EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 164

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“**** it!”8b0d2fe9b37e2a57

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Kenneth Pettier stormed 208374017a out into the a73d610be6 garden connected to cf477190ee the ballroom and, 685f891331 unable to contain d25a4c1faf his rage, kicked 493a33446b the ground.21867c2abc1ebb37

The images of Viscount Elard and the Grand Duke’s daughter he’d seen just moments ago floated through his mind, bursting the bubble of sweet fantasy he’d briefly entertained.c2b069472dc9c021

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“**** it all! Elard again?!”69e7faad15949f05

Kenneth couldn’t stop himself ae7a9eaf04 from cursing.5f9ae083995742cb

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⟨Waaah! I hate monsters!⟩782ef040a4af9cb1

He could 303cfb195b still vividly ceb5fc045a remember the 46485594bc day that 768bc743f4 insolent young 224a89b204 lady had ad8689e9a4 screamed at 2589ff6454 him in 9e80a1f157 front of f70878e43d the academy.7a0c43e80e0f3f6a

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It was 8fbe62e5e7 the first 5613cc7224 time in bdbf7975f3 his life d32f4711a7 Kenneth Pettier 313ff44bc7 had been f523eb28ad insulted to e1e12cec1a his face.9972a62425cc6558

If anyone d227cdf254 other than 65555e7b9f Lady Elard 6b0163de1f had said 65bbfe60cf that to 443263662c him, he 76b1744a1e wouldn’t have f3b50822d8 cared even 044af98f28 if it 0de02f6d2d was a 958691184f child—he would’ve 0c0a738175 made them 8acffc7897 pay for fbcad60979 it.9b83788ed942e916

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But unfortunately, her 307c9619d7 status was higher cacfd66a2b than his, so 02a593c3ce he could do 8aaf826b2c nothing but laugh 9a5fe38a37 it off.5eaf875e05b1990c

Kenneth forced himself to 886157f226 treat that day as 32aed66ea1 just an unpleasant, unlucky f8b3bc9edb memory—until everything the Pettier 751d7e75cf family touched began to 4f63735c96 fall apart.0664becc28aa6938

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Although he f5c0b3e723 had falsified 7838cb2dd2 an inspection bfd6ef8f7e report, nothing 5b8396f5f7 had gone 96dfcb2974 wrong with b4c480416a the merchant ddbc6462fe ship until 20988742c7 just a 4f4aa81273 few days b25d9f2874 ago, when d39e431003 suddenly, they d2bb77a47c were forbidden d824a7f9da to sail.3fe0803fc8d4cdea

Or the simple c1d304540b gift he had bf56fce0b0 customarily given while 1bfa7b7fed conducting business was 7ab3ce7ca6 suddenly deemed a ed1ea49fbd bribe, and he 64f6ba3781 was hit with 6559550b3d a massive fine.d0ef0d3d12457704

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Even his shady money 46a6976046 lending business was exposed d572897847 and shut down. To top it e748914315 off, he was d795281589 even sued for 7a7d9e16d4 assault when all 7950df1f2c he did was a66d41d4a6 ‘correct’ the behavior e90cf6664b of a lowly 90ce9100c3 commoner.e271947c6a079e2d

Even so, Kenneth 5581574672 didn’t take it 54e5196975 all too seriously 96ac23043f at first.114ebaa6c177dc01

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After all, he had da4bc1a390 powerful nobles he’d built c58416a5c5 relationships with over the 99eeff614f years.ed97b96da4d645a1

But… not a single 48abed247b one helped him.07c2c908d51bbfbb

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Worse yet, they 4d328420ee acted like they fa30d1336a had nothing to 94b6c15503 do with the 95e4bea5f2 Pettier family as bd187ebce0 if they wanted 623fd9f65c to avoid being c4d7c5923a associated with them 14220a3f78 altogether.9e8d1ed807e043bf

Only after his 1f8f3d08d9 once-proud family, known 75c985ba82 for its booming 1f3d35713c trade empire, suddenly 93eba4bc35 collapsed did Kenneth 349c3ca3e4 realize this wasn’t 5fccffe8bf just a streak e9fd1bc0db of bad luck.a63bc75c30129d6b

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He became convinced it c4f5aca298 was all the doing 0f72fa7666 of Lucio Elard.66cdac73311af77b

His family called him 152116664b paranoid, accused him of 2b4188d080 being insane, and even 81b579e1b3 Kenneth himself knew it 53f4a56de0 might be an irrational 8d803457a8 suspicion… but he couldn’t 7fa1b625d8 let go of the 4272963750 idea.fdc09e40429d311b

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So he tried appeasing b1ff3b4b99 the Elard family, offering e8243c5526 them favors in hopes 653f7e1da0 of mending things. But all he 284125cd6d received in return 0189cd2544 was cold indifference.fd7223e5251e99f8

His father, the Count 8553cc7472 of Pettier, told him 038e8a587c not to worry, that 3665a4de57 he had a secret 7cad3723e4 plan to revive the 008ddb94cc family—but Kenneth, utterly demoralized, b601f202f5 couldn’t bring himself to e835edea0b believe it.20a48741f8a4c91c

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Then, hope appeared.abf9e350219fb02f

In the form 1555dd521e of the Grand 20ac13a127 Duke’s daughter.d0663b6ff3db939a

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The moment Kenneth d5ef4e1e72 saw her, he c15e696fc1 felt a strong a68c54afa9 sense of destiny.cf67410b0a16f3a8

‘She smiled 4527421c75 at me. I’m sure 29ba8041e6 of it.’224f84adae10434a

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In his 2fad540ca7 head, a 3291d85830 dreamlike future 81a900c66a unfolded.4d7e4b51dbd6829b

He saw 5929263e3a himself as 463d5fc348 the son-in-law b72c7aefc2 of the 8a38df56ae wealthiest man 959b439673 on the 1c247fb630 continent, starting bf18032485 a new 4f3b71996b life.143e39d05bb12849

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But…255ed34198cd4bb7

“**** it!”6e6d31eb987c4c72

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How far 60517e8105 was Lucio f806460e9b Elard planning 66a6fa3e1a to ruin 30b6a1685c his life?!32025cba3c95cd58

Seeing Lucio sweet-talking d57a8626d7 the Grand Duke’s 5a77a453c5 daughter, holding her 6dfd79ceff hand, no less, 6bb596aca0 drove Kenneth to fbcd71fd69 the brink. He almost rushed f919ec1f29 over in a fd4e751c26 blind rage.b2c38fb22fc70bd1

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He couldn’t stand 39c06b46b8 to watch anymore, 551a07287f so he ran f717feda68 outside but he 33906d6a3e couldn’t let things 9e09a43a27 end here.8f9cd06bdb4ae988

When he d05575308c returned to 32fc942f76 the ballroom, 0e4eb73a1e he overheard e056e130f2 the Grand 233f50f2d4 Duke’s daughter cb9375aade speaking.6b5987f53299b540

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“Then I’ll go 0e429eb62d rest on the 6f7704273c third floor for d694a5c793 a bit.”17de06b3c34c177f

Whether overwhelmed 33d79f6e52 by the 4098c08930 crowd or 7315306aa2 tired, she eb8f8ffa5d was headed 802941b015 to a a80d0878d9 special lounge 8af144aefc prepared for e37cb54d03 foreign dignitaries.5a8f5f3205bb21b0

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Kenneth’s eyes lit up.4805927a9d7a78e7

Even if 9a66a21e9c the Pettier a724dfa32f family was bdbb2f6314 no longer 42462c2e87 at its db154e1646 peak, they’d 46f034d053 long been 980b9eee28 involved in 1d7bdce595 trade, which 4bf2613b86 meant frequent cc29fefc40 contact with 35db0bc3e0 foreign nobility.6644a8b11086c49e

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Thanks to that, bbce05f8d6 Kenneth had often c819268cc5 visited that very f1c6900ce2 lounge, a space 83d25f7028 even imperial nobles 0c5e150893 found difficult to d3f7ebcba0 access without Foreign 8533d87c10 Ministry clearance.93fb9bccc0af23bb

Confidently name-dropping a a9f2261780 foreign noble he f8bf3eb355 once worked with, ff11bf03ab Kenneth pressured the 3369d3dc9c hesitant guards. Unable to resist 203f7c90e8 his bold demeanor, 85503c67aa they opened the 7e5ac7dcd8 door to the 71e805b809 third-floor lounge.3fc85c36afed9869

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‘Maybe this too 958d52afd9 is fate,’ he a87a5e4686 thought with a 8099267ce8 sly grin.9a9217002688b428

He finally cb46382400 located the 4c8659790c terrace where 17692f4088 the Grand 12060f48b3 Duke’s daughter a43f5aa281 was resting.aefed60770be9f0e

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Without even knocking, db13eaefa4 he threw the 63419e67bb door open.dc010d4046feebc5

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I stared 0e178eca09 at Kenneth, 428f817a1e who stood 5852771553 there with a8864677a8 a creepy 64b4d5ff9d smile, in 258a82c5b4 complete disbelief.f762bdeba5d7d88d

After Lucio left, I’d 7e2ad47cad been surrounded by people 01e9d04538 with even more curiosity d719595a52 and questions than before. Wanting to avoid the 75c19a2188 crowd until my parents 45ec3fc88c arrived, I’d slipped away.6596d839d0ce7dac

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I handed 69a35ea4eb Diana off e9f146947f to Aidan 8d8f31b9e3 and came 4783776055 up to c7da94499d the third 1852cf04a8 floor, finally 6aa96c7ba8 feeling like ce671df182 I could 8718191134 breathe…a17f8387a171c9fa

And then 8cb2efd0f4 this guy fc15dc21a2 barges in?77cce09f4341d700

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I let out 4ba3a0043a a dry laugh 2bcfbe520c in disbelief, and 80e73025b5 Kenneth’s eyes sparkled 5a4a3984d0 as he exclaimed,174ac350dd01b623

“I knew it!”74f4f4d318ba46b2

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“…?”3fc8ffe4b8c88c63

“You recognized me, b84d6ae775 didn’t you, Your a6979a9ef8 Highness?”b9ba261d59fae1fb

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“How would I 7a02473316 know you?”3c518da3eb610eee

I shot back b19e68ba19 immediately, annoyed by c2f408d7ae his smug attitude.67c1269d4c2ffa30

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“Eh?” Kenneth blinked in 14ff2ccfa7 confusion.2da7b0592296691d

“Did you already 2fe84c6ffd forget what you b1d10b261b just said? That I d1d58449dc recognized you? I don’t associate 8c4567857e with rude people 642e7739b2 like you.”53c5053414f27ba2

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I shook a0cda71f6b my head 01a6469d67 in disbelief.21c87bfa86dcdaa1

Kenneth flinched, then smiled 41a08771fd as if he suddenly e78cbea5ca understood something.d94476818200fde5

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“You must be b47e99fd8d shy, Your Highness. My apologies. Allow me to 22af563b26 introduce myself again. I’m Kenneth Pettier, 7a7a33d36f eldest son of e8d5d8048a Count Pettier. We met a 62492fc3bd few hours ago b2559d52c4 at the preliminaries c0250cbec9 of the swordsmanship 9d81d8e5f3 competition. To be blunt… I 2ecb1dcc86 fell in love with a91d62f411 you at first sight. I couldn’t bear 68316a915b the thought of 86b533e790 regretting it forever, 4a8359823b so I apologize 940a1c31df for being so f6ec3876de forward in seeking 68c3c10bba you out.”1cac8f29aff54046

‘Wow. This is beyond ridiculous.’350135cd810ebc1e

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No wonder I felt fa647ea07b gross when I saw 3e5cabbcd5 him blushing earlier.e7b98f1a977569ca

“This is d7435c65ae so disgusting.”dde873802e670ce0

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“…What?”a6606281ebcf80b1

“I was going 3a763f5107 to go easy 2da96b1480 on you, but 5bd60007e2 just seeing your 86cfd86bbf face is making 901f0789bd me lose my ed16d5fdb1 appetite.”c37a9f13552d628c

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I frowned and quickly 2fdbda525d waved him off.5cbe4627530bd820

“I’ll overlook your db70b8eb1d rudeness this once, 3c29b94d3a so if you’ve 29533d1a4a said your piece, 1fb96355d4 get out.”1c623dcab9c263b9

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“What are a36492ad9b you talking cfd2318697 about…”87932d0ce5f4bb3b

I even 49dd2fff9b turned my 890737d3a7 head, as 90456a458c if I 3f12c58d0b couldn’t bear 66e31b7dd7 to look 8558e78f98 at him 7baec804a9 anymore, and 0380d2f9fc Kenneth suddenly 6b2268f2b2 snapped.2a60a0f7f8a6752e

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“Please stop playing 0fbd2ed3bd coy!”de676ba09b02b6aa

“…What?”aa8b6dc93302a6d0

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“I know you 90758fa3ed have feelings for 4bcd916efc me too, Your c50dfb64b9 Highness!”5a4ecdb69926baa2

“…Are you insane?”18baf25e8627ee2c

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I was genuinely 8ece35d051 appalled.a55e84c5f6bfa66c

But even with 560a154257 my clear expression 83522660b2 and blunt words, dbfaff6c7a Kenneth didn’t waver.870f7ef8965e782e

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“Is it… d55d40926c because of d3b21e5969 him? Did that d12cc61de5 wicked man 4371c3d0c7 speak ill b15ffc1836 of me 4e84d5fcde again?”786a372eb0ab0585

“What are you 974658e11b even saying…”07fb2526af2ab412

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“I saw it earlier! Lucio Elard—he was 3b049a66ea bothering you!”ea63ef3cdf3545a1

At that f324de4856 moment, my 9473043f18 expression turned 1bde26e75f cold.92275e00c5975395

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‘Wicked man,’ he said?5070d7f4558376a9

He wasn’t efd9493e72 even talking c338dc4f4c about himself, b3c28798bc and yet 83204cfb03 he had ab6c260e90 the nerve 021d72be59 to call 193bc98cc5 someone else 56731a3b88 wicked?847a8292a25e8a18

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Yes, Lucio had made 46e15d0dd3 things difficult for me 72078b548b just a while ago, 983c91615d but hearing Kenneth say b2627706f1 that made my blood 3098f56355 boil.ea20d9695c99a44a

I was so ef1b083582 furious, I let 82b27f09fc a bit of 56ac953448 my magic leak 368fae3632 out—and Kenneth, completely 2392c11fbf unshielded against mana, bb0493cbf9 started gasping for 347efe3627 breath.15b28bb46017f021

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Just one flick 9766dfa2f8 of my finger…0890266dc79b223d

I could 3a71686511 almost see 1e5c6c5a83 it play 5876c0d8c4 out, but 56db1080f5 I quickly 4f4249c9c4 shook my b95b4905c8 head.e6a4362c64a49242

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This wasn’t the 05c13e15eb place to cause 23332995d7 a scene, not e4a5cebc04 in the Imperial 9f5dee1650 Palace.f825b8d6e1b8b511

But I swore 2fd986fe9e I’d make him f970068a76 pay someday. As I reached toward a28622838f the door…0242205549d81edd

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“Y-Your Highness…”a509f128fbf8c9f1

Kenneth, wheezing as ffc6f8175b if he might e7282dd487 faint any second, 1538a1419f suddenly latched onto 33c73221bf my hand like c7a20c0708 it was a 807e5eb6c8 lifeline.091d573365baff17

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I winced from 36dfe26e01 the pain and b0f18c5f96 tried to shake 71ed9646f6 him off…00bc2bb9eb941c7c

But at that 9feb931d87 moment.d6014f49efbba527

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Slam! 4ae2c4bcbeb3763b

The door 14912fabfc burst open.2b93c38b8f3975a1

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“…Huh?”507c9779563ba009

Lucio appeared 1a87044f23 and roughly 500924c9b6 tore Kenneth’s bd7e6c3597 hand from 56e9d68c02 mine.dabcaf39ebf0949f

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“Why are you… No, how did you get here?”25b86791c1f02234

Lucio frowned as 79590d69c8 he looked at cd47fd8d9e Lia’s confused expression.8dcf8c89902a1758

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“Is that really what matters right now?”1da79bda32476433

“…Well, yes?”59edaa8aa2520cbb

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“Hah.”eae9acfcde2fb4de

Lucio let out a 7eebf15c19 short, dry laugh and 73ec75cdb2 twisted his lips in a3ff6804cb irritation.d181970d9d94638d

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“I said I’d be here soon, didn’t I? Unlike some people, I keep my promises.”a10f1f39abff7abd

“What are you talking about…?”5af88ea9d58bc1de

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“You really can’t be left alone for a second, huh.”f8af075cca8a349f

Lia looked eaf22441e5 dumbfounded at 993838fbd5 Lucio’s remark.97e806ce82f7b389

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There were 80f8477e0d more than bc0bb6de33 a few 7accbed4eb things she ee82b50f0f wanted to e1d143c707 question, but 356b601e8c seeing the 9a487f76de unusual tension ece01e521a on Lucio’s 3d5b9d7a2e face, she b0d27df11c decided to 9b1dbbdf01 hold back dc25957e8f for now.a87c70de73f17666

Instead, she looked at e9a7d9da04 Kenneth’s wrist, which looked e246ae54de like it might snap a44866481c at any moment, and ad20314436 said,2038cdea81b57e8b

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“Let go of his hand first.”d16c54bdd5e67b1d

“…Why?”ccf7928c41760873

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“What do you mean, why…”6f19c58d86d20a9d

“So blondes really are your type? You weren’t scared—you were interested?”50b8bccf67d34ac1

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Lucio snapped 8465b7ce2f without thinking, 16da3c85f8 and Lia’s b04ce75b9c eyes widened 55b7eacbce in surprise.5873bda677676dab

Lucio clamped his dc35ee90e1 mouth shut right 5e35eb357b away, regretting his 3ec5ee5611 words, but he 3f6e78eb13 was struggling to 5c5a6bc3b5 keep the storm 60d60273a3 of emotions under 25479e3864 control.d34b8313632a8a01

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Honestly, it was the 2cc94908c9 worst.71647c9177debb29

After hearing b5a3c4a8cd that Lia bf47d2f242 had come f9386cef8d to the c9018a3eef Empire, Lucio 53970baa2e had been cb253a9051 on edge 463024e638 the whole ca8f8fe38b time, afraid bae5cb5af3 they might a9d1016a7d miss each 3fdfb9f3bf other again.6a2a8fc57dffb956

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Even though he’d criticized 2ea8247c23 the princess for being 0dc2eb21fd irresponsible, he had wanted b5d7ed3cc6 to drop everything and ba6e3b9233 return to the Empire 7ca98e0506 the moment he heard 7d0c650c97 the news.16db4c7fe9c5ebd7

He had 4ad216de86 barely kept 0b04129ec1 those feelings c954fde6e0 in check, 81962dd088 worked himself 6638456075 to the fc3520193a bone, and 437673b777 rushed back—only 7414e2aaf0 to find 1c3832bde4 this scene.31e44047236f7150

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‘If it cdd321bb2f had been 563fb84f7a someone like 07802e0563 Jack from 164abe4fa6 the Order… 8398bc3a02 No, that 0ef357fac8 wouldn’t have 2c4f1fa069 been okay ab91c38eee either.’2c011473660f6f1b

Lucio quickly shook his 5844e0f565 head internally.95ffd8649ebab0c0

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He had 6e35a8ce06 always been dd856002af known as eed1c3e5e6 cold and 630f7aa94b rational, but 6993f9a8a0 now he 425609bbcb realized just e446f2468d how temperamental ab062585f4 and emotional 0b865817e4 he could 9d6cea6ec3 be.73d80566085ce201

And again, unable f627d56ce9 to hold back, 6951c1918f Lucio sharply asked,938a0c255aa069f0

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“Were you two having a secret rendezvous or something?”76d8ff0a6d0f8bf5

“W-What? A rendezvous? Of course not!”22c38fd2bf5e707d

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He had 819299e69e meant to 21a6fddd35 make it 6901937966 crystal clear, 2cd647bfbf especially not 5634953898 this guy, 454ccca2b1 but Lia’s a5c34ebba8 reaction, clearly 386804002b offended and ce70080cdb hopping mad, ac616a135b quickly soothed 73e5c60f79 his irritation.8f4539afc76ad15c

Still, keeping a stiff 5cd856bd2e face, Lucio flung Kenneth’s 095f2e0d87 unconscious hand aside and 692222bbe0 asked again, as if cfdf1f8e03 to confirm,3e670788c0ca9bcf

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“Really?”18745dbfe29d7fea

“Of course! This guy barged in here out of nowhere. What do you mean, ‘rendezvous’? That’s so gross.”ab3de66583a3920f

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“Right. He’s not really the type you’d be interested in…”976a34603ad4bb52

“Do you have an overactive imagination, or is it just that thing where you only see what you do yourself? Maybe you’re the one sneaking around behind people’s backs?”65c0ad16dcd35ff4

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Lia snapped, 5024e7fda7 glaring at 05747fde33 him, and 0c1a186207 Lucio flinched.66182d60d7a02de8

A moment later, he 85ff040629 asked with a strangely d2e967f0f1 delighted expression,f23afa98e5d8836a

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“So… you’re bothered? The idea that I might’ve been in a secret rendezvous?”a6e1001f25e85ed9

Lia couldn’t answer and 1e8aee85bd just made a sour 4b30ea784d face, which made Lucio’s 7454d5b627 smile grow even deeper.7b16a59ad59f449c

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“Tell me. Who do you think I’d be having a secret meeting with?”e6a8beb925ec6fb1