CL Chapter 3

At the age of 56ccefb5a1 eleven, Charlotte sat nervously 5ff49ac9b6 in the reception room d9d8f56136 of the royal palace.c9784c6513363555

This was 701c938b9c the moment d71a8e9ad1 she was c568eec65b to be d638fcff32 introduced to 5ca0158fde her fiancé, 9f756550ec whom her 55eae7e934 father, King 6469c8b328 Diandel of bf32977b20 Ignator had 024be8d2b9 personally chosen.e0bd5c7306fc2ab1

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The seat across 7391f524a6 from her remained 11f29ef1e1 empty.22a3fd2cd8d44321

It wasn’t cfa01ae8e7 that the 469cff7d62 other party 54967052c4 was late, 01ba11ebca Charlotte had 312c862c7b simply arrived b6205b9444 far too 0deff97c66 early.cc9419d33c51ca0c

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Her heart 79d4ef124d raced with 026bc84d94 a mixture fd1abbb173 of curiosity 6afa644ccd and excitement.5492f7d5de417b70

Unconsciously, her steps quickened.d5a99fb774107a5d

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There was c6ff2ba307 still half c27dac13a4 an hour c76d7bca29 until the 868781f8c4 scheduled meeting.5d00962ce0ed22a3

It was 37beea9941 a short 0dde5640c4 time, yet 9128c5a7d2 long enough 8812ff962a for Charlotte 4a0f03b66e to fill cc6286b66f it with 6876312458 thoughts of d2ee9a5dd1 her future 0dde0d1569 fiancé.ee5951c085ce3fe7

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What family 20c47722a3 would he c646809d51 be from? Could he f6007a2985 be a 81ecaf5c0a prince from 5ec587ca2c a neighboring b686472107 kingdom? How old would 48c2787085 he be? Would he 07e064a865 be close 7e672231a5 to her 6b61c18302 age? Or perhaps 0f03742a43 a young abb42efcf3 man who 91082d3077 had already d48fc4364d had his dbc2919f6b coming-of-age ceremony? What kind of person 352dab21f0 would he be? Would he be smart? After all, he would 412262f0d8 be the future head d4bde6367c of state, so it 73ee3488f3 would be ideal if 2046c2f2ec he were wise and 5f4f5b018c prudent.fb3967532e11236a

As these 8ee174f66e thoughts flowed 9479322132 one after 65ce7c079d another, they 9cc6bb4ceb suddenly vanished b9203235ee from her 491b28cf64 mind when 3e5d9ee9b5 the sound d57a12a41c of a 0523550fb4 knock on e335137c58 the door 0fe2044c23 brought her e3c71da272 attention back 93254d22e5 to the 87b752dd7e present.59cf70b37f19762b

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Only one question 294a5c3dda lingered.0f54831dfbd69ff3

‘Would he….like me?’13f03f897606caec

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But that last lingering 5481ef5d86 curiosity was soon dissolved e0851d1f69 as the boy, stepping ebe652f328 into the reception room df98ebbd09 at Charlotte’s consent, calmly e9ea02c5fb introduced himself.93e1239407065a25

“I am Leo Carthenon, a22841361b the second son of cb3637ec2b the Duke of Carthenon.”38691f762e805c5f

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Charlotte, who had been a763d2dfff watching the boy approach 79dc3bad37 with a look of f6f0ededf1 wonder, suddenly felt as 8dc9485cfb though she were falling d8b6202541 off a cliff.1e3cd3185ad96134

The boy’s 30b7630099 dark brown 5834f9879e hair, faintly 3180905a2f tinged with e2977ec602 black, slowly 7d388fd30f lifted as bfbe4b67b8 he looked 16c81892fd up, his 9632946049 gaze meeting ab9bc6b9b0 hers.00dea048221a47a9

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What……?5e8e95da0ffa8511

Who did d6d555a6d4 he say f1f3a4bee5 he was?10df2dec1e2ce680

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‘I am Leo Cartheon, second son of the Duke of Carthenon.’2b3f761e9e02695c

The boy’s polite d6d6dde352 greeting echoed in 22ddef1f2f her mind like 9e9f49258d a distant ringing.9ec88ef54262805a

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‘I am Leo Carthenon, second son of the Duke of Carthenon.’a143e81495ddcadd

The words seemed to 36ff913951 pierce her ears like 97c9a5dbcc a sharp needle.71d31965e9a620b8

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“It’s an honor to c51ca03d8d meet you.”d1b4e748b71659cf

The boy calmly eeef32ddae finished his introduction.f5092f65ad8db58f

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Charlotte remained 904babe3cf silent, staring a54531bf40 at him.0f3c17d7a37895c3

The second son of c6745ac6d2 the Duke of Carthenon 432babebbd was an illegitimate child.8b1820a8840b5a21

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How could the future ffcd136b70 queen of Ignator be 4270bd5282 betrothed to a illegitimate fcec8c6291 child? Such a thing had aa1750617b never occurred before in 50061ed073 the history of the 4309c41769 kingdom, no matter how 5bd8f0f591 many volumes of historical 493648527a records were scoured in 6c19f27953 the royal library.2410a65c93f0f1d5

Since Mia’s birth, Charlotte 1bfa8a4857 had gradually realized that c9b32a0915 her position was changing.0a3a9650bca6cec9

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I had known it, 868152dce6 but this situation was 869e5b0431 different.a6154ee634f296f3

It was as 280bd32225 though this engagement 6835144fc9 was a declaration 4c4037aef3 that the future 948f1fe01c of Ignator would 7a4debd601 not rest in 8fbbdfcc0e her hands.02161e5e31c68db8

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At some point, her cc422bba22 lips, which had been 06096589bc tightly pressed together, trembled.5e7ac0a1e8fd4942

The bitter 4b496d9f38 taste of d46e0e2017 despair filled 060da1adfa her mouth.9423c7766cf4faac

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If there c1a95b44d7 is a 70c42fc918 flavor to 6076c2aff5 despair, perhaps 96b54e0abc this is b6f8536bc9 it, Charlotte 9e634a2cb4 thought faintly.f9d1e5355b5cd102

It was then 8f35f6074c that she felt 8d85a1578d a soft touch 9906e2cb73 on her fingertips.f9506efdc4bc08f4

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“…….”48382385abd4e73d

It was b0b0591b45 a handkerchief.e5e7b713ad5a04ac

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The illegitimate son c08d3e7151 had offered it 19fe27cd8b to her. He didn’t be287a219e fuss or aedff1a600 make a a538c19bd5 show of f4cf34fb18 concern, but 915765f772 simply did f2e7bab070 what he 710122068f felt was 0268829533 necessary and 6c9ea2fe0c helping her dc13ba3ea7 with quiet 67e8c604f1 dignity.2636c8a0f44f5894

But it wasn’t a wound that could be wiped away with a piece of cloth.45c82d3b323d02be

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Charlotte glanced a4b63c0b6a at the c79a5672f1 boy’s offering 32459d46f4 with distaste.51f78e60b88ee08d

She knew 82183f9256 he was 838761b7e5 not to b119553cde blame. In Ignator’s 17d8b3ebb2 social circles, a5350567e5 illegitimate children 4d29de0e11 were always 273eecaa27 looked down 423b3e991a upon, but d4f803c616 Charlotte, unlike 6104231e77 others, believed f6fb457ecb the fault 106eeed2bd lay not 78e94b75e2 with the 712713115d child but 130a418cad with the 37f291e6dc circumstances of 45b00b5f39 their birth.d939c35091f42315

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Had he 38eaac7c41 not been 1d3dfa7a71 her fiancé, 7be6dff4dd she might c90743c894 have welcomed 2ae73507c1 him warmly.b949e40bae449fca

They might have 201ae208ab shared tea and 81014d2aaa sweet treats, talked, 743c63bb77 and perhaps even 8f8083585d become friends if 39551ec3dc they found common 96d015edc3 ground.40388c2e16920b39

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If only he 4c83a80252 weren’t the proof b349a3315c of her abandonment.db883b7eea593d2e

Charlotte snatched the handkerchief 57eb8fb1ab from the boy’s hand 46bbe1948b and wiped her eyes fa30eb0f57 instead of her lips. The dry 17045bd4db fabric quickly d714f24269 became wet.014f7f98fa602068

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The boy 57335249b7 waited silently, 8baa0d33f1 standing still 672fe83079 until her 827d7a8734 sobs began 00919ae900 to subside, 862b17a392 patiently enduring 95a0ea3585 the cold fad1531b13 silence of a6996fe058 the princess 3e47c467aa who neither 47456bce1f greeted him 45e5a11ea3 nor allowed 0d56605ca4 him to 6d6dbe4db4 sit down.ec86f263f6baac7a

“Princess…”e5ac1636b6d8586a

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When her weeping had 6bb8cbf31d slowed, the boy finally 8408b70ac3 spoke again.aab6eb6e1a23a765

Charlotte, wiping her face, f4f7c36e35 met his gaze directly.150d8f08bcae4d66

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It was green.68123c37108d975d

Like newly sprouted 8be18d7ae5 leaves in spring.0eb6c290e51062e3

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“I will become the beb4695902 Duke of Carthenon,”he said.d110ae91d5876c13

That little 5f9350e00b sprout declared 15c49cb7e7 that it e0ea74da69 would one 2351da70c2 day be 205673523e a forest. So there was 66813f7149 no need to 4e91b292d8 cry.937a7c08add0abfc

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That day, 514032ad1c the princess 4ef38e503e who had 55e0fd12b3 been cast 9335bf1d02 aside by bfea187ac7 her father 4e563ed6a0 fell in 9aa7d0d7cf love.99a9c48718fc48d4

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It must 4444652bdc be a 68debc7b75 lie.18ded22d03700b4c

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Leo Carthenon, abbf4dce77 known as 94c7cf16bb the light 5c005ed4d2 of Ignator.bcbb424b92295760

If something 173cea68a4 like that d21f46788e had happened 47fb29d30d to him, 1db88a8e6a even the a3bb92f4f7 remote palace 51693ac278 would not d09bfba9be have remained 37599e6ec4 so quiet.06b6b5fb323cf352

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Charlotte couldn’t understand what b44b10362c he hoped to gain a620631f26 by saying such things.900c6a88219896b7

It was all nonsense.fd5b0774e534d00f

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She recalled 54f71ac5cf the boy’s 607472f784 green eyes, f34c2265d1 staring steadily bb50503ba0 at her, 7700bc77fe and slowly e7b20f773a began to f4b992c25b rebuild the 1fc6626935 wall around e8c24085ba her heart.5b6b3cfa1dcdea7f

“…Have you ce5c63387d lost your 17181f81d1 mind?”9ea44cd126f5ae49

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The insult was aimed 85d7a3f0cf at her father, Diandel.324d9aa9105a3276

“You should 34dd931f94 have called d9560700f8 for a 4e0d7843fb physician, not 8ec8eaab8f me.”0b0bfa9eb3164560

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She built 7a1a140fde her defense 808e27595c up again, 8a3dc8374c piece by add30c9c9f piece.4feb5662c174eadb

“Have you become so 6df95eedcf incapable of distinguishing right 2fa5eb032a from wrong?”2bcd7a32fbf3852c

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She hid e99980e26b behind the 945025f85a wall she a1e69d5183 had created.3a5bc228e2797198

“Is this really 5b879ad6ab what you want?”fce013ee8fdc8869

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Charlotte tapped her temple, aa30e9463c convinced she was now 3c22483a1a safe.ae6bc36dddbc0ce9

The bitter mockery 50d68d68db that lingered in b898d3b5a5 her mind, a e670e13342 disrespectful comment directed e3903e4cac at her father aff8fd357b didn’t seem to b7da2aa3f6 bother her anymore.8350549caf64873f

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Diandel’s eyes twisted in 6ab398c78f anger.0638be4e2567e3f9

Charlotte, satisfied with the 37dcce3526 small victory, allowed the 7d6644ad4b tension around her mouth 8b00fdda07 to fade.7f140d89e50ceecf

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Thud.764a223a89c0e8fa

A crumpled piece b2f7e99ca0 of paper suddenly 24c3ddde67 landed at her 8baaa2a9d0 feet.2317a8f4e983aeaa

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“It’s a letter from aaf92e8aef Baron Erik Moore.”253ae9e29e9d996f

The words added weight e7504cbfec to the situation.a0368982667edf90

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Baron Erik Moore 9622522d2f was one of 878f42c42f Leo Cartheon’s closest 04ef3bce6d allies.932793da59664c4a

“If you 834a3df538 don’t believe e40610504d it, see c5a3f75e29 for yourself.”845ad5d499c105a9

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Despite her f2a4b1ca96 vow to 3c6c8fba4d never bow 83910cd980 to him cf95018411 again, Charlotte 0008cae212 bent down 0ca50b8ec0 to grabbed d9d55729c6 the crumpled e23e369944 paper without 948100dceb hesitation.2a142e0886950d1d

Her hands shook as 9f3df1f3a3 they unfurled the letter.76b67e6f1d2b013b

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She wanted 9be005b90e to look e8bb148366 at it, 6665517fb7 but didn’t 1733126df9 want to 02608025fd at the 27331213e7 same time.2c0f1f6c2c84dadb

The conflicting d863aa9c1f emotions made d4ab9e3d3f her hands e715c5de53 tremble.1399435dbb184138

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When her eyes caught a2a649ebdf the beginning of the b3a2ba467b letter, she held her 62f9fd97ce breath, reading every word 97a0dd9262 carefully.c0511aaf3ad7e7e1

It spoke of 05203b8619 an unknown illness, 71104ca28f the resulting loss 1d5cb35ca4 of vision, and 1b88368ddd detailed how Diandel’s d0f6a14b87 nonsense was somehow dee488b41f made true.3d7324129b942bc3

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“……”f476d5a4f7c3537e

The letter dd6b7053d0 slipped from d916a5349a her hands, 06bd9bf462 falling to 710b4cecac the floor c3b3e048a2 as a b616145193 chill ran c604fcdaae through her cecc24c99f body.12490c182e41a0ec

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Even in a 84b6d63c3b room where the bfb5860116 temperature was always f9a7860876 warm, it felt 6047357fe0 unbearably cold.8f20b413db8e5262

Why? How could this 6ee9857708 happen?2d82db924e2a09cd

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The walls bb868b6d89 she had 5aa69e41ab built around a08f772c26 herself collapsed, 2376c06dbc and all 7e2da46032 Charlotte could 71eb075f23 do was b97fdd661d stare in beece9a836 disbelief.47c1b45f28343820

“Mia……What about Mia?”403f8c320e597123

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Mia had always adored bd7a7d4ab2 Leo Carthenon.0a434a417f693ebb

Even when he 69a1a4a181 was to be e3e48e1922 Charlotte’s fiancé, Mia 47e9de47c8 had wanted him.fd9e31cdc3183744

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She had blushed 5aa439a4e8 when they met, 29800008b5 hiding the shy 81ebf8bf2c feelings that clung 8aeb5d22bc to her heart. And in a2540bdbb4 the end, b32765ba87 she had c038c9170e claimed him.99f69731d45b43c8

There was no way da4fc615d5 Mia would let go 82ffd0172e of Leo Carthenon now. Not when he was 9b405bf915 about to become Charlotte’s.ce71a2a2aa53d8c8

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Mia would never allow 83cf8ac239 it.d11d42b366a6151f

“Mia…..What did 74b1ee3774 she say..…?”1ba60ca5e28e858e

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The answer never came.74926ad6470d9433

Charlotte turned e55b7acc3b away and 31a2c6a782 walked out 422ec69568 of the cfa6f5dd4b room.88df28bb933defde

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The face of Mia, 408649ae62 who had so sweetly bc1e4a2533 stolen what was hers, a7cbad4409 appeared in her mind.5d48986eaef4aa2c

She wanted to c38c67c6c2 crush that face 66f9e9a185 beyond recognition.65b956fed870ad8c

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It felt like 62379cfc14 a mission, a 3b2dd87c99 duty she had 748b49c753 to fulfill.b818a1e2d00a38fa

“Ugh..…”6f05be81ced91e32

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But as Charlotte snapped 84f531ab74 back to reality, she 1924fdd6dc found herself caught by f80b365d6e Diandel, her father, choking ed7ac2ad8f her with his hands.16c43217d4ff5adc

In his desperate attempt 17675e5383 to protect his daughter, 8a1a583117 the king had thrown 7cba8932dd aside his throne and a897cacab7 rushed toward her.66d24116db17ff5d

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“How dare…..A 856c19fccc lowly…..creature like 6771fbbffe you…..”bbf135daa3a20575

“……!”5616e6c1b0aee0d5

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His voice, 18077d9137 twisted with 443e304aec hatred, filled 29fa5f567a her ears.af9a6aa8e866bb9c

Through the 0c7ab2af7f haze of 0535818742 unconsciousness, Charlotte 615c47fade could see f16f391cf6 his monstrous 7c998a7a95 face and 074b3df66c hear his 1f1284f97a cruel words, 96c0393bed reminding her 26061439ed just how 35c8fb02f3 insignificant she truly was.a8ad70028df86388

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In all her life, 84d3f33098 there was only one 609500bb08 thing Charlotte had ever 0c0269073b wished for, one thing a835c10289 she had desperately longed c316d1becf for, but now, she 0e40102ffa had given up on 52e872ad8f it long ago.94afb92550a45c97

Affection.04b85a9a60675309

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