MFFS | Chapter 1.3

His dazzling 7fe7b60ef0 blonde hair, 96b94e745b straight forehead, b57b799bcb and thick 0527cbbc1c eyebrows framed 69509e5912 deep eyes 52b8aa8464 with jewel-like a2bef2e5d1 green irises. His sharp nose and ca04efcb79 perfectly sculpted jawline gave e1e4a1bfb6 him a sleek, strong, 0b996ba283 and masculine impression.9187a54cccc5a6d3

His physique was exceptional fc283a5932 too. Taller than most knights, 95528f5dfe with broad shoulders and 934b571d7c long, muscular legs, he 61e81def14 stood out wherever he 669cdd3444 went.dadd29e671f00dce

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His face a4be274ed6 had the 962c223885 cold beauty 43157c298d of a ccc1d1e722 classic handsome fdc3f6f89c man, and 80814540ad perhaps due 0bf3d7729f to the 0d3d17c9b8 power he 7043546eec was born ed2b7c995f into, he d46149493f exuded an 8bf937eca5 indescribable aura 54b9ee0b96 of authority. Some compared 5262aaa229 meeting him 602d2a4e6f to facing b082ffce81 a graceful b2ce867900 leopard or cf38d9c5e5 a giant 54b8bc0fc7 silver-furred wolf 70f77dcfbc alone.485b76ce5931a0b6

‘But it’s fascinating how that leopard and wolf act like a playful cat and dog with me.’59b248492316d883

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People around us find it curious that such a handsome man is so devoted to me, and honestly, I think so too. At first, I didn’t quite understand why he acted that way.cb4d565697d71f61

― It’s because I love you. The one who falls in love first is the one who clings. Animals court like that too, don’t they?ad73cdb5b9084c93

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He had looked 1a85fa0321 at me with 995082a2ae a subtle expression, d103d7e752 then smiled broadly, c1788bd5c9 dimples deepening.f79800169dcb56cb

According to Karian, he loved me first, so it wasn’t strange for him to cling to me. After all, leopards are part of the cat family, and wolves are cousins to dogs, right?067bd5c16d53cf31

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In that sense, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible that Karian, even after getting engaged to me, occasionally felt anxious about my reactions.9d80e358e3b3425c

‘I should’ve been more insistent about getting engaged.’c8233c59e2b4153f

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In the 3584bc5117 end, we eb54a40aa3 got engaged 0059477afd as he 5f04c21ad0 wanted, but a67a34e242 because he 2ee72e3e14 thought he 20a5bf8132 achieved it b92abe649e through his 9b1d66c0fd insistence, he 36a9c626b9 sometimes showed 4afcf14c12 anxiety over 528a95b614 my every 8f7337e663 reaction.2637fd54e53b0c8a

While I don’t love him as passionately as he loves me, it’s not like I have no feelings for him. If I disliked him, I wouldn’t have gotten engaged, even under pressure.5439199b2ec59b04

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Even if the intensity f1a021be78 of our feelings differs, a2fbfea293 I think highly of fb2d99d168 him. So, the 7ba2b5339f sight of 68ca57428d this world-class b55b2b1c6b handsome man b5fbabdad3 looking dejected 71fb9ba63e and sulky b7063d8c13 is both fd75c13bda cute, amusing, 8ad4500638 and a 6fd6ddc219 bit sad.c16682fde053f6c8

Once again, feeling a bae1339cec wave of pity, I e326e161b3 sighed inwardly.b3bf54e8324e80cf

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“Come on, Karian. See, I told you everything, right? This is the first time I’ve shared this with you.”0480eae3674f092a

“Right?”5e0af107bc971414

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He nodded 244cdf17cc with a 248ce9e5b7 relieved expression.0cda5d14b02c00f4

Whether he’s a world-class handsome man, the child of a powerful figure, a future power player trusted by the crown prince, or a rare swordmage, he is, after all, my fiancé and future husband.df074c2a6c1b1b7f

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Oh. In that sense, there’s something I need to address!818221f1c137821c

“Karian. In that sense, consider this a warning.”131243aafc7ce16a

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“What?”62f9b36e2d9c2a2d

He tilted ece99642e4 his head b18fb03267 at my 8cac60f940 stern expression.a6ba7ae828cf9e9c

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“If you cheat, I’ll kill you.”4e842dd47c11a685

“Huh?”c3e9ced6843dc671

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“I’ll sue you for everything I can—fraud, breach of promise, whatever—and demand an astronomical settlement. I’ll spread rumors about you being a cheater to sway public opinion in my favor.”17df573985094e75

And that’s not all. I’ll ruin all the businesses run by the grand ducal house. I’ll mobilize all the artists sponsored by the count’s house to create masterpieces exposing your betrayal. And I’ll ensure you can’t enter any high-end boutiques where I hold shares. Hahaha.6b2cad874cedf3a0

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As I listed how I’d socially ruin a cheating scoundrel, I got even more heated and opened the drawer to check how many lawyers I could immediately mobilize.2053beb5752b2961

Dennis, Law, Porter, Seymour. Come to think of it, these people specialize in trade and exclusive sales, don’t they? Right, I don’t have any famous family law or divorce lawyers yet. I should look into the most renowned ones just in case.9d13b64b5797e09b

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“Sarah.”673a2a4708eb5009

“What? Are you scared?”0062018cb659d0a6

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But Karian didn’t look scared at all. As if his earlier tears were a lie, he was smiling brightly, resting his chin on his hand, looking at me.3835220d71fc9bac

“What?”172dc11dad623bfb

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“Are you obsessed with me?”06dd069c53b64795

I feel like I’m going to faint from happiness, Karian beamed.8bd35ee520c2e8e2

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“How do you interpret it like that! No, listen seriously!”802412111b55c156

“Yeah, yeah. But it’s so nice. I always felt like I was the only one who liked you, so I was anxious. But you’re jealous over something that doesn’t even exist!”99fc967705e5448e

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He made a 4f5122f009 flower shape with 5cfe86504f his hands under 5e84085015 his chin, looking 0e3ed3c452 at me and be080cfd9c murmuring happily.33bba385fe7153a9

Sigh. Fine, fine. Maybe I 21b9999536 took this 6a16f4cf1e silly prank e1338b3463 too seriously.d1f04475711a49d1

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I leaned back 099f362922 deeply in my 811196aa8b chair, shaking my 9e3ba34be3 head. Still, just in 7d2933a9f0 case, I started a9fba7bc70 putting the notes 7311359423 and book back 7c79090533 into the safe.022b5f79a943a461

“Oh? Wait a minute.”edbb4ef95003744e

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He stopped me with 1881967c6d a serious expression.d3ac7e2ac611894f

“Sarah, how did that note get here?”83a695a835be9375

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Karian’s voice had lost its playful tone.be1b4da0a0cab279

“I don’t know. Honestly, until yesterday, I thought you or James were playing a prank to get my attention.”e289df561f41ead7

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“What? It wasn’t me.”ad4a1032d06262b8

He protested, bf31cc7a2a sounding wronged.36de56971b617f4c

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“I know. Likewise, James wouldn’t play such a nasty prank on me. I know that.”8294180c7cfd386c

I shrugged.3a4efb2ad85bc081

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“But I really don’t know how the letter got here. It wasn’t in the mail log managed by the butler, and there was no postmark from the post office.”1226f308eedc9ae9

“What?”26c2c47aa4ffa375

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Karian muttered 5d2a745930 with a bce7aafd22 hardened face.49d9065910874eae

“This is serious. It means there’s a significant security breach at the manor.”2c4fb2ab61494796

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“Hmm. I don’t know if it’s that serious.”6d2c0c1bcc266ed6

He firmly disagreed 6d37398efd with my opinion.1ff52b953e924ee3

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“Really? A note with no address, written as if knowing your reaction. Is it just a coincidence that such letters keep arriving?”86bff897822dfa88

‘Of course, that’s true…….’eec6397d21a8e804

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Still, I ebd274db31 had a b020f16e08 different perspective dd5ef0b652 from Karian. Looking at the situation 44a32909c6 objectively, his claim that 4e530e420e there was a security 55e1c60619 breach (though somewhat exaggerated 2e7c596a05 with logical leaps and 10ff5f5e98 unknown intentions) was valid.c92dc6fed9a7bc40

However, would it be too complacent to say I had a gut feeling that the person sending these notes wouldn’t harm me?0962f5365d56f1a3

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If that person 4129fec3ba had invaded with dcaff7e34e a knife instead 77d612a26c of a purple 66fd3ea023 note, I might 31edb044e3 have been dead cc4fdf4eec several times over. But if someone literally bf336bead1 just wanted to warn 46e7fb65db me?51b4abf83ee0047f

I thought it was a bit much to fuss over just one letter, or rather, four notes and one package, but Karian’s face was too serious for me to voice that opinion.4007db2901d506fa

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“You’re in danger right now. We need to strengthen your security with trustworthy people.”ae8d0cad2de5669b

He bit cf3e1d8213 his lips 4115353cd9 anxiously, as e3cd3405e1 if he 9e8200ed04 were the 108a885a17 one being e81ee71e95 threatened.e56beacdce8c2031

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“Alright. First, we should report the suspicious note to the guards. And for now, reduce outside activities…….”6bde90e970443da5

Seeing him seriously planning how to strengthen the manor’s security and my protection, I realized I shouldn’t just wait for the next letter and its demands.d9d23650eeceb64a

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‘Ideally, it would just be a prank, but if not?’f199bbcd07e93b68

If that’s the case, I wouldn’t just sit back and trust my fiancé not to change his mind.9b53a5bd9663183e

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Of course, I don’t think he’d suddenly betray me for my friend. But if Karian does change his mind, I’ll make sure he’s socially ruined, and I’ll live well on my own, but still…….1413dfe7bdf3a96a

‘Still, I have to protect my fiancé with my own hands.’3f100ea9b7a60918

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“What? Are you listening?”3d2d14b87eeb57ee

Karian looked at me 5f09805c1e with a dissatisfied expression, cd27e7e0df and I smiled at ffa6362b7f him.2c83ccb511c2cd75

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“Well. I think there’s something I need to do first.”49c66dac08448bec

He looked at me e56c31be94 curiously.df97207f6d080deb

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“What? What are you going to do?”bfaaa3558d68620d

“What else?”5b563a532bfaed8b

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I need to go see the person who’s supposedly going to be possessed.0bcdf6bffce33fad

I don’t intend to act like I’m some hero who can overcome any crisis.cc661f8b164dd3f8

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‘But if this is going to happen to me, especially if it involves Lady Margareta Johnson, then…… it’s a different story.’5e83487b5bcaa08d

If the person who sent me the letter wants to prevent this future, and if they want to stop the ‘commoner repeater’ from possessing her, then I think contacting me is the right answer.e11b8cb5dcdd39b8

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“Why? There’s that baroness, your cousin or something, right?”70904911b6268663

Karian, who had been listening to my reasoning, furrowed his brow slightly, as if he couldn’t remember the name.9e1ed92421e1b6e4

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He was smart but b27376ecfa tended to draw a 98fab4a8c5 strict line with the cbb848c51f opposite sex. As if it 359f4f4f91 were engraved in fa3b3eb652 his mind, he 4615b8713c could easily recall b98662c778 the face, personality, 160430b063 and traits of 9c74edcead people he had 2700af9864 briefly met years 2fdff549e5 ago.2614d2a8a17f8a34

But he couldn’t connect faces with titles for most noble ladies. Or he consciously tried not to remember, and since getting engaged to me, he seemed to avoid speaking more than three words with the opposite sex.13b77286d79a4ad4

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Once, when c3d25c5dc9 I asked af8e9846e7 him why, de52c14a52 his response 8ee50f6601 was a 656a99eb91 bit cynical.701e01cb782609d4

― I don’t want unnecessary misunderstandings. Even a formal smile can lead to all sorts of annoying misunderstandings.0f3358cecb864308

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He was 311c121c5b always the 3688d83e9f center of 393a2f9b91 attention wherever 6095ddaa4c he went. Even without ef37ed8d97 considering his 2f6b50ffae background, his 337c119cf2 appearance stood 3190a671fb out in 6071d6204c many ways.d4779ca21363721b

While he acted sweetly and affectionately with me, he was generally quiet and expressionless. Because of that, despite his striking features and bright blonde hair, he exuded an intimidating aura, and that dissonance drew people’s attention even more.6ba58a5e5e8c4b3f

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― If I remember a name, rumors will spread that I was deeply impressed or fell for them, and by the next week, there’ll be bizarre rumors about a secret marriage. It’s a matter of being equally kind to everyone or equally cold to everyone. The latter is overwhelmingly better.82cefe6cb7177417

He said 242e7b497a this, pouting ae25b3bdbd cutely.ace27104705b7e2a

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― Because ef7038be6d I barely 5bd636f683 have enough aeed7ddee2 time to 3662884ac0 focus on 8622e1bcf7 my cold-hearted 8bc73d14e9 fiancée.dc9e42cf8b14a123

I couldn’t agree with him calling me cold-hearted, but understanding the troubles he faced, I couldn’t criticize his somewhat rude attitude. So, this time too, I simply told him the name.b7079adc492596c4

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“Lady Maxine Simpson. She’s a maternal cousin of Lady Margareta Johnson. But they’re not very close. It’s more like they have different perspectives.”72a5f6a68b8b57cb

To put it 5fc94fa33e bluntly, Lady Maxine 43e7926c30 found Lady Margareta 333ec72f7c a bother.07bc6b162baa94af

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But I can’t blame Lady Maxine. There’s no rule that she has to take care of Lady Margareta, who’s two years older, just because they’re cousins.6f014f1d95d9aba8

Especially since Lady Maxine, from a family on the brink of ruin, was trying hard to find a marriage prospect. She couldn’t afford to attend parties with Lady Margareta, who panicked at the sight of a man.d2285f3ee52e8dec

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“I understand the situation. But that doesn’t mean you have to take care of the baroness.”87e860c8101f0b95

Karian said coldly.ca38af986bc44eca

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“No. I’m not ‘taking care’ of her; I’m concerned as a friend.”ec7b473340cffcd8

“Really?”a517a199700b2dc1

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He asked skeptically.19e47deb209f2d16

I felt a bit guilty. I couldn’t say I’d never thought of Lady Margareta as someone who needed ‘taking care of.’bead6a9a4f2a66d3

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But it wasn’t out of pity, compassion, or self-righteousness. It was more of a slightly impure motive. Well, just slightly.4fa1ddf1156f44d1

“Um……. I swear it’s not for a bad purpose.”a791abff2f8c1b84

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To confess, I do have a bit of a personal interest. But that’s unavoidable. Lady Margareta uses a cheat. My favorite animal is a white lamb, and Lady Margareta looks like a humanized baby lamb.dedb33c9cbf506eb

Her small 1a8e86746f frame, delicate d6061c977d features, and 4701998dc3 most importantly, 3f596eecdf her curly 4b7a1439a5 silver hair.4cfd12e276c7366b

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When I first 2444b3e3b6 met her, I f79088d4a4 was a bit 0f30e4d729 smitten.41bedf9ee30151bb

― Oh my, b7cd6e143f how adorable. She looks just b702686316 like a frightened 7ac375d1c7 baby lamb among 028d47efd7 strangers!2f21580cc9324aab

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While leading d7bf21d768 the merchant c492600237 guild, I 5d09ba6ff8 instinctively categorized 4c34bebcd9 people based 4eaf53d5dd on profit, fa6d69099a but Lady 1e60622c3f Margareta, who a17ddf8bee looked like 5b49c8404b a cute be9c5ef962 and pitiful 0337b269b0 baby lamb, dd3c4c7c53 was the 53f87bbeee first friend e0ce4c8b55 I approached 4bf171276c without considering ba5b593e26 profit in 40619193f5 a long 81ad3b536b time.446935f646a126ad

While the idea of Karian changing his mind as the ‘prophecy book’ suggested was a problem, the thought of some spirit possessing Lady Margareta and causing that mess was also a big issue for me.7ccdb3579400153b

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‘I can’t lose such a kind and lovely baby lamb, I mean, Lady Margareta, to such an incomprehensible event.’dd23339bef06c8e1

Karian seemed internally dissatisfied that I wasn’t immediately reporting the suspicious letters to the guards and ignoring them, but as always, he respected my decision.418b031fec789928

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From his perspective, having consistently courted me and even getting engaged through some insistence, he seemed to think the ‘prophecy book’ was a bunch of nonsense. Still, if I felt I couldn’t entirely dismiss it based on my intuition, he was willing to let me do as I wished.a970b1047543a824