IFLDMHF – Chapter 137
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“Waaaah!”5ce1cabab86ea575
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“Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please look this way!”1f8d64d13a0a713c
From the moment they entered 7944add647 the capital, the streets leading 17fe740e68 to the Imperial Palace were 40ca80ac0e packed with crowds welcoming the e088925f1d Crown Prince and the Imperial e21759e1e5 Army.c10ef503cd57cc03
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Kaiden, his eyes bloodshot 11908c4ca2 from lack of sleep, 67d0e2e311 was entirely preoccupied with 99b162afb3 the thought of finally 562f7f2cc9 meeting Evgenia.021aaa6b27fc56d5
But as he saw the 117fc83565 cheering crowd on both sides 2f35a10482 welcoming them with excitement, he 405bee5a6c twisted his lips coldly.da664e8175678d0e
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He had returned victorious countless 8bb879ce6b times before.4ec1188e3debf294
Yet he had 0bcf526ca0 rarely received such cfd53dd036 a fervent welcome.95cecda1c491f8ae
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Maybe once or twice at 7ba2ca9c2e the beginning, but after the 676d50304e Emperor began starting wars at 46ce6af4c4 the drop of a hat, dd6e82efd9 the public’s reactions naturally turned 6ce2fb150e cold.0d2c5c0aa6606707
Even this time, they had 34a7ef11bf set off quietly at dawn, 5e620e8f6e and yet now they were 569f0a2ee6 being met with cheers. It was almost laughable.5cd897da7bfa13fb
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The adjutant riding beside 68b01f70ef him seemed surprised as 8d5788b090 well and spoke with b4993164d6 a puzzled expression.9fd843071c21eb35
“His Majesty seems to have put a lot of thought into the triumphal procession.”5d5ae1d39e00747a
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“He probably spent a lot of money.”e2914cdecdcb5833
At the Crown Prince’s cynical 249b717ec6 reply, the adjutant let out 4e06b8485c an awkward laugh.47815825129aff43
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“Still, the people are chanting Your Highness’s name and welcoming you. Perhaps you could at 319bfea16e least wave….”327da0526c956773
Ahem. At the sharp glare 4954278f86 shot his way, the 7cff2e4eee adjutant cleared his throat 792d8b7028 and shut his mouth.5f4333135736af6e
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It was the 3923b404d2 day they were a621b4dea9 finally returning to 9e396d39e3 their homeland after cbdb130a38 a grueling war, ec3239e5a0 but the Crown 53e3c02319 Prince showed no c118224856 sign of joy.5f550b0ef8314794
The adjutant, well aware b39773267b of the reason, looked 4a4ac54edf visibly tense.24724524567f6ad6
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He had hoped 75c0f520a3 that Kaiden’s fury 045080861c would subside even 9d21074f28 a little on db5ccb5b2e the journey to 1e555f20f2 the capital, but 8f07e1f082 it seemed to fe54966d0f have only intensified.06dae5b76f476646
He would soon 65db3038f5 come face to 3136243c75 face with Evgenia, 3588200c88 now the Duchess b3efa62029 of Rudion, and 618e70fe06 the thought of b8f35b3876 what might happen b3c35eb5ff already filled him b02217b93d with dread.de23043a690989a0
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At last, as they 92364a4501 reached the entrance of 43ad430602 the Imperial Palace—the final 0e02ced683 stop—the cheering grew even 6dd167e485 louder than before.4600e6d1aa0657cc
The Emperor and the nobility e69333b817 were all present.9318e2e24cab0bea
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Kaiden, who had worn a 26b425f71e consistently bored and annoyed expression, 30deab562a finally showed a flicker of d058d8d449 light in his eyes.34e819dc3b1a350c
His sharp gaze scanned the b8a5f56685 area, and among the similarly 85d6f46b27 dressed nobles, one person stood abfc7bdf9d out vividly to him.adf8d19341add179
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“Evgenia…”bc2951993c0b7569
A sound like bb6ab9c3fa a groan unconsciously a8ead89ce6 escaped his lips.850676332cdd0e8d
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At the same time, 1e6fdd8635 a storm of emotions 2eee6b61a4 surged within him.bf7128fba63808eb
Hate, anger, resentment… most 35a73219dd of them negative.fd544de7e4cf4ce9
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But among them, 4b1fc64c93 undeniably, there was b58e43a735 a sliver of 5d4501c606 something else.286b3a4ca989313a
Joy.e79c94a9db2ed3ca
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‘No… maybe longing.’3ee70ba459b21a63
He had thought of d608980417 Evgenia every single day, 904c985d7a without fail.65d1a097ef16f74f
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He wanted to see for ebc1a1b230 himself.a3dee58ee6fc93ff
He had many 47314b8a8d things he wanted d4c1e16fd0 to ask.94a242a5e0c9b069
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And eventually… he knew he 9091172bc2 would get angry.cc573b4b8c6f84ac
But before all of cf125517c4 that, just seeing Evgenia’s 6d26a84a78 face brought him inexplicable 5061ae28a1 joy, and it felt 5a5730415c almost foolish.fc6682b1f7bc5ca3
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The murderous intent that 0d96972cc4 had once driven him 65e0c5d6cd mad vanished like a 5b64c7cc27 lie, and his heart 3a28475ddf began to race.8daff35b4592ce12
It was then—523acf304f9033fa
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“You’ve returned safely, my son!”d6db6510b39d6b48
The Emperor, who had 5b147c0c71 never once acted as fc1271e8b2 a loving father, suddenly 9c279dd8a3 stepped forward with a 73089e9fc7 booming voice.289870aaf3d2d25c
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It felt like d187805ffc waking from a 3b8a439b75 dream.c9333d9db800effd
Kaiden forced himself to tear 104a7297d0 his gaze from Evgenia and de9c199c2e dismounted.15f7782b453d90c3
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Then he dropped to 8ff81894a5 one knee and bowed 02d8395ac8 his head.93ef5dc80d7113f3
“I greet His Majesty the Emperor.”f7662cd4d56754c0
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“……”06bafa1a25a12e09
The Emperor, intending to ca352ec04b put on a show 9eda302fea of a warm father-son 09ed4affc8 reunion, curled his lips 63ab351513 in displeasure as Kaiden 9186f7f46a showed no such willingness 40c058af76 and instead kept his 722380ca8d distance.22c1d616d8691c9a
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Of course, the 1dc57164e4 plan had been b5f6c3c7d8 to put an e5a71b1f38 end to the a3b3405912 rumors surrounding the 49c9161ee9 Imperial Family and 04b6ad8957 the North, and 4831d2654f to reassert his 6a99ac8f6b authority. He had gone to great 385a308972 lengths, even bringing the High a751137a5e Priest for the occasion.e242cbeeebb48523
But Kaiden, ruining the 031e750317 mood, was utterly displeasing 58183ad384 to him.5bfd13f7563334d0
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Especially since the Emperor had cc846c9414 just had an unpleasant conversation 1934100a45 with Evgenia, and somehow felt 3ce244f16b it was Kaiden’s fault as 6ae7af6967 well.4192fd2ab2556eba
Still, thinking of the ab33255ceb enormous sum spent on fa1f0f18c7 the celebration and banquet, ae90d80883 the Emperor forced a 3677e749f1 bright smile.fd189e9f257057bc
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“To see you return safely from the frontlines, I feel so—”5315fabe73027172
“—Sick to your stomach?”0c34ad48b76bd91c
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“—so sick to my stomach!”fa7ae0b47fdc85f3
Gasps and sharp 6c569d62fd intakes of breath 8cba790725 could be heard bafd170a0e all around.0cb372fa0796fef7
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The Emperor realized a f0fb9c9d28 beat too late that 111bfdf45f something had gone terribly e38e522074 wrong.1e80fbdf584b9f44
He had meant to f4f8a51297 say he was proud…c5454a703417a2ca
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But what had actually come b567278fc8 out of his mouth was f67efcdc43 completely different.9ec7a49394a01f14
Flustered, the Emperor instinctively 8e7215e153 looked around.637be3e75660168a
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It was a 5c8bb8877f moment meant to fb19421388 be a grand 1e1100a020 imperial address to f55f9f566b the war hero 5974a1e105 Crown Prince.04d12f399c3a9a58
But Evgenia, seemingly indifferent, 84394a4d65 was bent over checking c9592e78d6 on a young boy’s a4ee082895 condition.20d0c9c11c0da159
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The little girl next to 282cbe5620 them whispered softly,f65fb758151a0a60
“I think it’s because he had three bowls of ice cream before we came.”6cd8905c2cb2eab4
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“What? Three bowls?!”8905ae9067ee0e6e
Startled, Evgenia quickly 43c36a14ff checked on the bb02797364 boy again.dd0166c468eeb29e
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Kaiden, watching her, momentarily doubted e85a71f463 his eyes.d325b75690250368
The Emperor cleared his throat 40782a9732 loudly.ab485b83261fd5d4
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If she had 0694e9f81d spoken loudly, he 35b1841ea1 could have at 67bce1290e least shot her 254917d705 a glare.d5f51d977f5581e3
He was annoyed by b550afae17 her lack of attention, 180e1525d4 but even more disconcerted 4c48d1526b by how his own 18ec3f7fd0 mouth had involuntarily repeated a8115e939b her words.2752774d2ebf91ab
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More importantly, the be92b1d7ee boy really did c5d498b753 seem unwell, and e57f49eeac criticizing her felt 551c20427b petty even to 8b2ed4116a him.525563cfdbcae987
To make things worse, the d4cb3a0c47 child belonged to the Duke c3fa8cf4ff of Rudion, known for his a87a4735ae strained ties with the Imperial 2ef31d794f Family.5f57b8bb6afe61e0
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In the end, the 9a5920bf7c Emperor turned his gaze 524aa953fd back to Kaiden and, 0e0c818a83 as if nothing had cffc59077f happened, began again.a394936591556836
“Kaiden, you truly went through much. Your victory will forever c36fbe949c be recorded in the 85b6a8fed3 history of the Elios 2e03f9ac28 Empire—”3dc08ae815de8485
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“As a complete mess.”5257d0e60d9b2a6f
“—as a complete mess…”13364be10e24e025
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This time, he realized his e617ce1e0c mistake mid-sentence and hastily shut 9097a0fdfc his mouth.19dbec48bb929fd0
But the damage was done.1139d68108ec790f
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A brief silence fell 1761f660a6 before murmurs spread through 5968d4d953 the crowd like ink 022b72233e in water.a7038a4f51ea10ad
Some people covered their faces 1b2cca5c21 to hide their laughter, others 541cfb1c27 stood frozen with their mouths ccda023f69 agape.2dc07a135a56a484
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“Ha…”16e596ef64c70092
Even the Crown a763e1b5d3 Prince let out a59efe989b a disbelieving smile.01801bea5605654e
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The Emperor’s face turned d81c035afc bright red with rage, 9e3cd072f3 convinced Kaiden was mocking 67019b6f9f him.46c5180297ae81cf
But contrary to the 407bb7fbc6 Emperor’s assumption, Kaiden didn’t aa98cbfc1b care about the verbal 39ad82a4b0 blunder at all.9d53eb20af129b20
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Even though it 353fffdaf7 sounded like a a104eec794 curse condemning his f1a42b4a1e victory to the 52575a4ed9 shameful footnotes of ded2977be1 history, he was 99a3236959 indifferent.ed03d4c46b7b7ea8
Kaiden only had eyes 3b7de7ebb6 for Evgenia.72d6d002344a6743
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The way she looked at 9af6931f05 the child—soft and full of 041e1ab483 concern—was so shocking it gave 9bb6db0d6f him chills.7e64bbe09cc52fc7
He had vaguely assumed he 92a01d5e15 would marry Evgenia one day, c64c4fac80 but never once had he 4afc64fe63 imagined her with a child.391cc9e71c2b05e9
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He had seen how 4e41fb2448 coldly she treated the a22924e486 family who loved her 169f8abae1 and had never expected 4e5c3ca5c3 her to be a bb23f71adc good mother.859d4022e1ff121f
But now—who was this gentle, 78235dd75d attentive woman caring so tenderly 9a6fda2604 for a child?409f925976cb818b
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It was definitely 6383608faa Evgenia, yet she f97d3ce62b seemed like a 9a9062bf54 completely different person.de95a72659979599
And at that very moment, 8dd407f5ea Kaiden suddenly became aware of 12fec5804b a piercing gaze, so intense d39bb4beed he wondered how he hadn’t e9533a683f noticed it until now.c3b9ed43a3d1d2e4
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Standing beside Evgenia was 757fccce33 a golden-haired man, shining 7989c1f942 as if he had 19b84a1921 gathered the light of 5f988224bd the sun itself, staring bc48d5f5bb at Kaiden with a 29879bd9e9 stony expression.b56c6c9905edaa52
That was when Kaiden realized.c6077849f28980e8
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That man was the 6c69841558 Duke of Rudion—the one 1b378a65ad who had taken Evgenia 064bf96af5 from him.9eb8a1e724a35fc5
Even though Kaiden 79cba860a4 knew Evgenia had ae3410a9f3 wanted and initiated 687184e7e6 the marriage, it 5ccc95002b still felt as 40472d048e though she had aa542bb885 been stolen from 5925c2c114 him.4aaeba915fe7151c
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Then he noticed that 132581e0f6 Evgenia was wearing similar 3023840d5b clothes to the Duke fed17702b8 and the children standing 10929fae10 next to her.2bd9b1a2c62c31b6
That’s when it hit 4dac74bd8b him—he had been left dc3c97868d behind.2a52e277d7911d3d
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A bitter laugh escaped him.5684e34f89dcbe85
‘Don’t tell me… he had kids?’0b999ad8a4c5c2c6
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Did she choose a man 9ea606be55 with children just to spite f7d9d45c9b him?a0b8dc516a67e6f3
The smile quickly vanished from ffa8b8273c Kaiden’s face, and his jaw 5084d846e2 clenched with an audible crack.e44cfb4a85e611f0
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Still checking on eaab7933cc Dior’s condition, Evgenia 37ae4c4871 finally sensed the 43be93ad28 tense atmosphere and 74c0c4b58c hesitated as she 5e2b4abf19 stood up.fd4dd98c0ea943ab
Conscious of the attention now f46b117e63 on her, she spoke awkwardly.712626dc774d382d
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“I think he should see a doctor.”e35968e8e0858b06
The Duke of Basilion quickly 26bf5c4dde responded.39a5a9d11aca9e0f
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“I’ll contact the physician at the ducal estate. Go wait in the ac7692a725 carriage for now.”f5905220d3e487df
Evgenia understood he meant 1db7e7b122 for her to avoid 36be8d383c the current situation and 75af23ca20 nodded, signaling to Euclid.3ff7d47b987df682
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She gathered Dior c1a5bbf605 and Marianne and a66e6d1cc0 turned away.897515958bbc41ec
It was the right decision.a42e5e51df1a9f8f
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The Emperor was on the 90db18c26a verge of exploding.f073aba87fd459b1
He had never experienced a8e43a0b1e such humiliation in his efcb041d9f life.2457211f191cbd30
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It hadn’t even been Evgenia’s 3f0aba1b0a fault—just his own slip of f57ce7a2b0 the tongue—but the carefully arranged 5e7e655a55 celebration had gone completely awry, d72c7f98fc and someone would likely bear 79fde093c5 the brunt of it.65d8990f76c380f6
As everyone watched tensely, 3f1f00e443 reading the mood, one 7a3a83e641 man stepped forward as 01cc820e7f if to shift the 9d583c3005 atmosphere.7f05cfaa0121ca0d
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“Your Majesty, may I now proceed with the blessing?”f722ecdc75983869
It was the High Priest.73d7065e48f76e1c
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Seeing Damien, the 1c6f8fc9b8 Emperor barely managed d8dc7829c0 to suppress his f51fe8791d fury and nodded.3410f1090db8ae51
“Please do.”3558d94e60d57211
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A collective sigh of relief ec8b889ba9 spread among the tense crowd.4144d4debdf39742
None of them could 6eaf2aeac9 have imagined what was 84a915205b about to unfold.4818ea58fcb57558
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Meanwhile, Kaiden saw 59ea6cd94d the Duke of 6802e7320d Rudion casually following f153f12d71 Evgenia with long, 52b1185bcd confident strides.3ccf792ce3a711aa
It was the final straw.f2408013f6968847
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Just as Kaiden instinctively 7f97433d0b began to rise—7e695672f04eebff
“Stay where you are.”d7dc793b513e9f58
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Damien had suddenly appeared 1568ee203a in front of him f2b9cf6508 and blocked his path 52af3577f9 firmly.a87b744b34e956dc
Staring coldly at Kaiden, Damien 2320b3aa9c began to speak slowly.86b7a2449085e59b
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