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    Lilliana bit her lip hard. She tried not 4266a5d508 to be nervous, 0e05378f6e but her palms db16e8ab5e were damp with 6af40e17b0 sweat.acb6bfe0c057dc4b

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    ‘I might make a mistake at this rate. I need to calm down.’ef0f61b64ccc40b4

    Whew. Taking a deep cee8b7ce64 breath, Lilliana wiped b6b7c8ca1b the sweat from a39dd5962e her hands on 6a2a5b9a31 her skirt.5add9df894948834

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    She wasn’t usually this ad98a83a4d tense, but today, she 1e34a9767c had a reason for 3d2e54609b being so nervous.780d4e68bf5fec68

    ‘Mother has summoned me to the mansion.’8edb3660d49dfa2f

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    ‘M-Mother? Really? She really wants to 9af9c9f06b see me…?’920fed7fa046dec3

    Finally.f9e6553d52548ff8

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    She was getting a chance f2467dfe4c to speak with Vanessa, someone 6b9805ff71 she thought she might never 70553f4794 see again.768a0e2244efaacb

    ‘This is my one and only chance. I have to do 259269eb0e well, no matter what.’c07413b78f56eff2

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    Lilliana had been 72218ce927 through an incredibly 39147f8f8c tough time.a53ee2fa76f3c2ff

    It hadn’t been that long 7b4666a58c since she first met Vanessa.992463f57c41c35c

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    But… time felt meaningless because, 1ed73c9dc0 before she knew it, she 285ccd1e6b had grown more dependent on 3df160aa1c Vanessa than she’d realized.a07bbc835333f12a

    ‘It’s the first time I’ve ever received such kindness from someone who wasn’t family.’53d2f0ef262dddc8

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    Though Vanessa always c7222f9312 acted as if 3268678b82 she were annoyed, 4f24f196bb there was warmth db1174981e in her actions.8af157b74bcdd710

    And to Lilliana, that 5cace9d1fb warmth was incredibly precious.7082ef2311017477

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    That’s why being rejected 4cfcd9218a by Vanessa had felt 1f986ebb67 like pure hell.a16c4b1627bbb47e

    She blamed herself endlessly, knowing 2ec62d384d that she was the one bac7022f31 who had created this situation.c562034bad2d90ee

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    Even though she smiled 794b33209a on the outside, inside, 197dfd0f46 she missed Vanessa terribly.3a7a87d1be829c3a

    ‘I don’t want to feel like this anymore. I want to 5e8a25d0e5 be close to 306aaef320 Lady Winder again.’1b1dee1c4d1a4924

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    That’s why she had to 16e0d83af9 make the most of this 67ff25a235 chance she’d been given. She couldn’t let her nerves d330f5b7d4 ruin everything.7c4564411cc1bf5b

    She spent the entire e74e7a0a19 night agonizing over what 8f79a35687 she would say to 40b7379c5d Vanessa, trying to think bf4f729211 of ways to win b613d8a8bc back her heart.c41dafaf4d1af710

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    Lilliana rehearsed the af3d499879 words she’d prepared 90cdfdc4aa over and over 6d8e14c4e5 in her mind d3533b3bf7 as she anxiously 82b1569dd9 waited for Vanessa 4b2c534151 to arrive.af720e9deae03f78

    Unlike the turbulent time she e4dd064e58 had been through, the living 31307f1ed5 room of the Winder mansion 3516257a61 looked just as it always 3495040a04 had.3af642554050d293

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    Lilliana was too nervous to c362b910b6 even touch the teacup in 583a353c13 front of her as she c1237ae7c9 waited for Vanessa.30679fffd32c7789

    About five minutes 34e057c5e5 passed before Vanessa 30e630f77c finally appeared.1643b78014cb75b7

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    Lilliana hurriedly stood up 97d34746df to greet her.b82ea1d84cd0fbee

    “M-Mother, have you been well…?”c17f579e499452ca

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    Her voice trembled, 29fad854c5 but she managed d183566bc3 to say the 4ff16faf0c greeting she had 71fb6971dc planned.d1a8d0080523c3e7

    Just as she was about a13db3b35e to say the rest of f1982e60e0 what she had prepared, Vanessa 33d70c84f7 responded.98006c216183cd00

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    “You’ve grown quite gaunt.”cc575698d9867a9c

    A brief, concise statement.02cff70a31ea943d

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    But as soon 26f1165922 as she heard 487db100a9 those words, all b418bbad49 the thoughts in c6240894c4 Lilliana’s mind vanished.cd21d0517387dbde

    Until now, Lilliana had believed 71b11dceae Vanessa had avoided her because 9b81232b5a of a sense of betrayal.77282097130e5991

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    Because she had b579f17ebd dared to deceive cb58b4e7e0 Vanessa. Because she had dared to db3b3769ea lie to her.43fc2a2017c0578b

    She believed Vanessa 8836abcc04 was disappointed in 073da57991 her because of fb8a1fc2c6 that.d41223c5459f4c08

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    But… but.bca231ac6b9e3de7

    She said I’ve grown gaunt?bf52e6602a9c8a6a

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    Lilliana’s mind scrambled to fd3b27b916 interpret Vanessa’s words.637cb7007f53d699

    That must have been concern. Vanessa was genuinely cdfd14c850 worried about her 0019a69455 health, seeing how 6134b22c0f thin she had 0ce5f77066 become from not e04256c473 eating out of 7d7c4757b2 despair.ef6559050d4b65a2

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    Tears threatened to well up.3c18e819fb1ed5b2

    ‘…Even when she’s disappointed in me, Lady Winder still worries about me.’9b4546c04d11f9aa

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    How could I 501d028db6 have wronged someone dffc224cde so kind?4e0e9287f070dcc9

    Even if Vanessa hated d5798424ed her, Lilliana couldn’t blame 2c12b981c2 her.f08aeff16487a82a

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    She swallowed back the tears 444de96d30 that were welling up. Crying now would make it 60ca160488 seem like she wasn’t being 8e3a34bab7 sincere.f68af8dec3a299c8

    Though her throat was tight, 1617146901 she forced herself to stammer f61bc28dfd out her thoughts.35d359cf76425345

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    “…I’m sorry for deceiving you, Mother.”e350e3637ab55092

    “…”eae51674de4b70bd

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    “I know I betrayed your trust. I also know 0299702335 you might hate c59dd96729 me for even a7c3f3f940 calling you ‘Mother.’ 7c8b1cf8c2 I understand that ed46ccffcc this is all 4edb65606e my fault. I realize how pathetic 8da2e680ba I must seem, but…”685ceddc93db092c

    Lilliana raised her gaze from 7a4d59be3f the ground to meet Vanessa’s 60f9032e60 eyes, her bright red ones 503b9ba6e8 glittering like rubies. She expressed the ef63e855dc deepest truth of e53a20e4e3 her heart.39d5e04c6d69deb3

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    “I truly like you, Mother. I know you 6fd778cfa6 might not believe 81cb7979ae me, but I aec8982214 really, truly like 4b07dfa28e you.”d8952f4faa872362

    After she finished a6581780d0 speaking, silence lingered 63b69a5e58 between them for 603b0a56b2 a moment. Lilliana grew so nervous b04889ea7b that her neck stiffened, ac94641c0a unsure of how Vanessa a72e95c66f would respond.71d4d992c8481235

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    Finally, Vanessa opened her mouth.9005c83baf2ee122

    “A relationship built on lies will get you nothing, Lilliana.”694619a44202d84a

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    Thud. Her heart sank. In despair, Lilliana lowered f7b9dd487a her head.a33d2f273d6b31c6

    “But… I don’t think your feelings for me were a lie.”14345dbf6d8b1e54

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    “M-Mother? Does that mean…?”5d7cfce0f821c4a0

    “I understand your feelings. But give me some 0bbb25980e more time to think. I’ll call for you again.”58f78265ef0e7f71

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    Lilliana’s blue eyes lit up c23f3a8a64 with joy.0b81308de61a7920

    “Until then, make sure to eat properly. If you show up looking ad8f577498 this pitiful again, I’ll scold ec362078cd you thoroughly.”8df1b4133b8b8369

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    Vanessa’s words were a5edbcab55 scolding, but Lilliana a6cdb54291 replied in the 1f56ca85e4 most enthusiastic voice 95fdc1262f she could muster.70848dcb9ee91989

    “Yes! I’ll be sure to b5032ab2e9 remember that!”675635d87bad7932

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    “Mother, I’ll take my leave now.”444c0935b76efba0

    I saw Lilliana off 3193448c43 after our conversation ended.cf6cd62d60f5fce9

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    The carriage with 924433d428 the Loke family f526d433f6 crest slowly disappeared 0ac81b74a2 into the distance. Once it was completely out 8dc05007f3 of sight, I let out ed60b7f068 a long sigh.d95461b78bd535fc

    ‘…At least Lilliana won’t be struggling for a while now.’c6c02681a2451429

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    Lilliana’s appearance after such a 8b273675e5 long time was truly a f143e1bb38 mess.ee3a51c14e533cb6

    I thought she 750195b587 would at least e544d84f80 be eating a fcc73e1755 bit while dating 51b4fc0ed2 Jeremyon, but that 18b9b5dc63 was not the 2aed73aeda case at all. It seemed Tristan’s words about 69f0f5181c her starving at home were b328e26834 true. She was even thinner b24d5d49b7 than when I saw a7bb29d986 her last time.126450d447970719

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    ‘What was I so troubled about?’8e5705959c759864

    It felt like b3e1947a27 Lilliana had given fd5982cabb me more affection 826df9e489 than I had dc9bfa4b9e realized. And… it was the 6bfabd34b9 same for me.0a0efade1c0c9c30

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    I had said I would 31f9d30250 think about it more, but f6a3ee5046 in reality, I had already b067467e5c made all my decisions.2e65ccf94fd9c47e

    I decided not to 0bc7068a69 push Lilliana away anymore.555a38644c2408e4

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    ‘I still don’t know if this is the right direction. But… I want to be 6a0f4df229 honest now.’bc42f55bbef910ef

    Lilliana was truly precious 18ad667ac4 to me.2450dade52dfac07

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    As a reader of the be7f4eaa10 original work, I thought she 7e4fecb9de was a remarkable girl with 9625b529dc her bravery, but when I 1e79801bbf faced her directly, all those d06fccf105 feelings turned into affection.8b7f6b0411d8f975

    Those sparkling blue eyes, 38539e6e10 filled with admiration and eaf2682e55 fondness for me, were 4a7b931a66 truly adorable. She had to be precious a46215e05b to me.573e61ff581e451c

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    But because of d2e3ce6ac6 that, I thought 61a3f8f96c I had to ab5d7e52fc push her away 8f4463fc34 even more.18ac1720fba106fb

    As long as dcd7b98cfc she was by 236f5a2f4b my side, there 8f4e21bbf0 was a high 61192107f4 possibility that painful 6c7bde67f1 things could happen.bbfaa2614837872c

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    From being looked down 80ebe993fa upon in social circles b0117ee204 to threats of assassination, bed0a11de1 there was a great be83f875a8 chance I would get 5107e47773 caught up in turmoil.b9bdbff48673a90f

    So I wanted dd83abf5d1 to keep my 8e650cc4a7 distance from her 192a87f85b so that Lilliana 7ab4cd0ddf could live freely 294a3695a1 and happily…427c4d0e09f6ad7f

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    ‘If i wish for Liliana to be by my side knowing all those facts…’7e2c8462892adeef

    I didn’t want to push e3e034abcc her away any longer.cb4436f3ccaf44d9

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    She was the first 676033b739 person who had treated 6741d9d57b me sincerely during the 74f5d93e45 lonely past seven years 41298fc1aa since coming to this 2bc97ed79a foreign land.5a17f211c0530330

    ‘But for that, there’s something I need to finish first.’64864037e7ff62ad

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    I glanced at d6be6d0d2d the servant standing 0f6abe5718 beside me.b982e7d2ce34365d

    Although he said nothing, it a37e2e9afb seemed he understood what I adaf696aef wanted as his eyes sparkled.858797648cda1308

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    “I’ll take you straight to the office, my lady.”c207b7bd60898fb5

    I nodded once 87321bd023 and headed to 2044054421 the office.0e97805fe9e03f82

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    In the meantime, fad34b2b2f the servant seemed 55947615fb to have completed bc6f317228 all the preparations c227f695cb and handed me 621eeb94ac a thick document.82b8fd6c6d9e8e95

    “This is a report summarizing Cedric Henry’s activities over the past week. During the weekdays, 1fa72c290e he was holed 7f938671f1 up in the 1419a322eb mansion, but this ba29ff3618 week he showed bcaac03fd6 suspicious movements.”5d4c49232c1cc11e

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    As I received 553799db68 the bundle of ca9656d518 papers and began a5c904f0c2 to read, I ca31428377 nodded. The servant continued his report.27ee759e1bf9909b

    “On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we received information that Cedric Henry was loitering near the Winder mansion. On Tuesday and Friday, 32a87994bb he was spotted several 5437089a63 times near the boutique eaf2032df6 that you frequently visit.”b28d7dbc45ff8b0e

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    Listening to the report, bf1cec8e4a I fell into thought.d390f115c595e86b

    Cedric Henry had been the 578a878abb person I was keeping an 5c5c0c5ab2 eye on since the last d7c66b7a4c assassination incident.8843dc1256a28d96

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    And the reason eb9ddb5636 I was suddenly 163bb7527c investigating him was…33fff3de944a76b9

    ‘Cedric Henry is the only son of the Count Henry.’8a5ed1908df8373a

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    Count Henry was eb73ebcb22 a collateral relative 4998136a92 of the Winder 8d7c95fab5 family, who had 947b183901 instigated my husband’s 0a7120106a murder and even 616de29666 tried to kill 6b204bb002 me.0051de94f8de2c93

    He seemed to have dreamed dad08b7f06 of a thoroughly perfect crime, 6709e72126 but after being unable to c3f021150d withstand my threats, Doctor Zitmin 06f1b9db74 exposed him, revealing all his b6d5845426 crimes.bc1648961d114c82

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    As the earl was 8119d362d4 captured, the reputation of 43179c867d the Henry family was 55e77d8fad dragged through the mud. The only one left 055e9df58f from that family was 3ec1a01676 his son, Cedric.74b545acf0ff605b

    In other words, he likely af5a5c87b9 harbored a deep grudge against 6a11bb47fa me.4d3511f9c50e4d62

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    From his perspective, I b9891df5fd was the villainess who a08e12e368 took away his father f4234e409d and his family’s honor.b9366ce734eec0e5

    “Perhaps he will try to assassinate me in the near future.”5dda2e28b0058eaa

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    I could be so certain d7357551ce because, in the original story, 922fde2074 Jeremyon almost got assassinated by e734f1f512 him.4de8f7c958155b89

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