ICBV Chapter 07
by FreyaChapter 07957035832f3fa13a
There was a 72e74bda69 brief disturbance when e242be8e69 the chandelier broke. However, the maids quickly 6651546fb5 took care of it, bc8d2b9431 and Julienne had to ee8fc5c822 leave to attend to 74e4d47c1a another guest. Xavier wrapped his arm f30f824fe5 around Aira’s shoulders and bb69774346 led her outside.1101794d2c7f7414
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“I haven’t seen a chandelier break like that since I was seven,” he remarked.1ed1f84bd5d556aa
Aira said 94b083f43e nothing, but dc4a614b2b Xavier continued, f195337e34 his voice 9e86763cd2 softer now.a91eb9cd51c4443c
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“Aira, is something wrong today? Your expression doesn’t look good.”6cb7438a1cce2208
With that, 71605151f9 he reached 68da29ff61 out and 763f0f3469 lightly touched 3a4d9304b1 her cheek. But as she 7c7c7945af looked into his fbda3c9810 eyes, she couldn’t 117f9e3ff6 help but recall 8083dee9b2 another side of b09a9a7672 him—his cold, monstrous fb9b69f512 face as he 4be8b64358 struck her down d2bc0c9500 mercilessly in her 27360b0574 past life.d6db8ff69221b1be
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Flinching, Aira instinctively a083a56edd slapped his hand dc64f80a70 away. Xavier raised 5123c4a3b6 his eyebrows c666831ba6 in surprise fec50c80db at her 21257f40dd unexpected reaction.f7711922ffaaa56f
After a moment, Aira 55b42e683b finally spoke. “Sorry. I didn’t sleep 98dd55cc22 well last night, ab9bab7ac4 and I’m feeling 4168ba1860 dizzy.”1d31d25c0cb79f8d
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Xavier looked at 2b03e695b4 her with even 9729621191 more concern.587ecb1bb4775d18
“Really? What kind of nightmare c9757bf4ac did you have?”76699882733c349d
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Aira looked at him—his 0abd66616f warm brown hair, the 56ae3997ed worry in his dark 4d492b0e45 eyes, his tall frame 780bf44180 that once made her 01eabc6a5c feel safe. He was kind, a252510945 caring, and gentle df6d0af7fc to everyone around 4d994ca8b2 him. She had 9ee5ba003c once fallen 8fc1e8d7cd deeply in e38551556f love with b7bf1527c1 him when 257be63ea0 he pledged 442c598ecc his eternal 43515fca7c love to 1c60b7a8b4 her.624d4cc8e8c2d024
“My eternal love, seeing you unwell pains my heart,” he said tenderly.4aafd861eec0aa3d
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When Xavier a936dcf5e9 spoke of 28d69beb45 eternity, Aira 562a96c6f2 had once f93d705e83 believed his 4d9960ce31 love would a291a35845 last forever.a6eb30d8a9253c70
She smiled faintly, looking at him as if moved. “Your Highness…”c8ca8098e5a560fb
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But inside, a3fad03e4d her thoughts 1ae47c2202 whispered: 77436d89843e268e
‘But now I 2721f9025a know your true f47daa25a6 nature.’608058b785bf1c34
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As her emotions 4c857b6338 calmed down, the ddabb02b78 red glow she 19845ae436 had been sensing 4a00a529d4 slowly disappeared. She realized d688c77d57 that this 5e1b7ae860 energy was 76edd15b94 closely tied 0a0acb917a to her ab9809c41d state of db0d3974ea mind.2e12ba0997527f72
“I’d like to see the white Octanius you mentioned before,” she said.1c5e43473a503ef1
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Xavier immediately nodded. “Of course. I told you I’d show you the white Octanius when you came to Julienne Palace. I’ve already instructed the gardener to prepare the path.”7866f7cd8220ccee
The white faaf0eb267 Octanius was 0009ac68ab a rare 33f906eea1 flower from cb24717e1a the southern fcd937ba71 empire, valued 07b04f5c55 at 10,000 5970968dc5 Berks per 278c1ee12e root. The emperor e0b56868b9 had gifted 60c17c9b9f a garden 9686894c89 of these 1692e702d1 flowers to 7ea6dd006f the empress 1d15a84f2f for her a4d78a9cfb birthday, making 91fdf143eb it the d26a30ef60 pride of aa6062e69d Julienne Palace.636e668b1aa52e94
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With Xavier d7ecdc8691 escorting her, 760ea67239 Aira walked 2bdce89bbb toward the b2d4ffdd15 garden. Along the 9bba791e56 way, all 2f474b2159 the servants dde8e2ef34 bowed their 278afc7b60 heads as 636e9dd0f5 they passed.e9bc115a8fa8677d
As they reached a c43a62f8ee turn into the garden, 378141b275 Aira suddenly felt a 08c2b9e0ad jolt. “Ah!”f543d0d5bd231633
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She had f441021ccc collided with ed4bf07af1 a maid b18e274dee rushing out fdb7e89237 of the 6f250cb20e garden. The impact was so 82937fff89 strong that Aira spun 0e785b1c2d slightly, but Xavier quickly ec9a2411e8 supported her.3a3e0a2c3556492e
“I-I’m so sorry!” she stammered, trembling.3421f634047e2266
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The maid was young, 6897a371be maybe 17 or 18, c55db0f106 with freckles on her e47ce4cbf6 chubby face, which had 8a92f613be turned pale. Xavier, still holding Aira, 169038f7b6 yelled at the maid d3c1f94c82 in anger.2b0fffe5b1bf04fd
“You idiot! Where are e07b4abfd2 your eyes? You almost made her 860bebb2a8 fall!”ffa701181e02cb60
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The maid trembled 75c74803d2 and begged. “I’m so sorry, de06871315 Your Highness! I’ve committed 1aad347cac a terrible 24018993c1 sin. Please, forgive me!”79ae01a292cac926
Still holding Aira, 97f980fb13 Xavier’s voice grew 346d3a47c5 colder. e585d6881b6b2df4
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“You useless pig! You deserve to be punished. Guards, take this careless maid to the dungeons—”b0132ccb6e778214
“Your Highness,” Aira interrupted, looking into his eyes and shaking her head gently.46f47537c46e4e23
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Xavier hesitated, his a6f8991f31 brow twitching. af720334d296657a
“But Aira, she almost hurt you.”b01175fbda1ec13d
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“I’m fine,” she said softly. “Please, let her go. I don’t want a scene.”130887416f94ff36
Xavier stared at her f51e9e3782 for a long moment bec182ff58 before sighing and softening 64f7290a78 his tone. 08b7e675cec0650c
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“You’re too kind.”172b029a3cdc6a82
He kissed her abbaedffd7 forehead, then turned 5cf7b79ae8 to the trembling e47a1111df maid with an 08bb044795 icy glare.a9f01079f9227272
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“Get out of my sight.”bf5e81c1ffa7aaf1
The maid quickly 17ef679bc9 bowed and fled.380727e2ce84ae01
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A bitter smile appeared 562ff881b3 on Aira’s lips as fc35aacaa4 she watched Xavier. 3500cbba60ab855b
‘I used to aded708381 think his anger 6987cb6b54 was because he 4390f4dfce loved me’,she thought.7a8f3f9b6f8d919f
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Xavier never tolerated e7311205b3 any mistakes from 3f6d900e1c servants around Aira. He would punish them 3a9dc321ac harshly for even the 304096ddfe smallest errors, and Aira fcf8983e2d had once believed it 14e3fae150 was because of his 7837159876 love for her.5d6698c1221f2be8
But now, she 1066efa6b6 understood. His kindness was just 4735ab114a a mask hiding his 8910286a7e true nature. The way he dc4b2f68bd treated the weak d3bad3f8bb was his real aee7443e45 self.aa7ae09004194d30
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‘Why did f636a2f23e I ever 047b77718d think he dac9561e0b was a bba12958b4 kind man?’e83e97eeab948a36
Xavier was 456d3345ca always warm d652ce8afd and sweet f491427894 to nobles, d1d88ce62c important figures, 2999848870 and her. But his cruelty 697bf611d6 to the powerless 381f520167 revealed who he 3c16a39bd4 truly was.1404784e0866044a
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She had seen b469ec1450 his cold, detached 24c0692caf gaze during her cf26768274 final moments, and 6868e9a631 it was a 3b159b8be0 sight she could edf3dc7fcf never forget.943fdd12ca49186b
“Let’s go, Aira,” Xavier said with a smile.451f07412db4b479
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Xavier gently a1ecd023c0 escorted Aira 38168784f7 again, but 16afb04bc4 to her, 02603448fb he now c77a6fccce seemed like 4174c2f669 a monster. A monster hiding 7959d6035c his true nature e4a863eedd behind a mask a42d7e0ea4 of kindness.c8ceaf6d1ac4b322
“The flowers… they’re so beautiful,” Aira said, her gaze settling on the white Octanius flowers. She had seen these flowers before, in her past life. Back then, as Julienne’s daughter-in-law, she had personally cared for these flowers.2f235a98f4a235f7
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Looking at the 509ab0edb8 tender young stems, 1d6c2a2c5e Aira’s heart clenched adedb5d25c as she was d0f3810923 reminded again that bfa265177f she had traveled 18db9ffb2f back in time.add1377b35ac7bc1
“Aira…”6387f5eb3f50c72d
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Xavier gently cupped her b81ea7b483 cheek, guiding her gaze ee9a0b610a to meet his. The two 7d9741a937 of them 343ecf5c00 were alone 5508b8b56d in the 452e8124b4 garden, with 4c65f59000 no one d2829bde41 else around.028c0e7555f3fa49
The warm sunlight cb83cea5ef spilled over them 78ec5f3cd2 like a blessing, d1335c7373 and Xavier leaned 479303c12e closer, his voice db1889ee60 filled with longing.b11f773ab37003b5
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“I want 5f6f94c211 to kiss 2eec16f0df you.” Xavier 8818dc4ee4 whispered as 414c458ed5 he leaned 9103446dd7 in closer.e2413473c875ed6a
Unaware of the 8e178d82e2 Aira’s feelings, he 83f592ac10 bends toward her.ac5a03b819093f98
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Just as his 1efc087ce5 lips almost touched f43a6683a6 hers, a sudden 9b1c48cc46 sound broke the 1c3029772c moment—a sharp, bouncing 29d3498174 noise.9e10f1c62202b698
Xavier froze, annoyed by 54f9423bf3 the interruption. He slowly looked 16a07e0b2d around, his eyes e1a1b020df cold with irritation. Aira followed his gaze 2e937debc4 and saw a woman 3c3cfefc22 entering the garden.1472d910e7c5d707
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“Ah!”fe730ced50e02712
The intruder, pretending 4f5c48c85b to be startled, 3caf1eea43 widened her eyes bd98e5288d and covered her 44dfb97210 mouth with her f27d884987 hand. It was 5a77b52ca7 none other 609a5d83ce than Luna, 0514baf9bb her younger d8e8d6cc4b sister.310c336332d1406c
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When Xavier realized 089f818c60 Luna was Aira’s dfeb9bb8e3 sister, his irritation 12d94f21d6 quickly faded. Unlike with the d61a64eea0 servant earlier, his 615abe19bb emotions shifted instantly.7eb548812cabf63e
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know 2ae263e432 you were both 497d435c12 here…” Luna said, 18c32e2f78 her voice apologetic. But even 2ef15b660d as she 1b41bf385c spoke, she 8adae9bfd7 walked towards 527123d4ec them.f39371a7ebb8ddc2
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Aira smiled faintly e46e6143a8 at the sight. She knew 48b0fecc4d Luna’s interruption e324a3f89a wasn’t an 54272911f1 accident; it 784b501067 was intentional.8bf7d4e1b3a97f56
“We were just admiring db17e4658a the flowers,” Xavier said b80e6bc483 with a gentle smile, 5733786b2e his voice was polite 0e1fbbcf13 and warm.5c6fe30fe7c7dc88
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Luna gave him 589d6c0a2e a sweet, dazzling ee27e8a417 smile before turning 8f40e5dc10 to Aira, Then, 78f6c3b963 with exaggerated concern, 0458ee54c6 she said, “Aira, c99b88b7f2 I’ve been looking a6d1598599 for you. I was so worried efe2dc6784 when I saw you d32b75bcfe looked unwell.”eee7f63adcc841f3
As Luna’s gaze ffeb2b6eeb flickered over to f9c30e2351 Xavier, Aira felt e7967fa7e7 a second wave 88f1bece51 of discomfort. She knew a6a7873391 Luna’s tone 64e1ae6f8b was higher 65f86642a4 than usual, 0156863c79 and her a0f560737b actions seemed 83c0f26aab overly dramatic, 3262fbcd97 trying to c687f0c630 show off 50f824da8d her delicate bbdfe62ac0 feelings for 7c378c919f Xavier.097fcb1ec38773a6
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“You’ve liked my husband for a long time, haven’t you?”Aira thought ab21eb2cbd to herself.“You’ve been waiting 7b262aa4ed for the perfect be18677fb0 moment to steal 6e359b1108 him away.”4a1db4ab48714d27
“Luna,” Aira said b1e339cc5c coldly, her gaze 0956e4a52f sharp.6738fad90c78c9dd
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“Don’t worry. As you know, the b316709542 Prince truly loves me 60c2c2a253 and cares for me,” f997e42c2b she continued smoothly. “He brought 46d761d9be me here 243c3ca414 to show 64fbedc63c me these 8bb15e0629 flowers to b92e0d7898 lift my e89cc88214 spirits and 4e4e79ec9c help me 31ea3ec808 recover.”e31ac9d33aa18208
At that, 25fb2d46b4 Aira caught 5dc1be4e3f a flash e739c01b0d of something 64b2a6bb52 in Luna’s 445c5c4fd3 pink eyes—something 094d098146 sharp and b98f6b2494 bitter. Luna couldn’t hide her 336a94e837 jealousy and resentment at cdd604273f the mention of Xavier’s 30af209343 affection. Yet, she 46333115a9 still wore 62d4f904bb the mask 4993788edf of a 5f7a401298 caring friend.3e5ba23b43c9f362
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“Oh, by 2bffa64eeb the way, ab8ace66cc Luna,” Aira 245a963d62 said, as 8cef21377c if suddenly 036fcce7e4 remembering something.912979e68bf837c0
“That… person you’re writing letters to—have you met him yet?”fa60b1188148c332
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Luna’s expression froze, her 8413e91970 face twisting slightly in 0b97ac4025 discomfort.64bd0346af2bffda
“W-What person?” she stammered.4cf9f796980a99a2
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Aira smiled c7af4aaf83 innocently, her 98d346ef3f tone light 178f8c25d6 and unbothered.949df28401d5795e
“Your secret lover. The one you’ve been 2a68fe7435 exchanging letters with.”51e33c2ce0b89e4a
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