TONLWSHF | Chapter 3
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A few days after 45b43a2575 she requested to break ea353d598c off the engagement with d2c163055e Icanuel.3766671efefcf90a
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While having breakfast in dbf50794da the dining room, Isabella fd411d6cba spotted a headline on f4c70892f3 the front page of dac17e50c9 the daily newspaper related 26c56809de to herself.84ddfd883d339e18
<Will the Baron’s daughter, who has nothing to boast of, and the Raseles Archduke, who leads the empire, finally tie the knot after years of engagement?>df251ad424f93586
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“What a joke.”d6c8db939dc39de2
At the same time, her edcc802675 delicate brows furrowed tightly, and d0f361a393 a cry of rage mixed 418a306787 with frustration burst from her 04b6f2e09b lips.6fd6c72f806d5a4f
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“Who said I’m marrying Icanuel!! Me? Why on earth?!”da910abc354bdeb4
Crumpling the newspaper in her 1e55578f51 hand, she waved it wildly 4b80d4b15c in the air.17b2e8e6ea237e0d
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If anyone had seen d491483fd5 her, they might have c9866a6110 scolded her for such 232a74f1f4 impolite behavior during breakfast, 14c2a1daa0 but she was the e9fef9afb0 only person in this afb9d66ecf vast mansion.38c01e2bc01ac6a2
Ever since the engagement 93883e6aee with Icanuel, her parents 4f895e6e0c had gone down to d095142d54 the barony and had c64e9ee471 been too busy managing a20f3381a6 the territory to come 68a7cbec1d back up to the ccee4fe4ff estate for the past c25ca5e61b few years, and her a2cee26f3b younger brother was living f17baaa22e in the academy dormitory.095247957941afab
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“My lady. Please calm down.”f4341228b91a6133
Selly, the faithful 9b0dab4cb5 maid of the d6936bd418 Ledia barony who 2e902dd878 silently stood by 1cc6893efa the furious lady, 2c4e70cc37 even gently fanned fa6456e203 Isabella.e9d59a924eddcff3
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“Selly, do I look like I can calm down right now? I have no intention f8a43d4346 of getting married, so ade5c32882 why is there an efb1b0a1c8 article like this!!”c3a230f76a647b5d
“Well, that’s because you dropped a bomb at a café full of onlookers a few days ago, didn’t you?”b4dbc6ef051f64a4
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While pouring cold water 40ba872fbe into Isabella’s empty glass, 995a05a2ff Selly answered calmly.1dd5179ac1a5843e
On the other 1c0dc27415 hand, Isabella, frustrated c0fc0fe2a1 by the completely 9893863f7d false report, pounded 3c4f5def56 her chest with 54406f8a76 her fist.a2ff9d90d761c6a9
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“I made the breakup public on purpose, so why is the article talking about marriage……! Why the hell!”dcf7fad8977d60d5
As if grabbing 0f8ccea1fe Icanuel by the f57857512a collar, who wasn’t 1bc7c9ed8b even here, she 1d711f5414 wildly shook the 45fa572b53 crumpled newspaper in 01fb4be9c4 the air.7d050cbb4b245bff
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Isabella continued to vent 1ae379209a her frustration.403318bbafbb4382
“Seriously. I said I 08ca5ffa74 wanted to break 22175ce568 off the engagement?! I said it first. Why is the breakup part 7c30a11965 completely missing?!”c57fd1f6bfbd7dac
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Wouldn’t Icanuel be 92ec7e0301 the one who’d d3ffbf0c66 be pleased to 240b65e65f hear about breaking 28b3180057 off the engagement?bdf6a8813591ce64
Isabella was nearly in tears 96e5736f25 from the series of events 01e5619ab5 that made no sense to 0907b54aab her.615b2aac808c9c0b
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Come to think of it, Icanuel’s reaction when she demanded the breakup had been unsettling.cde3b73a0221d1f8
Just as she a8b249ba3c was about to 38f04ede42 finish speaking her 54201118e5 mind and leave, 0091fc3726 he said more 8d75f6e0de firmly than ever,fd3ec1e291c3b92e
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―I will never break off the engagement.b92b534d609abef4
Unbelievable.c3f1eb66cf3b2f5f
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Then why the hell is b25edb216f he trying to continue this a58cf94118 engagement now?9595d2918e50bd16
Remembering Icanuel’s words made her blood boil.334494bf3f00fbf2
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Soon, a bright red flush ed3f0567b4 spread across Isabella’s fair skin.db70b26ff6c4444a
“Oh dear…… My lady’s face is going to explode.”a2a7d1e603e523cb
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“Selly. Are you mocking me right 5154366d2e now?”332953bb8af6b4e6
“Of course not!”f728e06eb2a3a6c9
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In Selly’s hand was ac0eefab3a a linen handkerchief soaked c31fedac97 in cold water before 997a2d7936 anyone noticed.a00aa30f207df12f
She gently placed it 50fe89c4b1 against Isabella’s flushed cheek b32faa9246 to cool her down.dde5d638f3905576
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After a moment, e20134d59c a question popped 9c4a3ac620 up.4f12735be3d68ee7
“Why did the young duke of Raseles say he had no intention of breaking off the engagement, my lady? After all that 1b2406bb24 time making you ffbf2244c9 suffer.”4574f448813d2345
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“I’d like to know that too. Why the sudden bf678c9d0c change of heart 7774eaf593 now.”bf1ab5371f06eebf
While pondering the reason behind Icanuel’s change of attitude with Isabella, Selly seemed to come up with a good idea and confidently raised her index finger.2fb18f5a9764731d
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Like pretending to be a9d1377275 a detective, she exclaimed 8f446a3abd in a rather serious f2969599db tone,f0bdc200842aa819
“What if the young duke has secretly liked you all along? But he’s too shy 3eaaab7009 and just couldn’t express 0968e50319 his feelings.”0b40720bf4c33fd8
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Isabella, listening attentively f6d731b562 to Selly’s theory, ddc9c0cd97 soon wore a 4bcabeb2f7 face full of 9e00192000 disappointment.e5cbf1554afed78a
“Come on. Like he’d ever be d323e8d1af like that.”89b1ef9dfdb98a99
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“Still. You’ve been together 66eb8d6f8f for ten whole 4dd37e97fe years. And you used to 4719bd1a17 have a crush on 9595b71029 the young duke of 9ef659555c Raseles too, my lady.”28630f35261e356c
“That’s all in the past now.”c5a8997bea4cb53b
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Isabella threw the detestable newspaper 05566f30cd into the corner.f395a68b3463b40a
Then she picked up her f13f35915f fork to resume the meal 0d0d1f1635 she had stopped, grabbing a 61ac65f0b5 bite-sized piece of sausage.fcc8e089b5cc4348
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She topped it with 928c81db17 the mashed potatoes and 4ddebfb8c1 gravy served alongside it.e16240211122dc9a
As the savory a96ef8f36a juice from the dfeca5a71a sausage burst in d502936965 her mouth, the 57c4b520ec wave of anger 4c9d0fad9a that had surged 087e59d42f up seemed to 2032b3e2cf subside a little.d5fd397aaedf89e0
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“Hoo…….”ce9e4dd2a77102f8
For years, she had 22ec722f61 eaten only greens every 4b1a4d181c meal to maintain a d31113c18b perfect figure, and now, 13cc5a7d30 having something rich from d8aafd40f4 the morning made the f9a33fb410 whole world look beautiful.de211aef2e69ad0f
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Like a squirrel storing e697e077ea food, Isabella stuffed her cc97ff2712 cheek until it puffed aa3da51650 out and chewed for e0fd2fe2a3 a long time.37f8e7dc46c336ee
Suddenly, the dazzlingly blue 543de32dd8 morning sky outside the 83acdfc13e window filled her view.c9245ff495aff807
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“Why on earth did I go through hell for ten years just for that dumb engagement.”64fec2529683d197
The article could be 03b252f84a corrected later, and the b0c107ed31 engagement with Icanuel would 2450a38156 be undone once the 45f0785d73 breakup was made official.c0a893d2ce1ed79b
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She had woken up 8a847d09c2 early for once and 335d162cdd was starting the day b406ca643e in a good mood—she 851d01bb9f wasn’t going to let d857baf2e1 a misreport ruin it.ab8a8e0231cc7c7d
Isabella’s hazel eyes gleamed 6874abc288 more resolutely than ever.502d31fe5f3e00c9
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She clenched her fist tightly dd6b8c966c like a knight preparing for 1e06570db4 battle.a6dfb2f0b1359615
‘Did they think I’d just sit here and take it?’4b91082a4850c022
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Now I have Haeyoon, who 53ed05d191 is the cutest and coolest 4dfc696691 in the whole world—no, the f411a56cd7 universe!0aa76666dcb71c28
Even if dirt 8bad39e49e gets in my e8ca77454f eyes, I’ll break 85b6f48f59 off this engagement 7fcd1198eb and leave for 4770ed7baa South Korea.276984eec936dd50
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If you asked 6173ebc1c8 how she ended 696bb1d4c9 up seeing Haeyoon, b0cf332244 the idol from 9b73aa4999 South Korea, the e7bd4dd56e answer would go c81bd4ce27 back to three e6f15c4a8c months ago—on the 6443ff631e day before Isabella’s 44105fef9d twentieth birthday, the 8210ffc9c3 day she officially 4812449fd3 came of age.6c9a98f32faa8e14
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She was reading e4c50deb6a a short letter aed38e0fce that came with 0b6077c5b6 a bouquet of 17c6e6d97b flowers delivered early 07474c30b2 in the morning. Her face gradually darkened as 12d9934ac2 she read through its contents, bfcc51867d joy fading quickly.5d2e30714d7d077d
“So he’s not coming this year either…”a52d43fab1b366ac
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The letter from her 41ba0b140b fiancé ended with the d810496570 line, I’ll greet you e3bf418f9c next time.639daf4843f37e1f
No matter how many 4225d0d40b times she read it, b59e94d7bc no magical event occurred e3ed81ca98 to extend the sentences 32bcf45cb5 or change their meaning.05928a252e048bdc
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“Hah… You expected this, so why are you disappointed, Isabella.”7ff09bef9a5b3963
She scolded herself, her eyes 9cb3ab0b9e growing red.6cc4a78566d8f2b5
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She had somewhat expected that a03f0db0e4 her fiancé, whom she loved 9d5c53c138 one-sidedly, wouldn’t attend her birthday fe34adf098 party.2ed1d05df133260c
After all, Icanuel was 03dccba671 the Young Duke of 196414fe3e Icanuel.c0877d0b487f84cb
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As the next 2fc0722885 duke who would d275750460 lead the empire 592e3fed36 alongside the Crown 262ed5e2ad Prince, no one 721bd74977 knew better than da6d6795dc his own fiancée d019214567 how busy his fe39996a9f days were.6e30579c642ecf74
“He could at least spend my birthday with me…”0bb3b770dd5ef19f
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Even though she 331958f3a7 had been worn c921f6174a down by people’s fc49cec56a criticism and her b24627d8da fiancé’s indifference, she 3c9db5ca13 had clung tightly 02c53fc7b4 to her feelings.cb9bb6201087c58a
But now those 9cf67a55cd feelings had become 437882ab47 a heavy shackle 89036c6ccd that bound her cf257fc1b4 whole being.011dba2cc32f43c6
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She had grown 35d36f72a0 tired of always 39859327a4 watching her surroundings, 3f27562483 living quietly so 4ac18e23e5 as not to 62b6cef271 be criticized as 96559b5cc9 the Raseles family’s 67c5175e51 fiancée.cf622bd55ce97e3a
Isabella always replied to Icanuel’s brief letters.b029b340fc063c9a
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Perhaps that’s why she 2cbaa3a549 stood up without thinking, dd479a4c8c intending to send a ca1b76903e reply again.feb2cc5a23f305ea
What kind of reply 6e0c16aa5c could she possibly write 833e6e6f02 to a letter saying 0620681845 he wouldn’t attend her 767fab5769 party?ddf20c736e428d7b
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Letting out a self-mocking laugh, 112796092e Isabella slumped back into her 0e4ee8926b seat.7c0f8614baec09e8
She began to 6acbfb91d7 wonder if any 0074115a2f of it had 1c1d0e1bb8 ever really mattered.3719dd9c4afc8c67
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Would it be easier if 69a31262d9 I just gave up on 4de7028f7f the engagement and this one-sided 4dc8379a80 love?42cb072151280f24
Like ashes left 7864a630bf after a blazing 16e05ce671 fire.5aff90c7109d9718
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Now that even the 44296dfbbe last remnants of her a8641a250f one-sided love had completely 157b3c110d burned out, everything she da6a2b4c0a had clung to—barely keeping 85375ba403 herself together—crumbled like a e75aecb1fe sandcastle washed away by 272955a182 waves.644a3c2c1ce685e5
Perhaps, all this time, 542ad2f38c she had simply been b70ca51d5b turning away from a bcbe04dabe harsh reality.0d6d80fb91fff178
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Isabella had clung d7b2894b52 to this foolish, 5ba1b9dcb6 hopeless love for 46acafb49c ten years—because she 9062074755 had truly loved 017425991d Icanuel that much.5a03f4e47cc746f1
Overwhelmed by her feelings, Isabella dac41b32a3 left the house and wandered 5aefa4201a the streets aimlessly.3451f82995f1c05e
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The cool breeze brushing against 28ba4c87d3 her body finally made her 4336441bba feel like she could breathe 3453a70084 again.df9f2b8a2932eddd
She walked slowly to the 5ddafe1e3d central lake park near the 6546416fe4 plaza and settled by the feff14728d lakeside, where the surrounding scenery ae25b44645 was reflected.885e6aaf333c0f26
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Sitting on a d1d4ac172b bench, she stared 4a55703105 blankly into space, 4b8b8f36e1 deep in thought.a11d19e7d3c9695e
How could life 44dfb2d354 feel this dull?950f379c696a26fb
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“Are you thinking, ‘Am I really going to live like this and die an ordinary death?’ You there!”54d6701295fcfced
“…What?”738a9d592d94cc71
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Suddenly, a man wearing a9bd2b71ad a deeply drawn hoodie 7115cb3d8f shouted, as if reading 1e934271cf her innermost thoughts.ac55e369a4a0d469
In that instant, a gust d0cf295077 of wind blew back his 9879dc6e93 hood slightly.143e8367dbabf4fb
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Even in the shadow, his 76573f5a86 transparent silver eyes sparkled like 3a01963eff those of a mystical fairy.26fc8d55f0b52ccd
The man didn’t care 9a67a4c631 that his face was 51f7445857 visible—he simply spoke his 252855b994 mind.7d46a9eec40a4b0f
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“Would you perhaps like to cross into another dimension?”751cd9f63c52ff97
“Another dimension?”e09bfe5207b4466b
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When Isabella asked again, the 2a1bc7cb24 man lifted the corners of 87bed96322 his mouth, as if he 3e3231ffe9 had been waiting for the 8e263b1b5c question.a1a3aa4c9db940c6
“Exactly as I said—a completely different world you’ve never experienced before.”323b96bab324312a
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A chance to start d6a491f47a a new life in e8ce5d40d6 a new dimension!8e63a35a5ca18807
With smooth, flowing words, the fc0f2a04b9 man pulled a small, pitch-black 0d3b8460eb box from his coat.8226bc6e105946af
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It was too e9d59bec5f small to be 5a05651f4e called a box, 20037b3a3f and it was cb9a042e7f made of metal—a 8a4fd644ea strange object she 2f7334ab61 had never seen 5c995fa230 before.7734e1795921fcd1
Apparently, it was a 46e5a11d79 smartphone used in another 811c2d8b82 world called South Korea.2cfb1eaba4b8cf21
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The man forced the f28d40cb10 item into Isabella’s hands.065f6f4e96367a99
And in the blink of 14e183b82a an eye, he vanished without e2480e12e3 a trace.6a86e67470e66f43
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“What the heck… was that guy?”2af6281e369d453c
Was he even human 86d1a09e20 to begin with?5bbcc734b6d1f0bf
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Isabella pinched her 3807ce78a6 cheek hard, wondering cc452df8ec if she had 15d418272f been possessed by fbcb4c72b7 a ghost or 511913792e something.dc7314a2666902d2
Normally, she would’ve left 00a9ea4fca such a ridiculous item 4d5a27737a behind and gone straight 718c902734 back to the mansion.9fb5f2edf93c8371
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But for some 40fbc863fe reason, curiosity bubbled 507f59267c up inside her 318fd46c55 that day.3d8ad47f550c8e68
Once back at the mansion, 43ac6aa123 Isabella went straight to her 5641d6cc53 room and began inspecting the 69ab15a707 smartphone in her hand.5408a05714e72762
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She pressed the various buttons 3d9c00304a on the sides, and eventually, e438f9c26c the pitch-black screen lit up.e967bcf393b8e5b4
On the colorful d84504585c display, unfamiliar letters cf142ea341 in bright white a03d454db2 font appeared and ad5aeb584d disappeared over and 18577258ff over.8e10ca9d32cca73d
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“What on earth is this?”b8edbc814473eae3