erase b8e9901187 the sensation of his 6c2d034330 touch, quickly wrinkling the 4eb45d44b3 fabric.956772a031c74371

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“No.”eed0767d2531fe3a

Her stiff, pale face showed no trace of excitement. Honestly, she was creeped out, but she hid her shaken face behind the newspaper. The man before her was the crown prince, beloved by the nation. She didn’t know what would happen if a picture of them was taken.800f987a50e23fea

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She had heard a0807bf563 that he was e85d47cf93 cousins with Yuris 85b331cb7d and Claude, but 28b8f4db04 how could they 64ffe8a627 be so different?0e96c434dd83c008

Averting her gaze from its restless wandering, Radia calmly replied, “Why are you asking such things?”4c7f665e6dac7334

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“You know why.”cc806b5f0b5502a4

“I clearly expressed my feelings before.”293a67e88954f2b0

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She made it clear that she didn’t want to talk to him anymore, but this prince, as always, was persistent. Radia felt a faint weariness at his lazily smiling face, like a well-fed predator.913d4020dfa162e1

She didn’t understand why he was so insistent on giving her unwanted attention. Even if it was to provoke Yuris, it was excessive.d59ced235adf3528

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“He was Yuris’s then, but he isn’t now, is he?”7e2e4bd9b50203be

The lightly thrown words pierced Radia’s heart. Her hand, resting on her lap, tightened.7f31462e192f13af

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“Please don’t treat people like objects. It’s unpleasant.”10152baa82bd63f2

This was a a9f27750ff country where the 52f5b197d0 monarchy still lived. Most of the citizens 15256f0513 were proud of the f5aaa92d81 royal family, admired the 51f316e28d lives of the upper 202a2f852a class, and aspired to 3885231267 be like them. In fact, many of 1506203a0d the trends circulating among 09c7512377 the newly rich were f064ffad28 awkward imitations of the ed34eeea7f upper class.4027ec4655f537ac

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The man sitting f76214f8f5 opposite her was 1cb3a68103 born into the 841bdd3afc royal family, at 0f6f83e2bb the pinnacle of 4cede2ba43 all this admiration, e16ddf7b41 possessing lineage, ability, 466c6c8fbc appearance, and arrogance.69bfb902b3601c16

“You’re still prickly. That’s also interesting, though.”4e6e015791d25bb2

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So perhaps, this man had never been rejected by anyone before. Except for her. Was that why he was so persistent? Sometimes, when she saw his picture in the newspaper or saw him standing on a distant podium, she never thought he’d be swayed by such childish sentiments. Of course, she had similar thoughts when she only knew Yuris unilaterally.abae82968e884a8e

But it was de8bbc2027 definitely different.1806a6fc0229f85f

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“And you still want to do this to me after causing that commotion?”a2740c09993a13d1

“Of course. There’s no one here to lose their temper and swing a cane at my head.”120e1713d978cf0b

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Radia swallowed a sigh as she watched him casually wave his right hand. Who was he calling crazy? It wasn’t appropriate coming from the man who had forcibly restrained her.67e6f1c9f0eb1f8f

Back then, this a9443ca45e prince had openly 06e8522718 coveted her, and f234325b3f Yuris had a 02d324a261 particularly short fuse 46fa7d79bc when it came ee1cdf5661 to matters involving c0b45ed195 her. It was fortunate 32ae6c0154 that it ended 52c8f1f142 with a fractured 1f5df099ae arm instead of 1ca2b3e6c0 a head injury.28cbb2d69bb9b565

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The server brought an f74034437e espresso and a semla 14b37bc7ca and placed them in ea887e06f5 front of Julian. Julian raised an dd38ead75f eyebrow, seemingly a 8bba43f379 bit embarrassed that 48006c3433 the semla was bc78114ac1 complimentary, but he 77ef747529 picked up a 43bfaab080 fork, cut it c6ca5024de into bite-sized pieces, 7b6f78d288 and put it 8b6c90d2fe in his mouth.fe89f385ad548034

An arrogant and f99298a9cd cold prince who 9e0b6fa0bc was generous and 616618da8e gracious to the 71dfdfa6c4 goodwill of his 3c9df971c8 people. Julian Felice 2756e4a4b1 was that cb4cc32ba8 kind of 696ff50ce2 person. He was completely different 678df9268d from Yuris, who was f484eaae3b so unpretentious as to 50e9e50f66 be called a scoundrel, a6f5b626b0 too informal for a 849393db31 nobleman.8f12e79fecfcd9d2

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A distant being, like 244cca3388 a star in the a50e2258b2 sky. He wasn’t 0353dcb0a4 someone who 408b83f770 should be e3e764441c in a b0d0247049 place like 7d0399efc0 this. Radia gazed intently at ad603cc463 Julian drinking his coffee, 54073bc65f then opened her mouth.8babf218d31eafa2

“I don’t understand why you’re doing this.”cb931fc756e08b23

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“You don’t understand?”d72dc4f210f0b8ec

To Julian, who 792b1ade37 tilted his head 8381b61ff4 slightly, Radia said 1253cc1b6f in a calm 908e1490a6 tone, “You keep 5e0f03113a showing up out caf463e848 of the blue. What do 9d7d97e673 you think 39fc800869 will happen 772e845777 if I d002acf3c4 tell Yuris 290aa42b3a about this?”4b6d78cd10bc5082

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Even if it was 78ae1d93f0 an obsession with a 7b2db5bce0 plaything, it was excessive. For the 98b0274e9e past three 442810ed7d years, he’d 264741c315 pop up c3bd1c0d78 unexpectedly and 3f69d5a456 try to ce1f0e4596 joke with 1c2bee50f7 her or 0a2cc35bf8 start a b4a37ae374 conversation, which 2c62239179 was extremely f09c512d21 uncomfortable.52dff79f3d4a9cfd

She had thought he might restrain himself if she got married, but she discarded the idea because she didn’t want to make a decision about this issue based on someone else’s actions, not her or Yuris’s.7e27e09cac4d9220

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Of course, 190e17b690 she wanted 33b06967d5 to grab ce07cd0c17 him by 1f74cb7364 the collar 2c8af930fb and shake 9022a1047c him, demanding 4ab3ac1408 to know ce6c8f13ca why he 9011feb121 was doing 9505dcdd53 this to 4e2a427e21 her.4d56ab8da6591dc0

“But you still haven’t 2fc8675eab said anything. Not for me, but d2db817e34 for Yuris.”ba2505b7a1725741

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Although it was 7439ca3fd6 clearly self-defense, Radia 972695e9cc remained silent, knowing 0601e559dd there had been 356d65a937 some kind of 16739ae82d agreement between the c8c36310cb royal family and 1a0efa5672 the Astrian family b92c315bc1 because injuring the b4942d77f7 crown prince was 8461a7e870 considered an excessive 1a89a0b917 response. If Yuris found 192696b7e3 out about this, ecdbd604ce there was no 2bd605a213 guarantee that such f085a023d9 a situation wouldn’t 39cb78d3ce happen again.3c26ed0071567943

Fortunately, the 60d492b3a8 crown prince 221f980c1a hadn’t tried b8d039b6c2 to touch f6688d25f2 her forcibly 5ac0905c8f again since aaa8a1bb63 that day. That’s why these 3a3024421d strange and bizarre 042fae522c encounters could continue.3e462d34028c8761

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“Do you 96d89bfee4 remember what 5ef75afc8f I said?”4c95c1dcb51d39d4

Radia’s hand, 079c4b7865 which had 9731f77ac5 just been 0da5c550d6 lifting her 0a6a291142 mug, stopped abafd21a23 in mid-air. A faint afterimage cb23a374c2 hung over the 8a86bc8fbc rippling brown surface.e1d43e90199d13a4

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[I want you to hate me.]

Julian had smiled 28c48c7bb1 as he said 4c6c92cc9b those words.7a8618fa27d3c7b1

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Against the cbefc7ff78 bluish darkness e2c90e2425 of the aeba2f5428 twilight sky, f211eac17b a spark b2b84a98c4 of madness 8b333fa084 glimmered in 92963a8d53 the man’s d3b5f13fde calm, downcast f64dcdb3d0 eyes.f70617ef089490f1

They were outside, and there were other people nearby. Even though she thought he wouldn’t do anything in front of others, she gripped her cocktail glass tightly.403d3c8f38bba39c

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[Because another bastard already has the emotion I desire most.]

Harsh words came from the man’s mouth, which seemed as though it should only utter refined language. They were words too intense to claim she didn’t remember. Radia clearly remembered her response.50231bda741cdefa

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[If you’re saying that because you want me to feel something special for you, you’d better stop. I already have too much to hate.]

Julian let out a short laugh at her answer. It was an unexpected reaction, but Radia just turned away. Even as she walked towards the other people, her back felt cold. She didn’t look back, even though she felt like a prey animal with its back to a predator.586a023890fc2a58

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“I don’t know why f01d7151a3 you’re twisting things. I simply 6fd90cc70b like you.”70c211c21b627f0f

“Like” was a word that could be interpreted in many ways. Radia immediately retorted, “I’m not a toy. I have no intention of catering to Your Highness’s whims.”b5aa8f709ed6917e

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“Oh dear, after 45ac7176ad three years, you d587a699d4 should start to 5ea055dfe6 believe me.”3808f15fb6f41622

“Perhaps it d56e42ab66 feels more aaae6d2e57 compelling because 68069dc61b it seems ef9019d5f1 difficult.”43539b697a6eef90

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“Did you say f82ebe18a3 the same thing df77ebd0b9 to Yuris?”f84df4acc9b3934e

Radia placed her 06bd9b7a78 cup on the 939575e854 table with a da08e44b0c thud. The table d0b9921da5 gave a a36219281c short groan 7b0d61754d at the 2af20ae2d0 rather rough 97d05fdf9b handling. Deep emotions surged 717faf8744 in her dark cb98b4d56c eyes as she bb4a75606c stared directly at ae303a02b8 Julian.adf4f62a7fae5464

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“Yuris has never f28e8bfe73 taken me for dfb255f93e granted.”6d02d0db15d808b9

“I’m sure. But I dbd2d47192 think he a244e28317 might have 988f185ace a different b85c5ff44c opinion now.”9e427acd26b17650

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Radia slowly closed her mouth. This kind of bickering was familiar. Every time Julian came, he asked how long she thought Yuris’s affection would last, and Radia always drew the line, saying it was between the two of them.18b7cd74908bc4cc

She knew his da54596f51 suggestive prodding was 729df5fdbf meant to provoke d49177ffca both her and 51d71cfc67 Yuris. He was 697007a7c4 a man a60f79d318 with a 4197b58f97 very unpleasant 277f2114c1 personality, despite 214dad6d94 his outwardly 6b1c3b66ac pleasant appearance. She could understand why f90f51898f Yuris disliked him.31f57eb86b04233d

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Elegant actions didn’t necessarily have elegant intentions. To put it crudely, it was a ploy to create a rift between them.7c32fe377bd6b688

So she should respond ca95308e40 calmly as always, but f569c56762 the words wouldn’t come. A precarious feeling churned 2dc135ea60 inside her, as if bf466518dd the bedrock that had fca4ad06c3 supported her had cracked.aec2b4bde993479f

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“And no matter what a72aa94f32 Your Highness wants from 93bb880bd3 me, your position won’t 91dc3da439 allow it.”c52f6c02fed48156

“If the law 0adc8348cc is a problem, 72a0d39efb it can be 32a9aeee47 amended. A commoner crown 9619a4f72c princess. I think it 687695462e would be good c0f8c5ab67 publicity for the c19da9d2eb people.”c479ef8f0aa515ab

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“It would 9fc6bea913 be good f8d44a222b publicity indeed. As one b72082a492 of the c77c1b1e45 people, I f6eecd02ef congratulate you.”a729181303f99f87

Julian looked d759f68ebd at Radia 4665376ca6 quizzically.93ea837ef20c9323

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“Why do you b3816024e9 reject me so 7443125603 vehemently?”39abbd5e8021a6c2