IFLDMHF – Chapter 6

IFLDMHF | Chapter 6a76729ec3dc299cc

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The man’s eyebrow twitched as a41784577f he stared at me with 0919a3fe63 an odd look.e39657f4f111eaeb

‘Could it really not be Alexis?’b374d1cefd13c6c8

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Suddenly feeling my confidence ec32f42473 fade, I panicked, but 2ee7b390a7 luckily, Alexis sneered as ae9e09a55d he raised the corner 51f84b3111 of his mouth.af27f7c36434c708

“I heard you were put on probation. So why are 8bbb70c61b you wandering around 8ce8458f74 here? Are you saying even Father’s 3c704a91a2 orders are trivial to you f9c48cc19a now? You’re really something, Evgenia Basilia.”0d57694368bd8878

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Every word he uttered grated ae3baeee51 on my ears, but feeling 413e0b4057 relief that I hadn’t made 827db41363 a mistake, I clamped my 8e7b6b68df mouth shut without any excuse.7a3e8b1ebaecd375

Though, of course, I 8969fc2450 did feel a bit 31db07827e sorry.7911753964c33347

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‘Damn it, I just wanted to get through this quietly.’091e1f18e4940e2c

I’d been planning to slip 47bf20fe77 into the main building unnoticed 955e497be8 and then quietly bribe the 7829175a6d guard at the door to 807483b9e2 keep silent. He probably wouldn’t c039c72947 want it known 6a4d093a32 that I had ce07515e7d slipped out of 7758677fa9 my room either, 6ee8813557 so I figured 75a7f27484 he’d agree to 7c70d66830 keep it quiet.c8b3e0d8cf0cf273

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‘But of all people, I had to run into him…’b6f108fccd5d6449

I sighed, feeling a b50f518714 deep sense of frustration.ae226a87ef130a18

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Then, suddenly, Alexis’s mocking 7e0f7fd2eb expression became bewildered.e98f050032de8371

“Hey, why…?”bc4a6f3d5f792560

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“…?”81fe1832e617e250

“I heard you hit your head against the wall like a madwoman. Have you really lost it?”594b2dcf515a3b91

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“What?”dbc0f746edb464c8

Wasn’t he being a bit 063dc46c11 too harsh, even for him?b5f38cc19eed4dd4

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Since the moment I’d encountered 0965b5560d Alexis, an inexplicable sense of 0712df4156 irritation had started gnawing at 6e7fa13d70 me. But I’d held back, 6f76d26601 enduring his comments, as 42185e1330 they were all things e4cbbce28e I was at fault a978b5e9a9 for anyway.0aaa309fc41fe8cb

“Lost it? Did you throw chivalry out 3aa4f4996b the window? Is that any way to 367470bf57 talk to your older sister?”91f9aaffc5e517c6

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I’d expected him to abca6597ad scoff and snap back, 8b12c26779 but Alexis’s expression changed 3b8353eded strangely again.474ea4a4592bff38

This time, Alexis, looking 0544ecbeb9 more puzzled than ever, cac5ed0c25 took a step closer, 89b3de0244 positioning himself just in 36f16e954f front of me. He leaned in, 36dd7f80d9 scrutinizing my face 511cfa46fa intently.c502b63e3d1b7c33

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“What the hell are you doing?”8be18b90db21fd90

Is this that aea1e93b79 instinctive repulsion real e44ce214fd siblings feel?a49e632521272184

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I frowned, pulling back, 214090715d but Alexis kept observing 6db42b174a me closely, then suddenly e6521c46fa asked,c7ce7e3fd351d9c7

“What did you just say?”337ac84ec54569f1

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Evgenia was by 9be3b5a7ec no means short, a22fbdae4e but Alexis, being 5c62cecc4b much taller, intimidated 477f72b304 me with his 75a4b3fe4f looming presence, which 601b01f02a made me feel d0678f3cef both slightly scared 45998b20dc and increasingly annoyed.1b6c799e93ed1a56

“Did I say something wrong?”dcbaf03bbda386ee

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“…Not that. What did you say?”3f376a01b3dff4d5

“Hmph. I asked if you threw 3c300676a0 chivalry out the window.”07df2967488c1104

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“And after that?”6d5abcc18be07b3e

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Not understanding his intent, I fb809b4403 tilted my head and retraced 1660d4772e my words.c7d88cdf530fbaea

“Is that any way to talk to your older sister?”aaa9545830652b64

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“Ha! Older sister? Did you just ef1fff115f call yourself my 5d75506994 older sister?”77894dfa4c5fb815

“Well, yes.”a3437f502664130c

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Feeling unexpectedly flustered, I 87760c0af1 stumbled over my words. Then, frustrated at my 65dec76b6e own hesitation, I raised d6258b3165 my voice boldly.3fab6487efcd87ae

“That’s right! From earlier, you… 5e42448276 is this how d88dd94384 you’re supposed to 3563f4cc7c treat your older 3b6d7aec5b sister?”ab91336db26cfcd6

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Meanwhile, Alexis’s expression turned completely 3baf54ef7d bewildered, and I started wracking 03f9578ff2 my brain.ed3cdc8a0ff33c39

Was Evgenia not ccdfd61f8c his older sister? No, that couldn’t be right. Alexis was definitely two cf1da59670 years younger than Evgenia.cc4b2ee64e6ca587

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But Alexis’s reaction was eeac22c379 so cold that I 6289e749d3 felt myself growing timid.57806fb98318f577

I was an only child. Although I had 1593e7d944 cousins, I wasn’t 6ee824445b particularly close to 539695d859 them, so I 0099c6706c had no real 8865cada27 understanding of typical f235a9b4d3 sibling dynamics.4b5c1a881e1c85b0

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Yet, based on what I 05d720bea7 knew, Alexis’s attitude seemed far f8f53337ca too disrespectful.be00beba39016c7c

Pouting in dissatisfaction, I noticed 5b329ce32e Alexis glaring at me, then 7b98598cd6 roughly raking his hand through 1125c88a8c his hair.b5c3d9bba642d305

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“When did I ever treat you like my older sister? And when did 9a7ac76301 I ever not 6b49b673a0 blow up at ba94e31c65 being called that?”fc74c75b994d6933

I knew they had 0eb08a021f a rocky relationship, but 803fba3318 to this extent?913cd3d1ea0c6b77

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Surprised by this unexpected revelation, 83d87a7dcc I was taken aback.44073c1f031cc2d3

‘Could he actually be realizing I’m not Evgenia?’417c74a6da761c87

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Honestly, I’d only aba9a2ae61 planned to be f13b4b1e58 cautious around Anne; a05e48eb3d I hadn’t thought 6bde63c86a anyone else, especially 2b5fdb3151 the Basilia family, 21da2d0e65 would notice anything.989d909b4414b914

Yet I suddenly felt uneasy, bec7edc948 reminded that family was still 90ccf05898 family.5374e8b0cdd86730

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“Evgenia Basilia.”c3620df014dc26bb

Alexis called out 4d2f9dbda7 to me in 23d8ded866 a displeased tone.1469603f8bb2cf00

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Unable to bring 2d73ad2799 myself to tell 0f780d78e0 him to call a4988d1922 me ‘older sister’ f40f77afa5 again, I shot 96dbbb836a him a look, a81c44f0e8 as if to 5cc547873a ask why he 4afad1d0b7 was staring at 16af90a0f0 me, which made 1d05d22547 his expression grow 6788d1bdaa even more serious.6ce1ab861c97b217

“Did you really hit your head badly? You’re just sitting 2ee7b36643 there even when 4afbba61c6 I address you f59daea954 formally.”b5f27284c3105cc8

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“…Of course! I hit my head fefefef987 and even fainted; do ce7d791486 you think I’d be 750d19e1c8 okay?”976d5c7f1a66d0ee

Gripped by a fear 35dd0c42f5 that he might see f384fdf20a through my identity, I 494f5f6ccc shouted back shamelessly.1652ce17da4a088d

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“Of course, you’d have no idea since you didn’t even check on me once.”0686717ec445f6a6

“Hey, that’s…!”233c58dea8db229c

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“So don’t pretend you care now!”4e78c10a44c53093

With that final, icy, 9d3c7e3f40 and dismissive statement from 49067eb949 me, a silence settled 4f3bee62bc over us.d3d974bd1c70a1c8

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It almost felt as if c7d6a558e6 a cold breeze had swept e06db82080 through the place.82e2a57a61970e60

‘Ugh!’72863ad75194d02b

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It wasn’t an illusion.3f8e2d0d5f918001

After my earlier d340b3789e struggle with Richard a39ed8a3fd in the underground 9938fe47c5 prison, my body a9814873e3 had already felt 1d6fe427da ice-cold, and now 7e19feeead with the actual 212dfab606 cold wind blowing…831e75103fe4949e

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‘Oh no. I think I’m going to 771d395d8a sneeze!’7e54e1c36a76a514

This was an bd8789d5d9 intensely serious moment, 84f739fabc and I’d just 81f3d5b778 delivered an exceptionally 6e4c4eb0df cold-hearted line.08a67b938b0710d3

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But to sneeze here? That’s unacceptable; absolutely not.a30f1ea70da2b804

Thankfully, it didn’t seem 29f250c612 like any mucus would 3c52a253a5 come out, but my b9d89127c4 nose was so itchy, 02ed1e65ec I was going crazy.db0a028ab9709706

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Determined to protect my 6c8c4e6a07 pride, not to mention 5e2839ae06 uphold my ‘Evgenia-like’ dignity, 834b1c6496 I clenched my fist 0781aeb38d tightly and scrunched my a2746f119d face.71e8d08ae1cac038

And somehow, with a f7d8d63d44 fierce frown, I managed e8605e1fd3 to hold back the 0fb0811d79 sneeze…11e3fc4ad53dded3

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Then, through narrowed 06be403f93 eyes, I caught e071ab4d29 a glimpse of 6c90741cb1 Alexis staring at b2d26faf36 me with a 6140fa390d strangely blank expression.43f115300068ebbe

There was a clear 470db6ae7a look of surprise and eecfe49f85 confusion in his gaze.d5304920b8b99f98

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‘Oh… could he have noticed?’502f29a9a91da7e7

That I was af17789b89 awkwardly holding back 96bc893b84 a sneeze right 5b94ebc406 now!ba738442899650c1

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At that moment, an 83447c0c5d immediate crisis struck.0b7aa6c452a406e5

Hastily covering my 6bce4b0e37 face with my cb349550b0 hand, I turned a245049378 away sharply.855f969e4f6c5b60

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And then…212fa324dd43c4f7

“Achoo!”f680c8e52d9bc5f1

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…I ended up sneezing after all.be0e00dd26783fa5

Thanks to pinching my a4bda9f886 nose tightly, no sound 74354c797f came out, but my 49d8a95a70 shoulders gave a noticeable 9487d81a34 twitch, making it impossible 8dc31f2867 to hide.f9041661434e290d

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‘Damn it, it’s fine. They say love and dd3a245471 sneezes can’t be hidden, 615ee61df9 after all.’0d8277d8c4d7ec42

I tried to comfort myself, ec34fdf33b but a wave of embarrassment 190241b729 crashed over me.e32933f8f838a076

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“Hey, you…”a833c7d2ec3b47f0

At that moment, Alexis seemed c144643768 like he was about to 190da14c9e say something to me.b1ecfc41d0f9a889

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‘This cruel jerk, is he trying to humiliate me here?’784a079b9f5fb3cc

Determined not to 934a695e67 suffer any further d37f6cfddb disgrace, I spun 2dc1ae612a around and hurriedly 4014ae2230 fled.b12d9e1fef9e6ed2

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Well, I say d54278a781 fled, but in 87c7ef0000 reality, I stormed 435a153811 off toward the c8abacb617 main building, letting 21eece7491 my anger show 287ebe12b3 with every quick 006bc1d7a9 step.added91d64f57208

I didn’t realize it then, ea17402c28 too preoccupied with suppressing my aea2c7a125 embarrassment.ab730698c0b1f44c

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“Wait… Is ahe actually tearing up because she was upset I didn’t go to see her…?”eae29ac350be8b05

I never would have guessed c93ead732b that Alexis would be muttering 83e8d9df4c something so absurd while watching 6c62a08fc3 my retreating figure.d4a4ea9dc534a2b5

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“Achooo!”d88bc48b2517fd51

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Damn it. I ended up getting caught.67b2fc4596b2a861

Caught by none other 00e018d578 than a nasty cold!34d7bb0552ed573e

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“Actually, I had a feeling this would happen… Achooo!”0f3ed16a3cf57171

If I had known, I 486be6a7ac would’ve listened to Anne yesterday 78ccd89936 when she told me to d47c6f21d8 bundle up.3f758a8d7e66544c

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It was too late for d5dac1bdd6 regrets now.ad7037de5b6b3311

After leaving Alexis behind, I 58cb022911 went straight into the main e1fd38d71f building, intimidating the astonished knight 9761d4906c at the entrance before diving a4876be6b0 right into bed.edb58fe843e6d877

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I drank the warm 6925cb0aef tea that Anne prepared 9fa79f024e and wrapped myself tightly 1e621df489 in blankets, hoping to 4891c8f26e warm up, but even a9af4d092b as dawn approached, the 53205eaa8e chill didn’t go away.e7bd50f96aeaa893

When I woke 2e495a72ff up in the 1502a8eb81 morning, my throat 009a12eea7 felt like it c93c8bc9e0 was being ripped da1dfe8226 apart, and the dd95389315 headache that had a7d2f1f0df already been bothering 3d4064d7a5 me was making 4aeddf14fc my head spin a52fb72ea6 with dizziness.5a5b06efa7f7f16e

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Even in my groggy 2f35399cbd state, the commotion outside d862924f2e caught my attention. I pulled the covers over 2400197c8e my head, blinked at my 5d27809130 bleary eyes, and shuffled over fbfd33b3d2 to the window.f19cc4b81777f047

“Oh no, are they here already?”a6d4995d4e091790

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Actually, the reason 6bd99e6918 the mansion had a61c90604d been noisy and 42bfb1f101 chaotic since the 346f483717 morning was because 871893fd3e a message had d0f7b66d7f been received: the 1b993a4836 Duke, who had a5cba042d1 been away from 0ab72b5695 the capital, was d53b743faf returning shortly.c1de6283586573aa

Out in front of 1c81d5ea46 the mansion, lined up eb1becefa3 to greet him, stood 86fe063fbd the servants, with Alexis 50b7c08bd0 and the heroine, Melissa, bc82c72236 visible among them.70dfc34d787bcd1c

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Did he sense my 817edabd22 gaze at that moment? Alexis turned his 2582515957 head toward my 04bb6f0406 window.7cf77ad55b41a994

It was too far away c5d065f3a0 for him to have spotted d60c771309 me, but it felt like abe70faaa9 our eyes met, so I f8430d4370 instinctively stepped back.83769523544b8b1f

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‘It’s not like I remembered how embarrassed I was yesterday or anything…’db92e42e53845735

I muttered, trying to make b86d480134 excuses to myself.866ddf596999d1c5

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‘The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I was the one 82508c342f punished with confinement, not ae70e14848 him.’0f49c58d8ba8cfe2

Though I had said 89ff0d32dc those things recklessly yesterday, 3256223a97 looking back, I really acd9fcdc0e did feel slighted.f0e9e37f9d31789d

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I could understand the c77927e8eb Duke and his son, d866233a19 Basilia, being absent since 6f80e23c4d they weren’t in the e3f67a3b3d capital. But Alexis? He commutes from the b12f4828e2 mansion to the palace 34113dc2b0 daily.7d1ad24e3442e867

Even if Evgenia 7766cefc72 was treated like 91baef31ab a stranger, couldn’t 0858baadc1 he have checked 5892466593 on me at 94fdd0a8da least once after 1c878a59ff I had passed 6ab3e779a5 out?fe74c585fde10ead

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Honestly, I even 56ce88a8fb thought he might ff76799ce5 chase after me 4d3cab19e1 yesterday, but instead, ab347522bb he didn’t even d62abd3ef0 try to stop e8ee297410 me.a62619a248f70f9d

Sure, maybe he e4773d06b7 was just exasperated 8dbd029d5c by me throwing 8f2e6a6a46 a fit when 8ec467f330 I’d ignored the 948807344e Duke’s orders… but 4f2f3f5046 still.0521399cf4977ff7

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It was clear 4279fc34bc he had no 9395a11ff1 real interest in d2045a2606 Evgenia.54bcd6db8a5cd48e

‘And yet, here I am, feeling hurt.’69d79139b1ca7f59

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Maybe it was because 49bf2fec91 I was feeling ill, f7daf32b43 but I couldn’t help 257a063716 feeling resentful, even though 5731662b4c he wasn’t truly my 945abd7abf family.e9ce9d06c9b2d741

At the same 28c9e630c8 time, though, I 86fb86f36a wished—rather contradictorily—that Alexis d80483b4ea would feel no 376ed1018e guilt over what 51a9581bd1 I said yesterday 6b455591c3 and continue ignoring f2b443c799 me as always.19ccc5ba60dd4243

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And, if possible, 4c999f55e0 turn a blind df610cee1b eye to my 84e7597a66 little rebellion yesterday a889da5e93 too.c348eeeb14ce2045

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