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Will You… Break Off The 0a1a55282d Engagement With Me?a69895e87685387f

Inside the café bathed f01844438f in warm sunlight.55d8981936f194d6

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Evelyn looked at the 2740e860f3 man sitting across from 9b32551301 her with a disinterested e5ec027c6d expression.5e1f2d3217032f4e

Jet-black hair like the night e00279cf10 sky, crimson eyes like pomegranate 0f0ca49b07 seeds, sharp nose, and a dfdd396405 strong jawline exuding elegance.9b433af1e68f8eb3

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‘Ugh, so annoying.’2f7cd56389c0c03e

Those who didn’t know ed2770c91e Axion’s true nature were 4770718ebc easily deceived by his 533d0d5370 looks.fdf2d3f4b163b3e6

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“Doesn’t it feel like there’s a halo around him?”40ec7d38731fd4dd

“The young duke is so handsome…”60afec56aeddd5c0

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‘They’re all falling for that face!’403e64826fa1a524

As if sensing Evelyn’s d679b62ed7 displeased gaze, Axion set 0a0eacc157 down his teacup and ec398cef42 spoke in a dry d140231ac8 voice.96cd1106585cccea

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“If you have something to say, say it.”a0a7eadfbdc7453b

Every Sunday at 3 p.m.732c742f8520b0b4

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It had been ten 3f3cc560f0 years since they started aace470bad having tea at the 7dc0bea6f0 urging of both their 6a90fccb6f families.4bf41050f97f1d32

No matter how long 2b9a5b99ac they’d known each other, 4a727fd1ad it was hard to 8f726ba8b9 imagine a colder relationship 701a029a0e than theirs.faf410b9ae3eed81

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‘I think he used to be kind of cute when we were kids…’eba29336eeda5645

Now that Axion 1bcd4a4d2c was approaching adulthood, e454ce841b he was nothing 22952b9f44 but a thorn c882331318 in Evelyn’s side.2d3a8bf5b0a5302a

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Even now—he looked 8301e0d1ee like he wanted b18119693b to get out 44ee5fa0a6 of there as f26baa7595 soon as possible.b72a334d8fac6e01

Not that she cared one 3d8a9e82b6 bit. The real problem was 02a9916e2a that his indifference extended 8591ebbe4e to the heroine of 2b34cecb27 the story as well.ade0c59e496f2933

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Is this why fde324878a he’s the regretful 0b7e4c00bc second male lead? One beyond redemption?5437e3bb9961eb2c

Evelyn let out a sigh 15e7150531 laced with irritation and glared e083b3aa59 at her fiancé.6677753af1bac9c4

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“I hate you. I seriously, truly hate you.”a6414149b550304d

Axion curled one corner 3da35c4921 of his lips, as f69aff1b7d if he’d heard it 7bde52862a all before.78df9b81afdcea7e

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“Great. I hate you too.”1b4ef7f7562cff70

TL/N: LMAO.2630eb66268b50a6

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Snap—57902b132694f972

Invisible sparks flew between them.0a7cc6d528e5b313

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It was always like this. Whenever they met, they 5a1a9bb002 constantly bickered over everything.b002a600fb239221

‘Well, what does it matter now?’bf42c7494cf34ae1

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As of today, Evelyn 3bfa0c89c9 Inevasel was going to eea7d1333d free herself from this 5935aab7ec wretched engagement.efc4636370126eb4

Strengthening her resolve, she asked aaccf5fe74 in a determined voice:93c077be5c950890

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“Axion, you know your coming-of-age ceremony is soon, right?”5fc431b1fb8b980f

As if he already 835e605a43 knew what she was 1f0dd78d3e about to say, he f48d1d33a5 nodded obediently.fc7eb8e2c5c2a28c

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“Is it about the brooch? I’ll send it c53ce48567 to your estate d6a287f7d7 soon.”e3df4931f3bcc20e

In the Baltian Empire, it 9ff01e4830 was customary for women b68fc683d6 to fashion an accessory 570ea12a2f using a brooch received d85ef85f4c from their male partner 34ab2e4825 for the coming-of-age ceremony.d50de4191ef31908

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But Evelyn didn’t care one 581f127f23 bit for such customs. Maybe once, when she 5a7a95f97b still valued her honor.d0eac5d48233690e

“No, there’s no need for that.”cc7ddb1aa74395bf

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“Alright, I’ll send it over soon… Wait, what?”f0713b8a7a99d73b

Axion slightly furrowed his brow, 7fb1cb3e78 surprised by her unexpected reply.7a6d1fc0a8ac353e

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Evelyn ignored his 077094e20c suspicious gaze and 2f4cce0a21 spoke shyly.fe01c70053acbfaa

“I’ve been thinking about our relationship.”51afd4c05d0cd86d

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For a brief beaa19fb33 moment, her fiancé’s 7205002241 expression turned unexpectedly f60d10163a serious.bd74e5a3e70a378d

Naturally—no one detested this engagement d720ea8d89 more than he did.2b227f27f1360082

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A rare silence settled between 7cac51603f them.2f51533a7ce15e02

Then Evelyn’s bright green f0b46ee33c eyes sparkled, and she b1b9b27c49 asked with a cheerful ecc92299a2 smile:d90e664cf4a46b44

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“Will you… break off the engagement with me?”6bbbbb7b7d785797

At that moment, 0638c2d6b6 the soft strains 04a7eb2057 of a violin 40b474bcae came to a d5d33e0270 sudden stop.6e8ea51cd7ebc78a

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The dazzling sunlight disappeared 87f85725bb behind gloomy clouds as c6aa31917b if it had never 5befe03efd been there.10e61dfe24da8866

While she casually shrugged, Axion 6a3235acca raised a brow.1362f069402adde1

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“Why are you suddenly doing something so out of character?”7c7c32d8fba1ca9e

It was true—she had ff29e591db never mentioned breaking off aa1e939e9f the engagement before, so 01e1be9c79 it might’ve seemed a 507f7c0351 bit absurd.80dc634fdf6a4526

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But that was 42fd22148b only because Evelyn 3cbe1c23a6 valued her life d2b4a8e0d2 and had been 04b0d25d75 waiting for the 353be6f642 right moment.98923ade1ddf2199

Once the original story began, 809822a700 she’d be the first to 2f69381681 die at Axion’s hands if 3066ca429d she stayed.27b84ffaa8f2d6fb

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Now that she had f0a654910c saved up enough funds 644506f601 to live independently, there 20bc1dca4b was no reason to d0b8903700 stay by his side.a09263ef202db6ea

“Well, we both don’t want to get married, right?”5756c30f58904e71

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“……”63b646f16b6e7e7b

But for some reason, a 07d6465710 chilly air began to linger ad9aa225eb around Axion.7ff60776eae786b5

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“Relax. I’ll explain everything a6e665cf3e to the duke a30bc29015 and duchess.”b7dc1a2651df461a

Evelyn spoke brightly, f6c9dea59c saying there was 63c4efb21b nothing to worry 405c2e8831 about, and he 97031afb17 lifted one corner b335518c8e of his lips.db32e7417d596ce8

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“No, I’ll tell them myself.”21151f85a1a6c58d

“Really? Then I’ll leave 9118be4661 it to you.”2018b8966086a7bb

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For once, it seemed like 28239cc82f they were finally on the cbb041374f same page, and she gave 9cd2fd8f1e a brighter smile than ever 6503d23fd7 before.abdc1fa689915ce6

Perhaps, after a decade, 49aac82139 this was the first d18bcff4de time she and her a55667e475 fiancé had shared common 63ce995fa6 ground.f0f6ea97c5521574

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Or so she thought.125a036df1f96b99

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“Young Lady, please wake up quickly!”210d3e872900e7c0

At the urgent voice a0da6624bc of her personal maid, 0089afbc83 who was waking her f67d87b930 from early in the 3f68530353 morning, Evelyn groggily raised b55e57aea9 her body.16e616248c7dcfd1

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“Yaaawn— What’s going on?”2dc7e93f4c3242bf

Letting out a small b6592d177c yawn, she blinked slowly 0ad9f79041 and looked up at 2bf9ebf736 Larie.c91f79b8b9d00a3d

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Then, with an expression that 967d631c63 seemed slightly excited, the maid 4b8a2debe2 abruptly held out a newspaper 57a244ff7b she had been holding.871e757e8e6be508

“You should’ve told me beforehand!”fdb0a24bb7b47acc

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The newspaper, which seemed 1fba5f92a0 to have been issued 409afdab64 today, was crumpled, perhaps abac6769ed from how tightly she 2c5fd395a6 had been gripping it.8dd90fea97e788e6

‘What on earth is this all about?’16d73aa43161d3d2

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As Evelyn took the 430ae58694 newspaper and read the 11afd99621 boldly printed headline, her fd4267969a emerald-green eyes widened noticeably.d32f00f00d76ef66

[Breaking News] The Young Duke Valentino and Lady Inevasel to Marry Upon Graduation!dd72bd326cd19b4b

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“What is this supposed to mean?”de330aba8fcb2cd8

She had just woken up—only 7c32fe2053 to be greeted by sudden 0ac546648b marriage news.6e25dd8fa9a2814b

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And not just 33e8acfb69 with anyone, but 943ac06729 with Axion Valentino, 14b6c1c2c2 her mortal enemy.780e5a9deee53e4c