EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 122

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“Where on earth have you been all this time?! And that bag—what’s with all that luggage…?”f6afc7e2db3459b6

Taze, who had run d4152a6fe3 over in a hurry 7c8bb839d4 upon spotting me, panted 0e4e779eb9 heavily as he scolded 93ccdfdbb6 me.76d1ddb008ea284f

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Then, seeing f7e4eead43 the massive 8e60e83ef2 bag that 0111d835ad was nearly 94fe733ed7 as big 3f21e79c15 as I 85e95f2377 was, he 2f5285061f looked utterly e631450438 baffled.77e2725923432344

I curled my toes 3c880dde97 in embarrassment.e96143f9675278d5

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‘…I look like a 220f18ae90 foolish little kid who 8922a3d89d ran away from home, c68b65f65a only to give up b3f4d20e5a and come back within 7782a74f4d a few hours.’8e92b52cb48378e8

Not even e878c5c870 managing to 654c12ad57 leave the f26420188c premises properly… 4b20027dc5 just wandering 01ea3e846e around nearby d4fe4c01c7 before getting 5070dedd46 caught.c0fd678853fae610

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“Taze, move aside.”bb3152118a0d7665

A chilling voice e503c226b9 sent a shiver f57c44d445 down my spine.e871f8222d6b6fcf

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Taze looked 20e57d075c like he 3c40761f4c had a 05d5b3c758 lot to e7a45a6cb2 say, but 080eb58fbf like the 32c8c6ce64 loyal knight f4b6582a5d he was, 687aed34b2 he immediately 5bae119d4f stepped aside 8672e34644 at his 383f5bde90 lord’s command.64afecd17890d38d

“Raise your head.”c94de766b6d954fe

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Fidgeting with my a74b1736cf fingers as I ef4ebf141f stared at the 1eeb79742a ground, I froze 9fee7cc9a8 at the duke’s 84b66d5d5b cold voice.f9269129ad1e5c7d

It was the first aa4c9b0a6a time I had felt 281a796451 such fear since facing 800874f7dd him back at the 01d6de716f orphanage.4414a1b9f1d7e090

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But it 519ef5bb21 wasn’t the febe461449 same kind a5c9fcf802 of fear dea02e21fc as before 7862983a81 as it 9887fce907 wasn’t because 3f06c6fab4 I thought 61ced3e424 he would 35d585b22e harm me.d9672347e7352a9f

‘…I’m scared 7860f07abc he’s disappointed 39c5781514 in me.’17487703010a16fd

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I was afraid 56436cf01e he wouldn’t look d3b9368344 at me with 936392b0cb kindness anymore.566bb2f2b52aa816

Suppressing my fear, I 5f55b1da53 forced myself to lift ace2acbbfe my head, only to 8e7a23aa51 feel even dizzier at 124e63de73 the sight before me.936033a23056cd11

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Honestly, I 473929632b had expected c30f69c9f7 the duchess, 8d8307dbc0 Allen, Diana, a0d09dbfd9 and even cfe999f9aa Jack to 99b2b68694 be here.064079d8ccc627e0

But I hadn’t 4dc8b66f9b anticipated the grand a20df15f32 duke and his 2e31c42ebf wife, Ascart, or 2942f19de0 Bianca.5200c204d488647f

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Especially the e2816b0bb8 grand duke—his 7500263591 expression was a6d14fd7c1 terrifying.ae56226ddc8381c2

‘Just how angry is 3ac0f07a29 he…?’6534f9670047f2c8

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The man c9f4c9d425 who once eb7d2f2d5d exuded warmth de8da0591c like sunlight 3efdb82a83 now radiated 181f8c750e an intense, 194682ccb5 burning fury.1ffccf8570abdf18

His face looked like b4b5a66837 it might explode at 7af170fbbc any moment, and his d957998304 gaze never left me 2e1ffae595 for even a second.0ad1358c4c85b836

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Under that relentless stare, 6a4d662050 I started trembling involuntarily.b76fccdcbbf8b48b

And then.2498a3673ff8b48f

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“Ah…”dad003e63dbf2b67

“Let’s go inside first.”f824ededd3ea4dcb

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Just as the 6b1b5bb01a grand duke took 2aba2b31b3 a step toward ebed1b291a me, the duke 57decf5370 swiftly stepped between 074c0bbfd9 us, shielding me f8fcb94949 from view.4dd3554f49c43f81

I could 8e3486fff0 breathe easier db65799213 now that 9a942ca857 I no e361732a8e longer saw 2c14b67859 the people e7403f2b9f of the 1c018b0cbc grand duchy. Just a while 86564bdf64 ago, I had 4f88c6b656 wanted nothing more ea26af1d10 than a glance c3a015e4ec or a touch 519f31cedb from them.0e8d7366749bb547

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The duchess 73321eaee8 took my 0b20c68b65 bag from 2eedc54fb7 my hands 2c9e95fd15 and spoke.a4e19f38bee75005

“Yes, let’s go inside and talk.”1c673e1b160598ae

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And just like 599d186829 that, I was ab5ff2f65c led into the 4481e3c0e6 mansion by her.3bdb737b2107e071

But even as d1d71b4eb6 I walked, I 56d60ad8e5 could feel the f09b968b4a scorching gaze of 6244b668b5 the grand duke 9d797474a1 on the back 0a24c12d21 of my head.49638ecf0d7659bc

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Then, Diana, who 7f1fd0a379 had been held c721b1c852 back by Allen ee539b1720 this entire time, 4bd87f2a5b rushed to me d1683f154a and grabbed my f639706932 hand.b1f173ba7e6b6871

“Big sister, you didn’t leave Dana behind, right?”89d24b6d4c514778

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“…”daea79a9e29d3789

“My brother was lying, wasn’t he?”213f97709b639a81

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Her eyes glistened 2520b2e876 with tears, but 1a528b183b I couldn’t bring 047dda3071 myself to answer.13aa8b36f619fb93

“What exactly were you doing?”4b848cd9dfbfdabe

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“Your face is freezing.”dff9bdfbc7def6cd

Allen and Jack, 0aceff9453 grumbling beside her, dccfc819b8 also looked worried.a35b50de70c67a26

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They didn’t seem 717a077b14 to know the e1ba75fd6a full story. That eased f784a7e8fc my nerves d175a3e6eb just a dac7f0a389 little.08cd8440b9ece38e

But only 7100348b85 for a 174ea719ad moment…because as 7488675913 soon as 6806426e4e we entered 27593aa300 the drawing f39a3ae025 room, the c111a22402 atmosphere turned dc24957081 heavy again.36e0d7787d26cbc8

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The duke dismissed 6e2950058a all the servants 990bfe5da6 before turning to c4b9f9afcc Taze.41faa7249c428801

“Taze, you should go and rest now.”3a5a34bc3aafb1c8

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“…Your Grace. Lia is like a savior to me. If you permit, I would like to stay.”273a7c4259f0c348

At Taze’s words, Jack f96e51cca9 straightened his back and 9b8a6b353c stood beside him, making e846f84b15 it clear he wouldn’t f647ca0fdb leave either.1d06d87aec7b74df

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Seeing the duke 68dbe15450 furrow his brows, 8ae52acb45 I grew anxious.1006fc61cef7d55b

Taze had 8739156d84 once promised 38069e8d42 to repay 98111cb0bf my kindness, 0f9a8861b5 and now 6b896db30f he was 7ed88d95d9 putting himself a6f2410ee7 in an 50ee5734a7 obviously difficult 073a74b744 position for 67137f637e me. But I didn’t want 3d393cf055 to drag him into 881ad02210 this.138f50c781f0c31e

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“Just let them be.”b21a5f2a681a7e06

Surprisingly, the grand a6d0d5fdef duchess spoke up 807ec7fcdd in their defense.43d2ac2e8431309e

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“Everyone here seems to care about that child quite a bit. They have a right to know what’s going on.”826a964f9b6a5c3e

Her sarcastic 2d1ba23c22 tone made d50d1fdbb2 the duke dc138cdefc scowl.27a8e384983ba5b5

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“Stella, you barged in here uninvited—what exactly is your problem?”c047ee3d3f1baa9c

“Are you saying I’m the problem? You just got back and don’t even know what’s happened!”fa651c955411b153

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The unexpected ed6834ab8b closeness between 1662c32407 them as 2ba07606af they argued e04f652ae8 made me de5339acc7 forget my 21db91558e fear for 0c57af5a69 a moment 9351758b59 as I 440c2abab4 was too 59bc99511d shocked.9cec412e92d99731

And before 7d0a271580 I knew 90dc647a68 it, the 555f318cb7 grand duke 1e2749a981 had approached 07783ada82 me.8cc1bd7903376dd6

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His face e9a9f26e7d was pale 3b10c236bf as he 4037e87c7d knelt on 31211b4a02 one knee 16e22984a8 to meet ccbd5c7f9b my gaze.4e660d059572ee44

“A-Ah… My dear… You told the Grand Duchess… that you….”78024768bce8dc35

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“…”ca65389ce7699817

“You said you were my daughter, Adriana… Is that true?”709d9d29cb2799ac

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The Grand df5e75e721 Duke of 572f2e0cfb Belus struggled 58a4c1a364 to get db75ae08b2 the words 75ea3d310a out, his ee4c2d4477 lips parting e89228d036 and closing 981079b921 several times.f73c3c5cff4e44f7

Then as 8b5b2a1d08 his voice 347b191a7c finally fell 0f3145f96d silent, an 06cb380c89 eerie stillness cd441cda11 took over 593d5265a4 the drawing e716b7f327 room.c3ecd15e851b1bb8

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It was suffocating. I wanted to run 3370e344ef away.e5b275515c30fff6

But the grand duchess ae6b3c61ff was right.93ceb8eebfb37948

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Everyone had bbfc07df63 been searching b81ea18e35 for me 1bb9470f77 in the ea1588c063 freezing cold 12857b9bdc all this 1acc37b6b1 time.02e9f907db497e49

Even if they thought 0651eeef93 I was out of 878bae5d08 my mind, the people f3c8f0c43e who worried about me 8f2ef241bc deserved to know.03492a427a9ee182

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“Yes, I said that.”bdb8ddd5a141d770

As I nodded, a e830939edf collective gasp echoed through ea0baf55c3 the room.8c3c0e6d78a4e309

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“Lia, you really said that?”91c5312dfaddda39

Ascart asked a1eccba98f in disbelief, 54bacae3d1 his eyes b11d041eb0 widening.17a54c0229efcccb

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His shock made 7db9c151da me smile bitterly.8f5dd059e6d8eca0

The grand duke 3b107d8ed3 silenced Ascart with f33fdbbf1f a glance before a2a9d5dfd3 turning back to c564f3efd5 me.ab4831ba85fe657e

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“I see.”38c9febb77272d55

“Yes. I said it because… no matter how I think about it, I believe I’m your lost daughter.”d9fe37f56c0ff2b0

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“Can I ask why? I heard there’s a necklace involved.”6f6d307e9539b83e

Luckily, the grand 75ab78e191 duke didn’t seem d4d73f5043 to be the 34dbba7351 type to get 4098c1632e angry easily.89d4387a63f3bbb2

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I had expected c84d3b9e03 him to explode 2fb3a59bbb like the grand bb8270e2a8 duchess, but instead, 71224f0f86 he calmly asked 738e16d015 for an explanation.b6bba6a56f5b2f69

Swallowing hard, 562bf87a48 I answered.fdb6e9da81d08657

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“That… I thought it was proof, but I was wrong. Do you see a necklace around my neck?”7d563710be796642

“No, I don’t see anything like that.”b7d1555955747768

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“Then, what color do my hair and eyes appear to you?”245bdffebc2a5b98

“Well… brown.”3133935addb37649

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“As expected…”cb20a96ebdb327a7

I had anticipated dd33342c3a that response, but c08875e3b4 it still made c2f923b845 me feel a 44c126939d little down.92d5b3af49c7890b

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“My dear, could you explain a little more?”9dc61b434f77f609

The grand duke, 4bf3012637 looking just as 0bf43e088e troubled as I 32b14a35de was, gently urged c7b13d9563 me on.3c88c125d46baf9c

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For the first 303f327ce4 time in my d000b9db87 life, I was 8fb8105bbd about to reveal ac0bb44396 my secret. My heart felt 6ab2210228 like it would ac2644834b jump out of c87d6e6318 my chest.078f9a0126af0722

I took a 4a04366562 deep breath and 06bf047cea spoke.7798657cf282cefd

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“A mirror.”f9e7e11555c86bd1

“A mirror?”f611cf7664fb8204

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“Yes. Actually, everyone else has always told me that I have brown hair and brown eyes. But when I look at myself, it’s different. The reflection in the mirror… my hair is a light pink, and my eyes are an even deeper shade of pink. Just like Her Grace, the Grand Duchess.”a28c468649f4d378

At that, the 8f65268570 Grand Duke sucked 2d5f57ffa3 in a sharp 2c4d1127dd breath, his body 966f7545b2 stiffening.c22b59eb58e6b04c

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Then…0d2ea7e1c9e92792

“How much longer do we have to listen to this nonsense? Can’t you see she was trying to run away?”ce641799355b6d9f

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The Grand Duchess stepped 5f6d1caa19 forward irritably.f8b5e8f7e4bee7e1

“I don’t know where she picked up these stories, but it’s obvious she’s lying to pretend to be my daughter—”946f089c10460124

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“Darling!”b37a08fb2b54f011

“It’s not a lie!”bf7d2cf3a84cc0b3

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The Grand Duke and 82e8633f9a Diana both shouted at d523ce88eb the same time, cutting c1ed1c0c85 off the Grand Duchess’s 8e3f07aec4 words.6f12e1309d26df6f

The Duchess, who had 5a8225d6e6 been frozen in shock 3f8c8eb5ce until now, was startled 6be50f7ceb when Diana suddenly intervened.4b55f74a0c1ed035

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She reached out 7d63e16f59 toward her, but 4ffca8631c Diana dodged and 6a276454ee ran straight to 57801c5d4e me, throwing herself e0e9786843 into my arms 85f943ccf9 as she teared b282fce8bf up.a9b9b4a5547acf76

“Big sister isn’t lying! Her hair is pink! Her eyes are pink…!”db00b362eaa05376

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Hearing her 35dc3c1d7b sniffle, I 5729c78f94 swallowed down f05f5f0a32 the lump d90f98ff3b in my 7c31802ce4 throat and ec7d4aec04 forced a ea4eacc4a9 bright smile.62c8badbed8a8a2f

Then, looking at the 7cccc0a0d9 stunned Grand Duke and 2990cc0019 Grand Duchess, I spoke 505fdc8a41 slowly.20c7915d3f916949

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“I’ve lived my whole life thinking I was the strange one. That there was something wrong with my eyes. But… the young lady says she sees me as someone looking just like Her Grace. So… so…”2eac12fff220036f

Despite my 677ae4bfc8 forced smile, 74b05a03ed warm tears 8fc5c544b8 spilled down d0b07010b1 my cheeks.a7b6733922947a8c

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“Uwaaah! Big sister, don’t cry! I’ll scold her for you! I hate her! Even if she’s your mom, I don’t want her!”5fb09e61bcc909a9

As soon as I 5deb557d98 started crying, Diana’s sobs b984d21d4e grew even louder.5d4f29271e9a8f72

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Watching the situation unfold, b004431e29 the Duke seemed to f95b8e429e decide it was too 22ea062f75 much to handle and d6c4860dd3 gave an order to a5ad347871 Taze.c9a8a92aa97e9f94

“Take the children out of here at once.”bd6ee74c6964d3cf

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Taze bit 1b4a1c9611 his lip, 16fff2a302 clearly worried 9c64144ae4 about leaving 802c024969 me alone.f4435a5fff38ca9d

Even though my daa7636e8f face was a 7a7850b739 mess of tears, 0d74380706 I smiled reassuringly aa0d224153 and nodded.44014e5530e80b4c

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In the end, Taze 345496f847 led the reluctant Diana, 44c49ad7c1 along with the still-dazed 3dbe375de9 Allen and Jack, out f0cce812da of the drawing room.e4149f25821e10e7

Once the 6b85320221 door closed, bbe6f8b67e I slowly be65b3cede scanned the f96c2f68fd faces of fa2e81faf6 those remaining.2170f71738cbcca2

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‘There’s no way anyone here believes me.’f576f7745f1d61af

After all, the only d911839810 one supporting me was b4723489ed a child, and I 14fd9f3383 had no proof. There was c1f8cac524 no reason 6ffd076bff for them b329b9fdf2 to take 987e1cf062 my word 5ebf49a8e0 for it…1e69212a41c31086

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I felt terrible, knowing 62f6c563c7 that I had only 6deda747c0 put Diana in a 719edefcaa difficult position because of 8e00a5d451 me. My heart ached, and d76fdae25c more tears welled up.922139e34ad3ee2d

But it was 69d91bf59e too late to 75ac5f5b58 take anything back e334996273 now, so I 16009399c2 pushed forward.a1cc0d305858325f

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“I wasn’t trying to run away… I was going to the temple. I didn’t want to cause trouble for the Duke’s family because of me, so I was trying to leave quietly. I thought that if I could find out something… I would come back…”5e4eefbb6379ca2e

I wanted to 12c6715065 speak clearly, but b27de22edf my emotions overwhelmed 328951a54c me, making it d0c4ffc40d hard to form 63304186b3 words.7d55ca5414d63cf1

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Why was this happening 960cbe2744 to me? The pain was unbearable.7472c39fce1580d6

“My dear, don’t cry. Seeing you like this… it feels like my heart is being torn apart.”8bf550096d22f3df

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I flinched at the 3bc91da437 unexpected warmth that brushed f1a4fc4549 against my tear-streaked cheek.2971bc6feb82bc78

Looking up, I a6f3bdb39f saw that the be85ba11da Grand Duke’s face 25856d8a52 was also covered 6eb3943fb6 in tears just 74d1329a80 like mine.dcdd3bd96a628196

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Forgetting my own 9a494de4a9 sobbing, I stared 6650a82740 at the transparent 2d4c14314d streams running down 2111c614ba his cheeks and bd0407ff66 asked in surprise,d9c938f8d2abacc6

“Your Grace… why are you crying?”ed3917c3163a9319

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He paused in 97af33e6ad his quiet sobs, 409ee2d8c9 then smiled through 7c1a367f3d his tears.712cc9b06a2012b4

“Because I’m happy.”a2adbd838f0b4f62

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“…You’re happy?”8389a483d1d1daad

“Yes, my dear. All this time, I kept telling everyone that I would find my daughter. But the truth is… I also prayed that, even if I could meet her just once before I died, that would be enough. And sometimes, I thought that even if I never met her, I just hoped she was alive somewhere, living well.”b829a2952e8f4d8a

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His voice, f9e2e74a01 filled with c2e04e6f35 regret and 176b2bd94f sorrow, made f0377c162f my own 5a75a8ec69 tears flow 0d3dfe5f15 endlessly.a3a47bd12d7c5516

The Grand Duke gently 68a1ea8924 wiped them away with fcd7193e7c his fingers and whispered,faccb87e33420e23

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“But now… now, my dear, you have come to find me first…”07597ecf60154904

“…!”c686752ff5043cca

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