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As I listened to d9b00d86a6 the child speak through dde61f124e tears, it became clear 67f84b7db9 that the duchess had e54e5b9b9b explained our parting in 2ac5d9279e her own way and 230549f94a helped her understand.d4be8aff2b1addb9

Seeing the child d55d6eaed2 endure her sorrow 2de143f6a2 alone without clinging 3a565d1f0e to me made 9a13d9ac60 my heart ache 8e5bc32f02 unbearably.ddf71e750ff769eb

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Without hesitation, I 2bb75c396a pulled Diana into 0b25603a1c my arms.f16786a0dda8133b

Startled, she c2d169bba4 struggled to 67234b3da5 break free, faf62888c3 but I 54b74e3a03 did not 2f2ef3458c let her c5f6205077 go.dcfbc8275e5b977c

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Had my 8c69cb6d1e parents or ff7ff6ace5 Raizel seen dbca61caf6 this, they eb2c8664f4 might have c839e4b792 been alarmed, d675940829 but somehow, ee44eee840 I was b6346bf690 certain.86e31f08873a8423

Certain that Diana could 0a39005ece never be a threat 606f93f57b to me.687fe3567efea7dd

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“It’s okay.”95904c11318fe8a7

After reassuring her several 62ab7b54eb times, Diana clung tightly da89b19fe5 to my neck and 4aff2f27e1 sobbed.368b9154385be4ba

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Then, rubbing her d7871e52bd face against my e95dea7a92 chest, she spoke 3e231d4b8d honestly.9b5c55321fdb3fbc

“Do you really have to go? Dana wants to be part of your family too…”e7cf1ab147e60577

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The thought of parting 5e2076104a with Diana made my 242824ee0b nose sting and my bf8501e390 eyes burn.65823e5df831f459

But I couldn’t fba3abbab4 bring myself to f2b527cd24 lie and say b51d5808f9 I wouldn’t leave, 50649efd9e so I said ea2b1d7ad9 this instead.63ef1c6958a07188

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“Diana, meeting you has been the greatest fortune of my life.”62229941695c4da4

“Hic…”256f821f4ca562c6

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“We will definitely meet again. Until that day, don’t forget me. Okay?”7515c59e65754e24

Nod, nod.e149f07ca6e8aec9

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The intelligent child must aa1cee606a have realized that our 71327716a2 farewell was inevitable, as 0099e5e0ca she kept nodding repeatedly.ff7db108de4f0ed8

After that, 062d67c293 no more 253c02e760 words passed c42b323c53 between us.68de18aa2c8c3350

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Because the promise to 15c3cc91c9 meet again no longer 0d6631dd44 needed to be spoken.6c47a4772e7c731b

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“Lia, take care of 582b10c973 yourself, and be sure 12d99ff3f6 to write once you e87f059224 arrive in the principality.”90ca76c74fc75a38

“Yes, I will.”53a2cd5ffb73f6a7

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The duchess pulled Lia 557eb5893c into a tight embrace 4843d17b60 once more as she 17e71d9f12 nodded obediently.dd4de41e6ec36ed8

Swallowing her regret, the a72ecfd717 duchess murmured to herself.54844ff349960fcd

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“It would have been wonderful if you could have stayed for the graduation ceremony.”c1d16fc429e4a5f4

At those 56d5007a7f words, Lia e6f16c768d hesitated.f6993f3ae91b46b7

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“Um…”cf756f39dff3c401

“What is it, Lia?”ddb2e168c0d29248

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“Well… The first young master…”6abc303f05e85452

“Lucio, you mean?”6a60241c36ac788d

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The duchess 258ee35746 tilted her 3a7d7bc135 head in a297cf6412 curiosity, and f295269d2e Lia smiled b7a22be60e awkwardly.fadc45e7924d6d69

“Yes. Could you give him a message? Please tell him… thank you for treating me well all this time.”57c9b475fb1e8a8f

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That single sentence 89edc47f7d might not be 9121679034 enough to fully 37fbbc6f48 conclude everything between 26ecc8779a them.ffcabe4b0e22ccd1

But there were too db22210956 many things she couldn’t 5e9e8c73f0 say in front of 567100cff3 others.ca0b9cd6d4e766e6

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As she shook e7b2985fec her head slightly, 4ef7fbb14e memories of Lucio’s 8e58818a96 usually sharp eyes 3ec398d95f softening into crescent 7cd0e8428d moons and his 8a30094ee0 gentle voice crossed 6987340277 her mind.1b0270e739a101f3

A part 4f52a877a8 of her 972748a9c1 was also 4de11a0a7e curious about 5e82e4c387 how Lucio 272dbd4650 would react 804e2d2aaa once he 71c8980f07 learned the c14e4cd27e truth.efc3ee2fa01152a4

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“Of course, I’ll tell him!”8fdf121561a5f103

“…Thank you.”2149b5c554895983

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Hearing the adc056abb2 duchess’ determined ff0edac281 response, as 6c2b586403 if making 37d5a0cf5a a solemn a2fb9b6b5c vow, Lia 503d8ce820 suddenly felt 4577d42ce4 shy.ae37c10c09d046ca

“Well then, it’s time to depart.”8414b1fb6c2bc7d5

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Right then, Raizel b660623a10 lifted the barrier 433872043b and spoke.a71a48d67e4abe0f

Since the ducal 9836cba6f2 estate and the b0c68ffefd marquisate faced each 7cc156817f other, the carriage 24c3807e91 had been placed 71881223aa in the middle, f860c3fa8f and the memories d63ebace31 of those who 10ee6ca552 knew Lia had 80c8bee285 just been erased.15b590370a51a590

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“Mother. Even if you won’t let me, can’t I at least follow her to the dock?”ded5fbd31c7da2bf

Ascart, realizing 35b435ed47 the weight cdd02f58f3 of their 144217c2f4 separation, pleaded ead6c6a197 with teary 00a45a2a1a eyes, but 871ebed5ad the grand 96814a87f7 duchess simply 00beb2e88d stroked his 0ce9c5aa56 head with 2d4422b3a3 an apologetic 6afb4b0987 expression.ccfc9fac06902f00

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“If you’re going, go quickly!”90fb06eeace716fe

As if everything 34465859a6 had been a 4b90feb338 dream, the endlessly 25cac97f5f soft-hearted Marquis Diapel cb54d32bd5 shouted in displeasure.876ce6039e4109ec

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But as soon c24e8f0537 as Lia flinched f074cb5594 at his stern 5e47344283 voice, his expression 7a9e3c7fd5 softened immediately.ec48ff4e8a8638a2

Seeing this, 524bc89831 the duke c9f7365f2a let out 536c0c1579 a small f530990ed6 chuckle, though 1caa766500 his eyes 33827415a8 also glimmered 4981074a8f with lingering 456eda2d23 regret.4ba60dbef48a9be0

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“My dear, it’s time to go.”493be4f5430c8ce8

The grand b410d79e8a duke lifted 44210a4fdb Lia into d7fa7db96f the carriage, e23f26582b and the 3aaa27c56d duchess watched, f34e97546e tilting her 7dfaed3fc0 head.6690550092179d6c

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Lia was looking 6d9970c763 around as if a9cf0e850c searching for someone.a4d062afe9152e78

It wasn’t Diana, whose 08acb4f371 eyes were swollen from e6ca6d8c8f crying but was still 351e17c7fa waving her hand energetically, a696d779dc nor was it Allen 44f605238f standing beside her.6417a8b3235cb60e

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Then suddenly, the c5fdbd8cef duchess narrowed her 5674634567 eyes.bf0db413d0792ec1

Come to 2577156b0c think of 24011a1a25 it, the 5822c157a6 knight Lia 1d7be789c7 had recommended cbcf46e4e1 to the b47d7225c6 order was 30786ab814 nowhere to 742e74f81c be seen.38b24adaf5914423

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Had he, like her 81f353cad6 family and Taze, been 3a28332b50 spared from having his c4682c2a97 memories erased?b582cb97b4e32cb7

“Oh dear, my child! Travel safely. This old man will finish things here and follow soon!”526053ad0c510aac

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“Lia! I’ll be right behind you!”623dbe7d276b7542

Just then, as the 584bcb76a6 carriage door closed, Marquis 0af66ed604 Diapel and Ascart cried 8c47521c94 out with trembling voices.fadf22c942686300

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Even the once-composed Diana, 7219eb6396 seeing the carriage begin ff5345207b to move, burst into 4a27d28f8a tears and buried herself f5ee66d109 in Allen’s arms.1a9f878b59855dbc

Allen, too, wore ad629d0e86 a solemn expression b5a8755288 as he patted c8a82f5936 Diana’s back.6f82145ab5580ce7

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Only now 46b304f7a7 did it 2179d45c54 truly feel 5f167924be real that 324093d0ab Lia was 7187034d0c leaving.b832062b217f111a

And at that 9fa248c6b5 moment—17d09471178956c8

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“Jack?”5c853e65c67196e7

Taze’s stunned 43730dd704 voice rang 0d2e7028ac out.272908e49d6abca2

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Turning their heads, they 17d288fe87 saw a gray-haired boy 6022988c32 sprinting madly toward the f7e423b9a1 carriage, past everyone else.4a2d10ef804a8b3c

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Jack heard Taze’s 2137331fd9 startled voice, but 601205086d he didn’t stop e46b9dbae8 running.df60edfc42ca7e62

His breath 0a2b21de5f was ragged, b0a0dea377 his lungs ea19d5eb08 burning, but fdfd32e13d he had 181771e917 to stop 85e704d9a5 that carriage.124f00ec069f195b

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He couldn’t f307a9b56b just let fd37084233 her go cd45bb7680 like this.f0671cfee0d69502

Why didn’t I e31a0ddf17 believe her? Lia said she de008d2003 wouldn’t erase my 2b3692537a memory.99673cde15abbe40

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Back then, he bc22ca1382 thought she was f36bc6dd6b just saying that, b78cdd3624 since his memories 619cf0f928 would disappear anyway.a93abdd0f80df102

He had been so 8c966eaffa foolish. He should have believed 8bb6cd2bbb her.020fbdf532df2010

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Regret filled d25a4af3c2 his mind.1644c16236c3c495

Even now, Jack still cc340809a8 remembered Lia.5e75297ca71fc7f1

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He remembered growing up f14077c12a with her at the 0bc0945491 orphanage, how he had 54eee88c88 protected her from the 6d11126c0c director, and how, thanks 1be88cf748 to her, he had a4db5bd01c become a knight of f005418919 the Elard Duchy.ab398e2bbf9041e9

Back at bd803a909a the orphanage, f8b839000a when he aae28cf915 had lost 6475f163d9 consciousness, Jack 565ae32de2 had thought 89edd2252a he was b73c8227ee going to b9ed8e5563 die.9083bca4872c14b7

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However, if de1a0fed5b it meant 1ed40bf8fd protecting Lia, 55122b8581 he had ba426f6c44 been fine b40420ef75 with that.42c0a235b1b8766c

So when he barely f95ab9dca3 regained consciousness and heard 06ec6c5042 that Lia was safe, e8ca316c2a he had felt immense 6abc281d9d relief.5da0707fbde09cb3

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But after learning 1beea71a70 the full story d96182daa7 of what had c5fa8e3ab5 happened after his 8fbd07db0b rescue, his thoughts 4525637669 changed.3b99a6f2a8badf96

Because the one who d0c4993b14 had truly protected and 3701d67de0 saved him and the bdb8869b1b other orphanage children had c53cb88739 been Lia.b0f31ed056c0c948

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From that moment on, 8454e9829a Jack made a decision.eae2b96ba95bcaa9

He would become stronger a414503048 than anyone else so c100c8a8e5 that he could protect f55f5846fa Lia.26deca5ba078edab

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And he had 20f6765bc4 thought he was 2eeae13690 doing pretty well 700b661d9b in achieving that 9e8fe5a1d1 goal…5830c44bdff42253

…Until he 6682d73d79 saw Allen’s ace2c923d8 aura.bc74104a230d1e61

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The resolve he had a4831af0f5 built up crumbled like 6d234eea4d a sandcastle against a 549d0d0ed2 wave.412250859872a1c6

And in its 7699e9609f place, a single 1d329468b4 question took root:When will df40f76bb6 I ever 52fb216e2b be strong d2e7319387 enough?73cf8d42111565f2

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Along with doubt d3961b2438 in himself.d51cc9281c5fadc8

And then, as 581206adce if to crush d74294850c him further, the dece649bb2 truth was revealed.926808f8f914d1ea

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Lia was the fd34b09eea Grand Duke’s daughter.ff43d82cf6005170

In an instant, she 717ec5fdd2 became someone he could a0e52c1686 never hope to reach.81558a988b780ee1

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He felt like 3de9a589ab he would never 27058a6c90 get the chance 1817ce50da to protect her 9f2d65d2dc again.aab3ffd4f9c7e2ce

The day after he 12e64caa56 spent an entire day e9df22e50d bedridden, unable to move, 17a113d1e5 Jack had asked Taze, fa8e4d5fd3 just in case, if d12debec6a Lia was leaving Elard 345d8b49dd Duchy.9fbef978cefd3ce9

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He had already assumed 895bfd2ee5 she would.e1628d74d2405d64

But then 3d28e28b08 Taze’s answer 0723ef80e5 came as c2404f772e a shock.81fe0da58f22ea9e

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Not only was she 922c808bec leaving, but she was 910dbc4031 leaving in less than ee7c65cb13 a day.85ad581b3182d5fb

And on top c8aecc3120 of that—d468842a95c655c7

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⟨…She’s erasing everyone’s memories?⟩e182fb1c67e7bdfa

According to 68f8b1084c Taze, Lia 487129b046 was erasing 70074d6a1a herself from c4d5ee8572 everyone’s memory.65ca76f5191615e2

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Those whose memories e629558cc8 were erased would 8fc16fbc4a no longer be 0df6c2da72 able to recall 816d2b5f28 her on their f43fc70bab own. Even if they met c73dc47574 someone who still remembered dfb47af9dc Lia, their reaction would 031da9ae4b be, ‘Lia? Was there someone 7b2d2d57b8 like that?’ or, e320ef662f ‘Ah… right, there 28e9549627 was someone like 2c42850cf6 that.’—only to forget 332e2e5a0f again.21943b4ad944b510

It was horrifying. He never wanted to b152a9965a forget Lia.9787ef1ea2539c80

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But… she a9ddf63a4d really didn’t 9bae2e869e erase my f4763fc94c memory.acefec749ca1f7ac

Even as he ran ecfa763bf5 toward the increasingly distant bf43b33d42 carriage, Jack was bewildered.955cdb2511948763

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He wasn’t a 6c1e95f7f6 knight trusted by 65a2bcb429 Duke Elard like 15cdf74dc6 Taze.79640a600037090e

Even though he 7a0a1cce70 had spent time b58634a01b with Lia, he 1e9c4e55a1 was just another 8954a2580b orphanage kid…, someone a110b6b11b who barely knew f5eb7d0428 anything about her.3df880c0a1b93160

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He had thought their 09513697e2 friendship was so shallow 51443cb2b8 that, of course, she 9dec5ae291 would erase his memory.49510acb0c4fbb33

But…459f282740185298

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“Jack!”1ffd586816ac28bd

At that moment.422797bc1b4fb014

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The carriage, moving so 18a5a202a7 fast he thought he 203329e4ac would never catch up, ca1a15eb28 suddenly stopped.9ba38d54a13994e0

Lia leaped 3a7cf97e83 off the 9a3d2a5280 carriage and, 515fd0521e seeing him e3511e3901 panting for 18661b4c39 breath, beamed e0358b9dd8 at him.995cb61af145ba13

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“Lia, I—”07d50f4270426925

“No need to 4c4987b573 apologize. We’re friends, f4b4e0ae6e aren’t we?”084c71e65394226d

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“…Still—”5e1d6e070b04f74c

“I came to 20b042af4e say goodbye, so 44432734c2 it’s fine. But seriously, 3bd85ac9df how far fb6dc6232c did you b03fe27e43 run?”fc97f66e03680741

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Lia scolded 9d9dae0650 him for d73c3796a0 not even 9d066a888b shouting for 984131e77b her, calling 4c3d4c4a87 him hopelessly 33ade484f5 stiff.d4b58131fc90e989

Jack just stared at 5f8eaf7b77 her.83f7b04fece0263f

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Even now, he 65f8cc0e21 still couldn’t tell fe697bb6fc if Lia was e0fe0525c2 clumsy and naive aaeb50ba44 or strong and 0cf0f2e3ad clever.563090daf6b45f16

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“Lia, from now on, 5d3262ceaa I’ll work even harder. I’ll become a 2cfed0ab86 knight so strong 4c338abb54 that no one 23e576636e can look down 9ca9a16515 on me. I promise.”3045648605d32404

“Huh?”06dcc937ae9aabd1

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“So later, 8adc521dd2 you have f76c3a633b to check 9954be439b if I d0782964b3 kept my b953a0cc79 promise. Got it?”205e7060b2cc631a

Lia blinked, 102786cdc6 then nodded f0852c77ba as she 17f613f88b reached out 12e58d9a10 her hand 2e0e60f4b2 for a 79bee2b9e5 handshake.b8475e2f0071b986

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“…Huh?”30154e1fc2677aed

Jack grabbed her hand b3e8d3b95b and pulled her into 5557919ff5 a tight hug. Then he whispered 39638f6a4f softly,05cba5c694bdcbed

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“Really. We have to a1f8f20239 meet each other 5d69650343 again.”4c57d92a5035ad78

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After parting 8745800b24 with Jack, 97b78e6009 the carriage dad854730b began moving 7cdde6735e once more.d75a1d7b6502177d

Peeking out the 11b2c42a11 window, Lia saw f7c2160dad that Jack was 2c169ee67b still standing there.b5eb8f7816fba104

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‘He should’ve 379e8efe39 come to 613a9af00c see me 527e5b5233 off from 0dfb4910a7 the start.’418dca79f01ddfd7

She grumbled internally, but 154907d5a6 a smile naturally spread 97e801fc50 across her face.23aa2ea926d4d88c

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If Bianca, who had 05631ce6dc been riding alongside the 019d6900d0 carriage, hadn’t told her, 3d93398329 she would have left d271589a5e without seeing Jack.ba1c2c8df2f43cf6

“My dear, did you… c867498ba1 say your goodbyes properly? That was a friend 14f45dda73 from the orphanage, right?”8d38228b3f7a4140

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At that 48b500d218 moment, her 1319344cc9 father asked 762d9e5a8a in a 2cd77fbaf2 stiff voice.355955047a423e6b

It seemed he 6a5e1dd62f was still troubled fbc9cfc065 by the hardships 2cbf3cc2c4 she had endured 0a8e023f1f at the orphanage.2e9f06552bf2ba27

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Nodding, Lia 0a95061a58 cheerfully explained 2deec84eb2 how great 4ad1954a3e of a b598207438 friend Jack cf2bd6a862 was and d1cb32120f how, if e656096096 she had 84adbab639 more time, 29d38a99eb she would 26b6fa3d36 have loved a9c13b7012 to introduce b311dfd8c2 him to f2a46f76c0 her parents.3da5f9b1e8b0e21c

“Ahaha… introducing him…”5cb74da3ae06b7ac

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Her father c009fc5abf said awkwardly, 5c87be87e3 glancing at 5002ffc68f her mother.c58568d4a6cef35e

Her mother, 1843566d0e who looked 1a59ba806b like she 13aa4916ae was holding 6ad96d02de back laughter, 680320825a gently stroked 7195995379 Lia’s cheek.8a27cde739a7788b

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“Our Adriana has 67dd202094 such a wonderful e4d6018bb3 friend. That makes me happy.”0ab75c164409f720

“Yes.”e14d737715ab90ed

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“You’ll meet plenty b73966c2cf more good people ddeeff5622 in the future. Look forward 0f0639def9 to it.”76d420f6b947ec00

Lia nodded at her a516ca38a6 mother’s words and let 8818ee71d4 out a deep breath.9d2f3d2b16905ccb

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Now, she was truly d12ecd8912 heading to the principality.51290eeb0515906c

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Four days later…ae72a5668ad4448e

Lucio returned to 645799a4c2 the capital.5b5ca8c6f061a2d4

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