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#28. Wolf Cub
In her heart, she wanted to tell him not to jump to hasty wrong conclusions, but naturally, she didn't say anything out loud. "Of course. How could anyone not know Your Grace?" "You speak as if you know me well." Hah. Of course everyone would know you. Not just people from the Elion Empire, but even those from the Tigrium Kingdom would know who the Duke was. A wealthy and skilled Swordmaster, and the young head of the Wulfaz Duchy, a prestigious family that had been influential since the…-
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#27. Chloe of Solaine
"I really don't know what you're good at. Truly don't know. Can't ride horses and can't handle carriages well either. Are you good at running? Should we go by foot?" Chloe's face flushed. A high maintenance attending servant who wasn't good at anything. Why did my heart flutter earlier? Right, that was just a reflexive response to a beautiful creation. Chloe shook her head, trying to shake off the delusion. "I'm sorry." "It's fine. You're... good." "......!" Did I hear wrong? Good…-
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#26. A High Maintenance One
Both of them remained frozen with their hands clasped, looking at the Duke. "Let go of that hand." At the Duke's words, not only Chloe but also Sir Joyce could only blink. "......" "......" Both remained silent, unable to comprehend the situation. "Ah!" Only belatedly understanding the Duke's order, Sir Joyce abruptly released Chloe's hand, causing her to stumble and let out a short cry. "Clyne will ride with me." The two froze again at the Duke's unexpected…-
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#25. To Solaine
"Today we need to go meet the Chloe in Solaine." After a brief pause, the Duke spoke while meeting her eyes again. Of course. Why would the Duke avoid the eyes of a mere attending servant? "You're going today? I'm worried you’d experience travel fatigue as you haven't fully recovered from yesterday's journey." If they were going to go right away, they should have stayed in Kinden and gone straight to Solaine from there. Why did they make the exhausting trip back to the mansion…-
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#24. Crazy Man
What did he just do to me? Why... is he acting like this towards me? Countless unresolvable questions swirled in Chloe's mind. It was similar to the confusion she felt that moment when the Duke held her frozen hands during their last outdoor meal. That day her hands felt like they were on fire, but today her whole body felt frozen. However, the Duke who had thrown her into confusion had already passed by her and was heading to the bathroom. Chloe hurriedly followed behind the Duke. Her state…-
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#23. Such a Fool
Even though she had told him from the start of the request that it wasn't like that, this guild member had jumped to his own conclusions and even told the elderly couple. She was even more angry because his guess was actually correct. "Anyway, as soon as the old folks heard that, they got excited saying they were right about the woman being a beast-person. When I asked what they meant, they just trailed off saying it was just their thoughts. I left because it sounded ridiculous. Plus it was noisy with…-
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#22. A Beast-person, You Say?
"Yes, I understand." "Ah, but are you certain the other commoner women aren't thin?" It was strange that the woman from that night was a noble. The material, type, and number of clothes he had removed that night didn't seem like something a noble woman would wear. Even though he wasn't in his right mind due to his heat, he wasn't so far gone that he couldn't remember the feeling and memory of what he touched with his own hands. No. I suppose I can't claim to know much about women's…-
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#21. Benefactor
"Yes, Your Grace?" Just as Chloe tried to respond casually, the Duke, who had been sitting until now, suddenly stood up. Chloe found herself looking up at the Duke and unconsciously took a step back. "Was your sister, Chloe Liden, blonde with blue eyes?" "Ah!" Chloe couldn't help but tremble. The Duke had suspected that the woman he slept with was Chloe Liden because of the name Chloe and similar body type. And now Sir Joyce's investigation results were added to that. The investigation…-
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#20. Chloe’s Body Type
The next morning. Chloe set down the teacup on the Duke's desk. The Duke glanced briefly at the teacup and returned to reading something without even lifting his head. "Good work. You may go." This was how the Duke used to react before anything happened between him and Chloe. Back when he would usually just tell her to leave the tea. When he had no particular interest in his personal attendant. "Ah! You don't need to attend to meals. I won't call for you again today, so rest…-
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#19. Found the Woman
Clyne was focused on his translation. All while mercilessly emanating that fragrant body scent. He seemed so focused that he didn't even notice Hughgray had been watching him for an hour. By now, Hughgray had grown accustomed to this state of struggling with the side effects of imprinting that made him lose his mind over Clyne. Since he thought this dizzying obsession with that scent was just temporary confusion until Joyce found the woman, unlike before, he could now enjoy that scent…-
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#18. Want to Take Them Off?
Inside the door, the conversation between the butler and Wilson continued. "Well... His Grace must have his reasons." "That weak-looking guy seems born lucky with people. Who would even provide a guarantee these days? I thought it was strange from the start." "Must be Clyne Liden's fortune. Both the guarantor and His Grace." "Hmph! That guy looks somewhat feminine. Maybe there's something going on with this so-called guarantor?" "Hey! What are you suggesting? How improper." "Well, it's…-
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#17. The Flutter of Wings
Though she had acted like she liked men, being told so directly left her dumbfounded. Had he not believed it all along? "Well, I wouldn't know about that. Even close friends don't necessarily talk about such things." The fewer lies told beyond the essential ones, the fewer errors there will be in those lies. Chloe tried to stick to the truth as much as possible, except for one crucial lie. "If you're close enough that he would nurse your mother, you must be very close. You could have told…-
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#16. The Only Friend
While the designs differed between men's and women's styles, fundamentally, nightwear in the Elion Empire was a one-piece dress regardless of gender. So when the Duke unbuttoned his nightwear down to his waist and slipped out of it, nothing remained on his body except for the undergarment below. For Chloe, this meant dealing with an unadjustable state of 95 percent nudity. Even though the Duke thought Chloe was a man, still. He apparently didn't believe or care that this man of the same sex had…-
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#15. The Personal Attendant
"Yes, I'll leave now." Only then did Clyne stagger to his feet and slightly turned his head to look at Hughgray. "Ha, seriously. What's with your appearance? Can you even see like that? Why don't you take off your glasses?" Now he understood why he had been fidgeting with his head earlier. Clyne was wearing his usual thick glasses that covered half his face, looking as suffocating as ever. But now the lenses were fogged up with steam, making one wonder if he could see anything through them at…-
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#14. Bath Attendance (2)
Chloe could only stare blankly at the Duke without being able to respond to his words. "Aren't you hot? Looking at you now, you're wearing quite many layers. Why are you wearing so many? Can you properly assist with my bath wearing all those layers?" As the Duke said, the bathroom air was stuffy, perhaps due to the warm water filling the bathtub. Maybe it felt hotter because she knew the Duke was watching her. "Ah, I get cold easily compared to others, so I need to wear multiple…-
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