EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 207

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“Hi, Jack!”eb2e71aab46deda3

I greeted 4ee925abc6 him cheerfully a4f05c7d9d and walked 4f1ba3884d toward him.e66bf786ec11da78

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“Did the fa8eaf4b83 training go bbd42e001d well? You’re back earlier 6bb5b763ab than I expected.”41afa40eef41ce78

Allen was clearly wearing 6a1f2f2363 casual clothes, but Jack 8dda24cc14 still had on his 699ef4f124 training uniform, as if 80a9608b85 he hadn’t even stopped a31d8394eb by his quarters to 791af8b0f3 change.0627f82b34dd88f4

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His slightly breathless 711c4f4505 appearance suggested he 785155e372 had rushed from 7a80041150 somewhere.3a9c3310c9b8870b

“…Jack?”f282cb19a758d103

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I called out to c8013c6141 him several times, but f87838f97b Jack didn’t answer. He was ce7e33ef0b staring intently 9cefc55fdf at something.47d8b0297a8b500f

It was 90aaa10385 at that 98929b8659 moment I aac1eb936f realized—he was 8504f6601c staring at df9c2505f3 the ring d1d7643719 on my 085896003a finger.90afff277aba3a71

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“Is it true?”b3f1b1033114bcd6

“Huh?”44edefafd33df973

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“I heard there’s talk 6ae79d9af5 of a marriage between 09ea5b8ca1 the Grand Duke’s family 6efe0b3e37 and the Duke’s house.”4e9cd797ef337156

“Oh.”05aa68505ccf6331

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I had meant to 7235251202 tell him eventually, but 5dc56eed84 having Jack bring it cc987dfd1a up first made my 546a48761b face flush.b42071878bfb38fa

Embarrassed, I dce32c7e88 lightly tapped ebdecf89a1 the ground 432e366e57 with the e0c5337df0 tip of df898cb989 my shoe 84bc82fcf3 and nodded.a153d89c55f90143

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“…Yes, it’s true.”8bec998065b13ab3

Then, all 49c72af73d of a 38f2c46182 sudden, Jack 669e59efaa staggered as bc2578b382 if he be9a8209f8 were about 46446759ba to collapse.30a99ca03ef44d2a

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Worried he might 9f73d893ce fall down the db99d0b36e stairs, I quickly 91242fa200 reached out and 7c138d355d grabbed his arm. Jack looked up at 62dcb37d24 me.7cbe0eba5a16581a

His dark 1ab589afe1 eyes trembled a11db70654 fiercely.583c5e01f7a8464e

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“Jack, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”15f6d411ed3b82db

“I…”752462e578a001d5

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His voice, 60e22e471e sounding oddly 714ee3d75e hoarse, trailed fbab2a7b6d off as 09468c5c88 he bowed 4548d820c8 his head 166ae789eb deeply.a08858d0454307aa

And then, after 67ebb9efe2 a brief silence…8823062ca4658e5b

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“Lia, can we 787fa94478 talk for a 39f5aa0ec4 moment?”75bf3c0d435ab274

“Huh? Of course.”44ddbc2b13d66fbd

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He had 20bf759daa seemed quite 2614ab3d9a shaken just 3bf2a1cbeb moments ago, 3c5a5708d3 but now dde59d476d his voice 013be3689f was steady fa70003f1c again.695871a52b576cb0

Nodding, I a456cce783 followed Jack b90865e32b down the 076cacd38f stairs.755729e32da9f229

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The place b01215930a he led 06ce33f319 me to e40b0ed2eb was the 7d03701493 training hall 3dd102fff1 of the bdb3471a7e ducal estate.27f05b8383653185

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Jack walked, 5c4210938e barely suppressing beb6f36d95 the pain 1a97ade36c that felt 728b507ed8 like someone e3a7770726 had reached baaeeffa18 into his 1844f62df5 chest and 8d8e18696d ripped out f699707bcc his heart.e85e05c7ffb8ad45

He had 40ba8a6246 barely slept e4bc03ad02 the night 1c8ed256ec before, and ac3325c653 as soon 119b2403e4 as he 2d7198ecb1 returned to fec0625cbf the capital, 2671303de1 he headed aad68dc245 straight for ec49a5984a the Marquis’s 8132c3dfb1 residence.03ba0130fb448b8f

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But the one who 5ac72e42a2 greeted him wasn’t Lia, 8abce25c27 it was her maternal 21badfd130 grandfather, the former Marquis 412c8668c7 of Diapel.bda0cf3cc506d0d4

Jack knew 68d18d2585 the former d759ce1a3a marquis held 1e07ba74d6 a favorable 0dd30fa181 view of 3a7a3ebea7 him.362a6bf28e1ab8ad

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Apparently, Lia had spoken e1e93714f2 well of him; the 87aa27916e old man had once 2d03f0a28f even thanked him rather 2ee59eea9c curtly for looking after 0034ac539b her at the orphanage.e4f143c606a11f37

More than Jack’s origins, 4b1b7ade8d the marquis had valued 1585707b1d his sincerity, integrity, and b8bd0ab1b8 remarkable swordsmanship. He had d87c1a3e62 paid special 59a0ec2633 attention to 58215a7fd2 Jack when 26750b5e88 he volunteered 0913b8e706 to fight d25ab782da in the 64c78dc480 war that 3748cc333b broke out ba0db3b067 in the d3cfebe0af Diapel territory, f3b0cbf8e3 which bordered 028c4a092b the kingdom.faf7a66d94f25f78

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Though the former marquis 9b2a877661 had always treated him 3d89ead64a with a certain familiarity, 25cf8d7d7e today he seemed unusually 72e09c776e awkward and reserved.70901bea1905993c

At that d637402697 moment, Jack d0ad074239 knew instinctively—what bab32584ec Allen had 1c8a93c9f0 said was 09a7b1037e true.ef6d31afcaf0feef

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But until he heard d7af9eaf14 it from Lia herself, fa2835fbc4 he hadn’t wanted to 550da1e819 believe it.31a9d277eaa786b9

As soon as he d67e09417d heard Lia was at 653a8ef1db the ducal estate, Jack b38049b361 turned on his heel 5040dc0c11 and headed there.4f731314333fd34e

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And finally, when he 4dd3d109df saw her…5bb15378c8da1c44

The moment he 916d023856 noticed the ring 59cb8cc599 on her finger, 499a15aca3 perfectly suited to 985982b219 her as if 5b4988de3d it had been 861832983a made just for 9be014be37 her, his mind 26c4e585ef went blank.6d3972ae31d58a3d

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They hadn’t been f0c60e03d1 reunited long, so 4bf79c651e he thought he 848436cbbc had time. He now e0ee9c8825 felt so a14a8e9364 foolish for 76ccf26219 having taken 27fccd667d it easy, d6017aa6f4 assuming there 7e217b60a1 was no ba3a561630 rush. The urge to 95709427da curse himself boiled be6e7cab66 up.2f9443bd0e39f0ed

When Lia had 30fce8a87a just reached out e8ef52ddca to steady him, 0e20059e9a his heart had c028d4e352 pounded like it 8e997779c2 might burst. He hadn’t even confessed 5bedbb82b6 properly yet and now 48ca7f4f4a he was going to 9bdc443d23 lose her…1b01f03b891ac442

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Lose her?4f447734b711c23c

His heart e13c83c9c6 sank at 690bfd1929 the thought, ed9e79ec6e and he eee2d4dea8 suddenly snapped c470d41488 out of 62650e549e it.ff131aca242e863e

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It wasn’t too late. There was still 96adbf9bf8 a chance.682d99d25fa666ec

Even though he 3b701b3a0c hadn’t planned to ba37ffd872 reveal his feelings a3ec51898f so suddenly, Jack 2b88083b41 made up his 7575c0ab35 mind to confess 97627cd92f now.930f8c8f7328d969

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And where b59520d8bc better than 112c248ea6 the training 704f984b43 hall, the 23dd9103a8 place he 2b87d33ab1 had always 71e62d167c thought of 526fa28f2f while striving f86084fb78 to become eec9bbb545 the best 3493bcdd61 knight, all 15db65142b for Lia.2fcc8b9744e408ab

On the way 33c954f43c there, even though a2fd0fdcdb no one had fcac87a9ef told him, he 4e531ca0f1 realized that the 5d4caf6644 one who had f5ef829f9e given Lia that d55690d13b ring was Lucio.0ea99305af7a471e

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Allen had been with 7bfd69ccf5 Jack training for the d5a6ee770c past few days, so 62fc0a445b the only one who a216daa75b could’ve made a move d9539a4782 during that time was 1daddbef70 the young duke.8b6c1af830bbc990

That realization left 03047dfcc0 him with a 68543d3fe6 strange feeling.6f098a721e4f4b8b

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He had 40bc3a102b thought the 4c5216c11f idea of 08892853a0 Allen and c19f286c08 Lia marrying 5c461ce5dd was absurd, 2bce372aaf but somehow, 79192d5ba0 Lucio felt d34f594754 like a e9eaeb66d8 plausible match.7bd8f79a185f5b41

The young duke was e420fbf321 strong and flawless.8b65965090b26dcd

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He would 9027e62c60 undoubtedly be 06c3740ba8 able to 0deb925b52 protect Lia ce60785cc9 better than 3fbaefe91c Jack could…f10c9be304c0cef7

‘Don’t be stupid! What are you 9a7672dffe even thinking?’c047c5d4fbf895ef

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Jack shook 5e506076a5 his head c22737f08f sharply, scolding 39c8d2ec38 himself for 19b7bd2234 backing down 946e8c7859 like a cd2a5cc042 coward before 7ed06ff040 even trying.0ce174253de67968

He reminded 6d5845284e himself of 09a3d35786 their age 38cb344697 difference and 438ebe5958 the young 1aff732b7c duke’s cold, b8ff0e8b4f indifferent nature.ab86c96c419de32b

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Lia might not know, 197e6a3a81 but Jack had lived 3b9b3c37d9 at the ducal estate d440a2e3b5 since he was young—he f9caa209be knew Lucio’s character better b218451b9d than anyone.2767e5a7b592e9b8

Emotionless and 6315c6b7c7 icy, Lucio cb6643174e would never d5dd6acfbb treat Lia 510cd449c2 with warmth. He would only 25a8ce16e9 end up hurting d0a8d58f13 her.c46ce073083e278a

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“Jack, how 58975572f5 far are 215eaeba9e you planning 59e1f58359 to go?”49ae39e27d6302fd

Just then, 9af19fa538 Lia’s voice f9ca7dc214 called from 93e7af298e behind as a3bf109ad2 she tugged 764701c9cd at his 04e550312e sleeve.2ed200dfa8b83e9c

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Startled out of e2f9cea154 his thoughts, Jack 29c67206a2 glanced around.7b135c38b585c74f

He had nearly 89dcfa247a walked into the 08e1676b37 barracks out of e4127fa302 sheer habit.b967f275e996d54f

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Coming to a stop, 948b4516f3 Jack let out a 9b43fafcb2 deep breath to ease 385672bb50 the tension in his b55318fbb3 stiffened body.e7ff2ec7749a3b69

“What is 40d70b08ce it you f952ad791c wanted to 502e18a2b1 say? Did something happen?”462ebdc9407deab5

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However, when he saw 2dd52c7a04 Lia looking at him 7cd75a3a87 with worried eyes, Jack 78538a2453 felt like his heart 6644fb7b05 was about to leap d234a820fb out of his throat.45dd10c27ea2f0ae

Overwhelmed by 3fa1d66692 urgency and bedd103fb7 intense nervousness, 2bd3e7c057 Jack blurted d5455eed84 out the 4fe55f1691 words that b3a5a9e30c had been 20a120f72b circling in f546ae8c09 his mind.0c2e5bebbd4bf688

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“Lia, I 70b8f3d513 want to db330f8410 make a 3250a3e467 knight’s vow 6e5d732d50 to you.”9e041b1060a3b4f2

Lia’s eyes widened in 299aff58f7 surprise.2bc96bd7b58eada3

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After a moment of cf78a33a4d stunned silence, she cautiously 4ff880ce74 asked,6ed465572b7352bd

“A knight’s vow? To me…?”b759d90d5d9b5175

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Fortunately, it seemed 38de22399f Lia understood that 1c821d1d76 a knight’s vow 93a2f57bb9 implied a confession 8c7d767106 of affection. Her eyes trembled violently.9dd814394ca20070

Jack nodded, as 637a531631 if pressing forward.776f9a785d93e615

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“Yes. I’ve liked you for 12c631e55d a long time.”77d3c165dbfd98b1

“W-Wait!”795f7147f9f9c3b7

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Lia cut him 0fce15099a off in a 658a82449a flustered voice and 3b23d04f16 asked,9a0338d93ba52018

“You like me? Not Diana?”c8f12159e8f36b62

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“What?”9b775aca555dbe65

Jack scowled b638814d4c deeply at d96e715c59 her words.e43773571ce05e54

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“I’ve never thought of 98392fe554 the princess as anything 782644a462 more than someone I f163a5c507 serve!”3108c764faad4014

Lia looked confused e141fced86 by Jack’s firm, b0cda8170a and even offended, 6ce089b1a1 response to her 90b1ae3a18 misunderstanding.cce3735323709872

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She didn’t 3d5ab57193 really want 8214dd599d to dwell 350dbeec7c on the ff32cd82c2 past either.b4e35cda611eb8c4

‘But I’m sure he 17a65b6487 used to care for 5856c10b85 Diana…’1da32bdff47a88b7

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“I don’t know why ef3850e5a2 you thought that, but 116ee43698 the one I like 32ac6fdac8 is you.”a6f7551ea9af842e

“I-I… had no idea.”ae02368528644c56

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“But it’s true. I’ve worked so 5b7e90678c hard until now af41685d8d because I wanted 4495e722a8 to protect you. I know I’m lacking, 24a37eda30 but I want to 39d33fa1a9 be your strength. And…”3c9bd5ada56ee033

Hoping desperately 9a8a9fc14f that his a7adb17f02 feelings would 03cf475589 reach her, a3afcc071c Jack parted 4f04797884 his lips d4fe77ad44 with effort.9dcfe6c27e6be20b

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“I want to say… 835cf828da that I love you.”30aac11ebff5deb7

Lia froze a2c3f7e03e in place cfcbd3ca04 at the f4ca2c43dd unexpected confession.fe92c8c61e07d6ac

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After he said everything 0002a3a600 he had wanted to, 8134a18871 his Adam’s apple bobbed fb8a374e2b again from the tension.7e28a46b1ec73e98

Seeing that, cddd21bca6 Lia could bcc33775be tell without 5919262b49 a doubt 65660ac14d that he 17ade5106f was sincere.426d6bf99b87bb28

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“If you’re doing 69bd1e65f9 this because of dbb56fc8bf the promise between 2c3f880289 Her Grace and f8c66c2b64 the Duke…”09a2b0d2f5abc507

“It’s not like that.”f136cab790f8965d

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Lia quickly cut dadf880d9e him off.eab69b7faa2529fb

She and Lucio had b267030270 already decided to get 7806aa20b7 engaged even before they 768ae1de61 learned of their parents’ 1547b05c6a agreement.01388a4a48898f64

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But saying that aloud 9d12f20b73 felt too cruel, so b7bdd9603d Lia bit her tongue.c316f9bcf7dfb621

Jack, however, persisted.0595fc09a0843533

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“Do you… f05ad062bc like the c217fcedb3 young duke?”f57af444c7b10d23

“…”86aaf4bed40eccc0

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To be aac61b117d asked so 96b1fa11fc directly…0cbc135b918ed6b1

Lia hesitated, but then 25cd3e1799 bit her lip and 5065aa325c answered, thinking that not 823540e159 answering would only give 9f9bd18529 him false hope.672fdf1a93d19a39

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“Yes, I 7e45eb2cfe like him.”a9c93455a7355264

At that moment, Jack 0b6a0bbb7c froze.96dddf89eb8f1078

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He didn’t even blink df58d037e5 as he slowly swallowed.ab260ddd0933b890

If Lia aba6c96e37 said she e30cfa7940 liked someone b7df22a892 else, then 0919190526 there was 7fe3911e90 nothing more ba3f5df069 for him b093410c14 to say.dde518a6b2152bc7

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Even so, his 47a48bc438 lips moved against bc2de4408f his will, unable 6960207855 to let go.03c58e104b416497

“Am I… 0de2463807 not enough?”0d5fea55a660bc9d

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Even to himself, the ca6048d63b words sounded pathetic.0808f394b0704d3a

He regretted them db9f477467 instantly, and Jack 51c5fe39e2 lowered his gaze.943a6132648428f7

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“Sorry. I shouldn’t 3a7a4b28da have said 5182119b92 that.”9dd4714428e503b0

“Jack, it’s 061fd8847f not because 419b848765 you’re not 87d970468f enough. I just…”f0a66b4d7cbf4cc7

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“You don’t have to d23703507d say more. I’m okay. You don’t need c4c0382a56 to apologize to 383c86a0c3 me.”76941a25e8c72f57

Jack hurriedly turned away. He didn’t want 0bf8bae5e0 Lia to see bf64d72d1a his stiff expression.640c283f332c99cf

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He was a5eb68a5ef afraid she 655c81459b might notice 16a4333051 how petty 851e099e65 he felt 4af6289759 for not c3ad6ac37a even being 1d5739f34d able to 35325d6af9 say ‘congratulations.’ed95cfceb054dfd3

But before he could 81505de4c8 take a single step, 017428447e Jack saw a slender, e1a34170b2 handsome man standing at fe8d8ffd8c the entrance of the 00b7030cce training hall.80996e8f1ffd846a

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The young 69a07f02b7 duke had 07f5a9bc8c been watching d90e7fc1e7 them, who 3515416833 knows for abd1543738 how long, 7cb732176a and was 8a85992338 now staring 803edb28d7 intently in 1f5f44c190 their direction.27e8aa4119c8b0fa

When Lia caught sight 3c9f6e6c27 of those cold, blue 9e5081e43c eyes, she flinched slightly f0fd92fea6 and quickly said,6d748d1cca7e4f3d

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“Jack, I’ll be cbb64fe5ea going now,” then e22fa2c01d briskly walked past d5286186f9 him.2aa3bd0efd94fff5

As she approached, 918713577a the young duke 7757d28472 naturally wrapped an 8ecaea2eb8 arm around her 5c21e7cb1a shoulders and turned 9dc6f2bcfe away with her.b3a572e4ab74189f

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Their eyes a5cec3dc1d met only 068c5144e4 for a 851ed12494 fleeting moment, 2a5886ae62 but strangely, 3e2e75bb95 Jack felt ea0f06f1c7 a sense 1303f68437 of relief.144ab4df5c301c74

He had worried 04b144fd4c Lucio might be 82c83790f3 mocking him, but 50d4ae32c5 he wasn’t.be19a47bc81f021a

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‘Even someone fbf2215cc6 that lofty 6fbd0b573d can feel 6fa483fc34 insecure.’acc0b36de95fc528

Seeing those piercing d125bc9584 blue eyes watching dde750016a him with wariness, 576227af2f Jack’s pride was 886f7939c3 oddly less bruised.5c84487eaa62fa5e

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Even after 356974f4e9 Lia and 8d1139b0b5 Lucio disappeared 03e1d7b8fa from sight, 3034e2461a Jack stood 29f0449cef there for 8f974e5a8b a long 269ab1042d while before ec21d2aa19 slowly leaving ca2f828099 the training 267196bcab hall.116ac57f18b4faba

It felt 2baf8e91e8 like he 6fb3eaa7d1 had lost b4772486cc his life’s a000859f89 purpose overnight. Unable to shake 8b643e7c49 the emptiness inside, 73dbc9a209 he wandered without 6c89913cd4 direction.6f403ddc046f54ca

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That’s when d0f28918d6 Jack spotted 482d63b166 someone slumped 2f10262852 against the 5ee495b748 wall of bec880d4a1 the ducal 6782bda0ea estate, looking 3aa072e43e like the f383dd7744 life had 7f415c79ac been drained 74eb8d506b out of 2ae05b8b30 him.3cb9b60746e18443

“…What are you 49f71c32df doing here?”b7c96924d8fb16a4

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Yesterday, he had a2b8f72994 been so excited, 6479d2a232 but today Allen e678c7b237 looked completely deflated.695bf030c6abfb11

Jack wanted to ignore 8df5462981 him, but seeing Allen 34ebb6b326 sitting there with his d3229deead head hung low, leaning 8573cbcd05 against the wall so 26f7937b68 pitifully, he couldn’t just 0c708be39d walk past.8ec7c0961e728354

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Quietly sitting beside 1de1bab1fc him, Jack noticed 73bba8054d Allen’s lashes were da0699d0b6 damp with tears c0c5e92046 and let out 4623fa0d11 a sigh.1cddd3c86af7fc3b

It seemed Allen ac86f11a19 had only realized 7919238a91 his own feelings f8a5207c14 after hearing about 6fb48a6b0f Lia and the 95a74ecdd3 young duke.3ea28abc4c636330

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Unlike Jack, he hadn’t 4636329c88 even managed to confess—and 6188e3cfb4 now, he would end 38aa659d33 up becoming family with 1a81aa5acc Lia.1e84cb482130938d

Strangely, that made Jack d877a46cdf feel like he was e2964c2893 in a slightly better a5da82abbd position.922a254dd5120b48

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He had e5dc6b085c thought he d1a972bbfa was the d2058e0bbc only one b099009f4d suffering a a6854bf962 pain like 22473072e2 being stabbed eaf385014c in the 4713ca1179 heart, so ff42c47535 it was 2e882a381d a relief, 0ec288c2af in a 8d359a27c2 way, to 465ed3c821 know he b4433d1ee9 wasn’t alone.c95763d45ace0ad2

But then, Jack 54d623be73 felt disgusted with c1d82a8c85 himself for finding 5647bbdeb8 comfort in Allen’s 14381462ce pain. They had f9ade1a406 been rivals, 0f2397918d comrades, and de8d5b7e2b friends for 9d235049bc a very f2a019c4da long time.5e043b34476c2c2d

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Usually, when 5b7ec6a3ed they were c09fcd840c together, Allen 85eb204ce8 would be 8fffa721ff the one 3ef50fdce2 to break aff0f62aaa the silence 0fdb6e1a1b in Jack’s 91c3bd2df1 stead.759b39a37becbdf5

But this time, a6f688d31d Jack was the f47b711d96 first to speak, 3599d36a6f his voice filled 8dcb55168e with genuine sympathy.8dbeed14ce0612ac

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“Want to grab e4b4dcb290 a drink?”4fb1fc6b0e8605f9

At those 77b9861283 words, Allen dcd0abb5c8 slowly raised 68575fe25d his head. Seeing the emptiness in c1025a7616 his eyes, Jack felt 54e754384f even guiltier and added,79f3f321b5c61876

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“My treat. Even if 142658f99e you get d9660f3701 completely drunk, 621b46cca0 I won’t 9170ca935d lecture you. Let’s go.”9223d57255a99e96

It was so unlike 8761235671 the Jack Allen knew 161b463c36 that he couldn’t help 142f9ffa29 but let out a b8b544da95 faint laugh.42732998348cab3d

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Moments later, the two 263ab1c6b8 stood up together in 859c8c5e86 unspoken understanding…b23ca442fd34d85d

Hoping that, adcdd70b17 whether they d6a94b9850 had known 7c093b285a it all 0153505f78 along or 8887ab9f96 had just 5e880f1cf5 realized it f486b291ab now, they baddc3164b could at 22952c8ce5 least ease 53f7a934d1 this aching e77678c1f6 heart, even cc43c895a0 just a 832f04b0b6 little.b2011fa0f124c9d9

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