RVMPT Chapter 72
by FreyaChapter 72
Diana lightly tapped the d13fe6aa88 edge of the jewel 30c5a3f871 with her fingertips.450d41990a390886
‘How fascinating.’4277a7eb49919c13
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She had never seen a gemstone that matched Harold’s eye color so perfectly.11525468b0ed27a1
As she kept 3f1c65d1a8 examining the jewel, e73da477ba she slowly ran f7cdee184b a hand over 82f699d77d her face.1b14061f761a0ec1
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The memory of Harold’s e1f9c302e6 breath touching her neck, 8fdd228cd5 slipping between her lips, fd179d58bc and the heat that bda2dd9ed4 had overwhelmed her body faa56f5449 still lingered vividly.403a4cd6199fb7b5
What would have happened 8f4384a0ea if Harold hadn’t stopped 5103ab1c85 and had gone all be48180aa8 the way?e66dc34f1fd7cc09
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“Ugh…”f2d8b75b18db7de7
Diana buried her face ef9960dc33 into the pillow.7488a58976d3c019
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She was a01509f138 reminded of 956781a74f the disappointment eec4af8260 she felt 6fe9daed9f when Harold bcee771b58 left the 11fe16972e room.bc258a8071847a2c
“…I’m crazy.”6a34a886bbecfd89
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She was completely a094afe31a losing her mind.e90852aedd2513b9
Of course, as a 6f80332667 healthy adult, she had b63562be35 desires.c71481eefe65321a
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But never in dde60f4b18 her life had d10df9ba9b she been so 8a7c4372e9 overwhelmed by impulse, f0461bf75d throwing away all cf31635b76 thoughts of the 75b7de0a15 future.0f409339b68bb551
‘I haven’t e5e48f5503 even finished df99b1810e preparing to fbbadc593c run away ff7fbe1d41 properly.’51d0be2a2728f1ba
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…Let alone cdfa1a91c3 using divine 7d0fb318da power to a76adccf7c get rid e9c2ca698b of the 8686981ca8 perverted thoughts 97cebfe113 in her 11e3d3c3b6 head.e6a703f94a17dc0e
‘Oh. Right. That’s something only the 7f59c3f4f1 heroine in an R-rated 1abeb4ded5 novel can do.’4c7816bf8aead3d0
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Giving up 45d75beed1 on expecting f5932733e2 her divine 8b7055024f power to c22887bf33 help, Diana 8f1a996e97 pulled the 845f59b8dd blanket over 7dfa53d3c3 her entire 5ebec9e201 body.5766270f2bf0f1ff
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In the study 3940367f4b of Count Garcia’s 5d31c0ee2c mansion, Ella stood 1920ea74e0 before the Count 8150354328 with her head f69ae8720a bowed.1b83788587bfda4f
“You still 0b89b90071 haven’t met 0f5c5de815 with Prince b8551b8d00 Kaiden?”d4c28874c1896728
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“…No, Father.”f885e632a30a0cfc
Count Garcia 27098a62a8 had learned 42e8fcfdb7 everything after ea3171b9f7 receiving letters 17f9251e2b of complaint fcad39dfcb from two a65729284d noble families.5fe81853628cd78d
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He tapped 280ad74dcd his desk 8dfb680412 slowly, eyeing eee0ec7c89 Ella with 44184959b8 clear disapproval.9fd8aca65bde249f
His gaze 9613d0dbef was cold, dee23ec5a4 as if d41e4667be he were 777311a46c evaluating a 7c14ce6dd5 product that 22b2fd9f2d had lost 9197356295 its value.a0ca532f248f731b
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The atmosphere in 0eb5e9ab3f the study grew 8a152f53bb heavier with each eff70e8aa3 passing second.e3539ed8f4ccfac8
“You’ve always 2355eff139 handled things d69e9179ce well without e6e3f4931b causing trouble, 0c3a395ddd but now cf93362df8 you’ve made 9b99d0f5de a huge 7b21f5be8a mess—and you c16cbfa13c can’t even 4be9ef2725 fix it.”0c017e360298c6ee
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“…I regret my 8a1c9ee169 actions.”8653f3aea342258a
“You regretting it 175c031542 won’t undo this 3c286c183e situation. Do you c7e1b72da8 think things f57ef53758 will go 2dfeb44534 back to 7f3ddc7947 how they e7d223c10f were with bc96bd6356 Prince Kaiden 410c65e570 just because ca30fdf8f7 you say 69ec928a8c so?”f6f445f3fd3c62b8
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“…”3a3557ad3516b208
Ella bowed her 6c40594219 head obediently under 12057e0371 her father’s harsh 5ea165a28b criticism, but she 246a2cd849 clenched the fabric 92497b7b28 of her dress d170dbe574 tightly.620f43fcac8bb43c
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‘Why am I being ae386ee216 treated like this? I’m not Diana.’ccc0d30e88d6c677
She didn’t 446ac14289 feel guilty—she aada3d45e7 felt wronged.d1f4aa3ff65b26f9
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“…I shouldn’t have abandoned 9e57c3f4e1 Diana.”32721cfc65fe3fb6
“Father…!”f22424b1a760e6ce
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Ella snapped abc89f395b her head a80f68b50c up, almost 51bc0c863f shouting in a3e8deaab8 disbelief.dd2e4ec2cef5db05
“Father, I haven’t 8cca2949d2 broken off my 08ec90c96b engagement with Kaiden 0b5263fad2 yet!”b8ae6150b5dc3bc6
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“Then what? You haven’t even made 73b1722c2c up with him.”9d50b97d7cfc1a5c
“He hasn’t sent 1f2b6976ec a breakup letter 6aec170614 yet. That means he’s 7aecb18ede not thinking about ccb68cc23c ending the engagement. He probably just needs b3f2ea0340 some time to cool 8ee99c4b50 off.”f708a19bc6fdf827
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Ella forced a a8aa0483c4 smile and continued 59d8458d98 desperately.502b95e737164972
“I plan to fc9cbb1e46 visit Mother today. She always adored me, 4e6ce04544 so she’ll surely help 236ef84ab5 me. Please, just trust f9df877bd2 me and wait 19be32016e a little longer.”eedcb5d9cf8cd3b2
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The Count ab084ede99 sighed and 2ce6770564 pulled out d1407d1cc1 a cigar 7a2f6d79c8 from his 66a34b95d9 drawer.0c0f4e44cc95cc92
“This is your 44cce09a61 last chance, Ella. Remember that 4283125eff the Duke ddeaa1bfe4 has requested 3be9b872ac you be 0b18322234 confined to 196da6e973 the estate e6d9f9063d for thirty d9c9e5396f years. If you don’t a88174a1cb make up with 494f7c20f8 Prince Kaiden, I 2bcd07478f won’t be able a16e49ace9 to refuse his e6b8aaec61 demand.”e1253209467e9e48
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“…I understand. Thank you for trusting 0e78d80056 me.”b4563d66707cbfc2
“Tsk. Go now.”c1dd43eea16173cf
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“Yes, Father.”f9ceb1d5f2e66ca9
Ella bowed and turned 9f92b4f3ad to leave, but the 4e8fe6a8f5 Count suddenly called her c5f8707623 back as if remembering 03c9c0a26b something.95289b9facc561d2
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“Oh, Ella. A letter arrived f6a4383fe6 from your biological 405b900c00 father.”d4173ddb7684b180
…A letter?7707d5b8785abe47
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‘He sent one 5b02dfb22e to Father since a1da30d8fa I never replied c18906183d to his.’210389541c4408f8
Ella was about c5fc303da7 to tell the 056c8f74dc Count to throw cac612360c away any future 31003a2304 letters unread when 3a3ab21130 he spoke again.b6f296c2cfbc22bc
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“He says he’s d63e4b430d running a business 95674c442f in the capital. Did you cf8e00b910 know about ce1004b157 this?”8fafbf6ea9862559
“…What did 8e7fdb9db0 you just c698d05809 say?”1e79d1c61eb43885
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Ella’s expression twisted in a4200b541b shock as she stepped 4a55b0025a closer to her father.b370745a95462cc0
The Count, having b2ebab1d21 already opened and 57d9b364bc read the letter, 22c19b5c38 handed it to ef8e34d96b her. Ella quickly scanned through d03130cf06 it.ab13795659236b04
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‘He swore he b8ffdaaee5 would never do 5dda2779a2 business again, but 1fb0b141a2 now he’s running 42dccf7489 one?’787a8880e41bbc21
He was insane. Every business he 8b2c829585 touched had failed, 5becc30a9a drowning the family a94aeaedf3 in debt until 3d0f1041e9 even their estate 3c200bc1bd was taken by ec14ef0a31 creditors. Her mother and she 1b390ae226 had lived like commoners—far f508fde404 from the life of 723f80594f nobility.4063f40af79ce3d1
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And yet, he was 18a55e98c3 doing it again?890653d6f9eef281
To make matters 3369c654cc worse, the letter 4f29ea2595 was asking the 2506c1aa58 Count for investment.6f92b52be39a503e
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Ella clenched 2abd2443fa her jaw.f1ae9d06f0c88ea2
‘I need to go 502220e234 and make him stop a0bf120a3f immediately… No. That’s not important 4296e51fca right now.’cd453ece58baf82c
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That could be dealt 266f5ee7a9 with later. The priority was visiting bd6dcb18a6 Amanda and asking for e00f48f727 help.5765e8283b0f1860
‘I can’t let this 01ee52e461 engagement be broken.’2d4e4e33da80e485
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Losing her f2014b7a98 position as 56faa5ca94 Kaiden’s fiancée—the 100fcc4f3c future mistress baba24444f of the 404bd8978d Baisen family—was 26f6d7283f not an 9800153d33 option.934dca637f4b39c9
Holding her throbbing head, 019e9b2f0a Ella stepped out into 9c5d13a285 the hallway.8721961021bbf09c
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“Miss Ella! Are you alright?”591458c0e61d4684
Her personal doctor, Jeffrey, 65bbc6d0be hurried toward her.75320890b3e11283
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“Jeffrey… What 61683c16fb are you f726f2e995 doing here?”07479b6fa9be2784
“I heard 30f165ef9e that the 981d6e2787 Count called 56f6727c43 you, and 935cc6f00c I was da3dd5558b worried. Would you like to 5b7b93f212 have some calming tea f7ac7c5e7d with me? I’d love to 867aaf4738 offer you some 2238e138a2 comfort.”8a854455a7456700
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“Sorry, Jeffrey. I’m busy. Could you ask the 9a6331a75c coachman to prepare the 000bcafff9 carriage for me?”2fd778f605113e7d
“Yes! I’ll do 7079284541 that right 09f89df03f away.”98494708d8a4e302
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“Thank you. You’re the best.”237cb1e4f6804a81
Jeffrey’s face 8b45bf4a1f turned red 2b5c2c6aa0 as he 0723797eeb hurried off. A little while later, a34d387854 he returned, letting her d0a75504c5 know that the carriage bab9e75e8e was ready. They walked together through cb4168efa1 the hallway.5a908fb840e5ddf5
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As they descended 9129d9a83b the stairs, Ella 48f9a0a9d2 overheard the whispers 6a6643329c of the servants.927c39693c57ba3a
“…Doesn’t Miss Ella 841e9f75a7 seem different these 500a63585b days? She hasn’t gone 25c0961eb1 on any dates 492613745b with Prince Kaiden.”05b9862d51e81c76
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“Yeah, isn’t he 1515c0338b in the capital? What if they 762c04ceb9 end up breaking 5b79696a7b off the engagement?”20c8e0553abbebd6
“Gasp! If they break c737f1109c up, what’ll happen 48eeb4364c to her? Will she be 54d07d299b thrown out like 0d1dc20271 Miss Diana…?”bb03a474242a49aa
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“You there!”758d98579e240138
Jeffrey’s sharp voice 5ae90dcdf0 silenced them instantly. When they turned and 7d5cbe0a65 saw Ella, they held 4ee6155d45 their breath in fear.51e80f867c196bf1
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“Ah, Miss…”4faa30170b324a00
The servants, pale and 5885e5786e anxious, glanced nervously at 0f06c7e7e9 Ella.ce02e2638d1358c6
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“Jeffrey.”fed03529e2e688aa
Ella called 2406f24f38 him and abf1bdb390 gave an 033ed02d99 order.bfc3f49396853525
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“Tell the head 96c3c969ba maid to whip 2fcdcc363e them all day 0fc20c444c and throw them 9fe2bd3f53 out.”4bdca1717b34def4
“Miss, please! Have mercy!”2784e81cd6d04d8e
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“We were wrong! Please, just not 8666fd04d0 the whipping!”ac8d528ffbd2dbef
Ignoring their bcbf04aa83 cries, Ella 12df2e891c continued down 36f6686763 the stairs.14c1ee321a665011
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The other servants, a648227599 who had begged acbd730aff for mercy, stood c9d2d9a699 rigid with fear, b4977ab40c their shoulders stiff.73f8129ee5bec8b7
Normally, Ella would have 48178337ff acted like a kind 057de61f84 and gentle lady, pretending f31af3e63d to be merciful before 060ecb67d2 punishing them later, but 6010db9586 today, she had no 75cda47e3b desire to act that 65af8aaf44 way.cb1808f0ba3d45ab
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Ella gave the coachman 968d4e079e her directions before getting 27d1e9b22e into the carriage.20554170fc2cf0e8
Inside the moving carriage, 920df4bb74 Ella pressed her forehead fcd0c9d973 and closed her eyes 642cedf855 tightly.f7e3367946d29c95
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‘How did dd115c41b0 Diana figure fdca6fa5da out my 185132cdaa plan?’84588ff241210fac
Count Russell’s wife had clearly mentioned that “the Duchess had been rude,” but when Ella checked, she found out that Diana had visited the Russell family.223997e55f5f5a8f
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When Diana met with 6b43725ea2 Count Russell’s wife, there ef9f221245 were only three people 9d08b3da68 who knew about Ella’s ca19d547da plan: Count Russell’s wife, cc4291526c Amanda, and Jeffrey, the 8677d4b83c Garcia family’s personal doctor. But none of a6b7c58788 them would have 2c83a8d4cb shared the plan 154ca753a8 with Diana. Amanda wouldn’t gain anything bb6c9b6acf by telling Diana, Count 7488867941 Russell’s wife only cared afb8efe31b about Diana’s infertility, and 3ccd9528aa Jeffrey was deeply in c8b9b707db love with Ella.d7d22c5317c485d8
‘I can’t find any 20cbfdc247 way this information could 7d25d784ef have leaked.’54ae28c3be4e6314
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Ella bit 81cfb3c57c her nails.a911ec707512dd23
The more f4ff02ac5c she thought 3e051c0e62 about it, 7dbda19b1d the deeper cda73b392c she felt c998536d92 trapped in c63f08e748 a maze 0c609af089 with no 05d0fbc69f way out. Sometimes, it felt like b089128fe0 her thoughts were being c6788093b5 exposed, and an unsettling c012532317 feeling crept up from 7f1bc2e58c beneath her feet.826ac842b24fa4bf
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‘…Diana.’5cee298aa55cfe4b
How did you figure a47ebd7824 out my plan? Why do you 090af78a9f keep interfering with 9b01c40f09 my future?aed5f41955ae143e
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Silent resentment 12007d51e6 hurt her c553478353 throat.89df69d48b9cc6c2
Trembling with anger, Ella 4e29f98d1f wiped away the tears 533fbf32fe that rose from her 16a5ceeb85 self-pity.47b2494a856ff0f8
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“…It will be 9418aac0af fine.”8f1918182d23f07b
She comforted 052b935fe1 herself as a085e9b807 she embraced bb95af3b74 herself. Suddenly, Kaiden’s cold eyes 61082d3a0e appeared in her mind, 84077f96a7 and she couldn’t control b759b7ab76 her emotions, crying uncontrollably.e3a01cd4e7a62513
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The carriage carrying d2d8d3174b her arrived at dcb2e700dd the mansion where 8d5bca9bbe Amanda, Kaiden’s biological dbca9a612d mother, secretly indulged 89c785c589 in her hobbies.f794f895ca25855a
“Miss, we’ve arrived.”b538797b65193206
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“Wait a moment.”433b35018d77b0df
Ella wiped 6feefc6839 her face e280626162 with a 4ef36ddc4e handkerchief and 5055fea095 looked at 3734f4057f her reflection d5afec59f0 in the 6960099b71 window.b7b1f2dd12784868
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As she saw her 06e2374ff6 tear-streaked face, memories of f7a0381835 her childhood nanny’s voice 4016806eca came to her.00ea9da07d3380fb
<Poor Miss, don’t cry. If you cry, happiness will slip away.>d8002dccd14d0cc4
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Ella forced a smile, f4466cd9af stretching the corners of b6915ed0a6 her mouth.6bda481d62a17cff
The smile, aed5ec9696 though forced, 0438a5c3d2 looked quite 04142c3b00 happy.671a88f79320a6b5
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“…It’s fine, Ella.”f4d0394b70094191
It’s a happiness I db1a3b16fc won’t lose, no matter 5cf1b6521b what.f4084de60ec990fd
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She encouraged 9dc6d18976 herself and b9b0e2712d stepped out 447a5cc110 of the c86a7985e0 carriage.578f03428ab34206
Though the path 215cd8e953 ahead felt dark, 4042cee0c9 Ella smiled sweetly, da06602140 as if she e8306fca78 would never accept 5407d9ff31 unhappiness.d2468bc40d84ece8
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She asked 61f74c4554 a servant 1e54d99838 where Amanda 6a2d27a8e1 was and 95cf90f7eb headed upstairs. There, she found Amanda 43c75c31e5 surrounded by two men.228db32737cc35f5
“Mother, I’m here.”7a74ad125e502d4c
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“…You’re here?”4d1d4f0945cd8fd1
Amanda, who 46412b1e08 had been 94059fefa9 enjoying herself, d5e23d539b frowned at db59fcb29c the interruption 83ea605de1 but quickly 3eca8c1735 recovered.89722c9014d6a43a
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She pushed 8866388d19 the men 804082fd12 away and 61101111d1 straightened her bec45c9612 disheveled clothes. Ella sat down 55f2aa7e9d at the table a2131a344f without any concern.bc2e82f0b997411a
“Mother, please help me. I need you 4fe6e93560 to clear up 6c6a757e5c Kaiden’s misunderstanding about 7c7714a387 me.”90bec3f4ee7357a5
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“Do you think 374bbd6f7c I haven’t tried? I’ve been talking about 971d842530 you to Kaiden every bc69e3121f day, but he says fb8a817d15 he doesn’t want to a3cceb0ede hear about it and 3226cb0b6e even avoids seeing my 7c92e07a77 face. Do you know d5b420dfa4 how hard that’s 2e99e5d7f4 been?”6f3adbf9470df789
Amanda picked up a d34a71def4 grape from the table 8f2f72a126 and ate it.c6cfd80e1f5d9647
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Ella, unable to feel c36c64c97b any appetite, focused on bb3c9aedfe her lips instead.184e5bdfd098bfe8
“Still, this morning, b354d8a2ca I managed to 5c15aadeb0 get Kaiden to 3d8d1d2e04 calm down enough 4363dc8b24 to talk.”8998dcada95a23d3
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“Really?”81338760840e11a2
“Yes. I had the af38ad17bc Baisen family’s doctor 5e29478ad2 get some of a267642eff Diana’s blood to db9891325d prove that she’s 8cfa15b747 infertile, and I fc193beb3b told Kaiden that a70d210a1c you were wronged.”dca00786eb21ad95
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“…What did Kaiden 20fbe658d5 say?”1be81f32f3404325
Amanda nonchalantly popped another 22a59cd474 grape into her mouth.aee63a60a2d0c17f
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Ella, anxious 046a3ddb3b for an 80e548914b answer, grew b372a4ebaf impatient, but 5beb9d1207 Amanda remained 50a535f877 calm. Ella didn’t feel angry ea887e6463 at her calmness—rather, she bfdbfe8afb felt a sense of e06c0c7c63 hope.d84fc7fff8522c24
If Amanda, who had e6e784f796 always cared for her, 5402e82993 was acting so composed, b364285197 it meant things were f4e64e77cb likely going well.e20243a28be8ff7c
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“…Did he say eaf6ec327f he would reconcile 6e99fdc391 with me?”ab7392b393062c0b
Ella swallowed nervously 0cbd17b2d6 as the sweet e376476a06 smell of grapes 842580040d filled the air.5c9bea6b8830b781
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“He said 8c38a6f1ad he would f92e80da0e break off d7f1ca7dfa the engagement a477010260 with you.”38ec1d3f869a926b
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