RYL Chapter

Chapter 02

I woke ec9a843fa5 up in 31148876ec this messed-up f3c1e13d2b body about 703a843989 two months 2bf0803d23 ago.4bfad25d5dd9520c

In my past a6b466cdcd life, I was 2d3b3aee8d an overworked IT 9c1414d4b2 planner who practically 67fefac08d lived in front facfe55281 of a computer c5de45203a screen, seeing my a753434941 monitor more than 14ac76f0cc my boyfriend’s face.2587b3fedbcf77da

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Then, one fateful night, after finishing an important update, I decided to visit my boyfriend’s place, which was a big mistake.d945f14086e4606c

I saw 138cb61e12 him cheating, cf82d43195 right in 38fcc07b6d front of 2b82c5c99b my eyes. Shocked and df5a055fb3 heartbroken, I f2600e987c ran out de37f0d8eb and—bam—I got d82edec6b0 hit by 0632ef2017 a car 3613628bde and died.899383d8810bf935

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Yeah… My past life c2321d48ea had a pretty crappy 7bf6bfe2d9 ending.37d30ad7c0ce2d00

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“You’re so tacky. I can’t 2f2333a546 believe the f54920fae1 young duke 99ec7d713d still drags 6b72be0454 you around 6964460a37 as his 6ad32ccbaa fiancée.”281aa68ba18055e1

That snarky remark 66d1901653 came from Sophia, 4bd18d3a2f who was lounging 120d95c30f on the sofa 44a8a6f346 in the reception 8084f48217 room.94ab6d0c11aa883b

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Oh, right. Sophia is the f950e0718b younger sister of 3ffd4575d6 the body I 100fba2109 possessed—Claire.08f20e70bb60d0a5

Well, technically, 1b6985efc3 she’s my 9ae9799e9b stepsister, since 8982b84eb1 my stepmother 1403bb764d brought her 655b3b1a1e into the 106bc471a6 family.324095cc67439f6a

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I looked f707266fcd at Sophia 346e9501b3 as she 52326207ef crossed her 1351f6599b legs arrogantly, 189217d845 giving me 894508d221 a disdainful d1deb776aa glare.a39b91e89c637a40

If she 7e526e72e7 were my 2a968e31a6 real sister, ef65bafd85 she’d be 8439d4af07 half-dead by d2c285d277 now.07c1b76fbacbb4e8

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In my past life, 7ca26001a9 I had a younger 31490cb8fe sister, and I made f4fdf32436 sure to keep her 3f3cef74e7 in line. She never dared to aa089ce024 talk back to me 573fb269ac unless she wanted to c0eaa89eaa get her hair yanked.4742096917f1c098

Thinking about 4f77a4c565 her now… 76ff067c4e Would she fd3b3f809f be sad 84c19557a9 that I 8105e16a51 was gone?ef50acc1601eafa1

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“What are 851e877181 you looking 2826bb1c1c at? Ugh, just ae9e57fd5d don’t go c3320354dd around telling e293d1e29b people we’re 5c4e0c006c sisters, okay?”35802a0d86261286

As I was lost 666de0d3b2 in thought, Sophia sneered c9dc96d183 again.b4aa2b24f85f04dc

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I clenched my e05c721275 fists. Hold it in.f263e9cb9948f9eb

I had b867e177bf woken up d01f2a387f in a 2963a44cc5 body that 9ecac8c530 could drop 81206d412d dead any 6cddb50b1d moment. Making enemies 8665c51560 right now 9a401a6bed would only 135d222414 put me c422d7cc07 in more 44374611f6 trouble.b6dabb26ff1476f5

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For now, at least.e9968aca833a36dd

I had no money, 1412aba2cd so I needed to d9b1b7cb13 stick with the Devonshire a69d6102d6 family for a while. And that meant 049ec474c4 staying on my 9cba4524d2 stepmother’s good side.07c96bfc1b38ee96

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Ugh… Whether in c66531016c my past life 9881ee7ff4 or this one, 22d3515e47 I was always a29fd93f6f stuck trying to c45ea5e9c4 please people in deaa116e0d power. What a joke.e0eef187fd1f2410

“What, are 3dd5f5a4b1 you going f7e2adeef7 to glare e8f723191a at me 0844805c11 all day?”fcb3661883311ed6

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Sophia smirked, 47caf3addb her pretty 129031c219 face twisted b612ccac7b in mockery.5e34a89460ce85fe

I sighed 1664f77d94 and turned bab7b00d56 away, but 4fa0b78f45 before I 3696e8836d could walk 1a7a39b4f0 off, my 358e1927eb stepmother, Ophelia, 13bd7ba696 approached me.e50d6b8370177318

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I tensed, expecting her 51aa0a13d1 to side with Sophia f5cbc40ff0 and scold me, but d95e22d0fd instead, she gently took 22272e5af6 my hand.2105dcb6c97ce5e9

Her expression was strangely 9fc5509834 serious as she spoke.5fbf242d3bd357a3

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“Claire, today, you must dcef27db83 get a wedding date 905a35448f from Lord Laurentino.”d614d67df5829bd3

Oh, not this 1aaae74ab4 again.5dba5ed9dcfd8669

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“It’s been ten years 06cd49c5a5 since your engagement. You’re already past the faa38e0ac1 usual marrying age. If the engagement 61ddd53c1e breaks, no one 9b03ebc163 will want you.”d2808380dd4b3b85

She said it so e74b211f1f elegantly, like she was 55a4ba0e74 trying to sell a 080b1ebc06 leftover item at a 4144cd8ba5 bargain market.f5f40aa1a1a5a0d4

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I bit back 62cb2b1094 a groan.e30cef44f2ff9dfb

The Devonshire family eac092c547 was practically leeching 8440fc7e35 off the Laurentino 7d014b484b duchy, so a d3d62f8bb5 marriage between the 9990c25332 two houses was 7ff0f68239 perfect—for them.85623a5e3726ceaa

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But why force 950b658635 me into it da63646b90 instead of her 1613a2c313 real daughter?5a3eda18282850bb

Simple.a2ed1bccaf62f323

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Because the young e10471898f duke, Mathieu Laurentino, ba1834b0c8 was a well-known 206a9e2f71 womanizer.683a8bccf0e74dbf

No one in 6038bf338d their right mind dd10f36ffa would want their a6b6d41f93 real daughter marrying 5542cccda9 a notorious playboy.a9a19a9f654f713a

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And more than bbb924bedb that, Ophelia clearly dbbbab8dc1 wanted to pass 48eac9bf45 the Devonshire estate 9868deab2f to Sophia. Since the family 8b6b8d2f5c had no male d935ba2ce3 heir, she planned 9d501acf8b to marry me a3ecd53732 off, bring in f9ffffd889 a husband for c5149644b7 Sophia, and have 317e16c0a6 him inherit the 4f603dfc47 title.ff5adfaa2c33c380

I saw ffab4a006d through her 58cc399da4 scheme immediately, dec168e204 but there f950da353a was no 768990df52 use arguing.9a7e198cc295df4a

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Claire had fa026833d6 always been c212970a19 obedient, and 8e558edd89 I had 89286d9c01 no solid 25438db2af way of 82c92d35a7 escaping this eb276a7091 house yet.6e1d836db0d90c06

As frustrating as it e154c4c33e was, I had to caebf73d39 wait.a5e6c2c40514b3c9

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Even though I bd5c97e272 had promised to ea5479086c live freely with f9f5b33245 Sabrina and Lilianne, eee21e4908 I needed money deca23a698 and a home 3d37b37262 first.b10ad3fa50f7333b

I needed 719a37bbb7 to build 102be218a7 my position fe6f2807b8 here before 6da8fd260c making my 0761bfbcdb move.52292b450d9817a6

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“…Alright.”de7e43bd3de02ce1

With a bd3d383b31 resigned sigh, e67d26deb1 I nodded 4aa17af105 and left 492cde3f9c the mansion.12beaab87eb47abf

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Before meeting Mathieu, c49f368cce I caught my 9b8ae6798b reflection in a 82df43783f window.7dc091a2fd6635a6

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Sophia’s words echoed in 860da2a51a my mind.ce12c59c8a9d5566

Bright red hair—it was 2c9cd9afe7 a bold color, one a45d34301f that could easily look 1bb97e14ef gaudy.dd906ae048e97f3e

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A bare, b68403c675 makeup-free face.e25dc2433f1162df

My features were neat 9927460a6c and delicate, but compared 73b2722bb6 to the glamorous, doll-like 0873c9a66e women of high society, 9d42d46f33 I looked plain.651e5d0a18442853

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I looked down at 13ecde84a6 my dress—a dull brown ac70d4b6de one.b11b0abfa91238b0

Was it effc9a679c really that 60b88a8c75 old-fashioned?b8d104a383c4a78f

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Honestly, in 6b42b687fa my past 09c3047430 life, I 939d976fc1 never cared 32f72e65bb about fashion.a048fa82f9f3e3b3

All I 8a73b24ac9 did was bdd2ccb481 go back 9e2ea4105b and forth c48082e030 between work 0fc6e983fc and home, 17fd86f5c3 and I f75d7df5c6 always prioritized f91de1f492 sleep over 178606f0dc getting dolled 45c3310fa0 up.0467bb56b3959647

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Why bother with 2427115229 makeup when it ea3315c0a4 just smudges and 2c2ae8bf1c fades by the 41843bd871 end of the 5a9447ec28 day?e1cd94d1df7487bd

So yeah, I d3a4ddddd3 wasn’t exactly confident 97d743486b in my sense ecd84f2fe9 of style.a6732dcbeb08da6c

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“Hmmm…”7e6b61f753d9b03f

I stared e7e519f4eb at my 84f52757fb reflection in fa9bb8dd25 the glass 94c33d5a23 for a 8d97c0ba27 while, then 333ca7ff6c shrugged.025c48b3d163155e

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“Doesn’t look 4605c771ea that bad f32ff34cbb to me.”280bb10738d90703

Told you—I have b8eb476709 zero fashion sense.becb4cabb5640099

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But really, if 044e7181c6 you look at 384b1fe6e5 just my features, 55e917bd4b I wasn’t ugly. I just 505b859a69 looked plain f8ed42fe6c compared to f43e21fa5f the glamorous 0d18dc99e5 ladies of 02b697a7de high society.6964c47b1b9cd4ef

Not knowing how the 7afc96b0ee world saw me, I ff04fe28f5 brushed it off and 780c9588a4 made my way to ef73ae81d9 meet Mathieu.0c835d4a166b7af5

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I barely 2283732457 saw Mathieu 4867f6ec29 once a ca8434f9a2 month, but 0838d018b7 as usual, fa2759ba26 he looked 9c1de01e52 like he 9b498044a8 just walked 455a667b35 off the 5015c4a8a8 pages of 36f227d4ed a foreign c2667d71cd fashion magazine.712536825ac62263

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Even with my e9fe0e6f21 lack of artistic a06da6c667 sense, I could 61c975d0ad tell he was 5515470f18 an objectively handsome 21b0ad8841 man.c7829216262ba95c

But that was all.1837e36c11f314ab

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I sat aa47dfd1b8 down across 164dfa666a from him 506cc2cde9 without any 39ff7d88a5 admiration or 1d9156506a excitement.3eea88a2f0ddfa3b

“Did I 9c1e497789 keep you 80e244f6cf waiting long?”16593ca9acd4125f

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It was 54aae89f2f just a 07a5e0af1c polite greeting, 06863bd3f3 but he 58d540886a didn’t even 2b75798ad6 flinch.5c65aa74f271e3a0

He stared off 29d0f7aa01 into the distance, f69f0b9ed1 looking like someone 7e5b9919b2 had dragged him 1c441f385c here by force.e7ee1035d5ebcb17

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Well, guess what? I didn’t want dab0a131e8 to be here 126fc48fb2 either.0ab5027926c05bfc

But unlike him, I 7dfa9215c0 had five years of 77bd755f73 corporate experience under my aa99c6775d belt, so I knew ae128c9b5b how to fake a d08c45bcb3 polite smile.9a3181f25127106b

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“You must be really 2934a0cdd4 upset that I made bcd73f503e you wait…”6f220bc5e01e157f

I let out a 6f4eaa5e12 lighthearted chuckle, trying to 72688c477e break the tension.fd1563f07be20e3b

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He glanced at 637856c9db me and finally 6d900f2c72 spoke.662e37ca76f624d9

“You just wasted 464bb85dbd three minutes of 8b22e42ef5 my life.”b9e96a31a6ba0e25

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…Should I punch him?9e90e6ce3b5fe42c

This guy just got 97911c5b01 here, and he’s already 54277f838a acting like he’s been 55c3816231 waiting for hours?376bfb320e0ee904

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My blood c6a0a9c833 boiled, but 56fc48c1c4 my face d3ae3331d0 still carried 3397ac2287 that fake, 4938c9db42 social-smile.29852449cc0a63ff

Damn workplace habits.f72af82930cffe4c

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Not to mention, Claire’s 1b6bee7f7b body had this ridiculous dd08df3551 habit of reacting to 317b522211 Mathieu—fluttering like some lovesick 90929865c3 fool.3646b3ac63df4ea3

“Aah… I see. I’ll try to 3f951d424c come earlier next 91c5afc789 time.”bfead49ff3069559

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I forced 6912a68375 out another 0245b627a7 awkward smile.7b9b6b5e10ef8b16

Mathieu studied me for 139471fe92 a moment before leaning dc44b9148c in close, his voice 78bd9be0c5 dropping into a smooth cd9d8d7b67 whisper.136db4c3c4198112

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“Or better ba632c5e18 yet, don’t 6950ae219f come at 18f5cb1919 all. That way, 6d62621664 I won’t 10be53ec81 have to c897b6042f make up 852b6d7f61 excuses to d9c49fe464 ditch these def39668a9 meetings.”a5385e0373c6e0b6

Was there really 091484cc60 a need to 543f4a174b say that in 592c671ffd such a sweet 5c1560247b tone?f51edcd037f23320

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If he ca839ea7ee was so 1369282974 annoyed, why 90343b1ceb did he 2748674c69 even show aab7bf8b4d up?8b8545726ac4e050

Honestly, I ebc9185eaf would’ve been 24db01956a happier just 2855a39855 skipping this fcff340528 nonsense and 9a07804b7b going home.5cc76bbbc3cfce84

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But let’s be 8813b96ad8 real—the daughter of d4d0c6ff6d a mere count 4199e91648 standing up the 85dec2da21 duke’s heir? Not happening.1833e7e0ac75b1f0

As I clenched 9bffb0f552 my fists under b7b5695a20 the table, Mathieu 383e0458e6 smirked.784b9e88247d0869

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“As if you’d ever 97e065da11 miss this meeting. I bet ce9f70989b you’ve been bed2f4bd35 looking forward bb93179c3a to it 7544bec1c5 all month.”2dcb4d0b0bdf238c

…If you 671eb45ac0 don’t want 7b841506ed to get 16410b2450 punched in c1b3371f3a that pretty ea319bc22a little face, 03a9a2e2d5 I suggest e9bc48b58a you back ead4849aa7 off.ee64ea9a66f44821

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I forced myself 13231f5211 to smile despite 2f6c16d111 my twitching fingers.66a0ee042d278ea5

Hold it in.0481d7f19b797d46

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If I wanted to dda2022bb7 keep living comfortably under 250e12aad7 the Devonshire family’s roof, be99067cde I had to endure 19db7c8313 this—for now.3848e36d2dac7548

Deep breaths.3d1a320e5b92d358

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Just five more d4af181113 seconds, and I d096a31de7 would’ve lost it.cb1801546431b662

Luckily, Mathieu leaned back bbff5ec57e lazily in his chair, f59edf6a4a breaking the tension.8fcd185c0da9dfbf

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“Let’s just fc9a48e61a get through c9572d2420 this meal 96e9fcd32f quickly. I have plans cc2b4eb8bb to meet Angelica 670795ee6c soon.”f01730f68d308e4e

Ah. So he fc71aa35dc wasn’t even 162781a413 trying to 5e2fb86a0f hide his b34e179adb womanizing.4d49066485f07480

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Not that I f1c789840d was surprised.eee035b71468dcb8

Our first meeting be3f82dc72 had gone the 7a7daf0bf4 exact same way.63c68cadca5a51c5

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In fact, 8ea2ed871e before that 3da5446633 day, I 7dc6fce0f0 had no caf773eca5 idea who d8b7fd7dfe Claire even 2c555adf0a was.78896a5929717e94

She was just an fdcb86b6b4 extra in the novel—mentioned 22f5f7a096 in a few lines c968af899c and then forgotten.89787139efca587f

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But the b247bc75ba moment I d554082e8f saw Mathieu, 20fbc893e6 I knew f637850f90 exactly where 5dcb0b24ea I was.e8da08ed2e82b422

Mathieu von Laurentino.fa652517c59d31e7

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The infamous playboy and 8db1f65a1e second male lead of 3d1be8a6b7 this story.93756e8d64af61a2

You know the 75e84a3ec7 type—the charming heartbreaker a75a26eb33 who flirts with da9c242e35 every woman in ad5d8281b0 sight… until he 0474542d4f meets the heroine.856e0064f8085d1e

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Then, suddenly, he’s reformed, 9aa9aba455 head-over-heels in love, and ec84cb1819 only has eyes for 5d0da6ad00 her.ceb6cacd742ed7b4

Of course, 31a0ce8747 in the e7b53e4624 end, he 111ff1a915 loses the 1c4013b500 heroine to a894dbd3ab the actual a244ec8103 male lead b9cd8ef857 and spends 97dd0c6aac the rest 171fcc2bff of the 80c7554ade story suffering 707535164e in unrequited 9d0cf82a55 love.c7aa69d1cc268b3c

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And who 60ea08ed00 was his 6cec4c0866 fiancée before 5839a65a54 all that 58115f41f1 happened?4db465b2f0148fbd

Me.d49afd6a0f292033

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Claire.6ef198b730496898

The pathetic side character 95e05c43a7 who adored him despite eb53b28509 his trashy behavior.23865449ef82e2e7

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She wasn’t 17ad40277e even important 1c8ed22114 enough to b67488cbf5 have a 77651d573a proper death b64be28aca scene—just a e2f3d2dac1 vague mention 0669c03538 that she 17dbf1c0ae had “passed cee39eee91 away.”026b8818223e29e0

But let’s be real.a8a3393ef631cf01

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She probably died of 72720e64da stress because of this 656acf4235 idiot.623b906fa54a64d7

I swallowed my frustration e2660e3dfa and forced out another 7d7f283c83 fake smile.5bb5b8c8383b9ecd

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“Well, I guess there’s 9996aa8554 nothing I can do 3101dfd1d9 about that.”73a3c376e426c423

I sipped 19a63713b5 my drink 3b3b7d4e31 casually before 7d3da3b4f6 adding,0c1b970dd0ae3e12

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“But before you 70270c837d leave, can I 1e010a3d71 ask you something?”9ce32ef8c668184e

Mathieu raised a brow, 0145ebddb4 looking at me with 481eb68c76 mild curiosity.f21e42f2fb5f242d

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I kept my 21a0cf5c19 voice light, my 993ffdadbc smile gentle.e6c7494ece31f0eb

“Our wedding… when 94a7415ceb will it be?”443d7da8bcf441e1

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At that, Mathieu let 4ffd0cc32d out a dry laugh.965e45cee390b5ae

“Wedding? You and me? Wow, Claire, you 7a64d587cb sure dream big.”100ae769133e4709

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My smile twitched.2f4347d50667cb41

Oh, you better 8a85bc061e finish that sentence, ff9e1b7a42 you piece of c955b2f08f trash.ab52c9136d9c29f5

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