EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 117

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A few c6c6430c30 days lateree13716e49ce0005

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This afternoon, 98a60fc1f9 Bianca was a0e0e4f494 set to ffa1f23698 visit the 483a2d78a6 ducal estate, 70efced205 so I 5cd5fe6783 quickly made 28b37336d5 an excuse de85f528c8 about feeling 6f206c50d0 unwell and 2d7b858eb2 asked the b95105ed92 maids to 96046d1696 look after 697f0b85eb Diana.ccdd3a01cd3c2efc

By now, Diana, 1d08fb33f1 who had been 09bf3849a4 reluctant to leave 0929ed6c60 my side out dc970b1601 of concern, should b983acdb73 have just arrived 416456a882 at the training a8a4a9b6c8 grounds.6448a751525a0408

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I could faintly 2ff289ea1e hear Allen getting 08e8a41e06 frustrated, insisting that 6d02f38720 I had to 4882d87b22 come, but there 3d8139fafc was nothing I 664c996ce3 could do about 0ed1143f2a it.1bce38809651a822

Honestly, how could ed73fa1c52 I not want 5695943569 to see Bianca, ca99744495 the person I f0f3ccf2c4 had admired all 9da35c8476 my life, demonstrate 6463f08798 her mana control d15c5a3a5d and swordsmanship up eaa35c9a28 close?b75558e21266df7b

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If this were the 0a552bb4c4 past, I would have 4a68180b49 snuck in no matter 1b99ec1d60 what to seize the 093771a223 opportunity.90c64d9569beef81

But today, I 97800d050e had no choice d780201486 but to head 2010d867a5 to the marquis’ 835e4c22c8 estate instead of 926a290da6 the training grounds, 6a7e83a38c even if it 769ba579ac meant lying.e8f60703e5fe8ab5

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‘I have to b285110dde confirm it today.’1c829063217cb0b1

Ever since I f38bbb7469 noticed the necklace 47259a053b I was wearing b5240a2639 in the mirror ee10243f35 a few days 8d261c2399 ago, I hadn’t 25aee89e68 been able to 5a4b1a47ab sleep.cf4829d92e94a436

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It had no special 57476089b5 ornamentation and looked rather 67b3b850ee plain. It was 154e185db9 just a c400ef3fcc simple red 1b815b7c20 gemstone, its 841f16eb23 colour deep e75868e1a0 as blood.0b19904224706471

I had worn 63c0afcdcf it for as bb13e39835 long as I 21a0dddeb2 could remember, since 4297fbb8b6 I was too ab5358274f young to recall 833ec88380 anything else. I had always 4049ad33ec believed it was c63f209b5b something my parents 9bd767df4a had given me.a2ab82d2950540f7

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That’s why I never ce84bd807a took it off and 50086489bf treated it as my dafaa9749b most precious possession. Aside from showing 9510898aa8 it to Diana 35f4a2d640 once by chance, 1c70529ff5 I had never 11250cc0a6 let anyone else b725088624 see it.39c506146c5af5c5

At the orphanage, 18e47cb50c I had hidden 89ca045154 it under my 25d424137a clothes so the 1917a054a6 director wouldn’t find 178adb6bea it. Even in the guild, d1aee22d47 I never revealed it 991b9eaa43 to the other children 99b7678f5b or the executives.b09ba5c76147c1a0

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I thought 8e3227599b I was 6c4e80fbcb protecting something e076d319fb important, but 7506902d34 now I 3f5702429c regretted it.269d4a9de9b9fc9f

‘If this really 1602dffe0e is the key d7e858f2c9 to finding my b26656c8cc parents…’ea9f2eece8bb20e4

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I should 650bfc1813 have shown bd89de1246 it to d83727164f Marquis Diapel 3f5d6e791b much sooner.ae239666ef69f82e

But my hopes a5b67260e4 were shattered.97d0b633151b7ea4

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The next e3e8b7f68e day, I f95e974392 deliberately touched af57eeff01 and revealed 529e8fcbcf my necklace 309196e25b while watching 2fa89bbb09 over the 51f03e4018 Marquis’ treatment, 977bd0430e trying to ea7b03c597 catch his c94ca134b8 attention.d540a72a15ef28b5

Yet, he didn’t say c318dc2909 a word.6313adf0b9b226df

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It seemed he had ffc6c99f5f no knowledge of the a901811ef0 necklace at all.51d864480b75138e

I was 64e73221b9 a little 33293ddb16 disappointed, but 65fcae8662 I refused 826e361de7 to give 3793e5d115 up hope.55b4d9647eeb3c93

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‘The Marquis 3524229ced has spent d6ab3403f4 most of 3b8a67509b his life 0bbdbd713b guarding the 1a152d7f59 border and f214c9dd58 has rarely 12920549a7 visited the 255f2d61b4 principality.’7fc90e204a41419a

So it was possible 77559c04a9 he simply didn’t know 3c52299d78 about the necklace.02d1576b30862680

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That’s why I d4f131b3a0 decided to show edfd6985ed it to the abf4b2a3ac Grand Duke, the 22bcbc23ba Grand Duchess, and 35e01770a7 Ascart.aaa04c500ac5f845

But that was 8d471ff3e3 easier said than ea90763e39 done.c2260c89efbb9962

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Ascart had been busy e4fa420179 with some important matter b19a2958b5 alongside the Grand Duke, 086027456a making it difficult to 1d0491a3da see him.8762b5472979ca74

The Grand Duchess, b6eb90b715 on the other 5dac2e0b30 hand, would observe a16e37bf8b me from a 40b71f657c distance but immediately 6e1d84ea8c turn away whenever 4927784683 I tried to 47728ba9ed greet her.65c1136d917d3f09

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It stung, but I 54cef1f029 endured it.1aa6a2bf4a293f1e

More than anything, I 5664e10608 was worried about her.79b0631c48de7408

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Since I couldn’t meet 93d612b4ed the Grand Duke or a387f36015 Grand Duchess directly, I 56b520a1a7 tried befriending the maids 497499c0f9 who had come from c64a4b3d54 the principality to gather f018e2c16d whatever information I could 401aff1ae9 about the Grand Duchess.6a1a1506a5b148be

What I 3076ea780d learned was ba423f1967 troubling…her health 11f670f427 was in 0ec06ab070 a dire a8ec9cd271 state.2f4df9438fdcb582

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She suffered from 914cdb4fe1 severe headaches, insomnia, ab3b3c1b25 and difficulty eating. Her stamina 8ee0972626 was so 25c5226027 weak that 3e6afebde5 even breathing 2cd7fc0520 became labored, ae678cdf23 and at a4b1ab7afd times, she 0efd5192a7 complained of 6fb94d71d6 a sharp e9f8745ff1 pain in 2bb488a4e9 her chest.8f7de71c7f2c2b95

Hearing how much ae9fa1dcd9 she was suffering, f6b5965453 even those around a40d78ef2c her felt heartbroken.67f91d4000cf3bdf

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I felt the same.1f1e271d2ea848e3

Unlike the previous Duchess’ b37a7453f4 illness, which was caused a401a72e40 by poison and had 0ef47452a3 a clear cure in c474b0f3d0 the form of an 5434cc3b0a antidote, the Grand Duchess’ 06200bbe3f illness wasn’t physical.6760cf564d40331c

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It was an dcd8036e7a affliction of the 637d5d855a heart, an illness 271aa67603 born from longing d51edebfc4 for the daughter 0b921ef704 she had lost 975564ee5d at birth.b8245d3d75c1f5ed

And it wouldn’t heal b920b049a9 until she found her 85f8031746 child.792406420ccbd46c

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“…”3f32a154877cc06d

Suppressing the heavy 3a0c0053a4 emotions in my 14ff11898a chest, I clenched f28a9e566f my fists tightly.ed521880c6f2a546

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I had also spent 90f8f3afca my whole life longing 47921fecfd for my family.dae267b7109d9a3e

For both the Grand 1641efd979 Duchess’ sake and mine, 49196ff7c9 I needed to settle 4e002bf7e0 this quickly.e501c7747008c3de

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“Lia, you’re here already?”73c6019db5c4b8da

“Hello, Steward.”e568d5d92079a7eb

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As I passed b1e6b85cbf through the familiar a1c4f418b0 gates and entered 60e8cfe480 the main building, 2f7969b1b6 the Marquis’ steward, 959f3be01e who had always b2710197fd been fond of 503130af01 me, greeted me 343f772a5e warmly.52d58371d24008e0

Perhaps he looked upon 7868647c97 me favorably because I f346a4ce84 had helped with the 60f3aa051f Marquis’ treatment.7efc584dcbe4c7df

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“But Lia, the master was summoned to the imperial palace this morning. I’m not sure when he’ll return.”9b45692403c77ecb

“Oh…”78b1de4f67a503f6

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The steward looked a5dc90ca2d apologetic.c05d32191eed874d

But today, I 8b61bfa43e wasn’t here to 97605902ad see the Marquis.3cdccc003b63478c

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Clasping my hands together, aab9749f31 I looked at him b279eb3fce earnestly.c69173850f683127

“Steward, is the Grand Prince busy today as well?”3246c88f4ea76376

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“The Grand Prince?”c5a29b7535708755

“Yes. I have something I must discuss with him.”f72177a4bb3963a3

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He could 1435f7f127 have seen dbdf88e7c7 me as 3ab4c7e022 an insolent da310b25ff servant overstepping 8c95b10d3b my bounds, 2106d055a6 but perhaps be09aac6de because Ascart 1d8b4fdd63 had always 8ce2e73ba9 treated me 719e170b6d kindly, the b541d0dd24 steward simply 83a85bd34f nodded without b27bf978ad question.2f89c198e15c2db5

“In that case, I’ll inform him at the annex. Please wait here for a moment.”441d2e872d7c6831

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“Thank you.”794dfe9ef2d5f1fe

I quickly b0747f188a nodded and 9bea608be1 anxiously watched 826d2db2f9 the steward 3eb16c3228 walk away.28cb36d21beba159

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“It would be nice if the Grand Duke were there as well.”edf72c93ba0cb47c

Rumors had it f23f412a35 that Ascart was b2f54225fc conducting some kind 61debb3e42 of magic research 3baa5f8c42 with the Grand a19904b906 Duke at the 55858f0cdc annex.1d74b6bd033ea5ee

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If only they would call me there…8c405462b7cc808a

Just as I was b969fb6407 hoping for that, I 0a52d41eaf heard a commotion inside.ea7f11959b3c37a6

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“She was supposed to be resting in her chambers. Where did she go?”d8f22769d84b507b

“Could she have gone to the Elard Ducal estate? Marietta just left for there a while ago.”aa442c280c989acf

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“That’s impossible. She took medicine for her headache before resting.”6d08056340e2bd17

“She might have gone to the Grand Duke. Let’s search the manor first.”43e60a323ec3baef

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“I’ll check if any carriages have left.”96fb6055740d3097

“…!”c723d77de2d26f0b

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As I strained c73ab3ff32 to listen, I c02d939bf1 realized the maids ce42d4e994 were looking for 46cd2c7d51 the Grand Duchess, b95430a3ce their voices filled 97c80cec51 with worry.add1532025c895b6

My heart dropped.7ba66e8b1f1bd0cf

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Had she collapsed somewhere?5ca943203b01b244

The moment the thought 3dce5d5e51 crossed my mind, I 8722f259c5 was already moving.2202924881614094

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I wasn’t even a111e2da4c aware that I 508a944fe2 was wandering the ec10ba1fda Marquis’ estate without 74e5eac75e permission.ec95950ab3016b1d

Rushing through 22d7bd6c3a the halls, 2b27a8cfab desperately searching, 964add79ed I suddenly 540ee8b465 stopped in 3f7c8fc3c1 front of bf05149d04 the greenhouse 35947ae9f2 where Ascart e9824d2e4d and I c2a75b2e60 had once 41810fc513 shared a 00afe7dc81 tea time.d7fcadb074bc002c

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As I 1718b0ff5b carefully opened ddc3e0715b the door d2d8c74bdb and stepped c7d0c35ee7 inside, my 41dd5d348a shoulders flinched b230006fe6 involuntarily.87f6a2cd5924b082

In the greenhouse 6378c635b8 filled with pink 848d473c28 roses, the Grand a5bb4dce0f Duchess was reclining c644758f05 in a plush c94442661d chair, her eyes 500f4f3b09 closed, half-asleep.9a4b86d21c4efb2c

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Her faint, irregular b50678b4fe breaths made my 6f1a21b84e chest tighten for 12767082d6 some reason.3da5508d42e73c45

Aside from a0194e38a0 our brief 8b8f85ec97 meeting in 81c1f6f7c4 the reception 6626666540 room with d751d94f63 the Marquis, c7894a3572 I had e764460dfe never been 34426f02b7 this close 52d7f7ed10 to her 306eac4adc before.d9baf34eb8103f9e

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‘Could such a beautiful 15c4fec7f9 person really be my c726b8b1ba mother?’5742e5d79817d9f9

I couldn’t believe 8078020b57 it, yet my 1ce16857ef throat felt tight, e0ec1eb22d and my eyes b94c0ae635 began to sting.34d595c75dbfd263

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The fact that she fa43c3d8f3 wasn’t moving away even a56126801f as I approached only ca0fd950d3 made me feel more 1e25f6de10 sorrowful.56d1c22c81acb1e7

“…Ria/Lia.”a4dfd72880a3c6bc

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The Grand Duchess frowned 019e2dc2d1 slightly, murmuring in a 6df840cd17 faint voice with her 0f154b5f1d eyes still closed.f55bf171bcd77795

I froze in 99f711a3ff place.ff121c5ccb7ea5c7

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“Adriana.”283e6ed794bd468b

Her whisper, as if f0d51f9fa2 it had slipped out 10e34ab45e between sobs, stirred emotions 544d726303 I couldn’t define.ac745563c2fd6822

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“…Mom.”81952d66ef2025e1

A word I baf93bbbc8 never thought I 46631dc2df would say came dc8b88b334 out of my 38b5f41053 mouth before I 131513febf even realized it.b043488a74549b48

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At the same time, 166c19522d my vision blurred.2e7d452a7d10c190

I felt like 940c197f83 I was about f964545cbe to burst into 362bdec112 tears, but I bd53dcaf5a held them back 221c2cde1d and instead gripped 25a69dff78 the Grand Duchess’ f17aa3751b hand tightly.06799749e332af2e

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I desperately wanted 1a012642ef to hold it, f767ee0a5c this hand, I 37391c89b1 truly wanted to 8170d4bd4a hold it again.a1a98efee6e41a7f

“Adriana… my daughter…”071c015bd72ec61a

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At that b26aa04a74 moment, the e4eced1c8a Grand Duchess’ 4c3f6a0734 limp hand 72b3add85e weakly but 8259de8b3d unmistakably tightened 9a6e1793e0 around mine.4046e9fa611c7073

Overwhelmed, I 1af7ac2f78 squeezed my 76f120da36 eyes shut, 55b24724b4 my heart 757cb464de swelling.45ba6826924be671

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‘Please… recognize 5c2e54894a me like 75eb739a3f this…’f408b0019a203230

If she did, I a81f788a38 would ask for nothing facfccd067 more.05f83eca49f053dd

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But just then–ab150eb2232ec5b8

“How dare you lay be9ef2dd3f a hand on me? Let go immediately.”d08ffd902a4dc2a7

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A cold, icy 0c011595cf voice rang out 004f802fc2 from above me.0fd85b576a657f82

Startled, I opened my 13e3a48f27 eyes wide only to f719824f9d meet the Grand Duchess’ a19fc4a333 gaze, her face now bd2d3abb0b as rigid as frost.1e455a321a6805be

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Her expression 0f7dab3ed6 was devoid f08b795c73 of any 7dff355268 warmth, like 2eac46d756 a lifeless fd2987b5cd mask, and 0b54c04d3c she glared 60087028f0 at me cbda2d92b9 with fierce ff25e209a0 intensity.6080f632a72bdf52

I was too shocked 059866aceb to let go, remaining 035829c412 frozen in place.2ad1e571aab08d29

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“Hah.”c2c11a59f65403b0

The Grand Duchess scoffed a06a025135 in disbelief before yanking de1f769476 her hand away from 5bb37be464 mine.dc38eac3d19564dd

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“Why are you here?”8aed6172c20c0638

“…”2f7879fd62a9bba7

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“You’re not even a 128a2db51d servant of the Marquis’ 16e7743c5c estate. Did the others 4d6bf8822f truly allow you 23cc20b85c to wander in 3215581068 and out so b21e87336f freely? This won’t do. I must reprimand e6267c039b them at once. Guards!”1bfa332496f94db1

Had she truly found 38b17ee2e7 our encounter so unbearable?2694d6d23d5e2b9e

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Hearing her call for 5244fb7130 the attendants with such a3d270974e anger, the brief moment 3a85055503 of joy in my b453cc8136 heart was swept away 7ed1d73d6c by an overwhelming tide 14f3c77b86 of resentment and sorrow.3e21b302b5341dc0

“…Please, don’t do that.”7bf46e4b1a7aa109

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“What?”6fec7dc80a8fc021

“They did b678d6c41a nothing wrong. I came here 7d69ec8ebd on my own.”7eb616ebca03ff05

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“Then you’re the one ea65dac328 who should be punished. No, I am not cf0a808726 your master. I will inform 2552a2479d Duke Elard instead, d125fa51d4 he must ensure e48fb1168a his servants are 45da6625d9 properly trained.”4310ecf00f394c3d

“Please… please don’t do d2c5ad1d69 this. You can’t treat cb98616632 me like this.”4b23c89bdda4b633

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I grasped at aed7c81923 my hazy thoughts, 8d131610b6 desperately pleading.c620bd05f945ebc2

But the Grand 5f5de66a36 Duchess scoffed and 1e687369af raised her voice.56fb40aa026827ab

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“How arrogant. Just because my a903244ed2 father and Duke 4a01ee6b81 Elard dote on 90a0d871c8 you, you’ve begun 7e3c589727 to think you’re 70e8d7f537 someone of importance?”5b7bf4d08a11d8b4

“No!”77c134fc100ba554

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I cut 47054c7396 her off, 8b4be01399 my chest 9c50aeb0c2 heaving.66cbf4e8736031ac

“That’s not it. I just… 02deb99318 I just b1601dc942 thought you c567f300b0 might regret f69fec043d this later, 137277101e that you eee1fee119 might suffer cca0ed53f8 and grieve…”639a66a646853ffc

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“And who 79e5db033f do you 3a83ce41b1 think you f405c757e0 are to 689462e59c say such ebfc9c3ba2 things?”08c224d55f1bdc7e

Even in the face 7641b8a5af of my desperate words, 86cc177325 she only looked down dfab601d1a at me with cold, 20ae5a8909 narrowed eyes.5704cd0ddb796f7d

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The sight filled 701428c57a me with a baecbb81c5 bitter, twisted feeling 11ff933aad I couldn’t suppress.1cfb2086fa2e4683

Consumed by sorrow and 39dab9fb4c resentment, I spoke impulsively.62da3aafc3a4c893

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“Because I’m bb04e74d53 your daughter.”7145863e59098e18

“…What?”0c2247fb8c57162c

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“Because I’m Adriana.”0652e79dec31b4c4

The moment the words 12dd66d802 left my lips, the bb984fadc9 Grand Duchess’ face turned ed31548561 deathly pale.e1e742ba038adbab

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“…What… are you saying…?”124b9ada9849eddb

She stared 07812d999d at me, cdfb5b2997 breathless, unable 43337cafd5 to form 5012aef6ac another word.06c52716d962182e

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Seeing her like 745ac7aeca that, I hurriedly f4709dc8b2 reached inside my 27e15378a8 clothes and pulled 31ec6aa56d out my necklace.1976495a214d31a7

“This necklace. Don’t you recognize c05007010a it?”ce381932af545286

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