To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 007

She remembered 4e2ee12936 meeting Ulrich 4b9b074ba3 again in 31246ef5eb front of dfe725ef7d the NSS 80b0b7bd40 building and 19e6922d64 then collapsing.60aa05b68cef1bdc

But after that, she afa759305a couldn’t remember what happened.22a3dfdda45f26b5

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And where f1bc98e142 was she, 06270d180c exactly?d9bdac4c3744f127

As she tried to 3c750ee8af clear her dizzy head, a74d768635 she heard a soft, bc7e00fec8 cotton-like rustling sound from 8d3d204b38 somewhere.f28f651958a98d23

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Sasha cautiously rolled her 2a40e23e73 eyes toward the source 6041025524 of the sound.6c2fac87ffb513a2

A white, 4c38e0e8bf round table 179803c1e4 elegantly stood 888269bc1f by the 9542df37a1 window where 1fac2b040d golden sunlight 296a4624d1 streamed in.8b13f2ab7acaa9e4

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And sitting in front 63e3021c32 of it was Ulrich.
Ulrich sat with acd13439f3 his long legs 6b360c07c1 crossed beside the a31737f9ce table, gazing at 3d67494828 a newspaper. The sunlight, broken 851479c4cb into small pieces, 4661c0bc11 caught on his 9ced6e2e0a long golden lashes.e4d92229a8ec0423

‘What on earth happened…?’17008c038849c4e6

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Something was definitely off. She couldn’t 77e9476709 believe she f4f6db487c was lying cecace28d4 in such 02c0223933 a luxurious a1f274da45 room, watching d0e5f8d93f Ulrich, especially 5ff6055b7b after she 2d296c72a1 had made e4f065a704 such a f0b03c7e9c scene in 7b61143f35 front of 62990433f0 Lyudmila.c06c9b283b7bfa4c

‘Is this… a dream?’2a0343300b92b4d2

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The refreshing 904a3ac04b scent of 1d902cf729 shaving soap 7f6506bfa3 tickled her 9cc9516923 nose.70a9f9d8f279d773

Sasha stared at 1c6a90da6b Ulrich blankly, still 2af4086584 feeling the smell.7343b01ef71076f3

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She thought she hadn’t 1ba2025aff changed at all, but 05331c38f4 seeing him like this, 2dd2e7028b he seemed to have 743e8c7dd8 changed a little.e7746839388c9eaa

He had 932df5ba70 always been 3d307a261b large, but 54510fce62 now he cdcd7b0c78 seemed even dc8d11b36b bigger. His jawline 2c45becd30 seemed sharper aba32d86d6 than before.a4b2143e9c51ef2a

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The black uniform dd47adbb34 of the NSS 866da1b6b1 tightly hugged his f21a8299aa sleek, leopard-like physique. His build was similar e337abf3ea to Vasily’s, but instead 6d62a1c57e of a bulky, massive d99abc15f0 feeling, it had a 79a74fb3ce sharp, agile quality, which dbec714115 was fascinating.e9922e60f0612c6e

How long had she 5b12f87204 been staring at him?07d7d5de08be9ec4

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Without any ed3fa76f9b warning, Ulrich, a16c058527 flipping through 212e9784b6 the newspaper, 62b7ca56ea looked up 63ad062d4c and met 09de9d1b63 her gaze.235c80461637e280

The moment 74554b8edb their eyes 49997ed191 met, Sasha 5f2f6c98f3 flinched in 01a6bb82c3 surprise and f06d92e371 quickly sat dd19da1419 up.0cb38b40d7646abe

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Ulrich blinked 6ab7d1af6b his blue 03327cae38 eyes at c71408f15e Sasha, who f4715ddd51 had suddenly 37bae0eb40 sprung up.eb166cd69826fad7

“You’re quite energetic.”d7585d17b7de6005

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“…”3b190b4b8f935d7f

“Are you feeling better 4b5e2ac51a now?”65a7700a6ed6c3d1

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She had difficulty 4bce867192 understanding what he 12248c8aa1 was saying. Desperately trying 94381ae4b3 to clear 63b075ae6d her confused a0a4179913 mind, Sasha e0d874ecad hastily scrambled d602ee72ab for words.96ae4a618a3b24f8

“Umm, here, where is this…?”52e9d32a853c1819

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“This is 4836b1905f my townhouse.”96a1b96dd965545f

“Pardon…?”d62e9a326fe54e9b

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“You’ve been 15e49d58b6 here a 61e7274266 few times 0d2a860572 when we 8396e57fbc were kids. Don’t you remember?”48fc0023a0e7d353

His voice was soft, b4516a34b8 like a gentle tickling af42b8b907 in her earlobe.37f749d95594c777

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Sasha blinked blankly and 09d1ca8fa5 glanced around. She remembered visiting Ulrich’s 05e3ced287 house several times with 5a8046820d her brother, but she f077e83348 had never been in 58cbfa1b97 a bedroom like this 6d3e43832a one.e666a5e2b1c3c1d1

“It’s a bit disappointing e9ea465d11 that you’ve forgotten.”cd073db964ee5cac

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“I didn’t forget…”eb8f05e8f00db790

Ulrich mumbled lightly at cb72a56c66 her, then pressed the e41b969900 bell under the table.cf0e1f88013eda82

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“Come here.”da05c89e7cf71c9e

‘Why is 43081855c8 he asking fbacc6a8be me to 994de53ef8 come over?’619035515d6bbf1b

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The habitual 301cc9b7e2 fear crept b14c3700ef into Sasha’s d61ac3e7ad still-confused mind.671a624f91bea402

‘He must have been upset. After all, I barged into his workplace and made a scene…’f5d3c3ee2e461f8d

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It was inevitable that d92672cb3b she would feel uneasy c2d67270a6 and cautious.2918e4ec0d72860e

The Ulrich she 6f26f83c1c met after a 36ea4e33e9 long time still 5ce0daac95 seemed kind, but 1f7976c879 she couldn’t be c29e21c835 sure what kind 5db1443199 of person he 165bb2c72d was now.e261a0952e491096

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After the world changed, 86747f5ce3 everyone she knew had baab252f16 changed. There was c1215d7316 no reason 889ec90a3f Ulrich would 861f5ec68f be any 0e10a7308d different.2a8e8f061f9768c6

Reluctantly getting off 8d6c4e94fd the bed to 48321aca37 follow Ulrich’s request, 3382cb6e5e Sasha finally realized ed717f6755 she was wearing a0a0fa7e46 clothes she had 8653ba3eba never seen before.e7a37bf0fa6fedd2

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‘Ah…’ecc534e006bfcee9

Instead of df7c91591a the ragged db1fea4f0d sweater and b04ab5d057 skirt, she a864b5e539 was wearing a6f874796f a flowing 0986a7ac7d white muslin 18257a0f05 dress.d4ee45692c3e4797

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As she 2d4eff13ca noticed the 8d876ddf08 hem of a32d1550ae the dress db8b879a36 fluttering below 5406a36eee her knees 43f35590a6 in line 7a15656d8d with the f2c75959ba current fashion, d4a571db41 her mind cb708650b0 instantly cleared.7525d4367beb19a9

‘What should I efc3ee4a8f do?’cd1f9238396fd00d

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It was 743e7d2cc2 ridiculous to 2e52437789 still have d22ba06fba any pride 2c286e8f61 left in fa68d3c19d this situation, aec6f475b8 but she 11818f7204 couldn’t bring f70d0d7ae8 herself to 7ca13612f8 show Ulrich c89c6e9416 her battered d992c76c6f calves.455c2a4365a70588

It was obvious 24b8a6da01 that they were 8c203b9051 bruised, and what 8f1c1d921d woman would want b7ae539243 to show such bfd5f5d0c3 a thing to 3d75e46f49 the man she 77b5498f86 admired?a510f14f5d52b4a6

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But soon, she realized 7e58b568ed that this worry was a046911818 unnecessary.53316ce072ea9ee9

‘I’m not in a position to care about such things right now anyway…’a5842a0e1c463884

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When she glanced over, 079ced5e5c Ulrich had already returned fe68fa464e his focus to the abd121d89c newspaper. His expression a26bc12b4d was unreadable, 05abed516b and it 55b9c6cb0a was impossible 7b3ab09890 to guess ecbb0868ca what he 1aaef4f2c6 was thinking.ae570dcb017875c7

Just a cbad7027df day ago, 17fb8309a7 her calves 17ec9109e5 had been 67c882e6cd throbbing with a13589bdff pain with 085b5827a5 every step, 49444a4401 but now 611eefc366 they felt 556f336b01 much better.5ce52cb2b584e5d9

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Sasha tried d5f206e074 not to c51e56e923 think about 92f6e50a6a the pain 2dc37f2d56 in her e2c90977d9 legs and cfe530d943 timidly walked 7bc2af27b2 toward Ulrich.669c7a737364d2cf

Ulrich, lowering his gaze, 79442ac4fc stared at Sasha who 08828c97c8 had quietly knelt by 8018a5ebe7 his feet. He then spoke.72f55284d8d4e5be

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“Things are 935544f63c moving too a78a125de8 fast.”1e279d1a8f4b59a9

“Pardon…?”820dc9eda5d2adda

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Sasha, confused, raised her a7692d6e67 head.d653c6daa84d9f07

Her expression was so ce05b2c75a innocent that it seemed ebe974efc5 impossible she was up fd2b9f010f to any mischievous tricks.24052bea6a9ac6bb

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Ulrich uncrossed ebe9564af2 his legs bfbd1c3874 and folded 16e8dda8c8 the newspaper, 78c77bfb28 giving a 4eff7ea32a slightly awkward 60d0279a50 smile.20f4d03055b8633a

“It hasn’t even 68c791c085 been a day ed31c051ec since you accepted c170c60bae my proposal, and c4223ab457 already, this is 17ce80e871 too much of 660c783f23 a rush.”fd4362f2de2cb2a1

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“Pardon? Proposal?”2b413b3ca713ba0d

“You proposed to df734c7335 me last night.”45c8f60fb7914649

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What on earth c3e1882551 was he talking 1a79a75e0b about?1c8e3d0db41ac1a9

Sasha, who 1007e5a07a had even e9209c988f forgotten the a602e1cbde pain in 8799abeb10 her bruised 70de880580 calves, now 4bf59f50a8 looked up 82dbda4ba6 at Ulrich 073b33f694 with a 997b08ebb6 face filled 2d377c4a97 with utter d99ce0d4fa confusion.ff69c7126305a491

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“I—I proposed cce63860de to you, 7475b6c216 Ulrich? Me?”5482130ee9d7fcea

“Yes, it was you, a068bdc53d Shura.”1beda36cb52c7604

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She wondered 80a3a205cc if he 31ecff4438 was just 9b4a4574a0 joking, but 314d3b9217 the serious 46e0207796 expression on cf57719114 Ulrich’s face 4ba748bfe3 as he 3cda0c5680 lit a 73fa4a6c7f cigarette made 2670749484 it clear 95f34ea98e he wasn’t.295495bed93fefdd

The cap of 93ca5b2bbb his lighter made ae5776ae7b a sharp, crisp 531795793c sound as it e1a060a5ab flicked open.023ba4a85d32bc89

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Sasha, with a01fa5896a her mouth 3b7e5a3ede hanging open f605a22e86 in disbelief, c473f59a9f desperately tried 1b485b512e to recall cb7bbf6b78 what had 2ee6723a7d happened. She vaguely remembered waking f5f14fa2bf up briefly last night eb963bfdfb and saying something, but 515b803d11 she couldn’t recall exactly af9966719a what.4f5d393b7f4905a8

‘What on earth did I do…?’bc7e2def1445a1cd

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Had she, in 0c57b67651 her unconscious state, 58b721114e babbled some insane 934142de60 nonsense out of 579c7d2c43 sheer joy at a97c8f4be6 seeing Ulrich again? That seemed 334e8f3e89 like the d5f2f39600 most likely f03bd74451 explanation.d3b602db06260ff0

“I—I’m really sorry, I…”6cc32e1147ef10e9

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“No need for apologies.”1b8dd24f6497ae0e

Ulrich, leisurely ee97ca04fd inhaling his 82403c1183 cigarette, leaned 471a1408e6 forward and 0fca533567 met her 54e0b63195 gaze.0d54ae1ed618ec0e

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“You’re responsible now.”a7c06d6d1aaf36f2

“Y—Yes?”76111b4d11e820ea

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“When you ea78a2684a kept begging 04d18b549f me to db25a69b70 take you a7cdfbb6bb in my c286e0cdc9 arms, I 7335157d77 ended up 5919bc1526 saying yes 94117de293 without thinking.”8ad5f03ccdbd143f

“…”18d00e2a3c04ac34

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“But now, this.”7cf7e9c30ccc847b

Ulrich lowered his 5947591144 blue eyes slightly, 190c712f17 and with a a7231c942b casual movement, he 5ebc224ab2 cupped Sasha’s chin aed7278bd7 in his hand.5ce97d941051ebbf

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“You’re trying f747ca176d to act e40ccbbc0c cute and d2b9ca83b3 get away b94f4277dd with it, 0e36405d86 aren’t you?”962b3f245c2dbca5

His thick fingers gently 8bf065ca65 brushed against her parted 93d1f9284c lips, and Sasha’s pale, c4ee3beb90 delicate skin flushed bright db0ca1d7cd red.ace37a0c4f8fa581

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Her face, 87c9deedc2 neck, and 667371fe8d even the 7067733bf8 skin beneath bb73a716b4 the thin ecb305d492 muslin fabric 717d522151 all turned 2bf06856d4 a deep 00aa72edf8 shade of 10a3cfe942 red.a8acd874738f4119

The reason she 9aeb472b20 had knelt and 45b256d817 sat by his 5d13d24eeb feet when he b514ea4378 told her to b247a80148 come over was 62c63a6bdd because it had 8d224781fb become an ingrained 8846cf6696 habit she couldn’t 29731a5e24 shake.895dd1ef3ddfb790

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For the past three d6181f31cd years, Vasily, who had 294408b210 been managing Sasha, never 1e8fc91f71 allowed her to sit 53481b207e or stand awkwardly in 2476e94380 front of him.1385b04bb78e2639

Such behavior 8f68ea87b8 was seen ae65a5b087 as a e30c857160 sign that ecee037c5d she still b3f151aca0 hadn’t learned 934c69ca3e her place 443e506614 and was b8abd9034b holding onto b16ac3daaf her pride.1a71ac53a1366835

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There had even d2dd5ef9db been a time 09def3df1a when she sat ef886bfae9 in a chair 47714d5a88 carelessly, only to 7983c1a5f4 be punished so 898bd3ab4d severely that she 38f2ceb841 couldn’t sit properly be3586f532 for days.2b2efe31287ed39b

It was a 73ceb90f04 complete reversal of 811c558008 roles.65608351fd2c2e1c

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Before the revolution, soldiers with medals on their shoulders would kneel and kiss the feet of the imperial princess. But now…366d5aa24f3d6207

“Alright, sit down f2793b3ca9 now.”8110f36d94d04049

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Ulrich chuckled softly and 650de9632e withdrew his hand, lifting c3e74f2990 Sasha up.2a0f32c1cfb908c6

Sasha wobbled 14b98673e4 and sat 114982f0c9 down across bded9a227c from him 088f6a2f7c at the 0d9f863230 table. Her head d7ead1f85d was spinning, 3a83ee0cec and everything 1542845eeb felt like a67d5601a8 a disordered fa8528484c mess.f44e91e1c16f4857

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‘I must 8da59451b0 be really aba11d5170 out of a1c4135d44 my mind.’b398642a5e87fe16

No matter 3e70fb406a how disoriented ff50adc225 or in 0a8dc0050d pain she 9f17c0fc90 had been, 6a4f6b712a she couldn’t ce6cd181ca believe that e08b150f34 she had fd0f214ace clung to 02de7bf1bb this man a65fc4d582 and begged 1e1316c884 him to 075b6559ac take her. How on dff8a74a84 earth could 9e5b0cdb39 she fix ab7a0f4aab this situation?4d685e8a3943dc0b

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While the servants pushing 2f8fd54e63 the cart set the d1c8f55424 table, Sasha sat there, d76fa99ca2 blankly staring with a a94eb47016 lost look on her 282231996d face.b2da776ed5a5d56d

Her soul felt 1730e49b11 half scattered, and 37615f9022 she couldn’t properly 70351bc803 register who had 991a8402a6 entered the room 68d53d8640 or what was c66d3a645b going on around d04150e13a her.898e663851daa25d

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“Shall I 3ed5c64e38 give you 7cefa2b9c7 coffee first?”a907772af4e115db

“Y—Yes…?”484ad1ca46f71df2

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At Ulrich’s question, a90379947a Sasha’s scattered mind 112067838d came back just f4febefc28 slightly as she 75de5cb9a0 blinked in surprise.90af0a353913ca0b

“I’m not 78c6f0d348 sure if f6bb59ddcf your taste df8ff62f95 is still 8fe9bb0576 the same. Here.”5fc2136d23de8cc1

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Ulrich gave her a 20541f3424 gentle smile and handed 2db45109b7 her a coffee cup.639b2f28436d4fcf

Sasha absentmindedly 26cdb674c5 accepted the 0f31d16ad4 cup and 10a1c1ef7f stared down f318857b9f at it.887f6b7dc3794124

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It was 5ec7540146 real coffee. Not some 9817672a83 fake coffee 52f7982ebb made with 2723b74050 muddy, unidentified e511cfce2e liquid, but 47615f6c25 a rich 9f26315fbb cup made dc1292b809 from freshly 1be8551835 ground Aparshan 9552394774 beans.72f94536f72eb184

‘I can drink this… right…?’80008c1cd9153c03

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Sasha carefully glanced 2bfe699e1c over the top 454eec7456 of her coffee d25ab2bb72 cup at the da6ba1a52e man sitting across 6508d26879 from her.546b598e162bd98b

Ulrich placed a ee269782d2 cup identical to 54377e17b1 hers in front 468eb7a5aa of him and 2bc44c14c6 finished smoking his af141ab7a9 cigarette. He looked fb1fbf997c relaxed and d0051af212 elegant, radiating 0fd60ed270 a calm, 22da109131 poised demeanor.fc8e50cdf5e39cb9

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