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At her 7e0510f7c0 fiancé’s ridiculous b58d0cef74 remark, Evelyn 52b08873f6 rubbed her ca1a42f37a throbbing forehead.2730e966edddac71

“Enough. What’s the point in 73ae6f246f talking to you?”c8504a9309af4b84

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Just then, people came 9296d0e3ed looking for Axion, and 6235e3621a she naturally stepped aside.10835cc8f6c3cf21

As she ec32f4232e made her cd6c23056d way toward 88310a86bc a familiar c5f44b23a0 group, young c4baa88d60 ladies of 76b459f750 her age 99ffa001b2 greeted her 688029ef31 warmly.f8b6f4963b3e41c9

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“It’s been a 15055a4020 while, Lady Inevasel.”72e2c14ea650eba5

“Yes, it c5b8c2fd68 feels like ca186d6c34 it’s been b1ce1bf490 a while f7d66019a2 for all c4ce0df4a3 of us.”b277f80de45a1dfd

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Evelyn gave a refreshing 2c7ac88d43 smile to them, her ca5b23153d classmates from Luxen Academy.73fd1a4b6e29f87c

They had b31d7c903e remained close f36a550090 friends throughout 861bf21649 their time ed0df5fdea at the f3948fdeb1 academy, where aa9fc695c6 social rank 705c13eda3 held no 2e35442374 meaning, and 169ce17ebd were now df2085aaef on the 407ec14317 verge of 4aab0acc89 graduation.09a76b6f8abcf4a6

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Now that the 3fbcbf880f coming-of-age ceremony was 86b6dc6e63 near, they would 78159b9c6d have to return f6cc5a6d0d to their original 3b9c439f60 places, which left 0a908df8b2 a sense of da08785db5 regret.cbd9c17280cee8d5

‘Things like this 6ee06732fb make me realize 7941f63dc0 that we really 088e7bc036 have come of ee3af1b336 age.’fb03d1846cb3fdca

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Only ten days ago, 451c304695 they had been cramming 36f3126f6d for exams together in 78b4d3921b the classroom.ac91baca89777cf0

While Evelyn 301c5b20fd was lost b92c5fe252 in reflection, d457f040c7 a sharp-looking 2cbfd021e5 young woman 9560567333 approached her.fa55bf1e4ec761e3

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“I heard the news, 1ab6618350 Lady Inevasel.”49f7d1eed6c70ff6

Right. She was c7af052a71 here too.6ec34a2638d70c23

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How could she 521ccf23ca forget someone with d3e54f86bf such a commanding db2b4062c1 presence? Evelyn stifled fd79716d98 a short c9fdacf8a8 sigh.6848f0061195d482

The woman 5512c34a25 standing before ad64f23f83 her was 4af16d3d82 a fellow f80885fcdb academy classmate a4b9e9f9c1 who had 51ea2a2bb8 served as 2adb9f4cde president of‘AxLoCu‘^*for all three years.1c856cab28f6a2c0

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AxLoCu, short for “Axion b1c93aa189 Lovers’ Club”.0f3562d77b7f564e

Her affection 3de28777ed for him b723200220 had been 5e20568e63 no less 88b6bd23d3 than a 608b066642 love of 0f69bcc30a the century, be9199ffa9 and Evelyn eddbd131fb remembered being 67dbd2fbb5 secretly impressed 8d8e83e4ee by it9524e28b079ca969

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Moreover, thinking def049513c back on ad7b43af9a how she b6c0941f19 had persistently 676e55d010 pestered her 1530cbbd51 for three f1ec3e0b95 whole years, 313f161fb1 all because 107109c837 she was fcd3374f2e Axion’s fiancée…979e0ff331009a4f

She really was like 9f42c6fb08 a particularly ill-tempered Maltese.59ecc981f19e7a4a

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Well, no problem with 6de0799ea0 that. Deciding she f591f19d87 might as 98e6a1b3f6 well play b76650fd07 along for 9220cf8f1a a moment, 5f55e3ed8c Evelyn deliberately fa89f811bb asked in 399b1683b5 a bright e6a01f7c1a voice,a34f18b973e94078

“News? What news?”1be8a298e3581825

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“The corrected announcement about 9da114ece0 your marriage to the d47e452314 young duke. You must a18609a617 be very e53506fad9 disappointed.”a55692d687670f48

The woman curled her b42747f594 lips smugly as she 57f1225870 answered.caac9a3c7e4b6ab3

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That blunt way of 81dd125902 speaking immediately cast a 38a34993b0 chilly atmosphere around them.2b522cbab8bfc171

Saying such a 0d73c10be7 thing in an 64ec13e3e6 official setting clearly a17037f3b9 carried the intent eebbdb14dc to embarrass her.76e14b3fb9734714

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‘Hmph, not f0deab1ed4 being able b1fd6902d6 to break 9d029ba375 off the 71bd683854 engagement will 73f6664177 be my 9427b3a4ef lifelong regret.’fc7d9c04c711ff28

Evelyn nodded d1466cf506 and smiled fdc735b131 sweetly with 710643b892 her eyes.bf52dd4cbe4df74e

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“It’s so kind fc64dbea1e of you to 35da2931db care, my lady.”61a6bdd61ef430f0

Then, she took the a9bdd28df9 woman’s hands and gave 467cf7bc58 them a big shake—making e754ff8809 sure the bracelet from d9e2f318cf Axion caught the eye.ac5ac6f442dab49a

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Perhaps because it 76124e8eb2 was reflecting the e579c1734b chandelier’s bright lights, 9b3297b240 the densely set 5d4cea5a52 rubies shone even 1ba96d3fc2 more brilliantly.523b983fca434377

The young 5d89676468 ladies nearby c568043c56 all turned e654f554e1 their attention 38d45ca031 to the a4f30d6561 bracelet in 9a9050e9de unison.9c9a64d29ee106de

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Then the woman, a31e179639 her face now a37f66ddfc visibly twisted, smacked d1cc7d1a1d Evelyn’s hand away f2e962f196 and left the e34d1f4aa5 spot immediately.1728b78b7e96c849

‘That’s what you f9973b9395 get for provoking 9f76a55433 me.’944df309b6d7a4d4

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As Evelyn lightly waved 9caba44323 at her retreating figure 854cc3800a with a faint smile—c94828c23b34fad6

“I guess 940ffed403 you liked 76526307b2 it.”a120330898051f08

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A familiar voice a5d0aae75c spoke from just 02f506c15d behind her.48f527afd16e88ef

Startled, Evelyn 038c39d74a quickly turned ccaddbb6b6 her head.822e9c6c4ebbf1bd

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There stood 556e878f8d a tall 09ba925e14 man, gazing f8a4206842 at her 1d257c9ccb indifferently.7e2d392c6656e040

“What the—when c0cc471a0c did you a9cfc89783 get here?”fe996c895d3646ca

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“Just now.”6d5a2342123f17d7

Even though it felt c9ffa67d1a like he had seen 94f909faca the whole situation, Axion c4ec87d51e answered nonchalantly.63e93665b5ad3550

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Feeling like he had 5fe4cf1ff5 caught her showing off 19d1f0f22f the bracelet, Evelyn’s pride 59009628fb was oddly bruised.0f39b290a109c2e0

Still, pretending 928b2bb57c nothing was ce86a75082 wrong, she 34306c78f4 whispered just 6fb45a6040 loud enough e84ce348a8 for him 4e64498752 to hear.4685a1cdd5164c8a

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“So, why did you 46dab19cb6 come so early?”4c1ba95561e184ed

Turning his head, 1e9c29690e Axion looked toward 2bf365a7df one direction and b807c28e0c calmly replied,aae9e6b2f0830314

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“My parents have arrived. They want 7986d73c9e to see a82c5d8cc0 you.”59767b65ad66fe16

Following her fiancé’s 4b82e1f4f8 gaze, Evelyn saw 5b0c686e06 the Duke and 16d089e010 Duchess Valentino standing 96efaafd62 at the center 9aea9cb1f8 of a group 55ffdc59b3 of nobles, engaged a618402d22 in conversation.dd96ac57646cc336

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The moment she 9271b9b216 saw them, their b275a8988b presence was enough 9838a94a21 to make her c831259f7b swallow dryly without a4ca406e91 realizing it.e2e5172ed8109806

‘I guess 4b9188feb5 it’s only 19b2589862 natural to 44326c003f feel nervous.’c5aab4702afdbef5

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Taking a deep breath, 8defea966a Evelyn began walking with 258b8c728b her fiancé.d56e045433907db0

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“Eternal glory to the Baltian Empire. I greet Duke and Duchess Valentino.”7fcfa479e7530d77

Evelyn, who 9ef6071a8c respectfully bent c1a0b4cf37 her knees a8bdb3f3d7 in a 2711754084 formal greeting, 940e293c97 felt a e2d897042b small twitch e04c05201a at the 2018754050 corner of ecfaec545a her lips.d14c66cc11d8d65d

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Despite having 1080823088 been engaged 28bbaa7702 to Axion bed2b839d7 for a 18d46ea4c0 long time, 5880497fc2 facing his 608fe7e3f7 parents was 1a330f557a still difficult e9ad1f7189 for her.3470d88126ece570

When she raised her 94ad7c5dae head, she looked at a4d3b5b19f the duke and duchess, e587c3e875 who exuded an extraordinary 2ddfa7052e aura.b17b8e3cfb4e0a79

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Meeting those who were imprinted was never easy, but Axion’s parents were an exception.b776045c05761b2c

They had been close 130b31ab85 even before, and it 39c61cf284 was said they got 605159f2a3 married shortly after their 9b349022db seals manifested.650499ab18d9edd8

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Compared to the original 3c50d4ac2b Axion, who had to 1545695e53 live a life of b77e021a9f pain, his parents were bb1e6eddb8 rather fortunate.15bcf28579bc1e5a

In the 8970725684 moment her c7388bb325 eyes met 4615d0e3bf those of 22ff127249 the duchess, 7fdd720c42 cold sweat 6284c7cfc4 formed on 1e295a145c Evelyn’s forehead.d79d3408a07c3ff8

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‘Did I perhaps make d3e713138b a mistake?’cd754cc1ba69630e

As she 1f456b6e4a nervously wet 2bc7c7e434 her lips 694ed0ee6d at the a9dd3c0743 duchess’s seemingly 38e0acf7ab displeased expression, 119425db80 the duchess da8676e1e4 tilted her ca28145e16 head and 31b89cc263 asked in 74c0424b5f an elegant 7dd1e33ef1 voice:5133f7d16692b489

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“Miss Evelyn, if you don’t like our son, feel free to say so.”360580ba95e7d531

As if to b4edb812cd prove they weren’t 78c27e5749 strangers, the duchess 3242ba6c4b was just as 83f671209c blunt as Evelyn’s e00d2dad17 own mother, and 4a7d86ef57 Evelyn almost bit c510a87b0c her tongue at 3009952d48 her directness.4ba25d124167aae2

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‘Could it be… she 296ff43fa7 knows I want to 4770b12c19 break off the engagement…?’f5f856463ed8d217

Wondering if Axion had 2ee178dbab given them a heads-up, d740501b36 she glanced sideways and c15ae1439e saw him with a 365af44d72 hardened expression.9b47a4c2447f6b20

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Seeing him visibly shaken—which was unlike him—it was clear he hadn’t told his parents anything.66863dbc243427a3

‘Then why would she 46f7ef680b say something like that?’bf910f623229337a

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Not knowing ab27c3fa01 the reason, eb2d2bbfc0 Evelyn nonetheless f45a225f7d responded smoothly, a6d7711f29 as if aad5180f01 following a e8472335e7 set script.691aafbc74b614da

“Of course not. Axion is the Empire’s top bachelor.”27c7365f54d14185

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She didn’t forget to b682396945 smile brightly, appearing completely f4ccd15386 harmless.cc5e69d68529295d

At that, 78bdbd6ca2 the duchess 829ffaf4bf nodded and fb31a818cb gave her aeca45e2bc a serious ffa48128ab look. Then she 6b19e826e8 turned to 558744e852 her son 0a44768d08 and said:97da187676e6efa9

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“Axion, I’m a little disappointed. Is this really the gift you prepared?”b68b3bd2eba62291

“Ahem, dear…”c4a29ce4dd49e53c

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As the f9fa4f6967 atmosphere quickly d40a657a68 turned solemn, 6cd2a4a01b Duke Valentino e62a2b4114 tried to 5412cc38e2 stop his 2435f47f9b wife.8c5e0dd277098d59

Evelyn was just beginning fd14b70e6f to feel relieved that c7a523c0da the duke was present 522654ae8e when—61c56e6ad412637d

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“You stay quiet.”f68bffabd45bdf4d

“Understood.”3945b07dd52d8176

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‘……?’704c29694c5cfeb0

Seeing the duke 787284814f back down without 1c823b3dc8 a moment’s hesitation, 833cd7fbe9 Evelyn’s green eyes 89581fcf49 wavered with confusion.933255409c3cc5c3

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The duchess glanced 54e3ca249e at her son b6bb8fa599 and shook her cda8761620 head.b6733a0321db9a37

“Really. How could you give a bracelet like this as a gift?”c0cddb7e66f1fdf1

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At her words, ff89b8ed3d Evelyn looked down 7b276794c5 at the ruby a724286278 bracelet on her 772e03f793 wrist.6bf23a8dd0fbd950

‘What’s wrong b2ea552744 with it?’4e4006cbf89df6ab

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She knew the 762df0be23 duchess had a 7dd80b296b unique sense of 062af5a34e aesthetics, but this 2a8f5141fd felt like something db4dfc580a on another level—perhaps 1437afb401 divine.b72e4a5ba5fec13c

Before she 5422d92f12 could dwell 7daa9feaf8 on it cdad30265e any longer, 89f601e125 Axion nodded 4749880be3 calmly.5244702e2c9c35e9

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“I suppose I was thoughtless, Mother.”c5de5e11ebc8908e

As Evelyn tried to 9fdaff81dd keep up with the 0426c6d1df baffling exchange between the 8903936d5a Valentino mother and son, 2b9cc46ed0 she swallowed a sigh.5a327b951bc10e47

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She began to think e36cfa0c37 that understanding their conversation 072aa471be might be close to 02b8ade493 impossible.9a664e53e6944710

Watching her f1e3e83a76 stand there e44f4ab8fc blankly, the 06ff652b65 duchess spoke 23d2e5a6ac with a 1bb1ebe38d gentle smile.44f6c354e14ce2ad

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“I’ll invite you to the duchy soon, Miss Evelyn.”39424c1c4a244661

“Y-Yes…?”217c32b8bb32059d

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Caught off guard, 327a8df9f2 Evelyn stuttered, and 2b4000d0af the duchess covered e88e8e9f2b her mouth with b5829da997 a fan as 3c50f58fe3 she added:01279c86b366c4f1

“Let’s just say it’s to make up for my son’s lack of sincerity.”996f842f14aa6867

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The duchess said she a7b846c456 would personally pick out c7c9cb53f0 jewelry that suited Evelyn 49e6a6bb9c and invite her to 9c00599618 choose something appropriate.4ecf2320211d53e3

“That’s really not necessary…”d7f689333c1ad9ef

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Evelyn, already cbc94f522d content with f1690ecae4 the ruby a71d0b547e bracelet, tried a625387285 to decline.de3c3e0cbae264f0

But the moment she 006c74a376 saw the duchess’s serious 30ffdfaf15 gaze, she clamped her 5ddbd0b05a mouth shut.9f4185bf88d88ebc

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“Don’t feel pressured. After all, someday, 9a3a283ed7 everything will be 9a6f641957 yours, Miss Evelyn.”84f20fd711764777

Um… Duchess, that actually b40b6909fe sounds even scarier…15f33085b63051ac

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Flustered, Evelyn shot a 132be5444d sideways glance at her 64a6829c34 fiancé.3304997a43990317

‘Hey—don’t just b9ffe942c1 stand there. Say something!’868a18bdf7d4a8d2

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Sensing her gaze, Axion 3a8dd8483e gave a slight nod, 5dc4054e51 then turned to his e92c3b5c09 mother and spoke.a6c09e433f95b9a0

“You’re making her a3d906c056 feel overwhelmed, you db2ed94102 know.”63f9eed239b6e0d6

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“……?”4bca7b1eaaf17965

Evelyn’s eyes 682ce42eee widened slightly, f26c103f76 and she 052f6768f4 pinched the 696d02efd4 back of 466b58d934 his hand 4bfac22027 without anyone d42e9ba708 noticing.d50c1c6bb7b95c01

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”Why’d ya say it like tha’…?”e00b2235db89db76

Despite her smiling face, 615c10418d her words slipped out 029351101e from between her lips c3a3f6dcd2 with desperate urgency.4d4bdf09e117223d

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Then Axion, keeping 2304b97d96 his calm expression, ab3964ce71 added softly:2018619f5481f72e

“Let’s meet again next time when I’m present.”2e935bcf90401678

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At his words, b379b90007 a satisfied smile 0b35feb67a spread across the b7527e4af5 duchess’s face.3337f685234426bc

“You’re right. I hadn’t thought of that. It would be better to choose together.”04c236cf9dc13cba

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“Understood, Mother.”7662dbb0ab654332

Unable to keep up with the Valentino family’s exchange, Evelyn could only move her lips in silence.8d423bb2c3f37bd7

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