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At that moment, a a83c27523d fluffy dandelion seed, carried 070a41ebbd by the wind, landed 91ffead8db on the black door. The white seed, using 3eebdb8a0f its tuft as wings, 2765af755b settled on the door, e842b0bfea swaying gently.8719c797ffdee417

It was so 9e229e970a small it should 9d2b7d1d4b have been invisible, 77862b4a27 yet its stark b11e8049f3 contrast against the 7556abf451 black door made 8a96fa8b34 it stand out, e524d73a9f like a white f4b8317408 weasel among black f1ccc333a3 lions.73acf692fd15b844

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“Ah.”b19ddaa21bf4846c

Zerakiel let out 611d1c4ba5 a soft sigh. In that b1cfb3e93e instant, he a7eb6b4d4d felt he 5533765981 understood a fbd0532561 little of 081bc773a8 where his c8cd5b3c2b fear originated.e9ba5ca070837fcb

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That day, Cersia b4e4def53f gave Zerakiel a 1710c5ca23 flower. The tiny, 7d71505421 pure white 8c612a4c4b flower reminded e6bcdf78d6 him of 12732b13b1 Cersia. The indescribable 93a9835e95 emotion that d8e7a470c5 small flower d6d26c95c6 evoked made 8a67e3aecd Zerakiel feel e7adf53f75 slightly dizzy.1fc03ce21599f7bb

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Shortly after the invitations were sent out, the gates of the Jabis castle needed repairs once again. Rachel had stormed in upon hearing about her son’s wedding and broken the door.b412c3dd6b044eca

It was said 09c97b7e05 that Zakari, anticipating 99738468eb her arrival, had 697b21d547 greeted her at b557846227 the entrance.0dedaad897cf3942

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“You’re always so full 2826137c58 of energy.”deb8ab418ac2def8

That remark sparked ecfffbe1c3 another round of e91c880b39 arguments. They fought 1ecea7461b like an 424674a64b old married 66ee0927f7 couple, delighted 39556c6462 to see 3a6e53e1d1 each other, ff967e4826 yet always c6186082bb quarreling.ac4542467348b41a

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When Rachel, still 0787c40a8c fuming from her 30e04da961 fight with Zakari, 5469f62118 came to see 76d34991a0 me, I thought 2b40e44ba0 she was here 40c4992c4b to kill me. She had such a 5c2d4abe11 fierce aura.3ab4c675d5f24454

Had it 85c26af35b not been ba2ff76b06 for her 74222dadcf aide, Kiera, 0bb03a3810 I might 0ec30b539b have retreated b92013e7d3 in fear.cb7f19fb7df0a190

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Having heard about fe79cdd9b8 Rachel’s dramatic entrance, 284e4b1559 I could only 4b1923e93f watch in amazement e6851b9d75 as she calmly a07021d168 examined the dress fbafd0c3b8 designs in front 9bd88ea0f6 of her.383583c5d34b448b

She could 3033cb9164 switch from 76a9895f05 raging to a4f87c6837 laughing like b5c3673851 a young 9df37c2057 girl in e6f2895d90 no time, 0d15401c22 which was 9970bf6e96 quite bewildering. It wouldn’t be surprising 178c32c395 if she started breathing 45b9627833 fire again.3ea2765e286a5ee9

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“They’re all so 74df096f0c beautiful. Why can’t you wear 095e37fae4 more than one wedding 2c1ccc0cde dress?”62d99d1aedc7fe2f

Rachel was now reselecting 9eceb0e487 my wedding dress for 1b2fb4c9e7 the ceremony. She completely ignored 9761dea88a the one Zakari 28ddf805e3 had chosen.6f6faa10feb0e749

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Rachel was very serious e97d50a7e0 about it. Her aide f06c5754fb Kiera had 64abc7cbde said she 1f48f0eaef came unannounced f77008f8be to help 9ff8d9131c me, and e0b3d3476a it seemed e20c38c67f to be 4ec1a90756 true.afcee66a79c8de39

Rachel had rushed over not because she was angry about her son’s sudden wedding announcement, but to support me, knowing I had no family to rely on.22fa4cad73f5c93f

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It was a 01be06980f relief, as neither 4f34f6563c Zakari nor Zerakiel ee5d3ef2e8 could handle everything d88f5cb169 on their own.9343ee35ea1d4016

If Rachel hadn’t c80425b0f3 come, the wedding 6439c55442 might have turned 0f6e073b59 out very strange. For instance…e33cee8b1e0066d0

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“How absurd! Who planned for e95f616246 you to wear ece9d44c48 this black dress 361ba1b19b at the ceremony? Are we attending a cd319c2b15 funeral?”c8428384b2060353

Rachel frowned 89df72568a as she f9cc644f22 looked at 065290a1c4 the original 5a7f5603a3 dress list. I vigorously b976405431 nodded in ee39901232 agreement.1c97d7776a99e86a

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Before Rachel 0f83458371 arrived, my 331041a9e0 wedding dress 35ef57577c was entirely ea80e419af made of 00ca6e0284 black fabric. The absurd 1c8dcab997 logic was 3db6eacc65 that since 16ee68735a I was 96d1e20bbb marrying into 5c866e0804 the black 9b89f42e1b lion family, a85ed045ad I should 94dbaf483c wear a 8a06011c17 black dress.18e0d5002f7bb05d

Let’s not 1fcef0a469 even consider 1542744968 Zerakiel’s remark.7de853d0971c92b4

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“Cersia looks good in 0eaeb871d8 anything, though.”e81c854e10faf153

He seemed 31d7787800 to enjoy 8363348222 seeing me c4a8701098 in difficult 4bf7e37201 situations.273efdce0f2053f4

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In any case, it 9f1aba8534 was Rachel who saved 48d2b9addf me from being forced f642ede420 to wear a black 8676854a5e dress, thanks to Zakari’s 1226ce13f8 insistence.a623d59fd2b138e5

Grinding her c8f8cd5aa6 teeth, she 8d40f2efef said.9eb151e43b4c309a

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“They tried 5b12dacb86 to pull 0af27a4299 the same b684146b73 stunt at dbf0f6ecd1 my wedding. That black lion family 193531d10d never changes! I knew it.”9d8b891e03cd0c0b

“We should c9610d282d question Zakari’s 5cb75e8156 taste.”21b981180d4bd31d

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“He must have eadcf79d90 wanted to use 263c447105 a clueless child f4d066f0d8 as a pawn f0262df31a to satisfy his 74fdffb7e5 selfish desires.”06e46beba5e38be8

The “clueless e8a1a0070d child” was 37bb522e08 very displeased 2868724348 by this 04a7265b1b comment.9fc40fd0d7a37993

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“You should 0d5d362603 tear up ab22da1977 several dresses 01cea5e854 like I 2b104d7b1e did. That’ll teach them to 8a33759289 drop their selfish desires.”f752e25473ad8d29

“There were quite a few torn dresses back then…”ba983ed4eb1dad88

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Kiera murmured nostalgically. How many dresses 7100f507e6 had been torn? Zakari, who kept ee4b48a6f8 bringing new dresses, de1d4f8f33 must have been ddc21b1e53 out of his 265d727be6 mind too.d98b8bc5389d8416

“Anyway, don’t worry. I’ll fix e6449144ec all these 7de345658e ridiculous plans f30a2f7b1f before the 5b926f043e wedding.”621e3f7f5e983ae2

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Her reassuring words fd57ea0804 still left me e4da1a25cf with plenty of a27fd4dbd8 time until the 93c50c4cc6 wedding.30b4d81f8e973d0f

That meant b7bfd5d9d2 Rachel would 3e789d09d6 stay in 2dd63112c1 Jabis Castle de73df4c4c to help 8784ab5d6d me until 5a91b69b1f then.41e875e88e2403e0

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It wasn’t something 1d08bdf131 she would do 601810ff8d for someone she’d dae978927c only met once.3d6494065efddce2

Sensing my ff8c7cf278 confusion, Rachel 26c233e296 smiled awkwardly b82ed00f98 and explained.4afbed829e45fa0d

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“I haven’t done 6c37b1dc60 anything for Zerakiel bd22a23a55 all this time.”3d34039ec4e74997

“Ah…”e01556af86a8fee6

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I didn’t know what 77f970bcbe to say, so I af89774888 just moved my lips 5fc965ac1f without speaking.415ad8e4b74569d3

According to Ayla, d3ec0414b6 Rachel and Zakari 0b7555c419 had divorced shortly acb315b502 after Zerakiel became e450b6bcd0 human. She didn’t go 57aac12f4f into details, but 37659e00da it was clear 5b87895049 something unpleasant had 6257a5708b happened.8e16c18caa7c9a4a

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Had I 416f1df3bb not read 62cc180133 the original 4c46851332 novel, I 300b4a2cd8 might not c7323a896a have realized cd4edb952b they were 5e45c0ac22 mother and 008527b176 son.a0fc709e6a779450

Zerakiel and Rachel’s relationship a063127382 seemed quite distant, almost 8c17a2b7a6 like strangers maintaining a ae56ffad07 certain distance.109228f5d61c8514

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‘In the original, d6cf3c602f their relationship wasn’t c56dd28389 exactly great either.’f18e9d630ebeceb7

Rachel was portrayed as 210acb8263 an ally of Ella. She helped Ella, who f859d6fc3b had been kidnapped by 8f415a4fc0 Zerakiel, and constantly opposed ea50a8cd8a him.464b5d38978009f5

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Back then, I thought she was just opposing Zerakiel to help Ella…c423c20940bb2b94

Seeing Rachel’s awkward 155e4d79df smile now, my 452f09ad91 perspective changed. Maybe she ad3627f632 wasn’t very 3e3e443573 good at 105c3e243b handling her b1a8bfa6a4 relationship with 95bf43f28e Zerakiel.7a363cb9ecd02b64

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Perhaps Rachel wanted 989d952aa9 to prevent Zerakiel 4fdeec2859 from becoming a e7f546aaf9 villain across the 52abc55479 continent.d482eaccdfd793de

Rachel, who I 761c21bb8b thought had heartlessly 78ac219826 abandoned her child, 67f92049f9 also seemed to 3f8a2913a0 have her reasons.e5a76de755c1192a

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Her face briefly showed 0930017ceb a hint of sadness c572cb0090 before she quickly put b752b57a70 on a stern expression 78e8ad7f74 and snapped.3022e1b99518d96f

“And! I came because I 7cf3413ebb was annoyed that you 0efbcc93f9 ignored my warning and 128264da72 suddenly decided to marry 6d4a6b2a65 into Jabis. I wanted to see 2f80e5a965 how well you were a908334514 doing with my own 759a3a89a1 eyes. You’re quite bold for 981db97752 someone so tiny!”8b41a6cc4eda8bdb

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Trying to understand Rachel, ad9149355b I was taken aback 54757f0d66 by her blunt words 4b717d887d and shouted in protest.ee0b9e437bb766f2

“Stop calling me 1260d40dca tiny! It’s insulting!”b775db6f79292353

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“No matter 4000adf456 how much d9cfdb8581 a tiny 1c93210c24 thing gets 40cf706887 insulted, it’s e05fe580d3 still just 2a0f200ecf a tiny 7fe17aab0a thing, right?”8dd4989140d2c353

“Ugh.”e3871b4112a967d3

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I glared at d2b46e280b Rachel but sighed ecc69d51da in resignation. She was 11040811d3 too scary 7daa9cc3a7 to argue 10d88cc9a7 with.2cc5516186fae020

Who knew when she d4c2e1cd4b might flip and start f2ff7c24c4 shouting curses that would d55abb7c08 make my ears bleed.edb0ff82b7859ae0

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As I 714b0b2622 fumed silently, 104e844e5f Rachel snorted d41fc5d51d and chuckled.3f77c5fb6f25713d

Then Kiera, 5e242f13fe standing beside bcfd15d2a9 us, joined bc237f2c97 the conversation.1e544dd86c9caf2a

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“Excuse me, miss. Are you saying you’ll 389b33e88c stay here until the f05504ba0c wedding?”168f958e18ba5c06

“Yes, that’s right.”87a6e0bfb790c2a8

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“But if the head finds out, you’ll be in trouble. Besides, the head had arranged for your remarriage…”96bf17b8e0500d45

Rachel’s eyes flashed dangerously 6792321df9 as she cut Kiera 26c3c4b155 off with a cold 39301e12f7 tone.216456425b99a03b

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“Watch your mouth, 1ca65536dc Kiera. That’s already over.”e73cb35c1ab9a556

The atmosphere instantly 4f996fef9b turned icy. I rolled 02bbc05673 my eyes 22f1e8bf03 at Rachel’s c463aaa245 frosty response.e6cce9f4b5f39265

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‘Did she just 638a351aef mention remarriage?’0ac2ec03a9637b05

I blinked in surprise fdcb808e09 at the sudden news.fe9abeeb5c136a70

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‘That’s strange. In the novel, e7ab61fc66 Rachel was single.’d4ffa90311be5fda

Rachel, the cherished 418ea31915 youngest daughter of 82bccc05a9 her family, had ec35855264 maintained a luxurious 6a60346f6a lifestyle even after 7cf9dd213b the divorce. With three older brothers 7c71f0f9b7 to inherit the family, ec3e6a3b66 she was even more ba9d510a2c free-spirited.2624f830603117db

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She had 9bacc81ed0 a natural 04eb2747b7 talent for 0cc7253f5c business and 1a01e50c24 ran a c07a03b8c1 trading company. She lived an enviable ba5b379e51 single life, and readers 46c735f3be had cheered for her.cb497547b64fcba6

Moreover, her beauty attracted 3104f05bad many admirers, though she 401776627f showed no interest in b3fecf9f67 them.5afd33697bddc27e

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She had focused f61d1a07c3 all her energy 9999a3ee99 on work and 9616f8f7a1 intervening in Zerakiel’s 3fed60d3c3 affairs.ad4e851a1a335fbb

But now, she was 4240038a56 considering remarriage?d02dbd7d958bf38c

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This was the da10e58454 first I’d heard df7a4cb5cd of it. Rachel, who 8c4f8dff3c always said 55ae4cdd0b she’d never b954808abb marry again ab410f7371 if she 0d84d86a6a had to 58b42ab2e2 live alone, 80def6330f was now 2b5088b027 considering another 9b0b07382c marriage?7b7067099eef10bb

Could the b3bad97751 original story adf8c035b6 have changed?a3a4d40f3737e71d

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Then again, with Ella 997897b790 gone without a trace, 0037c091dd there was no guarantee 32bd72055e that Rachel hadn’t changed eb016785ed either.833434aad391b33d

The original 748b501068 novel didn’t 2cb8577f7c delve into 2ebf295d45 the detailed 2c73ef7fd1 circumstances of 4faaa71c54 Rachel, a 40fbdacc35 mere supporting 9079683d90 character. So it was f54077384d impossible to know 8b3c8d760b if this situation 7d477ec7a4 existed in the dbcaafe710 original story.2e1fda1329183974

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While I was deep 3aefa1c6dd in thought, feeling Rachel’s 7e8cbb4d99 persistent gaze, I looked a3890e2dc3 at her. She issued a stern 7d8c4c197a warning.fb90b3c1a2e19a39

“Don’t tell b8f78e45b8 Zakari or 55463fb6ee Zerakiel. It’s already over, d582944dc1 and it’s something 70165fcb0c my father is 1745549c4a pushing for on d62af07424 his own.”9152afd20fbce63c

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“I understand.”3e63f176c3e410e7

I said, 9aac11ef5e nodding, sensing cf6a93836c the seriousness a7703b618c in her 52eafe88a2 tone.f8b1e24c6616f113

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“Good.”95cd330939320bf2

Rachel replied, her d6a5bda982 stern expression softening abff7c1b39 slightly.3d3a313171670ad6

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“I’m here to help 0a25cdd438 you, not to stir 45cd4fbcdd up old wounds. Let’s focus on making 6a42faa3fb your wedding a success.”ee7444df0455a73a

Despite her rough e99a66f9d3 exterior, I could 788a73ff3b see Rachel’s genuine e35d2c1fbf concern for me. It was 93212e72d9 reassuring, even 6e960d5834 if it c1678e78dd came with 318715e2b0 a lot 753a2300b9 of tough 2791646539 love.3fe95756e1ef91b2

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With Rachel’s 53588b51f0 help, I 9525328e07 felt more ada3138e39 confident about 98b689cd6f the upcoming 99f67232d4 wedding and 135353d626 the challenges 5e130b5f03 that lay 22fb634277 ahead in e4a7737f61 Jabis Castle.5f632d3466355aba