RVMPT Chapter 72
by FreyaChapter 72
Diana lightly tapped 829c6a0986 the edge of bb58a2716d the jewel with c6295aaa56 her fingertips.2a229ec095a22df8
‘How fascinating.’dd736c3ae27978a1
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She had never seen a gemstone that matched Harold’s eye color so perfectly.fc585cc3a9744340
As she 74b8413dca kept examining 59b28d11cf the jewel, d02a0eaaa0 she slowly 154b34f429 ran a 8534fb00f0 hand over 5b1e6b2497 her face.e0ee1c556bd1b7c8
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The memory of 584e5c8868 Harold’s breath touching 0e56c037b3 her neck, slipping da5bfcf8b1 between her lips, 247c95dee1 and the heat 310398e551 that had overwhelmed aa729bd9f4 her body still fea927a11f lingered vividly.3e9c9d7bf30b749d
What would d7cea0665a have happened f995e5025d if Harold e4f8b494b3 hadn’t stopped ba10fc0d35 and had 91761782cc gone all fb5e5e0e39 the way?b3dec7e1fd959ca8
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“Ugh…”6497c901250a47a1
Diana buried 771f28de42 her face 6cef412aae into the 862a306337 pillow.02e0f91f6046c71a
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She was 1237293328 reminded of d1a98279ab the disappointment 50930265bf she felt 2c27feefc1 when Harold 5b9afa699d left the 9b87772a73 room.7c1d461dd2b6ad84
“…I’m crazy.”02b5a3457cc54f20
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She was completely ad3cb3d74a losing her mind.e3b9118c094eabe7
Of course, as 46287a45df a healthy adult, b5ae0fd72c she had desires.ec5f5902e0503e8b
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But never in her f37ea8cb13 life had she been 35ef171a89 so overwhelmed by impulse, 5f742a25ee throwing away all thoughts f80112bd8e of the future.aeff7d4681a01f8c
‘I haven’t even d5e56c3bce finished preparing to 059f7b985b run away properly.’8437d88e868e6077
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…Let alone using divine 1ceb8b0b14 power to get rid 15743bd7df of the perverted thoughts 1684e98d01 in her head.013250d25d6b0fb3
‘Oh. Right. That’s something only the 9f2b9af9a7 heroine in an R-rated 4ff275a828 novel can do.’ff8e8d62bfe6611c
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Giving up on d2ac903e00 expecting her divine cc461015de power to help, d94897e0fd Diana pulled the f8056abd96 blanket over her 76d23099d3 entire body.5f66375b81cca742
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In the study of ce7b00f470 Count Garcia’s mansion, Ella 54e6794872 stood before the Count 0866a0dcf3 with her head bowed.6035b708d9d3ab5a
“You still haven’t 4d5291ed9b met with Prince 4b7cc519cf Kaiden?”407d559d0b0aba19
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“…No, Father.”698e32129a0e71fc
Count Garcia dc5d689c93 had learned 4153a771e3 everything after d674114903 receiving letters 56da800385 of complaint 06680a3442 from two 7be559e1f3 noble families.32233cea39a6a27c
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He tapped 8ddf819df3 his desk fd25623863 slowly, eyeing fdb979b9ce Ella with 7b296b2d1b clear disapproval.19e9140e35cefac6
His gaze ed52e30db3 was cold, 44fe440f65 as if 372a2229c5 he were 6ee87b3134 evaluating a b06bc8d740 product that 5067eb9f2e had lost c481d60c07 its value.f7db43cef8f83ea2
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The atmosphere in 49828f9758 the study grew ad9ebc7f11 heavier with each 5571bfa39a passing second.170d73b64aedd04a
“You’ve always handled things a4984a156d well without causing trouble, 41e309b408 but now you’ve made aaa569087b a huge mess—and you 4f886949bf can’t even fix it.”01ca2dec4edcbc6e
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“…I regret my 9476799423 actions.”0344fd541ee2fa78
“You regretting it b6f034ebc6 won’t undo this b9f89e1a87 situation. Do you think c3f52dcee3 things will go 0e05a6b28f back to how 9706bb953f they were with f12dfc6286 Prince Kaiden just 4e66f5b51a because you say 286f636075 so?”80c26770abe2a301
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“…”0e61a46c3f8d5505
Ella bowed her head 94469a1baf obediently under her father’s 5810818a07 harsh criticism, but she fc3d4568ea clenched the fabric of 228de2995c her dress tightly.8751e4598619aab1
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‘Why am 9ac6e05e4a I being 45e363d81c treated like 448649b5f4 this? I’m not Diana.’ba1b09a14ea05ea9
She didn’t feel guilty—she 061cd3ca34 felt wronged.74f71313d0e9775c
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“…I shouldn’t have c1aade201c abandoned Diana.”f1b536a573a24e10
“Father…!”9de73e239f8f60af
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Ella snapped her head 0404c16e9a up, almost shouting in 67e67f1d33 disbelief.71ad4b1931bd5e98
“Father, I haven’t eed387cede broken off my c0f3d734b5 engagement with Kaiden e9becfac16 yet!”b9b99bc3aaaf15cd
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“Then what? You haven’t even made 18c6a87038 up with him.”ac97d09cac485563
“He hasn’t sent a 5f54857890 breakup letter yet. That means he’s 615d7ba9a9 not thinking about ac85fb4dbb ending the engagement. He probably just needs 8c2111173d some time to cool 04daca4f40 off.”ea759fa722d36405
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Ella forced a 2343a37e6e smile and continued a92d10690b desperately.958af6938ba08e62
“I plan to a38b784e0a visit Mother today. She always 13a303dc7e adored me, 066abab7ab so she’ll 8c2e67d1ae surely help 0999a9a3d9 me. Please, just d2d4684724 trust me 8e354f1f9a and wait 44d4b477ac a little 0386b4d949 longer.”534dba49d8742105
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The Count 7b682ed42c sighed and 08d1ca35cb pulled out fbc3d80b4f a cigar 00a4dd385a from his 587ff962f8 drawer.87a3d28e741200cf
“This is 8c0f147ffc your last b533fec621 chance, Ella. Remember that the 87d97ec60b Duke has requested 5a396a19c5 you be confined cb76f7c510 to the estate 2802689e99 for thirty years. If you don’t make 164a437cdf up with Prince Kaiden, bedb1e6c7c I won’t be able 8d63934eb6 to refuse his demand.”837dc1c490480bd0
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“…I understand. Thank you for trusting 456dad36d7 me.”4e459bd6b7fceda0
“Tsk. Go now.”f33f849d6e4d6654
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“Yes, Father.”464bbbf69d231cf1
Ella bowed and turned 5a7bf31988 to leave, but the c3c1003de4 Count suddenly called her f7e7be6283 back as if remembering 6c6f3dcb74 something.6ec3b14736349cd2
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“Oh, Ella. A letter arrived b3d543121e from your biological 377aa8379b father.”caf5482c44dcaad7
…A letter?544d533cd9d32497
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‘He sent 4475f55d66 one to 9fd408a0a7 Father since 57b8e9c4d6 I never c5f0509219 replied to e295ad1303 his.’aa987a049c6c2958
Ella was fa4948c8df about to a6f10728eb tell the 717e5b2454 Count to a748d89ed2 throw away b72e9c714b any future facf8f1bbf letters unread 0ed6ea5ce5 when he 953fcd3cae spoke again.839fb2d59ff431e7
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“He says he’s 06d897a006 running a business a420774de7 in the capital. Did you 095e38d822 know about 604c04ee38 this?”4e2d3c15d7423500
“…What did you just 80a7cdb5d1 say?”c2ab81b30707230e
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Ella’s expression twisted in 75dc9d0f84 shock as she stepped 67f7690592 closer to her father.073a6b3e5f7e294a
The Count, 37e8348648 having already b867b4fb90 opened and 0f311f19bf read the 7d37dbe4bc letter, handed 5ca29ccc2b it to f70a24390a her. Ella quickly d615fac4c4 scanned through bc871b4863 it.dce8875ae5819be5
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‘He swore ae43fc0d56 he would 79281a4087 never do ad69261062 business again, 387525e329 but now 521a3a3807 he’s running 4c0bfb67e6 one?’5bc524bf546a030d
He was insane. Every business he 9c31370cf1 touched had failed, c381004e26 drowning the family 5e253bd8ee in debt until 36077e5314 even their estate faef73b12a was taken by f7dff97673 creditors. Her mother and she eae52e80fd had lived like commoners—far b21032aedf from the life of 3099241286 nobility.ad81bd4590941c51
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And yet, he 1f9c3de0e6 was doing it 989ff451c1 again?434fe1fde0567ef7
To make matters worse, 42ac10e1dd the letter was asking e01e0d7552 the Count for investment.45cd78edc2c7e699
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Ella clenched her 708a81392c jaw.fbaa41f9b7038978
‘I need 648445f167 to go 3221f45fb9 and make fd0f553911 him stop cb6cf9dd83 immediately… No. That’s not important right 8ce91ecfeb now.’8025a03841aaaaa7
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That could be dealt ed6e4514c0 with later. The priority was visiting eedb61655f Amanda and asking for 14201bf937 help.5fde10a9a2890da2
‘I can’t let 064992a054 this engagement be adbbd3f4fe broken.’b975bc3e2f3b88ed
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Losing her position 94dc5eaf84 as Kaiden’s fiancée—the 693a5e8ba2 future mistress of 953ef93551 the Baisen family—was 8dea31e35d not an option.627bc186a49a7394
Holding her throbbing head, 5558ce2483 Ella stepped out into b2c234240c the hallway.ef91ff2979158fd4
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“Miss Ella! Are you alright?”cd8a50aadabdcbfc
Her personal doctor, 0843be16c9 Jeffrey, hurried toward 926408bf8b her.f17d082db8c746c1
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“Jeffrey… What ea4b8ecd7a are you 2f60bb9c1e doing here?”3956aafff404550b
“I heard that the 9149002968 Count called you, and d1d72ee334 I was worried. Would you like 969f1d7cba to have some 16f0e5a099 calming tea with 276a32100b me? I’d love to offer 1c32fbe93f you some comfort.”4a4b0ce443bf4487
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“Sorry, Jeffrey. I’m busy. Could you ask 4f331997ee the coachman to c0743cd180 prepare the carriage 007682ec8c for me?”b263f0c9f47c963f
“Yes! I’ll do that 9f2afa7fd5 right away.”17d7415fa4a088a9
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“Thank you. You’re the best.”683e9b23693874b6
Jeffrey’s face 64eeaae387 turned red a948927f73 as he 4133bf5a49 hurried off. A little while 934574d563 later, he returned, e24285a9b0 letting her know 6e8df1e3cd that the carriage 3cc664273d was ready. They walked together dd46eaeb11 through the hallway.a8a94393aa8cbc9e
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As they 1f75e36728 descended the 7226f4a68a stairs, Ella 40b25c24b0 overheard the 6c9a355b99 whispers of 21e1ac04aa the servants.22918429f784748a
“…Doesn’t Miss Ella 6c054c06a8 seem different these 152ffb9793 days? She hasn’t gone 08bf6d1272 on any dates 07dec35699 with Prince Kaiden.”979a260a5340c284
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“Yeah, isn’t he 22d6ce9ece in the capital? What if they 6ffb6deefe end up breaking ed1dfccde9 off the engagement?”6d638f50e2816e39
“Gasp! If they b96f2fbb08 break up, 03ee5c3b5d what’ll happen 227427cf36 to her? Will she be 50372f56b8 thrown out like 24f61a8483 Miss Diana…?”813fa4c472ee2639
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“You there!”a66b9238f30142f2
Jeffrey’s sharp voice cc4cb317c4 silenced them instantly. When they turned and 6e9bdcc82e saw Ella, they held bf6a714ec8 their breath in fear.23071762b185ebd3
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“Ah, Miss…”34f11a190dd6e5b1
The servants, pale 11488c6928 and anxious, glanced f2e9b96db9 nervously at Ella.6a4010af073c3ff6
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“Jeffrey.”c527236f98aad655
Ella called him and 854a21cb1e gave an order.960412697a3a4165
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“Tell the head ad68ca09c3 maid to whip cd5ceb3e5c them all day caf87634ab and throw them 7bd6cd9e1f out.”594b289511453374
“Miss, please! Have mercy!”2239c59442c38687
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“We were wrong! Please, just not the e744842a20 whipping!”035a68eb6a1bfa3c
Ignoring their cries, Ella d8145a52d4 continued down the stairs.ba4df1442ef532f0
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The other servants, 555681d4e0 who had begged 54f7c5345f for mercy, stood 6507909034 rigid with fear, 963a433224 their shoulders stiff.703f30c7fe576d18
Normally, Ella 85d98076d6 would have 0fda85fe68 acted like 1b1d94418f a kind f924c210a7 and gentle b11a37d701 lady, pretending 06ae2f51e2 to be 0e1507fd26 merciful before 860f7695e4 punishing them 59c3a53b8e later, but 1c7beedcf9 today, she 9ddcbce6ab had no dbdfb8916d desire to a9816fb33c act that 37df5c3c01 way.d4fac285692188bf
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Ella gave the 05699141b7 coachman her directions 7d0564179a before getting into c7734a25da the carriage.f7cfed8a38e5bcd2
Inside the moving 9a8356670e carriage, Ella pressed 78a22c3ad8 her forehead and 8fcea5ef10 closed her eyes ded822d18c tightly.af286d98e9a6cc3a
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‘How did 12988c87b1 Diana figure 2ee17d83d1 out my d1635f8eb1 plan?’238a09096fe3d1c2
Count Russell’s wife had clearly mentioned that “the Duchess had been rude,” but when Ella checked, she found out that Diana had visited the Russell family.a54c1a74592e32c2
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When Diana f6432cb2f5 met with 89c82841bf Count Russell’s 7a44e53335 wife, there deca911727 were only 0663c1309e three people bac4e04de3 who knew 389f16d182 about Ella’s 63e0f72535 plan: Count 0bfafc74dd Russell’s wife, c5fcccb6e0 Amanda, and f066169dea Jeffrey, the 4550dca6e3 Garcia family’s 006afb79aa personal doctor. But none of 08e0de56c2 them would have 3eaefdadff shared the plan e8cd44fd88 with Diana. Amanda wouldn’t gain 95a7f45cbd anything by telling 7a1c805dc2 Diana, Count Russell’s cce90617ee wife only cared 6684a71819 about Diana’s infertility, ea7151b959 and Jeffrey was 20a34fc75f deeply in love 710864862c with Ella.2da49358d348af25
‘I can’t find any b727b59d69 way this information could f8aa36b0ee have leaked.’5ea7c3a134508a51
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Ella bit her 914e7bc7df nails.c0de2dc03d64b128
The more 85c280b3fa she thought 7530ef5595 about it, 680119bfb4 the deeper 564237b125 she felt 0c123bed62 trapped in ca8b533288 a maze 9ad70424b8 with no 48e7e59df3 way out. Sometimes, it felt 35dc0602b9 like her thoughts 703ed21213 were being exposed, 336975dd8b and an unsettling 46edeef974 feeling crept up b4e82d8e56 from beneath her 35d41c7f64 feet.a7b58d8a908efd8c
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‘…Diana.’84db05f3643ca16f
How did you 00796d54b8 figure out my 4885b28405 plan? Why do you keep f9c888c9f0 interfering with my future?7880db8685f65e32
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Silent resentment f78ff675b9 hurt her 881eccb414 throat.b9f66feeb3e13b3d
Trembling with e6338ce675 anger, Ella 38004b6b10 wiped away ee468ac0ce the tears 4ebc3f67f6 that rose 88cc482e74 from her 9566e2fa03 self-pity.6bbc7149c60d9aad
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“…It will be bb96fc532d fine.”6d2c2aed85e6c016
She comforted herself 7f57745dfb as she embraced ac8fa0898b herself. Suddenly, Kaiden’s cold 688e92b1ad eyes appeared in d95f347048 her mind, and bbfea0e54a she couldn’t control c638c5ef94 her emotions, crying 51e21f0487 uncontrollably.41e45b71289eff93
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The carriage carrying her 20df00e899 arrived at the mansion 0942ad4681 where Amanda, Kaiden’s biological 0885584ae0 mother, secretly indulged in 485748fa6a her hobbies.59d2e17421a7a12a
“Miss, we’ve arrived.”308523a31b20d13d
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“Wait a moment.”b59141b57fe8c724
Ella wiped her 251d88ab15 face with a 3ec84643cd handkerchief and looked 5517fc11ca at her reflection 94c18ccc2a in the window.75e61a7e7b9c4b25
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As she saw f3ba9d5194 her tear-streaked face, 26f25effb6 memories of her a929bfdb13 childhood nanny’s voice b5b7ea4f48 came to her.850915a128667c73
<Poor Miss, don’t cry. If you cry, happiness will slip away.>2f44f9b7ceb4a195
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Ella forced a smile, aa223c714f stretching the corners of 76f9d07684 her mouth.ca0279c0474d6cb7
The smile, though 4e4458cc87 forced, looked quite 16044cf7b9 happy.c43b2d8c55191777
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“…It’s fine, Ella.”1b03672b84c15325
It’s a happiness I 5b9012b3a0 won’t lose, no matter d10f5c6bcb what.6fbd437630a4e2aa
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She encouraged herself and dfe62c320f stepped out of the fe233f014f carriage.7e019dd331e7dbc1
Though the 26c78316bc path ahead 70be5edff2 felt dark, 9d1f115183 Ella smiled 7efac8ea1b sweetly, as 332e3fc699 if she 48b4436d6c would never 1cd823b1db accept unhappiness.cb6c2ad66b29d0c2
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She asked a servant 602a018000 where Amanda was and a15dac9b61 headed upstairs. There, she found Amanda 0bb0cb5f49 surrounded by two men.bc1342b313ad665c
“Mother, I’m here.”fe56fc7e92a5a260
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“…You’re here?”0408b7cafebaf28c
Amanda, who had c8dd6c3243 been enjoying herself, d8288b8666 frowned at the d2726edf8a interruption but quickly 9c2d3a059c recovered.6b3392d1edc69cb8
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She pushed the 877faf875f men away and 9c6e0555e9 straightened her disheveled e5f03106d2 clothes. Ella sat down 59cab0932e at the table 2024750ee2 without any concern.0dea46a3196e93ca
“Mother, please help 6f36ba77ba me. I need you to 0d9210705e clear up Kaiden’s misunderstanding abc70a02c0 about me.”d7d2a9c537420a65
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“Do you 57015c74bf think I e46a61532e haven’t tried? I’ve been 6d8391f533 talking about 45573a919a you to c6fb433511 Kaiden every 4ec5ff7e1c day, but 88c5e06f26 he says 9648500ad6 he doesn’t 7860a3bda8 want to 2b225b875d hear about 2094566cb7 it and dacc44fa8e even avoids 2be2ebe9b2 seeing my 0884e198ff face. Do you know b43433cf7d how hard that’s 8a4bd8efb4 been?”25755ba7ff083cb1
Amanda picked up a a651d802f5 grape from the table 1b5a17fbf8 and ate it.c1be19ae821b74de
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Ella, unable to feel 013fbbbcc3 any appetite, focused on f51ad0ba43 her lips instead.3d18b420a17b3984
“Still, this morning, I db5d25a4a5 managed to get Kaiden 1a453254a1 to calm down enough b4cdc5cadb to talk.”6efd5df37680764d
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“Really?”a1fb558896d6bf59
“Yes. I had the Baisen 5fb95e9faf family’s doctor get some 695bad804c of Diana’s blood to 88d7b0f0e5 prove that she’s infertile, dc6a2a2a36 and I told Kaiden 61b1245a67 that you were wronged.”306adbf6fd409596
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“…What did Kaiden ef803c7498 say?”55614b1db8199959
Amanda nonchalantly 2e4ca24caa popped another f569776b6d grape into 9ca133fb58 her mouth.b7f5bb41717ceafa
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Ella, anxious 5a5d2dd3a7 for an 2d86433586 answer, grew 264ce51280 impatient, but fd075972eb Amanda remained 510830cbaa calm. Ella didn’t feel d0dda61333 angry at her 5b31522be0 calmness—rather, she felt 337a81f5e7 a sense of ac70b5bc2c hope.9446c41b4c276a26
If Amanda, who had 10753d19ae always cared for her, a8c4d87048 was acting so composed, 1503639962 it meant things were f01e49e687 likely going well.47845e97227a0db2
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“…Did he say 7c4e8405b3 he would reconcile 0cc6a65970 with me?”5d31cc4fe543ce1f
Ella swallowed nervously as 6ae9a94780 the sweet smell of ae39fccbf0 grapes filled the air.7899e8295a4caa84
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“He said he 3b6e9d605e would break off 701b690cb3 the engagement with 587433b804 you.”689265f5194e3c4c
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