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Episode 17 : THIS WASN’T PART OF THE PLAN.

Author: Onyx
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-10 17:01:04

He met Miss Pen halfway and said something quietly before heading off.

I stood there, stunned and lowkey shaken.

Miss Pen rushed over, looking worried. She grabbed my arm.

“Amelia, are you okay?”

“I—I think so…”

She pressed the back of her hand to my forehead, then checked my neck. Her eyes narrowed.

“You didn’t tell me you were burning up. Come inside. Eat something so you can take medicine.”

I didn’t argue. She gently pulled me along, and I followed, still glancing back at the chair like it would explain what just happened.

My mind kept replaying it. The weird chill, the invisible touches, and then Ryoushin—randomly showing up and grabbing me like some weird protector with a leaf.

He’s so confusing.

Just like Miss Pen promised, she gave me lunch and made me take medicine. Then she ordered me to rest in the maid’s quarters so I could recover faster.

I crashed on my bed and knocked out instantly.

When I woke up, it was dark.

My whole body was on fire, and my head throbbed like someone
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