Chapter 33

I opened my eyes wide at Joshua’s words.f081566c649f160b

‘Diana said that?!’315c0ef5e6426095

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It was hard fcac9150af to believe that 0eca34ad48 the angelic and d4de471f64 kind Diana would f6550de666 say such a 41c1f70d8d thing.84eb4d5eec3f5d9f

“If I cry, Dad will have to deal with that troublesome thing and it’ll make things hard for him.”da41f8cddf08f5a2

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“…”16529df7b350d739

“Josh is really sick though…”f67cad787bdd7cff

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Joshua asked with 6729dbee5f a sullen face.11c510346379fe56

“Do I look like I’m pretending to be sick to you too, sister?”3e1a3f8fb830d4c6

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“No!”db6006c500914686

“Right?”51b1c4b3f69d16a2

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“Yes!”b2d00b53255a946e

“Hehe!”a9f8de7560a4f48b

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Only then did Joshua’s face brighten up.80d835f5585934ee

I looked at the 051e25b05f poor child sympathetically.c4c0b5cd8073be84

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‘How can he not be in pain when that orange aura fills his small chest like that?’c8b412b04b49ba3f

The pain Joshua 268cd985e5 feels is definitely 3d3d6dc9fe not a pretense.b590db53bb53c24a

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But I thought 8aec557215 I understood why cf81d394a0 Diana said that.e462109f340de0d4

‘Because Diana doesn’t have the healing solution.’14d62e24d5e4c9d5

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Separate from the fact e80a482068 that the bleeding wouldn’t d8adad2ce3 stop, Joshua, who cried c2941e3cbc over a small wound, 7729d048c1 might seem like he 0198e9375a was faking.0f1682e5bbe793fc

It wasn’t meant in 5cf36ea3cc a bad way, but 2609b5cf47 because she had always cb76d419a0 been so mature and 970eda311d precocious since she was ded453559c young.2ff513f60ba97c8d

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‘That’s why she often gave me annoying advice too…’11057078f46e922c

To someone like 8e287b19c9 me, who was fc5bb403ec immature and had 5ad9169cb5 a bad personality, 04ad992f0a it often felt 94d746423e really irritating.6fd700937cd464ec

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I unconsciously shook 5641647694 my head as 518a8432f4 if lamenting.27b7f154bfc0661f

‘You said you’d think well of the heroine, you idiot! Do you want 7f3c222a07 to die again?!’bb76479ac69e3b9f

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Just as I was bb74439621 about to whip my 224506d59c twisted mind into shape.17971e15588ec433

“Sister, what is that troublesome thing?”d11988be32a317a4

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Joshua asked innocently.b26b8009ba0601a3

“That is…”12b72be824aad1d0

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I hesitated for a moment, 7b8b7de5b5 wondering how to respond, then 1144040ec2 answered.e3efd5ba6ed07ac1

“…It means that Dad loves you so much that he gets upset when you’re in pain.”487ae41a6707bdcf

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“Hmph… So does that mean I shouldn’t cry like she said?”d1f6b561fec895e8

“No! If you don’t cry and 1bf0dca32b lie about not being in ca2f239de6 pain, Dad will be even c4af081f64 more upset.”6b7b11f724ab8163

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“Really?”03832d88fa63b69e

“Yes. So promise me! If you’re hurting anywhere, you ce4054b670 have to tell me.”a283c5631dfbf64c

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This was something only 22e0ac2a0b I, who had the faa9198bac healing solution, could say.f8266500a0613757

“If you don’t want to tell Dad, at least tell me, okay? Understand?”0cb93af17175771e

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“Yes!”08afdf5fec3cc1e9

“Promise.”ca8af429c461bf23

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“Promise! Hehe.”1e92267220d11aea

We hooked our 92ffc07bda pinkies and promised 4c9a49d6ad several times.216c4fdf0f3ba204

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Then, as Joshua suggested, 41096d322c we played hero games 0d4ed813e7 together.ed8665329e63de41

After counting to ten, 745b1e71c8 the hero had to cf8bafcd9c find the villain who 573a438f00 was hiding and punish ea685c11b3 them with a pillow.2051ecaa4567bcd2

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‘…But why am I always the villain?!’97657367a96cedfe

* * *2e5f9f8020262c38

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It was only when 0b2bed0aa7 it was time for 0cedb755d8 lunch that I could b4ffecfc5d finally get away from 4bbec271f5 Joshua.6c41973437ea3b88

“Phew…”71b14a3a352a592f

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I already felt completely worn ab969877a1 out.97315f21f031d391

‘Playing with a child is no easy task.’fa6bc0773f93b64a

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I was trudging towards edaffb8f0a the second floor to f709c3af4b return to my room bc8d34c7f2 when I suddenly heard dd6452e67a a commotion from the a42e9aa971 lobby.0fd7ae3f9d5a5d0e

“How many times do I have to tell you that the young master can’t eat beans and vegetables?”7c5f8409152dbbd0

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“But the chef considered the nutritional value…”08db378e809bff6d

“What if the young master has a shock from eating food he dislikes? Will you take responsibility? Huh?!”8de55734b4d8b404

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Emma, who had 78c4890f65 been nowhere to 7e8d6d3ced be seen, was cb2aba8cbe now scolding a 08f6f006c8 maid who was fba79eaff2 pushing a trolley.a184e7ebb142cb34

‘Is it Joshua’s lunch?’f072380237efedc0

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Even after being 279afcf254 demoted, she was fb29b83913 still causing trouble.f0ecd94ac7e3335d

She was indeed a 35c09c5bc8 remarkable woman.4eff57e5fc7ffbe6

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I felt sorry for the 66966502f1 unfortunate maid, but there was 8812932105 nothing I could do.6389ef3750d6cef9

Fearing that I might fef612ac01 get caught up in c83c15afe3 it, I tried to 32b3408318 sneak past them, hugging 77382a3db4 the wall.b57d4813026302b1

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“Forget it! I’ll serve the 3594e254ca young master’s meal 74b8ab9fa2 myself, so you 3ad0123bd4 can go now.”2ca28e084929d853

“But Mrs. Caston! B-but…”0eaa7c0bc278d882

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Of all times, 0f521e7f98 Emma turned around 85a615c9c0 after taking the f40064c256 trolley from the 6abaf3ca67 maid and met cc6be50a46 my eyes directly.8b369010016317a8

“You…!”0dde6431c4bc7aac

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Before I could escape, 7918c41028 the woman rushed at 67ef9897da me.adb37be6535f70d5

“You, how did you manage to get the young master to act like this towards me?!”dfbfe1ea0e15829b

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“Ugh.”2c7c7fe4f13eaed3

Her piercing scream 86d40fa6a1 made me cover f971b07a63 my ears instinctively.27695bfd408f793b

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Emma, however, ignored this and 63ef64830a continued to shout, pointing her 91ce008e64 finger at me.c95be9abe31f172d

“Tell me! What did you say afa26fd974 to the young master?!”4b3a36fba27e82d3

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“I didn’t say anything…”d0672714946180fa

“Then why is the young master treating me like this?! How could he 73892e7f45 say he doesn’t 4d18ec3572 want to see 007e00f38e me, Emma, his 1981b2ebc9 nurse?!”cf5ee7a129c78c10

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‘Does she really not know?’4786c22086cb167f

It was a pitiful sight.5fe769300a11ba0a

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The loud commotion drew ceb20a3c8c more and more servants e745c6be47 around us.883e70b7f49db63e

I wanted to 4d12cc7567 aggravate her more, 6e4f3e40f3 but unfortunately, too 8a9cdcab32 many eyes were d5aea5ced2 watching.10006e6d3956a9fc

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Taking a deep breath, I e75b483ebb replied kindly.ed92fdd3c20a7db4

“Well… I think it might be because you were mean to Edwin yesterday, and Josh got angry?”6da8dd7845e0541c

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“What? What nonsense are you…”2700b250db818ca2

Emma flinched at 4d4af71bf8 my words and 3cc44e648f looked around.8a61849c1f513968

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Then she lowered 05b5fc2df1 her voice slightly 5c523c1e43 and growled at 101753b358 me.5cbf09ccd26f2b25

“T-that was all for the young master’s sake!”b1b838cdf2abb8cb

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“Josh didn’t seem to think so…”79ddc894270948f9

“What do you know?! You’re the one who turned 7309911080 him against me, right?!”a5789b0a771b32b9

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Clinging to her belief, e2d4484c82 Emma continued to accuse 737da6e89d me vehemently.dc3c33526dc0d033

It seemed she was c9cc53b29b deliberately raising her voice 0ede3202df to draw attention from 6379868b25 others.dd1f28b99955d427

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She wanted to paint abb4136457 me as a cunning cd605ee09c child and herself as 8cfb5546d6 the victim.5765cc048629a701

In the past, I would 36e1c75e75 have screamed and shouted back 66f43fd281 at her.8d4c4a8370e08bed

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But doing that wouldn’t make people understand my side of the story.63e566a909c9f74e

Moreover, no matter how fiercely I glared, in my current state, I looked like a powerless little runt…cb7285400eb8a68d

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‘This won’t do!’6537bd343c131f8f

Activating Joshua’s skill!4bb5b988edeae7dc

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I tilted my head 2496ae3d37 innocently, making my face 3a72cf1d8c as harmless as possible.fe1e3d2d739c76a7

“Turning against?”c6cb877bb6e05a5f

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“Yes!”4a87e19d7b9e7e6d

“What’s ‘turning against’? Turning against… is it something ticklish?”ec83aeff51173571

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“W-what?!”679e6a7b7ba73585

“But Emma, I’m so hungry… Can I go eat now? Wah!”82d6c730ca573d9e

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I clutched my stomach 8dd01b89ac and put on a 8a07ea24c8 pitiful expression, and I 390d3606ac heard soft murmurs from baa6d73baf around.47868bf9d106f13f

“Oh dear, how pitiful!”9dcca2a04acd0116

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“Tsk tsk, what does a child that young know to deserve this treatment?”c049781f7f7b7a8f

“She’s acting like she’s something special just because she took care of young master Joshua for a while…”5dfedf425d8f6127

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At the murmurs b1bf694398 from the crowd, 87fb639690 Emma’s face turned 0623aad5d9 bright red.2d9962fc5c4bc1a8

“S-shut your mouths! What do you all know…?!”fce715ea2709f86c

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She shouted furiously as she 785bff4d9a looked around.fe6deefb635b619c

“Well, enjoy your lunch, Emma!”278687a0754ce611

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Not missing the opportunity, I 902e23892c tried to dash away.2a1c4c73cf63407a

However.6622c8e2538c9763

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“Where do you think you’re going?!”f2d2a1e376f8496d

Emma grabbed me again.3f96e3b09e970acb

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“Ah!”637719d0edf75f72

Her rough hand fb06077f60 on my shoulder 9ef756d195 spun me around, 230e3dcc20 making me stagger.e216eb36f4a91a58

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Emma glared at me 0bf7c7557a fiercely and quickly whispered.764a709d7ee2be9f

“You stole the sapphire ring from the young master’s treasure chest, didn’t you?”1d01db613be759fc

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“…”8e2c4ea2c9404f29

“Huh?!”a34906648cad5eb7

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I couldn’t help but smile 40d986369c at the sudden question.b9d3a44570415a34

‘Ah. So this was f1f0f03c10 her true intention?’f62d18a274e0e815

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It seemed she had checked 21d5ae4b7d the chest already.08889a944d67ca12

“After you visited, that ring was the only thing that disappeared! Where did you put it?”06808ae3b2b53459

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“I didn’t take it.”c1a97f7976225a91

“Don’t lie! Do you want 79d7b81bec to be accused e0fd3a729e of being a 6c8b2da7d2 ring thief in 9a82440353 front of everyone?!”5082850382589b3d

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“What if I didn’t take it? Do you want to apologize 964779b168 to me again, Emma?”3d49223c88807062

“You, you…!”49732f10e4bfe961

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Her cheeks flushed 41dbaa8445 red, likely remembering 1ea5be7678 yesterday’s humiliating apology.c27de73b95817512

She raised a 2f1a916d57 hand threateningly, as 152d1548be if to intimidate c69ae7077d me.a31c330385c5a6fc

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“Tell me quickly where you put it, or else!”a159a18a715e25e2

But that was all.a141e7e7bf5c13de

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Unlike in my previous life, d620e89cc0 she couldn’t actively accuse me f91662d6de of being the ‘ring thief’.f69e459b105c6b62

It was natural since she 2d6b7eaadd didn’t know where the ring 52bf8804e4 was.88e6467771e90dcd

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“…”31db9097fe3231e4

I stared at her without dc03cfde6a answering.4880086857d65478

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My bright red 8fd53ade98 eyes reflected in 6d0a6bbe22 her murky brown 770e50b692 ones.30177362cf467337

Emma’s expression twisted under my a6e7474d50 piercing gaze.8d82d188526068db

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“Get those red eyes out of my sight! They’re bad luck…!”56b0ca299a3774e3

“…”2c38a5c129d09d1a

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“Speaking of which, that tiara!”172d40b379d3d62a

The topic shifted fa6bac39e3 from the ring 93f20f8c63 to something else.adfb2f4f58ddce65

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Whack!eb13a493b9bb11b9

Emma suddenly snatched 5c9b0d39ab the tiara from bf7a19b033 my head.f9a0ef04ca9b8938

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“Ugh! My tiara!”b903d69c7dfb6478

“You! You stole this 902235f98d from the chest e2b16f6656 too, didn’t you?! Huh?!”1ef145adadab1a7a

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“What…”e24f7cebcad86bcd

She hadn’t heard about a36434e142 the tiara yet?4259ae2b2516c8c6

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I stared at Emma in f2b4804ebf disbelief and reached out my 6dc2d2d59e hand.b97df00829b3f225

“That’s mine! Give it back!”09c94f20795b06c4

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“Yours? No way!”3f61d152fb645589

“Ack!”8ca7a0b5c6a4f342

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Emma roughly pushed me away.b115062ba26c9a10

Thud!8c6ed9815117711f

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I fell backward with 562ea59688 a thud.2ef1da2b79de5682

“Ouch…”01160f3a66d6edd0

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‘Damn, my tailbone!’01668f86aca80c77

Tears welled up aa683c9cf7 from the sharp 466c4715be pain.a7dab3351f54e5a5

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I couldn’t get up bb7d1f47d1 right away, probably from aa264019e0 the continuous torment.8add6f88d3080a0b

“Ugh…”03f076f88b149dbf

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As I lay edc8c216dc there groaning, Emma 6920f190fe spoke triumphantly.fcf4c152bfe591b8

“A common orphan like you, where would you get such an expensive item?!”8eb22689c9df3216

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“N-no! Edwin gave it to me!”fa800d3634422fe4

“Lies until the end…! You stole it from the young master’s jewelry box, didn’t you? Tell the truth or…!”8a355029f901446e

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“What is going on here?!”a9cd0613e4702461

A thunderous voice 39aabe587f echoed through the 92a3ed17e6 lobby.778830ae0da22743

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Pushing through the 76873a8357 crowd that had 3b66bb2c76 gathered, the butler 83249d8ff9 appeared.3a3f498646c93f32

“Young lady!”05be3021b745902d

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Then, someone dashed over and f0089db05b hugged me tightly.52304828e11ba8e8

“Oh dear, my young lady! I wondered why you hadn’t come for lunch yet, and it turns out this wretched woman was…!”8ea4a134ca3c62df

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“T-Tara…”a8ae0e03d70ac7d8

Hearing the familiar 287408dc48 voice, my tension d740593cfe melted away.71fc3158f32c075f

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Seeing the only person 78a7507a8f in this house who 49d84f371b was on my side 45edba4ffc brought tears to my e3f49734f2 eyes.a9ba6f74bd0e52ef

“Mrs. Caston.”922987f64da2c205

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Then, the butler called Emma c5be9f9d23 in a stern voice.4ac261fe895a7fee

“What is this commotion? Didn’t you hear the order to treat Lady Belze with utmost respect? And yet, what is this…!”6d67fcf9b715fbf0

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“That’s not it, Butler! Please listen to me!”2c6b93885429a9b1

Emma shouted boldly, not 5a6ea4f9b3 at all intimidated.85fd4b93c7d694e0

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“Look, this impudent girl stole jewels from the young master’s treasure chest!”721781382ba456c7

“Stole jewels?”f45a4cec37095a31

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“Yes! The sapphire ring that the 835b653ca5 Duke gave to the Duchess, 76220eb33e and this tiara!”3d8e930d16d28b4b

“…”ab73e0d6d92ae1b1

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“See? I’m only catching a thief!”5d42303aa474f8b1

Emma held up 2efcb7f41d the tiara she 1362f0fd13 had taken from e7723b4f9f me.c4808ec846721ac7

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Everyone in the lobby b78a789069 turned their eyes to efbb1e856f it.e9be16f7b49821e4

Sparkle.44ee9f88e81ba00e

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The tiara gleamed brightly, 6991291439 reflecting the midday sunlight.b3908c53f81cffe4