IFLDMHF – Chapter 35

IFLDMHF | Chapter 35418c1b0ac2b1cf68

Chapter 35ec99dbfce9bcc16b

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As I ae148e9e46 looked at 10c41dbf48 Euclid staring 2b5d5cec8c at me b1ebd62dfd without a 418d31b5a4 hint of e63e6a6e45 distraction, it e57c130f2c felt as 71654b478b if the e37e22f9e5 time we 06c6b8b9d3 spent together c921a755f6 behind the 325e1c41f1 veil had 7c6766f19e been nothing bbc0f67f11 but a fef5d8eb13 dream.4d5561dcaf21e5ca

“Then, please sign the dba141e912 marriage vows as the 4c1764a0d4 final step.”be76c3d44741826d

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Is this 948f0028d8 for real?f13e2b4c02ec578c

Was the kiss 2df1339e9b scene I’d been 133b89e882 anticipating most over 4550a7a83e just like that?3fff1c81b9b805c8

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I glanced around in 59ac0e2575 disbelief, but no one e6cc1fd743 seemed to find anything 58bba6c09b strange.b868adbd14219404

To everyone else, ee02289df6 it must have 65df67cc27 genuinely looked like 5a3e6c9c03 we kissed.9bea96636f1e8008

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‘What? This is 273f19586b so unfair!’6cbc8686f86eacb3

Even if it bdf408d498 was just a c01b9378a4 formal gesture, how 25caef245f could it end 49eb95a69d up like this?848edad12a02b33d

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Thankfully—or not—the aa5eb613bd veil at 4fb9f09ab6 least hid 093a3961ee my frustrated cf44f0ae09 and despondent ba13eacfd8 expression.4f4b6e5e714a2ea1

‘If only 7a18ea7978 I hadn’t d331afda07 been wearing 551c0e95e0 this ridiculous ac72e7bf42 veil, Euclid 877f100644 wouldn’t have 79d7539292 pretended to 16f39ba9a4 kiss me 2443553e61 out of 14e0b978a0 “consideration.”’4863de8b523d04c9

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Suppressing the simmering 66de56128c anger threatening to 47545bc6d9 boil over, I 8bfd9183ab turned my gaze 5f9a2bc151 to Euclid, who 6a9845f19a was busy signing ab1ce54f31 the vows.9d519ea217ce7dd4

“…?”398d64a9b6614d8c

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Something felt a3733baab5 a little 01662d7d05 off.fe477412c6e67b95

His complexion seemed a e9c97cdd86 bit pale. Though the veil made a660dea683 it hard to see 656d50e00b clearly, I thought I 704c8fdcb1 could catch a glimpse 23e1318e2e of sweat on his 5c8a003140 face.dc134faab7ae80ec

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My heart suddenly cf43acc388 sank.53275292c54a4c4b

I had been b822a9aa83 so excited and 27578dbe82 full of expectations, e06febcb4e yet I hadn’t a1e18fc822 stopped to consider 18ef170b74 what Euclid might 563f93a3d6 be feeling.254e49d7796ee396

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Though my situation was d86e5c20af born from a misunderstanding, 07da738f86 Euclid was being forced c54a9eb861 to marry a woman a54bb95ced he didn’t love. How could be1b99ec2e he possibly b50a9cf1e3 feel good ac672c4a87 about this?e024f54ebb4cb1ee

A faint sense 2e25b5ec95 of guilt crept 8e3e8763eb over me, wondering 475fd31618 if I had 855468dc95 been too selfish.689ae505f0578e72

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At that c3118d220d moment, Euclid 06032fb0d1 finished signing.413e734ba178c1ed

Even amidst all d1c4d66e9c the confusion, I 0452630308 found myself admiring 0cb7441e50 the elegant handwriting 1ddaea1362 that looked like 0d946dbea5 a work of 347ca3363e art.81516a3a86e8d404

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It was the 7fc7850a19 first time I 302069b825 had seen his 5a92ba4c90 handwriting in person, cc3353069e having failed to 84207544b3 spot it in fbde3ea857 the response to a30b6e25d5 his proposal letter b856007652 at the Duke’s 8e6440af9c estate.65681ae0dba7bfdf

And though I e762d8949f felt a bit 5da731503b sorry for Euclid…b0fb6156c5b6d28d

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Without hesitation, I 5d393d5a30 picked up the eb0474c570 quill and left 58552a7a71 my signature beside f1d2c302eb his.02823b84ac91f253

Having done this ab874b9a39 countless times daily bd37f1541d at my job 754f54a782 in my previous 364b9829b3 life, it wasn’t 06034771be difficult at all.3d16ae780be5b0d6

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‘Come to 1bc03929e1 think of 2f8025626f it, it’s 8e7864f768 such a 32d0b7e0ec relief my a74ca3638c signature resembles 38155c0b81 Evgenia’s.’d4832ae930399abf

Curiously, the 3fd72d03b1 imperial script 0dad3575b3 was entirely 7f2829ac03 different from 9df7a9a0a4 the characters 0017ab3f7f of my 5a5a956aa5 previous world, 1863194634 except for 5e6ced5df7 one thing—the 3cd6fdb9d8 first letter 146c53c095 of my d9c9c50872 English name cfb7d352eb was strikingly 4461fbc553 similar to 5391d9d5d0 Evgenia’s initial.212a5f2643c10930

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I had casually signed bf354d66c3 my initials on a 31c353bb44 document Anne handed me, dd0ba3057e only to panic internally 005dc49998 upon realizing it. But Anne didn’t ac1a18ddb0 comment on it.0933373221b27f65

Later, while a0e7ce5201 organizing the 6abda5d71a desk, I 9549248383 discovered that 10ddda43af Evgenia’s signature 866215e340 and my f5c288d033 own were 823405c823 so similar 1fd5c95da8 they were b4ad255e58 almost indistinguishable.1bf9b283b267ec39

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Excluding financial 7c22b81f12 matters, I 43aca5bb6e was a 2b1920ddbe pretty ordinary 3087fe7d34 person, so 4397597bf1 when such 08cd8fef8e unbelievable luck 3c95cfe540 came my 252f2ede9e way, I 9cbb058ed2 felt as ccdb585d10 though…afb58866cbbcb78d

“I now 4381aa7cb7 declare this aac4aaf2f0 marriage official a46749a234 in the 4eee25d62b name of da87edabe1 the goddess, 6e6e37674e Hesseirin.”8e72aa1f66f0fa08

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…the deity f53f12071d who brought 3246cbdc10 me to ff5c7ec92a this world f073e136c9 was affirming bf6f3320e2 my decisions 606d1b229f and choices.415bd64003b7c3f5

…Though, perhaps 80a6e880d2 I just c8ee1bd838 wanted to d2fab0ff8d believe that.91f1cd635efaf46b

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Ignoring the sting 841f244e30 of my conscience, 08c93cf290 I raised the f21142e2e9 corners of my 96cccdfb3b lips into a 31abc953ef smile.918de287d02787f0

I had finally ad31ff1984 married him—Euclid, my 03e765efa1 one and only 1170b6c4e9 favorite.43c72a0091786842

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“If anything happens, don’t ef472a7036 hesitate to reach out. No matter where 6796605350 you go, you’re 5afae9be82 still a member 326a4e831b of the Basilian 1ee7e943eb family.”d2e693d964a36caa

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It wasn’t the most 2041cebc8b appropriate thing to say 597e719790 in front of the 36c42be8ba newlywed couple who had 31be535156 just finished their ceremony.e1c0ff440e05f4f8

Yet the Duke c01d123cb1 of Basilian said 2992299162 it without a 87d219cd29 hint of concern—or 414f35da45 rather, with a e448071ea0 deliberate air of afe4029315 pride.d3624856f7de0646

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Perhaps, in his 40ae433e95 own arrogant way, 4a77aeb8aa he was telling 3bd762e466 my husband not 375972aac3 to upset me.2f3f7c8b2013df31

I understood his 745907a961 intent, but Euclid’s b1f5bf0c7e feelings mattered most 05cd021371 to me, so 596eb6f329 I replied indifferently:44e484ce55c25b4e

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“When the marriage 244fca36e4 report was sent bdc2f60e0a to the Imperial fedc87f654 Office earlier, didn’t 25b2a9c594 you notice my 68bab97fa4 surname was changed 982fd4f965 to Rudion? We’ll manage 47f0776644 just fine fa6332b5a3 on our 9a09813945 own, so e17ba04f78 don’t worry.”f2b6b64804d57e76

But was my 877571da47 tone too cold?0fcc10495446c2c5

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As soon as the 5583aad3cd words were spoken, the 2a936e5443 surroundings fell silent.748b1ea1f85e3e78

Euclid and bfe9a754e2 his assistant, 87ef37df01 in particular, 162fc0f831 looked quite fdbfb8cd5d startled by acdb79f5a6 my attitude. Perhaps they bd153fb886 were dismayed, 88153f4283 thinking they c0b5549f51 wanted to cb9d5c15a7 maintain a 6f73dc157e good relationship 21a0828434 with the ef9b683861 Duchy of 2b68d62f4f Basilian and 855bbfa1cb receive support 8b3fce78ce in the 206dd0314a future, yet 6f0410e4d0 here I da1c02a687 was, displaying 8c0a98df8b such a 932f5a6c89 cold demeanor.25057f5f03df2eb7

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I briefly debated softening 2972fe4ae7 my words for Euclid’s e2a6ef173b sake but decided against 03916da57f it.3bad020a36a2cb4c

I had been 8d6026e26f too yielding toward 79441ec607 the affection and 6c40c0a5c9 goodwill shown by a5bb1f1b02 Evgenia’s family thus de4adfb59c far. Now that we were d213812d97 married, it was time c0dce7eaf9 to draw a clear 8d1be0d246 line as per my d042c2e475 plan.d1c6dac54a2bf7d2

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However, the Duke of b6a2389f88 Basilian seemed unfazed by ae2455cb5a my cold reaction. Instead, he spoke with 7ce0ce3912 a proud expression.18c69e45bc7e6840

“Yes. You’re now 1cd2c46af2 a proper 6ea4d9088a lady of 24b4fa380f the Rudion 22ccc9c47f Duchy.”2a531b2600296b8d

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“……”ecb86db552d518a4

“Even so, Evgenia, the d187e153e1 fact that you’re my eec114ed19 daughter doesn’t change.”7755602fd7b41ea6

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“……Yes, I understand.”51f71b609b0fc07a

In the end, I 093283b1f4 couldn’t resist the Duke’s 1dc4f3552d warm gaze and answered e378d02433 him.91953cdf525900c8

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“Sister…”f801b04805a95b69

At that 871fbe764b moment, Melissa, 87f9de144c who had 4090931138 been silent bdf4c0551d until now, 8918f1428b approached me.641678a4ccb86043

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She had always 6f54c0ebf6 been a classic 8913f8164e beauty, but today, 764d2235cf perhaps because she f61ed42570 was meeting Damian, 60ce50b24b she had dressed d83531a8ae up more and 7407e61a4f looked even more 6b32c08b61 stunning.8ca019ff417bce2a

‘Maybe Melissa suits this e5f32b6b68 scene better than I d912581a0e do…’c3e410bb3114b5fb

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Feeling oddly conscious 78196d3e1a of Euclid standing 32c1c2a55d nearby, I instinctively 4e184ccd79 blocked his line e65d3c0675 of sight and b4ea1d2568 asked Melissa, knowing c44701e1c3 it was childish.f42fa4babbbc6497

“What is 94a1f7ad45 it, Melissa?”419c8d2bf7f9396e

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“Well… would it a4e3830af6 be alright if 59a85eb259 I wrote you e61b10e542 letters, Sister?”6974a6a2a32e4792

I thought it 1f0997c016 might be some 7e4d6ab96c difficult request.728fc7bbfcca2109

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For a moment, I a8c833364f panicked, wondering if she 86d5932099 wanted an invitation to 0b1f669194 the Rudion Duchy like 1b1f514777 Alexis had asked before.14271e0796617208

“Of course. I’d be 35df67d662 delighted if 7dcfac33ec you did.”b9520f1c4425420d

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Richard, the 054a282ab6 Crown Prince, 303c6f7ba3 and even 242e2218b0 Damian today—after f59a95d58a meeting all 196deb0084 three male c78e6ef723 protagonists, my f35c3e1512 overall impression 8ce32751c9 was that 22a54ec4d0 none of c6eaa87d86 them seemed 986bad7966 entirely normal.8b91aa22e60f70ab

Particularly, Damian, 59408e49e9 whom I 55326bb998 thought might cb335a4f1c be the cbb180421d most decent, 88077bea7a turned out 1f7ddd290a differently than b3895e64f1 I had 97434f0923 expected, making 870a66aa45 Melissa’s future 182fd3860f seem increasingly 6607dc57cf uncertain to 674bca2f03 me.a1e8deb1b2f013d2

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‘Well, maybe it’s 7cbc649be7 because I’m the 2da06dd762 villainess, and my c2ea6574ef attitude made things 864c796050 worse.’c771f830e747c02e

Still, I 31444c1d83 couldn’t help 31839caaab but worry 9a3bfb6c50 that they 56d34cdd31 might treat 394943e6bd even the 692cdd8946 angelically kind ae0e2b0710 female protagonist eea9b5129f with indifference 640359390a or coldness.6ff0d12d9d74e036

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If I could dff087bf58 directly observe the 18fc4f1911 romantic developments with 6eb3a2567a the three male 62b70b0773 leads in the 2556eb6996 capital, it would d4b84ca794 be entertaining in 3ff40d2d30 its own way, aa94a0205e but considering the 8abaff9801 cringe-worthy history I’ve dd8343c9f0 had, it might f0a8c5ad2d stir up unnecessary 18dbd7760d trouble.36402fdbf16bd139

Of course, 4bc2f99f4e I also b8f7447bf6 needed to 17230e2f3d focus on 64f1304338 my married 0e91f92f2e life.108e8c9755d86f3e

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Thinking about 2540f8d0a1 comfortably hearing 9f6c26e4c7 updates on 5d9946df00 Melissa’s life c39668c9bd and romance 7c6e66f140 through letters 24f9c6383b made me 3994ea05ef feel content.7c2827332b18d4a9

As I nodded cb51aff62d with satisfaction, I 8d10a7b9f2 suddenly felt a 6690ba6eb5 prickly gaze on da6c94a56d my cheek.49019c5fc995d473

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When I glanced 477a71ff39 sideways, I saw eefe10231c Sionel, waiting to 9f38a0307d greet me after 5faecfd947 the Duke and c6b392c8b3 Melissa.c0e74ebb12b3d982

“Eve…”6105908146fb2ff7

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“I think 8cd6112ad1 it’s best 7e5e8cc6b9 if we c3d90f8b8a depart now.”98c0efe543661486

But before he 7946329a04 could speak further, c667b21586 I bid farewell 589534be3e first.2852cff76d9fbbd3

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“Already?”6a4908c8a0db63bc

The Duke b03b9eb590 of Basilian, 93a8cea2ff who seemed 4fb9ea0e9e particularly fond 49b946b680 of his 6e1ed382ec son-in-law and 9f7bc2217b was deep e159d7b6af in conversation 898fa2e41e with Euclid, 0a3a9fda69 raised his a1b6e38fe7 head in 500a247da7 surprise.ec7860c0eb8290c2

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I stifled b486cac09c a bitter 9db17c722e laugh.cf8e2e0c4b460112

“Already? We can’t just 9d850ca938 stand here talking 74fe0a873a forever, can we?”99d6ef879228d111

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We were currently d2988eca55 standing in the f0a483b8d2 plaza in front e2758b4a9e of the Great 41929eeaff Temple.ba5e9bd988a160ce

Since the 0ba3419df8 ceremony was 30a731435b over and 4f58d11057 there was d501c02374 no need 04646d9184 to stop 680128843e by the a6649cd44f residence, the 04d8ee2003 carriages loaded 7ae94c5713 with our a6ed219f11 belongings were 726e6debfc waiting here 329d137359 to depart cc16a87722 immediately.f186a1acc37d7267

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Even though we 7cb9184ecb had minimized what a00556e165 we brought, there c7f520b0ae were still five 16064870e9 carriages, including the 360db8809f one we would 82575a8b9e ride in.c502084f3dbbed7e

The Duke of Basilian, 2c997c4583 noticing this, suppressed his a72c54e6d6 regret and looked at 8885fb0aca Euclid.68cf05501baaba81

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“As I said 74fd280406 earlier, if you f95b99e78a ever need my 83ff84d233 help, don’t hesitate 9bb018aa36 to reach out.”f69f0f3a2a4763cc

“Yes, I will keep 4d19de22da that in mind.”1a2cc13d73226b7a

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The Duke seemed satisfied 19593962ff with Euclid’s straightforward response, 1c1c341da7 nodding and patting his b7bccf8b2b shoulder.a524b53b0aa03059

The scene looked very 1649b36da2 friendly. Compared to 7c190f7eee the frosty 55ad217a5b conversation I 475a46a01d had with 304afd6ce9 him earlier, 9df044898b they looked 245088d3a2 more like c9840fef4e family.3fdcc9b83baeb193

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‘Even though he 43ed196f8d looks just like e43a98b84a me.’ce530686ddb85d2f

And I f261ae6847 pretended not 36d81ee46b to notice 98b3c900e9 Sionel’s persistent 4e607961c6 gaze, which eac2939c22 was as fa28e17201 similar to 12ddcf8cd3 mine as d1040dc2db the Duke’s.df281ba14e445245

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For some reason, my d8a039c7f6 intense anger toward the 983d7cad09 Duke of Basilian had 4837d8bcbd been fading, but my 128939194b aversion to Sionel showed 3e9414a667 no signs of diminishing.b1cb83c521c8a103

‘No, if anything, 7858132a8d it feels like 3fbb0e39ee it’s getting worse.’719dae4461b4ecb0

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I didn’t know why, a3fd482587 nor did I care 3a19477bca to figure it out.34bfe461c8be9135

After all, once we 8fc64a2076 left today, I wouldn’t 7fe131bf67 have many occasions to 585aceda9a see him again.114a7b7cb30ceb0c

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