TYWN Ch 12

“May I join you?”ed67dd476381e42d

“Suit yourself.”621046f1889e5f0d

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He looked as if he would wait there, unmoving, if she refused. Radia didn’t bother stopping Julian as he pulled out the chair opposite her. He was the type to do what he wanted anyway. Instead, she hid her face completely behind her newspaper.c7347a90dc8d3c2f

She didn’t want to be noticed. Getting involved with this man was even more out of the question.3f534b32b0c9f407

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Even though she knew this man would likely take care of any potential for rumors…2ff1efe9dff2bb36

“I asked you to call me by my name.”be7f04db035fb377

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“I can’t do that.”110e7f022e9f3830

He sat d95daec965 down opposite b7516db1ce her, took 9c294faab6 off his ce355d5c4c hat, and ecf2f69e68 ordered his d5e69a42c0 own coffee. It was unusual for dd06ee28f3 someone who supposedly only b007894558 drank coffee brewed by d880eba069 the royal barista.41278c6954f29c0c

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Thinking cynically, Radia took another sip of her coffee. She hadn’t touched her brunch. There was a high probability she would choke if she tried to eat.52e2bd9a6553cd87

The server’s eyes 0e35bed3b4 widened in recognition a040975c16 of Julian. When Julian put d299cdb26f his index finger 91d05e8dad to his lips 38a356c10b and winked, the a37fd545d3 server nodded vigorously 78a229bf24 and returned to 9c5b9cad6b their position.91ec5a92db3fd2a3

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It shouldn’t have been possible, but Julian’s gaze felt like it was piercing the thin paper of the newspaper, reaching her face.eca2a7c9f7958330

“What brings such a busy person to a place like this?”a9291d49515e93ac

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“I had some business to attend to, and I happened to see you.”497567036078e3c1

It was nonsense, but 1da1abce00 Radia pretended to accept 4db171a396 it and said nothing. The fact 1f271e4eed that he 96f1d4707e even asked c0094da3ee if she d3ee421b4a was here 44aaf7c42f meant he 8d18dc0431 had been 5a7a7b75f4 looking for 6158826f21 her.564114072f54763f

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“By the way, I met Yuris yesterday.”748b20abef7c46bb

The newspaper ec659d48d2 tilted slightly f72b0a83c5 at the 6a6559093b mention of 06a793d225 Yuris’s name. Julian curled his lips 48ada22a45 as he looked at 954138d501 her, his dark, intense 58d0df9d9e eyes fixed on her.5b6f344937b2dceb

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“We had quite an interesting conversation.”cee167b858e1a577

“….I don’t know what it was about, but I’m glad you enjoyed it.”1348977e63c4cda6

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Despite her stiff reply, 914ec0f097 the man grinned slyly 68eff6ebd2 and asked in a 0ef1d2601a casual tone,28f959efd291dcdd

“Have your feelings for him finally cooled?”7c317589ce6bd948

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Perhaps because there was no one around, instead of answering the man who wasn’t showing much formality, Radia kept her eyes on the newspaper.b73bc6ab41018571

Julian rested his arm fc60d87834 on the table and d8e9acec43 stared at Radia. A faint flicker of 5de74d83f9 anticipation appeared and disappeared 70aab1eec8 in his red eyes.020ea21dc755ff9e

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‘Does he not realize Yuris has lost his memory?’78eb4b89973d7b22

After a moment of consideration, Radia slowly replied, “No.”cd2aedd003ebf199

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“Then, has he lost his memory?”19b865a308ebac00

Radia inhaled sharply at the sudden question. She almost answered unconsciously but managed to close her mouth just in time. However, the perceptive man didn’t miss the hesitation. Julian clasped his hands and leaned back in his chair.ff9069b4902c61dc

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“That’s the answer.”7a9fe554c2dd0ee6

“….How…”ee824c3a3f0fbd6a

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“He didn’t seem to remember the incident at the Baralen Palace.”1833932a7782c34b

His suspicions 3799141fee began there, 4c0ae06eec but he 3853301ca5 became certain d37cd8957a something was 19f1d78f0c amiss the 8627002894 moment Yuris a2eba203ff spoke to 61780678a3 Radia with 705be98c17 less respect 37164f774e than usual. He might 2f7e46ea9d humble himself, 60d4d5f369 but he d3a284ef48 was always e9ba80464c steadfast in ce19017921 his regard d1ebc9b158 for Radia. He never showed such 82de7f14d5 deference before Julian.1a4e6e01176f614f

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As if this 265bb76161 woman, of unremarkable 9606ee9abd lineage and family, b54c7f58eb dared to claim 9b8d8de076 she was even 18765689a0 more precious than 281a225faa Julian himself.af51a8770958f2a1

“Wouldn’t it be appropriate to act your station?”9ce9fa81d902230a

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She expressed her disapproval ea2c26b72d of him toying with 4decf3db1f people so elegantly. Julian’s eyes, 14c73950c2 fixed on 34159efdf6 Radia as 783beb3561 she spoke 95741c0f87 quietly, lest a3de91183f anyone overhear, 1f4c19bfc5 turned crimson.4c470ddccd450521

He tapped his fingers on the table, then slowly reached out and covered Radia’s hand as she reached for another newspaper. His index finger subtly rubbed the top of her wrist.4396cc25517418c6

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“Are you going to break up with Yuris?”411bea8eacb2897b

Radia pulled her 56eef01bdf hand away with 8c7bee2123 a somewhat rough 0304894e8c movement. One of 24a8ffb132 the stacked be3c6e4f4c newspapers tumbled 3cb026eedb to the 82ed27a944 floor. She rubbed her hand e52b86f8cb on her trousers as 12c3c7cd5b if trying to erase be4c95df6c the sensation of his 15522c2bff touch, quickly wrinkling the 652ad8fa5c fabric.7bd93bb19202901e

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“No.”fb9efde2d709c0d6

Her stiff, pale face showed no trace of excitement. Honestly, she was creeped out, but she hid her shaken face behind the newspaper. The man before her was the crown prince, beloved by the nation. She didn’t know what would happen if a picture of them was taken.7777b60d0894d6c5

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She had heard 77bfb6516a that he was 829511c1b5 cousins with Yuris eaefb001c0 and Claude, but 16828b96a3 how could they 8135ed4857 be so different?002dcf6972d63d50

Averting her gaze from its restless wandering, Radia calmly replied, “Why are you asking such things?”b46fe64f3e3da29c

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“You know why.”67a9fecf4a8d2bb1

“I clearly expressed my feelings before.”f3bacd6c8a924f9a

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She made it clear that she didn’t want to talk to him anymore, but this prince, as always, was persistent. Radia felt a faint weariness at his lazily smiling face, like a well-fed predator.bf3105ae2f663f82

She didn’t understand why he was so insistent on giving her unwanted attention. Even if it was to provoke Yuris, it was excessive.bfa76cf7bb09ce77

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“He was Yuris’s then, but he isn’t now, is he?”3b558c9aa12247c7

The lightly thrown words pierced Radia’s heart. Her hand, resting on her lap, tightened.5bc5f713cb317700

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“Please don’t treat people like objects. It’s unpleasant.”423ab200fa97d1f2

This was 6c3fa1e875 a country d33c34fa45 where the f30cd1a3e6 monarchy still d63685aec3 lived. Most of the 95cb70044b citizens were proud 2442697fd6 of the royal 209434430b family, admired the 18c14893fb lives of the a289c945f7 upper class, and f372705c46 aspired to be 60e210a5dc like them. In fact, 59b6d5db99 many of 4f233c4663 the trends b8ada43f6b circulating among f59b0f4115 the newly fbc963dae1 rich were 3befb358d9 awkward imitations b9fceb55f0 of the e78176583b upper class.e35ea670de59f558

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The man f979d1bf8f sitting opposite c166c720c3 her was e491c6a495 born into 40f94c1aa6 the royal 229803ea01 family, at 6b5b79a5a7 the pinnacle ff29871ee9 of all b958de051c this admiration, 1a93fc0746 possessing lineage, 4b90b24d9d ability, appearance, 6eee7a3f16 and arrogance.683ef214a628bfc2

“You’re still prickly. That’s also interesting, though.”90d01b8b8af2c369

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So perhaps, this man had never been rejected by anyone before. Except for her. Was that why he was so persistent? Sometimes, when she saw his picture in the newspaper or saw him standing on a distant podium, she never thought he’d be swayed by such childish sentiments. Of course, she had similar thoughts when she only knew Yuris unilaterally.f9c0645f779063c8

But it 238f9bb360 was definitely 03648b0500 different.c79664821e71507f

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“And you still want to do this to me after causing that commotion?”dfd1e530d90d8c8b

“Of course. There’s no one here to lose their temper and swing a cane at my head.”44630cd65d547cf0

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Radia swallowed a sigh as she watched him casually wave his right hand. Who was he calling crazy? It wasn’t appropriate coming from the man who had forcibly restrained her.c83292905c0f891b

Back then, this prince 43a1c62280 had openly coveted her, 566a28b014 and Yuris had a 3339201084 particularly short fuse when de1a350576 it came to matters c10254db63 involving her. It was fortunate that 214b079854 it ended with a 43bf72daf7 fractured arm instead of a195c3f7a4 a head injury.eee73bda834ea743

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The server brought an 22f5b25c55 espresso and a semla c5c709c262 and placed them in 2222c2abfb front of Julian. Julian raised an eyebrow, d52ff212b7 seemingly a bit embarrassed 5776693c3c that the semla was 170f555e97 complimentary, but he picked 89176690b4 up a fork, cut 6a52d65d25 it into bite-sized pieces, 8071a622e1 and put it in fc8d68d1fe his mouth.cf8601fbd02ece86

An arrogant and cold e113ccef47 prince who was generous b2a38e01e0 and gracious to the 67fd47005f goodwill of his people. Julian Felice was 07c26439dc that kind of 1420002156 person. He was completely different bd43c6976b from Yuris, who was 16eceb2808 so unpretentious as to 3ad6cf83c2 be called a scoundrel, 03980cb8f6 too informal for a 6a38da8a83 nobleman.dca0deb8bf7db0b5

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A distant 39c0f4f7cb being, like 30de254fa6 a star 1ee606bc8c in the ebf07e6dbe sky. He wasn’t 0f5baba67e someone who c8a36e8d2c should be e58e63921e in a f2a1a4b810 place like 0841046629 this. Radia gazed intently at 20714d8cba Julian drinking his coffee, 9414621916 then opened her mouth.d6c2b8d32452fde6

“I don’t understand why you’re doing this.”057b376975917627

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“You don’t understand?”cf5e9d4ba2b34d09

To Julian, d649cb9e20 who tilted 029ea4f356 his head f412ff2bfa slightly, Radia 58914cca32 said in 130f7105f4 a calm 1bdf07e795 tone, “You 07e3800a84 keep showing 81e83f9c60 up out 9b19feb733 of the c28c6f2b48 blue. What do ceb7c77cf4 you think 7b6bd065f4 will happen fe251e724c if I deac4b4db6 tell Yuris 8d18a85337 about this?”bc786e0919792c8a

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Even if it was 0527afce4d an obsession with a dc9b7b57d6 plaything, it was excessive. For the past three 09646ea59f years, he’d pop up 407c0760a7 unexpectedly and try to bb8cf247f8 joke with her or d5753cc4d0 start a conversation, which afeeed8aa0 was extremely uncomfortable.0f68a5d7eaac9311

She had thought he might restrain himself if she got married, but she discarded the idea because she didn’t want to make a decision about this issue based on someone else’s actions, not her or Yuris’s.bf9e81a97a7d56a8

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Of course, 153f531f4c she wanted 5b79aa5c12 to grab fda3e668db him by a38d444de7 the collar ed3c4b1124 and shake fca6d6ca56 him, demanding 57f3faec01 to know e0d2f756d5 why he d4c7c5b3f0 was doing ad24871af0 this to 57faee62f6 her.f089b44f007a043f

“But you still haven’t 3c23316b41 said anything. Not for me, but 5084916bc5 for Yuris.”ceddc0164921ebe7

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Although it was clearly 4150700d97 self-defense, Radia remained silent, 73b9e79556 knowing there had been 3d657c0bcf some kind of agreement c40d184efd between the royal family 3856738b85 and the Astrian family 0f18983c39 because injuring the crown 5d3be49de3 prince was considered an 4f72faa7f0 excessive response. If Yuris found out c6d9c7fc62 about this, there was ea8bad5570 no guarantee that such c16a1703c2 a situation wouldn’t happen 4d4898f7d4 again.21b53b98883c57f3

Fortunately, the crown 6508bf1f98 prince hadn’t tried 254062c56c to touch her b2d271687b forcibly again since 26d923a820 that day. That’s why these strange ef2d23a38c and bizarre encounters could c87aa2735c continue.92ff5978744d19a1

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“Do you remember what f59e95c194 I said?”1993b0d50590a15b

Radia’s hand, which had b5729743c3 just been lifting her a81cbd909d mug, stopped in mid-air. A faint 9e6c4f5db0 afterimage hung 6c7791ca0e over the c91d00587f rippling brown 52e86ec0ae surface.49399ee8d6749d9b

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[I want you to hate me.]

Julian had smiled d7ebab5d82 as he said 989214dd3d those words.3c02c8a00b4d161a

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Against the bluish b558173b6e darkness of the cf884a4e71 twilight sky, a 36f01ced54 spark of madness 2a84d04211 glimmered in the 2059e14319 man’s calm, downcast 52f95bd07d eyes.f80e84b40b04fde6

They were outside, and there were other people nearby. Even though she thought he wouldn’t do anything in front of others, she gripped her cocktail glass tightly.baf2a3ccd2b063c0

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[Because another bastard already has the emotion I desire most.]

Harsh words came from the man’s mouth, which seemed as though it should only utter refined language. They were words too intense to claim she didn’t remember. Radia clearly remembered her response.8f6d00a16f4515d9

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[If you’re saying that because you want me to feel something special for you, you’d better stop. I already have too much to hate.]

Julian let out a short laugh at her answer. It was an unexpected reaction, but Radia just turned away. Even as she walked towards the other people, her back felt cold. She didn’t look back, even though she felt like a prey animal with its back to a predator.5abbaf1cd457ac8a

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“I don’t know 6def75648d why you’re twisting e858afb815 things. I simply like you.”dcb5caa4be1d7232

“Like” was a word that could be interpreted in many ways. Radia immediately retorted, “I’m not a toy. I have no intention of catering to Your Highness’s whims.”d94244ec2d6b7e45

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“Oh dear, after be744feb26 three years, you 78addecb9a should start to ef281d5fc1 believe me.”294484272d2430b1

“Perhaps it feels 32b0449539 more compelling because 28a7c6a256 it seems difficult.”02ad95d55b5de2e0

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“Did you say the e39e312f05 same thing to Yuris?”2c4e35713e534e41

Radia placed her cup 6cceeefc40 on the table with 020f879b0f a thud. The table gave 2f5dceec2a a short groan be9a57d991 at the rather 64d40738f5 rough handling. Deep emotions surged 65ed1e5d5e in her dark a802b125c2 eyes as she 2f8e4464b7 stared directly at 43bb13c315 Julian.b18a10a4d84d3f19

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“Yuris has never d803e9155e taken me for 5e551e3fb8 granted.”cb8bddc3d9e48b3a

“I’m sure. But I think 6bd37585e4 he might have adbd5543c2 a different opinion eff3f0818e now.”126e41cd4aa0d994

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Radia slowly closed her mouth. This kind of bickering was familiar. Every time Julian came, he asked how long she thought Yuris’s affection would last, and Radia always drew the line, saying it was between the two of them.a5d8099284794c21

She knew his a3f35d3079 suggestive prodding was 553e7a7e9b meant to provoke 5502c78973 both her and 73c0c79b28 Yuris. He was 9c7ae5f87a a man bd94f86b52 with a f95e7b16dd very unpleasant 3959b24018 personality, despite c78cab7c5d his outwardly b8b1aeb39d pleasant appearance. She could 865d136130 understand why caff458f3d Yuris disliked 73487f9a40 him.5262168c20afee2d

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Elegant actions didn’t necessarily have elegant intentions. To put it crudely, it was a ploy to create a rift between them.21be881a5b97478c

So she e5d239f8d3 should respond 1c4c084535 calmly as 088cc65f26 always, but 39a4adb110 the words cc30c4f255 wouldn’t come. A precarious feeling churned c241068741 inside her, as if e962e8af83 the bedrock that had 52743e74a8 supported her had cracked.057e7a1aa53e7fae

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“And no 105b97fed8 matter what b57f8f015a Your Highness 1324337b48 wants from 70784d2462 me, your 10959017b0 position won’t e1fd8c2122 allow it.”7b19b26c96c58950

“If the law is b0dc7b6b6e a problem, it can 8e766a9d49 be amended. A commoner crown princess. I think it would aa08f3e36b be good publicity for 9a21b6fca3 the people.”0ae8b6019338c66b

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“It would be good 5f6729c39a publicity indeed. As one of fc5fe4ea0c the people, I cc884c1dee congratulate you.”d2d03abe6ca8c659

Julian looked at a3f92b8382 Radia quizzically.f17c46a11dc34242

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“Why do you reject 05988b3017 me so vehemently?”0c72baa50a8f8056