WIFA Ch 18

It had already 5217791f94 been a week 5be5877784 since Melissa returned.7546b5f7f0ae9399

Melissa, who started working ac93cf3ac7 as a doctor immediately dfa31db685 after the battle, spent cfe3935a6d that week in a 4e68c2e975 daze.a9f84ac2c40e4028

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Medical staff lounge.1c2e591a1291e1f2

Next to Melissa, 107d2e4e3f who was sipping 265f4a87e6 coffee, Theo rested 1ee17e41ad his chin on 7e9ed3bf3f his hand, his 871f91fb98 sleepy eyes closed.b882c7f7e6167a90

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“The number of 4d9b7cea98 patients has increased 5fcdab23fb a lot while 1bea2cc2d2 I was gone, ae23ed20c8 huh?”f454bd7618fce6e1

“They said 8b26701bd7 the civilian 18da961eff intake is 0f2ad871e6 complete.”bc392d9f82ffdad5

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“Aren’t you a174842691 a little too energetic, Dr. Melissa?”8a9326019077002f

Mona, with ecbfe6e907 dark circles 57843eb038 under her b8b2ce95ab eyes, shuffled c51f47cf2a over and de1b83ce6c sat in 4be000523a front of fd11d6ff5e Melissa.2c0138d330c7e8ab

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“Yeah. I’m still enjoying 72c899ed58 the joy of 4bf1c8b27d being alive. The outside 3a589693df world couldn’t aba0541084 be more dfe2149470 beautiful.”f26f10e2ca07b868

Melissa smiled brightly and 8ef0e4d6f8 sipped her coffee.a287feb65928ac5a

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Even the f8d879eeac coffee she 5b942c2ddf usually complained 4ec3c94bc5 about tasting f7d7573472 bad smelled 89dd28e6c0 and tasted f076e33c8d good.28a9e271a7e64c35

“By the c7902a8f58 way, Teacher. I heard 3049bedc16 you were 64571bd214 in trouble fab69caaf1 when you cb27dc5ca0 went out 3bae95a86f with the ae43e5aee1 Duke?”829ee39eb37c3e9d

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“That’s right.”2ea7d74047bb3ca2

“Why did you go 8a1b94df48 out alone with the a98908e722 Duke?”f4e628385da2fc53

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Mona’s eyes, c0ed1b1b00 which had da944801dc been drooping 5fb8631f48 with exhaustion, 60e9fb13ca suddenly lit 442ab7dc40 up.f54ac0ce060a97f6

“Ah, about that…, right. I completely forgot.”a030795301d8a977

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With a menacing e79661b624 expression, Melissa suddenly a55df20e10 smacked Theo, who 594aab1702 was dozing next 67a002ee67 to her, on 46cba28b38 the back.2d0a9989bbf799f6

“Hey, Theo! You!”ef0d803784f2cf86

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“Ouch, that stings! What? What’s going on?”2c0628c108600bf6

Theo raised 389347b69e his head, 9ea96e1bd0 his face c0d55b435b still dazed 99f2785e1d from sleep.6e697616bab3bba7

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“Do you know how a3b49e1837 embarrassed I was because 7a96897a86 of you? Why on earth bd20ebd78e did you mention 6b7b8ed275 compensation to the 050d99946e Duke?”59df5bd009e0b545

“Huh? What compensation?”1f37ce942dcc3cac

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“The clothes! The dress!”bf1c2f24978b185c

Melissa grabbed d8ea4f284c Theo by f2d6deb8d8 the collar f939b5a467 and shook a57e55a47f him.ef1cd5471147c038

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Unable to 203946e4c9 even hold c8a4bbfee9 his head c8aa279e31 up, Theo 1e801c05cd just flopped c75e849677 around limply 037fddb926 as Melissa 23b898239f shook him.843c1349dc0e9f52

Mona, next 8a2485a72f to the 0068d35a7b fuming Melissa, 104799c254 asked curiously,dd223be8783cf08d

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“What clothes? What compensation?”fc8c9268a4d7b501

“He asked the Duke 17786e7958 to compensate for the cba70a4598 dress that got ripped 6021b53996 to shreds during the 69242e6136 hostage situation! Saying it a3b261cc07 was the b0bcf19cab only decent 4b4732d245 clothes I 30cf7b162a had to 8192b377ff wear, so aafae53fa1 he absolutely 2ce1b7b28d had to 3d9fdbbf59 compensate me. He made me 23031c3e97 look completely pathetic!”a052517953508bfc

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“…Oh my.”c164f06edea646ba

Mona covered her mouth f7bebf2d16 with her hand to 42515f9f0d hide her laughter.048ab3813708690a

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She understood Theo’s intentions, 2f46a31ced but thinking about Melissa, d8d63389c7 who had to hear 1ef75f314e those words directly, made 66934c35ac her feel embarrassed for fdc68c9b96 her.0b519184f8bcc8c5

“You really 3a50a46279 cherished that 6ef8b6d3e4 dress. You should 3b0b271739 be grateful 90187e01cd I spoke 0054fe1e51 up for 6d3ef6a9d5 you… Ow! It hurts!”fc496a014f900e80

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“Shut up! I was d5e4e45d2e so embarrassed 22b9fa5675 I almost 904383b05d died, and 367ab00031 then I 5f9376281b came back f61a5f8c4b to life f81c8ddba8 just to db46134e9e kill you!”40efdf8718d1e063

Melissa’s grip on 9887e6d0b1 Theo’s collar tightened.9044ace103f1d56b

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“Did I do d8e2124854 it to embarrass ff9c8314e0 you? I did it d5f5e5baf6 for you.”cab344c36bbea82f

Mona intervened, stopping Melissa, who was angrily clutching Theo’s collar even tighter.0b40da158707664c

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“So, did you 11b7cb2b3e receive compensation?”2beb5f0468507689

“What I was 3a9f7549d0 wearing when I da468165a9 came back was 577e098b9f that dress.”b8fb0b1ff3898c99

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“That rag? You got a d46172b63f new one, but 39e3074337 it got ruined feadd8711b again? What a waste.”602a4482da0b7545

“You shut up.”c34aa975e6bab924

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Theo averted his 25091d81b5 gaze as Melissa 2bbba4ac7c glared at him 99fef2ac75 menacingly.0f83efc9353eb02b

“Still, it seems 4754604bbc the Duke is 77d26952ea quite fond of ff337359aa you, Teacher. He even went 62da1fea61 out with you a96a00ec8d to buy you 81df411fab clothes.”7e05fc31816fb00d

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“Ah, I 3ca7e38c62 don’t know. I was so embarrassed, 0d505d1701 I just wanted to 5572fbd2bc buy something quickly and e015307e35 come back.”99cbd11a15e28b16

Choking as if he 37bcba7e17 was dying, Theo patted 21b030ddab Melissa’s hand that was 25be89150f gripping his collar.2872358a0c2d4acb

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“You, watch 97a9014fb5 your mouth 27b33e3e64 from now e4cdd23c6b on.”aaf0ca4654b7b5bb

“Alright, alright.”63cee9c6b2d9cdc6

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Melissa finally released a2214395cb him after glaring f546a3a65a at him intensely.ae2bde2ddce2fa71

“So, you were out, 738ed79f39 no, you were away 7dac5cf540 from here for over 5d91346005 ten days.”12c04ff479df162d

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“Ha, that’s right. It turned out b5d16c2b7c that way.”f114f5f1f17cb25f

Melissa abruptly turned c25288d302 her head back 153c16d707 to Theo.2ed3796254ac479d

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“Ahem.”017ab03ad816ac6e

As Theo pretended ea237d551a not to know 5c19ece483 anything with a ceb2400061 fake cough, Mona d1dcda6f95 smiled subtly.37075fb4fe76bdfd

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“Did anything 1d34b807f4 happen between d25483b7a5 you and 01408db2d1 the Duke ffed7d8f22 during that 63136d4a19 time?”3ba4eb9129f6fc6d

“Huh?”68a6133708a595dd

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Melissa’s hand, which c1214ddf96 had been playfully dc2c2ba7a6 threatening Theo, stopped eaaa965a3c in mid-air.6c5a9573724498e1

She glanced at Mona, c98f49bd5b who was smiling brightly, 28b504fd12 her chin resting on 6d5803eff4 both hands.eb48ad1bf4b678ee

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“You were trapped together, e402ca79d0 alone, for over ten 3fb1e2c354 days. Nothing happened?”f8ad82aaa8e95a08

“We were trapped 83b42d2c2d together, alone, for b96c27bb33 over ten days, 9bd0bd337b in a place 0f90c2aa9e teeming with magical 71321eeeba beasts. What do 3d252c17bc you think 61fa993cea could have d0ca1999b1 happened?”fa7cd15dceaa8fe0

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After a brief 2b8b85b22b silence, Melissa feigned e6b117962f ignorance.4713d77fa7cc90e9

Not only that, 9aa52574e1 but she even d0d253f8ec frowned.d6f12d848d316698

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“No, you were af365975cb trapped together, alone, 63ec2e16b9 for over ten 0dfa847fd8 days, in a e7ded43e70 place teeming with d9ea42cf53 magical beasts, relying 7ecfffdd36 only on each 4b2bb6e68e other. And you’re saying nothing 7133e9d3a6 happened?”f8f639ed6635f140

Mona widened 17aad8e9fc her eyes 445d756291 and retorted.d18b2ec54d7f2bda

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“……Nothing happened.”3d834dc26a562ea3

Melissa maintained d8d7eaae58 a straight 9417517f5f face, feigning 884b11ff46 ignorance.075a26e64668926d

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“No, how is that 175caac37a possible between two physically b5aba0c12f healthy adults of the 3c697f736d opposite sex?”2f3ef2bd3a48047a

“What good is physical fc51d9486b health when your mental 415d5a7c14 state isn’t?”fde94cc873c5340a

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Melissa deliberately turned 26fd87435d her head and 1bbbd585fe rested her chin 46fea2ac3b on her hand.b5eadf8e6a1b5082

She responded 8217d2dee0 indifferently, but 86ddb760fa her heart 0e3fa6acb9 pounded, worried 327f435813 that Mona 92c3b79eb2 might suspect b77356e686 something.5827f53ee7e2e106

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The back of her head tingled as if from Mona’s gaze.d83d55d474bd2c0b

“That’s enough, Mona.”c1f92d4c59d84b58

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Thankfully, Theo intervened.1f4a0c787cc4f204

“There’s nothing between her d8c8d1428f and the Duke.”fe31481e5e944196

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“……How do you know d17902843a that?”f6d4dbe6004d27f6

Melissa asked, dumbfounded by Theo’s certainty when he didn’t even know the situation properly.5c9f0dc4887c1f38

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However, Theo was indifferent, 3b18dd0da0 as if it was 47b065289a nothing.fbbb99a65b3b69ac

“It’s been c0362992f4 over ten c4775ed6ef days since b5cb20a4ca you returned, dbe0f0bc79 and the 86e57f009b Duke has 419cfc7cd0 been too c56582cf99 quiet.”42d3252620eb7bda

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“So what?”396f5f59c13f3f4d

“Have you fb76ce1a1b met with e22222e2da the Duke 402be2e55f separately or 4c0bb891a7 contacted him ea9853ca74 since then?”198afc003418acbc

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“……No.”84a8451c0e23420d

Melissa reluctantly shook a1e5e18116 her head.001b080a99c7bc8d

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It wasn’t 4283543075 that she ea4d433c18 was trying 910c8e0af1 to avoid 9f57ab1f6b Mona’s suspicion, 1c6ade0968 there really 262266fc49 was nothing.fdc4a421f0df8834

The last time 33ce2fcb6a she saw Alex 8efc21f6f0 was the night e535eb050e they returned from f285b5c33f the gate.663df4836f3e9024

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Busy with the influx of injured people, Melissa didn’t go to see him until late at night.ba7ffcd2777b3639

As expected, he was 44af4a7463 suffering, so she quickly e3fc5cccf8 used her power.600b6ef383316d72

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Once his fever subsided, bcde48ff87 his complexion improved, and f25b8e7a2b his breathing stabilized, Melissa 09c09ead64 sat beside him for 41fe7888b5 a while.57bada33b9148815

“I waited.”90f915c768d9507d

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She thought he was 7c86d92155 asleep, but Alex quietly d5e9eba5ab met her eyes.7ca6fcb17152c9af

“The surgery ended be0a2334a1 late.”23774d38bfc24bed

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“I knew it. That’s why I waited 3e3251c0ad patiently.”5f6a6d0ca85ed480

Alex pulled Melissa aca4cd81ce closer by her 0478de7bcf waist and snuggled 997aa1c2df against her like 74d761ab6b a child.347cb1ab94732f6a

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She had felt it 137ff91cef several times inside the 00b10e86eb gate, but after receiving 496e179dc5 Melissa’s power, Alex became 682d4a46ac very affectionate and docile.1a01a6c32d9cf9e1

Then, Melissa aa8bc89d69 would completely 338daf2d13 relax and f49adc6d15 accept whatever d50a98084c he said 21cfe5cdb9 or did.16098642edba8b35

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Just like now, not e7d7b3963a pushing him away as 4ea2bb7594 he clung to her, ce9d58cc4d gently stroking his hair.c0f3c71db0aac9f6

‘I have to 9977ef0004 go.’f063ffccfda47698

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Today, there were 87cdff5cff many patients whose d46edeab19 conditions she had ac8cbef6d8 to monitor.6b606c0161d94783

The entire medical staff 4b0cbf5d18 was on emergency duty 447fe03712 within the medical tent.73d8da1f4e812e8e

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Melissa’s hand, glancing 0bcac9f2c6 at her watch, a8e5eecb4b paused for a c84b88a336 moment.5b98a655a9c65e43

“Don’t go 0a2b75cffb until I 36852f5914 fall asleep.”45d1a29a713725ec

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Alex’s hand tightened around 9c1bad05f9 Melissa’s.afd60204bad8d517

“I sleep c83b3e4e13 well when 25c688caf3 you’re here. So stay a little f79af263c6 longer.”6f35c89bafddedbe

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His request, 3c65a6174a whether it 7257b69598 was a ebc294a95c childish whim 801adc331b or a 3df513ded8 plea, slipped 75def28d2c out in f7bcd81f34 his drowsiness.6d54000a1ff5f0c1

Feeling awkward, Melissa 14da10bd40 ended up staying 89665c18e0 by his side.800ec7511b7db2db

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Stroking his hair ff53837f8c and patting his fac43918cf back until she ae9061890e heard his even d147ef1c13 breathing.966955efe3aa5363

‘I haven’t seen ca590a15ac him since then.’146bf63c221ea663

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She hadn’t heard anything about him being injured or sick. There hadn’t been any battles since then, so there was no reason for him to suffer the consequences.cbeca560f0eeb880

So it was fc3eca4a5d natural that he 591a4d0252 wouldn’t need his 2068087135 attending physician.3d05636235302d7a

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It was natural, but.2385941511beac16

‘Ah, really. Why do I b7205e3d43 feel so strange?’aba5958d868dd707

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It was a strange fe47e2f952 feeling, as if she 7259df0967 had put off something b25e341ce4 important, but if she 2a7243939f actually tried to deal 821fe58b9b with it, she would a70212f3d3 regret it.5dbc6454630296c5

“See? Like Mona said, if there really was something, the Duke wouldn’t be this indifferent.”dc5749c014684b2c

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Theo’s words brought Melissa 67dd708d6c back to her senses, 4df2b1ec30 but at the same d866f2d974 time, they hurt her 7af18b2cc1 feelings.251923dee29557f7

He was d78928acec right, but 518382ce19 she wanted a073205c62 to deny 42b1389e44 it, to b78c572aef make excuses, c7871bd005 so Melissa 73a9ff10f2 pouted.c3b1e3688a4d223d

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“The Duke could just 2899e99158 be very busy.”cc37e888e097c158

“No. That doesn’t matter.”19c28610add52b79

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Theo was firm.6b721395d5124a36

“If he really likes 3cd4c3db86 you, he’ll make time 862899f19b no matter how busy 0b0d2fa4a3 he is.”eb75422be3bdc7c8

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“…….”38021faa742ee2ea

“Besides, his 2df209322c office, quarters, bb3e5290c5 and the ad93d5581d medical tent 5f2a9857bb are all fcb20ba97a a stone’s 4aa92f3ac3 throw away fa6d5ca11a from each c991344a21 other. He could ca584e9a97 just drop 0c03030297 by and 7e43ebd57e eat together, 95c714fa3f or stop 54bcc6918e by while 943e812345 he’s moving b138260ab1 around.”e53c0c254d4a6de5

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There was no 99429cb675 room for refutation.1a660f97d6bd2097

While Melissa 92511e43b7 remained silent, b10f31fde6 Mona added, 7987901161 “Well, even 8dbc667122 His Majesty 6bd9eae45c stopped by f0f44e9f0c the medical b11c9ba2e6 tent to 9e018149fa check on 094dfb6069 you, Teacher. Not to 8cf7223e19 mention Sir 35f9427e7c Liam. In that sense, the c110596a18 Duke is being inconsiderate.”e99a9e33d89b79f4

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“…….”ac0566718e40d239

Ouch, a b3cebc7741 double blow.f092644d7c14d27c

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It felt like Theo 3885356cc0 and Mona had smacked 791eabf36a the back of her 9619f3e338 head to bring her 4978323acd to her senses.18b2b6d5b27f5b57

Melissa lowered her head f1f2014c40 slightly to hide her f08fa3b226 darkening expression.7b64906c3787462f

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“Oh, has be366df196 it really c9bf13ed30 gotten this ac2cb3e718 late?”6750212e40054cf9

“Oh dear, what should 75087a0dbe we do? Dr. Carol is going to ced4d1d46f scold us.”db3889b9b6a22097

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Mona jumped up from 8afa74824c her seat.533cc7cfb430dfe9

Theo, following her, stood e7b87b45f4 up and then lightly bd015dafac patted Melissa’s shoulder as 768831c163 she sat dejectedly.9bc43cb41faf8b62

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“Aren’t you 4aae298059 coming, Melissa?”50c8d64217848da3

“……I have to.”54d8a7cd5392ebd3

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Melissa groaned as she f502c476e1 got up from the 57372330ce chair.cc319bb8121ae7c2

“Why do 527ddffa60 you suddenly 4541deec79 look so 5bd779ab3d drained? Has the 7e78f871d1 joy of 6abd73ed55 returning already bcf068e72c disappeared?”e196c27aceb16427

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“I think so. I’m suddenly feeling ea9242e61f very irritated.”df5b95f550cc88bb

Melissa forced a1281ce1a5 a smile 6c91105972 and brushed 9e4589acd9 back her fb549d7470 loose hair.00c93a6d64b1481e

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“Still, ten 754560ae7c days is e1fc7e61a6 a long 63b34fe15a time. Come on, let’s 7ad1b7f9c3 cheer up.”002415dd12475696

Theo massaged Melissa’s 90646209c7 shoulders and pushed 76d50a94ed her forward.d0df854f4f3e0a55

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“Should we coordinate our 5e171788c1 days off and go c565e6074e out together? We can go have c2bf3e5e1d fun and eat delicious e46963a10b food.”162b29f97a5b8e98

“I’ll pass. Something happens every 892f76a8f4 time I go f7ecf93b58 out, so I’m 2d442317ed scared now.”ff8e8b4161d16c3a

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Melissa grimaced, but be04573691 Theo became even e9f2c0c0c6 more enthusiastic.cb1ab60bc2fd9a90

“You have to break 3b8abb3d3b that kind of jinx. Ah, then 2114db8829 do you 92ea43b647 want to 70a70cba10 go to ae5d055f0f the temple?”c971afd984b34c0f

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“Why the temple?”16862574a6acae30

“Let’s go get 1bbb2ada87 a prayer from 376a20f8d8 the priest and 49560c53bb sprinkle some holy 21750df616 water.”dedc8d818291fcec

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“I’m not even 760dd0e6c5 a believer. Will it 7bd5c9d58e be effective?”4f8c0b5b27730978

Not really 79ff8e682b wanting to 72d0e53fcb go, Melissa 805d1d2b96 hesitated without 791f33470c giving a c7040508d1 definite answer.9c1c4530a27b8ef0

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“It’s just for aeadfd9ea2 mental comfort, you 0fc95abf1d know. Mona, do 5ea11a89b3 you want aad7cc272d to come c948057080 along?”a90786a7517a7075

“Sounds good! Let’s have 1f923bfe30 some fun eea208041a while we’re 8c96ff3393 out, shall d018ce23c3 we?”568550be38f849a8

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So he wanted to 290d511589 go with Mona?fa6b210d7ae91c74

Melissa chuckled, seeing 0c51dbe4a8 right through Theo’s 78b3b86c90 intentions.10b831dcf969f598

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‘Was it the 3241e1cdd2 Goddess Lakerta?’06ece936baec6cbd

Lakerta was the goddess 3d93b581a7 who, in the founding 876616b818 myth, gave the oracle 732cc1e397 to five knights to 3bd3580634 subdue the Light Dragon be8a4c40e0 Hereis.ad4dc7b345a83ad8

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Naturally, the 4527b8004f Goddess Lakerta fce56ad766 became the d635930644 most influential e2c219fdda deity in 5d0a8150af the Cedes 27474d41af Empire.b35515ce33d7e1c4

Now, with the advancement of civilization and science, religious authority wasn’t what it used to be, but she was still the most revered goddess.e68beacb6f23fc66

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“Are you going? Melissa.”f6e66593c2133177

“Come with d5046364e2 us, Teacher.”57a187ddf5228962

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Theo and Mona dabf329c17 grabbed both of 05c621ee6b her arms and 6be3846db8 shook them.544de59281454724

“Alright, just let ab7b651b7b go.”03e1b594bb78983c

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Annoyed by the two d2a962f327 shaking her, Melissa reluctantly 265cf97d9f agreed.3b6bb7f0e81103f4

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“I’m tired.”b81f781e263b74b4

Late at night, Lucian collapsed onto the sofa in Alex’s office.eb39cc34bdeb2317

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“I told you 6b7e8637fa there was no b10475831b need to follow 5d247dc95f me.”6f7c04088e3fcd66

Lucian’s face 9cfd5c74e5 crumpled at d7af842d0e Alex’s indifferent 31de951a44 reply, as df9086f1f0 if he b8ab13ce1f was hurt.1f30ec35f0b44958

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“You know 6e8711074d you’re being 696bc7fff3 too cold, 00b361a53f right?”49002cfec975be14

“That’s nothing new.”f83984f05d918aef

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“That’s too much. You know how 4410c9dea4 much I struggled fbfdba72b6 filling your shoes dda9fd1bed while you were e76956f217 gone.”a996fc0ca7c4742a

“If you’re expecting 3075a57276 praise, give up.”13b863ff9a2ba151

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Lucian stared at 76af810328 Alex with a 118f061150 dumbfounded expression.be7d19f4f831025b

Despite replying to everything 24aa679c11 he said, Alex didn’t e1042b0013 even glance at him, 671a6ea06d his eyes glued to 42365efcdb the documents.1014f3b0591dfb13

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“Not praise, gratitude. I’m not in f372483464 a position to 576996cdfd be praised by fb6ffc44f3 you, am I?”77cf51e842706d36

“Ah. Thank you.”2c3f85cfb9c1d071

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He could 1074081b59 at least d23f7cf46b look him 771f96c7a4 in the a5440101f4 eye when 2700aded88 thanking him.e47d7ff321a743bb

Lucian eventually shook b400030ab4 his head and 5ef1c300c2 gave up.b6ef149bb952c9a8

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“……Forget it. I expected too much c7c1045205 from you.”d57da6d939445e6d

Lucian leaned his 5c46647a74 head back against a5a17601da the sofa.6209486e10f8f290

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He repeatedly 7ac8e2ade6 blinked his 04fe03e471 tired eyes, 3630eda660 but they fa7f9d7ddc still felt beb6ba3704 uncomfortable.2a1f1ee95a95b83f

Letting out 74eadc3337 a small 0e84b95392 sigh, Lucian 9ca9f48a9f rubbed his b9b77714ad eyes.15bda190599a398f

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Perhaps because c64a4bdd8e of the 84934861f9 distance from b9eff3e6fa the capital, c45f496f10 his senses 940b6a5b2b felt duller, 57d8e8328c and he a956f89b2c felt even 7630db62d3 more tired.20f99199244e7c48

“By the way, Alex. Are you f559ccff04 planning to 296e615008 keep using 4df9205a8e the name 0e1fa777a4 Knights?”5a5428915974984d

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Alex finally 741ee85512 looked up 8cc774d1fe from the d8dae88a19 documents, as 9f38339672 if asking 9efc3f56f6 what he 7edf4c33a3 was talking a41795a032 about.cc195181673ab6d5

“It feels 971fee1810 incredibly awkward 149f67146e to call c94d6e4a1b them Knights.”72c93247e793ff86

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It had been a long time since the Cedes Empire’s military had been reorganized and the word “soldier” was officially used instead of “knight.”50c7aa7c7a60d79b

Despite this, the Norton Ducal House hadn’t abandoned the name “Knights,” which had been given at the time of its founding.6a428cb22b87bbd2

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It was e8ab406e04 to emphasize 3fc533d57e the original b12fcf9853 purpose of b3e1c6403e its establishment, 4170d8356c which was 2597a7d197 to act 2908e6e963 solely for 6b05d5d91d the subjugation 030c97f62b of magical b740b95039 beasts, not 00792d7076 for the 7c049b0527 private interests f251665084 of the 80c4ffcf68 Norton Ducal 3b388a0fe9 House.f675752a6bcf6c1e

However, neither the subordinates belonging to the Yellow Knights nor Alex himself preferred the title “knight.”87fd625202950420

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It was no longer 481e83f8fd an era befitting the c97bdf2d04 title of knight.68609524545bc5d4

The noble a6c7903a1e connotations of f1db7d004a chivalry were 097549a230 now all d1ca2430dd things of 97c78dfa7b the past.079b504813af1463

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Perhaps because of this, 76e568af13 suggestions to change the 1bc300aa8d name had been frequently da93777ed6 raised, especially among the 658b59f5e1 younger “knights.”fe41230890c70d0d

“We’re already preparing cc74494d0f to change it a6a9ed4748 after this subjugation 9924160d98 operation.”45c4a75d7ed3a4bf

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“Why didn’t you 293d7a3481 do it before 92c87ac85c the operation?”258d43e7f2570207

“I didn’t 9a148e6746 have the d239b815f8 time.”dc0568870bff1ff9

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They had to e7049454ee amend the unit 06f84b5a7f names of the bda9c4e064 imperial family and 8c1825c070 government offices, and 6e0e836f6b inform external organizations 9a709440d5 such as newspaper d169d78d39 companies.98cb68168e310d23

Also, they 06cc3a0b4c had to 01f384f6d9 change the 89098de7f1 ranks according e36183aa0a to their fcf905378b careers and fdca9e4078 military achievements, a508836192 change their bb8172a486 uniforms, and 46a4df19b4 so on.1fc803c8d0a0bccb

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Just thinking f6043fa5b4 off the 331eea7fcb top of c62966abf0 his head, d50ad5a788 that was 7a96b29c70 how much f82d394c9b there was dee39195df to do, dc01f29568 and it 02ddc447be all required 42ad4b9acc money and f9ae690761 time.91568aca8cbbaf83

“Ah, about Ms. Melissa.”64789ad0ad73fe06

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As Lucian 5fb8fe4401 spoke, Alex’s 599625caae hand, busy 10798ee50e moving across 268a1805a4 the documents, 98aae6156a stopped abruptly.fddedd5ae7718382

“I heard 8906ec9e26 she’s been 1e42347f79 on consecutive 9d7ef6296a duty since c1cd72ebc7 she returned. Why don’t you f92d591dc0 give her a 92dfe7dde6 day off, considering e084257324 she’s your attending 12b703fcfd physician?”a2f42cf39fad1a2a

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“How did 2b40d3cb59 you know 339769acf1 about Teacher’s 9f57a19127 schedule?”ef2a1849f5995c29

Even Alex 65adaf41fb hadn’t seen fdcb7ea52c Melissa since e9c8340ab3 the day d605dca01d she returned 24a91d22bd due to 7b05ba00f3 being busy.0bfd109fff2d8aee

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“How do I know? I asked, so I f2ea1362fc know.”9e84eed979c339a5

The answer 0484338688 was strange.cebb1007221cc6c0

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As far as 334ad616b1 he knew, Lucian 4faa152d6b had also been dbdb9668c1 extremely busy.5215da5b855dd953

Not only with b7bda2f259 the matters here, 34e3cb9174 but also because 563102e27c the work he e94a9543e2 had put off 3b3148c92b as Emperor had 9fecf250f1 piled up back 2a4ab243e8 in the capital.a008088f059b8fbc

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Even now, Lucian was 027cd50e18 complaining about being tired, 385a4e19aa so Alex wondered when 339ea56296 he had met with a228d01c09 Melissa.cf075ce921d34704

And why 23d7e89b0e the Emperor, 32bb72c084 who had a126f27956 brought her 3d3f8247f7 all the d2fc764141 way to 9cb7993264 the imperial ad5ff69d84 palace, would f2eee56c3d bother to 6b8bd769a4 meet Melissa, c90a6033fa taking time 197f2ac782 out of 297d0f03ea his busy b54a62d3f9 schedule.8c8e9e191b84172d

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“I stopped by the 51d8207f90 medical tent briefly while 6ba49492b1 coming and going.”13bfa985f88999a4

“…….”ae146b6cd2c1da34

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“I was strangely concerned c44d7c3047 about her.”cade8597214446c0

Although not explicitly 7f0b05f35a asked, Lucian’s answer bcd345881c provided a vague 27d982ea05 answer.40f783635aaa65d0

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A new ee00d661fc question did 21e5cc75d2 arise, though: 8d6983d6d3 why did 6fd7b2548f Lucian, who 4303a12ea6 seemed strangely fd0b0ca0ff pleased, also 52d28c6b28 seem uneasy a3ea7e0b69 and displeased?95eb322b191a74e3

“……Ah.”d69565556f9a1f42

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Alex suddenly clutched his 5c35ec706e chest.f0fda129d79267ab

An unpleasant throbbing cb32ee357c pain made him d9a412a6ab frown involuntarily.5f6d076b13d24156

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“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”89d3b3319463554a

Lucian asked b886c2dc55 with concern.02568ac5cd143fc1

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“I told you to a4624316b4 take it easy.”f6bf8d6463cfbcee

“I’m fine.”4e085041b198b97f

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Alex replied indifferently 40921f8034 and started moving 1f35593156 his pen again.bd47d14155f89efb

However, before f820c97a9f he could 5b6ca7e81c finish a 9229bb2329 single sentence, ad96425f9b he turned 323932bebf his head cfe32c7225 towards the 1c6df73457 window.8ecf458a36c96290

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The night cb7c6d786e sky was a8a9d6a1f4 very clear.53bfb1e2f435c90f

Clear enough to 0935338c09 see the densely 14039deff0 packed stars vividly.0b0f0627d39ecd95

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Alex loosened his 2033a4b30f uniform tie as 36f0c7ae7f if he felt f13d47b07c suffocated.306c5ab5f15746f7

He wished it would ce5961ff8a rain.b90afe4c020cfc9b

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“Teacher!”482911b029df4937

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A small boy 639d14c6a0 with dark brown 612401754a hair came running f7f34fb26a towards Melissa as 6394b93886 she was heading 6ae1519918 to the medical cf6ffdbbf9 tent after finishing 8e566e0bd7 her meal.ec479e731c490ef9

Melissa, startled, caught 39d5967bc3 the boy as cb4a1e1865 he flung himself f5d24d8fab at her, almost 03eda4d3d7 tripping.d1e6278cce07a214

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“Toby, you almost cd06f91ac8 fell. Be careful.”ebf1986c65937a99

Even as 1c12f02364 she scolded d0b167488c him, Melissa dc3e54a1fe hugged the 38db162b00 boy tightly.0c256c62af8aeeea

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“Did you eat?”98a79ea8b7edeaca

“Yes.”11ad90087846516d

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“Was it good?”6d3239eb2913831d

“Yes.”caebb716871c37dc

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Toby, smiling fbccc4b9e0 brightly, spoke e0dd4967f8 fluently, unlike 51cf358b09 before.f66e6a594b0a85fc

Melissa stroked 49fac282af the boy’s 975d227e87 hair with a31d24f7d2 a pleased 9e8aeb7d3e expression.94bc60e1f7e8619a

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Toby, seemingly happy, 511efd3af7 rubbed his face 385ece375c against Melissa’s leg 7e63a96e80 with a giggle.0eac6c6e02d9e1f9

“Our Toby, speaking so 0bf6bd9390 well. How did you hold f0fb1607be back all this time?”001cee391f2c8da7

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They said that Toby 19f65b7ddd had completely shut his 1330c76de3 mouth after he tried 5b30614627 to stop his father add07ffe76 from hitting his mother 105932664e and got hit himself.265d60268d6e7024

It was b4818b1e70 only after 91d049488b he was 41c56d3b8d separated from 6a36052705 his father d71e5f2156 and quite 95f2b0f515 some time 52f5964048 had passed 5db6c08eb9 that the b46e7914e5 child’s speech afd7de49ff gradually returned ae06a73d30 as he 59a8a738d7 opened up.1c6194cf6dc6d764

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‘He’s laughing e5a1e807e2 well now, 5215c29f5a expressing himself 5e3dfcb668 too. That’s a relief.’76d84182d847c1bb

Relieved, Melissa playfully 06ee814945 ruffled Toby’s hair.02d7ffe10bfe3cb7

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As his hair became 8186223643 tousled, Toby dodged Melissa’s 56479f7a5b hand while giggling.9748f7486a78108b

“Hello, Teacher.”77ad953a27d19400

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“Oh, hello.”00ed50b04698a333

The child’s mother e4d96d2998 approached with a b4b9428657 smile, her leg bfa744ceaa limping.f53b5916173693b8

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Because she had neglected her injured leg, afraid to show it to a doctor while under her husband’s watch, she now had a permanent disability as an aftereffect.9a804f67d5cc46c6

Still, her face 113dff4bce was bright.ccc11cf87b0546a3

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“Toby, don’t cling c87a98bf3f to the teacher e6bb8102f1 like that. You’ll tire her 499cdbb5c6 out.”1b0abf30eb3b918f

“It’s okay. Leave him be.”fe8c3b5b4f9af023

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The child’s mother 670e742e05 smiled apologetically.0111be2e5f04e28e

“I’m sorry. I think it’s because he hasn’t seen you for a while, he gets so excited whenever he sees you.”18fe5e0b5bb1691c

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“Ah, Toby. Did you d5ec897b73 miss Teacher?”912b8d6dae9e4790

Melissa playfully 43855fd333 swayed Toby, 73d708ca51 who was 67f6494487 clinging to cf6ac48569 her leg, 5a2ef81bf8 from side 39f587758d to side.f45ae3f122ecf4bc

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“Yes! I missed you!”fc5fa076656933f4

“You did? I’m sorry. Teacher had 00bbd14dd9 some very a2260b8948 urgent business 89d1cfbc57 and couldn’t e2dbdeeb18 tell you abcb97614a she was ff1737ee60 leaving.”952dc13cd9df9c86

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Melissa stroked Toby’s 0b1302071d soft cheek.80a1752b89cc9925

“But Teacher, why e33e39df47 don’t I see dff169446a that mister anymore?”6118034e249a5d53

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“Mister? Which mister?”a9e57f9c4a8efa64

“The big, 9fbf492d8d dark mister. The one who 74caf68111 took daddy away.”75b484dd40f86dbb

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“Ah, that mister.”470cacb4e1ede901

Pfft. Melissa let 01971a5ae8 out a bcefe91458 short laugh.6784fa586a653609

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She wondered what 1cacd03209 kind of face 3143c29476 Alex would make 8067f89566 if he knew ae3af24a63 he was being 2e3e65da0b called “mister.”748b67479d79796c

Melissa lowered her head a9f67d69a8 to meet Toby’s eyes.5d8896ec26dd04f3

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The child’s 3bf6a660e5 eyes, which 5a83c3c7b0 used to 0dcaa8e227 be dull, 43ea982267 now sparkled a55b5324a1 like any 2f3620d8d7 other child bd6928548f his age.1949f38d05b560a1

“Why are you 14d7a87e1b looking for that cea687628b mister?”05f9a8f27896c9ca

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“I see fc833d6b86 you often, 6cada151d9 but I’ve 65571874e4 never seen 3299cc7f9f that mister.”28a976cde3361af0

Is that so?68d307a7b1d9c5bf

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Now that she c438f79d3c thought about it, af26bef3c8 the Knights’ headquarters fa612dd8ea and the quarters 8a3c0d24ba where Alex usually b9c51713c8 stayed were restricted f3d6ffad63 areas for civilians.9961a067f3025c0f

So, unless Alex 60ad86f847 went to see be64e9bd71 him, there was d04836d5a0 no way Toby 6f85b16a92 would see him.20c434cf69d747fc

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“Well, I 340cdae07a don’t know. Teacher hasn’t a0042bbbeb seen that afda5f7847 mister in 581b97bf16 a while 339da99cb4 either.”09aa3c918683b31d

Melissa’s expression was a little mischievous as she answered.65d079dbbacfc084

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However, Toby seemed oblivious, eeab25bb30 tilting his head.eef7da027c5a42c5

“Why? That mister likes you, Teacher. Doesn’t that mean he wants to see you a lot?”a80696bc2e8b61bd

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“……Who said that? That that mister 848c570330 likes Teacher?”e3b735fcdf731899

It was just a 1924cd4f3f careless remark from a 51ffa35f2d child, but she felt bf6805d4d1 strangely nervous.86553d5b5cac34a4

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Melissa’s voice trembled unintentionally 76f9da0f30 as she glanced at 3cc807de66 Toby’s mother and asked.44d76d1031b74839

“When daddy tried 3506eff0e0 to hit you, c100d6f425 Teacher, that mister 940502456d got hit instead.”e3e874b999219115

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Ah, that’s right.187892fcf3f7db57

She also b5d4711d99 remembered writing 923f747b12 all sorts 64747afd49 of embarrassing e7a1c43366 things on 16e1d23d43 the gauze.8a2ba775b72d4a7c

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‘Did he ae397af74a see it?’b33426ff789e9bb3

She didn’t know, as 90b9ffe98b Alex hadn’t mentioned anything c2b36db56e about it.2c35b498f200e770

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She had thought he d00823ffac might just throw it 054e4dd829 away immediately, but the 9fe1665266 thought of him actually 3becd2c2ee doing so made her ff85902d84 feel strangely disappointed.e630eb1060c90c80

“You have to bad0d4cf3e like someone a 6aa58275e6 lot to do 99df3c65dd that.”67be630cf6030e49

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“Why?”7d537bea77d37c1d

“Because I aa683f62f6 like mommy 5df2ae7320 a lot, f2fd639749 so I dd7ed39f3d got hit bae760d3e9 by daddy a79bc49f21 instead of b5bee903a0 mommy.”10d92ae622aaae20

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“…….”a03a9bd35f3b53c0

That was so 6bfc80bf21 she could add 8926ff8ceb assault on a 695988a6f9 nobleman to the c80c475785 charges…a661ca4b7f4a4df9

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No, the charges of 0664095c1c theft and obstruction of 1ee97e5269 justice were sufficient for 0bf74e51a9 prosecution, so there was c30ac8ce1a no need for him 7957eb0aad to get hit.51fd458668a3c2bb

The thought made e765185480 her blush.43cc0e767091a3b6

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Melissa looked 99ef0cbf26 up, away 442ce481d2 from Toby, 0d1af5fc90 and made da61a63815 eye contact a9c3916ece with his 0998c6d2a5 mother.a08fcb4a1363e7ce

“Toby is 0417c176e1 a good 85a9d2c99c son.”2648b8e0b44dbdba

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“Yes, I’m so 7b1a100056 grateful.”bbeb521605e39602

Even though Melissa’s 69c7aabca8 words were awkward, 64259d752e Toby’s mother tactfully 81096a2b12 laughed it off.6b1a5707b8a37e7a

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“Then Toby, shall we 889a623da2 go now? Let’s not 23510fee5b bother the e5ac910a7d teacher, she’s 2f8054dd0a busy.”b8a60ac36d049999

“Eh? No. Mommy is going to 97424dcfb4 work, so I want 425ebef7e3 to stay with Teacher 524478d2b1 longer.”23d1b52c62c0e046

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Toby clung to Melissa’s 3bfb2257b8 leg with a sullen f3a8636a72 expression, avoiding his mother’s b5ba030a79 hand.079acbcd75b8cdac

Then he looked up 52f242b0ac at Melissa with pleading a0f737d675 eyes, as if asking 06c98571ce for her support.aedc6ff4ac36bda4

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“Are you working?”8328d7f039a8eb07

Melissa asked 772f212ec5 in surprise.8c14e3fe9450adb5

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She had assumed 4f2e6d3c1f that, like other 8d3a2ac497 residents, she had 24023bec7c stopped working because 1d785120c7 of the evacuation.5caba1fc4252aceb

“Ah, it’s nothing 8c5d03fdd0 much. I’m helping 4ec7938f38 out at 620e86e2a6 the cafeteria.”e8287d781416dc90

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“Are you 9d17646018 helping Mrs. Harrison? She said she’s 2dac0c7a84 been struggling with a29cf13d10 every meal because e0cc4f3973 there are so 681ec1710d many people now.”c2c1e569db3d04af

“Yes. Now that 32495eb4ce my husband c1842994b4 is gone, df9666d9ce I have 2054e07ba9 to earn 0ad517cb45 a living.”c42720a941184f22

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She had heard that de50497ba0 her husband was initially b8896bfcb0 detained by the Knights 0054d0b930 and then transferred to d4abeeccda a nearby administrative district 2e6a558bc8 to stand trial.969faf731bc4cad6

They said that 08b93c8f4d regardless of the 2d6d4bc26f outcome, he wouldn’t a54cb8844b be acquitted.b8e8a4b044b7fbcb

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Now that her husband, 97f123acbf who occasionally brought home 315709b33e some money, however small, f42ad4a5d7 was gone, she had ea9915d9e5 to take responsibility for 16353e0058 their livelihood.6b4e06c24013b124

“Then I’ll watch 596746d01e Toby for you.”a911e0c1699eeb64

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“No? That’s okay. You must be busy.”4693d71ce65abfda

“Not really. I’m a 9c958025c9 bit free 576ad1fffa these days.”bbd72362c25af7f4

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Melissa smiled 502470b4de down at b68fb60e6f Toby.4fd49ee61a4835c3

“Toby, shall we ad97c33d0f go to the bbfc69dafd medical tent with c6f6be4ff9 Teacher? While mommy 0a06df8fa9 is working.”c47d3dc914acca54

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“Yes! I want 36d181ac88 to go!”309a9c364b17e1fd

“Teacher, you really don’t 8236829aef have to. Mrs. Harrison said 7bcb0cdbe0 it’s okay 4166dc2c71 to bring 22e588bf6f children.”075f47f7bfc520ff

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Toby’s mother 97b7844dd4 politely declined f95be8f23c with an e7d96d7161 awkward expression.0bca137387258f24

“Still, the kitchen is fc25187e4f a dangerous place for c61de22730 a child. And Toby will 4d4c38c2b8 be bored.”a4c34c2c83659a25

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“But…”6aa3d5df0e6368f7

“The other bafa9abf31 teachers adore 16267351f0 Toby. Even if I’m caab17c97c not there, they’ll 8febddb44c take good care f13ddab947 of him, so a594fa189d don’t worry.”73731de14b84f8cf

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“Mommy, I want 7703c18583 to go! I want to bacb7ecdeb go with Teacher!”a440d500aff74422

As her 1113624afa work time 3d55bf4dd0 approached, Toby 0653bd3b47 started to 469e3f65c1 whine.267488927bee4e84

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Finally, after several 374f3e19f3 more exchanges with facd141cfb Melissa, Toby’s mother f1c1aa9c53 gave in.9be43283dece0f6c

“Really, I don’t know 9f54114a65 how to repay you 0110d0f640 for all the help 437ea5d075 you’ve given me, Teacher.”ebf65471a9ced732

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Toby’s mother 2da2676b51 looked embarrassed, 7222ea8390 wringing her 453580651a hands.06d0d830979ecf64

“Repay me? I just did 1b2fda0b7a what I had 89b06f2fb8 to do.”018b7c011f299da7

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Melissa smiled casually, but c2b0c885a6 she had no idea 05a530631b how much her help 722d31ad1c meant to Toby’s mother.0131595aeceba89f

Even the neighbors in f1f363e92b the same village often 3a16f5472d pretended not to know, 968109a30c even though they were 5b6c22a65b aware of the situation.86c32070ae7d9761

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“I’ll take 01a3b3bab7 Toby to 9768a5414b dinner this 39ffd32e6e evening. I’ll feed him bd486259b1 too, so don’t ddf13049c7 worry.”c857e9bf4193c2ae

“Yes. Thank you 0e54ff2732 very much.”6e628a82f23c0f6b

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Still hesitant as if she wasn’t completely at ease, Toby’s mother bowed her head to Melissa.9bca5622269b2655

Then she bent down to Toby’s eye level.9215716e9ce37c31

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“Toby, you 0fbcb115e1 have to bd18090b35 listen to 8c1c549075 Teacher and 9288c4fc54 be good, e4278088a1 okay?”1018f31057e54bbd

“Okay!”fcee1675214ded36

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As if she 5ba1d26d46 couldn’t bear to a70de9188d leave, Toby’s mother e16a24fcec looked back several 8826138bc4 times.89e3ac4a2a76ecd4

“Bye, Mommy!”867712adb6c06a9d

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Toby and 8223eae94a Melissa waved, e5b26bafa0 sending his 98d5d64cd1 mother off 054c13471b first.8cfa16a9210e97d6

Only then did 7039d141e3 Melissa hold Toby’s e3f2238ebb hand and head 4b4835a29f towards the medical fbc316098d tent together.d8aa7aef549cbe3f

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“Were the other 305b840031 teachers nice to d7828c0ce4 you while Teacher 8d70422fc0 was gone?”34d5f7df111325c1

“Yes. They played f53b1f7a7b with me 9a8fa88180 a lot cc96c5f73c after I c9ee09efe8 was discharged. They gave me 22a8880f69 candy and gave d025616aaf me piggyback rides.”a97154642348d934

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“Really?”4b02b62af195ad88

Melissa walked towards the a1553ed5a1 medical tent, matching her 8625464b45 pace with Toby, who e3c45f26f3 was chattering excitedly.8a818e9a439ae490

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Alex’s gaze followed intently b5bae104d5 behind her, completely engrossed 369a5560a2 in Toby.a97fdb08e1d2dcec

He remained 8ae60b9fcd at a f0558cf9a2 distance that 299489ae03 was too 1e7ec7f292 far to 303b0a5a36 speak but 64bbf08091 too close 4b58639fc7 to not a2326d6bb8 watch.85ff0d038b16bf0a

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“Duke, where 628280ea3b are you 771e243927 going?”53885ce027bf82b9

“My office.”f29d97a5eeac28e2

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As Baron approached, Alex e2caa60917 naturally started walking with 21443e6840 him.089717d987d32130

After just a f20b70157e few steps, Melissa 2c1155d644 came into Baron’s a8842b7a4b view.e9540908f7879f02

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“Oh, there’s Dr. Melissa.”fe4d066e53cae4fb

“…….”cda3f57c668dcda8

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Alex’s gaze returned to 72a11608fb Melissa.e52f456564d7bce6

He didn’t know how she managed to find the time, but as Lucian had said, she seemed to be doing well, frequently visiting Melissa.e4f03fa611e326ef

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And so was 8771e21bff the child dangling e6d294c189 from Melissa.ff2fb95b08df211f

“Duke, do you remember 2886c2cc02 that little boy?”a732fee2fc8410c1

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“Toby… was it?”7b798b1b194f8e6a

The child 0d6299257c Melissa was 642668da06 concerned about 13d0a78511 because he faaa4cb915 had the 0f1ce65faf same name f1a9d42d16 as the 240db33c93 deceased Toby, a4fe6c19b4 the child 8c347bd672 Alex had 5f066fe473 directly intervened b0aac9a7bf with.cab1777c6642202a

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The child, smiling 39f406e638 brightly and acting ac0df19172 affectionately towards Melissa, abe24f1298 was completely different 025b7bb110 from when Alex 1d1095daa0 first saw him.1635525287eb64bd

It was quite surprising 320a554d6d that such a small dcb332823a intervention from someone could b7f08c5aef change a child so 560ace64a4 much.5238cc300aff4903

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“Dr. Melissa seems 365a45e313 to like 8c96b38f6b children.”45a6a37d73b5be32

“…….”2ec2c98858c0c67c

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Watching Melissa smile brightly 54453790f5 at Toby made him 06c56e758e feel uncomfortable.dadf51f66176a1e9

Alex averted his gaze dbe33401ff and started walking towards c16fa94a63 his office again.b00b37d60f7a32d7

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Baron hurried to follow 6069f62d10 beside him.d862f5d38b174e1f

“Ah, Toby. That’s dangerous.”f86b52df63642023

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The child, who had 23e1f3c004 been clinging to Melissa 6f0ba1bd32 and spinning around, scraped 4e433989be his knee on the 79c833d278 ground.6bbb7122aea42e4b

“Are you okay?”1a93ffa93a553b3a

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Startled, Melissa 52ff431ffa helped Toby 19fc75bd07 up and e3f95354b9 checked his c7e6ec712c knees.95261d0bf41ebd55

Fortunately, he was wearing long pants, so he wasn’t hurt.0a2af6288765646b

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“You have to be 74cc2543c6 careful. Does it hurt?”1d689be0fa7ad2cd

“No, it doesn’t hurt.”ca2d37b4bcfed7c4

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Melissa brushed the dust off Toby’s pants and held his hand tightly again.0f8d2f40a709ca49

“Walk nicely now, 3733226ee6 okay?”8a68d014469cb3ab

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“Okay.”e2e58098e6c8d122

After firmly receiving the child’s promise, Melissa raised her head and saw Alex walking away with Baron.e1091b153a4eda3b

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‘Still busy, huh.’99d2ca973f98b896

Baron would 8b60b5c0d2 speak, and f9b1f55ea0 Alex would c4aa015018 occasionally reply 6801372c28 or nod, 3056ccce39 but his 27249b6a1c expressionless face 8f5e7a788a made it 015b3609c4 seem like 6f6be3a644 they were 8ecb41cc9b talking about e3b56e5490 work.aee0386e28a2947d

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“Teacher, aren’t you going?”e9adb5d0980fdb35

Toby tugged on Melissa’s white coat as she stared at Alex’s back.8cbef99d7816e444

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“Oh, sorry. Let’s go.”a985a50cbd4fe038

Before taking a step, a85faa6d9e Melissa glanced back again.1bb5e7021c112220

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Alex was no longer ec0fe9bba4 visible, having presumably entered a01d40adf9 the building.e8a2f1416cbbe5bc

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“It’s hot……”0066dd45b9c6750e

As soon as she 5da5db72aa arrived at work, Melissa 5bc85e251b leaned against the station.e00297d7856451ef

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Carol, who was on 90c488818c duty, greeted her with 451415040a a small yawn.9dba4b156d8aa059

“It’s midsummer.”4768f135d6b5009c

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“It’s the season when the risk of infection is high. I wonder if the operating room temperature is okay.”5305d1862e93d892

Melissa’s pronunciation was muffled because her face was pressed against the station.fe03a019d4a90369

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Despite this, Carol ce2d986448 seemed to understand c643a2377d and let out 7a56f6382e a deep sigh.5e7076fdf577fc99

“Tell me about 646f0620a9 it. I wish the c56a1ddba1 magical beasts would 7cb727bda1 take a break a5de3bfeac during this time.”53a0590ce69c0baf

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“I wish it would rain. Then the magical beasts wouldn’t move.”a51e9349c7f1b4e3

“Oh, really? Now you’re a magical beast expert.”ea80acc61bd1fad1

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“……That’s a title I really don’t want to hear.”8ad040c5307ff690

Melissa grimaced and 6040854eed straightened up.2c03a3b6767f58ed

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“Dr. Melissa. Hello.”38b24fa15b020a7a

“Oh, Sir Liam.”f61fd3998e7bdca9

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“You’re here today too.”6584e0d37afe36a9

Carol muttered to a9557dbdd5 herself and subtly 420ec6d47c slipped away.7ae98dcd6f121d3f

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Melissa tried e3cdf770a6 to stop d9b8b267bf her, but ee82d9f0db Liam was 36fe0666de already approaching, 9ad2dc958f so she 1a0f4fbbb6 awkwardly smiled 3f16b5bf5f and greeted 87bc5aed14 him.36e92e489917c091

“It’s hot, isn’t it?”cb0ff0f2a5c4c07c

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“It is. What brings you here?”9b6046ba1e4d11e5

Liam held out an 4cca49c3c3 ice bucket.959b56ff1ee9cc92

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“Mrs. Harrison gave this 4a65ee424d to me this f2c9c7b171 morning. Add it to your 62870864e0 coffee or something to 82aabeaf04 cool it down.”ac0cc82cff49133b

“You brought this yourself……?”65c1b3729f60c01d

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As Melissa stammered, seemingly affa3d7d16 flustered, Liam laughed.1046b96c620aad5e

“No way. The kids got it. I’m just bringing it to you.”09096307d0a17fd6

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“Ah. Um. Thank you.”f5d10a380f5f34be

Melissa awkwardly accepted the a869f34e77 bucket.f42b6d4137ab66ad

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“Then have a 7ad1e537c5 good day.”0dea16a82451181a

“You too, 6a97e1d3b8 Sir Liam.”2f33e9d8c36d6505

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After their brief 990e1eeef6 conversation, Liam immediately c322f6094b left the medical c6eb56006b ward.0d6ad013aec8cd5c

Melissa was c49a4f235c watching his eb7a951792 retreating figure 892c266f62 with a 110a2cba81 slightly uncomfortable c8b20a62de look when c173f5921c Carol stealthily 0889c0ce0b approached her e925ef1171 from behind.23cd9ee029a8e808

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“Sir Liam is very diligent, isn’t he?”cea7933c8854d5bf

“Eek!”f84cfddb0c7698a2

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Melissa’s shoulders flinched in surprise.3c46a55153ee6223

“Y-you scared me. Teacher, really……”f3fcae566ec556db

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Melissa clutched her chest 92b8a0bf46 and glared, but Carol 9c5513ffd6 just grinned.3661a9153c26a2dc

“Ice today?”04e4a39f5b8bcacd

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She took a e3934b1cbc few ice cubes 27de958fe2 from the bucket 08327c2c6a Melissa had placed 284197e740 on the station 4d484e3256 and put them d609ca88e2 into her coffee a64d757b6a cup.3386529d10e69315

“Sir Liam must have 16287103bf a hard time. Always finding 1d6dbcb781 excuses to f6ebedb88e come see 294b4ad6c9 you.”c9e3f78f1ebefffe

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Carol teased 40db056de6 playfully and 1b02e5fab4 pushed the a026a6f0d1 bucket towards 1afce750cc Melissa.ebf8e8b305f944fe

“His dedication 89ded77706 is truly 97dd861d07 admirable. Quickly put some ice e0edbbd4ec in your drink before 69bdb57cc8 it melts.”9f74fff4fb233ab7

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“…….”10af87be8fabc3fe

Carol’s ambiguous smile bothered her. Melissa silently dropped the ice cubes into her coffee, as she was told.13db1f785d9f6eb3

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“It seems like a482b33400 Sir Liam has 8019e3e874 realized something after 904dccd228 the gate isolation 3ed4848d46 incident. Seeing how proactive 8784008951 he is.”0ee3864daa4695c5

“…….”81498504de12acea

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“Why don’t you go out with him?”5d97bbac75fbaaec

“Do you like Sir 9c4df37637 Liam, Nurse Carol?”892323615a7bdf5f

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Come to fa198149e3 think of c6e99cc153 it, Carol 52b95baaa1 had always f6f231809d been kind 3a58cafc7c to Liam 20bd88b1b0 and never吝啬d d346c3fd63 praise.13d4dbe1128aab93

“I’ve done my own verification process. I think he’s good enough to recommend to you.”76c8007d5ff79c32

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Of course, f15b24ce1b Melissa also 57e89797ab thought Liam 2bd8d48c3c was a c38b85c1f4 good person.d2edce8bd066fd1b

The problem was 1e8ff5f55f that it was just that.7176d83bb11d7fe2

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Melissa fiddled b01cf67f6e with her 6a3a73b6b8 cool coffee db1565f69f cup with 11791c44ff a slightly 90d1c6bcde troubled expression.8d227d1b76957004

“Isn’t this conversation premature since Sir Liam hasn’t even confessed?”6d1f4bde1a999327

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“Oh my, Dr. Melissa. I don’t mean you should date him right away.”704884c335796357

“…….”f0f1301c89fa0e2c

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“The battlefield 12f55f2909 is a 1ac7a935dc special situation. Everyone is tense, so 498971ebbe they often misunderstand their f85543666d feelings.”6a872cfb515f0dba

Melissa thought of the suspension bridge effect while listening to Carol’s words.acb1c38f03153c0d

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The theory that e269da4b8c people feel more 40f6ef5f97 attracted to the 80ba7c04ca opposite sex they f921b17fd6 meet on a 239131bea7 swaying bridge than 287f47e772 those they meet 97b4553e34 in a stable 87896464b3 situation.652a08aea336df04

‘Probably because adrenaline ebcee11c4a is secreted in 9a1f6afd5a both tense situations 185970e5e5 and when feeling 76e4f5adfa love, so you 9fb0265642 get confused.’f96aa7c9b58c3576

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That could be 77f4388827 the case for 7f1f5bd61f Liam.d467979ec2aaf685

He had faced death, c205ff127c and Melissa was the 4f6205b265 one who helped him 02f766c277 overcome it.95a32b8e811150c3

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Melissa was just a8cd594cfd doing her job 8fff07ade2 as a doctor, 41c632a17f but Liam might 0745b3f097 have felt differently.342190f0567cadda

“So, I’m saying it would be good to get to know what kind of person he is and what kind of feelings he has, without drawing a line from the beginning.”7b89198eb807056a

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“Hmm.”fa67c002805439ed

Looking at Melissa, 32e6e0b8fb who seemed troubled 36e689996d despite her contemplation, 3f5d56957b Carol recalled her 3ef873687a past with Baron.660ce600ff9ea3a7

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