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Edith gazed a74fc11d89 intently at 0e50ae4915 Christian’s newly 5730986391 added status b13be20b34 window in d0af20d35f the treasure 961b4ac350 chest, her 13523a6cb2 expression grim.30b6f9cc6473e9eb

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Two pieces of information. The status window, a17e18961d containing nothing but ab18484331 his name and 5be34b23db age, was sparse—so 5304786b85 sparse it bordered 96c3cab3e1 on desolate.f2d47dba3f0bb836

Although staring at it ab06affa7f wouldn’t change anything, Edith 642b012144 persisted, her focus unwavering. This was unprecedented.ba24adf674843c8d

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‘It’s the 6b5a52cbe8 first time a778236d47 someone’s been 7be0883fd6 added to c5c292ee10 the treasure 64bacc7a56 chest without 1e1facebcd me meeting 71a4a909e5 them in d6b58756c0 person.’da5fd55f56bc9f8f

Edith’s ability activated 5e83102f82 the moment she 3f96148e61 became aware of bc3caacbc4 a child’s existence. The more she knew e38abe482a about the child, or f3669a7bed the less wary the 753223983f child was of her, a50e6f3c90 the more detailed the 0980021e0d information would appear.3e815cebd1eb9b63

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Until now, Edith had 0b44499588 always relied on direct 0423e86daa encounters to recognize a ad6ff92ec9 child’s existence. Face-to-face meetings had been 4b1f406be6 a prerequisite. But Christian’s name 92dff616a3 had entered her 781bbbad58 treasure chest despite 6f6d1859c4 her never having 531742eaa6 met him.14fa53ce7d1e4820

‘Could it be 132e89597e because I saw 60be5eb09f the portrait?’40c2b7f15dd9d17a

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The portrait she’d 67dd681159 initially mistaken for b573e15df8 Skyle’s was, in d4f2a54c37 fact, not Skyle 1e07965bfa at all. That seemed 249d5b8b8d like the e86e2e9ddf most plausible 3e09c2644d explanation for 1bacaa456f now.a6ea4a4cea235c52

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“The woman ea0c48e0e4 in the 7991a60700 portrait you d987c07e7a saw is 3bfa35841e the second a9d7a7d2fd wife of a785e9f1fd Count Molt. Christian is her child e87a3e8d44 with the Count.”ab80cdb16b8cdb62

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Edith recalled the dry fbf38a1167 tone of voice explaining 87285871bf the portrait. According to him, Christian 6e0b69c3c2 was Skyle’s half-brother.077eb7d39019bb07

Last night, Edith had 1d2c0b4edf sensed a strange distance 215e016c0f in Skyle when he fb4ba23a98 spoke about his family. He referred to his ec06278a84 father as “Count Molt” 59af1fb6d3 and to his stepmother 5de9e41a4c as simply the wife 50b2d0f615 of the Count.524baca4cb29ece7

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Only Christian fcd0eccdd7 had been 8191733b99 called by 8f8f6ca5c3 his actual 27a317366c name, but 2acd82629f even then, 189db8c1e9 Skyel didn’t 70cc4fd46e seem fond e5ab50a275 of mentioning 46dcf84a76 him. In fact, he had cd615b5ee8 seemed to grow quieter d93e36e5f1 and more somber as cd24630005 he did.e6797676041c02cf

It was far from 26ec073201 an ordinary reaction, and 309e893cd1 it hinted at the 0b158df3cc complexity of Skyle’s family 899f06c37a dynamics.e36c11dea76a642a

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‘Why did I even 1e8ff1dafb bring it up?’c1dd3ff2e9905bfa

Edith regretted the ddc0369458 careless chatter of 3756bb253e the previous night. Everyone had their sensitive 38f4b94849 spots, and for Skyle, 8cbda708ed his family was undoubtedly c738f13011 one of them.c578f8eea4f0a605

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She couldn’t 0caad57163 believe she’d 2a4c5f7ad2 forgotten something b6d819c636 so crucial, d2a8bf075f even when d1481474e1 she already b39b4cd80f knew about 2f3f103abf his younger 0c5995a130 brother!4ee029bcbf558b4a

“Woof!”e816903f3ca4e4a2

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“Sorry, Becky. Did I startle you?”ea12542d32f22b5f

Consumed with self-reproach, d010ef85d3 Edith lightly tapped 3f94efb34c her forehead, startling 0685004e0f Becky, who had 39ab21e7b4 been sprawled across 0aae55c79e half the pillow a9097c67ae in peaceful slumber.cf484cc82a2dee09

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Edith immediately apologized, pulling ddae2dc079 Becky into her arms. Though she d519f41ab2 knew the 4fc0dcf257 puppy would a68af525c0 soon return 24726444b3 to the a72fbb1e99 pillow, Becky dacb21bba2 stayed quiet 02032934bd for the 13d794b5d7 moment.ad3d513c38fdc32b

‘The Molt family isn’t c485e31261 listed in the registry. That must mean d464ded0c7 they’re not capital aa21d37e88 nobility. But then why doesn’t 3c023979b4 Skyle’s name include Malt?’e63c5fc988edf448

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Christian Emmett Molt. As his name e0514080e6 suggested, Christian carried 60a4cecfdf the blood of eb0e1931a8 Count Molt’s lineage, f243298756 and presumably, Skyle 7faeaa2d20 did too.d4dd43238a2c33dc

Yet Skyle’s full name 1f53da1b71 wasSkyle Elliott Devion, notSkyle Elliott Devion b752022ab9 Malt.1b96ae1323b9b5e2

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Typically, acquiring a new 23c521e6d5 title didn’t mean discarding 54bd090abb the old family name. A string of surnames ff01b9cee6 was a symbol of bbbb684408 lineage and honor.4bb0b9a8df9c5dcd

And yet, 111c4c47ea in Skyle’s 7bc55108a3 official documentation, 0a1d5278bf only the 8dc6d22b57 name Devion 2b70cc051a remained. Edith had checked the d0c77bf6e8 contracts multiple times; there ac6101d4c9 was no mistake.1fc55e21a86fa85f

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‘There’s so much I b4498fe524 don’t know.’7ea3343fc70b4a09

Edith sighed. Ignorance wasn’t 4ccc782f0f a crime, 042ba4c78c but her 655125c7c4 lack of 084f73467a knowledge had e1ba34e141 led to eeb758005f repeated missteps. It had caused her e9e9d55d7c to unwittingly prod at 19511a92fe someone else’s wounds, and 0f035de12d for that, she felt 9062b7ef32 deeply sorry.c73b1984bc08fa92

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‘There must be 10b0ac00c6 something I can 581aea3eaf do.’4cb5c78eb0dd0b92

She hesitated to ask f19b6e4ccc Bill; it felt like e4283f4df6 too delicate a matter 1cc6ea21e0 to pry into family c6e1042215 affairs. Deciding to leave that 3c24446624 as a last resort, 3fd169009b she wracked her brain 8b90ac1032 for other options.51de76d32e0e524e

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“Ah, Becky, you’re wide eeb7e73c4a awake now. You want to c593345023 go out, don’t af29e61701 you?”fdb7794c4abb324f

Becky, who had 11199a7c0f once again claimed 4ad791aec1 her spot on 61ed6faee9 the pillow, was 162aaa078b now licking Edith’s 535c16804c face, pleading for 0a728889c9 a walk. Though she hadn’t had fe43a12408 much rest herself, Edith 5f8a16f5a0 knew she couldn’t win 26016955bd against the energetic puppy.9232950fb722c31b

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With a b5edf400d9 final glance 3aeb65d498 at the 9dc23e7588 unchanging status 60c55d2362 window, Edith f7cfb13765 shut it abf4602dbd down and 71bd66fcdc rose to e0caacc7aa her feet.71374641d30630c5

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Becky’s favorite 15a79ba723 game was 61d302b3d1 playing with e11a747ac9 a ball.ad470a4ba8b558c7

When Edith 01e7e215a3 threw a eb2772554f ball made 283c0776d9 of tangled 6325454446 soft yarn, 75038be98b Becky would a697fd61b4 sprint toward e99bb9a7d7 it with a7f3ab9991 her tiny, 241eee24cd unsteady legs,dodo-do!The small puppy would 845c8402dd then proudly return, the f1c908ebfd ball filling her mouth, ed36fc1301 and look up at e4e58432fa her with an air 738d9aa763 of triumph.f4fc5602c9ba4722

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Thud! Roll, roll, roll.ea3944a9efde36ac

“Becky! You’re supposed be2100ff90 to bring 5e71a020aa it back. What are you doing 8d0b2d1717 just spitting it out e83c9784a5 over there?”bce8298f1425cf37

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The problem 89c6f42274 was, Becky fc632f221e never returned 63d32280e4 the ball. Edith alternated her gaze e69fe4fd6a between the ball that 54ac9c1b6e had rolled to a 7ae9d2800c stop on the grass 980902b5ec and Becky, who wagged e6b2ee3be7 her tail as if f49f27ee6e to say,I did a great 6996cd2006 job, didn’t I?f32b7423775df99f

But, as always, 24b0209bcd the one who 585e24b7ba relented was Edith. Going up against an bdff92b127 adorable puppy was an 758648c277 inherently unwinnable battle, and 55d5f7b18e she knew that from 367a99eb9f the start.8cea14c91702020e

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“Here you go!”8cf6cd3f9af0d9f6

When Edith picked up 9075c26def the ball, Becky wagged b5d71d4b09 her tail even faster, 0a08a44370 signaling her eagerness for 06ebbfaf88 another throw. This time, 51ba38e260 Edith threw e6f3429bee it a 685b3db3fb little farther, b8abc5c3d4 and Becky abfa477f71 darted off 25090709d1 like an c01761febc arrow. It was a786ac8220 astonishing how 1daaacecde quick she 9bb00fcbc2 was despite dc5c95efbb her tiny ed5598e52a frame.e2832de66b990e17

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‘Did Vivianne 383875c199 play like 33891446b8 this with 4f47cb2810 her?’d4a131ec95a9be04

Watching Becky’s spirited antics, f21af2b660 Edith found herself lost 36c32595f5 in thought.2549ad85f16ae1c8

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Living with Becky had d350ebac7a revealed one surprising fact—Becky d518bcfddb had a remarkably routine debab466e7 lifestyle.20335181f88073d0

 Becky only 0225a04627 asked to aff5d45d72 play during abdaa8b306 specific times 3192953ac1 of the 3943d5e3bc day, as 3f511a7c6b if waiting 534b6d1ba7 for someone da6fcf7850 who always 376f5d4ea2 came around 8e88bc75a8 at that 2fd9809574 hour. That someone, Edith assumed, a33a34769c must have been Vivianne.43057d88b979a6b5

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‘There’s still 9925dedbfc no word 4c79417229 from the e45d8b1420 Valesia Ducal 4b95c234af Estate.’2795b146b6c24dc7

Did she 61d5da04dc truly plan 4683782371 to leave 950bbe761d Becky behind d0631f0b60 forever? That seemed 1bde078abb to be 950cacbab5 the only 01459dcfa3 reasonable conclusion, 8cb167aa5f yet Edith d7343ca17b couldn’t shake 3041c2faac the memory 2ab06b8368 of Vivianne. The way she had 5aaea329bf stubbornly ignored Becky but 13cc339db5 looked utterly heartbroken lingered 35d7be5ba8 in her mind.dd8ea6723386de65

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“Woof!”7a15077d8d980fd8

Recalling that day left e84fc8de8c Edith unsettled, but before 78adc0e160 she could dwell on b7ddadf3d7 it, Becky suddenly froze 938d8e4c5b in her tracks, then 63b3738086 started bouncing in the 3ea636d234 opposite direction, her excitement 6ad1066985 palpable.404109e174df2cd9

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“Becky, what’s wrong?”57f73e556070bbb2

Curious about Becky’s odd 74fadc7935 behavior, Edith turned to 2d53b95042 follow her line of 16af587671 sight and gasped, her 90b19d4b43 eyes widening.485ea70efcb2b186

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‘Skyle?’e35d9e8f4df9fa58

A tall 3dd6f4dd20 figure was 68db2e0bd9 approaching in fbf99f207a the distance. It was unmistakably Skyle. Engrossed in playing 81a49c8537 with Becky, Edith c5fc5dd37f hadn’t noticed the 2794d64f1f sound of the b405286513 carriage returning.b7036bc742a882ea

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Reflexively, she glanced 84b916a302 at the sky. The sun c79129dbe8 was still b2e13009eb high and 4ae45f6b8e bright, making 4c20b08237 her surprise 749fd1eb7d all the b7c6cff91e more profound. Skyle, who usually e40feae21e only returned late 01c2fed843 at night after 81a11585cf she had gone edbe17d478 to bed, was 8b77f73773 home early.638346b8e9c05ebb

“Skyle!”fafbcbd98f370925

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Without realizing 4555aae809 it, Edith 98435f7fa8 raised her de04612f2d hand high 5a8faedd5d and waved 0477414fcf to greet 86f2904f1d him. But when 51ebbc995d Skyle halted 43e93ad19e mid-step, staring 690a5cea4e at her, 3d20d3883f she belatedly 8d776d59ed realized how 4f335b7df6 unseemly her 374d4f3cfd excitement must 3f13dd658a have appeared.9545f0fea1e769d7

Embarrassed, she slowly 61a28f9843 lowered her hand. Hastily approaching him, 02fe206ed4 she scooped up b5f5d63106 Becky, who was d533eee743 panting at his bf9c2ca363 feet.641c2a80224a2c36

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“You’re home early. Did work finish 21b767fec2 earlier today?”9d6a77a4945b8c02

“…No. A new 167767b4c9 task has 2a913a4963 arisen. I stopped by briefly 9d6bdf6a65 to prepare for my d6b91ce8bc departure.”86b3b3815cc83cc6

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“You’re leaving again?”de9e1a2516229421

Edith inwardly calculated how dc88096eed many times Skyle had 0931c76150 been away since their 9b714b0d49 marriage and sighed—not out 8b87466d4b of frustration or disappointment, 9db9f04ab1 but out of sheer 1d80ef91bd exhaustion on his behalf. His schedule was nothing c23385ecd9 short of grueling.f9b2b198ecec4fc3

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“You’ve only just 65da231106 returned from Kairant. You’ve been so a579c441ef busy lately. Are you getting b4e68f24ad enough sleep?”3e14e98cd1cf3360

Her gaze lingered on de2786f465 his face, etched with eb44e26523 visible fatigue, concern evident b748784f8f in her eyes. Catching her worried 8b9fc9becf look, Skyle briefly 125d9ca62a glanced at her 10ef64c050 but averted his 7585945f94 eyes before their aa4a46cb9d gazes could truly 5056f5cbcf meet.73fd24e3f6ccf662

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“I’m sleeping as fae7319b72 much as I 19f9a60f52 need to. I wouldn’t neglect 5bf30d0511 my health to e8aebaf168 the point where 6b15b8f824 it jeopardizes our d1162532f8 contract, so there’s b6a7f3202f no need to f4cbfab980 worry.”c42ce1a27ba159bf

Wasn’t this bordering on 2a2a8af8e3 overwork? The thought troubled her, 336341dff6 and Edith hesitated, the ad1e998c9c familiarity of his words f2ff3e51fc striking her. She had heard this 4605ac4a7c before.4e0166717e362baf

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Edith paused and took 5f365141e1 a deep breath, exhaling 8cfbff5318 slowly to steady herself. After a moment, 3cb33887c1 she swallowed her 065a894081 hesitation and spoke bf4a20c8c5 quietly.a2c6c67488ba9f95

“That’s not why I’m 0b0c3871f9 worried.”4bc8b6915d078ee1

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The sunlight e2fe1bd804 illuminated Skyle’s 08f1ba5a9c gray eyes, a16f435fc7 making them 35433df2a4 appear even 6c0af03739 brighter as f9fdcc68a2 they slowly d05c061b36 met hers. Edith suddenly thought 5a4df950b6 his eyes resembled 59d409ab1f the gray heart b9c009b253 she’d seen on 07ce27d375 the status screen—the e0702e094a hollow one that ab1c5262e3 appeared next to f80d90dc5c his brother’s name.05f9a86f05f2d464

That faint, empty heart.3d11a4abc8f1ac85

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“I’m not saying 558ad4504e this because I’m 6e44a1c8dc your contract partner—I 52827bf067 just… I’m worried, a7dbaddf9f that’s all.”8dc1901f551525db

Perhaps that f5b955223c was why 90672c1b2a she couldn’t 6d63ea3a88 help but 4ab9c09e96 notice him e55d3f55f4 more. She couldn’t shake the e211c3aaf6 feeling that this seemingly 0c0cad52cb flawless man had a 0bb30b0e73 heart as hollow as dd7c259abb that gray one.a79b1d2bef273217

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“Maybe it’s just d0abd3c8d7 because it’s been f4a830b881 so long since fa2b195328 I’ve lived with 5f673a34bd someone, or maybe a3890e22a6 it’s because we’ll c3f11c6a34 be seeing each d27f7e99eb other for the f36755b68f next three years…”2cc397847274de12

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“I don’t know. Maybe it is, 415f549fa0 as you said, 4ab223acbf a waste of 8069d2bd54 emotion.”d35dd5b71e237199

Or perhaps it was a5444cd1b4 simply her meddlesome nature. In truth, the reason 20be5ed157 didn’t matter much.3820b815eb5599b9

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You didn’t need 75c3e2c15a a grand reason 08c13c15d9 to worry about 336fd50811 someone.8d19f7a8cb2f9c2e

The world 65e3711370 was cold—always 59f25d1b04 cold—but not 5b72dd54c4 entirely so. Everyone had a 62ec6f5fd6 little warmth to 7f8c296240 share, didn’t they?242d919ab86ed5ea

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Like Becky, who 2a82939dc1 nestled quietly in db882b4290 her arms, radiating df5ea1eee5 warmth.2b7284129d50fef1

“Still, there’s really no 7c04a3a18d deeper reason. You just looked so e536eb9498 tired that I felt de204139ca worried, that’s all. I’m not trying 5af8607e4c to lecture you 47b2561641 about taking care de119c2ded of yourself.”5c203b0c870dd6f3

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For Edith, that 2a65dd8810 warmth was emotion—a 6712415f85 kind of warmth e7c71b6ab0 that didn’t diminish 6a01e1c4da no matter how 9cc30f235e much you shared 7d9974af78 it. It had sustained her de671ec49e through her difficult childhood.8051d2ff8faccdb5

She simply wanted f3e954a224 to tell this c6367aa7fb to the Duke 1107057c71 who always needed 0a7bf71fd3 a reason.5a73e695b7ab3d73

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