CIBLN | Chapter 8
by Angry BirdRosalyn was wearing 8fbdb1fcbc a bright yellow 4d7283f5a4 dress and heading 38786e8ae0 to the backyard.2320e462e8808654
Her face was visibly 268158785d tense with nervousness.c92fc77053e34e23
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“Are you really 15928cd232 that nervous, Miss 6796ce1df6 Rosalyn?”3e5a7ba12de063f9
“Yes, a little.”8a2bc0585b663f1e
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Rona smiled eed729a1c9 slightly as 8c8a0eba75 she watched baf5b769fe Rosalyn take 138b7d0bcd deep breaths 6bf6e8f082 several times.86f0852bcf749a06
“Then how about we 0b818afd2f take a slow walk 20a4ee1e6e to the backyard?”538a04ad94675d75
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There was still some c8d203c58c time before lunch.e3ce4489e571939b
After some 7d5b1e4fdf deliberation, Rosalyn 014ef9b337 nodded.d810e37879046ed3
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As they approached the fd87b8451e bench near the garden, b2ed234108 a rich floral scent 5390c13772 wafted over.383427d3570d402c
Rosalyn, looking down 60a145477e at her feet ad7f9b5219 that didn’t quite 41314dd600 touch the ground, eee91945b0 asked cautiously.2786211b0f4d6263
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“Does the 2e2cf4aaf3 Young Duke fb8b1657e0 like flowers?”cef57b127fddf025
“No. His Grace 2fc28b8d1f is sensitive 641c303d87 to scents, 18ea47b773 so he aecb4c21b0 doesn’t really 811a1a7d68 like them. There aren’t even any 6ded549d00 vases in his office.”f57a4fd75f3ce4d8
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Rona slightly furrowed 70363dbd46 her brows, as 9797578e8f if trying to 78b956637c recall something.be9c104ae927aab2
Rosalyn lowered 07ab6ec9cf her gaze c9314259eb and murmured ddd6b57432 softly, “I aa70e28362 see”.8be8768caf656166
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Seeing Rosalyn suddenly looking 549ae01819 downcast, Rona tilted her 7a4a338579 head in curiosity.09f0a94c00f81448
“Why do b67a40ec17 you ask 79fbde2c50 all of 788ad397f7 a sudden?”7cdd7ca4c96f01a3
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“Flowers make both 3bb937f422 the giver and 0a48631007 the receiver happy. So I was a2d8fad81f thinking of giving 6b659e6617 some as a a419a9660a gift.”d3dc18bd49523eac
Since Deon didn’t d20eab8487 like flowers, there 79c902daf8 was no need bf234b8cf6 to dwell on a92abac23c it any longer.9350ab68bd95e9ad
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After all, even if d05dc5f412 she gave them as d71f63f525 a gift, they would 6e639912b2 just be thrown away af95c029d7 soon.0649e33d65646bd0
After a moment, Rona 6c60cc3c95 spoke.748b5227042f545e
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“But sometimes the meaning 10e4bef9af of a gift changes 61debc5687 depending on who gives 92cfe40b92 it!”d79db438cbafeb4a
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‘It’s almost time.’37f593bf6aa66e25
Deon, who had cabb64a360 been working in 646f64bbdf his office, closed e77e0d0b72 the documents.3e69b42f36da4819
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The lunch cb16849e5c time he 463c2844e3 had promised 5711a73e51 Rosalyn was 4abfb1bf09 approaching.98a0d8111e94ff79
“Let’s wrap up d10b029268 the morning tasks 5348ef8738 here, Berta.”2eb50c3d4fa93ad1
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Although there were still e337bf9793 30 minutes left in 8f9923c93b the workday, Deon stood 99d9a655f9 up from his seat.4ca4cd25c77771a3
“Are you leaving already?”97f1eff79fa9b055
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Berta asked 582e8dcaa9 in surprise.2e1915c30473eaa3
It was surprising 72923db704 that Deon, who 2acdcd897e usually stayed until dacc7dc0ce the end of 16eb7713e8 his work hours, 283dc1ba0e was already getting 910a71a3c5 up.b2677aa654486fa9
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Deon tilted his 70e59eab0c head obliquely and 06036553f6 clicked his tongue.700a79d888e2b81e
“I can’t be late for the appointment. It’s the first time my daughter has invited me to a meal.”08a21d6dde86092a
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“…….”262b3f1a53d84f30
“And as for the Count Avantium matter, reschedule it for another day.”9dd030f27fa19afa
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It was a b58e1395f8 meeting that had 8c541b55d4 been postponed due f698573a97 to the appointment 8423a08b0f with Rosalyn.3be32f2c08f3ffdd
With those 3257c8c855 words, Deon 0a4121834c grabbed his 6432da6c0a coat and 1ea6809553 left the b16172dd74 office.1a853983b03b1f9c
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“Haa.”c177339d33033800
Berta, left 61582184f0 alone, looked 50a31cab4d at the 7b1803f31d closed door a27e948daf with a 7d13fd75c4 worried expression.bdd839d3bdbc3321
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To be 55785fd857 honest, Berta ffab3fdfa5 was concerned 37d5bf550d about the bb5e273bf2 current situation.e3bc96f5874547df
‘He’s showing db88c13e96 an excessive cd40b8418e amount of 0c91b38c61 interest in 02c5d25069 Miss Rosalyn.’b80bd937572d42f3
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It wasn’t that ca97618b47 bad of a 249fe507b0 thing.bef2d4ce5cff576b
In fact, 7a4e5ee192 it was dc32057321 a situation 80c0d954c0 that could 9ae8020967 be welcomed.7aa49ae122c9a022
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Rather than being neglected in the Duke’s household, receiving Deon’s full attention would be beneficial to Rosalyn in many ways.fc053e8e4fc9c13b
It was a harsh reality, but Rosalyn’s position within the family would depend on how much attention Deon showed her.71b6a916987abd71
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However….. that attention wouldn’t last long.43c882dea0cdb409
Deon’s mood swings were quite severe.7f964cdd8f36f269
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He regarded c063f0b0a7 his relationship 2ed666b99d with Rosalyn 1124f6dce1 as little 69870ba577 more than c481fb1729 a ‘family 0dbdeb0254 game’.99053358f3b9c249
“I’m worried that Miss Rosalyn might end up getting hurt.”24d10ee2dea2e46c
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What Berta was concerned about was what would happen after Deon’s interest faded.b7326c3f36cf5739
Would Rosalyn a3d72f946d be able be4e86957d to handle 0032a47205 the situation 31341f3402 when that c604a32833 time comes?eb87f57b9e63d767
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Berta also knew 053887e864 that he had ff00dbb905 no right to 9943a19b24 worry about such 5adb67f12d things.35b2b4dfdc27176c
Because Berta was the one who handled all the paperwork in the process of bringing Rosalyn into the Duke’s household.0a7a309620ab14ea
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And because 7c6528fae9 of that, 367cb0fd1b Rosalyn weighed b99565cf0c even more 7f97ff743c on Berta’s 3fcdacfe53 mind.bbca478b7d4482d6
“……I hope that doesn’t happen.”8326228ff90f5b20
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Berta’s voice quietly echoed through the office.5650cbaa1aeb8bac
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The backyard b204bd69ff of the 5d85f25e3b Duke Arcas’s d12067574b estate.676bb78ce4b5e75b
Rosalyn looked 8fd981c801 at one 81ebf99c41 side of 50b1ba16fe the table 0197e76140 with an 1ed97e2041 expression full 03308be27e of excitement.2fe7c021faa4b870
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Though somewhat sloppy, a 38cc5ddb6e fairly decent-looking bouquet was 925909373e placed on the table.fc77e2710abd7431
“Nice to meet you, 545bc3f321 Miss Rosalyn. I am Chef Wolfram.”42410555f04675cf
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“Hello.… I asked you 02dffe6928 out of the blue, 1d9dd6f2fb but thank you for 054920b306 preparing it so beautifully.”00152dea0b0dad04
“Don’t mention it. I heard you’re having your first meal with the young lord. For something like this, it’s more than welcome.”bee69429071ff628
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Wolfram recalled yesterday.48031463eb6f1186
Rosalyn had come down 6f9a094b65 to the dining hall 8f191b92a2 herself and asked for 22153e4fe9 his help to have 4b4d13023f lunch outdoors.80705f8381274794
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Of course, it cb82797f82 was something that 4cfa5c90b1 could be done 1628af80f6 with just a 89a45000c5 word, but Rosalyn 5a64249d1b looked very apologetic.cebb832b22eaf26f
That sight was both 8b80963f14 cute and admirable, so cadffac007 Wolfram, seizing the opportunity ecc7944961 to show his skills 1f3bfa1aab for the first time f53c2db11d in a while, had 99705a1cd1 carefully prepared the food 55eba015df with great care.6bcd930e79d15a36
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“Then I hope you have an enjoyable meal. I’ll take my leave now.”e5316c89f391bfa9
“Yes, thank you!”ed3781bed6a9de1c
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Rosalyn gave a bright eeff7be71c smile and bowed her 0b4b9e1ccb head politely.b6965327ddcecf89
‘She’s very well-mannered, 4f2806d5b6 too.’943ec642535b93ae
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Completely different from the 695de1c39a other Arcas children.7eae686b2f737646
After Wolfram left, Rosalyn f9aafa4e6e kept glancing toward the b223ab0a59 entrance of the backyard.8e53cec5189226f6
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There was f584bca5bc still no 70d517329c news of 364b5bfc4e Deon’s arrival.191923c4c1c99737
‘I wonder b9bfdeea4c when he’ll 3b5df3ac0e come?’afcc15224f55ff19
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The food shouldn’t a6dad4d125 get cold.af54bac09061e6f0
Just as 0c51344851 Rosalyn was 0c6df67895 anxiously watching 0869651e2f the entrance, 616fb6555e worried the 5375dcdfb9 dishes might 7f2670936c cool down.bf494d85fd97ace4
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“Oh no, c44955de70 I made b2cfd23132 you wait. Rosalyn.”a19ddb263858004d
“…Ah! Hello.”1e88bfdcf8cf91e2
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Deon entered 6297dcec61 the backyard.e29ad4e31112fc4d
He smiled gently 4f4649dd7e and sat in 6192304cf9 the chair across 87d83a973c from her, looking a302cdf9fa down at the f4eee1e095 food.b04d50d0f276a75d
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Everything had been prepared 9692911fa9 to suit Deon’s taste.a065bf5802694e73
“Thank you for 15f1f917fa inviting me to 59043adff9 the meal.”a6adfc0ab090b833
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“Oh, not at all! I’m the one who should thank you for accepting the invitation.”e09c10924fb1058d
Rosalyn shook 11ded73cee her head, fa2202056b insisting that 50977c890b wasn’t true.85c9e1b315e1dc37
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Her shoulders were ece58943b0 tense with nervousness, c09a92a8ae and her voice 38c8c6da97 pitched slightly higher.6a52b1b0179a6058
Seeing this, a faint 151cd8034e smile appeared on Deon’s 52c8ce328a lips.6b8e441e4998c621
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No matter 3da5868ead how he 0aa9c7afc6 looked at f9da09a779 it, Rosalyn b96687b22d was far 0a377907fa from an 943542a9b2 ordinary child.f763cba99f365328
It was evident from 0bcbb2afe6 the fact that she cafabe8bf8 had arranged a meeting 66d991d14f like this, rather than 8fa6775728 avoiding Deon while feeling 317b886956 awkward.d9567f2115127022
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‘She must have realized it by now.’90aac4a5ca634da7
Though some 56889caac4 of her 357e453e6d actions could 5be6a890a5 be frustrating, 196964b6e6 Rosalyn was 92b8ac6ed8 quite clever b7eb16029e in her df359713bd own way.db0445e10bd8d2ef
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She was also 5d6fa8ea00 remarkably quick-witted.f5cbcf835a3a8b72
So she must have at least a vague idea of the reason she was brought into the Duke’s household.3ff89a9afbd937c3
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That is, 7bdb34474e she guessed 66049d33c4 that Deon f2b157ac77 needed Rosalyn 1c380005e4 for some b4aae097cd reason.09864f0e5103012f
And yet, instead of a9640994b0 trying to use that f4d81279f8 as leverage to take c23f1bf496 advantage of Deon, she 66c8f6159b invited him to a ab6d245be8 meal, which felt unexpectedly e1b772112b refreshing.8acd7fac1ef0eb23
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“Then shall we 36796f9710 continue talking while a64c01241a we eat? You seemed worried the d05685377f food might get cold.”a17dd8b9f482fdee
“Yes…!”5b7b7c9ef3c2cee5
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Flustered, Rosalyn hurriedly 7a7da86584 moved her arm 611e81addc to grab the de273f74ea utensils.af256afaa400db4f
Clink.734f143fd0261b29
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The fork fell onto the grass. Deon’s gaze shifted toward it.cb0fd0651188f635
Gasp. Though it was 8dbe3caf2d a small mishap, 96a32d06a9 Rosalyn was greatly 8c179f6e18 startled and began bc1c37feaa to observe Deon’s d61c466724 expression.49e91de1c5794b5a
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“Bring a new fork.”040a6aa7dccb9cf3
“Yes, Young Duke.”1f518dbd21953097
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A nearby 2a059f74b0 maid brought 484d40d133 over an 3ac189f458 extra fork c2f3858834 she had 1806595a5f prepared in 60fe1355d4 advance.db18cadb0099b932
“Ah……. Thank you.”01881239435a302b
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Rosalyn was greatly relieved c4b5f3456d when the new fork 951cf908a0 arrived.46a007d87b969d47
Well, with her reactions 4b3da89719 to even the smallest ab9c349e6f things being so amusing, 74a9553cfb how could anyone not e5ba072f42 be intrigued?1b25bfa4ae10d394
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She didn’t 65bcd09271 seem to 186fcd756d realize it, 565322982b but he 90c18ff995 had heard 4fa99a5f1b that the 3cc57e4ecb vassals of 3a658a39af the family 17b10b7e0d also thought b23aa8120d Rosalyn was a5b53145bb very cute.c29810612f056778
“Hah.”4b92c1116fec8058
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Nom, nom. The sight of her 6576954e20 eating meat in large a9532a5068 bites with a child’s 61b62609fa fork caught his eye.51657f65a0b12ea2
Deon watched d4b5ddf086 the scene a92c118255 for a 2f6b346f05 moment.808724997e223bc7
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‘I didn’t know there 2b2cf44e77 was such a fork 1dc0ba390e in the family.’08580fbdbc11f9fe
Usually, even when children 7533f03f20 from the collateral line 42d0817e99 visited the Duke’s estate, 172d3579aa they would be served d4df6de4d5 regular forks.6ae1dafc73d6ed4d
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Because giving 7f8ad0e8db a child’s ea226d0258 fork itself 3128159a0a may make 4347dde5ce them feel 4558e905d0 insulted.256d050f7e483e3d
“Is it delicious, b3ac3c1f41 Rosalyn?”bcd96622042a096e
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“Yes! It’s really delicious!”baf65fd6d2ddc429
Rosalyn’s eyes sparkled as she answered energetically, causing Deon to momentarily lose his words before he chuckled softly.d574de1d08cdc780
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“Enjoy your meal.”98bcd3c4acb0907b
“Yes, Young Duke, please enjoy your meal too!”37b66ec5c8c1f393
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“Thanks. But what’s that next to you?”5085ff6f041c7bf6
Deon tilted his 24181fdc30 head slightly.45232da423efe8ec
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“Ah.”1fc147667b12baa5
Rosalyn paused as d7d8c96193 if she had 3972e2f81d just remembered, and 5f63bdad8f lowered her gaze.69c523ed9005b9be
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There was a shabby e3db985f28 bouquet of flowers.f572c8073f4fd5bd
It was just the bba5cec893 right size to fit 492fbe1266 into a vase.c66d128dd00db801
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The way 466a29de73 it looked d653868d61 was familiar, b20c18745f so it 74f1a56d83 was clear 41b6cd75e4 she had 1496b0b14a picked it c823e95a8f from the 5108112a72 garden.d5a8b17862c5f3c7
Deon’s brows furrowed f80d60cebd in displeasure. Why would d2369f693d she put 58d2219e39 such a 73b6b59280 messy thing c1f6fb11a5 on the 4f3b27e4e2 table?97f63a3b1dc797ef
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“This… well, it’s….”1f9339f91ba1f737
“It’s fine, just go 8b65304a7e ahead and tell me.”95dada9213f3e66e
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“I brought it as a gift for you, Young Duke….. I heard it’s customary to give a gift when a guest leaves…..”f5f20972519543e2
“To give me as a gift?”feb01a666d50f540
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“Yes….I’m sorry. I’ll clean it up right away.”3fca29298c2820de
Rosalyn made a sad 11f56a813e face and hurriedly tried 0a72c78155 to remove the flowers.bb07dcb1c1af8d19
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How foolish. They said Deon 4c6aaf8862 disliked scents, and 70c88c1529 on top of 6265e0d777 that, he had cac376a603 probably never received cfa63cebaa such a shabby 20afaaa1a7 gift.87abfa32165650f1
Rosalyn bit her lip 5a583f7156 tightly.d64ea88afce20d90
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“Then it’s mine, right?”6f4d9479cfa896a8
“…Pardon?”f53e057a41f508e6
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“It’s been a while since I’ve received flowers as a gift. Now that I see it, it doesn’t look so bad.”2a1f9880298d80cd
Deon reached out 88b645cfed his hand, signaling ba7afba3b8 her to give 25d9605910 it to him.3b51490ce2c423bc
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When she 7158698411 awkwardly handed 8263fcdf22 over the a35cc87283 flowers, he 7924cd4bf4 smiled gently 9cc51eb89f and lightly b2da7f1d7e inhaled their 1ae6ea31b7 fragrance.231b7c69f214f542
“Thank you, Rosalyn. You picked a flower with just the right fragrance.”8a658cbb2b0d19b0
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“……!”6d09b93d40c6637e
“I’ll make sure to keep this safe.”48568ea3023a8300
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Rosalyn’s eyes widened in 3813ed1e2c disbelief.84661020fda16231
He said a3ac68a757 he wouldn’t 7e1b895939 throw it 7eac0059fc away and d89a0411fd keep this.4dbc9b6888110891
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Soon, Rosalyn’s face brightened 13c11eabd0 with a wide smile.af272db9dc651642