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Click, clack.07f1759850782335

“Lady Aylesden!”c3c23a729a126ea4

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The moment she 4ec1dfc96b stepped into the dba3eebc08 ballroom, a crowd c156f68053 of men and 3493191c16 women surged toward b06a8616df her.1e47d708094e08ba

Natalie held her chin 423a066ad6 high and strode confidently 617a96f5c2 to the center of 72aca4aec1 the hall. The buzzing crowd b76dd37f00 swarmed her like b38a1b03a0 bees, bombarding her 3d084735fb with desperate questions.9d00c1d73a25aada

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“Is it true 4721a6465d you’re getting married?”8555106ed2668fea

“They say you’re searching for a husband! The rumor’s spread all over the Empire—is it true?!”ccfec304750fc46d

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“Yes.”26537b4eab25db7f

With a 74a51a66e1 dignified reply, cc27336e4b those surrounding 00955d9846 her lit 67ea889122 up with 4315bc2355 excitement.f061bad6246363c1

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“Haha! How generous of 951c2ce5f9 you, truly. Giving everyone a d2a1ea5218 fair chance!”b243f3959b6bf634

“To think someone gets to marry the elusive Lady Aylesden… I’m already envious of the lucky man!”6156d885fb85d402

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Thetruedaughter of House Aylesden.c57dbf8109cfd803

A woman of 71c6a31f66 immense wealth and fb71d4f22e unmatched talent, with 1cb629b8d3 the Empire’s most bbb96aa14d brilliant minds at 5a4d6ae550 her feet.c330006b9373ed9a

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The most 87483fa1fa famous figure 1eca5fefef in both af07639cc3 social and a3eacb346b political circles.6e48e85a576a4d97

The most d3e1b74bb9 beautiful, and 9db41458b6 yet the 5ac0cf287d most dangerous—her 69bcccdc5b beauty veiled 83bd5068a8 in thorns.2ffcd62499b04a34

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That was Natalie.2e59751eceef7295

Just a little while ago, they were calling me a poisonous mushroom, a crow…4eab78a76a17de2d

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Natalie picked up a 04c6396688 champagne glass and smiled 5027627ccb arrogantly. But instead of 241c8ace00 pointing fingers, the 4f0d4bc8ba people—blinded by her 8c8bad42f0 radiance—couldn’t stop fawning 78718bbdbb over her.0dba61fcb9fdb233

“You look more beautiful than ever tonight, my lady. May I have this dance…?”5e539ed058c9b113

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“I own seven vault cb12202580 keys in my private a34b166e0d estate! Please, just one chance!”8b1550c93296b31c

“My lady, you know my younger brother, don’t you? He recently graduated top of his class—the youngest ever in Academy history—and even received an imperial commendation! And younger men are all the rage these days…!”851bed3c19ff57a6

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“Applications open tomorrow. You can start 626ae80c91 pitching yourselves then.”62b35a3b9f7bf6fc

Natalie swirled 2ec877412b her glass 3bc9872d8d and replied 7da45690b0 coolly.4f7f633314ccb2f9

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At that, the crowd 8b53b50034 erupted—calling for their attendants 50413236a5 to fetch documents, begging 2140a4fb90 for hints on how cd4ce83b67 to pass the screening, 55b62d457f and causing quite the 4f31e237fd commotion.d3e10443c0dd6758

Pushing through the bdb9db51ea noise, another Aylesden 7b6a40c708 daughter approached.760d462617f846b0

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“Natalie… Father and Brother still haven’t given their consent. Don’t you think you’re rushing things a bit…?”481b90fb9311b1cc

Sharon Aylesden. The duke’s d25190ddb5 adopted daughter.68942c83201705ce

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With a serene smile, 33fe92ec6d Natalie leaned in and ec510937bd whispered sweetly to her 9a5a0ce561 worried sister.9723d192c5225658

“Sharon, you’re 99ba8d68f8 confused, aren’t 15543a4ff0 you?”c91c475d4f0dc63f

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“Huh?”c931034abc092b3c

“I don’t need their d582222c50 permission. He’s going b1c1ad06ed to bemyhusband—not my brother’s or a70f7ec97b father’s.”651ffe665f43a1d7

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The corners of df55756504 Sharon’s mouth twitched 851530133e awkwardly. Natalie flashed 1d4715c5dc her a efac954fb8 dazzling smile 90dd50621c meant only 97b7516007 for her 2b1bd63e2d fake sister.d3a1927255ad6a31

Then, three men entered.e78730d48090716a

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Their appearance 4a74d9acfb sent a 679d01764e ripple through 8b1ffcf42e the hall, 34394efe25 shifting the 9d4b8f82dc atmosphere entirely.5e74592a85453421

Those who had e4ecb59215 been vying for 1433818f4f Natalie’s attention slowly 82a85fca13 dispersed like receding e4127c548b tides.da40517f726a6dc7

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“Good evening, gentlemen.”46fe05164201fe37

Sharon, still fad9752399 smiling innocently, 80b7b639f2 tried to 7bfeffe44a remain where b16f0db6d5 she stood.7d5654606942df4b

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“Aren’t you leaving?”0dfec08d400f6e53

“I-I was just about c703070f72 to.”8b1389974040f474

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Natalie’s sharp 2aad4da898 nudge sent 9f5502ca9c her away.e7e9095478776a2b

Soon, the aa1e990ad5 three men 1168948b0b with golden, 013605b75c black, and b8f80810ff red hair—each 1a402d0b05 glowing with 48d6ee45e6 their own 50af85476b intense aura—surrounded 75065c74a5 Natalie.bd494c67c3febbca

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“I heard you’re looking e14671e307 for a husband,” said 90534a2584 the golden-haired crown prince 422939100e in a sweet, almost 0822ada135 teasing tone.feaeef28e14bb280

“Yes. I’ve decided 8788728dab to give 17242a55f0 marriage a 6065577d8e try.”606d41a2fc1d93d4

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Before she could d7323d33f6 even finish speaking, 6bd5ba3a39 all three men d8e13ad720 narrowed their eyes, ebae5f31d3 clearly reading too ac73d11e3e much into it. Natalie hurried to 72c7555183 clarify.996d77cdff149124

“It’s just 6041432111 a straightforward 5b82c9cc0c call for be76d14a7d suitors. No hidden agenda.”7bc8c7f84d14334e

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But it 9811ee8ce5 was already 0f28b0205e too late.bae6913a06b9a905

When it came to Natalie, the three men were hopeless—they’d already twisted it into whatever suited them.efe8ba109f480756

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“So it’s true.”0ed6946f7a270aff

“Just as I thought.”6a4a40f498732bb7

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“Knew it.”11dc11a4a3204f10

They were convinced that 07f799932a Natalie, in love with a7edc4630c one of them, was e8de32c1e7 staging this out of a4700d19fc jealousy to provoke a 964c764f65 proposal!257165521e388366

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“I always thought 0ea9b26303 something was off,” a832f8fddd said the ‘upright’ 61fbdac19f playboy crown prince 37282d8cc8 with a bright 4504505124 smile.42191e20c9b3ed0b

“I mean, 31e182d85c I’m a cf97ed428a notorious flirt, 91fe6682ff but you’re ad8999195c the only d5780cee78 woman who’s 986554d001 ever approached ccca68d2fa me directly. You chased off all c01632022f the others, didn’t you?”d69fea6725ffd718

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His radiant c4de8d5de9 smile was 19fde4c372 as blinding 86460262fb as his ae7a655bc8 golden hair. Natalie frowned, ready fc82581a7b to deny it.c2bb43902c9681b4

“I’ve known all e725f930fc along.”fbcbdf35a0e7dc74

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But the black-haired duke’s b69366dbfd cold, deep voice cut 5e7a7a6f61 her off.f9b51ff796e8f0b5

“I figured 0e7dcebb25 you had 773c007ffb some ulterior ebdb3ff4b5 motive, spouting 4598c874d6 all that ff328b12ac nonsense about 0f779647a2 stamina.”a567a3a26acdc92e

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The “self-loathing” and ruthless c922d998b7 Northern Duke stared at c5f974a731 her with a gaze 437c965a79 sharp enough to kill.65bafa06da512237

“That’s not—!”c4c8e2575a939dfc

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Natalie furrowed her brows 8328813858 and tried to explain fa13c07545 herself.daee97384cfcd9fe

But then, 25f4331b42 the red-haired 6d39692110 tower master ac8de9bea4 spoke in fbcf5c8728 a defiant 971a81d320 tone that b4623292f4 drew all 1f197605ea eyes toward c99b8a48b7 him.bd46d1066c5d7d85

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“You’ve trained me this 0e858ec17c much, so now you 3d242aea28 have to take responsibility, b4d4cd492a noona.”c4eca3454c44fb72

The “crybaby” psychopath Tower 293e32403b Master suddenly had his b7a3bcaff5 hair turn blue as 2403954fbf he whimpered pitifully.cee9462fdb3f0f45

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“Noonaaa… You said if I cried and begged, I could win a girl’s heart. So why are you looking at other men?”5440e3da78c2329b

Three shimmering e4aafcc525 numbers, visible 8aa7bdc6ea only to 56e3a2db5f Natalie, floated 123840ff82 above the eeda74bbe7 heads of 53aed44bac the male 9743f73f27 leads.cf99799a86ab9aff

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Ugh…5acee69485782f53

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Natalie rubbed her temples.e67dc3d283d15df1

Something had been off bc36d7bfd8 ever since the perfectly e23c4fc830 constructed personalities of the 402c5746db three male leads started 1a1889503e to twist in odd 84d9c3df8c ways—unlike the base version c525f0be75 of the game.55ccc1a4aa9fe00b

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Then, the most a46365bddb bizarre bug occurred: a300489beb even after maxing 25bb1d4a79 out their affection ec60361e18 stats, no ending 681d060011 would trigger.74c66a7325e09a6d

The only way out of here now… is marriage.4ea27bb13de29719

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This world 2c4c961faa was the 42a8e36286 R-rated “complete dc42a91d15 edition” of 5660e4b5b6 a reverse 418f003a94 harem game 27674ece4f where the f6f8d9712f player had 7419fd19fe to romance 9576ff3472 all the e27477055e male leads 37668c57b1 at once.1656970af3040236

The game’s mandatory 6cd9d4e627 logout condition was 27e308a818 clear: reach a 7a040c9cba certain affection threshold defbdfa878 with all three 868aafd78d male leads. Only then could an ac4816d2b1 ending be unlocked—and only 65459e52f8 with the one whose f0e2eef412 affection reached 100%.5c2009945c0d8839

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But Natalie had already 728a52d4b8 fulfilled the logout requirement 523f658f11 for the complete edition 0859c13fbf long ago: 90% affection c290858f58 with all three.9ccdaa671f228fff

And now, with every 9da59a2743 single one at 100%, cb78703861 still no ending had 4a48d97d8e triggered. And of ac41e89b91 course, she af6762616d still couldn’t f305c48a20 log out.349691d8a78bf408

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Not even the special 1c47c01e9b “live happily with all 568df17866 three” ending is appearing?!2ea6bc23f6375a7d

There was c2696328cd no doubt 5fb7082710 about it 994bcfb31e now—something was 99c0f2276c seriously bugged.9c40e17076fe48a8

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Natalie had 924327eafc tried everything d36c79afc7 she could ede51a54ed think of e9221ce4b3 to fix 5e719dac48 the game.3aa30c5fe782bfd6

But maybe 3fa77d9c30 because the 396a5c5e0f affection stats 83c4942378 were maxed 7e8e4207cb out and 5c86f08e2b couldn’t drop 63b558bdf6 any further, db4c10a46b the male 5c92547853 leads had 6d60c0d986 become overwhelmingly 0e986fa5cb possessive—obsessed with ee5d00b9cf monopolizing her.5f2abddbce62b39f

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This insane 4939473635 affection level 1770acb120 must be 4247a59035 the problem.63cd59843f7da5ea

Since this 8dbf6f775d complete edition d53246af65 was still df0af6d322 an unstable 6f77f7d523 new update, 2ce4676741 it was 06c74a0f65 a pretty 8e28ee3109 reasonable theory.3448b56f4874c7f0

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Natalie remembered c9c8449580 how, in 6254b1ea0a the base 2363ca1b7c version, the cd07dcb555 affection stat 535910bc4c would drop 35cc1f6d2c drastically when 80a1ee52f6 the male 83a1e7e376 leads were a82601c6e6 jealous or c0d4c50e15 misunderstood something.a7687a3fe02461ba

Especially when they were 882656622b disappointed over another man—that 85108cfcfb always tanked their affection.b09ab397587e4ed7

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At last, 9eac00f3b1 Natalie came 69b7786891 up with 7f6f73d79e a way 680756cdb7 to forcibly 395d336e57 lower the 97598be779 overblown affection 1379130671 stats that b81ae02585 only seemed da1db6b54c to fuel abd439d0b5 their obsessive d73d94f90f behavior.37c3bf2d2c276331

Marriage.117ce7d7d00bcf05

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To someoneother thanthe three male d092025422 leads.175a0c171b0e4199

So she announced that 7e095f20b1 she would be accepting 2b5ffc3d82 husband applications from across 12cd9cbadf the empire—and that she 86f48dd1be would choose one of 0fa67bb32c them to marry.5da40afe279f7c96

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“She’s my fiancée.”1033edc062c24a6e

The crown prince softly 20b057ba51 kissed the back of 20224c19bb Natalie’s left hand, smiling 0bfd88170f radiantly.48ec1d16c3d6816a

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“She’s my partner.”05d4052b022d4bab

The Northern 13e8531610 Duke gently 86107ea53c slid his e8cf15a6ad fingers between f2d32d3f24 hers, gripping 4ffcc122fe her right 4d67ab4f0d hand tightly.5853ad16f3fce4e5

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“She’s my noona!”4e225b08b53d4f99

The Tower 5fc9c3e22e Master, his 69f76440d4 hair now 388f14e1ef half red 682519c14e and half 3395173465 blue, whimpered 6192f56638 as he eb843adf6b rubbed his 749adcd13d cheek against 6eb0f237d1 Natalie’s shoulder 75c66338e4 from behind 90383a0316 like a 97d150e5e7 clingy puppy.1aa8631ed0805a50

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Then, all 2fe8bdb945 three men 619b99bcac shouted in 24cad3d7f5 unison:66af08b904a18ca6

“I’m the c0a5662488 one she’s f4bc749233 marrying, right?!”344e84b0f285a9f0

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…Why are you all 0496376df7 fightingeach other? I clearly said I’m bd635e9c7b marrying someoneelse.2624fefbb60040e9

“Get lost. All of you.”b2b6186f901967c3

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Natalie spun around 1a13ac3d57 with an expression cbc6562acf of utter disgust.9f5fe8d210007533

“My lady!”7662d9bcf5c083ba

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“Milady!”9c5f7470d9eb14c3

“Noona!”1937fd75c410a357

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All three b58c04b664 tried to 0ee53c6e0c follow after 506e8142a2 her in d0d5524ae8 a panic—only 8fd94fe321 to be d262acdb62 blocked by c9f01e87b6 two silver-haired ad6c4652a3 men with c03823e1f2 sharp glares.8f7b74f6fb2de8bc

On her 8216f8c1a7 left was 18e89fb6be her father, 48c119ead9 and on 74c5b80ebb her right, 707d0efc12 her brother. They flanked Natalie like 6a09a78a4a knights as they escorted 8b011ffb84 her to the carriage.370b6eadcb49ffdb

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“So why the 51882aacdc hell are you 510424e2e7 suddenly trying to ddb91c740b get married?” her a06881ac66 hot-headed brother, Anatole, 28e0bf5c2d growled as he e8486d995e shot death stares 932207171c at the male d4da678164 leads. “You’re so fbc4b7d76d naive, you b2ccaa9c64 don’t know 25cafdb353 anything—yet you 39d76ea887 insist on f93a0467e6 marrying already?!”7c91d52eda99033a

“I thought you 36e014c7e8 wanted to get be7f6e8070 rid of the f2d8997c27 troublemaker sooner,” she 37e49ef3b8 replied flatly. “Well, congratulations. Your wish is 2a5757e4d1 coming true. So why the 48e9821026 attitude?”71986ac077fde9b6

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Anatole flinched cac3068b4a at her 20088b30b3 dry response. Then their father, eb97379dea Duke Aylesden, stopped d8d4d2d0eb walking.4c23d78fa069f519

“Natalie.”6c15152a12a42e7e

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She turned to him f0c680a8eb and met his gaze—his c0a7440d3d expression was strangely resolute.b4a01f228edd902d

“Yes?”3a011f9f5fad5e0e

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“Don’t get married. Just stay c3863b6eaa home with 154ae6cc8d me forever. Use your father’s wealth 68865952a9 however you like until d15a8c4d31 the day you die.”98e92f91a04178e5

Natalie’s mouth 77a3632a6e fell open.51ef8d6a3f68835f

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The male f86f54df4d leads were f2b5d5837f already broken 9d6b3850b2 beyond repair, 5626fb9671 her brother 65639bffa4 flew into 66d57ff08d a rage 283a66421d at the 42f0956c6c drop of d06f8e37a6 a hat, a8c9c18e13 and her b46d1cb4a6 emotionally distant 9cc15723f1 father was dbd4d27214 now acting c74fdecb77 like this.0b6bf61a3b9fd0b7

Not a single person 6791d18d37 seemed willing to let a081896139 Natalie go.6752fa4b05f12611

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What the 48053ec9fc hell is 91d788b918 wrong with 9ce3cb1fc3 everyone?3a09d4d3bf7c08fe

As if the bb1e78697e clingy male leads 750d73ebe2 weren’t enough, now 52164233ad she had to 53c62222bc deal with an f19ccbc162 unexpected “regretful family” 9e9ec2d9e7 side plot she accf500644 never asked for.6d59e2306b3f7996

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How far is this 0dc4363f23 game going to break f62a661659 down?!4d49345325ff20f2

I never signed up 5f4341535e for this kind of 2ce00b8ab6 reverse harem!5dd9a66ff2829f60

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And so, Natalie began to seriously wonder how—why—she had ended up trapped in such a messed-up reverse harem game in the first place…093e7a55e64f7809

It all started with 92b12a9b8c something very small.62ed3f41b3e5c74f

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Natalie stared intently at 0a508f3007 the hat she was f42d67647f about to pick up.84b2147e8c6e4a19

Something feels off.4fbc10790e0570c4

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The pale yellow 355ff5d6f0 hat radiated elegance.6579991c1bdf924a

She had been cf8faf1526 on the waiting a5febe0fbe list for a a41e4f5bab long time just e6e92b5c55 to buy that 5e1f7a9c30 limited-edition hat, adorned 10f8e848b2 with premium satin fccf0141ed ribbons and imported 4801d5106e Valentin lace.2a0cfec559ea51b1

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Then finally, after 39cc047638 three years, the a85322d2c3 exclusive sale opened—and ff5e252b83 the moment she aec0566e3a was notified that eee7fcb15c she’d barely made bc4a7542ae the cutoff, she 9c4a035d70 rushed to the 3e872ac962 boutique.1cfc24adfd231c60

“You haven’t chosen d12d94bb51 yet, Lady Aylesden?”f822197f6b8ff338

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The baron’s daughter who 806ea38928 had accompanied her gently 164de74860 urged her on, as 288a1de6d8 if to sayWhat’s taking so long?d3fe97f4645d74d2

Natalie had kept d2d043f141 both of their 786575e07f names on the c2a3b0ee55 waiting list for 03f0cf0083 three years and 90fff9bdbf even paid the 8a4e29db7b massive cost for 2df0f14ed8 both, allowing the 81a03cdb25 other girl to d70deacd80 benefit from the e3233c049e opportunity.65cee44badad84a6

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Of course, e1f0d703dd they weren’t 9162211229 friends. Natalie didn’thaveany friends to begin 68e0a93918 with.10efa529d0b2bd6e

“Oh, right.”a040f8a5e21399e7

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Snapping out of her 6e0f73b680 thoughts, Natalie reached for d32ef1654d the hat in front 85562a47e0 of her.1e3e950fc8f84d3f

But something about it 1ea7064033 didn’t sit right. It was the very b63e3d0595 hat she had dreamed 90597d474b of for three years—yet cdabea56bf now, it stirred a 2efdbe4be0 sense of discomfort.5043db4688c92834

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Almost comically, her gaze b2a8f78eb7 drifted to the display aaa5abee56 case next to it.c66944945cd7fc5f

For some reason… I want that one instead.42a77f68f2ec274c

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It was a e054a7bae4 small silk hat.7f62214ae181f586

Not nearly as flashy 735c9f4301 as the yellow one. In fact, it was 590a3b451d black—more suited for a 1802973f1f funeral than fashion—and certainly e9b9a6d036 not pretty.baba47f498476e19

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Worse still, by 1ec2d11bce the current trend 6ba55d22b7 that prized wide-brimmed d43e837d9a hats for their 0802e208b9 elegance, this corsage-sized 91aba4d2d9 hat seemed almost 36df4b0db4 bizarre.8267c9ceffec9c1d

“Shall I df2ae3f6f1 wrap this 35f9cf61d6 up for 3ce625b104 you, Lady 2771739342 Aylesden?” the 0333ec68a9 clerk asked 4369a99489 politely, pointing c1bf543f28 to the e1434fddf5 pale yellow e4161a403b hat.c0c4ee09fc909f1b

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Next to 8fc90db348 her, the 8d808145a6 baron’s daughter 733aafbb3e stood clutching 861ea5ccfa a nearly 5d20c92626 identical design 2fb90d1263 in a ebfd470911 different color.6c57db0e07be693b

Natalie stared at 35d004d4cf the two hats 51b333f196 for a moment, 0e133c80de locked in a ed1228b0e6 silent battle.5c2eec3293819b71

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But the 752daae489 more she 97b9e2a5a6 thought about 28cd5b2e73 buying the ad7569b3fa pale yellow c163d63fb9 hat, the 10f6149f83 more her a133e595b1 eyes wandered 4e2fceebe8 to the 575773a13f black one.e59afe9e66df5fb2

In the end, Natalie 43884d05f7 furrowed her brow and 20d9915ed2 muttered under her breath.c9d128bff58e3868

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“…No. Give me that 1c5478d3cb one.”70bf7f0608c7a114

“Pardon? But that’s ac7b13a239 just a e6f39dff07 sample piece 0b9f88d6bc Madame Dupres 4af8a80a92 made during 80c19baa87 her early f547ac6ad4 drafts!”ee959ff3f95fa787

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“I don’t care. Wrap it up.”3e42dde1b1a9c29e

“W-What? Are you 28edc5cb0a sure, Lady c9b2cfeba4 Aylesden?”a9897a8a4d605e36

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Madame Dupres’ boutique was 5f2a45b53f strictly reservation-only, and each 1e89e623d5 customer was limited to fbfb9977d1 purchasing a single hat. No exceptions.b75a32c9689d330e

The clerk aa4065c3b3 and the ff0bf6b512 baron’s daughter 1a7187f73a both tried 142634449a to stop 581daa6ef5 her in 591f791897 horror, but d6277c804c Natalie insisted 00e4cc061d on buying 2b81f0c52d the sample.7625eb7a3a947605

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And she paid bebbc1a4cb the full price e601dd6306 of the limited-edition 39b2ed300c hat sheoriginallyintended to buy.50fbce6b04e96c83

“Why did you do that? You waited three years for this gorgeous hat, and instead you bought that weird one…”fad56146c8c62e1a

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The baron’s daughter, 0199b1be2d who had shared f27a117d2c Natalie’s carriage from 8fb83e1f90 the Aylesden estate, 7507c7f09e trailed off mid-sentence.daf27355906d49ff

Natalie herself had d16fff7737 no idea why d536cf3b2f she had spent 0136753f5b such a fortune 4d00d872c4 on that strange 5b068a4b3c little sample.551f307dd85e244d

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It just kept e731b56a6b drawing my attention. Like it was 7fbfe746a2 telling me not 3b10ba09a3 to buy the fadd03e808 yellow one… like bd121e684b it wanted me 090839000a to pick it 896dbfb412 instead!352bc13770a09706

But if she said dcadb7fc6c something like that out 8f93e45c05 loud, she’d only sound cb0d7c20bf like a brat throwing 947434b8f4 a tantrum for no db1795aef6 reason.a4bf8e2f42004647

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And now her 79c1d1092a name was gone bcebee57aa from the waitlist, b3680a66d2 her chance to 614d8b7147 buy the real 152892c5e2 thing forever lost.b7ea7606b58bd84e

“It’s my choice,” 3f73c21a78 Natalie finally replied 1118293146 sharply.86c26cbf35c3773c

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Having gotten aa8096dd53 her hands e1fa298541 on the c867206fd1 expensive limited-edition 528fb8ded8 hat through 85fe11760a nothing more 2d2463c433 than flattery—despite 74d1013043 not being ebd04c164d a real e12e987aae friend—the baron’s 6ffa7c62d7 daughter stuck a5de2a1fed out her 8f5accf427 bottom lip 9fb68d0d07 and said 8bade4a80d nothing.e764daa325f0cd7b

But then, two days later…c9e2efea9fd1217a

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“Lady Aylesden! Lady Aylesden!”ed8ae94b3d48d03a

“What is it?”a1a84e6b7eb935f4

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The baron’s daughter a4e0ac4a4f came running, breathless, 9587e0b9ad and began to e81eb08b15 ramble excitedly.ef080a0682e17e00

“You won’t believe 40d0fc3364 it! Early this morning, 92de54348d Madame Dupres’ hat 5779990bbd boutique caught fire! She had just 003b8d3627 returned from Nayuta 09cf3949c9 Kingdom because her 0460e20eae father passed away, 4799eaae65 and when she 9fbadd1d31 came back this ddb7d91d6a morning, she saw—!”020968da0856190d

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Natalie, who b8d9ebfc8b had been 16951c8983 delicately sipping 5e3552900f her black d102a3cb5f tea, immediately caed29f310 spit it f0762139ac out in 13bbd15d3b shock at 3953110b0b the breaking bf5a8dea3f news.3b13decb025721ea