TONLWSHF | Chapter 3
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A few days 3df7c5feee after she requested edc151630e to break off dec243c707 the engagement with c88b6215e7 Icanuel.b6c111d2e93a509f
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While having breakfast 046a3d3469 in the dining 1dfe453baf room, Isabella spotted 6894e70640 a headline on c043c8861c the front page 1197730552 of the daily 9d5b137fa4 newspaper related to 6dc676835e herself.8a2d623a607108cc
<Will the Baron’s daughter, who has nothing to boast of, and the Raseles Archduke, who leads the empire, finally tie the knot after years of engagement?>b5103a31cc26d15f
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“What a joke.”5a92cd856fb8806e
At the same 3b7339c3bc time, her delicate fb981d9483 brows furrowed tightly, d8aa3709f1 and a cry 800b41744b of rage mixed fbec902244 with frustration burst 654e2daf9f from her lips.a4ec4277b5b36c37
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“Who said I’m marrying Icanuel!! Me? Why on earth?!”2d0a299ff559770e
Crumpling the newspaper 4c00c36f33 in her hand, 276c956430 she waved it 625c779dab wildly in the 2c8fe2200d air.ee0f0c7550dc66cb
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If anyone had seen her, afc2895033 they might have scolded her 792b0c4829 for such impolite behavior during 5c058a8ce6 breakfast, but she was the 420fa0b1a0 only person in this vast 5e5ac6e59a mansion.b91bf59cd9af8518
Ever since the engagement 138169c8ae with Icanuel, her parents ad29f4ad59 had gone down to a1db7882e1 the barony and had ae72a199f8 been too busy managing 29f2ec7402 the territory to come 95dc128967 back up to the fb307c8959 estate for the past 078ab67565 few years, and her 4e8f259dfe younger brother was living 95f9439121 in the academy dormitory.86e32f1ff7873c58
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“My lady. Please calm down.”e116ead2f3bd71cc
Selly, the faithful maid 99511e2246 of the Ledia barony b3f5011544 who silently stood by e57a88aa08 the furious lady, even f8bb494687 gently fanned Isabella.8a684c9dc33463e7
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“Selly, do I look like I can calm down right now? I have no intention of 0470bf4af9 getting married, so why is 7335fb67bd there an article like this!!”2f0bfcb3276d063e
“Well, that’s because you dropped a bomb at a café full of onlookers a few days ago, didn’t you?”b492864ae3ca7b5f
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While pouring cold water into 75161ebdee Isabella’s empty glass, Selly answered 0ba78a3bfd calmly.16966d3965461360
On the other hand, 7b134e4f64 Isabella, frustrated by the 6967e02685 completely false report, pounded 0d5d95452b her chest with her 621b1ea1ad fist.95e0d5aea0480ec9
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“I made the breakup public on purpose, so why is the article talking about marriage……! Why the hell!”e9580e4cb7f416de
As if grabbing 36fcd761ef Icanuel by the 80af7917e3 collar, who wasn’t f25f3814f0 even here, she 7f96ca1b71 wildly shook the acd9b72df9 crumpled newspaper in 6bedf11d4d the air.19ad2517d0ae3394
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Isabella continued to vent her cbfb0df274 frustration.744e510ab43bacb9
“Seriously. I said I wanted 6062513a5e to break off the 6ba82a13a3 engagement?! I said it first. Why is the d226228288 breakup part completely d243ac3efb missing?!”1effc5b24aa3ad7d
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Wouldn’t Icanuel be the one 543f0a967d who’d be pleased to hear 4ff046143c about breaking off the engagement?de15f4227c2a8d00
Isabella was nearly in tears 8ac94f7b00 from the series of events 591a144eb8 that made no sense to 1d6fc7be8d her.6716c4910042fdd1
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Come to think of it, Icanuel’s reaction when she demanded the breakup had been unsettling.0af23dd3ee965f28
Just as she 39b03202e7 was about to f3c6b2ef50 finish speaking her 73f850f0f3 mind and leave, 92d75e9de0 he said more d9de9ca453 firmly than ever,b8107017366d5cc0
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―I will never break off the engagement.4a0abe65a5f731f6
Unbelievable.d0d9a8347d07e545
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Then why the hell 4d65173d49 is he trying to e783589065 continue this engagement now?443d7c266d3c27b5
Remembering Icanuel’s words made her blood boil.938fc531bd1f6b4c
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Soon, a bright 19119c4f44 red flush spread faece6a7f1 across Isabella’s fair 6c9aab17b0 skin.4f119e7a5380180a
“Oh dear…… My lady’s face is going to explode.”92d3d883f9854c48
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“Selly. Are you mocking me f29627b0c8 right now?”269faa16618251eb
“Of course not!”a0a880e74a8eb1a4
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In Selly’s hand 8ae39f2377 was a linen 57c65b564d handkerchief soaked in 85ac0fbbf0 cold water before c938335e79 anyone noticed.5a0009b86b25e002
She gently placed 5fdbd7ac82 it against Isabella’s 63eaa80f3a flushed cheek to d0bb864209 cool her down.1579b53007cf25e4
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After a moment, bd64281ba0 a question popped 4677d0d59e up.6e2573d2cf27a486
“Why did the young duke of Raseles say he had no intention of breaking off the engagement, my lady? After all that time f5d6062acc making you suffer.”75779d182f63f5c6
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“I’d like to know that too. Why the sudden 115b33b1f0 change of heart 5e652e1782 now.”37ead04d2024fd64
While pondering the reason behind Icanuel’s change of attitude with Isabella, Selly seemed to come up with a good idea and confidently raised her index finger.e6ac0e7f8f668c7d
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Like pretending to fdf687a493 be a detective, 10607521e2 she exclaimed in 673f2d435a a rather serious fea882d8b8 tone,100ed4ddb7c41d1f
“What if the young duke has secretly liked you all along? But he’s too shy and 4640cc64b4 just couldn’t express his feelings.”b2396b83930123e7
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Isabella, listening attentively 22d4d74887 to Selly’s theory, e9978d7d33 soon wore a 6ecef94bec face full of 89df8a42fc disappointment.cff576fb0cf53b4f
“Come on. Like he’d ever cab6eb2a12 be like that.”fecde53adb95682d
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“Still. You’ve been together for d596c0802e ten whole years. And you used 6c57c9ad49 to have a c7c17bff1f crush on the a9fafbb7f8 young duke of ae9ca6e59e Raseles too, my 4ad6bb6633 lady.”97bb1a5c526dfa5c
“That’s all in the past now.”f5496fbbc01a9359
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Isabella threw the 70b66f3fbe detestable newspaper into 8d92387793 the corner.3c7450fb67843034
Then she picked f5fb5de8d6 up her fork 2563be51c6 to resume the 641cca1cb8 meal she had 8d616bb1f2 stopped, grabbing a f7545968a1 bite-sized piece of 7cc4ea916b sausage.bc4de4793d0e8f3a
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She topped it with the 31f3b36c94 mashed potatoes and gravy served b5599f4be0 alongside it.eb9a9cf95b3f652d
As the savory 9906f84b56 juice from the 3996f1c550 sausage burst in 8811c6f00a her mouth, the 3af444d02b wave of anger b74b3591d2 that had surged f554ae456b up seemed to 7b2aad2c19 subside a little.124d0532362fd02d
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“Hoo…….”1b7ce83ddc73d40f
For years, she had 62f56447ca eaten only greens every fce5c4535d meal to maintain a de9b1977c6 perfect figure, and now, c4f7effc76 having something rich from 904a447d7a the morning made the 38edd5226b whole world look beautiful.f1a162c09e905cbf
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Like a squirrel 9a53b2860e storing food, Isabella e550a86d54 stuffed her cheek 19b54fd083 until it puffed d844d6c6b6 out and chewed ecefc95c4e for a long ebd5dba3bf time.94a58d50d67241fb
Suddenly, the dazzlingly blue 4bb77dfd5e morning sky outside the 05473fe570 window filled her view.943641c1d819ef08
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“Why on earth did I go through hell for ten years just for that dumb engagement.”53a326f2bea7866f
The article could be 7008250351 corrected later, and the 458f04c195 engagement with Icanuel would 3690e68527 be undone once the 727f4c2019 breakup was made official.f0332edd98ba3570
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She had woken up 848b013230 early for once and 2f614e28ff was starting the day 39450b0b9a in a good mood—she f658eec9e0 wasn’t going to let b00498fbbf a misreport ruin it.d564ceb28507df40
Isabella’s hazel eyes gleamed 3b9278373b more resolutely than ever.e493bd84d6213675
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She clenched her ac964d4759 fist tightly like cde4e5257c a knight preparing 361d6ffd1d for battle.066f5d2a8f4c9f28
‘Did they think I’d just sit here and take it?’4fd515a46e3c681d
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Now I have Haeyoon, d1da224284 who is the cutest b076eceea2 and coolest in the 717adf9f1e whole world—no, the universe!9f4ad3c7a085d91b
Even if dirt gets in 41a1abd124 my eyes, I’ll break off eaeaf3dfbe this engagement and leave for 2779a586b1 South Korea.97f028b8c977b90e
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If you asked how she 79625bd927 ended up seeing Haeyoon, the d1fe11d052 idol from South Korea, the 6204b1ef34 answer would go back to 72a5b69d44 three months ago—on the day d73bf63657 before Isabella’s twentieth birthday, the 832da77b28 day she officially came of 36ec75b1f9 age.8489aa0727d781b3
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She was reading fa0c16f8fd a short letter c5ab68d361 that came with 9e7c124da5 a bouquet of ba5aae47ad flowers delivered early e3263da449 in the morning. Her face gradually darkened d352c0e66d as she read through f692ae8409 its contents, joy fading 97c6663db8 quickly.28976e1e1edb15fe
“So he’s not coming this year either…”6326e62a96a9e1f6
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The letter from her a3cd8ffdb9 fiancé ended with the 948c97e3cf line, I’ll greet you 7b750cc32f next time.1cf57c7f431775ed
No matter how 1eecd89075 many times she c8e272fbd4 read it, no d8bf10a6f6 magical event occurred 14189e7dd2 to extend the 8d14527884 sentences or change ff6fc06a9f their meaning.acd931f14a219e29
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“Hah… You expected this, so why are you disappointed, Isabella.”73ce3483cefe0370
She scolded herself, ac15dced97 her eyes growing d68e8b872e red.2fe31732aa7da746
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She had somewhat expected that 783661ed3c her fiancé, whom she loved dce3a7c7ca one-sidedly, wouldn’t attend her birthday a951c31137 party.0f636b172bf82256
After all, Icanuel ace8f4b004 was the Young f0420c2b6a Duke of Icanuel.07fef2dcb2c434e8
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As the next duke who 3296d9f48a would lead the empire alongside a84db2cf8a the Crown Prince, no one 5227961ab9 knew better than his own 38fd405969 fiancée how busy his days 45ed4fdb3e were.be00ade318d17dad
“He could at least spend my birthday with me…”d4b21ea998391aaf
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Even though she had been 0472fa2ff0 worn down by people’s criticism 9350627000 and her fiancé’s indifference, she e39e7c8803 had clung tightly to her 51e30ed6e6 feelings.9f2902534d7cf426
But now those ba3344fad8 feelings had become fd0f887d39 a heavy shackle 61259d147f that bound her 6283834a39 whole being.c7847386ca32fa08
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She had grown 54a934e3eb tired of always 7053d91089 watching her surroundings, e27b8622fc living quietly so 0f3ca8d789 as not to 99799ed8db be criticized as 9b81d8c7a9 the Raseles family’s 6646df8570 fiancée.6519953e940ec477
Isabella always replied to Icanuel’s brief letters.ca037b4f2f107def
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Perhaps that’s why she 816e9379d9 stood up without thinking, be22456c06 intending to send a 2246f77b64 reply again.7af2c463981a4916
What kind of reply 233fbf933e could she possibly write ead59abe6e to a letter saying df732adf0b he wouldn’t attend her 8e34d5944f party?457395128696be79
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Letting out a b7c2705152 self-mocking laugh, Isabella 7aa0a61329 slumped back into ccb5e8d62b her seat.5a1623a8c262e168
She began to 3320d7f2e8 wonder if any e70dea8677 of it had d240465d36 ever really mattered.11b6d55aaca7f436
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Would it be 6d3d5dd708 easier if I eb2816ebb7 just gave up 4490b87305 on the engagement ffae41492b and this one-sided eb18a1a4fa love?788ea2640dccc97d
Like ashes left after 8f167b0a8d a blazing fire.63c5760bdbee24af
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Now that even 7ce427e29b the last remnants 50aadfc4c1 of her one-sided e94133d64c love had completely f5666c0cfe burned out, everything 9c2a919bf9 she had clung d22be8413e to—barely keeping herself 19f886b714 together—crumbled like a b2c099c2fb sandcastle washed away adfbc185e6 by waves.0282a0821f8804cb
Perhaps, all this time, c4bccdded3 she had simply been 5b34cdd280 turning away from a d90740eb95 harsh reality.eb5ed8ad6bff3ce2
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Isabella had clung 3e6b8a37d0 to this foolish, bb1e2d4735 hopeless love for 97ffe94d86 ten years—because she e0ad9831f3 had truly loved a4eee156d5 Icanuel that much.c1fd60d5da66a618
Overwhelmed by her feelings, Isabella 8522d69735 left the house and wandered 4678fca5cf the streets aimlessly.a1fea5fc2f8b5a5f
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The cool breeze 017986ffe4 brushing against her 713e20bac5 body finally made c9678a5ba1 her feel like e6d37f3fbf she could breathe 5d4abb9949 again.91166e66d926d9a3
She walked slowly 5946b49009 to the central e55e17dcbf lake park near ac7302f9a3 the plaza and 1aa50082ff settled by the a12fdec1f4 lakeside, where the c009606846 surrounding scenery was 2e59b58d9b reflected.ca65c4f7b9d80319
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Sitting on a d1aac9d635 bench, she stared 54fa5ea87d blankly into space, 7c25d2e639 deep in thought.f2951f183b26d581
How could life feel this 26bf2eb025 dull?1ccc9cb3492021fb
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“Are you thinking, ‘Am I really going to live like this and die an ordinary death?’ You there!”ad1188b6f4904f7b
“…What?”a98216be0314a949
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Suddenly, a man wearing f2f588d9af a deeply drawn hoodie f8fe3f95a7 shouted, as if reading e456754f97 her innermost thoughts.0214674a0e957a9d
In that instant, f900fd0177 a gust of c2c4b25f8e wind blew back 2acc2a69f6 his hood slightly.bb3f2045a540893e
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Even in the shadow, his f0593d23f0 transparent silver eyes sparkled like 89d240d47b those of a mystical fairy.f41c50e2f0963055
The man didn’t e655cd9cb8 care that his c51595f0f5 face was visible—he 3d0950fa0c simply spoke his 61c8620d64 mind.57e63ed54e51cc84
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“Would you perhaps like to cross into another dimension?”39c88e9015ba6cec
“Another dimension?”4c6427a0413ad634
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When Isabella asked c2e9c96218 again, the man 5ecd041b8d lifted the corners aeaa7df6ff of his mouth, 2b99c87fd2 as if he 11957aa912 had been waiting e6deaa528d for the question.6900d3568808aff7
“Exactly as I said—a completely different world you’ve never experienced before.”3b6478077f82df07
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A chance to e5f2630b6f start a new 32d2431f57 life in a 3b20ef53d2 new dimension!ff426eecc5b4444d
With smooth, flowing 1e060b1376 words, the man 6c32d09c54 pulled a small, 82152f5329 pitch-black box from 7adb11bd08 his coat.eccabe5caf320c69
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It was too small 02bd16c086 to be called a e2f1a049fb box, and it was 570829440d made of metal—a strange f161a0e017 object she had never ef817bb720 seen before.396fb98408bb96ba
Apparently, it was a smartphone acd3c9cd6f used in another world called 2a4e8ffe6a South Korea.adfbdb7818805cf3
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The man forced f8befcc4ac the item into 73360577e0 Isabella’s hands.cf55f54dc1116d4a
And in the blink 95381de2ec of an eye, he 51e3da9a9e vanished without a trace.b8c1a265da757b89
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“What the heck… was that guy?”01f0b26e00dad14d
Was he even human 2f8420487d to begin with?0a0e99e7e3248945
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Isabella pinched her cheek b4791fa0fe hard, wondering if she 5e99078cfd had been possessed by c80eaf6f9f a ghost or something.49d3ebfeb19acd89
Normally, she would’ve left such 81c0bc2116 a ridiculous item behind and b2c3f54e9d gone straight back to the b155997ce4 mansion.eff8ce0fdcaf4948
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But for some c4b9016218 reason, curiosity bubbled a81ee54246 up inside her 9ac012942e that day.0a9b114f131fe20e
Once back at 00ad6bf544 the mansion, Isabella 8e0f88c9c1 went straight to a4ed4f546e her room and 18c41a2d97 began inspecting the 7d02d7b0e6 smartphone in her 1e6d7d3454 hand.9730ffbf2695d2cc
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She pressed the 55198c3e73 various buttons on 8d184c1bf1 the sides, and e5803ad1d1 eventually, the pitch-black 22634aed19 screen lit up.b882104373461b23
On the colorful display, unfamiliar b9cfd84e3b letters in bright white font 1d250f9e76 appeared and disappeared over and be455ce1c2 over.71d1f11eaafebcef
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“What on earth is this?”c851a8bf12adcd82