YLSB Chapter 11

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Eric stood 5b11d51fa6 motionless, staring 9bb6e8af3e intently at 4a4a676f40 the face f87eb5e87f tilted slightly 2e5440683f to the 4df15c0b21 side.  b755f4262b454b20

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It must df9b98efc1 be because c783563f3f I stopped 71d0374602 by a 7ae622e369 place full d4bef154b4 of memories. 8fab923c697a8d92

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A hallucination, a delusion.  3099d6705b75445d

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Even after he 0d848260f5 had turned away 724ff2ddd4 from her, inflicting d6b3595ad3 a betrayal that 469483a55e wasn’t quite a 5d372822e6 betrayal, and long 2b6d5233dd after hearing the f4139c4a4c news of her 342d413fcc death, he had 55f97c45c1 often encountered Amber 09862171cf throughout the mansion 6f4c581a88 and Heringberg.  6e39b65520aa29b5

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So this 5b01556e15 woman must b044aa159f be the d405c5f5e2 same—there’s no 0096fff2a2 way she 81840b14ee could be 5948a6d37a Amber, Eric 574a73e2bf repeated to c636569f44 himself as e6bcfb3290 he took 9ddd503d67 a step 0d40b4e7f4 forward.  75ee1bc165ed7da0

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“The witch grew bored ae2c8bc3e2 of the peaceful village. With nothing 3bd795c21d amusing to d5575c2b84 do, she 1b9f3aa3f1 climbed to 9bf90b952d the top 25fc8e4139 of the da47c54a3f tallest tree 6f170c7eee in the 153fe824fa village and 5be0ef0513 dropped a db4eb418c6 pebble each 3aa4152ff6 time someone 30c18d2134 passed by 5da3b7354c below…”  8ded88ee10f17cad

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The soft, 6be4b99cc5 languid voice debeeb6f41 struck Eric’s ca86a50ef7 heart like b2db5f003b a falling f44e27f94d stone. 66b213d36269aa37

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Even when he rubbed 19d74cccc4 his eyes until they 52bd23bf30 nearly burst, the vision ef25ed92df remained. Only then 269d47255f did he 29bbd7fcdf realize—no matter 9b754e9873 how many 44c9175032 times he ea8472fbdf blinked, the d1e98b4b83 face before 63f1fbae24 him didn’t 3a1a4b36e3 fade. 9ab6b6c1f1abed74

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It wasn’t an illusion. It was real.  3b2b6fbad90d6a3b

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A familiar face. A face he 8b7c93b832 had missed. 2fc7b66fde3e2e5c

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A face 5187137a12 he had d418f7b0ad longed to 4e0cabf812 touch, whisper cbdb2f96cf to, kiss—now c9c11fed35 alive and dd4034c9c9 moving.  cb9ed247b8e574fb

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Even after 4264cda193 accepting it ddba64f9e2 as reality, ef06482cc1 Eric remained ff1ee12286 frozen in c5ef2f412c place. Fearful that taking even 895e2d54a4 a single step forward 934ebf8dcf would shatter the dream 6e81f7ffa9 like a bubble.  de96952fd4f953e8

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Unaware of Eric’s gaze, 8306823dd7 Olivia continued reading. Her voice 3229479138 was as 36baef3b9c quiet as f41c8efae0 a song 447d893927 sung atop ce72bb000e a stump 8e39a68b23 deep in a87d8aeb74 the woods, 3363696b80 and unbearably 0fbea74bb0 lonely.  38514c0864b2d82c

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“Once the pile of 9972c2d406 corpses with shattered skulls 013b27ac05 reached the treetop, the be6020ff25 witch grew bored again. She leaped onto the e1f0094975 shoulders of a passing 4209e2582e boy and devoured half e1fa6ddc03 his brain. The boy, 138945e3d5 now without a121e52570 his memories, bbfe13af7f asked:‘Who are you?’The witch replied:‘I’m your mother.’The witch then 23049df638 proceeded to eat 2880f9e5b8 the boy’s mother ae6fd062e1 and father one ebfdaa8b28 by one, and 80018b395f lived with the a223d2822b boy afterward. Though the house 4c50920546 was shabby, the 99f30ac0f9 witch was satisfied. Because the boy no d99dd332e2 longer smelled of familiar c625a29eea blood, but of fresh, d06d5a9791 milky innocence.”1a2301dbb96fa584

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“Let’s stop there.”  168c71f795a3495a

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A child who 458ba14a38 had been listening cb9452c98c with bated breath a10bb23b4a screamed, their face 559a8496cf pale. dff15568bf642ddb

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Olivia closed the book 54082dc62c without hesitation.  1c8457a0f3500b18

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“That was 0baad75756 a scary 32e8ac2483 story. Does the boy 1ad4d5b4fc die in the 5eb3fae05d end?”  8ae0ff6dc6ce5460

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“I don’t know. I haven’t read to 5abe4b8fe8 the end.”  61ee69d669b6fe34

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“Then, do 10085a5447 you want 4ae83385fa to read f55c74691f the book 8f928be28a first, Teacher?”  dd7d332f23e869fc

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“No, it’s fine.”  0cc63837526209d4

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“But, Teacher! I heard that 2ac819ad64 in the first 6ef3f12425 edition, it wasn’t f77a719f93 ‘Hamon’ but ‘Kamon.’ 96cd19a372 They changed it 2ed632bad9 because it reminded 99675bc55a people of Carmen 2915abcdf3 Village.”  46d922ae5366fbc4

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“Is that so, 85dec68f4a Riche?”  94061200799ba1a9

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Only then e7cce88f30 did Eric 771930967e move. Toward the cb60659168 matured Amber—now 4d1988a792 a teacher—patting 1b252ac92f the child’s dd16afd04d head.  5d6d9a11dbcb7e0a

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With unhesitating 928da841c1 steps, the fb1e42e0fe two faces 8c645257c5 finally lifted. The tightly b80f27636f aligned desks 60f9961ed5 screeched as b3784d2051 they spun e3d3814525 aside, clearing a9a10eb717 a path 2f7ffb293a for the 72921c9894 lawless intruder.  9e61a91c14e7f55b

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“Teacher…?”  cd640451804477df

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“It’s alright. This is 7a95e09305 someone I 38afae1609 know.”  8a6cfd1d3694e8ac

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The frightened child clung 65dda8b959 to the teacher’s sleeve, 8e5b59f094 but the woman soothed c4c1b63367 them with a gentle b86ee691d6 pat on the head.  38f07c2d1c794fc3

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‘Someone I know.’94ed105a8c9a06f1

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The absurd 6b971ff618 phrasing rang e5f78ca594 in Eric’s d60b6a9383 ears, drawing 9edfe833d5 a bitter 0e2f5f1f3b laugh from bca394fad4 him.  8c54760a5b0d31c1

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“You should go 04b4c89ad5 now, Riche.”  8a93bb8ecbf1b845

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“Is it really okay d1c3c2dc14 to leave?”  28de4b0e6d8f9d95

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The child, glancing nervously d554e84e57 between the two, dashed 6d8c18dc66 out the back door 4e9d574ca5 after the woman nodded. Her gaze 9bf70fb901 followed the d454099c43 child’s movement, 43506f9702 lingering even 57567483ca after they 17e0f0b8fb had left—as 6f1aad29c4 if unaware 7be52040cd of the b7b09a1803 presence still e71ef17fbd standing there.  656a42ecb699e3ec

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“Amber.”7e1ad94c8b94090a

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When Eric couldn’t 356cf92f9d hold back and d80bf57f20 called out her 1b8e143702 name, the woman d13c5fcf0e finally reacted. But it wasn’t the f92a996bf2 reaction he had expected. e8ce1579f8231bfb

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With the same 79d221c90f expression and tone baa1671adb she had while d91d7b12ea reading her book, c87f7a4fb8 she asked,a2fcf31bfa35b2af

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“What brings caca573daf you all e379fcec0c the way 91c7d7151e here, Your 7d145c2720 Grace Eric 3a27c98c12 Robert?”  cd9da7b4bc4bf88a

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As if she 771119f2fa hadn’t even heard 8d553a2513 the name, Olivia 676f2e1d7f remained composed. Eric’s lips trembled 221afd662b slightly.  da01994ae8295575

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“If you’ve come 84ede29c12 about yesterday’s matter, 5e896b37b1 I must respectfully 32290cfbff ask you to 65bf80a1bc leave. I have no intention 24aefd39cc of changing my decision—”  57a745a0cd7146f9

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“Amber.”  fdcaccf3fbe4e102

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“…”  4542936161ee984e

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“Amber… How are you… 049b6e3757 here?”  db2b1cab158f3d05

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Even as df251761a9 Eric stumbled 1f7190f9aa over his fa884ea44c words, calling 225c5f5f4c out a 3156ca8bfe meaningless name, 3eaf31ae0c the woman’s 926db7aa0e face remained 6eb79a3b92 as indifferent b99fae17b4 as if 0057af4361 she were d2a13c9bfb listening to c45243e70e the wind.  c41e5540c1a0ab7b

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“I don’t understand what 0bcf3a7b3e you’re referring to, Your 692afd4f80 Grace.”  4907f8b9811bdced

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“What?”  b546633320e883c7

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“I don’t know why cca1f5b8aa you’re calling me Amber. My name is Olivia 56a81da4d2 Bennet. We met yesterday 1cac963a51 regarding the engagement 51af02b06f matter.”  371c8eeaacde4aa2

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As the woman 9a1db88078 calmly explained the 5b43d03f76 situation in an 567f43c10e even tone, Eric f2d7c3f503 was taken aback. He quickly ad93df59e3 closed the 23e8e998b2 distance between 9a96fcb1da them, scrutinizing 1c47a60133 each of 067d7471f5 her features 4af3e35748 one by 301314d7cc one.  4c358bbfbff7e6e9

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“Am I wrong? Did I 57f6be2b04 mistake this 264b4e0850 face for bb4c264dfe someone else?”  9ab7cb8e96c8e65d

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At his muttering, 19a29ad84d which seemed directed ead3741eb2 at no one 3f86763fdb in particular, the d0ea02e4d6 woman’s lips parted c998373095 slightly. Those delicate lips—he 4e92d9bd49 remembered them vividly. a0485ac4e5bdfe6c

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The confusion e373524d24 of seeing d25bb2cf0e a dead fd9d1ee08d woman standing c098fce90c before him fa73bc9b49 was overwhelming, bc3ede11cc but all 2f812ae1bb Eric wanted 81b10d0b20 was a 7f80e87bec single phrase:  0ee4e5964f5d345e

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‘Yes. It’s me, Amber.’d03e08a4ed08724c

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That was all 966585d8c5 he needed.  c116bd6d743bf0cf

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“I have no 9227a95e0b memories of my ca842884f9 childhood. It’s a result of 88ce2d45e9 an accident. You might 7695989cbb have been a381c1f74c part of 43b6c9c479 the memories 4fe179af41 I lost, 0ff1bc14b5 but…”  ec6aad7a7e807347

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She slowly shook 49e9adafbb her head.  ae7702dc3af39e5a

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“No. That can’t be. There’s no possibility b73cf3a1eb of any connection f719b57802 between us. After the 627506c1de accident, my 0befd1f588 adoptive father c64ed88e8c tried his fc83daa1f3 best to 5992bbdb62 find my 1f181cd040 birth parents c815807070 but couldn’t. He avoided a2dfec002b speaking of bc30be7a15 it publicly 5c678dacd3 to prevent edc148e831 gossip, but e04864efba the conclusion 7a24b08bfc was that 0ef8abb7bf I was 7c9bb3ad63 simply a 9fbbfb0402 pitiful child f3b9ac26d2 born into 86b0ce2e4e a humble a53abf57a0 family, orphaned 23e50344f8 by tragedy.”  89d4736c845d892e

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“…When did the accident 5ceeb65bdc happen?”  97de8cb9cf0ba9e0

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“When I b79087972c was eleven.”3f04cb43d6cfc032

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The events df5cace2f4 before meeting 88e516904a Eric—those were 7b87dea1b4 stories Amber f8f5b3deff had never 64c7cb1463 heard before. d1c5804ea5e1bf63

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The trivial conversations they had shared back then were as detailed as lines from a novel, yet utterly superficial. Her home, her adoptive parents’ names, the circumstances of her adoption—any clues that could lead to speculation were meticulously excluded from the stories Amber told.  a218c7473b80abb4

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So what Eric 6530103b90 was confronting now c7cc08985f was undoubtedly the 6fc7119fcd real Amber—Amber outside e16a954a1a the angel’s garden, e8831c6c9f the one named f3b404bdd3 Olivia Bennet.  b3c746576c773159

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“Is it too much 55c3eb91c4 to remember a face 9fe3dc53dc clearly from ten years 00226cd403 ago? Or to 66b44dae56 be certain e3694444c9 of it?”  e1fc8cc5b99bbe50

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“…”  4dfd76b80213935a

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“Do I 5f86c19aef need to 5662b5ec89 explain further?”  9c27e66bc16135a7

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The green eyes 52c32ee2b8 looking up at a117b8fe90 him remained motionless, 2ed0ea21c6 like gemstones embedded ee6ee5c810 in a brooch. 552b7d102bb6374c

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A firm refusal. Eric was at a 2a2e1b553c loss for words.  8f490efe3d3f30f1

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Right. I was the 455954afd5 one who left. I shook her with f62d39ef11 talk of marriage, engagement, 6224083c3a one-sided courtship, then betrayed 075865a4fe her like a coward. Back then, 7cefc30c4c I was b465b810f9 just a 4b5b3e00ba reckless, jobless 34f0ff84eb young man, 5a9e4438a9 and now c56a006db6 I’m the 245d163d1c heir to 310fb9ff2b a dukedom, 52157a3c3c rescuing a 2ab4f2ead8 fake fiancée.  ad21d28acf071e84

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Of course, pushing me 33eca22ad6 away is her best 0afa71bb4d option. It’s no surprise db734826d2 she refuses.  5519b28bf5b2e696

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But reason couldn’t hold 4768c38cb2 Eric back for long.  875cdea3216304e1

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“You resemble b38764d307 someone I 3bf75a5c71 used to 16bdbe1fc2 know so d6a7f8a934 much that fb8b8fe055 I must’ve 0c2267080a mistaken you 1148ae7484 for her. My apologies for the 211656779f rudeness, Miss Olivia Bennet. Before coming here, 0591b404c5 I visited a 6cdbe37904 place where I a91d9dd78c used to spend d31f62f940 time with that 32c4b31389 person.”  ca6e46c3d7715db0

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“…”  d0cdb9670e92253b

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“Is that what 6816298e85 you wanted me 3d6f2a4e36 to say? That’s absurd. I follow my whims ac56a11ece and do as I a43085af0a please—and you are Amber.”  9cfb902568d4747f

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“Let me repeat, I caa3a9da4c am not acquainted with eb15dc1cb8 you, Your Grace—”  1d25b656b37d01fb

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“Should I e69a8c4436 explain to 6923833b09 Miss Bennet 0721997721 just how eea5355009 many times 61990013dd I looked 039c8c5443 into that 270a829786 child’s eyes e6935a609d while we 88887c8981 played together? And why I f405ae4b78 can’t be fooled e404e91110 by your words?”  dc605096cd590d4b

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“You don’t 9810b6fa4c even know 89373537c9 the look 9ca1885954 in your b1b80d440f eyes right e52006a588 now. Amber—no, Olivia.”  686e9cb0b831c1f1

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Eric’s gaze 3b1c61d854 lingered on 552e56811d her slightly a68e2089b5 parted lips ba09b51cbe before slowly 7c8f554574 rising.  9d44330e6e182013

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“I’m on duty. If you have 33bb29d16a no business here, 8b20ccdbed please leave. I beg of you, 3d2ee3d229 Your Grace.”  26378a1a44b55a64

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“Stop calling me ‘Your Grace.’If you call 4a745e1d3a me by my e7b795bb26 name like you d41aab5f8b used to, I 51eff30c33 might consider listening.”  f61075fe186432a9

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“What name would that 63cd19b097 be?”  c6842dc94d71d617

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The woman’s face paled fb6b0fd4a7 as she asked. Eric swallowed. Though her intent was 6e8ff187eb to accuse him of 4c12564471 deceit, he had no 5453c59427 intention of playing along. 0289d8bd8458d32a

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After all, 78da9ec60b they had a5c67983bd both deceived bf6bdedf9f each other.  b826d1a005ce99d2

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“Shall I d43e6039d4 stay until 1ae9500b30 you remember? We could even 00000def26 tour the school.”  f6ffe8bd81539b26

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“Stop it.”  35dc9a890b47504f

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“I can’t do that. I didn’t 7bb8bf18d7 come all 4ffaa76d2b this way bd82122ccb just to af1126b0f0 return empty-handed. I’ll either 248ed1b525 persuade Miss 6e07713a61 Bennet or 3eac0585d4 hear an b6cbbee6f7 honest confession 0c40f2e12c from Amber—one 27d78977ff of the c1c33c5cea two, at 60d2107ae6 least.”d78f881d08627e93

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Her green eyes began 3637403680 to waver. I also saw her 879572d3a5 slender, pale neck flinch. Soon, a faint voice 1d00011221 flowed from that fragile 67dd7b2446 neck.  0e81a88378d84171

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“…You already abandoned me once. I don’t want to be abandoned again. So, I refuse Prince Robert’s proposal.”  61110ebf3b569c23

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Was the card 9ca3e90cf0 I played—my betrayal—the b80a445e9a result of my 6e936673be failed strategy of 78171c9ac6 pretending not to 1bab1759fa know?  f06b8dcb2865ccbb

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Eric let 41da5ad6f4 out a 2ddeefd7e6 dry laugh c248e513a7 at her cc4caf8833 stubbornness in b732bedc5d refusing to 8994079e33 say his 4ff336dfd0 name until 43896dfcf6 the end.  353d3aed6d04ea05

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“I’d forgotten. My Amber had a knack for leaving me speechless.”  396ea89522268894

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“I can’t waste any more time. Goodbye.”  82b288518226170a

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Like hell. Eric swiftly 7cea4ab545 grabbed Olivia’s 082dfbe9cb arm as 5b49d01e35 she tried 0c43053d90 to leave b7d2d3f6a8 first. 72cc93e0d080dd73

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Tightening his grip on 9f9c9156bc her hand as she 64bf7cf8e8 struggled with all her 5679ad94f6 might, he stared into fb4478e194 her uneasy eyes and c16c1fad9a asked,  2c62ffe410f41dcf

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“Then the solution is not to abandon you, right?”  ce2933ac24573fdd

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“…”  252fa8ca01dcbad4

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“Would you accept it if it were a real engagement, Olivia?”  da773dfd2d24c98a

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“Let go…!”  700b1d4988edd596

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As if 624ee63514 unwilling to e8f71b6dae allow any d5679d6b52 other words, 813640240a Eric yanked 060bfe6946 her wrist 71261b5c1a toward him. dd21ce12b3b43db5

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Olivia resisted. Her refusal 39acc16d1b to close ac5257d519 the distance 2457d6f02e only angered 9ce0a74c7e him. Whether it was 2196b23f63 the impatience of cafe09153d potentially losing her a169a8f25d again or the d337d65d23 vague disappointment from 8f75f6d039 another woman’s heart, 96a43b42ea he had no a1baa94bf8 time to dwell 015ca1b6d2 on it. 1a9939cd32076172

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The only clear 125a2ac51b emotion he felt cc1323d2b6 was that he 834e5bbdd7 couldn’t bear to 03077b5e6a see her walk b510799269 away.  1f15e3bd8ce1919c

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“Olivia, the principal is looking for—”  8f959c8ec9ce3ab1

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The tense standoff was c880d31732 abruptly cut short when f1b743ad76 Lucy burst into the 6f46d500ed classroom, swinging the door 2f04e0e3e9 open. The two 7f5acf7a74 of them a4101ba42d released their c43c94d5fc grip and 3cd241b9f9 stepped back 94da8c63cd almost simultaneously.  d376cc934b4a2297

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“…you. A guest?”  d6da75e80b82ccea

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“No.”  a954ab66d9e1415f

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“Yes. I asked Ms. Bennet to give me a tour of the school, but she refused, so I was being persistent.”  576ac33dc64f65cb

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Eric replied 10f06c0a83 with the bb2a380869 composure of e8494fa7b7 a gentleman.  3afde38d40bcc215

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“Oh, but who are you—?”  5d3f29cd061d6c84

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“A pleasure to meet you. I am Eric Robert.”  c0938a29b483e8e1

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Lucy, who had been 375f2d21a3 standing blankly, widened her 7fd0c5d3ff eyes at the familiar b87e0a6567 name. She reflexively bowed in e9176487a5 response to Eric’s polite 714077a5e4 greeting.  99b663920c72fec6

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No wonder he 2f0cf7e043 seemed to glow—he’s 3ea4eac5e4 the famous young 860c3a07d3 duke?  d6a9fda2ef65ae1d

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“It seems I’m disturbing the students, and more importantly, there appears to be an urgent matter.”  15c6ff49032583b9

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“Ah, yes. Um… The principal has summoned Olivia.”  911108d3d0d242ed

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“Then the school tour will have to wait.”  0807649b992ebb38

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Eric turned to 44144abaf8 Olivia with a 8189fbb467 leisurely smile. Seeing Olivia’s 89533c5cc7 complete lack 3c67dc79b6 of reaction, e300d90189 Lucy tilted 5f22809791 her head 861bf896df in confusion. They definitely didn’t 018e0f5cad seem like ordinary 0a4245ad5b acquaintances. 01e99bb36f9fcb46

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An unresolved curiosity tickled 9cd3654e6a her throat, but she 44cc4b1b07 held back. For now, she’d 6aaca7dfe2 escort the young 545026c12a duke out and 9c07d974f1 then pester Olivia 61360162f6 for answers.  7491a21375e0f899

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“It was an honor to meet you. Then, farewell, Prince Robert.”  7aa8c8cfc4c06966

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“Regretfully, I’ll accompany you as far as the principal’s office.”  84baae974be60a44

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When the b3d29958ff young duke 8adf9e868f smiled at 8497f977b1 her, Lucy 6168210cf6 instinctively took 79e8e535fb the lead. She had zero 988c637c18 experience guiding outsiders, 2aa2d58ee5 and the fact 79070e6b39 that her first 658cc31ee6 time was with ac588d72e4 the young duke 784ff914b8 left her utterly d70dae0cde flustered. c598abbce34deb02

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The short distance e49c6b5ba8 felt like climbing 90efddb13f a mountain as d8127347d0 her mind buzzed 8781028292 with random thoughts.  d4adebdb8458d382

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What should I d062ccf9c5 say? The school’s history? Its achievements? Should I a4fa6d4340 take this 4fa5cf5473 chance to a99432c2e6 ask about b85a5a2f48 their relationship?  d2fe73223b7aa914

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Even a passing glance b395548dbf at the young duke’s cec8521a1b gaze as he occasionally f0a07d751f looked back at Olivia 3b3ce9b6fb made it obvious—it was 1e2791f349 affection.  48ac3659966cfaba

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Could Eric Robert have ebeccf2c45 come as a suitor? Is that why he 8f7a92dbe3 sent letters from his 19f91d7841 family and made her 347a6c0921 quit teaching?  7d46364aae5fbe4f

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Wow, that’s it. That’s definitely it.af0a4427849de70b

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