Mira’s POV,“Miss Mira, are you ready? Lord Elias is waiting for you downstairs,” the maid softly said as she waited to get me to the door. After glancing at the long mirror in front of me, I finally grabbed my bag and began walking with her.“Let me hold this, miss,” the maid said, taking my bag and holding me carefully while stepping down the stairs. As I landed downstairs, I found Lord Elias standing there wearing a silver mask.“All set, Mira?” Elias asked in a calm voice, with a soft smile tugging on his lips.“Y-yeah. Ready to create more burden on you, I guess.” I smiled nervously as he guided me toward the outside courtyard. I was still confused and tense but didn’t want to let him see it in my eyes.Elias paused for a moment and turned to meet my eyes. “Hey, don’t say it like that. Someone like you can’t be a burden to anyone, Mira. At least not to me.”I could feel something different in his words that hit me deeper than I expected. I opened my mouth to argue but the intense
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