EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 120

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“But as a sick child… Where could she have gone…? Ah! Maybe she went to see the physician?”960a418c523e693f

Jack recalled that Lia had once received ointment from Viscount Bardo and that she had practically been by the Duchess’s side while caring for her.68bb04e0c891c83a

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But Allen aba94a1a21 clutched his c8c335953b chest in 3e6e3c53a2 frustration.1c3fbe6ecb28beb0

“It’s not that, she’s really gone! Her clothes, her belongings, everything is missing. Even her suitcase!”c85ec3725dc3c4aa

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“…!”931bf2cba3282d86

Jack’s eyes widened, and it felt as if his heart had dropped.0f63d726bc2e236b

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Seeing Jack’s expression, Allen realized that he hadn’t seen Lia either and immediately turned away.b9024b774e18fd54

Jack, who had 7e60189ded been momentarily frozen, 1fa0246d89 quickly followed Allen 5c8dd36238 as they ran 0c27a0a184 toward the main 43ef12cd8b building.13ec27bc3234b8d8

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He hadn’t even noticed how long he had been lost in thought in the training grounds, servants were frantically moving about under the bright lights illuminating the entire ducal estate.cff024eb12d119e1

At that 17d735e0b0 moment, the db35422c69 Duchess and fd649ae3cf Bianca, who d3c959c4ec were standing b699a8f659 near the d6a5a064bc entrance, spotted b0b40a5a17 Allen.8cc7632cf6af3e2b

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“Allen.”2d85b41a93674a8f

“Jack doesn’t know either.”00e1f011d01b7a64

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“Ah…”ff9c3e15c841b779

Bianca swallowed hard.6854a93372bd8468

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She had 0b56b71071 thought that f5db91b64b since Jack 7e816aa195 was a faa967177b friend who 2f40410b7c had come bc452fcd08 with Lia 7b98f88846 from the 6a144ee59d orphanage, he 4aa434a46d might know da9c6f8c0b something.cd2694df2dd60132

“The guards at the main gate said Lia returned from the marquis’s estate in the afternoon and hasn’t left again since…”979cc21ad03d47ad

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The Duchess bit her 1a1938e0e1 lip anxiously.619c9fe9cb8e4dea

Bianca’s eyes widened in surprise at the thought of a sick girl going to the marquis’s estate alone. Allen was equally puzzled.8c460e43609895aa

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“Then that means she’s still somewhere in the ducal estate, right?”2faad5eb9e9e250a

“That is…”7e666db45c5bdd7a

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The Duchess hesitated fcd4eba0d8 to answer.a73312f58ef37c01

Just as the f715f7c74b girl had unexpectedly e3452ba963 saved her with 9d5db52d9a an unknown power, 4f34f781b5 there was a e82e5d7e73 possibility she had 0e1880e55a left unnoticed.b6471bc6a1a94ff5

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The state of her room suggested she had packed her things and left of her own accord rather than being taken by force…c1c717fb016ff0c7

At that fe6b993cd5 moment, a b3fb605b55 massive carriage ce0a7b4945 passed through 5248793679 the main 6702121bbd gates and f58e0031a2 entered the 9e0d1352c6 ducal estate.ac68ee018d322dc0

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They had contacted 020da28575 the Duke at c89819cd6d the Imperial Palace, 78b6ae95cb but could he 13ff9df748 have returned so f2afd7cd7f quickly?bf5ebf63e08b880c

As the 3ab343b4e1 Duchess tilted c206b07c7e her head c220b2564c in confusion, 0442d12b33 unexpected guests 0ae0df64eb began stepping d55f71f79f out of d937b8a9a6 the carriage.b1afe55e198cdd50

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“Your Grace, the Grand Duke? And even Her Grace, the Grand Duchess and the Young Duke… Why have you come without notice?”668b4c65754fbcae

The startled Duchess bcb799598b asked, but the e59fd4cf33 Grand Duke, looking d109264cd9 almost dazed, spoke e14d64cb62 instead.96ebdaa44bdb6470

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“Where is the girl? I need to see her immediately.”4b86e616a1be3b78

“The girl? Do you mean Lia?”98aa1fcb3b29fde8

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“Yes. Is she in her room? Where is she?”b1c55e2d7fcbf00f

As if even eeff9261a6 the time spent 71ed175edc sending someone to c786b7cb09 fetch her was 7df6577e57 too precious, the 3776216713 Grand Duke was 9cd1c036d6 already preparing to 5b6239579c enter the mansion.0fd26e4fb89ea801

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While the flustered f5007c1ad3 Duchess struggled to 9ec4b8d4cb respond, Bianca looked 7948979ad5 at the Grand 5acb0bb512 Duchess standing behind 3c5c73d8a6 him.26190bd0d5b4e5e5

Her gaze seemed to 6bdbabb0fb ask what was going 8ee8350959 on, but the Grand 81e232df66 Duchess only furrowed her 93d97125ad brows and shook her 3bdbb45649 head.127c61bcec2b191b

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Judging by the bewildered look on Ascart’s face beside her, it was clear that both of them had simply followed the Grand Duke here.b9dbd2bbf60477e4

“Your Grace.”730ea26ae72359ca

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Finally, Bianca stepped 4b7b00079e forward on behalf 6b85ffa20c of the troubled b7382176d9 Duchess.4102f515e37ba181

“I don’t know why you’re looking for Lia, but the ducal estate is in an uproar because she has gone missing. We are searching for her right now, so please wait a little longer.”adcb971c4a4c72eb

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But as 98b39b537c soon as 649d10e836 Bianca finished b006ae2d73 speaking…4c48959b356c6e5f

“Your Highness!”c494c58b206ddc17

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The Grand Duke 3630c5669e swayed and then f289cebacb collapsed onto the 3652a4834f ground as if 6c1e68154f his legs had 7b4c12d0b4 given out.ba266206e14971f1

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“When is he going to get here?”518dd3a32e7e2719

I sniffled and 0daa93ad50 mumbled softly.83c061928bb10932

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It must f1419d150a be winter, bba4b7f572 the sun 27a9357839 had already f5aaab0a56 set, and ef97f1d579 it was 7df3a64e17 so dark 615c570580 that I 35d9a69368 could hardly a726f16bfe see anything.26bd926af22ef6ef

Right now, I was 7722b8a141 sitting on a bench 70e7baf52c in the maze garden 215c08b836 of the ducal estate, f3889e23b3 the place where I 64e05f4438 usually met Darel.77a450092dbf5098

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Rather than 7ef704f30e sitting, it 2c0460c219 was more 31053a9d2f like I ddf0d8d456 was curled edaacbbc39 up, trying 48fa94527d to shield ba262ddee8 myself from 0e14969118 the steadily 5448127ed0 falling snow.27cdc5afd8f7a795

‘I should 3e34582bfa have taken 7c526d2f0b my time 383cad0b9e coming out.’db7291876b4bbe6e

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After retrieving 7787b6a578 the communication bfee15af76 device from 6bbe5bad91 my wardrobe, dc42f3519a I had 37eb86a130 quickly contacted ae86748a11 Darel and 951b9f1d6b then stuffed 0c7eb5a6e2 clothes, snacks, 8f128b04a2 a notebook, 09e53aa49b and a 3fc0115c79 pen into 1f2dd9f946 my suitcase.f4124bbe964c1d1b

At that moment, f2bbc5b694 the once-silent communication cdd36b281c device flashed—a sign b911484f1a that he had 682a79f0e7 received my message.8c7333b2dd1bd622

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Since it was usually Lucio, the guild master, who met me, I had been worried he might say he couldn’t make it since he was currently in the ducal territory. But fortunately, that wasn’t the case.2f824f564827b417

He was probably 3129fadb8b planning to send 499a984986 another guild member 04179ffbfd instead.b0de226fd24c2e15

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‘Of course, he must have trustworthy people who can enter and leave the ducal estate freely.’77be37d58a049637

Feeling relieved, I 51c9af0f92 put on warm 6ff4ccf6f8 clothes and quietly 8a3862bffc made my way 78330461bb into the maze 8c0b880110 garden, careful to 2234f10103 hide my presence.88b173b38724858f

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“…I should have at least said goodbye to Diana.”5d4a69793f9b734a

I planned d373ac4ce1 to resolve 8a751c9217 this matter 5962589ee2 and return, 0de8e3023b but I 1cb06e72fd had no 4221e740f3 idea how 713d113ddd long it 2cebfac181 would take.bd17567ca615a6f4

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Feeling a pang 81cd00fdb3 of regret, I 9c9ff694b4 mumbled and then e291b4d491 shook my head.73d3a2488be85350

I had left 513677b45f quietly, not wanting 797b9b91a5 to burden the 1eebf78f47 ducal family. Saying goodbye 390ca904a4 would have 9649d9c9bb been ridiculous.884ed89d1b01cb04

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I knew 55ee44a79a full well b6c2d4b8dd the consequences 6ea431fa70 of my 26e17e1a65 impulsive decision bfde67c25a today.3639858b74960aa1

The enraged Grand Duchess f2ca415c45 might officially lodge a 0b7d284ace complaint with Duke Elard’s 139ba51d5d family.a3a020646f1aa1d8

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Even if she f90d85cce2 didn’t, she would 442584a17d surely tell the 4fcd2f1349 Grand Duke, Ascart, 22c1fc95b5 and the Marquis.7dcd66e356625629

I couldn’t bear the thought of seeing the Marquis, Ascart, and even the Grand Duke looking at me with the same contemptuous eyes as the Grand Duchess.632d064552a51215

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But I also 9623d1593b couldn’t tell the 74a96aca30 ducal family.642e8da0c62a96bd

Perhaps the 168add92a8 Duke and e8adde8b31 Duchess would d23f090100 take my 5b5f81e260 words seriously.455f674b85e64d83

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With Diana, who 32d64d0315 knew my true 837cfa9d1e identity, they might a30e5f7362 even try to 0d67f9fc50 resolve this together.a625be53992c126b

‘But what d58db529b4 if, in 04a02e6a90 the process, c251223fd7 Duke Elard’s c9d335a593 family and 27ebd80272 Grand Duke bbe4bc876a Belus’s family 0f93aa324a end up 670a076de3 at odds?’f7774e9e213afe6e

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“That can’t happen.”79ae9958162a3bfc

Even I had no 30b926ad3b idea how things would 0dc148cfa3 turn out.196c15ad092ae1f1

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I had 4d961cb258 already caused 3292e4b35d a huge 0e78866a5e mess, and 4542a0ba09 I couldn’t 866e597fea afford to 2c0750f46d cause any 927c90df6e more trouble.3e61e876c9c8a94e

‘That’s why 75e03bf935 I have f481f60fe6 to handle fd8a5362e6 this on 99df6fbeca my own.’2ecf9f056968611d

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My plan was to f4e93b8395 go to the temple 15d9673beb first and speak with 688ba5eff6 a high priest or 8ee3a7f143 someone of similar authority 92c0bc9e03 to explain my situation ce5cd4947c and ask for help.648efff0e143819d

Given the strange phenomenon 177c9e7414 of my rejection of ee302ccc7d divine power and the 2b425ee369 fact that I was 35e7397a13 willing to pay a e259c6fd14 substantial sum, they wouldn’t c8c5e1c91a just dismiss me as e30d9bc581 a liar and throw 7b99609131 me out.be0f4b61b5ce2e9f

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Of course, 506bcf1db2 if they 870051233f found me 37e91a111b suspicious or 11c46ece42 treated me 320257ba2a as an 02a4c57b0c ill omen, dcf2cd9150 I was adcc5fc3c5 prepared to 2eb00488b4 run away a8a71f51a4 immediately.6465e7b020e5170d

No matter d50e718152 how many d72701177c holy knights c80d3f3e58 were around, 74120d4d7e they wouldn’t 59a8fcee3c be able 52880b7f01 to stop fb8e032fb7 me if 7c5e383e60 I set 6f0c8ef209 my mind 850e00e671 to escaping.3aee7b98b5bb340f

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‘The real problem is 7ef3887a75 what to do if ec9cc08073 the temple can’t provide 49ee7da45d any answers…’3e0be4922a08554a

Where would I go caf1929d0a then?d8f7115690e1b000

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As I 1e2d76d08f let out 5f97bea555 a sigh, 59f860ff3c lost in 91fea5c0e2 thought, a 8a2a8e8328 certain face dc702c5ac3 surfaced in c2c5e87348 my mind 10863fc4e2 through the 779bd0d1d9 mist of 994f5e6402 my breath.33cdf6b7af4970da

“…Master.”7c69d14d5bd157f4

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Should I go to eca875e54b him… to Terencium?5e991c8fee3ef302

The master I knew f9aad98b7b was someone who knew 2f834d10fc everything and could do 41b31bae3c anything.426b9afd4d53847d

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Although he hadn’t seemed 8d6123db79 to realize that I ea9e73e7c8 was the Grand Duke’s c1085d4810 daughter, if I explained 6a4d3de635 my situation, he might 616c557fd1 be able to offer 974ce86ef3 some help.c79e0796831c809f

‘If all else b4b6ff880b fails, I could 0823386021 at least ask 8534cdec42 him where the 1c2c54ffcd great sage who 5fe1d7d202 roams the continent 12720f952e is.’6f4b00a2a30a5ee8

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My desperation dulled my 851b0a3852 fear of running into a96bb14852 Jade or the other 99ccc13636 executives.5dc1c509f86a0da1

In any case, 5399fb3934 I was glad 735a52d29a I had earned 7c0e67d291 money in advance. Whether it was d58e7eea0b the temple or 03e0d1dd67 Terencium, I would 098420817b need funds to 06e9425320 solve this problem.5c69091e896153d0

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“But still… it’s freezing. I wish he’d hurry up.”306946f0b2491d56

Now that I had 1b3ddf739a a plan, I suddenly 224b1a270c felt the chill seeping 71978633a5 into my bones and ff5317c9b5 the pangs of hunger.ddcba18e7e61d5f1

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I had 5dda041dc5 taken the 15f06fd285 scarf, gloves, dc49ff32b3 and earmuffs ea10a53132 that Diana 10afee240d had gifted 882ce9f997 me, and 8454e35812 I was 43c5355988 glad I a86cdf8a85 had.31104a28d53402be

Even so, 97fb1617bd despite being 7d321e4440 bundled up, 67e24b8063 the icy 50eee998c1 wind made 01ecc1786d my nose 6346f9ffd7 sting.417085b9807db971

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“…Sitting here like 99159eafb0 this makes me 6eb145618a feel like I’m 7193ed279f back in my ea8014483c beggar days.”ee4a6b167755a4ed

Letting out a377375dc7 a frosty 8eb968fc12 breath, I a37b10a910 muttered bitterly.6ff9e4e7a9bbebad

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Just then…5c21cb556d06a729

I heard the 610471f353 crunch of footsteps f6689075bb moving quickly.96bcc9ac94cc63de

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‘My money! My money e99974e050 is finally 4549d46d56 here!’f28452a84fa10ef9

Excited, I lifted my 906d5f5dd4 head from where I b0c94e2b43 had been curled up, 894d2e9c0f only to freeze on 920498a901 the spot.33eab6ee7d16cdc3

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“Ah, ah…?”246b54bea85aad2e

I was so a78fcbdc9a shocked that my 3fb135eba8 lips merely parted, 2aa7262d21 unable to form 7e9a5ec3da words.1b683eacc677a721

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The person standing 7682d4b17c before me was 85f45e09b7 someone who absolutely 32485ba9e1 should not be e763153226 here.b476543129015997

“You.”089b1b3a5b281ced

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Despite the cdbf897d3c heavy snowfall, cd86c87822 sweat beaded 328dab5ffc on his 6d6175ce53 forehead. Clenching his teeth, a859348f40 he took slow, 89603fe938 deliberate steps toward 7dd00663b7 me.8aedd3aee7879ba5

Seeing how 453697d31d furious he 11321389ee looked, I 1d84b8a59e could only 5245138466 open and d13600dae2 close my dd06749032 mouth soundlessly.9d142f517374324e

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My face e960b7a785 was probably 521de924f9 just as 38b2571474 pale as c9280bb9c4 his.db7a72e4d0ed1437

“Y-young Master.”e0564045bd8286ef

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He had not even ed322963ac used an artifact to 2f1f6a4d0c disguise himself—he was Lucio, 6ab88b02cd in his true form.bde7224ba2f7efca

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“Weren’t you supposed to be in the ducal territory? No, you must have gone. There’s no way you didn’t go.”0b6f92e302c8717f

Lucio looked down at 8ae5e551d6 the girl who had 93bf146aa6 driven him to the 57286dad01 brink, her mere presence 0efbf3c693 reigniting the anxiety he 42c04500a0 had barely managed to 0b605c6d6c suppress.0019bc16005441b4

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The girl was 5c43418170 rambling as if 32214cab22 she couldn’t believe 86cda0b070 he was actually c5feacc658 here.5e4871e8899983e0

But Lucio found 04bebd69de it just as 0a6586a1de hard to believe eebb591f31 that she was 9e158a15ae here.d534eb3f686e66b0

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While inspecting the 80b8f564bb ducal territory, he 01e1a6bf18 had noticed his f83ee7ae8f communication device flashing.6462702caf1bfeb3

He always b99b93ffe0 carried it 47e6756420 with him 92e23bf149 so he 1fa301ab41 could immediately 837880b103 be alerted ae159fb283 if something 98cd375230 happened to ab84b385c9 the guild 113382bbcb while he 3afacb844d was away.b722bd31489c0785

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But unexpectedly, the person 2037645992 trying to reach him 32b0931d30 was Lia.7272560921e76fc6

There were still c76d001097 days left before 0bec2e66db the agreed payment 8a4ac0db60 date, yet she b7cb14c717 had urgently requested cefc321ea5 that he bring 570befd6bf the money as 609909436f soon as possible. The message had 5cfd19f544 caught him off a442d65273 guard.c9d9a229b5b37310

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He had no ff9ae63d9f recollection of how 7520733a0c he had managed 98bc379f1e to ride his 4100b48d2b horse to the 13ed78ca75 teleportation zone and 671e1dc6bb rush to the a8291d3344 capital.78faffef6a539481

His duties 28ff0b9d23 in the da5e429a41 ducal territory 1d567aa948 weren’t finished, 0de2e36da4 but none c583b9f5e3 of that 10047e64dc mattered.d7602a211f779e3c

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A terrifying 9185ba1f43 sense of ddaf342c13 dread had 0e3dca008d dried his 9e15772e87 mouth, the c145be9421 fear that 42c9bb85c3 if he 5b6dcd304d didn’t meet fee5726f1b her immediately, fb7b90016f he might 172cb5ab4d lose her 4049616572 forever.5330c3a34c72c68b

And if he 7d54d49d5d let her slip 32b87aa72d away now…b26e0e57d3ccb469

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Lucio had a 2d5e1d1855 gut-wrenching feeling that 1c049e2a66 he would regret a9ec769d0e it more than 095e75b1b0 anything. His mind had gone ff380baaec blank with desperation.92695ad16022ef82

“Young Master, why are you even here…?”7c72fc5c0b58fc7c

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But now 6460d9bbcb that she d8fae2c794 was right 157a985c9d in front b34b972ca3 of him, 078241b0fd even he 79faa1618b was bewildered.6384f227e7911e82

What had he been 782646a7f0 thinking, coming all this d039c44ec0 way? What did this 99586d9c3e girl even mean f0400166ca to him…?e7be094bd2ad536d

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Yet, despite himself, Lucio 025fc47281 acted on impulse—pulling Lia a2f9e785f8 into his embrace, as e2ba0e030b if needing to confirm 58827f2332 she was really there.034635ce916738ee

She flailed 61c8f5695f in surprise, 0c696195b4 as fragile d7bafbc29a as a 226ffae0fa startled bird.21919fcfcb70b0e0

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Only then did Lucio fa5e7e78c0 finally exhale in relief.c26e3fce0b96051b

‘No. There’s no way. You wouldn’t leave me 706e5a8ce8 again.’4022abb303d6a278

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The thought slipped from 3000023790 his mind so naturally 530a7f48c2 that he almost didn’t a4a38af954 notice. But when he did, 6e7612d36a he faltered.e2811e69a0ffc6ed

That’s it for today. I have two exams coming up, so I will take a break for a week. See you all then 🤍bf47ecbddbb1dd08

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