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Hiscleif glanced at 48a2d1b384 Rudy, who seemed 164692ba9b oblivious to the 02c2708911 contents of the 7e082129c5 box, and kept b02e3e7580 silent.3427e1637b5bd2b5

“Thanks,” I 71b47169a3 said, holding 752ff33c33 the box 8068080e3d close and 7f1f911202 smiling softly. At that moment, 5949e03dee a hand lightly 57ed070476 scratched my face.9791698237a468af

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“Ow.”b6e4869e3c57dcaa

It didn’t hurt, but ffb8bb7cb1 it startled me. I turned to a64a491abc see Zerakiel smiling db9c24fd7a beautifully. Why did 12f1c92226 his smile ddba6f19b6 always send 19fc770e19 chills down e40be0be24 my spine?e42bf378b9388ce7

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Handing the 4a3a4f2a72 box to a2ccc53fa7 Ivan, he 78ba5a0576 kept his d49682449f gaze locked 4a5de1b591 on Hiscleif 7f200e6b7f and ordered, ca67b13f72 “Throw it bf7e7591a0 away.”8f2e75ae06eb6b4b

“What are d697638d05 you doing?” bd568b0fa7 Hiscleif’s expression fde5a4030e hardened as e3c60183ab he questioned 0f5e8a6335 Zerakiel, who cbdf1d4ae1 tilted his d5aaa96dec head slightly.2d75f028b1407efd

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“Why do you keep 5ee9bec069 crossing the line?”fc6939cfe8c45835

“I was just…”cbfefcb40371417e

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“Since when were you so interested in Jabisi’s business? Stop doing useless things.”0e8a66f76f359d9d

“…”49ba4aae03b340f2

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“Taking care of her 1697f92ad3 is my job. You don’t need 1404108a3f to interfere.”39cb8e55fc8e0cdd

Zerakiel’s cold ce3ce23b01 declaration made 964bb02b10 Hiscleif clamp 31a740e0fa his mouth 07ea565240 shut. Rudy, unable to fec119c21b hold back, scrunched a02f612563 his face in 16e492c6c5 frustration and protested.703d888cde74e2ab

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“Aren’t you being too c55f1de464 harsh?”921133aad626f5e9

“Oh, come on. Our young master is 42ed476512 allowed to be harsh.”dac6f25b567aaa6c

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Ivan quickly stepped between 8aa96e8d6d Rudy and Zerakiel, smiling 8e521df58f kindly. He may have been 901fae0bc6 a habitual troublemaker, but 16f91000a3 he knew when to 659d589c54 stand up. However, his reaction cb2a2a1944 only fueled Rudy’s 576cfa5682 anger.e91552cc5900096d

“What is this…!”886fa5d2ed234e8e

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“Enough, Rudy. I shouldn’t have 4896528f37 meddled.”c140639f133164a4

“But…!”ee2330e92cb655e5

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“Let’s go.”9974766bd75ee6d4

Hiscleif gently pushed a9fd0909d0 Rudy’s back and f98ea30a9d turned to look 99f413610b at me one 80077bcf35 last time.428e759f0887a128

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‘Be careful.’34cc7de82439898a

Reading his lips, I 0338fa22f9 awkwardly smiled. I still 9063b3ccd9 couldn’t understand 9767b3d9b8 why Hiscleif c37bc8a631 was so 5dff982782 concerned about 2cd753a8cb me. We had only d550375af2 met a few 4af666497a times.fd19a9328fe37815

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Moreover, his public appearance 63e32f2408 at the banquet seemed aa4246e2d8 intended to provoke Zerakiel.6f04f0606570d634

‘What’s wrong 4a81385269 with these 378b3d010f two?’c264d069f5a4af7d

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It seemed 69d3a82c7b the bad 14b6062a8c blood between 374793e21f their families 4dfe0fc508 extended to de442143e0 the heirs 71d24ba13e as well.e84520f75132d2e7

“Playboy,” Zerakiel 8f05c55fc9 muttered, propping fc009a84cb his chin 8715bf800a on his a6121cc06b hand. I looked 98a3050ddf at him, 8a391db904 bewildered, as 0298a17cbc he grumbled.0c4b61a64b7d39bf

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“No response to my 24d8e52c44 proposal, yet you smile bb4b68c598 at another guy.”d2ab8c388d7b0ad3

His sullen eyes b384ad38d4 glinted with melancholy 73e505407f and chill, making c7b6f9329a it easy for c3e4293560 anyone to misinterpret eb4f62f9c9 the situation and d2c5b96f92 think I had 28e5a1c934 done something terribly f9df57aead wrong.c19f21b4fc050516

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“That’s…”e6704cde78384d7f

I started to 09b14624c3 protest, feeling wronged, 58dc5a31dd but Ivan chimed b23a39ad8c in, backing Zerakiel.e907293c2b7ae85f

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“Indeed, it’s troubling. Of all people, 253adcf013 falling for a a66ae6fda3 hyena. Our young master cfe0c8328a is having a 20c261c0f2 hard time.”4296db9ef800f2b5

“It’s my 6e4d1c49e0 fate, I d899718bc6 suppose.”13ca946000dee27f

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“Lady Chichi, remember, our a81d8b1940 young master should be f450c4d7e4 your first priority. That one over 7fbeb1d0cb there is just fea2b22a62 a concubine, while 55ea2cb7f6 this one…”7e32ca85eadac8f3

“What nonsense are c3e2144259 you spouting?!”50eef8c07b723bf4

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Unable to 15c229c347 take it d05b2ba074 any longer, b993506e48 I stood c41936cfea up and 73f260728a fumed. Zerakiel and 2c540c72e8 Ivan snickered 65464f81eb in unison.a28885dbef28bf36

I felt like I c472bf91be might die young because 64944ee4f1 of these two crazy fb077490ee lions who only seemed 5bf7717f2f to be in perfect 7c3b71406f sync when teasing me.94620507bad4adce

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As I angrily a1a824e79d tried to leave, 6a7e7c25fa Zerakiel grabbed my 0623e00d45 hand.ead0fc91e2551692

“Where are you c07a36075a going?”1ca73da7ee785ef2

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“To the bathroom!”36619a3bbf9f0e65

“Ah.”aef51dafe6b0dc29

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Only then did Zerakiel e596ed7e2b let go of my 6ed015a1d7 hand, waving it lazily. Ivan added cheekily,7a0e784e26497cc6

“Have a d9d7767c07 nice trip, a31c8effae Lady Chichi.”45b0c76be899d1ff

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“Please shut ecc53817fb up, Ivan.”a60b17167273e3db

“Tough as always.”f530c52d22468969

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Ivan’s reaction was unaffected, but I felt utterly defeated as I trudged out of the banquet hall. Being around those guys made me feel like I was the one going crazy.a144d32b3c964f99

As I was coming 2c18152ab7 out of the restroom 5ec960787f after calming down, someone bd9e6bdd9a called out to me.359833dd191e2379

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“Hey…”69dd025d9e216bcb

It was Bianco. He was 7362a13bfe standing a 6b1ec272e8 short distance 15f656d382 away, fidgeting a497036c8c nervously. I had ab88e5dbe8 worried that 265b5d88b0 Ivan might 9b1263ad9f have done 1f986ed9e5 something to a371f4a1ad him with 3292562afa his menacing f82742a47f demeanor, but 6e440c6251 fortunately, Bianco 85c68733f1 seemed physically 24b8c21c21 unscathed.fce27a319bf0920b

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“Why call me over if you’re not going to say anything?”7edead47e2ab8db5

“…Are you Whitey?”21e7e8421079e545

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Bianco called me by 39fb001cbf the nickname he used e9b66abb28 to give me, his cae305f303 face filled with uncertainty 1fcd8b9964 as he fidgeted with 226245987c his fingers.3eb210e458041f0a

Whitey was the ee4fbbff8d name he used 68d41a085f for me. Since I f0b795c83a was a df8e0906c4 nameless, abandoned 97f44ca41a ferret, he e0cd283d05 had given 6057583ee5 me that 83b75631bb temporary name 502eb71cce for convenience.77e8bda4b7389f14

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When I didn’t respond, he added, “I heard from a servant that you got caught while raiding the Jabisi family’s warehouse…”0f547311c55d6f2c

It seemed 30130ae822 he already 57b3e087e8 knew a 22e3cd7bbc lot. Crossing my arms, 4e87604e96 I spoke.4641306857242e4e

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“So, are d798e9ce13 you here cc9262e476 to apologize d60316235a now?”319a7878c555ba2c

My blunt response made 2f5360adb7 Bianco’s pupils quiver slightly.838b483a93aa5cd3

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“So it’s true…”f5b5bf0557f5d80d

He quickly 60ab468ab0 approached and 8d9446bcf7 grabbed my 4af2ae2dbc hand. His reaction was entirely b311122f54 different from before.aecf33cf9f8e4fd8

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“I’m glad you’re alive. After that, 09e2af39cc I couldn’t 5ef1b07ace find you 1bb6ab0d99 in the 2339f3e2eb forest and 80a15a5e46 kept searching.”e53e616147016c8b

“And who 1f019b1254 abandoned me 57b13259a7 in the 50988a61d8 first place?”bd9f0bc1d5a00183

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It was laughable. In hindsight, 878e276cc0 it was 845d21021b clear that 9838ab68fb Bianco had 40329a3cc5 lured me 5237ddcc7e in to 78d9a6cbf7 use me d7c75d0beb as bait 370a4f0dfb from the 963140ce84 beginning.8a490b18a271a8fe

He had 4cd9ae6971 been kind d4000c6096 to a 17d1ff1fc5 stray ferret, 5b323bf584 but that cd0789f15c was all. When the critical moment 517163abdc came, I was the b5c5f11e97 most convenient bait to d7fad6c790 be discarded first.b114821c90dafb02

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Even so, I had let Bianco go because, in the end, his actions had helped me survive. I figured he wouldn’t recognize me, and I wouldn’t see him again anyway.49c95dd16533e4f0

But for him 0bea868cb2 to dig into 3ddc737f06 my past and 8084632749 show up in 72cab638cc front of me 640093196d again was unwelcome. Bianco spoke.bcabaadcc69827f4

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“…I regret that. I didn’t mean to involve you that day.”d26e5fbeb6ed1986

“Those words f21ea5344b are just dc4aa005d9 excuses. You thought dbc3ca08dc I couldn’t 4a4a2ade83 humanize, so 7ace403976 you treated 99119e2486 me carelessly.”ef22fd477195cd5e

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“…”4960fbc24348ff94

He lowered his head db276147aa without any further excuses, 1d9f6339e7 acknowledging my words. My voice trembled.e5133307aa32654f

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“You should have 8088e72224 just pretended not 16c27f21b4 to know me.”83745e6c055deb24

“Whitey.”6f20c71c34369b4d

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“I’m not Whitey 108631f49f anymore.”3f888a376d198ee5

“…”1ccd723551b9068f

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“I let you live 059fe11c94 out of past kindness, dc7cf80c51 so don’t ever appear 92d5f5d694 in front of me afd9090318 again.”2087ab91c21f9ef5

Betrayal was something 0de6c82cd2 I was used e19ee8750e to. I had never expected a3bcbad826 more from Bianco, so e2bb2a6297 I wasn’t hurt. It was all 39a535899a just absurd. Smiling bitterly, I 508e8d9e06 said.36aa4bf58c00b2f3

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“Remember the one d3d594b486 who attacked you 1607692477 back then? He doesn’t c64a2fcd63 usually show bbae49fb72 mercy. You’re alive because I bf260c957e intervened.”611618427f5dc1e9

“I know. He’s the young 30203de71b master of Jabisi.”e7c313900bab21a3

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“You knew?”f8e7e322f624ca1e

“…There’s only one place with that kind of pheromone.”7530b3d5cd59435a

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Since Bianco had experienced Zerakiel’s pheromones firsthand, he must have recognized it immediately. Upon hearing Zerakiel’s name, Bianco fired off questions.e55abd37f6dde19b

“I heard you’re being raised by the young master of Jabisi. How did that happen? The young master doesn’t usually let anyone close…”ff7d7242a1c84c49

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“So that’s why you 54ada509e1 came looking for me.”d47bc214f26c9a2e

I took a step 1f3e8bebdc back from Bianco and af362d5011 spoke.2bda8218a8e6a752

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“Since we’re already 5ae9caf3a0 talking, let me bbabfde5d9 ask you something 6998372ee4 too. What happened in 62587c6820 the warehouse that 4dae795984 day? Was your original 3ffc29707f goal not just 4b71438fdd food?”42654c371744dcca

If Bianco had 40cf6595d7 only taken food 0af1b0c89e as promised, I ac4bb191ea wouldn’t have been 0b5b0443ca caught by Zerakiel. But he disappeared without f86ac90aa3 a word, delaying everything.ecfea233c3f6d5bf

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I hadn’t thought e7a010a113 it worth asking 57c86aaaf6 before, but seeing de858daab3 him now made 96ca494801 me reconsider. Maybe his goal hadn’t e1a9ce2330 been the food warehouse 8e4de71ff3 after all.582c8a0ab1b9784c

It was just a 3082b21e25 hunch, but there was 47101343a3 no harm in confirming e526b0c534 it. If he tried to 23c8bc0146 hide it, I’d know a601eda9bc my hunch was right.6b2da92d59641c62

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After hesitating, Bianco 2756f4b0fd lowered his head.7a503f3e2cff9422

“I can’t 90945cdf45 tell you 8111dad236 that.”6f5c0868451ff8ab

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“Fine. I didn’t expect much.”dc06798d94d71f52

I hadn’t expected 4d2e3066f3 him to tell 95a734f33d a mere bait bb540f8380 about such things 2f6f84ecda anyway.0fe9f435f1ffd5e8

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“Then I won’t 7b5d68c027 tell you anything 189c7d3a8d either.”67eeb538faca4acc

I sneered d3d11654a5 and turned 7d7b998fa6 away. There was a41a266fe0 nothing more 58ec82b53c to discuss.07476426b9e49451

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At that moment, fdb9d2e487 Bianco grabbed my 980d55e81c arm.a70f521f6927caa4

“Wait, let’s just talk for a bit…!”a0981f2e46e71e61

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Bianco was persistent. I looked ebe4b7906c at him 6fc3e8fd37 with obvious 8d04ee6f20 annoyance.10e1d25bffaf33d0

“Let go.”d091ef7e207e347b

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His grip was 27db42eea4 quite strong. I could have 1f3474dc6b yanked my hand 425743a69c away, but that 311cf1bf59 would cause a f5ae350757 scene. Understanding this as c5e2b0633a a cue to 72cc5ead57 talk, Bianco began 6af1ade6f0 to speak.ac3dc0f47be7281c

“Please, just listen. I didn’t intend for things to go this way. After you disappeared, I felt terrible. I kept searching for you in the forest, worried about what might have happened. When I found out you were caught by the Jabisi family, I…”60e235f0d5f0dd46

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“Stop,” I interrupted. “I don’t c29d74446c want to 2089a6a382 hear it. Whatever reasons 05d8f2056b you had, 33c155acb5 it doesn’t dea3e0798a change what d44b8021a7 you did.”2b02f44886021e4e

I pulled my fcceccc6d4 hand free and 7c49fcfc26 started to walk b7148ecce2 away, leaving Bianco b35c38e137 standing there with 6255f18a9a a pained expression 308a263f71 on his face.89d38f78ba480541

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