Lately, two people in the Manor had gone completely mad: Joseph and Carl. It was just that one of them was no longer even bothering to pretend, while the other had fallen into deep contemplation due to a sudden shock.
One day, Alva mentioned to Joseph that Luca was willing to marry him. Joseph was already intensely jealous over the matter, and Alva’s feigned calm demeanor only made it all the harder to bear.
As for Carl, after a performance, Naib had eagerly told him, "I'm going to marry Jack!" Seeing the irrepressible joy bubbling up on Naib's face, Carl had been struck by a genuine doubt: could sharing an eternal bond really make two people this happy?
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