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Chapter 114. Right
After saying his part, he left. She was still in the same position for a few minutes more, not moving, not waiting nor hoping anymore. She just looked at the window where his figure was vanishing from the view.
It was then that she felt her heartbreaking little by little.
Then she laughed, however, there was no joy hidden in her small chuckles, but sadness. A cruel and lonely sadness that came with tears in her beautiful eyes.
She knew that it was time to wake up from the beautiful dream. The cruel reality was calling her back from that sweet illusion she had for the past months. It never crossed her mind that it would be that painful, though.
"Is this all?" she whispered and looked at her hands. The Duchess ring was still on her finger. "Is this over?"
For the rest of the night, she moved to the side couch. With only a warm quilt to cover her body.
She couldn't go to the bed as they had been sleeping there so many times together. If she wan
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