Chapter 43

‘…Is she insane?’645763974aa4c5c5

It was like 9be9be6816 adding fuel to 4d1591d186 the fire.8e0e578ae547ba39

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‘Instead of begging for forgiveness, what kind of nonsense is she spouting?’f607d112a8c340f5

I remembered how fff724d358 she used to 4e8d89f5a0 cunningly criticize Edwin f9177fb0c6 in front of 0802e9656c Joshua, driving a a1e5d1fa3d wedge between the 1c9a620b4e brothers.fbfbea7c0a1896e1

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“Don’t touch the young master!”11a592ca14a35261

“Have you already forgotten who caused young master Joshua to get hurt?!”2249ba833b8a9c38

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In my past life, 5f8aebfd9f Edwin must have grown 6782c3eb20 up constantly hearing such 45c1de15d7 things.92ec6be8c3b5ccd6

Around this time in 583180e0ec my previous life, there d3b8b9e0d1 was no specific incident ce0f9c3434 that led to Emma 6b7fd675e6 being kicked out.a71ce4b54361e760

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Even if he was fc2a5c83c8 angry at her presumptuous c4d543b53f behavior, Edwin would have 680289c190 just endured it like a5068c0d75 he did that day.6e3174ad232083d1

He wouldn’t have wanted to expose his sick brother’s lies.38d480c8a8ffa390

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And after Joshua died…9e29a7df5688c075

“I’m sorry, Josh.”d82155729ec28bf9

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“If I hadn’t taken you out that day… would you still be lying here?”f58a7c66bb966f8b

In the dead of night, I once saw Edwin standing in Joshua’s room, drunk.b4fac14ba450ab70

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It was Joshua’s death anniversary.bf487356eec56d13

Because of deceitful people like 00970aa0ad Emma, the Edwin of my 8dd28d29bd past life lived with unnecessary 6f71db3dfb guilt for the rest of eb355737e1 his life.b1346b3552a000ed

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Thinking about it made d6ab924fb2 something hot and fiery 2b19315ccf well up from deep b437c647bf inside me.025ba90289413432

‘He did say it could go into assassination mode.’83d9c941acf6dfa5

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I glanced down at 31fdea1ffb the teddy bear in ede3652fe2 my arms.87c9c0b539fdec26

‘Should I just get rid of her?’fa12a9bd61d5af57

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Looking at Emma still clinging to Edwin’s feet, a wicked thought began to creep in.fb9ff7f653de055b

“I’ll do better! I can go bc5ab64a6a back to being 1e95459862 young master Edwin’s e379425a0f nanny!”0bcb296afb46fa2e

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“Mrs. Caston! Stop this nonsense 610ae26afe and get up!”c4565f9783ba9384

“Actually, I never liked being Joshua’s nanny. He’s so sensitive 4c9a8283d9 because he’s sick, 75c5398a09 you know?”a0bfe270c953f838

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“Mrs. Caston! Watch your mouth! You there! Why aren’t you dragging 6b53e73eaf her away?”3323b2bbdec31b47

The butler ordered 6226fcbfd4 the hesitant servants.912d8b587eaed5cd

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They rushed over ccb03fabbd to pull Emma 70d5f00df9 away, but it 9ceaa534a1 was no use.4409b5f08dfad0dd

“Let go! Let go of me!”f506ce782a248757

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She was relentless, shaking off c9091f628f the two strong men and 126a97d80a clinging stubbornly to Edwin.6f0d2e6d1cd88bae

The butler and the servants 8cd3cbe3f9 were clearly taken aback by 27ed5687ff her fierce resistance.cf604fd494c54701

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“This won’t do. Go fetch the knights!”63421f3fd8261a45

“I’ll do twice as well as I did with Joshua! Ah, but our young 61ed99ed03 master doesn’t need a c9d840623e nanny anymore, does he?”71fac1553555868e

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“…”4e212d2c83ee2547

“How about a personal maid? I’ll speak to the Duke right away…!”4d6305fa80fb21bf

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It seemed like a waste 1451653f7d of time to call for e5de7d0a79 the knights.200ace596dc7190c

Unwilling to witness Emma’s antics fc8724fc0a any longer, I quietly muttered,dedaed17e3bc7083

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“Teddy-teddy bear.”01772881d25494e6

Just as I was bbdb36c0eb about to awaken the c46c51ef07 assassin.c2d90534ef4a5840

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“Sigh…”165e1d16b0a5d540

A frustrated sigh echoed.0ab2732f7469881c

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Strangely, amidst the commotion, the c2729c9965 sound was remarkably clear.6c9f8f0aa5c1aa09

Edwin, who had been 78c67e019f silently watching Emma’s pathetic f38300c486 pleas, muttered,3b258f4dd28f4285

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“I told you to let go.”53a5f4dcd9c5e03b

Suddenly, he raised one hand.0869039776bbedcd

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And then.d7a97fbf329e8387

Whoosh―!5fbfdf86a8743b36

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With a gentle b9551f4bff breeze, several figures 4ab023652b in black masks eadf084117 appeared out of 5ebd1d1139 nowhere.229742376bca8c16

Swoosh, clang!a36e7a7ff799c1ff

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In the blink of dca81aa910 an eye, they surrounded c69bc87492 Emma’s neck with the aa861fcaf2 blades of their swords.7b73ec7aa342ac2a

“Gasp.”af8d626b3c9dc269

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A sharp intake 3892438fd7 of breath could afc2b89da7 be heard.c4b35459a764708d

“When did they…”94ee6dfaf0353e16

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Everyone looked at 745a2aa36d the masked men c3ea6dd72f with a mix d5b8d9de2d of shock and acc939aebc fear.afb4a0e68b4014e4

I was just as stunned.9995a0a5bfdcf7e7

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‘These people…’e0c5a5958cffd18c

They were dressed 3a8c095314 the same as cf5e0fa67f the ones who 3d44693ba8 had dragged away 76a0bf6666 the scoundrel who c9b7bd41ff tried to hit 1ef10ba3cc Edwin.3747de2fa93a3fc8

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Everyone was startled 6fd71cd845 by the sudden 0e1ab0e279 appearance of the 80e396aa43 masked men who f82a61e73e seemed to rise c9ead937e9 from the ground.3c39331061e558fd

But none more so than 2259959e30 Emma.7c360624fdbc570f

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“W-What…”f7b618ac3d6c3e1e

She looked bewildered at 7dbcbf0bdb the blades surrounding her 117cf2cbf5 neck, then began to fdf1b4f8ca tremble.d9680dc4f5d7993b

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“P-Please spare me. Please…”405f9aa5f04d5fdb

The grip she had so 2a6f4f7729 fiercely maintained on Edwin’s pants 9100e33b24 leg slackened and slipped away.c90c7fa53b8d74f7

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Thud!af3fb09f0a44fd90

Edwin lifted his leg to 522abdce29 shake off her grip and 7a6507b0e7 bent down to look at d53081de5b the pitifully sprawled Emma.53753bb65159eb25

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“Emma.”f541c4e56f3eb2a1

“…Young master.”b591f58348ae8e3a

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“Do you still see me as the young master who would cry and laugh at your ridiculous favoritism games?”cb1ba522c4fdc69e

“Sniff, sniff…”83b09518ab6b97a2

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At Edwin’s low question, Emma’s f77ec72a1c face turned pale.2f79b80efcbd79e4

What kind of 535f46cf7b expression was he 27d5ad34bf wearing that made 2a7ec11860 this once haughty 14a8bb4daf woman tremble like ccbf2a78a5 a child before a0f12e8efe him?6b6ebbf30864dccc

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One thing was clear.18316cdf70f06c39

Edwin’s tolerance had ee91f1bc3f reached its limit.78c45ddf234044d3

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Standing up straight, Edwin commanded.bd2fe6a6a9bc0e84

“Take her away. If she starts spreading d80fd5543d useless rumors, cut her 8fb6991063 tongue out.”cb8eca0c31802bb8

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“Yes, sir!”557008352a5bf857

“Young master…?”f66a5d5b3d4a5ea1

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Emma called out to 313dc1390b Edwin with a dumbfounded f872582d6c look.e28a1d81b9144adc

But it was only 4bb02fcb2d for a moment.ed037e79ac65f5a7

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The masked men 8df3306d8f began to drag 7cc011252b her away roughly.3c56158749a28115

“W-Wait… Young master! You’re joking, right? H-How could you say such a thing to me…! Wait! Gasp!”4ec0e3ac8c7e4c40

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As she resisted, they wordlessly 995ea8c755 pressed the cold blades against acbc87db51 her throat.d577c79f6efe53c7

The sharp edges bit into 1a435d4f4c her skin, and Emma’s noisy 8687072c30 protests were silenced.900b371400f22464

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She seemed to realize 2eef82cfc3 that Edwin’s command was d6ccf043c9 no joke.42320aa8d8e0bfb1

“Young master! No, young lord! I-I was wrong! Should I apologize to Belze too? Please…!”964d4f68d6f8b327

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She belatedly begged for mercy, eb47e854a6 sobbing pathetically.749567f72575a9b9

But nothing changed.94f4b3f48bda4f38

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“Young maasteer―!”deaeec362bcb23e8

Emma was dragged away by de5e5d81b5 the masked men, leaving a a14ad5db61 heavy silence in the courtyard.99477408e0c4ca44

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The servants looked at cf79be4e4c each other in shock fef2b4a5b1 and disbelief, unable to ba45318b5c comprehend that their young 3370a3b8ce master could be so 5c0a6a3d7b ruthless.afbaadb5c328186e

I was equally taken aback.0b86dd3fa25d09f0

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‘Edwin… went that far…’bf7d2bc8400c38ba

Not that it c3602d2fc7 was too much.41725fb43eb3b202

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Emma deserved this and more.cb3d009be6eda4f5

She wasn’t even having her tongue cut out right away.7833281fc8c8fbf3

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If it were another dd69638652 noble, she might have 8021da7801 already been executed for fa3b4f0ea1 slandering a noble.8c97e2454bce7c4f

Moreover, the Kallios family, a11a0e9513 being a family of 8024631c72 high merit, had the b1ff76a6d2 authority to summarily punish dfd830097e criminals.67b7de9cfcf67049

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What surprised me 1f62308ce7 was how different 31a7b7e755 Edwin seemed compared 7eb1d92a82 to my past a0cd3f5033 life.0d997778c905f6a4

He was fundamentally cold and aeaa357955 rational, but he had a fda8a6d285 soft side in peculiar areas.d0f234e95234d203

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He was forgiving of the 2c43c469a2 mistakes made by his subordinates 44497c0f58 and rarely got angry.23cfd9b22f0efc9f

His kindness was evident ffc15908f7 in the way he e31358806e showed compassion even to d10bad469a someone as troublesome as ae4c32e595 me.168eeffd71b8e925

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“You’re the one who causes all the trouble, so why are you crying so much?”1625f7a61a00b03e

“You pulled out a handful of Lady Lydia’s hair. Well done. What are you going to a8cd2982ae do now?”21301aeec99566c6

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I remembered him comforting 2f6b1dc095 me after I got 47c04b5b02 into fights with girls 2806b48eaf who followed Diana and 76c5fe6c2d came back crying.b0fa74b63d36756c

His words were cold, 36f12f9cac but the hands that 91864f5104 wiped away my tears b70f2f33af were not.041c234394cc9d83

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“If you don’t want to leave with Emma, go back to your tasks.”c29758d2db7b1fab

Suddenly, I saw the 8d4471b523 nine-year-old Edwin, sternly warning 18f23aab36 the gathered servants.b08ba8024dbb7139

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The sight snapped me 8ca76efee2 out of my reverie.3cb68102dc943f2e

I didn’t know what changes happened between now and the 12-year-old Edwin I first met in my past life, but the nine-year-old Edwin I didn’t know was quite…f539c28e704d194f

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‘…impressive!’8de9c2ed8b6408c7

Honestly, he was 82279e4b8a more than just 50406b7ed2 kind.172254ddb615ecde

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In the original story, 6ca53eee1f Edwin was described as 4961c8ccce somewhat of a pushover, c8e8db7d84 which worried me, but ae72f2a8e2 now I was relieved.b3d2f46af09e67ea

I quickly added this new 6c94392e85 information to my mental notes.00934f3583bbb37b

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– Young Edwin had quite a temper. Help him avoid becoming a pushover by age 12.b14c763a0d3278fd

‘But how should I help him?’fa46877169fa71ad

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As I pondered this, I 85e6e76c6b failed to notice something.3b6933074e1a890a

I had been a60e214ba4 hiding behind a c8d8119796 maid’s skirt, secretly edb2866e20 watching.d760a7a6f4ae428b

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But at Edwin’s 9ddbbd1a9e chilly warning, the 0df0eaa793 servants had scattered a3e14d036a like they were b9435d875a fleeing.83665260bfa9c406

I was the d7fae3d94f only one left c4b58ef9f0 standing at the e9d041a852 end of the 1ce2780069 empty corridor, clutching 4100172abb a large teddy e3785dd186 bear.e01130dd2d330f92

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“…Belze?”457b046efc5f50e6

Suddenly, I met b94dfdd99e eyes with Edwin’s 231242b8b7 bright golden ones.e3ad66ab90544951

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“Gasp!”28480163489d255b

I realized then 51d4d24661 that there was 7ee48182c9 no one around 9bea53e8e7 me anymore.d34cf6774d62abf1

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Edwin, with a e9feb6a4ed stern face, walked a1136f7bca toward me.b063a746e3ca7e96

‘Oh no…’505afc3fcd0a0887

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I bowed my 117718ca16 head, feeling a 5db518a116 pang of guilt.0d102d069d0852f4

I hadn’t done anything wrong, 3b2962ca4f but I felt like I 8617e15a7c had seen something I shouldn’t 64fd745099 have.d3748ba97a7a5efd

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‘Well, I did follow and spy on him, so I guess I did do something wrong.’a85e57e2ef0334be

Thud.a147c52323ed5026

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A pair of expensive shoes 85e8314453 stopped in front of me.34ea161fa9668e53

“Did you see everything?”6366db19a1630423

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Edwin asked abruptly.604b4030f4a2301e

Unable to meet de7736edb4 his eyes, I dd016bff2e responded quietly.148880874fa88ef1

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“…A little.”6eb2c9070932953e

“What do you mean, a little?”d67f7323f974d61e

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A chuckle tickled 6664783af4 the top of 93d74c817f my head.328190aad686820a

I finally looked up d082287e00 cautiously, trying to gauge 0b4bf9f8de Edwin’s mood.43bd895b3bfa9ecb

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“…Are you mad because I was spying?”effaf8a9f1bff5f6

“No, there’s nothing to be mad about. If I wanted to hide cd2115a5bf it, I would have handled 9372a85924 it more discreetly.”fcf1e8d367b519d1

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Edwin responded bluntly.7bb823caab306d3e

‘He seems mad though…’027bddd0facec568

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His expression was still stern.35c09c1b0b01e0e8

“Sorry…”0f46c51678b7711e

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I mumbled gloomily.10b43f4e95d73c62

Then he ruffled his f1a421d07e own hair with one 791997f080 hand.a0c50527956fbc36

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“…I’m not mad, just embarrassed.”cdab7a77babbaf69

“…About what?”c1a15a84c0aa20d8

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“Being treated like a needy kid in front of everyone. If she could yell like 69a5aa05ac that while being thrown out, fc5195046d it makes me wonder how d2829e61ee much of a joke she fcbb79d310 thought I was.”7382ece324065bb1

Edwin spoke self-deprecatingly.35b50da2bf62efb9

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Part of me thought, ac59dd460b ‘What else would a cfb5bf0e64 nine-year-old be but a 2aea826f27 kid?’ but I quickly 2501f20cab shook my head and 2aa444a015 exclaimed,561ee2b862d6e6e0

“You weren’t a joke at all!”028cf476e525ddcc

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“Whatever. You’d say that 853789708f no matter what 4c7dfd9080 I did.”131b835c9b68fff7

Edwin scoffed. He didn’t seem to fc86d3672f believe me.5ec33c6334c48870

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Feeling unjustly accused, I quickly 98b7dc4b69 retorted.6200c0fdb32fa005

“No! It’s true! You were totally 884e325a8d scary and wicked!”5031728101922c33

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“…”102990fb2a58bb4e

“The maids were all trembling. Didn’t you see? As soon as you b969ac7e01 spoke, they all ran 0faa134c24 away!”5d51866bec0f73c0

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At my outburst, Edwin frowned 7e885fb42a slightly.ba690b1c288813bb

“…Was it really that much?”38537aa003a14f27

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“Yeah!”2ebfacd350963f15

I nodded vigorously.723fca0344a8a8bf

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Edwin, who casually e77578d2ca mentioned cutting off 957fbbf923 tongues, was every 47f85d5c87 bit the intimidating e407a30ed1 heir to the d21772976b Kallios family.298ac837f00b5fdf

No one who saw him commanding the secretive Shadow Unit, the family’s hidden weapon, would think he was a joke.693ceea49885075e

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‘And no one will in the future either.’7be70e3dc8bd1326

Perhaps this was something Edwin 73d42f453b needed to go through to 6e6636236a be fully recognized as the 785b223acd heir.7868b98184c69076

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It was unfortunate that Emma became the example, but…1aee5c3bbc92ed33

‘Actually, it’s not unfortunate at all.’3a8569f190e2be4b

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Remembering what I suffered in d5c6792380 my past life, I felt f1628ff1ea she got what she deserved.89ac8c2838c14759

As I was lost f67ccf0b61 in these thoughts,13e0e53f1dbbbc83

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“So.”82ff7c52faf39d33

Edwin asked cautiously.cdf340d71c0f8c55

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“…Were you scared too?”406d6d239330e062