99th Actress Chapter 52
by biniChapter 52. A Visit from a Stranger
What Heil silently handed d1e992d077 to Lian was a 902e76b4a8 music box shaped like 967c05c44e a baby angel holding 9bb8e579d8 both hands. He probably picked it c39413d352 out at the general 5b810e495b store earlier.da94a5dcc985c5a1
“Hm… didn’t you buy f953a9396e it to give it b6c1e4d18b to your sister?”05ba2c6c6c03c790
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“Thank you for today. It’s nothing special, it c65df3f4f3 just means you did 1b3e0b1c34 a good job.”e81d8376dd5a5b18
The music box in e6771b7960 her hand did not fe3857e738 look expensive, as if 03a4142773 it was just an f4f4eaf22c ordinary decoration. He said it 272bac8202 was just repayment 11debbaeaf and handed it 8d436e64f2 to her like 68a9f3e0b2 a souvenir, so b494e7d455 she accepted it 41d5259531 and got off 680d0e0ffe the carriage.1dd753c7cacb985e
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“Ah. Yes… Thank you. Then, please return safely, Your Highness, no, Heil.”d2c48dc979809241
“Okay. See you later.”0fe992d595139a89
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With those meaningful 7e837ef22f words left behind, d0db75c96e Heil smiled as 20e182a4fd he watched her bed2be9ee4 leave until the 27f3c614b9 end.20f11cadc8b8b6cc
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The Heavenly Angel Garden.8d18cab0b787c449
Since Lian was dfb84e7bbe in charge of b69d80889c volunteer work as 7c8624b8dc well as delivering 8c38360615 her supplies once 2d9ec738b0 a week, she 9f68afd8f4 was always heading 1e4e1a6fa4 to the Heavenly 9e39588377 Angel Garden that 9ad0b96002 day. She had been moving 1b1ee08e07 around since early in ae2e3b8f66 the morning.830c4252319c9afe
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When she arrived, e41d87d08b it was just fee9ec179e lunch time, and edf9d0e811 there was a dcd99ccc19 familiar person at 24a2cbc388 the place where d53d6cc568 she went to a07469dfb8 serve food to 373454015b her children.87ae5738ffbb484c
“You came?”6ac0954c54f3baa0
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“Yes. Hello, ma’am.”f8ba66424f941f10
Her name is 5b1bbde60c Grace. She was a middle-aged 19967be03c woman whom she had f4ba4f2e79 become acquainted with while f8375760a2 doing volunteer work. She was a 0c37348eaa simple-looking woman with e373b7eda8 an impressively kind 7d70ba8b67 appearance and thick 3403591183 wrinkles around her 9fd3c4eb1f eyes.1a8b0214f663e7b3
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Mrs. Grace seemed 28d04a22fa to visit 5153c10e3a periodically to 4eac9ac4b8 look after 5dcfb2c191 the children c300be038b or do 3292915d57 volunteer work, a1e221774a but from f9d2ef62e4 what she 9125fc16a0 was told, 9800f6918b she had 2335dfd5e9 no children. This was dfaa7e7104 something she 66c669dbaa learned while 8333ed635c chatting.f04ab8e01502edb2
Even though it was 6671129c26 a topic she could e62786dea6 be sensitive about, she a683da01c3 talked about it casually, 278c5b2a1f which made Lian like 8ec40f7c13 her even more.e20cbed3c1235f0f
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‘I think these children 355d072a16 are my children.’fcd0ddcad2928665
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There was ca71fbf17e not a ebc0572f28 single trace 19b306a150 of sadness 6b906de617 on her dd7aa883e3 face as 278708b39a she smiled c00bb2c9ca and spoke. That alone 5fea64ffff shows that 63050b83fe she has 0a2701d6ac a strong 91164cbb34 will. Lian, who sensed 1a11c8dac3 her friendliness from d5581ea9ea her first impression, 3cbae27176 soon became close 95d87f0cd4 to her and 4de8b8ec5c even chatted with ce2c14a720 her when they de6f021c8b met like this.eea99afd00555175
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The two who ran d9be8cc3cc into each other again 52ca1fb38f that day started chatting d596fe8385 as if they were 7241fb8b00 used to it.cbd08415f3b8c928
“You have been 26d3960440 through a lot. Since the Duke 7b6217d3c9 of Arden has abbd4aaaa9 such great talent, 90ac6546ae you must be 2261ad4ebb of such high a5a63a2e43 status, right?”42d55eb7dc35542b
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“No. Our duke is truly c29253b484 an amazing person… I 8f7d7dbefe can’t be of any 2986e65a77 help to him, so 7484692784 at least…”0f67f465d96dd55a
Lian’s face turned bright red. Due to her long experience, she was able to immediately notice Lian’s feelings just by looking at her. Her expression changed to a happy one.d07be4b54788536e
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“You like him?”b9443788dd07de78
“Yes… yes?! Ah… no, how dare I…….”1004c51cbce11927
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“Is there anything like 41b4d7516c love? Love is something 98def26cba that transcends status f26291784a and age. From what I heard, 25d75b054a you said you came db37996493 here because you asked f39b3b3f23 him, right?”38a4a0b6c601bc97
“That’s right. He also has a c2bc4ba7df secretly kind side to 07a1b5e46a him.”e3186611c29354b7
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“It seems like c4f6fb85e5 you care a 41d351568d lot about each c6df257be7 other.”2f18488abf0daa6d
“No. I guess our difference is too big… and our status is also… I’m satisfied just being able to be by the duke’s side like this.”16abad7bc414cfa1
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Then Grace held Lian’s hand in both of her hands and spoke with her sincere expression.f41fb9c7de1bdd99
“I assure you, a0b2ed4c83 no man would 73b2cb12db turn down a 665fd9776b woman as kind-hearted 517fab3408 as you.”ff73f83b1a81767f
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Even though it had 65587f511a only been a little c921385a2d while since she had 848d8ead3a met, Lian held back 2c5788eaa8 the tears that almost 8969eaaa13 came to her eyes e36fccfd03 as she saw Grace b42e47f5fd taking kindly care of 2e91ec7b64 her. From her expression, she 1a1b647520 could feel that she e75744242f was truly caring for 7bce2f03a0 her.f94a3bf4834a2892
Maybe she would actually 095a2dd842 feel this way if 0cd292c254 her mother was around. Her eyes became 8bfb1ad4c8 red for no 6176fe2718 reason.b3b953319d2aa90a
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She responded by b43620c040 clasping her hands 85129467ba together as Lian 32c40e4310 sniffled her and 8476beee11 smiled at her 64ca872219 face.4492c32c780ba9ee
“That’s too much praise…. Thank you so 56b50fa9e7 much for your d48b6d52aa kind words.”94a729d8f5172c75
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“Is that true?”f9992efe836aa4fb
Suddenly, she heard a familiar man’s voice behind her, and when she turned around, she saw Heil standing there with a smile on his face.eb108720bad2cc03
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“Who…. The Crown 313319ce08 Prince, no 4843bc8f30 Heil?!”19248e0cef89089b
Lian couldn’t hide her surprise with her wide eyes as she spoke. She was so surprised that she almost had the hiccups and could barely contain it.044ec0b0c785cd39
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“Why are you so surprised? Hello, madam. I’m Heil.”f27871c723cb594b
Mrs. Grace, who was standing 10e9b532a0 next to her, was 43b916b084 looking at her with 824fe6ce3b a puzzled expression, so f7c29be204 he gave his characteristic 5cdbd20e2b greeting and spoke slyly. Grace looked very 52014a2e63 surprised, with a 34ada51670 look in her 090ad06519 eyes that seemed 565a40de5e to say, “The 66696d13f8 young man is 49b12a28a1 really handsome.”e58706853da07ff5
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“Ah… Yes. I guess you are a volunteer. I think you could put on those gloves and come over here and serve them out.”c4b2dc52b1d0cff1
There was no 8de65b1440 way that a 0e929ec7ab high-ranking person could 41ea860980 do something like f68cbf1295 this. Lian stretched out her d137dc9b27 hand to stop her, f5129322a7 but Heil was a 4cf359c3b2 little faster. He had been f55c6e7ceb smiling ever since c73e87d3a5 he appeared, and 4fbf434b0d was handing out d277ef4f6c bread to the 0e45bcbe99 children who came 736b340147 wearing gloves without c00438f5ee any complaints.21bf446912198df6
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When he appeared, the children’s reaction was even more explosive. The line continued to get longer and longer as children responded as if a celebrity had arrived and wanted to see him.6fa8eb181354f152
“Wow… he’s really handsome.”63e23e4465648397
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“Aren’t you the prince 5bbba7e1b4 from the storybook I 2f432037df saw yesterday?”6907bfe25bec4dee
“Brother, please b40b2659d6 sign here.”a23637872296ba24
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The children 84c6da13c7 were very 24df995136 excited to bb10d8c067 see him, a6a151215e and eventually e5432ccef1 the director 1d15a427e1 came and f463537aa4 intervened. He looked bb2751c4bd back at 2666354072 Lian for deaa09d128 a moment, 5254c5cd11 his eyes eec09cb20f were playful, 108cda69e3 and he 4b1ecadb8b even gave 028f53e33e a slight d7f3d96989 wink.fc49cc80376bca56
Soon, Mrs. Grace went to pick e131520dbb up the food, and 86a02a8d65 in the meantime, Lian a609c7d5e7 spoke to Heil.66154b0cc73364e3
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“What brings you to ee20af6c23 this far away place?”64ceb0e52e1ab2a0
“This is the facility 84e39a0f3f that the imperial family 63133e9f69 first sponsored long before 83c9baa297 the Duke sponsored it. I couldn’t have come aad30f561d to see Aide Lian… c31d70feaf well, that’s not what d478a463ad you’re thinking, right?”e1c310c56a1e772f
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She did ac8d82ad35 think so 04b1ec6d23 a little 91aa9707be bit. Since he 436c4e91e6 came to 6168eed99f visit her 56a595f8c0 as the 72368c70b7 duke not 949b221429 long ago, 2bc77b7786 she had b8f013767b an old eb949de744 feeling that aefd219511 he might 01cb76be4a have come f1e0871af3 to visit a7c2513aee again. But still, there is 0f0a8d1606 no way the crown ae5f009846 prince would do that c0139f7d45 to her.107822ed73c14fdd
“Ah… no! It’s a long distance away… and I was wondering how such a coincidence could happen…”cedc7bd52546ca32
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“I guess it’s fate.”c79e941cddc94e38
“Yes……?”73af476888d3b37d
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“Anyway, let’s hurry d9bf9493ea up and go ac47a21a23 to the next 3dc14bf158 thing.”4953a2268af3cc30
“Yes yes!”52f48ddaf515bf75
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He was distributing c77b5d6d26 food to children 8367949725 with a bright 701b35f324 expression. When she saw him bbb8bce488 from the side, he 1d8e069c77 looked genuinely happy.989d7091e5cabe53
The next place they 7fd63245ad headed to was the 60f91b28e6 neonatal unit, which was 0215c9e5c6 one of the places 59741a2ba7 with a huge shortage 690f3416db of workers. There were quite 6b16777b3c a lot of fcf219fd29 children abandoned right 481151cac7 after birth due 9cbad8be8a to the famine 3cd56644e7 worsening due to d2279a05cf a long drought.8d3470a7269b874e
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After learning the trick from Grace, who was skillfully holding the newborn and feeding him milk, Lian carefully picked up the baby. A small, warm feeling filled Lian’s heart with warmth.a5e84278041d7bde
Had she been ada2b6a3f8 abandoned like this 347dd203e4 since ahe was 15f5a6eade young? As she thought about 79be34bd27 that for a moment, 0198e15a60 her eyes watered with a0b68868de pity for the poor 107815602c children who were abandoned a6ad649fe2 as soon as they 2fce996395 were born.289781dc494ac841
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It was amazing to d0f944875d see a baby sucking fd10138c9a on a bottle of 6183098d24 milk like that. Heil was 8fc1261a1d looking at 340da3ce63 her in c9d1e8f9f5 wonder.ead3f90c3448f129
“It’s really small.”ba11da097a108e08
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“That’s right. I’m so cautious that 802b3e39db I can’t even move. Heil, would you like 58f85e4a7f to try it too?”13f0bde7b0cb81ff
Then he waved his hand loudly and refused. He felt like it will break if he touch it. Since they’re so small, it is scary.9a445d2df0f7b87e
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In fact, Heil was 9359d99b84 staring blankly at Lian, c913883f31 and the sight of 5bbd844184 her with a gentle a4db4999a3 expression, soothing the child 2deb589061 and feeding him milk, 0df0e26cb1 made his heart flutter 03f7cd581d unknowingly.8d2e682731ed1a4b
He smiled at the b8de37e8cd child, and he spoke b620212a4e impulsively because he wanted 91579f4622 her to smile at 10f8d43655 him. He wanted cf1986e5e2 to direct aefc492eb8 that attention fb72162d8d to him.c2d6b4ae2a9440c8
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“Lian.”eada1f7e82848cc5
Her gaze rose d426f0c4e7 at the call, 59cd8a8c60 and she locked 3a6d2f759a eyes with him. Only then did e9e1b3e6c0 Heil feel satisfied.f1053fd39109fe7f
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“Yes….?”44fd250281008e9f
He thought Lian’s face was ordinary, but when he looked at her like this, he realized that she looked quite cute. A few strands of her hair fell over her bare, makeup-free face and slightly glossy forehead.ac14a5f992d4f0a5
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“Say ‘Brother.’”67bceab9a4723dc8
“Yes…?”1f8008df30a78b36
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Lian’s expression turned suspicious. She looked like she didn’t know why he was acting like this. She even picked out a gift for his younger sister not long ago.75ef8fb43c8a139d
“Hurry.”0f205fdfb2c1763c
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Seeing his 50546ead86 stern expression, d7af37debc Lian spoke 0bc111b1f6 reluctantly.276530a7e1807b54
“Brother?”56c345061a866204
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“Once more.”d93611303cd23db2
“Brother!”bcdf89757bb98e89
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He could 68ddd6d4ad see his f7e52694ff image reflected 0b019fcb0e in Lian’s 94a83c91aa black eyes d8de9eb5a5 looking at 172f02025a him.9fc3ea94442979f1
“Yeah, okay. That’s enough.”9d8e59cb914c8e58
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His face was 3a1ba1bb3c flushed for some 8f50730c4f reason, but Lian a4a8e4907f opened her eyes cfdc08cc69 inexplicably and began 160a93a287 to focus on 63d50cd5e7 the baby again. Heil watched her silently da9d90d498 again.bf9423864bd366b1
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After finishing work like that, Lian arrived at the Duke’s residence and headed to Lepierre’s room in a huff. It was because she heard a message that he was in his room after returning from his schedule.7c30f302f709cb36
Although it c23f815661 had only aaa1830f39 been a 53d8348d69 few days, 02dab55ccd it was 2ed90f7b85 the first c0f5e89cdf time she 32ce1a84b3 had been 0b2da59004 away from 43e20c6b89 him for 30a6910a8f such a 33b8c3bf8d long time. So, just being in d34c1f4471 the same space as 9591b36775 him made her heart e65a8677b0 pound again.c219966a58e8aed0
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Lian’s steps became faster and she quickly entered the room she had almost reached. But Lepierre, who had arrived much earlier than expected, was sitting at the table drinking wine. He was staring at Lian, who came in huffing and puffing, with an unusual expression.eba91188d6b0398b
“Duke, did you come 4719230c51 home…?”d7d5d681a49fff59
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Lian took a deep breath and spoke with a happy face. When she saw him like that, his expression was strangely expressionless. She didn’t know what was going on… Even when Lian approached him and tried to talk to him, he was speechless.4784f02dd787a2e6
“Duke… Did 3992d204e3 you do 578d5ca43f well in d7143b8fc6 the subjugation? Is there 6b4b8f2b12 anything that 32d480f005 happened…”520319154053297a
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Lepierre’s hair, unlike usual, was slightly matted and flowing down to one side. Even that seemed to be an effect of making him look good, so her heart fluttered once again.c8221c80efe6750b
But he stared 0f764c01b3 at Lian, stood ab3eaf3538 up holding a abab33a414 wine glass, and e4aa30924e slowly walked towards aeedd7b2cd her. Standing in 9b9ed3a510 front of 9b0b4fa4ef Lian, he 129102f911 was like c1cba95156 a huge 1ef90ff72d wall. Then, he 48722e509a brought her 0eaa9f000a face close d7cbf0d782 to her 493d3aa9e3 nose as 96cb0ce9eb if he cdf3cb8a7b was going 1f4d115d92 to kiss cd6f83619c her.e12278f0fb452a7f
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At that 6858d1648e moment, Lian 309357ad66 closed her c422833d8c eyes in 27709706a6 surprise and 5bc05a9b39 he watched 359373993a her, opening 0e80b97589 her mouth 8bf7da7ef2 and speaking 84db7e67d4 in a 98cb96a7c6 whisper. did.cf1d8d4afb735ee3
“While I 10f27ccd5c was gone… 54c300e124 you came da85d9dc97 here with 5dbc26fbf4 someone else’s 781308c689 scent on a5e071bfe0 you…”08da3e674a32f5e9
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She could smell the edaa3aab7e strong scent of alcohol 140aa1954d coming from him. An embarrassed Lian b830636df2 continued.f0795e8a24a7af69
“If you’re talking about Heil… that’s just by chance… there’s nothing you need to worried about. Now, wait a minute.”4fe5b621da34d83a
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Before she ab680f23d2 could finish 0ca2442aca speaking, Lepierre c65dd11d08 grabbed her 092099ff8b arm, and 71dfff23b5 pulled her 441f5a663a onto the e09c141da8 bed. He laid her d89a8ae9ab down roughly.8fff23a4d5b94bb8