EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 136

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As I 255625a87e nodded, my af493a4c8f mother once f5d01b6beb again began b7df6ec922 massaging my ff3e9b5367 hands together 657d382617 with my a6af5176c5 father.ed8d1cd0b317fd99

Because I b35aee55a7 had been b3c846a267 constantly seasick 22949890c2 from the 56612457db unfamiliar sea 399c4ba4e8 and my 4f60091554 first time a41b3a0714 on a 96030e0b3f ship, my a947c89535 fingertips were 7f2630ca75 cold.df4dbc9c2a04ce87

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‘No, maybe it wasn’t 554ad173c4 just because of the 3c05953ae1 seasickness.’00164f1fc0b9b59a

Ever since I 45443d5195 boarded the ship 0dd77f9d07 and watched the f7198b0856 empire I had 936c234eb5 lived in my 909f55b357 whole life rapidly 8d297b1e6f fade into the 0a4058f2d7 distance, my heart 437ecb9726 had been unsettled.a91de1d8addf8805

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Joy and sorrow, relief d9b436f5d5 and regret coexisted within dd3e1a6a2e me.4f68eba5741b22fa

Though I 965b93f55b had many 549388bdc2 painful memories, 919872a1dc all my 1960f48fab precious ones 06d029c668 were also 00713b498c in the 6c3447b1a7 empire.050d1926ee3d5a9b

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The thought that I e86b2fcb12 would now have to 9ddb2a8fae live a completely new b144a69df1 life in a different cf7dc18e31 place made me uneasy.ec0fcb3549ff6304

“Are you very nervous?”a394d586e25f2661

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Had my a927ea6b0c anxiety about acbfaa1c56 the future 3275ec0690 shown so 8d2fb6a8c7 clearly on 681fb54ca2 my face? My father, who dc28ca1aad had been watching fdfe05f7ee me the whole 86cb71593c time, asked gently.54cd0f575fc46946

I nodded.603968546797a6b1

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“I’m a e3071f2bba little worried. Even though it’s 8819811842 just an illusion 23c9837760 spell, I don’t 4945b57ebd look like you 14f9a15bb4 and Mother…”9d2a8ade93fac777

Although those 1704cb37f8 in the dccc210d98 Grand Duchy 84ecedcfe6 had been d35d5fe389 informed in 4e30b63944 advance, I c69df4cd24 was still a1dc1c2ff2 anxious about bd4d55c28e whether they 845510bf43 would be 6737129185 able to 741ed52162 accept me, 3555788aa9 someone who 4ee77b5187 had suddenly e98a023826 appeared out 7f09b5f30b of nowhere.e6751149e904b568

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At one 2913a6a654 point, I 6650d13f2a had thought 6c26ca93ea of myself f47057be31 as someone c7de52e20f who would a71abe0194 never settle 4639f0b6e1 anywhere, someone 02283f04eb who could a46cba89e3 never truly 3d9a8c59c4 be part d6f8c05eea of a b43b0f920e family.9ada53df9d06649b

And even now, 2ad187b4ff I was afraid d4d4802028 of not being f4cfefed20 welcomed.655a13b7002e4c30

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“Who says such nonsense?! Adriana, you look c66d6858be just like your 388c2be652 mother when she 8fe4a6086e was young!”76ed89bc11825abe

“Especially your eyes—they’re a096166a53 exactly like mine.”a4a59a4d5296edc6

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At that 6c3c1690a9 moment, my dd5f602e36 mother and 401cd8319c father strongly 5eb5ced08e refuted my 9f38399146 words.e376a5700ebbb7f4

But wasn’t 584921eec2 it only 184c2ef291 because they 52e431f982 had briefly 87aa321def seen my 2276faa9f8 real appearance 9140a2cea2 that they 233197dd54 thought that f7bd004d25 way?49f02b8660bc677d

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My doubtful 98ac0be314 gaze was 3af774b480 immediately met edd85a3874 with reassurance.da6890b1ce70d53d

“Even if b053c236e3 your hair c94a1d1344 and eye a49ac5c638 colors are 8dd3f174d0 different, you 5d165a076b still resemble 3046592097 us!”0d2f53fa9dca41f8

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“…Really?”b99809b93230e117

“Of course! If you look closely, b4b69731e0 there’s not a single 4d4aa83aa4 part of you that dac76c6e9d doesn’t resemble us, it’s 0461f94002 almost uncanny.”95473462d7c072fd

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It might have 77115873f1 just been my 94a6d7e53e overprotective parents trying f60a7983c5 to comfort me b11f859dde as usual, but 8956f57692 their words eased cab9f2567d my worries a 75733f69a4 little, and I 32ad899a9b found myself smiling.8d3af06eddd51f8c

Besides, after my 292f8f9102 mana outburst, I bbbf3e2298 had often been bf63691890 told that I cd1cff3c2f had suddenly become 189d29f81c prettier. Maybe at that time, 1339ea0eaa the illusion spell had befb2ed2e5 weakened slightly, making me 1ab0598d94 actually look more like a64a1706b4 them.12f0f2f4485849bb

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“We’ll be arriving 31dbaa3920 soon, Your Highness.”0501b55c752ebe99

Just then, 7955b991a8 Bianca informed 39d38f0410 me that dafa5e79b8 it was 46abbbe177 time to bf154739c3 prepare for a6890be69d disembarkation.5223674107eca387

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As I 1fb9800843 instinctively took 9f6f9ce610 a deep af41b5f02d breath, nervous, 6b95fde8eb the hands 222b2a0c7c holding mine c0e42aea06 on either c4b778aada side tightened 2435f7e5f2 reassuringly.ded014d12b1129aa

A short 3961097218 while later, 4eb801e56f the ship c9695c2803 docked, and ea831f9c53 with my af2dbe90fa hood pulled e6afa10194 over my 7715297383 head, I d5e1312653 boarded the db1b2b4d65 waiting carriage.394d11677618acd9

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I could see the d02b254734 people of the Grand 4121432afe Duchy tilting their heads 3d16c1f640 in confusion at the 0fe2049eea sight of the Grand 4a235cd1cd Duke’s carriage. They could never have e2079c6422 imagined that the Grand 04f75d699a Duke and Grand Duchess, 779ef00614 who had left for 35dcb6f0d9 the empire, had returned.99f1a4fdc1109405

Despite it being fa90448062 winter, the weather 34f50b90ee was warm. The setting 5f90da6e92 sun painted 286327c63c the coastline d7996989e0 in golden d00cc4f931 hues.cea559676bfcf787

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The lively atmosphere, the 31758b761e sounds of laughter, and 71c214b43a the sight of people 120552b308 strolling leisurely all told 1487de1a4e me that we had bf5b58989f arrived in Rone, the 274edcb82d capital of Belus, a 6fa6bb6367 place I had only a4e67a3d67 read about in books.9bcee5b25ad0f381

As I gazed d9fd284e64 out through the 58528598c5 small window of b7c5d5d6e1 the carriage, we 9d53f92245 soon began ascending 67880a5597 a steep hill.0a1e11a4471c6e60

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And then, after 8987ee75f5 a short while…8601eda21ae78cdc

“Adriana, it’s 2571fccc39 time to 780b41028c step out.”9bfb023acdd59d09

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My father, 58c8043e01 having first 42463ae744 escorted my deacf7b870 mother down 5d299e17fe from the a50d93fa10 carriage, extended 68899911cb his hand d1ed6b04e1 to me.797822e565ff1d15

Feeling as if 05e422385d my heart might 1576100137 burst, I carefully a564bf6550 took his hand.5661e109ef6f8353

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“…!”1a3a0bc262b2b11b

And then, I froze 4f5ab2fb1c at the sight before e0ac271aeb me.b7e1d78f44a0abff

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On a df63321c25 cliff overlooking 1d89dd90bd the vast 8fcb1ef85d blue sea 44482231f3 stood a 539828e641 grand, majestic 183f3ab8d7 white castle c08d21b300 with towering f348c7ca9e pointed roofs.8a86fadb81fec3d8

Lining the path fcb9c0a437 leading to the 9901f5cf48 castle were thirty 33c9e00485 knights in white e067df1aa5 ceremonial uniforms adorned 1969211a4f with the golden 42bd38727d epaulettes symbolizing swordmasters, 68be0d6a03 and nearly fifty 5d68ce05b5 attendants.35a4818954147cdc

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As one, they c9405503c2 all bowed deeply.a2e80e2b89ac476c

“Welcome home, 66fd8462ec Your Highness, f0c5a6472c the Grand 684d0ed341 Princess.”fadf58059fe6c625

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Welcome, welcome…be05b7cf98f7296d

The powerful voices f045198fd7 echoed endlessly in da2ab521de the air.bd64cb0ca7de3d5a

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I blinked in 945cbad247 astonishment, struggling to 22592751a3 process the surreal f1c36092fe scene before me.df747e4c1285de30

Then, the 4b20ca4471 elderly man 1ab8d0f0f5 at the 75f9a78a9f front, his 0c4d599a24 pristine silver 5086120381 hair swept 60d28f00dd neatly back 928c856df2 without a d094e59883 strand out fc4291c44b of place, 34998a72d8 stepped forward.8dca1788fd5dd675

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“Your Highness, the 3d47973e12 Grand Princess, you 2e63a737e3 have endured much 542061b8e3 to come here. Truly, you have bd941ec457 done well.”f932a9a42524c08f

His strict, disciplined expression 989902f599 softened as his eyes 0ddd1dfca0 slowly filled with emotion.4e6d95f21243e655

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It was as if a093385b5f he understood how difficult b5390fefbf the journey had been 711089bbfc for me, and the 3e02b4cb27 thought made tears well ced26aed34 up in my own c52899ee1d eyes.70b23416dffd0351

“Thank you, Arthur.”76c4e68299c10baa

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“…You know my name?”e7524141f53e5db9

“My father 00e38cac0a and mother 78672cbafb told me 54030a1234 about you af88efab0f on the c64ded6d11 way here. They said you 630a4e24c0 have been a a120ffaa68 steadfast guardian of c98f5cf0c2 the Grand Duchy c22c0aa694 for a long a657370623 time.”1eb6553825d94e2e

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Arthur had 79d7b1718d served the dc269276e2 Belus Grand faf69bc428 Duchy for 1f5e6697a5 three generations. In my 8a389ee0d4 mother’s absence, 419213fc31 he had 14c4eb795f managed the 3ef977cb39 Main Castle, 8912da2a2b overseeing everything 4b09f1a6f9 from financial 0ffb70c67b matters to 7769ad4c90 charitable works.196bd8bb614f8963

Even when my father 7a01c05f25 and mother left for 8b29a04c42 my brother’s graduation, they 843ab319d0 trusted the castle to 5d26a52c2b him completely.f59f117a81a4c16e

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“Ugh, I’m so 0235bb2264 jealous of the 81a30fc54c butler!”19335a7e94a2e29b

“So this is the f7470276b4 fairy of Belus…”58c62f98871435f6

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“She’s incredibly clever, too.”f06b80fa0a3ad861

“She’s absolutely adorable…”c53c10429cce852e

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I could hear 8495b5699f the attendants murmuring d4236031e1 among themselves.8e46f196e265910f

Perhaps because there were 78bec0e6e9 too few people to 0cf2e9b310 manage the vast Main 33e8ee7bc3 Castle, even their quiet 9dfc2fc845 whispers sounded loud.f4624b7ba044bd44

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As I listened 9ed3624c0b to them, my d6d2f84773 cheeks flushed slightly, 6012f95e01 and my mother 7edf8ba12c chuckled.ab759db37d9f48e2

“See, Adriana? No one dislikes you.”57d77e3866a3c719

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No sooner 1b0f97a1d9 had she f7e3284bfa finished speaking b6a5b2f4ed than murmurs 144843d477 of agreement ec3da181cd rippled through 3c1ae373e3 the crowd.29a6e2bbb73a4035

“How could anyone 63351c0a4d dislike her?”96c1f7dd88e5d175

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“Your Grace, e6ec0a9801 I believe 59322ac720 it is 916120aa62 time to 0e7be65370 show the a10857b805 Grand Princess 988598c661 her chambers.”ac7bb2aba0e70593

The butler, who 852d6da230 had been silently d40f6f2e0e watching with a 8d0a5db141 faintly emotional expression, 74440dd945 spoke up.007e98a41783b397

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At my mother’s nod, 5c56c59320 we finally entered the 9f4ce7d118 castle.5403823a5bd8f318

The castle, befitting ade4403aea the prestige of 38d1754f40 the Grand Duchy, b18f282568 was both magnificent a4d2804e5e and lavish.1af1be859dcae886

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Gold adorned the floors e01549a977 and ceilings, and intricate b61bc36e0c carvings covered the white 5dad5452c9 marble columns and walls, f2702b979c making the entire structure 0547e397fe feel like a work 8c249911b9 of art.8838a855bc3aa177

“Your Highness, this f0e062fbfd is the room 53639f664c with the best c233193e93 view in the 83142f036e castle. It was designated ab23cee57a as yours even 6cda5b377a before you were a8b0bc7544 born.”9541d0294c0b5227

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Following the butler’s 09115d2313 lead, I climbed d4823e581f flight after flight a654909d87 of stairs, finally eef2317cb6 stopping before a 754ec844b9 massive set of f448c4f2dd doors.af695ebfe781dc3a

But the 5aec6b35b2 true wonder 0d241a7f8e lay beyond.12dcad1997436426

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As the doors 890ed198f1 opened, a vast 0a1eae72f1 terrace and floor-to-ceiling 6440f6a81f windows revealed the 51e00cda98 ocean stretching out bfd3fdb12b beyond.c3397267dc1cb4d0

The golden f393d3a1d0 hues of b90f6760c7 the setting 067da7d7bd sun spilled 22c4320096 into the 805994d02b pristine white 4370329224 room, bathing 199ce92423 everything in ba9f5c399e a warm b571e4f50a glow.f9925e9ebd2926a5

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I stood c6118d4422 in stunned db109e7aad silence, mesmerized 2033fb6952 by the 696e96e770 sight, as 8dea081430 my mother 43ab61d3dc approached.4bced7216c5b64c0

“I wasn’t 037bf49e41 sure if bf88fdd8f2 you’d like 9158666de9 it.”fc268a5ef24ed2e9

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Her voice 5cd6b89cee held a 3e850a383b slight tremor, f29d1edbaa as if 061e35b67e she was 2e7bef00c6 anxious about 1549a3723f my reaction.b4f1b38258bec3be

How could anyone 16ee621032 not love this 9438b4dd8a view?61b9a860fb50fc6a

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“This is the reception 9c7c8283a1 room, Your Highness. To the right is 80f7519061 your bedroom, and to fce0614bac the left is your 793591b86c study. The bedroom also 9ad419ecc2 has an ensuite e11582b4de bath and a 496fab1e95 dressing room…”57755e5b393e883d

Jane, my mother’s former b9b4bcfe82 handmaid who had fiercely cb5fbb9b0d competed to become my cebb5970ad personal attendant, enthusiastically explained e1ae79ebef the room’s layout.eaf903bb17c960c2

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But her words barely 93ecd6ecd7 registered.65ecb57121fdaeaa

My gaze landed on b327f666ed the small cream-colored sofa a001200282 and tea table in 1ad00e2580 the reception area.4c75346101236d67

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I had cdfd67e187 assumed they 2631c71b94 had merely f22ae212b0 tidied up ad721e8fed the room 8e2aaa8bf2 in preparation 3033b5753e for my c5e7be4b86 arrival, but 4ea5c74561 it was 9a26e34313 clear that 8f1ab06f34 the furniture 8cd4ffc8b9 and belongings 9351b9147a had been 8b96873233 carefully maintained 5d6984d581 over a 1b8782f152 long period.00ca2ff5d777fdab

Someone had been looking 4e1fc5b798 after this space for 77b18f1b4d years, waiting for me 866ad6c5e9 to return.09f98661da28c42f

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For the master who e2cb871f0d would one day return.77c9aa9127713686

“Ah, Adriana? Are you 556a4cbf3a crying right 744af89ab2 now?”260db52934aef904

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“My dear! What’s wrong?”039f30e206939fb8

I didn’t 4baaaf1aa6 want to cb9c6d2273 be a e9ba182dbc crybaby on 2dd4c01ec7 my first eb5c969182 day, so aee585e2eb I tried a66d7508ab my best ebc4fc62f0 to hold 42ddd6cc2a it in, 02dc0a70d9 but my 262b3ee6c9 face twisted 6b5afdb790 foolishly.85c82120c17f24bc

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“What don’t you 767e18ee84 like? We’ll fix everything. No, should we 054ec39833 change your room 4e893ecef8 entirely?”9927972b2e757f29

“No!”10b0eeacddf457e4

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Startled, I grabbed 66e50a2c48 my father’s hand 90107594f7 and, sniffling, spoke.4224859c3342705b

“This is b22a94a975 my room. This castle is my 87c639b1b0 home. I won’t change it, 2b0a07183b never.”b187adb512ccb387

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For a d2672b943a moment, my 01b65b6341 father was 66f80518a1 speechless. Then, kneeling down, f24256a324 he gently wiped 5746591331 my tear-streaked face.ffbf9697b23bf433

“Yes. This is a5d24ad654 your home. And we’ll never change 6cf501393b that.”d31fea6029943c9f

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“Huaaah…”5ba95cc642a7e826

Like a b32de68c65 fool, I b3c59f7701 was so 231dbbfcf7 relieved by 9d07399bea those words 0293705ce0 that I 6abb860606 started crying f1910fdf34 again.f1febae3a40abc22

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I had always 2ace551a43 been anxious.eda313bd9facb24b

I wanted to 2cebf626a4 belong somewhere. I wanted to be 5770f359c1 someone who was needed.0ed48f6d970c36c2

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And now.38b0318b6745dfb7

For the first time 067ab662a4 in my life, I e3faec6728 was certain that I dc7e777175 was exactly where I 8a736b59e6 was meant to be.7919026fd7f44352

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This was my b387aa019c home.b00c90e9321e454a

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After laying their exhausted, f721863cf8 tear-streaked child in bed, a7b32b18cf the Grand Duke and 82a77e82e8 Grand Duchess gazed at 3ce7feae29 her with a mixture 40ffd3d37c of heartache and tenderness 6f07f2dc8a before their expressions softened 0917aff7bc into warm smiles.6d51402932637869

Her sleeping face 875f854c29 was as angelic 4b58ac611a as could be.911c6bebdf13dec5

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“It feels like 3a2af3a20b I’ve lived my 21160602a2 entire life just 217792a4b8 to see this 098d1a7f28 moment.”8eefbe2d612639e0

The Grand Duchess dcab93e3e0 murmured, gently brushing 7ff079d8fd away the traces 1112192f29 of tears from d3954e129b Lia’s cheeks.33471dbd4d5ebede

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The Grand 200acb8e89 Duke responded 36f15735d6 with a c61535b390 bittersweet sigh.480f2c79fe46abf1

“I can’t help 96f559566a but feel regret. For all the time 52c15d67bd we lost.”0edc851fdf298721

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Her first coos as df5f86b21c a newborn, her first 2309fe860f time rolling over, her 19322bb62f first steps…db3b176e8a93bb65

All the moments they 77aaa2ccde had missed pained him 888aa1d0f7 to the core.bb134a3b46cda892

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And the things their cd5e328bb2 child should have had 3d8c2b7faf all along—the love, the 075484a01f comfort, the safety.530afb84bb96b77c

Thinking of c29cdfdd29 all the a8be727f91 hardships she 68ab286563 had endured, a5fbe8388f of the 75031bffd1 countless wounds 60c5ed4d93 she must 185e05e40f have suffered, 6070165cba a lump e16f70fdd7 formed in b994671fa5 his throat.8da9fe812b506be6

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“I must 2073d696b5 be greedy, 3bbb8d31f8 right? I should just be d18868890f grateful that we have 9a2e1d2d2d this chance now.”b6c294751984e9cd

He said, 1858a4b6f1 his voice 1ee8f9aa64 tinged with 20032fef7b emotion.05781109d746b4ee

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The Grand 7457b7d624 Duchess smiled a5528a8a65 gently.99d8f18fea7d94b4

“Well, if you are, 80079b5699 then so am I. But you’re right.”a246d09ea144029b

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She softly patted Adriana’s e0a0c7e373 chest and whispered,cd44797671441e79

“We’ve been 4de8b69f4f given a 356f2e1687 miraculous chance. A future.”a47990ebada3804b

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“A future…”75f6436425f21515

“All the things we 4d35fdcbdb couldn’t give her before—we c607c78039 can give her now. Calling her name sweetly, b1d83b5038 holding her hand, saying 6814557bed goodnight…”48d35ea09f888669

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They would protect 304058a164 her, cherish her, e9e3996904 and spend more ad214fd0cf time with her 6c91d92c9d than all the 9aa6487f1e moments they had 7be861e4fd missed.6eb575c51c39a0f3

“There’s no bd0352dd18 time to d1f3b309ae dwell on dc54b46929 the past f3d6af08ac when the 6601d3228c present is e955febfad so precious. We both 151eea67d7 know that, 834ff160bf don’t we?”22c676131351bfca

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“…You’re right. Just hearing 16c28b86cc you say 43c94f3416 it feels 8bae9f5e05 like a 6ad8cec5f3 dream.”59769bee20ca14bb

The Grand Duke, his fa47ea3f0e eyes slightly reddened, smiled 26493f93d5 as he nodded.9eca1902b0a20d2f

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“I hope Ascart 5ea8e93074 comes back soon.”f496e82bc6ed943f

“Yes, but he 968e8670c9 should earn some fe6cb76339 points first before 0a18a76540 he does.”3173ff35766ccb58

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“Oh, definitely.”4b92c5866e274fd3

Jealous that 53839893e0 Lia seemed 23b5436a92 to favor 6f2ef34841 Ascart more, 5666c9332e the couple 20b164a021 pressed their 6c58dcb02e foreheads together f3575e9e9f and chuckled.36b9f16e1c58b769

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But when 3fa29321d4 Lia stirred 741bbc4ad4 and let 38d999475a out a 4288b1abdb soft murmur, 24b8c34f0d they froze, 495c2a25b4 holding their a75661ca1c breath.9760aa7a307a3fbb

A moment 2eae70d328 later, they e042029d23 exchanged another 3040d70856 blissful smile.236a209dd9037f6c

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Days like a c59d3ef4e5 dream passed—one day, 20bf497df8 two days. Then a year, 4e5c0a05a7 two years… time 563d91c76d moved quickly.55addf50a42a93ab

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And before they knew 6bc9bf2bf6 it, the eve of 5c9da80fc3 Lia’s 18th birthday had 42eec5a7e4 arrived.bef596b9ddab182b

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The next chapter is where the cover needs to change, but I can’t do that yet because I wasn’t the one who published it in the first place. So, I will just drop the new cover at the end of next chapter (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧64685fa5f9cfad90

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To keep track, this novel has been sponsored to chapter 167 for now…. Fighting poor me!c298ed3776734e24