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"Alicia, what's wrong with your eyes?"

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 Suddenly, Master Duke opens his mouth while looking at me in a serious mood.

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 Oh, you've just met me and you're worried about that? Well, I'm curious.

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"It's nothing."

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 I made a deliberate smile and said so.

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"There's no point in fooling around."

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 Sharp blue eyes turn to me.

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 I almost shivered for a moment. Somehow I feel more powerful than before.

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 I'm sure I'll be able to tell any lies in no time. 

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"I gave your eyes to someone."

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 I said this in a cheerful tone without losing my smile.

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 Master Duke's eyes opened wide.

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 Mel, who had been smiling earlier, froze and looked at me blindly.

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"What do you mean?

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 Mel was the first to open his mouth.

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 Mel's high-pitched voice sounded like an explosion in my ears.

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"That's why I'm here."

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 Just as I was about to explain again, Duke-sama's hand touched my cheek.

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 It feels kind of strong .......

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 I looked up slowly at the Duke's face.

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 I wonder if this is when he uses the ...... devil's face.

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 Master Duke was staring at me with steely eyes. It is rare for him to look at me like this.

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"Why?"

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 His voice was so low that I had goosebumps all over. He is ...... angry.

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 His mood is so strong that I am at a loss for words. What kind of pressure is this? I can't help but feel scared.

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 Both Jill and Mel look surprised at the Duke's behavior.

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"You have no idea how I've been watching over you. I've been playing the bad guy since I was a little girl and I knew he enjoyed it. If it's okay with Alicia, it's okay with me."

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 Halfway through, Master Duke stopped talking.

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 The anger that had been in his eyes earlier was gone. Instead, they were sad eyes that gnawed at my heart.

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 Did he know I was playing the villain ......? 

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 Duke would certainly have seen through that. But I can't believe he said it so easily.

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"...... I never asked Duke to watch over me."

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 I found myself uttering these disgusting words.

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 I said them even though I knew I would regret them for the rest of my life.

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 If I were a bad girl, I would have ...... said so.

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 Because saying harsh words is what bad girls do.

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 But if I'm so happy to be a bad girl, why does my heart hurt so much?

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 If this is the path to becoming a bad girl, it's really a hardship.

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"Well, I'm sorry."

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 Master Duke laughed bitterly.

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 I had never seen such a look on his face before in my life.

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 I regretted my words to death.

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 But what I had said could never be erased again. 

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 He gently removed his hand from my cheek and went back the way he came.

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 I stared at his back, stunned. 

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 I cannot get that look of Master Duke out of my mind.

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 I never thought that a day would come when I would regret so much for a single word I said without thinking.

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 I felt like what I did was a very serious crime.

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 This is not the kind of bad girl I wanted to be .......

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"Are you stupid, Ali Ali? It sucks."

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 Mel glared at me. It was the lowest voice I'd heard all day. Her words stung.

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 I know, I know, how much of an a**h*le I've just been.

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 I wanted to say it, but I couldn't speak.

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 I don't know what to do because I haven't talked to anyone for two years. I know I shouldn't use that as an excuse.

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 I know I shouldn't use that as an excuse, but when my head is in turmoil, I can't say anything at all. 

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 I can't believe I've become such an a**h*le.

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 Today I realized for the first time my fear of forgetting to touch people.

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