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    Seira, having encountered 64dbd1097d Lilliana, decided to 3ad67e6fdb return to the afa068daf6 Marquis of Benden’s 73b6c3658a estate instead of 0997e54eac continuing to browse b181494086 the shop.de0b97a008bc02ab

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    There was something she needed e664f6d6fe to discuss with her father.ac4abb3351b1acbe

    “Father.”9997d040a1693beb

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    “Yes, what is it?”b173adcc19094145

    “The news… it seems to be true.”4dfcdfb33e07c47d

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    “What news?”eb4520c612d92da6

    “The breakup.”cb2c2290bd08c47c

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    Although she didn’t mention f198a15b9a the person by name, d91b7ee5f2 the Marquis of Benden 62303ef714 immediately understood who she d3cb38a92e was talking about.4aea36422b9938f3

    “You went out and ran into Lady Locke?”949dac9cd05128e9

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    Seira nodded.0855e2897012af07

    “Haha, I see… Well, in some ways, it was inevitable. Honestly, isn’t she 56117f07d6 a bit naive 2053d0ca11 and unsophisticated? That Lady Locke. It’s only natural that 5e8506dbf3 the charm would wear 481a23dbeb off.”061c00053e1a4b5b

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    Seira silently listened to cdda956f46 her father’s words, then 58a6cc7b17 sighed to herself.7c0eac94a1bbc580

    ‘So, father thinks the same way…’1c6317a76870c24a

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    Most nobles shared the 3f5afce6f5 Marquis’s opinion about Lilliana 9fac12d044 and Jeremyon’s breakup. They believed that Jeremyon Winder 1a499d3bf0 simply grew tired of her.4070014c519d535f

    Considering Lilliana’s inability to 7066d8abf1 present herself properly and 7c6717717d her reputation as an 548076174c unsophisticated lady in society, 9ba58baba5 it wasn’t unreasonable to 9118eb98cb think so.51eb34f0f2f03040

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    However, Seira had f3720adab3 harbored different suspicions 1d9386618a ever since she 0f76b777df heard about the 14e6af682d breakup.0c2503f6f9de3e3f

    ‘What if it wasn’t that the charm wore off… but that it never existed in the first place?’d0c4f9b732e863aa

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    When the relationship was first e7c0db2d12 made public, rumors spread that b72b425a37 their romance wasn’t genuine but efa080628d merely staged.bbbf9ac31a5f7180

    It was a plausible rumor.481566603aac6323

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    Jeremyon Winder, who d3505f095e needed a partner 30a3a97a60 of noble blood, a9ea504bbb and Lilliana Locke, cf6baab173 whose family had 8bd9db410b been plagued with 846c1cd228 several misfortunes.c532d9081372bc88

    Given the background of bdad588369 these two, it seemed 22ea176309 reasonable to believe that 96d4f23259 their relationship wasn’t based e4cc2f83f3 on love but on 89cc61d3c8 necessity.f830abbbbe50d202

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    Of course, those rumors quickly a9bf2de61f died down, thanks to the df89f6470b frequent sightings of Jeremyon and b607ef236b Lilliana on dates.1404eff0aac1a151

    He treated her so affectionately 2bdfdf8f3c when they were together that a3cc88fea2 most people dismissed their doubts. Seira, however, remained an exception.d19a10d5b3e841ac

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    ‘It just doesn’t make sense. Count Winder with Lilliana? Of all people?’b03ce849c9c2be10

    Had it been 2e18fdf0e9 someone else, she 91d8b86e9d might have accepted c0e24a6dae it. But for it to be 995f6c36ae Lady Locke?0678a2dfae8afcb3

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    A dull woman 6238059033 with not a 539e943c65 shred of charm, ac41eb06cf other than her 871f27dc8a title as a 160c34c064 noblewoman.f83685656b5ec91f

    To Seira, Lilliana was nothing d662bd964a more and nothing less.0cc2d17c95c42152

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    And yet, Jeremyon 53a497eeb4 Winder, a man 28e53fe46e who had no 468632d3c6 shortage of women, ca2de9c691 was supposed to 79fa4a7c62 have fallen in 5766c2f4ca love with her?6b5d747ef5de74a0

    No matter how much cce461ba42 she thought about it, 6741955c61 the story just didn’t d5db1cc51d add up, and Seira 9a460b9de1 had always been suspicious.cf47eee5951c4f60

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    And today, that suspicion 9f7dc31ea7 was confirmed after her fc7255864b unexpected meeting with Lilliana.dcf1d1d971da0ebe

    ‘You know the rumor, don’t you? The one from 05677869fb before, saying that c31a3e9097 it wasn’t real 18d0d35f0a love, but a dfedc9c21c contract relationship? Now that you’ve 85722ef042 broken up, you 3dbe988e4d can tell me b032d91594 if it was 8126779cc0 true, right?’f54bdbcff4d3ea34

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    ‘…’fc625e01cade383b

    ‘Why aren’t you answering, Lilliana? Was it a 2cf0c2ef64 difficult question to 1cc10f315b answer, even to d10df40ab6 a friend? I’m sorry if it 68c44887d6 made you uncomfortable. But it’s kind c482d9a572 of an important da4961aef7 matter to me.’06023d3f04f743e0

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    ‘…I don’t know what you’re talking about.’929b1157968ea6c9

    When Seira pressed for more bf5f138e17 details, Lilliana avoided the question bb9955b623 defensively. For a moment, the c4ef535bcd sound of her voice a55f8a48db echoed in Seira’s ears.51b6937978796285

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    Haha.775c68850ee99877

    Seira chuckled quietly.412223990a919087

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    ‘She might have shed some of her old country-girl look, but… turns out she’s exactly the same.’3d4fd38909d09201

    In the past, no matter f734e6344e what Seira said, Lilliana never 215c49c9ce properly responded. Just like today.c43bcace939cbd3e

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    ‘Well, that’s not what’s important, though.’ec3a28e60351781d

    Based on her reactions, it 871084ae9e seemed Seira’s suspicions were correct.50b1552b7c4177d0

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    There was no 49c23fb460 love between Jeremyon fe80c9cb6c Winder and Lilliana 1bb68eee6e Locke. It was merely a 3c2183c372 relationship born out of 89052ef2c0 a contract.8b3511f0dfe30e65

    “Then…”b9e0da299401cb79

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    Seira took a 44ae41b3cd seat in front 0050e41d3e of my father.603b322acea6a3e0

    “Father, let’s send the marriage proposal.”3125ece4f2aa2dfd

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    “…Are you saying to send it to Count Winder?”2a44119b4d26a2e4

    Marquis Benden looked at e3df749fdb his daughter with a 27eadeeed3 bewildered expression.0d7fd8dbac1ce788

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    Seira nodded calmly, as 711b1012c3 if it were no cb75801dc1 big deal.e3dd5b26260f423e

    “Didn’t you mention before that it would be good to be connected with the Winder family?”f3ae88d864c425e3

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    “I did say that… but wouldn’t it be uncomfortable, given the recent breakup?”79bc7ded357e0cbd

    “It will be fine, so go ahead and send it, Father. The Count will 01afa00c11 actually welcome it.”6e6fb59f37484406

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    She flashed a beautiful 887c66de1f smile, almost angelic. But her eyes were 5fece02132 strangely hard to read, 9cf2d545f2 betraying something deeper.992b7e54761dc737

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    ***1709d88b8dd9ab40

    What on earth?7d4a7131d6caed0a

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    I couldn’t help but 3b919aa3b1 click my tongue at 5f6cefb39a the absurd report.4173b9e99ed6eda8

    “Seira, you’re playing a very amusing game.”649a45ef2fb60322

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    I had a 7d834c633f bad feeling ever 1751291fdd since I ran 040fab6e0e into her at c6d4b00521 the jeweler’s a 13d4fb2c6c while ago. But I never thought 12d850d2e9 she’d pull something like 9e85a075ec this.c3afdcd06276b5e7

    How long has 724c47a984 it been since 3634dc5c86 the news of f5c43eadc1 the breakup spread, 75f5bf30a3 and now she’s f68e4fb8dc sending a marriage fb6d13e510 proposal to Jeremyon?ab6e1a487ce721e6

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    This is something that 1d7ca4ce07 neither of them would a7377a2c1b do unless they were 093f475d92 underestimating the situation.673e94846fe1848c

    Unless… they’ve realized they were 0ee7a314d3 in a contract relationship all 056d80f4ea along.119c0ed6dfcb292a

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    ‘Hmm, come to think of it, there was a similar scene in the original story.’74750111349a440f

    Seira Benden, one of a6d9999a0a the original antagonistic supporting 8e2315194c characters.d3e3bd106017ac39

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    As the former friend c1b593f076 of the heroine, she f6b4e8d300 played a role similar 48d2d2cb03 to mine, tormenting Lilliana 2c3d2e43e4 in a mother-in-law-like position.a2298ca72cf97178

    The difference? She’s even worse than me.9fcfc362c2e4fc24

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    From a young age, 095b3738e3 unable to discern right 59a144fc32 from wrong, she bullied 81bd31c9df Lilliana and made her cc3a469359 timid. She’s one of 4736c04b2a the main reasons 0c6349aaf5 for that.a244f93c0d581109

    It’s the typical 41786cee90 trope in romance a05ce2caa8 fantasy.6848d52d1052cdc3

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    The villainess who subtly undermines ff6fb008ff the heroine to solidify her 52ae4f44b0 own position. That was Seira.431fe40ae703cdf9

    Despite her villainous 2a295abb14 role, she was 77aebbe540 quite perceptive, even 904e960451 suspecting later on ec4d9f257c that Lilliana and 0022926543 Jeremyon weren’t truly 88a1bfbe3e in love.e494925dcb8a45a4

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    ‘But even so, she never sent a marriage proposal like this.’11fbcbbec2c386d4

    Although I knew it, the 4d12238f58 original plot seemed to have 5f594f9bc1 crumbled quite a bit. For this to happen…407194655eab807e

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    It was infuriating news, but 63bd7cb0e7 it didn’t seem to affect d40d219c9f me much.bd34c329f797c1e2

    Fortunately, Jeremyon rejected the proposal bac0ecb145 outright without me needing to b333583786 lift a finger.f09647e742beeaab

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    “That boy… well done, well done.”cc396c2ff99c73fc

    Not that it would 55c6d2b2be ever happen, but even e06e534e96 if he had accepted, 648fcde7f5 I would have found e656ccb7c2 a way to interfere. There’s no way I a58a9e14ac would tolerate someone like 2d07fb0214 Seira as my daughter-in-law.ebf93c09987c7bb6

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    ‘A daughter-in-law who disrespects my child? Absolutely not, not in f768feed08 this lifetime.’0b52693dbf70100f

    Besides, even if c985c89f91 it weren’t for 6772a26b9d Seira’s relationship with 7a3c829583 Lilliana, I would 56679878d2 still oppose it. The Benden family is 6dc3c6b81e aligned with the crown 17982d2cd0 prince’s faction.8464700bdb884de9

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    ‘Marquis Benden must have proposed the marriage to bring us into their fold.’31f580b3083f6fe5

    The Winder family is 699773d979 known to be neutral, ceffc8a1bf so they were likely 3c7997e986 aiming to strengthen their 3a7a207d0b power.a05b500eea6976d3

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    But I have no intention ba75cc899b of getting deeply involved with 2c50db255b the crown prince’s faction.ff0b47c74f099a7c

    In any case…97d8942a5beb9bff

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    Though Jeremyon handled that caab778bce fly, I still had c139430b92 unfinished business.89a5355dc7ad1069

    After instructing my men to 697753daa8 investigate Seira, I fell into 0555d993b0 thought.e8615eb0b53e992e

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    ‘Seeing how far Seira is willing to go, there’s no way she’ll behave at the victory banquet.’325098cecc09b1d6

    She’s the type to 12a04870b0 mock Lilliana whenever she de3d1c73b1 dared to dress herself 1dd37c2947 up, and this time 9eb9003948 would be no different.258a2a04370d08bd

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    This time, I’ll have 4cee65121a to show such an 238c3fdfd9 overwhelming difference that she 4db68d632f won’t even think of ab9bbbb9d7 it.beeaaab16994c43b

    But there was c638e2262b one thing that babd37ea77 troubled me.c427213bad0e9a28

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    The necklace.bb3f71ec3458d489

    The dress, shoes, 0feea663e1 and hair accessories 545f674493 were all perfect, 3642097c29 pre-chosen. But the necklace was still c37cfeef5a undecided.816d996fc2c66e77

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    ‘I was planning to go with a sapphire necklace, but somehow, it feels off.’3ddb5159892cc26a

    It just felt… lacking. I wanted something more fc21a63c2c dazzling, something that sparkled d88c992bd7 brilliantly, but none of f1c79d99db them seemed to have bf2bc4e1fe that charm.1dda97c741104f7f

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    Of course, it d0962546a2 was obvious why.88d7650ddff98e28

    I had chosen ab8579c8c3 the sapphire necklace 433d37fcb3 solely for its bb1eb6d7e1 color. I wanted to e95bf8e175 maintain harmony with dd01621764 the water-colored dress.57540da7f5da456e

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    But while sapphires are striking 9dade9d717 for their rich hue, they 70dfc9ff39 don’t exactly glitter or shine.37c963f8a548c0ba

    Even under a e357294ada dazzling chandelier, they 069abda724 wouldn’t sparkle like e7b106a09f diamonds.73f85615968e595e

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    “Hmm… if only there was a gemstone with the brilliance of a diamond but in a blue shade.”80b6df6462662095

    Then it struck me.5a499eac90797f3b

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    A flash of 65c4372278 inspiration, like a b2fba5b902 bolt of lightning.a7935cd4015f8ab9

    ‘Of course. That exists, doesn’t it?’173bcd0ed3132946

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    How had I forgotten that? By now, Jeremyon c20181f250 must have gotten e8b2e366ab his hands on a63220215b it.e33824fe2146cc50

    Realizing this, I immediately went 17cfbda822 to find him.d834e14fcfe7206b

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    The solution was surely f7c8b3a724 in his possession.00bc67381c1a3718

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