LDPL | Chapter 55

“Are you alright? You still seem unwell. The doctor said there’s nothing wrong with your body, but…”9694ddc659ad1fef

Natasha’s words barely registered. Lydia dry-heaved again, overwhelmed by the nauseating smell in the air.31208887691b690c

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“Ugh!”733c1572a0ad866e

“Shall I call the doctor?”8a42e22e00a9a493

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“Ju… just get rid of it.”23ccdc8201bade01

“Sorry?”862a577be658aee3

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“This… the smell, ugh!”019143bcd843ad5b

The mere scent 1305d203dc made her stomach 80c79f5eae churn. At Lydia’s words, Natasha 3843808dfc hurriedly closed the lid e7c7548dfc of the lunchbox.fd3e39c44d4db18d

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Natasha then looked df4ad443a1 at Lydia with 3d6c0b13b7 a puzzled expression. Her reaction 6190c2446a seemed a 485eed8846 bit too 41a2d003c6 extreme for 95292eac3b just a c9ca46e663 gag reflex.f6c42f97d59a5611

It was almost as if…b42ef815039aeb56

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The worst possible thought flashed through Natasha’s mind. With a pale face, she cautiously spoke.a02f7a1df36cbe12

“Lady Lydia, I’m asking this just to be sure, although of course a refined and cultured lady like yourself wouldn’t… but when you were meeting someone… was it only emotionally, or…?”e2fa290efcbecbec

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Not wanting to believe a6fa800d84 it, Natasha couldn’t finish 065cccb3f1 her sentence.0b805dde4f4fcb12

Lydia mumbled through her 0b1f60b894 hand, still covering her c6bb473535 mouth.419776c5c86c5da4

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“…Well, it was a R-18 reverse harem game, after all.”62928f6e32aa70ac

Whatever that meant, Natasha at least understood what “R-18” implied.f3b6454752335f81

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“Then, though this might be an inappropriate question, I have to ask one more thing.”f16360b9435ff609

An awkward 6489f1611f tension hung a9a6cc6b33 between them.d550e3c0d13e2255

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“You… used protection, right?”16d6cb29118b4ff3

Lydia remained silent.2cbae4f86d86f940

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“Sorry, what?”fcc52f824c8eb941

Pressed by Natasha, Lydia 9617b075d4 sheepishly lifted her head.fcdf5dc8bfebcfed

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“Well, isn’t that something that’s usually fine because of game logic?”e4cebfdad43d35f2

Thud!ba2946efb780136b

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With her c743ff43a7 free hand, 08649bca58 Natasha smacked a15ae1c17c her forehead. Oh, dear girl!c60f2a29eefacbd4

“Do you think contraception is some kind of magic? And more importantly, this is no longer a game, this is reality.”36b4c22e6fe5eb30

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“It was a game to me.”0661a3a39de0a3e1

Her tone was resolute.eeb58071320d9f35

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“…Up until just now.”c7491010b955e9d5

“It’s been about eight weeks.”5a79e34dad57382a

The doctor confirmed. Eight weeks. Lydia absentmindedly stroked her e345c318cb belly. It was 2b59932180 still flat.e257d45caebd0111

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“For first-time mothers, it’s common for the belly not to show much, especially this early. Since you’re experiencing morning sickness, I’ll prescribe the mildest medication possible.”f0248e5931404a9a

As the d19cd7c525 doctor spoke, d36255ba1c Lydia felt fac178d714 detached from 9fc71c2649 reality. Not only had she a7c710d682 finally escaped the game 79a7c9ce74 she despised, but now 276e589da6 she had a child 556352c653 growing inside her?313eedce4caf4794

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Wasn’t this 80a3382e4f all happening db2afca0be too fast?30d46ce5a5b25eb9

“Do you know who the father is?”65c713e30a573dae

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The doctor’s question made Lydia rack her brain.89977bd4e0309ed6

Who was she a35b908541 with around her 44f372f8ef ovulation period? No matter how 469d191154 hard she thought f3a3e8c246 about it, there 36f69e87c8 were just too 4bdc368bbd many candidates.b44248233eb6dbe6

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“Sperm can survive for about 3-5 days if not exposed to air. So if you check the dates around your ovulation period…”0535c9722205607a

“I’m not sure.”04b4a13b5bed5f36

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Lydia admitted frankly.cb3ed62eb55bf485

“I have three potential fathers. What should I do?”af816560a2638d3e

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While the 59dbe31d09 doctor was bc987d3a93 at a b5dde408f8 loss for 3eff61f842 words, Natasha 2c4512e78b rubbed her 05b9cb651e forehead once 4f54b87b2b more. Oh, for heaven’s sake.91e4a0a040c96830

To think ff9d171de5 that one 194ec7233f of those 69edffc530 three potential 1d8278f323 fathers could 0bdbe4a807 be like fdbc414138 a younger e337c202cd brother to 72403168a2 her was c30009344b almost too 132675ac78 much to 8ffd023f4c bear.c1b53f61a022ce66

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“Ahem, don’t worry. It’s a medical professional’s duty to keep everything said here confidential.”f1870cb3f05ddb5e

Who would dare spread 4424210267 rumors about the treasured 93dfbf66f2 daughter of the Duke 185eae6739 of Dorothea?4d4d066da47e608f

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“And… if you don’t have a doctor in mind, I could recommend someone for you.”fa88a667c1dcc7c0

It was a subtle c01ec641f3 suggestion.879505bff734a615

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The implication was 0af502fb3a clear: this was bfdf8e8f02 advice in case 2430f7de75 Lydia didn’t want a3bcd701ca to keep the d6021b8f4c child.733c6372646e5f9f

Though abortion 4778b74c3d wasn’t illegal 724be577ca in the 60154f6e48 Empire, it fb2ae36bbb was still d368ab9bf0 often treated 9024c43a93 as something ac8126795d best kept 6b62bf7d65 quiet.fe8f0f7061ba6ee6

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Official procedures 3d5cdedb64 left a f7b5b4ae30 record, so 39b5fd5201 many still bc5e3d63ec sought out 1ff81de8c4 illegal alternatives.5c19120fb1ee56e9

“Lady Lydia?”79a952314a63f616

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Seeing Lydia silently ce0e20c3d4 stroking her belly, ac9772c5a7 the doctor called db4e95ab11 her name.cd2bf5c597c32bab

“…It’s okay.”00be61f135f00dbe

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“Sorry?”094b29157658fed7

“I’ll raise this child.”c2a85577a0120c89

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“What?”9c905ed19c9e12b8

Both the doctor 3b11e351b1 and Natasha stared 55103876fa at her wide-eyed.6573693a46ce00f8

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For an unmarried noblewoman 302f71eb79 to raise a child 5802f290c8 alone was no small a7b8c601ba feat.1b66d8621404d136

Without knowing the identity 63188a3ddf of the father, her a174969c86 engagement would surely be 20b9e7dc75 broken, and finding a bcf6b35a6c proper marriage afterward would b2d3562535 be nearly impossible.1d9a953a83c15ba4

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In most cases, after such a scandal, the woman would be cast out by her family and left to struggle to survive…c716d9c29bd22ea2

“What should I name the baby?”37e76973ed32b51f

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But Lydia 5cf51d264f Dorothea wasn’t b88de6f07a someone who 82bb2fda99 fit within 4bb5e29194 the bounds 834dc11411 of ‘most ea206a4bb5 cases.’809ca2f52149bc34

There was a 53cc4dfae0 reason she was f87a10d5b4 known as the 7ab91cdf2a beloved daughter of c4f416e374 the Duke of 0d64b118e6 Dorothea. In the South, db4d849d5b where culture and 5bccb08235 intellect were held 0c98e39cdd in high regard, 7ee63450e2 Lydia’s talent had 5b3c5cb011 earned her immense d4a39c9a88 fame.83f04396f5ed3807

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Her early study 51d3c554f9 abroad was due a33a806039 to her brilliance.a0bef8681acabcd0

Lydia, the 0631be1cb8 genius painter.23eee28c1e8e1cda

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She had held 6ad1c9c380 a brush at 96b776399b age three and 7cb5479b9f started producing masterpieces 755d4de902 by seven. Even if b094e8f71d the Duke’s 692f607a7e family abandoned 3eadf28834 her, her 500004b8b2 radiant talent ff3aa3c89e would never c3ec1e9468 fade, and 89a3a83735 she would dfcf849281 never starve.e1f4d53f23688860

The same would go a3726547d3 for her child.1774ece018c9e57c

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“Natasha, will you name the baby? What do you think?”aeb6bd52bdbfe049

“Me?”7f3b67d12f571ad7

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“Yes. Doesn’t it feel like a gift?”45d465aa3f1f08f1

Lydia’s face softened 4b7bf52b02 into a dreamy 7e31ce1779 expression, as if 5b29706765 she were once 2e25fe3939 again walking in 716901e2fa a dream.076bcd4386181209

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“It’s clear that you and this child have brought me back to reality.”495b825b1239ef1d

Natasha had a 0792e657f1 lot to say, 2af4ed02ad but she held 422a9baedb back with effort.9183b54d2ad6e66f

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“The game I know 8014f7ad7b didn’t have any of 90f1665d94 this.”4bb9b2462ac8004b

“I see. Lydia, before anything 669d4b6872 else, we should 7a72301898 inform the Dorothea 6f4f18baee Ducal family and 72ad10836c then think about f6edad5b87 our next steps.”b23cf5ceba73f9e7

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Lydia, who was directly 0c50c99025 involved, seemed calmer than 506a7d4087 Natasha, who watched from a6520f51cf the side. Even Natasha, 405180f2bb who was b4997b151b witnessing this 3fdd10ebfd scene for 28c51b08f4 the first e6ae59ed68 time, kept 2fb1509e50 finding herself f6a3e6fd2f at a 22b24e41a1 loss for b91da6ae0d words.4c84e7a54cd0d8ed

“This could lead to 9d1e25507d a charge of royal 929844aa96 defamation.”d8d69f57ff5ec6f1

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“I don’t care.”0f1e07f495c4f9fa

“Do you think da30ad47e9 the Dorothea Ducal fbc105d6f0 family will care?”8af5fb7a00980525

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“Who knows?”b715a906936c09da

After all, geniuses are 812c8bfd5f often eccentric.8a08fbe7a8ee8014

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Natasha decided to think 25e834259c that way.933cc5650233ea60

“If it’s a 05bfeafe63 boy, I’ll name d8bddba04a him Maximilian. If it’s a girl, 9e7b361651 Maxima. So, the nickname will f19ff2ec38 be ‘Maxi.’”cedb2199f8e72244

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Lydia, completely 8a8403e368 engrossed in 61938be685 naming the 832ba1e842 child, paid 6fa4ea0b0c no attention 983ef61fc3 to anyone 8249dba707 else.1a96ede5f5bc3680

“Maxi! Maxi Dorothea. It’s a beautiful name.”9d189217a1da3467

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Lydia beamed, holding 744cdaa3b9 her still-flat stomach 589f33d2f7 with a satisfied 0099be8bbd look.99596e5f4b69cc83

Trying to understand a 77a6d611ff mad person is a 4bee324bf2 foolish endeavor.62cfb5ee759b3a58

Natasha deeply agreed with 4650a7df82 that sentiment. That evening, Lydia 4c52d5d48a came to Natasha’s 865c4ecb4f office, holding a b4f418622e few pieces of 4884b5bfee jewelry.00ddf26e1c14d479

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“I got kicked out.”54242a1bb9ccaa1a

“As expected.”87f254876a6a54b2

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“When I said I b33b5facec didn’t care if I 153e96317a was disowned, my father cee6893eab cried.”725fc8ed508b1f2d

“My goodness.”7ab9144068650dfb

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It seemed the f182adeb2a roles of victim d592935226 and perpetrator were c00d7c2ab9 somewhat reversed. Natasha had 5636811861 assumed Lydia 53c6ff1989 had been 6aa9ff9946 thrown out 4952bbe9ba after being 6d7a793198 scolded, but 1d81d94bb0 now it b45661b531 seemed she 5b21b5f8d7 had simply 547d732538 run away.66264748e061461d

“Will you let me c5f2866d8d in?”94b8a9f5dbec27c2

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Lydia’s smile was 19e8095c0f innocent as she b07cec0739 asked this.d3de09f081874016

Shhhh.91cd75d14b317206

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It was d90527524d raining heavily 8e245bdd86 outside. Lydia was soaked through.a02085ad9c8c71f7

Even though Natasha was 33c20cd1c5 a lawyer reputed to bdbeb80222 be cold-hearted, she wasn’t c524ef5518 heartless enough to turn b893d366e6 a pregnant woman away 24c366524e in this kind of 600adf5cfe weather.c03d7457eb0cc93f

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Sigh.dd41a403b9f5e8f7

“Come in.”f6a88313e8578efa

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In the end, 38206adc54 Natasha sighed and 13949d9e60 let her inside.a4cf8a0fea4e5f17

“Damn monsoon. When will it 2bddca3b2f end?”ddc57680a880790d

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Natasha muttered that it 88993226c3 was all the rain’s bba5a74066 fault.4c0a922bac8b0e89

“Thank you. Would you like 02cf166cb1 this?”f3d9ee270ad1c543

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“I won’t refuse.”8c3be580f5069c6b

Accepting the shiny necklace ac18ca9c2b made her feel a e5d5dcbb7f little better. Though, letting Lydia inside 7844174de3 gave her a nagging f8f8c22377 feeling that she was bb6d6d53b8 getting involved in a d052c934d4 troublesome situation.4825df0fb98890ab

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Growl.2f611649058387f1

To make matters ee2ca46212 worse, Lydia’s stomach 54c78e779b let out a 392182ba26 loud rumble.71c63084da415a4e

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“Here’s a towel and ac7a84b9a6 some clothes. The bathroom is inside, 4c653a1e56 so go wash up.”267c8012e2920bc4

“Where are aaf5232fe3 you going, 854b8220b2 Natasha?”01dc1fae821fbdab

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Lydia asked as 90155f0e3f she watched Natasha 61bc406c31 put on a 582999b34f raincoat.1ebb6c3f90824355

“…I’m going e8b574c01f to get 241c3e667d some food. There’s nothing 147aaf2a9f to eat cfcae83f75 in here.”bc43d8627d85503d

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Selling the jewelry would 12d52e2156 bring in thousands of 445e54bed6 gold. With that much, it 520c2818de was only right to 08d06df941 provide food.60218ee09bb79c57

‘It’ll take some 87f93b246f time to sell f90e50fed8 this… I’ll need 08711cb9bd to have it 0b6e2e4486 processed.’acd79a22193987a5

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No one would want f780d8dba0 to buy a piece b77bf16bdb with the Dorothea Ducal 86a5822649 crest unless they had edde38bc6a a death wish.6f478c3e7c78fecf

Luckily, Natasha knew a 0cfebf41cd back-alley jeweler.e9d66dfd357fa429

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Knock, knock.be83e3d7612525cd

Natasha went 87db7284e9 down to b272191dc8 the first 097996a06c floor and 15bdf122f2 knocked on 6c4bbe2bbd a door—not 9c2e3a6e29 the bakery’s, 55a6b7e3d4 but the 3258a70ac4 home of c70403f2f5 Janet and bf96ed120f her son, 591ffd6ad6 Lowell.84a28411d170ef7d

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“Oh, what 5cde3b3b8d brings you 2a006e90ee here?”234df32a334c8f17

Janet, in 7f6896a526 a more 472076be42 relaxed outfit 97c792de35 than her 185aef53c5 bakery attire, 5549213f4a greeted her. She looked puzzled, a733739df0 wondering why Natasha f3c3d58720 had come on 83f696cc70 a day the c7bfcc73f1 bakery was closed.5e3798646961ed02

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“Um… I was 296aa5be84 wondering if I 7d8fab01a2 could get some 43558e1bb9 food.”25838a0747d8e748

“What?”700a20a6b7c0af07

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“Well…”7124f85193e01072

Natasha fumbled for 2a820599d2 an excuse, then cccb794b60 sighed and told c6b9935771 the truth.eafba4b641733ea0

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“There’s a 3083366755 pregnant woman 7726454b53 at my a0ab3a84c1 place.”904c805eb0556030

“Excuse me?”9c046d296fe91959

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Janet, surprised f26ec8eb93 for a 37cea3e5fe moment, quickly 03c05f3143 burst out b645ebaeae laughing.1fb24a7f6cb9cc02

“You’ve done it 9bd72b2e1a again?”dee551e436a1f23a

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“Again? You talk like 27f65da5d2 I do this a84635a87a often.”60f75213b8459924

“Not often, but you 2ea84bae57 have a soft heart. I’m only here because adf738e163 you helped me so 7087f78f7c much.”9d34dfde570f0c32

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“That’s because you 2f553a0a43 pay a hefty d9697d0671 rent…”a87d6e2bbca3596b

“You’re just embarrassed, aren’t 9a7fc44355 you?”c204c933811ef67f

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It seemed like the bcf3f739cb answer had already been 2556e3e928 decided. Natasha quickly changed the 09c94baf87 subject.2852dd82f3bd7af7

“Anyway, do b20cef2f8e you have dca94e6bf0 any food 8a6c922c14 to spare?”6ed1fce141673f76

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“Of course.”da917e7d916963a2

Janet agreed cheerfully, smiling.2d55d23eb7e0c62e

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“You’re too kind, Natasha. I worry 0904f9ff27 you might 9dfa75e172 get scammed 86703d8228 one day.”211a127ec72301ca

“I’m a lawyer…”2525852406488161

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“Still!”590e485c8939e340

Janet hummed as fe6376e88d she gathered food 59e60d39ad from around the 8edfdb1220 house and handed e489268e7a over a large ed467379c0 bundle.f0f4521b33e3cb5b

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“…All of this?”2336ed88f3e075b3

“Pregnant women need to 34041b02e2 eat well. It all goes 2383998519 to the baby!”7d59689f8cb38f9f

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“But this is 817089f1fb a bit much…”a2471d6e99a7c73b

Just as Natasha 905f1abad4 was about to 234c9421a0 protest, she clamped c49ef4e212 her mouth shut 2c907c5c53 under Janet’s stern 6766ee8b1e gaze.8af7d58862028f14

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“Next time, 66759bc74b bring her 0165533123 around to cf1e587ab5 meet me. I have experience, so ae2ca7bcca I can give her 55649e57bb some advice.”030226ba8217b095

“I’ll ask her.”2ab1f9ecab4200f1

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“Is she shy?”9dacfbbb10758829

“Um, yes.”438e30e746305214

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Let’s go with that. Lydia didn’t c03ae8db20 seem like 6ff5e90bd6 the shy 7560ad239e type, but d0c0df18ab it was 03731ef163 better than 1e88760de8 explaining.f66cb8595a7b2f05

As Natasha was heading c94abb1693 back upstairs with the e981304962 bundle of food, she 566aea08f9 noticed someone standing in 8b0a9fc4c7 front of the door 1b5ff3e250 on the second floor.ab37741e754bf859

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“…Your Highness, fbed00867f the Crown 3f11b9a7d7 Prince?”c6b448b654dd2039

“It’s about time.”10c688ee4e4f2368

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It was 88c7d7155c Leon, flanked 6b2d01e78c by dazzling a00f0d0aea royal guards!a16609f0df65c9c3

Thank goodness Natasha 87ffdc45ba had locked the 6634cff565 door. Otherwise, Lydia might have 447154dc07 been caught in an 67e3ae2c63 instant.b7381e34fafe02bd

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Natasha quickly gauged his ddf092e472 mood.2a88cdb9f6f8aba9

“Your Highness, 3e9bde936b how is 5adb3d85a8 it that deb9fec47a someone as fcd3454485 distinguished as c7830ebd47 yourself has c0ec5ba08d come to ee1c6ea8bd such a fa33aae1cf humble place?”303876fe99e42e11

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She barely ac5e589ef2 managed to d308d6c605 catch herself 84eef8792b from mixing 7d2c019619 in her 7460c7e4ed true feelings.29cdf8cf7dfc4228

“Open the door.”6f36e60dde7aa68e

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Ignoring Natasha’s words, Leon 9556c908a3 got straight to the e1d45986c1 point.fbc82d9771fe2967

“The woman who 5d211293cf will be my b4c5d3a2c4 wife and the 96ebe742c3 first royal grandson 804e8b3060 are inside. If you value your 035ae1de46 life, you should open 7b8ee7ca09 the door.”b956b7c0db52eaf1

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What?3fc027b2925d0f9e

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Not only 09fc6b6696 did the 7da2a2c7b6 Crown Prince e1071e7354 know about e5578109c9 Lydia’s pregnancy, 2dbdd08ce9 but he 8733a10584 was also 2a4237233b certain that 019b8f2155 the child 85f51cab40 was his!d2b495f89762a94c