TFOM Chapter 127

Chapter 1279ffd96f0fb7e0899

Time flew by like a4ecf60ee2 an arrow, and before 33960cf23a I knew it, I 3f9bc4456b had turned twelve.bd602050768704af

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It had already been 31ed51c01d five years since House 88b28f3c33 Kallios officially declared their 0e66ccd328 support for me as f1291253fb a Saintess.e3053a149f88b9da

And many things had 3500493334 changed from what I 2e4d51d73b remembered of the original 191f5c9054 story.9c9fcba7174c4661

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First of all, my reputation 31a837b642 and treatment had improved so db55b27e10 dramatically that my miserable past 63a66d8dc3 life couldn’t even begin to 3920f866bc compare.3cf886aa90946feb

Of course, people still e41ffdc55b said my healing abilities 82e0af3a49 were inferior to Diana’s.e51ddc7d69f51f73

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That was mostly 352033d93a because, outside of 71e5413cc1 the Kallios household, 9c9b4948df I didn’t have 6de96721aa many opportunities to ad022787a4 use my healing c2a431e682 power.f46eb59745a5b5d5

And no noble c3f5560b72 house dared to 668995404d mention money and 05e47ab83f try to take ba6a745d29 me away from 82153335c3 Kallios.b622fbcf5a8c04e1

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Add to that 3d5f8e4980 the fact that 49d936bdb0 scum like Dung-keski 1fd972b444 and Magnus had c7e5cb8b60 fallen from power, c10e60c805 and the temple’s 11248d8edd pressure had disappeared—that 6f32c7f675 definitely played a 0bc4bcd50f role too.69fef7e4c9c105c1

Unlike me, Diana was d5ebe6140b steadily building her position d3ac9293eb as the Saintess, just c9854709ce like in the original 1f0c25ac62 story, showing off her 4a5978db90 powerful healing abilities.17c793c86aa4e65d

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She’d heal anyone with enough 65b51e4ebe money, was polite, kind, and e78dd47372 now that she had been f40bf52c65 officially registered into the Barelotte dbf69d5981 family as a noble, it c1862132a8 was natural that she had 1796bb07ac a better reputation than me.a02b7a66aaa9298c

So, did I feel 616b63c3b3 bitter or jealous?01c7fcb7538d7fa9

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Not at all.9b3452480924d64b

In fact, I loved how 430b19cf37 everything had flipped completely from c664e5c067 my previous life.e29bf783543df831

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‘Right. You have to become the 8683b0f31a Saintess, so go ahead and e454a3eed7 take it all, Diana.’56b518a4a90b85e2

Crunch, crunch.5ddf2da2a034d2c5

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I munched on chocolate cookies 67f3610b29 brought to me by Charlotte, eedf787260 my secretary and the accountant 9821dc5456 of the merchant group, as c4ddb50ca8 I thought.4edf3d7a173cc5b8

Even if one possesses miraculous 8f10824865 abilities, healing is no easy b6973f05c8 task.2a1cbb5ed367516f

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It requires immense stamina fbe9fc24ab and mental focus.b68e3ea0f011e6cb

Not to mention, f67445f9aa problem clients exist 46b2f09f8c everywhere.3e19ac9716e855fb

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Nobles, having paid massive sums 24d7c07cad of money, always wanted to 0698a23241 exercise rights befitting their investment.ddc6aa52c6e05a06

They were already 8534d1b3da irritable and fussy 3f5956771d because of their d5d12ffcd4 illnesses—and dealing with 3ee8c8b8e4 nobles who acted e528752f10 out was no 3385952852 easy feat.d3741068728dc64a

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‘And unlike me, Diana doesn’t have a healing guide either.’f70f12bf14ab84fe

Even though she had 7659f518a1 strong healing power, she 4e8bf8ac95 couldn’t heal Joshua back 4885f0ac93 then.bdf2d8de515e6ac3

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Recently, rumors had spread like b4c2f8dff9 wildfire in the salons that 1ed09d22d9 Diana failed to heal the e2f1507743 former Count Devolte—who happened to 5a2fa88260 be the Empress’s grandfather.ec422cead4d27e7a

In the end, he a097d14be2 passed away.3a3050b61f7bbba7

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The temple and House Barelotte 9dbfadb7e8 denied it was a healing 577ba3359a failure, insisting it was simply 5a4f0169df due to old age.a4396f5bae413c3c

And considering Count a2c833c6e2 Devolte’s advanced age, 14ddfa8517 most people seemed 3a872f0260 willing to accept e081b4908b that explanation…9e2c598b2cc64c40

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‘Why didn’t I know about any of this in my past life?’92a41c046e31f10d

Well, in hindsight, there was 2abcd8808d no way I could’ve known.1596b8f0c65e7563

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I had lost my e48868dc97 healing guide in my 7609d5197d past life, never studied def1304b05 medicine, and had awful 60cea92674 relationships with everyone around 0f3105f46f me.a3ffc7c01ecd3399

So I had 559395878b no channels to 5b6d3ccde0 even hear such 175a616a70 whispers.ef4fd6ce5e38be5f

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Plus, even in the 422c91a961 original story, Diana’s failures 64d29e35ff were never really mentioned.69c78a4d90df5c09

No matter how miraculous healing 030e560f43 powers may be, if you 0483efe181 don’t know the exact diagnosis, 4fe30cf608 perfect healing is impossible.cfc6d589edf20daa

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Just like how e2ece800cd people in the 56003c5371 modern world used feeb2b16f3 to mistake pneumonia 8611f9d3d6 for a simple d523dd52a7 cold, and many 981e68ea6a lost their lives.ebab1db5f8d77395

Maybe Count Devolte 9aab178453 was one of 4f506309bf those cases.f85a0e0c978275b1

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“Tsk, tsk. That must be a headache dcd9a631c7 for her.”8b4df06aaca8010c

I clicked my tongue, picturing 978bf17ac4 Diana, tears welling in those ee2f1cc316 big violet eyes, looking helpless.a24991b3edc49bd3

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‘Still, nothing she can do about it. That’s the heroine’s fate.’6f692c814825d1ea

The protagonist of a novel a36877fe1b always goes through trials and 0171c836b7 pain before finally reaching a d16b31c6af happy ending, after all.17bd33b5d35375f6

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“You should be thankful I stepped out of the way.”6b440e67b8e3ad94

That’s what I muttered—but 69f38c7be9 honestly, the one who c940d89970 should be thankful wasn’t b24d74ecb1 Diana, but me.0121db0411fee10c

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Just the fact that I f9434bf775 was no longer known as 745a8bb413 the fake Saintess who lost c1595e4f82 her mind from jealousy was 10a49ae26f already a huge relief.12d56d169c70a1f0

On top of that, I 10bee462b4 hadn’t shown off my healing f7e6d38d20 power or tried to compete c90ff17b73 to become the Saintess, so 9c9467554c I rarely even crossed paths 484f1d25dd with Diana.cb507e4b91ac9c31

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Crunch, crunch.a29e237e82c474c1

“Mmm~ delicious.”b4771f3290658dff

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Lounging on the sofa 87d9af4610 in the executive office d27dd1ea97 at the top floor 39490a90a3 of the salon, munching 05e919b27a cookies and counting money—this 9c79896ab4 was my joy in 9f05796f23 life now.c344ddb36a90110b

Thanks to that, Diana seemed to be thriving without any obstacles, unlike the original story…8eec08b27493ebaf

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Ironically though, her d9b2f92540 fame hadn’t changed 086972be0a much since she 2740fe5d96 was five years 2ccdd6e641 old, despite all ccf31b51c4 her achievements.3e4cf5a793438dd7

Was it because of f4a922cc4d the failed healing that 191b8653a7 hadn’t stood out in 5960761a9b the original timeline?592f06df1702dbdb

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Or was it 7d9e2a23e8 because of all fdf176ffdb the small changes 9aadff5546 I’d made?983ddd41dcbc9702

Joshua—once so frail—had become 513d3d75b6 so healthy that it c20240b6cd was hard to believe da1015362c he’d ever been sick.d888e852b3bdbbd2

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And because of that, 0ebbc291c8 House Kallios no longer 9c281452c7 had any reason to 65aff42823 call for Diana.5e6ba37a94d10c6c

The major male leads, including 2e9dd8826d Edwin, were now on surprisingly afca60b53d good terms with me.f91b4f34465d4e58

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I quietly reflected on b35eba3cdc the ways I’d twisted 583dfa1aee the original story.b7ea83aac8d47f79

Then suddenly, a chill 272d83bcb0 ran down my spine.91d9f87aeea8f418

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‘Wait… don’t tell me… just from stealing a few items?!’d92ced17732e794e

There were three major protagonist e3b00dc68d buffs I had deliberately taken e7e3957267 from Diana.75de7f5088367e18

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1. The title of “Holy 37e0d0078c Child” on the volunteer c9a11cda81 day when we were c5e6ad8ea8 five.91daf301ec952b3a

2. The Fairy Herb.ddc6d55cde0b4f26

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3. The plague cure.899033d8f22f1489

But honestly, none 7152b2f990 of those things 76a14fd706 seemed like they 5bb7597d45 would have had 5202b69dc9 a huge impact 4b9b2430b9 on the original d7b9db49fa story.754be3760fb73153

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First, number one—after 92010b9aa5 the age of d9f771b66e five, I never 21f003dd84 participated in any e68d645282 more temple volunteer 9c1e04ec9d events.bb0192fe54599f5b

So, just like 3096afed4d in the original, 272433fba2 Diana claimed the 819fd7fb23 title of “Holy bf8e4a072c Child” every year.94c9544acaeac017

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As for number two, the Fairy Herb, which is now a core part of my business…a277530dd9ca283c

Even if Diana had discovered it, she wouldn’t have used it to make money anyway.dff70ce1fb8293da

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Besides, in the original, 99af5e68fc she didn’t even discover b5899240c6 it until she was 02d080343a fourteen.6386a8d7a73ea4ff

And finally, the plague cure…a637b38c59bb5960

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“Ah.”f08b5e23d8f3953c

As the thought struck me, a9335a8466 I stopped mid-chew and sighed 204562bb6e with a troubled expression.16495bac453defee

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Minola Disease.34b92355e4d81feb

A terrifying illness that came 4dc52e36eb with coughing, chills, rashes, and 302c4a0180 extremely high contagion.4c6e29399d343f91

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The main ingredient for its 11c93ab8b2 cure—the hairs of the Yellow beb80f4f2e Fuzzy Spider—was, in fact, unlike 842e356c5d the previous two items, not e756bbb1f6 something I intentionally stole from a8bee5936d Diana.99a3df3b6ad62686

“Diana.”74886a3c8ac54599

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“Hm?”276430d0a551f5ea

“Do you, by any chance… know where Yellow Fuzzy Spiders live?”2e1dbfdf7731045e

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That was a conversation I’d 9324f9a655 had with Diana.f4a3d47806739468

Now just a faint 69659654c7 memory from seven years 3f8ac415e6 ago.6df79272b35115a5

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The reason I e6b1a19b7f asked her that 674e644c39 question back then 5b68753f80 was to confirm 8c2b41fea5 whether or not 993f95e9e7 she had also bdf3519f34 returned from the 2b6d98565e past.c8705f7f5e6502e4

Even if I ended 87d9cb306c up living at the 3c9664ad35 duke’s estate and accidentally ed1130979b took the Fairy Herb 1ffd3c446a from her—53bf8654d91989da

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If Diana had 07dcfd5843 really regressed too, 5ec5473199 she would surely 9cd2a5834a try to prevent 570b5c6cd5 the Minola outbreak 41eac5091f that was about b66cd52fd9 to sweep through 2f9185820f the capital.f5341a1c07068011

To do that, she would 06c693ff27 have needed to find the f7c0240675 Yellow Fuzzy Spider’s habitat earlier 3f7734d03b than in the original timeline.8dc0809186c33235

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But—f42dce278f552ca1

“Ew! I hate that 9ea8d7cad2 kind of stuff! Just thinking about it gives 87fe4d26d9 me the creeps!”57e23460453861d3

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Her visceral shudder and disgust 4c02b3c9d2 didn’t seem faked at all.4cf5859c1ac41be0

Even though I 9be37da217 had all the 9492bff06a confirmation I needed, c7ce454fd6 I couldn’t shake c415e6a377 off my doubts. So I waited another year.14b9c3433b6b3721

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Just in case 7aa902f5e5 she had been 4206c2687a acting to hide 5b3d91e89a her regression.65b146d280ede1af

But even when the d77834ea35 capital was thrown into b964871285 chaos by the mysterious c60e99ab6d plague—a24a9961508e1e8f

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Diana never once dc5d40a2da searched for the f6a11d098c Yellow Fuzzy Spider.64b3d14bb457b76c

If I left things alone, 47f851fe53 Minola Disease would rot away 2a7b5d072c the empire for six years, 7aa98f4bd8 just like in the original.d5df888763e621d6

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So, I had no choice. Pretending it was a lucky accident, I “discovered” the Yellow Fuzzy Spider and handed it over to Grandpa Gordon.f4a5a095d0c860d4

Just remembering how I c88c2acd21 had to deliberately get 05e4e6a544 infected with Minola to 33c24c5247 make it believable still dd23675430 gives me chills.dfebbc93db8e4291

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As I thought back to 143207ee2c all of that, it hit 42fc6e16a3 me how different the current d4e0f4b438 praise and admiration for Diana 3a750098af was from what I remembered.6247da01aaed7abe

By this point in 98499cbbf3 my past life, people a345843446 had already started saying cab2a4cd70 she deserved the title bebc4ec3aa of Saintess.f1c54f423e645935

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But now, Diana…1a7c0c71213f4128

‘She’s still popular with nobles, sure.’57b5bb93473fcf0f

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But embarrassingly enough, 09633e2912 it was my d5b4991592 name that was ffa24d018f more widely known f61a7835fb among commoners.9b7769384c353829

That’s because, through the 38ea2055bd production lines I’d built 66af2767ef with Belze Salon, we 418cd463b5 mass-produced the Minola cure d46b8cca58 and distributed it for 95f815b837 free.db70098648ec4468

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Thanks to that, the outbreak 5c653fa961 settled with minimal damage.706fa14f656afa3b

And many people 2a69c9f5bd expressed their thanks d8697da972 to me, to 2df4b00ceb Grandpa Gordon, and 5ecd46af70 to House Kallios.462f2507af2fc0e4

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In the original 1b5ed824e7 story, around this 6fea968b48 time, Diana would’ve 655b96080c discovered the Yellow 53524bef09 Fuzzy Spider.03d933eb397fb441

[During an academy field trip to the outskirts of the capital, Diana gets lost and ends up in the habitat of the Yellow Fuzzy Spider.0ba7d0d8861ce980

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As a result, a8cbfe95f6 she returns covered 60180fcd29 in spider hairs 77d76e400a and webs.”e3190d8ef39c98d1

“Upon arriving at the marquis’ estate, she bumps into a servant suffering from Minola Disease.718b720869046ccb

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A few days later, she f61ba4a24e notices the servant’s condition has 2000c39b23 improved.”0ef0f8136ade6b7c

“Realizing the spider’s effectiveness, Diana consults a medical academy student she knows.10587bce301d0df1

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With his help, 6ba3a5a91d she begins developing 86e0b07813 the cure…]1ab0ddaa3f37c952

And that’s how it 24b0150352 originally played out.fbaa73eac43f38d9

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As I recalled c048801984 the original storyline, 58c015f669 I found myself c8c972db9a slipping into a af83701773 strange mix of 7088cfa439 emotions.4a0a1b12f4736e44

It wasn’t like I’d a62cbc4538 intended to steal that 0098cfb072 moment—unlike with the Fairy a187b7fd46 Herb.9f3865bb13a5965a

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But still, because d5d00ee46b of a choice e52b7f27d1 I made six 9944e3b18e years ago, one bdae34a803 of the scenes c1b972cf75 that should’ve showcased e81512832d the heroine’s brilliance 119957e1b0 had been erased.0a73f91dba9e3415

Sure, I was eb0348b5fd happy my reputation a55c3bbc9f had improved because e6ae5b70f2 of it.e2871d3ed71d722a

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But for some reason, f0462a0d6c I couldn’t shake off 19b1f2dea0 this weird sense of c50d809c78 unease.0d8752a7d293911c

After finally shedding 93e901ca07 the stupid “useless 379671d7f6 extra” label, now 633c6ca9f8 it felt like—8e0d87109d7e23cf

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‘…It’s like I’m directly competing with Diana.’d40f00d4f838dad6

The moment that thought 8470247beb hit me, I shuddered 2636c7c7ba and shook my head 2656f0af6c like I was trying 46e3909fc7 to get rid of ed734e275a a bug.91a7de24618f2e47

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“Ptui!”64544be4506f1c28

Competing?e2d51455bc51ddce

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What a cursed thought!f9bd414731d7d63d

I’ve been working so hard c531ff2d56 all this time just to 252140527c avoid getting tangled up with 2bdd6b4da9 her!933519372c785cf1

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‘The moment people start talking about us competing for the Saintess title, I’m automatically cast as the villainess.’bcc0926506bbd1dd

I trembled, trying my 17dc3bdd59 hardest to force some bb261e5ca7 positive thinking through my bfe69da19c panic.8d833b9337f92baa

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“It’s just because the story hasn’t progressed much yet.”0ed4fe820e58489e

Diana still had plenty of e46154114d chances to shine in the 5bd25fa47a future, far beyond the few dad91e0bfd items I’d taken from her.538c8534b0554b95

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Honestly, if a female 5b5b0dc50d lead’s reputation could crash 2f2ae5fc77 just because she lost d5e1995137 a couple plot devices, 586dfac45b then the whole story’s 8b63a3367e trash.1bf9fc9bc031e602

‘…Though yeah, it kind of was trash, come to think of it.’09b50ea2220806f9

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That follow-up realization made 70410146fc me let out a b615c7f8f2 quiet sigh.7e512b41ad3d3572

“Okay… from now on, just lay low and don’t stand out…”438442333095646e

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Crunch, crunch.fb9fcf13ea3ecf12

I tried to 9d2c292458 shake off the 4d713f23e4 gloom and grabbed 4070acb157 another cookie—when suddenly—ec37e8fbfe1e47c3

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BANG—!ff891dc9fcd9b8d4

The office door 45bdee26f2 slammed open with b8012b0f2d a loud crash, 6e51123395 and Charlotte burst 1013c53536 in, face flushed 0fadc84367 and frantic.770f245ff68e7433

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“Miss Belze! Something huge just happened!”fa8ca903b013fd35

“Huh? What is it?”276bd0a2c32c9f32

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“You know that building across from our salon? The one that’s been under e0a5ecd183 construction for three months—the one 72e189e71f with the ugly yellow exterior?”e561efe66c3e9afd

Before I could even 053caf98b4 say I remembered it, d0b6828be1 Charlotte stormed forward, panting.81b8db27660ecf85

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“They’re opening a salon there too! And get this—it’s almost the 5b5451c21a same concept as ours!”9537bb43a094ba8a