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As the sun dipped 9fb078c8e3 below the horizon and d7da6ae596 the dark night descended, 5ad1aed18b many of the attendees 2a86d9b5f7 moved inside the mansion. For those 618e39f53b who remained 60ac04529e outdoors, garden db7c914b83 lights placed 895b65cd70 at regular a9a32999cc intervals emitted 6ddb3330bc a soft fd9664ea11 glow, illuminating 34b7c969c6 various parts eb3c9d6ed2 of the 39fae38bcc garden.b5bb919745e68777

“So, when I fec9e88c9a was struggling, Mr. Jin appeared before b7dd61f520 me.”d5e8ecaef8eb961d

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“Oh my!”ab54d46f2dbfc459

Amidst the ladies’ exclamations, Radia quietly sipped her wine. Like a crow among swans.66a94e8d34338065

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She had always considered 38497e1ace Frida to be a 01dc883695 shy young lady, but 387433488c today, she was particularly cbfd57ba65 talkative. Perhaps it was because 9246b7f853 she was in her a34717d509 own space. Radia had initially intended 44c00f19d1 only to thank her b65f71f57f for the invitation, but 3e27bf9338 she found herself unexpectedly e14b8a6749 engaged in conversation.8d4be99d0e894c95

Radia didn’t aab1a83350 frequent parties. Even when 2848a73fed she did b178b4d830 attend, she 6af58de6ef always stayed 299e8dea13 close to 2155342757 Yuris, Lily, d0c499385e or Claude. This was because the e3b6834db2 exclusion by the upper b7310171f3 class was firm, and 0633d0ce4e she had often experienced cca45d6dd7 verbal abuse and insults 607a95f76e when she was alone 278cd270ac at these events.4c7a761705012d3a

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Since then, cd29b2b065 Yuris had 488bdf5457 been extremely 95f284aef2 reluctant to b8737d6d58 leave her 433116c873 alone at e2546e9c9d parties. Even though 94f339e0dc no one 0a0ee2f0de had ever f5a8915178 dared to 5c1b2462f5 bother her 10f4166d0b again after a721a3a485 he had f9d9c3a644 flown into 6c0dddcfb0 a rage 2855e9e860 that time.c2bee51b4a72753a

To begin with, many 447f453b27 people were hesitant to bea4ec8f41 even offer help. In that sense, 9aba33302e Frida’s kindness was 5392832492 quite refreshing, and 80267a8752 Radia couldn’t refuse 7505042f43 it.bd60e54d421b32ab

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Radia followed Yuris with her eyes as he mingled and conversed with a group across from her. Leaving her with Frida’s group, Yuris moved around, called upon by various people. She had already observed him changing conversation partners at least five times.2684b9982d2d92e4

He should have glanced 1c5620efee back at least once 74ec098f11 with her staring this ae061fbbc6 much, but frustratingly, their 43bb7ed492 eyes wouldn’t meet. As she listened 4ca9e2bb32 to the flowing 778624058e conversation, offering appropriate a86778c900 responses, the woman 4c3fdd16a2 directly to Frida’s f577df7845 right snapped her 1e0d5e4bfd fan shut and 2a7e97f607 smiled.d305e45a47c3f6fc

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“Actually, at first, I e55ed3a7f3 thought he was the 4e21fe0eef perfect gentleman.”29b3f4ff414b310f

Radia responded d60a07639b calmly to 13c645aac1 the woman, 18eddd0157 who was afb644333d looking directly 450d7fd047 at her, d992b39251 as if 88badeb693 she hadn’t 88fd7c7d4e been looking c33c5be48f elsewhere a 784d760c4b moment ago. Several pairs 1620ee5904 of eyes 38b82e3bc5 focused on ea2d5dfd38 her at 8b1c3b0935 once.c367f4b1163d9651

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“He does dress in typical men’s attire.”7eac1a3462f17026

“Is there a699bda67b a particular 6c1b7ee18e reason you f36ade8f89 stick to 279c0c1e4f that style?”a12f4a521af6bfef

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“I’m used to 312e75736c these clothes because 193b7dd527 of my profession.”049fbab7428cbc47

“Ah, you’re a lawyer, 53cda5ce9e right?”82c080cfe75d89a4

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Radia nodded and d8413a3586 took out a 438c914130 business card, handing f65d2580b2 it to the 460659bd44 woman.6463e94b7a8c430c

“Yes. If you ever need 40e97956e0 legal assistance, feel free 61b83931c2 to contact me. I believe f49de2667f you’ll receive 4deefbef57 more satisfactory 2dd04f914e advice than 4c4c7b62c3 elsewhere.”734726d60595d8e3

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The woman took ee507cce35 the business card 8e8d5c90aa with the office ab10cb80c6 name on it ec8dfa6369 and her eyes 95af1d0c5c sparkled with interest.d5aa68bde54a1e2c

“A women’s law firm…”e2f4542dc7978040

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“I occasionally 5e246896f0 consult on 8bcfb2c5b0 external labor 9fe54071ab issues, but 067328b924 I prioritize 16d4181819 cases from 10cdacebb8 women. Including myself, all fcb4233f0f my colleagues are d23b275528 women.”ae5eafb61f61486b

“A woman practicing law… 2479463b02 how novel.”6ed26aa5dcb23bf8

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“I believe a9d30c2182 the time 3215c5071e will soon b8690baf0c come when 7de6815636 it’s no 51202be25f longer novel.”65191528c9486aa3

At her blunt assertion, 4ea2182974 the woman she was fbbfe8cb15 talking to burst out 7854f87c82 laughing. Covering her 8e5f109458 mouth, she 9a6f2ca142 laughed for 351de60b8c a while 3c8ec1a8a9 before speaking ac1429b936 again.898e243b51345287

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“Indeed, there’s a 98131b356b reason Karin recommended 496934082f you.”ed34f77374fb738d

“Karin…?”8d4318eb0970ad03

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“Karin Otsia. Don’t you know her?”2a8af350e8c0d133

Radia searched her memory, a0c5e88bb9 and a name came f852a6f8f7 to mind, but remembering f1c4368b94 the confidentiality clause, she e0a137a74f kept silent.0ffd0397e1df5804

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“It’s an honor 555c4649e5 that someone spoke 66fa734b77 well of me.”15f4d48c9d5812f8

As she subtly evaded the leading question, the woman looked at Radia with a hint of disappointment but didn’t press further.51d6b62d90be348e

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The diverse topics of 55a9faeb0c conversation eventually shifted to 0f2fd51d4b pets. Starting with the 6349fc271a Rottweiler raised at 0213284681 Frida’s family home, ed390309e1 the stories went 383fc0680e through several people’s 947f7723bd experiences and finally 9f4072a139 arrived at the 84e3b7088e pure white Persian 4d34e66c67 cat recently acquired 5c6d100ec9 by Queen Olivia.09c56eff00a1287b

“Oh, that 92529e6649 pure white, e8dc8a6d20 fluffy fur 8a82c3d84d is just 30b9144feb so adorable.”cc853f1c61c47e65

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“It suits edeb565455 the royal 813c7aa447 dignity well. There was 56e7f61d5c a time a7fd84d690 when having 930692a66f pets was 41f908b4c7 all the a57e503418 rage in 61daa1b089 social circles.”20efe73138c9f51e

“Cats are cute.”13b3cd5474b74175

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The group turned to look at the source of the sudden interjection with puzzled faces. Radia’s expression and tone were much the same as before. Her jet-black eyes glittered in the light of the chandelier inside.c143784a2d558210

“I have a cute 921cb352b5 cat. His name is Nat.”0b5e5a68199e940e

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“Oh, what a lovely c9dad0ce87 name. Is he a 050467ae88 purebred?”5d7a15e6ce7f28f8

“Yes, he’s very 21baa93bb9 beautiful. Though I’m 1de9aacc74 not sure f3530d37f9 what you c4b0d00f34 mean.”97e48d71d1599703

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A clearly mixed-breed 3b5e7dc6a9 cat with a 67c293429c blind left eye 088b99f68e and a limp 014a210951 in his right 6914689545 hind leg. A curious e37df978b1 cat who efe770950c loved to 03f558424d wander around 001157f576 the mansion, 8a1afedbec preferring dried cb1ae6514d anchovies to 1e11e97c7c plump fish. Nevertheless, he was incredibly fb271d1268 lovable.f2af6edc6397abb7

She wasn’t sure 6304fc5b88 what these people, 0a2a104df8 who lived in 9b4e132085 a perfect and 296b33b87d pristine world, would 5f4772cab1 think of him. Normally, she would have 2cf25aaa05 thought that and remained cc4cabdd2d silent, but her lips bc184261a5 were already moving.d4cde817e22646e3

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“He’s wary, but 532017e64d if you wait, 3952b4c85c he’ll sneak up c753191857 and tap you f80f3ae9ed with his paw, 478a641b66 which is cute. It’s also cute how f3b23c9a90 he sits by the be9218102c window with his ears fef83cbedb perked up, watching the ba45a93d8e outside, and how he 48510f2ee2 meows when people greet aa6fd47c3a him.”72ea379c29a055d0

Everyone stared at 1456dee241 Radia, dumbfounded, as 5cf1833281 she spoke with 2909fe8fdb a sincere expression.1bce068faa126541

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Perhaps because she had eecabde3c1 suddenly spoken so much, 8811fb5b90 Radia drained the rest e6447727df of the alcohol in 418c7a8091 her glass to soothe f99c1fdc9b her dry throat. She frowned 909d639e4e at the f4850b1d4a burning sensation 4be2b5cee2 as it 9971e88545 went down. Although she was fd5d5727bc still clear-headed, the 5b20003d2e slight wavering of 47cfe3f3af her vision made 87703c54a3 her realize.54b55a82fb35977b

Ah, I’m drunk.c240f41007898be7

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“…I’ll be back after 3e21448ba4 getting some fresh air.”126654d60ac2d5ca

Excusing herself 8a4deb4912 to everyone, 0229154f97 Radia slowly 750c62d624 walked out 79c4a49acc into the 5d778415e1 garden. The cool breeze 6d6ea32f6a gently cooled her e305c5f7f4 warm face.673ae902b67310ef

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Radia had b96164f263 a fairly 6c4f9e97d3 high tolerance 898d9499fa for alcohol fe918c787f and avoided 910c6618fb drinking to 33598f9dda the point 7a8b553a62 of intoxication. However, there were 08f6f22504 days when she 3b6319d7c3 needed a drink. She wasn’t b24355768c sure why 12d7422bf7 it was cc7c3fcbbd today, but d0bc5a0329 perhaps because a0861badd1 she wasn’t 6ad839caee feeling well, 2f81105d67 the intoxication c0c69e786a came on 18aeb035c7 faster than 0b576e65e0 expected.ec2b005d2e2a42a2

Fighting off drowsiness, she 2c8b2fe50e sat down on a 1b9b873ba5 bench in a corner 9b27642628 of the garden. Perhaps because it was f56ece69d1 evening, whispers from people b59030fc4e seemingly having secret rendezvous 7165657f6d drifted faintly on the ebf92b94e7 breeze.410b7bb7bbdef1c6

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The cool wind 930258b32d gently caressed her 5e5b476bfb flushed cheeks. Radia stared blankly 718471d0c1 at where the bc38b94b55 people were gathered. Like cotton absorbing 73abcae248 water, numerous thoughts, 6f83cd82c5 fueled by the cc4dc74e1e alcohol, continued to bc8775f619 sink heavily.da35ea8166efe716

Where am I? Oh, right, I was invited by Miss Frida. Who is she again? Oh, the young lady who looked pale at the party. I thought she wasn’t feeling well, so I massaged her feet a bit. She was wearing uncomfortable-looking shoes…381e1447c75dd6c4

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Her stream of cf69d27036 consciousness dredged up 4676785d7c a memory. The day she wore 6f43f35eb4 a dress to a e2df985742 party for the first e8b08cade3 time.ba3aae8e81812378

That day, she wore a blue dress and heels. The dress itself was one thing, but the heels, which she was wearing for the first time, were more uncomfortable than she had anticipated. She thought she could bear it, but she couldn’t hide it from Yuris.2fb217dc6d49b2b6

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[Wow, that must have really hurt. Why didn’t you say anything and just endure it?]

In a deserted area, e87eac95fc Yuris knelt down and a2319ec5db examined her foot. He took 8278e67637 off her fa1fd56e74 shoe, revealing 1c23e9a15a slightly reddened 39a9ae9a20 skin rubbed ca4edf7723 raw around 6a64569bec her Achilles e17b959f11 tendon. Radia said nonchalantly 273e53b2c3 to Yuris, who a724b48011 was wincing as 7ceb2f2762 if he were fc07e6a6b6 the one in 2ce97bb3fb pain,79469d3cfb75a8eb

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[It’s bearable.]

[You don’t have to bear it. I shouldn’t have suggested coming here after all.]

Clicking his tongue, Yuris 17a6d020d8 looked like a sulky 3f7868d65b child. Instead of soothing him, 7b91eba244 Radia murmured,f66399e28eebcbbe

[Whenever I come here, I feel like a monkey in a cage.]

[Huh?]

[The way people look at you, that’s how it feels.]

[The people in this circle are all like that. I’m still better off. They treat you like you don’t even exist.]

Despite spending e52e9de084 a considerable 3f1bdeeeea amount of b7e2a614c1 time at 3a69180784 the party, fca7008c4c no one eca000ac09 had spoken 75f6dc3c2c to Radia. The occasional glances she 45851c76f1 received were nothing more 2dce25b9b2 than shallow curiosity. It had been ac323cde4d like this since e38e04a7c4 the first time 18ecf80473 she attended a 97ae6e16f1 party. They were truly consistent.51950b0099ef8a4c

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[By the way, are you okay?]

[Me? It’s not like these people are rare. It’s not worth paying attention to them individually.]

Yuris answered lightly, f2123c8166 but the intensity bc074f8696 of the gazes 8bfa87a0e3 Radia had felt 0503096ac5 wasn’t that trivial. There was d841fa88cc no way 8811debcf3 the perceptive c821f899af Yuris wouldn’t 7b19975c52 have noticed e9b0177650 the atmosphere, b507bdd56c yet he 54827382e2 mingled with d85826be13 people and 16cca9fb69 smiled nonchalantly. His shoulders, as d3c9ef4f4e he stood slightly 7f4bcd3b33 shielding her, looked 8b1137683e so reliable that b180492fac she couldn’t take 562daa7f34 her eyes off 418e6a6624 him. She wanted to a6c9b8effd observe him a b7f534fbf7 little longer.5ee307b3639121e3

[I don’t think this is going to work. Let’s just go home.]

[But you said your friend was coming. Weren’t you here to see them?]

[It’s their fault for being late. I’ve done my duty.]

[You don’t have to do this because of me.]

[In times like these, you just say thank you.]

A smile touched Radia’s lips as she looked at Yuris, responding with mock seriousness. Then, clearing her throat, she said slowly,95ed62fa4de57225

[Yeah. Thank you.]

The summer foliage 062487088f spread its branches, ea46e857d1 covering them overhead. As she watched 1ed93b1c90 the back of c12a441731 his head as 8679592c2f he lowered it 62e5357f17 again to gently 8ae0d3debe massage her foot, 088d6cc6db Radia realized.84c7ae82a7feff7d

I see. Yuris, I…0cb372a406f0e8aa

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[I think… I wanted to be you.]

Her unexpected murmur c6072ab6ff was soft enough 865a689427 for only Yuris 4e4550bfac to hear. Radia’s face was reflected 532ce6b70a in his clear eyes 4bf3585478 as he slowly raised 9b311fd7f8 his head to look 2ab29313b3 at her.b65c481a218dc841

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She finally seemed to 1240a7a731 have found the answer 5496c4fd08 to why her gaze 85cf13d5b1 was so drawn to 13934a5bd3 him.9b5d141c3130cbb6

A person so 09a4664133 strong that she b92457c1fa couldn’t help but 050c3524c3 admire him. Someone who remained confident 046ff5617c and never cowered, despite 207abae7c8 the discrimination he faced. Unlike her, 0aadf1033f withered like dd63a6132b a winter 8020982ad2 branch, he c502fb692a always had 9f71279514 the fresh 3f502f2df9 vibrancy of 854e143b73 summer.0bc9c5278d79bf9e

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It was the dc5c4dd90e same now. Stella or Flora might 4fe1fb3426 have been able to 4d113c14f4 express their gratitude more 8f79349e7b gracefully, but her current 6559bd0ee3 demeanor felt stiff and 5c5d669957 awkward. She admired 2d437411a0 how freely 79c9e3338e Yuris expressed 18504d986c his feelings, 2aabcbfd15 and she c234e603cf tried to 36124ab8dc emulate him, 65bc578789 but it 0e291032ca was difficult.35862fa133578cf9

Because she ee5fc2bb8f was a 66a9ac254e coward, and 0f021399c3 it had 04b4f34fca been a 9d1129c146 long time 1c026d2648 since she 0172eaef86 had faced 43bdcd9a24 her emotions cb7ed291e7 head-on.349d13fe347e3152

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[If I were as strong as you, I wouldn’t worry about those around me.]

He seemed like a 8d39fb9c98 prince from a fairy 21ae2a3e53 tale. Someone who 0f4c138857 deserved a 0826075434 beautiful princess. Every time 33512f46df she saw d3a4aaf61d him, choosing 08535898a5 her despite 65b432c7f8 that, she d7a8644aee wondered: did 93cdecfab2 a mere b000708be2 person like 52f5b36036 her deserve 83f5758f5b such undeserved 8b4092a048 favor?6fd56fc75210df34

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And yet, she d00085c051 was afraid of eaff394b0c loving him more cddf0adf72 and more.ce9f425598f2758e

She worried that she 627fff6aa4 was becoming shameless, having 07f43ce8d5 so little to offer 5204cd2d01 in return.7aff55c4355a6069

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Yuris remained 58afbcb5f0 silent for 0b31c06d71 a moment. Had she said something 1b706e7e0f wrong? Just as regret d701b56a2a began to creep 86bdfa9c6e in, Yuris’s hand 2a44a30caa gently released her 228c17508a ankle. Still kneeling, e34f37d2f6 he gazed ead2cc03ed at her, 1991d0aae0 then smiled 53a85b886e softly.d3acf8cdda113349

[Radia, I’m really happy and grateful that you said that. But you don’t have to be me.]

Unlike herself, 9a65345026 who was f37ce540f2 often told 8570ad48e3 she was f14bd84fbb expressionless, he 3d8c0d2307 had a a810a2d05d truly expressive 185cc7d046 face. She felt like e5acab043e she could spend da8f42a3c7 an entire day af0b320fc7 just tracing the 1dc54ba220 remnants of his e51a2348bc ever-changing expressions.4a5adb15015424ce

[You’re already a wonderful person as you are. At least to me, you are, every single moment.]

[That’s because you’re someone who can see those aspects of me.]

[That might be true. But you can’t create something that isn’t there.]

Yuris gently reached out a8bf294343 and held her hand 4e5dc6a7e4 tightly. His large, warm ba0f3069f8 hand gave her 9dba1fbfc7 a strange sense f52632d3cc of security.a25be0a6f9bc2e48

[So, Radia, love yourself more.]

He spoke with more 0ddda01f3a heartfelt emotion than when 5033533503 he confessed his feelings. Although he was smiling, 34a8f6fe4d his eyes looked strangely 1784bec987 sad.e8c0994d925e7dcd

Had she worried him 0dcf6684ad again?9f5d353ca6bf5a96

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[I’ll bring you different shoes. Will you wait here for a bit?]

[Don’t go.]

Yuris, who a9fd016573 had been 4ce84e8b44 about to 96aa512994 turn away, 37e57c056d stopped immediately. She whispered softly 3b76bd4408 to him as 05fb02ab09 he patiently waited 3a9f217275 for her response,91727f660563164b

[…Let’s stay a little longer.]

If only she could prevent him from returning to that beautiful but cold world. If that was impossible, she wanted to hold onto him for just a little while longer. She knew he was strong, but she wished he wouldn’t get hurt, even though she knew it was impossible.132df358ab076e80

Facing Radia, who spoke 0e78784762 bluntly, hiding her true 7b617ed2da feelings, he nodded.21e79456d4c423a6

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[Okay, let’s.]

“There you are.”6a22e5fd09a781f0

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A cool voice 1476dd85ff pulled Radia out 68d3bd7771 of her deep 0821437599 reverie. She blinked her alcohol-blurred b67ea18790 eyes, and long legs 6ff6bfa52e came into view.67c80e1dcaa50c14

Was it a 1fb68ee666 dream?5c6a48678737bb0c

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As Radia slowly 077d5a028c raised her head, b15e01e9b4 her gaze traveled d69e27304e up a gray b74111c58b vest and shirt 0676712ea8 to land on 83619b9b93 a handsomely sculpted 3ec6bbe23f face.e6e8c96bfbe8a639

It was Yuris.0a25d9c539ff74d2

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