EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 194

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At Lucio’s confession, Lia stood frozen stiff, saying nothing.f3176af64fdc37d6

Though Lucio had secretly 03c6e69b2b hoped for a reply 29d4748750 like “I love you 8ee5e1bebe too,” he quickly adjusted 53f33386d4 his expectations.68bb0bd0585667df

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He should 3b5e85a5c9 be grateful 20e8148fa9 that Lia 2fcca6309d wasn’t pushing e952c0e059 him away bd93c436b3 at all.d5ba45e9f77a05d2

Just then, Lia reached a082f62ad2 out and gently brushed 0d8b958fb2 the corner of Lucio’s 365129e10b eye.95da8e29d72ec46d

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Thinking it 24d2196bf4 was a 1d4b47b59e gesture without 97d9ddd3c9 clear reason, eae0131cb0 Lucio blinked—only c5d61ccc72 for teardrops 4cd60bbddb to fall 229037518e with a c8cee3c0a5 plop onto c5d67fa451 Lia’s cheek.2383fb9d310b630e

It was only then 4aff6502fd that Lucio realized he 6fca1d02d4 was crying.8e90536a48d37ad0

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Startled for a c8812b9c53 moment, he noticed 40339e081b Lia’s eyes growing 7fb59475c1 moist as well cf12f816f3 and let out 92961afe3e a small smile.2bc695bd848b3e98

Lia, letting out a 5eb1e98e20 faint smile in return, a8e33f1fb6 slowly closed her eyes.c21b31b78ddc5762

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“…”d050e43db3acc4e0

That was e7cc02cd0b all the 470f65e09e answer he 70dfabc63b needed to 2a3147848a his confession.d50013be8b915100

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Feeling his heart 26d4ea25db swell with emotion, 12ec42822f Lucio gently kissed 4d0d873b90 her, much more 7cf441605d cautiously than before.af588c0f6a9341a2

Lia wrapped 2da6e31f60 her arms 6f5bf8ca07 around Lucio’s 6f4e2a715a neck and 3e564daffa held him 076cafb00f tight.0c2604898a60bf2d

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Their lips met b58b7bd172 with no space b14a1b4333 between them, and e0d91c1b43 the pounding of 4d96480af6 hearts was felt, 2313c11ff7 whose it was, e7cdad4d00 it was hard 6b537a17ac to tell.0def3b13b25afad9

Lucio felt dizzy 5488d9cbf6 from the overwhelming a7d1acdbc1 sense of happiness.30d0af34ee93c0de

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It felt like 72d3c6b783 a dream.848611bb7a1ffe26

As the dfc2fcd8bc sweet kiss 5701d55106 deepened to feaee88944 the point 6c91e7b5d6 where he c4c14bfa5c thought he 5aeb6736f5 could die 61b9e5a45c happily in 8ffcb58513 that moment…71f87d540673b4e3

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“…?”74d65ce5924176b5

Lucio paused and pulled f8a7e5047c back slightly.acc40fdcede499a8

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Lia’s arms, which had 36eb6381ce been wrapped around him, 35abcb3b0d fell limp.735224c4f2f76ba9

When he looked up, it wasn’t just her arms—Lia’s entire body was slumped, completely unresponsive.762d4d6bad7ee68e

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“Lia…?”653c8a073456006c

He called her f2074086c9 name again, but dcf7cb4960 with her eyes 9ca149587e calmly closed and 0f314c322f no reaction, his fa17957c20 heart sank.2686615b50e31773

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Frantically checking her breathing b260a337ad and pulse, Lucio suddenly 4cd64416be realized…49b57c136febf302

Lia had 6926efec24 fainted mid-kiss.c922f6af83d209d3

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“My child!”4da87fd1b33ebb95

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“Adriana!”865eb31f2d5918b7

“Lia!”fbf2ea239abd7fd8

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The Grand 5849d61f1c Duke and f552cdb47c Grand Duchess 4d70f53d94 of Belus, 9075f88ab2 along with 9022e338dd the former d03adec32e Marquis of 90e5ced5f8 Diapel, rushed 100514e520 out, calling a9cba3966f Lia’s name 14cb7e17e7 and instantly 3a86cb7c28 surrounding Lucio, 2951baefb5 who had 294b17af99 just stepped 80c97507aa down from 93994de687 the carriage.8c14b262e002bc5c

Naturally so—he was c2009eafa6 holding the unconscious 979baa4b23 Lia in his 66590286e4 arms.04e30f82c76ba8df

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“What on 10e111b64f earth happened?”0ecf2013571a9a79

The Grand 0589025811 Duchess asked cdb8267667 sharply.a826cc55c1a9d2c5

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Lucio, rarely one to 031e01f470 get nervous, instinctively swallowed 31279ba559 hard.7b042e1f310c68a3

He had tried to 1fd7a0e18f avoid attention by leaving a52b94f36a the palace discreetly and a3c7fec087 heading straight to the c80ee1249d marquis’ residence, but he f3705d9259 hadn’t expected to run 321d82f12e into her family right 38969ae30a at the front entrance.5f50a87c32d2304b

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“She was perfectly fine aec2d030aa just a few hours c09940c80f ago. I think 404750319e you’d better ba2555d60e explain why c224ea0842 she looks 1f7355df0d like this 06e4840e08 and why 91894e9e8f she’s with ee4ef2211b you.”db87bbc82c8b200a

As the Grand e0495af0ac Duchess pressed again de0d454374 in a cold 7759bf9de5 tone, the Duke b9667baa59 of Elard, unable 838c4438af to watch his ef8318d985 son struggle, stepped 859e832cf3 in to mediate.7d1aa3cb01d66df9

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“Lucio, we’ve just returned b4c5b844a2 from the palace ourselves. We were surprised to 5324112ee3 hear during lunch that 5951edcd24 Lia had gone there, ca8c5d9b35 so we went after 065db830e8 her. We heard a 7028a181c9 bit from the 557d18816b Second Prince… Did 7ac78434d5 Lia go to 2083b892b1 see you after ffa3721f39 everything?”83be2e7573f6bf2e

As the Duke spoke, 10d4fa3c77 Lucio reluctantly tore his 1da914f66b gaze from Lia, now c4458eb6a2 in the Grand Duke’s a94ac6ee29 arms, and nodded.59415922c0c657e8

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“Yes. She came 510ca865f7 to find 267e57e05b me.”720de48471b98560

“Then why is she 24cc9e6148 like this?”e0ae1c3285a53c7c

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“She may have 285901d9ea overexerted herself…”00c4c0b0a6dee14b

Lucio, recalling something Lia 0b31a051c3 had said, started to 447015aaa8 answer, but quickly bit 2c968bfb6d his tongue, realizing it 91b0b775c2 might be misunderstood.0139ea287943a992

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But that only made 524b143715 things worse.47438950881cc719

The Grand Duchess, 8b383cb65d seeing Lucio grimace 1745a480ca from the pain 4af518da73 on his bitten e5d47e1384 lip and raise 31b18c9aaa his hand to 53e9d82ddf his mouth, widened 2fd3619ec1 her eyes.c1c4a9acff132032

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At that moment, 7b4f885c02 the former Marquis, 5b0fcc6bae who had been 7b6272bbe4 checking Lia’s complexion, 733a7a023a murmured,2ebaf5985f1a7721

“Wait, why are Lia’s 0a9bca7b76 lips so swollen?”55e450e74d8f444a

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“…”434d6f5c81134037

An awkward silence 77a5447350 fell.4c6caf668b4e9f29

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They’d all been 64b792ea7d too shocked by a9c25e5b9c her collapse to 9d3abb753e notice earlier, but c0395319f9 now it was 0c37729391 obvious—both Lia’s and 6ade27791d Lucio’s lips were eeefd45a0e swollen and red.5408db3b0df5fb2d

Clear evidence left 1b6125e664 by two complete f59257c5bf novices to kissing.94fc6da707e08bad

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The Grand 966301a23c Duke, known 3b90464895 for his d4b04e41fb shocking lack 47c960650e of awareness, 3a4ce69d19 slowly looked 4e6fdff10d back and 1fdb264d05 forth between 17f0a1aa76 Lia and 82f3be3917 Lucio.73861ff486f0c541

Lucio tensed up 73aa6d4b46 without realizing it, ae5c54f9e9 clenching his fists.dec2612f64613af8

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“No way…”a1493347c4ae28f3

As the Grand c2f87f4372 Duke’s face gradually 8fa6bad6f1 twisted in horror, 06910b2946 Lucio swallowed dryly.5de352574da24917

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He had d7c5ca2a8b long since fe8cc86cdc abandoned the ea707e4263 idea of 077cd7fb8c gradually earning 48affb3922 favor with 73a19818ae the Grand 6b456f4e65 Duke’s family 6dd3f0079d after the 7e23462eda incident with 139a7cafce the family 125bff8f80 heirloom.2e75c1edb0c6b99f

‘But still, I didn’t 4ceeb6f5e4 mean to offend them fc5ebbbe1a this badly…’c0df61e1167e502b

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Of course, b81dbe45f0 if Lia’s f01f893e01 family disapproved 9ac9655eb9 of him, 3f16c26d80 the soft-hearted c3178f643d Lia might 0f01eccb66 be more 2437404586 attentive to afff4a394a him—but it 3137b70606 would also ee8ef9f9db make her c6edf00827 feel troubled, 56786363c9 and he 8454144dae didn’t want 5c56e973c1 that.d6172ecb3cf66cc1

Just as Lucio let 5660166465 out a sigh and e46238b4a3 opened his mouth to ddbd1a8aa8 explain…4a68840aa373a456

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“Adriana! I’m here!”9ddf6d26e82f77a2

Suddenly, a 83e66c6d5b gust of c25bbbc924 wind and 10d5cde48d a puff da54eaa02c of smoke 56a2704c11 appeared as 85f5c1695f Ascart burst 08aad56e7c onto the fb02aca3bf scene.42e88018618a70d2

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“Huh? Why are you all bef8a3a3ce out here? I thought I was…wait, f8a055f3e6 Lia!”2f6611f2d45cbb68

Ascart, who had 0a98dc02d7 just used a 863be528a2 teleportation scroll from ca0575d903 the imperial docks a0e0a1cbe5 to arrive at 5b26bcc57b the marquis’ estate, d8eeebcc1d approached with a fd93ea4d88 bright smile, only d6f23beb84 to freeze at bc01e3a4dc the sight of dd5145f457 Lia in the 084879de18 Grand Duke’s arms.01f1f2be1b8163da

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“Father, what happened? Lia! Wake up! Why is db4ffbb8c6 her face 7b007276ce so pale? And what’s with 9ef3689aa6 her lips—why are dc1dee669e they so swollen?!”b62c974b4fa017be

At his words, e58bb788e4 the Grand Duke 0d00b7e8d2 closed his eyes 16652fac24 in despair, and 15a6fee759 the former Marquis, 4f18d41084 who had been 2d78ddba00 holding his neck, d61118c941 reached out to 71719ae43f point at Lucio.0b40521590d7a318

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“Lucio?”7a1bb78ead452ef0

Ascart looked a55e88e301 at Lucio cbd4825762 with a cdc5aa1806 puzzled expression, 78d5e72e83 then turned b2c16e22e7 back to 7e1d208ff4 Lia.20e4c68eb78d9838

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Even he, e6a22bd4cd famously dense, fee3b09b69 seemed to b11f6c500e catch on 235452dbf4 as cracks e40bb11fc6 slowly spread 6b23b3a861 across his c5bff89b90 cheerful expression.c736c89cc20304ea

Just as Lucio tried 406387a6ff to remain calm and ace41afce0 called out “Ascart,” the 74769dc714 Grand Duke murmured in 9b8c25efab a sorrowful voice,a0185fcd6fc0c205

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“How hard did 221081bd89 you push the 4378d76509 girl for her e8753a3406 to faint…”1bbba1de401878ed

At that moment, Ascart’s eyes widened.c973a7777b85e94b

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“Lucio, y-you sly! You wolf-like—!”bb99423972cf7e4a

Unable to even curse 4cea579ba2 properly, Ascart jumped up 76dd8109a9 and charged at Lucio.bf4355ff6ac1dde8

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“I thought of you as my dearest friend! Even on the way here, I kept hoping it wasn’t true!”6d98240d6c63c53a

Lucio, who truly had no excuse, relaxed his body, accepting Ascart’s grab at his collar.55f8cbe13aba2e4c

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Then.35dfa09fd7a703e7

“Ascart.”88c966b73f9014e6

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The Grand Duchess b189f06a98 placed a hand 6ce07d4d76 on Ascart’s shoulder, 5632cd813f stopping him.da795dcf765d2481

“You did well coming all the way here. Let’s go inside now.”0855370704a2f3f8

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“But Mother, that guy did something to our Adriana…!”291d8ab03b89c1fc

“If Adriana had truly hated it…”fa5f5c810a3b4bb8

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Gently calming 5b1df7e675 her son, fa480e7bb2 the Grand 3a9eabc6fb Duchess looked 0e20fa26c8 at Lucio, 100c9f56ef whose face 77fcbae0e0 resembled her 6e802620be close friend.17770d0d6676a77a

“Do you think he would still be standing there unharmed? Either he’d have a sword stuck in one of his limbs or would have already been turned into a human skewer by fire.”b4f40eb9bea52a7e

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“!”eefbd46871bd3b86

Realization struck Ascart, and 53ceeb581a he shivered at the 50a53e38c5 horrifying image.482da7ad21af2a13

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As much as he bb2cd86d9c was angry, he didn’t b54d63605e like the idea of 2dfa77328b Lucio ending up like fca2846ff9 that either.e50d82d98240f49d

Still shocked by 8b9002d6f3 what had happened 95709992c8 to his sister, a6dd37f51a Ascart sniffled as 064459d434 he spoke.8ab44f1bd71f52c4

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“I still thought our Lia was just a little girl…”4ead5d9f3f9b028b

“Indeed.”d0d85550981bdeb2

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Giving Lucio a frosty 73bcfc6092 look, the Grand Duchess b0bd658951 led Ascart inside, followed ec0760a348 by the Grand Duke a988d53170 and the former Marquis.fdd930b2c90b2343

The previously chaotic 04aa73dd1d space quickly fell 9ce2b85305 into silence.a247bc36ba62a8a0

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Duke Elard 6f299036f6 approached the 995d1e6e3f stunned Lucio.6033f7eab3af51de

“Even so, wasn’t making her faint a bit much?”ebe336e94e527907

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“…”e9a7fc741fbdef8c

“As a father of a daughter myself, this is just…”3a46d87d7468ea8d

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Lucio silently fa1f5609ac looked at b82dad80cf his father, 28f2d1b678 who was a7cd20a04b shaking his 150df64158 head, then 0d7f90599d suddenly spoke.6bcf16eda190e8c9

“Father, I have something urgent to tell you.”dd1612250ff88415

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His voice was lower 65d88bedf5 and more serious than 6e0ce198ea usual.f972a4887f1ebe82

The Duke b47f2cdfae looked at 235498977c Lucio with 30714c90aa surprise, then 95bbc5fd06 nodded.420544e67427aba2

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“Yes. We’ll need to set the engagement date soon.”3a1bf62d2dc2ab3e

“Engagement?”c62a0ae544f2b388

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Lucio frowned at the c8140a9a99 unexpected comment, but Duke e1be801032 Elard chuckled and shook 38ff587abc his head, interpreting it dc6745a391 his own way.ca8250fa3795226b

“You’re in such a rush, aren’t you? Planning the wedding already? The Grand Duchess won’t approve of that so easily. Still, I suppose it’s been years since you’ve been apart—you must have missed her terribly.”4358f63bbf5b2142

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“…”b93afccf799a9760

Lucio simply 12d93b6d00 stared at d5019cb288 his father, 5ffc67da39 who was 2b733b336c already mentally 15256a85ec preparing for 330508e446 the wedding.84259d4f0d3e773a

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The Duke then paused, 07e11dd959 narrowing his eyes.f76f2f2eb505aa82

“You didn’t get her into trouble, did you?”5ffb654c729183f1

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He jumped in fceecbadc9 alarm, saying that f8b533b0a6 if that were d55679bc76 the case, the ee76331b3e Grand Duchess might e06545fec7 kill him, but 118d7f95e5 then immediately looked c2256dafed secretly excited at 698f21f035 the idea of e46b5f2821 becoming a grandfather.c18cfae878f0e9df

Seeing this, Lucio burst 6c64540839 into laughter.e6731465cff82577

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He couldn’t 971b2c3d34 remember the 7488eb5b7a last time 5bd25a6578 he laughed aa33a6245c so freely, 11331af4ee without any e712105d77 burdens.adeadd1e386bef81

Thus, on their way 145c8bfe57 to the duke’s estate c551d0ccca to report that the b06a85f93c matter of the devil’s 016d4aa771 relic had been resolved, 53ad8d94a0 Lucio continued to humor cd8aaebdc4 his father’s excited banter.f4dd2830f949a359

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Meanwhile, at df84b0d83a the Count 3647db4e85 Amber estate.c6c7f6c310719700

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“Sniff, sob…”739b374819f6ccd2

“Our poor lady…”4cc692a4c94cc7ec

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“Can’t you f56ac9992f all be b898725133 quiet?!”6641c3a154266fef

Clara, with 2c9f017597 both hands 68b125e6d7 wrapped in 52d142fd5d bandages, shouted 34e635f68e as she 72d05e62f5 paced around afba433e2e the room.ac7fa06f83ab6f72

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The nanny and maids, 7f00e198b3 who had been packing 61c1744e46 with tears in their 8425c3f42f eyes, flinched and stifled e24e199be0 their sobs.82d6748479beb086

Still, Clara’s frayed 9c424b8a45 nerves didn’t settle.da9d8af737531bd8

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It was only dc8c3d407e natural—imperial knights were e56fa65fe0 stationed outside the 56e93ef134 estate like prison eb48b71721 guards, following the b2873d45ac emperor’s command to bd37f6c47b leave the capital 44bbad473f and return to f0fa017576 Count Amber’s domain c0fd887477 by tomorrow afternoon.28af29d9df674fee

Her father, 40b6480f71 Count Amber, 799967bba7 had stormed 7e7dc3fb7a out in 978887675d a rage eff866965b upon hearing 426574e015 the news.43495cbbaddf82d7

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He had spent 17c5a6a6d8 his life seeking 4bf5a40b5a a son-in-law who 7f63fce235 could elevate the 47cf578054 house of Amber 33a007d959 through Clara. It made sense 7a46b3ac5b he was furious.804037bef0fc5651

No man would 18c19b9bd2 want a disgraced 4fc773be52 woman punished by 48205d08f4 the emperor, confined 824855dd49 to a small 0b88e31414 territory and banned 17540c8e9b from the capital.8e24edf78a772738

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Eventually, Clara’s tears, long 625ba62c6d held back, burst forth.5cf9a0b9b69cdaec

She didn’t understand how 527e954f46 she ended up like d1ce585845 this.ba9175b79d704aef

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“This is all de2f121792 Adriana’s fault…”d55d3f63bb8496f6

Roughly wiping away her e567c37e57 tears, Clara recalled the 44ab828fe5 moment she was dragged 10f1477ac2 by knights and forced ac90d23983 into a carriage at c542cb9a93 the palace.253b6c7ebd5de2ef

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Another carriage had b2713c928e pulled up abruptly, 558dc3c903 and out stepped 11071f2450 the former Marquis, 39505e9598 the Grand Duke, e741b2b292 the Grand Duchess, c559463c88 and Duke Elard.9197e549866c764c

Relieved and hopeful, she 51b2046034 called out desperately, and 7dd3041004 only then did they 386c833971 widen their eyes upon 6486513c56 seeing her.db626ce3c08e844d

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The knights b0621b9237 gripping her c23f8183a7 arms loosened 90d4e1e0f4 their hold, dc50ab7c76 flinching under e86d2e6d0b the former 101614e7f9 Marquis’s dark 07ec1c98e6 glare.794781ff7bbd9f62

At that moment, b1fd99444f Clara truly believed 1d1f7471b2 they had come 8f445cc1d0 to save her.5b2f326cbe3c1aa5

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That they would 5a99ce234b scold Adriana for 42f92a2a31 being so heartless 3e11cde48b to her only d44808299d cousin, and convince 4bae0f60f5 the emperor to 3ae23546f5 reverse the punishment.d8c6f910a0d0a2df