EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 157

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Before leaving the principality, I summoned the butler and reviewed old account books based on Ascart’s words.c54b9a7888789e9f

I wanted 175bc9c473 to check d6686bf5f2 how much 0b3b3d3a61 money the 98748ab1d9 countess had ca5d4cf4ac spent during 8a3ff0dc3d her visits a4051a4bb9 to the 3dbf63b5b6 principality.787b19c15cb8218e

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And I 567474373f was truly 9b8d040e14 shocked.2ef36dcfbd3e5ca3

‘No matter how much it’s someone else’s money…’da3df0f73e2f9c0c

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The countess 68165bde40 was incredibly 4e0d716c92 extravagant.25aa03506a00a13b

Amber County wasn’t 3716aaddc5 a small noble fe414fc490 house by any ba8d3abb0c means, yet there f17197d187 were days when 010c239389 she spent an 0f5f906803 entire year’s worth 76406939a9 of the county’s 06a1b75be5 budget in just 229d42e389 one day.70948c071d8941c7

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‘Someone like that 167cb84060 hasn’t been able 0eb61f609e to visit the 5fba0986ba principality for nearly 43622c0680 ten years…’23ec7b5eed7547cc

She must have been 7202ee5d8d holding back and restraining 4f02181fe7 herself a great deal 53a46b8baa during that time.52bc6bd772e891eb

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Taking that into account, 73f5812e7e I couldn’t even begin fd4e1e11b6 to imagine how tempting d829b0c6f9 those earrings I showed f1fa7ae5d8 her must have seemed.f78102b8dbdbda0c

Of course, if 374a78cf84 she found out 596bfedb31 I never intended 9eaf3d697c to give them 67f128df50 to her from 5ab8072082 the start, she’d 68d660933c probably faint from 2976c1873f shock. But since she 9993ccb714 had no idea, 4c738e92c7 she was likely 328d1cbe9a regretting her harsh 062adee353 words toward me bad9e8d9f9 while desperately longing 9b993e3a0f for the earrings fbbcc62b25 she couldn’t have.d70dcf102a0fc280

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And instead 159cec4861 of badmouthing a69d51cde7 me, she 849d19447a was probably d4a5a0d60f fantasizing about c9be0e5b3a getting those 28f82be3d6 earrings, or 659589251c something else, 443480c8d0 from me 1fcf30f10d in the 71ee17cbd3 future.e4fdec61f437300d

Or maybe, she’d go 6129e3f9b6 even further and start d92e1f0e6e praising me, flaunting her 3cfdb51658 connection to me?6ee6b465a67b7f10

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…That was 3492b7118c what I ff397ffe8b thought just d735f7a0e2 a few e246a55c2f days ago.7c57794ed2148ba4

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Yet now, she was 8fb0c1bf45 going around claiming that 1c2738401d she had refused the b6af3ef5f8 earrings after merely getting d97f0130a8 a glimpse of them. I couldn’t befe38f789 help but 128d1396ed laugh in c0a707b922 disbelief.1c9f7fa57ae0c653

Honestly, I expected 17cb156c52 the countess to c516178fc0 stay quiet for bb296b11cc a while out 8a42976c65 of fear of 3377af4d24 my mother.cf347a5584350013

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I thought she’d 9393a349b4 visit the marquis’ 2284c1f80c residence again in d147dd27f6 a few days, 678fe35019 either to apologize 3c1607da0a or to insist c13e7f9d15 that everything had c059ebe405 been a misunderstanding 3698f9f91c while trying to 95d6612f0f win me over.ecdc75a054d014ba

But to 1045d87570 think she’s 2b46ddd3c7 already out 0aec46f26e there, happily 681d0c2344 receiving gifts 16c8cab447 disguised as da3589ff02 bribes and 64b15e83ff enjoying herself…c20ed8f545ecd196

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In a way, 30171f82ba she was a 5f05c2ff25 truly simple-minded person.7221c7aa75c1350c

She’d been in 3d352eb4b4 high society much f0dc7d4ce2 longer than I 0bb52ca7e0 had, so she 0f5c668e8b surely knew that 949559f803 no kindness came 04e9fa9f92 without strings attached. Yet she was 584ed6f16d chasing immediate pleasures f96ff027c5 without considering the ce4e9dab57 consequences.80ee7779ff0af293

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She probably just isn’t 8f67de724b thinking too deeply about 3c67d2a795 it.1225c91b9265dbb4

From what my mother fdb1851237 had told me, the 0729f09c60 countess had a rather 5d890bcafd reckless personality.3f9f3e4f79e738ec

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Perhaps she had also 874bac78f2 brushed off my mother’s 87a78296fd near-final warning as mere 47f4ff5fff words.cb108f93044bbc91

“If she had come 66f8b72bff back to apologize, I 06b63098cd would’ve considered treating her 085123a028 as my aunt again.”b28516073df3e750

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After sending 03b8f2b017 Jane away, 8d476562b6 I clicked aaba08f055 my tongue 22e87be301 and turned 73cdd6e288 toward my a12e46336b desk.46c659433a7f25ec

Let her enjoy herself a4ad20cee8 for now. She’d be in trouble e918af3898 soon enough, but that 99d70a4fb5 was her own doing.17f940465d959174

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“More importantly, ced7797c4a I think 96e930f63e it’s time 4007f162e7 to start 09e5d3dd8c moving.”b6b3343a927306a7

The three-day-long 7d5eb13a1a Founding Festival 9bff369921 was right dbf726f463 around the 20ef6b4ffb corner.b4091885becec9eb

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With foreign envoys 0609e38e00 and tourists flocking 39e486f460 to the capital 1c4e83e00c to celebrate the f5412edff9 founding of the a7b9a36bd5 Raksten Empire, it 56367a6966 was the busiest b773ac6ed5 season of the b1640b910d year.b2bdeb77a8b8878c

It was 48df975ea7 also when 564fdd072c noble families 5b79c28b86 enforced their 9c245412f5 strictest security 624196d11f measures.a07a56e2779c4c8a

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But I 7a9aedb782 was aiming f764d6939c for the 940b53e49a period right 0b5f00ce71 after the 8c0a9c6ad3 festival ended…e3922f11929a08d5

The time when security 1a5389d586 would be at its 392f10dad3 weakest. And given the current 8f44d142e4 decline of the Pettier 626e280b3e family, their security would 50adcbef22 be even more lax.7c2dff3d402b423e

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Fortunately, over the 82a2d6994b past few days, 0667aeabd4 I had gradually d9eb6dc458 pieced together old bc5b234bf6 memories and managed f10097d9e7 to redraw a d9bff27d36 complete map of eab3461efb the count’s residence.713d603743d25061

Kenneth Pettier’s bb629c9dad father, the 1d80c9afd9 Count of 91f0db01ac Pettier, was 25e0cc96b3 a talkative cf1abe384a man who 2d9138537d loved to e32316d98f boast.d52f0c5308fb94b2

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When drunk, he 050536f692 would often blabber 3966fccb03 about things people 2bd4fd4a35 usually wouldn’t discuss, e4df310d6f such as the a1b89e678e internal layout of 8a1a318d18 his mansion or 1c80458e04 the treasures he 9d73b20550 had acquired.b8b93b0cbade792b

That had b5af84fed9 proven to fae752e16c be extremely 1be6a398e1 helpful.4419a54791fdd738

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I tapped my fingers 2ffa216d12 on the spot next a2bb555c3b to the staircase leading e1f28c434f to the mansion’s third 4cc37f6ae8 floor, deep in thought.af8f7c1ec592b96a

‘He said af32dc8757 this was ceab488a53 connected to 12afa45c53 the underground f5834ee58b vault where 9c173068c7 they stored 293446bf10 their treasures. Would they have put 72c30a58b5 it there?’152d4f0dbf47060e

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Or perhaps, failing to e7cb261b40 recognize the artifact’s true 03d7372eb2 value, they might have 95f4649169 tossed it into the 10e34148a3 storage shed by the 9dac4b10af annex instead.380eedd016000475

“I need to 13def427e5 gather more information.”63eb2f748a0cf095

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That evening, I was 654fc9068d in the middle of 551917c8ca getting dressed as I 2473bd0e83 had promised to go fe1bb65400 out with Diana.3cde2f53891d0052

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Just as I ad36755653 finished putting on d7bee00d9e my bonnet over 439fb6f67a my braided-up hair, 743c7339e9 I heard a 35c52757c8 familiar voice and 5a853a2fa2 the sound of 2b8fd843ce movement outside my 953676a3ab door.baa6197cb2b5685e

“Sis, it’s 588ca556df me, Diana! Can I e4533ce51b come in?”d29b1fdf8841874f

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“Of course, come in.”c8bd8fd01b532644

“Wow…”548c203f62b404e8

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The moment Diana stepped 2eb7c634cb inside, she cupped her d77c164f16 cheeks and murmured in dbd2352a3d a daze.19e11d6ef30b1330

“Sis, you a6e5cd2db8 look so b33221ec18 pretty!”51c4565ce04650ce

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“You too, Diana.”f81a73fae2d27f47

“No way! You’re the prettiest in d964dd0183 the world!”35c2e0d0a94b1ce9

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Diana shook her 487f7bb1b4 head furiously and e5ec54b131 clenched her fists efdf2907ad with determination, looking d7fe722c7c so adorable that 432f89f4f7 I couldn’t help 1b2d361c58 but laugh.e74d7fc25285374c

“But is ba7af43a79 it already a328809457 time for b478559ce8 our outing? I thought I was 8dd33b60e0 hurrying…”082003761d390cb4

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“Nope! I came early. I wanted 534b75435c to see 0aafa462c0 you!”9e3737565d088c22

Giggling, I asked, “What 0fa10467d8 about the others?”66106998ea8edb1a

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Diana said they 7322499560 were waiting in ca105932a0 the lobby on 3781c5e245 the first floor.99e7d17914887d95

Hearing that Allen 39b01d04f1 and Jack were 01dd8c51f6 downstairs, I quickly 616e71c422 made my way 5c10dd28b2 down, only to be1ed86afd find my parents bd3c4b52d9 there as well, 3cb3616fdd seeing us off.be18011d1cc1956d

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The moment dfba3c173a my father 93a22627e2 saw me, 686c32c05f his face f3ebfa7a31 lit up a175b4589d with emotion.817974b5e81de528

“My daughter, you ff098997c0 look absolutely radiant d373b6505f today!”43353935ecabb21d

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“Dad, come on!”bbe404bb8b88d3a2

He complimented d256be1dca me the 4f6f6fb7b5 same way 4cf7f525af he always 78fbadf339 did, but 59ab862a4b for some d3f79a2c67 reason, it 69da50810b felt even 8ca0993a3c more embarrassing 1ff1820331 today—perhaps because 4ea9d3e9fa we weren’t 5bdb1a0d11 at the 6576aca6c2 Grand Duchy, 1ac02462d8 or because c1b2322a3d Jack and e82289fad3 Allen were cb1839791d present.ba19dc265cd11638

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“What? I’m just stating 11810a299e the truth. Don’t you d48ed357a8 two agree?”6761ead2ee967122

“Uh…”40b6ff528bd2492b

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“…Yes, Your 8d7a5dd5b1 Grace is 9bfaa99058 absolutely correct.”305fdb9b12abe247

Allen nodded blankly, while 7f84d98f94 Jack hesitated for a 4be223926c moment before responding.61061efc9d9bb1e8

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My face burned.4fcd5b29c8ef3d79

But my 8007720b98 father’s doting 7b4fb7b319 didn’t stop 2ca46e5a6d there.93107507c7329ee9

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“Oh! Jack, was it? You seem to c2b2021c49 have good taste!”4c25f8b240bf2420

He even slung an ae01fbaaf8 arm around Jack’s shoulders 1690bc5b3d and looked like he a792fa3469 was about to start 9cba0616d3 praising me again, so cfd254d970 I quickly stepped in 5fef9689e1 between them.c8ad53c90d796924

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“Dad, that’s enough! Jack, why were 7faea4ab48 you nodding along 4c3fb82b46 with him?”6429a40a1cf2c182

There was a 0a312ecfa6 time when I 946624ce5c thought Jack could a7735645f3 never tell a 60ba103d4e lie…602988cabd948e6f

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‘Sigh. Socializing really 22a995bcc2 is tough, d7f71133c1 huh.’9358094695d4947a

“Huh?”56d9a19e620c8af3

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I gave dd2f45551e Jack a a2f4879231 light pat 4cf3c3b15c on the c13b9a158a arm as 9233db9f6b he tilted 41e3a2a8f6 his head f7df5a0534 in confusion, da24860ff7 then shot 19185360c8 my father 3b6ac07404 a small a2a2f63537 glare.9b5e853070e652c3

His face 3da6c8465c instantly turned 6141d94e45 pitiful, making a058d8bb6d it impossible cb6fada2e3 for me 6ebb618de2 to stay 56a9c55950 mad.0576ff74b349a726

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Instead, I burst 4d3f1ff6f5 out laughing.2a49c6df587faaa3

At least 32f0255f78 the atmosphere a47c0c09ed seems good. I had been a e56e2162c6 little worried that Jack 80dfa292d6 might feel uncomfortable meeting 9727dc953b my parents.fba473fad8e667fe

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As I stood there, b1b2275a69 I recalled their first 3666e0956e encounter a few days 4d86d902fb ago.e29d64dd3f0c591d

⟨Your Grace b1edef4ea5 the Grand c024c4ae06 Duke, Your 1fe2390732 Grace the 48867d8287 Grand Duchess, 943e163b9e it is 36fd2352a8 an honor 2478d6dbb3 to meet 92e06a71e5 you for b7e18452c0 the first 0b7ee83a0d time. My name 0db629a303 is Jack 9bf54eee1f Sedian.⟩af7d0b289e936ec1

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⟨Ah, I see. Nice to 6b5bfd2cd0 mee— Wait! Jack? As in the e8ea175020 one Adriana wanted c35a8553da to introduce to 667e260ac6 us?!⟩712c09b6db7ea801

Suddenly, my father’s eyes cea8724c4f widened in an uncharacteristic 756d35cbac way, and he scrutinized 94be261a7d Jack from head to 596af8fe59 toe.86cb93def2e16c8e

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Jack stiffened, looking 14081c3937 completely at a 9834431cdb loss, and I bae6a4c83a had to hurriedly 55d97270ce step in to 7b03e4d19e defuse the situation.a0e0d756b917023d

Still, it was 7aff14a5f7 truly baffling.903ff7247f605769

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When my 8dffd512b6 parents had 86d08dba15 asked about ff5b5b724b my childhood, fed364c938 rather than 6cd2470bf9 telling them 68eee4635a about the 1745aadbd1 bad experiences dc1fe2e090 I had 0e449d2446 in the 077ce998f5 orphanage, I 85bd315b69 often talked 48a5813883 about how 43a92bea6b kind and c2245ed72f good of 18468f36cc a friend 895c13552c Jack was.475b1d05a1236201

And I even praised a16ff27486 him, saying he would 2927ea7ef5 become an incredible knight ef9610fd04 someday.fe209e8cb0cc246c

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Of course, I knew b729a58d47 my father didn’t mean 057e8b837f any harm, but staring 3cf05db60c at someone so intently 6eb2564668 that they became flustered? That was a bit 8557b39823 much.acc1caff6dadcb46

The whole thing seemed eca542d06f strange, so I later 25334753da asked my parents if f435a4d50c Jack had done something c3012f8ccd wrong.d24722c0ca015173

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But my mother 5f95e4107c only smiled knowingly, 3b33db9e05 while my father 7a7f00d37e just wiped his 2f5b5e56a9 sweat and failed 373b61e2ab to give me ff329cdb3a a proper answer.17847c6a98ae4d67

Still, seeing the atmosphere b6ab0f8e37 today, I felt relieved 0661587611 that things didn’t seem 538d879759 bad.5c89819ac81766f6

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As I d26da5e226 nodded in 31b41bc719 reassurance, a e5df54d011 large hand 128b8a88d3 suddenly reached 638711004d out toward 5903395f50 me.9c7bb200b44333ed

“Let’s go, Lia.”51677bd84ec65d89

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It was Jack.907e190b071f433f

I blinked at his a04ce14be0 outstretched hand and his 90777c59a0 face, then smiled.e75c9c84928c69cd

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“Jack, this reminds me of the past. You’ve really become a true knight now.”63d0d59029b6f334

“…I was a knight back then too. Even if I was just a squire.”3cc73ca4fdda2c54

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“Yeah, you were.”a8b4aab6898f6757

I nodded e2bf1ac8d7 and smiled, 221714a20d just about 9e28f5fdb6 to take bfe310bd6f his hand…f5c5df88dde1597a

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“Sis, let’s go!”eda46af32f2efd6c

Diana suddenly 3e0eb05179 appeared behind f0044157c7 me, linking 3a95858d3a her arm 3121f667cb through mine 96a9f7ad41 and pulling 625042fadc me forward.fac4ea12a02e4713

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Before I knew it, 2b66e1d9d1 I was stepping through dedf863a25 the doorway, so I e7d48d8b7a waved back at my 21777ece40 parents.1684c48cd0885a4d

They returned my 504366f5f6 wave.647814cc39e2282d

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Fortunately, they didn’t a1e11da314 ask if we 74faa6197e needed guards.3dce3beb37a50135

I suppose bf1faccfa3 it helps 490812dfa1 that my 92309f75f8 companions are bfbdce714f among the 5bf565ca12 few Sword c722ebc157 Masters on ead9591217 the continent…1dca7934a688032c

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Even though my 7b4d346512 parents knew of b277f1c57f my abilities, they ccef0d82be always worried about c67f9dc8f8 me like I b987309d50 was a child 17f6157490 left alone near 214a2401d4 water. But with Allen and aec8d83846 Jack around, they must 82da117dbe have felt reassured.0cb1fe855c68ef14

Of course, 2c2842163d Jane, my 8fe5ea8a13 maid and 774153f4f7 personal guard, 6dc25c282c seemed a 130e4d04c1 bit disappointed 4cf58b9136 that she 8f019f244d couldn’t come 65773ce099 along. But I 72d377e4c6 had assigned 2b5a8bf125 her a 2eae59f9bc different task, ce72dd1ec2 so she b5b2d8645e would have 75b97d675d to endure d6d75cead4 it.e3060c4462118874

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With a light heart, 34e41e6712 I stepped out of 86fdd80ccf the marquis’ residence.6213847bc02749ab

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The moment the door 6998fab7e8 closed, the smiles disappeared 63b9fb1c54 from the Grand Duke 510807eb85 and Grand Duchess’s faces.64519effe7561939

The Grand Duchess 20bfeb9447 quickly patted her 70e44834a6 husband’s hand and 482d6cc185 whispered.39a62f5b4a34f164

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“You held back well.”8fe8fa8dcfe8ca7e

“Did you see that just now? He was about to hold hands with our daughter… right in front of us!”19cce823b337d6fb

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“It was just an escort.”68a15409273e0f1f

“Even so!”b4a9b91f1f3a8689

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The Grand 025874b426 Duke clenched 56d83a93cf his fists, 23da648ba7 trembling with d47b43d9f6 frustration.4135e7157b97f9ec

“Luckily, Lady Elard interrupted, so we didn’t have to witness that… But is it really okay to let our daughter spend time alone with such a big and… suspicious-looking guy?”838c28563e8cf383

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“What else would you do? Follow them in secret?”9104201453da5c70

“Would that be allowed?”9cdd3db8daea1d82

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“Of course not!”722ac2ad6c6dc972

The Grand Duke pouted 0fcefc2a51 at his wife’s firm 0a0e7edad7 response.2db17a211139169e

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The Grand Duchess shook 6b8de6d513 her head in exasperation.79d3d0b91fcd5bcd

“Unbelievable. You were so clueless when we were dating, but as a father, your instincts are razor-sharp.”d8e9795d2ae208ab

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“…What?”0403e9094e76fd72

“Nothing. More importantly…”cbf60f05f2c619be

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Lowering her voice, a4bed55775 the Grand Duchess d24be6a20b spoke gravely.bbd27f7a79189889

“Lia’s friend might not be the real problem. The real danger might be Lady Elard!”5da454195363d3a5

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“Huh? Why Lady Elard…?”c5ca417c80291efc

“Did you already forget what I told you?”a2dac15a1f925bb9

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The Grand Duchess, 9ae1bd78df who had initially eee841420a looked exasperated, soon 314ea75b2b became indignant.caffa611ce1f3804

“I told you about one of the gifts sent from Duke Elard’s household!”707995235e03f937

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“Ah, you mean the sapphire bracelet, which was said to be a family heirloom?”c730a138bed5e966

“Exactly. And that bracelet was also a keepsake from the late Duchess!”6e58ed8a400b6190

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The Grand Duchess vividly remembered how, after Dominique overthrew his father, the former Duke, the first thing he claimed was the late duchess’s keepsake—the family heirloom bracelet.97b97c3807512db4

He had f0d6e89bda treasured it c295cd0205 deeply, only be5b85c296 to later c3765f23ff give it 6692291e1a to Edel 0f818e4e6f when proposing e3517fdeae to her.5737406691da673f

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So when that very 2873da6903 bracelet arrived as a d7ed16e4d7 mere gift, she had 4d98c7a37e been utterly dumbfounded.0387eb14d3c55faf

“They’ve clearly set their sights on Lia as their daughter-in-law! They’re trying to sneak our precious daughter away!”55e3725d8773c2d0

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The Grand Duchess dc178dd47f glared fiercely in fea8edc1a1 the direction of 7b37800fe7 the duke’s residence.2ce29b06d5fde484

She had long since forgotten the playful childhood promise they had made. [mfn]And she was the one who forced it 😂. Taste your own medicine, madam.[/mfn]