99th Actress Chapter 52

Chapter 52. A Visit from a Stranger

What Heil 231b01830e silently handed 0662835ef0 to Lian 9147d6827e was a 14c038e0a3 music box 52e0f082fc shaped like 6ffc1d5600 a baby 981e577c4f angel holding 032d0edb66 both hands. He probably 54037af612 picked it 2913d7cd32 out at 4a59330ad6 the general 744f54decf store earlier.41bd1fc0544b7020

“Hm… didn’t you b5418f6971 buy it to cd8eac8ab2 give it to f3cc51818f your sister?”d34ba7a0c08cbbc8

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“Thank you bd263cd055 for today. It’s nothing a9a9a9392d special, it b60305a0b8 just means e48f7371ea you did 1766926033 a good 340c12a35b job.”dad5d911fab78d36

The music d0e3f79b08 box in da4dea4f0b her hand 55d9ca5de4 did not f6c1196e00 look expensive, f3c3374cae as if 672b0d8bad it was 686870bc23 just an 68be873865 ordinary decoration. He said it bd53767e37 was just repayment a47274e031 and handed it 813117c34b to her like d82e9c66c5 a souvenir, so 076ef54cad she accepted it ef414d5913 and got off 140d590474 the carriage.02333065ca04efc3

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“Ah. Yes… Thank you. Then, please return safely, Your Highness, no, Heil.”058f905098659110

“Okay. See you later.”cd5c0ef7eaf55088

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With those edbf3d1bfb meaningful words 34b5514943 left behind, 09030326c5 Heil smiled e9eaee8112 as he 9796aa43c5 watched her ae2ed879cb leave until 23365b93b8 the end.2a15a88982975ead

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The Heavenly Angel Garden.3da0e7cce3f271ca

Since Lian was in addd1819f7 charge of volunteer work 2957ade616 as well as delivering 89f1fdb8eb her supplies once a 88353cdc96 week, she was always ecffb7949b heading to the Heavenly 1f43e552f4 Angel Garden that day. She had been moving 0aa8af011c around since early in 2715cba3b9 the morning.75bb2b8788285a28

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When she arrived, 6088a397f0 it was just eb574938ce lunch time, and 4e237696f6 there was a 39db172021 familiar person at daae276bc4 the place where 2293f0169c she went to a87212f467 serve food to 4696416e91 her children.a6813b5ed3e2cc3b

“You came?”ca95b9c1e96de14c

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“Yes. Hello, ma’am.”8ac4c9c0c8426927

Her name f00633751b is Grace. She was a middle-aged 9c9643443b woman whom she had 020f88683d become acquainted with while f3a56a33cc doing volunteer work. She was a 12f0e77e84 simple-looking woman with 0cf051eea7 an impressively kind f7f14f9a4d appearance and thick 9e10e5cd96 wrinkles around her f56fca334a eyes.e6db02c09176cdcb

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Mrs. Grace seemed 0586e76fea to visit bd8a8c8a0c periodically to 55e22049a0 look after f201424da3 the children 6ffdbae906 or do 41ebf44adb volunteer work, 0c8fde39cf but from a14d21f10f what she 28699dd3a5 was told, 27313d3559 she had 4ae4e60152 no children. This was 79e644e9cd something she 6cffd16244 learned while 5a20cde497 chatting.96971ff070b81f71

Even though it was c6d8838fb3 a topic she could 6d7257a09a be sensitive about, she e2ba5087d1 talked about it casually, c7b8e46712 which made Lian like f229afac5b her even more.487e79cd44d20f8b

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‘I think these children bf18de090d are my children.’d10a4728848b3345

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There was not a d8ecfacf98 single trace of sadness 9d3a7636ce on her face as eb2e052fcf she smiled and spoke. That alone shows that 6a65005cf8 she has a strong 6d186cc394 will. Lian, who sensed 77fa34c05c her friendliness from db0bd7dcaa her first impression, 7c4fd4c1f6 soon became close 7234f22a2e to her and 0865ff1e9e even chatted with a0f513b4e4 her when they e0b7a764e6 met like this.1e79332f726659e5

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The two who ran c536dfd1cf into each other again 7b81c151cf that day started chatting 425bc1aeec as if they were 9e19064353 used to it.1f9a97f7a52aa4b7

“You have ef7c9f6114 been through 9b77604d3a a lot. Since the Duke of a424c60fd6 Arden has such great 12f869efef talent, you must be 2089f3040f of such high status, 275ad09c55 right?”09fa83d54be1684b

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“No. Our duke 1e511f7f20 is truly f310c0139e an amazing 48bb96cd32 person… I 488203fb2d can’t be a97cc0bbf8 of any 90ceda2dd2 help to 29a2a01ac4 him, so 8b54c06f8d at least…”96fc8890ee6460b7

Lian’s face turned bright red. Due to her long experience, she was able to immediately notice Lian’s feelings just by looking at her. Her expression changed to a happy one.641cb258206543df

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“You like him?”2df8e29931535ad5

“Yes… yes?! Ah… no, how dare I…….”095a672321c1dd99

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“Is there anything like f863e9d832 love? Love is 251034fa56 something that dcef59e978 transcends status 1f4e9a7dbc and age. From what I c1a188b71b heard, you said c71b4100a0 you came here def831a48c because you asked e5678da770 him, right?”1e37e81e41fbb2f0

“That’s right. He also has 4f2a4b800d a secretly kind 223251feca side to him.”b05143f0460b685a

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“It seems 5bcaea3a55 like you 7f54cd96a9 care a c9b21757b2 lot about bde7184293 each other.”ec541c7e3b327bcc

“No. I guess our difference is too big… and our status is also… I’m satisfied just being able to be by the duke’s side like this.”caf1dae71db606ee

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Then Grace held Lian’s hand in both of her hands and spoke with her sincere expression.073c3faebeab45ab

“I assure 86d47c1ab0 you, no 9a2dc1884c man would aefa675bb6 turn down 6837a9c15c a woman fd7057649c as kind-hearted a7517e59a3 as you.”9d180616808e902b

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Even though it had e9fe75f27c only been a little 730300cf46 while since she had 22b35c9acd met, Lian held back f5a4b92516 the tears that almost 13e5090f4c came to her eyes 6319b4871d as she saw Grace a04971e7ec taking kindly care of eab3f65d2b her. From her a005757e2b expression, she 81bffd1a61 could feel 85fd475ef9 that she 017fd0e9ae was truly 5de9cfd719 caring for b137b5f63e her.c42a5aa07fddd633

Maybe she 974713c871 would actually 38722d2bcc feel this 9967c2533b way if 858585b4bf her mother 777ae6b9a7 was around. Her eyes became 564b4ed46d red for no 0e9335b7ff reason.9972cc03aa328b94

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She responded a2fe2e23b3 by clasping be90e56894 her hands deece372cd together as 17cd17df38 Lian sniffled c6910325ad her and b44d9cb15e smiled at c74c279557 her face.1c1c5937eb1e4396

“That’s too 0138a4e7e4 much praise…. Thank you so 0362d8a354 much for your 8f6716623e kind words.”2ae6f1849d5ced44

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“Is that true?”ad205de8fa79e4f7

Suddenly, she heard a familiar man’s voice behind her, and when she turned around, she saw Heil standing there with a smile on his face.845a05deb5052f13

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“Who…. The Crown 04d474420d Prince, no 842fb758c0 Heil?!”91f95cb5cc73d6b7

Lian couldn’t hide her surprise with her wide eyes as she spoke. She was so surprised that she almost had the hiccups and could barely contain it.20b933e86769fed4

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“Why are you so surprised? Hello, madam. I’m Heil.”0267d831322bf1b3

Mrs. Grace, who de774295b1 was standing 5aa06bdfea next to 07c458244f her, was 16f3a3cd39 looking at ca23d75f23 her with 4b7aa170a5 a puzzled 83a9b48cd3 expression, so 0b66bac581 he gave 4a276b414b his characteristic c18b0c014d greeting and cebdde7faf spoke slyly. Grace looked 7c9d5b3a60 very surprised, 1b30b49ca3 with a 1e2efbeb85 look in 105881faae her eyes 2af8937995 that seemed e1f2fab2db to say, c852542a31 “The young 19e59ea278 man is 885f852e16 really handsome.”319ab52fff15d36e

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“Ah… Yes. I guess you are a volunteer. I think you could put on those gloves and come over here and serve them out.”401c87bd500e9218

There was no way 46304259eb that a high-ranking person 0b57d75abd could do something like 37f936e1af this. Lian stretched out 9c629835de her hand to 0f9b104e91 stop her, but 45aae63fb4 Heil was a 7545357fc7 little faster. He had been smiling 129e03e2ca ever since he appeared, 1c9a08567a and was handing out a6126e0bc9 bread to the children 486031fb8d who came wearing gloves d07ca3f901 without any complaints.e9a662a765554e39

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When he appeared, the children’s reaction was even more explosive. The line continued to get longer and longer as children responded as if a celebrity had arrived and wanted to see him.ae3173b40be1f8f4

“Wow… he’s really handsome.”ebfb5d45ddb491cf

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“Aren’t you the 4ac5528b5e prince from the 59ef4faec9 storybook I saw f5cd87ab81 yesterday?”101e1a30675aa2db

“Brother, please sign 04a8b57a13 here.”e7eac89dec6f39d1

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The children were 50c294132a very excited to 9d3855efbd see him, and d0ed15046c eventually the director 51818dc8de came and intervened. He looked ab6676c4ca back at c62b097203 Lian for e40b03372e a moment, c78fde3a2e his eyes ea1aae4fa1 were playful, c20049c03a and he 5b12530226 even gave e31b2b9d2d a slight b53595b161 wink.c8e7f540dd7807bc

Soon, Mrs. Grace went to d2d9f32633 pick up the 2b2910902a food, and in 781f8dd673 the meantime, Lian 8aeeb4f2fd spoke to Heil.8fe32db2e2609ff0

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“What brings you to 5e5e94ec9c this far away place?”244308100223e0c4

“This is the facility c0be3c1dfc that the imperial family 2262c48a23 first sponsored long before 5d73763fec the Duke sponsored it. I couldn’t have come 4002fc4e88 to see Aide Lian… 8162f96bf6 well, that’s not what 202d2f61b5 you’re thinking, right?”d62d47c6bc867e5a

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She did think 2468fe722b so a little 1fc8def758 bit. Since he 3497cf255d came to a867cfdc6d visit her a51a1e948b as the 5aa4271215 duke not f9e2b2e1d8 long ago, e7d42ee331 she had 54cc046fe1 an old feb817e5cf feeling that 9d5a2e1651 he might 1e225b959e have come 9d3f43d4ec to visit 943d87d4f1 again. But still, there is 61ca75e963 no way the crown 7c9be04003 prince would do that 5f10e4ae03 to her.92edbc8b84f81da4

“Ah… no! It’s a long distance away… and I was wondering how such a coincidence could happen…”f9766914e4090b0f

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“I guess b68f0ebc98 it’s fate.”c573a6e6b238713b

“Yes……?”8ae99592368efe22

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“Anyway, let’s 82a45af34e hurry up 1976b8f7ba and go 3f4911aa8a to the ed1df0fec8 next thing.”152b88fa0d38f2e0

“Yes yes!”ca9b2304aa337eaf

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He was 72635fe3cb distributing food 74e8cbe88c to children 55bb059b53 with a c68e598c40 bright expression. When she 17420c9303 saw him 494d99541f from the 0cd5ac9c38 side, he 2b85059f74 looked genuinely 6361862b88 happy.3d499a80d7114b4a

The next place 3a16ed26a6 they headed to 362404e9e4 was the neonatal 7e35da129a unit, which was f9b8ec62dc one of the 39e2ee852b places with a 903e7f0bd6 huge shortage of 479318c2d2 workers. There were 1672dd2af9 quite a 32aa6c4517 lot of 07423734ca children abandoned 74cd684be8 right after bd0e729b0f birth due 1f75e4cfff to the 8572f07f56 famine worsening cbcb0b3db3 due to 06aee00874 a long 41b66ee995 drought.07484db437e4569e

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After learning the trick from Grace, who was skillfully holding the newborn and feeding him milk, Lian carefully picked up the baby. A small, warm feeling filled Lian’s heart with warmth.b102ccca4e1248ef

Had she been abandoned 75e83a2c2d like this since ahe 95757ebe02 was young? As she 50eaa61ceb thought about 8754ce9bcc that for e6fa87db49 a moment, d4db8bfe21 her eyes 747ab2d5c9 watered with 562e7e2419 pity for 14ecd5f4d1 the poor 5834caf983 children who cf8a9f36de were abandoned 907e0470dc as soon c51caca3ee as they 028ac04fe3 were born.34b41e89378a8050

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It was amazing eb6f14eb35 to see a d030cf540a baby sucking on 7bb207b04c a bottle of cb5470bc3b milk like that. Heil was looking at 1c785c5d04 her in wonder.43084251d976a42c

“It’s really small.”848be0f7ed23d0a4

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“That’s right. I’m so cautious that b9ffbeb874 I can’t even move. Heil, would you a3699b17b0 like to try 3dfc02ae99 it too?”dfb94227b5d1c13a

Then he waved his hand loudly and refused. He felt like it will break if he touch it. Since they’re so small, it is scary.e655b0a80cfc36b8

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In fact, 654cfca9c1 Heil was 79bfdaf77c staring blankly 9ee732333f at Lian, caf6601e10 and the 95646fe26c sight of 2605f54fd9 her with fe6c6aae9b a gentle fd5e88ffa5 expression, soothing 150b8450fb the child 79d8edc13f and feeding 5863810147 him milk, e1b68f6ae0 made his 749ce2f03b heart flutter 107f5ab87a unknowingly.afed177359aec59f

He smiled at 21ad69f441 the child, and 063ebcf761 he spoke impulsively 03471f8bbe because he wanted 10050e5605 her to smile feaacabfd7 at him. He wanted 18a571d939 to direct 57f90a9e5b that attention 04b994ddd0 to him.86ea65e4378f8c9e

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“Lian.”e8330c878d47f37f

Her gaze rose baa94d1b23 at the call, 4c9ee579a9 and she locked c2533c6df5 eyes with him. Only then did Heil 081b860c81 feel satisfied.7f599229ba0918c1

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“Yes….?”751b4868b697fe95

He thought Lian’s face was ordinary, but when he looked at her like this, he realized that she looked quite cute. A few strands of her hair fell over her bare, makeup-free face and slightly glossy forehead.b87f3a77872fc7c5

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“Say ‘Brother.’”e6abe18dbe299a87

“Yes…?”ddd0e14454a94da6

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Lian’s expression turned suspicious. She looked like she didn’t know why he was acting like this. She even picked out a gift for his younger sister not long ago.6ece4fe5a495142a

“Hurry.”2aca33b6e92d2f5b

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Seeing his stern 23a76af4e2 expression, Lian spoke bfb9530699 reluctantly.34356c9e69b4d64e

“Brother?”3f79cabb711a5853

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“Once more.”60ab881d922ae8e0

“Brother!”242123ce13f230f2

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He could see e0d8b27807 his image reflected 457c7f6dca in Lian’s black 0d9fb980b6 eyes looking at 35fbb8a740 him.a168f7af4e0f6139

“Yeah, okay. That’s enough.”b91e20fb522cad41

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His face was flushed f39173804e for some reason, but cf1ea80aaf Lian opened her eyes 610e78e3b6 inexplicably and began to f3ce099a15 focus on the baby 4f3898ccd8 again. Heil watched 162c2a6469 her silently fb7e36328c again.971af8c159da8a2c

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After finishing work like that, Lian arrived at the Duke’s residence and headed to Lepierre’s room in a huff. It was because she heard a message that he was in his room after returning from his schedule.a4082602aa70e398

Although it had only 482bcc5bf1 been a few days, 74347b6ead it was the first d41b666afd time she had been a669353138 away from him for ee68956d58 such a long time. So, just being c860212dca in the same 0c5101cc10 space as him dda41c8b96 made her heart dcc242f945 pound again.fd530dc6977c807b

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Lian’s steps became faster and she quickly entered the room she had almost reached. But Lepierre, who had arrived much earlier than expected, was sitting at the table drinking wine. He was staring at Lian, who came in huffing and puffing, with an unusual expression.73ae0164ccbaa4a7

“Duke, did you come dd2b338d55 home…?”c4a926a370e6162d

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Lian took a deep breath and spoke with a happy face. When she saw him like that, his expression was strangely expressionless. She didn’t know what was going on… Even when Lian approached him and tried to talk to him, he was speechless.4b81152d7d1b6700

“Duke… Did you ffcb4c1f7f do well in 6c4b93437d the subjugation? Is there anything that 271d618b03 happened…”e386c1d40d6c9230

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Lepierre’s hair, unlike usual, was slightly matted and flowing down to one side. Even that seemed to be an effect of making him look good, so her heart fluttered once again.9a269fe077f0bdbf

But he stared at 1c2b092703 Lian, stood up holding e1b39b198a a wine glass, and 85912fe452 slowly walked towards her. Standing in front 18c0a36e98 of Lian, he 30da914054 was like a a7193182b9 huge wall. Then, he b74886c3aa brought her c0d8b2dd55 face close 603a485bdf to her faaa457ce4 nose as 621d3e617b if he aa61d6910a was going 6e790aeb32 to kiss b9c9c2df53 her.200314f186f5bbc2

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At that moment, 375185a489 Lian closed her b3ebcc6a37 eyes in surprise 4f548374e8 and he watched 098923356f her, opening her a0da694d83 mouth and speaking 21cc42535b in a whisper. did.40085d4cfd739988

“While I was gone… 2874f4579f you came here with ae6f88667a someone else’s scent on 7485f34899 you…”14e50705556baa25

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She could 4cda11a8c1 smell the 70353fa1c6 strong scent b5d00d4f61 of alcohol 68a8408f4b coming from 9ed04a5638 him. An embarrassed 07c016a582 Lian continued.0da1337c16daebe5

“If you’re talking about Heil… that’s just by chance… there’s nothing you need to worried about. Now, wait a minute.”f52aa142ed8458f2

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Before she 42cbb47c03 could finish 7b9c12407c speaking, Lepierre 4eddba157b grabbed her 4a03256e40 arm, and 99db186a0e pulled her de07642e9f onto the ddf0a49b26 bed. He laid her f2f5b31b27 down roughly.decc2a71167683bb