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"Jill~"
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"Alicia? What's wrong?"
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"May I come in?"
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"Okay."
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My brother Henri and I slowly opened the door to Jill's room and stepped inside.
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Jill was looking at us, frozen.
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"Ari, who is that?"
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Jill said as her eyes widened.
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"He's my brother."
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"Your brother?"
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"Yes. He wants to talk to you."
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When I said this, Jill's eyes changed.
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She stared at her brother with sharp eyes.
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Oh, that's quite scary.
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I'm glad those eyes weren't on me.
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"I have nothing to say to that man."
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I'm turning into a sharp Jill.
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I wonder how my brother will deal with this Jill.
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I wonder if Henri's brother has eyes like that ......, that would not be so calm and angry.
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He's staring at Jill with a terrible fury.
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That's not how I pictured it.
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I thought the heroine would just smile and tell him it's okay without any evidence that they're going to get along, but ...... it seems that's not the case.
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I wonder if my brother Henri is like me after all.
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"What?"
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Jill said this without looking away from her brother Henri.
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"You're Ali's assistant, aren't you?"
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"Yes, but..."
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"Then you'd better behave a little better."
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"What? Do you think I'm going to smile and be sociable?"
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Oh, there's a great deal of discord in the air.
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It's not like your brother Henri to suddenly start a fight.
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"Smiling"? You don't have to do that."
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"What are you trying to say?"
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Jill said, raising one eyebrow.
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"You know what the scariest person is?"
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"What? What have you been saying all this time?"
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"The people whose expressions don't show on their faces are the scariest. You've got too much expression on your face. The moment I walked in, you looked scared for a second, didn't you?"
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I didn't.
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"You're doing it unconsciously. I don't know why, but you're afraid of men who may or may not be on your side. It's obvious on your face."
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I'm not afraid of you.
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Jill rolled her eyes.
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I can't help but notice that your brother Henri looks like a different person than usual.
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And Jill is starting to look like a boy of her age.
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"I'm not saying you should be afraid. I'm just saying don't let it show. You must be pretty smart for Ali to have you as an assistant.
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"What's your point, after all?"
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"If they can read your facial expressions like that, they can take advantage of your weakness in an instant."
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Jill looks at her brother Henri in silence.
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He doesn't seem as hostile as before.
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I wonder if the smiling face of big brother Henri is a cover for his black-heartedness.
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I know that Albert's smile is black, but I've never sensed any blackness in Henri. I thought it was a pure smile.
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"I don't know what kind of life you've led so far, but you're going to be next to Ali now, aren't you? Hide your heart well. It's always the dexterous ones who survive in the end."
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I turned to Jill.
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I wonder if she's lost her guard.
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She's not staring at her brother Henri like she used to.
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I guess my brother's right. In the end, the dexterous survive.
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A frightened look is not a good look for a bad girl. I'll be careful.
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"My name is Jill."
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Jill opened her mouth.
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If she said her name, then ...... her brother Henri wins.
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Big brother Henri smiled lightly.
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"I'm Henri, nice to meet you.
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