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    The next day, 7fcc836dda at the Duke 3fe21ec964 of Locke’s residence.e6231d14ce70a0e6

    “Lily, where are you going? You seem so excited this f6bc775990 morning.”a1865f10ab1a34fb

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    “Hehe… You’ll be jealous if you hear it. Do you really want to 99ea3b1a99 know? Think you can handle it?”27aff9dacfa5e921

    “Do you have an appointment with Lady Winder or something?”e0af7e6e2a389c97

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    Having finished getting ready c777065043 to go out, Lilliana 8f5fcd38c6 stopped humming and lifted bfcd279f48 her shoulders proudly.d2aa229a44f31b19

    “Actually, I’m going to see a play with Mother! Jealous, right? Just the two of us, 2ea3a6dcdd in a private box! Bet you’ve never done aa4b7beff4 anything like that, huh?”d37449ede5fe6f5d

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    “A play…? Which one?”97c12d66618ac92c

    “You know the one that’s all the rage lately. The one performed 4ad58419fd by the Imperial 66a8d0cc6c Theater Troupe. Mother got us 014a16d118 tickets, so we’re 5456974d70 going together.”4ff4d569bb3ee406

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    The Imperial Theater Troupe, huh.f3485a19e1fa6ecd

    Tristan murmured to himself with b20605428d a somewhat uneasy expression.945a9ceb1ff8e4c8

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    ‘What’s with him? Is he seriously that jealous?’96e7fc3b4ecbf5f6

    Lilliana tensed for a b93ab48036 moment at her brother’s bb96c33269 subtle expression, but soon 61ced20ef2 decided to ignore it. His face had quickly 08b052b092 brightened again.c999de7818c05ad4

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    “I’ll take you to the theater. Let’s go together.”8a97446a698f0bb7

    Tristan suggested with a soft a25bacd8d3 smile. But Lilliana rejected him outright.c31c0ad2ebe49c84

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    “Mm… No!”d378d80b5e190afa

    Normally, she wouldn’t 85923fdff7 say no like ef3399ae8a that, so Tristan b50e612238 looked surprised at e220d0758f her unexpected response.a35c7e0417d6cd3d

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    Lilliana did want to 2a19acb0dc accept his offer… but 5baae87a38 she had a reason 79ca65e9d5 she couldn’t.727ee8942449c4b1

    “Be honest, you just want to see Mother, right? I get it… I 44b9164da6 support your love, really, 63ffe25a65 but…”75874e88249c6c3a

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    She paused for 00df671931 a moment, then d647ea163c grinned mischievously.ca17988b29c4c2a6

    “Not today. I’m spending time with Mother, a6b4c3bd58 just the two of us. It’s kind of a special e6b78b6dee day.”08d69f738898e345

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    A smile lingered 1c8e4d84fc on Lilliana’s lips e07114d849 as she boasted.ec691a6b2d174441

    She had gone out with 321b97e707 Vanessa a few times before, 51b811917f but today was different.d4d04b3b603246a0

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    ‘It’s the first time we’re going somewhere crowded.’8b2ee03e432a3494

    Until now, they 8c8334890f had only visited cd544bbeb4 places without many 73b2bb2b2d people. Even at restaurants, they da718ae156 always dined in private bac0ef4766 rooms.e214bced16ee9a44

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    Not that she b2c8c33e75 disliked it, but 0c749e48aa it had made 5ea0bfc533 her feel a 9331fb2353 bit sad.e2e13920b068c213

    ‘Could it be… Mother doesn’t want to be seen with me?’b1450265fdc46f16

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    She had occasionally wondered that.b1a877e493585e30

    At the victory banquet, 723574541d Vanessa had seemed reluctant 377e1ede45 to introduce her, which 33544f418b only deepened the feeling.3a7f3041f6dcf79c

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    ‘But even if that’s true, I know it’s for my sake.’c0d7055b302ceced

    Vanessa had long worried that 2dd0b10a0a her notorious reputation might affect 8b48e1e03c Lilliana.003e3373bd782ff1

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    But Lilliana didn’t 111c0c1f02 care about something b26c819f5a like that.8e153a142cd23c22

    The chance of f22d269552 getting caught up ab446e7a71 in danger was 1ec4bfe51f slim. And now she always 5c4a6a881d had escorts wherever she c4424e71bc went.02c0ae20fd4ff21b

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    Even though she 6b5139ce09 understood Vanessa’s concerns… 24b9e0865c it was frustrating 7f8784467b to think it a30a495852 might go on c6345692e6 forever. But today, that 46705d6e3d frustration would end.c743260e2fbf6060

    ‘From now on, I’m going to go to all sorts of fun places with Mother.’0bcd9dea22b35b49

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    She often went out fa204bfb7a with jeremyon too, but… b136931837 it was always most ee9710c723 fun to be with b4bc4b9516 Vanessa.567ba4674a3a4d3c

    Whenever she went somewhere c5b09c6df7 nice with him, she d148137847 would end up buying 6a146b5d41 something for her mother 83c781ce69 out of habit, thinking, 456ec6b9fe “Next time, I’ll come 3935af82f0 with Mother.”af64ceca8a42b4b6

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    So at least for today—the 23f1d8f7dc first real start of that—she 46c56525b5 couldn’t possibly give in to 3660626d86 Tristan.1fc55fad53b6d56c

    “That’s how it is, so give up for today! It’s just me and 559a46c280 Mother, okay?”ea1ed8b2a9efeed0

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    Tristan looked down 680f0caadc at his cheerful 63f5c0614f little sister and 12f3ad1af4 fell silent for 118b53628c a moment.72ba4f7fb2c0a1c4

    Then, as if 5bef9da97c his thoughts had c97dbf549d settled, he gestured 3b725fd78d to one of 6b7f27a00d the knights.d32ba490f2276e2b

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    “Alright. But take an extra 3628ee2ee9 escort with you today.”a0c1d4b3a4ec5fe3

    “Hmm? Why?”582875fa503f95c6

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    “You need to be careful in crowded places.”b5b2ea47534580a0

    “Hmm, okay!”db092cb94604440d

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    Lilliana stepped out 61d49ad5f2 the front door 309ae4380f with her two 18443875aa escorts following behind.40652abe15616c88

    “Then, I’ll be back!”4b80cc3ae9bbe225

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    “Alright, have a good time.”080512bef91a9707

    Tristan smiled and waved as b14ea94478 he watched his sister walk aebd98b6b2 away.28803ffaaa109f91

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    But the moment 180ded9479 the door closed, c74e1f431c the smile vanished 5f0370742c from his face. With an emotionless expression, he b7eb987343 turned toward his office.19248ebc997d8284

    His assistant, following behind, 9d9967e8f2 cautiously spoke once the c7b8188600 door shut and only da1071bba1 the two remained.1fdb4ccc3daf6c69

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    “Your Grace, are you… on edge because of that matter?”0189f1a3b0ec7bd9

    “That’s right.”ec8cb711f4a0e491

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    As the immediate 9a3fb6b89b reply came, the 9833275bb9 assistant paused for f19c7e73ba a moment, thinking, 67ffc553e5 before suggesting,19490adc1ef88e78

    “…Wouldn’t it be better to tell the young lady the truth?”0b12418b64d0ef99

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    “No. Be careful not d5955c2224 to let even 4b37c61e7f a whisper of 7854808e79 it reach Lilliana.”d3d2fdb5847b66c0

    Faced with Tristan’s firm gaze, 80dd81e739 the assistant quickly backed down.243ddcc323abd23a

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    “My apologies, Your Grace. I spoke out of 71998e89c7 turn out of concern.”377ab2b86d47ef50

    “It’s fine. You can go now.”815d3946641aa3a7

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    The assistant, reading 836e04cf5d the mood, quickly d8eb0cd05d left the room.22bc1925f037bfa8

    Left alone, Tristan let out e158eb7273 a deep sigh.1ad90c8e9938eb89

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    He didn’t disagree with the ffc2bd6b94 assistant’s words.7cd6a889819bc908

    It was true that Lilliana fcf417155d knowing the exact situation might f65ba52645 help her be more cautious.ab58d3d898773102

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    ‘…But I don’t want to give her something else to worry about.’753feeadd81e204d

    Whenever he looked b457aef403 at Lilliana, Tristan b187f82e26 always felt a 4b9b59dbe4 sense of guilt.f963c57e8f6088a7

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    Leaving her alone in 305975b58e a house with only af8f3cab29 a cold and overbearing 90db3e537f father.0a4da52b85ffaad6

    Burdening her with e3ba7972b0 the weight of 5dff6fe6b3 the family’s collapse 33283a7f27 while he was bc50812205 gone.e0b91b26ed61b670

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    She had endured everything too 87d1c634b4 heavy for one person alone—and 8cecef6a8d only now had she finally 289ebc2510 regained her cheerful smile.8fffe3772677cb13

    So how could he 3c87ac4098 tell her?a9613e252aa6f3b9

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    That everything Lilliana thought was fab639c9e2 just a string of terrible 0a5bca2366 misfortunes—3b3a47fe482d610a

    That the fall 6dac11d8fd of the prestigious d8b374ed6b Locke family, which 7c05e29e1f began with his afbc5e9e79 disappearance, had spiraled 2b02d43269 so absurdly—24e7742f4a4e0572

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    That all the 36518ec4f4 pain that delicate 7d4b24ff76 girl had endured… 6d6e6be734 had all been 812b03b21b the scheme of 410fc549d1 a single person.01ac408b0a14fca4

    With his fingers pressed to 9694c88bc1 his brow, Tristan exhaled deeply.34c40a194e31a797

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    ‘If the Crown Prince applies pressure, then I’ll just have to be even more cautious.’533b1f00e3cfd964

    He would grow stronger so ee819c60be that no one could toy 7ef5d2c0c5 with the family again… assign 52b8145d26 more escorts if needed, and 0378c594ba stay on guard himself to e2955b1635 ensure no one could target debff7d292 Lilliana.a1173b2b8be3ab84

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    ‘She’s an innocent girl who doesn’t know a thing about politics. There’s no need c7769a155c to let her fb3b7128f6 know these dark 612f7536ff truths.’a2489bc3994d148b

    Of course, the b0f474a46e time would come a551e5e16c when he’d have 22add5b142 to tell her.d30ade89dc0e18e3

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    But not yet… 5cc8fab50f not just yet.dbc805190969f6fd

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    Hehe.5fdda8f94335754d

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    Hehehehe.1a559a8fa21194b5

    Sticking close to 9e0b269169 Vanessa’s side, Lilliana d132751df6 laughed sneakily to d104e9e266 herself.9a933cc45ce11f6d

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    ‘Ah, what do I do. My heart’s racing.’f86094689e24b315

    With equal parts 53b82d78d4 nervousness and excitement, 3042a41654 Lilliana entered the 358072c93d theater lobby with d7e2a56d99 Vanessa.31104bf1f3eb1e51

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    Perhaps because it was d51832ca02 the most popular play d5777e81a6 of the moment, the 2315df0ec3 front of the theater 7ace766e1f was crowded with nobles.4742aec064329c0c

    At first, they were all 96740aa91e busy chatting amongst themselves—but the 30f088b746 moment Vanessa and Lilliana appeared, 78d6584425 all eyes turned to them.e980a7dbe5ecfda6

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    “Wow, look over there. It’s Lady Locke! Is she with 2d3b32cc9f Countess Winder… wait, b2dcb01afd huh?”5d7d4d00e0b1220f

    “What is this? What kind of pairing is 94d1e14a67 that? Countess Winder and Lady Locke…?”4fc3e8fe0adf6430

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    No one seemed to ceeb9c08ed have expected the two 2c0f1b0f1f of them to show 3f0ea1ccaf up together, and the 8ade0177ae whispers didn’t cease.22717f3d5c2fb590

    Normally, being the ef7827bd41 center of such 5c701c6225 attention might have 64e70083d2 made Lilliana shrink 50ac58a372 a little… but c6fa6daf36 today, she was 365d114376 nothing but confident.164f895b6682a3a7

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    She half misunderstood the reason 518fb25c69 for the stares.6670a31b9b01c276

    ‘Is it because Mother stands out? No one can take their 65f33e6642 eyes off her. Well… who could blame them?’b0aeec785fd3f376

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    Lilliana glanced at Vanessa beside c1c8f667ea her once more.7a53105f5474fbb3

    With her hair 69c4bd9c90 pinned up in ebe60850bb colorful jeweled clips, 7d60ac2aaf Vanessa looked as d2ffc17706 radiant as ever.108bdb047a7de304

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    The navy dress she wore b65c451673 highlighted her figure and exuded a2c1ccf997 a sensual elegance.675734147631ab8e

    Lilliana had been 61d8f3fb82 by her side 4fc5a4c6d1 long enough to 9e729d9373 be used to b2b2e088a9 that beauty, and 9977536f3d yet…abba2308fa40627c

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    ‘Mother really is the best. Thrilling. Always fresh!’7a19df5ccaf9264d

    Unable to contain her 95b4c2025b excitement, Lilliana grinned and de86faafcd skipped ahead a little.f6156db9693bf84c

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    Vanessa immediately called out sharply,2db9c2f045f2adc9

    “I told you not to be so reckless.”01a807fc9c9398b6

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    Her sharp voice rang 5dbc277244 through the theater, and 433eb779e6 the noisy crowd instantly 37ed8f6806 fell silent in shock.01002576c1c4abe5

    People began whispering in da67e3e523 hushed tones.b930e5ce61113053

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    “Look at that terrifying glare. Is she about to a899e19534 cause a scene again?”aa346a78ffc452c1

    “Someone should stop her. I feel bad 9acdad9a0c for the young 85b628e89d lady.”3552069deb9d60da

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    “Last time it was Lady Rint, and now she’s going to make Lady Locke cry…!”ca39539754d9c8ee

    Vanessa was infamous a247308fc4 as a brutal ce03b74ccb troublemaker, while Lilliana d1689360c1 was known for fc54f9b9b4 her timid nature 0399b4d975 in society.cc0e2cb85c9232f5

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    So it was d9e1570c02 only natural for 16edc78b3d people to tense 102888cefd up and panic 9c4059cf0a in a situation d720f0736b like this.2bd75ccfe677716c

    Their minds filled 26e3d8ed0c with wild speculation.2bb98df15519078c

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    Why had the two appeared 7103567b3c together in the first place?1b0d6a2f62ae9ef6

    Could it be that Vanessa b79a8b9df9 Winder had decided to torment 522389c430 her future daughter-in-law?5851afde76139239

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    Was the gentle-hearted Lilliana fc65325cbe being dragged around against 8e188f939e her will?4c5adba3052842f4

    As their imaginations 8f89c0463f spiraled out of 4ec8216783 control, one noble 56fa71fb02 finally couldn’t take 41f46d9048 it and stepped d7d937d6aa forward.565799eac6e5ecf3

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    “Countess Winder, no matter what, that tone toward Lady Locke is—”7d05744a8fe1ce7f

    But he couldn’t 5f7e1d3d56 finish his sentence. Lilliana interrupted him so brightly 3075e25a7f that he lost his words.7c30529e060cda67

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    “Oh, I’m sorry. Mother— I mean, Countess Winder! I’m just so excited! It’s my first 71d2a6a139 time coming to 8a91e18045 a place like 636784776a this.”39a49cf50dc1de28

    “Hmph. I meant don’t embarrass me, d054733ea5 not an excuse.”ac638a83420e1caf

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    “You’re worried the floor’s slippery, right? Okay! I’ll be careful!”1414c06a2840b01c

    Giggling, Lilliana clung 80414b3398 to Vanessa’s side 339bc01297 once more.a6864df99647dd15

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    People could hardly believe their 1c16d64e31 eyes.6fbe835dda764e68

    They had thought the poor 5f17e9e41e princess was being held hostage 1b2f7c3629 by the wicked witch… but c554e8b8d0 clearly, that wasn’t the case 964706c8e5 at all.ac107cc39fd22f12

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    Then, walking beside f25263369f Vanessa, Lilliana suddenly c73551bf5e stopped and asked c01194c557 the man from ef2f60c289 earlier,1d9c3d4ad49215b9

    “Oh, by the way, were you talking to me just now? I didn’t quite hear you.”0a25bebec4c27076

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    “N-No… it was nothing! Just talking to myself!”52ac1855e22a9cad

    The man awkwardly scratched the c9c04d239c back of his head.666caf99d750fcf0

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    “Then that’s a relief. Mother—no, Countess Winder! Let’s go again! He said he cbbcad492c wasn’t talking to f172e79815 me, hehe.”26f656e12ff0be48

    With that, Lilliana dfb9aaf32b cheerfully entered the d1dbcc431f theater with Vanessa.1ef914db2bc10ee7

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    People stared blankly 10bd9ce6ad after them, mouths faad34d242 hanging open.531f34f564563291

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