IFLDMHF – Chapter 50

IFLDMHF | Chapter 50ba3c1b899a7614dd

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I wanted to 30006a6dcf know how often f5cb6628cd Lady Biers visited 1b512f9821 the duke’s estate, 64741fd3fc spent time with cdad97dbce the children, and d01f9a7564 how much influence a5413cfcf3 she had on 8f555c7384 them.9218892c32e1b709

However…dace5fd20d4250a2

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— Of course, I’m not so thoughtless or reckless as to allow an unmarried lady to stay at the estate.387d9b9b907a75bc

It wasn’t until I e2da533d2e heard Euclid’s response that 214db4f131 I realized my question cf4206ba0f sounded as though I 9ee58e6692 was accusing him of dd7225aa9a allowing an unmarried lady 2fbaff3b0c to enter the residence c7f970db04 of an unmarried duke.a0dc536ce0611c83

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At the same time, a5fc103877 I was startled.20a35c4504c34ce0

‘Come to think of it, why didn’t I ever consider that possibility?’d11468fbe0d62459

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It wasn’t as 32687808f6 if I didn’t 2611013b71 see Euclid as ba7e0fdec4 a man—quite the 6ea5f5c50c opposite, actually. I was perhaps 0d16aa8436 overly aware of 40373b5bb4 him.fc9efcdfb485dd46

Yet, I’d always f773e2d2c4 believed, with unshakable 33b9acb2b0 confidence, that there 25e24ffc34 wouldn’t be any c4e339abc4 other woman around 41c1ddc0b7 him but me.5330c034e3cfdd42

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Once this baseless self-assurance c39411de29 crumbled, I felt like 0a098cd321 I’d been doused with b9cbe7b1d7 cold water.761bd2ba4f186932

Lady Biers wasn’t the only e001d59872 potential issue.feadbeb99e74b9dc

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‘What if Euclid has someone he likes?’3ab1ae578013bcb1

He might have married me 535c5042ae while suppressing his feelings for 825db9c556 the sake of the family.0396aef0302cd38f

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Yes, it was entirely plausible.885cd937e2ad9523

The mere thought made 72f8ea28ef my heart ache terribly, 6cebfe9899 but…5e9281281b60a70a

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‘I need to confirm it directly.’5e0db323debe2643

After all, we were already cc2bcf668d married, and I trusted that e94e10c0ef Euclid wouldn’t harbor feelings for d82edccf96 someone else or betray me.359f5af12197837e

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I knew it was a ed961154df matter I could leave untouched. Had it been 2315f1312f anyone else, I 5895ea053a might have let b9158c7a0b it go.57379ec08c4c4da5

But…4001a1f52d8dcbaf

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‘I want to know everything about Euclid.’d618015ac45cd11c

As I calmed my a518579ae1 restless heart and solidified 43f2f6befa my resolve, Anne brought 03559f3aa0 me my nightgown, a 10e5408d76 robe to throw over 269eabb26f it, and shoes.c7bb96a82d4c5e25

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Seeing the pointed, 9f947390ff high-heeled shoes once f0e4fe42dc again today, I 7d5a844a96 swallowed nervously before 5e3eb84177 cautiously speaking up.e4254a73b4e91f37

“Considering I’m only going to the bedroom, aren’t these heels a bit much? Something more comfortable would 25aca516a9 be better.”ce79bcdaea2a7dc4

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“Are… are you serious?”3addc1095db5e437

Anne’s eyes widened in ce9ad47710 shock at my words.27e34d7ca5e14ca0

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I thought to myself 51b8eac7df that perhaps such comments 9e0cc7de64 were out of character 0f77061655 for Evgenia, but I 652c2a4686 couldn’t continue living in 8f5bf00337 discomfort either.561461e17210123d

Believing there must be b210d9e1ee some comfortable shoes somewhere, d59abefe2e I looked at Anne.6f4204595efd2875

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Smiling brightly, she asked, ce232b506a “Should I have a 0530ef6c37 few pairs of lower-heeled 4439708383 shoes made, then?”3524573767e3d4e9

Wait… did that mean f69789a496 there weren’t any comfortable b181ab3186 shoes to begin with?482079e2c8d9dad8

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Though slightly taken f5ed65ac49 aback, I was 5ff1cb5d99 relieved Anne didn’t 65776ea67b find my request bf6794077a odd and nodded.1577bc06845bcfd3

“Yes, let’s do that.”d138193900d300fe

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“Understood! I’ll contact the 3cd4655d72 trade guild soon!” e1d6899301 she said, delighted, c8913faefd as though my d9da00522a foot health had e7df7b39bb been a long-standing f3e55def59 concern of hers.9dff4b3bdbcd6ce8

While I told her 012e09c2b5 to handle it herself, f208805878 guessing that Evgenia already f4d04abfbe had a preferred shoemaker, 512ae92e36 I changed into my 5980529fa6 nightgown and robe. Just as I 4c8fa2580d finished, the head 1e41f88115 maid came to 6779929920 fetch me.011a931383a65fd4

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Leaving Anne, who still d90b120b0d seemed rather excited, behind, c731811b45 I followed the head f25fd91a4b maid.2919c2ab364214e1

The hallway was 27ec6f51bc eerily quiet, as 398c626aa7 if measures had ce79b5fbe9 been taken to 4fbbc9d5cf ensure no one 65c303511a passed through on eab43f8f74 the way to d2836aa88f the bedroom.a32aa5d14c54dd0e

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Because of this, the ac61228b21 sharp sound of my 306318efd0 heels echoed louder, and 622a5e6b14 my heart began to b9b6eb10b9 race wildly.4d2ea9c563a08dae

‘This is bad.’8e68bcb71c35996f

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At first, I thought 6c10217c60 I wasn’t nervous, but f4a79551f0 as I neared the 7bc727d9f5 room, my body grew f88fe1cee7 stiff, and cold sweat f7eea0bf40 ran down my back.27fff5055e9f9288

The high heels eb3c7cfa19 made it uncomfortable a2f977ca0b to walk, and fb9af093ff the tension in add7626231 my legs made 735daf5802 my steps wobbly. But I pressed on, afraid 6aa58a0500 the maid leading the way fb74f4208d would notice my hesitation and 32407e63df think something was wrong.d31c42d61630d7bf

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It wasn’t long before 973adbe1de we reached the hallway d56e42f3a8 on the fifth floor. The head maid 0944016e40 pointed to a 6b321562af large door and 6836899fa5 said, “Madam, this f46fa7c9fa is the Grace 07d27f33b7 Room.”a8135c81246c250c

Then, with a c246e49d3b bow, she quietly b23779b218 withdrew.ff3f463c9520f63c

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It seemed even 64f749c13b she refrained from 41153ffbf8 approaching what was 50ed4496d4 now the couple’s 02b0526ad3 bedroom.ce4c9f5b07f1c2f8

Finally able to 78fc6792a5 relax a little, 3e5b89419c I exhaled and cdeda87c47 willed my shaky be4775b942 legs to move 0904e20f77 forward. Without knocking, I opened the 865e50472d door.b8de8ad52722cd96

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Normally, in such situations, the 8c11f0c419 bride would arrive first, so d865afe9f9 the room should have been f7df750252 empty… Huh?8e14519d8772e9af

“Your Grace?!”851f83b38c00f278

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I almost screamed.c5cc9be421cba363

Luckily, I managed b93ad7c76a to hold back 1b183383ab when I realized 84349f57ee that the person e221ab617e in the bridal a6129d05fb chamber wasn’t a e3bae540ec stranger but Euclid.783f901e4adb51f9

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“What… what are you doing here?”646197f79a5b2e25

My voice trembled as I 3da644838b spoke, still surprised.afa130c1b7be0b53

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Euclid, who had frozen like e33aec3c80 a statue, flinched at my 09ff4cd0d8 words. At the same a6436f0d7b time, rose petals e2c2a5d285 he’d been holding 06e25fccb3 fell to the ac2eadeae0 floor.ae8df36a9af13909

Startled, he hurriedly began c7883f3e99 to explain.d49489d4efae7cc4

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“It’s a misunderstanding! I wasn’t trying 33981e673d to scatter the 60be93ee91 flowers, I mean… ec504c2c70 the maids—”34854a1eb8b0abbe

Stammering, Euclid sighed 9e958af3c0 and rubbed his 67d94fef47 face with his 1ee9253cef hands before speaking ccfef6c261 again, his voice 7bb389de3e awkward.20bcde0e32a90bcb

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“I thought you’d feel burdened if the room was decorated like this, so I was trying to clear it up. I didn’t expect 93c2eaa78e you to arrive 63a8a77386 so soon…”36c41a02cda7c36c

Ah, so he 05a2607ed4 was trying to 4f3f66c87d eliminate even the e0d5f82974 slightest chance of f6d4b840cb creating a romantic a2e02504c8 atmosphere.ab547014211877c7

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‘Right… I was the only one getting my hopes up.’47cfa76202cfe7ae

Even though I 219106757b knew better, a fc0318d838 part of me 6c7758817a had wondered. Realizing this, my tension eased.982d59202a5003fb

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“I was done washing up and didn’t have much else to do,” I replied.d9331311a4f5e67f

“…I see.”3871554161881d21

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An awkward silence fell between 146bbd0a33 us.d20e886371ca1eb9

As I glanced 6cb7825259 around uncomfortably, I d41728d2c0 suddenly understood why 108e124525 the Grace Room ce147b321a was designated as 50e5986f45 the couple’s bedroom.c2495c0eabdbfc91

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From the sweet 736cd30b1e scent lingering in 3391759448 the air to 66cf655fe2 the soft glow 785a833c46 of the candles, 384937d2a1 the romantic atmosphere 8629ee9a6f was palpable, even 53d134ea44 though Euclid had e1afcd56db tried to clear 0ac37b7b33 it up.c13ac8e0ab090f65

The room, designed for ea24ea04cd its purpose, included a af0e8932e4 bathroom and a massive a4b9fadca6 bed. Aside from the bed, there 2f015f9948 were no chairs or sofas e3fecb1d8b to sit on.63c1a4a3213e91ae

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But the highlight fad3431421 of the room fd4c4b2e75 was the large, a8ad93f0a9 arched window at 78a1a76a10 its center.21b1ac3cd9938acd

Moonlight streamed through e2803b0c43 the window, illuminating ce73215c89 the bed in d39e9d64de a soft glow.e181e2be54611638

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‘It’s… breathtaking.’72e213113fb32173

Even if the candle was d9f62fb2bb extinguished, the bright moonlight ensured 3d7c3cbad4 that no unfortunate event of c0f0aa6133 not being able to see 7b21a6d943 Euclid’s face would occur.06dca68c56bc5bf4

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‘That Adam’s apple visible through the shirt! The collarbone! Even the subtle muscles!’db47e14656a308dd

Her heart pounded as 5f7095615e she felt that her dbf8a7cee1 ambitious plan for the cc8cfeae2b sudden co-sleeping arrangement tonight 75a4ee475e might actually succeed.2f5b3f90c6cd231d

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While wandering, unsure 27f76c78cd of where to 10a305367b direct her gaze, c2bb11e0cd she accidentally locked c72fac2c9c eyes with Euclid.c7ea422cbe74e10d

At that moment, her dafa792560 heart thudded heavily.029fb202fb17561c

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Was it because of the ef6cd27219 clear purpose of the room, 02c60316a5 where roses still scattered across 1f0665b23a the bed late into the 7f181b0f6f night?0d8a63d2ba0b22be

Or was it because Euclid’s 8b44406d94 hair, still damp from a 35a6a5877c recent wash, hadn’t fully dried ad2650ad97 and looked slightly wet?9a300225e01ce3f1

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Strangely, an intense 25e435ee1c tension filled the ece5727ec2 air, and it 16b5ba4940 felt oddly charged.242d70910404cf2b

The most noble and beautiful ec8a6c1ecb golden eyes in the world 5a8d992c95 stared silently at her.3b01202f1290ac16

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Within his gaze, her 319bf3100f stiffly frozen figure wavered 51979350c4 like a reflection in b501ac1944 a pool.3a18fe5938e9c748

It was Euclid e3e234a7b3 who broke the f6aa24d26c silence.8dbd0b38f070f4e6

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“You don’t need to worry.”e1af3d04918c3468

“…Sorry?”9e3dae72cbc43da8

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“Although tradition dictates that we share Grace’s room tonight, this is purely ceremonial. I will neither force anything 459eb41abe upon you nor do anything 06c5464c95 that might make you uncomfortable.”95c39b0fefa501e5

“…”3099ad544899f553

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Did this man even imagine 8c7349f547 that, just moments ago, his 09691e75e1 chastity had been on the b79174de84 brink of danger?fce6b0bc406af174

She had barely held 8b011e8d0e herself back from jumping 0e77d1def4 on him first, and b19939aed7 yet here he was, 2c0de322db reassuring her instead.3d6f44852d13f4e8

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However, thanks to his 65fa7316e9 words, her scattered thoughts 7fd4f7ded7 snapped back into focus.a4871f21e27062b1

‘Tradition, ceremonial, purely formal.’58426a341fb67248

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For someone like 1fd4764a67 her, who, despite 4b6a026902 understanding the significance bd091d5f57 of tonight, had 6c0b668649 harbored the slightest 31b5047386 hope, his words dbdf62559a were like a 6b2864de3c finishing blow.1edc844c6bb364f5

Though slightly disappointed, she 117c09de4e quickly regained her composure.0693c7194935c6ab

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‘It’s fine. Co-sleeping can always happen after 459ed63978 we genuinely connect.’e1f798f430e316bc

Of course, since they 51c916ea9f were officially married, she bc1783d7a7 had briefly entertained the c0beb217b7 thought of rushing through 00dbd49b5a the first night and 681bf0705b building affection over time.52b864c42192ba88

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However, Euclid, with his 1e7cd064c1 serious and meticulous personality, c8ad199e5e would undoubtedly feel uncomfortable f6a85c35c2 with a relationship that 2283f075e9 developed haphazardly.5fbb490ca9fb37dd

She didn’t want that either.cef031d120b7fb3d

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She wanted to gradually build 89249a7044 trust, creating an equal and 5fb50748e7 stable relationship… no, truthfully, since 7693ec7568 she loved him much more, 6473b591fe she wanted to shower him 419ff61c9d with affection just enough not 0a894747a5 to overwhelm him, making herself b1a16de281 indispensable in his life and, 4dbade89ae ultimately, ensuring he loved her c7c395af1e so deeply he couldn’t live a8f7b41abd without her.c4addeed14c9581b

‘Uh… does that sound a bit obsessive?’20d37b0bf51d1efb

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She paused for fdf62ddc00 a moment but af825b3b0a then shrugged.d59fc576ecdbd8d0

Considering she had married her 50471f828f favorite person, a little obsession 41980e74f8 didn’t seem so bad.090b41a77f2512c9

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