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Chapter 14 “Your Majesty.” A calm yet unmistakably sharp voice rang throughout the reception room. Gulp. I swallowed nervously and looked at him. ‘W-What is this? I’ve never seen him look this angry before.’ No, had I ever even imagined that this man could get angry? He always had such a pleasant, smiling expression that I had never thought of him as someone who could actually lose his temper. “My, someone’s awfully angry.” The Emperor seemed to have the same…-
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Chapter 13 I must have some kind of curse hanging over me. There was no other explanation for why things like this had kept happening to me over the past few days. In all my life, I never imagined the day would come when I would receive a tea-time invitation from the Emperor himself, the Sun of the Empire…… “W-What should we do?! His Majesty is definitely planning to punish you. Y-You know how much His Majesty cherishes His Highness the Grand Duke!” Laura’s panicked voice echoed in…
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Chapter 12 The first thought that came to mind was this. ‘I’m screwed.’ And the second thought was this. Something…… feels a little off. “Laura. Don’t you think this is a little strange?” “What is? The fact that you suddenly became the center of everyone’s attention overnight? That seems like a perfectly natural development to me.” “No, not that. I mean the composition of this photograph. How should I put it……? Isn’t it a little too…… perfect?” The…
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Chapter 11 “Come to think of it, you worked all night yesterday, too! Health is the most important thing for a pregnant woman. You should really cut back on your work for a while. Especially when you might have a child growing inside you……” A child? Seriously? “Laura. Please calm down. Do you really think getting pregnant is that easy?” “But still! They say you have to look up at the sky to reach the stars. And…… you did look up at that star, didn’t you? Holding hands tightly…
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Chapter 10 Gasp, that is…… The moment I caught a glimpse of the turquoise satin box between his fingers, I froze. There was no way I wouldn’t recognize it as the box from the most prestigious accessory shop in the capital of Orden. He placed the palm-sized box on the table, looking unmistakably significant, then quietly stared at me—as if he wanted to savor my reaction. “Getting married right away would be too sudden and burdensome, wouldn’t it? So, for now……” For…
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Chapter 9 “R-Run away?” What? Did he find out? How did this man know about my perfect plan to go down to my estate and shut myself away there? Flustered, I quickly shifted my eyes around. Then, he smiled pleasantly as he calmly drank his tea. “I was joking. You look so flustered. Surely you weren’t actually planning to do that?” It was a joke? That was a relief, but my heart had already taken a beating as though it had been viciously hacked to pieces. First, calm down.…
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Chapter 8 “What?” “The ring. The ruby ring you always wore on your right hand. I understand that it’s the head-of-household’s ring, isn’t it?” “Ah, I lost it a few days ago.” “My goodness, losing such an important ring. You really shouldn’t have done that.” Sylvia looked at my hand with an expression full of concern. But contrary to her words, she didn’t look concerned at all. If anything, she even gave me a meaningful little smile…… What was that supposed…
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Chapter 7 ‘Well, this is troublesome.’ Trying my best to appear calm and unaffected, I lifted my teacup and swallowed hard. ‘Of all people, why did she have to beat up that man?’ There was a reason I found the Valentine siblings so unpleasant. ‘Let’s start with the eldest daughter, Sylvia.’ Our relationship had gone sour back at the academy. More precisely, it had happened when I refused to join her faction. As the daughter of a count, Sylvia always wanted to be at the…
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Chapter 6 “……Marquess. Are you sure this is the right place?” “I suppose it is.” At Laura’s deeply dissatisfied voice, I nodded weakly. Then, with a complicated feeling in my heart, I stared at the old building in front of me. The sign hanging above the building bore the faded words, ‘Pawnshop.’ It must have been incredibly old and worn, because even part of the first character had already fallen off. This was on an entirely different level from the high-class pawnshops…
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Chapter 5 [The shocking dishonorable dismissal of Leon Obsidian, Grand Duke of Bernstein, has become the talk of the town. Early this morning, the Grand Duke informed the Imperial Family that he could no longer fulfill his duties as a holy knight. In response, the Imperial Family has notified the temple of the matter and requested, in accordance with regulations, that the Grand Duke be dismissed from his position as Commander of the Holy Knights.] [Meanwhile, the Grand Temple continues to…
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