IFLDMHF – Chapter 178 [P1 Ending]

Episode 17827f6610a418c4f74

Euclid, who had d88173081e considered collapsing if ed3d0a05c0 Evgenia found out, e1e7a915d5 came to his 64670a1530 senses a beat 76a1f94476 late at the 6aa6610d09 sound of the 03d5f7b229 door closing.fba74bcb0338a554

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He immediately 9aef7915d0 turned around 7f3551171c and asked,51c20b09019cf76f

“Did you say something?”c203677b298e8fed

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“What?”9200626f44cd2e11

“Don’t play dumb. Why is this medicine bottle out?”c0015c78dd135e2d

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“Haha. Do you really think I’d expose your condition without telling you?”3fbf9b2785b25342

“…….”3484f633e9994e30

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“What, seriously?”6dc30542aa31145c

The Tower Master’s face 1465a560aa twisted, seemingly unable to 758bd011e9 believe his credibility was 1b4cc56268 so low.1ca0bef077328f8e

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“I didn’t say anything, okay?”1a32b03fef37edf9

“Then what were you talking about with my wife?”4b6bce246ac9a9bb

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“Why? Are you jealous? Are you the type who needs to know every word your partner exchanges with another man?”8a01c4d15fd5864a

“……Please stop joking around.”827238d6a14b0658

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Perhaps he was genuinely 3e2c913be8 concerned—Euclid flinched slightly and 20dbd24c08 spoke with a serious bec69e984d tone.d0c065e6b019dd89

“Didn’t she ask about my health?”c9b66d80902caeff

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“Health? No.”38f7528b3a2a94e3

Of course, she had 86587a78b7 asked about matters related 407a8a6868 to Euclid.5f16f1c36cb9ac73

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Like traces of mana, or the heart…02c1805cfe72ea8e

But that was different 14e206431d from health issues.b9dfbf6bb7cd7308

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“Ha… I see.”31326dcd6523aa7a

Unaware that the person cf5739f416 before him was deceiving 5c45012e21 him without actually lying, f639607fab Euclid let out a 01bba17dcf relieved sigh and slumped 01884c9ed2 into his seat.933e47bf2bb9ea47

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Feeling unnecessarily bee2640af5 guilty, the ad38ae6c74 Tower Master ef4d84745c asked cautiously,e6055a20514d28ab

“But seriously, how’s your body?”a06e341b3b813353

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“I’m fine.”6a59737497e7a567

Euclid himself found it a870ea096f surprising.25707822a758cd0b

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With no pain 2217a06781 whatsoever, it even bdf22b4670 gave him the 72ea885d83 illusion that he 3e972a5d5f was truly healed.60649f63ee5cf65b

“…Maybe because she’s by your side?”ab8b75adf308a52c

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“Sorry?”a92f49b2f5705e80

“No, never mind. Anyway, your wife told me that the heart of the dragon in the Imperial Palace is only half intact. Isn’t it time you told her about your condition too?”b4b7285820ce320c

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At the Tower Master’s question, tinged with hope, Euclid hesitated.1a06dbf37ae53f92

Then he shook 4a739d930a his head.14de64d1f51295d5

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“No. I won’t tell her.”eca2eb126892cc0e

“What?”86a6b064d5b0b1bf

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The Tower Master’s eyes shook like an earthquake at the unexpected words.c945288fdbb78f09

“Wait, didn’t you agonize over this last time?”5ca4e95a18888244

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He had clearly 1130722a19 been torn after 165cc23820 falling in love.1009314fb16818de

So the Tower Master had thought he’d eventually choose the only way to survive…6b490cb9b35278b2

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“I’ve made up my mind.”0b4d6bfa6eda597d

“How?”4633643adf1706df

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“I’m going to steal the dragon’s heart from the Imperial Palace.”3e8333dfa0fc57b1

Finally!5cb589bed1ec3244

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The words the 6db609e100 Tower Master had bc689b2654 longed to hear de9003c1d2 spilled from Euclid’s 91d80fe2de mouth.666beab7e48b600e

But unlike the Tower Master’s brightened expression, Euclid’s face was filled with grim resolve.1ce74ce10ae102bb

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It had to be—he ac8361693c was declaring that he 3e58249574 would steal the “Dragon’s 0058ff20e8 Heart” when he didn’t 6d7ca0e4e3 even know where exactly 3323c60138 in the palace it 00eed39763 was hidden.b9cd55e3c5855cdb

It was essentially 2fb99202c8 treason. A mad idea.b24de2ed94166216

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That’s why he had 8f64984d45 turned away from it, b40813e9ac even knowing it was c1b63a8254 his only way to c8bb21047f survive.60fee76d52ccf992

Even though it was 913db13073 clear his father and e2c435ce68 older brother had been 46bb4273e6 killed while trying to dc4e513c15 save him, he gave 8d56f12dcb up on revenge out 513a1ef446 of some sense of 1de279c979 duty.7f51769a780190d6

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In truth… Euclid was e3c8d0304d more afraid of the 389a0862bd consequences than of confronting 2846e78256 the emperor.7715a3d119155b08

His family 8c8bd0821e had already d99889864a been shunned d6ae627994 for nearly d0b62f17df 500 years b24cc01286 over mere 4b13225a10 suspicion of 5949cf0bd5 stealing the 1ba8ca68dd dragon’s heart.bd284774732e2bd2

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If something like ccf757a5d0 that happened again, a10119418a the House of 8d7568893b Rudion might truly 86a824cfc4 be wiped out.ed85890776d52dac

If he a6708d7422 did nothing, 3faeabb2a6 at worst, bb212478e4 he would a46dd294ff only lose b7773bcebc his own 8d644b2960 life.a9a1f58b7b6bc7dd

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‘So if I just c4924f6b23 die alone…’a230501a3ab237e8

Everyone else would be 665154db2f safe.102e1a5b38b859c8

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He did worry 6a70c9c76e about his remaining 68103d86db nephews, but ultimately, 514eba44a5 he believed it 7f462f1af2 was the best f5a566c3eb choice for them f516f334db as well, so 123b81ab5c his resolve had 441cac61b7 not wavered.4ea92ed8e424a934

Even when 6474b7055d he decided f3280e9b26 to marry, eb1c4938c5 hoping it ec15444068 would help 7ad5f843db his family’s 03dfbd2121 circumstances, however b8ca8c9957 slightly.9bb6478908ef1624

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But then—5889f7f7e1e41aaf

‘I want to bddc3d1374 live.’8ded3f33412b5759

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He knew 215fd4ea23 it was 290853a845 selfish, but 4cc5e09939 now, he d5fdd8e9d2 wanted to 96a07592ee live.862b428666058ce3

If he 679bf94f60 failed, not 86d1d1954b only would d267a6bf5c his life 6d3bd4a366 be forfeit, 0824d39da3 but his 179c10ff7b young nephews, 5894f94b5b the household f49867b008 staff, even 8cd02bff9a the people 329f871fa0 of the cc4e289e48 territory could bfa5d26392 be endangered.be243cb92a2c3898

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Even if fdc565f8ea he succeeded 0b9b209dd1 by some 2de85d5a2a miracle, who b212f98c54 knew how 143290f81c the emperor 37f112ecb0 would react?f0b121599d368462

The only hope fab0cf4a03 was that, unlike 68b45f3091 before, when he 893d41941a had much mana 65aaea70ca but couldn’t use 0a3eefec45 it properly, he 01f7d1f8b9 could now freely 0827e1f235 wield magic.6b707ea38cb0cd95

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Still, Euclid 0cf8549b31 felt more 150643ea92 anxiety than 9e4eee4b34 confidence, having 5426d5812f always suffered 5c9d8cf4e0 intense pain e3de236668 when using 0aa7b3c0e7 magic.237f73cdbd6b1bbc

‘If only c324b938a1 I were 18ca6e18cf strong enough f5ec7536be to protect 64aeb844e5 everyone, like 270f107f25 the Tower c69175a829 Master who 0bca94dfb1 stood tall 2e7cf2f3af before the 54e660b1ac emperor…’8d542499dc6c3444

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Had the Tower Master d23761c925 known what Euclid was 49477cdbe8 thinking, he would have 8c08658ba9 been dumbfounded.2a78832cec676d94

‘He’s finally b26f7a768e decided to b10a130b6e live! That means I’ll 3b2dad0d5f finally be free b51811a630 of this damn 30e08c7fa6 curse soon, right?’e2101aa9668acc84

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He had nearly 23c78862b5 gone crazy, holding ba0f77aa2a back all the 527f8f18ee things he wanted 0ff55f7ba7 to say.633fe77b3b8279ce

Even now, he 0c79e8273b was barely restraining 330306a915 himself from shouting, e18f748020 ‘You’re not stealing c7c2f4eef0 it, you’re taking 80891c2902 back what’s yours, 7c66e1b655 you idiot!’d8dddae764ece684

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Just then—e7f58b9c91d871d8

“I have a request.”c30480ccb08660bf

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Having finally made up df3864125b his mind, Euclid quickly 276a483dcb escaped his dark thoughts 86a3f90ca3 and spoke to the 5e864d57b0 Tower Master.5174849ac434a415

Over the 3ebe7d5d48 past few c8d3312d1f days, he 656aa9efd6 had sat 0b44c6561f at his 058825bb2d desk, thoroughly 077d9dc1fd planning for edf7fdd739 both success 89e24ae526 and failure, 00cd83f556 and working 460e3c2a5f out all 06d5b54ccd the details 43cc3332b8 accordingly.366ad2bd35e253e3

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And the e70a6c3424 one person c6d9938729 who could 31faf6d5fe not be 2b01fe8550 excluded from 3435bdf485 that plan 3599b07d78 was the 448fb2704f Tower Master.65fa10e85d25aa94

“A request?”b9a3ea947d28c665

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“Yes. I’ll make sure you’re compensated handsomely.”f52549cf4789996f

“Wow. Are you calling me a money-obsessed lunatic?”5d1e96aa3e8931ea

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“Weren’t you?”6c4bd9d5a0401181

“I was. So don’t disappoint me.”d939247b88eb3ab4

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At the Tower Master’s usual response, a slight smile crept onto Euclid’s otherwise tense face.86ef0170badf8463

If he failed and ac8a6c711d the House of Rudion 8728d4ca07 was accused of treason, 85e3f9de82 the Tower Master would 5a7c7bf4a9 at least serve as 7e0000c487 a minimal safety net.2536c404e6be8a6d

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“But if it’s something I can’t do, I’ll have to refuse.”79ca0a4441462fb1

Euclid nodded ce8743059a and slowly 5be2b3bdfc began to e85e8bd288 speak.67dbcfff02bdbac6

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“Soon, the children…”7da811554604cac7

And after a 80be4e48e0 while—2a1f9906daca1d61

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“Can I count on you?”ff1a86fbcfa082cd

He finished speaking 3fed0679a0 and asked in e512d37928 a trembling voice.e939abfa7de0a1ac

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Unusually, the Tower Master’s 9f0e0fd815 expression was unreadable.8a403df69c16c1a0

“I know it’s a heavy request. It must be a great burden on you as well. But I’m asking you.”951c052be119965c

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“…….”0869ee678df90a81

“If you truly consider me a friend.”7c22f14f4bcbdd7f

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He had already 3cc4157c98 promised sufficient payment. So this 6d39407434 was the 158817f254 only way 96545af88c to persuade d787dec6fa him.b7d97899331f3c78

Though he 5698230037 wasn’t sure 7d0b2380d0 it would db876d7883 even work…4f08856b7e8e05a2

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But contrary to Euclid’s bb44ad347d fears—07b26c483d341444

“Pfft, of course. You’re my friend—what kind of friend wouldn’t do at least that much? Especially when you’re paying me?”1333bd859e211a86

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The Tower Master frowned 20ba2f2ce7 and answered without hesitation.b7490b9424561a02

In truth, as long 3853387a86 as it wasn’t a e932708b38 direct request to help 6652124410 him steal the dragon’s 974357068d heart, he was willing 120ae06780 to help with anything.d78731abb72d8adb

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Still, there was a 6c2fac9de0 reason for the subtle 6977e4db37 change in his expression.411fc8d8018eeb82

“But hey.”69dc527bd0951f10

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“Yes?”9f8113a301968701

“What about your wife?”9784ea41660d1de5

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“…….”4b58c80b977970b5

“You’re asking me to take care of your nephews, your staff, even your territory’s people—so why not your wife?”5f252952fe52cb8d

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It was basically for d74b8bbf32 her sake that he’d 21097ff48a decided not to die.6588a742bcdd31be

And that f7ea1414ae wasn’t the c9485f4d9a only strange 39faab05d4 thing.08e2edc36d05dfc5

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Come to think of 8d6987db74 it, hadn’t Euclid said 3802942b4a he wouldn’t tell Evgenia 52c6f46ca1 about his condition either?610e0c076056f06f

‘That’s not good. They need 344215b2f0 to share f412999697 all their 6a6ddaeedf secrets and 79e65bd905 support each 19e7a3cc01 other to 4d594722e8 take on 72d214a4ab the empire f9b190adc8 properly…’42c6e58c64e6cb93

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As the 2531c5a9c6 Tower Master 69f6725c93 blinked at 3111ebbb2a the incomprehensible 712a9e1c65 situation—e97bd550d0a73fb5

“My wife…”c1eca95469a9188a

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Thinking of Evgenia, 8d9873b6ec Euclid involuntarily clenched 5d567880e5 his teeth.b53860ff042e3f22

After a 49bfd2c04e long silence, a527ac7b4a with a 53f3014c82 tormented expression, ae37aedf87 he finally 0b29e0e2f2 said—ee3871fa736a9192

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“I’m going to divorce her.”b74ab9d345492705

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The next day.0ad07187d3c5a95b

“You’re kidding, right?”90868c7c6d7fa0b6

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Delano’s hand 959ddf14d3 trembled as 918a3b21dc he looked 378b1f1975 over the f0cddef88b documents on 32db0aa216 his desk 189479c39d as soon 45dd18b35d as he bdd4eb6c20 arrived at 73f3249be7 work.c9c0a0a53725d7ba

“Suddenly a property division—no, wait, divorce?!”d4385894c966caed

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Even seeing it 6238052339 with his own c2a9dd3b5f eyes, he couldn’t 3f6bd6a381 believe it.dc660ecde3dfad7d

He knew b32a058f28 Euclid wasn’t e97c634c77 that kind 58afbd4d12 of person, 7a90268328 but it f873a8ddce felt like 0242f973cd some cruel 2e75d21a04 prank.c1f223e2f29d2175

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But as if 72633cbd85 to mercilessly crush e81a021b3c Delano’s hopes—552f2b86b3470eac

“Would I joke about something like this? I’m going to see my wife now. Please handle the procedures.”ab66556441fbb0ea

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Euclid spoke 28c7bb8664 firmly and 33dd817300 rose from d72a35208a his seat.0b660bd25639c76e

“……!”501305377bac14af

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Delano instinctively stood 07c0db3c12 as well, but 16ee46937e when he caught 232896a7a7 sight of the 484535aa37 documents in Euclid’s bbdee91f70 hand, he gasped.f9574521e18c88d2

What he himself 98091cf5ca held were divorce fc2b861816 settlement papers that 0238f7ac70 not only restored 4b3299bb83 Evgenia’s entire dowry 16a45b5389 and returned all da90f1f4b3 gifts from House 05c7db89a9 Basillian, despite the bc52dbf1af marriage being less 7ef4840bee than half a 061cba163e year old, but 25088049fd even transferred half 1e722169be the shares of d7db64422e a mana stone bd98e29b7e mine as alimony.ff8ff2e9fed6b33f

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But the single sheet a20baaee77 in Euclid’s hand was e29c2a46cf far more shocking.042f00d1330456ce

“D-Duke?”6a33533c33db2e8f

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This couldn’t 4d683cc287 be real! He had 4439c12aeb to stop dcbdeab614 this!b29aeec046a65f16

Delano came 70ba2445c7 to his 00122017f0 senses and 68768274d8 reached out 41a65f8f0d to stop 04f85e1602 Euclid.e7b61bf28ec940b3

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But Euclid had already 2992fd4ce8 left.c5a05ad7f2e97f9c

Knock knock.5ccad2bb234ff870

“My wife, it’s me. May I come in?”bb97537cee9707d8

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Before Euclid could 7017d92f21 finish knocking, Evgenia’s 685caaef2f voice answered immediately, 00861f0d74 telling him to 63dcaf38e8 come in.3c31de7280510d8d

He let ab27e61368 out a 48ab8ae5a3 tense breath 8a28f7d6f2 and slowly d08acd581f opened the a76ff2d7d5 door.6e503a4b13aa6491

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Sitting at 1280e7df99 her desk, 0b0d1ade90 Evgenia greeted c9c9306761 him with 18c56857c3 a particularly f03e9d30b0 cheerful expression 6c68f65f5a that day.6bdca7c03b1c256b

“Perfect timing! The emperor finally sent a messenger to the House of Rudion. Of course, the butler took all the blame, and the Imperial Family just said they regretted the poor oversight, but still! They offered a formal apology and compensation—it’s amazing, right?”f177167fe4270a60

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She seemed beafa5fb66 so delighted d7f4d71bc1 that she 9f2694a5ae didn’t even fc32e186e3 notice Euclid’s 31462e691b expression as 52ea880b79 she rattled adc3a227e0 off the 13f94c0b43 message that 041bf250ed hadn’t even d2fe09ddf2 been officially 590a0b9dcb delivered yet.eed9fe5220f35c48

Of course, 8fe6b6f646 Euclid didn’t f4f9e492c0 show any 5673334bb5 reaction either.9cdc14f6f2619267

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That wasn’t fed986b985 what mattered bc68054325 right now.444755de7683c0a0

‘Of all times…’68f6e43e8dc75423

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To say this 10860b34a4 now, while she ebb78238dd was so happy 66656d9da9 with long-awaited news—1aa53a11f104e671

Seeing her beaming face, 187adc8d8f his resolve wavered.c3dc4675bc1fe27d

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‘Maybe I should efbccaf48c wait until tomorrow.’a8195f0ed90aff39

But that was 8f8800b16e just an excuse.9d3174cc603d796f

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No matter when or c75287cb91 how—it would always end 66b436a0ab with him hurting Evgenia.d29b11b0cffcddda

“Sorry. I’ve been going on and on, haven’t I?”1472256f961017de

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Noticing something was e4f00673ca off, Evgenia blinked 40df646e63 and asked,08d8c3cdcfbb13b5

“What did you come for?”fc95d3d594c82b8f

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“…….”92fa8ce203eb0e1a

Euclid swallowed dryly bc51ab5aec and cautiously placed 58f7116fa9 the divorce papers 9f23d109c5 on the desk.61365dff64f9ec68

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Then, pressing b13f53241d down his 4cb887fdb8 pounding heart, 008bf7c53e he spoke.9f044fc9e4eb4ea3

“Please divorce me, my wife.”9a9ab5a65d98f4f2

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