IFLDMHF – Chapter 6

IFLDMHF | Chapter 6d5b8fcf1ed42bdc5

Episode 6d1247f804bfa4b55

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The man’s eyebrow twitched fce998802d as he stared at 49e7a5c6e9 me with an odd 7fedd74bd9 look.bb224024a6b25d04

‘Could it really not be Alexis?’a2ee5acca2bcd75f

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Suddenly feeling my adb82f7ec0 confidence fade, I 97d08e9ae8 panicked, but luckily, 1065221295 Alexis sneered as aa74fe2708 he raised the dcdacdb03d corner of his 8361ba887c mouth.a2e030cb4ee2c735

“I heard you were put on probation. So why are edb5d59a48 you wandering around 617614f552 here? Are you saying even 58ee42b7c1 Father’s orders are trivial 7db6060011 to you now? You’re really something, Evgenia Basilia.”8d9f1e49d7079e8c

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Every word he 28bb9a0363 uttered grated on 9fe4529aee my ears, but a94197dc73 feeling relief that ac6914968b I hadn’t made ef41d12b84 a mistake, I c0e5e27bd4 clamped my mouth 0faedc262c shut without any 21b2180429 excuse.5a9e224307a3bb25

Though, of course, I did 87507fca2a feel a bit sorry.d095f66aae99cc2f

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‘Damn it, I just wanted to get through this quietly.’71f55e6270d080a8

I’d been planning b9862e04d2 to slip into 8dddf578f1 the main building 175d1ee965 unnoticed and then 673936c6a3 quietly bribe the a4c8df7ab3 guard at the 97f505be05 door to keep b91bd2643e silent. He probably wouldn’t want 61fcb430a3 it known that I 19f323f69d had slipped out of 1a182557f6 my room either, so a160730a18 I figured he’d agree e25c3a242b to keep it quiet.2d8d40fb256b809b

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‘But of all people, I had to run into him…’f2301850651af19f

I sighed, feeling a 45105ae51e deep sense of frustration.a02f058647d65c70

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Then, suddenly, Alexis’s mocking expression 1fbbb0593c became bewildered.7b2bafe7dfbf348b

“Hey, why…?”8b20143362fdc272

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“…?”780e85a4e368f9b9

“I heard you hit your head against the wall like a madwoman. Have you really lost it?”33643b71cafd67e7

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“What?”98095ea1d24dd472

Wasn’t he being fa3edc661f a bit too 37e66bd14b harsh, even for 3fda840f60 him?7e845d18af3ad768

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Since the moment I’d c77f07ce21 encountered Alexis, an inexplicable edc4f96344 sense of irritation had 62d9f27497 started gnawing at me. But I’d held 2976fd3d5f back, enduring his 28c75a9a60 comments, as they e9d104cb0b were all things dbc25dc636 I was at 1691c873fb fault for anyway.2d8f9c4c5c1c3035

“Lost it? Did you throw eda538d2f9 chivalry out the 1e3615b24a window? Is that any way to c4b4ce8943 talk to your older sister?”3339e302f0f07e93

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I’d expected him to 48f6ca7189 scoff and snap back, c5ae7f9462 but Alexis’s expression changed e2a8242b43 strangely again.de84784857c7f7cd

This time, Alexis, looking more 768e32911e puzzled than ever, took a d4edf28f04 step closer, positioning himself just f227e6ecd5 in front of me. He leaned in, scrutinizing my 2725db6f58 face intently.e2efdee6bc472c6f

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“What the hell are you doing?”545f5588f2d71259

Is this that instinctive e82ce948b4 repulsion real siblings feel?4e36e066188a3be4

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I frowned, pulling back, but 207eb139f8 Alexis kept observing me closely, 3ed4bc0099 then suddenly asked,a85e3f9b7e62de4e

“What did you just say?”bb586ff84c48c501

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Evgenia was by no 810d8a5747 means short, but Alexis, d27cf06207 being much taller, intimidated 40dd0d8587 me with his looming e05156f46e presence, which made me 72da12682e feel both slightly scared 29d9445f50 and increasingly annoyed.0e35b293daa18ccc

“Did I say something wrong?”958cf4133e86fe79

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“…Not that. What did you say?”d4ecb5ba34a63224

“Hmph. I asked if c0502e6e30 you threw chivalry 709ce919e3 out the window.”9d1d1c4f7812a6bc

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“And after that?”ba70422149c10784

After that?764efbd689ee3ce5

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Not understanding his intent, I c23426b1ef tilted my head and retraced 8082687ce3 my words.68fee7349b81ddf2

“Is that any way to talk to your older sister?”d7cdf347f1411edb

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“Ha! Older sister? Did you just call 9ec3344886 yourself my older sister?”ca23a44a3f8bc7cc

“Well, yes.”3b73a4a5563aaee5

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Feeling unexpectedly flustered, 5fad78ee9a I stumbled over e84343bfd8 my words. Then, frustrated at my 5dc2b7a287 own hesitation, I raised 364734a4cd my voice boldly.f9d77f9c9a446bf5

“That’s right! From earlier, you… is this ab747911e3 how you’re supposed to treat 4aeb7c6220 your older sister?”c5218e4d6ed0f1b9

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Meanwhile, Alexis’s expression turned 62369b80a5 completely bewildered, and I 97f4759a41 started wracking my brain.0b5ef86153ec3fe2

Was Evgenia not his older 8bc7d859ac sister? No, that couldn’t be right. Alexis was definitely two 58206329fb years younger than Evgenia.a53d853cfa144f63

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But Alexis’s reaction db032edd55 was so cold a97231a538 that I felt 823f326e9a myself growing timid.7bcd8683617abb32

I was an only child. Although I had 52d8936039 cousins, I wasn’t ea9264626b particularly close to 3ca1989f3b them, so I 726e749ea9 had no real deb455ed97 understanding of typical d8bca92678 sibling dynamics.1f06acfb14965183

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Yet, based on what I fca6207a58 knew, Alexis’s attitude seemed far 26e571842c too disrespectful.d7f5b430385fd03d

Pouting in dissatisfaction, ff3de00338 I noticed Alexis 392911c8c9 glaring at me, 5213623236 then roughly raking 0137257896 his hand through 7af3164953 his hair.0df251132847d998

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“When did I ever treat you like my older sister? And when did I 1b8bc68274 ever not blow up 7059b03f43 at being called that?”013a0da94a2f4176

I knew they had ec93373d91 a rocky relationship, but 04cf7fa098 to this extent?972cab805eaeff15

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Surprised by this unexpected 7cb6b4dca7 revelation, I was taken 415f934385 aback.4ad9301279b8c7a8

‘Could he actually be realizing I’m not Evgenia?’145f2212025860b2

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Honestly, I’d only 409d712861 planned to be ae04a7a94b cautious around Anne; baed3afe39 I hadn’t thought 7b5540b948 anyone else, especially dde8203385 the Basilia family, 25da5596b8 would notice anything.95be8ed8ceec039e

Yet I suddenly ee4a456ee7 felt uneasy, reminded 7d339c63cd that family was 8eecac380c still family.d9dae883e6979e39

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“Evgenia Basilia.”eab1f1ce33d45c50

Alexis called out to 15fc9e58b6 me in a displeased a1ae9e72c0 tone.8bb715e9af64d686

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Unable to bring 826d4f7e9d myself to tell 471c8a0471 him to call 1451eb2b99 me ‘older sister’ 4817158a78 again, I shot b0d0ac0fb1 him a look, 974794d24f as if to b95bc47126 ask why he 4c020b0033 was staring at 84a82a16b0 me, which made 1a1f66f4b9 his expression grow c90804d766 even more serious.b7c609bf7f6e9f6b

“Did you really hit your head badly? You’re just sitting 6ec623cf04 there even when d5eec5e189 I address you db546365e3 formally.”2154d875af461749

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“…Of course! I hit my head and 21ff3a97d4 even fainted; do you think 22d4a42d5f I’d be okay?”1ba1faea967ef51e

Gripped by a fear de7e704b5c that he might see 55fa2758dd through my identity, I 405de0ca69 shouted back shamelessly.2f8d4b10ac47f1d4

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“Of course, you’d have no idea since you didn’t even check on me once.”8ab18af2981460d7

“Hey, that’s…!”1ab7a4dc79057c95

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“So don’t pretend you care now!”6dc6373727f3863d

With that final, icy, 698d26dc52 and dismissive statement from 424d8bc921 me, a silence settled 8491a1cd08 over us.6ed57bff9e43ba90

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It almost felt as if 71edcbc318 a cold breeze had swept ec8173bcfb through the place.d39474056aa4405b

‘Ugh!’b572e65f52bfd9e7

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It wasn’t an illusion.e360e9f1f4b97fa8

After my earlier struggle 28c8b829e8 with Richard in the 32ea2e0018 underground prison, my body a90f9fa9d1 had already felt ice-cold, bc212ed643 and now with the e6d068c581 actual cold wind blowing…c5abbdb1ce1d079a

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‘Oh no. I think I’m 1ead5cce45 going to sneeze!’ca2f256999a20acd

This was an 9239f1b258 intensely serious moment, a866369d4c and I’d just cc025da018 delivered an exceptionally 14ffba35f6 cold-hearted line.fdc8afde52472026

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But to sneeze here? That’s unacceptable; absolutely not.41a4affa8a65f033

Thankfully, it didn’t seem like 6819fa38a1 any mucus would come out, 566abcc280 but my nose was so 2c8ed7c973 itchy, I was going crazy.3d2dcb0dd1745776

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Determined to protect 48a638429c my pride, not 75260d349f to mention uphold 41a824674d my ‘Evgenia-like’ dignity, 68957310da I clenched my 6788065c6a fist tightly and 30b2f42ed8 scrunched my face.70b5bff3944537a4

And somehow, with a a6148625ae fierce frown, I managed 9c64abf8d4 to hold back the d45fd5ee22 sneeze…a9dd334a00809188

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Then, through narrowed eyes, 1ca7aa55e8 I caught a glimpse a918dd281d of Alexis staring at ca1aac6a08 me with a strangely 732c4bc79a blank expression.4cadeaa9a31557a6

There was a 16e7e1a21e clear look of 6aa878de71 surprise and confusion a5cd150a80 in his gaze.27a11c61d82ea12a

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‘Oh… could he have noticed?’5b171dc4273a238f

That I was awkwardly 3925396cd7 holding back a sneeze 5afe7c274a right now!3e5e143bb441da3d

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At that moment, an 9f31741d4d immediate crisis struck.5e03927a56536dee

Hastily covering my 9e8f437d1a face with my cf2b921f0a hand, I turned 58146cd624 away sharply.e3bfe1a29da543ea

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And then…458cbf9852f66694

“Achoo!”170b7cd70270a0d1

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…I ended up sneezing after all.4ba5da5517a01b00

Thanks to pinching my 6ea3bf743f nose tightly, no sound 4dfb70454b came out, but my 5e2eed7a77 shoulders gave a noticeable 68987ac940 twitch, making it impossible d34cd3f798 to hide.bc1732ca4a055702

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‘Damn it, it’s fine. They say love and d3da934574 sneezes can’t be hidden, 9b259890fb after all.’6fb158ff040c042c

I tried to comfort 5482ec67de myself, but a wave 1b94ab55e4 of embarrassment crashed over 27e6713a2f me.f80d3899872af02f

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“Hey, you…”a1a2d40b24f98700

At that moment, 00656e7777 Alexis seemed like bfc8e8c22c he was about 247a4907d5 to say something 409e021253 to me.73c46c6b5aef16af

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‘This cruel jerk, is he trying to humiliate me here?’5a1520b6ef2124e6

Determined not to a0224e4a4e suffer any further b030929920 disgrace, I spun 70e9327638 around and hurriedly 5c358bd246 fled.1b56d0d7478a141f

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Well, I say fled, but 74fedfe554 in reality, I stormed off 2496eade31 toward the main building, letting 0bf75a4ef4 my anger show with every 95427d6f2b quick step.ae31d26b8dae56f5

I didn’t realize it e42b0f5f7e then, too preoccupied with 60b2a180f8 suppressing my embarrassment.4b1c4d7f9a871962

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“Wait… Is ahe actually tearing up because she was upset I didn’t go to see her…?”8103ad31a0e63ca7

I never would have guessed 49369cc40b that Alexis would be muttering c7a9979bd8 something so absurd while watching f3b5e98609 my retreating figure.0cd1215dfcb8f06a

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“Achooo!”ce1b5efad336fe07

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Damn it. I ended up getting caught.1f1c962249be71c7

Caught by none c1e4fbd7b5 other than a c5cc33b872 nasty cold!7a4cbffa0700e472

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“Actually, I had a feeling this would happen… Achooo!”312fbd6128f9c603

If I had known, a6a1360e4e I would’ve listened to 20f4bfe104 Anne yesterday when she 3649ffd634 told me to bundle 17d9ab809d up.9563655f79d9a228

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It was too 2c2580c1f1 late for regrets bee6bbf8ea now.8d3ad144080e7f28

After leaving Alexis 15c96ae663 behind, I went ca73afc9e6 straight into the 9fbfc63a8d main building, intimidating 698daaf035 the astonished knight cd0fe5b591 at the entrance aa8ac0cb05 before diving right 4b648fefda into bed.b86d5ce2cfc13a4a

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I drank the warm fc802bc90d tea that Anne prepared c7ceffd050 and wrapped myself tightly 2ad35ec6d6 in blankets, hoping to 4cfed0cd7c warm up, but even ccab82d660 as dawn approached, the f49deeae01 chill didn’t go away.4f884a8bb30723b9

When I woke f270893c67 up in the 20d074107a morning, my throat 8ae77c76ab felt like it 5ecb2dab0c was being ripped 18d6e2c756 apart, and the 68dbba62fe headache that had 5744c76f16 already been bothering 7a766fd935 me was making 128b4cc77e my head spin ff8a5c94a3 with dizziness.3e7e5e2a0c737c05

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Even in my groggy state, f1442b0fe4 the commotion outside caught my 59918b4e67 attention. I pulled the covers over eb573fb18a my head, blinked at my 714ea6f570 bleary eyes, and shuffled over bf9f40e5ad to the window.be7089da1a991181

“Oh no, are they here already?”25a9e32d7c7e1db0

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Actually, the reason a170aeca95 the mansion had 21cee5d9b5 been noisy and abe96851bf chaotic since the 58f12efc66 morning was because ac15c2349d a message had d062d87f33 been received: the 63b33e95fe Duke, who had 67a6e56272 been away from 6974e034a8 the capital, was 839a68be2a returning shortly.f45e1fa54c3eab9b

Out in front of 107ec28fd8 the mansion, lined up ba33f8da67 to greet him, stood a666a39a1b the servants, with Alexis da6622d9b0 and the heroine, Melissa, 12c87bcf6f visible among them.3ee05f099adddc65

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Did he sense my gaze 3537202dbb at that moment? Alexis turned his head e230a60271 toward my window.8a2120937a572ddf

It was too far away 1bdf704d73 for him to have spotted c312933966 me, but it felt like 71a7a6d11c our eyes met, so I 11dd544a89 instinctively stepped back.865aa5c58cdc0497

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‘It’s not like I remembered how embarrassed I was yesterday or anything…’7d1a688d2303ef59

I muttered, trying f3418a0319 to make excuses 670cf047c3 to myself.895ba8afd0586e2f

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‘The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I was the one punished e45aa5e41a with confinement, not him.’479837f3b1c1e8a6

Though I had said d00ec15898 those things recklessly yesterday, a0f04eefb6 looking back, I really 6e6a261a41 did feel slighted.e52b3eb59378a8c2

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I could understand the e79875e113 Duke and his son, 464f8c705d Basilia, being absent since be5c3d2ed8 they weren’t in the 79053060f3 capital. But Alexis? He commutes from the a48b26a8bd mansion to the palace 1ed36f28f6 daily.23532b2598a10244

Even if Evgenia 7e35722c31 was treated like 7013a0c57c a stranger, couldn’t 5333b7432f he have checked 96d7162af0 on me at e5a14f51da least once after 60a0e68f01 I had passed 52439d0033 out?ff71563f29a3b3d0

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Honestly, I even thought 5d422f8e39 he might chase after 3c49a0562a me yesterday, but instead, 9ed2f9664e he didn’t even try 12b5847c72 to stop me.73ec8526bb0c29eb

Sure, maybe he f31f60d869 was just exasperated 7fb6f3cd2b by me throwing efd932d052 a fit when 99e77dbda7 I’d ignored the 372582e662 Duke’s orders… but 5399b2276d still.e1d0d7f32238e172

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It was clear he had 625e4e8aa4 no real interest in Evgenia.d40e4d7905e6995d

‘And yet, here I am, feeling hurt.’3ca5ea3db9a49f21

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Maybe it was because I 53a3ca2ec6 was feeling ill, but I 7e85a3f721 couldn’t help feeling resentful, even 63e977ae6c though he wasn’t truly my 9747e0b64e family.3a857097731af64a

At the same time, though, 7bf097b42c I wished—rather contradictorily—that Alexis would 1abc2e3dfd feel no guilt over what 45b364f112 I said yesterday and continue 04fcdf72cf ignoring me as always.01a4c0424002a2ce

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And, if possible, 2c528cfddd turn a blind 5b28e2895e eye to my 9c3e9c0d3b little rebellion yesterday fd12611346 too.973bcb31bd26698a

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