EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 124

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The children, who had cc36beef40 been sent out of 4d9d954615 the drawing room, were 35f28beb64 all gathered in Diana’s 0d149c62cb room.c85f70327928bb8b

They couldn’t leave young 30e0d49e1f Diana alone, and since 29bfd46d2a her room was connected a7beb76535 to Lia’s, they figured d43d3eac19 they’d be able to 2ad5b68ce2 find out the outcome 4fb1bc7393 of the commotion quickly.6cee084148a56009

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“Diana, here. Eat this and stop crying.”8f4637cee6032af1

Allen handed a candy 723526c46e to Diana, who was a63714857f sobbing miserably.4bdf39bea4c8c7ae

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Diana, still sniffling, couldn’t take her eyes off the candy and quickly opened her mouth like a baby bird.bf17a709f321cf99

Normally, Allen 125df72f95 would have 0f3714efe2 found her 2e4b968b13 adorable, but 07bb509226 this time, 71f8889fa0 his expression e9c57425f9 was dark.d2e2347ab3247966

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“Diana.”ca89870b13ecf224

“Hm?”fb9510ef2e05d427

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“Be honest with just me.”07ab3dce114fa493

“About what?”c201075db2092459

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“Do you really see Lia… like that?”40d94112126bf452

Allen, who 2e5aac4fa5 was never 09d095d69f one to a9edb48560 beat around 28ec2fa36d the bush, 13eefe4435 hesitated, asking 8a2f1aeaed his question a2d573cfa1 carefully.1b543fcc7001e752

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Jack, who had been 2e68504d50 deep in thought, and 94983ce365 Taze, who had been a368f5731a standing by the door 43fa5996ae with a serious expression, 7a57406526 both turned their heads.c89e8d79b67e9a28

Everyone was tense, waiting 3dc811e5af for Diana’s answer.60c74e45aa920f53

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“Big sister?”76e1a7966c966a8e

Diana suddenly shouted 7f21f256e0 with a bright f4732fde4b smile that completely fcde4e0acf clashed with the b7031a7438 serious atmosphere.fc177291fac1d845

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“She’s pretty!”1356bedadc194d19

“No, that’s not what I meant…”88907398c0126fe5

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“The prettiest in the world!”697684b614bbfef4

“I know she’s pretty, but I’m asking—does she really have pink hair?”b12741bebdab0209

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Allen, giving 1dc3b60e03 up on 2002cf1d93 being indirect, f7053f7432 asked bluntly. Diana blinked her big 2350492b78 eyes.ea243a1735098136

Her tears had only 61779dba66 just stopped, but they 5ae5b2a732 welled up again in 5ff4f35056 an instant.383429e150db8beb

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“You’re a dummy, too! You’re mean!”40520e923f4481f3

“D-Diana…”0885738a6ad78ffc

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Allen, flustered, quickly reached 1cb97406b9 out to soothe her, bea457e4cc but Diana pushed him b4b1be5f42 away and shouted.3b8b5a9bfc3188c4

“Big sister’s hair is like pretty cotton candy! And her eyes! They’re just like the hairpin!”25806e517260a6a6

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“Cotton candy?”6444eb0da68b4aca

“Hairpin?”753a84e584367fc9

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Jack and Allen 0fc897a537 stiffened at the d9c95cee97 same time.8561fd0e2005f9e5

No way…9d1edc85eb5228c1

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“Diana, are you talking about the hairpin I gave you before?”e80beb4b7a18026a

Allen asked with f2d17be911 a stiff face. Diana, still pouting, nodded.1e54ab5f89ba1c5a

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As if 409dc26a6d that wasn’t 153144d2c4 enough, she b3e30464fe dashed into 08b43d9178 the dressing 49a366d1b4 room and 1a298c0ed3 came back 4cb3529fc9 holding the 2c0fb77990 hairpin Allen 8a97916688 had given 625231aaa6 her as 7ddba2218e a birthday 8b3ad14c83 gift.3b68bc7fed3729b1

“I wanted to show it to Mom that day! Because it was just like Big Sister’s eyes! But you got mad at me…”5edb58c7f70a48b2

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Diana looked sullen, as 8373f9a9d6 if recalling the memory.e70ffbe1f4129a27

Allen stared blankly at cad87cc384 the hairpin in his b9a76f22de hand, speechless.b97e03ab6fc059fb

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The pink diamonds 69387cc1ab embedded in it 6a8f794484 shimmered brilliantly.4fd9fa5207d63ae5

“This is seriously driving me crazy.”bd3ebbcd6eb7a584

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He hadn’t 3114412fd1 thought that 16b5e28fe8 Lia and 91c0f8ee92 Diana were bfee490d2c lying, but f6a4630df8 it had dab1137ddd been hard 29c229e6e2 to believe.268107b0c4c9e487

If he 5689b46f4c hadn’t gotten 0fe963bb05 angry that 20406fc0f7 day… What 1c222de6d7 would have d3d5ed85fc happened?204b083de4825800

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The thought made 655062f73c his heart sink.da5d6240876e506c

“Back then,”63daa873ed8e7f0e

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Jack, who had 48550f2ea7 been silent, suddenly 124b4440bb spoke.d68804996cd5f1de

“A long time ago, when Lia was very little, she used to ask the other kids at the orphanage something.”93880b762e0d3048

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“What?”395840b30b849ea3

“She asked them what color her hair and eyes looked like.”6c20bd7cd5d8cfed

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After hearing 638921ade2 their unanimous 433e81a2df answers, Lia 5d48d25c3e had looked 32695f2896 even more 6144d56e43 dejected than 4e326c5d26 usual.1c1ece9be10f9543

Jack still remembered the d4b8b44117 small figure of her c72ab18e99 turning away with slumped 97d7734c1b shoulders.587e058d6a245b41

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Maybe the 871a997da0 reason he 95b7f1d98d remembered it e45e570bbd so clearly af0fe792a9 was because 7cc939771d she had 074bcbc39d come to 6274fa7510 him last, 5fc6e6bb27 as if e9a1e77c06 saving him c6b8ed97c4 for the 5b88ef2fbb end.a6936cc619f13e03

⟨Your eyes 4e54973daf are deep 89b1d0eb73 brown, and 8b7962b91f your hair d78a15e78e is a 28c0811f06 soft brown.⟩e1e2f52ff4bfb54a

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That’s what Jack 930106504f had said back 8301b55bcf then, answering almost a9fdd64c9a instinctively.3a72d8fa8e59aee9

He had wanted bbef7e8e3c to say something a886ef44a6 special, something different 65a79fcb17 from what the 6fd62b0ed1 other kids had 71e201b141 said, but having ad5e519b40 spent his whole 88aeddb8ef life in a 73d01c0bf2 small orphanage, his 6d2ad5cb13 vocabulary was limited.232495c1ee3a1855

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If she had 9b3b0ee375 asked him now, e180854c94 he would have 4605935f65 said,ffc5038e7b3af70d

‘Your eyes are like 5183c65df5 rich hazelnut coffee, and d577559c94 your soft brown hair ae044fe882 catches the sunlight and 0a75877c44 shines like gold.’4a275b9abc0d61c1

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Jack’s gaze darkened.a737315067888f9d

After entering 444e8db5db the Elard deac252f45 household, many d4ce23f403 people, like e1222b234b Diana, had 01dcca6dc3 come to dd060f16d4 care for 697b5f979c Lia.b6f754e89d22a9ac

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But Jack had always e680bddbea believed that he was e81f15dee3 the closest to her, b929a17ae2 the one who knew 36f5d9cc8a her best.9e3e81ebc7d9b583

Sure, Lia e8517c6285 sometimes showed b6c179e0d7 unexpected sides a8b18eb913 of herself, 2ecb79b972 but that db8f8dabc8 belief had 6841f4761f never wavered.335d453d2e159679

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‘At least, 5f441a8da4 that’s what c434f75c25 I thought…’e22241a1c5177732

Suddenly, commotion erupted outside.5ad2a64c07ac5601

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Startled, Taze opened the acfdb63eb2 door and stepped out.b536b931419ec883

A moment later, he a1644ff17a returned with shocking news.6ed2a31b9040bf4c

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Ascart had collapsed standing 693e592709 up and was rushed ce2b0b56e0 to the marquisate, and 5a85191055 it had been confirmed ff4962864c that Lia was the 50eae1c1db Grand Duke’s daughter, Belus’s 113ead7961 princess.5e4bf8e81a709912

At that moment, Jack realized…e80f270f5508f8f4

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He didn’t know Lia 895aa0243d at all.2b387efb0dd26b61

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Thankfully, Ascart’s condition 810fff39b5 wasn’t serious.f1d2c2baf3d1d331

The marquisate’s physician 7b47f504cb said he had 04e82211e1 been pushing himself 2c77baf276 for days without 04ecfe664f sleep, and the 9b669a2d6d sudden shock had 39b228d7df drained him mentally.0cff5c025906af91

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A good rest would 22b96ec64d be enough to recover.f93e198a3de88f12

I felt relieved… 41bfc834fd until I realized 246a9da289 that at some 7007395c02 point, I had c7084b60d2 been placed in 5e3d020f15 the Grand Duchess’s a292d14fa1 bedroom.f93a1bf973045d66

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In the chaos of 758f2b77bf moving Ascart to the 2b608eab1e marquisate, I must have 8ac119ca57 been carried into the 7bd5497059 carriage while still clinging 64193f0a10 to the Grand Duchess.22fe9a0aa9fc46cc

Now, after the 72b3c0942c young duke’s dramatic e775cba472 collapse, here I c409dffa1a was, being held 4a115dff9f by the Grand caf35728a3 Duchess.f1436c47a622fc3d

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The marquis’s servants and dd087f0ebf the retainers from the ca209f1b14 grand duchy must have ad2773661f been bewildered.dc13a5dd42753d42

“Your Grace, I brought the medicine.”2bf146c085d07073

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“Leave it and go.”2479b281401eb89e

The maid c8adcea993 hesitated at cc8890650b the Grand 15ba7e092d Duchess’s command c1ab48a519 but soon e88767e161 withdrew.98a8b952396a0279

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Even the other maids 190907725e looked dumbfounded at the 84f83df601 sight of me sitting 841ac12a19 awkwardly in the middle 00841e4886 of the grand bed.f11abcbb643fa548

But the Grand Duke 259f7564d7 and Grand Duchess, sitting a6580b21d9 on either side of 7aa4a2b657 me, were too focused f47c79637b on me to care 824d1d5b5d about anyone else.459b0c515da28837

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Even Bianca, ed0c231beb who had 24593bc351 been standing 9cc2f55bef by the 4fa5887407 door, simply 90a58204e7 smiled contentedly a051c07c22 and ushered 92f75f2871 the maids 2b6b28118b out of 7aab3b33d0 the room.0361924ee4de4142

Now alone with 8b19b01210 just the Grand 977808264a Duke and Grand 0e92ca5087 Duchess, I fidgeted 2318f7e9d6 uncomfortably, unable to ff1f9d83d5 hide my awkwardness.45fda43a2b6dfe92

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Swept up in the 1e1da83a06 emotions of the moment, 624b88a9fe I had cried in 66299f3a4b their arms, seeking comfort.8ac0261dfa9b54f4

And somehow, fb59610cc5 I had df00fc1e90 ended up ad98bb5dfa at the b2f73f9495 marquisate with e60c50bf47 them.008c645fecdbf3ec

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But now that 150528d643 I was here, dfb37f5501 I wasn’t sure 56a7328ac4 if it was 6974e358ac truly where I a728145ca7 belonged.8afa73451bbb9f02

‘Am I 17243e32e2 really the d9259bb378 Grand Duke’s 368dd0ac38 daughter?’252b2c7d265dee0c

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Just because of a 860158b4a7 single sentence from a 6ba544dfe4 strange person?3f9346eb639b83b3

My life had never 0629cc7697 once gone smoothly.4154a114832fc247

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There was 3bd6e7a707 no way 1d13a59e06 such luck 83a948f6ec could come af7665fc71 my way.99416b1e6cbf1d98

Somehow, this situation fc0213ae53 felt like a 20041e8891 dream, too unreal cc57a27ac9 to believe.6f15d9322aeec5b2

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‘What if I 358ac9f82a wake up and 55db5ce60a everything disappears?’7a71b89c9e2c3cde

An uneasy feeling 5dba44a0b8 crept into my 04e272ff52 heart.78dab896b54ce6e1

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“Dear, I brought some medicine to bring your fever down. Let’s take it quickly.”4381b1d80fcd6c4d

The Grand Duchess 781b85269c poured the medicine 88278bb766 onto a spoon 7a0be62351 and held it 63fa965e98 out to me.e458aee564ff9759

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Even though 9ec117d102 I had e054d15b6f dressed warmly, fa6d6002c5 spending hours 65bf0606bb outside in f75b3fde7e the snow c637bd5d14 had taken 49383f9c81 its toll, e5304d8ae1 and my bfa31b8668 body was de2e724140 now heating 21b37290d5 up.2bd666fc3bc5a297

Seeing how f039d4d9ea worried she c5551461c3 looked, it 4c728ca65d was hard ef088fb1e7 to believe 5cdf8e2623 that this a1a410e8b6 was the d73ab867c8 same person d3e234252b who had 3e4fc697b2 once treated 1e711265ec me so 41348bd926 coldly.04c6341601227934

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The sight ac61a1af4f was so 94e6e425e8 unbelievable that 4ec67409ca it made 00500a6e3b everything feel e80004b4c5 all the 0b8ae30c3f more surreal.bef853615f11117e

“Come now, dear. It might be a little bitter, but just one sip…be brave and take it.”842b6b279fa0d0df

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The Grand Duke, sitting 9852c1bb7b beside me, spoke in 3064397ee0 a nervous yet soothing fff334bf69 tone.0fedcda8e4472093

He must a0396fb384 have thought ebc4f5b8d9 I was 4d9f52719e hesitating because 19c0943bf8 I didn’t 58bef9f4c0 want to 6928605768 take the e857f09d48 medicine.178405e7c2312f41

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Speechless, I glanced at 46dbc4c335 the bottle of medicine 137a1968b3 placed on the bedside a8416fb778 table.c25e05b3fe080d2a

It was the same children’s cold syrup that Diana often took. The aftertaste was a little bitter, but compared to adult medicine, it was incredibly sweet.a371ecf586b0a225

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‘…I’m not a kid, 19f220abac though.’f7835126b08ef503

Being constantly called 90974bb519 ‘dear’ made it de4056d3f2 feel like all ea64fd7af7 the heat in d8b2e3fcf8 my body was 2eb4e73c28 rushing to my 05286e765e ears.eac96df31032e24c

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I figured 9ebdb267ff the sooner 8b7107474b I drank c47b6962ad the medicine, 51ac5da34d the sooner c3d52c162f this situation b9b23fe46e would end, 45fcfff827 so I 2cfd58fba4 quickly opened f8d53a65e2 my mouth.9134d4d3f2045f75

“That’s right, just swallow it like that.”44014052eccaa0a7

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“Oh my, how well-behaved you are.”36b17fb0e78df629

As soon 52575e65b6 as I 6ee88ed0f1 took the ceca1a860b medicine, the a9e5e22850 two of f92d7e2d79 them praised 721618d823 me gently, a72e9c4061 as if 334e660f8c soothing a c75522b7c3 small child. And that wasn’t 4ac9d3c42f all.9f2213cff23ba2fb

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The Grand 0d3f0eace3 Duke stroked 4e4c6ea686 my head b98a11addf softly, telling c4bbc6fe4d me how d00bbbc246 brave I 672e5bdb91 was, while 0f8ec667dc the Grand 8c284f3eb7 Duchess wiped 88cc2de619 my tear-streaked 55baadeb54 face and 02d0fb1c59 hands with 11a3f715a0 a damp c4ee6c9b5b cloth.5578833f43fbbcb0

She kept checking 8912c9f360 if I was 776b230bf5 uncomfortable, if the 61a0a70238 blanket was thick a640a2464c enough, fussing over 202e2c524d every little detail.ce6097d13b615281

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Feeling dazed, 2613073f07 I simply cbe30dafa6 nodded along 06b3992417 while a c29acc634a bittersweet smile d2dd7ccdf9 tugged at e7548f1ba4 my lips.1f74c7ee93ca15c0

‘…So, this is 53a97b341d what it’s like 8ed4f30cc8 to be treated d734cf321a like a child.’db84fb40aae2fd00

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Even after coming c7f4899502 of age, my f52fe73782 master had always 41c872aac1 treated me like a4f4902c7e a child. And now that I 5e21202852 had become one again, 0ad60a25f5 I found it both e4073b17b9 familiar and somewhat unsettling.8edc58fdf1327229

But today…6c9e8210e4fe2f9a

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Today, it fe2f4ff6be felt different.850fbee0770ab2a8

Deep down, a a357b37f89 part of me 900dc6698e had still been 268eb565c0 waiting for my 5379859cb7 parents like a 4858800b9d child.388c228af423005c

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That realization hit me 57e2249ba7 hard.a24c96775679bf89

“Dear, what’s wrong? Does your head hurt?”17b3f49afd12d323

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The Grand 1fcea345f1 Duke immediately fe62398d16 reacted when ae5a8a060b he noticed a56fde6227 my expression bd59950e07 change.30f4726a4a054e32

Watching the Grand 24be7b2389 Duchess place a 698b619e51 hand on my 2dc9f9a91f forehead to check 30beb96870 my temperature, I 31e6c37454 suddenly recalled her 7586b73e2c whispering to me 3e49fe9073 as she held 62a53295e2 me in her c06ffa3f18 arms.aa1030bc1530fafd

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⟨You have 0599287c69 no idea… c9b8fe07b9 how much be9ad9ae85 I missed 54ac246096 you. I love you. I love you, my d89fe57a18 dear child.⟩b6fa1189f3ae7c43

The words alone were 734c5f04a7 enough to make my c6a382aea0 eyes sting.24e87da17a5e5e6f

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Or maybe it cbe6e211c9 was just the 9c85a7f052 fever.1141223c4e6304f8

Propping up 23e8f3794e my chin, e1b2e1fdac I boldly 19c06bbac2 declared,555320a3d783c35f

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“I’m not sick at all.”51797696bb7d9c19

“Hm?”40578cf73c774191

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“This doesn’t hurt one bit.”b5e8e1079fb5058a

Then, hugging f10b759632 the thick 65ceae9c5c yet feather-light 4b68498551 blanket tightly, 11015a5291 I mumbled,0978bda2d2dc7aec

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“The only real pain is having no one by your side.”3c09ca12914a2d92

“…”dfcc7ea2ad0e4f93

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Back when I left b660367e48 my life as a 880c29257b beggar and entered Terencium, 960e8132c3 the intense training left 307e46f5f4 my whole body aching 53a22caf62 as if it had b96d517bdc been trampled.5051545250d4219f

When my dcc1f5171e fever burned b65ac82e70 so high 0643f08097 that I 08899f5d8b desperately wished 2df7e5dc87 for a 3d5a3e81b2 cold towel.8c94c4621a1c9ecc

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When my throat was bf30a115de so parched that a e227d002c0 single drop of water 9873a00099 felt like a miracle.332189acb1e299c1

Even then, I had 98c8d870f2 been alone.7846a6ad1ff838fd

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At those times, I e3394e57a4 would curl up beneath 0e5850521d my thin blanket, trying 96f84673d0 to forget that I ae90fe078a was by myself.679b2a204d3e2625

But now… that 1b7278fe88 wasn’t the case f51a4b6953 anymore.9a8f7801a3bf24cf

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“I wasn’t 9a46a290df an abandoned 2f9c4e2ac8 child after 7c4778a7c0 all.”f54e4c9f35deff4b

Though I had e5034b067c been separated from 592c1a4b8e my parents the b0ba959851 moment I was 8e44f58816 born, I hadn’t 7fa5cc5208 been abandoned.95649bf1fbbb6f55

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And that…49cc5554a45b65fe

That alone was 537c73558a enough.2a9d6fe71cfde5dd

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But…08bebb1a7164de7f

“Are you both really okay?”f0cf59480e5f83fb

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“…Huh?”98f91db009226a07

The Grand Duke and 2f02477206 Grand Duchess, who had 2bcd42edc5 been quietly listening, tilted b8be31c055 their heads in confusion, fc5ba2783f as if not quite 06d41ac3a0 understanding my question.2ce2b7a149a5c8a4

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Their undivided attention dcd5fa2b58 on me made 1227ce1a73 me feel a aa7733c0e1 little nervous.cbed8fbccbb32bac

And with 8eb8ea47d0 my fever 64ca90f2ca clouding my 9dd6892aab thoughts, my aacdd97f1d mind wasn’t e42cc71a92 working properly.cea7626466df5d7d

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So, without much thought, c3dc3dda3c I just blurted it 9b813f4dc0 out.c2d515763a86a7d9

“Aren’t you disappointed… that I’m your daughter?”882446a2cfa7ad16

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