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Chapter 57:Ā The Truth Heard Two Years Later
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Ricardo, however, denied my words and leaned his body forward before taking my hand. Naturally, we were facing each other.
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[Thatās not right. Certainly, it is true that I was discouraged by your appearance that time, but the reason I broke the engagement was because of a petty misunderstandingā¦ actually, I went to see you secretly before our first meeting.]
[E, is that so?]
[Ee, you were with your servants at that time.]
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I was convinced when I heard his words.
Since it was before our engagement was broken off, it was surely before my past memories were awakened.
In those days, I was seriously a ill-natured fatty, and if anyone saw it, they would want to abandon their engagement with me too.
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[Of course, I know thatās not the case now.]
[E?]
[I heard it from Ryuze. That you were bullied by your servants.]
[No, thatās not it. Itās true that I hit my servants before.]
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Certainly, the servants did not treat me well, but it was a reciprocal thing.
Britney did awful things to other people.
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[After spending time with you, I know now. Youāre not a person who does such things.]
[Ricardoā¦]
[Well, even if I said such things now, the sins I committed will not disappear, but I still regret it. At that time, if I didnāt break off our engagement, I wonder what would have happened.]
He said that thereās nothing wrong, but obviously his behavior was strange.
I was greatly perplexed, so I tortured myself by muttering āIām a big idiotā to myself.
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[Whatās wrong with you?]
[Really, itās nothing wrong. Iām just trying to be calm.]
[ā¦I donāt think that youāre calm at all. You donāt have to worry about it so much; itās already done after all, besides I donāt think much about it.]
[ā¦!!]
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His raised face seemed to be sad also for some reason.
Even though I told him that I didnāt blame him.
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[Britney, come over here for a moment.]
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I was taken to a quiet backyard by Ricardo.
Itās a bit far from the main venue of the party, so thereāre no other students.
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[Ricardo, whatās wrong?]
[I have something to say to you.]
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He had a serious look and placed his hands on my shoulders.
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[Itās just an assumption, ifā¦ that, if I once again asked for an engagement with you, will it be accepted? I know that itās very selfish of me, so Iām sorry if I make you upset.]
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Words that I had never thought of before came out, it made me open my mouth while my eyes widened.
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[That, it might be possible. If I marry you, then I wouldnāt be send to the capital city by Ryuze-oniisamaā¦ a!]
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I then remembered something important, so I talked while staring into Ricardoās dark green eyes.
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[By the way, will you succeed your familyās territory? Or will you work at the capital city as a knight or an official?]
Ricardo looked like he was thinking about something, but he didnāt talk about the engagement anymore.
He was the second son, but since heās excellent enough, then surely he would be popular. I thought that the other aristocrats were also aiming for Ricardo who was a superior person.