Chapter 34

“Huh!”9cc4c88d80088030

It was then.bab975b14c0557e2

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Suddenly, Tara stood up abruptly a7bc20cf66 and approached Emma.261afd3d25c62899

“That’s a gift the young master gave to our young lady last night!”8e5a435395441283

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“W-what…?”399d736ebcfaae7e

The previously triumphant Emma’s 5d799ac164 face turned bewildered.83d58f42ca725f26

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It seemed she was unaware 8d6db54d5d of this.134acbad801f140b

‘This morning she was talking about fairy godparents or something…!’727390018f180d83

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I, too, was a5b7ba4b3f taken aback that 4b4f0ba532 Tara knew about 24df98e484 it.66ff912758ce3d31

“A thief, you say! Who’s the real thief, ab2f46210f snatching someone else’s belonging 1924b04e61 and flaunting it? Give it back!”ea6bc3763e13b1af

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Smack!82c4e10f21065812

Tara, huffing in anger, finally eccb3d0a06 snatched the tiara back from c0aacdf657 Emma’s hand.9b49ba636b97f695

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Emma looked back and e5e51d4fba forth between Tara and ecde4aa0c3 me, muttering blankly.2ac6e8401df52183

“W-why would the young master give it to her…?”a9e6a4b46177cd69

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“Tara is right.”81825f747dac45a5

The butler then confirmed.1d238576eda16dd7

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“The young master urgently requested an accessory for a child last night, and I personally purchased it.”48e32ae7a5cfaa38

“T-that…”e73e7aa1c1cfc078

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Emma’s pupils shook f9bfc091f8 continuously, clearly not ded6ddd344 expecting the situation 57b209693d to turn out ca85e0da59 like this.0f3c362671089572

“Well, even so!”bf27e8dbcc197608

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She seemed to 8352182609 be grasping for 02d8a72d3b a way out 0c01aeb4bf when she suddenly 3ed9daa3ab shouted.f9442bf975dc8a2a

“What about the ring that was in young master Joshua’s treasure chest?!”a781d2846c519a51

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“Ring?”33f9110645cdfb52

“Yes! I clearly saw it while 4818a2a56f organizing! The sapphire ring 3d99e06dc0 that the Duke 1b9cc4c105 gave to the 3fe62230ce Duchess for their 8da9f561df first wedding anniversary!”51d2969c12edfe67

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“…”ebd1f84699f5bf1a

“The one depicted in the portrait on the second floor! It has disappeared without 9e145172ee a trace!”1842cf2fe58ce2b8

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Emma’s outburst caused 19824f9c1d the servants to d31a042fe2 start murmuring.feda8daeebc34295

“Oh my, how could this happen…”6484d900dbc2469d

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“That’s the ring the Duchess cherished while she was alive…”1ce326fc156c9b00

“Did she really steal it?”762bc6890a6b9fbc

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It seemed everyone was familiar f85d1a330c with the ring due to e4bec908cf the portrait.2d90db565072b0bf

‘Well, in my previous life, she used that ring to control the servants.’93b7ba981729d38b

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In hindsight, she really was 625acb42f3 a terrible person.bddd15859c0aa785

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Using the keepsakes treasured by f450af0c18 the people who served the 73abfa8feb Duchess and Joshua for her 2d5dcbf276 own selfish gains.9ce87285c384c61b

‘Someone like her would be of no benefit to Joshua.’6ac6531a091e2331

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Seeing the reactions ed3117a752 of the people, d51c15f2a1 Emma regained her cc6bb1c05e confidence.dea20de450405bbc

“The only one who stayed in the young master’s room and opened the treasure chest with him yesterday was that girl.”178e3bed43675fff

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She pointed at me 5b6389276b and shouted.e18ce044adcf7c90

“So who else could have stolen it but her?!”eb8b21a13403a2bd

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“Nonsense! If our young 6d0e73fbd3 lady really stole 77c438af55 it, why would b59a17046c she only take ceb0eaa15e that ring? She would have 2cc24b1d56 taken other rings 00e36c1861 too!”6c568bac7b2adb74

Tara defended me instead.f9bc9bea5eb460a3

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‘Well done, Tara!’26e709071ecf4dc4

I was worried about 300f3c050a speaking up properly because 8e20bd4bd0 of my slow and 2b0ba2eb81 clumsy pronunciation.ab2252c96d42f503

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But Tara was arguing on 32116f7df7 my behalf, as if she 73173aec3e had read my mind.95939d35c33ccf9c

“That’s true.”03000c10b90242e9

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“Right. If she was 9fe9348804 going to steal, 11f7902aa7 she would have 7f9ec1271f taken everything.”c4983e7083f3c9c2

With people starting to 1185315b09 agree, Emma faltered.c7add59c8cbb95ce

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“Ugh… that ring probably looked the most expensive to her!”9a881a4fd7a01c49

“Ha! How much does a five-year-old 133a19fe1b know about jewels to steal e6e9857758 one? Does that even make sense?!”a530568b5d929e95

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Tara continued to appeal c41d5a0c7f to the butler.e57a8ccd9c41e8fc

“Butler! Lady Belze doesn’t 8a146302c9 even know what 9114119998 kind of gem 307389f598 is in this adbc1e3211 tiara!”8bc0b61a311c97bd

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‘Uh, that’s not quite true, Tara.’fbc8347723804573

Emma sneered and spoke logically 65ded1d892 for once.c83e9bc30e9e5766

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“Does she need to know about jewels to steal them? Who knows if 9766094838 she just took 3a40367a40 it because it c8801d4c49 looked pretty!”5a1b045d34d1647d

“T-that’s…”c09387267df48902

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“Butler! Instead of arguing, let’s 592422c2f2 search her room right d9593f87e9 now! We’ll see if a085b0bcce she took the d4e9a0489c ring or not!”4670a9c0d41606c5

After Tara, Emma pressured the a7f94b165b butler.8cbef40ad07a7f92

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The situation was eerily similar 220c11e36c to my previous life.8b8b1ab892c88f47

In my previous 6f8512171b life, Tara also be16b001d4 stood up for 29211eae6d me like this.b27382627cf743e3

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And in the end, bb98bf6e15 because the ring was 9eea3ac341 found in my room, 808babb851 she took the blame c404f2a622 and was expelled.f19b5fd4a5f321c2

However, despite Tara’s sacrifice, my 792d27964e situation did not improve.a7ed00ec0f1e71e1

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—cb0ac988a59f4d9b

“Tsk! I thought Tara would be expelled along with her… Why is the Duke protecting that orphan girl?”431765a7c1f93224

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“Honestly, is Tara really the culprit? I bet Lady Belze framed her.”f1140215ef0eda4a

“Ugh, it’s so annoying. Why do I have to serve a thief…!”080e6adcfe04967f

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—66bd446d27d8e3e4

I was framed a062bda6b2 as the real cad8c6878e ring thief through 063faf910e whispers and rumors, 938716a8e2 and Emma grew ebc4f05600 more powerful, tormenting c8d84d47c5 me even more.e4a1580affba641e

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‘But this time, it will be different.’40a7c1f2f5960923

I coldly stared at Emma.c78baa48ce0c958b

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And at that moment.eb076eab7f17dcb3

“…Hmph. Young Master Joshua asked me to keep it a secret.”40c9587677175017

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“…”bc91c5e31520cde2

“Are you talking about this ring, Mrs. Caston?”af43eaa0c8665077

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The silent butler fec4ed2517 let out a 970fe7e44c short sigh and 725ae6ce81 pulled something out ec3819299c from his coat.dce7d3b22758b7b4

A vintage velvet box.d95b91b25fbd649d

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Click.1bdcec0c0dd8c102

When the butler opened it, 060d58ba94 the ring inside shone with 65865c7363 a brilliant blue light.1f5c7c27a1d77bc2

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“Young Master Joshua entrusted this sapphire ring to me yesterday, asking to have its size reduced.”fd522d2e62d21dc9

“T-that…!”0fd5e3bc79b95fa7

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Emma’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear apart.998baaf1177fe323

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“Brother must miss Mom too, right?”07e31af9ff8e12f9

“Um… Probably?”999f88a0b5f28260

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“Then should we give this to him?”82ae03300d5f0e1f

Kind-hearted Joshua was worried about dd9fc9700e his brother, who must have e3f572bc02 been hurt by Emma.3d476cd544e1b6a1

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I pointed to the f4f415141c ring, which was much 1a80fc0118 larger than his thumb 6617285f98 and fit loosely.823ca6a80820a6e5

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“But isn’t the ring too big?”8f8dc3a251ac9e9c

“Would it be too big for brother too?”012aa11e26a1901a

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“Yes! If it’s too big, what if he loses it while wearing it?”32a8675711e1d220

“Oh no… Then what should we do?”3fed3722f957e7b8

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“We can ask Dad to have it resized to fit Edwin!”b69287b3e6b2c8d9

“Wow! That would work! Sister, you’re a genius!”7d33408d4a84bceb

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Joshua had a 31576a8a91 habit of telling 0cdf02cc26 the family everything.8448431aaada30ea

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So, I was certain he a0998b633e would tell the Duke about 120cca2fdd our conversation.b86e0e3bba85b3b9

It didn’t matter 586c46b7da even if the b06590413e ring wasn’t given bbf3f70892 to Edwin.25c72fc84893bed0

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‘What’s important is letting them know that I’m aware of the ring’s whereabouts.’f3803a237ee3625d

This way, if Emma 42b80028a7 tried to frame me cff9c65833 as a thief again, fc0711b8d4 I would be able e804620b59 to defend myself.6165d6d5cc228fe5

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‘I didn’t expect Joshua to act so quickly…’e83ca9c232b93327

Emma looked stunned as she 84f4a1743b saw the ring that had ba95d54473 suddenly appeared.523a79d5b4814879

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“W-why does the butler have that…?”3826eae9d8c50983

“I’ve been watching quietly out of respect for our past relations, but this is too much, Mrs. Caston.”55e1270d449b37ff

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“B-butler…!”2b6da22e628d37f4

“After receiving this ring, I personally organized the young master’s accessory box. So when exactly did f46f03c0d2 you organize it?”25c3bea42d30d081

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The butler glared at 5ffa1c1ef5 Emma with suspicion.1a23ceb17ea6f545

“Have you been handling the young master’s treasure chest so carelessly all this time?”e531b8b13d101098

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“N-no! Handling it carelessly…!”c0ea87436f4bf9a8

Emma jumped, her face pale.202d3de567677e7b

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“Y-yesterday… I mean, yesterday, that girl…”550f7131b87be115

“Hey, don’t call her ‘that girl’!”f896cd916a306c73

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Suddenly, the butler spoke solemnly.feb2c6fee1e8ecb7

“The Duke personally brought the young lady here and ordered that she be treated equally to the young masters. I clearly communicated this 75d8d86e22 through the head maid 6a746051ef on the first day.”47e008046f2dbbe1

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“T-that’s…”e03e9d626880f061

“Even on the first day, Mrs. Caston harassed Lady Belze!”fb866d3a3efcf807

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At that moment, 4bfa79e03f Tara jumped in, 8fe58348e7 as if waiting dd8b37f046 for this moment.878b14c1b41da4e3

“Instead of treating her well, she called me aside and told me not to properly provide clothes and food for her. How ridiculous! Who does she think she 3b38b67b9f is?”870e43e6fe7bfdc3

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“I-I never…!”8f47eb5bb41b7862

Emma, flustered by the butler’s 20c52af2f7 words, glared venomously at Tara eb587b7675 for a moment.01c865fc69bc9468

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But Tara didn’t stop her d367ae7c74 revelations.81619640cad137ab

“I heard from the physician that she pushed the young lady, ruining young master Joshua’s healing completely.”8dc5987b17f410a1

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“T-that was…”70ba4ccff224c8c0

“Because of that, our young lady might have a fractured tailbone! And now she’s trying to do something else… Ma’am, stop being so mean!”25760275edfef2bf

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“Sh-shut that mouth of yours!”19e9d4fae44594e7

Though slightly exaggerated, 9f9325d4c4 everything Tara said 7347c0d545 was true.385277c7e2f26225

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“Mrs. Caston. What in the world…”37764418bd0b5464

The butler shook his a5293209c9 head in disbelief.be1bad8eb6832346

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“N-no! I was only… I mean, everything was for the young master…”8f951dad4bc76f33

Emma looked around at 6ed3045c76 the gathered crowd with 3a02021c4d trembling eyes.36d9ea3c403f5c46

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It seemed she was looking 818c39c13a for someone to help her.001b874a2f04bc7a

I saw some ee80946e06 of the maids, 73a8325809 who might have cada5a6a8e sided with her, 5181b3a18e quickly look away bffdc3ddb6 in surprise.2020b4df8380521d

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Among them was the 15444fc7e8 head maid.147d5b10cdaaa8e6

In my previous life, if 642a707bcd Emma was the enforcer, the 4e30ad5d72 head maid played the role 703e5a72bb of her instigator.24b39bd243b397a5

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‘It’s a pity I can’t send them both away together this time.’2c9a2648b8225fdd

Whack!e445df0de1ddd9d4

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The butler, after 6acecac8d9 closing the velvet 02604ca30a box containing the bac550717f ring, began to e4037e2361 sort out the 8e1e090f45 situation.d5a88efa58090bf9

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“This won’t do. This matter is f5778821ff beyond what I 2771adceba can handle alone.”eb68c8790fd4bdfa

“…”b73b3929c21e15ed

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“I will report all your misdeeds to His Grace as soon as he returns.”21230079eaf9fca0

“Butler!”5643a81a3cc959df

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“Detain this woman in her quarters.”d6eab70bd7ce9f70

The butler instructed two 4cc314be4b young servants standing nearby.97b3fdf31b8e0829

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They immediately grabbed Emma 864a5fe1df by the arms and cd3f4b4085 began to drag her 5f4f8b531e away.3f27c617fac41289

“Butler! Please wait! This is all a misunderstanding, Butler! Listen to me…!”b5f737cfb70d688b

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I watched Emma ecc98aba91 being dragged away b7a887c873 with a sense 97fd940c46 of anticlimactic relief.3071a6cbc5447997

‘…It was this easy.’ab14cf3cb7948b1b

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If only I had been 77450d63d6 a bit smarter in my c82f35a2ea previous life.60c830bee40e91df

Could Tara have avoided 75837d5716 being expelled, and could 2f21ba3e94 I have lived more 3a77a8428c comfortably in this house?0e589b94ca1f80cc

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“I knew she would get what she deserved one day. She was strutting around just because she was assigned to serve Young Master Joshua… tsk tsk.”d68021f68a99856a

“But isn’t detention too harsh? Mrs. Caston was only looking f72cb49b25 for the missing ring.”68ac969d2c270de1

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“Didn’t you hear? She carelessly handled 2f21ec3c21 the young master’s fc87ee19a8 accessory box.”36bdb5b8686186aa

“It’s pitiful, but ever since that girl came, there hasn’t been a moment of peace in this house.”e9f7fe078fd2ffe2

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The servants gossiped amongst themselves.d5a3cc421121c112

Though there was criticism 33f05be3ae of Mrs. Caston, there were also a 88c99b604d few grumbles directed at me.fdabe7bdd5d86666

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‘Well, this much is nothing.’2c60bd426e163eac

Compared to what I 59c1a3fd18 had experienced before, this 4dc9715ab8 was hardly anything.2cf653ae6dd6a10d

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At that moment.055faec58fb81637

“Has everyone finished their morning tasks? If you have any complaints, 47ed949c57 come forward now.”f40a4f5202a731ca

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The butler solemnly looked around 7d484438c8 and warned.7116de9e01eb1f2e

The crowd quickly eef17c56ac dispersed as if 3d5b0c741f they had never a3ec1b4b71 gathered.115039c9039b3800

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‘Interesting.’f6e7e1fbc237288e

I thought the butler would 89b3d9379c ignore the servants who looked 06d81701d6 down on me, just as 013c7ac5a8 he had in my previous 816d4ad83b life.0e03e1666d99954d

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However, not only 368ff25e01 did he drive 32aec273d5 them away, but e5c9fd5dcb he also approached f0f9a746b8 me directly.95b85405479a1b40

“Are you alright, young lady?”83e57b7685ece369

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He knelt on 1fa28bf954 one knee and 871b44958c lowered himself, offering 99e7a366a3 me his hand.b915b9779210104f

“…Young lady!”472f4915d1552f6e

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Tara, who had been a748f3365e chasing after the departing 1c58a4dfff Emma, came running back 83b989b8e1 hurriedly.a7c7704c181dbbe4

I stared blankly at the f2ee31e039 two people crouched in front 26401c21fa of me.8af24dfcbff229b9

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‘At least… in this life, I have allies.’e398aed416ec5ba0

It didn’t matter 71a5d8d7f7 who disliked me.a1f05cc7dc129787

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The warmth I received after dying and coming back to life was…b468648885e92c46

It was so precious and comforting…b8e8e7052eb555c6

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Suddenly, my eyes welled up 27dd77faa1 with tears.05720410284dc52a

“Belze hurts…”6c36192d2f78b594

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For the first time, I a8721c175c whimpered, acting like a child.e08ce94c81d1c876