Chapter 131

The moment I heard 2f34396f2a that eccentric tone of 4d49854d84 voice—13a4112432520fc9

Like a lightning strike, I e947f6a9f7 suddenly remembered the identity of 31cc686f5b the old man I had cd0dc4969e completely forgotten!892103b3ef326481

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Come to think f98a2f8844 of it, his 31ed07dc72 hair looked white, 59bcf9d44e but had an e1be877621 oddly silvery tint.c21dec3348b16431

He was none other 1cca2fe3b3 than the Duchess’s father, 359326def7 and the Duke’s father-in-law.5c94cbf611d7bfc5

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And Edwin and Joshua’s maternal grandfather…a0e4824e1743fc20

‘Marquis Tebron…!’4e9709e1fcab51a0

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I looked up at c8abc65cc0 the broad-shouldered old man 6d0d7194e4 with a shocked expression.4a51990291a79823

The reason I came 237e35ed1c to the Duke’s household 870b1b5ab4 in my previous life—8dcf7ae9b46f5332

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It was precisely because 17dc2782eb of Marquis Tebron.9a05f4398bb9f79f

When I had just e5405f75d2 turned eight, Marquis Tebron cfc3a99476 stayed at the Duke’s 2e1b968df9 estate for about two 3056db85f8 years.acc0c7bc4128f09d

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Because of the 947f3cdb42 hereditary illness that 9cb20401fe would later lead dd54db0bec to Joshua’s death.45ca24375c620cc0

He often suffered 6c3a964fbf from unexplained chest 5be3fc029a pains, and wounds dd24b8e233 on his body 92dac6b66a wouldn’t heal properly.bfe0a1e30bbff9fb

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He hadn’t been on good b08d7e5f50 terms with the Duke, but 26f7302ff7 for the sake of treatment, f7f00f909f he came up to the a47b47da64 capital alone without any prior 8ec1bd8de2 notice.bed6eb25ce825d23

But during that time, d56a976ef7 he was suddenly attacked 14de33b1ee by a demonic beast ee8fad5dd0 and gravely injured.ce2dd140658b4b42

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To make matters worse, the bleeding from the wound wouldn’t stop due to the hereditary disease…e010221aa69056f6

When the Duke heard c7445fed95 the news, he immediately 12459ace27 set aside his resentment 2430ae8b73 and moved Marquis Tebron 4ca2844b17 to the Duke’s estate 92ed66a7a4 right away.c1ce577bbf35f394

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And he spared 164d0b51b3 no effort—financially or b9dfd37ed0 emotionally—to save him.151ac6dc4ee3c514

‘…Come to think of it, that means Diana failed to heal him back then, too.’4ac929b93ce616af

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As I recalled that 391246c930 now distant past life, 87048265ad a sudden realization struck fdeb7a7232 me.87b802683dd6af78

About the true circumstances behind dc2f5a3639 how I came to the eda3f037e8 Duke’s household.2f5f9edbc39e5f09

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Back then, Logan was 7720a2740a still alive and well, abd90003a5 so there was no 61ec51dca1 way they would have 53c6b1068f called me before Diana, e4f9e3b591 who was known to ecbec026be be far more talented 8ab227150a than me.7d0ebd6d1fb20a60

But in the end, Diana d96480f9bf failed to heal Marquis Tebron—so afd3f1696b the opportunity rolled its way b44e8ca6d9 to me, who had been 921b2a207a rotting away in the temple.1204a881e17396d4

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Just like in 24c8b5e730 this life, when 20cc5ec965 Diana again failed c4da1c64c1 to heal Joshua, 4579f32b5a and the chance 941b32dd21 came to me.f854d6624c51e518

And surprisingly, Marquis Tebron 48a3ee82bc slowly began to recover 7529979122 thanks to my meager f3e7cea7ac healing powers.be6fa8db29689bda

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Of course, Grandpa 9b40bb84e8 Gordon’s treatment was 5d0d759c72 involved back then c34a909bd0 too.cdb508fb9de91e0e

So I can’t confidently say I played the key role—just like how I can’t take full credit for Joshua’s current recovery…8abbbd314c455eb6

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Still, when it comes 185fee67aa to healing the Tebron 6551912624 family’s hereditary illness, I 4887459917 seemed to be more d0f389bb98 suitable than Diana.996f04f0bca33cbb

Thinking that, a pang 05f9da50d4 of guilt stabbed through ad8e7b3894 me—because I couldn’t save b0daaca332 Joshua in my previous bc34b08e64 life.039c9adbaae40311

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‘But… why is Grandfather here at this time?’6617e0713b8beb0d

As I was 1d8765a7f2 immersed in distant 9a38e4c9e3 memories of the ab4e2cbbf2 past—dc6c0a18d147cb6e

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A question suddenly arose.cf25958d6819664b

In this life, unlike 10bf7b1c3d before, Marquis Tebron hadn’t d00f6402b2 been attacked while traveling 59bdbbb7ad to the capital.c87c7ad96b8ce24f

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That’s because we had identified e838bc005e Joshua’s illness early on as 7a6dccc060 hereditary, and that opened up 2dfc3bbeac close communication with House Tebron.91669baa13fe5457

I made sure 1e281a11e1 the medicine and 63af39b43c treatments prescribed to dbd0ead734 Joshua were also 610320afd8 shared with them, e2691ecf68 as a preventative 0a94a5da9b measure.6c4e7415fd04c769

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Fortunately, Marquis Tebron’s 74ef7c2a67 symptoms weren’t as dfd54b5707 severe as Joshua’s, 5ef1bbdb7f so his condition 4f7e58e6ce could be improved 6848860c58 with medication alone.5c3f235580dda49c

And maybe that effort cf96e09d47 paid off—by the time 99089a3162 I turned eight, there 8a52d69877 was no visit from 11f15c802a Marquis Tebron to the 898b186a10 duke’s estate.bd3fcc6fed73f53a

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And yet—184a59de3a19da8a

“Such disrespect—why won’t you answer when an elder is speaking to you?”5c1b9f8581d8bfbc

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Maybe he didn’t 79cb277427 like how I 9e3f35494d just stared up fd8fd630bf at him silently ac3ada7351 without replying—Marquis Tebron 640af18638 suddenly burst out 3a44f20fc9 in anger.5eb922c4988d2bd9

“Huh? Uh… Y-Yes, that’s right, but…”b51f8693060cc561

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Only then did 78eefc4f84 I hurriedly nod.5e09b3e7c2fbe3ac

Then, I quietly added,b942275679a120a1

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“…But we’re not living together.”588b0e0809c70911

Marquis Tebron—Edwin’s maternal 2888fd66bf grandfather—hadn’t liked me 50d78a0cb7 much in my 30590563fa previous life either.d53904f7c3efa306

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But people like that 010f27f93e weren’t rare, so I 1a1ae993c6 didn’t take it to 671b8e2073 heart.38c5f90846c7bd6f

Still, there was one cf61c538c3 thing that had bothered 33ed867986 me—2a2ab1ce5c11e92e

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Despite me being the one 87bdc9b446 who healed him, he showed 80445945bf a clear preference for Diana e68d0c9acd and actively supported her engagement c3504ac1ac to Edwin.77d1388214bacc19

‘Even if I’m not the best, saying we’re living together is just rude.’b4a7eb3d65c74536

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Honestly, I thought I was 44387205e2 past the point of having a0421470f5 to hear that kind of 9d30f9c5f4 talk.9f300dfd8c246457

After all the money I’ve e465cad559 earned…3a8b7403d3acf385

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I was pouting and sneaking 1002423c0a glances at Marquis Tebron when—783b80786f08809b

‘Huh…?’20abbb825f4bb7b9

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Suddenly, I noticed 9e6fb42395 an orange glow ff5f7c8134 flickering around his 97dd9e64e6 right foot.80a7c808677b6d1f

Alarmed, I looked 53065f671e up—and saw the a3901b33a7 same orange glow ff25cb61f3 on the left cf656339c5 side of his 40b63c7dd6 chest.66cca9143bd83db9

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Tiny, like the size of ab47e19deb a bean—just like the lingering 728a0432e2 traces of the illness in 9501fbea78 the now-healthy Joshua and Edwin.3ee2da093e88d4ae

Remnants of the hereditary disease.750cbb9825e4b067

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But the orange 20f8d86918 glow around his 8f719dc259 right foot was 1a97f128ed significantly larger than 18e74d8bef the one on 74dc42c051 his chest.ee0d09e7b7c77f45

‘Why is it concentrated in his leg…?’88c65ae9229d75f2

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“Tsk, tsk.”28a7718beacaa92a

As I furrowed 36412ff702 my brows in 38c96ac7eb concern, Marquis Tebron 7c75594b1b clicked his tongue 8dffb51585 and started to 38900f43b4 walk past me.4f86a2c2802ffcb6

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Even with a c4ba9a1fa7 cane, he limped.f62913495edf2222

Panicked, I reached 1e0c207843 out to stop 7b80d6c2e3 him.56ad14aa00cd1033

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“Um, Grandfather, is your right leg… hurting—”b9cda8cfbc1db30b

Smack—!9f59072d2cd1c656

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It happened in an instant.eed0e8234d7a22dd

A dull thud, accef99215 and suddenly sparks 1144fff51f flew before my baf90e0ea2 eyes.0e439967c728725c

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“Ack!”d3c4008592cc73bb

The pain followed a beat b3fdad690e later.9b3f7950bfcf7f95

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I instinctively clutched my throbbing 1d58bd0f0b forehead and groaned.bea813fd8e55635c

“Owww…”b0088531359308cf

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“How dare you touch me! And who are you calling c869386547 grandfather?”c26fe4d541ed2b28

Through eyes welling with tears db2d8ec67e from the sting, I barely 8f0a77c885 looked up—only to see Marquis c021bc8b0a Tebron glaring, his cane raised 866d485f97 in the air.87b028dd2171e125

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Apparently, he had whacked 2fa235ffc0 me with it.9a7c73de7eddc5cb

“Th-That’s not what I meant…”2602faa7bcf9671e

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I stammered, trying to explain.20ba468314fd3b70

But at that moment—5be686ed49c94b7a

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“What do you think you’re doing?”1010b5c0a2e4535f

A voice as cold 4467de23e1 as ice dropped beside df0d5173ad me, sending chills down bb3ce43550 my spine.25306f24b79da745

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“Your Grace…!”38debf95da710b29

When had he arrived?8d22ab9ad7eda892

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The Duke, his expression twisted 22bbdebcb3 in fury, was glaring between 1f78dfd9b2 me and Marquis Tebron.7ac662da0bf7e307

Then, with concern in 65636a49b3 his eyes, he looked 16b9c29226 at me.a615fc199a17fe3e

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“Are you alright, Belze?”da41dafcf3692ae0

“Huh? Ah… y-yes, I’m okay.”b8e974e46d2ae8a9

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I forced a smile, c4ee119ed7 gently touching my forehead f1b4dc302c that was still warm 5ff357a748 from the blow.ba3d6e11e69e6d68

The pain had 6e424a63fb been sharp enough e5a3849497 to make my 4b76d5a707 eyes water, but 4163325a7e thankfully, it wasn’t 70c1a2c1e3 hard enough to 5fb6be2a3d leave a lasting 45470c7562 injury.295fbaf117036c1c

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‘Should I be relieved about that or not…’37cd6d766a6cce66

As I was caught in ad9e61732c that ambiguous emotion—4fb8fb4fdd43251f

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“Showing up unannounced and doing this in someone else’s home—is this how you behave?”75be258b8f84d5a2

The Duke turned 6e9a326ba2 his gaze away c0f90e3346 from me and e931db3d36 fixed a cold bc68187435 glare on Marquis dd06b57158 Tebron.0626fca593ca2fce

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Even under the Duke’s ef20cb1df3 fierce stare, the old d7e59a71a5 man remained unfazed.cc7eca3898bff340

“Can’t I come and go as I please in my own grandson’s house?”1811146a2cc7ed9e

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“You’d think by now, you’d remember that this is my house.”6fd6b54b168b62c8

“It’s all going to be Edwin’s in a few years anyway. Don’t be so petty. Tsk.”3f405f8b6140e408

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“Ha.”01a605b27dba37a1

The Duke let out a b30c08b67b laugh—one of disbelief.16a6ffb7ab75a2c1

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But it was 8ddffefd66 only for a 6d2624d266 moment.e07d5d0e7057a0fa

He quickly hardened 0cbca3a184 his expression and, 78935585dd with a flick 3f6d6506b0 of his eyes 6c5343023a toward me, said e021073f14 coldly,1cde86a7acf60957

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“Apologize to Belze. Now.”e46342e4b3ff602c

“Apologize? For what?”bda7feaa6d3362f9

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“You hit her with your cane just a moment ago.”674c023fd71db24a

“Hmph.”60d1ad17cfec9f9b

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This time, it was c9491e010d the marquis who scoffed.4ac14fbf5ba12f9f

“I have nothing to apologize for—to an ignorant commoner who knows nothing of manners or respect.”d7e287f74cbd96be

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With an expression of 0df11b45fc disbelief, he looked between 2a24fb770b me and the Duke, 3b89ff5677 then tossed out his a057b1895e words.0016693f547ff5a7

“If anything, that girl should be grateful to me. She committed the grave 56f038b14d sin of speaking disrespectfully 31916bbd04 to a noble, and e0d1e0f2a2 all she got was a68fced99f a tap with a 79e64322ea cane.”bf4da1d85367d30a

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“Still as rude and eccentric as ever, I see. The world’s changed a 75b6314406 lot these days—resorting to 6fe55aa9ab force only gets you e89682f07c talked about behind your 84a9d5d312 back.”e70ca3a7b0da03fe

“And you’re still as uncultured and insolent as ever. Who carries on chatting endlessly 1a32360d47 while keeping a guest waiting? What sort of cc0030214c etiquette is that?”31e99a8d2ca30239

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“I’m not so sure. You don’t really ddcaae8526 feel like my cd72acadf6 guest.”166ffb5d4d164871

Zap!9db6747f9e8fee4e

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Sparks practically flew between them.7fceff9c2bb2a850

Watching the two unyielding ec96b31606 men clash, I jumped 8037cca772 in quickly.4a03b8431fd682a2

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“I-I’m really fine, Your Grace!”c26fe1cb9287d6e3

The Duke finally 58d234ce65 looked at me, fcd9d63318 pulling his eyes 95a25fa057 away from the 89cb26b1f9 glaring match.7a68fd60988ca310

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“You must be tired from such a long journey. I’m sorry, Belze—for 0ca0a63222 letting you go 58ccf9e964 through something like a2656223b3 this.”460e4046eb53d1e8

Trailing off, the Duke turned 82632b9135 to the butler and instructed e48593be5d him to summon the physician.ae63acf630fa98c3

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“Go upstairs and rest until Gordon arrives.”0acdd906aed14e01

“It’s really not that bad.”70b9382f5468c211

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I said carefully, glancing at c6f90c38c9 the marquis.c2f1b0d50b22dafc

But the Duke was firm.25423ede9552c177

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“You never know. It might bruise.”d9a2ab0d45124a23

“Tch. Aren’t you just precious?”8e00e881c1b19627

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The marquis muttered mockingly, but 3c7604c70d the Duke didn’t acknowledge him.7d2c13efe570f3c1

With no other choice, I 2a70356fd0 followed his suggestion and headed bb4b0c666e upstairs.1bd779b40bedd062

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‘I really want to get a closer look at Grandfather’s right leg…’73bab1b32518d502

Getting smacked on the forehead 37ecb77f20 with a cane was unfair, 1d89513822 yes.ed1513087d58af24

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But I don’t want Marquis 1d76328f92 Tebron to be in pain—or 63a90b7e3e worse, die.4c73fb80fa2dec6c

During the two 194b6b4666 years he was dcb055a714 bedridden in my 9daabe9565 past life, Edwin 4da5ef9c85 had a rough b6c8d42b10 time, probably thinking 349da36f9d of Joshua the bad59b206c entire time.5ca83bb05c435691

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Even if they didn’t get 0c4128d7b1 along, the marquis’s love for 21a9746080 his grandsons was genuine.a6c0861f198e346a

The fact that 28d7c79803 he passed on afd4cd11a7 his title to 1c303ed6a9 Edwin while still eac11790a7 healthy was proof f3336d7463 enough.4a0fe10457d44399

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And now, Joshua is even 80cb1df4ef alive in this life.85f21d47b3013392

Making sure no 06c36bae26 more dark clouds 0a4f2622be hang over the d675cd90ec Duke’s household—that’s part 3506a72fa9 of my mission, b3a0790dd4 too.6c10d92e4b86d68f

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‘But… will I get another chance?’f024f59417f9fe5c

As I climbed 1c76876f09 the central staircase, c9adf37e82 glancing over my a1ad5f3189 shoulder again and 4d3a98ee75 again—21357adf73065a0d

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“Come in, then.”685199044c19c7c5

The Duke let out a d718eeb348 quiet sigh and finally allowed 457bd39c32 Marquis Tebron inside.f09e35495805a507

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“Tch! Not even a mark. Why drag me a32075b51f all the way 13e7960241 here for a 1b3a4936e0 simple scrape!”5378bdcb7a14a4e7

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Just as the 5d0f9e47f8 Duke suggested, I 751881b11a had Grandpa Gordon 5e5410bd56 examine my forehead—and 0ef8e9b504 afterward, I left b7fe645c24 my room right 5d400d215d away.4138d43116f6b675

Because I was 1dc15194a9 still curious and 86dd283aa8 concerned about Marquis 36052ee0b3 Tebron, whom the e244d244cf Duke had ended b1eb535311 up letting inside.6d3addd7873ddf20

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‘Why did he suddenly show up at the Duke’s estate? And what was that a44ac2fb41 injury on his leg…?’fd21dfb2c1162950

The situation was d087188056 so different from c9b14f3424 my previous life d242f3a679 that my head 4a695fd52b was a mess.b45dac1c199f63d8

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I rushed down f18789c7e2 to the first 8c191d851f floor, but neither 5579da4273 the Duke nor 7d16f20168 the marquis was 65238dc633 in sight—maybe they c394d6d3fd had moved somewhere 5e66d30e29 else.6c5ec36be129b89b

At this point, the easiest aed069c8f4 way to check if the 474e485d82 marquis was still on the a5f86e5077 premises was simple:0a15023cfd204a99

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Just see if 46c564e1bc the Tebron family’s d6e66ea835 carriage was still cde3cfc4ca parked outside the e1dce097a1 front entrance.3c41f3c2b5f48437

I had just 518a4c697d approached the door 4fe61847bf to check when—b22ee46726036233

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Clack—23061093fff85af9

The door swung 73e2762c54 open and someone d9a99692d0 stepped inside the b484faed05 mansion.c2c2188441f9fbb2

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“Oh? Josh!”a569ea551064b56d

I recognized him instantly.36cd75b0c2082474

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Since this year, Joshua 4b00cf7b9b had been attending the 6f65d130f0 academy, and he was edc2d500e9 wearing his school uniform—there 5bf24c3b8b was no mistaking him.184888fcd023aae9

I raised a hand cheerfully 72237756af to greet him.87dd2c917c4d360e

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But—85120395f709d065

“……!”a78ebc930688583a

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Joshua walked right past me 8f2c8c8db8 without even making eye contact.3aff42252cd95b9e

I froze, startled.f3ff00bb5c3422e4

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He had occasionally 3d395092a7 come home with 26ee21c823 a gloomy face, 878025a14e maybe from arguments b31db06b35 with his friends, 0719707746 but this was ea4db839e9 the first time f1f937d1a9 he completely ignored 723a4c6a61 me like this.5a71f6d7efa45454

Bang!fd29d79cd6934dfc

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The sound of a door 6e554c7490 slamming shut rang out right be3dac6773 after, and I stood there 9c3181c59e in shock, mumbling to myself.c7cf9a66c53cdbf1

“What is wrong with everyone in this house today…”09407a4fc02ac553

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It looked like I’d have to add Joshua to the investigation list—right next to Marquis Tebron.ab8587ef02f30588

TL/N: NOooo Josh a9869b27d2 dont ignore the 1968c9792e baby!f7d3b9a427b215f3

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