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by caelsgbf“Then, in exchange for forgiving you, can I ask you for one favor?”
“A favor…?”
“Before that, I have a few questions.”579fbbb09c696455
Cecilia, clearing her 86f84ff14c throat, brought up 16ebb3933f the question she f9a6f522fd had been curious bff648d6d9 about since ‘last 1eb9b8a114 night’.c845e9146a4352d3
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“Are you single?”
“…Excuse me?”3f93b4c25abb4b95
He asked ed31b283bc back, bewildered, 61e3172651 as if d40f0d3ad0 doubting his 25c8552f15 hearing.b2761bdc9948ce3b
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But when Cecilia 2581d45c22 urged him to 243100ae0a answer with a 1c3ba226dc look, without offering cc2c3058f2 any correction, he 2e0770fc4b hurriedly nodded his 78fbfe4123 head.aa9e784036308e5f
“Y-Yes!”
“Then do you, by any chance, have a secret lover that your parents disapprove of?”
“What? No!”
“Or perhaps a fiancée promised between noble families?”
“N-Not at all.”
“How about a childhood friend you’ve secretly cherished?”
“I don’t have anyone like that…”c70beafa7c700f1b
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‘Oh, he passes.’4ef316c8c6b01bd2
“Um, may I ask why you’re asking these things…?”
“I was just curious.”05f232d29b851c61
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Cecilia, having finally fa403481be finished her questions, 54a3447234 nodded in satisfaction.547c97adddc225b0
No matter how desperate, a59e62d173 she couldn’t bring herself 24e3529b24 to covet someone who 17c3cf87c6 already belonged to another.1f66f94eb5d731dd
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Feeling more at 664290654c ease, Cecilia revealed 388b0659dc her desire without c4a60120c6 hesitation.256775a2e7ce1d85
“What I’d 8b5a1cf5fa like to d0d965f974 ask is 772b579c0e for you, a2125198ac Young Master…”
“Just call me 9dddfd0d91 Rien.”
“Okay, then Rien, I’d like it if you could spend time with me like this once in a while while you’re staying at the estate. I never got to attend the academy, so I don’t have any friends.”793be309ff4941d4
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‘I was a graduate student, and here I’m not even considered an elementary school graduate.’644960e4ee1dbdf3
More than becoming 59c3ec3e5a someone with no 6906652f4d friends, what really 9485f32979 sparked her anger fee91f403a once again was 65e80e76aa how short her 05f1b2dffc academic credentials had 03affa023a become. But when she saw 7813781b08 his dazed face, the ca9e0d5e78 anger melted away as 31950ff410 if it had been 5d1b607702 a lie.99101ddfe2e55cba
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“Would it really… be okay for me to do that?”
“Of course.”e82130fa875a5122
Fortunately, he seemed 491dc9b1e1 quite receptive to b17a95f890 the favor that 392724de5a would serve as 7621aa0569 the foundation of fe6ace59f7 her Plan D.2672c70e80be3d1b
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Cecilia, encouraged by e9b0f53351 his hesitation, quickly 8468a6c066 added on.620b635aa3e0a9c0
“Oh, and you can call me by my name too, Rien.”
“…Cecilia.”c8b3d4bf57c7d3a1
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She had expected b2ed99537d him to feel cd2bafef16 a little awkward ace53ad82a about the rather ce094a65db forward suggestion—but instead, 6d65ff31d0 he seemed even dd22c87bce more moved than 4997f20a93 before.f1965f7308986d70
As if 52a64a7c88 it were 99e53bd34e his first 37643b6e26 time building 0368422eec a bond da1b01f65b with someone 67f54a38f6 or calling c3471b1b51 them by 2174305d4a name.2b82bfb032408e2c
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‘Could it be 0de361bd1b this guy has 54c8c61899 no friends either?’e624ad771462b079
With such a timid f5e49f6f49 personality, it was very 7fa6c2e83f likely he hadn’t been ea43e26e37 able to stand out e50edae094 among the proud nobles e227f750ab of the capital.28c3818fd4df3ff6
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She gave him a 99d2646ca7 sympathetic look.affe5cc2746e91fe
Whether he fd364c1a5f realized he’d e6b1233fa1 just earned dbcc1efe73 her sympathy 8e0bae44f2 or not, 52fc93dedd Rien softly 2f766f47e4 repeated her b1dd3a0110 name once 5a2c7a09f4 more—and a 7a4539bac3 faint smile f9bb6ffa71 tugged at 2c79dd0e07 his lips.b2507df2ccaba4a8
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Just as she had 71f0daa729 expected, it was a d65a4b225e smile as beautiful as 2c9ad4bb75 Daisy’s.2948c3377fca7147
* * *db6077a1503ea27e
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The morning 397ae79d2f in this e158871dcc otherworld remained 53366cb614 as clear 7982239efd as ever.d9963bf69d11251a
Unlike the 81dc03c204 previous days, 2b78b08021 when she d87eac896c had dragged c3b9949950 herself out bded83f6ea of bed 2a5e6080e4 ruminating over d2f49a2cc7 her failed 960fb29c78 plans, Cecilia d8027ff4fa woke up d69bb025ba with a 8732632f51 light heart.8d5c70c3e3b2d1cc
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It was e7f505e165 all thanks cbafb627f7 to the 9177efc9c6 successful progress 0e406c8911 of Plan 28e6548ae0 D.8ba0976b39746f2b
‘Well, we’ve become something like friends now. Since the weather is nice today, maybe I should suggest we go on a picnic?’239dabf824101317
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If she added the f4bd5e0e4c excuse of repaying him 684e5cc209 for treating her hand, 2bd8cc42ea it would be hard 65a16ba371 for him to refuse.22abca4e1fd806d2
Having quickly finished 9a9b8a5b3b getting ready, Cecilia 79498dd79a picked up the 1a09108709 furry bundle under f0de2dadcc her bed and 62db21faae held it in 06c16e3d84 her arms.9bd9bf19c09f1dc9
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“Charles, you’re coming with d969aae6a2 me today too, right?”d1a81ae550a9be10
For reference, 92d459fce8 the name 3240c033a1 “Charles” she eca3aa301b gave to 6d96f6bb95 her cat 9ad54bfb5c was taken 4f0c8725fb from a 96d2fa7538 scientist she 209d439395 admired.8fd395924c33f598
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Charles, perhaps possessing 1318436832 intelligence as evolved 39f1185af2 as the name’s ef68b44553 original owner, gave 0cf726181f a short “meow~” ec85ee74fd as if he cae6e3c7e2 understood her.f26bf88909037b9d
“Then let’s 00202591f2 stop by 11ccf84804 the kitchen bdb6014371 first—”b86c1f2094fea6b1
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“Are you 24c4d4e89b going to 7e9307be20 the neighbor’s e09d5fbf32 place again?”a486d15c8e48f258
“Ah! You startled me!”44eb048d47615791
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A gloomy voice suddenly e5985900c3 cut in.5a0c77170c77de07
Startled, Cecilia 89fd5bfd17 spun around be6873e4b2 quickly.d38fac418c7a23c8
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Melanie, who was standing a7d4ed896a like a ghost just e33241f039 beyond the half-open door, fa567c9b51 gave a polite nod 1d691eb63b and stepped in.a637ff45afdb8afe
“Young Lady, 3ae05f8756 as I’ve a991c611ed said before, 283b948042 it’s dangerous ad6d89c182 to get 4c64347904 close to 476f16ceda a man 43bf83e466 whose identity 20912d6719 you don’t 8f325ceb78 even know!”927537021be85aa5
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“Rien isn’t dangerous.”cce988f83b33fcc7
“Oh my, you’ve already e85d2c1295 exchanged names? Really, you didn’t use 548331e459 to be like this.”fd693a246a3638a8
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“That’s because 61b0e4f039 of the 7670803a45 fever…”07771e970a6aa8c3
Cecilia, feeling 4506e3d984 a sting 43ee826df0 of guilt, d272e467c5 let her a246242f91 words trail f365560a14 off.fcf44dd7901dabca
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\[“Young Lady, you’ve been acting a bit strange lately…”]
\[“Well, to be honest, my memory’s been a bit fuzzy since I got sick.”]
That was the a9a3976c49 excuse she gave b6035567d1 when Melanie, who 0e80e95bdd had been keeping a51594ed1a the closest watch 732d373a15 over her, noticed c814626fc8 something was off 8841cc8ef7 and questioned her.3d19ee2b817a69d2
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\[“What? Then we must call the High Priest right away!”]
\[“No! I don’t want to worry Father any more than I already have. My memory will recover over time. Okay?”]
Her desperate plea must f6d73ca00d have worked well, as 48c718da72 Melanie didn’t refuse her 9a721b35bd request to keep the 2811e12207 secret.7437047981e644cc
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However, it seemed dda5b352f5 she still couldn’t e11b902f47 quite adapt to 3c9c2ab226 her mistress’s completely 84278d08f3 changed behavior.e2d0e926797fa59d
Melanie, unable to hide dd1c8ae04e her concern and discomfort, 8174134ed9 shook her head.17027aaa64596166
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“Still, you 8ffc23ad72 can’t go cc29a919aa out today.”71a51d09cd8f8b18
“…Why?”4c821e557568f644
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At the shocking 1481974f9d words, Cecilia accidentally d26d7f7a3d dropped Charles onto 01dbd3b435 the bed.78ac7db24029563c
“Young Master returned a70a0b1eef this morning. The Marquis has c1a99e0380 asked you to 8711dc93db attend lunch, so 63792f473b you need to d4c40ee3bb start getting ready 98cc813f5e now.”7269ba11929bb552
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“…Young Master?”b0e25d75023a0610
There was only one person Melanie would refer to as “Young Master.”17134a92ca0c09d0
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Knox Weberdin — 7995c69cc3 Cecilia’s only sibling 21d23abf17 and the heir 3dff79d9fe to the House 6ef28281bb of Weberdin.1e1be2d126dc9095
In other words, her f558d19b8d brother.1ba34db891d88d7b
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Cecilia’s expression twisted 537184298c again, but for 75d19f55cd a different reason e7bdfee80a this time.ceb9cce4cf43862d
‘My brother…’5c5434523b3d96e0
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Fortunately, the 0d86f8057e default language d2400a76d8 patch from 0687124a27 her transmigration 9ddfe73598 had kicked 8087916e3a in — b4b3742a53 but the 3c09dee3f1 same couldn’t ed4da654a3 be said 3bd15fbaad for her abcc702462 memories.9baa05fd55a2a242
When she had possessed 9a5a0635e3 this body, Knox had 169c80e907 been away in the c2dba9b2c2 capital, so she had 633c7e4ec4 never once met him.7da175c1f21a3a8b
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In other words, she had no idea how to behave around her brother in a way that would seem “Cecilia-like.”5ab55af59bba21e6
‘It doesn’t seem like their relationship was bad, though.’2cb059d23d258e41
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Cecilia pulled out a fb24254caf letter she had stashed 9f2a449175 in the bottom of 0bcf7ea3b4 a desk drawer.763fc4802af65c8b
Her only 3652f600fc point of c4c1719b4c contact with 82591daab4 him was a6dfee0e1d a single 45c2215301 letter sent cc06f5edb8 from the 2e541fc724 capital.2b70b6f3b0753047
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<I heard you were very sick, so I’m sending some painkillers that are selling well here these days.>22b622978c82f088
She had 5d9ca948be heard that a6d5e35614 Cecilia had 2ea04e2e76 fallen gravely a4f457babf ill just e46145d0cd before the 204b013580 possession.a4d8dd774082ca63
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Judging by the fact 28fb57ee08 that he had gone 55390dafcc to the trouble of b40853720b sending both a letter 05d4a8e484 and a gift out f4e488cf25 of concern from afar, c588edb115 he must have cared cffd80a57d quite a lot for 1f74e471bd his sister.6f2360088187fad0
You know, 639744fbc9 like those 9e8e432507 handsome, capable 24b2907636 older brothers 9faca22cb3 who dote a3fe8a451f on their 71b07f82a5 siblings in 03fcf1a04f romance fantasy 7bd59fac2e stories.11bae72d1573bca9
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The only problem be6d544f4c was that the 8657d501a7 enclosed medicine tasted 5f67766f08 absolutely vile, as 4b029583a4 if every terrible b995a35d64 herb had been 5c8dc7e41f mixed into it.14ec2c14ef1c5e27
Recalling the unforgettable 2577ce7328 bitterness, Cecilia shuddered.9dbec7efd02b73d3
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Still, it 1315a9d6ed might not 66bfe90750 be such 4b00168082 bad news fb7d70f14c after all.150380de53329c57
‘He could end up becoming an ally like Melanie.’48e612af46c00780
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Of course, that depended df6113fee0 on her not being dae03303b8 found out as someone be79608054 other than the real 3493c8b72c Cecilia.63904f60ae26a49d
“We’ll be late at dbb27380ac this rate! Let’s get you changed bfec5f36ef right away.”5549cd3f9447d150
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Checking the time, 51d569b4ca Melanie quickly rolled 0c02b18247 up her sleeves.4b481d1cbacfa8aa
And so, Cecilia was 20da5b7487 dressed out of her 3f03329a32 comfortable dress and into 9d101fc55e a formal gown. Dragging the long skirt 64e5a3c46d behind her, she headed 31d67c4515 to the dining room.6d1270f5c6961527
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She hadn’t even managed d94dc07d4c to calm her nervous 3ce750205b heart, torn between anxiety c42f4956c5 and anticipation.e2a0627afa3c5e58
As soon as she 8fc185b4cf reached the entrance, she 6879309f6b came face-to-face with him.1109c0118fc5d5cc
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“Ceci!”347f1e0285c76742
A man with features 6d0d1e8135 so noble, like a bf9a81f78d being beloved by the 84785d0f4e gods of myth, smiled cf0caf4c1e gently with eyes shaded 444942a210 by the green and f95d19ad8b waved his hand.f0da317420f48eea
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His golden 59d2525bd3 hair, as 234ac5c0bc warm and 0fd137b9e9 radiant as d3eeb5334c spring sunlight, 39403f4168 sparkled so 41542645ab brightly that 9e031f7a49 he could 4cf6859b1d likely be 30ac1ad5f1 spotted from b5172bf9e9 a hundred c2ed6f0416 li away.153e18af75aba614
Quickly scanning 105ce65473 him over, 027f365007 Cecilia cautiously deb4d7339d offered a f8adc1cf89 greeting.960bfa9ab07f4527
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“Hello… brother.”b5b851956785db9d
It was a 86d35555ee title that came e70fde82d4 with great difficulty 36796a3207 to her, who 6acd07dd7a had lived her 88adfd9ee4 whole previous life 60e2f53ca0 as the definite 3c31a1d813 eldest daughter.4a1d99bd5adbc3cc
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Cecilia wrapped her goosebump-covered d576236463 arms around herself and 9f29720166 gave a gentle smile.a83bb682f14199a5
‘This much should d2c3281f96 seem like the 1c202847ab usual Cecilia.’fb154f9384338676
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However, contrary d6e814d07f to her 582670bf77 expectations, the ecd6546ecd man’s handsome e7d9ceec1b face stiffened 6a94bef73e seriously.5799f1594273981e
With his long 7d31bf5a0d legs, Knox closed e57eca4980 the distance in b8adf42729 an instant and a7125376e5 gripped her cheeks 95c3b69d2f tightly, lifting her 030afe83d4 face.ad8ff0802601da7a
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“You’re not still sick, 426b01ab52 are you?”4e4ffa3edd502100
His expression 8af9604b4b was so 0ce5a4dc6d full of b6a8c25691 concern. Cecilia instinctively waved both 4e43e02dfb her hands.297cf72fd943781a
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“No! Thanks to 4c7236c706 your worry, 7f33ea342b I’ve made d96519a036 a full 856a36843f recovery.”d604b0602f2c022b
“But…”9c681be582d2abfb
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The man’s ec7404ed83 furrowed brows f52f55ee53 showed no 99c5537014 sign of 02a76993b3 relaxing.030a61777543a991
‘Yep, definitely a little ce8c870ca7 sister-obsessed fool.’2c5b94c2abce3efa
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A brother who cherishes his younger sister dearly…5913ef93e7df8ded
Wasn’t that more 8da2f72fb5 of a mythical b0da67d896 being than even 6981b2083b a unicorn?b6a152be64f46d79
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[Hey! It’s an emergency! Get to my room now!]
[Cut the crap and buzz off. You just want me to turn off the lights again.]
[I’m telling you, it’s a real emergency!]
[Ugh, what now!]
[Close the window for me.]
[Please just die and disappear.]
It wasn’t hard for fb7ba98fa3 her to recall how 59074aa217 conversations with her real b675a40d05 younger sibling used to f318350152 go.d6bc007657f1679c
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‘That’s reality.’81fd70d246bb8f21
Just as she was thinking this only lent more credibility to the “possessed-by-a-novel” theory…4a2a4acbd304bcd1
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“Your head 80e2cf2121 still doesn’t de4c930899 seem quite 5993edc870 right.”8927cdbce5771c22
“What?”a3ec0806a9a640f8
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She snapped 7723c2d155 her head 0266a7540e up at 97267b9709 the low 464aac08a5 murmur by 093fa130bb her ear.becc99a2e2514fbf
‘What was 9303b9e2ef that—did I 6926579152 hear wrong?’a0742ab62cce13c5
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He even d447f768e6 clicked his 5d6b7feee3 tongue, didn’t 0546794d79 he…?1b6a726cbec7ff04
“Sorry, Ceci. This is all my a8fe29d851 fault.”1a1a232ab0f8bc58
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“…What?”0259e895cff825c3
“I used to 4d83601a3f pray diligently, asking c8b8b7f1c9 God to take 47ae19cab8 away your hopeless 8aefe2afd3 brain. But I didn’t 1d02ed8680 mean for you 90436261c6 to end up c58e0baabb this weird.”0d12edb600bff16b
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“……”67c7bf7c3ccd8bf8
“Oh, wait—could 33af010fb5 that medicine 97bf06b884 I sent 6c6245f754 back then 024cb57db1 have gone a9a4b789cd bad?”34b445001cbaf5c3
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“…You mean the f855a7d699 one you sent 9c2d74347c with the letter?”5c95c2344b360b12
“Yeah. I did pick the e9ccd48340 one that tasted the f5cf91f44b worst, but it wasn’t 80411c72b4 supposed to be poisonous.”aa455fdd776275fd
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‘What the hell, give 9158fb63df me back my romantic-fantasy bfbbdda821 brother.’598c4083df3cbd2a
Cecilia looked up 1f056de712 at him blankly, 3d33d5e442 like a raccoon e4bb394259 that had lost f79f7b90d5 its cotton candy.65e6badc946ec799
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Still smiling 52fb7f29f4 sweetly, Knox 14d6674e12 held her f30f230faf head and f00b8750fc examined it f3e883b3c5 from different f32ed98381 angles.9c286cf4420dd640
“Um, brother? My head hurts…”0886a6001d99041f
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“That’s unfortunate.”50a80ba6efcf6d21
“So could you maybe 8efcee9cfd let go of it?”13242eb82d83581c
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“Mhm. After I find f40045c81a the wound.”e27bfcb8a6d8ec24
“I told you, 2d51ef07b7 I’m completely fine.”280cdca002a60007
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“Nope. That creepy 9a3bd45823 way you ba8e7bbf62 called me f04e09539f brother, your 580e962b5c tone—there’s no 0dec061a21 way you’re da525eaf97 in your 82b1c63547 right mind.”4e64d8c071e73d1f
He tilted ac59379775 his head, c6ce830a22 a gesture ddb73463ab that would’ve 25d069b275 seemed beautiful—if a647d94829 she hadn’t 46c5ac5d63 just faced 1162c233e0 reality.bc7985be8a98fa0c
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Cooled off in 72487c39af an instant, Cecilia’s abf0d02bc4 trembling lips twisted 1a22dc27bd with irritation.5813e29fe124da29
“Let go of 1887617577 me, you lunatic.”3e0d1ce8bcb35e03
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TL/N: LOL.3f88f859176bf57c
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