IFLDMHF – Chapter 92

IFLDMHF | Chapter 92e8941ce9be5b896f

Episode 92c0a75526271059a3

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Looking back on it bd2ad360ab now, it was true.c478c6e00bae4e7a

Once in the bride’s d0c80d5490 waiting room before the 437f48ab52 wedding.fa6977ca85e33428

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Once in the Grace 1b3f88695a Room after the wedding.341515776a70d213

Aside from those two instances, 9ef5a9f9d8 Euclid and I had never 2a9ff8eeda been alone together. We were always bb212a4a12 accompanied by someone—Delano e33cdb962c and Anne when d8ba3ca117 working, and the 34e159e38f children when dining.5b84e271fab1740b

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It had been so 8a963e3c93 natural that I hadn’t d7eae65811 even found it strange.27b784d418a41d39

‘If I hadn’t expected today to finally be a date, I never would have realized.’e757935812be683b

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From the moment I 0fcea0de5d first heard about that b93649d583 place from the butler, 2f82ca01e5 my heart had raced 57d07d59c0 at the thought of e60d4e2c1a hearing Euclid personally explain eb87db158d the portraits and share c03c5d9f41 stories about his family.726c6f5697cca0ed

But then, things b99e6b2bf9 had suddenly gotten 340ebcca43 so busy that afbd115203 I kept putting 768d300728 it off…768f4c9f8e9ffa15

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Last night, as I cd2db4b4e0 bid farewell to the 3fcf1e1cf1 final guest, I seized 44a2ff458c the opportunity like a 939a20ed55 hawk spotting its prey.3adea5b1f245b536

— We’ve finally repaid all the debt, Duke.41c6c0ae3d4b7030

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— Yes. And it’s all 59097a3bcf thanks to you. Truly, thank you.d39a2375679f2d47

— I didn’t say that to hear words of gratitude. The butler mentioned that 87512c2dcd there’s a room where 4715230c49 the portraits of Rudion’s 6b960ac247 past dukes and their f280960b0f families are displayed. It just so 0af0f26cd0 happens that it’s 9b243d5517 the only place b006c81b82 in the estate 0f3263f710 I haven’t visited 77460dc6b5 yet.44f90bd3338e861d

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— Ah…fcb08a0fe03c80da

— Since we’ve finally repaid the long-standing debt of the ducal house, wouldn’t it be fitting to take a look? When you have time, 0aade0a125 would you personally guide f1a2cdfb48 me there?fc3cce2083469b30

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With a reasonable pretext edf3aa4dce in place, I decided 48bcc4b22d to make a direct 5bb39390c4 request rather than give 7a841d2623 him room to use 6da518c62a his usual excuse of f8e0ea0dd1 being too busy.5ba5067f9f8be4af

Euclid blinked in momentary surprise 52605d11f6 at my words before nodding 8cdae54c6f in agreement.b9a673631271d2ce

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‘Actually… I knew he hesitated for a moment back then.’477fa5aab761b1a6

He quickly pretended otherwise, but 330d7e97c5 since my full attention was dd166004b8 always on him, there was 34c60dad7b no way I would have 76d44c72ce missed it.9480b23806ada880

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Yet, uncharacteristically, I 1b38b0dd11 let it slide 1db200aa2d without saying anything.becef54f12b72a63

Perhaps it was because 9b41102555 I was so nervous, 8d80f5f558 despite acting as though 6f830addd4 my request was confident a7171c34e8 and natural, fully aware 5b0595f172 that it was essentially 228bb136ce an invitation for a 0d3f114e08 date.1d5538acb66af857

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‘Though, there’s no way Euclid would have taken it as a date…’ba41be6f387dfd13

I was afraid he might 4e7d5039aa notice the excitement and anticipation d99f1da1db hidden within my words.2ef6f582716337ac

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It was contradictory, but while f6d4621d72 part of me wanted Euclid 6004fff016 to realize my feelings, another 8d116cb51b part hoped he wouldn’t.a5ba338deae1a34e

Even though I 06aaa5b6dc had declared on 61789136e4 our wedding night b103a1c9da that I had c0540d09ac completely given up 066a33b75d on the crown b330e553bb prince and didn’t 3d43d4314c mind being seen 82905a4b6a as someone with 622587d623 a light heart…e28fa9430187397b

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The thought of Euclid truly 78acdfad61 taking my feelings lightly once 4d7e148a35 he noticed them—that I didn’t de535d5aca want.c6164abe71a2de43

On the other e6c5257b4a hand, if he ed1c8b646b took them seriously, cbd8d15141 I was terrified f50cf94d1a he might find 8fcfe16a95 them burdensome.736123600ff1cba2

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That’s why I planned 0743e1b652 to express and confess 6b0fabe6d5 my feelings only after 47bd5d0abc we had gotten much d13a750314 closer.5769024210b5e3fb

Because of that, 8489c93e63 I had been 0267c79665 so relieved and dce5a7ba69 happy that he 7c2d88f68a hadn’t rejected my 92413a2764 request that I ade4879954 didn’t think too 06267608d6 deeply about his 743928af3e hesitation.cff3d42291c10f86

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And now, I was painfully 22176cdeb6 regretting that mistake.9965bcd6549c658a

It felt like 577cff7ef8 I had just 50b2bc7dbb been doused with 9edd33f7d2 a bucket of ce90a8d522 cold water.b0f63c14a79e60d2

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I had overlooked 7ddbb0598c something crucial—and now 49414ad9bc I realized just fbb424b027 how foolish that 426176572d was.bc6211dc6c05e747

I wasn’t sure if aa5599825f it was because he 2ff777c342 felt uncomfortable being alone 1374a33fdd with me or if f83c6f6e06 there was another reason, f4bee1fc79 but…c877808ce541c2c8

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‘It feels like Euclid is drawing a line between us.’2259681355cef4fa

I had a f0c51c1d28 strong hunch that b26504fc32 he had intentionally 81cbfad734 brought the children b421923b9a along.e68ea0e444bb281b

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Naturally, I wasn’t too 6f89a2aa89 pleased about it.d617bd7d7907a1de

Of course, above all else, e4bbbab62a my priority was Euclid’s happiness.065c87359fb59e4c

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I had no b544d5bf9b intention of forcing a20d1a48c9 my feelings on 8ea168af17 him.99a00269ca323e45

‘But wouldn’t it be even better if we could be happy together?’e6a1143ab51f010f

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Only now did 834dfb538d I realize how 9f22b90aaf arrogant I had 3f74977881 been, assuming that d077cd3e29 just getting married ff8ec9b9cb would mean spending 2e0a1597ff a lot of d15e07a4b9 time with Euclid, 24ae6de363 and that naturally, 8926ae540d through that, I 5eb38b6683 would be able 762e5d7d9e to convey my 1c6570614f feelings.d1795716efb471f9

Unable to help ae204e4276 feeling dejected, I a27067209f bit my lip ea5eb27277 in silence.d772e0f3249353d4

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“My Wife, is something wrong?”71c0dd97f27c4198

Perhaps my disappointment had shown dc072f846a on my face, as Euclid 461b31d4ba looked at me with concern.bd9cb1aa6e0945d6

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Even the children 629bb77299 blinked their big b2cbd5efd3 eyes and tilted 393f1dd13e their heads curiously.276a3c138aa65d2e

I hurriedly wiped 8bd48fd108 the sullen expression a430f81ee1 from my face 6dcc286f89 and shook my 3fda54acfc head.4f34fecd1b935429

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“No, it’s nothing. Let’s go.”107a42979cc8faf6

I had no intention ad3df9017e of making Euclid or 4af157f9ce the children feel awkward 84bb7772c6 because of my own 06135d995e emotions.61bc6a16eab08e80

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‘And maybe I’m just overthinking it.’1b3a9b21115046ff

Even if I wasn’t, it ab3ce01ed3 didn’t matter.fcec793a8149f31e

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I had felt 0fbcb02dc5 a momentary sense 52c1161176 of urgency, but 0c4247318f I didn’t want 50c6a9e646 to act rashly.3d74e867c5c8b49b

‘They say drinking water too fast only makes you choke.’a65f7372b9dc9b55

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Come to think 112771b0c8 of it, the 05197afb3a people of the af2623ff0c ducal household had cac9c37f37 accepted me far 88e2fbdc83 too easily.a476e7b7d48afc26

I followed behind Euclid, walking c8334f14a6 slowly while trying to calm 80758c13f9 my thoughts.6a0492927aec8308

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And I made a decision.b8096108f9784c0c

Rather than wavering 9c66d3a32a already, I would 34f2a668b6 stick to my e04aea2dd7 plan and gradually ccafb3ed61 become a part 0bfd8a36fe of Euclid’s life.cb82298611453b64

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I was usually quite impatient, bfd838d2f8 but when it came to 784e37322c Euclid, I could wait.a135935128a813ed

Besides, Euclid had 25282ece12 carried far too d60b288660 many burdens on 2878ed07dd his shoulders alone.8ea6544944717f1e

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Even if he didn’t show 9a63e6701d it, the pressure from the adcb3b28fc imperial family must still weigh 1fd9ef12b4 heavily on him.ac7d3f3012426a73

So, just as 79767b3845 I had repaid 427a88a473 all the debt, 16028e0e65 I would work 5b4f771016 even harder to b5d39eb052 make the territory 430321fab3 prosperous, and eventually, 677f20ef50 I would help aa9e8dae86 the Rudion Duchy 856d410da7 gain independence from b9427ac6c0 the empire…7e199598963e3b60

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‘Yes, then he’ll surely acknowledge me as his real wife.’c244432bceb32d90

Euclid wasn’t someone 1ad7d17159 who would ignore 97311d8454 or betray someone 6e6605d32a else’s sincerity and dadf2275e5 effort.ac22ab692a2b9bd6

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Most importantly, now that f1e2bef8f6 I understood why our 7aa8081c27 relationship wasn’t progressing, I d39ac610b1 needed to take action 3f4df2b8dc so we could spend f824adf6b7 more time alone together.27f51b9f5f1879eb

‘Gressel is already too busy now that he’s the knight commander, so that’s fine. As for Anne… maybe I bf1d226224 should give her a bonus 3fcd4988f5 and send her on vacation?’d18076c107a6de26

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Then, I could 8640491c33 choose places where 7854d834ed it would be aafed40f03 difficult to bring 468504b66b the children—or times 0315330819 when they were 8eb874641e already asleep…b3c3692cb3e1baef

“If anything is making you uncomfortable, please let me know.”b8fd5b3a5bad12cc

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It seemed that I had dc985d0c2a unknowingly stopped walking while engrossed 3a973d7139 in my very pure and 821f9212f4 innocent strategizing—no, contemplating ways to a69c4155f1 get closer to Euclid.bf2054446a8c4975

Euclid turned back to look 8814097c2d at me with concern.627a881d29a14185

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I flinched, worried he ffcc4abe4c might see through my 74d66d9916 cunning thoughts, but I 55e8df72a2 quickly put on an 5529941885 innocent expression and replied.6f9a2f5293724c82

“Not at all. I feel wonderful.”52f77c102c36965d

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And it wasn’t a lie.13b43e4c49cb4df2

No matter the moment, 70674ed8d5 even when it felt 43dd7137cf like Euclid was distancing 717502f074 himself from me—f73e3722d93373e5

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As long as 701abb4f14 I was with 13bdff97c7 him, I was 60d81f7507 truly happy.c67c8667a84497ae

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The place where the portraits 6b239b145b of Rudion’s past dukes were bf9503d706 gathered was larger than I 6dd0b76225 had expected—almost like a history 2393d075dd museum.50aa7e82a775dfb4

Euclid kindly began explaining, starting 1e329d781a with the very first Duke c12aad02eb of Rudion.ffd1baca8feafab5

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‘If I had come alone with just the butler, I honestly would have found this a bit dull.’add850017c8da8a1

Of course, this time, I a1c286ce5b wasn’t alone.7f72d2e733058754

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I was too busy 511a2eb557 admiring Euclid’s face—one I cfde293619 could never tire of—his 4d22f75118 low, soothing voice, and 34f2b86773 his uniquely gentle speech 8cfe90863b to feel bored.fb1139d6b42f7da1

But unlike me, f7c2226fd4 the children, who d452f09624 had been paying 4abe692c5c attention at first, 3d92276f9c slowly started fidgeting.1dde25251bb40059

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Noticing this, Euclid smiled slightly 4e24466535 and began shortening his explanations.b68b538835a61039

‘What a shame!’be7ecb3be3696c7e

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I could listen to 8fe397c02a his voice all night.7f611ccc8347db87

Feeling regretful, I 54242362e6 counted the remaining 586253c65e portraits and soon effe43465c realized that we 917f63a5f3 had reached the d94a305840 previous Duke of 23e773d039 Rudion.529b17b292100cd7

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‘So this is… Euclid’s father?’f8e19f00e16d9799

I widened my eyes.2dc3ee053882c58e

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My gaze naturally shifted to dc728061e0 the side.97fd47fb2a82bd05

First, to the portrait. Then, to Euclid.8571706cefce5431

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I blinked and looked 769784579b back and forth several 66dc993494 times before Euclide smiled b4e10f180b and asked.42da3228332d46f4

“I don’t resemble my family much, do I?”8aa70c966e6bae1f

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“Ah… A little, yes…”e50a3ce373462a01

Surprised, I ended up 3c6c30c9ae answering too honestly.46f1c49b4b5eff3e

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But Euclid seemed unfazed, 1edde15d89 as if he was 7dd7a95b5e used to it.85218acc3c337285

Feeling a little 4f0e77548b awkward, I carefully 35536643ae examined the portrait 06975bca3c of the previous b05464fdd4 Duke and the ab99ebe5d4 family portraits beside a86fc2424c it.246cd40311c1b7bf

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And as he ef572d0737 had said, Euclid ec80c591c2 truly didn’t resemble 3d3a8df810 them much.46ea9cfe1207ce49

‘Actually, I had a slight feeling ever since the portrait of the first Duke.’94cd0d6679088fd3

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I had dismissed it ed5fc74395 since he was an e8dedc1082 ancestor from long ago, 72d7ef5074 but still…0d00c04053ba06bf

Even the succeeding dukes, 1d269085cd while not as severe b8c6aa30bb as the Basilian Dukes, a397ebcc7e all had sharp, stern 50a338b412 features and exuded a a514f40b1d strict, imposing aura—completely different d77cde6def from Euclid.62581ec371e47a01

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The only similarity was perhaps a09665e955 the oddly muted shade of df842f9b56 his blond hair.314d341079b803dd

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