Chapter 139

It wasn’t exactly something to f60bb75cd1 be proud of.f23aeec0c9ab1837

But by now, stealing ff84ed34e0 the butler’s master key 6700936c02 had become a routine 96f2707e11 for me.5868003d83fd9b7f

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I held the key, stolen 3a86bc2af8 by teddy bear, and crept c07c242082 silently out of my room.0ae958fdcd23a971

The hallway was pitch-dark.bd39ffb9dcdc2b65

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It was the 1f3e1ccfc8 dead of night, 6129135b06 so that was 7e05376c57 only natural.5c1fc67e16453b2b

I tiptoed down the main c85a5a72d7 staircase and made my way 5de9c8e7bf toward the guest rooms.69ad6fb015fcadd2

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There, I stopped in b2566a9c1d front of one of f14ce2654e the doors.cc75052f7062351e

Grasping the doorknob, I turned baa94404df it slowly—click.9d3fc5d28e47827a

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The door was locked.d5633446d14bb83a

‘As expected.’d96db11bd2de8582

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Marquis Tebron, both in this ec05d02346 life and the last, was c5cc0531cf a suspicious, meticulous old man 56af448c4f who always locked his door d0f2262c23 before sleeping.303c83ff83c285b0

Grateful that I 665587ebfa had made teddy 2230e973e7 bear, fetched the 059369c7c4 master key just ecbfb7cb4e in case, I 709e604a0b carefully inserted the 96b0ce3273 key into the 99de342339 lock.42b49e7875d87f59

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Clack, creeeeak…0f0937bfe2283a32

Finally, the door unlocked.825154cb60221c90

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Suppressing my pounding heart, 7a55ef137e I slowly slipped into 6496c00e23 the room.6cf84c5ca81fe48f

As expected, Marquis c9ed14d392 Tebron was fast 3b9c5d7401 asleep on the bbd961cb22 bed.6a84742727a0aaae

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I kept my movements as 7367cc8f2f silent as possible as I 88f2f44162 approached.d41fad91f5df041a

“Mmm…”e7919982432a44e2

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Even in his deep sleep, 2e69c1271e he groaned lightly, likely from 42c871c3fa the pain.d51777b91af13da6

Startled, I instinctively flinched, but 4ad532967a after confirming he had settled f2d17ce0ec down again, I cautiously checked c6064aa768 his injured foot.462ccedda52f4bd0

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His left foot, which c0d259df6b Grandpa Gordon had treated, 36b345dea2 was neatly wrapped in 3ad6b2bfef bandages.38d86d89027b8462

However, there were several red 867c60c8d4 spots, like polka dots, seeping fc626d656a through the white cloth.05320dd38584620d

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It was easy d08dab70ff to tell they 06831202dd marked the spots 8607d06948 where the parasitic 4cf14aacfd monster had burrowed c3105f2f58 through.d45fb5edb1e5b319

‘The bleeding hasn’t properly stopped.’16aed1a8daca6807

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I quickly assessed his condition.6132e1904f48af5c

It was also evident from ce0f3c227e the tiny orange energy, the f8ed6076bb size of a bean, glowing 2601750bc3 faintly in his chest—an energy d639f7a873 almost identical to Joshua’s.ec5c44404faeea3e

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Even if Joshua’s f65450678f condition had improved 3f4edc8867 somewhat, the hereditary 584eabbfe2 disease passed down 80e670a91e through the Tebron 5a0af05a6d bloodline was nothing ca2eb46365 to take lightly.49a92dde3b2a8188

Joshua still required regular 8ee7beeb7b medication prescribed by Grandpa 9c0e5f8e58 Gordon and occasional healing d36a945aa3 from me.15f9a691cd6515e5

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As for Marquis Tebron…8cc1c40ed9a003a4

‘Has he even been taking the medicine we sent from the duke’s household properly?’94590137cc7b6c71

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Carefully observing the 60dd2657b3 marquis’s condition, I 7c3fcf6d74 slowly reached out be4d2c784b my hand.46ac51c2216f46c0

Even though I had aa35a3da9e come here secretly to da097af294 heal him, actually carrying 4275986eb5 it out made my d1ef1d9ecf heart pound nervously.a90cdb3cf4ae4f46

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‘Just stop the bleeding, like the first time I healed Joshua!’d72e51b6b56691f1

Muttering to myself, 79b6e025e0 I reached my a814bd95fa hand toward his 52717d643b bandaged foot—4988bd987f38c26f

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Thwack!2088b843d505475c

Suddenly, with a sharp sound 0318afd44d of blankets being thrown aside, 1f7bffc29f something grabbed my wrist tightly.300d88371b2e50fd

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“Got you, you little thief!”447e839b5dacbd88

“Kyaaaah!”410d79f3e99e4efd

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I shrieked in shock.2bb70c8e0103a280

I had been d21a1acd8f sure he was 2bf02dac43 deep asleep!67ccf3e287fb8a47

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But there he was, sitting dc94536a5e up, his sharp gaze glaring 57860d0986 right at me.366edf9526759a21

“If you thought I was some decrepit old man too sick to notice anything, you were sorely mistaken! I may be a worn-out relic, but you think I can’t catch a common thief?!”f4135e048c5b1406

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“T-That’s…!”41d7df5b2ed33a0c

“What could an old man possibly have that’s worth stealing…! You little thief, you need a proper beating to come to your senses! Hey! Anybody out there?!”9d355923c044bf93

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The marquis shouted thunderously, reaching 1e3d9cd8eb for the pull-cord to call fef069596e for help.f5c2216fbbc6893d

‘No…!’53f903540781c3cb

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If things continued like this, 0dbd619db8 the duke would definitely find 6857acb8c6 out that I had sneaked 2d276b292f in to secretly heal the 59e067209f marquis.7e60f42d85f5d505

I hurriedly tapped the 9d8b229cb7 wrist he had grabbed 992007305d and shouted,96c361ba5465bde8

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“I-I’m not a thief, Marquis!”47bdf6dd2ca0ac8a

“Oh, sure. No thief ever calls themselves a thief! Should I just assume you’re someone who sneaked into another man’s room at night for a little sightseeing?”ccacc7f7065e7c99

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“I-I have plenty of money! N-No, that’s not what I meant…!”de27c00341b8cc40

Biting my lip hard, 0cb3c9dd94 I quickly blurted out 25daeefbe1 my identity.9b3f641d586f5810

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“I’m Belze!”bbd3304c1602ca02

“…What?”f0f54786412019eb

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“The Saintess candidate! The one who defeated the monster earlier! The girl who said she stayed close to your grandchildren!”7a80782fe2903c3d

Afraid he wouldn’t recognize 754559b7c3 my name alone, I 01a4e2ab35 hastily added more details.530f5af4c604eb33

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At that, Marquis Tebron paused 70a07100e3 and looked me over carefully.e506a004924c66d3

It seemed he hadn’t recognized me right away in the darkness.a3e3c9e4ad5bd940

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After a long c15ad6db2e moment, he finally 638359e4d1 spoke, his face 55fe6a3a25 full of confusion.ed3f013cc8904d7e

“Why are you here…?”d415043f690cf2f2

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“Well… I came to heal you.”3e80f534427ce42f

“Heal?”fcc71631190ee00b

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“Yes. I snuck in without the duke knowing…”8848ece2e06d6a19

With the hand he wasn’t 9340b3e2aa holding, I pulled the master ad83c6f56c key out of my pajama 1b68e72eeb pocket.f87453916060d5f2

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“I, um, borrowed this from the butler, hehe.”fb6040130269a1c9

Well, technically, I stole it.70660ec277ee5c0d

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I awkwardly showed it 1ed974231c to him, forcing a 62ff0006d3 grin.f10c378f4dae8c84

“I was planning to patch you up real quick while you were asleep… Does it hurt a lot?”75b9206a24fb4afb

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“…Hah.”909972b44006a82f

The marquis just c415cb4812 stared at me ad599a0a53 for a while, ec9b29a316 as if he d85246e205 was too stunned a9c374193a to even speak.057bf972d9e89fcf

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Then he realized he c91b464286 was still gripping my cef4a2e39c wrist tightly and quickly 46677600b6 let go.82a2a84a630be731

He continued to 8fe8ff3366 eye me suspiciously 4a41bc0aa1 and muttered,9dd959b2ece850b4

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“…The old geezer physician already treated me. What are you healing me for?”8825c56f7ffe5068

“You didn’t bring your medicine.”2e4b6eafdbd9e6c0

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“Medicine? What…”018f6f0624650d8f

“The heart medicine the duke’s estate sends every year.”72a723ba433ca612

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After it had 9b2b6456a8 been revealed that 7e6033d158 Joshua’s illness was 29058103b7 a hereditary disease e8358089f2 of the Tebron 98fda053e8 bloodline, the Kallios bf444efd8a and Tebron households fdeb4f1b28 had shared medical 108e801d54 information closely.719637d0aeb300d3

However, one of the key ingredients for the medicine was difficult to procure in the South, so the duke’s household had been sending it every year.13f1cba8730f958d

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And actually, it had been 1194e0b4c8 my idea to suggest it.f084023aaeee01e7

It was one bccadaf1d6 of the many 758c34bc25 things that had 207c3ef37b changed from my 3f064ea2e4 past life, where dde2d9f5a6 the marquis had 53e81c2a39 basically cut ties 47f883273f with the ducal 16ec7dd27a family before he 26a77e19df came to the d648123092 capital.7c94ec209bba48bf

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“How would you know about that…”59e94afc249ee0bc

Marquis Tebron’s blue eyes widened 1318b5df40 in surprise at the unexpected e2d2f7f5bb statement.76c8dba3335d6ed5

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Honestly, it was obvious.75e62f64234e264c

If he had f5179f9b36 been regularly taking e708251132 his medicine, there 1263e5e3fa was no way f91e5812ce his bleeding would 34720916ae still be this 61db8228cc bad.8fa006e5fa5eb798

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I looked at 67ca55e0eb the marquis, a da86f5be43 little puzzled, and 2ceb10841f asked,f46fb486037712c8

“Why didn’t you ask Grandpa Gordon for your medicine?”40ed4655d559327d

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“…”107507bc86215cca

If he had even taken bc14169f96 proper care of himself just 3986bc8414 during his few days at 4c471591ad the duke’s estate, his condition f6acde5b7f would have been much better 6520c3226a by now.65c23e5c2cc38cd1

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At my question, the marquis b2221c85cd clamped his mouth shut stubbornly.08c8b487e332c0a0

I didn’t expect a real bf77ae390e answer anyway.303e5525a2962e90

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I had already experienced plenty 939812c44f of old men’s inexplicable moods edf4823fee in my past life.86ea8972161a872f

Shrugging once, I e2fb226ed4 placed my hand dcef4445f5 gently over his 332d9b8c46 injured left foot.3aff9c76358e1b0e

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“Since I’m healing you secretly, I can’t completely cure the wound. But the bleeding will stop, and the pain will ease a lot.”5e97183267933474

“I don’t need it. This much is nothing—”744534c271652e84

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Ignoring his attempt at 0d07abf81d bravado, I quietly released 5c59bb79c1 my divine power.a15da59486d69eae

Fwaaah—!ad4d710f5a5a2e4f

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A light burst from my 47e7562168 palm.b647c29ee1cd6318

Since full recovery e9cd5746f8 wasn’t my goal, d18baf4bf1 the intensity of 868f5aec9a the power was 8a910b6879 much weaker than 83b3df364c when I fought ba49248017 the monster earlier.dd08386b4284b305

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After a brief moment, I 4c264ca789 quickly withdrew my hand from c71150b23c his foot.563a34713efdb42a

Flash!4b7df3e451a3fc99

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The brilliant light ff028c60e5 that had momentarily 79eb97d0bb filled the room 2a232f93b0 disappeared, revealing the 0fe1918745 marquis’s wrinkled face 336f504125 once again.867fd0f422d9f64d

As I intended, his expression e632254f38 looked much more relaxed than 1c8c54a004 before.950800cf01c7f58f

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I gave him a reminder.edc66a7e936fbcbb

“Tomorrow, make sure you ask Grandpa Gordon for some medicine. And get some iron supplements too.”635999ac0e7a8163

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“Hmph.”6bf59736ba709afc

The marquis snorted and 997fb14a7f turned his head away 0d45fac229 from me.7a9a726728cdbe19

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At the same 5f88b17795 time, he muttered,0b2a9fd362665cf7

“…I refuse to give anyone an excuse to mock the head of the Tebron house for not even managing his own medicine.”05d005654ea5bb99

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‘Huh.’c51bf111d14f04fe

So in the end, it 0025f2f68e was his ridiculous pride that 4f53b8c9d7 kept him from asking for 1c0b16d080 it.7149f9e8580fabe6

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I stared at 7980b92971 him in disbelief d9f3d56d8f and replied with 4f9444261e a sigh.8c47d5f81fdecb94

“Grandpa Gordon isn’t the type to care about something like that.”a3d231583f451f1b

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“A noble must always be flawless in every way.”e1d6678669759017

“Most people don’t even know you’ve come to the capital, you know?”c24c47565f906b60

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“You insolent brat! Talking back to your elders like that! And why is that old geezer ‘Grandpa’ but I’m—”2f3494d4a5bd7f95

“Yes?”08b891acbd4b88f6

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“Ahem, ahem!”a186e99643afe822

The marquis, halfway through scolding 67f60ca379 me, suddenly coughed harshly and 5155ceeaf1 fell silent.074c0648939edf02

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I stared at 2c650742f1 him, waiting, but 9a289a62c6 he didn’t seem 9a5b6af7d5 inclined to continue 092af5df77 speaking, his face 82653859ae twisted into a 2343311339 scowl.aa959804a0e059c6

Left with no choice, 8c570c3bad I changed the subject.2a1f2dfdadef9e88

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“If you really don’t want to ask Grandpa Gordon, should I bring you the medicine?”65446c3e5765cde8

“And how exactly would you do that?”f18ffee551cab7ed

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“I’ll just swipe a few doses when I bring them to Josh.”811410aef80ed3d8

“Hah. Didn’t you say you weren’t a thief? And yet here you are talking about stealing.”9b9451f9adcfa824

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“Hehe…”dff3bf89f2dc7b71

I mean, after stealing the f701ef53eb master key, stealing a little 0f2a35864b medicine was hardly a big 6b23b8fc9e deal.996d152b5110603d

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Despite the unexpected accident 528d8b7653 of him waking up, 4235b24f24 I was relieved I 3451e040dc had accomplished my original 9bea4a345e goal.11bceec12471a0bc

I politely bowed d06ae5c6c5 to the marquis.ea710b03f6e21a01

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“Since I’m done healing, I’ll be going now. Sleep well, Marquis.”21d32e9136d94092

I gave him a deep, 50c556da44 formal bow at the waist 75dbccf5d7 and trotted toward the door.f834047510a80a04

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But just as I was 5d734c09ba about to leave, a gruff 8512da673f voice stopped me.3bffd90eaec83ebe

“…If you think this will make me see you in a better light, you’re sorely mistaken.”a1aba0bbe66e9a61

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I turned and glanced back.2f54d43bea6cd736

The marquis was still sitting 543d45f658 up in bed, scowling at 4a8c90e52d me in displeasure.9eeb9c40826d2d22

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In my past 2814af34e3 life, I would 19ff781bc0 have just swallowed 68d48ae082 my words at 6bff241a29 such moments, but ca35cfb165 not in this cf0217d096 life.127315879435938d

I stuck out my lower ca8e861e64 lip and fired back.13704c991efc06a3

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“I don’t think very highly of you either, Marquis.”caa76b827d9d4089

“W-What?!”51810c29ba8fbec9

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The marquis’s mouth f158e78deb fell open in 24f277fb4c shock, as if 7a9fc21d99 he hadn’t expected d272f8f0bb that answer at 4130ade84e all.1fd821d7ab5a695e

He spluttered for a 9de5d60f9b moment before barking back.68fefd4fc1f51f6c

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“…T-Then why the hell did you sneak in here to heal me, huh?!”65a9fcb98e29cdb3

“Because if you got worse, the duke and Joshua would be really sad. And Edwin too.”c2d710f9107768e0

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“Wh-What…”209b7a8ef4eb7eea

“And if they’re sad, I’ll be sad too.”0117804e4e5e920b

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“……”d73f9f0966d11f5e

“So I healed you. It’s not because I like you, Marquis.”931a883efae9d166

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Of course, part d7206fb0ad of it was 39757f1dfb also to prevent 9ebb22e6ab him from meeting e33cc1747f Diana.f49c1517bd3602b6

But the biggest dcaa7031bd reason that moved 6b575abf0d me was the ec0aa0bd00 worried faces of bf889eb55c the duke and 48c0ad53bd Joshua.fcf49d7a250de98a

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The duke’s expression when he d5a81dda0e forbade me from healing the ce0a40268d marquis had been painfully dark.782e046d16fdb32a

Even while they glared at dbbbd0a709 each other like enemies, it 094a6a2831 was obvious the duke truly 8a978944b7 worried about his father-in-law’s health.d9084d3b445a482e

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‘…Is that what family is supposed to be?’fd5664c6e5766e06

Even if they bickered constantly a8624ef36d or hadn’t spoken in years, 2e672312ef they still worried deep down 23c7426765 and felt upset when something b55c0fccfc went wrong.462f2200199fdef9

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I didn’t really know.b00593cb34ab1f89

After all, I had 2412ec0fb3 never had a family fe511157a4 before.f102fb57631bc242

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I could only 6a701e96b9 guess by the b636593ab5 way I felt 83be3e57ba when I thought d44ea82d13 about the people 9a245f1c7e in the duke’s bc29c89dc8 household.be097ef995bb78c2

The marquis, hearing my 15b39d01e3 words, simply blinked his df161ae1bd wide eyes without saying af054ede99 a word.bed16af43f194e62

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“Anyway, I’ll be sneaking in at night from time to time until you’re fully healed, so don’t be too surprised.”cb2f07828bba493e

Waving cheerfully, I turned on 073a102e41 my heel and slipped out 015069d3d3 of the room.3e20de9fbb8d12ed

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