anemone
Stories
2
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137
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230.2 K
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19 h, 11 m
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Unlike the peaceful Adeloff ducal house, the outside world was buzzing with excitement. Every person passing through the streets had something to say about Elena and Maxim. "The Adeloffs have chosen a new young lady. The wedding is right around the corner!" "Princess Hazel herself took on the role of chaperone, didn't she?" "My goodness, her? She hasn't accepted any young lady all this time!" "That's exactly why opinions are so divided, isn't it? That young lady must be planning something for…-
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Cecilia hummed while changing to new earrings. Life was worth living these days. Elena was rigid. She would certainly come up with 2 million gold, thinking of Leana if nothing else. She patted her cheeks. "I used my head well this time. Thanks to that, I'm set for life, aren't I?" Since she herself had given birth to the pretty Elena, that girl should repay that debt. Just as she was humming happily and about to open her cosmetics, someone came looking for her. The people who would visit…
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Maxim nodded to Mrs. Greta. She skillfully chose a position where Leana could see and placed chocolate and candy down one by one. Leana glanced at them while shedding tears. "Do you see? Chocolate and candy." Moreover, the chocolate was even shaped like a rabbit. She held onto Elena's sleeve while sniffling. It seemed tempting, but the carrots were really hard to eat. And while Elena was easy... "That mister is scary..." She whispered. Unfortunately, those words reached both Maxim and…
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Maxim stood with his arms crossed, staring out the corridor window. He could see Cecilia's retreating figure walking away quickly. That woman. The one who had used Elena to do business that day too. He slowly ran his hand through his hair. That woman was also the reason Elena had to be pushed to come to Andres, a place with no connection to her or Leana. 'Like a leech.' He smiled bitterly. Someone came to mind. In his life too, there was a specter that clung like that and wouldn't let go. He…
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Misfortune became reality and came looking for Elena. Cecilia smiled confidently. She was certain that Elena could never turn away from this mother. Elena grabbed her wrist with a pale face. "How did you come here?" She knew she would come someday, but this quickly? She didn't even have money to eat and survive, but had she bought a train ticket anyway? "What kind of manners are those toward your mother who came to see you, Elena?" She closed the reception room door, leaving behind those…
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Cecilia looked around the mansion. Looking left and back, it was a massive and magnificent mansion. She could glimpse the wealth of the current imperial family and Maxim Adeloff's fortune. To maintain such a mansion required employing no small number of people. And those employed people inevitably had to be paid. "There's so much money it's rotting away." She let out a grin. If Elena was really here, that girl wasn't stupid but smart. As she pressed the doorbell and waited, the door opened before…
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Cecilia wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief. On the faded handkerchief were embroidered her name and flowers. It was the first handkerchief Elena had made for her. 'This girl is so pathetically shabby even with things like this.' She grumbled while stuffing the handkerchief into her handbag. Then she took a deep breath and went to find an information clerk. She had come up without any information, just blindly. First, she needed to find Maxim. All she knew about that man was that…
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Elena tried to maintain proper posture. She could feel the gazes of everyone in the salon focused on her and Hazel. Her pale face flushed softly. Hazel smiled watching her. "You don't need to try so hard." "Pardon?" She asked back with a tense face. "We just came to buy one dress. You don't need to freeze up and try not to make mistakes." "But my mistakes would damage your reputation, ma'am. I don't want to make mistakes." This stubborn righteousness was endearing rather than…
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Leana woke up. This made the entire mansion excited. Young children usually have the power to make adults either happy or sad. "Oh my, Leana. I'm so happy to see you looking so healthy. Come here." Hazel spread her arms toward her. She hesitated before rushing into her embrace. Hazel smiled pleasantly at the infinitely affectionate warmth of the young child. Her glasses became crooked in the process. The newspaper on her lap rustled. "If you're hungry, sit down." Maxim pointed to an empty…
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While she thought her mother couldn't have done such a thing, when she thought about it again, she was exactly that kind of person. Cecilia had treated Leana like useless baggage. Perhaps under the pretext of giving expensive medicine to Leana, she had been siphoning off the money Elena brought home all this time. There were times when things that weren't there before would appear. A newly made shawl, silk slippers, expensive tablecloths. Things that Cecilia could never afford with her…
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