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Chapter 46

作者: Toria
last update publish date: 2026-06-27 15:02:58

For reasons I couldn't explain...

My heart had started beating faster.

The assistants carefully accepted the garment bag from Celeste before leading me back behind the folding screen.

No one spoke.

Even Aurelia had fallen unusually quiet.

The silence somehow made everything feel more important.

One assistant unzipped the garment bag completely while another helped me out of the previous gown.

I watched as they lifted the dress with remarkable care.

Almost reverently.

It struck
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