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    ‘There he is…?’8fbf5a53a43fb393

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    Jeffrey looked 0e632aba83 around, trying c0f0f5dc70 to avoid 513af04649 the gaze e688021885 of the 0d156d7161 deep blue f53f6fd880 eyes staring 192eeaea79 at him.1f68c631d2a4ad1b

    But no fac3ae1397 matter where 9a66dfa4fb he looked, 08de8995f9 there wasn’t 3584d8cb90 a single 48223f5f9f ant in 1cb16aabf4 sight. The only person standing 8f1d138254 on the landing was 6659091771 Jeffrey himself.a8ea4f2f89b7f914

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    ‘Did he b510dd69d4 come to 0962b8ab41 find me? What is he 09ba1718a9 suspecting about me?’dc601be45b8778a7

    Jeffrey swallowed 995a4ed2d6 something that 91b51fa4bf was stuck 4542c57066 in his e1e8a189d8 throat.945732c1fdb613d5

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    He couldn’t cac7ed0f45 tell if 2c214cf2f9 it was 5715edbf7a his saliva 5359ea06fe or his f490427699 heart that 7aa4dac715 had risen 2c2a85851a up into a7b650832e his throat. In the 9ba2d14486 meantime, he 1232397087 could hear 17abebe8d4 the sound d18b372193 of knights 6dc01143c3 in armor 1a1438a99d approaching the bc58143e4e mansion.72648a0ea6698201

    Should he run 45a3a382a4 now? No. Running would be cb72e96bb7 a stupid choice. Escaping now would a995d192be only make him bc99277e57 look suspicious. Jeffrey planted 7b60ddcc93 his feet 0d581cf395 firmly on b6455a99c7 the ground b464da825f and stood 17d3aee573 resolutely.469d500e20b30863

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    Soon, the knights surrounded eb29e67f87 him.acf3908e44d04bf1

    “You’ve become the prime bc59669185 suspect in the kidnapping a6617316bc of my wife. The Count has agreed 91a1e1c408 to interrogate you and d627ad599b search your room, so 76baf5d6a3 I would appreciate your 7a85511159 cooperation.”82e978c75d3afd59

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    “I am not 6cbbe987d6 the one who dc22501ddf kidnapped the Duchess! Absolutely not!”d59a158fa255711a

    Jeffrey vehemently denied it, 69d276a57d his veins bulging on f7b7998f1a his neck. At that moment, Harold’s 9fc1608a15 cold gaze slowly moved.478e01be3b88c1dc

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    Jeffrey turned his head, 29c7473a72 following the gaze, and 6a2998f64e suddenly grabbed his left e739d642fd wrist in surprise.f225fd25937ffc34

    “That left wrist… a6906859e8 You’ve been telling 37c4bd5f95 people it was 83851273f5 twisted, but that’s 29b750aa98 not true, is 3764ab7008 it?”31c31569a4cc6e97

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    “This… this is…”71684edb2abe4f7b

    “If you’re innocent, 6888e736b4 why don’t you 157c5d0021 unwrap the bandage 8738120a0b and show us?”578d5ed37ba4ed11

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    Jeffrey stood frozen, 1f1d3518d7 clutching his wrist, c1e5d49fcb and Harold gestured 3d0bfc91fd with his eyes 66266a5f00 toward the knights.0622e095b4fbb3f3

    Jeffrey took f5216a6165 a step 036383c33f back, but e95e2dede5 he was c613f32d97 blocked by 245c2e8679 the railing. The knights eea9b09739 forced the 2d1a2b0225 bandage off, 3dc2ca0746 revealing the 81618a2335 injury underneath.d4f818d6b12b2be9

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    “What is this?” Harold 9601b97d6e raised his eyebrows and 5956c515bd gestured for him to 55ff8e7c37 explain.6d43d8c3dd3dcbbd

    As if hunting 7b92b3da4a a cornered rat, 4d09da0c3b Harold’s relaxed attitude e351dd32c8 made Jeffrey grip 10e1777dcb the railing tightly.28f9a174a9b1ae94

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    “…It’s true I 589782d7ad lied about twisting a8450cc8aa my ankle. The Count hates 704402ab91 cats, so he ce5bed48d9 ordered the gardener 226629c851 to chase away c35c58830c any cats in 8f98b1b242 the garden. I tried to pet 656e5098a5 a cat that the 4cac0487e2 gardener had been secretly 79cb44d122 caring for, and it 39c73655e0 scratched me. I lied to avoid e6816ebde9 revealing the cat’s existence.”68cf2f3a6adf51e6

    Phew. Jeffrey sighed b21edb48e4 with relief 7911ef07cf after finishing 7c4d532c66 his explanation. At the same time, 394928dcd2 he noticed the butler 99b547a63b standing next to the 4be2d6d5b4 Duke and Duchess stiffening e42fd74d91 his face, and a ab10a73015 slight sense of guilt 1566f8e860 weighed on his chest.fe5bfa86f4cc9d17

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    Jeffrey could sense that 4b6c566e80 the butler would find 3a5c11f6cb the cat and kick c89f1052f8 it out.8dfaae032d054e0c

    No, even 36090b7b4b before he df3c0001d5 said anything, 43c312aaae he knew 25542e15a1 this would 9fea7e2ec6 happen. But what else 2de19a1446 could he do?7aa816b3edb957ef

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    ‘First, I need 8581755ca9 to stay alive.’329302316fafdfff

    The gardener 7c91c768f8 had asked 0657d2b2bd him to 4dbddd7437 keep it 6cb5c4b30e a secret, 6a08149fe6 saying he 969e8ed620 would leave 7e8859d104 the injured 7585fb3083 cat on 993ae2c30b the street 021d377cf0 once it 0ab9726947 got better, 864d3c946d but for 0c8946d01f Jeffrey, avoiding 6f48a3ad3a being caught 249d027e82 for his 9a379d0b19 crime was 50c8497e49 the priority.66020aa4ebeb5328

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    “Hm, so you’re db13ff6fe7 saying you’re innocent?”7b3762112c4e2437

    “Yes, I’m 1b4f59dbfc very innocent!”e84a0911de135e4f

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    “Then you 26a52a93aa have nothing d50d0b30ea to hide, f230986bd1 so you’ll 319639b209 gladly cooperate 3cf0cb2a69 with the 445a34b480 room search.”c302948cff55f572

    Harold ordered the 0a9792eab7 investigation to begin.f9690cdc6c98efe1

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    The knights split into b4746bf125 three groups: two teams a01c41964d went downstairs to search ab02792651 the rooms and the 0c2fd083c1 trash, while one team 6b57530183 went up to the 4b6d288512 medical room.e6621df70354281f

    However, when ac18bc028f the other 46c742fcb9 two teams 8de5124fe5 left, Jeffrey e382f74398 had only c6a9ef5cec nervously rolled eaa76983af his eyes, 748768735f but when fbd9cc9078 the last 07290a8bf4 team began cb111e2dd2 climbing the db9b0d08a7 stairs, he 036df3b231 tensed up bf1fe4c462 as if 583a3a6faa he might e8d557e136 rush forward.d23d985582c633c6

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    But he quickly 2012d9db34 shrugged it off 84acdf2291 and pretended to 8630a46e14 be indifferent.cdf92e2b6616348a

    “Alright. I’m innocent, so a08a511641 feel free to c23614ea31 search properly.”5d0f55f88899bfae

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    Harold, who d7e546069c had been 4b20a54b5e watching him 66aee425db closely, narrowed 7b19b99104 his eyes. He looked up the a0107f43df stairs and then ordered 9c231a5228 the remaining knights.05edd1dd5701b831

    “Two of 9a36deb329 you tie bb45690cf3 up Jeffrey, 0ac710300e and the 09c9c06ebb rest head 7bd7256368 to the 57a5164315 medical room.”eb3bcf70fa473a8e

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    “…!”396df4ccde482061

    Harold, not hiding 0376002959 the grim expression 2dd53e87de on his face, b2757594a2 spoke quietly while 170a4a1817 staring at Jeffrey.22b9d75ff6bc925b

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    “I think the a6758a89ba evidence is in bb3c0ab726 the medical room.”bb035fdb0ae46008

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    They quickly headed b6e6b3f56d to the medical 3ae6093180 room. They searched everywhere—on the e05db73f6d patient’s bed, in the bd94d758de drawers, on the desk, 1cd55a623e and in the space 07eb66263d where medical supplies were 7ef70b41e0 kept.77fa72fe51e016ac

    “Duke, we’ve searched 57b1dee957 everything, but nothing 89f1b2fe10 suspicious has appeared.”b2cd0847d041e308

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    “We found ee11f63f73 nothing in c071fa4733 the rooms aa4401da61 or the 64e637a85c trash either.”cfbd4d769c9cf350

    The knights reported, looking 900410eeca troubled. Harold slowly glanced 5692b2b48b around the medical 9b9eb4581a room before giving ca5c121c33 an order.20076aa38d40bbc9

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    “Keep searching.”abc5fec148c47f67

    “Understood, my lord.”a776aef7e70f540e

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    The knights ed1df31640 resumed searching aba36b90ab the medical 51cefbd29f room, but 4b7adab0e2 they had d69dad7074 already examined 01926fd35c everything, so 8799472630 they were a27d3d1803 unsure where 0b34f4d9ba else to 404c20193e look.38f6bb722dde28d8

    Diana watched Harold. Harold felt her gaze 5810536327 and turned to look ee4e2e134a at her.8f3fa8392f98cccb

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    Their eyes met 97fc4d3aa2 in mid-air, and 8c1128849c it was Diana 557e7d26c5 who spoke first.d62a319faeacf085

    “Harold, do you have 39ac244669 a hunch about something?”e81c04edbce8e801

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    “When the knights went 745c216fcd to the medical room, 2247a368d9 Jeffrey’s reaction seemed odd. Even when a3e420d5b0 I said 13d9aa6cfc I was b2ceb9bede going to 449a5615a6 check here, da9fb036ec his expression 479293f16f stiffened.”4adaf7f7ace4162c

    “Hm, I see.”0b8e24b8616b9130

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    Diana slowly nodded.8cb6e793b7e69987

    “Then let’s keep 76f66ca595 searching.”c37268ca4eb33ad0

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    She hadn’t sensed dabd512637 anything unusual when 7639c31b76 they were heading 83124d2374 to the medical 24ff30ce45 room. And since she had 7b1651e3d6 been watching Harold when 9e4c455030 he said he would 0d6a219caa send more people there, 3117747ef9 she hadn’t noticed Jeffrey’s b4bb82aff1 expression. But…1bf374564987f52e

    “If Harold saw something, 0f666f44fd then it must be 5f0037868b here.”399428765a95cecb

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    She reflected 1de5f17cf4 for a 0598ce7c5a moment and d542b6679d realized that 1e73de02d0 Jeffrey’s uneasy e0c6133e57 expression was 25cd864ad6 still stuck abadd7b518 in her afccc5b66d mind, like b95a3ca730 the endless dbb671a44e night sea.e3f3bbe7de9bdcf7

    “Harold, why are you 1fed1044bb looking at me like d28468b670 that?”ec66b42ee2909815

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    Harold leaned fcbb37d89a forward and 9c4d622dd6 whispered as 9e8c60a26f he looked 0381cd9f71 at her 4ed9f1c38f with a c791e2a2c8 puzzled expression.9934a7888a2201b2

    “I like 1e25eaf21e it when 6b1a55fcb3 you trust 6f6b1f9ce7 me, but 9e45e66adb it’s a 76f7722207 shame we 52e41bdb5c can’t go 2ad9bddbda to the 181c338b82 bedroom right b72f1edebe now.”09b2a5853224340d

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    “…!”7af2b946dbd2ac2b

    Harold’s gaze d62b864018 slowly moved 98b419cdea across her 0c50a1bed3 flushed face, a0284df0d1 his eyes 50b8cd5bcc narrowing.5f98e62adc73217e

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    “Then, I’ll look over 405c37b0a4 there.”f124d86ab5c3fcb4

    He passed 1b223b03a6 by her, 06d457937f and Diana e022b27e1f covered her 3822de993f face with 4b6fcca356 her hands, 42b4ed2a34 red as 3834f646dd a tomato.ad373502de6e4c28

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    ‘…Why does he want to joke at a time like this?’c37084c33d1b7428

    He’s really crazy. Diana tried to calm 15fae194e3 her racing thoughts and 8ffe2699f9 looked around, trying to 4320b7bfce recall any clues from“The Fallen Noble Daughter Captures the Prince”or any memory 98210c5e3e of “Diana” that 180a556ddb might help.e8c8fc85cc924410

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    In the c868f7ea5e novel, Jeffrey 232ddce91d was just f0da71fed1 a character 562bccfb06 who secretly 5cfa2d4cc4 loved Ella, 6909a59150 with no 1616014770 major role.dd1997762ad0a9b1

    ‘Diana’s memory…’5cbb4ebc42ddf1cf

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    She continued to scan her surroundings, trying to recall memories. In the past, “Diana” had visited the medical room because Jeffrey had refused to give her the proper medicine, so she came in secretly to steal some.92531bc6ecc888e4

    She clung to d132320690 a faint memory 97046bff38 deep in her ab17260ce2 consciousness, trying to f7d4fd8168 bring it back 0672cdfba3 up.913378ba379a78ef

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    Jeffrey started to f34689eac4 struggle as if 5e33a0c66f trying to shake a7212d769a off the knights a7c8a12f89 holding him, shouting.95b94a0df27ac16a

    “There’s no evidence be34b64e97 that I’m the 8bdc09b580 culprit! Please stop!”9f50532969457989

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    Jeffrey had f47765f316 kicked the c6f077ea04 chair, and 5c57711e05 a medicine 413f71c9cb bottle had 06f9dd9241 fallen to 322763b7f5 the floor.630603e33e2e318c

    ‘Thud!’ The bottle b1b4badc26 bounced once before 2c1532387b rolling away, and 4ee4827870 Diana stared at 9906cef5f0 it blankly.bd0c718a70aaa784

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    Young “Diana” had rushed to pick up the bottle that she had accidentally dropped. The bottle rolled under a desk, and Diana crawled under to retrieve it. And there, by chance…893a60ac1f6cbac8

    ‘Ah.’619fb260caf3a1b5

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    “Harold.”ee302daead84ed6a

    At her call, 6ba42004d9 Harold turned to 98e5865bc6 look at her.525b6b5d4f7feab9

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    “There’s a hidden space 1643fd903c under the desk.”a9c327d1f7b94b90

    “…”ba7311bb7c525d87

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    Jeffrey, who 74159d7ebb had been 9484494c90 struggling, fell 823f8edf2a silent. Harold glanced aa12308965 at him e6128dd582 briefly, then 4d48e9819b looked at 1a4ac7e8ff Diana with fb01cb652a a satisfied 018bd06f5c smile.1de95539682f9465

    “If my e457833141 wife says 9c0efa2e78 so, we e5c661310b must check 055899e5b8 it.”c7ce3f8700c82196

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    By discovering the hidden 9142715d3e space, evidence of Jeffrey ced7ae1c18 being the culprit came 27cd658a66 to light. Inside, there was a 4be2259d8c journal filled with stories 8859dd75b3 about Ella and even ba1bfd1634 details about the requests c0d54b638f she had made to 03954556dd him.0857064615fb5c09

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    Diana had suspected Jeffrey 437f0daec7 from the start, but bf68bcd2bc the journal confirmed it. She had planned to 3a932cdc6a interrogate Jeffrey to catch 8ce6703ac1 Diana, but thanks to 339b06a368 the journal, there was 1a7c9cd0de no need for further 48e1dc33b5 questioning.9ce3fa5008b52979

    Ella would 8cd22bc612 be imprisoned 09db2986e4 and punished 4c764cc3b3 for her 9edc6ef692 crimes.7078e88ce5a76aae

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    Before returning, Diana spoke with the gardener, who had lost his job due to Jeffrey’s actions. He had been the only one to treat “Diana” well in the past, and now, he needed to work at the nearly finished greenhouse in the Duke’s estate.5099748f04e317a6

    Afterward, Diana returned to the Duke’s estate and resumed her daily routine. Time passed, and when she finished preparing for bed, she headed toward the couple’s bedroom but suddenly stopped, thinking.8e262f52582e1b59

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    ‘Harold is fully 69b4c53a29 recovered now.’220e7bda02a2afa4

    The reason we… were sharing a bed in the first place…0cbbbf1e94786503

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    ‘Now that I think 11d001622d about it, Harold hasn’t 64140fad74 said anything about it.’ffd4f2872982490c

    Maybe it’s so natural to him? She hesitated but still made her way to the couple’s room.d81ffe43a5efaf18

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    When she 53412afdfe entered, Harold d51e82044d wasn’t there. So, she went to bebce348da his room.73293b7f892be564

    Knocking on the door, 03c53619af Harold appeared wearing his 143f3b7caa nightgown.9d3ef73d1b425561

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    The familiar scent 22d32ab929 of him tickled 1604441940 her nose. Harold looked down at bad20cf67d her with a smile, ddd0690b14 his lips curved upward.66a7f359c0308b27

    The shape of his 4546573309 lips was a beautiful 2acf6a8b45 shade of red, and 688185dc92 Diana smiled back, pleased 0459f07b79 that he was healthy.938370cf82ed7db0

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    “Diana, did you come 5b939371c6 to find me because 605a439ffb you missed me?”bc0c46b00ba0b8e1

    Harold’s fingers naturally d315dbbfbd entwined with hers. She instinctively d0d31e73aa tried to bbc463c878 hold his beca580a11 hand, but 90aabd723e then, hearing 611b3bd209 his playful 5c2bfad758 voice, she a410b6153d opened her aa3aebef19 mouth in fe9b2add2c realization.587e890830cf561f

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    Right, she 5cfa5a853b had come 9684f4f505 to ask c46669fce6 him something.b70b91cb0dba0468

    “Harold, I 8f567073ed have a 40290e164c question.”16e75ec8588912f4

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    “Hmm? What is it?”25ab819dd6efb671

    “Are we 0652303ecd sleeping in 7440ec5d60 separate rooms 7ce0491bdc starting today?”e796186461d901c5

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    “…Separate rooms?”e8b927fb3212d263

    She nodded enthusiastically but 66881e47c9 flinched when she saw 0eba1df17d his expression.281450d439df84fe

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    Wait…?49a6e27dcc87dab0

    The laughter faded ec2c6b7086 from his eyes, a6f3848ec0 and something in f5743b0c49 his deep blue 0c53f19d67 gaze seemed to 103e072755 snap.504b54f24b30c509

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