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Chapter 26

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last update Last Updated: 2022-01-13 17:09:00
I squinted my eyes on his face. I was right. There was a streak of tears on his cheeks and I was dumbfounded. It was my first time to see a man crying because of me.

I looked away. "Stop blabbering. It's not your obligation to free my father from prison nor to provide for my tuition. But don't worry. I'll see it as a loan and I'll pay you in the future with the interest --"

"I'm not charging you." He combed his hair using his hand and scoffed. "Your father was not a criminal. Lisa's father, the duke, wanted to put him to prison because your father was an upright man. They charged him fraud and planted fake evidences. Lisa was betrothed to me since childhood and they wanted us to wed when time come. I took that chance to seal a deal with the duke and my parents." His gaze on me soften. "I want to stay here to protect you but I can't do it when I'm gone."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because Sydnee," he whispered and caressed my cheek. "When I first saw you, I fell in love with you. An
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