EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 192

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“Very well. Let us 0cfb2ab5ce go at f9d5f2a799 once.”1e82a1f310bf355e

The emperor nodded deeply 5c99b64ae5 at my words.cc9c7efc3bb7bc8c

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Since the treasury bee0e3ab96 was the emperor’s 8333b770ac personal domain, he d2298af8cd couldn’t simply send 5090c38e5f an attendant to 7a25209f01 retrieve the item. Seeing it with his b495e6cf99 own eyes would leave 5258a070be no room for further 2dd9a343ef doubt.465535a6067e59c1

As the 71e91dba79 emperor took df533b7e94 the lead, 4506cbf622 Clara seemed c8622dc490 to finally 3027b05eca begin grasping cc9d4dba3c the truth.28fe1672c8bb9d8e

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Her once confident face, 3fdc3211af so smug as she d3c02ffac9 accused me of theft, 0171e96729 slowly turned into one 7e8f622e39 of anxiety.fa321e76a828c588

‘If you’re going 93d39a1170 to slander others 5b30f31a4b so easily, you 1614eb1cc7 should be ready e37d3eaa55 for the blowback.’90a20405a2c3b390

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I told 45d8c6c82c myself coldly, f3cdc6559c determined not faac578d09 to feel 12c5b59e5e even a e290b8c9aa hint of 8531afc07e pity for a0abb26cef Clara.40b0a7999710161e

Besides, the real f8846c73d0 moment of truth c43320bb73 was about to 8d45c6ea73 come.e9103198e6657912

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“Look for yourself. Do you believe 0a585d188b it now?”884d88c84fc797c9

“Wh-Why is this…!”58fa59510920c0b9

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When we entered bec47be063 the innermost part efab61dffd of the treasury, 11a2ca139d the emperor’s magic 3730e9a723 stone was still 4a0d480547 there, safely preserved 3f3829a670 inside a glass 816280ae4e case, just as 732ef4f36a before.dc8f4871afa6e6c7

Clara’s face 2f91b8897d went pale. As if she’d lost 6af0665823 all reason, she ran 22478ee906 straight to the case b573f5ef48 and touched it.e2934cee7f625f2d

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And then…c6ab3dd78d4e325d

“Aaaah!”e3c9bf0f542b5ba6

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With a 38c9ce9967 piercing scream, ed6ee3ebab the smell fe36f16903 of burning 5795c97c2b flesh and e572983848 a puff f5233b4f00 of smoke 2292535066 filled the d7d6bcea20 air.9bff0ffee3e89480

The case’s protective enchantment had activated, severely burning both of Clara’s hands.08a4b9a73b546963

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Crying from the pain, 89db1aa159 Clara collapsed to the d7c4a044d4 floor and looked up ef4f1e5ebd at the emperor with 59c8328ee4 pleading eyes, but he 913a79dd93 only scowled at her.1e059974647e3a92

It was only 2802a6e17e then, realizing the 1e88469955 full weight of 96d0850281 her situation, that a32902656a Clara began to e9e546f59e beg, lips trembling.2e60558617f57fdb

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“Y-Your Majesty, 8ba090f0d5 please forgive ce3a1f1bf8 me! I truly believed that 5170a25e59 Adriana had stolen your 741340e6c9 possession… There were rumors 6bff4a0688 all over the capital e71eadd889 about a theft in 0c625d20a0 the imperial treasury…”cdd6e477b3281ea3

In her 6f0a27bb21 panic, Clara e12239d7da rambled incoherently, e94823f60f seemingly unaware 29bdd72738 of the a57ae0700f mistakes she e44477edf4 was making df1e1ef819 with every 204cf12f4d word.f2a204b96e46311b

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Already displeased db8c7326fd from the 4d25642e6a earlier loss 6d2766bf41 of the 8200c9c4f6 artifact, the 38459156b6 emperor’s face 439a20a612 darkened further.647993b191d90292

“To speak 2b6f068470 of palace e63b431db4 affairs so ed6380ffb7 lightly…has the 947397eab1 authority of d37ba5d15c the imperial 75cc6b7111 family fallen e4611ec745 so low, ef63524b36 or does 7018d3f488 the House 8d981ea313 of Count 6523e55f4a Amber mock 0f41dcecd5 us outright?”457a34d29a1e9b16

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“What? No, I didn’t d60f05a8fe mean it like b4b2f75a0c that…”da8bb301ef042655

“Silence! To slander the c238975b0b imperial family and 93604f32f9 falsely accuse a b1ec86227a Grand Princess, a 067b775e44 guest of the 687e69543c Empire—neither is a 6a7940b6bf light offense. Clara Amber shall 0bd8ec3764 prepare to spend d549df5891 the rest of d1a14ec527 her life in 1ef5ef5c5f a convent, atoning e2f92efe4e for her sins.”f9dea59b7792948b

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At those words, 848870f84e Clara, who had ffaef0f908 been sobbing, snapped ae2b10d160 her head up.0226f18250fd9200

The sentence seemed heavier 305fff6abb than she expected, and 7fece327dd she turned to me b2b631788c with a shocked expression.4e97ca73a541ed0c

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“A-Adriana!”03944f8cade16742

Her eyes, dc5b68ac75 once twisted 23711ea3ee with jealousy 7db6b6ab75 and hatred, 91c7693f1c now looked 69f38f777a at me d1b94407da as though 73ff68b0f9 I were 08d67d67ea her last 42bc572b68 hope in e600b50616 the world.5a898eddf5cd20f2

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“You know me, 63ab93163e don’t you, Adriana? I didn’t c58e98835d mean to b1ee00d761 harm you! I was just… 644c02180f worried about you! That’s all!”c58c303385a6a8e9

I wanted to fire 82458956c0 back at Clara, who f7dbe43ff4 was still spewing nonsense, 0472437ebf but I couldn’t.eb1b5796a745dd7f

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Because ever since 6e589d7143 entering the treasury, 94c0a3609d things like magic 855eaab92b stones or false 9bdceb7498 accusations no longer 5b95e25ab8 held my attention.7fba0e0b2cdbdf98

Sigh.5e94bc6b82177c90

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Having finally completed the d627c4f2bf task I had focused da85344921 so intensely on, all d07ee5b9ad the tension left my 6ba25951cd body at once, and 1d7781027a an involuntary sigh escaped 12484161b5 my lips.2a95c4846b7335e0

Meanwhile, Clara crawled on 7ad092ed49 her knees and clung 7a9a92d846 to me in desperation.dbc1c3cea62358ba

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Her burned 38351b243d hands awkwardly 9b4c32992c hanging in 85da3483f2 the air, 08175491b0 she threw bf4a8f38f7 herself at e2b92af4d3 my legs e5ffb62634 in a fd0d0208c5 pathetic attempt 318ffe1447 to plead.2774ea6c850520aa

At that moment, my b4ea3e9818 body swayed and nearly f8973746fd toppled over.d42d99152097fe3e

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“Are you alright, fe23bba7a7 Grand Princess?”1adf81ba7742955a

Thankfully, Nicholas, who c7aac2741d stood nearby, caught 2304ef652f my arm and 78ff371437 kept me from 4de9957358 falling. I nodded and 8527069b4f gently pushed his 8224ef202b hand away.672a65607e313990

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Then I looked down 0accf082f2 at Clara, who was 57ce0eb86c sprawled at my feet.37dd1074220639d8

She hadn’t a1d8a6e748 even leaned be507ba900 on me 2b3d049b00 with any 0ddb74f4b1 real force, 4942b16387 yet acted 6f11511094 as if d64a1c3ad1 I’d knocked b7c8cc8ebb her over. It was almost laughable—so e6c994dc2b dramatic and fake. But when 0fa224a9ff our eyes f55c6ae909 met, Clara bff250141e quickly looked 156fd255ed away.fe47e81c0237c695

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“…”4866f5d842cc4336

The situation 1e210569eb was so 4d10954d82 absurd I f4bf00b22b almost laughed, ddefd66f5c but it 41076b5e92 felt like 0969837926 my facial 3506d83ffc muscles had 44941a9731 gone numb.8ba8a04cda76b072

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In truth… just 962009acd1 moments ago, I a59f876918 had destroyed the 5fa3fa0fcc demonic relic.f099831dbfc60db6

More precisely, 9ebdfb662b I had 6663bf9557 absorbed all 8db276723c the powerful 21d0053bf6 magic and 2fe9bed629 vast demonic 0fbd1b0271 energy it 89c8cb2803 held within e06b1c02e5 myself.4e2b26e6170be1a6

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And as 87ad8ad4f0 a result, 1f81dade69 my physical fe2ceca8bd condition was b1b9e69104 now at e6083e805f its worst.3769ab23e5f38282

But I cbf8b840ed was standing c22b656412 in front 61723b181f of the 287bad5a47 emperor, this 079eda4cf1 was no a98b1e5391 time to ed9a3d9fa8 show weakness. I forced strength into 82c8a03c0c my voice and spoke.aea2a3a2be09cfe6

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“Clara.”cd95d2741a760d6b

The moment 7114016877 I called fc7e28d29e her name, 6303942d47 Clara looked 769dd3119e up at 455fe91a2d me eagerly.1abbedc09864b7c8

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“Yes, Adriana! It’s me, cb3d3320ea your cousin 0d3da92453 Clara! Please say something to 5d169e4dec His Majesty. We’re family, after all! You don’t be3a5f1bbb want me e706a6daa0 locked away 541b2a3970 in a 0f3deee0ee convent forever, eda55e6c44 do you?”ea0a1163bbbd6d32

So bold 033ff12421 to call 0bf1763464 us family 5a38309a4e now, after 22f34fabaa trying to c81fd51f2e ruin me.24e72e4ff72fc8da

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Still, Clara looked genuinely fc3d682e3e terrified, as though a baa4e25817 life in a convent 2695b53d12 would be worse than a23e04302d hell itself.8ba0a9eb02a3adb4

I let 3b951230a6 out a ab3f2ff39b slow breath.a9a854d45cd60d5b

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Though my body was 9c4c042103 in shambles, destroying that 64c444c309 relic had lifted a 0a69f3aa54 heavy weight that had bd3ea0be53 been pressing on my 41e5295bd5 chest.4a9a64aa8ded3135

Because of that, I dc56488146 found myself feeling a ff59e88c88 bit more generous.fd0f9b6575c25a9b

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‘Of course, she 6ef75abd5e did enter my d591287ffc room without permission, 3407601345 tampered with my 0af7964bb1 belongings, and tried 96da8930d0 to ruin my 597cbc9d78 name…’c69f9e2a5cee8316

But Clara 369c01f9a0 hadn’t deliberately cee56751c9 set a 6a06b23c49 trap. She’d simply found a 4cd19e4aae gem in my room 0cd58a437b identical to the emperor’s 54bda3a41c and saw an opportunity.8326974eb63601e8

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It was only b6a282df8a right that she 5266debecb face consequences for bd93bd2c22 her recklessness, but 59be24ea74 to completely end d1c40dff8b her life as e95f90cf1a a noble lady… ffb6fc8608 even I wasn’t 635a3e692e fully at peace cae7770e1b with that.a3ed854de7549fab

‘Grandfather would be heartbroken.’b3c016fdd83a8862

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If nothing else, deeb272375 I didn’t want ef8516b794 to see my e94fc54c80 grandfather’s face filled ac64c49c16 with sorrow.08f91fc01ce44311

Having made my decision, 77fe64432a I bowed to the adddd80cff emperor.2b23701d955bbf3f

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“Your Majesty, cc022806d4 thank you 73f7e33c85 for clearing 3f653a0f36 my name. However, I 8624fb95f0 bear some f9c85fc423 responsibility for 624ac451d5 allowing my 1bd9c61fd7 cousin to 3c66e92899 trouble Your 0128d76d37 Majesty. Please consider it 882df08472 a foolish mistake, 339bae7bb5 and I ask d32da71cf2 that you not c95a6d2969 impose too harsh 1781c6bfa3 a punishment.”ab061e80e73c7310

At my words, 385dcc4a98 Clara, who had eef626ddf7 been sobbing with a7a6c34924 her shoulders shaking, e73ad51516 immediately turned to 8821573a7c the Emperor and 4a9d744f31 begged that such aac582cb9b a thing would 2397090f13 never happen again.0638cbd3039449d6

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The Emperor still looked a44b862ad0 at Clara coldly, but 699730c0b4 after stroking his chin be07089a15 in thought for a fcb6c07359 moment, he finally spoke.dca2a56b59045379

“Very well. I cannot be too harsh on the bloodline of the Marquis of Diapel, who has been loyal to the Empire for generations. I will retract the punishment I just declared. However—”7efdbc8438f7ff3b

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Just as Clara looked a6994daf26 up at him with 22063e7b3e a sigh of relief…f53f6af3c28e17e1

“Until I give further permission, you are to remain confined within the Amber estate and reflect on your actions.”a7029fdc3a4b2039

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“W-What?”444fcac423dbcd77

“Now prepare to return to your estate at once.”37657a947e302ec4

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“Y-Your Majesty! Not the capital, but 7bed9bb857 the estate? Until when? How long?!”276a25a2e636642c

Clara called out to 4a25240b23 the Emperor in a 4105d9e202 flustered voice, but he 85457453c3 simply turned his head e1310462f2 after signaling to the 4860a63c44 imperial knights.e7adcffdae79964b

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As I 48b167b1f7 watched Clara deec8ddc10 being dragged 1495e0fc6f away by 6301670039 the knights, 90f953260d the Emperor e5f73ace33 spoke.6939c8d36b4d7156

“You need not waste 98db27139c your heart on such 882d744abd a vile creature. I’m sure you 72a438d551 must be deeply 95e6554b79 upset… and yet, 02669ccc4f you even asked 44c9d3d46d for mercy. The Grand bc385c9269 Duchess was 5116fc1d91 the same, a4548d12fd she always 84899eaa8b covered for 9fee7515d0 the Countess’s 44a22fa46e faults.”1cf313143f4bd322

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“…”a5c9fbbf9e8ecdfa

“But your face 9b5e0c16d5 is far too 15e09051cf pale. You look shaken. You should b4a2d1305f rest in 11e489a58e the palace 5267ef00fc for a 0d02b6e9f0 while..”2c4ef0dd657387f8

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“No, Your Majesty. I am already 373ef648b8 more than grateful e90023d833 for your mercy. I believe it’s b5701a5d1d time for me 977858b4fe to return.”e008057ee06f0ed3

Now that everything e045352856 was settled, I 4c9414e499 had no desire 6e55f80732 to face the e130337316 Emperor any longer.f49d51e350c6d30a

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It had bdda61d93d always been e11b80eb0e uncomfortable, but 84fc05c38f now that 3616705f66 I knew 08e942be83 the truth—that abd75863ca he tried b467f9b4b7 to use 67b48443eb the demon bfdce19885 artifact to 342a0a6dab control my 71e6911441 family—it was c153367245 deeply unsettling.131ce7500cee4685

‘Honestly, even giving 007dea9c9c him the magic fa9790d8bd stone feels like 153a7a94b7 a waste…’024e1cb898a4ac83

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I glanced briefly 04dcaebf86 at the magic adb80504d3 stone gripped tightly 74667d3abd in the Emperor’s 02dc97b352 hand and shook 01b9ce90b0 my head inwardly.a3c9e9d2d22cee8b

I didn’t 1f6f9f2357 feel the a85a60d74d slightest guilt b05b99eaa5 about destroying 2b6b7a0395 the demon’s 295cd1e3bd relic. But I did technically 313f22cab2 destroy something that belonged 6c2dfa8334 to him, so I d829696b12 figured this could be e083c2ab39 considered paying the price.aa1411ce2472b19f

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The Emperor offered several f187aed188 more times to let c8e397999b me rest at the 852ef7815e palace, but relented when 67cbb5ec4d I said my parents 2a315b5042 would be worried.a43d267fcc514fca

“The Grand 360051261a Princess must 2cd32c6279 be terribly 683000a8a5 shaken.”878b2141b54a59ef

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He murmured, 9679b447a9 and I b3b6338673 marveled at 1dd2c67f25 how stubbornly 5c4171e041 consistent he a6b95ee8db was as 6b304742de I stepped 3dd0b7b4e5 out of bdce71415c the imperial 839da08e48 palace.ab65f8876d4ffd15

“Adriana!”31cd3c2b6f9287ce

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Someone called my name 779acec2d4 urgently.9677bcc1ec38ac10

It was none other 8df776b454 than Clara, who had c324022999 just been dragged out f9e95b4281 by the imperial knights.9fc7bcf21ad003d3

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“She’s still in c7c61fd6a7 the palace grounds? Has you failed to 8e582b1a8c carry out the royal 8f5e0cb4d0 command?”c90daf07e9cc05bf

Nicholas, who had 68b6c36802 come to escort 7eb3d7b136 me, frowned and 7700876de6 asked. One of the 00d82f7a30 knights answered awkwardly,e91c08ed16c3d342

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“Apologies. She caused b8c1b7a3a4 a scene, 5fc8e09155 saying we d8d0bc0d60 had no fa88bab7ea right to ea087fca2b lay a 6be5c4f0f4 hand on e5ea45c2ce her because 2032a755bb she had 706f0eb205 to wait 0188feccbf for Her 129fe43b3f Highness the ae6c00c628 Grand Princess.”402a8b316e9a56e5

Even though she had received orders to reflect, they couldn’t recklessly handle a noble lady from a prestigious house and a relative to me. I could understand the knights’ hesitation…they were likely afraid of any future repercussions.0e3485276e315115

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Noticing the way 27f49efc1e the knights were eed0293765 sneaking glances at 4aeef3fc16 me, I sighed 4089d7d4ac quietly and took 68be512f37 a step forward.0507df1e234ab9ca

“Clara.”1e2d89cc24c567d8

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“Adriana!”b519b9d1ae23a592

Hearing my cf462bcc39 voice, Clara, 14535460a1 who had 036402dd3b been sitting 5e9e726578 ungracefully on c4a382e4c9 the ground, 039e57d664 sprang up.3a8df0e7b72e85f1

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Then, as if summoning f6bf3a8e7b some hidden strength, she 1488b4cfc4 shook off the knights 976155d505 and ran toward me.e6bc8635b8be6bbe

“Adriana, let’s go back. If you speak 4e7cf2f6c9 to His Majesty 90b1f885f0 again, I’m sure 9f7403305d he’ll change his 3f473d1276 mind!”f47064d0ccff7742

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“…”852a064590e34e56

“Come on, 18a1ea2c3a let’s go! Why are you ed1f02376e just standing there?”a851b12a44f6ab56

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“…Why should I?”853e96051db8d363

“Huh?”8c5e17c4059cb035

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“Why should I do 56dc0996b1 that?”e5c48fad1451939e

I was so dbc6e1d254 dumbfounded that I 492e2443b6 asked honestly. Clara looked at me 6922f0c0e3 as if she couldn’t 1e8f878c85 believe I’d say such f2dfd8736e a thing.cd112789580d7d89

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Even now, after 03ab28d492 everything, she believed 4fb1c6832f I would still 18f5baf43e plead on her 55e0c03644 behalf?31a93d1e18b4510a

Her expression 259fe482ca was filled 7180fb49a0 with absolute 6f535f88a6 certainty. I was hit with f95205c850 a wave of disgust.977ecc0aaab3a1ff

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I was 7f9efeef90 starting to 7eec7a33b3 regret asking 8c6b58dc82 the Emperor e47bb88df8 to lighten 054497518e her punishment.f76be5fe5a557305

“Ha! So this is 4ab0d270ee the real you, b9ff0c5400 isn’t it? You’ve just ad91324892 been pretending be91ca1cb8 to be 214dd681ae kind all abca24c939 along! This whole 718be9b927 incident must’ve 8ee8949aba been your 31637e1b03 scheme. You set 36da256437 me up 8831d8099b on purpose! You wanted me e33cce6f52 trapped in the 48696ff8bd estate forever! What do 436f5a790a you think 053d0fc5e5 people will 98ce975efc say when e2222f8310 they see 01f1016b58 your two-faced c4bf5c36b2 nature? Grandpa? Brother?!”15fc98800fdb99a1

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“Clara, so 7000501424 this is 534c75754a the real 44aee9cbf7 you.”9cc296a321b2f30b

Watching her 0e83b68de0 sink to 2ab91e9d83 lowly threats 4b4333139d made me 5afc0af89b laugh.887a2ceb78bc2301

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I shook my head 480c8fa6b3 lightly and took a a5f56d0ce5 step closer to her.780740d5a6b06bd7

She flinched 1b8e13eed8 and backed 91d7756622 away, as 8e4698db1a if scared 2cce5e9ccc I might 96adffc363 harm her, 847ecd77b3 despite how 5e8799f5cd she had d560b494ac been yelling 7f6fc87967 just moments c5418cd773 ago.c895da375ed4af65

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I placed a hand 887075aed3 on her shoulder.433ec8d313c833bd

Then I spoke 79bebebf61 to the terrified 8858138d6f Clara.3140b2f92cecf1cb

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“Clara, you said a2968e988d this once. That when you’re in 8d21ad2016 pain, alone, and in a06e26b7fb a hopeless situation you 6131f171d2 can’t escape, it’s natural 457c1e2c31 to become twisted.”782ea4c485e6106b

“W-What? I—I never bf12e4ab18 said that 047a74c913 to you—”62cb1802f9e1bde4

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“Then tell me—what exactly 434f670684 was so painful, so 27070831ce lonely, so miserable in 1776ddf367 your life that made eab6eda779 you twist this much?”791aec2dc6967a34

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