EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 195

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⟨I came just in case, but you’re still not out of the Imperial Palace?⟩2e2c1c04d3d8aa84

But then 77c9296f50 everything was 807ef91aa2 ruined by 332576d1cf the sudden 09b947731b appearance of d0b4489332 the Second 46d49f5363 Prince, Nicholas.d253d74765b0e1c8

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After belatedly spotting the 718d32bea2 former Marquis, the Grand 8ba77c85c6 Duke and Duchess, and f007233c3d Duke Elard, Nicholas greeted 80cdf352c8 them—prompting the Grand Duke 11d60f4d18 to immediately look for e7abdec702 Adriana.9253ef2587fa76bc

The others 86ee76eae9 did the f2d5d98472 same.89acf662405e0099

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No one was interested 079008529a in Clara.ba82954fcc328ade

In the 30213c2484 meantime, Nicholas 5a9fcb2159 fully explained 3138e5c16e what had 0b7c1c0f2e happened in 2b8975788e the Emperor’s 30ad522478 quarters, and dec4a42d0a the Grand 4a125e8727 Duke looked 78380c9b76 at Clara b6fe59a958 with an 28c14681ed icy expression 726cd12846 she had dc388de20c never seen 8c11fd3ce8 before.84674ddea1876eb1

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Clara felt her 541b85b18a world crumble as 64528dc214 she finally realized…fb756e2c0f908b9e

The Grand Duke b583f7d929 was not on fc87de2450 her side.d7fcf74c77e919ae

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⟨Clara, why 5c8d9534b2 would you 7cfcebb066 do such 3d57264cc9 a thing?⟩a08effae00c40201

At that c5fc808ecb moment, the d319102f65 former Marquis 43aa7b65e0 asked Clara.0165e27abff3a9ed

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Clara, momentarily forgetting her fe57d59bd5 fear of him, frantically 96c59586b3 shouted:0e2aa920fc6a37fb

⟨Grandfather! Please help me. There’s been b8e839dfcb a misunderstanding… 3f1f8d63e2 a huge 27e91d3d5e misunderstanding!⟩f979bf4b2f4c77ad

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⟨A misunderstanding?⟩5e2a572e475c88ca

⟨Yes! I was 60e759f277 confused—it was 8d0f730554 all a 8eeb550152 mistake!⟩2e503b60e632d626

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⟨…So, you’re a324353c1e admitting you 02d51f454f did frame 4a071f1541 Adriana as 2fdeaed6c2 a thief.⟩315cd8df862a75e5

The former 3ba5604351 Marquis clicked 85d52d2cfa his tongue 4b70145b9f in disbelief b00df75b92 and said,993e6cfab0ac48a3

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⟨His Majesty ae48cde948 has shown c0a5b650fc mercy.⟩e3ec7bd5d6b5bc5f

How could he 0c7bcf61a8 say that?ef72c813349f4a1e

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Clara stared in shock.4f11a7761126146e

But to the e6e21e1c57 former Marquis, who d34df9db7a had lived his 45661426c1 life on the 9bd479bd26 battlefield following strict d3f3e44a0f military law, the 4d07674229 punishment of quiet 238a6ebc41 reflection in her feb24a78e8 family’s territory was d60e27b840 an extremely lenient 33d9c38263 one.68a33d643b5a65b5

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Of course, for Clara, bd578a689f who considered even being 984ee623cf dragged away by imperial 7e6428c47f knights a humiliation, it a1e451096b was practically a death 6968aedf1d sentence.990ea2732aa561c9

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“Mother… please…”f76469a33c98bb98

Finishing her brief flashback, a4e184fc01 Clara mumbled with her f411deba57 bandaged hands covering her ed44517043 face.47bb62ecec4a3b8c

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Unlike her irresponsible father, who simply stormed out in anger, her mother had gone straight to the Marquis’s estate.4183ec609def201a

Though usually dd11a711a4 unreliable, Clara 4b6d1df7ac still hoped 324aec9fa9 that her a12345261f birth mother 7c94b7e5d3 and aunt 7e74790a30 of the a2f4e59d78 Grand Princess 034f4f92d3 might be 7405a5b20d able to 4b48b4f14d change things e665d1a5a0 if she 5db299be97 pleaded with 4cda6e9603 her.83d79ccd2bdd696b

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Surely the Emperor c10ab47084 would heed the 40389d613d Grand Duchess more c052490b25 than Adriana, so 3ebace893b if she just 4a2112d300 spoke up…ba1dde515a30be08

Clara tried 4a833e86d6 to comfort 5aa8b593e2 herself with 527c0ed983 hopeful thoughts, 18565c2ff2 but an fcdfe90baf ominous feeling eb942f691b made her 977765eb0e shake her 093ed90a82 head quickly.6b5ddafe88c16df5

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Then, bracing herself, 9b60da52f8 she thought,3570111ded6cd8a8

‘That’s right. No matter fa51b30f25 what happens, 41e8958842 things can’t 63adec5547 get any f234c516a5 worse than 83c29c4fed this.’6c6f956ef0cde6b2

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But it didn’t take 303a5f97dc long to realize how 2521b6a61a mistaken she was.bc798d1f2dc61384

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“Didn’t you hear a87aa77d6e me? I said we 4366016341 must go to 8c6e870279 the Imperial Palace c5965a691a immediately!”a39725751dc14bf4

The tense atmosphere e849655ff5 of the Marquis 8886feb5f6 Diapel’s residence was ee759efc7d shattered by the 29bc828226 sudden arrival of 29070beaad Countess Amber.1db45fa1e5942564

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She clung to the 020d485d70 Grand Duchess’s arm, insisting ed390992f6 they go and plead 0809d2c975 with the Emperor to 313f784f0d lift Clara’s punishment.8e336b153507da41

The Grand Duchess looked 7cb703ebad at her in disbelief 1caaf65929 and responded flatly, “Why 1d88413df3 should I?”2db91092677c26f1

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Then, she ignored the 6e5a87a3ca countess entirely.0c8bc05f62d7bddc

Normally, the Grand 51ac613bbe Duke would step 308bbae84d in to mediate 6dc80a0966 such uncomfortable situations, 07f501b889 but this time—perhaps 17cd2ed006 because it involved 5856453527 their daughter—he remained bda2f4c367 silent.bdb2c374ba1eb12e

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Frustrated, Countess b46f8965be Amber turned fd872bbe58 to the e64341ccc3 former Marquis 53d472331f and shouted,d90f7e440cd09066

“Father! Say something! Is Adriana your only 3fca5d3593 granddaughter? Clara is your granddaughter cd04a0e118 too!”b8bde1987c40cfcb

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“Yes, they’re both my fd2f3899cb granddaughters. And even if their 0b2ae11897 roles were reversed, I 8804ca129e would still have done 87152e988f nothing. The imperial 0939db9fc0 command has 6fbb03c067 been issued, 984caac3ce and from 9e76092502 what I 3b9bd79da2 see, more c9ee8294c2 than enough 1100056a15 mercy has 7bc885d13b already been 3882f75933 shown.”c983970c96f617ad

“What did you say?”eade6a58cc47c782

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“So stop 2e25c4d3cb this and 348cdf5da9 go home. Reflect. Return to 1c5e480406 your territory b855109c8b with Clara. Who knows, if 48f2129036 you show some 5f12918e72 humility, His Majesty 90b2f4453b may yet forgive 570006da05 her.”a859473c8d898b15

Reflect? Humility?ed1aeadda3c6d686

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The countess shrieked in 8e278030ed disbelief.4f16432c382a52db

“What could Clara 1eb4780964 have possibly done 71b891ac12 that was so 58aad2f87c wrong? If you ask 894a29d6be me, Adriana is 5f7b37b505 the problem! If she hadn’t 813b633d37 made such a db54cbe735 big deal out 552302722c of this, it 9af45ec7fd could’ve all been 5450c2e28b handled quietly…!”d6d2517d10d1a144

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“Have you 5afbda5d0e said enough?”2d7f614f0ba8ec0d

At that 69bdae9bf0 moment, the 514242810e Grand Duchess 822b7ded06 stepped in 5c96e323a5 with a c4d3aa790a chilling expression.37cf4b316f5caa31

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“Your daughter started this! She dared to c730f6049c accuse Adriana of a682764711 being a thief!”376c3936aef2355d

“T-that was just b511e80e1f a misunderstanding…”4289d3bd25dbd5ff

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“Can’t you shut up?”95beed36a6b12e69

The Grand Duchess shouted 421e98e7fc sharply.1f044e5c7d41a6dd

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Ever since hearing the fb446c8337 details from the Second b85750b76f Prince, her heart had 9d302bb2b4 ached beyond words.f1ba0884f1ef02e9

A false accusation—of 068b8a512e all things, theft.f14407dd1204d7a8

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Her daughter, so precious fdd073e1fd she could barely look 80f5a40572 at her without tears, b4d585c3b3 had already gone through bdc62379c9 something similar before she e0e8762c80 even reunited with her 01b3f63e70 parents at the Elard f6c2c26f73 estate.c760c24352208600

She had only f95de877d7 heard about it 45e0d1c113 secondhand, but imagining c49cb7f3fd her young daughter 93f40c027c enduring such things 57fc09c681 alone with no a1ecbc6463 one to help 72c975eaae her…she would wake bb66ce2eaf up in the 22c174d1e9 middle of the 617f669b04 night shaking with 53f846c213 rage.3e1fed0ebe82964d

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And now, 3ad88a581b it had 56b6c5b310 happened again.962c640bc8cae555

Just how humiliated, a764918223 how furious must 8f462505c2 Adriana have been c58b5a6e8b to run straight 8789bb83cc to the palace 54aa7ebb93 without even telling eee4f470d4 her family?42c835360aadebfb

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When Lia 023d5b1972 collapsed and 7bbf1f8d69 came home, 01c98e0428 the Grand 09cac063e2 Duchess had 15cae322f0 suspected it 83dcf2158f was from e274f93cfc emotional pain 2171c174a3 more than 2538e3f157 anything else.79112c40008cc2ba

And now, a5dfaa739e just as 62be9d5896 she was 5bf70010f9 starting to 9ba0b5a77a calm herself, 36b0d8ab3b she had bac8c20358 to listen 63c361027c to this 4a49516bb0 nonsense from 3333358b2d her own 4d8205f9d9 sister—rage flared 8e4589e33a once again.53684eb5c00bc7ae

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“Your daughter 5a3d753671 may not 8242091935 be allowed c904d19bf1 here under 0da7954871 imperial decree, 7e22c83d2a but now 3152c40c51 that you’ve e7e25e0405 come this 0f7512fa00 far, the 1b5845a1ce least you f53c2917cd can do 2063d19f5a is apologize!”cb8f97c7421b1e06

“Why should I?”698c7a897af01285

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“You really 89c3f55bbb are shameless, d3f9a768a0 raising your ba0dc27a1c child like 36ee8bfa92 that!”126a126b3a31bd1f

“Did you a81b5cff39 just call 0c70cb7399 me shameless? This is too much! Isn’t family supposed 84156d93d8 to cover for 8109084697 one another and fd681e06c6 be understanding, even 886f3a38fe when mistakes are 20ddb7d143 made? How can you ad6e7835fd all be so 956438da14 cruel?”4f5630138da1a34c

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The Countess beat 0f753bb0f7 her chest like 987db29bf7 a world-class victim, 92daa6ec75 convinced that her bc8c6ffcec sobbing and tantrums 25b0dd86bb would fix everything, d3e2f3b0db just like always.54824dc75182ce29

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“Covering for you 7f759e6923 just because we’re 0a1bd5f269 family is what 2607a380a2 ruined you. Must we ruin your 0d87295959 daughter the same way?”ad89615ffcfb68c1

The Grand Duchess said bfc31a9de7 coldly, without moving a 9c8e3b8818 single eyebrow.34b248b3a6b8ade0

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“H-how could 4df0dce0f3 you say fd4a0f6a60 such a ff592a47f5 thing…?”2de27e8f38666a7e

“Be grateful 849955c95d that you bab315efdf even have ea73ce869e a chance 3437a8c720 to make 2c71c05946 things right. Thanks to my 3e2ed381e2 daughter, Clara gets 3692cfcb0e to reflect in 1a33ec5c52 her estate instead 52b6aec17e of a monastery. You should be thanking 959cfa1201 us!”20e6b8ed0ecfe1fa

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“Thankful? Thankful for what?! There’s a 8b4b41159e limit to 6e0444620f how much 79b6418641 someone can daec19aea0 be insulted!”f35d285fba8b0154

All she had 996da2dba2 to do was 3132e2a15e say a word a5e24480ee for her niece!64d519463bee45d4

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It wasn’t as if 18a3b502eb she lacked the means, 53fa6d2ef7 and the Emperor would a0fe292838 surely have listened gladly—yet bd25897851 seeing how she completely f0238b293e turned a blind eye, 7b934638f9 it was clear. She looked 2d6a50adb0 down on e9d2b977ef her.10538544899d2c29

Countess Amber, who 888bb5932a had lived her e4eb985950 whole life consumed ead1123e89 by inferiority and e073f2bdb1 insecurity, screamed hysterically.262b00c9d5fd261d

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“I knew it! I knew your daughter would block my Clara’s path! She should’ve died back then! What was the point of telling them when the castle would be empty, if she was just going to come back alive and well…!”83baf6f9a120b3de

At that moment, a a07e246a00 chilling silence fell over 24fbd8bf13 the room.87cd10d9d5be69e6

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“What… did you just say?”10a0e1cb3d2f3496

The grand duke, 8248bf0615 who had remained ac6f3dc162 silent until now, cc5b6c9676 suddenly rose and ad0d46c415 strode toward the f0202bb8da Countess.502bf828550106be

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Panicking, the Countess looked cd2477cba7 to the grand duchess abbab71a5b and the former Marquis 0e35892f94 for support, but both 7c1188403e were frozen in place 4784d9d156 like statues.3914ea6a86b302c3

Only then did she 8e1bdb1458 realize that, in her 22e21de253 excitement, she had said 8f0cfbfccc something she shouldn’t have.f7fb209b7295cbd9

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“I-I mean, that is…”9fd1c4f2b6770def

“You said b156873810 you told 4878393fd0 them when c86f2b14e5 the castle 03285b96c8 would be a733161d84 empty. Are you f52a716d6a talking about 14b7e3bd1b me?”fe0a7c35509b7ee2

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The veins on the 412d008dbb grand duke’s clenched fists d3cebc2c29 bulged.a1940ce95cb68a4f

Though known as one 49810fcebc of the gentlest people b90e7e808d in the empire, he 5e95547b47 too had a line 77e7255513 that could not be df9baec748 crossed.bc1ec06f46e1737f

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As his magic 01e61ca6d4 leaked out from 1ff8af0689 his inability to 01e4d55ab6 control his rage, c66a16eafc the Countess began c20e7158a7 to hyperventilate.1b6cb07aa5444a4b

“Speak the truth. Did you aid in c7e2c08a93 my daughter’s abduction? What is 4adb787347 your connection 36b882c579 to the 6b51c9e6a9 demon worshipers?”ea78fb0f459eccbb

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“D-Demon worshipers?! I don’t know anything 75aa79b053 about that!”731cb25719e6a9bf

The Countess screamed, a7cc9ba74d her face pale 9dd50fedca as a sheet.ee189977a4034c51

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“I just 13e9d8b9f9 told them 92f52db6c1 you had 9d2f89ae6c gone to 59aa2d6e57 the edge 526f141709 of the a6649f7bd1 continent for 4dc7a8c189 some money, eb48a04bc1 that’s all! I never imagined they’d 38f3da1455 kidnap her!”07aed40d08541147

“…Money?”214f3a8221b74777

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The former Marquis dbe4d9474b asked with a a9fcd53eff trembling voice.91938b7bdc523813

“Regina, are you d43a344a0c saying you sold e13344e2f0 information about your f4aa4c711a family for money?”91347deef0f256db

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The Countess opened 8e699b931b her mouth, trying e55ac9292d to justify herself, 3b8dc82e33 seeing how pale c2ca4e0b17 the former Marquis ae56852012 had gone.27443edbec37126c

“There were a lot of people interested in the Grand Mage… I just thought I’d earn some spending money…”928ca5a108821bd4

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But before she could 8a42a58c7e finish, a loud slap 4de4a5ac4c rang out.40c4dc6181113706

It was the ae78efddac grand duchess.193a0258738f2cba

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As the shocked 887e48903b Countess lifted her 4cbc320df2 head, the grand 7f6a9bfe85 duchess slapped her bed012be5e again.fb2f81e2b7590dfe

“How… how can a person be this selfish and cowardly?”d9f2741f4ab6ef25

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“S-Sister…”24b47d5e66e993e2

“Don’t call f90f5ccc1f me that! Just thinking 14c1a5e7d6 that I 3e331a29b1 treated you b227683624 as my 02f3c4c2a7 sister all 69cc9110b2 my life be6ca59c78 makes me 5ea371df43 sick.”1a1b4aa3224e96a8

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The grand 8a3932d14b duchess backed c6dad6a153 away, shaking 24d59b9bc8 her head b6f964f704 in disbelief, 8003bed550 then stumbled.b4975d73fef56329

“Wife—”e177af1bf65cc72c

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The grand 486c8650c9 duke quickly db9cb78ce4 caught her, 15d4b6d29b and she a3c695ee92 suddenly burst 3287de0335 into tears.9befb8033b130a54

“What am I supposed to do? How can I face Lia now? This is all because of me…”994f00f8bb59f834

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“It’s not 7bc6a437ce your fault.”7647aa8d5b961b8a

“Yes, it’s not your fault… It’s mine”66717ceb5d3918e4

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The former 5713063682 Marquis added 38bb84b753 with a c2706151a3 voice thick 8f535ad3a6 with regret.cbfece03cec1ebeb

He couldn’t even look fde83fd351 at the grand duke abc267a0ba or grand duchess, and 4d2920d483 shut his eyes tightly, 2673e5fc0d veins filling the whites ab0ade658f of his eyes.3b25a1c5fbd5a9b4

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“I told Regina… She seemed unusually curious about her sister, and I thought it was sweet. I didn’t realize my child was less than human.”bb4ed4306de6707d

This is 228fa4f241 all my 7d201c7084 sin. All of it.ad8e1d40d1a30884

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Tears streamed down bb4920403e his cheeks, the 99bb539fb6 same tears he 478a332555 had suppressed even 3ac0f0f7df when he found ea5def855d his granddaughter.b7fcee1e3e20b7be

He suddenly remembered the 9afa26ec69 first time he saw 230b1c6337 little Lia dressed as fe59b452f5 a maid in the d12acc1dd6 mansion.4cddff0b3c7d0ee6

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He hadn’t edc8820704 protected that 47f7c5eec6 small child. Worse, without realizing 239d7ed0bb it, he had 4928056762 contributed to her cb12e685d8 suffering.4f49ff8a97e03c30

“F-Father…”0191ad0655f72042

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Finally grasping the gravity 94273d80dc of the situation, the b51b10f35e Countess spoke in a cc07fd9017 trembling voice.7435fdec57cb07c0

But a firm 9e02ed2faf voice answered her.2b7631e95a798bf8

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“Leave. From now on, 843f797912 I have no fb1b939835 child like you. Never appear f3466b062d before me b0c92d237c again.”5d23f11ed378b378

“!”f34aca773ed1fad7

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Though he had scolded baca57f052 her many times before, 990fcffc62 he had never spoken 3bd8654f4e of cutting ties. The Countess instantly realized 21019b6ff5 he was serious.bc58e0cd85188a9f

At the same 273641ef3a time, images of 1b6019fc63 the monthly allowance 66fec50cab from the former 5d815944d8 Marquis and the 8f7e2a1885 Amber family’s business aa70318d84 supported by House 9c77ccbbc0 Diapel flashed through a5de19a6dd her mind.9f03b02d5c39c462

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The face of Countess 639c88c46b Amber turned ghostly white e1ef0847be as she imagined the b0b2b04875 future now closing in 77d74af816 on her.a7629c4569747e63

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“Ugh…”f9ac53d3b9739238

I slowly f61bc2fd51 opened my c55a1db396 heavy eyelids, 377bcdc1ae feeling a d10bac2afa sting in ecd0197e67 my upper 12b9441d08 body.ab252ba33daef087

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It was the now-familiar ceiling of the Marquis’s residence. Judging from the dim lighting, it seemed to be night… huh?2b6c2d5d2f6ede70

“Ah!”c6a23a28b72d8364

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“…Adriana?”3f91a5dfaa892fda

“Mom?”701d708cc35defab

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I shot up 51e6844f8b with a gasp afe83f8670 and was startled 75429bd42b again to see 1cdfcdb44f my mother sitting 2518d1dfba beside the bed.ad4c54721be6f786

“Are you okay? Are you awake?”89e3f8c75ce4e248

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Her gentle voice made 33a32fa46a cold sweat bead on 9a89bfe7ad my skin.a45d6297c03afe11

Because the last 7c4f681625 scene before I 936c148561 fainted was still f826725656 vivid in my dc4d6cef3b mind.8fddba33b5c6524b

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