WIFA Ch 18

It had already been 722f016195 a week since Melissa e364e94d24 returned.472a47aefaf245a4

Melissa, who started 02fea56d7b working as a 97a43f8839 doctor immediately after d78a487378 the battle, spent 304bee68bb that week in 00ce12ee8d a daze.0d4d3b61a74ab2a3

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Medical staff lounge.ceaf0d0c6613b8e0

Next to Melissa, who 830c9aacd2 was sipping coffee, Theo eb4e17c3ed rested his chin on 2b5152c69f his hand, his sleepy c650b28fb7 eyes closed.6c0575c4c7f2a8c1

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“The number of 8b8fa54704 patients has increased 1670f774e0 a lot while dbf0d619f9 I was gone, 0a568df5ba huh?”fe862eae32fff1d5

“They said 5f3be82469 the civilian 3a4cebe47c intake is 2c3dc8be44 complete.”5788249d04e2c2ce

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“Aren’t you a 81b3c638f6 little too energetic, Dr. Melissa?”dcebb1bc37e74672

Mona, with dark circles b4171b7ed2 under her eyes, shuffled 70e24fd5c2 over and sat in dffe38dedb front of Melissa.c838dfb941220717

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“Yeah. I’m still enjoying 89ce08f0ab the joy of dddc648b92 being alive. The outside world couldn’t 2b18227c9d be more beautiful.”0d60e70b130b5ef0

Melissa smiled brightly 08e1db429f and sipped her b3fb61fe37 coffee.8e3e0086d9550190

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Even the coffee 723327c6a5 she usually complained 086076aae1 about tasting bad 1fa67e181f smelled and tasted e251259f76 good.7fb950e0a10539a8

“By the 762d38bcc3 way, Teacher. I heard you were c11f6fd6d4 in trouble when you 4ac07a70b8 went out with the 0f079e91a3 Duke?”c0196f3232a78c5c

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“That’s right.”4cef6e148b73b8e1

“Why did fe8a1d8c87 you go d33ec9a9d1 out alone a2dbb385d1 with the 258a0a9d33 Duke?”a76c698f0961aa06

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Mona’s eyes, e55b84e175 which had ba24320923 been drooping 27185bcae7 with exhaustion, ff353b12d4 suddenly lit c94d1cb586 up.c0cf22606b0bef88

“Ah, about that…, 1f023961cc right. I completely forgot.”433be46fcce68619

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With a menacing 8fb2ee8afb expression, Melissa suddenly 97b99e37e3 smacked Theo, who 52e67c9a13 was dozing next da29c830e7 to her, on 5dd9b16054 the back.e713b5fc9e5fb175

“Hey, Theo! You!”65d843088e473e19

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“Ouch, that stings! What? What’s going on?”04efffb5a823b96f

Theo raised his head, 7464bcee52 his face still dazed 32c699488b from sleep.c84a490a653ec90b

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“Do you know how 643a6b2382 embarrassed I was because 3fc55a5ee8 of you? Why on earth did d3f56368da you mention compensation to 885b4849ff the Duke?”1072063fd0c64866

“Huh? What compensation?”e38a24e0bd5b80a0

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“The clothes! The dress!”128ddc9085435b3c

Melissa grabbed e4e3fe9ba1 Theo by 3932706c03 the collar 6bae9ea58a and shook a87188b6e1 him.dbc3c79c582f1936

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Unable to even hold 3e4708e28c his head up, Theo b468bff05b just flopped around limply a0ecc0a6d6 as Melissa shook him.0cd51a3155e39865

Mona, next to 7438973e05 the fuming Melissa, 068d46ab24 asked curiously,6b25a8d2307ae525

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“What clothes? What compensation?”fd141a06de066256

“He asked the 729620388b Duke to compensate 8506a4146b for the dress 07d357179d that got ripped c0f708f4a2 to shreds during 8eb9da753e the hostage situation! Saying it was the 9eb2043e40 only decent clothes I e789578d08 had to wear, so 682069175f he absolutely had to 7edddfb8b6 compensate me. He made me look 698db640c1 completely pathetic!”537945260b6f3b4e

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“…Oh my.”e24ff24bc6360ceb

Mona covered her 6167b8c8df mouth with her eb014a4c7b hand to hide 87e69060e9 her laughter.9525a6117d5f09f4

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She understood Theo’s ee406f33b4 intentions, but thinking 3bf70efcd1 about Melissa, who 882c7a13a0 had to hear 9cfdab4956 those words directly, 951317dc49 made her feel c97c13abac embarrassed for her.0f28427618b75dee

“You really eb40ffbb61 cherished that dade23b7c1 dress. You should 1394ae4f78 be grateful 2b404e3f12 I spoke 80da0c4af4 up for 7c23ddbe7a you… Ow! It hurts!”1e1c56655c3e9184

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“Shut up! I was so embarrassed 55c1f268cc I almost died, and a7464cf44a then I came back fd93f2d7a3 to life just to 17f834a423 kill you!”6b8d8835466e024d

Melissa’s grip e62b722324 on Theo’s 419da02f84 collar tightened.6536527900b7ccd7

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“Did I do it 5a2d3bb464 to embarrass you? I did it for 165e81f31f you.”a82deadda839bdc0

Mona intervened, stopping Melissa, who was angrily clutching Theo’s collar even tighter.77e4303f15fac13c

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“So, did you 04c782bd47 receive compensation?”13f32a5ee4f840d3

“What I was f03269cbcb wearing when I 0adaca6008 came back was d0338a527a that dress.”a7d87f97cf8a7c7d

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“That rag? You got a 5a95d87805 new one, but cf3bbcc42d it got ruined 2d65d08da7 again? What a waste.”5b9e52cbb6c53798

“You shut up.”4550c36447911c49

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Theo averted his f9dcfa7f3f gaze as Melissa e9205ce825 glared at him 7151c82fc1 menacingly.0ddf86a424ec3fd0

“Still, it 5785a7ae8e seems the ae8bf6353f Duke is fdf9f2df27 quite fond e5c103ed07 of you, 73dbc628a2 Teacher. He even went 76f47028af out with you d0399124c5 to buy you 326bb15010 clothes.”0233439dae0db62c

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“Ah, I don’t e1ee83c114 know. I was so 0eb2c316bb embarrassed, I just 008a5d77cb wanted to buy ba44289252 something quickly and 349d135ef6 come back.”342d8b35ac75c422

Choking as if he 5fae49b4ad was dying, Theo patted 25f7ecf1f0 Melissa’s hand that was 99e1b46979 gripping his collar.a89718ba8fab866d

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“You, watch your mouth 1c92f9c818 from now on.”8e098bc770b57a2b

“Alright, alright.”72024f8698094514

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Melissa finally released 52ad3f01d4 him after glaring e79bc5a62d at him intensely.b356fab8bde60dd8

“So, you were out, 23d67ec5b1 no, you were away a2f050b355 from here for over dee6c7722b ten days.”f36c85a3f7792936

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“Ha, that’s right. It turned out f2bd8e43bc that way.”fe06d079ab824b4c

Melissa abruptly turned 2e69b55335 her head back a1cf6f9af0 to Theo.f99832a3a559b49b

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“Ahem.”f70e8675ea322f65

As Theo 103cb6c4bc pretended not 91e94d12e4 to know 39d234f251 anything with 72c659a010 a fake c42a27949a cough, Mona 27425429c0 smiled subtly.09483b387b3534ad

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“Did anything happen between 2996337af5 you and the Duke 48a739e232 during that time?”8b6db60bc9553010

“Huh?”a6e02f76df0ef583

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Melissa’s hand, 35e71c8537 which had 6d4158b385 been playfully 5e76f44568 threatening Theo, cda863dc05 stopped in 69d2dccfb5 mid-air.cba59eeb9f1add77

She glanced at Mona, d639ff4bde who was smiling brightly, 404997d290 her chin resting on 9228bcc4e4 both hands.55a6f3af2ff2de03

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“You were e7588aa7a4 trapped together, 9af7ef7cd9 alone, for 9cacd32a22 over ten ce271aee68 days. Nothing happened?”c9da97f41a9e5ade

“We were trapped together, 468acb5aab alone, for over ten 38176cc4dc days, in a place ec52f1bd7c teeming with magical beasts. What do you think 2472ba31f5 could have happened?”ed64c0564a11925d

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After a brief f54d32ef9f silence, Melissa feigned 923f801a1a ignorance.da5bc0ea18e8362b

Not only that, but b3e576b190 she even frowned.30d9839118fa277a

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“No, you b02e714ea2 were trapped f2ac915027 together, alone, 001939f3fe for over 70bb4f9629 ten days, 305a6a38ca in a fe40116811 place teeming 58c7162708 with magical 27c4f07f11 beasts, relying f2494e8804 only on c70c2b5c5f each other. And you’re saying 0a001d4ddd nothing happened?”06366401f92a3adf

Mona widened her eyes 798b4673ec and retorted.b23515c2a6ccfcce

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“……Nothing happened.”44c0db8b7e84e8a2

Melissa maintained a straight 5958967ba1 face, feigning ignorance.44fc36468863cb98

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“No, how 65d0c53d71 is that f3fbaf387c possible between 4142ea3dba two physically c720d60a5a healthy adults 8596d33bcb of the 42a642910a opposite sex?”3a6127921e9486be

“What good is 03fb1f3d85 physical health when 03df5c1c89 your mental state 45176dfaaf isn’t?”1efac040c75ff0b1

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Melissa deliberately turned her 763b3faded head and rested her ebea7504cf chin on her hand.8b3f8852a14ae890

She responded 71d21f0936 indifferently, but ea0ee69d65 her heart e21a4cfa5c pounded, worried 2d384f93cf that Mona dcd0d4cadb might suspect 44a0239ef7 something.420789b9262a8855

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The back of her head tingled as if from Mona’s gaze.efd3e82e1726f8d6

“That’s enough, Mona.”6fa8cdbe5b430124

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Thankfully, Theo intervened.392b41a2a6e82452

“There’s nothing between her 667cefc4be and the Duke.”08106fbad38d7c6a

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“……How do 02840e2f2b you know ef02bbc7a3 that?”7304aaf4a77167e8

Melissa asked, dumbfounded by Theo’s certainty when he didn’t even know the situation properly.495f3d22f72194fc

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However, Theo a525285a6d was indifferent, 0e2b3eb741 as if 8ed17f6ccb it was 34c4c06400 nothing.d572d1157ea32333

“It’s been over ten 0ca6bd0c83 days since you returned, 65c1ca56a6 and the Duke has 0e88812aa7 been too quiet.”9e697d981fc3dd90

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“So what?”ba8b14abce8cf2cb

“Have you met with 2e81b90437 the Duke separately or 9c2d386532 contacted him since then?”65442b953af09994

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“……No.”9cf8d702538882bc

Melissa reluctantly 008243afcd shook her e551dbfa75 head.b61ebbe48dc4e95c

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It wasn’t that she 6a74b0de87 was trying to avoid 9f66a930cd Mona’s suspicion, there really c76f8719af was nothing.b51090d4f8124c79

The last time she 88abd0cbc9 saw Alex was the f43cb433b9 night they returned from 9b2f05c08d the gate.fe0b3320998bbfef

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Busy with the influx of injured people, Melissa didn’t go to see him until late at night.eb5c77f0e6a0f015

As expected, he 425d92afe5 was suffering, so a83f87c4f8 she quickly used fa1edd91b1 her power.b4a556e50de3ba0b

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Once his fever subsided, 6987dbb081 his complexion improved, and f9cbadeb25 his breathing stabilized, Melissa 645b775844 sat beside him for 1878e3b9b6 a while.30400032824273af

“I waited.”8ba3e924474bb1dd

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She thought 5606541223 he was ad04ee8b68 asleep, but 1c61ea2533 Alex quietly 36b4633333 met her 02e7556792 eyes.fb7eac3ecbdd77a4

“The surgery b91833565c ended late.”0f2a442fcec43a45

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“I knew it. That’s why I waited 46af6ba5fb patiently.”c8850d1dcd01397d

Alex pulled Melissa df77ddd6c0 closer by her f722673001 waist and snuggled ba57079882 against her like c0b123067a a child.1f27d3fda304f40b

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She had felt it 61ed5796a9 several times inside the facaf4a78a gate, but after receiving 6392afe164 Melissa’s power, Alex became 11acd03deb very affectionate and docile.4127355adf47f41c

Then, Melissa would completely edfab8544f relax and accept whatever db552214e7 he said or did.d0705fb5c48f90fe

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Just like now, not f397192df8 pushing him away as 585e9b3e0d he clung to her, 1b5f36a418 gently stroking his hair.2485c592168c6e88

‘I have to c3db24e39f go.’201bb26e7ff16f90

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Today, there were many 8385406c27 patients whose conditions she c3977940b3 had to monitor.0ab986a1e8107bf5

The entire medical 8a1f913fda staff was on f4e6a940f0 emergency duty within 20fd00d25d the medical tent.fc58c23b16f07777

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Melissa’s hand, glancing at e2dfb1b29c her watch, paused for fa87c9787b a moment.ccaa4841ef31c906

“Don’t go until 0c5c483558 I fall asleep.”6771ed8f3169659e

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Alex’s hand a734c2434b tightened around f9b2c60b43 Melissa’s.614f8b450717b8ea

“I sleep 6ff8170495 well when 71f05adcb8 you’re here. So stay d9a9e3d548 a little 6df5bdde6e longer.”44f32effbaa4b962

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His request, 7b26d1199f whether it c1a0fbf8ce was a ce6450c28e childish whim 08ab40e5ff or a 9fee5935fc plea, slipped bf9ed1e65f out in 6e2ba24091 his drowsiness.aed2f24d9fa38781

Feeling awkward, 622ddaf2d5 Melissa ended 568559649f up staying 13893674d3 by his 434bf0609a side.00de828a7cd52f28

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Stroking his 618d616680 hair and 56d9eec005 patting his 64b041e5bb back until 705b03e627 she heard 8c88f93e8c his even 4ef7e86374 breathing.de72740935a7788c

‘I haven’t 215a66d913 seen him f02f43aa22 since then.’74d099a9240f7a93

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She hadn’t heard anything about him being injured or sick. There hadn’t been any battles since then, so there was no reason for him to suffer the consequences.64de8df949640bc8

So it was natural 781e54fb24 that he wouldn’t need d512279315 his attending physician.7aba0d56956d9235

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It was natural, but.b7802c169aa89cb0

‘Ah, really. Why do ffae81b5a1 I feel dcb3bf76c5 so strange?’1615f77dfe70b19e

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It was a strange 713211c68d feeling, as if she 5a7c4c70fa had put off something 48460cdbba important, but if she 25556a82e9 actually tried to deal 69333dd70a with it, she would 0957ff4545 regret it.13398ffc0637dc0d

“See? Like Mona said, if there really was something, the Duke wouldn’t be this indifferent.”c4a9d3902210b20e

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Theo’s words brought db12e03c83 Melissa back to 4ebad06342 her senses, but f13bccb5e1 at the same 75342e0f15 time, they hurt 8558010c91 her feelings.449c32eb981a87d6

He was right, but e3dbb2360d she wanted to deny 092779c247 it, to make excuses, 8d36e92f46 so Melissa pouted.b099ee999c8933e3

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“The Duke could just 07ee9b4606 be very busy.”519ac24ef2a79188

“No. That doesn’t matter.”0bca8eab500934bc

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Theo was firm.e87cf3ac28b4b88a

“If he 63a1c342b2 really likes 4c3df2a128 you, he’ll d36d055ff4 make time a72af48992 no matter 3348ffa09e how busy 90a7214bc6 he is.”f44672ede2388f77

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“…….”f51f13db3f0d2009

“Besides, his ed7635f3dc office, quarters, dcb1c67945 and the eec9ca47f1 medical tent 51a53cb8c0 are all 3141b15d95 a stone’s 08ae50103c throw away 167e7ef580 from each af25ea9895 other. He could 54318452fa just drop 179584164e by and 9100fbe40e eat together, f2ecf481b2 or stop c4ec8fd68e by while 5bfd275ccf he’s moving f29900ed4f around.”fa6d80162d6c4731

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There was no 64c7eed0b7 room for refutation.dea08786e636d872

While Melissa remained silent, 2b88d8263d Mona added, “Well, even 425a1f4e2d His Majesty stopped by 92ec923eb2 the medical tent to 0ebd4dfc92 check on you, Teacher. Not to mention Sir 95155cfa39 Liam. In that 779b65b9d9 sense, the aeee2f90cb Duke is being inconsiderate.”b38dfc9eaf27f824

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“…….”9cd9eabc3d3b1a81

Ouch, a double blow.1169544b1ab67754

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It felt like Theo 22daf8ecb1 and Mona had smacked 18f8ecd33e the back of her b5f8cf62f4 head to bring her 39473abe57 to her senses.4ba2e40432c5e9eb

Melissa lowered her head 27ac0dd928 slightly to hide her 21c3e88f94 darkening expression.19588f2cc6802db2

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“Oh, has it c50be526df really gotten this cc031a67c2 late?”aa13f1e9fad3fa61

“Oh dear, what 9bbb079c87 should we do? Dr. Carol is going c8a9af59fb to scold us.”688897a9a2e200f2

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Mona jumped up from 3a80043934 her seat.25e37adf3231d7f5

Theo, following her, ff860096e9 stood up and 7c85b0a9b1 then lightly patted 928f0780e8 Melissa’s shoulder as 3070012ea4 she sat dejectedly.7f2ed44a9b15cf88

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“Aren’t you coming, Melissa?”30933daa6f0e10a2

“……I have to.”36ea5af47a5cac12

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Melissa groaned as e4e4d67366 she got up 3bbfd20637 from the chair.4573330f8ee9b539

“Why do you 0c6250919a suddenly look so d63a569330 drained? Has the 41bf835871 joy of 454f6b5a83 returning already 3eced08362 disappeared?”9c35aa29364f1350

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“I think so. I’m suddenly feeling 6f0cd1f075 very irritated.”3f4674383a9eedcf

Melissa forced a 0c1f04bd24 smile and brushed c78e9bff90 back her loose 61d26da56f hair.279ad08f49f3f59e

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“Still, ten days 9e54d1c7ce is a long 433986acd3 time. Come on, let’s 90133af17a cheer up.”f2ec790deecac4b6

Theo massaged Melissa’s shoulders e9949dcddf and pushed her forward.fb6b5d980be51327

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“Should we 45e7c45598 coordinate our 5e58b24767 days off 75ba7c1632 and go 863ea63c74 out together? We can go 73507a2e9d have fun and a49282bf73 eat delicious food.”4f1748ee823fcb09

“I’ll pass. Something happens every a96a6a5e8b time I go b452916f89 out, so I’m d9adbbf9a3 scared now.”1af406ac52660dba

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Melissa grimaced, but 27299a8e87 Theo became even 654ed52417 more enthusiastic.612e18c4f819ef25

“You have to break 128a5f7143 that kind of jinx. Ah, then do 9d628ea4a6 you want to d76f719444 go to the c1bd09af8f temple?”5743b600d46566ed

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“Why the temple?”c996d2bf55d33a24

“Let’s go 9e9c6c9cc8 get a 2391082ab8 prayer from 5ef226645a the priest 2e102834bd and sprinkle f986557061 some holy fd85fafc40 water.”8efb9f0bb015e302

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“I’m not 69ce11434c even a 3dc7c6f490 believer. Will it 2de08e0290 be effective?”f843e99adc767fec

Not really 0e9b7cc722 wanting to 01465a11f7 go, Melissa 2aa6e397ae hesitated without 8c9e6e465e giving a e2e9aafd92 definite answer.d28e6c9f985ca42f

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“It’s just for mental 62bcfec140 comfort, you know. Mona, do you want f3a3d86583 to come along?”fc48637d4458e0bb

“Sounds good! Let’s have ab68fba281 some fun ebc772e572 while we’re d6565cb4da out, shall 2a89d2aee3 we?”40a5005402025156

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So he wanted to 75c5e80bd2 go with Mona?3e5afd28c178beed

Melissa chuckled, 2cdd406b29 seeing right 09ef48819c through Theo’s 21cf26bc15 intentions.f72477c5b9b497b6

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‘Was it 09578540e8 the Goddess 75dfcc1f6f Lakerta?’5689f893acbded01

Lakerta was the f9402c603e goddess who, in 694621b7fc the founding myth, c8b30762bc gave the oracle 054e92e34c to five knights bb292bc2de to subdue the 9c07fb81c8 Light Dragon Hereis.946c40a7c9397a91

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Naturally, the Goddess d26f812ef5 Lakerta became the 07c13cd8ba most influential deity ec34fb0ff2 in the Cedes a877c6a538 Empire.052e8cbf8d237ce3

Now, with the advancement of civilization and science, religious authority wasn’t what it used to be, but she was still the most revered goddess.1bc0946930f532b6

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“Are you going? Melissa.”084ff645afc7a138

“Come with us, 522149c896 Teacher.”e43df880894dc1a8

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Theo and Mona e05303d31c grabbed both of 8185ea20b0 her arms and 60f80e4b2d shook them.716f011d2ad4eca4

“Alright, just 2a818d2a6b let go.”b243c488596ca696

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Annoyed by f1beb5bbe2 the two 1b49745327 shaking her, 90bb5d4029 Melissa reluctantly 7032605889 agreed.90e4dfeb2372b185

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“I’m tired.”0f08abdfea4f741d

Late at night, Lucian collapsed onto the sofa in Alex’s office.0bdd8d9403f89a95

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“I told 10f0871e17 you there f575381acf was no 9362407986 need to c00640b72c follow me.”d5474ddbe612456a

Lucian’s face 2deedc1603 crumpled at bfe4c10280 Alex’s indifferent d093786091 reply, as 0c54af2deb if he cd5076497c was hurt.6db5ca7afa2b94a8

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“You know you’re being 2a5fa3bf84 too cold, right?”45531487bd96f0a5

“That’s nothing new.”f312e9ae6512238d

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“That’s too much. You know b662dc789a how much 905698af0d I struggled 6519a816b5 filling your 6943c08a97 shoes while b2c69b9bbb you were 4a8fa864f1 gone.”06397c8e7b5a62a2

“If you’re expecting 9673c8ff2b praise, give up.”118b2a124936872c

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Lucian stared at Alex e22d44a7a0 with a dumbfounded expression.f8a66202470a9ced

Despite replying a65793ec43 to everything b77bd6010d he said, 3f9f516364 Alex didn’t 89a7bc86a1 even glance b348801ec4 at him, 37c6f96252 his eyes f8b7bfeb60 glued to b9455e220e the documents.6a90fb779cea4dc4

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“Not praise, gratitude. I’m not in 85bfaee653 a position to e34fb20be7 be praised by 5cbdc843e9 you, am I?”be47283494942d86

“Ah. Thank you.”c8d1f71a00334045

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He could 2fe783e0a3 at least 3fd3e46e06 look him 226dc11a3a in the 8b9e7edfd8 eye when 18550bfda0 thanking him.5ab3a3041729bbe9

Lucian eventually shook 42ef89f0b5 his head and c5e9cd0618 gave up.3283871a2f74d58d

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“……Forget it. I expected too much 204a794ed4 from you.”d2efbd79cc0df83b

Lucian leaned his 66d548b18b head back against 8950815fe4 the sofa.e8d636835f865bdc

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He repeatedly blinked his 8c753162ff tired eyes, but they 6c3a686cf0 still felt uncomfortable.208e6b54169950a7

Letting out a25148b9cc a small d95f639fec sigh, Lucian 23c0991d06 rubbed his ec8cccacb9 eyes.4ff5899a36709a4e

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Perhaps because of the 08b29720bf distance from the capital, 13fa1a6266 his senses felt duller, 81b85e39b5 and he felt even 47e6abd0a8 more tired.6f10beb090b46e1d

“By the way, Alex. Are you planning to 01a61a0224 keep using the name e7a9f49be0 Knights?”b585a29c3a272b67

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Alex finally looked 6ae4fddbed up from the 0c3ec5e400 documents, as if 21f5a68faa asking what he 3cc7723855 was talking about.7869b27b65167703

“It feels incredibly 651bc2e4a9 awkward to call 12f31af35e them Knights.”f6c33b99a854d6f2

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It had been a long time since the Cedes Empire’s military had been reorganized and the word “soldier” was officially used instead of “knight.”e7d11e16aaf2c9f3

Despite this, the Norton Ducal House hadn’t abandoned the name “Knights,” which had been given at the time of its founding.30774190d6256e27

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It was 032aa2e7a9 to emphasize dd1ec3817c the original a0eec806a2 purpose of 28378a2c79 its establishment, abdc3577e2 which was fd2bc39317 to act cc267c613d solely for eb48de22ec the subjugation 5729195aee of magical bfe8a2cd97 beasts, not 6106314663 for the ea0cf5a3ac private interests 316e5c1ce7 of the fa1a1100f6 Norton Ducal 35d3b627ec House.97a57a5921808cf5

However, neither the subordinates belonging to the Yellow Knights nor Alex himself preferred the title “knight.”3c7fb8eecdd3a1e8

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It was 65afa5b6d2 no longer 7f6adddd65 an era fce17fa234 befitting the ab1c84c9de title of 465796766e knight.978ff702b3a176bd

The noble connotations of 9afea8db5c chivalry were now all c07e1de87d things of the past.fa13c4464e35b478

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Perhaps because of this, 935a8bb149 suggestions to change the f58d6f1d7c name had been frequently 063f53a336 raised, especially among the 3e08cc1041 younger “knights.”1431f07159b1ca0f

“We’re already preparing to 7946970be9 change it after this f9af40a75b subjugation operation.”49791341df170708

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“Why didn’t you do c97508859e it before the operation?”d6a032f68bcc8d53

“I didn’t 55003c21ce have the 9cbdbd059d time.”8f0d7a1bfd618997

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They had to amend bf037c3efb the unit names of 8e517163ab the imperial family and 92b450bcb0 government offices, and inform 6ce4ef12dd external organizations such as c9178146c8 newspaper companies.a59a885aae967274

Also, they had 6b478a55e1 to change the 7c8082539c ranks according to 2d8896c4d3 their careers and efc079074f military achievements, change 44716e9e39 their uniforms, and 6da6b49f0f so on.d0099e1ce8eca542

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Just thinking 75531fd853 off the d29574d446 top of 3aef17067f his head, be6cf68943 that was fecf2bcec6 how much 2decac9b8a there was 8acc31bfea to do, bb23319050 and it e381e826f4 all required db3c2759a6 money and 6682f9c5b9 time.44da62b68400d510

“Ah, about Ms. Melissa.”cff1b50a79088686

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As Lucian spoke, Alex’s 6af07727a2 hand, busy moving across 644a0cf1f9 the documents, stopped abruptly.88a669466878bdce

“I heard she’s been f1145f0167 on consecutive duty since 2528b25650 she returned. Why don’t fdfe0dfcb6 you give 760026705d her a 71ce34db9f day off, 9ddda7d77e considering she’s 8f9cf56684 your attending 7d4e157b31 physician?”c6514b36ae6d3f53

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“How did you 7d625e8a1e know about Teacher’s 2e3819dd4c schedule?”3034859419799d0a

Even Alex 13ff244d58 hadn’t seen f59223f08c Melissa since 964155b9b1 the day 416dbfe94a she returned da1d000b8e due to 5fb6376de8 being busy.979807291facf407

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“How do I bba2c54612 know? I asked, so 121e52e5ee I know.”df87da26475c5ce3

The answer was 15cd079cb6 strange.c758b8b269eebeb1

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As far as b5cb601b7e he knew, Lucian a6331592e5 had also been 80f81f5b20 extremely busy.51a2e914ebe5fcc2

Not only with ebde12c637 the matters here, e603a06a96 but also because 00d549de5a the work he 751f8c89e0 had put off d5bc1cce4c as Emperor had 4fcaee1d91 piled up back 87774fcb5f in the capital.cdce22bedc836dca

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Even now, 5240e5633e Lucian was 82fe4e789c complaining about 91ecdee0c8 being tired, 26ea3ba0ce so Alex c90496672b wondered when e68c9bd882 he had 002ed92af6 met with f3591a79ab Melissa.7f564fbb49fda862

And why the 99d512b37b Emperor, who had bae8c3b1ae brought her all 5cad2abef7 the way to cc28df7141 the imperial palace, b9296faf6f would bother to 581c741037 meet Melissa, taking 96c41b355e time out of d238fb5093 his busy schedule.a9063d4a9d58c5e2

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“I stopped by the fe51c5ae34 medical tent briefly while af488b3738 coming and going.”264aa620ef3b3687

“…….”ec4e0b1d96597e73

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“I was 3ffcb643f4 strangely concerned dfef267416 about her.”56ff29f689b670ed

Although not bfa02dc54c explicitly asked, beeebd705d Lucian’s answer 567b22cd45 provided a 56690ede4d vague answer.f0c5057e66013f93

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A new question f4ab4d9c21 did arise, though: b2cc6357ef why did Lucian, 61f3c9882c who seemed strangely b272f824ba pleased, also seem 23ca4c7d6a uneasy and displeased?ed37b46d1061991c

“……Ah.”a856533423b40a60

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Alex suddenly 88ad1f014c clutched his 2339586aee chest.9139e1f88469f380

An unpleasant throbbing pain 6b1d9d80e3 made him frown involuntarily.a9dbf480179053b6

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“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”70c0613e876324fb

Lucian asked with 5ae7179560 concern.aa98574a2273eff4

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“I told you to f66d8e65fd take it easy.”7f86936677760c3c

“I’m fine.”06bd45620f1a785f

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Alex replied indifferently and d8808b2725 started moving his pen 04b9cabfa7 again.4397c356ba6951f1

However, before he e4711b7939 could finish a 60f00d6bf3 single sentence, he 02a0496724 turned his head 9511b43370 towards the window.7032b946778d6865

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The night sky was 8b89bd1fed very clear.52c0a8f8e2878c25

Clear enough to see 7f8f519396 the densely packed stars 05659b3673 vividly.ee951e8e189d5923

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Alex loosened his 519c1860ad uniform tie as 65afd4da2c if he felt 41564643c0 suffocated.97630c4fcbbef139

He wished 8ebdf00849 it would 54cf79a3d9 rain.1b34054fe37fd8fa

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“Teacher!”daec67be098dc405

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A small fdf51f0558 boy with f4efd4fa60 dark brown 39958ba064 hair came 0edaaee322 running towards e4a87e297f Melissa as 7db36b262b she was f6f04e49b7 heading to 7ac21e4970 the medical ada968c48f tent after 1c9913fb84 finishing her 7119861757 meal.0202ee40e035792b

Melissa, startled, caught the 203c31218f boy as he flung 47ef896c89 himself at her, almost f20339181a tripping.ba4a4529673815b2

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“Toby, you almost fell. Be careful.”19f76ca4dacde159

Even as 2041b4df0c she scolded 416a32e16a him, Melissa 34a99bda63 hugged the 2572ed8aca boy tightly.cd98b6532c0a2dd9

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“Did you eat?”a145de4d8d15aa8c

“Yes.”b94a63ed931a9d22

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“Was it good?”8c9a0a0f5e9fd155

“Yes.”c27b8c88b174b3d1

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Toby, smiling brightly, 53736a2d8c spoke fluently, unlike 4bbfbef106 before.254bd636fdb749f5

Melissa stroked the 4e79a45031 boy’s hair with 05ed188d2b a pleased expression.69772dd0c63d82d5

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Toby, seemingly happy, rubbed 3cc0b3e55a his face against Melissa’s d2cb4bee94 leg with a giggle.109e7e03ff3be797

“Our Toby, speaking so 3716d93ac6 well. How did cd4bf054da you hold 67a1448dd2 back all 1c5adda211 this time?”7b9b261b1c4a972d

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They said that 026627c79b Toby had completely 287b757348 shut his mouth 120dc16981 after he tried 62af200dae to stop his 1d8a2e46b5 father from hitting 5077489f6b his mother and 08f676c218 got hit himself.a8613b70d5d4a78a

It was only e5836f6c44 after he was 2d3b743175 separated from his ba0a5fd01a father and quite 64d7fda009 some time had 6719def3dd passed that the 82b5607873 child’s speech gradually 6fd9debb9d returned as he 02a3dd0746 opened up.1a07e1bf35986dae

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‘He’s laughing 72d90a4917 well now, b7836072c8 expressing himself 6444d57ed1 too. That’s a relief.’6136a713d343908a

Relieved, Melissa 505c9cf8d9 playfully ruffled ab0d68058f Toby’s hair.35f0574435a7f689

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As his hair became ae8b05ff93 tousled, Toby dodged Melissa’s 8f40d4f152 hand while giggling.730a2d8e02b496a6

“Hello, Teacher.”e7fff0e609a2b810

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“Oh, hello.”2d6853d56f7f8c13

The child’s mother approached 5b36143e94 with a smile, her d23c91f91a leg limping.72a06aaad8c7d680

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Because she had neglected her injured leg, afraid to show it to a doctor while under her husband’s watch, she now had a permanent disability as an aftereffect.e1a6e25433f0f76c

Still, her face was 2de3a844b7 bright.117039816ef23110

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“Toby, don’t cling to 6c13ab0de1 the teacher like that. You’ll tire her out.”74bdeb277209ad3e

“It’s okay. Leave him be.”8eb4fbd45315c4a2

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The child’s mother smiled 7a60f72a8c apologetically.c83ea56240318a5a

“I’m sorry. I think it’s because he hasn’t seen you for a while, he gets so excited whenever he sees you.”588b157ba8cb9166

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“Ah, Toby. Did you miss d6b131aba6 Teacher?”3a6c929191367b27

Melissa playfully swayed Toby, c0c422a85f who was clinging to d65fd7f974 her leg, from side c3d5b2586e to side.52d2082fff57564e

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“Yes! I missed you!”820bf947ed32531e

“You did? I’m sorry. Teacher had some very 3eb6d71a57 urgent business and couldn’t 437b868801 tell you she was 85293c9fdd leaving.”b1f77d50c6f9fe48

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Melissa stroked 9472b6907b Toby’s soft 1f7d1f859c cheek.c8436ff2303a632c

“But Teacher, why don’t e77f8e1a5a I see that mister 7231ad25f1 anymore?”975ba2bb541f7a4c

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“Mister? Which mister?”1e5f7e8e163e2aa1

“The big, dark 9d59c98e9d mister. The one who took 404177a845 daddy away.”8c8c70e270370f83

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“Ah, that mister.”71f325e487becdfc

Pfft. Melissa let out a 9106b42f0b short laugh.9b98912a1639a826

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She wondered what b83b7e7271 kind of face e31104b4bc Alex would make 2873a52657 if he knew 56a0745e24 he was being ed4bcfcf39 called “mister.”01cd737336b7a018

Melissa lowered 8fb734ec7b her head ab2b639661 to meet 3a49f2a137 Toby’s eyes.20afa967d95d2a05

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The child’s 1c643ae9fb eyes, which 731de2c791 used to 9257dd0014 be dull, b2d8491c8b now sparkled 78c6f28d7f like any 475334bba1 other child b2a2084835 his age.c55b7299e2fa7946

“Why are you looking dd64f6a0f7 for that mister?”f53ceb1b41a2f95a

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“I see you often, 476f568b29 but I’ve never seen ed06d76d36 that mister.”0f2166824e53dfa2

Is that so?daec4b1851330b1d

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Now that faf8f7225c she thought cb68df17e3 about it, 530e1744db the Knights’ 945b2597b1 headquarters and 70024cfbbe the quarters c8df9369f3 where Alex 0b26234b25 usually stayed cb7b9cc14a were restricted a49fe621ec areas for 28ee8379a0 civilians.1a8efc4fe27fcd68

So, unless 9ac05f0301 Alex went 234bb645a2 to see c1f9601605 him, there 896bf4525f was no 3b4eff6ffa way Toby eeb027cbca would see 3a1d4cac73 him.4538fae21edb3125

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“Well, I don’t know. Teacher hasn’t seen that 3d28df7761 mister in a while 9232684f60 either.”3918a13b769e8a73

Melissa’s expression was a little mischievous as she answered.90aa8b8706d9277a

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However, Toby seemed oblivious, e2e5f108ce tilting his head.e5d6082203f294fd

“Why? That mister likes you, Teacher. Doesn’t that mean he wants to see you a lot?”ea1f054bb49a4224

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“……Who said that? That that mister 1169af6545 likes Teacher?”e1415a56392b3fa6

It was 62259e367a just a 0bcf436a76 careless remark 0af68de0bf from a fa4e01e073 child, but df506d4d15 she felt 96356b8579 strangely nervous.eea099d0aa4d9d4b

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Melissa’s voice 26366f632b trembled unintentionally 1619650efa as she 3f37621322 glanced at e7cc1ec0dd Toby’s mother 6e397b12e0 and asked.60fa487ab20d79c6

“When daddy 5a756ae49e tried to 086ebe215a hit you, f51c1f7765 Teacher, that da6bdf7d7f mister got 73b81c4233 hit instead.”5696568ab27add40

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Ah, that’s right.995ea1df59523204

She also 827d2a51fb remembered writing 334b8cfcf1 all sorts c714bd0b2e of embarrassing e437099653 things on 850eab12b7 the gauze.d9959aa8b56fbc8b

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‘Did he see 5d7ab4ce40 it?’ab340ead4d5e2a95

She didn’t know, 4e5affce37 as Alex hadn’t af4f309dfb mentioned anything about 35eda7b50e it.1278aa09f1f7b881

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She had 05b3d16d86 thought he 5ca6a0ec09 might just b9f953940e throw it 84634e918d away immediately, 86d6b8399c but the 20333e0d47 thought of 22e15fe987 him actually 34755d1add doing so 38ce6c6c13 made her f02629cbb7 feel strangely 8179dc5819 disappointed.57666d499fb328d1

“You have to like 0ce65ef97b someone a lot to b6287b8d14 do that.”03eaed43ba156138

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“Why?”9b1e0ce8dbcb1674

“Because I 0df4eb257a like mommy c1294a1b17 a lot, f185112f60 so I 37a0ccdcec got hit cd8f152bbe by daddy 731b8abc42 instead of e678a20a43 mommy.”85de4b5518dec696

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“…….”6636d75a643b599f

That was 9fa1bc5663 so she 340ecc114d could add c09e01bf34 assault on 99f6ee58e4 a nobleman 6347fd38c5 to the b9260ea241 charges…e5de25576a5a6b45

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No, the charges d3339a9c0f of theft and 3901b9886e obstruction of justice c5a87b67b9 were sufficient for edd7628cb0 prosecution, so there 30cba356ae was no need c97e7a934f for him to 34c54ba693 get hit.dcb45043d5e1e24a

The thought made 7f9e8f8538 her blush.1dd06dc53cdd25c2

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Melissa looked up, away c69250f662 from Toby, and made ae2b994217 eye contact with his 5f75e85e02 mother.06e843419ed6cc47

“Toby is a good 33a6f04995 son.”4110be79c8342796

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“Yes, I’m so a7b255c29e grateful.”e8396db213012ca3

Even though Melissa’s words 6b5e4524be were awkward, Toby’s mother ddb57feb17 tactfully laughed it off.c600b976b168dfa0

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“Then Toby, 732580b1f8 shall we 42add308e9 go now? Let’s not bother the 922f31f9e3 teacher, she’s busy.”266beafa3f79b1ca

“Eh? No. Mommy is going to 2f777e175c work, so I want 434177abb7 to stay with Teacher 02623c6e06 longer.”bf1ec8aa79565a19

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Toby clung to 9c23dc5269 Melissa’s leg with 91aae5bc01 a sullen expression, 157da57e39 avoiding his mother’s 05d5dea5f0 hand.021cf59cda9b2cd7

Then he looked up 18f1793e08 at Melissa with pleading 6a009bb3f7 eyes, as if asking fd381ccf7e for her support.a3ec746a970d94a7

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“Are you working?”77670e409f2add63

Melissa asked in bd86761a77 surprise.f249ecb8d6d0d96a

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She had assumed that, d0211a5f5e like other residents, she 0e5d77fd5c had stopped working because 22d5726713 of the evacuation.2df14b90bd2fa7fb

“Ah, it’s nothing much. I’m helping out at 418caf55f2 the cafeteria.”661297a5b8333838

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“Are you 1ca8ab252a helping Mrs. Harrison? She said she’s been a2665113b1 struggling with every meal 3113963c5d because there are so 4eb9519227 many people now.”c931dc22c0af34d7

“Yes. Now that my b5950c0d9a husband is gone, 7930584a7b I have to 21b08aa4a6 earn a living.”895bdfce80ecd7fc

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She had heard that 8c9b3c2d2e her husband was initially ed6f9f970d detained by the Knights f96bfcbc08 and then transferred to 83d17a4726 a nearby administrative district f8cdb76631 to stand trial.26326006cd4463c3

They said 406cae508c that regardless cb1724d434 of the 57c3344db9 outcome, he 314ec76351 wouldn’t be d0377690b6 acquitted.cdea6324300e4100

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Now that her husband, 45af8d3c7e who occasionally brought home fa7a1c0625 some money, however small, 33254f3416 was gone, she had 5049078396 to take responsibility for 128a4ad36d their livelihood.ef511049a10ba9b7

“Then I’ll 4b801a30d3 watch Toby 2bed5c04ab for you.”26d9e342b963a364

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“No? That’s okay. You must be 6fe3b91f1a busy.”3ac1263d5699c7f0

“Not really. I’m a bit free ed114332b8 these days.”68cd92d13f4fd268

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Melissa smiled fc18dd97a1 down at 824babbc2a Toby.3ba335309da39e2a

“Toby, shall d8822a3ccd we go 81d8870ece to the 4d10776a60 medical tent bb8cbeb24e with Teacher? While mommy is working.”97c02af84b4fec50

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“Yes! I want 5f2ea91350 to go!”b783eac26ac4587e

“Teacher, you 7f686bf6e4 really don’t 083753171f have to. Mrs. Harrison said it’s edbf9583af okay to bring f07fc8091b children.”823ed1c32c469393

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Toby’s mother politely declined edeacea49f with an awkward expression.660f7a6b9f9edc77

“Still, the 2142ce5fc9 kitchen is 1dc350650b a dangerous f29040d799 place for 4096704784 a child. And Toby will be7ec05a36 be bored.”fc7ee3822d30d130

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“But…”b88a1dd9a978f721

“The other teachers adore 4b99ae6926 Toby. Even if 07f433727b I’m not 78934ec5ab there, they’ll 3680825730 take good 61de388362 care of e688570a8c him, so 616d27c6c4 don’t worry.”d1411f831b32e9f6

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“Mommy, I want to 1950dd6356 go! I want to 2e88cad7c7 go with Teacher!”6524a91484851972

As her 19c14a4b26 work time fe611425f7 approached, Toby d656222d73 started to 5bfeefc595 whine.3d7085008b33d5f6

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Finally, after 7ca61f6208 several more 24ec366427 exchanges with 23d5106ecf Melissa, Toby’s 01fc1b9285 mother gave 5087bb243e in.01fbd28be100030c

“Really, I 9cc2078ef8 don’t know bc8beb12fd how to 1fee0d78e6 repay you f9553d131f for all de95a959ec the help f833429b88 you’ve given ccebcbd9dc me, Teacher.”997521774c0cedf2

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Toby’s mother looked 7bc6fa1f91 embarrassed, wringing her ea19011b4d hands.3224d1a782727556

“Repay me? I just did 806899b8e7 what I had 6afb6bf336 to do.”cccb04ca05774486

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Melissa smiled casually, but ad3fbcf2d7 she had no idea 60af32dd57 how much her help 6d5639eff3 meant to Toby’s mother.30bacc3cce5208cb

Even the neighbors e657a09789 in the same ad86f991b6 village often pretended 7841266314 not to know, e4911fedc5 even though they 6701f5e8ce were aware of bd09ea1656 the situation.4a55c244a444dd22

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“I’ll take Toby e27ea584c9 to dinner this 320157f565 evening. I’ll feed 9699fd6e81 him too, 0eebed9df6 so don’t 5fd81aed6c worry.”ee1ac4185d1e6691

“Yes. Thank you b64d15e66b very much.”a10316db433e2318

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Still hesitant as if she wasn’t completely at ease, Toby’s mother bowed her head to Melissa.1c8218010241cb9f

Then she bent down to Toby’s eye level.5ad96055f2e44aff

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“Toby, you have to 02133b6b59 listen to Teacher and 47a2aa1640 be good, okay?”be78828817a73b0c

“Okay!”87275dba34fbf57a

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As if she b6b4276c02 couldn’t bear to b17f57206d leave, Toby’s mother 285f9e2635 looked back several 21637defb8 times.925334684927094d

“Bye, Mommy!”aa679a26f629e4a1

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Toby and Melissa waved, 7885b33c04 sending his mother off 09afef4456 first.a773f0b8002bf618

Only then did Melissa 96cf807c1f hold Toby’s hand and edaa3f862a head towards the medical aeeba361bf tent together.e7bc3d1ac3deff30

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“Were the other b8d55887fa teachers nice to c9f2caf555 you while Teacher 8057f904a1 was gone?”316a1850f8e70e58

“Yes. They played 80a1b8c699 with me efcf5487b5 a lot 59b84201b3 after I e71fc95274 was discharged. They gave me candy 686e87cb7c and gave me piggyback 9d9bca3094 rides.”d4c3000cefd7cd22

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“Really?”141c7128c9795081

Melissa walked towards 91979717ca the medical tent, 5c31f284e8 matching her pace a9f302b28f with Toby, who d20aec59ac was chattering excitedly.e49f4cb9bdbd2793

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Alex’s gaze followed db35fcc97e intently behind her, 93f01c1f5c completely engrossed in 40c1adb61a Toby.527405fab5fadbc3

He remained d8e6b49f53 at a 22f7eb9a85 distance that 4e0da35e88 was too 1f0434c6e8 far to adbcacf077 speak but 94dcfc02db too close cab6588122 to not 4c446a6714 watch.4ba86fb857f73496

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“Duke, where 1958514d8f are you f8b050caf3 going?”c7b18cdd8b27b5dd

“My office.”c884addcc12e7ac5

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As Baron 37e4fee436 approached, Alex faeaf8e5d7 naturally started c73af90bb0 walking with a0d1678a8d him.713f84d88b589c25

After just a few f1816bf331 steps, Melissa came into b786e73e3d Baron’s view.93198a3ca10b397a

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“Oh, there’s Dr. Melissa.”b57a5deeb790249d

“…….”255f2ad03da5274a

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Alex’s gaze returned to 953da7e2a0 Melissa.aff5eb307353a48c

He didn’t know how she managed to find the time, but as Lucian had said, she seemed to be doing well, frequently visiting Melissa.8f15fcd68e2760c3

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And so was the bb72987ed1 child dangling from Melissa.237c1fed9ded3650

“Duke, do 31c4336da4 you remember 04908bfd49 that little f4d5770cb2 boy?”45ac346c5dc170d0

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“Toby… was it?”e6c60d4c0ff81c6d

The child 9d112eb32c Melissa was ba9ab9429e concerned about 8f40b85226 because he 527cb8ecaf had the 08faf68f7a same name 593fbceb9d as the b4d09e73aa deceased Toby, 2af2b41587 the child 270626d76e Alex had 82d43d74f8 directly intervened 127e1c4141 with.6aead37ad39b3b77

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The child, 0358ede371 smiling brightly f8bf3db3e8 and acting 1d977a538a affectionately towards 73d70e6fc4 Melissa, was 2a29bda5fb completely different 3b4375ae2b from when dc1a069997 Alex first 93f9ab1995 saw him.27eb3193723c29b7

It was quite 565a5df926 surprising that such 8014a089fc a small intervention 7591fa8374 from someone could 85e2ff2227 change a child 55871ddcfa so much.326b19e5f3d32a4a

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“Dr. Melissa seems to like a1cca37a7b children.”6e3f01d158910c1f

“…….”6a0571f5cb43d13e

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Watching Melissa smile brightly 20946585f0 at Toby made him 08ff84f86f feel uncomfortable.e0648702856975d8

Alex averted his gaze 95053f4072 and started walking towards 2413711d4a his office again.26cce4b40ad11a38

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Baron hurried 8fecdb2e89 to follow db1a65fa2b beside him.0682eb8b5c24fde3

“Ah, Toby. That’s dangerous.”b11c8877128e5be9

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The child, who had 83c6cbc645 been clinging to Melissa b2715f8b23 and spinning around, scraped b627397b69 his knee on the ed59c98993 ground.ca980b523f3a47ad

“Are you okay?”2b7b8cd348dd67f8

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Startled, Melissa helped 9c7e1e4599 Toby up and 476fba6585 checked his knees.c99f946f4e04a1c1

Fortunately, he was wearing long pants, so he wasn’t hurt.4c1f58e17930e504

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“You have to 20e17904c4 be careful. Does it hurt?”2b6aecb187379b30

“No, it doesn’t hurt.”bdab117c2535a051

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Melissa brushed the dust off Toby’s pants and held his hand tightly again.280976bc11367a7d

“Walk nicely now, c35e8c8668 okay?”c27ca6d1da73ef29

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“Okay.”238022bb2a4d4122

After firmly receiving the child’s promise, Melissa raised her head and saw Alex walking away with Baron.7af1c7ab6e51081e

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‘Still busy, huh.’5a28cd3919f9283f

Baron would speak, a909febca5 and Alex would 0bfa7374e7 occasionally reply or 8c32df378c nod, but his 65792477d1 expressionless face made 4c43457282 it seem like a996273d96 they were talking 0a297a1b0e about work.db8ec04bc1cc1996

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“Teacher, aren’t you going?”2d3e1cf1313268c2

Toby tugged on Melissa’s white coat as she stared at Alex’s back.8f89f968f7e5683e

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“Oh, sorry. Let’s go.”8c21a2441da63598

Before taking a b0db28357c step, Melissa glanced 16b5168da3 back again.169b71dede0980a9

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Alex was no longer 85a839a1c3 visible, having presumably entered ed76b7cc6d the building.8590dcf4aeb47cf0

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“It’s hot……”0ce0d39b6a682008

As soon as faa42c5517 she arrived at e088ea4720 work, Melissa leaned d67c4c11cc against the station.8e60b35b6401eaca

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Carol, who was 90efb1afcc on duty, greeted 3a82cde0c7 her with a 43f6bf2eae small yawn.7cabe8be818c8ca9

“It’s midsummer.”d3d48f12e711ce86

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“It’s the season when the risk of infection is high. I wonder if the operating room temperature is okay.”8449253209655c28

Melissa’s pronunciation was muffled because her face was pressed against the station.e94d159ebc54b06e

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Despite this, Carol a62f950932 seemed to understand b3614e1664 and let out 17694cd0da a deep sigh.ea86c406c3c4ea4d

“Tell me about 16a451b217 it. I wish f5bbc5844c the magical ccd817621b beasts would 07758f51b9 take a b3066e8b88 break during 3d18f16fd6 this time.”c7bd4e782c4d8108

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“I wish it would rain. Then the magical beasts wouldn’t move.”207cc24d7a45162d

“Oh, really? Now you’re a magical beast expert.”410b943cce9d85ab

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“……That’s a title I really don’t want to hear.”3a401efc1a327fee

Melissa grimaced 0972129cec and straightened 3b72691e12 up.64170b4544e1fe7f

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“Dr. Melissa. Hello.”385e0ee5c6c9bca3

“Oh, Sir Liam.”68870ce2d038546e

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“You’re here today too.”ff171a39f4224890

Carol muttered to 86e54b41ea herself and subtly b7ee3a27c5 slipped away.6f12d2324d4cf864

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Melissa tried 81fcf414cd to stop fcbe364b08 her, but b82f38f2a4 Liam was a5a1b88f78 already approaching, 02b26bccec so she b5b572d2e8 awkwardly smiled 3b6adf9e90 and greeted 317f3b2edf him.38384f08b062a1e3

“It’s hot, isn’t it?”5c87c682ff948121

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“It is. What brings 49916d4fd2 you here?”4dbcb5d0df2f34be

Liam held 39213bdf3e out an e095cf8c7f ice bucket.6da099fed0c12f57

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“Mrs. Harrison gave this 43ef5adf1a to me this 43163ae9d7 morning. Add it to your 0f2d50a107 coffee or something to 7733e4b843 cool it down.”1861e15f0fa2a16b

“You brought f37c7d85fc this yourself……?”7d698d38ea3e1f6b

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As Melissa stammered, seemingly b3bf134bba flustered, Liam laughed.3af39ff7d33bb81f

“No way. The kids got it. I’m just bringing it to you.”263f2e64204b64bf

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“Ah. Um. Thank you.”285bb5151097aaaa

Melissa awkwardly accepted de0883f28a the bucket.db2a3a167a1da803

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“Then have a 74c81d9c28 good day.”bf5e170273887ba0

“You too, Sir 9c30925e03 Liam.”8179a04ad9cdea51

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After their brief conversation, c602165971 Liam immediately left the 120f691a3f medical ward.2995a47172e67cfc

Melissa was watching 82f2b57aee his retreating figure 1d46150956 with a slightly 2fdef51e4c uncomfortable look when be0fd92fda Carol stealthily approached 9f2c4c48f9 her from behind.1121359ba8a3b473

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“Sir Liam is very diligent, isn’t he?”92358d26703b657f

“Eek!”bdf321d904c554f5

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Melissa’s shoulders flinched in surprise.6452bcd996de947d

“Y-you scared me. Teacher, really……”05f06d0b4796dbde

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Melissa clutched her chest 1ab724982d and glared, but Carol 94c0380658 just grinned.0fa29cdff4198cc0

“Ice today?”e4b6eff838ddb916

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She took a 18434085f6 few ice cubes 36a7529e37 from the bucket fa1bb0a9bb Melissa had placed bf9483351c on the station 1ab82d13c0 and put them 2c51898f0a into her coffee 5dd6be1d0a cup.def3c7e47e22d651

“Sir Liam must have b2630ca764 a hard time. Always finding 27edc4d3aa excuses to e8802e105a come see 308e1846b6 you.”08d5aa0d504f3be2

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Carol teased 41860c6101 playfully and dcc0c89ce3 pushed the 5279b86269 bucket towards 96400b1b7b Melissa.f1d6cde26abd7e31

“His dedication is f590db79aa truly admirable. Quickly put 768aa54abd some ice f93e81c225 in your c8d16d1bf1 drink before be5b13f7e7 it melts.”03146254f63017ab

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“…….”49f7736a077a5db9

Carol’s ambiguous smile bothered her. Melissa silently dropped the ice cubes into her coffee, as she was told.014b6a7f738099fe

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“It seems like Sir 7c57e5b061 Liam has realized something 6694f8938c after the gate isolation 89f38c9678 incident. Seeing how proactive he f43d56d20c is.”528af53400458a62

“…….”32d07470432ec6e0

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“Why don’t you go out with him?”75564d4d321218c8

“Do you like Sir e71487d479 Liam, Nurse Carol?”b01eaf7297e3e70e

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Come to 1e1f9bad2d think of b9d883bcb7 it, Carol 1dc4790a12 had always 4e86d38222 been kind 5f26b556a2 to Liam 013262285c and never吝啬d 4952ef2485 praise.bbe49c56d1076524

“I’ve done my own verification process. I think he’s good enough to recommend to you.”6eedba46aaa2bedd

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Of course, Melissa 869ec351e6 also thought Liam 8f58508494 was a good 8a57417d59 person.b915936192ba7760

The problem 5ae720a7f7 was that ff17149b39 it was just that.cb175ccf76886d12

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Melissa fiddled 5c05060978 with her e5cd2f9736 cool coffee db82072e23 cup with 6d350835d5 a slightly 31340ea4ef troubled expression.4d78beebd87e7643

“Isn’t this conversation premature since Sir Liam hasn’t even confessed?”24030c7fc9ccdf60

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“Oh my, Dr. Melissa. I don’t mean you should date him right away.”4bf96933fb63c31b

“…….”165eed0db80b1d5a

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“The battlefield is a 156cf63280 special situation. Everyone is tense, so 1f00ae2bff they often misunderstand their b15c0a4df5 feelings.”6598f01db4b99688

Melissa thought of the suspension bridge effect while listening to Carol’s words.aed35c298ecf4f18

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The theory that 700648ecdb people feel more 9bb79f5f74 attracted to the 277171da8b opposite sex they c23047a359 meet on a 189e8c4387 swaying bridge than 3f1e559d11 those they meet 269c107a6e in a stable 6025a8743a situation.ac31d98406490f58

‘Probably because adrenaline is cafe117c87 secreted in both tense f3bbee87d7 situations and when feeling b28daf7341 love, so you get bba9434e25 confused.’107bf324a99467fe

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That could be ea54875626 the case for d169a7851b Liam.9aa972edd3eb45d5

He had faced death, ee9ea5a36f and Melissa was the 554aa4ef0e one who helped him 9930622fdc overcome it.635d0f62ef6a5bf6

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Melissa was just doing b1ec2d8908 her job as a 606af8e582 doctor, but Liam might 962e321ee7 have felt differently.296015d93d72acbc

“So, I’m saying it would be good to get to know what kind of person he is and what kind of feelings he has, without drawing a line from the beginning.”9ddd33f4f98c0ca6

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“Hmm.”8f793c13cce9bb44

Looking at Melissa, da4f95068a who seemed troubled 6e454c675f despite her contemplation, 0b52d6a423 Carol recalled her 3ba8343038 past with Baron.f4fe3e689606cc67

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