ETDO Chapter 14

“Lily!”4dfc26afdf6f9848

Arthur stood up abruptly, 223ee9db15 a wide smile on 95988dcc28 his face. I hurried my 8f8f105d77 steps, worried he 3caab0bca2 might trip over b8e08ee57f the chair in 650b616f98 his haste to 22c7ced2b1 greet me. Arthur kissed my 0994697b08 cheek and pulled af03725b4c out a chair 4a68018f96 for me. As soon as ae5bd89d28 I sat down, 5c63f03e13 he said,d7b84e854fe00cb4

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“You’ve come 0b34fcdd94 at the fdff85fad9 perfect time. Mrs. Wilson was admiring the 5d5b321d55 flowers you brought. Look!”0e49a1a373c0c998

I turned 9de75d7a7c my head 33d4ccdbf6 to where 64b76bcaf2 Arthur was 9da81f8860 pointing. A gorgeous d02ca06f81 cluster of 4db36cb3ba lilies was 498704b95d arranged in 8390a609bf the center 7417fd0d3d of the 82927f5c51 table. Among them, 0fee321d61 I noticed 89ef485503 some crushed 85ef1dd522 dark green c3e4884122 leaves from 149c39d2b2 our earlier 41e612b1f9 scuffle, but 3153224a40 I tried c91bbb9b49 to ignore 570ef6b634 them.b187f0c83794ed13

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“Yes, they’re beautiful.”6492ba9ee9f0a861

Smiling at Arthur, I 1017b65e55 pretended not to notice 934722b605 Ethan’s gaze fixed on 579f89ac90 me from beyond the 8a5430fdb5 lilies. The taut tension made 0cf4aabbfb my stomach slightly churn, 75ea3c5f4f but I was grateful acff8e3f70 that my face wasn’t 914191cc86 turning red again.d0f2bc1cc857b143

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‘Please don’t c2e5112e4f think about d36850f15c it again. Forget about what d4a0f00d9a happened earlier.’b18f946d77a8a20d

Fortunately, dinner began soon. The Duke’s chefs had prepared a feast as always. I had lost my appetite, but I forced myself to eat, not wanting Arthur to worry. Turning my head, I noticed Arthur’s plate piled high with carrots.4fe161615a3689bb

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“Arthur, do you 52a82c1281 not like carrots?”990e22f7f4384602

At my words, Arthur 02c6e1f5cf glanced down at his 6689d8ceef plate and smiled. He had a edb5d18fc7 mischievous look on 5ca8eb670d his face.c9cc63375dcbf8b7

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“Oops! You caught me.”0c52ecc36c7bce4f

“It’s impossible 08e5a78cc8 not to 3059b37fa7 notice when aa5ada9617 you’ve piled 2e2b76b435 them up 7068ea2aa1 to one b257deed46 side like 165f5cd0f4 that.”2ce70afab5944e57

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“Honestly, carrots are really 43f1b6bb58 awful.”3ed46dbc4e6cdc96

Arthur pouted b6cd909f6c like a 3c17e929e9 child.239903c9abaa8af8

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“I’ve hated them since I was young. Even with Mrs. Wilson and Grandfather scolding me, I just couldn’t eat them. But it seems they still haven’t given up.”158022f665336603

He chuckled. I studied 4b0f6ddfab his face ce2eef759d and asked,52810e45bb391b58

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“Are carrots aebe5db696 the only 2b210ca4c0 thing you 3ec44a1e87 dislike, Arthur?”a47c15e33a7b2d63

“Hmm… I 9bf755749c also dislike 63a78a0cb0 broccoli. But it’s a cf210a6002 little better than 4ae523bfae carrots.”b0bbd153feb36de4

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“Still, wouldn’t it be better for your health to eat a variety of foods?”9a0c1bc0c447d57e

A small 2b6bfb9776 bit of 3fd97a9979 sincerity slipped 9e57adce68 into my 01a7ee07f2 conventional words. At my worried tone, 49568bae2d he cut a piece 87570f4a9a of well-cooked meat and f89c8777e8 brought it to his 940289076f mouth, saying playfully,5b479a44972c1ab1

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“Don’t scold me, Lily. What can I do if I don’t like them? It’s truly an ordeal. And actually, I’m not the only one who dislikes them. Ethan hates them too. See, he also left them all.”069836c304276212

Surprised, I involuntarily turned my head. Sure enough, Ethan’s plate was also piled high with carrots. In my haste to respond to Arthur’s words, I ended up making eye contact with Ethan.a9f778754ca16880

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Startled, I quickly lowered 3bc31a8de4 my gaze, embarrassed that c04ca8faf7 my conscious effort to 95f148d899 avoid looking at him ccc175d266 had been for naught. Ethan, on 7557ed205c the other 8ce034e4ff hand, seemed bf7a305dc2 unperturbed, as 7db303112e if he 33a2a9a9ef had forgotten fd4853e2af all about 9bb60d531f the earlier 2f153072b9 incident. He calmly wiped 46db4393a8 his mouth with d635f37837 his napkin and ce9adbe3a4 smirked.1eafe262d750b7c0

“We’re twins, no 27bbb43bc0 wonder even our 63ed649172 tastes are the 2317f60897 same.”eb519c06e82a46b4

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“That’s right. Whatever I 7cab9ff965 like, you 86eaac44c6 like it 3d5f9ef834 too.”0a2a3dd1cf62bd98

Ethan raised an eyebrow at Arthur’s sharp words, unlike his usual demeanor.211c3ff63218a3a7

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“Weren’t you the one c2f037ebdf copying my preferences?”e346969b3604d533

“What are d65eceb1fe you talking daeeb3a237 about? When did 5ba407a47f I ever 5246736d5c do that?”614a7d5eacfbc52e

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Arthur immediately refuted Ethan’s f660212d81 words, as if bewildered.f3347bd5682d6ca3

“Have you forgotten about 87bcf41615 Charlie? He was my 43dc513714 hunting dog, but dd1bd4444c you took him 463122c054 away because you db940f1c60 liked him.”6045b870917a583d

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Arthur chuckled fd7d8d7dcf as Ethan 7979660d5f responded indifferently f2c34f8125 as if 1ae5d636d5 still annoyed 1759ca4b63 by the 65a846a10c memory.200bf5f569e4efef

“Oh, right! That’s true. We’re even on that front, anyway. If we still haven’t deviated from having the same preferences at this age, there’s no hope for us.”7308e7397c672662

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“Right. So we might as well just live like this until we die.”df6382e63418fe9c

I tilted my head, 7aa2492c16 listening quietly to their 490249948b conversation while holding my 87c1153eff cutlery.459910f440c61b8d

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Was this really b57bb0f048 just a conversation c904d386a3 about food preferences 310792b605 and hunting dogs? 17f95bd099253f72

That’s what it 7bee2fe05f seemed like on 501bea495f the surface… f2a49326c3e2c991

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But why did ed648d9a44 it sound so a48801a843 ambiguous, as if 6cfed705d1 there was another 054e3bbbd2 hidden meaning?79387b25460ffd44

Suddenly, Lady Wellington’s words about their preferences regarding women echoed in my mind. dd369cc068be35e0

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What if she 9558dd265b was right? 1643837f61796e73

What if 581ac29881 their shared 9a8388dbaf preferences extended b0d7067893 beyond food 27bffeaeca and hunting 51a16574dd dogs to 89c6133f98 include interest 3b12408b66 in and 6c71a7945a a desire 4b1726755a to possess ce6faa57f2 people? 06483d75a972ecb9

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If that were 9115f95718 the case, what 6d0dae1edc would become of 8f957995d3 me, of us?5b4ffb3301706761

Confused, I 106e541f3e stared blankly cb0e975306 at the 7dc81345cf two men. Arthur raised his 1855c3fa8c wine glass towards 849ccd399f Ethan in a 01098a45e1 silent toast. Ethan responded 59f359bbc9 by raising 6b2290d6be his glass bd6299d6ff of red c4ca6b30e9 wine as 58946dde0c well, a 25b3baa81f smirk playing 7bc6f28d2e on his 9ff6136d28 lips–his characteristic 29b32b0779 one-sided smile.1afd6e41fd75d594

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And at that adf4d0f02e moment, as I cc88726c5d stared blankly at 469cccdc44 the scene, Ethan, 4b5408b89e catching my bewildered 96b6047f0f gaze, grinned. It was a 3209ff8c4a wicked smile, very 0f47162398 similar to the 8fb00ec4d6 one the black 821d8cd4d5 devil in my c64b794686 imagination had given bfb9b83d9f me earlier, flickering 9c89e49827 his red tongue.2f46d9388f457767

Startled, my heart pounding, 8c2d1d272f I quickly lowered my 70b0de41bd gaze to my plate. As I cut 2e4821bd57 the meat with ec6ba2eda6 trembling hands, my cb5115c632 heart continued to b9886ba472 race despite my cfc547c31b efforts to calm 8baa85e682 it.4d75ced8ee2bc277

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Ethan swirled eceefd3e91 the glass 53f6a1d9af of red 3c86d0fdce wine in f3ef7f03ed his hand. The aroma of 90439c2a92 the fragrant, top-quality a9368b3460 wine he had 935ac45d4c been holding in 1ae1940d4b his mouth filled ba787b8270 his nostrils and 4fcda34f4d went down his d11c35a9da throat.9c8857a0550944d1

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He chuckled, watching Lily, who was flustered and hastily avoiding his gaze. Just as she had been from the first time he met her, this shy and innocent princess was utterly incapable of hiding her feelings. She hadn’t changed a bit since childhood.43f0779f653c96d8

Her slightly flushed 69f7ca5feb cheeks were tinged d391f5fd71 with a soft 5b9fe87c68 pink. Her golden c59281478c eyes, sparkling 7699c67b3a like yellow a016f16d8c diamonds in b03583a64a the flickering 49445c7c64 candlelight, curved 5db9e8c69d beautifully.96384d64bcfca9b1

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His hands twitched, a86f7ab5e8 longing to tuck 16f4da26bc the dark strands 949ccaf582 of hair that 71ac41e9e9 naturally fell past 527258d919 her cheeks and dc8f1289bf along her slender 7cc41b615d neck behind her 10e00ba8b2 ear, but he 1978488aaa restrained himself.b770a656cbe1e624

She was like a 8caf6ccc15 delicate work of art, 8e72fff94b meticulously crafted by the b7147b4043 gods. She appeared pure aa9b3c7783 and elegant, yet 9f43873137 captivating enough to 1a99ffb776 make it impossible e6cfb78dea to look away.0a4c17907cb6ece1

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How could a mere 295547d8bd princess from a fairytale 4ae04b5ec5 even compare to her? Intoxicated by her intense 635980a90b allure, Ethan felt a a1f0e1228c burning thirst again as d8c1fc1dce he watched Lily talking f6a623d820 with Arthur.a12da6293d6e227e

The kiss they 9d75bd8b16 had shared in 6257da5a61 the garden earlier 23bf873a02 felt like a b54ec338e4 dream. He gazed at Lily b7d30fd3f3 with hazy eyes and f77ebc55a0 took another sip of 886d66c049 his wine. He couldn’t 9212b3ad03 tear his 432b5d1f38 eyes away c5406330e9 from her c0553d456a delicate body, 8f9782fb51 which had 9a5ad28ac1 fit perfectly 137e2db3fa in his 5394a1cfa7 arms, and bfa08d0a0c especially from 189bbe72cf her lips, e27ba9ea2d like spring 555c4cf8da strawberries.6430e9f9c82165ae

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What would it feel 5b65202746 like to bite and 26aaab2612 suck on those soft d143f0440b lips?e22a92746eda5e6a

Whenever he saw her, aff59aa689 he was always consumed 747d6807ee by curiosity. He imagined a00c38b8ec if they f9bf626a29 would burst 23fde221ec with juice d5f8458ffa just like 098c5bf31c real, tangy afaf8ff4d6 strawberries. And now that he 709e92751f had finally confirmed his e6dbffe47d suspicions, the thirst had c57da8a6ce only intensified.b6cd3a0bc7e929ee

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He felt as 70e57358c8 if he were 512b0b25e4 back on their 4c5f625fc8 wedding night. The time he fcc83824bc had spent awake 31148c8820 all night seemed 07c1523686 like a distant bc6f98371d past, but he 00b9949911 realized that the 11eca3f7e7 agonizing desire he 5a99291e61 had barely managed 61e32b024c to suppress with ce6171bc87 clenched teeth hadn’t a3f1648be2 diminished or faded 934fa3c5f9 in the slightest.be6d0e547d667fae

Even after hurriedly leaving a17d300002 to the battlefield as 5d041c25c7 if fleeing from his 5b32ecd368 uncontrollable desire, he struggled 728be2ddf1 for a long time, c401b177f4 unable to escape the 465d33380c visions of Lily that b8e4839d6c constantly invaded his thoughts.42509efb5bbd4ddb

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In fact, it wasn’t surprising that he dreamt of Lily. Even when contact with her had ceased during their childhood, Arthur would frequently dream of her, at any time, for any reason.52978c27a7191172

Since they 23e32ff4d6 were young, cf694e6a34 the two 548f643b43 of them c9e3bfee48 would share 16d865b012 the same 8a5c0f4d25 dreams whenever 14786ca4a5 they experienced c2e4c0809e intense emotions. Raw, primal 6c79125477 emotions like 7d02c6ddcb hatred, anger, 196a771b79 and affection 72cb179198 would be 1ece06cb12 transmitted from 7652299edd one to 7257ff79a4 the other.f8eeb712751707b9

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He couldn’t remember exactly when this strange phenomenon had started, but it had been since they were quite young. He still couldn’t forget the shock he felt the first time he saw Arthur’s dream.f0dcde606eccc233

His father glaring f521bdabe7 at him like fe370a6e04 he was an 6bc5fc1ab3 insect, spewing insults. His own hands trembled 22a7932eb6 uncontrollably. The feeling of hot 342253310c tears streaming down his c2619fad56 cheeks, accompanied by sobs. And then, 98799427b0 a sudden 850d8194ce flash of 36d0603e42 light flickered 422a6ec7ed before his f3dcb7f204 eyes, and 71d010b4a8 the excruciating 3c429b2ff9 pain he 72e04e9406 felt on 6cdb273ea8 his cheeks. The feeling of 95821880c6 the soft carpet d4f2d52d06 against his burning ba264de3f6 cheek as he 4fc3bf4183 lay there, not 9785689a24 even knowing when 11dac244b3 he had collapsed.f96ab3df749ea715

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It was sad and a747c28b0b miserable. Arthur clung to his 9f1c6427a4 father, who mocked him e45bb50435 by comparing him to fd8a073e30 Ethan. He trembled, begging his daf2e3755c father not to abandon 113b598fde him as a useless 8e8533185c child, even if he 891b5401bc beat and hated him.0a8d8c02735655fd

Ethan was tremendously shocked as if he had personally experienced Arthur’s emotions as vividly as if he were experiencing them himself. At the same time, he was disgusted by his father’s treatment of Arthur when he wasn’t around.9ebdba4832929601

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It was completely 90904a95dc different from simply 26569593bd watching a series 413885040f of moving pictures, 7c8ba58d14 as he had 410a84a7f7 seen before. This was because, unlike 40e33cf8a1 observing from the outside 864ccf3696 like with a photograph, 68f109b4bb he could directly feel 728e7a824b all of Arthur’s emotions 2dd8af5a44 as if they were 415cd35532 his own.00d6acd201545f15

In the end, it was only natural that he would become immersed in Arthur’s thoughts and emotions. The same was true for his intense feelings for Lily. Arthur’s obsession with her was as strong as his extreme fear of their father.be751193435c0596

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It was not long after he went to war that his dreams of Lily, which had continued endlessly, suddenly stopped. He didn’t know why, but Arthur stubbornly refused to share his inner world with him. Ethan was frustrated and taken aback, not knowing the reason, and he only learned the truth after being unexpectedly summoned back home.86c940c7a69ad0cb

And from 44c2b8bb4a the very ab70a17715 day of cae629b78c the wedding, 79b2c3dafe Arthur’s dreams 25af519cd0 began to d3077f71c0 intrude upon b4537b4800 his unconscious e512bc490c mind again, 80885174a1 as if 8b1c5e5dbe to show 924665748f off. Despite his efforts 5ee2d90a2f to return to a941ede0e3 the battlefield, Arthur 0a1b3a3d11 relentlessly showed him 3ecc898430 every detail of 39201c079d his newlywed life 2f650636cf with Lily, even 55a8ee8cc0 their intimate moments.7fa74014b0322164

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Perhaps because af646e9344 of this, 5baffc237f she began bf055f5456 to appear f85fd3ccd7 in his 9d91cf86b5 dreams in 8e2991be5a increasingly alluring 31965608ee ways. No matter how much fbb4a988db he tried to ignore 8b27f7ad7a and forget her, it 6f2c7a5d3d was no use. 3fc4506e6d131dfc

On the contrary, df6661613d the more he be7e6d9bb1 resisted, the more 0433df3d58 she invaded his 0df4833123 mind, her image 8019664271 becoming increasingly provocative 4ada134678 and seductive.bec57f22906fdeef

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