==== He was a man he had thought of as calm even after a sporting event, yet the temperature transmitted through their briefly touching hands was hot. Feeling that body heat, Rose realized that, contrary to what she had always suspected, Ray Crawford was inde…

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==== While Ray sprinted rapidly and passed the ball, the Prince began to mutter beside Rose, as if providing a commentary. “He’s been like that since his boarding school days. He would join the lowest-ranked team or take the most lacking person as a teammate.…

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==== Still... for someone who claimed their wrist hurt, she played quite well. He was familiar with the sight of a woman looking depressed even after delivering a performance that everyone praised. It wasn't for nothing that Ray thought of a ragged, defea…

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==== “It would be too dangerous if another war broke out. This time, they would even request troops from Bolton.” Marcel, who had been listening quietly, whispered softly. The things he whispered seemed utterly unrealistic. “When has Bolton ever agreed to suc…

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==== “Please don’t be too disappointed.” Speaking in a reluctant voice, Rose walked toward the piano as if she were being sent to her death. Ray felt he understood why a woman who had desperately avoided the piano would eventually stand up with such a look on…

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==== Rose began to wrap a bandage around his arm. Ray's gaze followed her diligently moving hands. Even as he looked at the face of the wife everyone praised in unison, Ray didn't feel anything special, but her fingers suddenly caught his eye. Her sle…

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