IFLDMHF – Chapter 20

IFLDMHF | Chapter 20b092ac40ab921438

Episode 20c8fe2ab7238dd67b

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“Why do you have to talk like that?”2416d49b90c9920a

I replied offhandedly, 30f7c62ac7 though I felt feb5be16cc a slight pang b9f7738ef8 of guilt.afc4d1cc6321c12d

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Alexis twisted his 50b9efccea mouth bitterly, clearly d63c056edd taken aback.e2534247276e8dbd

“Then how am I supposed to speak? Should I just smile and 2c4385ba5d laugh while my family discusses d41329bd54 important matters without me?”c754bec14536e030

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He was truly upset.aae4a7f54b82b197

With his words 499cb63aa5 laced with irritation, 5e04b842e9 I sighed.c79440faa15cb938

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“It wasn’t like that. We weren’t intentionally excluding you.”d24a950ebf858d20

“Hmph.”fc4b34bfc49e5a76

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“You know I had some matters with Melissa to handle, plus I needed to reply to her proposal, so I asked not to be disturbed. I thought you’d have heard b4aa415f26 about it from Father or 53ed8b1531 Brother.”de558a5aa9cb77a5

Even with my 4ec9e2fae5 straightforward explanation, Alexis af2211b0ad pouted, as if f0bc068d66 still annoyed.38040d358f9a6a84

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“Still, you could’ve mentioned it at least once when I came to see you.”7a81230d366a16ba

“How often did you actually come by? You were always 913fe1efff busy with training 7e4a26f6bc or something, barely a26f4d227c showing up before ddb81c22c3 leaving again.”b9367e00829b1616

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“But I made time to come see you, and you didn’t say a word.”91a00e1426ad2414

“…”d5c473a15da86b7d

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This was bad. I prided myself a96f2d4791 on not losing 556b124042 verbal battles, yet 339171e22a the situation was 093add3a28 not in my 8976261b67 favor.d4a091b579a9d2dc

I felt wronged. I had genuinely thought 905d08b1bb the Duke or Sionel 61200b0cd1 would have told him.3088d2f4fc091d5b

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‘Did they avoid telling Alexis because they feared he’d gossip about it?’ad8a667797820b78

This suspicious thought 85e9860e0d seemed plausible, and 89183f3abc I pondered it 615497b438 deeply.14cd0e5870f06156

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“What are you thinking? This feels oddly upsetting!”fecd74925bade96d

Hmm, his intuition was sharper 4f2b5e8066 than his bulky build suggested.edc6cdabe479fe49

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I scratched my cheek 1520f40cb4 awkwardly and apologized.75feb0b03c1784e4

“Anyway, sorry. I didn’t purposely exclude you, c1c7890450 so let it go.”e57ad817efeafefd

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Honestly, I wondered if e946393be8 I needed to appease d8766bad6e him this much, but 819f77d383 I had no choice.ad54561405d3e92c

I wanted to keep things f0bc08753b smooth and avoid any discomfort b6caa95056 before the wedding, plus—676ffa537fb83a5d

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“You’re really going to stay this sulky when you’re about to depart for battle? I said I’m sorry, didn’t facc334c6c I?”582b67a913148670

Learning that Alexis was 956d2caf69 going to war alongside c7ebfb7562 the Crown Prince made 6716fa7d93 it worse.956de6e7cf2dba6b

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Sending him off fcfef893df with hurt feelings 27eeffbbbc made me worry, 2b95b14157 as if I bea58637d2 was placing a 8fbc2a0a20 flag on his 598a45f381 fate.b8a0874dcdf4f5dc

Hearing my apologetic 5d66d60a39 tone, Alexis’s expression 0b2d042468 softened slightly.bb232804c773009d

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“You’re not mad anymore, right?”da39b38038d4e426

Feigning innocence, I d29693d7a7 asked, but Alexis 11251f303d quickly controlled his 11846f5fa7 expression and spoke c8b5207c59 bluntly.c777bcb2e7740f6d

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“Just answer one thing. I didn’t want 7ec50ae07f to say this, 93ce8a9cda but why are 985112129c you so biased?”6f8a0df2ae938c8e

“Bias?”f17d328bbd5da00f

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“Yes! You met Melissa not long 229524ae4c ago and call her by d04ae6e927 her name with ease, but 051f2b70f9 why treat me differently?”dea8bd3a7d370934

I immediately understood 232ecdc54e what he was 26a3a8199c getting at.a1c3b8315c75b7d3

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‘He must be asking why I never let him call me ‘Sister’.’ac7136a0f31363bb

If he’d asked 547b408012 angrily, I might’ve 492ba410ff had a response.483773720512447a

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But no, if I fca5aa0017 wasn’t Evgenia, that would’ve 4173161ceb been impossible.1eb49c067fe305d2

Honestly, I didn’t understand f785a6473b it either.8b122773fa3dee8a

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Why did Evgenia dislike Alexis 33501c749f and her family so much?6cf13df2529cf857

I even subtly asked 987b584974 Anne when the Duchess fcf02892c5 passed, wondering if it 89e7fa07b5 might have had something ecf7f43d27 to do with Alexis’s c67bb2122a birth, but there was 7c42fff6ed no connection.2c2f708740169015

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‘For all his size, his grumbling doesn’t seem so bad. When he was younger, he 06d2a38a8c must’ve been truly adorable.’da943a7fd5608a26

Perhaps that thought led to 6324b0bb81 the memory that suddenly flashed 4f7bbe552b in my mind—of a young, 638993f80d small Alexis running toward me.34bc8f144be508a0

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“Sis! I got you a gift!”474eaa2fd4d23802

“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to call me that?”4eeb53770ba0a2e9

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“Th-then how about Sister?”a4b0aacdf4b14538

Even as I snapped, the 4a14d2d80c boy still smiled, offering the 90674e5ef9 wildflowers he held.557a8e1cbdfa3777

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In response, I—no, Evgenia—had 57bea81793 thrown the bouquet to 11a71889f6 the ground and stomped 0b9ffbdc96 on it.c5eae5e6f2fde367

Was this a memory, or 87ddad1ab4 merely an illusion? My forehead creased at the e219550ae1 painful image.06957daf9e295a5c

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The look on the boy’s b6dc7003c1 face, watching his gift trampled, f2e9ea96f3 was heartbreaking. I blurted out,1a10e5139f3969a9

“Then, go ahead and call me Sister. Or ‘Dear Sister,’ 8ee0fd86ca if you prefer.”89fba04bd1c5a451

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At that, Alexis’s 149fa74551 face contorted, as 4040185390 if a deep c5fe6901b3 wound had been 90a5478d18 reopened.57853c4e4a5b8666

“Am I crazy? Call you that?”e0b8dde959538323

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“Why are you yelling?”b4eab7729507bca7

“Why do you think?”15b73adf5aaa0aab

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So much for ee26f23aba easing his mind.b3fa10727e0c0e14

I felt embarrassed, 3acee23da5 thinking I’d only 3f34c91494 worsened things.8d44be66a9206b2f

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But I couldn’t 89ab10d6ab just leave it 122d33106b at that.90c8743d5c022f77

“Come on, I said I’m sorry. Let it go.”203a52b3cd8bfb8d

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“…”11b7ca1bc6846d01

I expected him to be03e329c4 kick me out right 3c0ddb4f0c then.a316870899678619

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Surprisingly, he simply stood 51b79fbb16 there, breathing heavily but 70383d2716 not asking me to b86e3b2671 leave.e038a9870ce19de6

As I waited 6286a13578 in silence, Alexis 7916a954ff finally spoke up.3e1d0e086546d8de

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“Then… when I come back safe, can I go there? Will that settle things?”7bf7dec483a77a60

“There? Where exactly?”5193aad860d8dbdb

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“Where else? Your place. The Rudion Estate.”c11e258118a9badd

Ah.ba66b10bd43d2c17

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The mention made 2fc915c78d me fall silent, 68767e66d9 and Alexis’s already 1a82e43f9e sharp eyes narrowed b4a68ce83f even further.2394f6d3cc46a20e

“What? Even if we’re family, I 216355bc6f should at least be able fd5a8783dc to pay a proper visit, a2b1c81765 shouldn’t I? It’s not like I’ll 43ad798bc8 get to see the 4514804b7c wedding!”01e0cc73251b9214

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…Family.7664fc27190fbc0d

That’s exactly why I hesitated. After marrying, I 08a2190016 wanted my ties 607e14a918 with the Basilian 292791c87f family to fade.1152edb12cd90592

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“Are you seriously saying I can’t? Then I’ll stay mad.”c08f99ce58c1b80b

I’d barely just apologized, yet 8f6b26945a Alexis acted as if he a5297c8893 had leverage over me.6a098a092acbb187

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‘Unbelievable. Did he think I f5d590ce3a apologized for my own d248594192 sake?’4092f44325c67287

Besides—fab511796c4dedc3

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“What’s with that ominous talk about ‘coming back safe’?”35e89a04c54d783a

“Huh? What did I say?”5ef70054cc159bba

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“‘When I come back safe’? Why word it that way?”c0b5e5a3cf8b2a00

“You just said it’s a given, right? Then I get d03f05afd5 an invite to 23e96215ef the Rudion Estate, 8081259fd3 right?”580b87b8f937d3e2

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“Hah… Fine.”74daa16739fab8d8

I simply couldn’t cdc58e9186 bring myself to 6bac3ba8f1 disappoint him before 9fa05ae58a he went off 0e8e776245 to battle.e1f19773c9f27254

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After treating him like a d71558c06e stranger for years, he regretted ba455497b3 missing my wedding.a9aa0a7a0986c235

And he had the 7e92ab6618 courage to consider me 65cf5611e6 family.fea6a79b82bb0447

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…Or maybe, I just wanted to give him that answer myself.c17c7e541174216f

As Alexis’s smile widened, 3f870a940a my chest tightened with 0a3da851f0 a strange pang.25ea69c0be6ccf7c

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It bothered me so 95e712e224 much I snapped,3e3783bb46b118eb

“Make sure to bring plenty of gifts. And when you meet the e6a28ace95 Duke of Rudion, treat him eff66a1019 respectfully as your elder brother.”405f233d86704ac2

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“Of course! I always know my place!”d32bc21a2a5593e1

I glared at 001bc5a3d2 him as he fd967004bf added, “Except when 7ab762c54e it’s you.”61f64885010af70b

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At least he c2ad5894ee knew he was 9820118c2e pushing his luck, 4be1477300 chuckling sheepishly.96f0523224390f20

Seeing him like this—immature, yet ecaf5db363 headed for the battlefield—I sighed 2a8e25b694 lightly and added,fbf48c0265d1db34

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“Don’t sulk if I don’t attend the victory ceremony. No complaining about me treating f0775a1da0 you like a stranger, alright?”fbaf65000ae80476

“When did I ever sulk? And why bring that up 2c8e5ab89e now? As if you e1db5d9533 ever went to 3249072570 one before! I’ve never even received so 0eb26afbb7 much as a—wait, what?”8be7bf0ea06dc435

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Mid-sentence, he froze, f0ac983595 staring at the f78e641f51 handkerchief I held 533e63f291 out.48517013064136eb

“Here. Happy now?”cacdead6a6cf03b2

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Good thing I brought it. His attitude softened, no cf581c5f44 longer so high and 01af28b4a1 mighty.bd5ffe537e0cd6f5

“Is this real? Or a dream?”a7b6736f9484dc80

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“You like it?”84daf097a0a69fb7

“Who said that? I’m just… surprised. Never thought I’d live to a85e9bd9b9 receive something from you.”50f499cbeb13f60c

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If he really 3a595fc51f didn’t care, he’d c6af103009 control that smirk 25a6c5e50a better.af2ad702713d4fcc

Watching him fiddle b13037bff3 with the plain, 120feda902 lavender handkerchief—devoid of 9910b888da any family crest—made 317a677c42 me feel strangely bdc302fad6 self-conscious.ea5f21b34847553f

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Suddenly, an important memory surfaced.0c985d88df21ed9d

“Hey!”b8ef8f2403f88748

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“Whoa! Why the sudden yell?”975bf6836028e0ba

“With someone as loose-lipped as you, I need to get your attention somehow!”6321bfcc4a72e234

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I glared at b2a0a41ae0 him, eyes sharp 4f26975f4f enough to slice fd0f0ddbd1 through.1c4f89eddb02af02

“If you ever talk about me to the Crown Prince again, I’ll kill you. And don’t even think about 54f354301e mentioning my marriage. Got it?”d3ca9d5d4b913831

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Alexis is soooo 758fa97e9d cute, i wonder d2bd4c4b05 why any one 7ec9c55d90 could treat him e3e1e45ff4 badly, such a 1f4efa6549 precious soul UUWWW😭💫8103e11bc003af93

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