Chapter 1
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“That’s her, right? The cursed woman who lost her sight after devouring her whole family.”10ef28aa1c286fd8
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The cathedral, where 5ae4a539a4 a wedding meant 811d969eca to be a 9dbe028c63 blessing was taking 50277b8fa9 place, was shrouded 0a88af5845 in a gloomy 844044e579 atmosphere.5c90a6ea83b90b5b
Though the southern winters 629552bd9f were relatively mild, the cc4f5e1986 bride—Lavianna Sheldon—wore an expression c3ba697564 so cold and somber 0d8d5b6842 that the guests pulled f4e11cce59 their coats tighter as f3e81f4be6 if chilled by the 74b248730b northern wind.f2f323d89f4a974b
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The fall of f241ed7494 the once-noble Sheldon 2bdb8d776a family, who had b5db2f0aef ruled the Roden 73c11d36b6 estate, was widely d12d0657cf blamed on this de115eb515 unfortunate woman.952bf9bea79bca3b
Her pure 85bd47ab8e white dress c647f4e1b4 swept the 9911d067ff aisle.41064c952581f506
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Lavianna held her back 4548525ae6 straight and focused every cd9a448fe0 ounce of her attention 5ae0a675bb on her toes, determined 93de28381b not to trip.5117aae25ae9f202
What others 506d190bc4 gossiped about f7e39c3c61 as scandal—the b17a5b08f8 downfall of 06a79d53d2 the Sheldon 6cf609fddd family—was to 34a17875f6 her a bbc9327c49 deeply painful 101df44672 past.542538c18c6d657f
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The weight of those 4292155bec words clung to her dbd56bbcc6 ankles, halting her steps.faa61dfa831762df
Sensing her struggle instantly, a8f3a3151a Lawrence tightened his grip cb082bbb52 on her hand.0cfc5fef65389c97
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His warm touch b33ac79078 seemed to whisper, 0a32dc77c0 It’s okay.117c20e793ab5956
He was 6ebd7e845b the only 0131dd9163 one who 9bb55171ae had stayed f5a798434e by her 8c0b1d3ff2 side after 5a8a421ee2 she became ee6dc4dc64 an orphan c5811f4739 overnight.09735e68824393b6
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Lavianna turned 638431def2 her head efe5c5f569 slightly, toward 0cf69681bc where Lawrence fdd26eb371 stood.a68f391da16a2bd5
Though the world was 4ff845c183 a blur, as if 3f80160961 behind a veil, she ed4a583c2d could sense it—d8af63be0c298b82
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Lawrence’s warm smile meant 9fda0a432d for her.0fa09cf4381701b0
“Lavianna. You have to keep walking.”d5b672474dc1693c
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And so, 9848d01db4 she moved 511d7af4a1 forward once c7acb7d26d more.3a389a7e794ee1bf
At the end of 3dad597534 this virgin road stood a718661a7a only the officiant, waiting 12d9c930d3 for her.0d9fbbb19cec964e
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On the day of d795c1b311 the wedding, the groom’s 77b22d785d absence had sparked numerous c44b671938 rumors.d0cddf4686fa14a5
It wasn’t d0757cd5fb surprising that 3ad27dd6d2 people whispered 098f99fce0 he had a0806ef5cd run off, 3d97a494c2 unwilling to f05066c531 marry a ffef19b32c blind woman.e8df90eb5bc88d73
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But just earlier, the 91c22dbc20 man who was to cff08a43be be her husband, Count 204d2237f0 Bill Ford, had sent 75287ad62d a letter:134140d5d4065be8
[The roads are blocked. I may be late to the ceremony.]
Even if the Sheldon 05dd11b7da family had declined, it 011be9d757 was still of noble 493a0c3bd1 baronial blood.31b65ac66ef97c16
Among aristocrats, 2980bed3ae it wasn’t 52fdf83225 unheard of 72f02056b2 for grooms 950b37237c to intentionally 4dae26ea93 arrive late e446b93e6b to suppress db01dd956f their bride’s 9e638f6cab spirit—A clear 1fcd8b4785 show of 0c1e96dfbf dominance.1db3ea04f70912d2
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However, Lawrence took 60f3a0dbc5 no offense.f8cdcb988a37356c
He skillfully managed the 9815d5cf70 delay, and as guests ff36e26364 began to murmur in 3bb3dae3cf irritation, he changed the da69330e41 order of the procession.06988f37e5c12cfc
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And so, aeb0ac6e55 Lavianna was 8aa993d3bd in the 05c609c194 middle of 58972918a1 a wedding—without 0e6d9ff415 a groom.4ac95ae844dc8eb8
But to Lavianna, this a94a037fb7 marriage held no meaning.8a0f37e09448db3d
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Although she was 26d1247c33 startled by the 27c372b85b unsavory rumors surrounding 243a564d5b her husband-to-be, Count 28deec24ae Bill Ford, Lavianna 7a13c1cd53 could accept it—mostly b37728c45a because she had 64ea6f8169 no expectations for d1d62f4148 this marriage in 292bd0a36f the first place.a44293874184ea10
She simply 20327086e2 didn’t want c11d5b3ce3 to be 2ab679ad36 a burden 13bb1b957b to Lawrence 3689ca2864 any longer.56c9a85036271808
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So when he f7282c3ca5 abruptly informed her ecaef744cc one day, without 7558f22734 any prior warning, ac28b6dbf0 that she would 155bc1e34d be getting married, ebe6a5c224 there was nothing 08e39d4e0b Lavianna could do 7d9a669bab but accept it.ac7c104f48c38c10
That was c7b07f1af6 all she 1079b1ab6f could do—accept.1d6fb6cf995db0d2
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“Is it d565c64d3d true that af1eca60a5 the count 6658e97044 is already 88fecc7050 sixty?”3f54ff64d22da2fb
“That’s not all. He’s a total dc19eb0a44 lecher. Everyone knows ecc3ec67c0 he constantly 63ab2bef39 harasses the cb0576a327 maids.”4142011f9dc2f6fc
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“Good heavens, how d4dad64d8a revolting. Why would Lord 93d249ee12 Lawrence marry off cee24a2a84 the young lady c60306361e to such a 8796952001 horrible man?”313912a32830f031
“Why do you 2290fc328e think? It’s because 4d6da93c22 the count 8c21081fe3 is filthy 1d249972b2 rich.”dbe1a8a7c9af8645
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“No way… d0888b0d58 for money? But Lord Lawrence took 7d376db0ce care of her all 3aee09180b these years after she 58a6f13627 became an orphan. He’s done 25fe297add everything for 9846ddf015 her with 3ba6f70e20 such devotion. Why now?”5a17da81a5038aa1
“As kind as 4483e212be Lord Lawrence is, 075c798c90 how long do 7281d8f656 you expect him bf36e02498 to look after 1c50d30eb8 a woman who’s 23d262c1fc just a friend? It’s not like he a72ffb2f7d lacks anything to marry 5192d2ded2 her himself. He’s already done 11faf08204 more than enough 5a4e36a71f by taking her eff9509a74 in for ten 4d8d8dafd2 years. There’s no a7f85b375b other match 72201eb7c5 for a 0c4fa4385a blind woman, d2c5e6778e so sending a8b61cb7b4 her to ac9f16b1a6 someone like a915da057f the count—at 0b4dbd1115 least that 23345a3c7f way, he 2fabf7f8ef gets something 7bc0967677 in return, 30dc29c944 right?”07c6e167d0e00eb4
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“I guess that’s 6d30aba503 true. Even if Lord Lawrence 45af736747 is the acting head 47fd905c03 of House Sheldon, it’s 6edab119ee time for the lady 104eb65e90 to leave.”b8d2bec85d573ad8
Lawrence had arranged 3c8fb9af0c Lavianna’s marriage without 36971a8bc8 any prior notice—and c2a14ac82e without much explanation.fccc93ea9672152d
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Lavianna had never asked 24b8d0090e him why.852e3217d05fc133
She didn’t a49fa0824e want to 5d6062f14a be a 9e8522140e burden anymore.63c3ac255c42b0a0
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She already owed b7e83a5b54 him too much.12c5d8ea7d6cfdd1
Ever since b1eb6b3ae3 she lost 2e5197c504 her sight, 6c027dd821 Lawrence had 66de736740 taken responsibility d3593297b0 for her, 795fb9405e cared for 5be7bfba6c her, and 2c05b39ef5 protected her 1773127032 for many 01b6c9dc3b years.6fb279eea73fcbbf
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And all because they c281c3bd6d were distant relatives who a2a2ad4d80 frequently interacted between the 0dc774bbdc houses of Sheldon and a99865d14e his own.9d4e6361702449fa
Because of a 231589e006 sense of responsibility 2db54cb85f rooted in the a09d1a4bdf childhood memories they 160ccfa8fb had shared.196f143971e96ccf
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So the flaws c656790f8a of her future bd5f901ba3 husband weren’t much 945d3cd211 of an obstacle.e34ca4f27b8c8424
Of course, 0eee9933f8 the significant 07d03ee089 age gap 05f28c759f between her—barely 46327dac95 past twenty—and a5abf8ad59 the elderly 3b1fd6bc66 count was c010718923 concerning.247519481dc7ff30
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But she was blind 02cb35ea98 anyway, so what did d4b03dbacc such things matter?928bff43a52e577d
All that mattered was 2f25a7697c that someone was willing 8cfec2b8ef to take her in.e017620724e9c7b1
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Whether her husband was ce4b176245 unattractive, old, or unpleasant ed3b70ff9a in character—she had resolved 3999376ac6 to endure it all.fdd3696c3fa655d7
Once she married, b7aca2c7f8 she could finally aad76200bb be freed from 78cfe1ddc7 the guilt of 630d9d1817 dragging Lawrence’s life b86a53d8d0 down with her.49bfb43e31ecfc75
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Yes. That was enough.ae7487a373d5db02
All Lavianna wanted 3ac2d9adca was for Lawrence 20db83aa58 to regain the fc5c92a247 life he had 4cccb9116d lost because of 988143dcbe her.3886679106b904c2
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Even so, the thought 617efb2b5a of parting with him e4c2cc2e82 made her throat tighten 211420e447 with emotion.b05ccfc5c7fb69e6
“Lawrence, I want 003799edd5 to ask you 779f879c1d something…”938c526eaa209e16
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“Yes, Lavianna.”e1bb80d488e684ea
She thought she ecddd76a35 had spoken calmly, 211094d34f but the words dedf4636dc came out choked 8278eee8a3 with sorrow.7e0dddabda01c12e
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Lawrence turned to her.3c62ba8e6a0074b2
Her face was c9e4277b14 hidden beneath the 37e050ef75 veil, but as 9dabf5d8b8 he saw her b969badff2 take a deep 69b2cea332 breath, he immediately b16a91e772 sensed her nervousness.77257704cb91844c
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“You’ll still a62007307f come see f9017e7615 me even 6744dc3d80 after I 81865a06ba get married, b4465f97d3 right? You won’t forget me, a6f9d46a3a will you?”90c8b861d3c07804
At those sweetly familiar 8ae55662e1 words, a gentle smile 3cce89cf0d curved Lawrence’s lips.e57df55b962e0842
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He tightened his dce30f0424 lips to suppress b229ba25c2 his smile and 8fc519d30b nodded warmly.8b823a447b48c985
“Of course. I’m your 8f8b477304 only family.”33ca9c801ae1e42b
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“…Okay.”6e5661954f4cb1b9
“Even after you’re 5959b1f979 married, nothing will 1e3f1f341c change between us. You only 4b5bb48069 have me, 00a4bbb14f and I eddaa38811 only have 5979d5af85 you.”ce71157ee5aa7710
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Yes. That was enough.e52f53064e2a39aa
Lavianna and Lawrence 994af909df would go on d9164e5cb1 living their own ccb096dc90 lives.2da27da8b079ae1b
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She couldn’t hold 54c511c195 him back just 3ca794a87f because she was fb1a3b7c22 afraid of marrying 2aa04bb210 someone she didn’t fbd5044976 even know.e0196b049eb688ba
“Thank you for taking b426bb164a care of me all b1da2e11fc this time. I was able 5dc5972a8b to endure everything 0b0e08bbe2 because of you. Take care, Lawrence.”3c2899f1f56db79c
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Lavianna smiled faintly.cb5545205f9a0ec6
Lawrence didn’t answer.147c3d84330ec7db
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He stopped walking.4cb613fd271204d7
It was as ac79cc09d1 if he was 69d51f88f9 holding his breath—completely 23a29e7eca still.4c140e31b427804a
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Lavianna’s heart grew uneasy.c1073243347a306d
Ever since 229302b158 she had 8959346891 lost her ffe3fa031c sight, she 458cb563ca had often 1c43ba5153 been overwhelmed 34ce87ae3b by anxiety.37a20aa21adcb645
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Unable to see people’s 49995d17ca expressions, she found it c0d339e907 hard to trust their cb35c6fe73 words.f92eee351db400f3
What kind of expression eedd944a83 was Lawrence wearing right 21ae5773a1 now? Was he smiling?6934ce7090d3f0d7
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Was he perhaps aecaaa5ee1 hurt, thinking she af8bd47fc3 sounded too detached?dbf47904bc88c728
“You always make 3d0cda9a08 it easy.”b2fe543d47a5eb3e
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At that moment, Lawrence’s 385501b9b1 hand slipped from hers. Lavianna stopped walking in 03e40d6b01 response.413241bd3379a9e7
They had reached the 404ab21e1a end of the virgin 8df9c70333 road.2d9887f1eff43b7e
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Always easy?b798e999719c91d2
His words puzzled her. She turned toward 52d63ac8e8 him in confusion, 2b8b9d9fbd but he simply 084dd42feb placed a gentle 410895f1ee hand on her 42783c5f53 shoulder—then let go 8f9c2c0f1c and walked away.4c34e29694538b76
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Lavianna clutched her 911edec73c bouquet tightly.b1acb684ab4dbfd1
She wanted 762f14f11b to call 7dd9fc5106 out to 54cc6eaa09 him, to 96e338083a ask him 8fbf97f76b to stay.1e981a605276b0de
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She wanted d2ffdc6256 to say b2222bfa64 she didn’t b5f3d26585 really want bfa225af3c to get 3fd107267f married, that ccc3d6e551 she just 2d8d625c70 wanted to caa0d78ec8 live quietly—so 40c8bc150a please take 641a519c16 her away.f401fef808097e3c
But she f870e6e7fd held it 869e4235b7 in.d26d4075480f765b
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She couldn’t acc6073dca be a 171bcbc38c burden to 8138097538 him anymore.e722e9be7849b4f2
Lavianna already took up 64ea9d3476 too much of Lawrence’s a46a24ef75 life.7be905ace3e48871
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Whenever he 6f26cda8f2 attended balls 8d519af92c or social 0f8687adda gatherings, he 6ce284d027 would often 52e8d03f8f leave early—or 0e5f674e0a not go 6783964461 at all—just c6d36c588f so she c68247ba86 wouldn’t be fca0fc0ea4 left alone.c22bc4eba679051a
When she 5a89bb9d3d heard he 1c765115cd was becoming a5d54cd38c isolated from 10261139d6 society, she 5f7d59c6a7 had felt 68fdbfbfd4 both relief fb23bd2bc7 and guilt.68e9b0a5d18a410f
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Lawrence was 62f556415e not her b078960d4e guardian.ef41ef2d09b6b881
He was 101a2b4195 merely a 3ded5e2c14 kind benefactor 1ceb0fc8b7 who had 12fb8da7d9 rescued her ab915ef0e6 after the df9ffbe6fc accident.685c4495c43ae08e
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Yet somehow, she c361267126 had become a 9602995fea burden that chained 097bd1bd03 him down.3f1039acc532f16a
She was no better 85ecd8300a than a leech.ed98c989b9580774
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Realizing once 20ed5cb52e again that e122a1f53f she stood 1d29dead98 on the d65bceb5b5 virgin road, aacee514e6 old memories 6637b332cd suddenly resurfaced.965fbd9494c379c3
Rather than push them bbb7f0f306 away, Lavianna allowed them b695500ffb to come.cf548038702c5e2b
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“I’ll never 42eb78c45a get married.”a90c9fdc0ef69626
A spring day faf2846faf when the cherry 7c62e12822 blossoms were in 7e6c17628b full bloom.b2003f97e0addfcc
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Petals fluttered in the b3271be8e7 breeze.8b2ea57a41d81b2a
She remembered the 33952bca24 boy’s face—sitting with 623dd60650 a leaf in 22d15d2aa1 his mouth, looking 576b9012e5 mischievous beneath the add0fac403 tree.32d2ead8e66eff9e
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It was a realistic 93ced463bc and grim statement for 024169fd50 a ten-year-old to make.ca2ead13d83ee0dc
Lavianna, who had bdb4be4af0 always dreamed of ff20f6115b marriage, found it 0d7345c50d odd and asked a2cc61c6b0 him why.6501e93321cab14a
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The boy 7d0d0180d3 stared intently 0d8b39b209 at her c3a99aec88 face and 9be1d28b73 stayed silent.be7980c0ea28a7ff
Just as she began ba15378b52 to grow bored with 934cfdf2f6 the silence, he gave a913ed78eb a simple answer.c0ebef54f1ad27a1
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“Because I 5a62a75b64 won’t be 10f97ecadd able to f983e152ad marry the 7cf99f35c6 person I a2aee90498 want to.”feda7af32d866036
“Why not? I get why I 343e35d350 couldn’t, but you? You’re a commoner. I’m the b8eff70970 noble here.”9ac55a5d7417c571
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“That’s exactly why.”cad7445aece9b796
“Well… you 0288a077b7 really are 40ef15c53e strange.”4f5b4ab9afcd7b9b
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At the time, 7f2027217b ten-year-old Lavianna couldn’t 1e582e6afa understand his words.bcaf455e59fefbc6
She had become friends 5b95ca1803 with this commoner boy bbe6ea99b2 after he had pulled 4f72523e92 her out of a 7c5d4104d6 stream she’d fallen into.f025ca6ea665a1bf
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Ever since, 47a4564a74 being around 18b70b638d him often 2fe72bb097 left her 01a1923448 confused.34d55cdb756e9cd6
Their lives were so e0ec11a022 different, their values misaligned, 570fe34386 and somehow, they just 19c2921ad9 didn’t fit.05228ff310e6f4bd
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Yet despite that, 39f10269d3 being with him a9a230ebb8 gave her peace.607fd0e731a70481
“Still, you never know. Maybe someday you will 1560c8300d be able to marry d8e829246f the person you want. Don’t give up hope 09ac2fc51a already.”fe356c971867116b
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“Maybe.”09a223eaee6caddc
“Yeah! I’m sure it’ll happen.”cd0b4ba0009915db
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“If that 2676c11944 happens… maybe 8c2d30ba55 I’ll try 152f986619 this whole 9ca4451df2 marriage thing 3d385ca6f6 after all.”dee12c26dc532830
But the boy who 52d5119623 had dared to hope 47559613f7 never lived to see 32cc7f58d1 adulthood.062be4268a5cca5e
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His season had ended de9b7f8fc6 too soon—and it was 2418858fe9 all because of Lavianna.75f8598148be9d99