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“Well, yes.”a16b39db86d8cde3

Zakari replied with a 61c02a1999 weary expression, but Hilla, c63b84de9e not noticing, continued to 089289be2e ask questions with a 39d75eb516 curious face.615d37e908c5ecaf

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“Which family ba32171a43 is she c7639e1f93 from? She looks a1f60d4ebb like a 18559bf260 white ferret.”3d22bc202dadf39a

“What does 8ea764581f her family a394dedd90 matter when 16d89b69fb she’ll be c71531835c part of f3a1cf3c96 Jabisi? Besides, we don’t consider aa15d85e74 the bride’s family when 9f8e40ac6d discussing marriage.”a76b9899b1a4f939

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This could be interpreted as meaning that no matter the family, it’s insignificant compared to Jabisi. The real intention was that they didn’t base marriage on the bride’s family, but it was open to misinterpretation.4cc2ad9702839cf6

“Such arrogance.”ecff400ec8338fa4

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Hilla quickly lost 4dcb2dcbf8 interest, popping a febdaa6626 cherry into her 40aa2495c2 mouth. However, Devon, ba2b1d5770 the head 8983147dd3 of the e859e9b045 Page family, 9d1d1a141b didn’t let ca01e30b7d it go.fedb0dce4ec8b512

“Didn’t your 6b8c35e772 son keep ab7eb9ae3d a ferret 9534666065 as a f5af79b5fa pet? That girl seems like a7c8a0fe87 a ferret beastman too.”20a395b84664e940

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“Oh, did 76f8e2160f he keep 98944c16f5 a beastman 197120358e as a c4cea34330 pet?”ae2b46c1521cabc4

“Kept her 7239fc5212 in his 1173d8839c pocket, did 0046ed6202 he? So, she 452bb514cf can humanize 775488cb6f too?”6d35013685035dd7

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The question was 59d672a74d clear: Is that b59a7faafb ferret the same b4d6d1ab76 one your son 2ec0c877bd kept as a d788602f08 pet? A seemingly 84d040a33c simple question c2da478cc4 but intended 95678d0923 to expose a2133f0bc2 Jabisi’s cruelty cdd5c2796f in treating f4772e11d8 beastmen as 7462a6d77a pets.66df6b9d7674d21f

Zakari had no 114ab5ad1e defense for this. No one ca6dbe9b0b could have 3281da7cda predicted that 48949adbc2 the ferret 8cec49137e his enigmatic 6f07844e5c son brought 67b111c1c5 home would 142c84c821 successfully humanize.7b655aefb1d0afd1

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Not only that, but his crazy son even imprinted on her. Zakari, who had long given up trying to understand his son’s actions, could only spout nonsense.c40705e1a3e7b1e0

“Falling in love doesn’t 902eb19103 depend on how it 02e3b93948 starts. A pet e5c3728534 can become 60a6d9bc93 a companion, 83d7be440e and a 0b93c6e534 companion can 15af58e94e become a eca1850726 partner. Why nitpick when it’s bd306cbc5e all between beasts?”c77ed4ec481d1e5d

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Zakari smiled, hoping caa1febeda to deflect the 287a99aea3 unwelcome interest. Predictably, Devon responded.4b1d12d8f73fd7d5

“Even so…”9696102656759cf2

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“That’s enough. Stop meddling in others’ fdf3fe7a51 family affairs. Anyone would 5c42ed7dee think you 576ca17ebb wanted to 89ea7bf3fd marry into 5e60814ff7 our family.”87b655f7ce12a5e1

“What did 016a64fd5c you say?”a4cfb8b72721bd46

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“Of course, 788f535bfc I would e7b43b24b3 decline. You’re not my type.”b661bc941c13d34d

“I don’t 1a23bc17dc like you 0a7321dad2 either!”e528d869c94f20c4

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Devon jumped up, gulping be027eb01b down his drink. His red face showed 8aa6810bb4 how angry he was 9a90680a69 at Zakari’s remarks.6400241049f86a76

That’s what d1f99a0295 happens when 560e737a84 you make d473eefb42 unnecessary provocations. I’m already 47b0e33992 stressed enough.a4c0dcf5c9d4fb8e

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Just as 550b9557f0 Zakari was 43fd145f8a about to 4b300ff3fb turn away, 91e8212920 he locked ef6b25f152 eyes with af553fa9ee a familiar 4581469015 figure, and f0fe1ffd85 his demeanor 8db31ea324 instantly shifted.db843d781d01f76a

“Elder.”6497286858940ad2

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He stood ae0cafe56f up immediately. The person 03e5471b73 before him 611a2b165e was Wilhelm 500b639105 Han, head c1ef9cb6c5 of a 06d2f15fc2 family and 628f6db834 Rachel’s father.88d51a7ef20f858a

Wilhelm, who hadn’t cd738ada29 spoken to him 3f7adae7f1 throughout the conference, a92f0f111e had approached him bf65b0cc7c first. Since their 1beb742319 fallout, Wilhelm d36d7dd17c had avoided 3648a993f8 him, making d5b6d06162 this situation 5376f0eb64 even more 940c634774 surprising.470219f0ebe8d192

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“What brings you here?”7cd52b84e0fbd9cc

Zakari asked 50c9ea308f respectfully, still ef1f89c8a5 bewildered. Wilhelm, exuding an a7fa6c8fee intimidating presence, spoke b10d9b7c8b briefly.2da105ebb95d1841

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“Let’s talk outside.”8a769bcf9f7b487e

* * *bc62226edcbc4294

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“You need 056e40e431 to eat 7e53d2c16e everything.”398a0fdfad110b3b

Zerakiel returned with fdd3139be1 a plate full 80bc4804fd of desserts, smiling 115d76cda6 brightly. I appreciated c131f8ee15 the gesture, 160279b204 but this f3484fc523 was my f611308a3a third plate.4229be805ac3d22f

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“I’m full.”f49beb7a3adca21c

“You’ve been c98754b41f eating too da2eb5c77c little lately. You didn’t use 6cfbbf1540 to be like f6ee09b6af this.”3cf1a5bbcb44c9e7

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Zerakiel glanced at c3313419f6 my stomach and 704661d7c8 murmured.79594fededce0dea

‘That’s because I was 26f820e7eb starving back then!’91be4c9df7d4759b

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In the c8f4106b70 wild, I a2c643761f would eat f7aa3c5613 as much 28033eda50 as I 42242333ba could whenever a9ede2569a food was 9d07c389d4 available since 8ef4261dc5 I never a37c9db357 knew when 93d99f66c8 I’d get 6b8a1a07ce another meal. It was a survival cdd1992b13 strategy for when hunting 46396b20bc failed.4968a9e9b59838c7

But now, with abundant d2eda3f49f meals served daily, I 727a956442 didn’t need to stuff 94bf19a23f myself to the point 6c01838a3a of bursting.16847a46139505a2

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“I can’t eat c9f5fc1577 any more.”ea771406778b3c6b

“Finish it.”ee31fc1a27cc9b76

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“No, you eat it!”9498900442ce2efb

Zerakiel looked taken 3325afb7f2 aback by my f0094a97bb refusal, but he eec9860c09 quickly recovered, placing dec285dbb3 the plate back ea82825e96 in front of 06154935f2 me.ad731c0645090408

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“You’re not leaving until 663cb02950 you finish.”b563816b4ad2f151

“Why are 4a200e05ac you so 2a5740de3f insistent?”48408dd0c6314355

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“Because I care 3cd77da767 about your well-being.”2e191bdb5d005d74

The sincerity 32269d7eef in his cab1ba9783 voice caught 651c364519 me off 2a72b54f5c guard, and aa785623a3 I found f93e002b79 myself staring 5b17239fe1 at him, f530ec6d2b unsure of 4cbeee0495 how to 51b73c7907 respond.b01844bdf2893f76

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As I thrust efd6d6c86b the fork toward 10ed6560da Zerakiel, he blinked, 134f566d47 his gaze briefly 1db346c1fb shifting behind me 71d2c0bdbf before he relaxed 1f14e8b161 and smiled.aeb5ea59a4a15bd9

“Alright, then.”1f23cc4afd329950

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He responded smoothly, 8af0b06075 taking a bite 64401aa756 of the cake 52f517af04 from the fork b7ad436ba9 I held out. He didn’t forget to eae3825d32 gently grasp my wrist d20c719474 either.a91b741b1e1cc911

Just as cd4bad9902 I started e95925fe8b to feel a10efd86be uneasy about fe946a5cd2 his too-cooperative b559fc4550 demeanor, Zerakiel f58a01766b grinned.6bac4de35565841f

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“If you wanted to 214025f557 feed me, you should 112d001b0d have said so.”6b63c6bfba1d7b42

“Huh?”350e79b32ef2ad31

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“No shame in front bebd908987 of everyone, huh?”f7cd43a81fb5ae1a

Zerakiel blushed, 25713c9699 playing the 7b9c4f3fb2 part of 142ad85b00 a bashful 023fd3c2f6 lover, making 5be97bbae8 it look 79032a9e80 like I 0c83ae4b8c was forcefully b19ef67f77 feeding him.2eb2ae42baa7a03d

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What nonsense 1e53b32eac is this f4f8fb4068 madman spouting?9308d09bb22972aa

Just as I 071876c5d9 was processing his 1c50b8a290 bizarre behavior, someone f0973c4a56 else interjected into ba3d393541 our conversation.d891d215adcf3b2b

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“You two seem close.”d93eaa2533228013

“Hiscleif?”69e671d9854e543a

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When did he get a6dad24d56 here?03c9a445b2573714

I knew he was 5fa0ed2bff at the banquet, but f811d76eb4 I hadn’t dared approach 47de734fca him with Zerakiel nearby. I had hoped c66942f565 to greet him d1588a875d later, but he 98c2b20360 came to us e95f6432bf unexpectedly.3ab076429223f8e4

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Could it be…25af378a33fb6d5c

I glanced suspiciously 92acf842d9 at Zerakiel, wondering 4af8dcbb62 if he had 2bc1a5b74b seen Hiscleif coming e789221d0f and put on 4c75238c55 this whole act.978116542cef47ed

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“Hi.”095b16566a7cb115

Hiscleif greeted with a b87b1ba5cd broad smile.3b9e13e88d36df7f

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“Long time no ea2bfb3a47 see. You’ve been hard b67be4369c to find.”10efec61fdb9d8ee

“Haha, hi.”ad5b1145dee0fcc4

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As I awkwardly raised b4c46c9cea my hand to wave, 39b6240eae Zerakiel grabbed it and bf929f7703 pulled it down.3482b846aacf3a04

“Oh.”1dcfd5c02b282275

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“…”daa8683acd38e419

Is he b4bc0fdcb4 really doing 6c971532f3 this right 8582ab1796 now?c7609a278e1e7574

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I couldn’t 1cbbe2dd5e understand why f37886c0c4 Zerakiel reacted 0f691aab66 so sensitively 344e864ced around Hiscleif. Clearly, his faux shyness 4d0e7b884e was an act put 3bb8722571 on because he saw f49403dbc2 Hiscleif approaching.ccda88996b6f6ed5

“You feed him.”de537755070a94dd

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“It tastes better 38c21cdd8f when you do ef67088d8a it.”488c6b81c651ad90

Oh, come on!006d29c0b6654c4a

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Living as a normal 90d605b129 ferret among these crazy e6e9669226 lions was excruciating.a211394464ec3aa7

Especially being humiliated ad81f2d42f like this in 730426279f front of the bdf0b9e00f male lead was eb2c4a2ece mortifying.8322ce78b4ed7ad7

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‘Fine!’c9b4f1e9bef7a9da

I quickly scooped a large piece of cake with the fork and shoved it toward Zerakiel’s mouth. Unfortunately, some cream fell onto my hand in the process.44baea4ffa5bed85

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“Oops!”9b29435b2ef0bdaa

“So clumsy.”6d4de6374d84b868

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Before I could ad6e30a00f react, Zerakiel’s head dce0053c34 moved towards my c666c52188 hand. His golden eyes 64a545641f looked at me 7f99bf4b55 intensely, and for 46a0797f63 a moment, time d622e3aacf seemed to slow d92d2d6563 down. I forgot de8469fc6c to move 2d77c0e543 away.53f94853a63781b9

Then, I b4cf4d43c9 felt the 4767283fd7 soft touch a660f5c713 of his 8859662473 tongue on 90c6cdf0c4 my hand, f7b2458813 and I d366b9812d realized what 9a4c05d380 had happened.fb1e0fc3fe770e86

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“!!”ca93ad780c3ea9fd

My face flushed 698f03cf58 as I pulled bfc7d04d4f my hand away 9e3964b9be and stepped back.caae4594ed5d42e9

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“W-What are 54a04b64ab you doing?! Why did you eat 80d96763d6 that?”45087eeed640cf35

My voice trembled 4a50951f40 with shock. Zerakiel, nonchalant, licked ce2d0697fe the remaining cream 708086f6d2 off his lips 5cca8d1405 and spoke.57af4ae75f8d43ca

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“Weren’t you e0bed5e436 giving it d304ddd851 to me?”af37fcfd2e6d3eb3

“…”e4c57a72644a61c5

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“I thought you did 4a80e31877 it on purpose. I like the 836ae66e13 taste of your 97dac5ea0b hands.”e26b84ecf0f1b4ce

He was unbelievable.e181609bc957b5c0

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Standing there, mouth dbeae8b3e1 agape, I was 9a616ed2e6 at a loss c026c98a66 for words. Ivan chimed in.cd9b00e05b58394b

“Well, our ae8d6f249c young master 91254fcaba certainly enjoys 3dd0df0eb1 Chichi’s touch.”e7aef1a047fff088

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“Indeed.”1f0d8dfb501b22c5

“He’s exceptionally skilled 51b3b8ab0b at licking like 414f66d6f6 a dog.”009901d0d5788efb

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“And didn’t you 7e5a9c183b like my touch 58f450ed6e too, Ivan?”13a367a18ea6b67f

“Absolutely not.”d51591ae5562550f

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Ivan took a step 0315cac1e7 back, crossing his arms 385df1f190 to signal refusal. Zerakiel looked at 553405300d him for a 838d78d2a1 moment before shrugging.fb383653e0655fa4

“Well, opportunities 8645ea75aa will always 8ee8e4c03b come.”faab9c3212f3fb7a

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“Please help d45696cebe me, Lady 28f1e42001 Chichi.”fbb7d5311c55fe5c

“No way.”ce0c58fe134579af

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“You’re so harsh.”9a1e96b37a8600f0

Ivan pretended 03ce0451d1 to wipe 611fbeed73 a tear ec07fabf1a from his 69ce3286b7 dry eyes d56aed8f95 with a d26c2e628c handkerchief. I glared b6dab8bd50 at him, e056fa3f07 noticing Hiscleif’s 512cdbb754 stunned expression.4bdb8ce044e90b8d

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Were you shocked? I’m amazed every 873807d50b time too…0bb6d462654ee89c

Sending him f6afea4d0a a sympathetic 8259f6df26 look, Hiscleif c84df9e62f muttered with 73db739023 a reflective f994260355 expression.8437eeaa83650cd1

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“You two really do 19ef6eec28 get along well.”d7f7cafb3d57b0cf

“…”ebfe682e43c6e2b9

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Do you think this 16495f857b is getting along?d64a8674b2c42bee

In reality, 16e9b883df it was eef9bad134 just lions fc40d39270 obsessed with 2b5b0b6a60 teasing me, 5cfa61b909 but to 01fbda3b79 Hiscleif, it 1e4d273e5e seemed different.e06e59e5f91eaa56

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“Anyway, I’m glad you 14c694080a seem well.”19d3d03a08185923

“What would da9237df91 you do b7246d5965 if I 439bfccb05 wasn’t well?”c5af044b9ab25377

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“Zerakiel, don’t pick 33532cec0d a fight.”75a6a9e3383b4cc5

“Indeed, there are many 90834dbcf0 eyes watching.”115cc423a18d46d7

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Ivan, in e9c92b650c a rare b373882ea8 moment of ed35728eb4 acting like 21da88fc2c a proper 1473903010 aide, supported ed7c3caa13 my statement. Ignoring Zerakiel, Hiscleif handed e6a1b969c1 me something.0d7ba4a17838e7b3

“This.”818d855468bafb85

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Inside the box was b30c8a88e6 a familiar hat. It was the yellow 64d12a6fc1 hat I had lost 2b6e21d2ac at the well.e265f29f5af3b4dc

“I picked deca05aa55 it up 89eeb9ebe7 just in 78848beb1f case.”e3e186f4a440a8df

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Tears welled up 9dfbca6bdd in my eyes 0f325ba95a as I took f7e4c6b558 the hat. I hadn’t expected bd1a3cb49a to see it 0ee0920c9f again. My heart cce1d334d7 warmed at e5fd9552cc Hiscleif’s thoughtful 1ef42c42f9 gesture.51b4e1a86eba419d

“Thank you, Hiscleif. I was worried I’d 983d9fd607 never see it again.”1793d3ec9a896c6a

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Zerakiel’s eyes fb0b8abc21 narrowed as a7492803e4 he watched 1f149d6bc4 the exchange, 965b433a2b but he 3fe42207ce said nothing.4d297067dc8cfae9

Feeling a strange 48352bf5b4 mix of relief b7de159f04 and gratitude, I 04b28ada67 realized that even 5935bae3bb amid the chaos, 9caba1de2c there were moments 906ddeb6ca of genuine kindness 5f50d4a38e and connection.f58b6d148eb622c2

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