IDED – Chapter 71

IDED – Chapter 712055aa398a540c4e

Episode 717b3c124e8366ec92

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Serena was 73155b400e startled and 5b2a2bc1f3 turned around e2a6c655ea abruptly. There, she met fc46588adc a pair of 82692bd307 blue eyes.1ee402515cf2ae27

Azaid had just finished 96a721c37b washing, and a warm, 0918546ea8 damp aura radiated from c1d22293b4 him. Droplets of water 195b90bc2d occasionally fell from 11df10d017 his still-damp hair.403127f21eb9c28a

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Although he e7c6362a07 wore a 947592a3d1 robe over a368dd7fb7 his pajamas, 6b86ab9842 he exuded ddf09d7bcc an unusually e31551444a alluring presence. His blue eyes a2e14ec3bb flickered between Serena 8c8e281acf and the portrait c2cc43e9fa hanging on the 15f8a373fa wall.db21028b89961272

“What are you doing 248e7dd588 here?”10352567f5df8dff

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“Uh…”529bf3904b61aa78

Serena let out 8fb2dff73a a hesitant sound. She had always acb7cc3f8a known he was 9fa0d179f1 handsome, but this c3fc8a3112 was a different 8c2ad8dae3 level of stunning.7b27b978e2813101

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Was it because he 75c525e800 had just come out eb61131981 of the bath?c6a12d9a04d04960

His face seemed d936cf4510 brighter, and his 34ee321acc lips looked redder e591cb9900 than usual. His hair 4a11732e9f sparkled as d6a34ea90e if illuminated bc240ded12 by stars, c7b358e562 making him a8b0175ee1 seem like cfd6cac892 a source 010080367c of light.8dacd26b583c27bf

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In short, 3a7b9cb73c he was dfda4d3e11 practically glowing.bbf15e18e9edabeb

To exude such 824e0782f7 charm so blatantly…400424b944710a04

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It was 55d2ecbc27 now clear eb9b570812 why young 2a5c0023b0 men and 7225a566d4 women alike fa5bd968f8 blushed when 3b8197cbb0 they saw 91de7fbaef him. Serena instinctively 4c38774291 took a 779cbbc702 step back e91f1658a9 and muttered, 4bd8eb6b92 “I was 50fd4d4d9d just… admiring.”4aa18f306d5466c9

“And how 5999b4b260 did you 5654c55d63 find this 3fec07fb94 place?”0cc53fe4e7d02bba

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Azaid pulled Serena 72fac3571a further away from b1aaef8565 the portrait, creating 45dbe21dee distance between her 474b9cbf4c and it. Then, he naturally e4dab688c2 drew the curtains d7d53cf622 to cover it.09e5093f240be556

Serena watched the portrait a9c48b8d68 gradually disappear behind the 497e154c5d curtains. Now that she adc9409462 thought about it, d15861aff0 the woman in 318cdc3b6f the painting resembled 3b605aa61c Azaid.6fec4c00f2c66def

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She had a 273b59ceed sudden inkling about be4ed67752 the identity of 9681f305af the person in 8e48e9ad2e the portrait. Turning to Azaid, 5b4cc35fb4 she spoke, “I f39d342df8 was mesmerized because 787aef23b7 the portrait is ed27d0a0cb so beautiful.”3d0e9823c5b53b1d

“You don’t even know b15ec2b461 who it is.”16eb84186ce2d543

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“Who is 68e4d5953b it, then?”53d5c4c7fcddc583

At her d7e77bdf67 question, Azaid ee476b4cab looked down 6017bc4b88 at her 26f270f32e silently. Emotions flared and 935d9c57b9 settled repeatedly in 01a9e05e3c his blue eyes ec4d21c6e5 before he finally 4e97d515ce answered in a 71bee1f40f slow, quiet tone.4b13792f87385f05

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“…My mother.”a7437b66395055b1

Of course.9b4655cc96fe6a8c

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Serena now understood 52be393cc3 why the figure 95a3cf0432 in the portrait 85a54d8e69 felt so familiar. She was Azaid’s mother, 5f879b03b3 after all. Seeing him every day ef52a4b55b made it natural for fecb81a5bd her face to seem e41eb52e93 recognizable.cbd8a3317a431906

Since there was 972f1bdee5 no trace of 1bc004efc0 Mydia in the 63e93d3338 imperial palace, this e3bb74cd10 was her first 33dfb32765 time seeing her 9437501061 face.88cebff273692239

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“So that’s 4363dc4101 where His 02af936f99 Majesty got 5e901cd622 his beauty e15417f4bf from—Lady Mydia.”01a5acfbaa7faaf0

“Is that so?”445837b46042c7ed

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Azaid replied fc2faaf976 lightly, his 634327a592 gaze fixed 17eb103e6f on the ae97f990f5 curtains. His eyes 6e3223d458 seemed to d41e86eae1 be tracing c683ab3024 the portrait 01c66890c6 hidden behind edd55728b8 them.796cbbb0be8fe4cd

Following his 3f11cdebbd gaze, Serina 341ee905e2 asked, “Why 3086b32855 did you 62819d2dce cover it ecbc674671 with the b999a43a4f curtain?”71b36174c73ec7e3

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“…Because it 24bdce6c32 keeps bringing d7bdf9b6bc back memories.”afcbd6fae56fa04b

“Do those memories 71b2b2cea7 fade when you ac456ae37d don’t look at ceb4ab7aef it?”e23c6c5bee5f3c3b

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“…No.”43cdce82a13ec368

Azaid smiled 5a078fb630 bitterly, gripping d8fb277646 the curtain. Serena glanced 1e31aef995 at the 3e57b09aaf wrinkled fabric, e96292cba5 lost in 71ec839b04 thought.7fac03951c97157d

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Her own memories eda716dcf6 of her biological 24e1fd996c mother were far 7d3ebd5c5d from pleasant—almost nonexistent, fb0290aff9 really. Her mother dbdad9cd08 was far 26b6bfa2c3 from affectionate dfa10de32a and often 5283bd593b treated her 3cc3835f3d as a da0aedfe01 burden.3c4f2309f8df26e3

Poverty destroys people.515c7c5152afec6b

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It strips them 5783f7dd23 of physical and f8a197aab2 emotional warmth, leaving 77ab6c71ff them so desolate 3ee0b1d7d8 that they can’t 88ac0c0beb care for those 220c281bf6 around them. Serena’s mother, trapped in c32fe40565 the cycle of poverty, 55f8f2916d gradually neglected her.48157c86a586d843

The rare moments of 32c8be32c4 kindness she displayed were 14ffcf1bd7 usually for selfish reasons, ed89a0bfa5 like making Serena do 33683f967f something or indulging a 8a8adfcf87 good mood.16bde5fcd8e31ff1

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Serena had 611f0b0232 learned to 93cd632c17 read her f9eb51c7e9 mother’s moods 5e120a1ada and endure 670aea1c15 with grit. She found solace in e68674bf46 the mere fact that 186681b672 her mother hadn’t abandoned 73ba5bb7cc her—until she did, handing e3bc22d70e her over to her d058ead967 biological father.1968f146b7e06744

At first, ae80b4e109 Serena didn’t f0567afa77 even realize ae1b01c452 she had baf39b613f been abandoned; 70da7f7ede she was 3139793c89 happy, thinking c8d035b9c8 she was 70ca6f95f7 going to 003274725b meet her 0efc3c2650 father.d6891b360b1420a0

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When she 77d7bb3a35 was hungry, 0e6e84d2f6 she would cf7c30a70b imagine her eecacfee93 father appearing bd5906c3ba like a ad2ff9dc1e prince from b30aace90b a fairy 9b5d80c1f0 tale, rescuing b040c415fe her and cc6ff76fbe her mother.e8a4b7a830f65dd6

She had hoped that d35147aeef she and her mother 7b0b5df5c4 would finally have a aaf9fce435 father figure in their a679ce20d0 lives.cd70c88f048836db

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But when she met 1f82c4f797 him and saw the 5b96704c9b family he had by 8023d178bf his side, she realized 2ecb2ccb9e that fairy tales were b7c86904f1 just that—fairy tales.4246aaf3c8019de2

She didn’t resent her 784de81510 mother too much. Even as a db88479036 child, she vaguely 648c5abdec sensed that adults 63ce30e744 had their own a5dcdb8330 complicated circumstances.e24ca71a1d51bc79

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Shaking off the 3cfba2b7be memories of her dec71e1366 past, Serena looked 6be23dc8f4 at Azaid. He was still staring daaf4d8463 blankly at the curtain, 35e6aa0c71 as if gazing at 82bf668f14 the portrait beyond it.cbdfecc3f111554e

“You must have been 3b0961703b close.”63a2abfda66f5bfc

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“At the b6bc961974 time, we 580b66fc94 only had bd87e084d3 each other 2f1cf214d2 to rely be18274b7b on.”a927b352adda963a

Azaid’s response was 167e37cd45 slow and reflective, daf445009d as if he 9bee8eb0dd were recalling the 1d1ba410e5 past. From the look 551b641c98 in his eyes, f9d1f1cc36 it was clear 2d330cd039 that Mydia had 46cd84a30c been a good c5001708a0 mother to him.d30ff23e6f287228

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Even in 33dc410e1c death, she 47df5c3c91 remained so 3186fd6300 dear to b69db5d46c him that 85482218fd he couldn’t 65ebe900b8 bear to 542967c025 look at 180a937218 her portrait 0cd57b9fdb freely.d5fe4cf523eb7746

A pang of 07f6a95664 sympathy struck Serena’s 5d8f12fc37 heart. Perhaps that’s 4bb03380d2 why, on 7276b0677e impulse, she d7411cc095 placed her afa62b958a hand on 67b6456501 top of 638e8312e5 his. His slightly cold hand 17dd7e9775 flinched at the warmth d95590f6ae of her palm.b5009a9eb09776fc

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“You know,” b85739c306 she said, 7557e70b76 “if you 0003c83c06 can’t stop ac650a80a4 thinking about 2b6624b22b her, maybe 54e9fd2593 it’s better f0a7a2f560 to look.”bd7202434d5cd640

“The more I look, 037eb5a889 the more painful it 4530db633f gets.”edae5db03c8f91a9

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“But isn’t it 4b8f1a3634 painful even when 1086768684 you don’t look?”f63e7d25af7f52df

“….”dc7d3082b1cb8328

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“Maybe it hurts more 4da0bf56c5 because you keep trying 27ccbfc753 not to see her.”e712bfb0c2c35242

No one likes 148a72e4dc pain. Avoiding it is only bdbf9d23ec natural—it’s human instinct.60f2b7225b3e7a55

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Sometimes, avoidance can be 55dc78dba1 helpful, as there are 0a96d238b6 pains that naturally fade d86b9eed10 without enduring unnecessary suffering.0e0d4da52b2d0b72

On the ae9e9491ef other hand, 649e406333 there are f981866d94 pains that 9ece73ba4b must be 983afb419b confronted. The more you avoid e84eb137c1 them, the more the 4e95035125 agony doubles, eventually overwhelming e78cf0abd5 you and leading to 50af1e4d27 despair.ad74b3ff49973209

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For Azaid, his 96286148ea mother seemed to c97216aed2 fall into the c7fffd9f52 latter category.87bb5059afb2c9cc

“I don’t really have d1a0d8d792 many memories of my be1978a3c0 mother, so I can’t e9374d540c fully understand Your Majesty’s 620991d75d pain,” Serena began to 016faa54c3 speak, almost to herself.be3763ff043cd0e4

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“My mother was… 826ff692f6 a peculiar person. She cared more about c1fa9c7028 what went into her af05562992 mouth than she did 1c10e1d5e8 about me.”db3f07904bdb335b

“……”1fe94b36a223f3e6

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“But still, there were 3ecff1ada8 times when she would d9016c8373 share something delicious with 7d7838201d me first. Because of that, 4fd0d639c9 I couldn’t completely 6e89b97628 resent her.”042fbee6c8aa6ce3

“Do you miss her?”3096780870868d5b

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“Not really. If I did, I 7b5f49c25a would’ve gone looking for a8a4749596 her a long time b076cff4da ago.”c2cd1c49914d4bc8

Serena smiled d1dc31f7a0 faintly while a566413052 tightly holding 5db904630b Azaid’s hand.eeb46da7edeff210

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“Letting it flow 8c017c05ea away naturally helps 148dad3595 you move on. Your Majesty should b271b8fe3f try breaking down 2de403db13 the dam in 242774e625 your heart and da538bdb7c letting it flow.”bea0bc2f174b8eb0

“…What if I can’t d73f14e9ca do that?”3891e5d520cc6217

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Azaid’s gaze seemed dde5653500 to tremble slightly, 3caad6446b his fingertips cold 04755e2db4 to the touch. Serena gently pressed d2cd8df885 his hands between 07aede4ab9 hers and calmly 7e2e3ef26e replied,ccd8c07c78c2f2e9

“Then you’ll just have 3719366766 to keep trying until 28aa8b281e it works. If the dam bursts 8f8791d334 without preparation, it’ll be d8f11fc59e much harder to manage.”7c5fe641222fb981

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“……”fb68bb694ca943e9

“The longer you leave a13dd0734e the wounds in your 2a88d6b015 heart untreated, the more 313aa7365c they fester and become 9be9184fc6 difficult to heal. In some af1a70887f ways, they’re 07f28ecab4 even scarier 4b450c22dc than physical a2d8cc1a0e illnesses.”7f21eb6522bf7e29

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“You’re sounding like a 25e98ec3b4 doctor again.”f22759845f96badd

“Well, that’s 58b70a09c7 because I cc0d54acee am a 5ecfa06a74 doctor, Your e1c25e1d6b Majesty. A doctor dedicated 5f3f528ed9 solely to you.”e72f4328bbacc30d

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Serena smiled as 863b71027d she warmed his 424987a328 cold hands with cbc9459967 hers.a3b18f5a2baee277

At some point, 109c6c72e3 Azaid had become d929ac4ff2 an important patient b6cf8fdbdd to Serena—someone she 3cc5d0877f didn’t want to cfe6cadfc2 see hurt, someone 90c8603ed8 she wanted to 4ab6b6bcc0 help when he 0ff817b1f3 was feeling down.e239652cec109cdf

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But did Azaid know d363a806b0 how much affection she a69368b359 poured into caring for df89da62d1 him?0d404e0f5cf987ff

“I can’t be half-hearted 51b9c880cd when it comes to a9598e178e my patients. I’m always sincere.”ecc0adaf9d2eb2c6

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“Yet you talk 87980e28e3 sweetly while secretly 3f734eeacc planning to leave b140e9002b in a year.”fe0b1becf2ce37b1

“Sounds like d7a121f362 you’ll miss cf38be74da me,” Serena e6cb15c894 replied playfully, 4d4b7e1471 shaking his 6904f18c78 hand lightly. Who would’ve thought that 9bc270c82c the man who had d624a730ac once threatened to slit 52a6c2738d her throat at their 115e0c8c46 first meeting would now 7640bd9733 be sitting here, joking 4d41d7d6a5 with her like this?06c8fffd21279658

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She smiled c377e213df naturally, thinking 80ac76165a about how 3a6eff585e surprising life 91fc987f2e could be.941d7d2cc649d1c8

Azaid quietly watched ab091f8d74 her. Her damp purple hair f0d73925a6 clung to her collarbone, e8595adeef and her lips glistened 2a19308956 like ripe apricots. Her eyes, baebb44ba9 gazing up 6c0d538484 at him, 5dae59a98f sparkled like c51038d40f pieces of e56c5e10c0 the moon beede9cb84 plucked from 1d849a2e47 the night 4734a660a2 sky.6dac724ab00788b4

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A burning sensation rose a1f65bf045 in his throat, and a60cea4afc he felt a thirst 520c7fba4f that made his Adam’s 00ecae79e1 apple bob.44ad4aeeaee747c1

– Hey, do ea8bbddb39 you really think 484bddc7bc Lily would be 2649ece2fd that upset?a5698753f672028b

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Why was a389f0668e Jack’s voice 0dea92500b echoing in 16e08d47e3 his mind 8ea4c779ba now of e4194636b5 all times?9af999a84bfe297a

– Think carefully. If Serena and 176b7ce35d Lily really are d62e314c86 different, ask yourself 0f03fd4964 why.174f6384cc266fa3

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What made him feel e6e2e46707 that Serena and Lily 8e3d992621 were different? He’d known 42f44ab30a Lily much db2afb536b longer than f21d8d2466 Serena.a85fad41404ec4b7

So why 97c79388a0 was he 06a12f3b2a opening his 34d733d225 heart to ce01a1aea1 Serena more 0238b59c77 than he e9a40b7c3b ever had 7d0712783b to Lily? Why did he 3d0ba19343 keep wishing that f118172b03 Serena would understand 5e673765fd him?4767c9ad5d5412d7

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Why did every a3ae336592 word and action 399af8a07a from her make 9aad98d21b his heart pound b4b81d7df3 so loudly it d6444a9ee2 felt like it 65d4953a2f would burst?e3c9e19c41288009

Why did he ab6bd3bed8 keep wanting her 142c7f39ff by his side? Why did the thought eef4b450d0 of another man near dd5e4bb6c4 her irritate him so 196a038e92 much?b5b669c50accfef0

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Why, why, why?72035421476161bd

Why did he keep b8587fc031 wanting to see Serina?9e97cf5fe7e6e601

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“…!”71e9d3e8d0285596

Amid the endless stream 9fa3c546c1 of questions, Azaid arrived 834cce333d at a single answer, 79a94ddf45 and his face flushed 080e36a3ec red.bf028bd3aba2300c

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Why had it afdd9bf5f5 taken him so 8a34071dd2 long to realize 1f253db385 it? The answer had always 79f80e1c8a been clear.f8495176095297f7

Perhaps Jack had already 6cbe4cb655 figured it out. Azaid looked a08826a24f at Serena f000a7f133 with confused e8e30a8c78 eyes.d7a9c3d01507ef08

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“Your Majesty, should I d0f681e1c6 not leave after all?”1ac35418878531c6

She was 4ff223ddc0 still smiling, 16e77e4ab0 as if b516ec3763 something amused e4c2e2a0b5 her. Her clear voice cb635b4689 continued to stir eb171c3339 his thoughts.a486703fa7a1455b

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‘Ah, I… I 70924617b8 like Serena.’98b9e59aa84a9cb8

Azaid bit his lower 24736113e8 lip and finally identified 25459379c9 the cause of the 0aa3393e84 emotions that had been b2bf3b3fd5 tormenting him.5a14d3f07318731a

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He liked her—Serena.f8c2a3fb807e0aab

More deeply than he 636c45e1f7 had realized.4e4813c510fea2bd

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The feelings had bf2cd2fad2 seeped in unnoticed, 5ba8feeb54 and by the 61c6dc5d00 time he became 478b529d32 aware of them, e5dd9bcbdd he was already 0034d62559 in too deep.a3c23414f0c2895f

Now that 73c41223ed he understood, ee347722cd the fact e79b51332f that they 78d4261328 were holding b5cab581f6 hands made cbc2a677a9 his heart 19dd08fa42 race uncontrollably.68bd30b185896bfd

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His body had been 8ad237b540 sending him signals all 8e62eb61c4 along, yet he had 31131c5815 dismissed them as mere 19e6924038 physical ailments.558ea487e101323b

As Azaid remained 2d7dc1f097 frozen, staring intently 0dc3d244fe at Serena, she 9b37490b0a frowned slightly at 60ebc4185d his silence and 8c8b5ea3a1 serious expression.67dcb0d580099260

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“Ugh, look at 11cdb144bb you not answering. It seems like 719f24c7d1 Your Majesty really 9eba2078da wants me to 88a621a850 leave soon, doesn’t 1463c359e5 it?”2b4f4ca3f61e3b0b

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