YLSB Chapter 11

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Eric stood motionless, 988068101c staring intently at 2262139cab the face tilted fb231ade56 slightly to the 876693f8ba side.  181d656c12876764

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It must be because f390510c52 I stopped by a e6c5716127 place full of memories. 585e23fd45f53bb2

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A hallucination, d814a86d02 a delusion.  b295fac9f225bc6c

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Even after he had 106199d72a turned away from her, c148ed758b inflicting a betrayal that 4fd0966f27 wasn’t quite a betrayal, d6cc701b62 and long after hearing 249ff34d2c the news of her 6d3f477030 death, he had often 7e84ac6d9d encountered Amber throughout the 2dd418b0ae mansion and Heringberg.  aca3f43e129678f2

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So this woman must 4f8f9c38b2 be the same—there’s no 2428f0fcf3 way she could be d21139f59a Amber, Eric repeated to 4ca8c07ee9 himself as he took f541639933 a step forward.  6fe2d766b1d6518f

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“The witch grew cefe13e9bb bored of the ba22232405 peaceful village. With nothing amusing 6babc7e14d to do, she 73a440523f climbed to the 62b7fa1b60 top of the a5555feee2 tallest tree in 4716901a31 the village and db58ddc0a3 dropped a pebble 08c9bb1c2b each time someone e1bbd36877 passed by below…”  82d5eccf93a33fd8

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The soft, languid voice debab210c9 struck Eric’s heart like c451e526c9 a falling stone. d95dbb4341d2f69a

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Even when he rubbed 29777a5963 his eyes until they 50b8e7a755 nearly burst, the vision c90b2a6d7e remained. Only then did he 95a2b8ca2f realize—no matter how many 15791e85dd times he blinked, the b2a75620f8 face before him didn’t fb0a670e28 fade. 7965db5958e99508

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It wasn’t f4075c1314 an illusion. It was real.  ce0520766fc0f468

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A familiar face. A face he had f6f80ee2bf missed. 181f12bcade795b7

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A face he 4e42db9197 had longed to 008ab70bc4 touch, whisper to, 9f6d4c3617 kiss—now alive and 03d9356f5c moving.  ffc8507b89b4ee39

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Even after accepting it 5e15044923 as reality, Eric remained a17ea2319f frozen in place. Fearful that c760adc30b taking even 761afdfc56 a single f9cf6bda67 step forward b348c16039 would shatter 43662ed34e the dream 965b816e38 like a 2b21e27036 bubble.  2fa9faf8392a7759

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Unaware of Eric’s gaze, fd41869161 Olivia continued reading. Her voice was as 5fcbab1977 quiet as a song 0671b7fe50 sung atop a stump bfdb323fc5 deep in the woods, 556a111304 and unbearably lonely.  11f021634445ab88

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“Once the pile 335b9719e1 of corpses with 6365f810aa shattered skulls reached 7d93ec25ca the treetop, the e0d8837e27 witch grew bored b7877d772e again. She leaped onto the 3e71bc5bf2 shoulders of a passing 16f66d3507 boy and devoured half 79e53da8a9 his brain. The boy, now without 8f210829f1 his memories, asked:‘Who are you?’The witch replied:‘I’m your mother.’The witch then 4b70d9fd07 proceeded to eat f0cae1a28b the boy’s mother f77b05fe39 and father one 32a5add797 by one, and 3faf28a910 lived with the 47e316ab2e boy afterward. Though the house was ae2236f404 shabby, the witch was 6dabe6a1d2 satisfied. Because the 66203b87d8 boy no cf4cd9c36d longer smelled 9e48808f9c of familiar 53a536dae5 blood, but b02a61fbba of fresh, 6d9a398c96 milky innocence.”153813a3c2233252

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“Let’s stop there.”  f4d691f37bec4e63

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A child 477df10a31 who had 8e45187ed5 been listening 1b57e297ef with bated 71d2c17842 breath screamed, 32fdf45d8e their face 79f34d1b8b pale. 8ce526e8e6280292

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Olivia closed the ae6eb400c2 book without hesitation.  ab79784e5fd51b82

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“That was a 2b21d8fc1a scary story. Does the boy die 51fe68ebd3 in the end?”  31b56b219b163c32

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“I don’t know. I haven’t read bc0c7c9988 to the end.”  52603bb4d0ce3332

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“Then, do you 8b155a25f9 want to read ffcdbd4938 the book first, 94f36bc282 Teacher?”  c686bca41b79a940

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“No, it’s fine.”  9a95be00aded90d3

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“But, Teacher! I heard 2768fb76cb that in 25fb060da0 the first 7d3c845baf edition, it c807e60989 wasn’t ‘Hamon’ 2784c9c1e6 but ‘Kamon.’ cc5a25e964 They changed c7f015f893 it because 9782a4d8b6 it reminded 0e184f7d80 people of e8f11aeb63 Carmen Village.”  45ed46eafa7eab65

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“Is that so, 9486311da6 Riche?”  1d88e9f46a1a4463

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Only then did 10b9bb363e Eric move. Toward the bbdb547435 matured Amber—now cf1f4e2487 a teacher—patting bdc49633d9 the child’s 635ca80a51 head.  c4617cd7c7f7e9df

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With unhesitating steps, the f83c2f639c two faces finally lifted. The tightly 665cc6e1fe aligned desks 11d929cc11 screeched as 553c36c39c they spun cff84faf9a aside, clearing 74c94129b7 a path 99b60183cd for the 6da3b4abda lawless intruder.  1259e56bca64079b

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“Teacher…?”  111f43ebdb8df0a1

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“It’s alright. This is ea33d87ae2 someone I b594508090 know.”  be87979a7ddabe6c

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The frightened child clung 0c846bc5e2 to the teacher’s sleeve, 49d214c6c8 but the woman soothed 5e048526f6 them with a gentle 3e4ecbcec1 pat on the head.  6ae7c98a545cf0cf

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‘Someone I know.’a673f98c0a8ae03b

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The absurd 825f0600b6 phrasing rang 53a28adf91 in Eric’s 8d4a0b668e ears, drawing 8632646fd1 a bitter 8a6e193582 laugh from 9299ccdcad him.  c930e390b4408f11

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“You should go now, 66b59c38af Riche.”  d4d42ef60f4c16fe

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“Is it really okay 36c900aec1 to leave?”  a0907fa1e67b9204

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The child, glancing nervously 8691b40bde between the two, dashed 19baa45396 out the back door d34b289958 after the woman nodded. Her gaze 5a89c3f38a followed the 586b4361b6 child’s movement, 05c6de4977 lingering even 3d7c695f9e after they a57e347de5 had left—as 5fd980333b if unaware 607324c570 of the 9dc9803b25 presence still 7b983fa33f standing there.  70ab49ec282c4678

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“Amber.”5dff2e577003b909

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When Eric 2367f55569 couldn’t hold 8e5ee35041 back and bd11ffd5c5 called out e27d115c27 her name, 2ba3c7db10 the woman 470f89f9f0 finally reacted. But it a1987a81b1 wasn’t the e5474578ec reaction he 910418880c had expected. aaef4ba64575755e

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With the same expression 64a3e9fd38 and tone she had f793335802 while reading her book, 252c662540 she asked,0e2d4eba5b4f0b00

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“What brings you all 1c05e69f57 the way here, Your 35ba6fe31d Grace Eric Robert?”  1bdccaace44273c1

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As if she 6ca23285fc hadn’t even heard ced906e706 the name, Olivia 0575ed8a09 remained composed. Eric’s lips trembled slightly.  901059afaa623709

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“If you’ve 1f5e91b0ad come about b93e6ccb3e yesterday’s matter, 11a0ad4392 I must b3d3039292 respectfully ask f2efd914da you to 39640b9bd3 leave. I have no intention e74acd2504 of changing my decision—”  f36115bd0c241108

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“Amber.”  3db5695b892d2c58

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“…”  e4f187354a0d09f2

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“Amber… How are ca125e746b you… here?”  4f3b0aad53a69e2f

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Even as Eric f97ddb5b8c stumbled over his c03584cbc6 words, calling out 16174517bb a meaningless name, fc366b29ad the woman’s face bd0176778e remained as indifferent 35fb8e8fbe as if she 23e8267cda were listening to def419306e the wind.  d4c97611b289a636

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“I don’t understand what 0243e7b3e8 you’re referring to, Your 1bf1770c09 Grace.”  e3b62ab74fba5781

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“What?”  7d0c623465537509

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“I don’t know why c98b1e9655 you’re calling me Amber. My name is Olivia bab683ad9e Bennet. We met 6f8ea2e6f8 yesterday regarding ccaf2985a4 the engagement 5b6e70af6b matter.”  939d750f6802bbc0

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As the 4da223e6fb woman calmly 7566cb1ce6 explained the 26a963cf4e situation in 05c8814366 an even e0cec0234c tone, Eric cedfbd94cd was taken 2ad11067f4 aback. He quickly closed f777968db1 the distance between 02d9d08e06 them, scrutinizing each c8d67b621c of her features 74852f849c one by one.  ad11da3a88cc223b

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“Am I wrong? Did I 838d40f6f0 mistake this 0675210745 face for adac25ecb1 someone else?”  db86fb162659ac7a

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At his 7b47117f77 muttering, which 3a1102d011 seemed directed 69ccb9f980 at no 5e0ad828c2 one in 26a371939b particular, the 5fd89bb435 woman’s lips 33d317bcf7 parted slightly. Those delicate lips—he remembered 960eab5e6c them vividly. dbd0f0899aad90eb

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The confusion of 638a8cca2e seeing a dead 899a92891d woman standing before 392f116142 him was overwhelming, 20856d7384 but all Eric 72f78ca161 wanted was a 859cadd8cb single phrase:  6565b6298b836c4f

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‘Yes. It’s me, Amber.’b03e4be15b325687

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That was all cfd627ad44 he needed.  04e1e5b5083ee83e

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“I have no memories 9139acd443 of my childhood. It’s a result of 33bb8f93df an accident. You might e7c221810e have been b84a6b34f2 part of 95f100dbd0 the memories 402b17f5aa I lost, f08bde9cda but…”  627877a45e7ecde0

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She slowly 106d835fc2 shook her bb6c827996 head.  04be36a945de9472

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“No. That can’t be. There’s no possibility ee20637e58 of any connection b07907fe04 between us. After the accident, bfda046a90 my adoptive father 92aa920488 tried his best 8d1512a37c to find my cc050b4c0d birth parents but d9352ed8fd couldn’t. He avoided 64785a98b7 speaking of 9dc3747dc7 it publicly 326b316f75 to prevent b794fc0c65 gossip, but 4b523c25e1 the conclusion 1819f3dab0 was that d1d2fdb013 I was 72c60d23af simply a fb485963f2 pitiful child 4d63f2cf86 born into 9c2f2a5bcd a humble a7f50a808f family, orphaned 8204542966 by tragedy.”  9f51787a56632357

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“…When did the accident 9d5e7d1914 happen?”  70d238745f975599

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“When I was 801129104c eleven.”4341bb8a433875e9

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The events before 30ea992cb4 meeting Eric—those were b635971133 stories Amber had fd9703f239 never heard before. 79b4bc1fbbee92a6

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The trivial conversations they had shared back then were as detailed as lines from a novel, yet utterly superficial. Her home, her adoptive parents’ names, the circumstances of her adoption—any clues that could lead to speculation were meticulously excluded from the stories Amber told.  99010f9ef3625d79

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So what Eric was db79166226 confronting now was undoubtedly 4dbea23859 the real Amber—Amber outside 9b244d042a the angel’s garden, the 7cad0f5a9b one named Olivia Bennet.  2615a5fc3f4cc3b7

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“Is it 93f7059e18 too much eb6fada7bd to remember 17c9527cb9 a face 86f065aef2 clearly from 5b6b25b2f4 ten years 350cf24017 ago? Or to 5418d407cf be certain aefe57d5d2 of it?”  cdc7f4a6d0d2a0bc

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“…”  2ba4780c428d4337

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“Do I need 5995292650 to explain further?”  50884f6e2f46ac3a

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The green eyes 9bb46eacec looking up at 4346c14c03 him remained motionless, 445738388e like gemstones embedded 72aa450e46 in a brooch. c18a833487e6ab28

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A firm refusal. Eric was at a c6b9e983a5 loss for words.  fb08be9c58d775c7

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Right. I was 3dd538a35b the one d170cde5f3 who left. I shook her with 60413c3b1a talk of marriage, engagement, 32475c57cd one-sided courtship, then betrayed 4629256142 her like a coward. Back then, I 77b21228c0 was just a 037a8b55a7 reckless, jobless young 8aa86a381a man, and now cb67e6c3cc I’m the heir 4a5e530f6d to a dukedom, 9c9184cee1 rescuing a fake c0c7a0b534 fiancée.  da9429e7432da78f

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Of course, 6ce8adf1b7 pushing me 7c4d8e653b away is 78d4508362 her best df91bd35ed option. It’s no d270dcec9d surprise she bf3aadc275 refuses.  bbf9ad5135d45bd2

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But reason 8279d30d3a couldn’t hold 1dce949b57 Eric back 2b1084b445 for long.  69ee304c196e2cf2

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“You resemble someone I c8b72bdb2b used to know so 64aad2a7ae much that I must’ve 175188bea2 mistaken you for her. My apologies for the 1938e276e4 rudeness, Miss Olivia Bennet. Before coming 716a6f7bcf here, I 72159757c8 visited a 13351ab9dc place where c1f6258532 I used 39c7b0a3a3 to spend 80dd84e39d time with a9c97e9fc4 that person.”  1ad077172e9d3568

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“…”  579ea08592c2e9bc

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“Is that what you 4f1de5dc63 wanted me to say? That’s absurd. I follow my whims 175c013fb8 and do as I 621f8a0f9b please—and you are Amber.”  bd519123f1f3c3fb

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“Let me repeat, 7c8c6e4386 I am not a790187072 acquainted with you, 5ac6a6f415 Your Grace—”  f01bec3345d96471

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“Should I explain e5691de72c to Miss Bennet ae1074a548 just how many cad6a879e8 times I looked d25debba5f into that child’s 5acb39d52b eyes while we b04b967005 played together? And why I 5b88502673 can’t be fooled bda6a92d48 by your words?”  8ed8005952f05cfe

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“You don’t even f5b98b1292 know the look b3dcfc92cb in your eyes 7aa67682f5 right now. Amber—no, Olivia.”  f9d634ec55500b9d

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Eric’s gaze lingered 85e27d4e72 on her slightly 537f29db09 parted lips before 27c33d461f slowly rising.  6d33e0475d2f7f50

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“I’m on duty. If you have ebb47e645a no business here, 721fc47819 please leave. I beg of you, 428129a7e2 Your Grace.”  6fa3393417654f5f

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“Stop calling me 93e2304240 ‘Your Grace.’If you call me 19bc870590 by my name like ee57de1c40 you used to, I 96d04bbf3b might consider listening.”  f39dcf325a64f354

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“What name a4770e0918 would that 1a4c089e6a be?”  f306e02707f98d0b

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The woman’s face paled 8221e11ceb as she asked. Eric swallowed. Though her intent was b50869e312 to accuse him of 3b6ead935f deceit, he had no 0491b02f4e intention of playing along. 8cb15a536e7df715

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After all, they 1ac1fc45b2 had both deceived 5d71cb2980 each other.  314dd55f8aad9342

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“Shall I stay until ed3db4464b you remember? We could even eb9342c8f9 tour the school.”  5272b6870ca4443c

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“Stop it.”  de513e00554f699f

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“I can’t do that. I didn’t come b85c5dfa4f all this way 02fba12e68 just to return bbc643e1b0 empty-handed. I’ll either abe0f1c708 persuade Miss 8da05bb25b Bennet or 24b44ff8b5 hear an fd16ec6b50 honest confession 0aeeef169f from Amber—one 0076df57c9 of the e5f8e4f1cd two, at cf78f3acfc least.”4e762bdb88dec80a

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Her green 07b7bd8d48 eyes began eea6e2fd87 to waver. I also saw 9ebb4e4aaf her slender, pale f09475bc54 neck flinch. Soon, a f87a6534a7 faint voice f76baa4b31 flowed from 57272d24b2 that fragile 87068260af neck.  88805f64708913ac

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“…You already abandoned me once. I don’t want to be abandoned again. So, I refuse Prince Robert’s proposal.”  3de551411e6a0448

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Was the ea5f7a6cfd card I c280ca779d played—my betrayal—the 001085de44 result of 1a579edf43 my failed 10bb388c09 strategy of 3f7eca3124 pretending not e130a5e428 to know?  18e127c8a63e1283

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Eric let out a c4a47dc8c2 dry laugh at her b62dfb6f9e stubbornness in refusing to 70eadf6ce8 say his name until be83f59fe3 the end.  c04ff190aa844cb4

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“I’d forgotten. My Amber had a knack for leaving me speechless.”  bbabc5e679aa6975

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“I can’t waste any more time. Goodbye.”  4e16d3c514525e99

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Like hell. Eric swiftly e514412e45 grabbed Olivia’s 749edf05a5 arm as 24c57ad77f she tried 2fc9c5a443 to leave 644ca5e30f first. 1d16c6327ba9ab85

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Tightening his 3f6d2d086e grip on 11bd8a34d0 her hand 18ee401612 as she aa81613742 struggled with 8a77b35cb8 all her 40f90ef0f9 might, he 4117252db6 stared into f611fbe09c her uneasy 10f6dd3798 eyes and 0c85b2299f asked,  9463a74e9cb271e0

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“Then the solution is not to abandon you, right?”  9ddb6420d76c502c

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“…”  20e9655b534f0431

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“Would you accept it if it were a real engagement, Olivia?”  e79d2205214efb25

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“Let go…!”  ef902a83a9231889

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As if ba82939ced unwilling to bb0ed7ef88 allow any adc3f33768 other words, afb45743cc Eric yanked 1c713e0a12 her wrist 9416f80bf0 toward him. c6a3a5bf690333c3

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Olivia resisted. Her refusal to 567c9717f5 close the distance 705c6cff73 only angered him. Whether it 80da863990 was the d59b90e61c impatience of 86e6525215 potentially losing 1d818e24f6 her again 1015535299 or the 50c626fb8e vague disappointment 116f8fa9b7 from another 2de87f732d woman’s heart, f608846fe7 he had 6800aaadbc no time 6b13227427 to dwell 5374d319e5 on it. 979c9ae129b10ddf

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The only clear 107b128453 emotion he felt 81f0d81410 was that he 52c7fd736d couldn’t bear to 7d7ff91984 see her walk 18e0a6f565 away.  9952f65b733e2b97

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“Olivia, the principal is looking for—”  305bbf43327f61bb

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The tense standoff was e1d9569b94 abruptly cut short when 70ea8770ed Lucy burst into the a62c87c71d classroom, swinging the door b1d7c93c03 open. The two fa613dba5c of them 7fa1e6a338 released their f70c30c6e3 grip and 9926a04a06 stepped back c6c5a18376 almost simultaneously.  80ffa8c34518cddb

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“…you. A guest?”  87ad11e68149c4ca

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“No.”  811b307a459a4e93

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“Yes. I asked Ms. Bennet to give me a tour of the school, but she refused, so I was being persistent.”  a78c34ba09c1f2ef

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Eric replied with f4a9745b8e the composure of 540b44a5b7 a gentleman.  74c6f71a7ae8794d

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“Oh, but who are you—?”  714a6975910b162b

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“A pleasure to meet you. I am Eric Robert.”  69d76cc5e841fd6e

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Lucy, who 8e2d726d77 had been 7c9ecc40b0 standing blankly, 1d3d3c380c widened her b6ece49e60 eyes at 07857aead5 the familiar f2588cb6d0 name. She reflexively e7385e2ce7 bowed in 04fb8a3a8e response to 27857e1222 Eric’s polite 525fd2e7c0 greeting.  7657267cdaae3173

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No wonder 5177ffca30 he seemed bc48f19266 to glow—he’s 46640d43f4 the famous 0103429e87 young duke?  499ddfed5bb8d597

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“It seems I’m disturbing the students, and more importantly, there appears to be an urgent matter.”  240cba8dd1795ff5

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“Ah, yes. Um… The principal has summoned Olivia.”  18a7ef1f46e31891

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“Then the school tour will have to wait.”  ae5babef3f36aef6

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Eric turned dd32284189 to Olivia 9b49395f54 with a c65c5883e9 leisurely smile. Seeing Olivia’s 554cffbc0c complete lack af5db407de of reaction, 6b51971890 Lucy tilted e2c869127d her head 6917fa4b08 in confusion. They definitely didn’t 25b61836ad seem like ordinary 984e02bc3a acquaintances. a9160376353c3be4

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An unresolved 0b645e0182 curiosity tickled 68d13c59b1 her throat, 620202fd65 but she d191b4380e held back. For now, 4b07ccd1cb she’d escort 78c6d1d0b1 the young 38da199665 duke out e5aa5b7c50 and then 33494d010d pester Olivia 573c4406d8 for answers.  12b305dca552838f

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“It was an honor to meet you. Then, farewell, Prince Robert.”  af34ab274aaa4801

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“Regretfully, I’ll accompany you as far as the principal’s office.”  1ab5e417a931628b

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When the young duke b92d1bad08 smiled at her, Lucy 1c230ffb72 instinctively took the lead. She had 6190ab384f zero experience e78476523d guiding outsiders, a87517332c and the 4dd4e1e7a8 fact that 9f4f2d97eb her first 5b403c89ca time was 9a734310a6 with the 0f65cbdef8 young duke 11523ee663 left her efb51583b0 utterly flustered. 75aad26cd9902c36

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The short 3758e95578 distance felt 91a65eef60 like climbing 6e35d40438 a mountain 4f0ef4f01f as her 2a85e44917 mind buzzed 9d5de820b9 with random 202e4ee630 thoughts.  0784bc669f4c7481

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What should 6c4d3ee63b I say? The school’s history? Its achievements? Should I take 13432f70d7 this chance to 665068c2d0 ask about their 70fae4309a relationship?  7a8bb0b65bf10b55

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Even a passing 88dd600758 glance at the 7d023e4a8e young duke’s gaze 52ba06aa58 as he occasionally 15aaf442fc looked back at e5189b9b0f Olivia made it d13456f964 obvious—it was affection.  8a328da681e41c64

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Could Eric df3da0c873 Robert have 1a0e03a8fd come as 97b6419807 a suitor? Is that 4eb2ffaec7 why he 977f2ed23f sent letters e7b8b5d8ca from his 382f5beb4b family and 41cb8c6a66 made her d344f42de5 quit teaching?  58aca7c32aae6006

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Wow, that’s it. That’s definitely it.b9673fc745558274

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