Chapter 9 Part 3

“Just in case… Olga, if you are investigated for my witch allegations…”a7ebfad7e1a64960

“I will never say anything against you, Miss. Of course, not about that man either. Otherwise, that man might really be framed as a devil, and Miss might be framed as a witch who received the devil’s help.”f06014cca71aec65

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Olga was right. In the current 0ae272c199 situation, revealing information 11e38666fb about Rumpel would 1583c2684b only make it ca713a5d73 more difficult to 3a8cf054e6 get rid of 5600c1ada6 the accusation of e83d81c0c2 being a witch.60e29a1882f7dc9d

Irina was now 0fb07b2b5e blocked on all fe950fdb0a sides. There was no need to aa21502dc0 think about it for long.5bfc788cfc6cae44

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The more she worried about 907d87cd29 finding a way out, the 53e687dffc more hopeless she felt. So Irina had to d8981346b3 make a decision.96023d04599b62d9

After taking a 14d4614e20 short deep breath, 91cae1c6b0 she carefully pushed 4400ec0167 away Olga, whom 4c7655d8e8 she had been fe29059b2d hugging. And she spoke in a 6d90b06960 firm voice, without a hint d4030ceecd of wavering. Her expression and c01c46ab23 tone were calm, 42d2f3a2a5 as if she 75bd6c4cfb had accepted everything.c63f53a82cb23e26

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“Abandon me.”99199284e616cc99

“What?”f348ada1ff86ade2

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Olga asked back, incredulous. Irina was about to 8b68422e30 open her mouth to c6764a72e8 add an explanation to 0baaa1456f what she had said 4d148acd7c earlier.62b4b4b89c3763c7

“What did you just say?!”9e630805df926073

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Olga’s eyes widened in surprise at Olga’s raised voice, without even taking a breath. But Olga didn’t give Irina a chance to speak.3b7305d72c15ae31

“Miss, how can you say such a thing! Knowing what you mean to me, to me! You’re, you’re…not just a master I serve! You’re family to me, a friend…”0cd81f451b43ada4

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Irina was taken aback by Olga’s appearance, revealing her agitated emotions as if she would burst into tears at any moment. She swore she didn’t intend to make her cry. Just as Irina was a precious person to Olga, Olga was also precious to Irina.8750b28fcf5194a9

As she said, cc1fd538fa Olga meant more 32de3e365a to her than 93d5849086 a simple maid. She was family and a 291c6a507c friend to Irina.a5fa7413a4dc864c

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Therefore, even if Olga was shocked by what she said and felt betrayed, she couldn’t afford to be weak. She had to protect Olga.c5f879cd470c32b0

“You know, Olga…Why am I saying this? If I’m framed as a witch and interrogated, you, Olga, who was so close to me, could also be implicated as a witch. I can’t let that happen.”60c7a726903975d3

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“But that doesn’t mean you should tell me to abandon you!”cfd7b3b69989ca35

“It’s to protect you.”c6645b1dfda3eebb

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Now Olga was crying. Seeing the tears welling up and finally flowing down her cheeks, her heart ached. Irina carefully wiped away Olga’s tears.037ed656320242ef

“Just as I’m precious to you, you’re precious to me. So I don’t want you to get into trouble because of me.”236dab8c406859da

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“Think of it the other way around. If I were framed as a witch, would you abandon me?”4b8e1d16221ed637

“Of course not!”b92e5743070d92b6

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“But how can you tell me to abandon you!”f5fa361f3587c7c4

Olga’s voice trembled uncontrollably. Judging from her tightly clenched fists, which were trembling, she knew that Olga was really agitated.d7042f308e9da2de

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Irina fully understood Olga’s feelings, but that was why she thought she had to protect Olga even more.4a8eb4da53641640

“You’re really, really too much! Really!”ec8607b4bf54b2c4

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“…I’m sorry.”fc7c4474461613bd

“I would rather you told me to die than to be this heartbroken.”f778b37e5d623244

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“Olga, I would never say that. How could I…..”aad7cf5a0b3bdb85

“What you just said is more shocking to me. It hurts more!”3028ac7229fc50ed

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“… … Olga.”8a103b52dca7b949

Tears welled up in Irina’s eyes at the sorrowful cry. She was grateful that there was someone who cared for her so much, but she was also scared and tormented by the fact that she could be a burden to such a grateful person.9e37cb2c331faacd

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In the worst case, Irina herself could be interrogated, dragged away, tortured, or even executed. It would be fortunate if the Emperor’s evil hand only reached her.fea0caeae20eba77

If he threatened her by harassing her family, including Olga, she was worried whether she could maintain her will to refuse the Emperor’s marriage proposal until the end. She was afraid because she couldn’t even be sure of herself.733eff58a2703c07

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“Don’t cry, Olga… …”f1b72bd91e729cdf

“Ugh, huh, huh.”43104dd88968956c

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Seeing Olga sitting on 278c725560 the floor crying like 933d4d94a9 a child, Irina also 7fa0d7e383 wanted to cry.1eca942fa7d9d4b6

In fact, the one who 790ea04c61 wanted to cry the most 06b63b817d was none other than Irina. Nevertheless, she swallowed her 34e80fa423 rising tears and comforted 201aed8254 Olga again and again.eccc2093f2db24a7

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After comforting and sending away b206b53e13 Olga, who had been crying 8b04c8bdbe for a long time, her dce22227cb whole body felt heavy and 1a3fd12957 tired like wet cotton. Of course, she knew that c87fcaf7bd she would be exhausted for 4397865d71 a while, but she thought 2a81f350b0 she felt particularly tired.52d54887606a62da

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For some reason, she didn’t walk much, but she patted her swollen legs and sat on the sofa, thinking of Rumpel.c376253ef92e4703

Now that rumors 5a16a0f32f of her being 5e357e25ea a witch had a5aa94b60c just begun to 746d3361cf circulate, she would 02560b091d be arrested within 171fecab44 a few days a3ed329587 at the latest ec67ebfef7 to confirm the 3de90bcda9 truth of the 4fb07e11ad rumor. Maybe that day could a39c0129c3 be today.eb54acad7958ac32

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Since it was a rumor 7c6c2f31ef spread by Emperor Knezh to c3c3aeaf1e make her suffer, he would 2b01ef2d7a move quickly.dc51230c5de120a8

“What should I do…”61f48a749a0141f2

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Irina brought her knees together af9388cb00 and buried her face. Then, the necklace she was 8da330d954 wearing fell off and touched 40ae628cc2 her knee.b4dffd2c2dfd278f

“Ah, right…the necklace.”a0603846d5ea97cd

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Only then did 46431a62f9 Irina remember that aa9b7ab244 she was wearing 0e24b8f040 the amulet necklace f653aee47f her father had ec833deb6c given her.14270bfa28f616c4

It was a necklace daefa85c08 that her father had 642b93b04a given her on the 5c2c139c52 day she was dragged adb6e9ba23 to the tower by 04a2748bfe Emperor Knezh. He said it was 82420ab12c a sacred necklace that 500240694e is said to contain 416db379b0 the divine power of 4cee066779 the Goddess Asilin. He said it 324e36b4cd had been passed 539bc47e68 down through the 0f0d8715b0 family for generations.3eb26a1eeb2858f1

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Since the day she 8a277fe12a received this necklace, Irina 3bcd0b0b80 had been wearing it ea01ade623 everyday. It was the efc2adb99a same when sleeping, cc401cbb21 taking a bath, d7ee0c695f and even when 4d5b51eef4 invited to the d82be4d8bb Imperial Palace.52b757917a340c30

“Come to think of it…”b5b22554ffd97402

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Irina fiddled with the necklace and fell into thought. It was as if something was about to come to mind but wasn’t.8d45d1db6aa6dd4f

Irina concentrated and tried to 360c2be8a2 recall a vague memory.551238367a782beb

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‘Irina, hurry up. I told you not to wander around alone. Why are you not listening to me this morning? Starting with the necklace.’f0eb99f4688fe831

She recalled her mother’s scolding from some time ago. Irina widened her eyes and hurriedly searched her memory.ae11b76d4bdd53b9

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‘When did I hear this, and why did she mention the necklace?’145441d8dfc6137e

After a long tug-of-war with her memory, which seemed to come to mind but didn’t, Irina covered her mouth with both hands.48b7158b2be50826

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After a while, unable to 8ee6031b19 say anything, Irina muttered to 4181cd7040 herself.ec5f91c06ba4dae7

“I remember…”a51d52fd82dd7b39

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Although it was a 424a833d85 series of fragmented pieces, 5c6eb0f849 the memories of that 4cf895ef3b day filled her head. Irina swallowed dry saliva. Her chest swelled 3c40688750 as if it d349a74215 was overflowing, and 258a338dac her heart started c49eb58d2a to beat.a9109f95676cbf00

“That day was also the day I went to the Imperial Palace… The day I wore this necklace for the first time…”0ea7fb54d30917f4

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That’s right. The “necklace incident” her mother mentioned was the day Irina, as a child, stole the heirloom necklace, which she had been eyeing every day, and secretly wore it. It was also the day Irina went to the Imperial Palace for the first time.961a64aaf53274c0

Irina, in her childish 73d6f375f8 mind, wanted to go d38fcd426c to the Imperial Palace 093447cde9 for the first time 50dee2371d in a special way. After much thought, she secretly 04cb7826ce took the amulet necklace, which 25464fbf49 her family cherished, and put b24ddd7906 it around her neck.157b2946312d3acf

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It was only after arriving at the Imperial Palace that her mother realized that Irina was wearing the necklace, and she scolded Irina. But she didn’t take the necklace away. She was allowed to wear it for just one day since she had already worn it.af6dc1206e52799d

Of course, with the 7199a33b62 warning that she would 212b46e61c be severely punished when 125c51f4e1 she got home.18e9725eeba792ba

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“That was the day…”e9c3faa27b5949f1

The day she first met 2a49808039 Rumpel.9e2e2f5858b93927

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After that, Irina never saw ddc3061c9e Rumpel again. Even though, according to b1d39760d0 Rumpel, he had come b9dd845eb6 to her several times. At that time, 0b85367b59 Irina was not e79209b556 wearing the necklace.b341aaebe1d42064

“In the tower…I was wearing the necklace.”43b8dd8cd169beda

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It seemed like the puzzle e02af3a071 was finally being put together.042388d086855a95

Irina muttered, as if possessed, as she touched the necklace. So that meant that she saw Rumpel when she was wearing this necklace, and she didn’t see Rumpel when she wasn’t wearing it.6df69eb5cb85be6b

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