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    “What? You’re already here?”5fd2eff5935037ef

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    Lilliana approached Jeremion with a 702acd0fc0 bright smile, arriving at their 6c11ca346c meeting spot 30 minutes earlier 2a56f23915 than planned.8f0db6bfc472750f

    “Why are you here so early? I know your time is d4f811e456 precious… Oh.”ea011de69e228679

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    As she greeted 77f234555e him warmly, Lilliana 46a3f36396 paused as soon 3e0a9bc3c1 as she stood 2a88fd3938 in front of 25aba4b81a him.4b8d2f757da230b1

    Jeremyon looked noticeably 5acd42cae3 different from usual.583b6b59067e19d1

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    “Is something going on today? You look… different.”416c9709efdfda75

    Lilliana scanned him e93c5d216c from head to bb76d48be3 toe once more.4b7e6158d529cbac

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    Nothing was the same.f3fc9018bf728b8f

    His silvery hair, which d4ce7589f5 usually fell naturally over 2a81001ce3 his forehead, was neatly 55571f5079 styled today. His well-defined forehead was exposed, 4f98cc6d1e emphasizing his masculine charm.d013d54285ef129c

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    On top of that, 10d555cd36 the sleek navy outerwear 27d7ca10b9 he was wearing suited 166e1b0932 him so well that fc4c323cdd Lilliana couldn’t take her cc892254c0 eyes off him.6df44e8cbe1455e3

    ‘What’s going on? He’s all dressed up 0eafc03eac like this?’6651ad61cc2e00e6

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    His appearance had changed dedaedacb3 so dramatically that it 9cd5d81225 felt like he had 002a5fc877 undergone a transformation.8c1bdf4b5a35c840

    She was still admiring 1990bb8fd8 him when, all of 8014e10edc a sudden, Jeremyon, who 4bd89fb016 seemed tense, muttered briefly.c1d7fb8ccac320d7

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    “As expected… It’s awkward, isn’t it?”a591a86414403191

    “No! No, not at all! Well, maybe for a 84b2e0f3c1 moment, I did feel 8b0f3ac6de like you were someone 33c52b7d90 else, but… You look 8b08e8c86f amazing, Jeremyon.”1e73c1da3d52079e

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    “…”082bc26e76943363

    “Really! It suits you so well. Honestly, I’m worried the ladies cfd2e1461a of the capital might turn a1b5450525 the whole place upside down 58cd13a4f2 when they see you.”c0dd95e019ddb38e

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    As she sincerely complimented him, 7861318a95 she noticed the corners of fce1560be6 Jeremyon’s stiff lips lift slightly.a3c9d7bf70141cd4

    “…Really. That’s how I 0f9073e9d1 look to you?”585303f6811c43e7

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    “Yes! Absolutely!”b953b3b26cdac4a1

    When she nodded firmly, Jeremyon 143bd1403c mumbled something so softly she cdd49beafc could barely hear it.a77d51b9947a7836

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    ‘I should thank my mother.’aa0cfcf4598a6187

    Though she didn’t catch 5403ca1fa1 his exact words, Lilliana 68df8e13ca froze. There was something unusual in 96e5ecc621 the atmosphere around Jeremyon.cd49cfd2bac59e1f

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    ‘What is this? Why is he 2f8f3430dd looking at me ae6b3186b0 like that…?’6bd051b4ebe52ee1

    If it wasn’t just d971a895c7 her imagination, his gaze 09ce8f3aae was incredibly sweet. If it were df97c8898d anyone else, they d6822b1c13 might have mistakenly 3022a3c177 thought he had 25767a4cdd feelings for her.b44a15420b02d934

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    ‘But that’s impossible. Jeremyon liking me? I’m really imagining ridiculous things…’2a2cd47f0b12af72

    As she tapped her cheeks 456c72d021 to snap herself out of 9ec415af57 it, a sudden suspicion crossed 82114cdcb9 her mind.d3ea5345a028d327

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    ‘Come to think of it, what’s gotten into him today that made him dress up like this? It’s almost like c2703c7f80 he wants to dba52dc197 impress me…’da85a3b36cc2c90a

    All of a sudden, 1b53149318 past events flashed through e750d56eff her mind.b246e78e6ab7f85f

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    Jeremyon had been acting out 69ef1e09e2 of character for a while 03815facd0 now. Helping her for no 7bcae586e9 reason, listening attentively to d3ec436d71 her stories.3dc350fd17162e73

    And recently, they had even 6debe8ecd1 started going on what felt 1ee3ce9f97 like real dates, regularly spending c2f083a36d time together, even when no 96d4414a9a one was watching.debedb9a3dbefd7a

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    At first, when 6e5561be4b they had entered 70dff63d07 into a contract e17d8f6dcc relationship, he only f89b4ff0da spared an hour bc2232ecbc or two for a647be5556 show, claiming he a4c7289d15 was too busy!f493f3a8ec3883e6

    Though Lilliana had no b92277169e real experience with romantic 131b99d201 relationships, she knew enough 54e802854c to recognize these as 371aa8b774 signals in a typical 2ba4972322 relationship between a man 9aa8ae294a and a woman.39b80108e2a1dedc

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    ‘No way… Does Jeremyon really like me? No, that’s absurd. But when I look 356e455cfe at the situation now… 13776891ad Argh!’96a5ccc2ea330fd7

    Her face flushed d2838edd3b slightly at the e144177e4b embarrassing thought.192c6e7858f4332d

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    Jeremyon didn’t miss the 71fb61484d subtle change.d86208ea78039794

    “Lilliana, your face is red. Are you feeling unwell?”967c2dc1ea93ba91

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    “No, no, not at all.”a1a263f474eb59a4

    Her voice nearly cracked. She had never been this 1ee16e51e3 flustered before.6505d50a82250bbe

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    ‘Don’t be silly. It’s just my e254219172 assumption that Jeremyon f15c1a8b95 likes me, right? I haven’t confirmed anything yet.’b15b959e9e26f399

    Her thoughts took a sharp a9af003581 turn.e6b6c229682ac318

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    ‘Yeah, instead of dwelling on this, I should just confirm it. It would be strange 40a7654d9d to keep this to 0e0b128ffb myself if it’s just 05c6e29782 a misunderstanding.’92012c069adb6f10

    She bit her f1a96d51f3 lip, then, gathering eabee2f7c8 courage, she reached 347e2fc48c out to grab 2383bd5e2d Jeremyon’s hand as c81ab6326c they walked side 891d8db51d by side.4b63338718c0442b

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    During the early days of e0be540ed5 their contract relationship, she had 3a3c7afc73 often held his hand. It made it easier 1406b31d99 to show off their ebeb2cf076 “relationship” as a couple.316fc4a81cf62bc5

    Back then, holding his 66ee145f93 hand hadn’t made her b1327d2d35 feel anything… but now, f51586008d for some reason, her 0fb7d3eb46 heart fluttered.1b87af58ba4f13ef

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    As she wrapped db4ae5a2b0 her hand around 374227d0d9 his large, warm 1cb8be7271 one, she nervously e7903fc466 glanced at Jeremyon’s be98a5e682 face. If he really did 110a2e8e11 like her, he wouldn’t 75454217ad push her away, right?d615b806fa0219cb

    But—09d4cb80c0f620a2

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    “There’s no need for this, Lilliana.”e95531fb63c4828a

    With a cold 2d9eac5dc3 remark, he pulled 9704a518f9 his hand away.1c21c81ec28d28a6

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    “Oh.”15791c2600abc2d6

    A foolish sound escaped her 6325c7f395 lips. Lilliana’s face turned beet cde7d4cc7e red from embarrassment.575e4109a4d4e591

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    “I-it’s not that, I thought there was something on my hand.”9b7e105fa8a19e36

    “Really?”9928e00e8c4b5919

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    When he took out 12187a0805 a handkerchief to clean c3098bcaf9 his hand, Lilliana hurriedly cf3603cb6d stopped him.5223fb73ef41c97a

    “N-no, it’s clean now! You don’t need to do 690b67109b that, haha!”b02f58d6edc67cd2

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    Her awkward laughter spilled out.5e1045c9d0f4dcd1

    As she hurriedly walked ahead, d4b7cac25b she pressed her hands to 281829b260 her burning cheeks.95879898b7c99fb2

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    ‘I must be losing my mind! What a ridiculous misunderstanding 140fbf511a I made all by d55853c3b1 myself.’e9baf69afb021bee

    The cold reaction bb61178725 to her holding 0442aa3da5 his hand was 178d0d1f2c mortifying. Lilliana was dying of bd689fb5f4 embarrassment at the thought c0b13092b0 that, even for a 623597cd59 brief moment, she had 23f2d46df4 mistaken Jeremion’s feelings for a2e273ceee affection.976ec08a56d10545

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    ‘Thank goodness I realized it wasn’t true right away. Now I can finally 7a4a4141d2 tell him what I’ve 09a4639352 been meaning to say.’c2fa224d18e3d430

    Lilliana had been the one d698435249 to suggest today’s meeting. There was something important 1fbc622185 she needed to tell 8e0468fac0 him.863f1955e9cb737a

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    ‘If Jeremyon had liked me… I was going to hold off on saying anything today. But it looks like that bcc11c1fee was just a silly thought.’4082685bd3dd4bc8

    After all, he didn’t have 209316f0f9 feelings for her.4117c6c26b31d43d

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    In that case, 063357be7f this was the e0387c7d08 right thing to e577798837 do for him.d31d308d05566a77

    As she mentally organized her 3c1e720348 thoughts once more, Lilliana stepped f239126899 into the coffee house alongside cd08ca1344 Jeremyon.d40b094318e8194b

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    “Here is your coffee.”6e3e3c449e0d603b

    The server placed their d5b9bf9c4c drinks in front of 69f97c7852 them and stepped aside.e8d19fee4f90a638

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    Now, they were e7856be808 alone in the c5494bae58 private space.8c2b8deccd7935da

    Jeremyon tried to look f622cfa98f at Lilliana sitting across 19909003d7 from him but quickly 92ecad5f2b lowered his head, staring 6ea22fb62c at his coffee cup cec7298bb7 instead.b84f682470a173c6

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    He just couldn’t 1e62b9f33a bear to look 5c65896a2e at her face.604bf14369d4322a

    ‘Ah… I’m losing my mind. Why am I like this?’c68991f998a00345

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    His heart had been c2e0b3a826 pounding uncontrollably since earlier.4198aa5ac4c49921

    Could it be the coffee?ad75411e60ad8433

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    He tried to c066ffc954 blame it on 84bc15b73b the drink, but ccfc6d02d9 he knew that b7b2e6a9fb wasn’t the case. After all, he bef37899c2 hadn’t even taken 02a0eb7434 a sip yet—he 8b9184f697 had only smelled 929f2c9653 the aroma.9f66f71c88992d92

    He was in denial, but 944a8db0cc the reason was clear.4038e6dc6d2f85bb

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    His heart had started ec07ad7094 racing the moment Lilliana 738701d353 suddenly grabbed his hand 1b3d7a5fde earlier.6d2e3c6a2a0b1c72

    ‘Am I really this shaken up just because she held my hand? But…’23aa864d7c21d644

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    It wasn’t the first time fb085ccbf4 they had held hands. They had done it 4cbcb4a21f countless times before. So why was he d345155a72 suddenly feeling so nervous 69ad53ee1c now?94210964c8d04b26

    From the moment 60a7950c66 her hand touched 285fff2f2d his, it felt 068e9b1927 as though his 20cb367c9b brain had shut 7c0b86d27a down. Though he didn’t show 2d4a35a113 it, Jeremyon had been 92f7c1dff4 so startled that he 62b26ea295 couldn’t help but pull d6e2dd7241 his hand away.be7d262382ac1a92

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    Lilliana probably hadn’t thought anything 8f9efff1ea of it, yet here he 2a07608804 was, acting suspiciously as though 1d65138942 he was overly conscious of 309dfdb7fd her, and he didn’t understand 456dff29ec why.1e17ab47bc2b94d5

    ‘It’s almost like… I’ve fallen in love or something…’3bd5049f69882617

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    At that thought, Jeremyon 2a544e6354 shook his head.87c805a2fc2f479b

    ‘No, no. That’s impossible. Me, in love? Ha. That’s ridiculous.’175e5084846f956c

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    Now that he cee7dfcb93 thought about it, db46700fbc Vanessa had said 07dc5bc06f something similar before—that eda03a7b57 it seemed like 0680f001e6 he had feelings 21d14da493 for Lilliana.086e184e8638c292

    He didn’t know f0eac9a7a1 why it came 54006f7e25 across that way, 2c57c870ab but it was a13ec54b55 absolutely not true.a306bf9c07ad718f

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    Why wasn’t it true? Just because it wasn’t. He didn’t need a reason. It simply wasn’t true. It was an impossible idea!639dace18296ddc4

    As Jeremyon strongly denied 104c9eedfe his feelings in his 25d2c23cb0 mind, Lilliana took a 7ab6a389b6 sip of her coffee df653c1896 and spoke, her voice 7029ad2d6f more serious than he 0d78db992c had ever heard it 25d11360c4 before.58cabc9bcb97a893

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    “Jeremyon.”a4ede9bd9b600dbb

    “Yes.”44ff520b48266ab3

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    “The truth is, I called you here today because there’s something I want to talk to you about.”45a78b51548e574e

    Jeremyon, trying to calm his 3fc3bd1ef7 pounding heart, nodded, signaling her dfbd3e88fe to continue.417609dca4d025d5

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    “I’m really grateful for your help. Thanks to you, I was 6ac7b146ee able to make amends with b15ff4215b my mother. If it weren’t for you, a2b8df70ff it would have been difficult.”8297a4ba3373b82b

    I see. I’ve been of help dc788f6364 to her. Hearing her kind d54e662634 words made Jeremyon c57519c51a smile without realizing 7783241cca it.63419b5f49fa68bd

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    “That’s why I wanted to tell you this as soon as possible. I know you’ve f3c5d525cf been through a 6141aca9b3 lot because of f1a47392cf me.”1d8e246c91bce64a

    “Yes, Lilliana.”586fe64f005edd21

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    What is she going to 678b98de9a say? For some reason, Jeremyon felt c5a7e44c3c a surge of anticipation. His hands, hidden under 7654af8170 the table, fidgeted restlessly cc0d3ab018 on their own.2b7f616f525e2426

    “It must have been tough acting as my contract lover again, right? You don’t have 91b0977826 to go through 63f76120d2 that because of 6bdf40e253 me anymore.”6e0479be9bd1f2eb

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    …?c1ba4f99b89102d7

    His anxious hands, 4bc798c90a which had been 018f6b4239 restless the entire 27973d744b time, froze. A tense look filled 50e32aada0 Jeremyon’s dark eyes.4f781b9e4a2c0360

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    Unaware of his inner turmoil, d0c4cc1a17 Lilliana smiled a bright, sunny ae2a48fe4a smile, like a warm spring 85596d4ba0 day.3ea6127d325109dd

    And then, she softly spoke.49d14e399e67209a

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    “Let’s end this. Let’s break up.”336a1cb23e3b4b8b

    Thud. Jeremyon felt as though the 52cbdfc7f1 ground beneath him had collapsed.742c9e74dada4033

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