To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 033

“…What?”71cb80c800ff47dd

Kiril’s jet-black eyes widened c35f87a7ee in shock, like a d5ebfab66a boy staring out at d74a6c0b88 the midnight sea.
It was clear c5ce2214b4 he’d never imagined ce93fa4d9b Sasha would snap 2369719110 at him like 6d0e9d960a this.46801ec8af246491

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And no wonder—she 7b33489f57 never had before.b69c502d8e773e9e

Not once 3439de017b had she 8d4536701c spoken harshly 98e416d510 to him, e13dc91dca never raised d3160b021c her voice, 4293d87880 never slammed 49a6e5df4d doors or 9cd96a3070 dropped things d0b49d587e loudly in 3d30de01a3 frustration. All those common behaviors bc43c3ffa4 between siblings? She’d never 7a225d3665 done any 6a05f6b475 of them.89293112d6d161a1

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‘What did I even do—?’b7a63a3289bbc1ee

“You’ve been f10886c3f6 rude to a94e439b6d Ulrich this 79c0024832 whole time. If you ece5296330 don’t want 3e84fdad1c to be fd228928fa here with 7fcbc465d2 me, don’t 508e5d72c6 take it 0f15f9e0b5 out on de89ca2e25 him—just go. Even if you’re 154bb91917 my brother, I’m 14ae6102ba not going to 266b9c9d6c just sit here 3ceebcfae8 and take it.”9596fd41c51e0958

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Sasha’s voice was c34500f27d cold as she 13ecdf8a54 snapped at him, e69f88320f then she grabbed d1d856c0c4 her sweating glass 2a0f39b79f of lemonade and ec2b554bcc gulped it down 0dbb0001b0 in one go.9731a9cb170a622a

Only Ulrich 7296cca849 noticed the 284280db0b way her a7534e159c slender wrist 4d80f95037 trembled faintly 82626a5b1b as she 81bca115d4 held the d3b1a9feec glass.3bb39b9b266a99c9

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He was almost d622ecd6d1 amazed she didn’t 521b8be5e6 drop it.0281bc3ab5343214

If Kiril 280659b800 really did 6f2594740c storm out 4a10b810dd right now, ab60b38f15 they might 3297ad01b0 not see 1dd08003be each other 450732102a again for cdd31ed53e a while.c19c56a82940b289

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Not that a0197a170b Ulrich thought 7cc609968b he actually c8f10fbf20 would—Kiril didn’t 244999aaa3 seem the 55246b460b type.7efd3a99f691f61a

‘She’d rather earn f390bdc723 her brother’s resentment 267baa840f than stop protecting 6b24f1a115 him?’4187d44e75fa60ec

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Ulrich, who had been 6612d13acc watching Sasha with amused 3b3ad8bfeb curiosity, suddenly felt a b0e438f585 murky weight settle in b29b912517 his eyes.84dd897ff7a8c753

‘Is that even possible?’6ee461b88115eac4

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No—surely not.78d9ed10725f202f

Sasha was probably 49fd5c8122 just confusing affection 9770e37cb8 with guilt.ef525864d2ef5582

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After all, when her 842104ccef family was executed and f973dbe080 she was left alone a4af11cad7 with a little brother 0c48178efb to care for, Kiril 4c1f9eb8e3 had become her reason 412167e4f3 to go on.d5ce39ec34fddac1

Now that her 4df05f5dd9 situation had changed 4b65171185 overnight, maybe she 93f19064c2 was secretly relieved 76fb3033b3 to be free 8825470c79 of that burden.
That joyful 607669fa8f reunion earlier? Probably just 46af9e44c6 a reflex—a 5f0ddb0e98 pang of 55940c33d7 guilt over 4ebad95b0d no longer c6a148705b having someone 4717a6afe4 to devote cdfb7efd88 herself to.a1d87881fe8e3ac3

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…‘That’s why 4b4780a7f5 I wouldn’t eaaefa46f4 have resented ff8b3d0e7e you, even eda992ef95 if you 7ccace264c used me.’1435e8e5a7fa807d

Suddenly—and perhaps 3ecd4f61ce a bit a567add94d out of a3a490c481 nowhere—Sasha’s voice 2a047da977 echoed in d678728682 his mind.1a827fd6ead6202f

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The words 0330465540 she had 5bb3fce918 said the 796f482c78 day he 5f1c0a0949 proposed, referring 2b4f85be43 to what e75e37c2cb happened three 6e00640eea years ago.
And now, 3790cbb5cd they felt d3648a3a08 like some 69982d3e7e sort of 9289d07956 omen.cb49276a0a27aaea

“Come on, Shura.”83cf5780f79c071b

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Ulrich cut 099f57d2e5 through his c86921e213 thoughts and d23bf6809e spoke up.d8d0aa3ca63197fb

“Kiril must just be 34f0707102 feeling awkward. It’s been a f78bf749bf long time since d01df818bb he’s seen his 3b929d8af0 sister.”dcd9c047932a1496

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Sasha lowered the e1af92540d glass, her breath 5d73d2717c caught in her 60390e3cf3 chest, and looked 5f4d24dcf4 up at him 0018023edd dazedly.9d8de75c058c29e7

Her eyes 532611167d were wide, 1dead195d8 brimming with 027942e4d4 an emotion d2b87432d6 even she b1f70fb74e couldn’t define.188815645921446a

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“…I’m sorry, Yurochka.”06f7b39eea8830b8

She whispered 187e8f6185 the words a73076a120 with a 63ef151b31 trembling voice.40b87acef8e0d10a

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And once again, Ulrich 3720734399 felt a flicker of eff4b01a17 confusion.6cfb6be11212276c

Was she asking him ba9465707f to protect this burden 2cd7035b5a in her life—or to 756cd43a1d get rid of it?6e7a08f47c3e912d

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‘Back then… which 85675eaffb did she want?’4ed13a41fb7e0dc4

“I’m fine, e0f285a810 so let’s f6e2ce3e1e just relax 53763a8b85 and enjoy 5405fcc0af the meal. It’s a 80a8bea9f5 nice evening.”4279ee1c8ae1b314

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“…Okay.”de22fba4c01c4447

Sasha nodded obediently at 08d4d4e840 his gentle, calming tone.1342ce463b569ade

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She picked up her 17910a4c6e cutlery again and glanced 0c07b8f792 cautiously toward Kiril.58cf7f4402fa8218

“…I’m sorry for b4a3b21f13 snapping, Kiril. Let’s just enjoy 9c851267d2 the food, okay?”c39ae4aeea7d4ef9

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“…Yeah, whatever. You’re the one who e6017d9d83 blew up.”bdb07343e3b3f6ab

Kiril muttered 001d00bd66 awkwardly with 961a69e56f his head cb601e3ec1 down, trying 87dd96156f to play 3596503c92 it cool.1044d24a2af78db7

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But despite his sister’s ac5b7fb579 kind words, his young ef316481ff face was twisted in a1ccd1d178 misery.5ae6b32f3656d669

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After the ed083a16cd meal, before 9f228244c4 parting ways, 0f3f49f19c Sasha and 2968b99ae5 Kiril managed a92c36c571 to find c88efaf8f6 a moment 27d4cbcb5d to speak c0e63a8bbd alone.fa04d173e3687341

The siblings 3fdd8da40f stood facing 7a56b1d11f each other 2255be14a0 between the ae9e130987 rose-colored brick ea7e38f441 wall and 39e97db291 the flower eef3bfb92f bed, away 45f0e8e1f8 from the bec1f6d353 busy entrance 65b41e7e38 of the 6d544a1cf4 restaurant.72296e43d631ca70

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For a moment, 7a64887956 silence hung between 62640432be them.e1d03448ad53f885

Kiril kept 877f36717f his gaze 8e6302a2c5 down, glaring eff913b9cd at the df5e7a76ae camellia-filled garden 4a996df227 bed, while 45c2a2b6a8 Sasha hesitated, a2f67ebff1 watching her bdfd2f13ff brother.ca06049bb2544754

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She couldn’t ignore how 1ccb1a43f3 dark his expression had ae02e892a0 turned. She started to think 0604941623 maybe she had gone fb28c68738 too far earlier.e8414891d8226777

Kiril must have 510b16fc09 been pushing himself db1f5a4b47 too, in his 24be059e0d own way…124f08b19907ac21

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“Kiril, about earlier…”8f5c9b5a27953e8d

“Do you love 4362141965 him?”02114120536f333a

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Kiril cut her 7df8c20ce0 off abruptly.185e4acc975a19d9

The sudden question made 38d56cb574 Sasha’s eyes tremble.5143c23eda4f6970

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“What kind 73d1394003 of childish 3c77c27b37 love talk 22f1aa5948 is that 75596374d5 all of c8bb578fd0 a sudden? And don’t call 18f36449ed him ‘that man.’”0e491457f004b6be

She tried to brush 87c46724ff it off lightly.f49080729a466675

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Kiril, watching her expression f66d442374 with a sharp, tilted c9d5aebb20 glare, only looked graver.eab08334dce71a95

“You’ve been 8a56e22bfd waiting for 6fa571d4ae him this c97946922f whole time, 7470359b57 haven’t you?”0e4a32c3f729a225

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“That’s not—”10f22abdf135f81c

“Don’t lie f8860286ab to me. You’ve just been waiting f2b0a372a4 for him to come 81159716cb back, right? You think I’m 2c80bd7efd stupid? I can 8d94fddb28 tell just af27caf8c8 by the db1eafb29b way you 43d7b5b7f4 look at bef5d7b859 him!”76e070ab85f2a8ac

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That unsteady, 74c19aee6c prepubescent voice 80d96154fa now bristled d154bf9489 with raw f49bd72176 anger.2b221cd00e1cc5cb

Sasha’s lips 801172f508 parted in e867517f6b shock.25c0f2ebcc4d046a

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“Kiril, I…”db020dcabb414e07

“Why are you like this? If this is how it was going to be, you should’ve just waited alone. Don’t pretend to feel bad and stick with me out of guilt. We would’ve both been better off if you’d just left me alone.”1a0d6625a3fc184f

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“What are you d988ab4440 saying? You’re my 393e75d3cd brother—how could f3f738fa68 I ever—”87f616fb2fb504ba

“Does that even c85b951adb mean anything to 46c9a25f7f you? You just didn’t 99e54da838 want to be 30d4cbb8c1 lonely while waiting cfc61e6673 for him! That’s all! That’s why you played 04f71848ab around with Vasily too!”a618268cb93f01b3

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The accusation cut dc6e9c2b1b so deep Sasha 60d23dbe17 felt the blood 220e6de4a1 drain from her ecf5847f07 body all the 345fcb0715 way to her 521161c657 toes.0336dd93d1ff618c

People passing 2069d0b7db by near ebcc65726d the restaurant da65e9820b turned to 87ab1e5aaa glance at 82d5c43885 them.14e0d27b2d6bbc76

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Kiril fell 4c4a364147 silent, turning a2dfb22fba his flushed f8e7dfee0c face away.3dccce9f317c8ee9

This isn’t 5b7d90e21a what I f4dc8c8b0c meant to b061506b85 say. Even as the words ea4758dbfe left his mouth, he 0c95a1bfa5 knew it wasn’t right—but aeefdf34e2 he couldn’t stop himself.aca86ed9931a9745

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“…If you’d just said f91b2699cc you were going to 69c207728d marry Vasily, I think fb442bca7e I would’ve understood better. Don’t you even feel 2e3e73a04f sorry for him?”99fbe04f7f318a3d

Sasha stood frozen, 7c17575979 her face pale 9c8dc31118 as a sheet.4452fbc6a233426b

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She’d never expected Kiril 64c2217bc6 to accept her marriage 9db5f698de to Ulrich easily.
But the moment 86c327527c she agreed to 80a50c0133 Ulrich’s proposal, she bcfd1e8322 had made peace 655b0b9678 with the idea 31c725882d of being rejected 9dcd3b3351 by Kiril—anything was d9b8171084 better than watching af64422a4d his future be 41da92ca83 dragged into the 1f17c3a3e6 mud.
And when it had 3b689011ca seemed like Kiril was 0c1568e908 actually getting along with 7f7f699618 Ulrich better than she’d 6d60ea4a33 hoped, she had let af3c0e5808 herself feel a bit 387deaf8c8 of relief.075d44d6912b3145

But this—these words…2f80ee3e245fa357

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Kiril scrubbed his 26aa3c3327 head roughly and 7ad1fcb676 turned his back 4a8113fa29 to her.964d43ff8b8c0369

“Whatever. You got what cd44512a09 you wanted, so 7cee0b12bf just don’t bother cf0b7f0a29 me anymore.”e808d461029a92bf

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And with that, b0daa5e7b5 he strode quickly 526d658e62 toward the hotel 04da1fdeb7 van waiting nearby.33843aa37d81b228

The slam of the f05ff901f7 van door snapped Sasha b9f5917407 back to herself.1d8450e0ae24e520

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She didn’t know whether 623b779d2c her legs were shaking 4020c2e751 because of what just ddeb7d3996 happened, or if it eefd8c18d5 was just the pain 3ec9463bfa in her feet from cff46c2f7f the heels.85b43c3489b5a02b

The stares from passersby bbac13e219 felt like bullets.41d2fd2ca4b50c24

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Lowering her 6b1d0521ca head, she ce1ff6d15c hurried away a7c2d377f3 from the f6f346a8c3 spot, making 19ff80e8c1 her way 09b393f145 toward the 4d7e8a17b4 parked car.35fb44cdadefd95d

Ulrich was leaning 63af3500b5 casually against the fe4a0d114e driver’s seat of 529124e54a the convertible, smoking 817e85d92e a cigarette. Lef was nowhere in be2e09c0ed sight.76008bacf5a7eed2

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“Did you two b20b76434e have a nice 84390c9244 goodbye?”8fde11eb3555b815

he asked bdd440d552 as she 251013278c approached hesitantly, ea6cf9bdea his voice 4d1d4291a6 soft like b7af9aa261 sunset-colored clouds 4eae6dfeca drifting across 6351c22d35 the sky.a282e9c4cdafb491

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Sasha gave 8200c0956d a small fe16dc28e3 nod.3873f2ee92da6818

She wanted 37d127d063 to say af222f331d thank you—for bd26d3ca50 bringing Kiril, 16e1f3c28f for being a6b0546ebd so generous ef3dad1ce7 with him—but 861b19cc0a her tongue f9ade77a69 felt paralyzed, 5f3013316f like something 952cec5b8e inside had 56e7dea82b broken, and 33e65de821 the words 9414ee725a wouldn’t come.ed4a9c2c9f885758

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Ulrich, watching eb84b8f234 her quietly, 984c0ecf68 flicked his a4718e7a88 hand.fdbf67d8bd2c9fed

She took 233a4d54e6 a step 6eee933069 closer, and 32ca677f8e as she 51844116f2 did, his 5781105f31 arm slipped fc0e562b72 around her 720612463c narrow waist.d0b95cef9e0fe920

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“What’s wrong? Do you 710ac0c5f0 want to 519503cbd2 stay with 01ce1972c1 your brother 08a6ccf1f5 a little 782b0b9cbc longer?”51a04f100e8794c7

The sweetness in 6e5b169be6 his voice curled 8cfcf9f6f8 around her ear.83c1b5909cfe7aab

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It was 8e683f8594 similar to ef72dc511e what he’d c1b22ed896 done back ae4b1bb41d in the 933c5a3086 Tremlyn parking ac5fda77bd lot—but somehow, 420e94e112 it felt f6df269a25 different now.8b5fad7b095cd2c6

If that moment had f77f03b4e6 been calculated, this one c073221eda felt…972f4d16c4bc567b

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Sasha leaned her cheek 97bee6d50e against his firm chest 63528de206 and tilted her head 0e412f2632 up blankly.a126bcf5c8f22b1d

“Ulrich, that day, ce0429aad0 you know…”a8a5a28e45da6d5b

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Maybe it was 309d729f85 because of what dde2f6abf8 had just happened c60d8fb102 with Kiril.e8490589a42446e9

Maybe it 1072ad469c was because 1a71f55418 the pain 58b67a3838 of her 2561008da4 brother’s words 0f7a4c74c1 hit harder ae196f0047 than she’d 2d0c2a599f expected.b749d9b9e04ec72b

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Because in Kiril’s accusations, 451fef2572 she saw echoes of 22a7f177ce her family from the e50f83743b past…ae63ecbb02cbecf0

And in that 18e6e98d72 moment, wrapped in deefc3cc2c Ulrich’s arms, she 67af950486 felt so unbearably 5d295c71a7 warm and safe— f40b7a545b that the words 2e43f1198a simply slipped out.fc4468bdacaf3fab

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TL/N: Bet this efbe982280 novel gonna make 455d3a1c1f us all cry.cc457c0c6e88cc73

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