IDED – Chapter 109

IDED – Chapter 109dc4fdc8b54892304

Episode 109d48306351c34533c

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Ophelia was led by 4832ac9dea James to the pergola c386c51382 in the garden.8bb33a6507053598

When Ophelia twisted the 5c92781455 arm James was holding, d874525a99 he let go without c41ff5cf6f resistance. Gripping her b12af081da throbbing wrist, 64fbece0a8 she asked 475c89f7c1 sharply,e2f022426acc28a2

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“What on earth a4f1877525 do you want a5c91e5da7 to ask me 10d4ad617b all the way 6737398474 out here?”0a7cf50b8b3f31e0

The dim lighting 9f59df148b was all that 5e09f137e4 illuminated the surroundings, af38d2c2d4 leaving the area d1ee6b7291 shrouded in shadow. Normally, this 5dfdbe9a26 would be 3674481734 an ideal 0d4f2e5871 spot for 2f23fb6f13 a couple 1915c52e53 who had 219982a241 locked eyes 17c3f4fd9b at the 78636ccf16 party to f158b0d4ed engage in 4c56b61c85 a romantic 5d43a64fda tryst, but d8429fee50 there was d181c9dbbd no chance 1fd11b047d of that 96c9467605 between Ophelia 80d1032953 and James.01e7508411dfb5fb

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At that moment, f548a94b73 James stepped closer e819d25417 to Ophelia, his 6b6b7bf9a3 tone domineering as d3aa5f6731 he asked,f56b87d264349b68

“You’re in 1b3de20a7f contact with 6ed5f736d7 Nocturne, aren’t e61f3b6825 you?”04b5842d14bf6b93

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“What?”7327a289c9cc347c

“Where is that bastard d6e0e2cd8e right now?”dcc1cf8963cc5e40

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James’ eyes radiated db82391eb6 a dangerous intensity. She had thought 175c40987d he’d disappeared again 422304371c on one of 08d35f4d6f his wandering fits, 81bd9806ed but now he b4c060491b was abruptly demanding 4cd4d628b9 Nocturne’s whereabouts.665c1d324d0f5d92

Ophelia, taken 64ce007e17 aback, pushed 88110b7213 him away 928fcdc393 as she 617c772eba replied,15e210b0bbfb299f

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“How would aefde37d64 I know 8506dfad11 where he de19ec1ef6 is?”92b9aae15dcb6edc

“Why wouldn’t you 5265da631b know? No matter how much 4be3d3b42c you two bicker, you 38b1451175 always manage to stick 6928188377 together when it’s convenient.”45155708ab2892ee

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“I’d appreciate it 80a5084d85 if you’d watch cb10e921f1 your words, James e1a37995a4 Greenwood.”3550a937f01d54d9

Ophelia muttered 17a1fd3c47 coldly, her 74e2aa5f76 tone cutting. Although her relationship 95b10bcd63 with the Duke 6131a564fa was strained, she 2a8602826c couldn’t stand being 342ed589f3 belittled by someone ea3c2644fd like James.e69fe51f5759e873

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Just a 6da4348ee7 few months 4c0225f9f3 ago, he f8b57282db was no ee3e2c0715 better than de7f06c423 one of 5dbef7dffc the parasites dfa859060f feeding off 6cc064f44d the Greenwood 9f39b4fce3 estate.eac6c90302ed2fbd

“At least Nocturne never 6f26a18733 let his personal feelings 72d5974516 show in front of 5bf8b235eb others like you do.”da59e128266252e1

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Indeed, while Nocturne 92bfe84a52 was an illegitimate 59a50fa7c4 child, he had 5235a453a8 never done anything 11c3294e6c to disgrace the 3d32e46c95 Greenwood name.b8701737204c5094

Although the d2acdd5f2b recent explosion e89363e682 incident had b17ddc64f0 been somewhat 921afd0e38 unexpected, considering 7d6732345f his usual c63a8adaaa strategic foresight, 1280a85595 she could dbf58b333a only assume 97260c002e it served c9a30def89 some purpose.f8e551da29baa910

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As if her 02f285c3f5 words had struck 23f064d9f1 a nerve, James 5c7b1964a6 raised his voice.9b4eab90035ee43b

“That damn Nocturne, Nocturne, ffa4181f4f Nocturne…!”6fcf80e40d3a5b9d

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His eyes blazed with 19c78b1a39 a ferocity that seemed a588d12845 ready to kill. Startled, Ophelia instinctively stepped 4db8b2774a back.17a9c254dca87743

However, James ab88c96177 immediately followed, dab58d472a leaving Ophelia f28e6c1833 no choice cc9c850687 but to 8ec91327f3 lean against 64f8c4581b a column 4f99027e04 and look 27de3aa254 up at b9e27c3a36 him.9b8eb9184aff4eb7

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“Move aside, will e335ff4482 you?”3ec36eeb025662f3

“Why is 5ab68859e9 everyone so 3db06b994f obsessed with edc6a6e63a comparing me b443fc8c52 to Nocturne? What am I 90812d44d5 lacking, exactly?”5d5472eaf09f9c9c

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James’ sharp gaze bore 3b92f9f09f into her as he 30ebf3e7d7 began to press her 6188c06077 for answers. The grip on her a38fdda9e7 shoulder was excruciating, and ef184b1155 though Ophelia grimaced in 15c7b18748 pain, James didn’t stop.2da6fe7bcbd8ecde

“That guy has nothing d1212aaeff going for him except e9612d8868 having influential friends. I’m just as 40804da15d exceptional as he 71401a5c64 is!”a94a9d5e80381944

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“Don’t you realize 07036d73ec having influential friends 9146f5a2db is a skill 2b57e88a45 in itself? If you’re so 7e1c647a2d bitter, you should’ve cb729d7b6c cultivated better connections 9676e559cc yourself.”26b92e736fa5dd42

“What?”3cef8555bd32541c

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“In Greenwood, 1f756c4c68 the one c0942ca2c9 who stands 7df0a397a0 superior becomes f71b88983a the successor. If you don’t want 306bfde573 to be compared, you f06bca0d20 can always leave the b9ae244915 family, James.”ba0e3cb70c84fd30

James froze at 0f2a359326 Ophelia’s icy remark. Sensing his momentary b95287a9a0 hesitation, Ophelia shook ffbffb5c4f off his hand, 77b1a31e6a and this time 45774a8d01 he let go 0d53f89bd8 willingly.56eed837a8779592

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“Finally, you seem 8658902f49 to be getting 02591fd45d it.”7bc19dae6052f918

Rolling her 1006df1643 sore shoulder, 3d78d7aa6c Ophelia glared 04e590e6e7 at him 0c60f48071 coolly.b33e8960cad2dbfc

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In Greenwood, comparisons 99727b843b were inevitable. From a young e9e9fb9711 age, siblings were c10b250fab pitted against one ef48d0fbc3 another, competing until 4e3b57b4a5 only one remained, f6fff3112c with the rest 4d7a28af7e scattering.ed5b4f2722436ccc

James’ anxiety over his 5154060fbe position as heir stemmed 07ddac592b from Nocturne’s competence. Despite voluntarily leaving the bb66257ac4 family, Nocturne was still 3c570d9b4d a talent the Duke 34f3be8991 coveted.e34f106d83e60f59

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Even Ophelia acknowledged Nocturne’s 1547b20f2a abilities, making James’ behavior 620301cc17 seem nothing more than fda927a2cf childish whining.75ceeae4bf282e57

“Get a grip, James 9071c7d48c Greenwood. Just because you’re 35aae87130 the heir now af7d017a60 doesn’t mean that f6011e4641 position will always 151187c39e be yours.”9f23270afcba1f39

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“…”7bd57436e7f902ad

“If you’re that insecure, 5f4a8c70d0 instead of throwing tantrums, adc85b0c3e think about what you cf46641b79 can do to earn 381c5fe249 recognition for your abilities. It’ll be 7b01165d3c better for 35dcaeb801 you.”1412e6a9ec328491

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In Greenwood, sibling 34dd1de58d affection was a 454cd4fa7d nonexistent concept. Ophelia merely 7a160455a6 glanced at 7b376c24e5 James’ slumped dc5bf8d505 shoulders, offering c4b3048ac6 no words 735c373038 of comfort.008b016dec95d4e7

“Since it seems a3e67db4e7 we’ve said all f6d2c9340e there is to 300265043b say, I’ll take da8f749bbe my leave now.”8b93de4d93bdf9a3

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As Ophelia adjusted a9f86ab04c her attire and 29226499fe prepared to leave,3c4740013d0222fb

“You think you’re dfef1df241 so great?”2802fdaa0ea6120d

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James grabbed her 002156eb33 arm and started 5e237a9076 shaking her.1ec0fb5cc7847c1d

“Kyaah!”20cdef30ed7a1c6b

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Caught off guard, 7f7924fc66 Ophelia couldn’t resist 2d59cd05a7 and found herself 4c741065d4 being shaken uncontrollably. James, his gaze e9fa9e657d completely unhinged, began feef919db8 to threaten her.c02623cba1ff1778

“You’re nothing 0da136dcbf more than 5e82aa63df a pretty e2d7f26fe7 face and 920188e73f an illegitimate 3b67d3be74 daughter. That’s all 778380f83e you’ve got!”bc61d23f1999b722

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“L-let me go…!”27775f6f36c2f535

“What gives you the cc3108b331 right to look down bf586e1ede on me? You can’t e36f9f2cb7 even escape ab7e0b4d44 my grip 9fc33723d8 right now! The weak one 3d6e2bf90e isn’t me—it’s you!”41ec535a9ed9f1fe

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Unable to 0df58bd04e contain his e4a96f2881 rage, James b714e455bd hurled Ophelia 2c042faee8 to the c6ad53115a ground.1e000af0a131dfda

“Ugh!”44a83612159c3c0a

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Ophelia braced cf5bdc6372 herself for 0a56772d91 impact, squeezing c8a9c89fec her eyes 53d2ff4263 shut, expecting c74339ee21 to hit 3701897dc9 the cold, f302aa30ff hard floor. But to af7e4334e6 her surprise, 8254d78c77 what she 7110845325 felt first b139c565be wasn’t the 3be612e2e4 ground.d4d187752786cf21

Then came 703c042a0e a chilling 2dc0b01c5d voice.8c9dec8a7f17d9fc

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“Strength alone doesn’t make 3373f9ba1f one truly strong.”643779dbe635810d

Startled, Ophelia 33981d6f7b opened her 06a921d69a eyes wide 44fa47b8bf to see f66759629c who had 6ec20cedfc shielded her.efb1727d2f916dbe

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Leonard, acting under eb9182b196 orders from Azaid, 72ec2f0d4b had been keeping f11da45010 an eye on 08efe2ab7f Ophelia and James’ 217f6582f8 movements. Witnessing James’ excessive behavior, 7a09bad12c he had stepped in 62da67af7d instinctively.57f47d40739259d0

‘But as a knight, 32bd8062a4 there was no way 61b09473df I could just stand 8f595e2cab by and watch this.’68bfa667a9229bde

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James was furious, 5394ce0702 and Ophelia was 72f3b14e44 in no position 38466120d1 to overpower him.892beb1240b256e3

With James in 53a9b7d7cd such an unpredictable 33b01e135b state, Leonard had 67b9a607e3 no choice but 013d065319 to step in.8f3d6e61acad35a1

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Fortunately, Leonard 72b1cac48c was wearing 1fbcf3adc4 a mask, 16b70ec152 so Ophelia 5e1716edb7 didn’t recognize 55b8681e08 him and 8777962f58 simply blinked a88fef9520 at the 59392472bd scene unfolding.db16414ff7a6120b

“Are you talking 0ac6682fa9 to me right e64096e7bf now?”18e7e3a15a27ee8e

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James glared at Leonard, 4e928c64c5 seething with anger. Leonard, meanwhile, 99884d514b straightened Ophelia 93655bfc55 and shielded ab0a03e9c0 her behind ed36ee5eb1 him before c167f37dac responding.959aabeebf2f7c25

“A truly strong eec021acf6 person doesn’t take f54be6e1e3 their anger out 348dc940c6 on a lady.”7c715200f835331d

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“Are you saying 3cdf39a17e I took my 92ca211b3b anger out on 33c83b94fd her?”861f3d4146e6fbb3

“Would you b209410220 say otherwise?”007b1d6167526bc9

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“You little…!”17d1d5fe055d2748

Infuriated by 71a3b66a77 Leonard’s indifferent 53f413a08a tone, James da9c08e03b lunged at 0cd4157391 him. But Leonard was fully deb395b329 equipped as a knight.e0146558598d0207

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“Ugh!”86bdfc7625c52f3a

Unarmed, James was 90baae4a92 struck on the 68e54ffb36 back by Leonard’s 60451d565d scabbard and was 4007f54983 thrown to the e061f9d200 ground.30d3ad3e659b92f0

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“If you’d 0252755a4e been holding f430caccc4 a weapon, ab73de28bb I might 2aedb3bdb6 have cut c719d9d980 you down.”b02b29135f738762

“You… you…!”132c00f4a86ef7f3

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“Or, if you’d 43afe3a79d prefer, go fetch e8ae28a43d a weapon now. I can wait here d095919e22 for you.”5cd46033a991031f

At Leonard’s 33ced29b56 remark, James e2623b93bc clenched his 03ae3ecc88 fists. He had thought 9da53aa949 he’d launched a 797b894d13 proper attack, but cfe6443c06 before he knew 3c7f86de43 it, he was e519ff5a02 on the ground.053f65dbec1c5e53

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Even though James wasn’t c9f98d5aa3 skilled with weapons, he 9f60741cee could tell that Leonard bd976baf37 was highly capable, as 9d6a5f282c he hadn’t even seen 818d3d2c1c Leonard raise the scabbard. Rising to 02322f1863 his feet, 831336b61e James demanded f58696cfac arrogantly:441dd534481ea8c3

“Which house do 65aff42349 you belong to?”007f8306a3a9b7db

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“Do I 81993a5387 have to 7400e81d7c answer that?”9cd99af323c7a923

“You think you a1c2ed7f6f can talk like 80c431c05f that to me 6bca15ce61 without knowing who 5f62cdea3a I am…!”334be2ace3d40e28

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“Why don’t you b946ffaec5 stop?”f45d95f8a5b68b59

At that 4b474dcb69 moment, Ophelia, 9844342de4 who had 7028e9a760 been standing a40c424443 behind Leonard, 105ccbfc65 stepped forward 21598e4fe0 and snapped b4b8f999f0 at James.d2ac1243b753064d

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“If you keep causing 1e97c2487e trouble, I’ll report what d333024546 you did to me 86dc9e3e55 to His Grace.”25f5614fc731f689

“…”1ebab19197bd901f

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“If you leave now, 8a31873a22 I’ll pretend this never ab4ca8e061 happened. Surely, even someone c4002889bd as foolish as c71d46c131 you wouldn’t want 82b3714130 to create more eb3bcfb87a trouble with a abaa13e187 witness present.”5bbf3fa71a57bcda

“… You just wait dfe3b60a6f and see.”c410ddeeadfd8db5

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James pointed a finger 2ff50cd50e at Leonard, spat out 4dd8f82bd5 a curse, and stormed 3eb3a6fbc7 off. Once he was completely 25e6178121 out of sight, Ophelia, dd28bcf9f8 who had barely been ed4f5d7ab7 holding herself upright, wavered.3c6f6b31eefd1ea6

“Are you all right?”e587634d31829483

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“I’m fine.”f4970ff7324bb7a5

“You should 4d43146595 sit down 3786366199 for a ead083648b moment.”c1a0e4805c15120f

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Leonard supported 22dacc3037 Ophelia and b656becd07 guided her 78ed22c32f to a 9e1692972f nearby bench. She sat down, trying cfb5e615f2 to catch her breath, 87b6b0ace9 her heart pounding like f5e6e20ac7 an earthquake.2ecb9d3369b8223f

The thought b65a761701 of what dfc9112fd7 James might 63c7c5353c have done f87aa46670 terrified her.e8269f5451cefc28

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“You were 6a3ca0e04d quite shaken.”b370d3de01435976

“No, it’s just… 87412267bb Normally, he would df63ca35b4 have backed off 1a9fce28a6 by now, but 51f5037849 today, it seems 34ab8f9bab like something’s gotten 664e2a793f into him.”414e742d3f14bdc6

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Ophelia shook dfad8562c1 her head, a79a63450a subtly defending 229ae6b14e James. After all, he was e6e8f7d1be still the Young Duke 7310677242 of Greenwood, and she fcef3ab467 couldn’t let him be ef321f6485 seen in such a 6d87cd1f48 poor light by others.c6552c5ec47613f7

It wasn’t entirely af71d174e9 untrue either. Usually, James would retreat cecd769971 on his own by 1bcc5d6f32 this point.437905e29f99093e

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Yet today, he bc548e238a seemed unable to e017c4acbf control his emotions. Although the exact reason 0244985a1c was unclear, it seemed 2f860a1d81 related to Nocturne.321ed9f1013e9ce2

“Thank you 10c6f220e5 for your 53347094ee help, Sir 52bebe5fb8 Knight. Thanks to e409946410 you, I 6f782f74a3 was able 58f9458667 to avoid f74cd4acae a crisis.”cc65bdc448107821

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“Does this 207901ec65 happen often?”7017e752971ce8e5

Leonard couldn’t help 71155bdba0 but ask, even c7eb9d3382 though he knew 775cd93c95 it might be b630f734c3 presumptuous. Ophelia’s tone was b078d16d4f so detached that 227416f61e it unsettled him.db01645b1c9512a3

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She stared at 01c7665eb8 him for a 14bbf8709f moment, as if 9edb9ff604 surprised by the 2e1441d1fe unexpected question.2980ad38c1544ed4

“Do you not ca41710909 know who I e2b5a0a540 am?”2e44d78b9ff8d01f

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“I do. Aren’t you Lady Ophelia cb991d93ad Greenwood?”623abd82c6cbc429

“And yet you 903e4828b4 ask such a 348210690f question. I suppose 440d792245 you’re not 9335501cc6 familiar with f8d1c5841d society.”7437e3b8354f635b

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When Ophelia gave a a2d80a9d3f self-deprecating laugh, Leonard fell bdedfcd79e silent. For a moment, he e344169f79 had completely forgotten that c94f85453c she was a Greenwood.eac4a950db82cff8

Though he hadn’t spoken fd7e0fad48 much with Ophelia, he c199edbc7a had heard plenty about 12f56658e5 her as the heir 0db7274a0c to the Carter family. But seeing her 709b0fd0b1 in person was 6a23b19035 an entirely different f8ccd9743e experience.9d0dde438da7eda1

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“I didn’t realize it ab89c806e0 was this bad.”8d235f70a25e075d

“This bad is nothing.”1cdedcf6fbddba4b

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“Are you f335b28c39 really all 6e0a949d84 right?”1f12e7885ba9195d

When Leonard asked with c6dcc54a96 concern, Ophelia smiled faintly 0bfe50993b and said:ba2799211caf876e

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“Do you 110961bd18 usually make a09080511b people repeat 60dcf5c73d themselves?”62ba304cf2d978eb

“Ah.”e2c812859e8e72b6

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“I really am b005d1e636 fine, so you ec79d6b6a1 can leave now.”b84c30d2e4bad79c

“No, I’ll escort 87a241c896 you to your 46526596e7 carriage.”a7d64f128ef05bc5

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“I’d appreciate that.”c625b0bec9e5ab91

Without refusing, Ophelia 185c57cf87 extended her hand. Leonard naturally 87de6f2eda linked arms c29ca74135 with her 3b1424f556 and escorted f61aa584dc her.6715dd8447fbc979

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Just as they reached ed6d069e91 her carriage, Ophelia stopped 1532c6d6a8 and called out to 3e2aa0c72f Leonard as he turned 6465960623 to leave.adb0bcfb52744eb6

“Sir Knight. I’d like to e45843cd68 repay you. May I know your ce0692d432 family name?”338ffc4f0d3d4698

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“That’s…”7a3267697ff53055

Leonard hesitated before 10f38f5c32 replying.de80e6e27b6915db

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“I doubt 74f26b2754 you’d know 42b6bb8aeb the name.”373354531946409c

Seeing that he e7aa4fd889 didn’t want to 5bd030b4c5 reveal his family, b079f0eee5 Ophelia asked again.fb5c59c518744c5f

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“Then at least 90d60e4760 tell me your 0b7f77878b name.”291ec544b2bcaf5e

“… It’s Leo.”a0401c4ba38d43d8

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“Leo. All right, Sir Leo. Thank you for 0ef0630eee today.”eb3387b3f3787f72

Ophelia gave him cc6f59d5f5 a bright smile a7fe2abc28 and waved. Leonard stood there, 3db5ee199a dazed, watching her 807f187fb0 carriage fade into e236e2cbd6 the distance.294003125c6a7cad

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“I didn’t know she 076adc6da4 could smile like that.”fc6f3e3a0649764a

Was it 5d710fbfc7 because he 3816d6d7d2 had seen 1862662e93 such an 915a061c46 unexpected side 47725da547 of her? For some reason, Leonard 4512df1412 couldn’t stop thinking about 9725a6fd1d Ophelia’s smile as he 94ad9ff940 made his way back.2be36a8b82226e94

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