ElinaI struggled to steady the pounding of my heart. Perhaps my slight awkwardness would be noticed by him. But when he looked at me, he smiled. Lucius appeared calm, as usual.My worry seemed pointless, so I slowly exhaled.Lucius didn’t need to know what had happened between Raven and me earlier. Even though this engagement was one of convenience, I still respected it.If Lucius knew what had happened, he might see me as an easily swayed woman, a woman who would cause chaos again simply because she was drawn to another man.“How’s your work going, Elina?”Not expecting too much, I knew Lucius’s question was simply polite. Yet, it made me look at him. We had only recently grown closer, but I felt as if I had seen this man many times before.At that moment, his slightly messy tie caught my attention. Lucius, who was known to be perfect, had never looked like this before.Perhaps because of my old habit of always trying to give my best to others so as not to disappoint them, my body m
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