IBDSID Chapter 43
by Solavita43. What Was It That 302d2e4e71 We Shared That Day?a5c3d1fa67f2c5d3
As Roselia watched Klaus with 97b54c8c9c his head bowed, she felt 17ae0c4dcf a strange twinge in her 4aac4449c2 chest. She tried to b0039743b2 ignore the feeling 7bcbb8966b and turned her 31d5ba164d head away, muttering a4ce6df859 nonchalantly.677f013fdf173494
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“…I’ll tell her.”bba1a0bb8df5fc59
The moment the words left cd51016325 her mouth, Roselia bit her b941bd9259 lip in surprise. What am I saying? Am I really going to 82635ef9a1 meet him as Roselia?60b1814af3c89ab9
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While she was still 02cf59b27b grappling with her confusion, 1fa8452e75 Klaus slowly lifted his 6a65dccefc head and looked at bf0cec7ce0 her, his voice low.438ddf3666bbd19f
“Really?”65237492702233f9
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His face was filled ba0a225bae with hopeful anticipation, making 00da575108 Roselia avert her gaze, f05415f5e4 pretending not to notice.cc0d90d6c65a9f6b
“I can tell her, but I can’t promise she’ll come.”eb6b20adf53d3a92
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Even though Roselia’s tone was brusque, Klaus’s lips curled into a small smile.713becca8fe701fc
“Thank you.”cebf7e34aa01ef99
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Roselia cleared her throat d679d61219 awkwardly, turning away from 048bb770b2 the unfamiliar sight of 4cc6854743 his smile.fa03f1705630c5fb
“I’m just passing on the message. That’s all.”e1f742c6cad242ba
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She told herself that 82d0f04a17 this was just a d60c7cac61 polite response in front 2649dc32dc of the Duke. Meeting him as Roselia 83a5196d70 was something she wanted 79106fb3ff to avoid for as 2ff993d2f8 long as possible, maybe 039bdea71c even forever.eec72e354a9395f7
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Then why am I even considering Klaus’s words?240ba8996aa4928b
Roselia stood absentmindedly watering d7d945d1e5 the old, crumbling flowerbed, 7448f96c52 her eyes fixed on 50643d17d6 the wall.33e4979a30199c18
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Stop thinking about it! There’s nothing to think about! What would I even do if I met him as Roselia?5fbc6fc97a5bc78f
“Brother, is something bothering you?”39a8fdba0af265e4
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The sound of a 566a29182d young girl’s voice snapped ca158b1a4a Roselia out of her 2b84cf117e reverie. She quickly turned 9fa390b5dd her head to a107ca325a see Erlin, who 2f2a80bc18 looked much cleaner 005dc63530 than before, peeking d255c7413f at her while f4c91b2b98 holding a rag 02b379be61 doll. Erlin was the daughter of c79977f124 the little-known artist Abello, whom 9b14a1ad00 Roselia had recently discovered.8a060b7a822c3ba2
That’s right. She had come to Abello’s f10fc419bf house as Antonio to deliver 3e767270e4 the sponsorship funds.7639bb377615cf00
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“Uh-oh, you’re flooding it!”d8b66970d52d3a27
Erlin pointed at the flowerbed, 49a29016f5 and Roselia hastily lifted the 6a997702b7 watering can.03af58e9bf3f4fb2
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“Oh, sorry!”3cce1265422942df
Erlin watched for 7bcf8cfc6f a moment before 8fe7bf0787 suddenly spinning around 27ad3c80ff and running in e521b27433 the opposite direction.482f3cf8bccd54c4
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“Dad! We’ve got a problem!”442073720a243e07
Is she going to 611548f1b1 tell on me?edf153bc50b1fcf7
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Roselia scratched her head c5d853b751 in embarrassment as Abello, b11c7f5f47 who had been painting, 684eb5f4a1 wiped his paint-stained hands 21053b325d on his apron and 90ead8d0e6 approached with a smile.32edbff9bb8e5019
“You could have just delivered the funds and left. Why bother with this?”8034f77762465b97
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Abello was much more 323634a349 lively and cheerful than 45a2cba591 before, and his words e27d03be01 carried a playful tone.fb02373732ef6df8
“Oh, I had some time to spare.”817bfa06ea084804
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The truth was, Roselia d9d8d3f506 simply didn’t want to b8e7b2c218 return to the Duke’s e1e2d28963 mansion and face Klaus.336fd1858ed3661b
“How’s your sister doing? Is she feeling better?”d9ccd3c797b6f889
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“Oh, yes. Well…”665816084f456755
Usually, Roselia would visit as ddb32d6be6 herself to deliver the funds, 18b8680747 but with someone targeting her, eab21ad60d she had come as Antonio f3c040f32f this time. She had used the 94b1f0a870 excuse that Roselia was 8b858f05e6 ill, just as she 50edd584d4 had done with Nadia.47ceb81da92a53bf
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But while trying to kill b44e2ee84d time, she ended up ruining 0678b1c4c2 the flowerbed. Feeling embarrassed, Roselia scratched her f5f40b9133 head again. Abello, smiling at her, 5c7474d845 sat down on the b31d13ff51 flowerbed’s edge.43eab46308583ce2
“Is something troubling you? I still feel bad about turning you away the first time we met, so if you’d like, I can listen.”7749f89796bfe319
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“Oh, no… it’s nothing…”525b740a4833c016
“From the look on your face, it doesn’t seem like ‘nothing’.”16b6ab1a166e8885
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Abello’s warm smile 2ce90498c2 made Roselia sigh d685ba2737 and take a 057df062bc seat beside him 81a00fd1f0 on the flowerbed.2021d4f27cc8216b
“Well… there’s someone who keeps occupying my thoughts. But I’m not in love or anything! They’re just… on my mind a lot, that’s all.”cc3225e0dfb29a17
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“And?”33b298f0a0e7f569
Abello looked at 405908e67b her with a b764c124cd gentle, curious smile, 1de0030200 like an older 3da6c3a868 brother listening to a247e9b2ac a younger sibling.20be9d4cc95a153d
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“The thing is… we can’t ever be together romantically. It’s just impossible.”3a281be7f7ab4f5e
If I let f07507c4a9 things go that 6557ae9c94 way, I could 0fafb946fb end up dead. That’s how it 5d41857976 goes in the 2fd9ff389f original story, after 64b321cdb6 all.72835af47b83d74c
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Roselia’s expression darkened, 4a5d968259 and Abello, noticing 8a6db181c1 her troubled look, 1d8fd1d6dd turned his gaze 4e641375fe to the distance a9014e74d5 with a thoughtful c79c16bb15 smile.8507437f312ca1cb
“But this person keeps popping into your mind and you can’t stop thinking about them, right?”b95f7f916eeaf9a9
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“Yes…”4055aaf0b106651b
“Hmm… Avoiding the situation won’t solve anything. Isn’t that why you’re so conflicted right now?”e699716052decc3b
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“But…”859653e4b3bee0bd
Roselia felt as aea1af43d3 if Abello’s answer e31dc3f21b had brought her 505e1e74fc back to square d77616e42d one, so she 1ae1a96c26 looked down at 16afc50f20 the ground in b7761ca761 frustration. Abello gave her 8ba3bf38ea a kind smile 79a9822d79 and patted her 41b920ad16 on the shoulder 86d0a484f4 as he stood 084dbe8b71 up.37e5bd382e566d3c
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“Whether you end it or continue it, that’s up to you. But to make a decision, you need to understand your own feelings first. And to do that, you’ll have to confront them.”574135c4e082a9ac
Roselia remained silent, staring at 87e8b146df the ground in deep thought, 8477bf85e4 while Abello gently encouraged her.c3db5fe8464ef8c8
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“As a man, it’s better to face things head-on than to run away, don’t you think?”1218d6c28d15fce7
I’m not a man, e279a574c9 but a woman… Still, bc7522ec52 he was right. Running away wasn’t the 3e6da6b0ac answer, but it seemed b796f5aa20 like she had been 6fdd16f59a doing just that, trying 6b8dbc8b1b to avoid the situation 938e323c32 altogether.74515c61ff1eba8e
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“And there’s no such thing as an impossible relationship. Even if the world disapproves or looks down on it, if you’re drawn to each other, then that’s all that matters.”37be98822f70756f
“Is that your experience talking?”3422cee9c2ff15ac
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Roselia asked, looking up at e9203fb6f4 Abello, who glanced toward his 6e6443c770 daughter, Erlin, playing with her f4cff7002f rag doll inside the house. A soft smile spread fc1d814d85 across his face.5df1121ccb2b5689
“Indeed.”239f95d35e1b9430
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Seeing the light 771218e17c in Abello’s eyes, c650bda1e1 Roselia slowly stood 3f4960ca19 up.0173833d07ab4d77
“Thank you, Abello. I think I’ve sorted out my thoughts.”09b7f6e7249f41bc
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“Anytime.”14b703009989350a
Having organized her 02242d3915 thoughts, Roselia tidied 34bc9a3463 up and left c50a22e839 Abello’s house. Now that she had made badb4b3c5c up her mind, she wanted 7b7ebd4f2a to get it over with 8079e494bf as quickly as possible.e60309f87b537e4c
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As she walked down a3ef9c4c53 the road to hail 7ae535cfba a carriage back to 37929b63b0 the mansion, a sleek daf215d53a carriage passed by her. Inside, the young Marquis Johannes af746a6123 von Euciliod was absentmindedly gazing 94f519226f out the window when he 93d1c1c8e4 suddenly spotted a man with b91c4f6924 black hair strikingly similar to 80e661efdb his own. He shouted out impulsively.e2cc472d403bcb89
“Wait!”b9c873fd89fc7346
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The carriage, which had been 838c5f6057 heading from the capital to 23ead627cb the Valtazar estate, abruptly halted 56baa51047 at his command.9e6319e759eb59a7
“What’s the matter, Marquis?”071718d46d2f2c49
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His aide asked, puzzled, 8533596b6e but Johannes, still peering e08d79dfef out the window, furrowed cbd56d18c6 his brow and ran cb1dd1b22e a hand through his e67c9ab7be hair.bfe9613cb71076f2
“Apologies, I must have imagined it. Let’s continue.”f068c378641cdad4
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A man who 15ef6468b1 looks like me? A doppelgänger, perhaps…3e0930bca65f0157
It must have 5783ee07e8 been because of 5f143036fe the strange tale 2683d10e3d the Crown Princess 4dd018f0cd had shared. The look on 1bac86a98a her face had 5f5a88f38e been as if 1f7d3e4e15 she had seen ba55864db2 a doppelgänger herself.e466b88ff5fe476d
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Lost in thought, 296271d376 Johannes let out b12c09b241 a faint chuckle, 5d51154ff8 resting his chin 5495db32b9 on his hand.0dc230f0f7495f79
I must be c8d1696fac more tired than 17ca646892 I thought, getting 87b8ccde19 worked up over 47b4a7c4b9 nonsense like this.15c6db44cdba1a5e
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Roselia stood outside 030f7f5227 the mansion, clutching a7debf112c the hem of 53365b0481 the light green acb8b2c9de dress Claucet had fb9f11cf44 given her, biting 0ef4b3cea8 her lip.253f432ef2465ed9
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Okay, just like Abello said, c96fab5b8d I’ll face him head-on and b2655b2ddf set some boundaries.923e20b83c023077
With this resolve in mind, a98b4f2515 she slowly entered the mansion, 9bb7c1b512 unaware that a pair of 7aaa5b9556 eyes watched her every move c677bff697 from the shadows.5405418dd16bcefc
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Following the now 59897c997f familiar routine, Roselia 418f864555 allowed Jeffrey, the ad7a61695c butler, to escort b53d4984e2 her to Klaus’s 5627ff985e office. Although she could find 3092ca0dc9 her way there blindfolded, da535879ce she maintained the pretense 54358bdacf of being a guest 93a9f108d6 and politely followed his 4ebf9eaef9 lead until they reached 5f1c4bdaef the door.96cec955fea770db
“Your Grace, Lady Roselia is here.”f238e36b1e9c82e9
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Jeffrey, having apparently been informed 9d744e1ee7 beforehand, opened the door to 50cc39cc05 the study without waiting for b09798622d a response from Klaus and d19dce7e8d gestured for Roselia to enter. She swallowed nervously, her throat 674604552d dry, and stepped past Jeffrey b37b0c51b6 into the room.9414dab5b7f61550
As usual, Klaus was seated 299330ae43 at his desk, sifting through a25e2b37b4 a stack of documents. But this time, 9815f191ef instead of continuing 99c3c237dd with his work, 904c338102 he immediately set 68e86bc997 the papers aside 6a53b5c204 and fixed his 70df497244 gaze on her 8fc1e0dfb0 as soon as 40bfbd9481 she entered.ddab9d6ef356c8dc
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Roselia tried to ignore 1ece762a6e his intense stare and 43b05038fa spoke curtly.f00a6d127f670abd
“You wanted to see me.”efd0a0ca6e309d2a
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Klaus’s eyes roamed slowly over a52785a799 her from head to toe, f515038ea0 making Roselia feel a bit 54b9af8ac9 self-conscious. She cleared her throat awkwardly. Finally, Klaus looked her in f89c0ed571 the eyes and murmured in 6dd19f8eec a low voice.5072d72baa977650
“It’s a relief that you don’t seem hurt.”8283c1d1bd4674ce
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There was a tenderness in 5458103d46 his voice that caught Roselia cd947a3cb9 off guard, prompting her to 7ca3b1ab63 respond more brusquely than she 93277aa87a intended.92cefba96e98821b
“As you can see, I’m perfectly fine. There’s no need for you to worry.”8649a89d430567c8
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Her words seemed to irritate 121c6a772b Klaus, as one of his ff8b594d21 eyebrows twitched slightly in annoyance.6a2df5bee870b532
“Where have you been all this time?”85ced537b7b69e6f
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“That’s not something I’m comfortable discussing.”f4d292a37007d449
Klaus had resolved 7ffe76ef40 to speak calmly 0aa9376ea1 with her, but 1b9824bb85 her evasive and 9fd38c6d3d cold demeanor felt b562f1c18e like she was dd5f5eb15c hitting a wall. The more she ab7ce146b5 brushed him off, 176a7979d7 the more something f7d64afbb7 inside him itched 1b032a5968 and grew restless. He had been so a78145b7a6 anxious and worried, yet b5bbbbd812 here she was, acting c6bfa9325e distant and indifferent. His frustration began to surface.cd0d7694e545434d
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“Have you been with that man?”1fe7727f57e7dcae
The question, which he 33a65a1be7 had mulled over countless 85594441e2 times in his mind, 45e1091f3a finally slipped out.569a7405ad0a2469
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Roselia frowned, taken aback e665ce8fd1 by the abruptness of 46424beb04 his inquiry.246d782714ec6996
“What?”7f7f2aa4e6ec00da
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“…The man you claim to be your lover.”e63923b76220e17b
As realization dawned on Roselia ffc974710f about what Klaus was implying, ee630114cf she couldn’t help but let 3cb2219b83 out a bitter laugh. The thought of explaining 106bb8f10b herself seemed ridiculous, so 3cb0e176d7 she turned her head 4e633feba8 away in frustration.1f4684e5ece01249
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“Who I spend my time with is none of your concern, Your Grace.”fb2eac8259b29a53
She looked back at ec75e129cb him, her gaze sharp 5ddb1903f2 and final.451ee88b3b1a3254
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“And stop having people follow me.”6581f05e090a0ac3
Damn it, even 8cf586ae8e Lugvela, who’s targeting fb1e2fc8e3 Roselia, wouldn’t look 2ee327e53c at me with b8a25fdb96 such disdain.37c7bb39f890cdaa
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Klaus felt a wave 4ebdb0b881 of irritation as if 9ea5c163f6 he were the one 4cfd11ceec being treated like a 95fba47bc3 scoundrel. Is my worry and ca5c658071 concern so offensive to 52e5cca43f her, while that man 928ee788ff is perfectly fine?2033da62c20acf20
His initial resolve 80b44eb204 crumbled under the 04d5a9be70 weight of his 2f39a951a4 twisted emotions, and 7df08c3d2f unfiltered words spilled 493afb0f8c from his mouth.aef53b4a93fd496a
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“Does that man even have the ability to protect you?”822e8dd527028c24
What is he a66c76d9a6 even talking about?3164510c4ee774c8
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The very person d915dd40bb who had been 14a869494e treating the Crown fe740207e8 Princess like a 499a2d78cd mere annoyance was fe82297303 now acting as f3a3940c6f though he had 8848077a00 the right to 0d1e57c14e interrogate her? And after assigning 06419df7ef a spy to 298c4ce115 follow her, no 28662a36e8 less?2aee54f7f8c1aa34
Roselia’s own anger flared up, 967ba12f1a and she had no intention c46c86d45b of holding back her response.2818733297e21a5d
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“Whether he can protect me or not doesn’t matter. I’m with him because I want to be.”9ea982907e6699eb
“Goddammit, Roselia.”15eeaa164ec8dff3
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At the words “because I want to be,” Klaus abruptly stood and strode toward her, his anger palpable. Roselia, startled, steeled herself, straightening her back in defiance.1dbc33949c306e50
Klaus stopped right in front f3320e4abc of her, so close that 7b8ca6ffdc she could feel his heated 2a5d43f92d breath on her face. He leaned down, almost 9d5d1bf982 growling his words.b50e27029e83f4ef
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“Then what was it that we shared that day?”a52cfd6437707612
Roselia instantly knew 737a8a9a2b what he was a8602c9f63 referring to, but c532241e5f she forced herself 5abe90097a to remain calm, 8efd007f78 turning her gaze 3dbeae821e away to hide f5a382800f her trembling eyes.9345b0894b02b0a5
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”69d4a3f66a5430a5
Her attempt at playing dumb 4987e73307 only made Klaus smirk as 2f4a56282d he leaned in even closer.79b5944a99e850a0
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“Do I need to remind you?”e783149198bbd7dc