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Chapter 1012

Author: Oopsie Daisy
After changing out of their extravagant gowns, both Delphine and Hesper looked beautiful in their own ways.

Camille had a frail-looking face and seemed to have a mild temper. She didn't look like someone who was good at fighting, so some people started feeling anxious, but others started mocking her.

"It's better if she just declined. Why would she agree to this?" someone whispered at the back.

The people from the front turned around and saw a frowning girl. When she realized everyone was looking at her, she scoffed and said, "If she loses, we'll be disgraced. Everyone knows how good Delphine is."

Some of the people there thought she made sense. If Delphine won, Hesper would have to be her maid for a week. They would be the ones disgraced.

How could a Savatier work as a maid for the Bernards?

Everyone started feeling hostile toward Hesper. The girl saw and said, "She should have just agreed to the shooting competition. Why did she have to do this? She's trying to prove hersel
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