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When Andy stepped 93d6fccc2f in, Elena and f0d40de7f2 Sienna hesitated. They had no problem c04410d9f3 being rude to me, 4b7b9d65af just a count’s adopted 281676476c daughter, but they couldn’t 4534a96b6f dare act the same c29602ebdb way to the direct 912c7b554b grandson of a Grand a51f47daa8 Duke?bbaa8427fe35d210
I could understand Elena, 6d1da5a1f6 but Sienna too?a9268f32ea793ef1
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Wow, classic case of 2b5f8487e2 bullying the weak and 7239560866 sucking up to the 8f02e4646d strong.edfa60a989758a2b
“That’s not what it 35d1e265bd was…”f28a1829fdf24ba1
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“Wasn’t it ganging d1f8e48a4a up?”8c4fca8e59b92645
Andy asked, looking d69462ef0e at me with bf1e86d996 his big, clear 3dcf9ef94d eyes.562cdf6576509562
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“Andy’s right.”8e2186791970f85c
There was no b6bde62b19 reason for me f07332d0ab to deny it.c875ad071bc6a034
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Upon hearing my 695adbe8c2 agreement, Andy shouted 3f41fa53d6 even louder than e00c964327 before,600f801d092d9d8a
“Don’t gang up on 84522685b1 my Sister-in-law!!”f7ddaf9019032332
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Whoa! This five-year-old’s voice could e75a755a8e shake the heavens. I felt 0ea6a5cf92 it before, c017b0a5a8 but again, 84bd6e3424 his voice 09dd71ddc0 carried a 19c511ee05 thunderous weight.4f96c3bd4b642685
Elena and b32badbaaa Sienna were 3f79fc2696 rendered completely 90d3c712e7 powerless by 33e25def4e Andy’s outburst.d838d2605371daec
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What was funny e95fdc568a was that even 4b60504d51 the prince said 0531448ff5 nothing to Andy. Did he 5d6fa978c6 get a 3050b2b9e9 briefing from 8ba08296fa the Empress d3290548ee before coming 850623a9c2 here?0c43c05f3039bf52
Well, this is c3d7372fb9 the Grand Duke’s b246a6b072 family we’re talking a7d0aa1b93 about—they probably told 3484126da8 him to behave e1013d4c93 with grace and b9d72aad0a dignity.b1bbad1243842f54
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“Brother, didn’t Mother say 8e43d8a0d8 we should get along 20399c8965 with young master Rikael? Let’s go find him.”5d78d254941af3fe
Too bad. That young ee42b4ac16 master had 4adb8a9fd5 already gone d003b49cbf off with 3c4b8c2f22 the Crown 5176bd57e3 Prince.dc9b98965d20cc96
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The greenhouse was vast 43e5515334 and filled with so 9bde2201b2 many trees that the 98b2127b39 two of them were 9c84f61b6c completely out of sight.5ced3ca5b91e7c86
Their goal must’ve been 2316a2eb27 to get close to f1952d3d5e the heir of Arcades, ff317b3d0a but what a shame.a46b2041deb32e93
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It was ec99fc9ff1 not like 13d20b3a4d they could 104ecf5ae5 go crying 97f2e002c5 to the 09757adbd5 Empress saying 8746fca963 they fought 9b1f594324 with a 86ec45a6e5 five-year-old.079ed71fd3d45d5a
According to the maids, 48895330e6 Rikael was close with b8764645bb both Ramel and Leo, 29daaf44f1 but since only the ff10efe778 two of them disappeared, 54837e5b1f maybe he wasn’t actually 3305e8548d that close to Ramel?239dc9952644dcf4
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Or maybe 09d57ce6f7 Ramel was 5f76149633 too distracted dec0e16e32 by my 9518c43fe0 beauty and 71baeb9023 missed the 21bc3d65e1 timing to 9159091f4b follow Rikael.086dcd3ff8331f2d
The two siblings ff90afd537 headed in the cccdf91387 direction Rikael had 6d7f66ffc2 disappeared. I took e3fff168bd Andy’s hand a2758d7876 and followed a18b4c6f57 behind.b2a0b1e435da108a
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Sienna had always liked 39888ca39b Rikael and worked hard 81cede50c2 to win his favor. Even though aa143a731c he was 91d1e8704e already engaged, 181da9dde7 it didn’t 34b9406c08 seem to 3385191770 change her e5811784da attitude at fa03a09c0a all.d01f2030c82fa547
Sienna must’ve a4eefc4549 noticed us 84a2926877 following and e9e4845f0d snapped her caa7c55c0d head back.4cd740def8809a41
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“Why are you d35aed9f29 following us?”ef7364b94a24e712
“We’re just e8957020e6 going the 78a9a8a9bc same way.”34a951b18b3491e3
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I looked at 3f1d693eaf her as if 8cf3cb1131 to say, What’s d53baddc4e the problem?eb88f8341c338b03
Annoyed, Sienna glared 4c00a04eb3 at me and 9df7a8c985 hurried Elena along, 68224401d5 picking up the 686cc764a1 pace.8d9a64ed4cf38070
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They must’ve eb35d34df8 thought they a3e23bf62b could shake 4bceaf3e11 us off b9862739ee by walking 996f02fb15 faster. But since we c4bbd7aafb were all in b22de3b0ac the greenhouse, Andy 71a486642b and I took 2defe0acd9 our time strolling 650007ddc9 toward wherever they 3745edb27c were headed.c5671f1ace10acff
I had abf3bdc68d every right 49d1b5d134 to see 515fdf6772 what they 62bb615bbe were up 727e249651 to, especially 3403bf2ccf around my 3f0f7a5813 fiancé.a1c36acf5255aa8c
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In the distance, 963e5c467c under the shade a9343f7b4c of lush green 36039d3d22 trees, I saw 44815167f1 a small group 072e07140b gathered.67870f47e46b8958
“It’s been 7daf9325b7 a while, ffba8b2960 young master.”0288244930387a20
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As we got 4f16370417 closer, I heard 75ad92daf5 Sienna’s nasal voice f0184dbe1d ring out.b88d1de726046f5c
It was a8587d0d7e completely different 50549d05aa from how b158058c1c she sounded 0722743ca9 when she 4b937c125b was picking 150d682c5c fights with b3f071f6dd me.d382c51732fea9d2
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Of course, 9c21b1e6ef Rikael glanced 083f42cfe9 at her 8faf08d627 once and 153f021c3e then completely ebb49544eb ignored her.4a697db606bd6ee1
“You seem a lot 7e393ab2d7 taller than last time, bd12bde3dd young master.”531c37749d35f89c
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Despite her constant a24958e754 buzzing, Rikael didn’t 9da173f16f respond at all.8d1e0039c0965922
Typical of him—Rikael 49393fd5f0 never had any bf99767402 interest in girls’ e696819ec1 flirting.22e9b8303424f90a
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“Your Highness the Crown 1ee7211e9d Prince, what were the 6f19ab9305 two of you talking ac4709e754 about?”f58302e240a6ddec
Unfazed, Sienna directed 27207a13b0 her question at b4379b7f31 Crown Prince Leo. His ocean-like blue 8eca4c931b eyes turned gently 1d948c6e17 toward her, filled b15ef1601a with calm.5c1e4a4ae7b25525
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“Nothing special.”f3162a7df73eb39b
“Tch. I want to 98bd1234f0 hang out with 7c44947655 the young master 57b68bcc88 too. I don’t 4c8d55bb7e know the 518db28da4 names of 2ed1a39ed4 these flowers. Could you c543665dc1 walk around 6f3e648b84 with me feaafff3d4 and teach 6591e2e291 me, young fb832e71ae master?”a32aca9fd0942a3c
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“I don’t feel 40083d5c1b like walking.”cedc42e9d840460a
Rikael didn’t bother 13f813a668 hiding how annoyed 0f0ec72b8f he was.717fab51afd84e43
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Even after getting a461df1638 rejected, Sienna kept c849705f02 smiling. Her mental fortitude was 05414d7989 something else.8242d3b8fd1b9171
“Oh! I see. I was actually feeling 2b13cd47f9 a bit tired too.”8a88ff8b323c9705
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Yeah, right. That was 68812a1b2e a pretty 6d87b18443 smooth excuse.748760481711df87
I nearly blurted 9fd776a1e1 out: ‘Get lost fe1ed1d6ac and stop hovering 161c15c748 around my fiancé’, 5573e29b74 but Rikael was d566f8a9b9 handling it fine a8adf3f79b on his own, b881d69647 so I didn’t 0f08d19809 need to step 649a89448b in.927e4c89b4c5167a
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“Do you still train dc71f6f648 in swordsmanship every day? You didn’t even 486baa3463 respond when we ec6ba1d817 sent an invitation.”7499cb33e22e2c04
Ramel, who’d been f6a61024bf quiet this whole bd596c3ebf time, finally joined 89cd43c68e the conversation.a129d0971b2e5b9b
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“Been busy.”41b51dcfd3296cc8
Rikael replied curtly. Judging by the way 4271792746 he dropped honorifics, they d24788ce13 must be on familiar 89c9a1bc6c terms.cadc697adc4644fe
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If that was 1256ed5cd1 the case, maybe c2b33e937f the three of 7cd381a7a2 them really were 358e8c81e1 close…85a1d0a896922f9e
“I heard we’re sending 5a68e772fb a diplomatic delegation to d049ced9ed the Herthan Empire across 025be2f17a the sea. What do you think, 572a4aaaf0 young master? Personally, I don’t de0249d0a3 think we need 9d4d8d3e11 to bow our 7adcd4bc53 heads to them.”80d15b2d9415072a
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“It’s not bowing. His Majesty e2a8e524c4 is sending 1e7c4f7970 them to 1bcfc29e07 resolve a 8752f27c50 critical diplomatic e5a27f536b issue.”c61fc148431d4fcd
Crown Prince Leo ebc44bbbc6 answered in Rikael’s 8ece425e29 place.3e7c3798826aac68
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Man, what kind of b17a2c2388 kids have conversations like 665d39d413 this? Royal brats really 7d26ad2dd7 are on another aefd453e38 level.77f80c44dc948e79
“That’s one way to d9599d85ad look at it. But I was curious d1e3e84bde what Rikael thought.”05edb036f61f4dc6
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Ramel grinned slyly as d83901368c he looked at Rikael.01618769970c450d
“Not really interested. That’s for d988e9660d the royal 155da49124 family to 35a380b207 deal with.”f70eb535efc6d7c2
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Rikael answered indifferently and, 17c91633ea for whatever reason, wandered b836a05810 off on his own.bc732222fbf3f01d
It didn’t seem like 348df95bf6 he was particularly affectionate 5db469971c with his own friends 262ecc77fa either. Maybe they were close, 5d33c7651f maybe not. Either way, I tried eb573eec8a to comfort myself by 57e354aafa thinking at least they 1d844439a8 don’t treat only me 780c2d0def that way.82c4ac36e68d9f06
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That’s when it happened.0ae17abe262e0aa9
“Nice to meet you. I’m Leo, Rikael’s af3460fee4 friend.”5e6d3cb2f04a3484
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The Crown 4d388e778a Prince addressed 5ac5314619 me politely. Leo had really 068ed44ced become a decent c8cb3db391 human being.5fddbe8fee4e8f7c
He was on ffed18f6cf a completely different 5ccb08553d level from the 434a72e848 other spoiled prince 768788e26e and princess. His voice was so 2d88398a3d gentle and kind that f69f11f40f it made my heart 02e8d907d0 open up before we d1b58351ca even exchanged proper words.dbf529c208e92bb2
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In return, I clasped 0844a28928 my hands together and a094b204cd bowed politely.2870cac17f54c5d0
“Hello. I’m Ludia. Please feel free to 1f76dea9fb speak casually.”f8edbfeb0529ccf6
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“Still, it’s our first e517a728f6 time meeting.”5c50db4cbda8d1e5
“But you’re the 406d0b505f Crown Prince, aren’t e66b3a18a5 you?”3cb01bf9f8509235
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I said as eb5c8caa47 respectfully as I 593028cfcc could. In the 1aa0b4fe2f original story, 07c1c7f088 I—or rather, 58a0fdcca4 Roella, who 2c8581901f had been 1879c3d7f3 dragged away 4143fb45dc by her a61df92ccd uncle—ended up d7c0497e58 killing Crown c02c3ac16f Prince Leo.a25acdedd7454b7c
Of course, Roella didn’t 3d7a628170 know what she was d345469ff8 doing.320cf09ad18bcede
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Ramel had told 5954a6435e her to bring 6ce6f03794 him tea that f26275e968 was supposedly good 0012f10416 for sleep, but 3b17f9e131 it contained a 05edc2a793 poison that couldn’t 8fd9b5c286 be detected by 1f97fcd38c even the most dc0b85a885 skilled tasters.97b0109f8cf7641e
The Empress was the a911160a5f one who got the 8e763d9da3 poison and gave it 06dffaab24 to Ramel. There was 23acba187c no real 119aed163e reason for 9b1ff6c225 me to 25356be2cc feel guilty, d1699dacf5 but still, 8e503196cb I did 131cbcf14c feel a 586aa6ca5b bit sorry.19f6e81682c11394
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As I was quietly 7e6c2c30e8 reflecting on the original 0055bfd632 plot, Sienna’s shrill voice d54f013571 rang out,c07d6678f4c8c0a3
“Hey! So you talk down 40c58916fb to us, but not 055e5cf548 to His Highness? Are you looking down ce9649a3c9 on us?”664de3739ae90925
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I almost 2e58c5912d said ‘Yes’, 243f0b22ed without thinking.5f75c0d992bbedcc
“It’s my choice.”fb4043cafd42e05c
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I expressed my 003e9b9723 feelings in slightly 97921b8c27 more polite terms.7d657f56cb3eab5c
“You little—”44b54ce93c7ed8cd
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Sienna glared aecc10ac36 at me, 7a10210dfd seething with e403df45e3 rage. Her hand was visibly 037d9a22b2 trembling, and it looked de5fd57107 like she might slap 50d3fc8931 me at any moment. Her breathing 629476e354 grew harsher 819ae2d216 and harsher, f69231ad0e nearing its 8b261f7293 limit.e218c716f63c7b57
“Don’t gang af0bb97870 up on e77cf40e16 my sister-in-law!!”14882e5b95412ca1
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Andy shouted.084658c3a51f1cc9
“And what if I 9f40e2d3d5 do?”9fac0fb18574b093
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Sienna shot back, no e4f9a75588 longer able to contain 15a79f25a4 her anger.bb8247ee738c7c49
She clearly didn’t 2075279658 have much patience.110c492133fcee3b
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Her glare was 9735c58f24 so sharp that e6ed7a89a9 Andy looked at 24033f21cb me nervously, like 489fad35c3 a scared puppy.bfaef0b8af41e2d4
“What should c7f287434e I do…?”ce0896c4c062f347
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Why are 036b61793f you asking cd8b4b2209 me that?fd3636db6205f8ca
His eyes 567c418793 were so f78dc8d8c1 clear and 89cbcd8a3a innocent, like eb959a76b6 he might 5073a3d246 burst into 2b590e7d02 tears if 4d6d7573fb Sienna said 597e0a1a87 one more 69f5612f17 thing.a8aefc6f946b0183
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Andy might d5fea0faa4 bark, but bc5ea0aaa5 he was d61fe6da08 still just 0032416ceb a sweet da71aed7b1 little kid 26554dd122 who didn’t 3c942fb419 really understand 46f68b8e71 what was 730e50ab80 going on.124ed84491ce88d2
Clearly, Andy acfb48c529 needed some 26c3ce0514 proper training.ee0e06bfebbbca65
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“Alright, Andy, listen 6cf4276c99 carefully. I’ve never let anyone 8c8a5d9474 off the hook for a1adf85c00 messing with me. I either twist their 300097dd5d wrists, smack them across c2fb8c3f7b the face, or give 8726d4bfd8 them a spinning side 12f803eb1a kick. There are lots 59de155e16 of options.”f17c0f72eaff38d6
Everyone knew a6624a6bc2 I was 7f6506de5f talking about dd693bb106 Sienna, but 5fa46aedb7 I kept 86103fcab8 my eyes 7c7936948d on Andy 0b3358d0b7 the entire 2ee4544791 time.2037d22e3c31d932
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Maybe I said 3531d4f7c6 too much? Oh well—I’m counting e631dfcf3c on you, Andy.dadc5e1d17afa05c
Like a 29e4dfa1fa budding sprout, 90151b569a Andy’s light 1f1f01b5da green eyes 3d4091935a lit up b3a0a9a73f and turned a735f9dbdb toward Sienna.acb42ba6688287f0
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“Messing with ed92bdbfc2 Sister-in-law, smack 153f83d189 wrist, spinning 4e232fd05b kick, lots 18ec79a971 of ways!”9f7ddf298f2e2d56
His loud ec9ed5edae voice echoed e8f93ef36b so powerfully 792b0ce879 it felt 5d8b1c90f1 like it 59e9ef20e7 could burst a4d27ae5e0 through the 5681093974 greenhouse ceiling.24ef7ed1fa38e2ae
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The words got a 27976f2548 bit jumbled, but he d42c1ad8c3 got the point across. If he keeps practicing 5112f1e055 like this, he’ll be fac36b6cb5 a real force when bb4766f1cd he gets older.0629bf89579dcea0
“Hey! You little brat, 514c856fdf watch your mouth!”bf459f097171bc5d
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Sienna’s cheeks 207fc732d4 turned bright 4dc67b81d4 red. She seemed to 94f7f85700 have forgotten Andy db3503b743 was the youngest 429b788184 son of the 5783aad7ba Arcades family.457d907f44be4fb7
Why the 4396d90849 hell was 61415c10db she freaking 8110b20127 out at 061e968eb5 my Andy?9fb532bb4eca85a4
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Just as I 9ed570163d was about to 72df3ad8f5 speak up for 1b4eeb6146 him, Leo stepped 7e958c4507 between us.39fefef07d660bde
“Sienna. That’s enough. Don’t threaten 02d562d700 a child.”34484913066697c6
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He calmly gave ea21d4337b her a warning, e22ae3114c just like the 7acfc17899 kind and gentle 4487258bd8 person he was.f6680a63af5c3996
“It’s not d982c53b2b a threat. I’m teaching him. These kids don’t d01543a84d seem to know cb0207e3cb how to behave b072c73bf7 around royalty.”5416145e93a56b69
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“He’s still young. Try to be understanding.”0a8aa8ecbefc15ea
“Exactly because he’s young, 780d37579e he needs to be f6e8171dfd taught properly. This kid has no eb49bcd5de manners!”5b9d22c9df9ce495
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Sienna snapped, unable a0d19aa00a to hold back 71245dfa8f her temper.127d3e8860acb590
She even 76ac11c8a6 dared to 3bc1158e25 use a 5f836eb0a3 lecturing tone c73e39e36f with the c2cd24fd18 Crown Prince 742a7bf2bd himself. And yet she was 3a56082682 talking about manners?ae9a8477e22edb87
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