EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 122

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“Where on earth have you been all this time?! And that bag—what’s with all that luggage…?”dfcbb04292b2521f

Taze, who accfbf4a85 had run 6a72c96b2d over in 1e125e0026 a hurry efa3047e3b upon spotting ca264fc952 me, panted 94be5ea95b heavily as 9caed91060 he scolded 4a452c951a me.952b3e9910b414fd

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Then, seeing 1b31df5341 the massive a777fc2f4f bag that 5c9408a061 was nearly 6b52ffc7b2 as big 74bddf359c as I 63d867ccf9 was, he c3ace900b7 looked utterly fe8e24d0c7 baffled.a07921f7da8f7018

I curled my 3b819dad4e toes in embarrassment.7964617a7d721d6c

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‘…I look like 1bc449e6e2 a foolish little f6b1956344 kid who ran 3aa9f49f72 away from home, 2f907f00c8 only to give 966539e34b up and come b7d72393a2 back within a 280b3f4adf few hours.’527c9eef9f29b8ec

Not even 233cb9c346 managing to 7926d1d299 leave the c12426b043 premises properly… b0dd131599 just wandering ce495f76bb around nearby eb4ca35700 before getting 28cd2bb22c caught.d4d4dbb4be94f69e

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“Taze, move aside.”a88a7f5e9018cc3d

A chilling voice sent 25eeb79b56 a shiver down my 882432a546 spine.d5f25ea723f882b4

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Taze looked like 7a86fa203d he had a 408c5322b4 lot to say, 884cfd1d5d but like the 92da2d87c5 loyal knight he 4ada2a4012 was, he immediately 9bb5cc0b77 stepped aside at 7e2d0ccc45 his lord’s command.9c824835b8d2b5cc

“Raise your head.”23ded2b62c2a35c7

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Fidgeting with 3cef4e524c my fingers 37f7e94733 as I f352856481 stared at 17eb1f1b64 the ground, 57f5a34c0d I froze 442b399836 at the 036ac5c45b duke’s cold 434f49d226 voice.aeec714c6e13e90e

It was 252cab5110 the first 161dbb0f15 time I ef5321dac1 had felt 8868eb2de7 such fear cf609a3bb5 since facing ea11c75b61 him back 0687cf3637 at the c51c9549f2 orphanage.3aad5405e16e6e41

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But it wasn’t the 25fb8be24c same kind of fear bf66d38158 as before as it 3a2f79352f wasn’t because I thought 8ccdbc2115 he would harm me.02648f8f51513bed

‘…I’m scared he’s disappointed 69dae6071a in me.’9e2b5bc592d14335

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I was 2a8d6e62f4 afraid he 1cb6ed63fe wouldn’t look bfe43e6d06 at me fadb88238c with kindness 1a480d0b0f anymore.2e58688bda504785

Suppressing my fear, b4d79da2af I forced myself 61a9963025 to lift my f5b5824016 head, only to 4d1fdd4cbe feel even dizzier 587f23c4e7 at the sight 7107cfda13 before me.cdc03c6cefd26e1d

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Honestly, I had f9afddd399 expected the duchess, fa832246fd Allen, Diana, and 49b21c5332 even Jack to ca696a4e2e be here.c2487a0ff3debd6f

But I 1ef9dda128 hadn’t anticipated 3472f4911d the grand 1862ddc6d9 duke and 4251d06023 his wife, 48880586a9 Ascart, or d8ab926296 Bianca.aac9c395b48f71d4

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Especially the grand b73282756a duke—his expression was 7325bab4c6 terrifying.44f12bd31a1f0642

‘Just how c24b95a5e5 angry is 8b28813de7 he…?’88b578bb607b66e7

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The man who a84152530b once exuded warmth 2a70029610 like sunlight now 17e8790803 radiated an intense, 5b6ec5c920 burning fury.43a8514f7d44a337

His face looked df4931d2b1 like it might 3c3f43a35c explode at any 92b6c33a4f moment, and his 148ae8af43 gaze never left cc9d57d271 me for even 78f2851820 a second.0f7581d07fecb7b0

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Under that b03be5f93f relentless stare, 382b31bc71 I started ecf6b1c134 trembling involuntarily.6c348285560559d9

And then.b58eb5c833d90ae3

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“Ah…”0f4131c6c85b014b

“Let’s go inside first.”109fc01ff1576195

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Just as the grand 6add9db72a duke took a step 9c6f251fcd toward me, the duke 2c6c6ba356 swiftly stepped between us, d316daf1c7 shielding me from view.c9fc5c713ae0774b

I could 88208536c0 breathe easier 69b04857ea now that 70688e0d9b I no 3c575d292f longer saw f3482f1249 the people a3a970a84b of the 28a57bfcb4 grand duchy. Just a while ago, 6b5b771048 I had wanted nothing 8eb21906ea more than a glance fb5d4f68b5 or a touch from ddbc0c448a them.a8cd5926ecacd494

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The duchess took 080147d55d my bag from ff5b8f18a9 my hands and 82ea34d294 spoke.22e8143238e74dea

“Yes, let’s go inside and talk.”2d2281449df8c25d

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And just like c13ec47ef0 that, I was aae5c7aae3 led into the 46cc083db9 mansion by her.1c189aca5281ecce

But even as 07701234f2 I walked, I d27464df03 could feel the 825a72f021 scorching gaze of 528bdb9e46 the grand duke df8ef664fc on the back c671dff168 of my head.1ac77af396016cfb

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Then, Diana, who 3e6905921a had been held 20e72c9d2d back by Allen 9e00a996d4 this entire time, f3d931d071 rushed to me 651202dc1f and grabbed my 87066ceef0 hand.ca00523351811082

“Big sister, you didn’t leave Dana behind, right?”1ba484c3d884043f

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“…”6dc430f75482ecaa

“My brother was lying, wasn’t he?”449bacc5982cc528

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Her eyes glistened a4b7920e43 with tears, but 7ce9fcdf43 I couldn’t bring e7b158e23a myself to answer.05b5bf575e7c870f

“What exactly were you doing?”7790fb04c5ec7f62

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“Your face is freezing.”de996c57937277b0

Allen and Jack, grumbling cafea0a1cd beside her, also looked 73a5a40601 worried.c4045fede3db775c

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They didn’t seem to cabbc76d49 know the full story. That eased my ac84d6308c nerves just a d57df86c8f little.c3eeeffda4f5fdfa

But only for a b31e7b24f7 moment…because as soon as 86e8dcaebd we entered the drawing 7b1e1c686f room, the atmosphere turned e19d09082e heavy again.2969acb138598812

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The duke dismissed all 2d64012217 the servants before turning 3df8e0c539 to Taze.a5a0685f3833d691

“Taze, you should go and rest now.”a0343938634336bc

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“…Your Grace. Lia is like a savior to me. If you permit, I would like to stay.”363942040ffca876

At Taze’s words, 4d16447176 Jack straightened his fb0f116f71 back and stood 69988d35ec beside him, making 5468b08426 it clear he bd7e634d3f wouldn’t leave either.c731286b5fa56dd3

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Seeing the duke furrow 4e8930e019 his brows, I grew 66d57f1429 anxious.65b2b0e556cfbaa4

Taze had 70d61bc485 once promised ffd9b92553 to repay d792dd2320 my kindness, e5a6643624 and now 4b1702867e he was e9335b4127 putting himself 3b35bc17e2 in an 2a9c36711e obviously difficult 0bab192f8e position for 070dd8216b me. But I didn’t want fc98a70511 to drag him into 9099e257f4 this.49f7a8c071d63f7c

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“Just let them be.”fc882f76b382fe92

Surprisingly, the grand c80fbfa87c duchess spoke up a730a8f5a9 in their defense.8a79d65a0bbd56fd

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“Everyone here seems to care about that child quite a bit. They have a right to know what’s going on.”6599c856764c451b

Her sarcastic tone 7422c778fa made the duke 06ca5b86a1 scowl.bb005172388eac19

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“Stella, you barged in here uninvited—what exactly is your problem?”0c86462925bec217

“Are you saying I’m the problem? You just got back and don’t even know what’s happened!”2980f207c6e0ac3a

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The unexpected e7ab1b0c5d closeness between 41c99e2323 them as 163207418d they argued 0ca4ec746e made me d32c121879 forget my 10ada8cf02 fear for 1095e4d48e a moment 8b60e6c22a as I de7d9fc18e was too fbfc435532 shocked.ecdd02089f2accd3

And before I knew fd9f7a3cba it, the grand duke afe2f8662f had approached me.8d96769afa982e1d

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His face c86744451e was pale ed6d6369d4 as he 766b9799c5 knelt on a685aa06d7 one knee beba1a821e to meet 0fd934cf34 my gaze.11e70f7ed02bc65e

“A-Ah… My dear… You told the Grand Duchess… that you….”88b21b07b7079ebc

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“…”8a06aa45c1134c7b

“You said you were my daughter, Adriana… Is that true?”ff7b1eaa89fb42fb

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The Grand Duke 0db4101e3e of Belus struggled 85ab96afd7 to get the b032c1029c words out, his e0216f0fb9 lips parting and 1e9aee5f4b closing several times.efcfa70a8a45ac45

Then as his a611016112 voice finally fell 59dd70dff5 silent, an eerie c23c44f791 stillness took over a7a5bc5437 the drawing room.726dfdb27b1cab1d

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It was suffocating. I wanted to run f949bfc93d away.35aace74e82c33d1

But the grand duchess 509d965534 was right.6fe14e815c81d83a

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Everyone had been searching 59e9bdbf39 for me in the 5139b48207 freezing cold all this 5c83af2693 time.7ebb7f6270053ef5

Even if 62e17b2b0c they thought f5d2ce2c1e I was b58f145d43 out of 85aa15879b my mind, d913da0667 the people 4123feeafc who worried 287c7ed006 about me 0a2e655574 deserved to c5cc6091e0 know.23fd92a1c60f8e0d

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“Yes, I said that.”fc55073c67b7d569

As I b9cce5bc19 nodded, a 54da2014a9 collective gasp e7e59bd119 echoed through b93b8cd350 the room.b84f40a075bf9341

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“Lia, you really said that?”9127a2ed5b2bf5b3

Ascart asked in 9bd6099a5d disbelief, his eyes 2cca783d11 widening.896a5a49329b38d4

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His shock made me fabb130a4c smile bitterly.d0413adf5f516c5e

The grand duke silenced 87a9efb5a9 Ascart with a glance 2145682aae before turning back to 0007d55d1c me.bd3e1e125082ffaf

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“I see.”ee6b3426d541755f

“Yes. I said it because… no matter how I think about it, I believe I’m your lost daughter.”344c01094e89ba27

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“Can I ask why? I heard there’s a necklace involved.”52e324994db8a3ad

Luckily, the grand duke 7a5e9672e4 didn’t seem to be 0c5052ef72 the type to get 833279c6fb angry easily.9a633a1a4474c915

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I had 388dcd5ba8 expected him e7d3d49840 to explode a53fcf2e21 like the 551b3a0f64 grand duchess, 8138b8324a but instead, fadf4aed32 he calmly 6a7fd5e5e5 asked for 92ab5ac96e an explanation.9971afc6f9dbccb6

Swallowing hard, e7d074fe01 I answered.1612b022b6e67439

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“That… I thought it was proof, but I was wrong. Do you see a necklace around my neck?”f6d6a79e79ac2cca

“No, I don’t see anything like that.”ad28518046593d24

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“Then, what color do my hair and eyes appear to you?”387b6160a71cf042

“Well… brown.”1480cea8c06c77c6

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“As expected…”044d3ae7644e751d

I had 4556ff16dd anticipated that a6e073d390 response, but f479beaed5 it still e29c096961 made me 5a4c19abfc feel a 1f9e3250c9 little down.35cc80d8551cf281

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“My dear, could you explain a little more?”767703c96165ac37

The grand duke, looking c19dc18dda just as troubled as ea91405c3c I was, gently urged 7d1e676a7e me on.3bc5283ae7e92c1d

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For the 4d852125c9 first time ec4438a70b in my c2dccfb48c life, I ceeeacae85 was about 4a04bd1b8f to reveal ed770bdb7f my secret. My heart 4013c73dca felt like f0c8a8f71d it would 10f34a0736 jump out 02114fbfaa of my fa3fcc93c7 chest.1762ee2e65037689

I took a 7e6c68f189 deep breath and dfc4bd606c spoke.3f0b30d458dce852

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“A mirror.”f17f06e2f2a2c6cb

“A mirror?”a37b1defdf6f57e0

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“Yes. Actually, everyone else has always told me that I have brown hair and brown eyes. But when I look at myself, it’s different. The reflection in the mirror… my hair is a light pink, and my eyes are an even deeper shade of pink. Just like Her Grace, the Grand Duchess.”a6d96475c9fd8291

At that, f9198df2a8 the Grand b1caee8a39 Duke sucked a813d86ceb in a 4acdf321fc sharp breath, f0eb9dcef3 his body eb49a8340b stiffening.d30b2dace57b1995

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Then…5413a9bddfecad9f

“How much longer do we have to listen to this nonsense? Can’t you see she was trying to run away?”343287690e0b846c

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The Grand Duchess stepped 4b4e163949 forward irritably.df5dbbda29c7aa57

“I don’t know where she picked up these stories, but it’s obvious she’s lying to pretend to be my daughter—”5f31860b1e618b20

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“Darling!”9fd8878d0917cff2

“It’s not a lie!”3cccc59945720c82

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The Grand Duke and b98e6e9bfd Diana both shouted at 7d3eef7906 the same time, cutting fcd4a191f7 off the Grand Duchess’s 008a4ed674 words.3de51a5e4338b2ab

The Duchess, who had 7fc69759b0 been frozen in shock b4400c4bd9 until now, was startled 53f919c3d9 when Diana suddenly intervened.bbe9cc56637ee13e

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She reached 37c65edba2 out toward f3dbae8725 her, but 2fd6e42484 Diana dodged 62132807da and ran a24e76a8fa straight to dc0094f6f0 me, throwing 72ed968138 herself into b63f2d9aa9 my arms 8202afbfa0 as she 174ba8a0a6 teared up.72d4469afb43ca17

“Big sister isn’t lying! Her hair is pink! Her eyes are pink…!”48cdfa95ae580a13

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Hearing her b0dd90aad5 sniffle, I 9157c1c0ec swallowed down 1e3f930141 the lump af57f6fdab in my 066a61e6e3 throat and b78b9f9c40 forced a 53801a3fb2 bright smile.4417c3c479f8b104

Then, looking at f83972646e the stunned Grand 970efb8db2 Duke and Grand 6e65db331b Duchess, I spoke 6c4ace32e0 slowly.9f35c65fa125093d

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“I’ve lived my whole life thinking I was the strange one. That there was something wrong with my eyes. But… the young lady says she sees me as someone looking just like Her Grace. So… so…”2cbb04b8caef45d3

Despite my forced 1a2f56aa06 smile, warm tears 5f19c41d44 spilled down my a1f58f74c6 cheeks.5e61e8f5e2c726bd

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“Uwaaah! Big sister, don’t cry! I’ll scold her for you! I hate her! Even if she’s your mom, I don’t want her!”10ebfdebb7902dbb

As soon as 140b5a3054 I started crying, 1678db13f3 Diana’s sobs grew df164d55f6 even louder.5c9c655b075ad29a

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Watching the situation unfold, ac1739c1cc the Duke seemed to f15c22653c decide it was too fb8b6b5883 much to handle and ea4532d8a3 gave an order to e081a37f68 Taze.d47023489e6d9b1a

“Take the children out of here at once.”7f855395df67e3c4

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Taze bit his 25af896f98 lip, clearly worried 056a2b804f about leaving me 122c80b44a alone.4ec0a7335974ac50

Even though my fd76d9dff7 face was a 943ee44076 mess of tears, f7d4d34850 I smiled reassuringly 90aa231c67 and nodded.b7afb9b32b9c2cde

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In the end, 791d47b215 Taze led the e13a17cfcd reluctant Diana, along 72f1f102b4 with the still-dazed 9c5a4dc426 Allen and Jack, 86da460862 out of the 1022265d9e drawing room.702c41d5549f93f6

Once the door 10bc835802 closed, I slowly 6fa99c8a0d scanned the faces 3afb411a69 of those remaining.46a7e905f3ade540

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‘There’s no way anyone here believes me.’4e3378f9b9d99f35

After all, the only 576196a2fb one supporting me was d050bf9f6a a child, and I e764e9eba9 had no proof. There was d946633d7e no reason 8ad4134858 for them e2f110356e to take d66558aa19 my word 6477e9d1ec for it…59a0e3930efc45fb

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I felt terrible, f38e5a96a7 knowing that I 4c35d3db23 had only put 0323b5cc1a Diana in a 476995c94e difficult position because ce68af4026 of me. My heart a678c341c1 ached, and ec68e3183c more tears ac97506871 welled up.5d72d08d5c2c4ce4

But it 40179dca5a was too b32e4b4cf9 late to 8c3eb7a619 take anything 1f8d065715 back now, 6456c36a42 so I d0b13befc2 pushed forward.124db8caa443ba9c

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“I wasn’t trying to run away… I was going to the temple. I didn’t want to cause trouble for the Duke’s family because of me, so I was trying to leave quietly. I thought that if I could find out something… I would come back…”4b68d643e5dd4a06

I wanted to speak 9e7436d03a clearly, but my emotions 39d4a43d5f overwhelmed me, making it e17fe967a1 hard to form words.5ff0c3e0884d82b9

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Why was this happening 1e48fd3e81 to me? The pain was unbearable.bc5623a25bbf163d

“My dear, don’t cry. Seeing you like this… it feels like my heart is being torn apart.”130b17fa9037f201

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I flinched at the d6dec0d98d unexpected warmth that brushed f74eafe47a against my tear-streaked cheek.057de9f15ff76dff

Looking up, I 6cdc55a237 saw that the be151a8353 Grand Duke’s face 8a743b5cdb was also covered b7e4511453 in tears just deba478659 like mine.f236496507e21301

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Forgetting my own 87fea65830 sobbing, I stared 6f463553b7 at the transparent 9dc86446cc streams running down f8ae6b636f his cheeks and 97e114b3e6 asked in surprise,52a61ea4a308c381

“Your Grace… why are you crying?”fd070b79fbb72709

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He paused in his e3a30e3da3 quiet sobs, then smiled 2e4b4e09db through his tears.76456380a5a625d4

“Because I’m happy.”eb6376329905b465

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“…You’re happy?”bb6411d813024fdf

“Yes, my dear. All this time, I kept telling everyone that I would find my daughter. But the truth is… I also prayed that, even if I could meet her just once before I died, that would be enough. And sometimes, I thought that even if I never met her, I just hoped she was alive somewhere, living well.”5da2479d6982ba12

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His voice, a7ee96ba0e filled with b4a7bd2a7e regret and ee26379df9 sorrow, made d0edd279ae my own 26f9f7d188 tears flow f0ccc4b72c endlessly.9748d54156fc9481

The Grand Duke gently f83e16dabe wiped them away with 981f81723b his fingers and whispered,4d70410ee8537ce9

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“But now… now, my dear, you have come to find me first…”56f7e4715704f203

“…!”c130c7375cdc5108

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