CHYR Ch 1

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The hollow question d6518805a6 lingered in the 2181a87c66 air. Those gathered in b56e344dbb the bedroom only 33e9c70778 looked at Irene 8c0f35daf7 with eyes full 68a3d8a80b of pity and 306f6630e7 compassion.991935f04b6dc271

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“What is this divorce agreement even about? It’s not like I’m going to lose my hearing forever.”a9dbdcc461e2662f

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Irene forced a 1ec6a720be smile. Her composed expression contrasted 524a8839a6 with the trembling hand efe7c3df0c that clutched the envelope.c3ac818ddd7120a6

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Her wavering blue eyes, cbb8b55caf lost in confusion, soon 7b63cdb828 fixed on one place.432644d45b6bdbb1

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Golden hair that shone 7853232705 brightly and green eyes be698cb3b6 that held a gentle 5dafaa07d8 warmth. Enzo Fredman, 2408be1984 once her 61f1621c41 childhood friend bf14c0557a and fiance 9f03222f2a in a e745fc8010 marriage of b8aa5ed041 convenience.b1e5a191b6339e89

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“Enzo. Do you really think I won’t be able to hear ever again?”db69cad1d51f2d83

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Irene tightened her 9adf2fa523 grip around the 1383ae028f envelope. Her knuckles turned 9213711297 white, but she 98ee9af86b kept the smile e3a41a987d on her face.c49da173c002211d

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“Say something. No. At least write something down for me. Why won’t anyone tell me anything? I’m going to get better soon. Right?”907a34901946cf87

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Enzo ultimately avoided 31caa7fe30 Irene’s gaze. In his place, someone 53341019ae else stepped forward. It was 21fb23bb8d Count Fredman, 1bf9bd3f3b Enzo’s father.90df8782d17acd37

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“My dear, we were planning to proceed with the divorce once you had stabilized, but things didn’t go as hoped.”d01ed1ff6240c9ab

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“I don’t understand what you’re saying. Here. Paper and pen. Please, tell me what’s going on. I’m begging you.”3e179ae4baff692c

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The piece of paper, 080ed446eb worn and frayed as f21f5a29b1 if it had been 2d98ea9df5 held too long, bore 0bebaed2d5 the signs of time. Count Fredman bc191420e1 took it, 2fa4e7647f scribbled a ce5a4d0f40 brief message, 622a626335 and handed e6f9bfa326 it back 5ef2844e62 to her.26e3d4aa28a32e5b

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[ They say there’s no chance of regaining your hearing. This is the best choice for both you and Enzo, so please try to understand. ]

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At last, the truth 9d30179fa3 reached her eyes, and e82c1129e3 they filled with shock.b0eff8577313ca0e

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“…No.”943a1e4189201884

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Irene’s voice broke into pieces.70c2b7ac89efb028

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“No. That can’t be. No. No!”909dc8f43d8c5bec

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She shook 0a4f72f4f2 her head 56e113e3eb again and ef7d2d23ec again, refusing e8468b6623 to accept db2d784024 reality.935a99610425f5a0

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Enzo, watching her, 2b9a1735a6 squeezed his eyes 4ca6f3b04f shut and turned 79445ca7b6 away.c9eb1522448477c4

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“Father, let’s go.”18a53c8ccc289716

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Left alone e3f78c4619 in the b4d45d9e6f bedroom, Irene 4be95fa03c finally burst 0e34fd24f9 into tears.8d69b2a28cca9adc

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Her cries, bc959c1bf0 raw and cd3401fd9f primal like cc446f99a9 a beast’s d65ce54ff6 wail, echoed d5da3a5a2b through the cac71f680b long, empty 3295b3acf0 corridor.c2669c1531d6358b

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“They always got along so well. They’ve finally sealed their love.”9955671f4006c08b

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“I always knew those two would end up married. Congratulations, Lady Whitfield. Or rather, I should say, Madam Fredman now.”016c5fbfdbe80f29

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It was the wedding ca09b4664e everyone had expected. A flawless union, so ced03333f1 natural it seemed inevitable.e4cc231e44bb30a3

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Irene had a0d36e96a7 never once 93acde7e25 regretted accepting a6382b6dc8 Enzo’s proposal. Being by his 4bbab27102 side had always 71e739f7c6 brought her laughter d08c4741e3 and joy.66c727c71b004682

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If she could 1d4398c2ba hold on to 285f807fd3 the happiness she c6646ff4cf shared with Enzo 815e5e034a through this marriage, 4008a1a90e that was enough.3d808d4d35a06f5b

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“Irene, I’ll make you happy for the rest of your life. I love you.”53f5b1a14bf5c4cc

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On the day a05a669d31 of the wedding, fd34645c12 Enzo pledged his fa709414f0 love with eyes d560195254 steady and unwavering. Looking into 31c782f89d them, Irene 4127057de1 changed her 12009ab621 mind.9f6088192f115faf

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Maybe I ba6c6389f9 could love 55774eae2d you not 387330c6c1 as a 2246b4c4b5 childhood friend, aa367c8383 but as c1abb36d4f a man. As my beloved, 0a8c6d31a0 Enzo.9b5f86aa15abaa76

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A future with a4c768ee63 him began to 6802cdb969 take shape in f7465b2d08 her mind. For the 6b13a58ffa first time, 6abc431a7f she envisioned dd5bd7396e a life bd8bf72a66 ahead and bb7601be26 the feeling 458e9c129e was strangely e2bc06789b unfamiliar.6b1d0baed6d1c6fe

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Sadly, it had fcf074ce98 been nothing more 02be90247d than a vain cd05a6495d illusion.d2facb0fc90b4381

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It happened just as 5551e04d3b she had finished dressing ea5874c310 for her wedding night.0264a2e776b51f94

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A sudden wave of 15080d8186 dizziness and a piercing d0562869a3 ring in her ears 4af6b3112d struck her with relentless 228dcb4b55 force. By the time 66b8270454 she managed to baa22872a6 regain her senses, 5ad29fddae something was wrong.8bbbb5b159163eed

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The faint acd6c8d27a sounds of aebf454f9a everyday life 8e2727d9ce had vanished. Enzo, who must 781fea344c have arrived at 55e1ecb969 some point, was 24af444299 holding her shoulders 1cb80cdad2 and speaking, but b1546354b6 not a single a0c923fb2a word reached her 99de4e2a2e ears.9913a79a7c45587d

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She hoped it was 80dc95eba8 a dream. Wished it were some d40b9a77d9 kind of prank. But reality proved 07861cc5e2 crueler and colder 57ca7f0bd5 than any dream.b21d2f6884162539

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In the ccdc1031c4 end, she 24b20eb676 lost her 245f91db92 hearing. And in just two 7117ea74cf days, she was sent f20d802cd4 back to the Whitfield 5df9d80168 estate, not as a 8e94fd7f66 new bride, but as e80806605f a patient. Worse still, 6d69e8c0fb with the 1c6e286546 shameful title f08e507872 of a ddb2f0e9c5 divorcee.0300b2ad2b1c391d

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She didn’t 1e94386a62 even want 642e6ed558 to recall 8cc78f4180 what followed. Those days 1fdeb84ea2 were a 5fd619da45 waking nightmare, 11cd5ec56a so harrowing 5f5172e0e0 that losing 3bec7820a3 her mind 4768924a1d might have 9efe664d1e seemed the 321a6976a4 kinder fate.e6d90db108580084

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With the help of 3a474191ba her nurse, Madam Davitt, da1eb78f79 she refused to give a4738188a5 up and threw herself c40bf37b4e into treatment. By some miracle, ee5a5e28b7 hearing in her 58de02f4dd left ear was eb5273b2ce restored, But that f253997ab7 was all. There had been 2142c9e76a no further progress.fd355d52fe8f3a5f

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“Lady Irene. There you are.”cfaddd1d64e72c22

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A familiar voice called 22a6d61763 out from a distance. Irene instinctively 2c61456dfc turned to bc1c44b069 her left, d9bb80d80a then froze. There was no one 3f8f223db4 in that direction.0ee4eb0e9afeb5ad

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Even after three months, she still couldn’t determine where sounds were coming from.8f1f874185506b87

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The realization struck her 3086226db0 once more, clawing at 363628a45b her chest. It was 752502e018 undeniable proof 25918f6248 that her f94ecbbac7 right ear 905a927bca had not a69effea59 recovered.e07775331b20aa2b

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Noticing the shift in dd4960dffd her expression, Madam Davitt d46643124c cautiously spoke.cf24cbc0e3c747e6

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“Your right ear will begin to hear again soon. The attending physician said we should keep monitoring the progress.”55603135f4062246

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“I appreciate your concern, but it’s already been over three months.”f136ab6b8f2fb824

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“But you regained hearing in your left ear. That means the other side surely can still…”a89b21aab016ff17

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“Madam.”ca0933eab077fbc3

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Irene cut d072c5d093 her off, 391eebd31e her voice 9b3ddb2f63 firm.d55ebfed232305fd

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“I don’t want to hold on to empty hope anymore.”03599712653b8001

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The marriage 3b95e24e95 she had cf4e8101af chosen for 9667d14ff3 happiness had c598f9146a become her 2bc8ea464c sorrow.7569aca9661fb77a

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And what of 08247cf399 Enzo, with whom 106092ebee she had shared 6d5bc8dcf8 ten years?ca4455f3adf2f75c

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Their relationship 4841ba49d4 had become 0549310bae worse than 3e6ccedfa5 it had ba740bdaf4 ever been. The childhood friend d2365fe3ad who had once db2b47fa2c been there in b59ca3c5c5 her hardest times 8d5daadfe3 had not reached 142861ad68 out even once.190568d2355a1709

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All of it had 6a56bbae8d happened in a single 98ae112ab4 day.206c666c62dbe503

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Even so, b4f5fce537 she hadn’t a1d670abed given up. She held on 1c71ff7832 to hope.98a41ad8e78d049f

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One day, my hearing 6b0cb2c224 will return completely, Enzo d99feb7e48 will contact me and a0c84c7595 We’ll be happy again.ce22aff7b24cd536

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But none of it c442eb736c ever came true.c99fa5848e6672c7

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That hope, which had 3af8ef5b3d circled meaninglessly, eventually began 8ab60b2cf0 to eat away at 3411853920 her heart. All it ever f39feb7191 brought was disappointment.164c49e29c7b4ab3

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Now, the only 1d9e5e7c78 things Irene could 19623c4c3b rely on were 2b22d81079 her father, her b402685237 nurse, and her c574577ccb work.fd1eb3fe3247a170

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She gathered the c873dd2e89 documents on the 85fbb5d2b8 table and stood 207ad46222 up.d1bff134e5b88a32

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It was a 7cbd5ccd73 quarterly financial report aaf0cac373 of the hotel’s 375f7a654c revenue, compiled over 753d6306e3 several days to e120c2d98f drive away her 0680adca4e sense of helplessness.051874d50387b04b

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“Madam, do you know if Father went out today?”7b2d26fbc792e446

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“As it happens, His Grace asked for you, Lady Irene.”46ea9c715d251a03

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“Truly?”fa3a5cd36dcb7845

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A rare brightness d406645a8c lit up Irene’s 49008ec7a2 face. For the first bd6e32527f time in two b216a7535a months, her father 0622c1f536 had summoned her.b3e1e0e7ae285690

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Though she had felt hurt, she understood. Since she had stepped away from assisting with the Whitfield family’s hotel business, the workload must have suddenly piled up on him.4fc14825f09d03b2

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“Yes, truly. He asked that you come to the Cyprine Hotel. I believe he’s been concerned that you’ve been staying in the estate all day.”0e10f7209a34acac

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“Then I’d better head to my room and get ready.”7592fb54d08315b2

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Irene quickened her steps, b4894f1213 her golden braid swaying e031d8bfbf gently with each stride.a84402e13dc73968

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Madam Davitt smiled 85ab54201b faintly at the cd60a8b1e0 rare sight of 9193eda1c1 vitality in her.b22afb7f9b2a4277

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The Cyprine Hotel, b191bb4793 now draped in ca20ab2c56 its spring garden, 792bdf3977 was more beautiful 4c692502cf than in any e6857ffd55 other season. As Irene walked b7be294342 through the grounds, 084b35b6d9 a strange emotion 060db401db stirred within her.1c8d8e409ec755e6

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Spring had returned.ddad966619fb0303

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The garden she 660b220f06 had designed while 0569084fd5 thinking of her c021db2436 beloved southern lands 53dde92f5d was now welcoming f52250c4f3 the season in 945356c102 full bloom.3d2b1bc21ac13637

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Around this time each 8713ca8af4 year, Irene used to 0ca9435ebf spend her days in ef67bb011c the hotel’s garden. Though unavoidable circumstances aa9b638ad3 had kept her 3de80b0e4b away this year, 456d71a979 the place still bb58f54480 held fond memories.79b07798c0d702ad

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“I hear the Cyprine Hotel’s spring is being praised as especially beautiful,” said the Duke of Whitfield.b8e86e3ad65edd24

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A pleased smile on 1abeb3dd37 his lips. His blue eyes, 5130f761e3 so much like a8d942871e hers, softened warmly.8aea215039b4c75f

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Irene gazed at 489c595289 him with unfamiliar 08eaec1914 eyes.83eb4d28e43b4fed

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It had been so d0e5a8d626 long since she’d seen cb1839a14d him smile. It felt almost strange.669d934db4a8c718

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“People say it feels like a retreat to the southern coast. We’ve been booked solid for the past six months. Irene, this is all thanks to you.”3e5aaf9b797d092a

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Even the soft 19f6a685e0 praise that followed 43081bbccf felt unfamiliar.fb1da03baec5b684

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Irene suddenly bcca36d1fc recalled the f57879c22f last time 8f0ec1ce03 she had ecf33ff4fd seen her 54dfac86f5 father.260d318c4c5a04ff

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It had been c5d7048d1c two months ago, e5aa6f0a51 just after she 107823a956 had miraculously regained 65c7cff272 hearing in her 49f9c99629 left ear.807d054ca6458c8d

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Until then, he had 651e5bd2d3 not visited her even a332d3af16 once. That day, he 816670c45f appeared for the 6c4e10da0d first time.ed0157ae1edb51e2

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She could b457d93665 still remember 00745a0175 the expression ec9e5e06dc he wore dbdb49f456 tight lips, fff9188966 cold eyes, d827c59c1f and a 9a67db2c4b look tinged 627f26425b with impatience. So different b37eb619ad from how 25bbc8c4bf he usually 6be46d4be7 was.4db8c0b4f3f9cf6b

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He had said e0d71d330a little. Just told d184cabed3 her to 54d55a0124 recover quickly.8dc483360b2ca530

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Even though 9024551e71 she had 935d654af8 miraculously regained 6f4983c91e some hearing, 1b0ea15f43 she hadn’t 444a472e97 been able 083cc98cf5 to rejoice. She was 7a17c98f02 too afraid 6b5d9013bd he might 95117ab5a4 abandon her.c3305e694e8b59f0

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But now, perhaps it 1e790ba170 had all been needless 7711f539ec worry.27621d6415c3e2d4

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Irene relaxed 95c5fc9b1b and offered e5333ec5e0 a gentle 619e2e0afa smile.433ca566afbd7426

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“It’s all thanks to you, Father. I could never have created this garden on my own.”b73414c280f396b6

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“You. I’ve told you there’s no need for modesty when you’re being praised.”272c43a9b382df40

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“I remember. You said humility could become a tool others might use against you.”1432f1cc0f16c264

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“That’s right. You never forget a lesson. Looks like you inherited my sharp mind.”1b45a61f891a9dab

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The Duke 8d99eeebc2 burst into a260dfe036 hearty laughter.c94a0eebe66ef924

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It was the same f40998fd34 warm, generous sound she 70fa794de5 had always known.cab037f2c7837b53

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Peaceful.fdf01f04a7f7167d

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So much so 79645ffc2e that the misfortune 98bcbe2a2e that had come dd16cfdaa7 crashing into her dce8c0aad6 life felt like 13dcdaacd5 nothing more than 825f197199 a distant dream.06b580ceaddfed3e

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Just like every c30bf410d5 year, she had e40d5a9302 returned to the fb2cc089e8 spring garden and d708beec83 was enjoying a 80d87200c8 pleasant conversation with 45014ee5d1 her father. Life felt unchanged.8b726fdd7d8b5041

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Perhaps -just perhaps, a06a738964 this could still 3ba54b50a5 be a life 99a970d0ff worth living.2777ca53a3f95a27

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“How have you been feeling lately? I hear your right ear still hasn’t recovered. Any signs of improvement? You can’t live like this forever.”daf7f4e58d199a00

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His casual inquiry brought e664da18c6 Irene crashing back to a2039ea987 reality. It was as c0442b289c if someone had 41da41a97a poured cold water dda4ca706f over her.19230bd634c441c3

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