IFLDMHF – Chapter 20

IFLDMHF | Chapter 20e608591953a924dc

Episode 20328f82978d03e9c5

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“Why do you have to talk like that?”0204375f2225986d

I replied offhandedly, though I 9d99c6362c felt a slight pang of 226677bb53 guilt.c81e89ef620ba542

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Alexis twisted his mouth bitterly, 68b6c3b11b clearly taken aback.40044903e04b5ec7

“Then how am I supposed to speak? Should I just smile fd95401eb0 and laugh while my c15a10b731 family discusses important matters 8b7a26c9e5 without me?”5cb3417efd9bc405

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He was truly upset.509c8aef2d3993e4

With his words laced 7cc8f6cd2e with irritation, I sighed.72623dca29b4b046

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“It wasn’t like that. We weren’t intentionally excluding you.”c47ae28c4d778cd2

“Hmph.”c53e1b91191ea955

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“You know I had some matters with Melissa to handle, plus I needed to reply to her proposal, so I asked not to be disturbed. I thought you’d have 1d9e0e47a8 heard about it from 2342863156 Father or Brother.”e8de66f09d8e4d0a

Even with my straightforward 3f71045ab4 explanation, Alexis pouted, as 30e5420117 if still annoyed.a823496617e5c428

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“Still, you could’ve mentioned it at least once when I came to see you.”b72f0472c686bd9c

“How often did you actually come by? You were always busy with 04debd873c training or something, barely showing 0ba37cced8 up before leaving again.”a5ea9849454d436e

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“But I made time to come see you, and you didn’t say a word.”e57872a591982700

“…”9672a32a0c965a83

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This was bad. I prided myself on not 787e488b17 losing verbal battles, yet the fa9bf74c90 situation was not in my 2131ba3b86 favor.75a7a6435330172b

I felt wronged. I had genuinely thought the 88eeb865dd Duke or Sionel would have 5398f69add told him.d771c6b77c4ecba6

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‘Did they avoid telling Alexis because they feared he’d gossip about it?’f77999ad0bcac1b7

This suspicious thought seemed plausible, 4cc804d06b and I pondered it deeply.f4e773be10b69ff6

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“What are you thinking? This feels oddly upsetting!”cb9a9a70bdc2cc15

Hmm, his intuition was 075323ec2b sharper than his bulky a78ec9064d build suggested.401cb4ab0c73bc36

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I scratched my 4ba11e79c4 cheek awkwardly and e7ccae69db apologized.c7f203bed28703b4

“Anyway, sorry. I didn’t purposely 029ea46d3e exclude you, so 6e66fce5cc let it go.”6413966275586ad9

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Honestly, I wondered if I bb0214a37b needed to appease him this 2767b8524c much, but I had no e6c5ab53e5 choice.eca3b14a9034499e

I wanted to keep 7b64dcc37b things smooth and avoid 5cbbd93e0c any discomfort before the 2c518a7773 wedding, plus—c75ceeba7165d99d

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“You’re really going to stay this sulky when you’re about to depart for battle? I said I’m sorry, bf429c4088 didn’t I?”5dfd153e80287849

Learning that Alexis was going 352c46cb39 to war alongside the Crown 4d5b364fc3 Prince made it worse.9d2a59810e1d773d

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Sending him off with hurt 5ed727ac2a feelings made me worry, as 7c27a2046e if I was placing a ce798affc1 flag on his fate.bd82f96069d22234

Hearing my apologetic tone, Alexis’s d2872ebf8d expression softened slightly.5dc9d9f397c70bbb

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“You’re not mad anymore, right?”6d11f9994f242bbc

Feigning innocence, I 629545669a asked, but Alexis 6aa9ff186a quickly controlled his 2c7c89078d expression and spoke f563956312 bluntly.cecb00ebbe0d1918

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“Just answer one thing. I didn’t want to say d7804269bc this, but why are you 9c0797b9d4 so biased?”a9f57e9e6c62c4ea

“Bias?”d9bbe6d546efcc27

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“Yes! You met Melissa not 75c662783b long ago and call 00e799b185 her by her name 6e9cf426a6 with ease, but why 42f8c0dee2 treat me differently?”7780e8748a6ead97

I immediately understood what 753520c5d6 he was getting at.a1a17d768ebb2686

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‘He must be asking why I never let him call me ‘Sister’.’3d8169a574ea7c39

If he’d asked f19aa95eeb angrily, I might’ve bfbd9bdab4 had a response.bff11db09f497fff

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But no, if I wasn’t 5b1de835a8 Evgenia, that would’ve been impossible.7a48c736cec06156

Honestly, I didn’t understand it 5aceb43cd5 either.eb1d433406e62b06

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Why did Evgenia dislike f2a7feb935 Alexis and her family 1639a7d5d1 so much?8a08a394c63d0e44

I even subtly 4b06ae9199 asked Anne when e61b6994ac the Duchess passed, 8d2b0886a2 wondering if it 9a144fa33f might have had 89f350f172 something to do 56ba412458 with Alexis’s birth, fec296eaa4 but there was 88c3f8d8c6 no connection.6eec0e10943fe127

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‘For all his size, his grumbling doesn’t seem so bad. When he was younger, he 2a7ea16425 must’ve been truly adorable.’2c4e1d7917df2785

Perhaps that thought 768a5d77bd led to the 54240d3fad memory that suddenly e324851e0b flashed in my 0d38b5123f mind—of a young, fae6571d4c small Alexis running 8df819d79d toward me.bf0103090fe60ad2

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“Sis! I got you a gift!”7071216b9f6be096

“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to call me that?”c4cc3fd620a689fd

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“Th-then how about Sister?”2b074d48fe28b570

Even as I 41b354b1ec snapped, the boy 5a1a0ee412 still smiled, offering 944a883cdd the wildflowers he b3e12e1117 held.62584f87447a1a45

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In response, I—no, 40cbc92a2d Evgenia—had thrown the cfd51014f1 bouquet to the 11e185e7df ground and stomped 5c9cc5eee7 on it.933f309d4f0939d9

Was this a 2479a05480 memory, or merely 630dd47aeb an illusion? My forehead creased at 3c715b69a0 the painful image.1995ab185f3e1796

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The look on the boy’s 7b078dca79 face, watching his gift trampled, 7f6238f4ea was heartbreaking. I blurted out,8384fdf82bc1ae88

“Then, go ahead and call me Sister. Or ‘Dear Sister,’ e269c84e37 if you prefer.”16e9e94e84a4bead

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At that, Alexis’s face 240f078725 contorted, as if a 865a5067cd deep wound had been a5c52154c4 reopened.6cd6598d8e3a1604

“Am I crazy? Call you that?”a6f230c511ee0f94

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“Why are you yelling?”413217c647568500

“Why do you think?”175a60d8ed5807d9

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So much for eb4db3573c easing his mind.fec6a72f9e34d6a1

I felt embarrassed, thinking 7dae4bd4c1 I’d only worsened things.d701d5effe6dc3fe

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But I couldn’t d21baf10af just leave it 654103af0a at that.a2c8287d0e297393

“Come on, I said I’m sorry. Let it go.”65c9ff12d41fbbca

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“…”0948818f0aeed60b

I expected him to d17acf13b0 kick me out right 1e8af7f775 then.67e2ef84816e7708

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Surprisingly, he simply a952481e4e stood there, breathing 8b992bc31e heavily but not 0dc9224133 asking me to 6eca255397 leave.7230a4c148787d3e

As I waited in 78e8f26dbe silence, Alexis finally spoke dbcb87e8eb up.8c8e2a645bffdcac

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“Then… when I come back safe, can I go there? Will that settle things?”0fa2e0f08b2064eb

“There? Where exactly?”9aac4cda8300a310

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“Where else? Your place. The Rudion Estate.”56a6d2347fe860b3

Ah.946fe005d0610d81

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The mention made me 57080e7b2f fall silent, and Alexis’s ff9d665ed3 already sharp eyes narrowed 266c0ed16b even further.d708ebf099ac5359

“What? Even if we’re family, 1c86436e74 I should at least aee695a0ca be able to pay 2ebb9958e1 a proper visit, shouldn’t 5d58183c51 I? It’s not like 8682a1fdbd I’ll get to c4a1b59a11 see the wedding!”f93f1f149e3357e2

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…Family.856b2539a945e9a1

That’s exactly why I hesitated. After marrying, I wanted 3466c4cf4e my ties with the e5f08c7806 Basilian family to fade.6bda35d3b6bae4d3

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“Are you seriously saying I can’t? Then I’ll stay mad.”225271ae716567b3

I’d barely just apologized, yet eddd66265a Alexis acted as if he d6e5bc797f had leverage over me.9c7abf65f88ec52c

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‘Unbelievable. Did he think f3219b8481 I apologized for eff144fcd7 my own sake?’0e95f40b941dd534

Besides—76ea5b003e7e2a3b

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“What’s with that ominous talk about ‘coming back safe’?”de77c428c3e935ab

“Huh? What did I say?”0b18c40b22e56be4

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“‘When I come back safe’? Why word it that way?”87d257402e8a607e

“You just said it’s a given, right? Then I get 6fdbfd921a an invite to e32c142f6d the Rudion Estate, 47f4ccf8bd right?”957948ed456e3543

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“Hah… Fine.”b164ac9afd08da74

I simply couldn’t bring myself 12506b3232 to disappoint him before he dc515fd6e8 went off to battle.49105be1f4f3df12

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After treating him 2af42720e4 like a stranger 079d649147 for years, he 8182d8946e regretted missing my 8951b8f432 wedding.ebe3fb63e8122c03

And he had the 1dcc4054ba courage to consider me d5408f0079 family.76317f28aedd88e9

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…Or maybe, I just wanted to give him that answer myself.70825659a940b24b

As Alexis’s smile widened, my a5fd7e148c chest tightened with a strange feec257545 pang.70feffd90da435ba

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It bothered me 431fc569d4 so much I 3873a31a6a snapped,2cb5f748a26a5e85

“Make sure to bring plenty of gifts. And when you meet fcaabacafe the Duke of Rudion, 5acfdfc78a treat him respectfully as fb7ab26460 your elder brother.”07a93408779aa56b

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“Of course! I always know my place!”2e0d7685a6df19db

I glared at him 853faa8435 as he added, “Except 9b5677e27b when it’s you.”a7c3f60b82991c8b

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At least he 122a4cc89d knew he was a9bc948037 pushing his luck, 010c6d1b47 chuckling sheepishly.313f62ba089647f1

Seeing him like 21e474159f this—immature, yet headed ae151584b6 for the battlefield—I 3ba426fa9f sighed lightly and ae5ebf7e0c added,a3978ee03271d58c

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“Don’t sulk if I don’t attend the victory ceremony. No complaining about me treating 95578da233 you like a stranger, alright?”6f55aebf9a765fc5

“When did I ever sulk? And why bring that up f192bc6cc2 now? As if you ever 0769eccffd went to one before! I’ve never even received 9d00a19152 so much as a—wait, 148655be62 what?”505fdf951b786090

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Mid-sentence, he froze, 37a0c1c9c9 staring at the 8c2163e0c8 handkerchief I held 4ad454871e out.742254f86d897d95

“Here. Happy now?”10adf28c0ec7e1fd

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Good thing I brought it. His attitude softened, no f3630bb033 longer so high and 11c1dc6992 mighty.897172ece9e3a6d0

“Is this real? Or a dream?”277e349cd4dda3cd

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“You like it?”4619a367ad4b1e2b

“Who said that? I’m just… surprised. Never thought I’d live cf5555a81a to receive something from f5d4210ff0 you.”eedc5f76ad0255bf

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If he really didn’t 41287128b5 care, he’d control that 4cd4e3bee9 smirk better.b4b0d9d274914f08

Watching him fiddle d9f068ca55 with the plain, 93dcb138cd lavender handkerchief—devoid of 6d5660b9d0 any family crest—made 6fce51b22d me feel strangely dcb2201c4d self-conscious.59c7efe5511a556c

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Suddenly, an important memory surfaced.88468fe1ff9380d6

“Hey!”1a9c582ba39b8246

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“Whoa! Why the sudden yell?”240b8b6ac147101b

“With someone as loose-lipped as you, I need to get your attention somehow!”033290d4c60e53f3

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I glared at cd2d1cab26 him, eyes sharp 6c333e2efe enough to slice 56cf51db39 through.5db68a7ddc39befd

“If you ever talk about me to the Crown Prince again, I’ll kill you. And don’t even think 3c9ac8c3bb about mentioning my marriage. Got it?”f3418bff3037806b

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Alexis is soooo cute, i 506d18eb5a wonder why any one could 31f9c9306f treat him badly, such a be5ea83d12 precious soul UUWWW😭💫a53064cbcaac6d86

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