EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 183

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Even when 2c26f47ed2 she opened a5649e9ec3 her eyes 9d0e762380 and looked a0bff21b46 at him, 05d02d434e she was f59efce0d0 lovely—so how f51a88f0a5 beautiful she 0fc327e7de looked now, c85fd09701 eyes closed, ca3784839a with those 503de95228 thick lashes 3fe0fb558c casting shadows 8dbb38cff0 down her 45826ac643 cheeks.d8bcd08d20c0180e

She didn’t 74b1466442 even know 4619d4a791 what she 1b15763c5e was feeling 4a083f35fc as she 17b11ee205 endured everything, 434baea9e2 yet she 9d72cf2e15 fearlessly demanded bc4b9c677a a kiss 017b3cdcc5 with those 3babcb6e22 impudent lips, 6cc786b703 how utterly 1faf3140fa adorable they 394d99a2ea were.5100248b7ce13842

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It was clear 5c0e5724d6 that Lia had 9d7acaabbd a power to 6c5a0a3f9e drive people mad, 9a4d967d67 though she herself 5da2a9b4b3 seemed unaware of 38b781b2b0 it.a23f0a6f3a3beba7

Just hearing her call 11569747a4 his name had given 2199a2d3aa him a strange and e766fae168 overwhelming sense of fulfillment 4e5ef8f063 that lingered through his 1153195665 entire body. Remembering that, Lucio quietly 84d5756915 shook his head and e8bd481063 stood up.e5f7ad932a297355

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It was 130865a52a at that 13678b9bd4 very moment a674eab125 that his 364699b463 gaze landed 00fc119d4d on the 9ffff56f7a table beside 1eeac02e1a the bed.9be1aa7f3e0684bc

“Ugh!”c5665a442d9b7584

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A wave of excruciating c95b36f95a pain hit him, as 1e64c766d4 if someone had slammed 7bfb8a2596 a hammer into the 61f153b86f top of his skull.247f05109c9508cc

Lucio grimaced c7166d36be and dropped 1f29965d4f to his d39ec7abf9 knees.297cd00217c8bc81

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As I slowly 8683f46582 blinked my eyes 6503a59c33 open, I realized d1d1e65e38 I was dreaming 3671b76567 about the past afc2b15741 again, seeing that e3e3762708 all-too-familiar scenery and f7685fda6b the face I 4c7db68fb4 never wanted to 82a3dcca53 see again.32ba0b3f9cba2ef5

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⟨Are your 7830b00e01 ears blocked c45100fa72 or something? I said, get to e9d95a7cca my room. Now.⟩591befe00299d292

Jade, standing in d1c2948a70 front of me, ee33f48812 grabbed my arm c56f538e2c and tried to fae910bda4 drag me forcibly.699c228d14124f35

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That same insufferable tone 26db8a9358 and behavior, I wanted 94faaea869 to punch him right 0c659a0042 then and there.1862c302e6f62e0b

But instead, I simply pulled my arm away with an incredulous look and asked, ⟨Why should I?⟩ Because in this dream, I couldn’t move my body as I wanted.e21d63722b76a6af

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Meanwhile, Jade sneered and 5fe14362c8 said,49f5b119c3fd072d

⟨Tch, playing innocent again. Try acting like you 36b8e51c9b do with the Master, 10a6b9aba1 like the tongue inside 2f1622b36f his mouth. Who knows? I might just acknowledge 92c20c7c84 your skills.⟩00accdef42bc23b4

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This *****?5550c265b4d778b4

Even knowing 6097fd2b16 it was 40c9daa586 a dream, 62f5c1f729 hearing that e30d1db7e1 mockery again 7e2c380a64 made my 785065fa0e blood boil.905febc67ce884c8

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But once b59ee5b04e more, I f130343852 only glared 79defca32a at Jade 5c76c41fcb with a 02bfea4af5 face hardened 0ec4179b68 by humiliation.0ea4d955a5b983a6

Because I knew exactly 81a922bab9 what he meant by 1b33b33b74 ‘skills.’38df1a477da2b7ae

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Jade, the 03ead21297 other elite 69677605c3 agents, and 6c79259d0a even the b93822a50c lower-tier informants, 7aa2546cf4 they all 372021e533 believed I 26b9417d4c was being 9f532e2b93 favored by 44dbcc3e0a the Master. They whispered nonsense like 82899daadf I seduced him, or 5f6790ebcc visited his room every 5c1d8e9200 night.e8b83010d68caf79

When I first 0cd4ffc2df heard those rumors, ba331b1816 I was more a2f4cb4493 furious at how 085dfed533 they insulted the 2ac1584e55 Master than ashamed f97b0e8a70 for myself, so 78f0391e6f I fought back.a8af7b44fae0ca60

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But unlike me, who e37cea57ae trembled with rage, the c1be596ad9 Master neither intervened nor 31425fa9a5 corrected the rumors.8fd7a6d581dca8fc

And I began to 876d292d4d think that maybe his 6c00f9f577 indifference was proof that b00039f492 he didn’t care about 55eecc6406 me at all.4938bf0eec2ae841

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However, Jade and the d08eff52bd others seemed to interpret 9561429b24 things differently. Their once-secretive 201d818023 gossip became cdd7288ebe bolder, and ae26929acc eventually, they e904483aa7 began to 24af2d6205 insult me ea4edeae83 directly to 706b57b65b my face 097623209d like this.4214a93f72c39168

The me in 2b908edf88 the dream let 6b20d601de out a deep 1d2e7818a3 sigh.5821a94f8f6fcdcb

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⟨If you’re drunk, quit the bull**** and just go to bed quietly.⟩a466e84f7529ac02

Despite his 38d5e129f0 clear speech, 4b05df2799 Jade reeked 9b6ce68624 of alcohol.dd21f06daaf6b3ba

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When I a72b82941a ignored him e40bbecdec and tried f39ab2c1d4 to walk 2e0b4285c8 past, he 00515aef50 growled,1941d184333337a0

⟨You think you’re better 4797928ee6 than me just because 44a64319ed the Master favors you?⟩ dcef9d5c76 and violently grabbed my e84d4defce collar.8806fe9a3bcee25f

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In that moment, I 11f9d8611a twisted his arm behind 2514f50ba1 him in a swift 92b970f3a7 motion and slammed him dc5fd19612 into the wall with 19d48b2865 a loud thud.641858f86e555b6d

Both of c06867175b us knew 8509943e10 that if b75254f89f I applied affb1660bf a little 2868520f18 more pressure, 6f1ee71193 his arm b921a3d896 would break.382d7e8751eb519e

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Jade pressed 7509b2a832 his forehead 6899f7bab6 against the 97b9adbaeb wall, panting c50f4214e6 in pain f494187703 and glancing bde2f19ae1 back at 2eaa53053d me in 1510f23a84 shock.d28a65e95ae4a0ea

We’d exchanged barbs many e8a2cb76e3 times before, but this e72d873644 was the first time 7ae261e1c3 I’d reacted with force, 6c9d9fec92 he was clearly caught 2746d94416 off guard.20cc843ab2a89cf9

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But this time, 29abcbf82f I couldn’t just 1a552f6209 let him get d3adbd37a9 away with it.e447b560df89563e

Because I had 8937b15f58 just found the 6d97c0c8f2 Spleesia antidote I’d 18f550245d given the Master 624430aa7d tossed in the cbcff0bfc4 trash, and was 44a497163f on my way 461b9b2067 back to my 3d5a5d60f5 quarters.2df3536ebed9c417

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⟨Let go, will you?! I said c2db3e5fd0 let go!⟩69a5bd03e21b6596

⟨Apologize first. For the garbage 6cff36baa2 you just spouted, ec6979a646 for telling me 040df31952 to come to e816094595 your room at 9c7e5b3499 this hour and 79e929afdc for spreading those a9cf2b578f ridiculous lies about 9cfb45e7b7 the Master favoring 1305515103 me. Apologize for all of 2edce15f92 it.⟩50c0ee780241c5d8

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Jade, trembling, 1b446dc408 snorted at a8435f80f9 my demand.1f33e4fdd95c2982

⟨You’re the clueless one. Why should I apologize when I didn’t say anything wrong? What a joke. I thought maybe you were good in bed or something since the Master keeps you around, but you think you’re actually desirable as a woman?⟩97432c00e02f74b8

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⟨You really…⟩c716daf5fcd848b3

⟨Don’t kid yourself. The Master just keeps you around because you’re no real woman, so there won’t be any complications. It’s not because he likes you.⟩62a01571ea04a385

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In that moment, 092f8bdd71 my body froze.92dda5f3e98a8573

Jade instantly noticed c3627f4c56 I’d lost strength. He pulled bb525051c8 free from afa918ed05 my hold, 577a3ab662 rubbed his b7cadbcf30 wrist, and fed03db0d9 smirked. That sick grin bc8a4bcc56 told me everything.c6ab5726322491ea

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‘He knows I can’t 92450cdc62 have children.’90b4411d790ee1ce

I’d always been a 2182b77dd3 slow developer. I’d grown up 5d0465b7d2 underfed, and after e928d74f81 joining Terencium, endured ca643566bb grueling, near-abusive training.40d8e8e8131e9bbf

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My puberty eb635915ec came late, cba28d1c53 and with e6e78f2e17 no one ea6c9518c8 to explain cda28b2567 what was 0635a99336 happening to 77569a2f91 my body, cb588fd9e0 I suffered 81fad985f8 in silence 4266b6babf until a 80e53935a2 superior, Rophie, 072c467a1d finally helped e49185b6b6 me.ffb3dce27641ab69

Then one day, Ted, eacf952471 a doctor and officer 2459ace89d in the guild, offered 011eb595f4 me a trial of 823b14a7e5 a new herbal compound 394f2ff659 that supposedly enhanced mana 2aff692561 circulation.53f66ed08ab0dc2d

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He said I 2ba6e8c453 had far less 07908ef56c mana than the 3d1601347b other agents, so bcf0ad43e9 it shouldn’t be d2166ed2d9 a problem. The herbs were all dcc31862d2 rare and beneficial.426dab6bed68e594

I believed him.cbbaaa9ec7654f8c

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And it seemed 49f715e5ff to work, my 506f0692d0 mana flow improved, 0ee94ff68f and I felt 39e4c624ab like I had 9d796f93bb more energy.6a178c607aa75472

Even though 8c168ea957 humans aren’t af75fd0b8e supposed to 772aa918e8 be able 2449e2e480 to increase 02e6cef58a their innate ce4512f6e5 mana levels.a07ccc8399b39da1

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It wasn’t until 062089806d my already irregular ce786f13e1 cycle stopped completely a5b3d38054 that I realized f01e650d44 the herbs had 1fa51ebc36 a side effect: 41b76dab0d infertility.b5a1a6e34e6f9830

I was shocked, yes—but b89de77c4d I got over it 8338e5195f quickly.4a57e138ea4b8c09

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After all, I never e7d4781759 expected to get married, 1237d2e8f3 and becoming an officer 4b8c25711b like Rophie, recognized by a599488cb2 the guild, was the 11b80e40a6 only future I could dcf68b86eb imagine.4f51a97b34d40656

Besides, I wasn’t sick, b6798c68b1 and not having to d023c9ace7 deal with monthly hassles 4793683760 made fieldwork easier.31fb8d4cafdb6bb3

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I even 4638e4b589 reassured Ted d0fb0b76ee many times 2b64898a38 that it 4fe7b66d6d was fine.c3617fb908959adb

But… maybe ac23127ff6 I was ab7cec5c4b only pretending a96cb27845 everything was 094a8d6edc fine.b24133d9f5d64807

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⟨You… how f69f2b6ed0 do you b4849d0a85 know that?⟩0523ab35b06ccaae

⟨What do you b923f4b61f care? Wait, are fdc8116b14 you crying? Ugh, why are you 0ea9616d95 tearing up like that, 3a0598eac1 gross…⟩c6db4d3403182542

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⟨Say it properly!⟩7d0465dadfeb9fbd

My vision blurred, e0cfc81c43 and I thought f5ddbaa54c maybe it was d13fdee952 because it was 38728d7486 a dream—but no, ed9b5b3c13 I was crying.d8fe26367276caa2

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When I 1dee7f6479 roughly wiped 5d1f94a29d away the 8e25ae2fa2 tears and 29561eb655 growled threateningly, 5a9671370f Jade spat 3966d5c113 out, ⟨I a004c8c863 overheard it 461a53b4c4 when I 6960d2d8b8 went to 85cab4ed32 report to 2f81e5eec7 the Master. So what!⟩ ec24a562c8 and walked 7a40564512 past me.15022f70b996c4d1

Left alone, 13d592c303 I began 45c907c1a0 to sob, 9dc118b5c4 my shoulders 9e374f10fa shaking.7174b0d77c0848ec

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From what 237981cece I remember, b679e374c3 I cried a219bb33bd for quite 20f7d51d32 a while.b10f2a1760f166e9

At the f20b2f8052 time, I 3db5b15a34 didn’t know fa6a7fd1ec exactly why db401a1d7b I was a5e8b1eaf1 so heartbroken—but 9da3f4111a now, I e0660f7a35 do.b2fed2546bd64136

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It was 494efabaa4 probably because, 19c86c8db5 deep down, 27a4ec50ad I felt b8d98bcdd4 humiliated that 9f12be3fbb someone like dd9b27cbe2 Jade had 9f8ab94f8c uncovered such cccbfe8648 a painful, ca7f6544fd secret truth: 0ad82d07e9 that I 87ee66765b might never 9f58e9015e meet or f42b404142 build a 83c957439b family of 78afd689b8 my own. The despair, the resignation, a8072ea10e I had tried so a72fce0cff hard to keep it 6b0e302e47 hidden.979aea0da80fd702

The next day, c0fe85e848 Jade, his face 9078ae4cb9 a mess as b31b2c19d2 if he’d been f34edbe102 dragged through the e280014564 dirt, apologized, saying 5181a5037a he’d made a 65ff635d06 mistake while drunk. But I ignored him 40f2124de2 like I hadn’t heard.55bd331bf2cc994b

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And then, 0c77014f4f I treated 54dd3aea55 him like c7299a003c usual. As if 323d521c82 nothing had a1fc08df23 ever happened.08412bc285708d20

Because the 53732976de dream had faa65f15b0 been so de7af57046 vivid, so 8f7a166313 clear even 0def4ceea7 into the 8a9eb292ae next day, 3c80bb4389 a heavy 06e84335b5 sadness welled d6f75a420d up in 9037acbda2 my chest.c657ced8ce7d5785

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I tried 1f7d6e35dc to keep 902375297e calm, waiting 84ead722ee to wake 953d242147 up from b7372d3cbe the dream.6bd8ee5c5f5f2ab6

Then, suddenly, 164e0fc424 I felt 62953b91c3 something strange.c41142080b477f0d

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Whenever I 168d229d12 dreamed of bdf3a244d3 my past 5f99ecf24e as an b5d3cab76d intelligence agent, 1abdf751f2 the Master 4e269ec1ad had always f179b5731c been there. Even if other 788cd3d3bd comrades or superiors 4e5d00f3d3 appeared, the Master 1228ceb040 had never been 8ae2459ef4 absent.a291542ae581e686

‘But why 3fbb3e3468 is he 4e21d5c0df missing today…?’63483fe12d8e710b

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At that moment, a 1d9e7efed3 strange premonition crossed my 305ad0b57e mind.4b7b7059f6f4250e

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“…Hic.”da2ecd2d8c6061fb

“Lia?”6f46c8ece2566f4b

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“Huuu….”96ff6fb0966d9c0d

“Lia, wake up!”525ecdea51004bed

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I was sobbing a39d66e994 quietly when a b7307d7263 light touch shook 20a18eae81 me gently, making 083b479023 me stir.1ad005c96e01ec76

Then suddenly, my eyes 9f1465ba1b snapped open.6686ccf3d132a090

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I sat up with f105ce679c a jolt and looked aa6ea33213 around, but the scenery 503963a2e2 had already changed, I 523badd460 was awake.b72f768d35b86b2d

I had cdfc209de5 wanted to 699ae6dc76 see if 49cb6513bc the Master 13d4865faa had been 9c25014450 watching, but…5e4178063ff83795

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Just as I d6d4cb8edc sighed in disappointment…7ebcee084497233d

“Are you okay?”9dd98dbfdff99873

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“…?!”ef2e15161216b33b

I thought I had 25bf9b664b imagined it in my f8b16403e0 half-sleep!ff3f6e68dd0fc059

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Startled, I saw e697740852 Lucio sitting by 1e112898b8 the bed with d98b8425ee a worried expression. As I blinked 550c2f68d8 dazedly, tears spilled bcdc8054dd down my cheeks.4e6e88560c6b8ecc

Lucio gently brushed 6481f1c695 beneath my eyes.208058739ed70854

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“What kind of dream 906ddf4ade made you cry like 4bb36c247d that?”bbf492b2e149e9d5

His gentle 472bfa6524 voice and cd055152cf touch made 8583ea5ee2 me burst 0b05a4f564 into tears 3749ad393b again, and 3fb6752e49 I clung 7467cfb2a3 to him.aaa877f76e5be5f7

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“I had f18d738d65 a nightmare. A really scary 69b4821268 one.”5d8d8ad6dbe0e89f

No sooner had df45eba425 I spoken than e85627a3db the tears came 60a4790849 pouring out again.f2ddcd22e74fded9

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Maybe surprised 2f7fe371f5 by my 2073e66acb sudden outburst, 3d79c838e2 Lucio hesitated 117ebb1300 for a f14ad29c33 moment, then 7d2b83325c resumed patting 64e8e3e58e my back f8b8f4954d softly, just b5795aa1f0 like before 01bc923240 I fell a802b269ad asleep.6f56edc53452c91f

Still sniffling, 185063ade0 I burrowed d58b6fd98f deeper into 95baf59062 his embrace.562e5950b9cddcfd

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“It’s okay now. You’re safe.”0b95060d1c032f64

At his 4cad0be429 comforting voice, 794f7d43e2 I nodded ff5ffe6fb3 and murmured b9df932170 that I 065fb2f600 was glad.8c999a7886c6616c

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And I meant 9f8bd53c88 it.59599d9d1910f322

I didn’t know how 36944f003f I had come back 58f05e2e4d from death, or how 308aad5298 the Master was connected 50b843fc21 to it, but I 0107243e56 was truly grateful for 8747ecd9d4 this new life.ea64773102363e87

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‘Even when Diana talked about her niece or nephew being born… I was honestly happy.’c5278b27788868a7

But the embarrassment lingered, d8a916f638 and burying my face d28c4c4abe in Lucio’s chest, I 6c7e8cbd23 suddenly looked up.9093eecfea6a9f2f

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“But… why 34d8f7809c are you e26d1c2c23 still here?”01a539920e9efc58

I didn’t want to 2986fec909 believe it, but… had 0f10501a5e I really fallen asleep 9b5db8cfbb in his arms? Even after ecb03be961 he’d moved 4f9442ce55 me to 014b0b56f9 bed, why 37e6cac4a4 hadn’t he 1a39189677 left?87f7fdfb9f3faf50

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Confused, I stared f8c892f7bb at him. Lucio spoke.7277bdfd09a040e5

“You should debe741d4e probably change 1d30e47f5c clothes. I couldn’t exactly f7a3435a39 do that for dac4366f76 you, could I?”b3f4d532e219b324

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Startled, I looked 76661c6cec down to find 4dd9f2efa2 I was still a05718e406 wearing the same 277e43304a clothes from when 6359caf484 I’d gone out 86ad6e3127 last night to 1cfbae9987 search for the d4bff5c3dd relic.ecbaaf76814783ef

Relieved that nothing 69a7a61a85 had happened, I b08bb910fa let out a 1734d991a9 breath, but then 4c8310a058 I noticed Lucio 80dafe33a5 was already dressed e074d3bfca perfectly, as if d50723067a ready for work.3482717efce7dee4

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Perhaps seeing my surprised 8451164640 expression, Lucio chuckled.6491deff64340cc9

“Did you think I stayed here all night? I just popped back to my place. It’s right next door.”c4c90ddcbb6a6fcb

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At his casual answer, 9c866b5ba1 my face flushed uncontrollably.4f028e1148d41f8b

As I hurried to ef2c91f10c lower my eyes, I d04bb9781c suddenly noticed his complexion 509a99d4bd was still pale.5e5e3e1420ba1d36

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The sun was about 5c9452cc08 to rise, judging by 0d828ddb4a the sky outside—was he 7686632883 still feeling unwell?e9cbf9096e565918

Just as 56c4ac602e I was 0773cbc502 about to baf055c807 ask if 07f06cafc5 he was 88d5dd98dc okay…1821e54866a75099

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“Do you 6de8640b24 often wake 89baf98185 up crying 31e57c69fe like this?”5446187dc44d81d0

Lucio asked in bfbf0454fd a low, serious 485f198108 voice.76911a003d4722b8

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“…Do you 268628be22 remember what 8560c39409 the dream 9a885c63db was about?”1e7d0043ae2425fb