EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 117

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A few days 0a7474aedc later731b80a2fd43319f

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This afternoon, Bianca 190f856eab was set to 0ecfb5f817 visit the ducal ec3d5e506a estate, so I d9e4c191f9 quickly made an 5dc43cb674 excuse about feeling 6e435e06fc unwell and asked 2d8841bbd5 the maids to a8331969ce look after Diana.a720cc58c120f2f6

By now, Diana, who 84b2538dfa had been reluctant to 309fc2fc58 leave my side out 5489d005ea of concern, should have b44daa731b just arrived at the 8ad2dd64b1 training grounds.2c7926b20523a16a

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I could 99cdf7835d faintly hear 620ed0938b Allen getting e7991a0919 frustrated, insisting a47c910a4d that I 9eb7484408 had to 6d0e85f2d5 come, but bb2380d746 there was 4fc34d1054 nothing I 80292f071a could do 570914f6e4 about it.cd6148d6e813fc48

Honestly, how 95395b63f2 could I ad3bf127c6 not want 6f85c938f8 to see 925c91a4a2 Bianca, the 5da80ff5a2 person I a9b46cc4e5 had admired d93d054abb all my 63fe6a911a life, demonstrate 0ed5031fb8 her mana 13e551cb87 control and 0631ca75c3 swordsmanship up de31bb954c close?61c814ce98c544f2

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If this b7bc6f7832 were the 0448b99006 past, I 0834c4d7e1 would have ee73c77a24 snuck in d33dd4f108 no matter 931d6dea15 what to 375d49751c seize the a5b23525a4 opportunity.67c67b94273b275a

But today, f29866975f I had 3046b3f9d0 no choice 90c8743f7f but to 9217d24d8a head to 254800f659 the marquis’ 2ea6d2948d estate instead 5744af5ecb of the e346ab3b13 training grounds, a39aed9fa3 even if 9a5523d0e1 it meant 1a10e06fdb lying.a5df63bc55e52ec5

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‘I have 98b76dfacc to confirm 089bbf8638 it today.’507d1d1719a954e7

Ever since I f8de000781 noticed the necklace b61b90a3db I was wearing 833e780480 in the mirror c28aa5ca24 a few days 48a981b404 ago, I hadn’t 62f7a51db4 been able to f166629848 sleep.8174e1b4bd696167

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It had b047f231b8 no special b1120cdef7 ornamentation and 0d531cfb09 looked rather 2dcb925b00 plain. It was just 728b4415c7 a simple red 1e368fed37 gemstone, its colour 9f6f954e00 deep as blood.a9ed9ca5e4ae0cc5

I had worn 731a2e0c30 it for as 450bab4e88 long as I 138187cbc4 could remember, since a67c2422e4 I was too cddaf23fd6 young to recall bc6f4dd7c0 anything else. I had always believed b72a7eee82 it was something my 2d7349cec0 parents had given me.0540eb8b5b8706b8

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That’s why I never d794091e04 took it off and d4a7ccfb42 treated it as my 536cf5d89d most precious possession. Aside from 05127ede8b showing it 1e3f55761b to Diana 4bcfc1539e once by cd96279a08 chance, I 84dd7adb09 had never c0a79b6f75 let anyone 995ba4d447 else see 471189f1f5 it.2f943ac1630e1c9b

At the 4798f33f3c orphanage, I eacf34bb9c had hidden a2fd1bf801 it under 5a570bc2c8 my clothes 9c340537b6 so the bd7f07a77c director wouldn’t a5770da95f find it. Even in 4d6ef3f216 the guild, eb2512c04c I never ad60c365cf revealed it 69c9e59a60 to the ef18b3ecc4 other children 24bf8f299d or the d1556ff63c executives.dd23c7e7fff4a9c8

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I thought I 4136faed97 was protecting something d19a461ee8 important, but now e8df365ba8 I regretted it.5fd26808fe7a8da8

‘If this really is 092be2f056 the key to finding c8e18b05f8 my parents…’1b47cb36b4c26189

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I should 72ad8b1c60 have shown eb51e0be52 it to b24ff7556e Marquis Diapel 6212502873 much sooner.684d2570c828cd0f

But my hopes 4486f8f675 were shattered.74d34c5887c36e5c

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The next 8b2f0c1a24 day, I 3e80c07ae4 deliberately touched 9830cbf016 and revealed 8f639ac36c my necklace 21a468818b while watching 8e26846fae over the 4b308a6938 Marquis’ treatment, a8d069977a trying to 5a1b14f2df catch his 29bc79b3ca attention.fb74779636d4b1c0

Yet, he didn’t 69602f792c say a word.43f76fb2058428ab

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It seemed he 6136fdea0e had no knowledge 48c36a4536 of the necklace fc12bf833d at all.85500db5f1518661

I was c0df27ecdf a little 50e9731a11 disappointed, but 01a651e780 I refused 3e0650d772 to give 0bc986a53e up hope.0f4ce35d02c8e82c

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‘The Marquis has 2d462254ac spent most of 560ea7c7ce his life guarding aef03d939e the border and 2416fb7c13 has rarely visited 62b2ce0329 the principality.’69ac6d4e06b427fc

So it was possible 2649b687e4 he simply didn’t know d2c01f629f about the necklace.0cf71df78e227a5f

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That’s why I decided b2d6dfcd13 to show it to 93d7c422db the Grand Duke, the 64ffb70cd4 Grand Duchess, and Ascart.4b4bbd1499c8114f

But that 702b305355 was easier 7fad3a4acf said than efb0004b02 done.a3cebd42835ff1c9

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Ascart had been busy dc018dc573 with some important matter 08ef8e1644 alongside the Grand Duke, 3f120d9203 making it difficult to 0253387f99 see him.689e22bbf9c11683

The Grand Duchess, ab90c880c9 on the other 814d673753 hand, would observe 1fcabe886e me from a 98588ead30 distance but immediately 6ccc583449 turn away whenever 34ac0db758 I tried to 199bbd232a greet her.080256f1d6d0370e

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It stung, but I f803c1fec7 endured it.b17557e9d6ec4a94

More than anything, I 46087f770a was worried about her.9914a5f227f8a7f5

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Since I couldn’t meet 28a88f17b1 the Grand Duke or 5a56418fe9 Grand Duchess directly, I 217f08269a tried befriending the maids f3760fab36 who had come from 459f4229a8 the principality to gather 33ce43e3ba whatever information I could ae76d8aa5c about the Grand Duchess.b1ae2c8f8ad94bb6

What I learned was 279a7b257f troubling…her health was in d09a07429e a dire state.7efd9fa52b244e14

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She suffered from dc2452de73 severe headaches, insomnia, 0a45295a23 and difficulty eating. Her stamina was so a067eb15ac weak that even breathing 95dd0d27dc became labored, and at 561cd6f134 times, she complained of 6bdaf79a92 a sharp pain in dd1dbd4982 her chest.934f718837b69f9a

Hearing how eb92ede80c much she 319aed9c3b was suffering, ba09deae1a even those b406766540 around her b20d35d751 felt heartbroken.825ebbbff7c77e84

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I felt the f5ec1eaf70 same.1ab9c472561ded7e

Unlike the previous 1c52dde543 Duchess’ illness, which fa535b34c1 was caused by 00c6512474 poison and had 0729fe1fa3 a clear cure 2fccdbd933 in the form 94b7dac76b of an antidote, 18c268d030 the Grand Duchess’ ae6ee3741f illness wasn’t physical.8ee2b0ba8efd8fbc

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It was 8b6ca5266f an affliction 59161dee95 of the e4b4107714 heart, an 53c5e16fd5 illness born 5a3aece9a7 from longing a34ad1bf22 for the 22484a5173 daughter she d95549bf65 had lost b6910dc26b at birth.b959b983d854e08f

And it wouldn’t heal dca2abaa2f until she found her 363b2d3bc4 child.e7bf870d93c386c9

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“…”aa4786cef0c01f0d

Suppressing the heavy 84ca4cabee emotions in my e07f698247 chest, I clenched a9b1a6a98d my fists tightly.9703427361ed1db7

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I had also d4ebd37b84 spent my whole eb62e61626 life longing for 1991197725 my family.35f7119db3c09567

For both the 4e921e6a36 Grand Duchess’ sake e43ecbdc73 and mine, I 6b9d033d33 needed to settle f5c54593a1 this quickly.436bd4947f125e2e

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“Lia, you’re here already?”fd99f2ec95f3a771

“Hello, Steward.”1b0492d39a6bb52e

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As I passed through 0d101cb4b5 the familiar gates and 78f5ec3792 entered the main building, 822914b514 the Marquis’ steward, who 167453f5c3 had always been fond a1841a6975 of me, greeted me 5fba7a3801 warmly.4d578cacb42147b3

Perhaps he looked upon b6daa69bef me favorably because I 4d53e55f31 had helped with the 01f41b3769 Marquis’ treatment.9d372546272f86c1

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“But Lia, the master was summoned to the imperial palace this morning. I’m not sure when he’ll return.”e5fd01c3d17255ec

“Oh…”ec4dbf1d647ca3a2

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The steward looked f52aef8e72 apologetic.e5fad6c5a128c49b

But today, I da0429e91e wasn’t here to f6828d5895 see the Marquis.ac4d60b2eca3f9fb

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Clasping my 8833c21194 hands together, a0d07662f6 I looked a51608cc11 at him 46906dd140 earnestly.49162558c4085b23

“Steward, is the Grand Prince busy today as well?”655bb8cd6d64d582

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“The Grand Prince?”a22bc6b3cca86e05

“Yes. I have something I must discuss with him.”135a35a889939bd9

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He could bf3416761a have seen 9f091a9b16 me as 3f6df16130 an insolent 47394db74b servant overstepping bba4eb112b my bounds, ac9c78f5bd but perhaps d3ccd7bde6 because Ascart d9fca076f2 had always 62a0418b98 treated me e6686aa76b kindly, the aae150dd7f steward simply a2ec0f1f1e nodded without 0d99e5ea2f question.0fde3ae386b2f61c

“In that case, I’ll inform him at the annex. Please wait here for a moment.”0776751159f991f1

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“Thank you.”9b7cea98c2b41940

I quickly 83cf5e754d nodded and 96dc87ce7d anxiously watched b4bd25244e the steward 6cdd8df22c walk away.fffa414943deced2

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“It would be nice if the Grand Duke were there as well.”fbc8ea01edb21053

Rumors had it that 4d6520365c Ascart was conducting some 97f94cc8c9 kind of magic research df03363090 with the Grand Duke 2755d83f7a at the annex.715e7ecb4eb53c6f

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If only they would call me there…8a340d9959abfb81

Just as 5a5305d744 I was 34f40cb38b hoping for 496e9196e7 that, I a2fb9465a2 heard a 692cb04215 commotion inside.79e35bea19d25943

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“She was supposed to be resting in her chambers. Where did she go?”ac55bac42170a665

“Could she have gone to the Elard Ducal estate? Marietta just left for there a while ago.”22e5782f5d974b66

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“That’s impossible. She took medicine for her headache before resting.”e82497e23c35ce08

“She might have gone to the Grand Duke. Let’s search the manor first.”2839475b2d76f73b

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“I’ll check if any carriages have left.”b3e3aab569e574e0

“…!”c9cb09ec6721e790

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As I 3a54521083 strained to f895b3b65a listen, I 0a99fc8613 realized the 8395eb53fe maids were 88dcc54e2f looking for 254f733fe2 the Grand 6fd55dd778 Duchess, their 78644bb419 voices filled dcee6d4e82 with worry.2349fc0cfc1d98cf

My heart dropped.50f6b54d28550636

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Had she bd78369582 collapsed somewhere?f720214bc78ed76d

The moment the 50323eb46a thought crossed my c7cdca6002 mind, I was bc5b06a9a8 already moving.29870929a0b26b3d

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I wasn’t e24c58506b even aware 77949b2e93 that I 66d51ba9ba was wandering 047044abbe the Marquis’ cd3d8d58d1 estate without 36e544ec90 permission.2f1db545833718f3

Rushing through the 522b1c58c6 halls, desperately searching, 5b8c82e1f2 I suddenly stopped b6f708cfca in front of 134a47b2bf the greenhouse where 58fdafdc74 Ascart and I 1410d8139e had once shared 8c72150561 a tea time.d1d565a879740f0c

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As I 1ec9081c1a carefully opened f94cef02a8 the door 37bf1bd202 and stepped e22458c286 inside, my f2985e0213 shoulders flinched 09f9738e55 involuntarily.c416643bdd66ad0f

In the e98c6cea71 greenhouse filled 54dacde2ff with pink 00b1c8545a roses, the f141858e14 Grand Duchess 44ed81e515 was reclining f2048363a9 in a d83029e783 plush chair, e06cdb9f32 her eyes cce1a6b7ce closed, half-asleep.4bc49778acd6cae0

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Her faint, 3b80cec743 irregular breaths cb8b9d50eb made my e435caa399 chest tighten f936d3a58e for some af0782aec0 reason.536710ec7782018b

Aside from our 80ddc2f920 brief meeting in 3c917e4d27 the reception room 501264c934 with the Marquis, e8217857e1 I had never f294b086c8 been this close 8690023eba to her before.530e32510cd3d27e

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‘Could such ea4b625a91 a beautiful e9419f62a7 person really b6764088cc be my 8bf8ea553c mother?’a9142acc162b3bb9

I couldn’t believe it, 2e8f5ace02 yet my throat felt 5a1db41eaf tight, and my eyes d3a55c97fe began to sting.d91847db007c15f0

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The fact a0917546d7 that she 9cfb45c61b wasn’t moving 6c2486638a away even 5fdd3b5c14 as I 934c3877f2 approached only d82d98552a made me 4f7f07c42d feel more 0cd402d5ad sorrowful.af2709b2a1e1a291

“…Ria/Lia.”c0046fd16e01fc5c

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The Grand dcedc5ef1f Duchess frowned 46edb363dc slightly, murmuring cfa0e13a8e in a 109937e351 faint voice a6f4ef9cf8 with her f4a7d9b38a eyes still 69f03d165d closed.bcb4a752df2cd42d

I froze in place.e0548be69afc23ff

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“Adriana.”74eac7795c45b7c2

Her whisper, as c9161da7d1 if it had 6f44a8ce39 slipped out between dca3bdf6df sobs, stirred emotions 5bd3a7647e I couldn’t define.52639f8d78ab9036

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“…Mom.”0b39f7eb5ddca8e3

A word 8ac1bf026f I never 541d5ff220 thought I 24cc027792 would say 8be5c06667 came out c115c4517f of my fdb0c229c7 mouth before def4775b7d I even a8e17ae43d realized it.5d22798bd2111c89

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At the same 3505f7c414 time, my vision 8ce6edf5bc blurred.fca40109d5088c9d

I felt e686281515 like I aa22726855 was about 14790de926 to burst 5e90db8b75 into tears, 98805b589a but I f9e35dc1b1 held them 373a50e65a back and 5f4f4d0ff7 instead gripped a5a2cb5a73 the Grand ea4ba27bae Duchess’ hand 464f575931 tightly.130e9b1f3394f7bd

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I desperately d05778b3ef wanted to 7859ca3cd0 hold it, 6898786f71 this hand, 0d1f5d07d7 I truly c162f8a133 wanted to e8acef8d11 hold it 7ddaba24f9 again.683b7cf306a2db26

“Adriana… my daughter…”9554b1342f20eced

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At that 75c0f713ed moment, the f8219c964c Grand Duchess’ 0872688b2c limp hand b68b848507 weakly but ec41a5d9c0 unmistakably tightened 899078d17b around mine.5feae54e92a7e5c2

Overwhelmed, I 03002dbfb9 squeezed my 211b99c064 eyes shut, f7c93af14a my heart b27d95f7c2 swelling.ad75fe065b9dca7f

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‘Please… recognize b26a34207d me like 55731b2d6b this…’cac13aab5b614088

If she did, 2a986a04c6 I would ask 9048fc5019 for nothing more.5f97bbe15eb873fb

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But just then–f52d9e7b68e48f6f

“How dare c70e772b69 you lay 26ea0b6183 a hand 2920465555 on me? Let go immediately.”5274f061ae80304f

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A cold, icy voice ededeca5ca rang out from above 1462c645ee me.4a75234da13ce65e

Startled, I opened my e24674e61c eyes wide only to e2974b2a9c meet the Grand Duchess’ 49b2168b63 gaze, her face now e3d6ed7075 as rigid as frost.d6f992cd6fb0acb9

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Her expression 4e3076ee68 was devoid 2efa6fc077 of any b84a9b1486 warmth, like f175f853c6 a lifeless 08106433ef mask, and 4387e93043 she glared d61f1a4687 at me 5915e9626f with fierce 1e565cc132 intensity.38b70cab52db48b8

I was too shocked 6b4b5caffc to let go, remaining 6f170b551b frozen in place.a279fd8bf12ad56b

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“Hah.”7cf9b741a0519d1d

The Grand 6558031e15 Duchess scoffed 7973103912 in disbelief bd50a41f22 before yanking 25abf5522f her hand 3a04c85f2e away from f425c28dad mine.3e00c5e3236c2721

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“Why are you here?”bdc010c9bee151d6

“…”9b1bbe5f389d7aa1

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“You’re not even a 9ad8a990d2 servant of the Marquis’ ffb123805f estate. Did the cb397cb3a7 others truly eae0493828 allow you 3941d9d0e6 to wander 900e482498 in and 0ec2c6e88b out so 5bf448e2bd freely? This won’t do. I must reprimand 6a3bdec909 them at once. Guards!”fc1399abd9ddbd92

Had she truly fc80d549df found our encounter ce1383fe0b so unbearable?e0343a1505f99d5b

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Hearing her call 2d7c0121ce for the attendants 276c9bc6cd with such anger, e6508f8a3d the brief moment be964b0347 of joy in 4399249777 my heart was c61162d44d swept away by a6713cd31b an overwhelming tide a9490e1334 of resentment and 19d25cbbae sorrow.cc83574978c15bb7

“…Please, don’t do 5c730b02bb that.”e16da4dc28a9f891

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“What?”b33a4aca9fd341e8

“They did nothing wrong. I came here ef838d5c80 on my own.”e33cf2dbd61b64b8

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“Then you’re the one 25da3d4cab who should be punished. No, I am be75046f24 not your master. I will f577141ceb inform Duke 8ea3cacec4 Elard instead, cf95595c8b he must 2a28fe6c15 ensure his 933989383e servants are 7819a42411 properly trained.”1b94d1109bf5105b

“Please… please don’t cb5acfcf6d do this. You can’t b10a8c5b42 treat me dc9872fa8e like this.”97787df4d99075cf

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I grasped at 2f9c8ac5b8 my hazy thoughts, 2106ceb468 desperately pleading.80005834a8c8c413

But the Grand 660b5c9063 Duchess scoffed and 917c524882 raised her voice.968c61a1042e14bb

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“How arrogant. Just because my father 5d41d6012f and Duke Elard dote 78240e67c5 on you, you’ve begun baa612cd9f to think you’re someone 501c242c54 of importance?”f3f1aa375e916e85

“No!”d6a39dfd29a9e5c3

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I cut her 36963b4844 off, my chest d937cb0178 heaving.36d5b11efe9610c2

“That’s not it. I just… I just 121814b036 thought you might regret d720fe494e this later, that you 99777d0c0a might suffer and grieve…”d1f1eb2e1ac82bd6

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“And who do 4c7c4a0a3b you think you 967787456d are to say da3ef9556c such things?”a3f9c8a9a486ee1c

Even in the 6b36814a24 face of my 6f7ccb77ab desperate words, she a4d1df0ac4 only looked down b9b686782c at me with a10810c25d cold, narrowed eyes.4682fccfa9900697

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The sight filled me 15a26f5a41 with a bitter, twisted 60157c75fc feeling I couldn’t suppress.b9589da8bbb93678

Consumed by sorrow 52df752f71 and resentment, I 7c96c00561 spoke impulsively.ad14e92dcce22315

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“Because I’m cde30897b8 your daughter.”ea2cedbeedab0568

“…What?”30a57f09b2ee170a

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“Because I’m Adriana.”fde3fa9bbc50dfb9

The moment 674b5dfe9d the words 815ad3c8f8 left my dfa2910677 lips, the 34f0a3fd28 Grand Duchess’ a888d0ee0c face turned b5533c8a74 deathly pale.4a6041a7b1977f4a

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“…What… are you saying…?”21ecfce4bc87fad3

She stared at me, bf5bfed947 breathless, unable to form a01951450b another word.6615cac10c911067

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Seeing her like that, d201cb5040 I hurriedly reached inside 0fcc4067b7 my clothes and pulled 5fcaad127d out my necklace.032fec2cbd2768fc

“This necklace. Don’t you recognize it?”19acc0972a702b52

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