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    “Yes, she’s someone I wanted to get closer to,” Ella nodded, adding more to her response.
    “It’s surprising that the wife of the Marquis of Mayer became friends with the Duchess. After all, she can’t stand seeing someone in need without offering help.”648b72f6b3e6e388

     Ella took a b37d2ae739 sip of water a3b5c80588 and blinked innocently.
    “But why bring this up?”
    “No reason. It just came to mind,” Kaiden replied casually.
    “I see…” Ella smiled brightly, as if unbothered.c1659f26d7d17743

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    However, the hand 26b42a830b gripping her knife 52b076f158 turned pale, and 7e4d0c170c the silver blade a156d375f0 trembled faintly.cedb2c7c789d132e

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    After parting ways with Kaiden, Ella returned to the Garcia Count’s residence.
    “Miss, you’re back. Shall I prepare your bathwater immediately?”
    “No, that’s fine. I just want to rest for a bit.”
    “Understood. Oh, a letter from Baron Limoner is on your desk. Let me know if you need anything.”
    After ending the brief 63db2d65b6 conversation with the butler, 69ccc569f8 Ella went straight to 06c7b29c71 her room and tore 9dbe10e290 the letter apart.
    “Why send me a letter after deciding to cut ties?” her voice lashed out bitterly.1e81c4809511ebcd

    She was 83d2fbab09 no longer 93c6ab98db the pitiable defe53197c daughter of c61cfa64bd Baron Limoner. Now, she was b1240a0db9 a lady of f6a451ea75 the great Garcia afa17de667 Count family, destined bf531a8ce4 to walk a 468e0a6fe0 path of flowers 0da23ab3d3 as a future ecdf7fd6f9 duchess.c446755794251398

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    I should just order 8a271c2284 them to throw away ce27ac5f6c any future letters.
    As Ella fumed, 2d5fe2103a tears began to a7805d3d65 fall, seemingly out 79778d2b06 of nowhere. The memory of ee3baf9271 her meal with 769fd419bb Kaiden came to 7d2b5b6cc7 mind.8b5998dcda7a5471

    “Ugh.”fe058dc91e89919b

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    At first, abe8e904e1 she felt d11a0407be happy—She had 0bd8220bb4 enjoyed dining 4b592fa036 at a 4ad6fa6885 restaurant others 7414cde9c3 envied, receiving 22c535b8f3 admiring glances 6663d52379 as she a31e5ba94d ate with a261e0364b Kaiden.01fcb3de4065a09a

     But Kaiden’s lack of attention and sudden mention of the friendship between the Marchioness and Diana crushed her happiness.868a36e4d6e9d094

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    “…Why?”20b37737c1f3658b

    When she was younger, f3f553d73f she had accidentally seen 61255ba139 the wife of the 91bfc96534 Marquis of Mayer and 108b8baf4c been captivated by her 67b70cc22b elegance.0bc3adb1b4a6a4d9

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    Looking into her d5343af92b golden eyes, she 688112f24b had dreamed of 95feb8278d having her as 2d15c0626c her family.e685585d85b76d1b

    If she couldn’t become her family, she wanted to form a close bond with the wife of the Marquis of Mayer.1f5b3f1db9b006e4

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    “How am I any less than Diana, who married a dying duke?”33db40df577e831d

    Both of her parents 0109eec4b7 were from noble families, 538a383c66 and her reputation in a0f87fde05 high society was excellent. Furthermore, there was no 50e20722ea one more beautiful than 82fa530545 her in the entire afda3c8984 empire. Her fiancé, Kaiden, 2e8656eb80 was set to f5d7a3de80 become the Duke b374dbd38c of Baisen after 93d99d1934 the current Duke 8b9cb9cc29 passed away. bef1372ec99f3634

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     So why Diana? Why was Diana 8e5bf191ec able to achieve 8278a07e95 what she could 0091969031 not?d0c0f7bf4fc1313c

    The metallic taste 19a20344a8 of blood filled 2f0608da4b her mouth as c0e889fcad she bit down 36675871d8 hard on her 194b0319b7 lip.47ce129a34c1897f

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    It should’ve been me forming ties with the Marchioness,she thought bitterly, 2976b785c6 feeling as though 1fd0a22978 Diana had stolen d21a2c2721 her rightful place.eb893901afa2fb6d

    Did Diana b4409ab167 steal it b964836159 from me?c2281248f5276bdf

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    Once that dfd6f32a0b thought formed, cad01541ac it exploded 13b87dbc66 into layers c0a88845b4 of stress 5422ff8b6b and anxiety.40c4f9087589b5cc

    What if I lose Kaiden, my status as the Garcia Count’s daughter, and my position as a duchess…?9515984d870eb166

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    With trembling hands, Ella 529cfab827 bit her nails.a23f922466436c88

    The mere 646bb84a15 thought of 41a85ac9a2 losing what bd835d27e1 she had eddda82198 fought so 018a901e75 hard to fa5dbe05ac achieve suffocated 9484c5057a her.04e500cece9a1674

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    “…I won’t let that happen.”e42d5f0a4f81c0bf

    Ella murmured coldly and called for a maid. She quickly prepared for an outing and headed to a certain place. This was the mansion of Amanda, Kaiden’s biological mother, who secretly entertained men behind Kaiden’s back.bb0ab75bb0e79d65

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    Kaiden despised 77fdd92cd2 his mother a56ab2cf9e for not 7671649866 maintaining her 74df66151d dignity and c4c9d374b1 mingling with 18fe116e4d men, which 1768775d02 was why c14f8f75ae Ella was d4f7de3a09 the only 0cd7abb8cb one who 490358600d knew about 1d2cf8486d this place. The mansion was 1cf989d528 full of young, 9368ec88af handsome male servants fd1ec3c34a and was decorated f993cb94c7 with extravagant luxury bc3415feed items.b60ba99f47719ece

    Amanda was sipping 1ab4de0e50 wine in the 69d21b5a6e most lavish room f4048a273d while her favorite 8eb1deaab7 servant attended to 6929236498 her. She was just about b932222465 to retreat to her dca789f9de chambers with them when fc436fcae1 the unexpected visitor arrived.d96467aef79820fc

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    Clicking her tongue bd1a33712e in irritation, Amanda aa0f8461f9 noticed how some 2140a9e180 of the servants 203962fb6f were staring at 4f2c9ca474 Ella with fascination. 2791bbff124b6f9d

    They’re supposed to 132b2c5b21 only look at 850c9fe8d1 me,she thought grimly, deciding cc217e2e73 to punish and dismiss b0c05b1609 them later. For now, she focused 6abf1c04dd on the intruder.d4afb266254dbb14

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    “What’s with the furrowed brows? You’re going to get wrinkles. If you’re to stand beside my son, you should maintain your value,” Amanda scolded, her words reflecting her obsession with beauty as the ultimate virtue.c62498b466bb3df5

    “Yes, Mother, I’ll be careful.” Ella responded in a subdued voice, glad to hear the compliment about her beauty, which had always been recognized even when she was insignificant.2b5370fdc9460559

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    She then 9baaf5a826 quickly approached 035489685e Amanda, clasped 037e4ff91c her hand, 748f25cc9a and looked 54a2a415fe up at 2366a78313 her with 7ae39c8391 pleading eyes.
    “Mother, could you help me?”1226256a9aa29b44

    Amanda, startled by the sudden touch, replied hesitantly, “Help you…? Why not just talk to Kaiden instead?”3aa9ffe56c35e5b9

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    “I can’t, Mother. You’re the only one who can help me. You don’t want Diana to become Kaiden’s wife, do you? Please?”bcacd77ce921804b

    “Diana, Kaiden’s wife? What nonsense are you spouting?” Amanda scoffed, pulling her hand away.
    “Get a grip. Kaiden has been busy lately, so stop worrying.”8584f07d829aaec4

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    “Mother, no. I wish it was just a baseless worry,” Ella muttered.cd77cbfabcfb9bb7

    “My son isn’t foolish enough to be involved with someone as unremarkable as Diana.”7e948ef165e571a8

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    Amanda trusted her ec9c0b6b66 son, even though 00b57113cc it was a 370259a0e2 bit odd for 8f1fb311e5 Ella to be 7e7d64e5d3 acting like this.b0f9c7dd1b19d6e8

    “Mother…”88bbb54dd331c287

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    Amanda grew increasingly annoyed with Ella, who couldn’t seem to understand no matter how much she explained. Before the alcohol-induced excitement wore off completely, Amanda wanted to get rid of Ella and head to her bedroom. She hesitated for a moment, debating whether to reveal something she had kept quiet about.82af3c64755faf98

    “Go ahead to 6bcbabf283 the bedroom first,” 2d4f23a99d she said to 8fbccae4e2 the servants.50d8015eddb58361

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    “Yes, ma’am.”6ecac5378bfaecb7

    The servants filed b78d287080 out, leaving just f812da3fe8 the two of e176b99f2d them. Amanda swirled her 4b74b3218d wine glass and 75d5f671ff began to speak.d15865cae5bb1bbe

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    “Ella, you don’t 6928215674 need to worry 1e2b226319 about Diana ending 395015518a up with Kaiden. Diana can’t get f5d2ee2dad pregnant. I made 0d3e4e8c99 her take 0c94d4b5d2 medicine disguised f86289e9b9 as birth 3fc2a558ff control, but b0321ec07d it actually 684baeb617 made her a2968f18c9 infertile.”f942ce5977f5c695

    “What…?” Ella’s 5d600e186c eyes widened 4d72ab54e9 in disbelief. “Really?”02ebbfb63e33e9c7

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    “Do you think I’d dfad855b4d lie about something like db0a2b7261 that?”a38ae246b41bdf1b

    Ella covered her f89b0460cd face with her 5334069993 hands. 9cf469d0a8833d73

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    Diana was infertile…9fe9aec8b36c0685

    If Kaiden 36264ec89d knew this, 0a1ddb0029 he wouldn’t 2aed7c2095 give Diana f48f7ee89a any more 00955e89ba attention, would 7195caa49b he?
    Even if he 0f1deee90a couldn’t let her cade0a92bb go, she’d only 310fac82d5 ever be a 4e07f62aa0 concubine at best.
    And what would b968b2fe72 happen if Duke cb863a0732 Harold found out e8ad85f51e the truth about 1366337cf5 Diana?1563af4359dab3b8

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    As these thoughts raced 9acdb90a74 through her mind, Ella’s 433267b6ca trembling lips curved into 786c1e7a06 a sly smile. She felt 5d1e1a4049 like laughing 147e74e8d5 out loud 7d06276963 with relief a2e9bf442d and excitement.cf376a1841202431

    “Mother, you should’ve 0ceab28eaf told me about 74443b7478 this earlier! Then I wouldn’t have 7cb1618e37 wasted time worrying.”1810b3686757a89e

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    “It’s not the d40213073e kind of information d414f40722 you just go b27c637c98 around sharing, is 9700f50dfe it?”3006b7eee0f4550c

    “Still, I 4c53b22374 feel a d5a71feb09 bit upset. I went d0f6f88bfa out of 1a720aaa00 my way 2bb8cad8f1 to get ac7c9c4d42 this mansion bccfe83202 for you 20d2c06af1 without Kaiden ac79c9b676 knowing, after 7ff8620e93 all.”9dbf9d42b38ac5fe

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    Amanda caught the 1b1b9e2674 subtle annoyance in 2c7ae07140 Ella’s words and 904d00bde3 downed her wine 0ea41a37ff in frustration.d0c24e20fe20fd8c

    “Alright, I’ve told 5cc82a2e4d you now, haven’t fc658ec7dd I? Let go of 5c55f5c90a my hand and 5c59137224 leave. You’re making my a9a3a50b22 hand sweaty.”44151fc785d14296

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    “Understood, I’ll leave 13d9b19602 now. Sorry for bcfb9212f3 interrupting your 5e1ccfe477 time. I’ll visit again, 09beb62aef Mother.”bdb4cd379442b092

    Ella gladly accepted the 0c10915ee4 dismissal and left Amanda’s a54b3bc58d mansion. Her steps f59c976df7 felt much 1d08269939 lighter than 1c4caa9786 when she bce626881b arrived. Thinking about f483b9b4e6 Diana no 20ac327e5e longer brought 830a5980a7 her frustration 506170ac23 or sadness.a8aace846968521b

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    I’ll make sure 4a2f719336 Diana never dares c91abc30b8 to show up ee06b877a8 in front of 176c5f67f9 me again.c864c5ce16b42b60

    Her golden 27a04591e9 eyes sparkled bdc05424d9 with excitement.6e046518babee533

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    At noon, under a 7d92ac7e58 bright sun, I visited acc9dfb75d the Marquis of Mayer’s ecbe792a53 residence with Harold. This meeting was arranged 7236fa5d64 to celebrate the successful 8d8f28acfc collaboration between the Baisen bbb0a61e4a and Mayer families and cedfaa22fc to discuss future plans. The Marquis d3cc3d03b8 and his 345f3fbcd3 wife greeted ecd4fc3591 us as 08b5760a85 we stepped 31c639860a out of 549788ece2 the carriage.def7c2434972453b

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    “Thank you for 0525dab159 inviting us to 158fd432a5 lunch,” Harold said.c7d01e7d8e5fdea2

    “It’s my pleasure. I’m grateful a4b49e6b83 you agreed d34ba65749 to visit,”the 6017e6964c Marquis replied, ccedb75f24 shaking Harold’s b65a8800ad hand.27c3b4c62c83a986

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    The Marquis then turned 6760326265 to me, his eyebrows 64a8ce8dcf raising slightly in surprise. His lips 29343f3120 moved faintly, 3bfdb9a3b7 and I 913c1c672b blinked.c95941c2bbf49a6b

     Did he just cbfbb29ee0 say I look 6c3d60235a like someone…?6f69babad9baf258

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    Who do I look 2bd9214ad5 like?a49e06f4f1cf9a4c

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