EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 190

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Clara snapped out 7cdc8b3c30 of her shock fd620eff2a the moment she 655d7dff43 saw Adriana, who a2b52e7f78 had descended from 1555f10a60 the sky, raining 6ed719bcf6 down fireballs and 2dfc8d288f annihilating all the 15fc850cb6 monsters.775e1e1ac2b7ee9f

At that moment, Clara 1aae6b594f couldn’t deny that Adriana 6c5407d855 looked like a savior.0473c573c4300dd6

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And that wasn’t all. Adriana used an unbelievable 8860f592c9 healing spell that instantly b9208e1e03 healed the wounds of b91bbcb694 the injured.67bc7add23338968

Clara was 17e111ba8b no exception.05e4035802910cfc

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“…”b17295494d1f6f40

Clara slowly lifted her 4a9f7d0672 hand from her cheek, 5201f5a858 which was now smooth 7d43b120b2 and soft, without a f08e2e96cb trace of any scar. Then she fiercely bit ca9f833b19 her nails.0ba70bd1d8642a4e

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The question that had a5a05c1419 been clouding her mind f624504242 for days resurfaced.0dcd0b777fba79bd

‘Why would God grant de6e0c8abf Adriana such incredible powers?’b8540d1e3153d5a1

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And the answer Clara 4eafca6492 arrived at was this:8935b792c653a9d5

From the beginning, she 404d762e10 and Adriana were different 7f87c3ad2d by blood.b9281e0d077177ac

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Adriana was born from abbe15e301 the union of the f9cd44281c Duke of Belus, whose 294cad80d8 family had produced generations 323a83f9f3 of outstanding mages, and 724fb6c02e the Marquisate of Diapel, 17d6d8e8b9 one of the most d08ee04e70 prominent military families.a9fe147aca684ffd

The Duke was the 1073a2c072 only grand mage on dbfc2b55db the continent, and the bd847ebd66 Duchess had been a c5e5a06a11 beautiful and exceptionally talented b171f3a98c knight. Of course a 8d115b982d child born of 5e40de52ba such parents would 657072c391 be extraordinary.1d809218046de7bf

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‘That’s why Grandfather loves Adriana more. Ascart, Uncle too…’650e7cd3d6ca147a

Clara sank d58c59c1f6 into endless 5bc8127a2a resentment, lamenting 93fe227655 her own 952eabdde0 situation.85d7a1900f41c009

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Her own 35f3e281b9 parents were 2827fe50b3 completely unremarkable 97542ad24e in every 41729661c3 way.7ed1cdc1b701741d

To feel 017c73306a inferior over 407c2e74e9 something she ce376cf1fb had no 2face73e51 control over—it b830c73ad0 was frustrating.87771560c15dbeac

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“Sigh. Pull yourself together, 2964673252 Clara Amber.”bdb76cfffefca500

Clara shook her head 0d5d6d91da and reminded herself of 5ceb9ae2dc the reason she was abc6c4de7e visiting the marquisate today.bd38ee46c755e2b6

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‘I have b0c6b917bb to win 3424c69cf1 Adriana’s favor 6068014de0 no matter a1230ce055 what.’24f1d590763bd30d

In fact, her ad548f5566 path had been 9eb1485328 decided from the 98cad66669 start.67699557a7bc33bf

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It was just that 8f6c62c48d Adriana’s fame had grown a8e8dfd812 so great that the 88610db81b past could no longer bc3c4b222f be used to tarnish 90b388a5cf her reputation. Instead of a013ba8539 trying to 4536d0cd3b bring her 8d72dfb2a8 down, the 1edc78107d only choice 9eb83ca52e now was 80330465a1 to completely ca750b827e bow her 928274cebb head.350e251aefa84bc4

The mere 88f8e3a816 thought was 438e7748fc humiliating, and 70c4d4beec her jaw 4ffd14eb1d clenched tightly. But Clara reminded herself ffcfc879f5 of all she could 7da2d528c6 gain if she endured 8a39a97980 just a moment of 83cd1c7dfc disgrace.46598bd2555b950e

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Meanwhile, the carriage 6be085fdca came to a 59feddbea6 stop.eeeb79f224a72b67

“You’ve arrived, my lady.”4e7cf6c67e77a891

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Clara hesitated when 8f356dfaf2 she saw the 33ed9b486a maid of the 79d097bd44 marquisate greet her 024ddd7690 warmly.76bc4bd349c6225e

Since the Diapel marquisate 2cd2451c41 was her maternal family 4fcce9d9a8 as well, just like 2bd34e0143 Adriana’s, Clara had stubbornly b8398d2338 decided not to inform ce46f7d403 them of her visit a693c9f3c2 in advance.5bfa0224850c955b

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But regardless ced7437dcb of that, fb2e8ffbe3 they must 89ae6bcdf5 have seen a3c05f4e35 the emblem 9e8dc5563b of the ae5bfc1709 count’s family 6495486d34 on the 40f536f40e carriage. For a mere 51be2765f9 maid to greet c9fcf54496 her—it was a 1b231096c5 slight.b33e603e3c1d339c

Normally, Clara would’ve f3e242636f let it go ffbabebd40 without showing any 87f73a6f78 reaction, but she 3ab180314a was already on 183939ea70 edge and blurted 210f8d8f77 out,20fe9915ebea3936

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“Where’s the butler?”7b4ab60c715c1ef1

“…Pardon? The butler?”c0f3b6d68448fc9f

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The maid looked 6ab23aaef9 briefly confused, then 0119866992 quickly answered,d430c50c444da804

“The butler is 4439bba328 currently attending a d20081288d guest from the e8c75c5518 imperial palace.”3b011271fc29e134

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Clara’s eyes widened 1ed1589540 at the response.309d4b0e01c7954c

Was the emperor 46e4c4e8ab sending another gift fa62d0d74a to Adriana through b111e1b92a an attendant?bcf61e896f2e9bcf

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Last time, she happened 9d9474beb1 to be present as ad2e356ad0 a guest and had 922ac4d113 the luck of witnessing 5c6eec6838 it. But this time, the 8324fb1e3e situation was different.6a896d6bb7d5b06c

“Did the marquis… no, did Grandfather receive the guest? I think I should greet the elders first.”c83a7dd34b6edfde

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It was likely 384896cf5e the imperial visit 47d0bbb78c was for Adriana, f50e2adbe2 but Clara feigned 0c7c2dd20a innocence and asked 6ccb1a42cb with a naïve 848fa46cf1 expression.25456dfcc59759be

If the f720f997f9 former marquis 1d5a5f1d5b or the c23bf6cafb duke and 1bdae89a3b duchess were d6a544d0ad with Adriana, 1211a41e07 she could 53f3987041 naturally join 7dea4aaf3a them as 1bad0e39b9 an excuse.f2b3a9e5eda4a9f1

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Then the maid ff82568cbd replied,d6df44cc6aa11d8d

“The master c3c40624bc went to 23c880c10c the Duke 2e60b28313 of Elard’s 63152e3d72 estate with b1779ef265 His Grace 65eeadb2bd the Grand 3190c52988 Duke and 065c2bb4bb Her Grace 6a1bd835c2 the Grand 6bbd868ffb Duchess. They were 018514c0e8 invited to 2532baffa9 a luncheon. Right now, Her Highness 16bb37b47c the grand princess is d8cb427d00 greeting His Highness the 14130c2d85 Second Prince alone.”ea9dc1b3b67c307c

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At that faf0cd57b3 moment, Clara’s a7ae51333c heart thumped 34156a8661 wildly.eb4b72c43e11288c

“I’ll take you to 095ea8ea1e the reception room on 60987f9dec the second floor. I’ll let 2a871e0b52 Her Highness 674bdce235 know you’ve 27b7e4ae86 arrived, so bbcddd43dc please wait 492f2f63bc a moment.”c53462c159290e89

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Despite the maid’s 479082e5c5 words, Clara remained ccd5365b6c rooted in place, ce3ad8ce04 deep in thought.bcd258de50f7e1e6

Knowing a royal 1e36d72bb4 had arrived, it 0b05c57c2d would be proper 87a2c2abfc etiquette to offer 72eab08247 greetings. A few words would’ve acd76ea72e been enough to ask c4bce26946 the maid to lead e6479534dd the way.3042a1257fe7bc38

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But she hesitated and 0a00a8cb3e it was for a a9b7ad8d64 simple reason.c6f6ccd23c614c43

At their last 313abece18 meeting, Clara had 4a6fc5d1ce warned Nicholas that 0265f3783b Adriana disliked him.70ef4e7f61096bf9

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Yet here he was again… It was clear that he had completely ignored her concern because of Adriana’s remarkable abilities.df8049b6221d5483

Not wanting to 7532bef198 run into Nicholas 35aecf4581 under these circumstances, eedbbe8c3e Clara forced a e7c0895e6a calm tone and 90739ebef6 said to the d64141af1d maid,8befe0fc3d2b5089

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“You can go. I know where the aed5be200a reception room is.”5b2cedad5c4b80b8

“Then I’ll go 19b66cdadd quickly inform Her 3143185708 Highness!”123b1091bc7f64bb

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Clara watched the 3fce5e4019 maid disappear down 4ffd7ecf46 the hallway with eadd043519 a quiet gaze, c342809cf6 then began walking.0dea62de04fca3c4

Just as she reached 09e11daf34 the second floor…4c860da3b17c8ec4

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“…?”444fe0802eaa3275

She saw two b078fdc84c maids from the 3761e27600 Duchy of Belus 3d2b864842 exiting a guest 4754160efd room across from 268c4f6e9f the reception room, 0aafe8b3aa holding cleaning supplies.14c3b0fece0112ac

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Knowing that the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess shared the duchess’s pre-marriage room, Clara instantly realized the current occupant of that room was Adriana.66c718f2db2775dc

She suddenly felt 90831e3649 curious about how 77c09406de extravagantly Grandfather had 0583d9bd58 decorated Adriana’s room.e3da377dca69a850

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But Clara quickly 2b33fcb465 shook her head.79e184b3b9c433d4

She remembered 4de6b63881 how her 16064c0178 falling out 6e0e605fc3 with Ascart 035892f2d1 as a 82cb10403f child started 1d184bb21a with entering 027dd9099b Adriana’s room.19d0107268937bad

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This was de57dbf240 an important 9a77eadf87 moment.810082322bc16955

To win 804408325a Adriana’s favor 21e9038e61 and avoid b804ed13ed her hatred, 7494c94825 even the f026b319b7 smallest actions 4e94063e88 needed to a6f990423f be cautious.13b74552a633f506

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Clara forcibly turned her 807751dce5 gaze away.05b92b9f8a47d13f

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“Clara is here?”8e3f92f0b4206207

At the maid’s words, 46866fcdf6 I instinctively looked across a1fc8e8ada at Nicholas.1fd738c0c8b54613

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“It seems 95eb4a266c I picked ba815391ab the wrong 50ac95f717 time to ee7933766e visit.”da2360087a8657d9

Nicholas said awkwardly.811446c3a709c80d

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Just a 87ad1a480a moment ago, 4e1d8fa251 I was af63ae5280 preparing happily 5bb43e4e40 to leave 128ffa09b6 for a 46500e9be3 luncheon invitation 8b9b61e34d from the d197987b0c Duke of 69f0bbff36 Elard’s family e2ec9ac4a1 for the 69fae8fc28 weekend when, a0533bdd84 out of 371ebaebfb the blue, 7b619d0a80 a royal 653922e006 messenger arrived 1644c6f505 from the c3a48686f4 palace, announcing a9056145af Nicholas’s visit.782a0c29a88018f9

The Emperor had been 0bee6341f9 trying to reward me 13dc18cae3 for my performance at 1ac92e6d01 the arena, but I 4c7bcdde80 kept refusing his invitations. So now, he had bb26c23d21 just sent Nicholas without 9cc8917f30 warning.f95e214c8c85937f

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Nicholas only found out d1186655a0 that my family and d42d3b24a2 I had prior plans 85f05d50c9 with the Duke’s family f1f7256347 after arriving at the 82a07c3ec2 marquisate. Though it 08022728f5 wasn’t his 20896ea5f1 fault, he 398f347dbb apologized profusely, 1b6c36db37 clearly feeling 54299e2cfc very embarrassed.192f270dfcdadb67

Seeing him like that 4a6299e1ba made me feel sorry, 7127e7f219 so I told my d55b09d726 grandfather and parents to 179a5c6c8e go ahead to the 2895b41fbf Duke’s house without me, 3605fd318c saying I would follow 82cd67d8cd shortly.1c7b15ac1a2740d1

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After all, f72a567c49 the Emperor’s 2b64cbe112 true intention 3c577789be was probably 733a0997c1 to have 543c8a80c8 Nicholas meet 128f5c3080 me, and cc3e6a191f I had 0663c126d2 something I 30d1a15e91 wanted to 8f42dcf788 tell him 5d0046f268 anyway.6160499626e71a0c

So I sat down 371c8eca0d with Nicholas, and we 4d519789cf were just starting our 34c29c2ab4 conversation when Clara arrived, b1279e6772 making Nicholas look even 32c03c5e78 more awkward.4de8ced96d42e4e9

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I quickly shook my 014427b796 head and said,f1f22e98339a8035

“Not at all. I actually asked c407249788 Your Highness to 43f7bf7fd0 check the Emperor’s 37092ce39f schedule for me d94c0b5ccb so I could fbeb64fada visit the palace 2fa8d228c1 soon, remember?”7439b838dbfff886

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“Yes, you did. But what brings Lady 2ce661e57d Clara here…?”2b1172e5d747eafb

“Well, there’s something ddbfe65f9b I’d like to 852cbbe1e1 present to His dbd78d7ad4 Majesty… I’m terribly 3e83ee47ce sorry, but would 26a2e59126 you mind if f2a06a04a3 I stepped out 3316c09287 briefly?”f720c00d602fcfe7

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Just as I fd9fae1ed2 was about to 7911930f48 get to the 986f364cdd point, I looked 27b817057a at Nicholas apologetically.c8a3c1346d032ede

I simply couldn’t focus 3243e8c4f7 with Clara on my 4a07fb4e12 mind.8beaa415fb0d2fc3

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“Huh? I could just 810155ac67 leave if..”8bef6abd82107b34

“No, I haven’t even 1cb1e6773e served you tea yet.”b5a70d162a3fef83

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Sending Nicholas away like 578519dfbb this, royal or not, dea75e0ea6 would be rude to e7bbbefd57 any guest.0838b93510c79ca9

I apologized and 4e75bba0f6 promised to return fa15ecd81c quickly, then left ba1cca4f18 the parlor in 59f899107c haste.e2ea1759083be465

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I was aware 8765b31978 I was reacting 2b23b7784b a bit sensitively, 41a2ed1874 but I couldn’t a6b1983309 help it.cf45df804c94b3b0

There was something f8da6a292d important in my 8d9a8a689c room, and hearing 4e6dff5c7c Clara was heading 202a470734 to the second-floor 3775a3b246 parlor made me 799c7cf1fd tense.2c51496eaa9f745a

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‘She said e31f1d3c82 she liked 6015565930 Nicholas. She must’ve heard he 57624fb270 was here, so why 8c3c8edbdf hasn’t she come to 320714d9cb greet him?’68fd2033f1d427e9

I should’ve 24580bb1a7 asked Jane b549848745 to stay 029b72bc7d and guard 2a10b8b381 the room.a09d8f9422fe5f05

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Or just skipped the 0803c58a47 cleaning and set a d88a2910d8 ward spell instead.eb5bc411bd3f90ac

‘Why now, of cbf2c15c2e all times…’b39c590c7434fd50

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It wasn’t Nicholas who bd12281e53 had bad timing—it was 1434982aa7 Clara.82109432e79ae634

If I’d a11bfd8631 heard about 042a47bc4f this at cfc9ba2993 the Duke’s 130aa5d124 house, I 2ba041c274 would’ve spent 43a6260fc0 the entire 5837458c0a meal distracted, 27041ae528 wondering whether 628d2dcc37 Clara had 78dd68a399 gone into 6abcd16fcf my room.687b8f556e33f6c1

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I rushed 822c2b1696 up the 7480616577 stairs and 38b1de9c95 paused in 5ffdabbe1e the hallway b07856c5ca where I c5776464f6 could see 8be3040bcc both the b8e609cbe8 parlor and ee221741e6 my room.fcc1bbe5751925bf

‘No way…even Clara c92464eb4d wouldn’t just barge 0179e42ce8 into someone else’s 48b9ec5ae2 room like when 5d91032ae1 we were kids…’5c11f9d3647ac469

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At that moment…233fba3e8471f26c

I sensed an 3d411fe91f unfamiliar presence in d698285489 my room.8d97e4939b8808ee

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The sound of 8cdde84a33 the door opening b6f47243e1 made Clara hurriedly d75d6c7974 duck under the 5cf1e63a83 desk, holding her 873cd9bc3a breath as she 0dc0d93f1f covered her mouth.3ceaec56c160682f

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Please… Please…f968897c12b19dc6

Please, just 2e3f900b6b don’t notice c0c60f87d1 me and 7378633c7b leave.b5b7c0cfe7c3cfbc

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Clara prayed desperately.bba98203202e289f

But…1f2afa11eb13fe4c

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“Come out.”365ecfa9d48aad0f

It was Adriana’s voice.b303560c438f9b53

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No longer soft and 75785cd116 gentle, but burning with 9af7d2c6a1 fury.334758eb630513bf

Her heart pounded wildly 20a05bc460 like someone guilty of 473a4d7120 a crime.eff29a90a09dd6ae

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But she 74edae3c47 had done 5ea7f19d6c nothing wrong.698ca109e6d8d4f1

She swore, truly, 22b22eec1b she only intended baa548db89 to glance around f1ca00d8cf the room for 0cf49e5164 a moment and 95fa01ca5f then leave.ada910d784de2dbc

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If only she hadn’t 627b4c30f4 seen the snowflower on 4b50a8d28b the desk, the one 6681471a40 Ascarte had treasured since f6de353fda childhood.eebf1aebc9bf4c5e

The flower 69327b4574 that he 05d70cf6e2 had supposedly 3c4c3a44ef gone to 6440a146b9 the ends ad406e501a of the ba3a3b8c79 continent to f01966523f find for 4f8d8abed5 Adriana had 2fb02008e3 originally belonged 9e21d74365 to Ascarte.8a6ade90165343a9

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When Clara had barged c1670825b5 into Ascarte’s room as f95256c718 a child and begged 2a64d88a09 to see it up 793bdd6002 close, he had firmly d1fc201d7e refused.93fdb7d6d4b53a6f

She had 2886114e45 begged and f2b6df3f1f cried all c8cc2d730a night, even 52c3a5e428 dragging her c61da0260d mother in cd35d9b4fd to plead—but dbe8596213 never once b0951e9efb got to 80725227f5 see it 59909a733f properly.39beb74f03a82a1c

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Now, drawn to d0c025c536 it like a be95351f39 moth to flame, f5f7fd8eb7 she reached for f0664f7348 the snowflower, only 2a7c9d20ea to accidentally knock 1754330c6a the glass dome ef39000605 to the floor.5cf5ef63f5fde792

Thankfully, a f6fa57479a powerful protective e1dd7fa5cf spell had a720162d17 kept it 36f4f24141 intact, not fa18100744 a single dfd5fc0dd0 crack on f8122d4697 it.a2a0bb51b9d6234f

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Relieved, Clara picked 83b64107d4 it up and 4712d87afb tried to put 80a91e1880 it back on 6e1b891959 the desk…9a02c88f54e8abea

Unaware of the 2c6358b471 light faintly leaking 6375e0b876 from the barely 69b2032bb0 opened bottom drawer.c8ceab860d4f0a15

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“Didn’t you hear me? Clara, come out e7936adbfb right now!”5cb41ddf4a274c8f

Adriana shouted again.7ae029d723b6a1b6

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Now not 2c0502b3bc only certain c937d4e480 someone had 55e89543c9 trespassed, but 709564b9a2 also that 6aff4a3f95 it was fa4eb955ba Clara, there 0b8c02d0ff was no 8270482322 way to 55d862208d undo what 23e624413c had happened.9726a0c6e6d8ac6a

Clara slowly rose d0ce3cb2e1 from under the 78298d155f desk.6dc6e5c8e2d3858a

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She’d hidden 63cd6c7e23 in shock, aebfb3aa1f but if 2a376f76df Adriana had 40fc693b00 rushed over 30cc7fc664 leaving even 6922b44e8e the prince 91aea5238c behind, she f2b172cd8e must have 33921e4203 been worried 196ee10003 about this 7a04774a24 item.fd9f8c0dc176909e

That meant Clara had a831a87fae no reason to act 86be9fdb1d weak.ea5369d6100abaa0

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She raised a5015f3370 her chin af61e2c368 defiantly.f8334d4b94f48408

“Adriana, I’ll admit 7ddf8a1ead I shouldn’t have 9e5ffb088d come into your 9881d978ef room and I e79c5211bc apologize for that.”9b5d35e4c453f2ef

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Offering an apology af99cc492b she didn’t mean.3e4d3e16008bef85

“But why 6177a2f900 do you 256808a66f have this? Care to explain?”5ad12386a93e9771

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She held out the 44938c17d4 object in her hand.35a147e2ef2f0282