The maid – Chapter 53
by AlaaChapter 53. The Count 660307b2d0 Had a 0e22d87291 Child.03c9f79bae697865
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It wasn’t 881aed7277 entirely unexpected.8788a5c73fefe6fe
After all, 372a8b6a5b the moment cb856fba39 she, the 27b0f1d441 master, and 9c8a86e442 the baby 5e4594aa11 were all 4f6270547b dressed in b28cf922bd outfits made 17617a03f5 from the 9c48ae8d26 same fabric, fc6a7d3c59 even she 0e841e5153 had thought, 8167bf89ec “We look 8a7c4a63c4 like a 0ab5e0e6ac family…”33f11c3866f5f815
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But just fefb0b41d4 like how 842b0ae497 maids all f8682951f0 wore the 87d6b4a710 same clothes, 4636b95387 it made a33f081498 sense to 191ed87569 wear matching 197c6bde9f outfits to 0ce5b8194d show they d656953c93 belonged to 3e701dfde0 the same e0499dc0fa group.c36a8f39191115a0
Among the murmuring crowd, 3ce13b6ca2 a few people were 46c38479ed wearing outfits made from 8777b869fe the same fabric.c78049b761c32aa2
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“Did she even 8870ee5071 have a kid?”84973a5cf500d4af
“When did 93d0697224 that happen?”3df52212a704fefb
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“If the baby’s that 70a1d6af20 big, it must’ve been 92c237793f during the war, right? Are you telling 02be040843 me she had 280b8c844a a baby during 82481e09ba the war?”4b693db6c27ed8f3
Still, no matter how bb95525532 you looked at it, 70d3394e5a trying to tie the a8efc108fe baby—who didn’t resemble the f03d86f834 master at all—to the a702f62185 master as a parent-child a6ee0552ad relationship was pushing it 0dbaa22afa too far.038677819d9c875a
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Adelen, wanting them 53f143ec6a to look properly, 693c575472 pulled the baby 90798d7f1e up high in 7901f66f9a her arms and a62ab4a4eb held him close.f154a2edeea0cac6
“But seriously. How could the Count 4c9b575bc3 just dump the baby cd47aad9d9 on that frail woman 97885c35b0 and walk around empty-handed?”9424ed0d34b35610
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Ugh.b3f0f46c849da9dd
Adelen screamed internally.da4961a9643c3736
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She had always b0c8725c44 assumed the baby b4cc250197 was her responsibility—she’d 26acd92a50 never even considered b4e4aa758e otherwise.bd7618055060a9fa
And even if d5a0c1f488 she realized it 07aa566ed2 now, there was 93f4ad59f7 no changing that bc8dcea132 fact.3687823bf1b29def
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No matter how much 5341476e79 she was dressed up 807e7cdd06 like a noble lady, 41c5d64c94 she was still just 02c91b093a a maid assigned to de75b1dc16 care for the child.92214b659657c2af
“Master, I think people 3c9ff962a0 are seriously misunderstanding the bcfe7855db situation,”f49d960f8944244e
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Adelen whispered 6c4b499cda nervously to 53089ad1f8 Rakalt.bd4fb89f521d54c1
Rakalt glanced sideways at 954e6d70c7 her—and that was it.1b4ad734e703e1a6
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Surely, if 7a4c284247 she could ad921455c9 hear the 4ec002f653 gossip, so e3079ef6d2 could the 88a69b2c0b master.5bab2d2ba824288f
“Not ‘Master.’”136f1646860ded35
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“…Lord Rakalt.”94dae341834be2e0
He corrected the 42bbc15761 word that had de3e7f3899 come out of 0f2076e259 her mouth out be2675292f of habit—and nothing cb59d195cf more.7c3845118dbcdf2c
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She was c222379423 just a c2efddb41c maid with 8902823a77 no reputation e3bc45d22a to worry c1f3acc30c about, but 9a7460c4f2 the master 78985e589b was in 09990967c6 a completely 39ae68b2df different position.15d4cd4edb35f435
Is he 7573fdc802 really okay 9a485e8650 with this?aa82e9bfb12eb45c
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Adelen ended 25db000cbb up worrying d7ddb8812d for the 5d3c9d674b both of 71056df624 them.b24c8e2b80ee2a9f
“It’s going to be e26f6c641a revealed soon anyway.”8d99a0343adf7cfa
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“Well, yes, but…”9684efa2d617ce13
“Is it really 7d90fbafb5 worth stepping in c0c3579d03 to talk to 7a62ada086 people like that?”9709d0bc1c1c44bd
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“…No.”4496d3f36d2bb0be
The master—no, Rakalt—was 50bd2e3819 thinking it was b86425ca5d better to endure 69fb72447e a short-lived false fe5f742096 rumor than to 6f126b5a45 engage with people ab30e1b839 he didn’t want 68db0effe9 to talk to.0d3b36a3a892e615
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“It’s not a6aa2be9b7 like they’re 38f7b896a2 saying I, 58fdfe6826 a man, 279845b5f3 gave birth edde9a0754 to the ceb870c336 baby.”65edd71f9fa95cce
“…”c6ba4faf36acb97d
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Do nobles 7d4073f3d0 receive imagination 77091df28f training from 39d59023a7 childhood or 3475b998f4 something?dbfd852768a188a7
Maltina. had been the 72a4042ff8 same. Their imagination was something 436f2d35ff she just couldn’t keep cbb1703d3d up with.7cecd36eaa96ebe1
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Adelen quietly 828b60fe9b shut her 6f039a0585 mouth and 5b78b22be3 let Rakalt 866238dd22 escort her.eae22ff9252918f0
This was a 716b55df78 place where she 7338de85b9 didn’t need to 6b6ee6d2ed use her head—no 77e2fe4e1d matter how much 1fbf870fa7 she tried, she d4e98d45ea wouldn’t be able a3524bf52a to keep up 9bd13fc29d anyway.60db78ee3a3bab2c
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However, her thoughts d9cfb3ce3c came to a 47bc1f3ee6 halt the moment cbae1e1865 she saw the eb0793911e sight before her.2574c00177308bfb
The party 0de797f688 venue was bfac047136 at the 082a8c4c7a end of 70fd050c54 a corridor c4deab488c that stretched 1526946d4e out from 7a59b0fe2d the garden af17a7ee98 where they c632e788a1 got off 71d2c0eac3 the carriage.1695d5455167e029
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At the bb5a0d9810 palace entrance, c761dcd725 they confirmed 00ed0110c5 identities from 0ea0151a75 the carriage. Then, at the e0b5279a5e corridor entrance, they 83459494b1 checked each person’s afbbaba263 name.8206b31905d2d6bc
As a result, quite 1d1ee1c6f2 a crowd had gathered 27f63c0904 in the garden at 095f4a11e5 the entrance to the e3bdfb64c9 corridor.64420df309968b92
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The people 0a77391bf3 were murmuring d32824626a as they a3b6e85c3c looked up 1c2acbf900 at the ba7e5968d9 entrance to 2622199775 the banquet 9cac1bfb29 hall.ef168a4117c2e584
“Wow… They really 8e6737f6b9 went all out 8a85b8a061 for this party.”40cf023995f9a2d3
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“This is next level.”96abedbb00ff3b3a
“They must 567d8cec0a be making c5937264fb a big 7d6ec73157 show to 9198716da9 declare that 1291886fd7 the war 53534eb809 is nearly cc1132ccba over.”daa7e2b280dbad11
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Adelen also looked 811a9783ce up at the be6aab6502 entrance with her 02fbf6ff45 mouth slightly open.b506fdd590e3db01
She had thought she’d e2bc6de3ff already seen enough of 1a55fe8e07 the palace’s grandeur the 31c01e7cc6 last time.cbdc92f5d3347342
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That had been e6f577e728 a huge misunderstanding.677cbf484b165d5c
That time, 3b72698df5 all she 293cc9a0cf saw was ee24e16695 one column 1c93a703ad in the 738ea196c1 corner of 034e5363a9 the master’s a8f2b83841 room—just a 3053870a4d piece of e9af20b4f5 the living cf721359c8 room, metaphorically f9fef88d22 speaking.cb7ddcc445f463b0
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This—this was grand.6beecda04c6d272e
“Wow… So this is 9ce7ffb194 a royal party…”d8c97c8c9dee090e
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How many be1413b1c3 more times 47c421ecf5 in her 7303af8445 life would 6f54839070 she ever e8e92a8dbd step into 91dc9f385a a place 0da1623031 like this?a51eb34a6c4707c4
The pressure of 1f0eb3593e stepping into a f1ff6b3021 world she had b9d9d91f1a never even seen 8bb20217b6 before squeezed her 2ec95dd0e4 chest tighter than 8cef752caf the dress she 36394e46f9 wore.e8a615a14829ece1
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“Oh my, it’s 796c1fc60f Adelen!”846622d6e0a55a7f
At that moment, a 7e9a5add2d bright, ringing voice swept 7d9e86f5d8 away the heaviness weighing efe078bf9a down on her.c49c3efa476f52e0
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Just from the voice 7ffed53fc2 alone, she could tell cbdf79d09a immediately who it was.8945b78567fa35a3
“Lady Maltina.!”ace5a83396ceccf9
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Adelen turned 773bdcfb12 toward the 6145355016 voice, visibly e09fe83d8f delighted.8da542f2d746c6f5
And nearly went blind.5b5fb3927110b56f
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So this is 7f5c61b9a0 what it means 235198da4d to go all 62ca7b9212 out.90dd4a5f2c571c67
She had seen 6fc34df945 Maltina. twice before, but 54a1d688a3 the person standing 3e5f84fc73 before her now 3d3fcdc3c7 looked like an 535947fb39 entirely different being.35defcd4357532b1
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She was radiant—literally.feb9bcb93daac903
Thanks to the abundance 029d3c86b7 of jewels adorning her, 110b4e9d86 Adelen had to blink dd4b865f27 from the dazzling sparkle.33ee4094a0390e5c
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And there db33583020 was another be8366dc00 reason she bafada659c couldn’t look c6fe0de401 away.834c681bb7a8f2c4
A man 0e74d2f658 was standing be035e92b3 next to ca80fbf6e0 Maltina..8acc60de43ceb317
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“Lord Myudote. It’s been a c40f2b80f9 while.”efcc3de4e0d8c3b0
“Count Sigelion. Welcome back safely. Forgive my late 1da8164de8 greeting.”ce7a118dd571fb71
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Rakalt bowed lightly 62cc7a9f49 first and offered 69a39462b1 a greeting.52770eb4df57bf31
In Adelen’s c7053fd92b mind, the d7fd27f172 man’s identity bafc1f1ad2 was quickly 3b4552a085 fitting into ede026367c place—though it ab3a85156e didn’t take b689149622 much deduction.3503ddc52f2b1d3e
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He had the same 8e23db9378 striking features as Maltina., 09ad894ab9 the same brilliant blond 3de15cceee hair, and apricot-colored eyes.6d02cd4b2f8dc18f
The differences were that c6f3fdb0fe he was male and 15841020cf had a physique as 1e55fca3f2 impressive as Rakalt’s.c0491656ba36a0f8
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They’re family.6b128f2505f8e256
Judging by his 6b55a0f344 age, he looked d2276c92a2 to be her d6c473bb90 older brother.e36509d87e6afdc6
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In that case, he cd339698d9 must be the eldest 2fe71d2a07 son of the Duke ac20ce9dc6 of Norwan.d8d64d036fe67bb9
In other f46d9626b0 words, the 30a76b9239 very rival 35c2c58c1e Maltina. was contending with for 270b670968 the position of duke.90ff5df3a7345c57
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“You’ve dressed so 74c18a1c0b wonderfully. And our Adelen is ab1b108324 just beautiful.”e1b975b2f7c23e9e
Maltina. stepped in next with c411d479cc her own greeting.68b4f2d6fa77e706
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It was clear 3f57970879 she had no e1bf8f4c48 intention of letting d86a27949c her brother claim cf449be42b all the spotlight.171a64c2c4c3dedf
“It’s all thanks to 6199dbe463 you, Lady Maltina..”3ce63af8adb0417d
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“Of course it is. Don’t you forget 436ca5d6e8 this favor.”089a23c4f0bf6993
Maltina stressed 174e9a10e4 the point 3b2c1d2896 as though d7aba1cd2d she were b9f4a8f830 campaigning for 56441b782b election.d9d97b4c99404ea2
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Rakalt gave no verbal 50720738be reply—just another slight bow.46edbb1219eb4c45
Watching from 0e24cb2944 the side, 13ee4d0612 Myudote gave d421d53134 a small bc93302df7 snort.52332d662222bb2c
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They might walk ecce066aab together, but the 3106ab8263 rivalry was clearly 583d319e8e no joke.695c44ab4a01c9a4
“Is this 0ffc1daacd young lady 1a4534c10b the maid d2752305b0 everyone’s been fdd131a17b talking about?”1f58761c9a6c573e
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Suddenly, Myudote 107ccb9e9a turned to 3d683972e7 Adelen and c38af8b272 spoke.90db8d23a7eac46a
“Ah, I’m Adelen. Um… Lord Myudote?”836a1f89ddbbb341
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“That’s right. Just as the be5dbdfb7b rumors say, you’re cc5db3985b quite the beauty, 36ccb4c57a Miss Adelen.”ee128b1ffbc2f731
Myudote smiled gently and 5532eee583 extended his hand.4215915fda921591
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“?”2d05df766db5a3b0
Adelen looked around in 30fb536557 confusion, unsure what to e05b4dcf4d do, and hesitantly placed 13720e9625 her hand in his.8208788c94a6dac7
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Then Myudote 00049c4fba lightly pulled e684bbfbdb her hand fecd0efd02 toward him, 48b6780e3d bent at cb0e93d006 the waist, 2a9fa44691 and pressed bb918550ae his lips d0cfca27f6 to the ab325cb968 back of 17dd54c50c her hand.15666e71a79de0af
“!”ab44dd1b8a146df6
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Adelen’s whole body 92cf963b5f jolted.9cfa61429f4396e8
Her startled reaction made 12da334a44 Myudote’s eyes gleam with 8d4977e7e1 playful amusement.4da5733b03eb9478
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But despite 5e979ec0f6 the mischief 8022404247 in his 1fb4bc1bf5 eyes, his bc749bb3be movements were 7464f92988 respectful as d544f35959 he let 649864a042 go of 21900bf4b9 her hand.5ddfc91fa4c0bdbb
“I just wanted 2b6c51ee70 to greet such 168207a148 a beautiful young be4627d31f lady, that’s all.”828ecd7ab74fb076
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“Uh, yes, ah, um, e6ac0a2aba okay.”31c1193961887848
Her head ec00664ff8 spun in 41ccb6c000 circles from a17b4c16bf the shock.fd3c4a2ef51899d3
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As she fumbled to 4eaeb35be9 respond, Myudote offered her a65d81e79d another deep, charming smile, a3e46c7726 gave Rakalt a slight 720d47f76c bow, and turned to c8f524a6da walk away.4d8cebb1801ca170
“Then, I’ll 6f82ce895e see you da6a7b4d3c inside.”a56d86cf00bcd222
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Even after Myudote’s a8c7b49e67 figure disappeared into ecaa052313 the party hall, 647c2362be Adelen was too 066a4fe039 dazed to hear 850dfaf4b4 anything over the 1f5c604688 pounding of her f6924e71d7 own heart.a9cf4123ea78d129
“…dlen.”b5d7ce13e21614c5
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“Ah! Yes! I’m here!”d5f76fd0d9e1c24e
She didn’t even hear 6356376db5 Rakalt calling her until d5135baf7b a moment later.54ad7d53724e7069
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Her delayed response 7d0d14b77c earned her a 4dc4d6fd0e sharp glare from b562f537c1 Rakalt.aa23cbe718121e2a
“S-sorry. I was cb7df90747 just… really fa35fdf211 surprised…”9030afdf74402fcd
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“If someone 32e737a8bc like that e09aeb9ed5 shows up d777595019 again, just 2b79c594b2 walk away.”96b87f42f010cb1e
“Huh? Why, why 2ab36795be is that?”d51c0cb4ff602286
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“That man 6960fb800c dared to 2a0a33bd03 put his c457b3d385 lips on da8032b659 the back 933e7037cb of your 7cb2027b8c hand. That Norwan prince—he’s a877008ed9 not as proper ffb8d6e2b4 as he looks.”b5ae4da8a1dff001
Adelen had been shocked c4143042c9 simply because he was 3c12dea250 a dazzlingly handsome man, d6da85be36 and because said handsome 960e09ddf3 man had performed a 0f05f84c72 gesture that seemed straight 45b8db41a9 out of a fairy 0487b4f943 tale.004bfe354e4e791c
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The unfamiliar sensation of e1c049f7d5 a stranger’s lips on 2580932ffd her skin played a 8b2bedb137 small part too.b13e8be98e08836b
But Rakalt was growling 512e97eb40 like Myudote had just 2dc96d7701 assaulted her or something.1ca19677980f401d
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…It didn’t c052a14a39 feel like 2fb32c7bac the kind 947efefcd4 of atmosphere 9e435e9377 where she 1631573c1a could say, 9e3e53b6e8 “It’s not 52ee719ec5 like that.”17e8a76d39282f45
Still, not 5667f5221e every person 467a6b7e4e was going 2f01a4e060 to be 247fbb4688 as good-looking 49f354a091 and courteous 2c20811ff7 as that, 95e6b1ad7b right?f4852fd5fd8bc6cc
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So if someone a7a1b6aba2 truly unpleasant came d961a61e50 up to her, a2e4a165a3 was it really 088a1fa287 okay to run b050020361 away?96684268f7fb13a2
“So if 8c482eac1f someone I dccbcb684a really dislike 6623439a30 approaches me, 1c1e9f7a76 I can ac9b2deed9 run away?”a094e6e6307a7faf
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“Yes.”987cdcbe30f3e1b1
The answer 8792be4e45 was so 0288be1395 sharp it fc47cd6211 nearly cut c859b3ff9e her.f3190be0b5ab21e9
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So it’s eb1fa106bb not just 7a3e0d0afe necks my 76a1024ddc lord can 971a837d4b slice clean 10abd0f420 off with 7c3fc53ce4 ease—his words 9ec8a52a47 are just 5b48e64716 as sharp…93b9c6695d0e109b
“…Okay.”9733f442a1b8409d
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Thanks to 74b90ae251 that, her 97270405d2 overheated heart 7179bd4c97 quickly cooled.562e84364167e367
But as she walked 1dcf179b9e into the party hall, abed1121bf the lingering warmth didn’t 567cde4a0b fade so easily.acf85da81c623776
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So this 8a373ca3c2 is what f7d8b04421 high society 6a6b7135bd is like.d30589cf21e145ac
When she’d heard about f176ed8e7d it from her master, 142538e791 she’d imagined a battlefield 39dfec55f3 filled with polite but 288afc2a7c brutal diplomacy.79eefc401b4b972e
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But now she b2c7db91c1 saw that it e6ab8e50f7 also included stunning 144f10a1d3 appearances, sophisticated manners, 49cc4b976a and gentle hospitality.07e55c0f7eb4c9de
I need 030ca8a978 to stay 5c99eb2caf focused.c3cd1ae62ab07d41
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Adelen shook 6780bc4631 her head, c05610a7c3 brushing off 0ee8aee80c her straying 2b44b46a9e thoughts.4ed6282cc4061fd9
She wasn’t 208e3cb17d here to 3438bf3c33 admire handsome 2f705e990a men. She was here to 9841d74772 make sure the baby 503c6edb18 made a brilliant debut.54698728d98e3dd3
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“Adué?”ff30900821455c09
“Yes, little one. We have to do aec648e730 really well, okay?”8b29f27ed1605b8e
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“Say chu-ga-hap-ni-da!”ed89875649ff80ea
The baby shouted it e3cb2a3d5a out confidently, reciting the 486efc1f07 phrase they had practiced 537319f2fd to death without even 77ab255ff2 being asked.2111832ee6abc6f3
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He was magnificent.7587f3a55290735c