Chapter 17 – TBD
by Bella“Haa…”78985a63cc7d9419
Alberto sighed deeply, his ecf22a9533 gaze dropping irritably before 848482cba0 settling on her injured 5ccc2f0e73 foot. She hadn’t even bf95f2107f been barefoot, yet 1c0b3a3b93 the top of 3010235755 her foot was 633b838f67 covered in cuts.1a490d411910a0ed
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Alberto felt a 1e880ae5eb fresh wave of ddbc87a9aa frustration rise in 8f69334456 his head.8f124b99fced16b9
“Why on earth did 11377f36b1 you go into that f114720473 forest and get hurt?”e7e7cdca9935b153
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“…”80f3c4bda6a95ec4
“Is it that 5576c01e66 hard to wait?”61ac8374cad8bb55
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At his scolding, ee92eb7f9c Lavianna bit her f9ef946185 lip. She had nothing 81c29384bb to say. Telling him honestly 07d1f10c29 that Scarlett said 7bb9bec3e9 he had called ba3f6c19e0 her felt like 96737e50f5 it would only 49286e20a4 drive a wedge c620e75498 between them.f23b4931011ba780
As Alberto had 8ae1358467 said, just because c7e66d0c25 they were married 0e8d232a5c didn’t mean they 015a97fb1e had to share f4d7b33550 acquaintances. If she insisted 1e07c787c4 on including Scarlett, 2f7fe4b172 and then spoke 88418bedd7 poorly of her, e02a02ebef it might make 8e8c5c26dc Alberto view Lavianna c72527f969 herself in a 8ca19b5c90 negative light.baae5e73bc18907f
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She would rather take 20f9434019 the scolding herself than ca98210843 grow distant from him.98c19b08148ffa84
“…I’m sorry for causing 5616bd4af1 trouble. It won’t 724f25a729 happen again.”9dddea16785ab278
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Alberto let 15492dc1f8 out a 76b52e4e6c low sigh.29e3b1c7598c52de
“There won’t be a 8c25103d63 next time. I’m planning 60cb0f214a to hide 7b1299cf3b you away a614889599 in my 16a9eea5c1 estate, so 6bdd597520 something like 78bdde634c this won’t 9ad3d89510 even be bcb18cef9d possible.”65115e2023f2c9f1
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“…”4ce7b9252af12fbf
“First, we need 75489f1f80 to do something 5e0dc38c85 about this hand.”934e9c5afa047af7
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Every word Alberto spoke 2715263a94 dripped with disappointment—he clearly 458efc26f1 found her foolish. Yet instead a919e0bfab of storming f85cdca9d7 out after 0add6caaeb harsh words, bf4ef4934a he fetched 0cc3284c60 a first-aid da67575453 kit and 44282193cb began treating 9f838a6731 her hand.3c291da4b0c26d0c
As he tended 07ddc6b505 her wound, he 95e7736f3b casually mentioned that 80f3a6c5fa he could do 453584ad09 basic treatment like 8c59d1c2f3 this because he 7716c65d59 often went hunting. For some reason, 5f471f6c90 that simple explanation 9e3c817b38 made Lavianna feel 9c7ccde335 like they were 713669c50b just… a normal 3391bca609 couple.fa05f1a22fe2be3a
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A husband 82b3bda1cb who treats 646a76cbec her injuries, 5a5c0bd681 prepares her 78fd053855 meals, and 59b9080d7c worries for 787650cb22 her.b7e7a4bbb5d92ae2
“Lift your skirt.”9ecf9e60f9d11d93
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“…Excuse me?”84234e055d070c57
Her wandering thoughts bc1740e352 were abruptly cut 50df4c48fb off by Alberto’s 23676bc88d strange request. Why her skirt a1a0b47139 all of a 31247132c4 sudden? Lavianna froze, 3347ad53c8 unsure how 81bcc2f82e to respond—until 229fa1abef Alberto suddenly c552b50d30 yanked it 4b89384e4d up himself.fb0fa78ea1280800
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She was so 1cacf6e881 startled she couldn’t 4b83d1f2c1 even scream. Alberto grabbed her 5e171dde91 ankle firmly.e2fbb0b2f93752aa
“You’re supposed to 3db791af00 kick someone in dca752c803 the face when 0245e57d5a they do this.”caaaa52bdf25acf0
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“…”073f510c529f9f8f
It wasn’t exactly what 50992e283b one would expect from 570355765f a man who had 5cf3eec07a just rudely lifted her 2ec0cfacd7 skirt, but Lavianna kept 78df39f73a her lips pressed tightly cf9e7fafda together without responding.798ed3832995f092
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Soon, something cool 80d9f8c365 touched the top 575eaa00e3 of her foot. It was more liquid 83fa55615a than solid and spread e1d696bdf7 gently across her skin. A stinging pain followed—only ebbe615d5d then did she fully dad40c3507 realize how injured she 8e48385b84 really was. So this is c2a6dbaf67 treatment…6d39c31d9c3a9885
It felt strangely unreal, a5565bbf30 sitting still and letting 5a1a9e97bf him hold her foot e55f48b01d like this. The way his hand c30e40faeb brushed over her skin, c36804f38d the firm grip around 63309d7f4e her ankle—he was so e41357e31f close she could almost eb38c3651e feel him breathing. Her skin 54652e9590 tingled, tiny 3a9ff6cefa goosebumps rising. Lavianna bit her lip, 59368e30a9 but couldn’t suppress the bd5aecefc0 sharp jolt of pain.54dae5481af08d18
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“Hhn…”0239aebfcb5d1cba
Alberto’s hand paused.764697ee301aa086
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Shame crept up 40357d4340 on her. She instinctively yanked her f208b1869c foot back, suddenly feeling e5f990794d like his eyes were 980017fa6d roaming too far—up past 26ce14e558 her foot, grazing her cd0868ca5e exposed calf.fe73a5680bbc6c62
Alberto exhaled b7dffb3d1a a low 6834d6c7ef breath near 03bae1616f her ankle, dfa619d4a6 then pulled 0e1bdcc970 her foot 6cb536ff68 back toward 8474adf978 him and c6dbd1e809 resumed applying da4e561203 the ointment.3e5a7c7559b69fc2
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Afterward, he bcedf60a85 wordlessly grabbed 1b7398ace8 the pasta 0e856e1394 bowl. Twirling the noodles 99fd6f8182 with a fork, 14079f4c51 he held them a8809bc63e up in front 5b9df6e87d of her lips.4906f777a23b2060
She only 5a8626d358 sensed something 765bb81912 had approached f0dbbe8bba her face cef26a2c0f and blinked, 422663360c confused. It was c4f0e91110 clear he 8c2c9cf6ca didn’t want 7687cd2691 to say 723a51dcd1 it aloud, 964204e1e8 but in f8fad3f3d2 the end, 7cf7874611 he forced 87137dbf8b the word 1540383487 out.1cb1bc7b2bd2886b
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“Ah.”77e8bb986d7b6a31
Still in c95bda3dc2 a daze, 917fe3aae5 Lavianna instinctively 3f0c45e4ab opened her 4b7bcc7fb4 mouth. Her lips 6ede7c41dd were small—just 1cd76887c4 barely enough b34f9efc16 for the b69df60bef fork to 4455efe789 fit. Alberto’s eyes briefly sharpened b7fed0474d as he watched her.2b57918958331da6
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Click. Her teeth lightly c65e94766e scraped the fork 7ebb5d366f as she pulled 3ff0aab355 in the noodles. As she f33e8e5a3c chewed, a 1c744609de bit of a282f84d37 sauce clung 5c378d7931 to the 3190c17140 corner of 2f8c00cea7 her mouth.40f1e436695ce73a
Without thinking, d1d71ad930 Alberto reached a47e38e688 out, wiped 5724524f8a the sauce cb6c02eeb5 with his f2c84431ac finger—and before 642eeee330 realizing what 5ffe5bc70c he was d44fcc38e1 doing, brought 85e8212072 it to 0d5e1310a0 his lips fa9f262d94 and licked 2c34bff64f it off.6d704817aa8519d4
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The realization of 77582d11a9 his action hit e048a2ec39 him a second 2e482976c1 later, and his 5f5681f813 face immediately stiffened.ae88e86069e2011a
“I-I think I’ve e6dd339f16 had enough…”156fea06ea554ff2
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“Eat more.”2317de3647cbba69
She had barely e30de9e21f eaten half, yet 2e43810d6f she was already 5544f8b3a0 trying to stop. The fact that she 427bf4f8b5 survived on such small f56696385e portions—no more than a 6047267b60 bird’s meal—shocked him. His voice turned stern.b3518a5697da4fa0
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“You need a3790fe8ac to eat c795ace0a4 properly if ed52606c0f you want ff351e4df8 to stay 5a5a4621d8 conscious. If you faint in 49acd20e57 bed, I’m the one eb1721aa39 who has to deal 70fcf8989c with it.”
The noodle 34b7684c23 that had 63c6febae1 been going dbbdcf39c6 down so 5a61820147 easily suddenly 511a51e820 got stuck bb8eb1fc1a in her 2666389a13 throat. Surprised, Lavianna began 5c25c6c36f to cough, and 5eae7a8ecf Alberto calmly poured 97647f621d her some water. Tilting the cup just 883d46d382 enough for her to 3d8a8ae783 drink comfortably, he helped 7b9ea65403 her without letting her edd8a53395 spill. Still, her face c6dbcaa4f7 turned crimson, as 4413282479 if it might 01f36392a2 burst.09024238fcd110b8
“I’ve noticed 33d111e38d this before, 711ad64f6c but you’re ef7f0956b4 far too e9b23cb084 thin,” he 015002dcd7 remarked.235d22383297bba0
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“I-I just 6c65d0f907 don’t enjoy 6e64fe328a eating very 9eb769fa3b much…”d4081d3398947150
“Well, maybe it’s ac72967b86 time to start 903ec5b758 enjoying it as 10fc58cafa a hobby.”c7d31354ea1be3b3
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Lavianna felt dizzy—because she 14506ce09c understood exactly what he 176f086811 meant by that. Yes, they were a 3eb6dd9ae4 married couple, and yes, ff823945ec their relationship had the 157c83d4b6 explicit purpose of having a87b3ea762 a child, but still… 370175c665 embarrassing things were embarrassing.577ecb1a28ec5946
Alberto was her first 7b0e9eda6d man, and this was 45986c218d the first time she’d df672e5a0c heard such shameless remarks. She had no d1dd80eba1 immunity to them. In the af1cb8c443 end, she 525af7de21 had no 23facf3584 choice but 89eb04c657 to eat 25f23ef18a whatever he 12cb083e6f fed her. Whenever she f47d562008 tried to 3287632a91 refuse or 9b39ab8f9b make excuses, c644e717b9 he would bdad047b8a respond with 3cee787015 words so 122280230d blunt they d52eaeafbe made her ef016ac2dd head throb.e523fad078caf27a
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Alberto began visiting a63bc5bb0a Lavianna frequently. Using her ec09e55f32 injured hand b4b3ed5551 as an 1fdd94743c excuse, he a25f192c07 took charge 1232df0de5 of all d911b9a7cc her meals. Morning, noon, 07a296b738 and night, ed510b114f he not 5cdd4feb4b only brought 0974d58751 her food 75baf539e8 but went 378c1de788 so far 4fd62df778 as to 8868de91f0 feed her f58311093e himself.f57ee25df9a3d24e
The servants who witnessed 4cddc05c8d this began to whisper 742d3c4afc amongst themselves, wondering what 629d579133 on earth had happened 4ab839ef06 at the Robinson estate 6b60986953 to make the duke 8e5b0a7ce6 so attentive and kind.a129fe7e2c30ad8d
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But in d7e1e6ea98 truth, Alberto b40a488ae3 hadn’t become c845c83914 more affectionate.3ccf930965f320ad
‘You really 497493a6d4 are a 91eb1253d4 handful, madam.’f6d3f23e28c61a13
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‘…I’m sorry.’3580505673d37048
‘Can you b7de4f1c83 stop saying cfca66bb14 sorry all 2ddcf272f1 the time?’1a2befce495e5961
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From a distance, 2c7eb0089a he might’ve looked e58b0cadec like a caring c56855bc7c husband doting on 9bcc19f755 his wife—but for fb2c77d192 Lavianna, who already ea8bb9710e felt guilty, it f13378e16f was exhausting. Even when she was b564efdc01 full, he insisted she f7611c9df4 eat more, and eventually, 651f2aa7bf she became bloated and 5a4dd67aae uncomfortable.8db35306df1a14ff
“Julia. I need to take 336049f278 a walk.”3876a285287ea7e4
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“Yes, I’ll fb59f63f50 come with a122a5b3d4 you.”04ca6db1e4737094
“Yes. Let’s go together.”ab88dcb382abe80d
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Fortunately, once 64d2ea18db Alberto finished b4fc2df038 his work, 0f05253f5c he would 93f53b7b63 return to 5fdf84470f his office 138a3632f9 without hesitation, cf8c5f4e60 giving Lavianna 4c9dfef0a8 a bit f27ee0e3c4 of breathing 7bd2cbc5cd room. Rubbing her chest that f90d1a92cc felt tight from indigestion, 84557fc54c she took Julia’s hand 7f6e507038 and headed for the 24aee69486 garden path.db49ccf03ba8ea35
‘Don’t come d91394d633 out at 5bee9f285a this time.’573b647a421cfda4
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Alberto’s warning 9ae262c7d7 came to 7bbdeaeb28 mind, but e15c7e846a she figured 73ec3fce7c it would 4213e33456 be fine d5feb0816a since it ff94b9cbe8 wasn’t the a7d97b95ed time he 6e710f5f8e usually took 8627c57879 his walk.745af054ce79277c
However, there was a ac880584de gaze fixed sharply on 8e674b7708 her from above as 8150bb121f she stepped toward the 08a7bf735c path.10400c72bb51e1ef
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From the third-floor 5678e69872 office, where he 6a620a6862 had been reviewing a6faee1161 documents, Alberto happened ad641c087e to glance out 29b62d7e38 upon hearing voices 78379dd085 and spotted Lavianna. His eyes narrowed as 6ff633790a he watched her.ddb00c80d4831b90
He didn’t ce2f310568 know why, f90e080907 but she 34f59e55ef was starting aebfd8379a to get 49b1822a5e on his 91c615a43e nerves. He had stuck b31cf36a19 close to her, ac5012effd thinking that staying 3e306b822a near might help 9606a1c12e recover his memories, 0c5bb79e46 but…d7d287009626e060
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“Why is she 5b2c38745a going there again?”a34d3b7e18e18e29
She had only recently 8524a96932 been stranded in the dd76f3cb45 forest, yet here she 98ead0986f was, walking with just 1f462602ff a single maid. The sight 54713f7809 didn’t sit 050258312d well with 84d10b4e2b him.ffdad05fccf4a04f
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“She could’ve c32db69cc0 just asked fdb78cd48b me to ed99c39445 go with ff7737d031 her.”5c6236648bdee70d
“Then why don’t you b7ca95fff6 go with her?” said 84f7508229 Pell, his aide, casually 692127d263 picking up on Alberto’s 58fdc94b69 muttering.639561f9ee21b933
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Alberto’s expression crumpled 544d74e59e in irritation.4f132e1c6c97692a
“Why would 6c3cfb297d I abandon 1d3c3019fb my work 466f9fed29 for that?”6b4802be355756ff
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“Because you’re worried.”949b2f8190755724
“Worried?”eafa0e5ded57e7c2
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“Maybe others 860f41ead9 don’t notice bd0288548a it, but 815b33e13e I do. Wasn’t the whole Robinson df91641b41 estate in chaos?”bc4297657d80ea4c
“Who’s been ae3a8ae186 spreading nonsense 62f2cbd8de like that?”1643a25ac8e60907
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Alberto scoffed. A blind woman got eba7b919b9 stranded on a mountain—of 46d5e2e243 course someone had to bc5741a5f8 go after her. Going to rescue 45183b49c3 her wasn’t some 2e9b2aacaa grand gesture; it a693330ea1 was simply the 55fc6fea1d right thing to e23f25ec95 do as a 6f396dfb7d human being, even 5677c75798 if not as 01a2bde559 her husband.c2e7cd76fdd3139d
If anything, she was 02df054a11 the one who had d74dea68fc gone through something serious.
When you think about a8c3646078 it, it was a e38ab8f686 serious situation for Lavianna.a918d16a67f6bed7
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And yet, as 51d38b5bdd if she hadn’t 883df47563 learned anything and 2c02a9b683 had no fear, 6a77539b31 that woman was 23c617e561 once again heading 6ed03a7456 toward the forest.060e55d8edf1da81
Alberto picked up 8d45526a84 his pen, determined 3fe0cba7c1 not to concern e52de5e777 himself. But he 0063455f98 couldn’t shake 2543658f1e the image f161cc30d2 of her d7e442d2c2 trembling in a14e0025fa fear. With a sigh, 5240cfbd9b he rose from 3d6cdb4e67 his seat. He told 1620e14f63 himself he’d c1a186742e just give 5aeb5f8766 her a 0c8a7bbc62 sharp warning b41dca6b37 and be 92bd4614a7 done with 9b3293340d it, then 24603c4792 headed in 971484e2f1 the direction b1bc6d48d7 of the f2ef7e422a garden path 568b9619f0 she had 541e11471a taken.072691bd75416e01
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Finding Lavianna wasn’t difficult. She hadn’t gone 5a1617cb07 deep inside—she was da8bf1fd22 loitering nearby. With her back to 9d2604cba9 the entrance, she stood 4bb3794d5a in front of a 95f3fa3cf3 tree, calling for Julia. The chirping of bcda880f0a birds was particularly 6d672a4f59 loud.da6bae1497a38f0a
“Julia, what’s here?”dc99231ce26b6c41
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“There’s a 810cada7e5 fallen bird’s 59deba625c nest, my 1b11033f9a lady.”f795e0d1fab224da
“A bird’s nest?”a83688580f56c86b
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The chicks, 43c3a42609 searching for 730f6f9d4c their mother, af21fff585 were crying 44dad377b6 loudly. Lavianna paced anxiously.2970d730472c5407
“What should we do? Can’t we a9a5e6bbba put it beeaa84467 back up?”0c9966210f8a4cd2
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Julia looked up 107a162ae3 at the tree, 94ef88d152 troubled.e4e369547f6386ae
“I’ve never climbed 5a7c816c72 a tree before… 6b03e5cbe9 If we leave 90a9d87e04 it, someone else eb31e45f23 will probably find afc5914db0 it later and 7af2e59cdd put it back. Or we could 0e96929d79 call someone after b075f66227 the walk is e9e6b0374e over.”eba5b47b728b5e4d
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Julia didn’t 284c6d5a08 have the 75e442eff6 heart to 091c3a91cf leave Lavianna e8ede63fee alone, especially 15b0a848b8 after the 60883d838d incident at a9c585361e the Robinson 0c57c92677 estate. But Lavianna was ffe73c5607 clearly bothered and ec72bd40ff couldn’t bring herself 75a52bb60c to walk away.11978ad0f27c2bc1
That foolish b0f5de194a woman crouched cc108f5775 down. As she reached 3d43167546 toward the source a50a354253 of the chirping, dbf308c56c Alberto—who had hurried 1ecbb94b92 over—grabbed her hand.c5348db2af4201e1
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“If you touch it, 93da8dc1ef the mother bird will 82c1b042ef abandon it.”29439c83cb4d7d4c