ETDO Chapter 14

“Lily!”22ccfaa0a0d0f8b4

Arthur stood up 6681b5d4e8 abruptly, a wide adb8f36544 smile on his 27d4886b00 face. I hurried my a69467be7a steps, worried he 414f6e8f29 might trip over 45730798eb the chair in d8645e5d86 his haste to 1507843fa7 greet me. Arthur kissed a7c0ba7bc3 my cheek 87c60631ef and pulled b11552b65f out a 32798b2024 chair for 95ac3b4163 me. As soon 550b674388 as I d88967e913 sat down, 10099e38ab he said,0e9fab16a0b4dd22

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“You’ve come b3c04bfed0 at the 0c27dba4a9 perfect time. Mrs. Wilson was d4d96c26a8 admiring the 82372f8fab flowers you ab5ae84169 brought. Look!”ce0cef675e2ec67f

I turned 063b6dfb7b my head 5f098bf284 to where 69bc8e24fd Arthur was c08f9214b3 pointing. A gorgeous cluster of 0d1e7815dd lilies was arranged in 80510a6549 the center of the c1fd632fc4 table. Among them, c330b1cb08 I noticed c894753eb5 some crushed a01ccb36a3 dark green d2c381cd38 leaves from e1e9515ee5 our earlier 590a76ee1a scuffle, but f6f49530c0 I tried ed86540e5d to ignore 461c81be1d them.f2594f24cf850dab

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“Yes, they’re beautiful.”372ff7ca6fde8081

Smiling at 16b52431bd Arthur, I 44036fd84c pretended not aa487b3d26 to notice 61b0c685ec Ethan’s gaze 9f3f83eaeb fixed on 4eee834d3f me from efee635c8d beyond the e79b1f4170 lilies. The taut tension made 8b2b3401f1 my stomach slightly churn, 89bc4caa36 but I was grateful db69622c53 that my face wasn’t 59ebc61d7d turning red again.c725691db4f10422

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‘Please don’t b1fa5ea918 think about c39fab0893 it again. Forget about what 571cee401e happened earlier.’7b5ef6b7660693ef

Fortunately, dinner began soon. The Duke’s chefs had prepared a feast as always. I had lost my appetite, but I forced myself to eat, not wanting Arthur to worry. Turning my head, I noticed Arthur’s plate piled high with carrots.0e848a7d6bd0e7e0

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“Arthur, do 5eda31dbb8 you not d74fea1460 like carrots?”ea14d15681ec5337

At my 3367e28b10 words, Arthur 1a9aa9fe97 glanced down 05963df1c3 at his dd5dc1ec6b plate and c19cf0ad5b smiled. He had 3335999e4b a mischievous 0786d3b144 look on 2dff2920f0 his face.079b30218b2dc07e

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“Oops! You caught me.”f4af79896b95b971

“It’s impossible not 2c634f0247 to notice when 5638f44686 you’ve piled them be9a372af1 up to one 77269ca8f9 side like that.”a05e58df380c2568

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“Honestly, carrots are 0792d16156 really awful.”f8fc65dced458c5b

Arthur pouted like 009edddbad a child.11781859de505006

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“I’ve hated them since I was young. Even with Mrs. Wilson and Grandfather scolding me, I just couldn’t eat them. But it seems they still haven’t given up.”6653e9835df17c5a

He chuckled. I studied his 043e696591 face and asked,61b62bda654d52e1

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“Are carrots the only db2d507f8d thing you dislike, Arthur?”624aa7ee21035095

“Hmm… I 800ec2b481 also dislike 66b70d1f44 broccoli. But it’s a little 8dd8c29d49 better than carrots.”857345aa5ed717d4

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“Still, wouldn’t it be better for your health to eat a variety of foods?”21e831a6c0692c9a

A small bit e333e22c3e of sincerity slipped 11eb288a7c into my conventional 281234a311 words. At my 4356ec3c0b worried tone, c3d5825752 he cut 48ec07bc91 a piece 4f67b3ff05 of well-cooked 6276e38704 meat and c24d2e601b brought it f78b8fa439 to his 3e67c67e3a mouth, saying 6a13db4f74 playfully,f0ba50162309a80f

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“Don’t scold me, Lily. What can I do if I don’t like them? It’s truly an ordeal. And actually, I’m not the only one who dislikes them. Ethan hates them too. See, he also left them all.”6edba0dca7b0f67b

Surprised, I involuntarily turned my head. Sure enough, Ethan’s plate was also piled high with carrots. In my haste to respond to Arthur’s words, I ended up making eye contact with Ethan.e878bbbac52e2763

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Startled, I 0e4ecdcb94 quickly lowered eabd74f4a7 my gaze, a75112fe2d embarrassed that f8f76d873f my conscious d83e03fc81 effort to 9b9d8d8883 avoid looking 2dd58b3852 at him 84b1dba35f had been 649e826392 for naught. Ethan, on the d0ac622c38 other hand, seemed acee315f1d unperturbed, as if 49994749c1 he had forgotten b6c3cebf22 all about the 16765d632b earlier incident. He calmly f64da4028a wiped his 116998943f mouth with 3370ee88d6 his napkin 367f045b15 and smirked.129e656b3bdd916e

“We’re twins, no wonder 09bc25618f even our tastes are 62f48bd453 the same.”810b5f9d5f78a52d

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“That’s right. Whatever I like, you a1426024c9 like it too.”bf72db11c9514a48

Ethan raised an eyebrow at Arthur’s sharp words, unlike his usual demeanor.059f164630d44752

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“Weren’t you the one 3eca7bd48c copying my preferences?”f9e6499c81d7e198

“What are d7389e2b61 you talking fbc8ea0aad about? When did I ever 7335c851ff do that?”d0bc9126f102157a

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Arthur immediately refuted Ethan’s fce2eca17b words, as if bewildered.e0df2519ee49690b

“Have you 30b5efff6e forgotten about 48bc337790 Charlie? He was my hunting d1fd199c6b dog, but you took 7e7976faa7 him away because you 2c44b8a5d1 liked him.”3f11adef1e64a005

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Arthur chuckled 05b305fcdf as Ethan 0d15b9e15f responded indifferently 6c98930d7d as if 4b8e694a4f still annoyed 41f3d06b36 by the 0abcf72c56 memory.248652dd6fb94b33

“Oh, right! That’s true. We’re even on that front, anyway. If we still haven’t deviated from having the same preferences at this age, there’s no hope for us.”2bda9eacaf91359a

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“Right. So we might as well just live like this until we die.”2d6c78f9f9fb8cd2

I tilted my 738d768143 head, listening quietly 9a02f97697 to their conversation 48a90a85fa while holding my d3862726fe cutlery.3282f441f9a13619

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Was this really just 67238e0c22 a conversation about food 44d3f9b4b6 preferences and hunting dogs? 47da3f6ae1989ecd

That’s what it f9f16deb8f seemed like on a29a10bfce the surface… 6903d54887831a7a

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But why did it 988f6817d1 sound so ambiguous, as e5c75e98e3 if there was another ee97c81b9d hidden meaning?8f8ccb944ebd8961

Suddenly, Lady Wellington’s words about their preferences regarding women echoed in my mind. 78235ba040e43721

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What if she 032b42ed0f was right? b5abcb99027f5496

What if their bc778d7ea7 shared preferences extended 4957cbe59f beyond food and 88e8a55fb3 hunting dogs to 95aef26277 include interest in e21023aae8 and a desire 1fdd303daf to possess people? ec4bf4cf505f830d

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If that 581cfcd810 were the 2d5e4f51cd case, what e6e46b7e5a would become ba3b89a2c1 of me, 04c5256163 of us?46e06d9d25ef5bc6

Confused, I stared blankly 3f0b165cf2 at the two men. Arthur raised his 7c99448fb5 wine glass towards 0e6280dfde Ethan in a 8a3128be8e silent toast. Ethan responded by raising 72ac911d84 his glass of red 3114650f78 wine as well, a ae3ceb5d99 smirk playing on his b24dd9d9da lips–his characteristic one-sided smile.7969981bab363f33

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And at 73da4d989a that moment, 7305b5ebcf as I 8fa2bda9a4 stared blankly 0c935e069c at the 5d8009fb1d scene, Ethan, d0d4a57e63 catching my 6ef87c831d bewildered gaze, 25fae15a6a grinned. It was a 3c850993ce wicked smile, very 0fa696f208 similar to the 6ebc4c480c one the black 7e94845811 devil in my 4e32dfc18c imagination had given 129e2143ed me earlier, flickering ed7efbc7e0 his red tongue.82c8f117b7b96067

Startled, my f33ef6e86c heart pounding, 925ac405a8 I quickly 2f9d902fd6 lowered my a0bc7b29fd gaze to f757f83079 my plate. As I cut 620def63fe the meat with 6b2862ad9e trembling hands, my ef4755fcfa heart continued to 1f4254290a race despite my ec134265b1 efforts to calm ef6551812d it.c2a2614732ea2eaa

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Ethan swirled b80f615214 the glass f068d84eb8 of red d1c03f7fa0 wine in 4993e61c2c his hand. The aroma 49d07a576a of the 36f199ebc3 fragrant, top-quality d3ffe091ed wine he 0ba735ee07 had been 7c26592712 holding in 0ee709d3aa his mouth 06036d7d65 filled his 48c3d8facb nostrils and 6091beadd4 went down 1c2b3b2a2c his throat.4b3ec70731279be3

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He chuckled, watching Lily, who was flustered and hastily avoiding his gaze. Just as she had been from the first time he met her, this shy and innocent princess was utterly incapable of hiding her feelings. She hadn’t changed a bit since childhood.b10390678d7452e6

Her slightly flushed cheeks 470708db47 were tinged with a a4a6b936f1 soft pink. Her golden eyes, sparkling 9f4f12b19e like yellow diamonds in 44a6366372 the flickering candlelight, curved d96b1ce04f beautifully.a7637dc02c5c8ff1

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His hands cebd1e4b86 twitched, longing 9d0e085a68 to tuck 89d98a3ec1 the dark 4027ee1c1c strands of 05e7c780a4 hair that fb0eb641eb naturally fell 9f6b2ce2a5 past her 095fdaf5af cheeks and 287c22c828 along her 9f1c2238b3 slender neck d6f5da9ece behind her b19db74296 ear, but baaaf4e75d he restrained 800f0835f8 himself.5e9161e7684cbbce

She was f93465a2c4 like a 1152c8bcc3 delicate work 8bc49edfee of art, 6b09cc6ec3 meticulously crafted 5e9bc3e2e5 by the 4417b95afb gods. She appeared 82fb3ec98a pure and 0a736bbe18 elegant, yet f163437245 captivating enough 8b12ef2d88 to make 8b8f55961f it impossible 6e7b07f2dc to look ac2bdd12d3 away.3c31dab43d40325f

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How could 7af8134964 a mere e8d94c2599 princess from 0fe3529f0a a fairytale 78da068334 even compare ef9661725c to her? Intoxicated by her da89febccc intense allure, Ethan ba65f7d498 felt a burning c28f4cbbb5 thirst again as b52670b03b he watched Lily 49aaaf955b talking with Arthur.8b114cacdd68e82f

The kiss they had 37d2a8c2bf shared in the garden b93e1b6d72 earlier felt like a 3712938f0b dream. He gazed 87848efb5b at Lily 295cbad633 with hazy 32c3f64b6b eyes and 75448eab6b took another b3f05e6359 sip of 8c8b40a781 his wine. He couldn’t tear his f2ad620cac eyes away from her ec1de35605 delicate body, which had 9604742fa8 fit perfectly in his 479c5df30d arms, and especially from ded39feb9f her lips, like spring 42c433879d strawberries.3a9a8f4c7e857b39

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What would it e72cb1299e feel like to e1e109f8eb bite and suck e8cd133c95 on those soft 324b0fadd0 lips?641f2210a6c0b9f9

Whenever he 6c3197c9e2 saw her, fc0024ccb0 he was 632d64d447 always consumed 8665d32384 by curiosity. He imagined if 7c59c4fddf they would burst b6bd835ebd with juice just c2b5a9d52c like real, tangy a85926fbf1 strawberries. And now 5c68662ce8 that he 6f417d440c had finally 2fa9d260e1 confirmed his 8eaffde875 suspicions, the 99fa6d7d9b thirst had f7ce105d18 only intensified.9ceb4bd6d851b0eb

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He felt as if 6c03c56833 he were back on 5ff25a3e1b their wedding night. The time he had 4d4157dfc3 spent awake all night d0ef8e0964 seemed like a distant 1ed8746d92 past, but he realized be94fb1c95 that the agonizing desire b9c49c4999 he had barely managed a682589137 to suppress with clenched 0811610eb9 teeth hadn’t diminished or 5d6d2f5886 faded in the slightest.e7518445a79b7346

Even after 81373b5707 hurriedly leaving f6ef671a71 to the ce0b1d1902 battlefield as 607afff7ac if fleeing 59678e477f from his 8f4a844d31 uncontrollable desire, e084236cb8 he struggled 8724a21d57 for a bc00268920 long time, 62df9a933f unable to 737e968a47 escape the aea5fdcc15 visions of 311e6a7b12 Lily that ccc7cfd5cf constantly invaded 73ac1ddee4 his thoughts.2ebc4c07af6d195c

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In fact, it wasn’t surprising that he dreamt of Lily. Even when contact with her had ceased during their childhood, Arthur would frequently dream of her, at any time, for any reason.3ea56a681ecaf673

Since they were young, 7c6766bd13 the two of them f0e40b9340 would share the same b9bcd4612c dreams whenever they experienced b7224d4bf2 intense emotions. Raw, primal 1adf9b7a53 emotions like 8c37eff033 hatred, anger, 7abb89651c and affection 76db2d0304 would be ae018852d2 transmitted from 47baefdc44 one to c4c627fec4 the other.8c36985e7b65e075

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He couldn’t remember exactly when this strange phenomenon had started, but it had been since they were quite young. He still couldn’t forget the shock he felt the first time he saw Arthur’s dream.441a31fac712a586

His father glaring 79a663d88a at him like f7f9760b8e he was an d9c31f04f2 insect, spewing insults. His own hands f62d897b5a trembled uncontrollably. The feeling cc65bb730a of hot 61b4192004 tears streaming ea90a33058 down his 7dcc5cad9c cheeks, accompanied 56cc4c1182 by sobs. And then, a sudden b1cef9248c flash of light flickered 0041e2fbc9 before his eyes, and f9cdaa7c37 the excruciating pain he 01611bfe19 felt on his cheeks. The feeling of 78f80e9862 the soft carpet e52b66f9f2 against his burning 41de24da8d cheek as he 33cd5038cd lay there, not 33a2cb166e even knowing when 4ed7e4b183 he had collapsed.84c0786f190e52e2

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It was sad and efd803f562 miserable. Arthur clung to e44b4b8fc0 his father, who 3c759bbd50 mocked him by 93c679778f comparing him to 6281c5f7fc Ethan. He trembled, begging e6d7e9aad9 his father not 7557371ded to abandon him 72862000e2 as a useless 75d0f10914 child, even if 47fad0e143 he beat and a40dde979c hated him.245813b31c6f612e

Ethan was tremendously shocked as if he had personally experienced Arthur’s emotions as vividly as if he were experiencing them himself. At the same time, he was disgusted by his father’s treatment of Arthur when he wasn’t around.ddeec96d7f68aed7

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It was completely different 65b3e6ef43 from simply watching a 8781ee4d82 series of moving pictures, 32d6843a1e as he had seen 9333784ee5 before. This was because, unlike 3196edbef7 observing from the outside 861718c8ce like with a photograph, f52ce958d0 he could directly feel 14c83a07d7 all of Arthur’s emotions 6318164df0 as if they were 0c8f5e1394 his own.10739d9fbe9a81b4

In the end, it was only natural that he would become immersed in Arthur’s thoughts and emotions. The same was true for his intense feelings for Lily. Arthur’s obsession with her was as strong as his extreme fear of their father.b6f0937332810b2d

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It was not long after he went to war that his dreams of Lily, which had continued endlessly, suddenly stopped. He didn’t know why, but Arthur stubbornly refused to share his inner world with him. Ethan was frustrated and taken aback, not knowing the reason, and he only learned the truth after being unexpectedly summoned back home.9771c2f31fb8c961

And from 87baf0c733 the very 082e9268fd day of 4dfcf20f6c the wedding, 67b4195494 Arthur’s dreams 5784d11b33 began to cfa866ce00 intrude upon 946b3136f7 his unconscious b5c3aacbf2 mind again, a3de3a7bab as if 5d465a2d92 to show a9c6ec3ab2 off. Despite his 9113c44759 efforts to b908411dfe return to 0e79f912a7 the battlefield, cac217f1b8 Arthur relentlessly daed0faa14 showed him 854e1f4c40 every detail c6794ebc7f of his b56dbe21a1 newlywed life e9cb024220 with Lily, 5d8ecbe66f even their aa7d89d9cf intimate moments.d14757506ebb3e13

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Perhaps because of 319bca1375 this, she began edcb623b49 to appear in a2b2fa13b3 his dreams in 3976a2b754 increasingly alluring ways. No matter ef6cab59e4 how much 3d938ea665 he tried 8e95babbc4 to ignore 308dff6f1f and forget 76f1902ce1 her, it 9432efde3f was no c6b93cccad use. 2cb43c2d829fe21d

On the 46595d5e33 contrary, the 7233b68560 more he 9daf8eb02a resisted, the c7df2d2920 more she 8d5496ad38 invaded his 03063e94c9 mind, her c134926912 image becoming b9017c5c40 increasingly provocative c293094ce8 and seductive.f802ff88b31a3956

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