IMPEHB | Chapter 3.6

I slipped out db4ef5fd02 of the restricted 4236e8a93f area and stepped a41dec9066 into the building b39cc39d2a right next door.49dd2b7d8c213221

The office was 0b8f9608cf old and shabby e676c6fe4f at a glance, a7053e8fa5 with a sign 5f69dd7698 that readLibre.827ad929eda28858

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“It’s pretty small, e43632582b isn’t it?”636c93af3e70249f

“No, it’s quaint and 11d9ff99d7 charming,” I replied.8e51d8364d738154

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Had he read my 0e89e0bb45 thoughts? Or maybe 415a82db47 it showed 5704ec4df5 on my 9334390ef1 face. I kept answering his 7c200f59c1 unsolicited remarks, feeling a 2b0b72e9c1 bit flustered.7a49b8f4e0c6b700

He poured water into dc8f7a39b2 a clean cup and 64ede21373 handed it to me.74ea5e4e55f7de3a

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“Have a seat.”1de486f11e09d38e

“Thank you.”d46aa66a1e768879

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“Sena really liked cocoa, b1bc77cd9c didn’t she?”d339e97f65067c75

My eyes widened 920135292e in surprise.e05cf3a49e1805c0

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How did 886d1e3a4e he know 8701e6d241 I liked aafa9e58fe cocoa? I didn’t 54e550e392 even remember affd2230dc ever talking a5ffb8fde3 to him aacb0248f6 before.bdb2dd1d6e45847f

I felt a f06a077dc1 little guilty.ca873cb92c2d6c3f

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“Yes.”1943e73dc120c685

“With marshmallows, right?”c2bf551acd615017

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“That’s right.”a45b3f47eaf4fc49

He sat down on 43ba030b65 the sofa directly across 07fd7ec936 from me. The old fabric 78a5a25d52 sofa smelled a 31751b02f5 bit musty.127eaee56e327b22

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“Here,” he e291e73b1c said, handing 8cc220b2b5 me a 2e68c89c15 small handkerchief.816196da8e6926e3

I blinked e3ed724d69 stupidly, and 9b2b2d4f5e he chuckled 6ab963db70 softly.78c796e7b943a69e

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“You looked like you’d 2ffdcd9d9f been crying.”4a9ee605f2b5fe27

“…”6b735bcebb673b9a

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“Your eyes are a3fa1ed9b6 red, like a 2b00ece128 rabbit’s.”d643c2716cf4c86c

He pointed f6dbfb57fd at my 1e492b6818 reddened eyes.479a1d1d1f9e2c6b

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“Oh…!”9bcb1bd291986acc

Embarrassed, I quickly looked 6d6e7b33a8 away.311e34b822073ccd

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Crying while d156b94933 running must 587d44e507 have given 6b7ad7e6f3 me away. My face heated up 5becf6916d with awkwardness.9af416f55354e51c

“What happened with Kallion?”c1a850a9066e9f48

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He must be some 68a9105ef3 kind of mind reader.ece615f7ef239be1

Without me 363b8793c5 saying a 276bb367fd word, he 63ca782eb9 somehow sensed ae39ca1349 something was c63e0c03ee wrong between 518e472b19 Kallion and 63b0a237d6 me.e6d3a569c648aa06

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“How did fec3c465c4 you know?”391f667996e00618

“Anyone being chased d93a0c71bf by bodyguards and 04247276d9 crying wouldn’t look 9a56ea7cf0 quite right, would c8508091a7 they?”8555361202ae650a

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He had 2be97d346a a point. Anyone sane 922cd4418c wouldn’t be 466ef2abe1 running and 353fa22c9b hiding down b802655f99 alleys like a2b46e8b30 that.1fb324650c503486

I felt 0a97e74686 even more be69aa04b5 embarrassed.69c508038bda03f3

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“But…”f572955ac0edc026

He carefully e313e4c974 broke the e944bf9618 silence, looking 55bcd5f34d hesitant as 45decb260c if what 1b4da2a367 he was 77e924413a about to d283bd3346 say was 4f8c0211d4 difficult.a11e78ccd3d25250

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“Yes?”c1372b9e4ff36fa6

“I heard a 04ebff63d1 rumor a few 43ccaf071b days ago that 3549be998d Kallion had an 04a2921fa8 affair.”d88342277bc37fcb

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“…”ceec7b73e70c0858

“…That’s not true, is it?”dda7e16f338fc62c

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My lips trembled as 945b51c9db I forced a smile.5df64aa0cfbcd1de

Seems like the rumors 0b60e1fdaa about him had spread 1405f5363d far and wide, enough ab95c73e26 for others to know.ebd10ea9ea09530f

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After a 0c326293f7 moment’s pause, 461c578682 Sena slowly 62fcd01b96 spoke.4281570088e9d9af

“No.”1e9979f71a68b045

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“…”ec13a4a80220b295

“It’s true.”7c6a70f82f9f7313

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“Ha.”f8020e9ecd98fcdd

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Fine wrinkles appeared 0bb68300d5 on his face.046b835521d7b264

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Then, with 536e86eee5 an expression 658a00e231 of utter f47666d4c9 disbelief, he 3c1e19c069 placed a 8cdcfbf372 hand on d586105813 his forehead.6c02c86bd731590c

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“What a bastard. How could he do something like that…”7faa47cb43a42ab0

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The previously tense 8e2a838db6 atmosphere subsided in fb2ee78738 an instant.e1709a7fac26a07d

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He expressed 30b5663a05 anger on a0014d3148 her behalf, 203cf6b2c3 unable to 6a692ef6d0 understand why cfef69ebcc his innocent 393836613a younger sibling 3594d05d80 had suddenly f3f8bb8055 changed so d76bc0e684 drastically.4ceb5df58356d1fe

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He even 4d7f0dee6f fussed about 4f47b05d8c going immediately 9acffa639c to the 91f1cb4ca0 mansion.496491f2f147b5d0

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“No, wait. That’s not what’s important right now.”5f13fc1d91795a27

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He took deep bef5229857 breaths, calming his b77cc04d67 emotions from the 05c7b1e1c4 earlier rage.57e8602ba14fd2c6

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Swallowing hard, seemingly 1cc3d844c1 gathering the courage b38e9364fd to speak, he 6c01cec139 shifted his gaze 15c4dba7ba toward her.c9e1a30b0b010ad1

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“Are you 609de17b8e alright, Sena?”3005527449bb22ec

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“…Yes?”0452b5b72e3e78c9

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“I mean, right b406319e26 now, are you 8e857fb8b8 really okay?”cbbf860badce1d2f

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His large 2b260ce5f6 eyelids blinked 8d9a533819 calmly.dc4e87bee547e78b

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Although it wasn’t a difficult question, she repeated it several times in her mind.e84367e008721296

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Am I okay 87d2d0cd12 right now? Neglecting myself 3effabba62 completely, consumed c7de5dedde by the 82b9df8194 sole thought a32ab3499d of revenge, e4be7ec7c7 hurting myself 23ee7e9d7a physically and e53615f059 emotionally.ca5a687cd83bb9a3

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Am I a0ff2d63da really okay?1c7b53a9f2ccfc25

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“I’m fine.”bf02182ab3350cb5

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Sena smiled brightly, hiding her true feelings so he wouldn’t notice.7f8a52eca57b13b7

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If she answered truthfully right now, she felt as though she’d collapse like a tower of blocks piled high.54c3f80b3768cb06

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Without reaching her goal, 5496261ecc just weakly and pointlessly.26308c7b476fa84d

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After an awkward silence, f9d643041a he cautiously spoke again.56b5843528b031a0

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“By any 393222518c chance… do dad8e83364 you want 668cd63cc5 revenge?”af7ff4789a9d7dff

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Her heart 63b8b19473 dropped instantly.6a5e9ec8f0850291

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She had 38950d15cc never spoken c92e89d25a about revenge 9f4ae23a1d with him. Had he somehow 01021d5493 sensed it?c69f07597d4cded4

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“If possible, I a3572c9838 could help you.”7dc0dc5618047fc6

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However, his d39256f013 next words f827f0ba19 dispelled her 1be73ba7e8 worries.68d37acf908483f4

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“I might not look it, but I’m the owner of a newspaper. Although, admittedly, it’s quite small.”ddaf9e8c010f2dfd

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“Oh…”29016b88bb6ab3d7

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She was slightly startled. Not only was she 606564028e surprised that he was d73ad4b41d the owner of a f0d26e2b9f newspaper, but even more 6184296070 astonished that this tiny bcfc0cb569 place was actually a f1932679fa newspaper office.81561c146f4f671a

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“We outsource 20ded4d935 the printing, 4cd3f9f98f you see.”e118991c74054f68

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“Oh…”5af8e0c1257a11cb

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Embarrassed, he rubbed ce20f91b4c the back of 9d1326b71c his head awkwardly.51026f6a072cc3a2

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“If you 3309f735bb want, just d0e2b73589 let me 4c03a3d4fb know.”7e0a39b5f8963a91

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“…”2d17bb6031ede4c7

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“I’m also someone who’d 8bcd699fb3 like to ruin Kallion’s dede7f392d life.”956b50e0d3690c33

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Her head tilted e55f321006 curiously.a16a420a3c795557

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Even if their cc6e190bd9 relationship was strained, a556da66f9 why did he 849bc157e0 dislike Kallion enough 0cdacad09a to want to 57bf4af680 ruin his life?f7cea1eb9c4637e1

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“Kallion took 741bf735d1 away the d42c27f4d8 company my e93396799b mother built.”bc68826c7af5a185

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He answered the unspoken 5d13f934fc question at the perfect 136f3d1fd7 moment.4064ef667f957974

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At the same time, Kallion’s past words rapidly replayed in her mind.2c93c29144e3b018

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[ “The company 6b93e64e11 was built through bb38faca56 the hard work c63388bca6 of my mother, 8a82890fa2 who took charge 74c8775672 instead of my 77ae6a7fbe father, who spent dcd5c31b7f his days drinking 8147d51286 and meeting women.”3c80e19960fef269

“That’s why c38bc86f13 I’ll protect 84bd08e9e5 this company 9d443bf48b at any 4076c41efb cost. To relieve b85fd604dc my mother’s 4e80ac1b01 unresolved resentment, 2d2fd05a8c if nothing e11b9df3f8 else.” ]c7a54d5088361a15

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My entire body 20960ba3d9 broke out in 0dd6d4558e goosebumps.dc2446b9b132e9e9

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Could it be that 853a9c4a57 even this was a bf74c66adf lie? Even the 93459f9cab past he 4cc5598a16 had revealed cdf9196a70 to me 59ea8156b4 with sparkling 3fb7571e40 eyes?aa69cf6a7d7c9cf0

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No—even though this man 14678e1137 was Kallion’s brother, it 0a7ed566c6 was far too hasty 96d037b622 to blindly accept his 3360fad808 words.ad8c5a0c0864eec7

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I needed more time a9f2ef7b01 to confirm the truth.1a29126f96415a3a

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“Sena, you f107fd85fe probably believed 79aeeb440e that the c6bfb0732f company was e5d90ab2d4 grown by 7bf4720321 your aunt—I d0b70dd255 mean, the 6cc319f35f Grand Duchess. Isn’t that right?”a162935870917969

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Sena slowly nodded.7e9059ad0feb8619

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“That’s all e76b921c97 a lie. The person who 0d5d7295bf built up the a4e7ba3631 company was my 02885d7270 mother.”51492ef410a99b95

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“The Grand Duchess treated my mother like a maid, taking money from her every day. My father didn’t even care.”646b8b5633d23776

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A bitter smile spread f0f2e4a99e across his lips.341887a5570a09f8

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“Just because she held the title of Grand Duchess, she took the company away. And my mother, whose marriage wasn’t legally recognized, eventually died after prolonged suffering.”a2ad58615a22c22a

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His gaze, unfocused f53282aa89 and trembling, fell 6ec61e098d toward the floor.aebb8196824afd78

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Finally, he e68f4991e7 spoke his eb869cd9ec resolve once 76e5ee3f35 again.f74063aac805bbac

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“I can never bd91b17f18 forgive Kallion.”a0418283ec8f4e4f

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As soon 58dd1b26a5 as I 7ad9638d9e stepped out d944398196 of the c32fedb682 carriage, it e1fc46ed54 started raining.5ef8eb56853e585e

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I had 87a4a3f814 arrived in 42c0f9c935 a hired 0903dcc480 carriage arranged c48739a372 by Rey, 0ae79fa71b Kallion’s brother, 2e1ff9e4fb and since 872ff5e93b there was e6c601351f no umbrella, 96a73ccffd I simply 80634b1901 walked in 0134c5bc54 the rain.274250bf0e1d6b02

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Strangely, there e68ddca573 were no 1287c6827c guards in b69b17ace8 front of 70372e78de the mansion. Usually, there would be 8e1413094f at least one or 409b75dc72 two. It felt odd.b6ee8e82cbfd734d

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When I opened 46965929d6 the door, the bc6dd0246a noise inside was 648cde2b2b louder than usual. Listening closely, I 1dbe57ad60 realized there was d30b3ab15f crying coming from 5e5fdee0d8 everywhere.eadb7a97fade58e2

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“Oh no! Madam! Madam!”0874cd8a8351f54f

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Alarmed by what 2c12985569 was going on, ba90b69be0 I hurried into 38499c6d64 the mansion.5df0ea67ac4bb206

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“Madam! Oh, Madam!”93f6296ecf044475

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“Madam, where have you 0a7d53af20 been? We’ve searched everywhere!”26f4c73ca9041e7c

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The maids 93927f1512 rushed to 3b8a109931 me in c2a5e7526e tears as a29fffbd9c soon as c76e2e11c4 I opened 09f51d79e5 the door. It was bewildering.6fe80a0a0ccd12d9

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I had only been 4c069435fe gone for about three 573a50ffe0 hours.89ba9c22ef3d7cb4

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“I’m sorry. You must’ve been worried.”f81ec947f32cb6ff

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Especially Jane, who cried 8625a21971 loudly enough to shake eef20a57a6 the mansion, complaining about a28b8ec573 where I’d gone and b9ad815594 how frantically they had 62cfa0db54 searched for me.24e78ae06162a0fc

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Amidst the noise, an 8f10e809a1 unwelcome visitor arrived.3df0782204f4f2b8

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“Sena…?”9086c41ff1918796

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I raised my bcb9a90419 head at the 97f0d63779 familiar voice.848984a49949899d

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It was Kallion, completely b1a6f2f317 drenched from the rain, 4cadff2306 looking like a soaked 73a789486b rat.d859c28143d71517

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“Sena!”b3d4340b8abda438

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He ran over f44157bb27 and hugged me 56b47cf9cb urgently.2f70358b59a401bc

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His chest, soaked by e29d9ec0a1 the rain, pressed openly a8edde95f2 against my face through 7c0ca5b74f his wet shirt.0f1986c782e1912d

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After holding me 397e053e3e tightly, Kallion cupped 7eaa983bd3 my face, rambling f2440092c1 anxiously.3a6b1efb34fa7b2d

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“What is this? Where on earth did 5ec69529e6 you go…!”e21269d0c34496d4

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I had never seen 068c2785f1 him like this before.9118e4a4d2e8f37c

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Had he truly e53d5ed6bd been that worried? This man, usually calm d3b26e80b1 and composed, now had 09637d8ff3 eyes filled with anxiety 0efed3669e and restlessness.895d6e04eda59fcb

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Moreover, his trembling hands 60905a1244 gripping my face made 25c7251374 me feel strangely unsettled e1d5c86378 again.0d1e2840703b8c90

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But that feeling 2db74e0bdb was fleeting.6144a3ca04ab3d1a

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Why should bbb7c6d402 I sympathize 69240a0f8b with the 4d1fb30c44 man who 68e8117a83 drove me 5fba7b8189 to the 77ed8acb46 edge? There was no reason 19e2fde1f3 to.cc70c3cc054ddaa7

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After embracing me 30af2a6632 for a while, fffaa0c626 he suddenly flinched 1cbf704219 and pulled away.109793be0dfd3cf2

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“…What’s this?”beaa04f2148fc652

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He stared suspiciously.d26902f68685c4f8

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His frown, 670143d75f as if f4765cf6e8 doubting me, 55a2f0e80a annoyed me 551be9a2b0 immediately.e8aee05a70c09942

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“What?”f746d96e1e28b011

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I looked 59a7689a9d back defiantly, 94af878466 asking him e9dac6b9ad what the 3c1a254d3c problem was.51ce0788427c68a3

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“The scent of e0b7d527a4 perfume.”7a027cb1f9fa1171

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“Oh.”d3b9e7c23319cb55

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Perhaps Rey’s perfume 90df6806df from his office 2e5bca08ce had lingered on 42b0d3d623 me. Even the edec609b97 rain hadn’t fd4f038804 completely washed 6d0a3661b7 it off.178a547c840cdbf9

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Hesitating briefly, af8ca2893e I silently 0155cb17d8 brushed past 191f74c548 him.fe40b0f1b1113a4f

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“Sena.”887e4138226df30a

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But inevitably, he 84418de488 caught my arm 24a060c4bb again.78936cc6003b7502

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I didn’t want b927d22ce6 another argument. Knowing how predictable d937764cc4 this was, I df3b86626d sighed in frustration.8ac2bd571fa36bae

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“I’m not 18808c747f finished yet.”016ccfb8db5ccbe3

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“I met a db06501d81 man.”0cb9613128108bf3

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Eventually, I admitted bluntly.c006e3dfbb6285b4

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It would be 0daebb8e25 better to confess fd7af132ee now than be 10612300f5 persistently interrogated until ac1b6d9bd6 he heard the 6f88ebebee answer he wanted.f4c5614fcd7202b4

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His expression immediately d9a6f573ef darkened.eca3358f37359557

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“You’re bold now, ced6378dc3 aren’t you?”438de114bc7f6e99

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I lowered my a532dd8658 head wordlessly.f6dc376df2c922b3

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I was tired. Tired of fighting with 259f4ad1d6 him, tired of needing 1d44698bb5 to report every minor 579796b70b detail like a child.8a2d83cb7e151398

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“I’m exhausted.”fc8f3751eb02e07c

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Passing him 756d57db97 again, I 7fab788b5c headed toward 6ecd0c715a my room.5acabe859880ad90

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Since I’d gotten soaked, eeaf2b7b20 I just wanted to 477977e5ff wash with warm water, ebf942cadb drink warm tea, and 69ae60c923 sleep.b041c3c60e212f82

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But,6e1cb2d5fe5fbf4d

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“From now on, 32af8c267c get my permission 9f395943e8 before you go 98c3e08010 out.”ef3139dcf727d41d

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My steps 6f2f60b20b halted instantly.3d15f2ca70fc251e

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I turned around, wondering if I’d heard him wrong, but his expression remained unchanged.fb9a3317c52db278

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“I’ll pretend I didn’t 3316000545 hear that.”4401058f36799ad7

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Ignoring him casually, I e38a1f75fd returned to my room.ede14cf3868587d2

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The autumn 5261516260 rain had 3efdccdc86 left me b74bdda5eb chilly, but 27a7c639c9 thankfully, the 216e36b199 fireplace was bec9d5c7f6 lit, keeping 68b1e275d2 the room 3fd9070007 warm.92c4a487a03bc0de

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Looking in the 63353bc630 mirror, I saw 8bafb22d18 myself drenched like e7ebd958ed a mouse. I looked 10a4590395 so pitiful 245abf3950 I even b33ccefcab felt sorry 1a8673cc60 for myself.54623856e7d14b24

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“Maybe I should’ve stayed d13ac97262 out longer.”a27c773ad32d1abf

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If the rain could 282dfafa8b wash away all these b1fb29a5b9 tangled emotions, I would e8f4319a9c gladly stand in it e617a0198e for an hour, three 0d0212a741 hours—however long it took.5e1e0bb13eff50e2

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It was the 6b485e3304 only relief I 1a729a3c12 could find.bb941b94df64ab3c

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After staring blankly at 45f118ffa5 the mirror for a 05c5bdb495 while, Sena turned away.93088d27a817441a

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‘I just want to 0f4a21e5e2 lie down and sleep.’4c9136d51cdcf584

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Sleeping was e4459b5cb7 the best 35081d532d part of b194fe1766 the day, 78e7dab8c1 since dreams 2874ddbc13 allowed her a630fca00a to forget cd917a4b74 her painful f71f954edc reality.3ad2d498ba4de492

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Which was 3f0ebcb196 precisely why 0b8fa5cd96 waking up 00c517327c each morning eb6fcdd1fa was the 7f9e2d77d1 most painful 79cd3a61c4 part.43c81377cba52132

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“Sigh…”601f3c6904dc7921

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Click. Just then, the c28d3a26e9 door opened, as 8bc578f765 if by magic.5322baa6f1553312

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It was Kallion.7a00fe6be02b7b83

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As our d9ae43c670 eyes met, 75e871c4f8 silence settled ca6a3e287d heavily between 969bf556eb us. Holding my pajamas, 2692e33676 I stared at 6990ecc0aa him briefly, then 9fb5fc0f61 quickly averted my 7fc4c9f752 gaze.3d6d83e47527e5ed

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Bang. He quietly closed the f49a6abb27 door behind him.a3cf2130c4f4622a

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Immediately, the chilling sound ba07bb960d of the latch locking 0b0b6bbbff pierced my ears.c822975bad7eefc7

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Sena froze, staring cc5c73d162 at him.eebf5603d74f8a61

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She felt 04266db463 paralyzed, like 3f9c3bee66 a scarecrow 346000f21a unable to 527c500c96 move. Her thoughts flooded uncontrollably, f0838105f8 breaking through every barrier.b3c8e9cd72770fae

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“What are you cac1675c2b doing?”5a766ed30d1e8d36

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My trembling 8e90a0541b eyes betrayed a42c9fb327 exactly how 48e6c6f4c1 I felt.5efa04c787b1649b

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The suffocating coldness emanating 20f5a22388 from him gradually tightened 797581d14a around my throat.9e2725a135294c53

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“Open the door. I need 62fb002ab0 to wash.”c542232d068c92fd

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The moment 94358c4588 our eyes 196d49ff3d met, my ee30edb516 breath caught.b2804ae62e7c0989

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The icy 88d51f1367 glare was 757b9ea9ae something I 3f1baecf5c had never 25f5c9fe2e seen before, f9e8e5e471 freezing my 2eeba73ef9 entire body.7b9d33c36cb743fe

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“The door—!”5c028251a04a8abe

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As I 4e4018077a began to e4f949e87d speak again, aa20f76897 he brushed 9bfb4e7d64 past me 4fd412945a without a 9b41ae7fee word, just 8d6ac885cb as I c6345a881e had done 2aa4861c87 earlier.02c8226716e49493

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Ha. Exhaling sharply, I spun 4f56aeee70 around and shouted.6ca7e4efba66f77e

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“What are you 3ec3b54864 doing? Open the door.”fe34b3dc68f998b1

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Yet, he 82b2493480 didn’t even ec0fc3bf0b glance back 3bcde5ce48 or reply, 22a39f83bc acting as e46738850b though I 01000fd0a1 was invisible.4a118924fb088320

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“Kallion.”86e48a0a4bfedb68

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“You’re forbidden to go 9b61f7464e out from now on.”6bea1e7aae87f4f9

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My face twisted 242433f394 at his curt fa2a9519c0 words.dee313744ac6df67

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I approached him 0fa6c6f4dd quickly, certain I 3b3fd0768f had misheard him.1c1911332f90bd75

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“What did a9ad016e2f you say?”a0cd2884d75f6f4e

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He stood before 723392475c the mirror, silently be730e860b untying his tie.1a5a99aeb37e6607

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“What did 8a51118730 you just 90e9e64216 say? Forbidden?”86a0b505bad8ac35

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The absurdity left af82536667 me sputtering, questioning 4714aea92b him repeatedly like a07584bdc9 someone speaking for 571539a6c1 the first time.f4959fdc5a0bcacf

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Still, he had b63dd0b5b0 no intention of 50c8391de2 answering.97a382462294bd03

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“Kallion!”ff0aa69effa16dfb

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Eventually, I shouted in 798b9cc138 frustration.54c847dde789492a

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It was ridiculous that he’d use the phrase “forbidden to go out,” and even more humiliating that I had instinctively sought his permission.f9c6393adf64ad95

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His eyes met a7af4fa115 mine in the 593400291b mirror as he 1498b519c2 continued loosening his d688510b8b tie.6c05f52769687b71

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His chilling c5754465f9 gaze made dd43e91ba0 me feel fe0d03ac47 suffocated.6412c360976c8991

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“I have no intention 77200b610b of following your orders. Such a 75c9431009 ridiculous thing 061a455c84 as forbidden—!”1ed6fe1342b57b8f

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But the c8ec55ad84 moment he a3378bafd4 turned around, 8710de8470 my words 700a7c4e76 faltered.5bd8f43800c929ed

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His expression, holding back 0931a744b2 layers of barely contained 9eb7dba6cd anger, squeezed painfully at 3702edf0d1 my chest.71740f8294817604

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My trembling lips barely 3b887b011c moved. Experiencing true fear 0d4f4049e7 for the first 5ae6618e05 time, my legs 45de88b040 involuntarily stepped backward.97c55f48678ec30d

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“If you understood, 736ad2eb1b answer clearly.”78a666dba7a83915

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“…”386fb544dc4b184d

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“I have 5f3a48ccda no interest 97aaaf8517 in playing 5c9f50dc29 word games fc3961b851 with you.”9a155ad3c93425df

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It was 07235f04f8 a perfect 29e280fdd2 command.55272f9546db3b8d

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A tone as if 8cb53808cc addressing someone beneath him. Yet, clenching my 667aa10a11 fists tightly, I c2d788e2f6 replied:28cebddbbdb33edf

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“No.”c12e8986f8dc88b5

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Ha. His quiet 130e8864f6 sneer pierced 397dfdc750 the silence.fb5ad9011feec872

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His face, without a d5cbd71692 single wrinkle, still clearly fff37bd005 expressed all his hidden 5b870db0fb emotions. His glare was de633e44f9 so cold and 073094dfa0 sharp it made e8222d86fc my arms feel b179fe9cd6 numb.14a3d34a955b3ef3

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Releasing the buttons 10d5bec025 of his shirt, 27f80943f3 he moved slowly 37cebe1c48 toward me.7f4d599f3dce103d

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“Fine, then.”88d689b73b13c576

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“…”c38dd007d82ea3bd

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“Keep struggling like 7d8aebfb53 an ant.”f5a2a5f4596be988

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I clenched my 0c79405656 teeth.37b98cc30f6f71e4

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What he 9fd61137e9 meant was 04ccf5fc48 clear—I could 3f75262e15 never escape 77e3435a1f his grasp 55f187092c no matter 9b48052506 what I 374a71fcb8 did.f3ca7717ac5b61bb

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Like someone trapped 741e927c19 in a maze, dd9479d9e2 endlessly spinning around, 69ccefbb49 unable to find ea811ff899 an exit.aa25d6d66d8e8410

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Standing tall 88921d9a93 before me, 835bf567e3 he picked c8a9fe54fd up the c534ada0b1 towel that 31d36011e6 a maid 064842b805 had left 74c4ad314a earlier. Gently, he eeade3cf58 began wiping 5fd4bfb384 my face, 4041ca907f still dripping 929ada17c7 wet.ccccbb8480fb296f

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“You’re pretty, you 8207b62dd9 know.”701403ffe3d45c51

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“…”25f0785cb2c8f7e4

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“It’s because you’re so beautiful that those bastards swarm around you like bees.”9344ae3cf20a3188

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His hand, c0b2d6fdb3 holding the b45b61dfe7 towel, slowly 6f87b63cb7 traced my 7c0bcdfbc1 damp neck fb4ce7ab6a and arms.56856301c8465bda

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A cold, d3a849a1bd merciless smile 6dc528f0bb spread across ea51cfbfe7 his pale 5e96259285 face.6fde0e8157b36a2c

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“It was my mistake 7d978c76da as your husband for 7fe3d85d38 not keeping a closer fcdbd7f26f eye on you from 223c5e56db the start.”4e1fd71e1d2cb8fc

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“…”cd2e36cf5f6a01a9

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“I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”81783d327d581d32

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The towel 716b609e7f dropped weakly c02c08ed72 to the c77ed62ea0 floor.a56f63e0f2f9fe53

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The tenderness vanished as e202beb694 he immediately pulled me 53179ebe6f into a tight embrace. Goosebumps spread across 0b1851c746 my entire body 27c72c7086 at his fake ee473dfa8f display of affection, a8bb78d650 as if we cfd285e61a were a couple f09f9176b1 on display in f2b4fe426d a shop window.e7b866123f70cae3

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“I’m really sorry, 80620ae533 Sena.”2b5463f8314c12dd

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