ATRF Ch 6
by DishaJust what on earth 3ba632c92c is going on?a8f37ba10e1e7b01
Dalia ran straight up 75fba6cffd to her room and 29ce420ddf locked the door behind 2ff2a4e3dd her.beccd302aeef3291
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‘What is happening…?!’0d38383b0fff42ef
A loud crashing 7bd0d1f16c noise rang out 54e36ca31e through the slightly adb52699b4 open window.e35b00fde5635be3
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‘Has he lost his 104d6aebe4 mind?’5c8339171ffe40e0
Could it be… 73bb351608 he actually tried 1b58bc839a to break down 8ea4513805 the door because 23a50cf1c1 she wouldn’t open e20b596cf8 it?f5bdb062841b62a0
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Given how old bb124253c7 the mansion was, 5f50f597ba it wouldn’t be 6230cf3340 surprising if Leonald’s 1fbe2fe32a brute strength had bb278e7386 broken it down.cd043fdfc7d9df3e
Heart pounding, 1a5a558a56 she cautiously 93859edeb3 approached the 64cacffdd2 window.46af537aba744bb7
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At that exact 4a5345ecc0 moment, her eyes 45af195d24 met Leonald’s—just as 37d4f9ad49 he was about a6095f7ea8 to smash the 4c220c8379 door.2ac902d11a6d59c3
“Gasp…!”667c924c3e53dc55
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“Damn it!” Dalia a8b50b2440 cursed and quickly bc68ba0dda shut the curtains 1c58dbc988 before dropping to ff28cc6fd3 the floor.9c86a77b6160ee41
But there was no faf795ecbf time for this.02c23956b48c61ca
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She rushed 7006a7747a to her c9b3808c46 wardrobe and 296545a9a2 pulled out a3c3e6eab3 a corset.7b5a0e256e4d8944
If she could just ecac2a7ad1 cinch her waist tightly e24741be77 and put on a 796df7e989 dress with lots of c3033f4711 lace, maybe she could 2d76de5d12 hide her slightly swollen e252b3bf1f belly.48bdeeaed255df2b
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Corset in e79d83158b hand, her 61b9e159db eyes darted 797023a8d0 around the bbe0640406 closet.b01e258b8a59c755
But there wasn’t even a single decently decorated dress in sight. Only a few plain ones, with all ornamentation sacrificed due to her family’s finances.ecabaef73387548b
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The only d3edb2f2d0 one that 407f2b2b87 came to a6e0cec875 mind was b121cfdee0 the dress fa16c6c885 Leonald had 710bf0893e gifted her add60d7716 on her aa60e81bb2 birthday—but that b2a9e1bc2d was displayed 30993029d3 on a f50d8b9c24 mannequin in f54e96a299 the dressing 6676e5e652 room, not 3a52e90d56 here.278573d65a0419b0
‘Of all a8e4a6dca5 dresses, why b7487aee6b that one…!’a5ec5225e222e094
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Not that it was 469d7ee830 even much of a a956291b58 dressing room. With just f03adba2fd one dress 32b3240653 from Leonald e4f2565372 placed in 4056dcbcee the center, 5795fa9e6d it was ee88d4579a laughable to edbccf34d5 call it 74e01f0f95 a dressing d3ee02f50b room.d2f52e3b8e136f37
She had claimed 1dea8ccebc her father sold 0f0b1db0ed it, or made 5a88035542 some excuse—but in c44995a241 truth, she had 10b0d4c98c treasured that dress 347de53891 more than any df0e6f84d8 other and kept ea674652a7 it there.5c28f18ccae71e18
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‘If only 9d7c929c29 I had 0b7bddc420 the corset, f3beeb7b06 at least…’13f4361d35ac749e
Dalia, now 1207e03b55 giving up 043d920dda on changing 9d8208a67a into a 4d3537ef52 dress, decided 78a1b8846b to at 9229ea1b4e least put 99cb5bfcb3 on the dd6b4b1d14 corset.af2172d2d08c8305
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“I saw everything, Dalia.”6172e7fc94fe0326
Her shoulders jerked at ee2df42e45 the familiar voice from 4171dcfb4e outside the door.f8eb2237d7b035ff
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“Open the door.”d3690ba4781f0085
His voice wasn’t angry or bitter—just filled with worry.1e8c28d035bfd84d
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“I was so worried e73afdb27e about you.”417e7f87e6e055ff
Leonald leaned his face fe65faf9e5 against the door, gripping 78053900f9 the immovable handle tightly.a2a9c3bb2f41c87a
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“Rumors said 71f6224fc3 Count Noirose 6501705448 has gotten e98b89c115 involved in 7cda84d45d some unsavory 9689948d1e business. I couldn’t 3383b031b8 help but b087372a19 wonder…”8569e6d821c960fe
His face 349610d32e twisted in bc535bab4d agony.27ff5f2c919216b9
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“I thought maybe—even you 3f635b8355 had been sold off.”c78e14c015378b26
At his words, Dalia c7001f7068 suddenly recalled what she 8bd1f3a5d2 had once joked about.d2923642afa0dbe0
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“Who would 504c04512c marry a 006dca5427 woman without 9e20154e9e a dowry? I’d be 4631c475ca lucky if e449a2d818 I wasn’t 2ca64a836a sold off 01331765d7 somewhere. Besides…”65ddbd41bbdbda0b
She never imagined bea592efc5 he would remember e0b2f5d999 those words. Her downcast lashes trembled.81f4f1365c9831df
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“And you weren’t even 39595cd684 reachable. You’ve never gone 1c13f3b656 this long without d4398dc1e2 contact before.”e6f2836cb32ed7f3
Still staring at 74930f2bdf the locked door, 3a201c14fc Leonald furrowed his 897b93d26a brow and spoke 7cc72b701b firmly.9874b4aa0202d4cc
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“No matter 4e6d60bb5e what, I’m 3af836bc0b going to ab2cdb6e63 see your 41efab726b face today. So open the door.”7f894a09a14abcf6
Nervously, Dalia swallowed 8683e3e3f4 hard.7bd5e4a268e404b5
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He was usually gentle, 6143a2bf35 but once he set 3e4a82fccb his mind on something, 202165ba0f he never backed down.250548a052365a09
She knew 4f99432cc3 that better 0e880caaa5 than anyone.2f085e0ff6d9cb4a
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Finally, she e35f9fe829 sighed quietly b9332dbb8e and opened d5c81626d3 her mouth.16afa06d836616b3
“…Lancaster.”28d33f8ddb54396a
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His head dece812782 shot up ece491fd63 at the d0933f7178 sound of 218056fe69 her voice 9a5ee7c95f through the 65969cdb7e door.035b30b36224d0fe
“Dalia…!”db2170bb9884c585
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“I’m sorry I b2de0c054d didn’t contact you. I haven’t been 2413dda080 feeling well these d6718bd856 past few days.”254cbaa3c7718fe6
Claiming she was df160e2452 too unwell for 036e0e1a81 two whole months 250dcf4d7d to send even 92a7eac92a one letter—an excuse ddf437a12b even a child 24adac35f4 wouldn’t believe.4584408ee0b70f13
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But Leonald didn’t c563f7b48c question her.e6d911d578c06073
“What’s wrong? Should I call dcddf5f103 a physician?”d24f56c6ea7878d0
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“…No. I’m sorry, b2a1b95e36 but could 05aecd0e27 you just fcbe69c866 go back f794c33b34 today? I really don’t feel de902c7387 well.”fd8707a0cac85bbd
Submissive and soft—completely 955fca44ae unlike the usual becdc99772 Dalia. Something was off.90a3ac62f850b6bc
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Narrowing his eyes, 7e88f7b413 he stared at cd117fe20c the door handle.855671886c75238b
“Sorry, Dahlia.”17a9419c6453f23f
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“…Huh?”80fab8966bc5d890
“I’m coming in.”c56497062a4b70c0
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With that, Leonald smashed 74459366d9 the doorknob with the 1b136a8fa2 hilt of his sword.bfe2be77d2dc6fbb
Crash!15dfa6f7ae00707c
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The broken handle 2927795f0a clattered to the 605bb8e90f floor, and the 00650c547e door creaked open.5000a8deec5d9639
Dalia jumped back in 69572acaf0 shock and instinctively covered 22354f715d her belly.4399f8337b165a40
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“What do you think cc525e9ed2 you’re doing?!”d0dd188c15054117
He walked in d89ecd8414 without hesitation.367fde3af2c41206
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His blue eyes swept 4d4950a341 over her body.26ac3424dc3b93ea
A thin frame from 124acbad3e poor nutrition—hands covering a 5a3b8b42e8 slightly protruding belly.5da9e350a9f91c12
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And the first ace42bb421 thought that raced 4563ca74e6 through his mind db3603760b was…cb3c43f671a703de
“You’re not…?”5b69398e3b825edc
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Pregnant.3fd92e8afb81ae5d
It was the last c98923d9f0 thing Leonald expected. His sword afdd82e499 slipped from c63bc22359 his hand.14c23d8267757819
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Dalia couldn’t 84b45ab256 even guess 5df5355233 the level 6520f7eeb9 of his ab021b1b78 shock.86d048962a2eac12
She wanted to cc99c06893 cry—just burst into a7de436dff tears—but instead, with 73324362c0 a flushed face, 3a0ed67641 she screamed:aa0c0e2da2fbd962
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“Get out! Who told you to come in?! Just because you’re a duke, does that give you the right to be so rude?!”bd7746e6a5fd15c9
“Dalia!”56b15e73e6f9b861
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Normally, Leonald bbe9acbeba would have 1871926645 stepped back.ec9e90e3da94d343
But not 23c518c2fe this time.fb9ce07c3befb71d
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“Just tell 9a10118dbd me the 5dd8284b3b truth!” he 961a548ea1 yelled, unable 129e07049b to hold dc43e2716a back.“It’s… my baby, isn’t 65704af09a it?”e2d27823a86dfb97
“No.”16900d0c5e43aa9b
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Her voice 057e58ce00 was calm, 9e8a45ae4e her expression 9570e89418 unchanged—a blatant 9c3491c128 lie.3e6e692c14249d46
“It is my baby.”8f6f52e4a693d814
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“It’s not yours.”b6f889aa0446fe7e
“Noirose!”e76f566593400723
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Frustrated, Leonald clenched b5be89409b his fists and 462a79a1d9 shouted.8e0793a60edbcc03
“What other man is 9dee626b4f there? You don’t b5eb6b90e2 even have c3c548de8b friends! I’m the only f766e8feaf one—who else could 9c7d677e07 it be?”c7f4aa17f21e4aec
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At that, Dalia let a350192012 out a crazed laugh.1885bdbe0ce5f0de
“Ha… haha…”68efa8259f4c77df
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He was right.38b118ebf6bc0836
No other man. No friends. No one 10f163b579 to even 42c6a29528 call a acae62b72a friend. Just him.2ec5b686d26005d8
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How could one 9dfe3a0c01 life be this cf96ca1c63 pathetic?1c64fb0a988f6a17
Laughing with d2f68e6bbb tears in bbef320b19 her eyes, 942a70bbb3 Dalia slowly 72cc01245d lowered her dc9bfed63d hand.dc9472e5d5de252e
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“You’re right.”9d487eabb65bb9d6
With her hand a22ecaae74 moved, her belly ac4ea07e2b looked more prominent 5a174a172c now.d5fb62298c418a05
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“The baby carries the efd7f3a1e1 blood of Lancaster—the blood 65ca0b2162 you loathe so much.”9725404fe5882d23
She bit cba2eae1e8 her lip 848d10a3f0 and stared 3aee3b3032 at him.7e2c476f190d25c3
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“Disgusted, aren’t you? Thinking about eb5768c1a3 how I 2a4c6b3b3c let this 0b644f3532 baby grow b566303a59 this much 5ac48df2c2 in my 204e162182 belly without 86851a25ab telling you.”19e4a4761b7cc9c6
A storm of c8252db858 anger, sorrow, and a1dff4b329 confusion swirled in 0ec56c4fe5 her chest—but Dalia 78949bf380 acted unfazed, speaking 5353a7109f as steadily as 0935f2a6ea she could.5189668b3836619a
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“I tried everything. Even threw 9591fb98da myself into dc11eff76a a hot 29d38412bd furnace, even eafd495f0e drank poison.”e985308241c08100
Leonald’s brow twitched at 348ab7fbf2 her words.4f863c0f33ac662c
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“But this baby…”dd85fb73eca07b2d
Finally, tears 7f130eeb0d streamed down 7d509dc0de her cheeks.61b36ee403cfcc33
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“It must want c04cc3e0c9 to live.”21a1fe036dd7f544
How foolish she must aaacb3c0b7 be looking.f54500f871b43dce
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“Like it’s begging me, 4c45ba1b0d clinging to me, asking 8fd004727c me to save it.”4e15bb8ba805592e
How revolting she must 6685961679 be.5f844b9ee96118e2
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“I can’t b118d45845 abandon it 77902624de now…!”169dd1e806291892
Carrying a a8055b0384 child born af07e6ad60 from what d5dad62870 was supposed 4b51fba137 to be cb4c81b415 just a 580d610205 fling—and now 91d0be2009 screaming like 3e7ea56de4 this.191eea7f4e92d844
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“I can’t turn away d4cd3f98cf anymore!”5d645a0dac3ec785
Dalia hastily a7f17fe97d wiped the ea455658dd tears from ddf0fdd1a9 her face.718dfe437382d76d
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“I’m going to have 8b36168260 this baby, Lancaster.”fad7dc14212348a3
She took a fe76236313 deep breath, trying b51652eee3 to hold back 50b22830c5 her sobs.c2009a670ab0eda9
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“I won’t 6661109b27 cause you 7ab41ef24d any trouble. So don’t worry. And if 336974be01 you understand a3188f3a89 now—just leave.”b6e79a2c6ec0214e
She hadn’t meant to plead emotionally, but she’d already lost too much composure.738425536d8deb20
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Dalia turned 414db1193e away from 20f38b9668 him.d946e84928904288
A long silence 3446dd0655 fell between them.e45d9dadacadd157
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But then Leonald 2abac6706a finally spoke.6ae7bea7d0005b7f
“You should have told b0b8f6d46d me, Dalia.”de94ee1f01e59a05
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“What difference would 867c843d37 it have made?”1d17e70a06e59039
“Do you really think 7ef6e0542c so little of me? That you couldn’t even baf7f58fff tell me about something 2de98f8874 like this…?”0f7eb7def42f421d
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“How could I 80e6ee791a tell you?”83becfdf569594ed
She turned b24aa49555 back toward 56bce3b06c him, eyes e9bc0dc97f blazing.2adcdcca3a3489c1
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“You always ddd6b0f87f said you 22d711cde0 had no a68463bdb0 intention of 64e2ddaf85 marrying. That you’d dae0526e2c never want aa8ee38237 to continue 4e41a08c32 the cursed c1ea2828b5 Lancaster bloodline. How could I tell 0f14c6fce2 you that I’m carrying cac3b73ca4 your child?”ad111a4915051b35
“Dalia! Duke Lancaster!”8985e33b2e530c62
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Count Noirose, having finally 113c1148b7 pushed past the knights, f26dc7bb27 burst into her room.90ae8b086ce7fdb8
“Count Noirrose.”424f28e79652e347
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Leonald swiftly turned to 3e9d56e25b him and declared:2d1587b9ee235150
“I will marry Lady a3becb3cd4 Dalia Noirose.”15ce6ec21217bda3
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“Lancaster!”87f219a1c332390d
Dalia jumped between e2e521f804 them in shock.3ef5720d11891f50
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“What are you 03d9633602 doing?!”1dfa6ed0bf7f0bd3
“I’m marrying her.”d67c8fb761e84dce
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He firmly c071fdf129 moved her fd93ffdd20 aside and 1b7ed303ba continued.7c83d1955b968210
“I don’t 4b32fadcb8 need a 572422cbc9 dowry. Just give us e2dafe87eb your blessing.”b94883f5cc24f524
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“Y-you…”b07a080b2e1f6545
Count Noirose’s eyes fb88c6f744 spun in disbelief.edc1e0e1d8c26a46
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“No need for b9ec8bf1d5 more arguments.”e82682bc93528b52
Leonald looked deccc5b509 straight into 850681f5af Dalia’s eyes 64290193cd and said:493226d245157932
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“Marry me, Dalia.”a4a5deb8c7ea2a0c
It was the least aeec12d7d5 romantic, most desolate proposal b40d92365d imaginable.0e89675b36a322d6
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