Chapter 126

I gaped at 95be6c0012 the duke’s bombshell 5244894fee of a statement.4e616804d1c44ecb

‘Just like aa1011e0d2 that, all a95e7a7a6b of a 2cef84430e sudden…?’b14b77dcfaccfbc0

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Not once aa9ab40d55 had there 07b80424c3 been even babc1ad5db a hint b78bd440e0 of this 584335a5c6 while we 8daf633fd1 were preparing 5e61747945 for Josh’s b954196994 birthday party.a17d7e11d6d31a35

Flustered, I 0418639be9 looked around 0978e938e7 with trembling 70d187f395 eyes.0a2c1b71104e2054

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As expected, the nobles 3f07288245 were all murmuring among 04bfc942f4 themselves.f42c043aa89f737d

Until now, the duke 108aa53200 had refrained from publicly a2c7df2f7a commenting on Josh’s improved 95ac66bf64 health—or on me.71e6af573f68f339

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Because of that, I d60bff2e8e was better known for 098d229a07 my work with salons bb9c16afd6 and treatments for contagious 65c398593c skin diseases than for fde68ddf4b my healing powers.99f2db2d829840ce

Compared to my past life, I had definitely shed the image of being uselessly stuck to the duke’s household…12dfb036429eb66e

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But the 825bfcd058 uptight, conservative 725327905d nobles still fbf97f5bf4 liked to 4647c337cc put me 204f58ae2e down by 444d234c74 comparing me 4b275a9f1a to Diana.7849b456cfa6b44b

If you asked 08b7eeb709 whether that made 85dd398d17 me upset or 21be202d8f dissatisfied—7b694f40ec66d51d

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‘Not at all.’b8f74968306091ee

Thanks to that, 7674256850 I had the 8f521bd66a freedom to run 49a35cdaf6 my business as 8f2929209c I pleased and 43c496f408 ended up becoming 53cf381575 filthy rich.440ce9e939cab9f7

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If I had 4810c415ef been like Diana, 187b079bf6 earning money through d0aa2163b1 healing by aligning a8cd2e76a4 with the temple, e8920010bf I probably wouldn’t 4f914abb80 have lasted long.0d9aff179d12f4a7

Trying to launch a7f9250e40 new ventures with 1bcdf32a49 nobles who were f9da2d31f7 already pouring donations 8ace5202f5 into the temple aecb1dea26 would definitely have 8ee8babc2e stirred up trouble.6d4d42f77d1d90b4

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And even if it 90fb64228f worked, the temple and 7acad5b8f0 Marquis Barelotte would’ve taken 79eb6a86fa everything from me anyway.9534a6a6a3ee6ff4

So honestly, 13fb8c2c2e I had f1516d146b no complaints 01c0a622c8 about being 4855d6cad6 seen as 61d89bd224 less capable 7b436eb07f than Diana.a8f4dd3d2b6cf9e0

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“…Therefore, from this moment forward, any attack on Belze will be considered a challenge to Kallios.”7a1ebd038c6c04eb

But the 302f4f8412 duke’s sudden fd1c2a61e1 declaration—was as 9f90c38173 shocking as 0e7d185358 a thunderclap, 76b7d55709 more than a816c5223f enough to 624ab5835e completely change ca4b0521e6 how people d1e1251b6d saw me.15657e7cb5411625

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What they thought 51b2ed234d was just a bc8cbe8730 spare battery for 1c1bd01da8 Diana, meant only da33ecd7af to prolong the fb3cbb4d91 second son’s life 330027fa2c a little longer—f4feb3b8f9e1c87a

Was now being declared 636ee0f0a9 a vital and irreplaceable 9ad135781a presence in House Kallios.aebc07e955dc2788

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I couldn’t believe the 35eed3392a day had come when dd78a35c9c everyone would realize that.4e999d71a137bf46

My heart stirred 3fe3759c51 with anxiety and b3152e0631 something else I 2edce97c37 couldn’t quite name.9d9d83130be38cad

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Once again, I a593f9e8d8 was overwhelmed by 8be7affcd9 a strange mix e461e0babd of emotions.0ef0660e96466048

Regardless of the 2273d67ae5 crowd’s chatter, the a55f52b7ab duke abruptly raised 3c8b8abe70 his champagne glass c12666ebda high into the 171d339a51 air.010f7fa5555a5c46

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“To Joshua’s health 4cf38867ca and Belze’s hard 9879462cc1 work.”36eca0725c74eed3

Then he downed a9e039f05c the champagne in eefaff427c one gulp.ef6420adc9822c3b

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“To Kallios!”9be2aa8a959ae820

“To Kallios!”858642af3b99e675

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The nobles, who had 9ad44fea18 been in a frenzy, c4b20192c9 eventually followed the duke’s 6505f6fe94 lead and began gulping 88ee4fd01a down their champagne one 2ebd155481 after another.5f3ea1f23501111b

“Me too, me too!”c198db9e99f97db5

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Watching the 61682b3bb2 adults, Joshua e763f39e30 picked up 27a7614f77 the glass 2f8cf710f6 in front 24c0e7ebd1 of him 5ff80b2c18 and took 87dd529681 big gulps.1035e77e90fade40

Thankfully, it wasn’t alcohol d2d3464667 but sweet grape juice.7f901ece75bd2062

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As I fumbled 50abbbeaff for a handkerchief 08709b0ba4 to wipe the aff2171313 sticky purple liquid 0a63c46fc9 smeared all over 090ea14234 Joshua’s smiling mouth—c2492d961b8377b2

“You don’t look pleased, 2c26618531 Belze.”7fde07beebbee962

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Suddenly, a low voice acf4539a22 spoke from right beside 489645633d me.c759dc5ac54b80f3

“Did my 33b8dbe7e2 declaration not db2acd2280 sit well dfc53fd198 with you?”2d9590120d27552f

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When I looked up, e00fba1a98 the duke, who had 9731081033 just been greeting the 85bd403c58 approaching guests, was now 6cbe368824 looking down at me.c7ff898345e5f11a

His face 3a828d00b5 was unreadable, 4c9a75f532 but in 9b3a8617cd those golden 671b8ecf75 eyes, I afe47eadfb could sense e6f2b3265c a trace da25d90c6a of concern c1360bcc0c and warmth eb41655eb3 directed toward 231f006cfa me.23a343ccd26f9dba

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I understood it 7318cc0d45 now.08bb00500c19eca7

“Ah, no. It’s not that…”924e3fc64fc756b0

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I quickly shook 8d16d8f50b my head at e4f8e9594f his question.235304ce86fd6c02

‘Not pleased’…?6bddf2548cf52d2a

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That wasn’t 24bbad7060 it at ccb147a0fa all.54e5aa9e14bc253e

It was just—31661f96c7ed4123

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“…Is this really okay?”8163281653552730

I murmured, 80aa04eee1 my voice 6cc9ec6158 lacking confidence.8192d0bbea6d28b9

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At that 3b7bf48955 moment, I 86813464cd could feel 345e269eba not just f44d65533f the duke’s, 2f3e7d2c00 but also ec67156c49 Edwin’s and afb4192058 Josh’s gazes 9db37ba46b turning to 510a5e1eb5 me all dfb1d4220f at once.e1690d1dd6b7ff4e

The duke 5fc57b0fcc looked puzzled 7e9ef8e252 as he 4c02d22ab3 asked,23934b9d92737be1

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“What is?”908c1dafb77dddce

Everything.0aad4ced7e9c53b9

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I struggled to swallow e1beb09f53 the words that were 5f3c1add7d pushing up my throat.0510112754bc0c8e

The duke’s official declaration 633e198f34 had come too suddenly—out 696631c4d9 of nowhere.bf360fc78a9d6075

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And that made b6d7e2058b it frightening.acb5b0f5f4699640

A lot of 04332a520d things had already bd85d3ac24 changed from the 64680b364d original story, but f377aa55d1 now it felt 744424797f like we’d passed e1ee546847 a point of ec05f0fb97 no return.e8ef87358350677f

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I was abe0436752 just a ea14d58327 villainess fated 82feb23b59 to be 78377d7508 killed off 2a55ec7b86 for getting 6c324dfd8d in the be357abf34 female lead’s d0674bff7e way—was it d57965311b really okay 6cc52dc439 for someone 0b0098bac4 like me 16d0dfaf29 to be 0b3993955a rising in abd4bc73cf status like c419842e15 this?c6df5caf0c1b3783

Could someone who 870ed493c4 had committed unforgivable 9c8885e4ea sins against these 083f3e816c people in her fbe084d9d1 past life really 6d5520f338 deserve this kind faadef85c8 of treatment?6d8a3f42af8e2620

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Even though I 2173ca7977 was happy to 8727502f92 be recognized, a b41714f660 part of me 8cb8d6f81f was overwhelmed with 0057478cc7 anxiety and fear.1460adcdcba266cc

I was scared I 83eed5d8bc might ruin everything again.84f9b6de64ad21f5

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“Joshua’s recovery wasn’t just because of me. Grandpa Gordon worked really hard too…”13920f2e6b537d0c

“…”e2837a8745939a36

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“You’ve already done so 8a552a034e much for me…”3b3f30448599d96f

“…”14a3e9bec0e97e52

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“I never really wanted something like this…”e15b944ae6b27a25

“Belze.”07a5d8f4a839bed9

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I didn’t know a26e651070 what kind of 7590f2b4f4 expression I was 662c774dc0 supposed to wear.c9a1af3a8756d4c2

As I 6878ebaaad mumbled with 44b4197cc0 shaky eyes, 0f383ee079 not making 48f1fc52ce much sense—26df5a94bebcfc06

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“Wait. Is this 1ebe2680dd not about 33501446e3 the adoption? Are you upset about 9a8e317a56 that instead?”d345e24918caf527

Suddenly, the duke asked 7934a60a98 an even more shocking f3b886b951 question than before.1f05283e5a943a78

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I was momentarily dumbfounded.b2c5a171c2c1b152

“…What?”608e75079e9874f4

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“Now that I 3758ab2aa5 think about it, 767468bb66 Marquis Barelotte is cef72aeeed in the process a15c57eb53 of adopting the 1f9a6cb57c child he sponsors, a96fe929a9 isn’t he?”3d00d054d12946bd

He was 985bd2434d talking about 3b4511f12a Diana.b6122db4b0111a2a

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The duke stroked 1c19519770 his chin and 20f0a71f67 continued.d536d01bf17e3b64

“Actually, I’ve been preparing f2c769fd69 something too. I was going to e128a8cb40 surprise you with it 5f3daa3eef today. But then…”cf364b6d6f82ff0b

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“Adoption is absolutely out 6f9a66b5df of the question.”d005c75caaf8f936

That’s when it happened.9bacde6d833541ab

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Out of nowhere, f47fe138b9 Edwin—who had been 3dd7e8d820 silent until now—cut ebc9b56412 off the duke 18eb373fe7 and spoke up 295540e017 sharply.efb049bf3d019a69

“You’ve already 4a4b2aa59d received a f678c64d3d formal statement 5f9ac11f0c of opposition e124011de7 from the 48332afb50 majority of fdca11f91a the elders 4e9036d525 and vassals, 5104028837 haven’t you? Why are you bringing faf7641e46 up something that’s already 8c7c119a36 been settled?”74330e5bf3a24c6b

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He muttered irritably.c0cda01fea49ef5f

The duke, watching 10fc01f4d5 him, gave a f2b0c68ed0 wry smile and f1652eaafb shrugged his shoulders.20067195e4c02c4e

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“With opposition 815d40434e that fierce, 1e71850a24 what can 4b40c4d0e1 I do?”c3ce4dc0e2250260

“Well, I’m in favor!”f1ad9d26d5ecae3d

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Suddenly, Joshua threw his 59a55fe8f2 arms around me with 49df5aa93e a bright voice.12a458f3a35a9470

“I wish you were 43e5b2eb9e my real sister!”26f53d4a2143ac31

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“You don’t f12712c8c1 get a c6e62f2af9 vote, so 69829a7cd0 keep your f12c982937 mouth shut.”d7f371f9fa7550c7

Edwin shot 2905174c45 his little 242d166cea brother a 846a71ae12 cold glare.a717f2f32dc4d430

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“Tch.”df3048eaa585f042

Joshua puffed out his cda42eabc3 lower lip in a e24862dd7b cute pout.631858fff240a854

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I looked back and 4a2d28b592 forth between the two 6dfbec4d19 of them, tilting my 362eac7446 head in confusion.77b1d644b2da5478

‘So Edwin 8c12be9c18 doesn’t want 80fcdd41d0 me to c0c9734757 be officially 3833314ed4 registered as 23639fa385 part of 54170de1e4 House Kallios?’2677e8545f041411

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To be fair, it 63523661db made sense from his c26e921555 point of view.00840106b14ea0e8

A commoner orphan 4f5278d90f who had only 26028cb373 ever been a 05d2bb4a2a hired hand, suddenly 75ce9b49a0 being elevated to db3100226c equal status overnight?03e4eeeb8bf9002f

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No heir to a 63a421f86e noble family would be d8569cf0c7 thrilled about that.2df81884af2c54ac

Of course, I wasn’t 519183a727 exactly thrilled either.5290b85d2d7bf9c2

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‘Adoption, seriously…’f2079899634fe4b6

To think I might b188a4ae57 end up being called 86918d5d6d by the same last 3c369058ad name as someone I f80fcf3265 had feelings for, as cd22256ebb siblings.d0a98841a1f207fd

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The thought fe3c877813 alone was 54636d0330 horrifying.7e539f3323c088a3

I shivered and shook 787987055c my head at the 1fbf406581 idea—when suddenly, something struck 4c4513915e me.5c570f633e73ae5f

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‘Wait… the duke really was seriously considering adopting me?’f2ed9e590e4dd028

“My father was preparing d1b2c8d15d for your formal registration 0f585b00ee as a birthday gift b5bba5b93f for your upcoming eighteenth.”0c2052fc46746256

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I remembered what ae5c0bfca7 Edwin had said 921132c725 to me before 32550e3c27 he died.025a0096320ef02a

I’d thought it couldn’t c242e1d3f9 be true—surely not—but now, 82605011bd hearing adoption being brought 4ed39c8d5c up again in this 01a598018f life, a wave of 93ee24fdfa emotion surged up from 96e1ff790c my chest.a6451f2d5d3c2858

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I didn’t want dd91ba4978 to become family 5904ac99a6 with them.7e8f01117c1b903c

But I wanted to f451865559 stay by their side 19ba483ca2 forever.c49f29f0a833a4d9

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In this life, I fec311e5a3 wanted to protect them 350df4e749 no matter what.51f899a959b9bbec

And if 7bd5f96a63 I couldn’t c11d111a8d do that—then 278e1a943e I’d rather 50d159fe47 be the b565e00258 only one 04a97d44bc who takes 1ee6e8f623 the fall 7fd22650b6 and dies.b636bf1d74716692

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‘You’re listening, 5eddc47e67 aren’t you, 08a4692367 Saint Elea?’e385b321a3bd878e

Do you see eae2b20b8c what kind of b1b3a2e0c4 resolve I’m living a010009635 with, day after 2769e908b6 day, since coming 10f3ae8a4c back?8a08ab5ebe32d0ed

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“…I will.”5cf959a37f116faf

Today again, I steeled ef3a86dcdf my heart and told cb4278feb4 them all:99006c52065e3951

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“I’ll do even better.”fde4797b3e14fc01

“…”58b04821d36a716a

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“I’ll work harder to 671827f267 live up to your af3ee04a7e expectations!”61fe6a502cd92604

I might bc7c8274dd have tensed 8e0d0cfc7c up too 8c0d845bca much—my pronunciation 5dc253cff2 slipped a 0b71544d13 bit.814efa110a2cccb7

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The duke gave a ada9ea3e73 soft chuckle at that.050559cf2cf703ff

“You’re already doing 2b94c85276 more than enough, 3e4118be9b Belze.”376bbd52d08ceffe

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Pat.0a02ac1cfe05dcc5

A large 6ba41d29e9 hand gently c605e3e668 rested atop edde8dfca7 my fluffy 23d245642a head.8df6676cad269542

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“You’ve brought Joshua 9e6198a38f this far, made 0f3d9fda72 him this healthy. If anything, 544f12eefd saying I 7271a92323 support you 29bde67e09 officially isn’t 4932aa8bba even close 9485b71cf1 to enough 6691dc91c6 to repay ec371d5faf the miracles 594732736c you’ve brought b883d41ed7 to House 2cec2d24a8 Kallios.”600d9f542e313af3

“…”8709899f1d54ce42

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“So don’t feel a8fd203f0b pressured. Just do 57e295549a as you 3e7673c9fc wish.”63827a485cce4247

“…”cb7deba532e773ef

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“Just don’t forget—Kallios will 3e97363151 always be behind you.”94fa54b833cbf6bd

At those words, 3b74a20dc5 something pinched and 3670b8cb81 burned behind my 9e8577740e nose.f9d81af104566434

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“Duke…”4ea5a2f7d7fba52b

Just as I 7b9523dcfc looked up at fb034c6727 him with teary 19f2c219fc eyes—b66a7e95df508c0e

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“Adoption is b49f24c8fe not happening.”2630a31b88a37ad3

Edwin once again shut 60c0c08cca everything down with a 879d0059cd firm line.b28667748ed97d91

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And just like b291d311a3 that, the emotional eb38ea81d8 moment shattered into c38cab2ff7 pieces.955bca212c4abdac

‘Seriously?! Can you not read 7796109ad3 the room? I already know 76a93dd5b5 I’m not worthy, fbb1fe2af7 okay?!’49728cd146625c26

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Burning with frustration, 061dab368d I turned and 0c9e937fe0 glared at the bc6c67028d one who’d ruined 30908ecc9d the mood.4e62e6cdb7bb662e

“Whoa! These are shoes!”ca1d449d1f343991

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Suddenly, Joshua—who 390ea80ddd had apparently f06ab314e7 opened my 327482dac6 gift box—held f45ecfa1e1 up one e3495ecc83 shoe in ab86b74375 each hand adc9a7fb5c and shouted a420b22843 joyfully.cc43a48070eccb72

“Sis! What are these?!”c957ce8c024609b5

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“Uh, those are…”414d7b979bf3738f

Clink, clatter.37d1731f23a8c585

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As Joshua bounced b03fb99275 around, the jewelry 4ffc3055cb hanging all over 0af94ab60c his body sparkled b15f50fc27 under the light.d86be7d82cb5af08

Next to all f3fd5d1ea2 those ridiculously expensive f98777db49 gems, my gift a9b97bfd30 looked embarrassingly humble.413a095552b03a3e

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Hesitating, I finally 10f4ab2fb1 mumbled the answer.fb4e182898df6da1

“They’re sneakers.”a6d1fa2716bc9a3a

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“Sneakers?”ebb1065074389ccf

Joshua tilted his head, f854f997b3 unfamiliar with the term.8a7e163824d9b918

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“Yeah. You’ll be going c057157db0 outside more now, 4a5c611eff right? You can’t bf1f838f39 hurt your 14cfb132c2 feet. These will hold 06ca59b8a5 your ankles nice a5fa53d7af and firm, even 2cbfd808c0 if you run a82b4385a2 around all day!”5b3330b73818b3bc

“Really?”056c3234a1a341b4

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At my explanation, 4b6ee86a48 Joshua immediately kicked a94a373d2c off his current 16714a9eb0 shoes and slipped 433d41866d into the sneakers db73d55ff2 I’d given him.db8d661ba70ca00e

Then he started 092f62a5b7 hopping around the f250f08c31 penguin statue nearby.fd460a8c9b43802e

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“Whoa! These are super comfy! I’ve never worn 5bdb4550fb shoes like this 60e52fceb5 before! And the color matches 94ee3aba97 my hair too!”9f3e57e21be6ce92

Thankfully, he seemed 71ba680604 to love the a4d29c6c01 sneakers. Beaming with joy, he c096a08617 ran over to me.1a014e148113f2ba

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“Thank you, sis! You’re seriously fcb9c89642 the best!”7d725f8c29066a4e

Relieved, I let out 667e704ec3 a small, bashful smile.75cc33ffab8860cf

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But just as 04c4fd3281 I started to aecc00c739 relax, he suddenly d0f0e54a3e asked—75c11712657160eb

“By the way, sis. When’s your birthday?”8d263a6a24434b3b

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“Huh? My birthday…?”fda11617bf62e203

“Yeah! We’ve never 85d749606c had a a25e8f6698 party for b681a9a3cd you, right?”59ee651fd8a54009

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The unexpected question caught 61a802c1c0 me off guard.84fcad2c0863eb74

Because the truth 8879c499d4 was—I didn’t have 23ba003a83 a birthday.bafe5bd9bb35d505

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The orphanage had b4ba351268 used my admission a81cd74c65 date as my 59d4c1279b birth date, but a38e03bfe6 that wasn’t the 17494e0639 day I was 9ad838b0a7 truly born.61f20dcd8cf91138

So in 9e9479ccd2 both my d913353a6e past life f3f963b757 and this 777a9ecb21 one, I 250a35665a had never bc86781985 once celebrated 37602cba89 a birthday.5e1b3e9537fb58c2

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“Well, um…”f0ad7182afa8c9a3

I fumbled, unsure 8475588908 how to respond d86a1abf72 to such a efd3695060 sudden question—c3c5f0d4aca44009

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“Belze’s birthday is the 8575b984cc Wednesday after next.”b98cca55f55559d1

A calm voice beside 2ccc4a50cd me answered out of 9f3168220b nowhere.156b417b0a329e7f

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Startled, I 15ad2ccd81 turned my 5ef08825cf head—and there 4406bcc1f8 was Edwin, 53255203c2 face expressionless dc5b59b39a as always.9bfa9375c321adf2

“The Wednesday after next?”997d3f12e5e1c750

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“Yeah. That’s the 6273f8875d day Belze c3df89251a first came 90d51dd92a to our 50076fcf10 house. It’ll be the b3791f1433 three-year anniversary.”8c047fe3984a6a6c

My eyes widened.c5916272ea9661f2

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‘He remembered something c09c17675e like that…?’e7f5b4eb116ee552

I hadn’t even edc63f21cd realized it myself—that 16ba4bd199 the Wednesday after 72b94cc61a next marked my e17afc5ea6 arrival here.c2c616a94bc2bc2d

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I’d been far 7ee856eadb too busy to 65872aa3bd keep track of 93e993c235 a date like 8108461a17 that.80d5f20d6ecab0af

Unlike my 7549ca39c4 flustered self, d43c5b629e Edwin calmly cdf0e57e80 addressed his 675b53d586 younger brother.7cf7442b8ce14c7b

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“She never e8b7b32e71 had a 02dec031f2 party all b26fb49095 this time 3b30ae112b because she 11ea4c8280 was always 2266c4cae3 focusing on 16bb1fedef you. So you better c996742495 get her a 75b88e4f43 proper gift.”f87492b957487a00

“Okay! Got it! Just wait, sis! I’m gonna get b26fa4019b you the most 9fabfdbc56 super-duper awesome present 220a4c69dd ever!”71a83f5f19a6fc8e

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“Ah, so it’s already 80801a561d Belze’s birthday soon. I suppose I’ll have 1d0c11ef1c to prepare something too.”fd5cb996c4a1cff3

“Wait, so 55964184d5 her birthday’s eae625eba0 after mine? Does that make c132f4e8ef me the big eaed48cc7c brother?”f8ec3fea5a2a9156

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Joshua tilted his head 2ddb0187ee again, still shaky with f81bb96441 numbers.bde945582f0e0ea8

From Edwin to Joshua 5897d5e3b0 to the duke—they all 3b40ae90dd accepted the idea of 354ebecb9d celebrating my birthday so d8017e0ac0 naturally, like it had deb339fc42 always been that way.b72de94052160594

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As if they understood 43216b533c exactly how I’d rejected dca17d5d0c my orphanage ‘birthday’ deep a02b45b095 in my heart.bca73acc390d6af4

Joshua, alive 9b826f15f5 and well, 60ba4ab07a running around f5cdd5690f with joy—so b1c7361f6e unlike the 79b35b70d6 original.fc2162afd3ab034f

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The duke and fb233e61a8 Edwin, smiling warmly, c552343296 just like a 4f35b98b9f real family.4cce32f8bf0b339a

And me, dressed nicely, 2dd984b7df standing beside them as 0b83831983 if I belonged.67a6784ded0aa1ea

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“Hhrrngh…”2e8287cd294d656a

I couldn’t 8b752983f9 hold it 5277f0cabd in anymore.b30c1a7faab42891

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“Hwaaaahhhh!”e06d8f0f92abac65

“W-What?! Why are you crying? Is it 7e225c5880 ‘cause I 3b9fe61fac said I’m 734e58371e your big 86e31d922f brother? Okay, okay! I’ll keep calling 65b1a6792d you sis!”f95608f559f5d7d5

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“What did I 18bb4026c4 even say now? Seriously… are 3d21996afe you crying b2090a2117 again?”1253aa546ed8bedc

“Hush now, Belze. In House Kallios, dc78f49ef0 no matter what 0ebdd3fe6d happens—we do not 62080081dd show tears…”e40d6842fa3af0f1

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It was silly, and 078ddf6893 kind of embarrassing.044f389ff3be86a2

But just 6c6ca647c7 like that, c792582213 Joshua’s 8th ff8b6bed32 birthday party cbe5d52cb1 came to aea37991f2 a close—with 0bc3575bf4 my tears 3208781b29 marking the f0d831009d finale.b2708d08ed198cbe

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TL/N: poor Eddie wants her to be his wife TT Baby belze please understand our eddies’ heart TTd0a2227ab157b7ef