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2021-08-29 21:09:37Duchess 8
4 days until the set day of me meeting Marcus Zoldago. As of now, I'm trying to relax by drinking Chai tea with honey and a sugar cube. Apparently, I'm still bothered by what I saw yesterday, before placing an order at the fabric shop. Was it really Uriel that I saw? Or did my eyes just trick me? And, why does the other man seem so familiar? Like I have seen him before?
That can’t be the case, people with the unusual hair color such as his should be hard to forget and hard to miss. Besides, if one was born in the kingdom with that kind of hair, they would be the talk of the town for the rest of their lives, and everyone would know them… even me. It’s so uncommon and the fact that my memory makes me think that I have seen him before makes it all the more weird. And concerning when I really thought I saw Uriel yesterday.
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To Be A Duchess D 50 (End)
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To Be A Duchess D 49 (Edited)
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To Be A Duchess D 48
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To Be A Duchess D 47
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DUCHESS 45“Oh, there you are.” A voice said and soon was followed by footsteps coming closer to me. I whipped my head to the direction of the voice and the footsteps, only to see the Crown Prince, in his pajamas? That is so weird. “Uriel, why are you in your pajamas? how can you walk in the halls in your pajamas?” Seriously, we all have such weird things inside our minds. Uriel only smiled at me with his slightly sleepy eyes and replied, “I walked and traveled through the secret pathways inside the Palace walls. it's fun really, i can show them to you if you want. By the way, what are you looking for?” Uriel then grabbed a book, offering his help.“Don't you have a duty to get to?” I asked with a raised brow. nobles start their day at the break of dawn, what more for a royal. but Uriel only laughed at my question and continued, “Well, you are here. aren't you technically taking a break?” a few moments of silence passed between us with only the end of pages being flipped echoing t
To Be A Duchess D 44
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