aerie
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Translator: Yonnee __ ︵‿୨ ₊‧꒰ა ཐི༏ཋྀ ໒꒱ ˚₊ ୧‿︵ ‘You’ve finally noticed me.’ Adeline gazed at Jack from a distance as he locked eyes with her. In truth, she had been watching him ever since he first set foot in the garden. Unlike Jack, who had just arrived at the charity event, Adeline had been present in the garden for quite some time. Naturally, the reason was to meet Jack. To be more precise. ‘To…- 186.5 K • Ongoing
- Translator: Yonnee __ At the time, Adeline’s greeting to Jack had been free of any unnecessary embellishments. There was no smile, no admiration, no friendliness, and certainly no attempt to gain his favor. Well, perhaps there had been a faint trace of caution… but that was irrelevant. ‘…It doesn’t matter.’ Jack had left the response to Warwick, his efficient secretary, who replied mechanically that Jack could only meet her if there were no prior…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ Adeline tucked the pendant back inside her clothes and left the room. Her steps down the staircase—where she would have fallen in her previous life—felt surprisingly light. After descending the stairs, she called for her personal maid. “Nadia, prepare the carriage. I’m going out.” “You’re going out, Milady? I don’t believe you had anything scheduled… Where are you planning to go?” “Yes, a plan.” Adeline smiled…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ Among them, the one closest to Adeline’s father, Diego, was Count Middleton, who said this at the funeral. —Tsk, tsk. It seems Diego didn’t tell you anything. He doted on his daughter, but… how does he expect you to repay all that debt? He was the only outsider who had at least a vague understanding of the scale of the Zeller family’s debt. —Just give up the inheritance. Your father must…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ The moment she faced him, her breath caught in her throat. “…No.” After throwing the Zeller family, her entire life, into the trash, now they wanted to explain? Explain what, exactly? Were they planning to spout hypocritical lies about how they destroyed the Zeller family for her own good? ‘Whatever that explanation is…’ She did not want to hear it. Staggering, Adeline instinctively stepped backward toward the staircase. But…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ Adeline gritted her teeth and straightened her back. “Where is the butler of the Zeller mansion? Bring him here immediately. There’s no way things could have turned out like this under his management. If it’s Carlisle—” If it’s Carlisle, he would know the full truth of this situation. Just as she was about to say those words… A voice called out from behind her. “I apologize, Milady.” It was a voice so familiar, and therefore,…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ In noble families, it is generally the head of the household who handles the family’s affairs. However, there is one exception. A title can be revoked without going through the head of the household only when the bank files for the family’s bankruptcy. And that process begins with the submission of documents concerning the family’s ability to repay its debts. “A household that can’t even repay its debts, pretending to be nobility. Don’t…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ Even now, the Zeller Duchy’s household remains buried in debt, but back then, it was in such dire straits that bankruptcy seemed imminent. “W-What is all this?” The family I had always believed to be a golden fortress turned out to have been built on a mountain of debt. And with the death of my father, my only pillar of support, the fate of the Zeller Duchy was no better than a candle flickering in the wind. It was only then, upon learning the…
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- Translator: Yonnee __ Who could possibly imagine that the seemingly indifferent expression of that man was, in truth, hiding a constant effort to suppress his lust, that he was more desperate than anyone else in this place to press his lips against Adeline’s skin? But she knew. She understood that the only reason that wild beast of a man, more fitting to be called feral than restrained, was holding himself back was for one purpose alone. To savor the moment when she, defeated…
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With his excuses in place, Aaron made his way back to his quarters, silently hoping that whatever secret Leonia was hiding wouldn’t turn out to be something dire. ︵‿୨ ₊‧꒰ა ཐི༏ཋྀ ໒꒱ ˚₊ ୧‿︵ For a while, life was a whirlwind. There was a portrait to be commissioned, and in hopes of currying favor with Anna, I made donations to several institutions in her northern homeland. The days vanished as I sorted through letters inquiring after my…- 165.8 K • Ongoing
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