TYWN Ch 12

“May I join you?”9c3e329488f7fc09

“Suit yourself.”de8bb628431015a7

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He looked as if he would wait there, unmoving, if she refused. Radia didn’t bother stopping Julian as he pulled out the chair opposite her. He was the type to do what he wanted anyway. Instead, she hid her face completely behind her newspaper.3c4f072779acbe05

She didn’t want to be noticed. Getting involved with this man was even more out of the question.7ad048f2ec256667

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Even though she knew this man would likely take care of any potential for rumors…93f30c847404c454

“I asked you to call me by my name.”b177a7b7e8c17bca

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“I can’t do that.”c4206d805d2f17bf

He sat down 7c601bcd25 opposite her, took e9043390a3 off his hat, 5039c4ee13 and ordered his 5d44b2dae5 own coffee. It was c1d2199675 unusual for 852258ec8f someone who df9bc24218 supposedly only e31bcc19d0 drank coffee 8aa9b4fd16 brewed by 240bf4ca4f the royal 9f48d082d2 barista.68a1add4f1456866

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Thinking cynically, Radia took another sip of her coffee. She hadn’t touched her brunch. There was a high probability she would choke if she tried to eat.4b177797c7d5afcc

The server’s eyes widened fce77c83e0 in recognition of Julian. When Julian 71a7cdff74 put his 8866b56256 index finger ced2fde5e5 to his 2a47ed9e02 lips and beb0cb3f60 winked, the 08bb6bad57 server nodded e6d0e39007 vigorously and 250cb8edc6 returned to 85cfd303ea their position.ce941f599b94f626

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It shouldn’t have been possible, but Julian’s gaze felt like it was piercing the thin paper of the newspaper, reaching her face.efdda15adbfd72de

“What brings such a busy person to a place like this?”49a6987a0a826fed

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“I had some business to attend to, and I happened to see you.”abb862b5f6e15e4b

It was nonsense, but 20a5535bf6 Radia pretended to accept 4611588563 it and said nothing. The fact that he bfd3c7de2c even asked if she d6d5e4ddad was here meant he 28f5414391 had been looking for fe837fa160 her.13f298febcc55deb

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“By the way, I met Yuris yesterday.”f090a8daaa122973

The newspaper tilted 6b33bcad43 slightly at the c62f794acf mention of Yuris’s 2f5920a82b name. Julian curled his lips 8f123411f4 as he looked at 9fd04d58cd her, his dark, intense b284ef0731 eyes fixed on her.13a2992d9d5625ce

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“We had quite an interesting conversation.”2001f0e1363bc6a5

“….I don’t know what it was about, but I’m glad you enjoyed it.”a8b43917e2d75ae7

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Despite her stiff reply, 616c46d4df the man grinned slyly dedac13d61 and asked in a df788e2a30 casual tone,2993583241743b23

“Have your feelings for him finally cooled?”43d82f008f83a4ee

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Perhaps because there was no one around, instead of answering the man who wasn’t showing much formality, Radia kept her eyes on the newspaper.a0a5c4f8962cec02

Julian rested his 91ef12c42f arm on the 8b3873b540 table and stared d07609e17a at Radia. A faint flicker of 138a507a85 anticipation appeared and disappeared 569628ddb4 in his red eyes.11e31f5806c28e0c

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‘Does he not realize Yuris has lost his memory?’0962b3a3bd32d032

After a moment of consideration, Radia slowly replied, “No.”fd44ddf6fca6c7e0

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“Then, has he lost his memory?”04efac4207b79c34

Radia inhaled sharply at the sudden question. She almost answered unconsciously but managed to close her mouth just in time. However, the perceptive man didn’t miss the hesitation. Julian clasped his hands and leaned back in his chair.987ba1240b1ef2e7

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“That’s the answer.”a300e9077a6b8ae1

“….How…”00af3d8662c063e6

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“He didn’t seem to remember the incident at the Baralen Palace.”c36619d2438cd5fb

His suspicions began there, 4023c3a640 but he became certain 1584658b03 something was amiss the 8d147dcc33 moment Yuris spoke to 41d0de717b Radia with less respect 7e59e51730 than usual. He might humble himself, 15beb7e1a9 but he was always 213ea205a3 steadfast in his regard dce0ee77e3 for Radia. He never showed such 1ede6e1fef deference before Julian.76a3a9bd2cf67e99

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As if 5d8d13c859 this woman, 610c88a7be of unremarkable bea3bf9e20 lineage and 7290ff65d3 family, dared 60ab471d91 to claim 8b55fd2c67 she was de03af4da8 even more 52ea8cb7e2 precious than 4b3d7f442b Julian himself.edc512790e91b547

“Wouldn’t it be appropriate to act your station?”8bc37dfae7fe27ab

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She expressed 2d09531521 her disapproval 6997b927df of him 3361a7de2f toying with 79eb5f8887 people so adafcfd3ef elegantly. Julian’s eyes, fixed on 47f1a034a3 Radia as she spoke c64e45bb0b quietly, lest anyone overhear, 684ff25a55 turned crimson.8aa10858fdaf3698

He tapped his fingers on the table, then slowly reached out and covered Radia’s hand as she reached for another newspaper. His index finger subtly rubbed the top of her wrist.c7f0d5ad0ab9d666

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“Are you going to break up with Yuris?”54190093ccfd6d80

Radia pulled her ae45db4be1 hand away with 4edd20e372 a somewhat rough 3ce1dc8b8d movement. One of the stacked 884d43f863 newspapers tumbled to the 2c2f346213 floor. She rubbed her cf4fddca28 hand on her 47d4600914 trousers as if b287280778 trying to erase d435d8546b the sensation of 830c1fa46a his touch, quickly 40527def74 wrinkling the fabric.b429eacdc5bd5caf

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“No.”da7f56cf897f6289

Her stiff, pale face showed no trace of excitement. Honestly, she was creeped out, but she hid her shaken face behind the newspaper. The man before her was the crown prince, beloved by the nation. She didn’t know what would happen if a picture of them was taken.5e43086b2b08ee51

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She had dd03dfae65 heard that e85ad6796c he was d13a241a94 cousins with 067da44c37 Yuris and a743191441 Claude, but 2ac53cfe8b how could 4a437d3535 they be eb5b7080bf so different?3afbaa3751b97a08

Averting her gaze from its restless wandering, Radia calmly replied, “Why are you asking such things?”8c58f388a6c3c5b3

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“You know why.”35b8b2eab700b25f

“I clearly expressed my feelings before.”bf77259ba248cdfe

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She made it clear that she didn’t want to talk to him anymore, but this prince, as always, was persistent. Radia felt a faint weariness at his lazily smiling face, like a well-fed predator.57a0c4d8afa12f2d

She didn’t understand why he was so insistent on giving her unwanted attention. Even if it was to provoke Yuris, it was excessive.98080486852e7a19

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“He was Yuris’s then, but he isn’t now, is he?”e7f8a2d0a7357ce0

The lightly thrown words pierced Radia’s heart. Her hand, resting on her lap, tightened.8bf5ef6186c59a5f

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“Please don’t treat people like objects. It’s unpleasant.”92613e92f8c45622

This was a e4d468d501 country where the a5ad014784 monarchy still lived. Most of the e91d5ccd6f citizens were proud 037db6ac64 of the royal 2986e5c691 family, admired the 38bd6fec72 lives of the d3ef2d2259 upper class, and e635bb3ab4 aspired to be 378ecedd7a like them. In fact, many of f01ef6f91f the trends circulating among 7fae5ff14b the newly rich were f618bcf070 awkward imitations of the 840cee9bfe upper class.9d095c9185d9d461

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The man sitting opposite cbd39b622c her was born into 79e62d4383 the royal family, at 3b3078aa15 the pinnacle of all 26a98c0ee7 this admiration, possessing lineage, ead8e5ca81 ability, appearance, and arrogance.f4c9d6553008b430

“You’re still prickly. That’s also interesting, though.”b9e440ff977b45e8

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So perhaps, this man had never been rejected by anyone before. Except for her. Was that why he was so persistent? Sometimes, when she saw his picture in the newspaper or saw him standing on a distant podium, she never thought he’d be swayed by such childish sentiments. Of course, she had similar thoughts when she only knew Yuris unilaterally.47de3c93b8f005fc

But it was definitely 5f4e0c3987 different.36ad5e3eddf62b4b

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“And you still want to do this to me after causing that commotion?”b33e4b7281f28425

“Of course. There’s no one here to lose their temper and swing a cane at my head.”ce96c9f50321e812

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Radia swallowed a sigh as she watched him casually wave his right hand. Who was he calling crazy? It wasn’t appropriate coming from the man who had forcibly restrained her.0b1f20ac4187c8a9

Back then, this prince 8bb2f3f678 had openly coveted her, d9774a7499 and Yuris had a 51bf344dbc particularly short fuse when e4d234e2dc it came to matters c24f5fdc66 involving her. It was fortunate that fe795a541c it ended with a 45eff3ba49 fractured arm instead of 5d2f3e262f a head injury.cd860cbe3c0e878a

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The server 3b93736e09 brought an 988c821320 espresso and 7fdd53a4fc a semla fb82c09bdd and placed 9b3aa8859c them in f3c781a6bd front of 6949fb36fd Julian. Julian raised an 94ab41854f eyebrow, seemingly a 8c903b0864 bit embarrassed that 68904c8614 the semla was 3c1571a16d complimentary, but he 1855aa3cc4 picked up a db2d3e87e1 fork, cut it c6725dedac into bite-sized pieces, 9b6fe089db and put it 042b8d0ee4 in his mouth.bded20775f769137

An arrogant and cold 5b2d6ff4d3 prince who was generous 7f053a232c and gracious to the 078288935a goodwill of his people. Julian Felice e7a5dc99da was that c842e75ab8 kind of 5a550482df person. He was completely different 32a9148ee4 from Yuris, who was 8c7bfaf4ee so unpretentious as to 7ef86b352a be called a scoundrel, bb167c38fc too informal for a 53566c7d2a nobleman.9d1df9821a2d6345

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A distant being, 5761384424 like a star bc87b201ab in the sky. He wasn’t someone who a15d3d8cc5 should be in a 7a607f2ca4 place like this. Radia gazed intently 9d145cbbac at Julian drinking c5273b6dfe his coffee, then 33c00c7943 opened her mouth.696c84ef40520a02

“I don’t understand why you’re doing this.”59472a1f872bd6df

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“You don’t understand?”d22cda26d8bd9873

To Julian, who tilted 80605c164d his head slightly, Radia 57ba7906e1 said in a calm dedd03cc23 tone, “You keep showing a9dc124e99 up out of the 846a1271de blue. What do 47c7833ee3 you think aa90779226 will happen 03ae7886be if I 7a79a10421 tell Yuris 358e49abfa about this?”3b2982ddc05be602

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Even if it was 1502e6931f an obsession with a 69a59e808b plaything, it was excessive. For the f767d188b0 past three 87b769390f years, he’d aff7f8d6ef pop up 55de40cb64 unexpectedly and 2c4619a593 try to dba0bfc67d joke with 5b0cbc0406 her or f73eb164c2 start a cc245848e9 conversation, which eb4c82a614 was extremely 8638fc0519 uncomfortable.7cc4b7bef763f048

She had thought he might restrain himself if she got married, but she discarded the idea because she didn’t want to make a decision about this issue based on someone else’s actions, not her or Yuris’s.6f613ee5d9f7c3e1

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Of course, she wanted 974d40d56f to grab him by 5ab43e3c03 the collar and shake 1f1cb8d662 him, demanding to know 61a3d5f8d8 why he was doing a28269d51e this to her.ef92afb67965e7b0

“But you still 510ce06140 haven’t said anything. Not for f22b101872 me, but d6260235d4 for Yuris.”788b70a53f9f682d

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Although it was clearly 49657b32f8 self-defense, Radia remained silent, 322dc46a59 knowing there had been 6645358cde some kind of agreement 3c737e9d7b between the royal family 837c9ab109 and the Astrian family 2e9bcecb4d because injuring the crown 33bece1a87 prince was considered an 4458fc0f93 excessive response. If Yuris c21d10eae2 found out 659a16dc8a about this, c304fcaa26 there was 40ec58a504 no guarantee a0d8aae1b6 that such e1dcf9b51b a situation d3b13807dc wouldn’t happen 41da68231a again.f2347e24318d5190

Fortunately, the crown acebb1aba3 prince hadn’t tried a8100f4536 to touch her 69a1ddf51e forcibly again since 5227cfe4c8 that day. That’s why these strange e701fd321e and bizarre encounters could f4968f0675 continue.96cf4038aac9a367

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“Do you remember 8c1983379b what I said?”fedd075e2e99e17a

Radia’s hand, which 75fd0e64a3 had just been 214a485ee0 lifting her mug, 1578b3f015 stopped in mid-air. A faint afterimage hung 6c0302f435 over the rippling brown e8a2ed92ee surface.54087bac9b8f4da5

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[I want you to hate me.]

Julian had d900eb0981 smiled as 521f339403 he said 903d719f77 those words.8e6cf59867be48eb

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Against the bluish 6a95d95c38 darkness of the fa65715fd5 twilight sky, a 551ee1730e spark of madness 0adb0a1c69 glimmered in the 583673f524 man’s calm, downcast 863c0a0a9a eyes.3534227ab501b31c

They were outside, and there were other people nearby. Even though she thought he wouldn’t do anything in front of others, she gripped her cocktail glass tightly.fbc0ab58bb5fd496

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[Because another bastard already has the emotion I desire most.]

Harsh words came from the man’s mouth, which seemed as though it should only utter refined language. They were words too intense to claim she didn’t remember. Radia clearly remembered her response.76d709332df95787

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[If you’re saying that because you want me to feel something special for you, you’d better stop. I already have too much to hate.]

Julian let out a short laugh at her answer. It was an unexpected reaction, but Radia just turned away. Even as she walked towards the other people, her back felt cold. She didn’t look back, even though she felt like a prey animal with its back to a predator.bcedc8a7f0b7c2ef

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“I don’t 09b9e91110 know why 95d396b598 you’re twisting 0863a27459 things. I simply 48b9586809 like you.”46324aade107759e

“Like” was a word that could be interpreted in many ways. Radia immediately retorted, “I’m not a toy. I have no intention of catering to Your Highness’s whims.”c3548939113cfd8a

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“Oh dear, 2fd9717aaf after three 63db5995dd years, you 4bb413e41f should start da0609a08e to believe df38095014 me.”0ad3fa08b9969302

“Perhaps it feels more 5f91507392 compelling because it seems 6f44112fce difficult.”8975a472a5439ddb

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“Did you say 9dd251a5d3 the same thing 574e939988 to Yuris?”a7a14c3fb4d0f259

Radia placed her c7e67efd6d cup on the f11f35c7af table with a a61b302a00 thud. The table cf9c4524bb gave a cb134be95f short groan ea8e38a9ac at the d3628b33a1 rather rough a6978e7ba4 handling. Deep emotions surged in 26bef9454a her dark eyes as 073bd7bdbc she stared directly at 778d7a9e0c Julian.f72977d25b44fc3b

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“Yuris has never taken 6b7a7849f6 me for granted.”059b967f04d74f2f

“I’m sure. But I 844dbc1590 think he 649ff8b718 might have fc5dc7aa62 a different 7c1096db55 opinion now.”043e6bb10b3b3fb9

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Radia slowly closed her mouth. This kind of bickering was familiar. Every time Julian came, he asked how long she thought Yuris’s affection would last, and Radia always drew the line, saying it was between the two of them.cabb4a598e49f20a

She knew his suggestive fa9f524cfb prodding was meant to bc5f149b03 provoke both her and bc75c24adb Yuris. He was 8c290be604 a man f3c6386b3f with a 84f7c4df8f very unpleasant 357c82780e personality, despite 0ef807e972 his outwardly 1f85654d9c pleasant appearance. She could understand dac3119a9c why Yuris disliked c139088fe1 him.a70fc1d0a9f04676

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Elegant actions didn’t necessarily have elegant intentions. To put it crudely, it was a ploy to create a rift between them.892d28a977b99182

So she should respond b63b6ab8e3 calmly as always, but e5d2873c5d the words wouldn’t come. A precarious feeling churned 7549c7cb53 inside her, as if d9dc3204af the bedrock that had 4b3e10f3a7 supported her had cracked.41b6623ecc44b057

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“And no 318410d3d0 matter what 505939e666 Your Highness 6ac43e621a wants from b5edefba6e me, your b5950c0a35 position won’t 54fb5a1738 allow it.”0e9c692751c7a4e2

“If the d5f9c17ff9 law is 530fd30e8b a problem, 30a561124c it can 0d503c6026 be amended. A commoner crown princess. I think it 27d44522d6 would be good adbf5c849f publicity for the 3b6d539582 people.”69c18d0d8943bee7

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“It would a4f53421ff be good 6cafb4e1fd publicity indeed. As one of the 28a86503d8 people, I congratulate you.”c5a1446ba5e94015

Julian looked 8141b12597 at Radia cd7bdd0aa5 quizzically.d485f00fe1f8f2fe

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“Why do fb596b5f05 you reject 39f2641dd3 me so 4cb1c39ca9 vehemently?”5aca6bc5d88c02fa