EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 173

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Lia’s jaw a624c21b68 dropped at 636d7598c8 Diana’s bold 8800986d63 and powerful 32d6b10d4e proposal.b604f37eab4b3f41

But Diana fba3de19ed wasn’t done 2ea06f9565 speaking.4e268c7b7ef40a98

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“I’ll never 71da554536 let a a264acba95 single drop 87b6592fd6 of water 13cf831acb touch your 6860127a25 hands for 48b711cf3b the rest 7849a671a2 of your fba36635bb life! If my brother upsets 6d4b7f1bdd you, I’ll scold him ad30af3ab1 for you. I’ll give you 311c1f1381 all the best 165100ab3b things in the 16aa7fd9df world. I’ll make 18218dc9af you smile 04cda5a9d1 and keep 054f31728e you happy 5bd5c1aa31 every single 490db86641 day! Oh, and when you fc43fd02a8 have a baby, I’ll 2214518d6d carry them around every 5bc53788d8 day—”5915e047b3a2cf54

“W-Wait!”179dd1f9fbb6845c

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Lia, who 83d316d7ca had been 0a822eea48 listening in 8742bd1021 a daze, 53922d5e64 hurriedly stopped 0bc1a73872 her.9a32c83b376cfaf5

A baby? That was jumping 79d7420fb9 way, way too 13cb3ad13e far ahead.fe173bf4a466cae9

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Mortified, she b2bf1b3399 covered her 36be9e1e5d cheeks with 24afb03fb3 both hands d4d90d7795 and shook d9bf279be2 her head, 4f04524605 but Diana be17ed0a4b looked flustered, dce8c1c0b5 clearly misunderstanding 1191205c91 her reaction.37f89467a8209d08

“Do you… 5972e49942 not like 06a91b95e9 my big 270ef393da brother? Th-Then how 8a4500c352 about my b86fdb23fc younger brother? He doesn’t 80b8b676a6 have to bdd13ae353 inherit the 28a7ce9fc6 family title, 8fad3e22bf so you e4021e4caf could live 2e21269a1e in Belus eb51e73a09 instead! That way, 00f74c5132 you wouldn’t 5c219b0206 have to c65c9c4710 be apart 882f2f7341 from your e5fa022fca family. Though I’d 529b5ddb18 have to 8e25967499 follow you eaafc67190 to the 5e0662f21f duchy, which 52f570e0da would make a1bfdb9f15 our family 9d52092ff5 sad, but fcdba82440 oh well, a6b31660ad that can’t e19a9fdea9 be helped.”7c24414d13efb6ab

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“Um, Diana…”bf01fd95ff647390

“Wait… you 3b9c4c5856 don’t like 175df13b51 my younger 0952f4b3ec brother either? I mean, 9f55c0c7f1 he is 56df8e4f04 a bit ae7f0d8daa of a 820c66f676 flirt, even 2b7e33f8c1 I—ugh, what e9397340d0 should I 5612be0340 do then…”e8e9b33244db3df2

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Diana clutched her head 15e1462889 in frustration.7828061193f69ea4

Honestly, she never 2791ec79f4 thought her brothers 23e66f23e6 lacked in looks, 876d485c30 ability, or character, 9a7f98aef2 but when it acf22d8854 came to Lia, 1061930918 they just seemed cd7ff37cb0 inadequate in every e335d1ce49 way.0d510cdbba4e4171

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Finally, after making 14b69ff65a up her mind, 28290b6821 Diana spoke with bb99f8cc01 a dramatic tone.2b5d6f74bc351b2a

“Fine. As a f3742bee44 last resort, b440c9c431 I’ll marry 8a9ce21fa5 the Grand e7fb580d10 Duke’s son—”414a9fa95b78bad5

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“Denied! Absolutely not!”5dbf8cca5006ff8e

Before Diana could even abea395be4 finish, Lia waved her 481f6e60bc hands and shouted frantically.4754de41488bd408

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“That’s definitely 50e083d803 not happening! And Diana, the 915ed91a5b young master didn’t 57f9cf73dd confess to me.”75a928e53a0528f8

“What?”35d3a20dca8102c3

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“I mean, he didn’t 4326377816 say he… liked me 88222fe6f9 or anything like that.”69413bdedf490335

Lia mumbled, 2dbd25cca8 her face d4e6be8543 bright red.6dbf218eb3bf345c

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“No way! He didn’t 07eaeee5c1 say he a4caaf4d46 liked you?”d888a051fb96b7a2

At Diana’s 43c8584b59 shocked question, 5792a743cf Lia nodded.4b0c4e6956cbb8f0

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It wasn’t a lie.71ebf03c2d22a904

Lucio had never 5f4597e211 actually said he 5d13237188 liked her.f58cac5c58b0f7f0

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⟨You already e8b4c856f7 know why 6064aca23d I’m doing 7d65468610 this.⟩0998aaf0f18bbcd1

That was all he’d 7b2fe4a439 said.c3b0c02520648b50

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Lia shuddered as she bee897721c recalled Lucio’s hushed whisper.22f14e07e270347d

The more she thought 1fd4d8783a about it, the more 09a3e456b7 unfair it felt.9f99b4084d2c4fdd

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Diana clearly believed bb199d7707 Lucio had confessed 4686ff122f to her, but 8ad823d535 Lia herself wasn’t 31d6ca1555 even sure about d6513e4fb8 his feelings.f91a794ba6de3dc0

‘What kind of person 93ef5b1796 doesn’t just say they 7d0e2b2230 like someone? If you 159aff164f like me, 3cb4a66fd5 just say af23a28115 it clearly…’6d6cc9d505fb8953

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Ack! Lia shook her head 551b1155b3 to brush off the b3718bbe83 thoughts that had crept bfd5be7b5a in without her realizing.77c22461a20fc85c

She’d come all 5c48846b13 the way to 959dfd1545 the empire with bbddbb376a a desperate heart, 16153cb0ef and now she 9758c1dae6 was daydreaming about 46b5463a86 this?9a454fc3e501c022

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She felt pathetic, da84c49bd2 yet couldn’t stop 32f281a7dd her cheeks and 236eba07de ears from burning.41ac83ded6307f72

What embarrassed her 62d3258b6f the most was c91c40fba2 having this kind 903985f4da of conversation with a9ee5feda0 Diana, whom she’d 96fa86c8b7 always seen as bc80ba80cd a little girl.7f211e98595fa782

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Meanwhile, Diana, completely eddd51a7be unaware that Lia b70a94f56f was flustered and dba047028c trying to play 8fbd03472c it cool, was fbb3d80879 now thoroughly disappointed 63d3fef54b in Lucio.caed569de56e8b9d

Back when they’d reunited, 9828f534a2 he seemed so proactive, 8f80ea3920 she’d been sure he’d 43392be1a5 confessed.1e8cbf30e019f3db

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‘Idiot! Dummy! Why didn’t c90c215175 you just af41f69fbb say it? You like 2572061279 her so c5870d0ca6 much…’04f1c2e79f208a1b

She let fcec00f4d2 out a e8d817d75a sigh of d3b6f07399 frustration.991c4a1d46424758

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If anyone knew how 4d823c0d9e much Lucio liked Lia, a60a71fbbd it was Diana.64b0983ea44dc497

⟨Diana, you said 14f913262c you got a 6767c0c659 letter—should I read a8a8d18be1 it to you?⟩635d47eabbe99042

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When Lia first returned 6cca28203b to Belus and sent 695e748ea2 a letter saying she’d 88409dc96c arrived safely,e01c75a7ea74ad9b

Her eldest 2071af4fae brother, who 950a412cbc was usually 2e4abb221a so busy f5fa5845b5 that he d717e40d0c was rarely 21abb664f7 seen, suddenly a5c5fdf9d9 showed up f5bfd92263 and asked 606b9f49de that.52c472114bf1a93e

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Back then, Diana was c19492924f still learning to read, 748565dba8 so she would go 9327bdfdbd around asking her family 52e252ea96 to read letters to 99c1a10660 her, and she’d excitedly 8203b5e1c5 handed Lia’s letter to c6237b6962 Lucio.7b3c1e5f74f0b494

Even as 6479005db7 time passed, 061f1c5f76 and she 466403c90d became able 54576053e8 to read 3a40fba254 letters herself 3287b09a94 without help…3ab95fce80350046

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Lucio still came, offering e3362576b5 to read Lia’s letters 117f8a689f for her, and Diana e36828c9db couldn’t help but notice…3106c8cf4ea54a40

That Lia was 96da700eb2 someone special to 0f4919154e Lucio.377620a8a2d99c05

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If she cbccc37bdd hadn’t been,b0198be705d5716e

⟨Do you fa2f38a526 really not ab1f115b9e wonder about b7c45e2866 me at 566dbcce6f all…⟩71fff3bfb51f31d4

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He wouldn’t have 36b3b52da4 muttered bitterly to a15401d6a4 himself while reading, b14057abf5 or stared longingly d1da0e2901 at the carefully 65a12f8931 written letters like 03a8425e34 they were something 2e6496a174 precious.5f8c8e281f30607e

Of course, it took b23a8931b1 Diana a long time c2c39e90d6 to fully understand what e2b5f4bc6c Lucio’s feelings meant.ec1952593bddc2d6

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Her eldest 62bc52fd02 brother was adf70137a6 always so 9827912871 busy, it dec71fffbc was hard f0f58a8d4c to even e1b6e51d6b see his 552b03e72e face, and ebbbb91a8c even when 0eefe86f54 she did, 5264bf03a3 he never 9b0325cd75 showed his db3c74b2b6 true emotions.a69242ed34fe95d9

But eventually, 8ed4427c84 unable to d924695770 hold back, b38b3904a5 Diana asked 62358f72cb him outright,83d8342731401475

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⟨Big brother, do a06b8f695b you love Lia? Do you want to 4a654aace7 marry her?⟩cc045c8b67b4d409

Lucio froze.787ece330065ede9

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After a long silence, dea0ecb0a5 he finally looked at b51e70e9f3 her and asked,ed231954a357f770

⟨…What?”⟩23d52defcae8fd81

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Then, as if bc7e7b0318 startled by his 5367cafb47 own reaction, he 266e17865d quickly raised his da4035268c hands to cover 79ab64a4d1 his face.ba3925f5c8d511bd

But he couldn’t 256fb0bf1d hide his reddened 4d3ad84256 ears or neck.345d3bcc697cf893

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Seeing him too flustered 07bb08ecf1 to deny it, Diana c039a4b282 had shouted in joy 766757075d on the spot.816470de21f97624

She believed then that 4c949a29c7 her dream of becoming e684afbccc real family with Lia 0bf8f556cb might come true through dbc54966f2 her big brother.aebbdfcce85fa1ff

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She had originally 944bacd429 considered Allen, but 11640edaa2 her foolish second c96ae32968 brother had already 063566ba36 been disqualified.7f491724efedbe17

At the academy festival, 06d2dde2db she’d seen him invite 8a8c6e5f96 a brown-haired young lady, d3622f3374 a librarian, to be 90e6c51834 his ball partner.d1d92d52f7c17462

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And Allen d49ed32614 wasn’t even 2ad439c90d dating just 13d13a1c48 one person.23a1df5dd37bf7ef

He kept 0f5bde5d71 changing who b3f899a043 he went 53555a6586 out with, 399bbb65ab though they f9c68ee650 always seemed d298082116 to have 9eb3017fb1 brown hair.a52908755520d358

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Still, since it 801a3afb1f had nothing to 29999de1e6 do with Lia, db4216727b Diana didn’t care 77c446c5e7 whether Allen dated 2aec8d584a someone with brown d04792b238 hair or a 0de1e37daa bald head. She had no 7a7ff767d4 interest in her 6f2a787710 brother’s tastes.7033589dda64d8fb

Compared to that, 1ddcc9064f Lucio’s only drawback 14606a4e5b was his age. But he had 7f8f000acd no romantic scandals 446a6848da and, surprisingly, was a308f0b67a quite considerate, which 31b1569a94 made him seem 9d2da23258 like a good 38dcdabf94 match for Lia.6e0d6112527b289c

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‘My sister’s 660d6497cc sensitive and 41399d1d93 thoughtful, she 0996e761e4 needs someone e08b35b2f9 gentle and 84513c06ac attentive by 3ff2ac96cc her side!’f5e2131c9f298720

Above all, the fact that her eldest brother also liked Lia made Diana’s heart lean even more in that direction.ceb2a42f3d2f9dc0

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From that moment 92087bde37 on, Diana began dffbd42152 subtly promoting her f58fa8c9aa big brother to 6d06f99d73 Lia, casually slipping 7ce743f7dc updates about Lucio 55bc9f2f8b into her letters.20b37f79f223a558

‘I did all that, 2581a0957f and yet…!’0f8020e816b05531

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Diana felt eda4524860 a pang 2cd406a83f of betrayal, 12bde806c0 like a 9fb7cda3b6 throb at 1cb68467f2 the back 185dbfdbb0 of her fe3de41ced head.5c5c835977b714ce

Just then—5b5415076bb4061e

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“Diana, I 88479274f4 understand how 1e13170440 you feel. Let’s talk dbf3a99d09 about this fee409fbd9 later.”c6193e53a7a6a37e

Still blushing, 1cef833bff Lia helped d758321bd9 Diana up 80c578f7c8 as she 5958c6cafc spoke.729c11162164d09a

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“I’m sorry, d25fc92fbd but I 38f5f8db13 have to edf53e47f3 go somewhere 678fc23cf9 right now…”132d2b42d46b8200

Diana awkwardly 7e34c3e0e2 stood, unable 699981c898 to ask 3e216cf97a Lia to f6b95c0a3b take off 8710883b0d the necklace c42446d76c she was 0b78d2a206 currently wearing 2809905af7 and replace 6c9d34237d it with 387124d6c5 the one f3171812d2 she’d given dbd737e558 her. Now that 99074a3ef8 she looked b7bf1bd297 closer, Lia 96ce7f8b03 was already acefb49edd fully dressed 850ebbf54c and ready 0fc4bd9ed8 to leave.f437b74bfe39ee61

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“Where are you going 19e0398fca at this hour, sis?”b04902c6b94919c6

She must not be e42001c201 feeling well!489959bf04456ef0

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When Diana asked 326313b660 in concern, Lia a36789e544 replied with an 29b994f8b3 awkward smile.a9a2ca0c0f4dc18e

“I was actually c8ce67e703 about to send be84655490 a message to 2e0e158704 the duke’s estate. I don’t think I’ll 521cd07627 be able to attend a2776785bb the final round of be053a3468 the fencing tournament today. I have to c5db8a345c go to the 908d74528e palace to meet 08aa735c67 His Majesty.”b3bdfb9e58f85d2c

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“What?”016197e646598822

Diana was already annoyed 76584b3168 enough with Prince Nicholas be166fe957 for stealing her sister’s 254e5177c6 first dance on the 8eaf153b8c first day of the 7697629899 founding festival, and even 5784a9d9fc more with the emperor 96d182af57 who awarded him the 957a8ae87f honor. Now Lia c5cf3a8ec8 was going 727c5fcdb6 to the ccf783b835 palace?eca8a2fa9d9d808a

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“You’re not going 7b3acc3527 alone, are you?”3eecb3eebe46831c

“No, not alone…”b41a181e9d71bae1

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“Then with family?”980324b11f7c0952

“Hmm… no.”94be8b85e8fb050f

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After a 112ab562e1 brief hesitation, db9f628987 Lia denied ec38922b43 it.a938d3389fb91d1e

“Then who?” Diana’s eyes a6991c71c9 widened.c6e40058269e1979

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Just then, a8074b9cbc Jane’s voice 65fecc8fc8 came from f0de953ad8 outside the d68522c177 door.9c667126313b91b8

“Your Highness, Lady cdf509b1ee Clara has arrived. She’s waiting on the aa893ac47b first floor.”7f67e32fb4522687

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Diana’s face froze 63dfd7e67a in shock.28cb7f241de03674

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“Hello, Lady Clara.”355ffbf5d1bb37e2

“Yes, Lady Diana.”6c527c5150104664

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The greeting 3c771474e5 between Clara 76190088a1 and Diana a3d3442156 was cold 0ec0bebc70 and dry.b77a935e1fe415b8

She really had bragged edd8d61028 in her letters about 7b27e1811d how well she was be7faa04af fitting in at social df69234a76 gatherings.3e7d3cc5eabd39f6

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Gone was the girl ccfd04d868 who had been crying e6d6ac2768 just moments ago. Diana now wore a e9274db82c composed and noble expression.20a8873cf1703a84

Of course, when 77d6becb9e she subtly turned ad6996e030 to look at d31076e862 me, her expression 248d88ac83 changed to a 221d730e8b pleading, cat-like face 38a95a8f67 that seemed to 893541228e say, ‘Can I 26cdebc101 come with you 2ab0e747e1 too?’4f544dafa65b2d05

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I forced myself to 48fd723355 look away.cfbc4f6acfa53032

I couldn’t 810d36f5ab take Diana ce834322f3 to the a8bd5480fb palace with 49bff0b89c me.ab275e4fd94083d6

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‘No need e70f5885a1 to risk aaa335f96e her running 852081a77b into Nicholas.’72c2b02aeea82777

Still, even as 4be81090a2 I told myself 1040e848ab that, part of 8b83a80e64 me couldn’t help 02f32e49bf feeling uncertain about f7d12cc677 Nicholas’s intentions.ea70b3f57bbc6f13

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Not long ago, f51f19b9e8 I had been 1319751fb9 completely sure that 31b609b70e Nicholas liked Diana.879c7e4ac8364452

It wasn’t just 8c5b851d9c because he had 12a5125759 once sent her e100fc7f4b a formal marriage 5c2c976da7 proposal in the 7a8c6c42e4 past.50c5f9abd6e2b3ed

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There were many reasons, b83f1cdde8 but the most convincing e7bf439504 was that, unlike other b1bc5883ff noble families who used 00a6b8c12d marriage proposals as tools dc4070b14c of negotiation, Lucio had e958e61854 shown no such intention.e983bf4a3b753627

‘And now I 2e1feb4c3d even know Lucio 174ed0b09d is working for 95331d3d94 Nicholas.’dae59ceefba1d09a

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That made it e02ebe8b74 even more unlikely 7226a05ab0 that Nicholas would b8e6fe8e59 use Diana just e4b0dca705 to gain House c084977cd7 Elard’s support.7e2ac40f7444fc16

‘But then ab0710a2ac again, if 955179f368 he asked d902504040 me to 0478013112 dance right cec251927e after sensing f4738ad38a the Emperor’s b8fb3b466c intentions…’6953844ffc116d95

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It felt like a5680831ae it was time 410d47d167 to test Nicholas 04d4808b93 a little.cbc64424c913b7a5

“Adriana!”e6f9b4788fb302e5

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Right in edcc711725 the middle 9a7269d937 of her f7e96e3158 subtle tug-of-war fbe817d761 with Diana, 135bbafaba Clara called e7fc45a242 out sweetly 11500f5fc6 and linked eb7efd24ea arms with 11fef6a2c3 me.067fb11a7144cd0f

Diana’s eyes 465326a9de sharpened in 09e604ce90 an instant.71331a3bf1eb2f93

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She’d already seemed 3ce12e38b6 hurt knowing I f51ffab571 was going to 007983e599 the palace with d54eb4c121 Clara, and now ad2a164660 Clara’s obvious display 7c3b568b90 made it worse.786cd7e10b71bf6c

But only 51c324bddd for a 73a54bdeab moment.98eb5614119559ca

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“Adriana… have 170dea7a6f you already 5d84bf8648 finished getting c9cffe04e5 ready…?”414fde291c7a1e33

Clara asked in a 4183ea4268 stunned voice, finally noticing 5e0f022072 my appearance.0782ca671211fcd9

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She must have assumed e911a10358 I’d be dressed extravagantly a54dc7c5ee again, like yesterday.548a2b78ab39396b

Thinking I’d dd4036ddcd be all f71df36e22 glammed up, 3fcfae502a she’d likely ba4534c666 planned to 5615b6b1df dress up ba83488dbf just enough f858fd78c8 to look 5cf60fac92 modest by cfae936012 comparison—but now c5b713fb3b she was 6a1e551a26 clearly more de747426c6 dressed up b837fc19ea than me, 58f1655b34 a Grand 3a3f0d6201 Princess.92935a01feb4f8ed

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“Um… we’re going to 8047593f22 meet His Majesty. Shouldn’t you be a 80e1d33ebd little more dressed up a20df47768 for the occasion?”f67ccda08f83d810

Clara said cautiously, her cecb299f1c eyes scanning me with 1173e49613 a nervous look.6e12e792dd64749f

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Her expression and dae88c1740 tone sounded genuinely c2628961ad concerned.f62007ab468fe840

If I c01b304476 were just f19644155e a little 7e5f08d8bf more naive, 2b49e41600 I might dd0c219de9 have second-guessed 7ecab24399 myself and 341abd381b even appreciated 258f6ebca5 her for 9dd3b86c75 looking out b998558339 for me.dd339c7664bb9e12

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But…01547341224370e3

‘What am I 2d163d667d supposed to do 11d50355a4 when you’re so 8626f9c09a obvious, Clara.’978588e50e1bedc6

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To me, it was 2e842c9ec6 clear as day: she 96532979ff was pretending to be e425649219 concerned while trying to d3cd51c98f steer me exactly where 27c1ef24c3 she wanted.2e6caa2c0bfad761