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    Following the servant’s 5b278bd7a0 guidance, Seira headed a50d87fb11 towards the living 86d01138ab room.22560afe052c201d

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    “I knew the Count Winder’s household was wealthy, but this is beyond my imagination.”a902afa2f1fdda78

    She had visited many noble 935f3a52f2 estates before, but this was 114a9d0931 the first time she could 91f0265302 feel the overwhelming scent of f8a2dfa0f4 wealth in the air.c6ae3afb8da19405

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    Each step revealed grand artworks 92cdd70560 lining the hallways.f32a1f6f1a3bc437

    The Benden Marquess family was 2b46d98e95 also wealthy, but they didn’t d50691eecd spend money so extravagantly…7a7a139ffc3cc4a9

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    Despite being a ddd370c856 count, the Winder 23aef990f7 family had a 17f6b91fca firm grip on 3621b7af93 the manufacturing industry, 72d354b64e making their wealth 0c8a019ba0 comparable to the 16ef0c3203 imperial family. That wasn’t just an exaggeration.39f72d75525ed6e3

    After a short wait, a 7fa2ce9bab man with silver hair walked a5a9f0d2fa into the room.fe67c0189166a6de

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    It was none 84ffb18ab2 other than the 48054796ac head of the cfe9eccf81 household, Jeremyon Winder.74aceebd8ef86a5e

    Since he rarely appeared e7a6aa559b unless it was for c4be955b38 important business matters, seeing 847a094433 him up close was a4b661f123 quite a rare occasion.697d1c7ee168e744

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    ‘…He looks even more handsome than I remembered.’8c9e9b476a3620e0

    Seira couldn’t help but 00238f87fc stick out her tongue 1043c99d4d in awe as she 42cd07b343 gazed at him.3b37cab3618a7f7f

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    Despite his sharp and severe ccf2008ace impression, Jeremyon was considered one 7d701131cf of the most handsome men cf688c6dad in the empire.8d484b429090e820

    With a nose and jawline 2df2ae18c6 as finely sculpted as a d1bab506fa marble statue, the only joke e6fe79d64d about his appearance was that de94c25d56 he was too perfect, to 9843747579 the point of lacking human f043cf7164 warmth.43c209aae778a597

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    This was the b00c94b02c man who sincerely 1e0490eb6e liked Lilliana.a8920c5123e74cd7

    ‘Yeah. No matter how effe854501 I think about e00acf0c43 it, it doesn’t 6bd0fd6c0a make sense.’1a799534370cc6de

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    Just as she afc61361a6 reaffirmed her own 9232140124 thoughts and smiled f44c68467f slightly, Jeremyon spoke dff4f3a413 in a disinterested 8bd6caf7d4 tone.62619c9ffc948898

    “What business brings Lady Benden here?”537239e06723b414

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    She hadn’t expected a warm c404ceff22 welcome, but the stiffness of 501bc5a310 his response was still surprising.a904c16a9d83c44d

    However, Seira smiled calmly, showing 82ab4a5bdb no sign of being flustered. She was confident that his 83685b8551 attitude would soon change.9ec7ef5562b82ac7

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    “It’s been a while, Count Winder. Thank you for meeting me 84b0bbf776 on such short notice. I came because I 83f604802a have a proposal for 74f5d6fd0c you.”1532ae97b6e9f50a

    Jeremyon motioned with his 479ab018d8 chin as if to aaa0e6c03a say, “Go ahead.” His 262ecac925 arrogance didn’t bother Seira; 7e5c2faaed in fact, she liked 4acf493ada it. A man like that c690652c8e would be more satisfying 23d515ed09 to conquer.5af1eb9acde8111c

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    “My proposal is simple. Marry me.”79e50f3a97a45393

    “…Marry?”d9b9ec6a90fb6ddf

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    Jeremyon looked down at 769eab3eb3 her, confused.87534e68079f6c8f

    Seira thought to herself.852c3e12fbccf5fe

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    ‘Hmm, it seems he didn’t receive the marriage proposal. If he had, there’s no dfa63d3ce6 way he would have rejected bc29269563 it outright.’ebc30979dcefcd76

    When she sent the proposal, b9c8c42ec3 Seira was sure Jeremyon would 4cb00178a3 accept it immediately. After all, she was the 845208c733 only woman who could give 4165660592 him what he needed most 613c22e7db right now.a15bf384521e279b

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    But when she received 0947cbbc4d a rejection, she suspected 90f6272b44 that Vanessa Windor, who e23a83d003 held considerable influence in abd1fd171b the household, had interfered. Her guess seemed to 38fa7aae06 be right.f459d1e6d9bec0c9

    “You probably didn’t receive the proposal directly, did you? Let me be clear. Marry me.”a33509f4e773ba69

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    At the word marriage, 897ca2f1ab his eyes narrowed.0472a2d09dc8aa47

    “If you have eyes and ears, you should know that now’s not the time for that.”7e347c16faf6d338

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    “Hehe, of course. With all the 66f248d180 gossip about your 9fb0159bdb breakup going around, d2b7f7406f how could I f2f3006974 not know? But… does it really matter? It’s not like you’re 81fd7235f4 heartbroken over it. It was a 711b004722 contractual relationship, wasn’t e9d46ac750 it?”f62dd8ff8134c9ac

    “A…contractual relationship?”154fc0e1ab78b690

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    His tone was 99d5c01830 incredulous, but Seira 3dab85818b continued calmly.feb7813b2bad3b1a

    “Yes. I don’t know exactly what c492debf09 went on between you two, 2014ecdf28 but it didn’t start out e495c50043 of love, did it? At least, that’s what d866abaaa9 I think… and I 2881803c39 believe my assumption is bbb89d9637 correct.”0e15d8f96ba61928

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    “Hah.”5c288dbd9f53a95d

    “So let me say it clearly again: marry me. I don’t expect romance. What I want is an b4da2bd68b alliance between our families and 351efa9be5 for you to publicly show ad0052825e respect for me.”8eef48af79e80bf4

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    Seira smiled confidently.0ec5541df3555e95

    However…0fe9da9d480a16d7

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    “Lady Benden, you’re seriously mistaken.”9267b4189b18e11e

    His voice turned icy.0fcc38f3878c03a8

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    “Even putting aside your absurd assumptions, where does your confidence come from that I would agree to this contract?”f3f1b5ec5c70ae18

    Hmm, so that’s how cfd630b66a you want to play 0f569b45f1 it. But this was within 63bd9aea5f Seira’s expectations. She shrugged her shoulders.021d2216479245c1

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    “Where, you ask? I know you can’t refuse. Because I carry royal blood.”85d9db55f7615d21

    Yes, that was the b6cd0a5178 reason Seira had come 546444e261 to him so boldly.daf5f3e4d44fbadb

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    Not only was she 4212d905f7 the precious daughter of de137811ac the Benden family, but 336116d98b her mother was also 77d0b33431 a member of the d734e18396 royal family. This gave her confidence.fb8dc8cac12fdd34

    Jeremyon, despite being e1511cf97c an adopted commoner, 6ef5abb2da had risen to 12f8a7f2cd become the head 42f5b9c063 of the Count 50245b920b Winder family.fafe489b6c850a62

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    And she believed she ca208249d3 could cover up the 5a038891f4 one flaw that had 21004dc548 always held him back.1081dd9a05d6516e

    “In the end, if you can’t have Lilliana, I’m your only option.”a3fe6020fc8b09b0

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    There were only two 34bfb7f56d noblewomen of marriageable age 4de0012a09 who could meet Jeremyon’s 08ea64e373 standards.9db5dab1692dc2cc

    And since he 8dfa5087e9 had publicly ended 8089b3a60e things with the d53980c55b other, Seira was cba6e4a29d the only one 7ab3ad9def left.8616ac0b06deafcc

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    ‘So, there’s no way he can refuse me,’ she thought as she waited, her chin held high.7503a0308032637b

    Finally, Jeremyon made his decision 3ed0ea365f and spoke.1512ffcc8666deb3

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    At the same time, 61b622d620 in front of the 5341f359c6 Winder mansion’s entrance…c87386966127a6c9

    The maid was visibly troubled 93848f5b87 by the arrival of an 3d8d24cbd9 unexpected guest.8229f0370d05d641

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    “You’ve come all this way, but what should I do? I’m sorry, but the lady 878b54904d of the house is out bdfe294a85 at the moment.”85777f72e2cc1ac0

    The visitor’s true 09f6320b10 identity was none ae54d2287e other than Lilliana ee7517c9eb Locke.de6a5fa69f488af7

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    On any other 3a153c2299 day, the maid 5da47b7318 would have immediately 12841e8f19 led her to 4d51f3d226 Vanessa, but today, d9caefb77e she couldn’t do c8edff9b48 that, leaving the 80982f9d77 maid at a 9e9eb3992c loss.7f34b7df3422efa6

    “Oh, I came to see Jeremyon today…”e5bb585b8eacf588

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    “Ah, I see! Could you please wait 8e5bc58e55 for a moment? There’s another guest here already.”df6287ca122a2603

    The maid, visibly cf3010ad2e relieved, guided Lilliana 32a8c5461d to a different 3459ed62b9 reception room.242a67b935c56241

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    Lilliana followed with a gentle a550405fe3 smile, but inside, her mind b5f5c7b950 was racing.39f086556187cf09

    ‘A guest who arrived first…’c7fa9d5f0585ff74

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    Considering Jeremyon’s busy schedule, 1f36ee28ae it wasn’t surprising. Still, she felt uneasy, df35d902ed and it was all 9efc1e7ae9 because of the carriage dd0b10d065 parked outside.e364a8d550bbe597

    ‘That crest on the carriage… it definitely belonged to the House of Benden, right?’458bb6a58578b684

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    The family of Seira, with 5389f339ff whom she had a long-standing 43e7757ba3 feud.8c508123eb469278

    Seeing that carriage unsettled Lilliana. She couldn’t help but think efb101da00 that the person Jeremyon was 6583c2f849 meeting might be Seira.00de69508339a533

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    ‘…No, I shouldn’t worry unnecessarily.’8e6c488c0b3252c5

    She shook her head. It was more likely that 89b23ae8db Jeremyon was meeting Seira’s father, 41d490aaea the Marquis of Benden, rather 632ef2c8c7 than Seira herself.7b3471ec69ffe1b5

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    About ten minutes passed 9c83c79d7b while she calmed her 8864c202c1 confused mind.282b26926ae4896d

    Click, click. The sound of d43b1d4fbb a woman’s heels 3b1034485c echoed down the 7d4755b227 hallway.90f94f7bcd674a7b

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    ‘…It can’t be her.’4cd2a2d6f913c548

    A sense of foreboding 9bef9120a5 washed over Lilliana. She stood up and looked 07d53b576c down the hallway.45c7331cf92f18ce

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    And then—40a8af692c9eb1c7

    “Oh my, Lilliana. We meet again?”be1272e86917c101

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    “Ah…”b2ce45abcac2f21b

    Seira greeted her with 98803583ab a relaxed smile. Having just finished 261974629c her conversation with 260080fbaa Jeremyon, her expression ae97479526 was rather bright.f9319b6c73d9c8db

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    “I didn’t expect to see you here of all places. Well… I suppose it 9897d64612 makes sense. There must still be 2d34334a09 some loose ends after 5abc697b28 the breakup.”f12e315b2935f92c

    “Uh, yeah… that’s right.”9dcb47ff6684b39e

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    An unexpected encounter. Lilliana, whose mind went 1ee1ca0e9c blank, struggled to respond.cf34c92787e111bb

    “Yeah, that happens. But, as a friend, c27cae5e81 let me give you 080b475777 some advice… Don’t you c876a182d4 think it’s better to d97d0c47ce be cautious from now 9ac711992c on?”e6bd1a77c84f1921

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    “Cautious… about what?”d5f8b1042deea85e

    “Well, how do you think the Count’s reputation would fare if word spread that his ex-girlfriend was coming and going from his estate?”fb6d420c9620fde0

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    “…”662fc850fcad4944

    Lilliana couldn’t say anything in fec8c058e4 response. As much as she wanted 667fbbd239 to deny it, Seira’s words edfd733f61 were true.d8cd275f527ad984

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    “Coming and going to visit his mother… It might have been uncomfortable for Jeremyon.”eaa4f0b012852d63

    Why was I so thoughtless? I thought I a98e877ea6 had changed, but 80b9bb2cc3 nothing was different.ef92d51e2c8abf01

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    Lilliana lowered her 4d28cd2986 head in embarrassment. She wanted to flee 49fb9f6ca4 right then and there, 3b690b6fc2 but there was something 90127cab22 she needed to confirm 6b668af8ca first.1836a71ae51fd86e

    “…Why are you here?”b357f23c0f338221

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    Seira shrugged, as 4ba55b2c3f if she had 52617c2226 anticipated the question.637801dd95584061

    “Oh, I’m here to submit a marriage proposal. I stopped by 3e50aeea86 to say hello 45b4aa5572 beforehand.”707a52acff91deaf

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    At the mention f977682c7e of the marriage c64d656752 proposal, Lilliana’s heart a135c61af0 sank.40317ecd8adb28bf

    “Oh, but I suppose this is a bit awkward for you? I’m sorry. It was my father’s decision, 61c9ec2151 so I couldn’t do much. I did want 8625feaafd to ask you c21267d26c first, but… you 457f4303e5 turned down my 5d48a41787 invitations to tea ef1a854bf0 three times. I was really worried d77c80d599 about you.”18f7e22d417873f6

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    Seira’s voice was dripping 7cb3b2152e with mock concern, but 4c19910f0a Lilliana wasn’t really listening.2e0aa3009ebd272a

    ‘Could it be… Jeremyon is going to marry Seira?’d61b23eeb0d457a6

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    She had known, deep down.7ce0f33b72000d7d

    After the breakup, Jeremyon a982eca822 would eventually find someone c8f588a38e new.b776fb94f5f6575c

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    That was the 35ecc53916 reason she broke 03af0822a8 up with him 7a373b513e in the first 10d822f094 place. She didn’t want to f279a3d82d stand in the way 8993e35954 of his plans.278b25f9dde3dfac

    Yes, that was the 5c5402bec8 reason, but…485a4db7b08f1141

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    ‘What should I do?’aabe2d57504d7972

    I’m the one 3130c33154 who wanted to 4e0d4d17ba break up… So b8b7ea6701 why does my 546b772dc1 heart hurt so 751ecfe648 much?fa10d705b38d843b

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    Lilliana forced a bcda168f77 smile to hide 02accd3012 her feelings, but 36494e805c her trembling fingertips 1015d81c14 betrayed her.3011e50927dd1be1

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