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TTRIA 57
The two children standing at the doorway hesitated to enter and only whispered, “We missed you.” Jeff looked at them without a word. Benjamin, who had been fidgeting at his expressionless face, finally lowered his head with tears welling up in his eyes. In his arms was a fresh bouquet of flowers that seemed to have just been picked from the greenhouse. A faint scent spread from between the moist flowers. “May we come in?” Milla asked cautiously. Jeff, who had been staring blankly at the girl…-
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TTRIA 55
As he descended the stairs and exited the mansion's rear entrance, the cool night air enveloped his entire body. The scent of lilies still lingered at the tip of his nose. For some reason, his mind felt blank, and his footsteps grew faster and faster. He couldn't even feel the pain in his foot properly. The surrounding scenery was blurry, like in a dream. Swaying trees and dark grass. It felt as if the path beneath his feet was stretching out endlessly. How long had he walked? Before he knew it, a…-
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TTRIA 52
“Daniel Ward. I am sure that name is not unfamiliar to you.” “Daniel?” The ‘young bug’ he had left behind at the mansion. Why was that name coming from this man’s mouth? An inexplicable feeling of anxiety washed over him. Jeff, unable to hide his confusion, asked back in a low voice. “Why him…” The man, who was staring at Jeff as if to pierce through him, uttered a short and merciless sentence. “Daniel Ward is dead.” The air froze. Jeff was at a loss for words and…-
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TTRIA 49
"Hah, ah..." Cecil's low moan flowed from between their briefly parted lips. Jeff, watching his loosely unfocused eyes tremble, rubbed the tip of his nose against Cecil's neck. His scent filled his breath. And yet, feeling parched, Jeff grabbed the bothersome clothes with his fingertips and slowly pulled them down. When he pressed his lips to the skin revealed between the collar, a flinching Cecil reflexively wrapped his arms around Jeff's waist. As a result, their erections rubbed against each other,…-
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TTRIA 48
Their lips met. The sensation of them gently pressing together calmed all of Jeff's nerves. Without even a moment to blink blankly, their lips slowly parted. Cecil's blue, wavering eyes stared at Jeff. Facing the tremor contained within them, a surge of emotion welled up in his chest. "Jeff, to say this is a feeling you hold alone..." Maybe. Maybe really, you too... Jeff closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Cecil's neck. He savored the lips that settled deeply, slowly inhaling each other's…-
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TTRIA 47
"What? Weren't you two on a date?" "It wasn't like that." Jeff answered on behalf of Cecil, who was smiling awkwardly. Amy sighed with a disappointed expression. "If it wasn't a date, what have you been doing all this time? You guys are really no fun." "We were just walking around a bit because there was something we needed to look into. And please, I'm begging you, stop talking nonsense." Why are you trying to find entertainment from us? Jeff, who had sat down in an empty seat with Cecil,…-
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TTRIA 46
"He must have recognized your sincerity. They must have felt it too. How engrossed you were in the performance." "Do you think so? Could they really feel it?" The faintly raised corners of his mouth, his sparkling eyes, and his flushed cheeks. A face filled with a peculiar excitement and satisfaction. It was the expression of someone experiencing an emotion they hadn't even known they had for the first time. "Yes. I'm sure of it." Jeff captured the gently crumbling expression in his eyes. Even…-
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TTRIA 45
"You're going to fall." Ian chuckled and gently chided him, but he did not pull Clive's hand away. Melissa stared blankly at the backs of the two men and the black dog descending the stairs and thought. They looked like a well-mannered knight and a princess with an ice-cold appearance but a hint of shyness, right out of a fairy tale. "Good morning." When they went down to the first-floor dining room, Amy and the other troupe members were already eating. A few colleagues they had grown quite…-
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TTRIA 44
"I need forged identities. And, include me and my companions in the theater troupe's tour schedule." "Hmm. Well, that's not too difficult." "Are you agreeing?" "I'd like to refuse because what you're doing is impudent." Harold, who looked at Amy, nodded his head. "But there's the sincerity of the person who asked, and it's also true that I find that aspect of you interesting…. Yes. I'll agree to the deal." The shoulders that had been tense all along slowly lowered. Jeff, who closed his…-
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