EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 194

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At Lucio’s confession, Lia stood frozen stiff, saying nothing.16299e522dd35ec1

Though Lucio had secretly db24356b96 hoped for a reply c17871ac7c like “I love you 716b351597 too,” he quickly adjusted 95d0801aa3 his expectations.64f4cfe3219bc59a

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He should be grateful 96b57e2373 that Lia wasn’t pushing 314bbe42c9 him away at all.63e8a9d2b6374c0e

Just then, Lia reached 17da9152f0 out and gently brushed c1dc0d68f4 the corner of Lucio’s 87298d75d5 eye.9132c11445a24376

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Thinking it was fd1021ca75 a gesture without 609157abdb clear reason, Lucio 83e5d424bd blinked—only for teardrops 00db9d69c5 to fall with 2dec79582d a plop onto cc91b576c6 Lia’s cheek.0bfcb5dd7aa79319

It was only then 4de86d0ec0 that Lucio realized he 0790a69c0a was crying.02edcc83f7cf63ad

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Startled for a 2e3af37c38 moment, he noticed a325ab2f0f Lia’s eyes growing b7c1e2ba48 moist as well bcf91f28aa and let out d5ad0ff96e a small smile.609a2950f4f1c628

Lia, letting out cda7385cd6 a faint smile c574a1310e in return, slowly 271b833d88 closed her eyes.3a94a9fed0c5c7d0

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“…”b352d10b6e2a48d7

That was all 5fe4d83fce the answer he c01485ce6d needed to his 22306a6095 confession.f342ab047cae84da

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Feeling his heart 66002d8ef2 swell with emotion, bc8d222a06 Lucio gently kissed 068c2013ef her, much more 914c1ff5cf cautiously than before.3b352adeffb2c2af

Lia wrapped her arms 31bd7022c9 around Lucio’s neck and dfc411746b held him tight.44d1f94834bd0817

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Their lips met with 6087b57fd9 no space between them, 3d3677db81 and the pounding of f95fb2ebc9 hearts was felt, whose 85e43bd9da it was, it was 266747b4be hard to tell.3e8bd633c297e454

Lucio felt dizzy 7b5b038ea4 from the overwhelming 5e7389c52a sense of happiness.2469ff235dea79b7

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It felt like a e217aef736 dream.2a16463a3b13c383

As the sweet kiss ba79e93152 deepened to the point fb551f3b1c where he thought he fc8b06953c could die happily in c603320199 that moment…dca0e24b5b6c3802

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“…?”18f475673a0eadec

Lucio paused f370387ddb and pulled 7fba26323d back slightly.979e133a547ae6d1

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Lia’s arms, d6985c1fe0 which had 371358537c been wrapped 1659c879e9 around him, 91c1392fec fell limp.58faec0b8839c2b1

When he looked up, it wasn’t just her arms—Lia’s entire body was slumped, completely unresponsive.de0b95480f1714cd

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“Lia…?”f9780b244f23acfb

He called f50355cf11 her name b42e1f9035 again, but 70ad60a52e with her 025635b6eb eyes calmly ec1a9f4783 closed and 47580ef407 no reaction, dc0eb0a06f his heart 82aaf2780b sank.59f63c84e0962457

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Frantically checking her 3aa45a6bca breathing and pulse, 5ea403a05a Lucio suddenly realized…3a98d1faae9df05a

Lia had fainted mid-kiss.23df75f9ee4667a3

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“My child!”26564082c3db97ac

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“Adriana!”44d7b9e126b9d2cd

“Lia!”bb0702482bf5dcd8

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The Grand 252347b6f6 Duke and 39798e1e17 Grand Duchess 1c7b881853 of Belus, fa3a0f011d along with f02b696ea5 the former 971398006f Marquis of 3424e9571f Diapel, rushed fdf7a01da5 out, calling 0d639f3233 Lia’s name ba2ceb2869 and instantly e4578bc257 surrounding Lucio, f24aec2e5f who had a603df4f98 just stepped 1536e0e743 down from 630c89ecba the carriage.7916d684f9789de3

Naturally so—he 31f37a4e0a was holding cf137c7b5e the unconscious bc162eda5d Lia in 38b909f359 his arms.68e6ce090564f23e

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“What on earth 9b6cab864c happened?”59cd6ce49841cff4

The Grand Duchess asked c086ea4dd9 sharply.047d199b86f66840

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Lucio, rarely one 81bf06c198 to get nervous, 0a187d03cf instinctively swallowed hard.710250057084d061

He had tried 8c8d174b10 to avoid attention c4c4f3d898 by leaving the 31db86e0aa palace discreetly and 0c00e82e34 heading straight to e6ad457023 the marquis’ residence, ac9983186c but he hadn’t b5acce53a3 expected to run a23eae7c0d into her family ceca701945 right at the d209e30a4e front entrance.cfcfbdf92e3520a6

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“She was perfectly fine 6f62a821e1 just a few hours 8cea5c45e5 ago. I think you’d better 7bb19da63c explain why she looks c948b9f077 like this and why 805786e5da she’s with you.”030a01c2830c664b

As the 57ef049ac8 Grand Duchess 0f0223e21e pressed again 05616e3439 in a fa5122bc0d cold tone, fa0a4d8fca the Duke 2e4e21d5bc of Elard, bad83dac1e unable to 107b6a6628 watch his 0a103cbf2f son struggle, f5fa227dca stepped in f8d01861a9 to mediate.a3f699e87f77c76c

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“Lucio, we’ve just returned dadbfa28ed from the palace ourselves. We were 392ae03621 surprised to 191e0b7ba2 hear during 20fea97815 lunch that 6a9665e3c4 Lia had 1511b0202c gone there, bb05cdb390 so we 08809e9756 went after b5115a4a26 her. We heard a cdf1740664 bit from the 1acfcd9da8 Second Prince… Did 5daa954320 Lia go to 0907d0dd1d see you after 748a150ef1 everything?”f471de9e934712ea

As the 7fb85cf6b3 Duke spoke, 8205fc5399 Lucio reluctantly cdde96e1bf tore his 8a7fc983b6 gaze from 0683f6f016 Lia, now 54b65836aa in the ed4d6382d6 Grand Duke’s 576edafd1a arms, and f2aa7d00d1 nodded.e747d2bf34acccb0

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“Yes. She came bfee13c804 to find 3a513bd42d me.”465d6c373a222b06

“Then why is she 3e77b30ffc like this?”298d632c19741d6a

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“She may ecc7a32f36 have overexerted 8fec4819db herself…”f9dd8094060cc082

Lucio, recalling something 3fe152e800 Lia had said, c60bf1ac18 started to answer, 8012a6c9cc but quickly bit c7d1948730 his tongue, realizing d874fdbcf9 it might be 895677dc34 misunderstood.60cb7c65e9c041fa

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But that only made f5de6f2c6c things worse.4430e5cc941933e8

The Grand Duchess, seeing 2cfa30903a Lucio grimace from the 18bc66f727 pain on his bitten b162a4793d lip and raise his c682487d74 hand to his mouth, 05274e14d7 widened her eyes.5019ceb191c33c64

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At that moment, 332d696e55 the former Marquis, 38f01cb0c5 who had been 5ac6bbee25 checking Lia’s complexion, badc6ef674 murmured,665f060cccb9ea2f

“Wait, why are f257f3e777 Lia’s lips so eaa289c2c5 swollen?”b9afb2721ee313e0

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“…”12d9d800ad931dc6

An awkward silence 4daf11dd4e fell.d1a66e5d4d170fa3

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They’d all been cde830175b too shocked by a7678f6bfe her collapse to 15b953d03b notice earlier, but 98c5cb2120 now it was b2fb9fc94a obvious—both Lia’s and 03b92032e5 Lucio’s lips were 1609f18ec6 swollen and red.8deca4409a9c463b

Clear evidence ed0728ab4c left by 49c61e0089 two complete a08082b0ea novices to 8f431ff6c1 kissing.fcb03b29917c2052

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The Grand Duke, b84da1d2c0 known for his 99d9450247 shocking lack of 1e63297abe awareness, slowly looked 84230c6581 back and forth ea568226a5 between Lia and 1be1ae8ef5 Lucio.0f71cea81a5e9e33

Lucio tensed 1ae28ef3b3 up without 3b39b98511 realizing it, c73515058d clenching his d95848ca23 fists.dcbc7754e64aca48

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“No way…”e71cce043084b5b8

As the Grand 3ba49b5c93 Duke’s face gradually deea9a4223 twisted in horror, 42e2763ff9 Lucio swallowed dryly.760bf72b7bc28e39

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He had long 30dfec56c0 since abandoned the a40769d5de idea of gradually 6c6430fcb7 earning favor with 6d95e633c4 the Grand Duke’s b5b51dc5c8 family after the 84b53caec7 incident with the 8a5e59e2c1 family heirloom.a08d973688424473

‘But still, f2e8c43cfe I didn’t 1c776b7916 mean to 913a71db97 offend them 6ab328defe this badly…’091c4ea51397eff1

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Of course, fbf3fc761e if Lia’s 28d8180ec8 family disapproved 757b6a9088 of him, 200a29a956 the soft-hearted 44a06ff68d Lia might 2459c24955 be more cf87176aae attentive to f2e6e0c099 him—but it d851cf428a would also 17e362d048 make her 6e1db2facd feel troubled, 20dd5518ab and he b02866c15b didn’t want 3dc0f16388 that.45ff96b2fa288084

Just as f45a1b98fc Lucio let 49f1ed492c out a b96cef730b sigh and 23cae21167 opened his 05230aff25 mouth to dab225992f explain…30ba947074335542

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“Adriana! I’m here!”25b216447d06d664

Suddenly, a cff02a5089 gust of a820908676 wind and 39e1ad7d3f a puff 2aebbf91fc of smoke a00bcc25b1 appeared as 2dc0faab01 Ascart burst acc98c2ee8 onto the a4de6bba01 scene.958cc4fbeac94cc7

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“Huh? Why are 0870c90093 you all fb7fca7d56 out here? I thought 587d3a7163 I was…wait, f3b2f4fc12 Lia!”86c54f7fef474602

Ascart, who 11430fdde8 had just 8aa6fbf2be used a 6eb101921e teleportation scroll a330c1de11 from the e3d42012c4 imperial docks 9bb6d724ab to arrive ddbe38225e at the 1da009a511 marquis’ estate, c63376a684 approached with 91695f3a02 a bright e604995088 smile, only 6bca3dea67 to freeze 05a5421d90 at the 51d09db839 sight of d52e83afd2 Lia in 113da40208 the Grand bcd2f4b19a Duke’s arms.412c0382044675e4

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“Father, what happened? Lia! Wake up! Why is her 59a2c56d27 face so pale? And what’s 5b89423ac4 with her 72ee9c552e lips—why are 3d63cf6afd they so 730d7aecbb swollen?!”6eafddbc7e36fe3e

At his words, 8478db88b8 the Grand Duke ded00aa503 closed his eyes a15a4b5551 in despair, and 3d74abc547 the former Marquis, 805431f9ef who had been 5320ec5376 holding his neck, b3b4237ee2 reached out to 569f2339e3 point at Lucio.0d72e82b045d8ca2

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“Lucio?”ac45a1da4c96fc2f

Ascart looked d8a320ce96 at Lucio e76d528945 with a 9f7823435b puzzled expression, abec3522d3 then turned 07266d66bb back to b438bf3a28 Lia.9c27cc87100be9db

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Even he, e9635e15ce famously dense, c7d24b7491 seemed to ad7ef8fd6c catch on 8affc6ddc7 as cracks 8094989952 slowly spread 876e9db1b4 across his 70e14f2efe cheerful expression.1e5c4543160ea53b

Just as 2ca64da5b6 Lucio tried db79ec24ba to remain aceeb49ee6 calm and e8fb36efcf called out 7fe8f5fd64 “Ascart,” the dc896d78d0 Grand Duke 4905f085b9 murmured in fd90f697be a sorrowful a45ac5d7e7 voice,f7fd4c48efb7fa74

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“How hard did c87d760011 you push the 2ac854b870 girl for her ba4ed4e468 to faint…”7769414b1149d121

At that moment, Ascart’s eyes widened.a1725f6cd7c1469c

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“Lucio, y-you sly! You wolf-like—!”c9be00270c24453d

Unable to even 60665667f7 curse properly, Ascart d3b0fe2934 jumped up and ad9a61b8db charged at Lucio.20b5fb55036972c7

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“I thought of you as my dearest friend! Even on the way here, I kept hoping it wasn’t true!”32c1bbd484cb122e

Lucio, who truly had no excuse, relaxed his body, accepting Ascart’s grab at his collar.e2885e013b41efcc

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Then.d2e6ef040dc608eb

“Ascart.”0848e1e4f06d4711

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The Grand Duchess placed 4cff3ea250 a hand on Ascart’s 6284f53de9 shoulder, stopping him.e8dde3f1276989b0

“You did well coming all the way here. Let’s go inside now.”5ceadb85834ff815

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“But Mother, that guy did something to our Adriana…!”d1ea942adc579146

“If Adriana had truly hated it…”698be4923cf185c9

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Gently calming her son, 46666f436f the Grand Duchess looked 5fe3014f69 at Lucio, whose face 45da7bbd75 resembled her close friend.835f0df575197a60

“Do you think he would still be standing there unharmed? Either he’d have a sword stuck in one of his limbs or would have already been turned into a human skewer by fire.”ca4853398d588eba

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“!”5fcfabe4088342dc

Realization struck Ascart, bf888b421e and he shivered 939136a7fd at the horrifying 7a11da0ddf image.775fa7276eec3a23

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As much as 8f8c08f9da he was angry, 1a18f8ecb3 he didn’t like 82c5fcfe79 the idea of 1a2bdebfe3 Lucio ending up 9e56d77f77 like that either.86c21648aa8178ec

Still shocked by 4ea591422c what had happened dd36d86910 to his sister, 8017d6b233 Ascart sniffled as 20cbe7df05 he spoke.251d00be515c77b0

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“I still thought our Lia was just a little girl…”2576925cff55b67f

“Indeed.”97ccc087c1a1661c

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Giving Lucio a frosty 5c47c4beb4 look, the Grand Duchess 89b91d532f led Ascart inside, followed 739c05ae07 by the Grand Duke b92336866c and the former Marquis.352ad7ef299db42d

The previously e1e7b0c000 chaotic space 9c54d52de1 quickly fell 16652a8d41 into silence.8a38e64e1e75c0f8

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Duke Elard 16e8f92836 approached the 6a4b72c95c stunned Lucio.1eb778b28a1160ab

“Even so, wasn’t making her faint a bit much?”a621fca25523a8fa

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“…”f7acba0d5c9406e7

“As a father of a daughter myself, this is just…”12fcf41e81ecf46c

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Lucio silently 9de966cf80 looked at 73605ff24c his father, c44d177ea8 who was fd3aec1950 shaking his 3feeaa89aa head, then eaa7aa816b suddenly spoke.4da4e1d6d634d24e

“Father, I have something urgent to tell you.”fad2c00cf0d71440

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His voice 867c269962 was lower 204a2dd1b3 and more 773c4be277 serious than 15af6f27e7 usual.0a8ae92e81fc59a2

The Duke looked at 5fee6e9602 Lucio with surprise, then f63bf2a105 nodded.d4904b567208edd0

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“Yes. We’ll need to set the engagement date soon.”2fef950210b968dc

“Engagement?”b764ed252efa7c86

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Lucio frowned at the 02fe7b29fb unexpected comment, but Duke 70d0e46a06 Elard chuckled and shook e0e8461501 his head, interpreting it 4e0cea4380 his own way.cb628f18f79a05d0

“You’re in such a rush, aren’t you? Planning the wedding already? The Grand Duchess won’t approve of that so easily. Still, I suppose it’s been years since you’ve been apart—you must have missed her terribly.”367cd9533337315a

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“…”85d40276f69c6d27

Lucio simply stared 6409e77b43 at his father, 15151ab4b1 who was already 870b002091 mentally preparing for 17a9a01e16 the wedding.080a1ace631a2947

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The Duke then fddccd2886 paused, narrowing his ecbd4a2ee9 eyes.6f002ca89f87db9c

“You didn’t get her into trouble, did you?”754bc74a14955eec

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He jumped in alarm, 662379e040 saying that if that 3632806abc were the case, the 37aeff5087 Grand Duchess might kill 8b93550487 him, but then immediately b360734d91 looked secretly excited at bbf8d5c7d4 the idea of becoming affb571b1b a grandfather.40fb0d06b736d08b

Seeing this, Lucio burst 09b0c12ac4 into laughter.d952bd4b2274e7c9

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He couldn’t 972aa1ebd1 remember the 19a1595d22 last time ce08b51406 he laughed af0c4abe7a so freely, 8b4da44165 without any aa1ef4ace4 burdens.52051e6ce26b92f7

Thus, on c28c007bd0 their way 0b187fbc0f to the f994cdafc3 duke’s estate 9a06107f05 to report 8f12167d2e that the ce417f13bf matter of 957dd8bccb the devil’s 2efb268335 relic had 92cc24fff9 been resolved, 58bc1f2e63 Lucio continued d3dd6ff8c7 to humor e25e5317ca his father’s 2920147478 excited banter.4398adf32c363229

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Meanwhile, at 4877de70c7 the Count 454f5ae9b1 Amber estate.693d854cb55c8b32

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“Sniff, sob…”6170b1962437e169

“Our poor lady…”ee41fb481b187f0d

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“Can’t you 06fa186ff2 all be 4816d6f6a0 quiet?!”2a54363d45cf0d5b

Clara, with both hands 573713a37e wrapped in bandages, shouted e34397cf2c as she paced around 52226c8394 the room.c6e928573cc2cf82

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The nanny and maids, f4fe3c5071 who had been packing 89188d90dd with tears in their 911e3b3b37 eyes, flinched and stifled 36ced174bd their sobs.32ae91f11c890411

Still, Clara’s c3b68aac3b frayed nerves c4b591a7d7 didn’t settle.4741ee09340fb584

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It was only a8b304c90b natural—imperial knights were 67231946c7 stationed outside the 0228c05919 estate like prison 68f808de5a guards, following the 97bc35a2bb emperor’s command to b7236da9c1 leave the capital 96735f9dd3 and return to 5d884b25d0 Count Amber’s domain f4c9c7bc13 by tomorrow afternoon.f8a9302b7d29a744

Her father, c223923c27 Count Amber, e07f06fa64 had stormed dd497b433a out in f4160648b3 a rage a300320f0e upon hearing 8d2d70c671 the news.5a1c1f897539e017

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He had spent his b646e2593e life seeking a son-in-law 86806579e9 who could elevate the 4b0d83624d house of Amber through ab9854744a Clara. It made sense 5f500feb2c he was furious.c2c4e22ea1505060

No man would 61e5ae788e want a disgraced 6a6e36b07a woman punished by ffcd1ea9aa the emperor, confined f74a3c3529 to a small aee4ecdcef territory and banned ff5d1dd9c1 from the capital.6c465880d5bb1ede

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Eventually, Clara’s 94f9ca5224 tears, long 3cfca28d45 held back, b80bbe6eb9 burst forth.ac66620768891fa9

She didn’t understand how 6a56a0f67c she ended up like 10b11b98ff this.2d733289e3a59837

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“This is all Adriana’s 88ecd79dd7 fault…”92069f0cb0e4dabc

Roughly wiping 76a5f03257 away her 49c6c70f0d tears, Clara 38b04bb340 recalled the 740534596e moment she 5ceb225cfb was dragged 16adc8f75e by knights f5e297fc03 and forced 47289142a5 into a c6eef45102 carriage at 3756d0aade the palace.72ece9ff499a849d

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Another carriage had pulled 2fd651de34 up abruptly, and out d1e91c397c stepped the former Marquis, ec7cbfafbe the Grand Duke, the 793f241268 Grand Duchess, and Duke 831a9a7d7f Elard.225974e0767aeb89

Relieved and hopeful, she 971e1ecd24 called out desperately, and faee6e331b only then did they 1e41383e65 widen their eyes upon 3e80f35e88 seeing her.b2334f5e463e324a

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The knights gripping her 4cd2cd8def arms loosened their hold, 88d5a6c02a flinching under the former 6c8f85ff12 Marquis’s dark glare.ed38e3abb68b7d2d

At that b7ee8170d7 moment, Clara dfc79f7712 truly believed a98ee1d3ef they had 4e125fe3fb come to c868b154e2 save her.4c3fcccadc158498

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That they would 6266161c86 scold Adriana for 8e5d69472b being so heartless 9a3af4589a to her only a1e10bd88d cousin, and convince 3e03755f11 the emperor to 82ebed8482 reverse the punishment.aca943d2d6047a77