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Key's POVThe situation of the Duncan household these days was ominous, even dark, reminding me of the time when Miss Natalie passed away a few years ago and when Mr. Big had a hardened expression to bear the sadness of the loss he had to go through.The only difference between the two events was that Miss Nicole had a much better fate than the previous Miss. Even so, some of the staff and servants working at the residence were clearly affected by the Great Master's mood and worried about our current Miss.But in the end, the things that some people who had served the Duncan Family for a long time were worried about did not happen. Miss Nicole came through the surgery safely and soundly, improving the house's mood."Mom is better after the surgery, right, Key?" Richard asked me, and I immediately nodded."Yes, Young Master. The Great Master himself broke the news to you."I still remember Great Master's voice, which sounded so relieved and calm when he delivered the news after he had
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Key's POV"Are you sure I should say what your master said to my miss?" I asked the man, still holding his bouquet of flowers. "Your master has already caused trouble several times, so Miss will definitely be happier if she doesn't hear any words from him."He paused, seemingly absorbing my words. I don't know if this man also has a relationship with Miss or not because, from what I know, he has also been serving the man who troubled Miss our family for a long time. Our two masters were related in the past, so that man should also know my Miss, but I wasn't sure.The man looked back at me and finally spoke. "I don't know, but I'm just here to carry orders from my master.""I'm the same." I immediately responded to the man's words, looking at him more sharply. "I hope you can accept that I won't convey or give this item you brought to Nonaku. I'll be excused."This time, he did not stop me like before, but I still felt unsatisfied because I knew that his master would definitely find an
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Key's Point of View"Say that more clearly."I heard the distressed-looking voice of the Great Lord and saw his gloomy face. I don't know what the respected man was thinking. Still, if what the informant said was true, then the security of the Duncan Family's home had been successfully infiltrated by someone in power that the internal authorities were unaware of.This is evidenced by an ordinary servant who easily infiltrated, gained the trust of the head of the family as well as his wife, but then betrayed it by kidnapping a child whose whereabouts were unknown.The informant cleared his throat, looking a little intimidated by the head of the family, although his voice did not say so. "Mary worked with the Armstrong Family, sir. She was one of the workers there and then transferred here as a servant without anyone knowing."I was a little surprised to hear such an almost taboo family name. They were one of the wealthiest families in the next town over, but they had also been enemies
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Key's POV"Did that really happen?" Nona asked Mr. Big, still not believing what she had heard earlier.The man visibly nodded, returning to his stopped tears. "Yes, Nicole, my child..." He hugged her like he was doing it for the first time but then tightened the hug slowly.I could see the woman's gaze directed at me, but then she closed her eyes and momentarily accepted her father's embrace. Perhaps she was still finding it difficult to accept this happy reality and chose to soothe her father's feelings first.I've never seen the Great Lord act like this except when he's with Natalie. That man was an ordinary person, neither a businessman nor the head of a powerful conglomerate family."I promise I will never make you suffer again, Nicole." Great Lord said, already removing the hug between them and switching to holding both of his daughter's hands, grasping them tightly.I felt a little touched to see their harmony like this. It had been a few years since their sudden meeting, which
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Nicole's POVI felt so happy when I arrived in my room. It had only been a few days, but I was already feeling very bored from spending time in the hospital, undergoing tests, eating food that tasted too healthy, and being confined to my room for most of my time there.I couldn't even go anywhere alone, having to be accompanied by a nurse or one of the staff my father had prepared. I knew it was for safety, but I didn't feel free and was forced to stay in my room all the time."That's nice," I muttered under my breath, opening the veranda of my room until the breeze entered the interior and the sunlight was still relatively bright.I didn't mind the hot light and enjoyed it. I stayed on the guardrail for a while while closing my eyes to enjoy the fresh breeze free from the typical antiseptic smell of the hospital.Richard also accompanied me into the room, carefully pushing my wheelchair. I felt fortunate to have a family like him.He touched my shoulder lightly. "Do you like being ba
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Nicole's POVFor almost two weeks now, I've been in much better health and no longer have to use a wheelchair. I could walk smoothly without feeling as unsteady as before and run around the garden at my house for a few laps without my breathing feeling too heavy.Richard and my father seemed satisfied with my recovery, so I could now come to my office as usual.Not many people knew that I had recently had surgery other than my secretary at the office. It was my father who told her and assigned her as my health supervisor while I was working so that I wouldn't overdo my work and fall ill like before.I felt somewhat disturbed that my work seemed to be restricted, but I also realized that something like that needed to be done to better control myself and prevent what had happened a second time. After all, that secretary of mine had already rescheduled all the deals and cooperation agreements that would be done before I had the surgery.But, that woman still didn't seem to be able to acc
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Nicole's POVWe were sitting across from each other in my office. I was forced to go inside and tell the security staff that it was okay for the man following me to walk in with me, as well as Lona, who had looked uneasy a moment ago when she left me alone.I had no choice, as I didn't want to make my encounter with the man sitting across from me feel too familiar by moving to the café or the coffee stand on the first floor of this office building. After all, I only wanted to talk to him briefly.My gaze shifted to the man's face, which looked relaxed even though I had been surprised when I readily accepted his invitation. There was no drink I asked him to serve, so he just folded his arms across his chest and leaned back, looking at me without saying anything.I knew he had a hard time giving in even though my father had issued orders for him not to see me. However, I still didn't know if he was just too brave or if he no longer cared about his image as a businessman with the calm an
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Nicole's POV"What did you say?" I snorted loudly to stifle my sarcastic laughter at her words. "Richard is my son!"The man stared at me, completely unfazed by my glare or sharp words. "I want to be involved in raising our son, Nicole. You do know that the role of a father is vital for a young child's development, right? He's only eight years old."He began to explain, sharing some of the research he had gathered on his own and from his men on the subject he was talking about. He said that if only one parent accompanies a child's growth and development, then the child could lack things that the responsible parent cannot provide.Whether the father or mother is absent will affect the child's life when he grows up. I don't know where she got the information from, but she also mentioned my son's arguably unnatural genius and felt that I must have had trouble handling him alone all this time.I clenched my fists tightly, unable to say anything. The man could see my reaction and replied i
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Nicole's POVI have received the gift given by the man's secretary. Evan. I wanted to refuse, but the man, whose age was not far from Key's, looked really pitiable and almost pleading as he spoke to me."Miss Nicole, I'm sorry, but if you don't accept this gift then I will get in trouble from Mr. Chris," he said.I stared at the man without saying much. I obviously had my reservations, staring at the two gifts that seemed unremarkable at first glance. Still, considering Chris's proposal and the answer I gave him temporarily, the situation was clearly different.He told me to take as much time as possible to come up with a final answer to his proposal. Still, in the end, he acted arbitrarily, like he was pressuring me to give him the answer immediately by giving me something like this.The secretary seemed to see my intentions and quickly returned to pleading before me. "Miss Nicole, please do me a favor just this once. Mr. Chris has already sought several opportunities to remove me fr
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Chris' POVArriving in the car, I sighed.All my strength seemed to be drained, and I allowed myself to just lean back on the seat, loosening the tie that suddenly felt like it was strangling my neck. My gaze was only fixed in front of me, on the road that began to pass by faster after the car sped up.My secretary finally spoke. "Were you rejected?"I looked at the man. He had helped me prepare for today's proposal, including decorations, rings, and various other things that were supposed to be done after the proposal, but that didn't happen with me leaving first.She was crying, and I didn't really have the guts to look at Mr. Duncan and my son. Aside from my mixed feelings, I just followed in my footsteps, which led me out of the place and away from the miserable feeling."You seem to really like the fact that Nicole rejected me," I finally said, sounding as cold as I felt toward the man who was still driving.She didn't say anything.I exhaled, feeling a tightness in my chest that
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Nicole's POVChris was silent. I could see that he seemed to be processing my words, but I wasn't done talking. There was still something I wanted to tell him."Until now, I've been confused by the feelings I have for you, Mr. Grant."I clasped my hands together tightly. "If I were to accept your proposal without thinking, it would not only make me look like I'm playing you, but also betray my own uncertain feelings."As I said, I felt very mixed after hearing and seeing his attitude during his proposal.There were feelings of joy, sadness, hatred, and hope, all in equal measure, that confused me.On the one hand, I liked this proposal in the deepest part, which I buried deeply. Still, I also couldn't let go of the thing that had kept me alive all these years after his betrayal by leaving me and the evil deeds of my old family.I didn't want revenge, but the residual feelings were still there, as were my feelings for the man in front of me.Both had the same deep impression on me duri
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Nicole's POVAs I walked in, I could see the restaurant's decor, which looked like a very romantic place. Like I saw outside, no one was inside except me and my assistant.We walked in together, he walking behind me, but I was busy with my thoughts. My brain seemed to be spinning rapidly, and I was thinking about this strange thing as best I could.My father had deliberately directed me to this restaurant for dinner. Still, that man was nowhere to be seen, nor was Richard and whoever was supposed to be in this restaurant to serve us. The deserted atmosphere added to the aggravation of my thoughts and the additional fear of the unusual situation.I swallowed, wondering, even as I followed the lit candles still guiding our path. Why is the restaurant in this state? Shouldn't we have gathered and enjoyed dinner by now?I already felt that my father, my son, and everything that happened today were acting strangely. I have absolutely no idea what's going on. It really felt like I was walki
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Nicole's POVI looked at my father, who had been watching me since earlier. I ignored it at first, but after a while, I got curious and finally asked him. "Is there something you want to talk to me about, Father?"He shook his head, smiling slightly with eyes that seemed to sparkle. "No, no. I'm just happy to see that you've been in good spirits lately."I smiled back at him, although I also thought that my father's attitude was quite strange. I didn't feel as excited as he said, just as usual. The things my father said were even more applicable to him, who somehow looked radiant.Of course, I felt happy about whatever my father went through because I knew he could behave like that now. After the betrayal of his old friend, I felt that my father became much more reserved and only focused on his work, but now he's become better than that.I finally changed the subject. "Is Richard with that man, Father?"He nodded.Lately, my son has been spending a lot of time with Chris. It was usual
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Nicole's POVI was already in my study, realizing that the thing that happened a moment ago was really happening.The things I felt and the attitude I showed the man... I touched my chest, feeling the pounding of my heart that always became unusual whenever I couldn't control myself, especially when it came to that man. Chris.I didn't know what was wrong with me anymore, feeling messed up and not knowing what to do to fix what had happened."No," I said, with a complementary slap to snap myself out of my current situation. "I need to focus."It wasn't time for me to dwell on whatever feelings were surrounding me and dwell on them. Work was waiting for me, and I couldn't put it off any longer for any reason.I slapped my cheeks repeatedly. Only then could I take my work seriously.I spent most of my days staying out of that man's reach. Sometimes, Chris was at my house for some business, but I still avoided him and didn't show myself to him as much as I could. When I came home, I aske
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Chris' POV"Chris!"A shouting voice rang in my ears. I turned my head and saw a woman running towards me. She immediately hugged me tightly. Smelling the fragrance of her body so close to me and catching a glimpse of her face, I felt certain that the woman in this embrace was Nicole.I looked in the direction the woman had previously run and found several people scattered around the streets, shouting and moving away from each other. This was paving the way for a tree snake that seemed to have escaped from one of the shops in this row of streets.Not far from the snake, two staff members who seemed to be from the shop could be seen chasing the escaping animal with nets and ropes. They looked tense, following the slithering animal's movements on the hot street.The atmosphere was definitely noisy, but I could only feel the fear of the woman who was in my arms and was giving me a tight hug without any warning as if I was her life preserver and didn't want to be let go by her anytime soo
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Chris' POVI felt that my relationship with Nicole was fine, even better than a few weeks ago, even though she sometimes tried to ignore my presence around her.She was becoming more talkative with me about some mundane things that I didn't know would happen so soon. She didn't kick me out anymore, even if I went over her limit, which would usually make her upset and follow her emotions.I still remember when she acted shy when receiving my cheek kiss and her anger at the charity event when I kissed her on the lips. My reactions to those two things were quite different. One was closer to negative because I was in a hurry, while the other was closer to positive, even though they were close in time.Perhaps my thoughts on our current situation were correct.She probably doesn't hate me as much as she used to, and I can also do things that I could never do even if I wanted to. For now, I won't do anything more than the usual touching of a young couple, but even that already makes me happ
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Chris' POVI returned Nicole's widened gaze, feeling a little pleased and proud of myself. "I know, you must be admiring me, right, Nicole?""Are you showing yourself off?" She snorted, changing her previously unseen gaze to what it was now, slightly sharp. "Why would I admire you sitting down?"I noticed the woman who looked a little sullen. I still don't know the reason, but she seemed to be annoyed that I accidentally made her emotional with my out-of-context words.Anyway, I was happy with her attention and unconsciously said whatever came to my mind.I cleared my throat softly, returning the conversation. "If you try, you can do it too, Nicole. Cooperation with Mr. Divo." The woman was still looking sulky. "You might be able to get this deal done first.""I can't." The woman's father suddenly spoke up, looking serious. "If Nicole does that, it will be dangerous for her."The woman seemed to turn her attention to her father, frowning as she asked. "What makes it dangerous for me,
