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Pilav was shocked and furious when he learned that Deborah had completely rejected the marriage proposal between their families. He had always believed that Deborah would eventually agree to marry him because he was rich, handsome, and from a powerful noble house. Instead, Deborah acted as if the marriage discussion had never happened and was often seen spending time with Isidor. This public rejection deeply embarrassed Pilav. Pilav angrily questioned his father about why the Seymour family had refused them. His father explained that the Seymours were upset because the Montes family had taken three years to answer the proposal. During that time, rumors spread that the Seymours were looking for a worthy husband for Deborah, which indirectly criticized Pilav's bad reputation, especially his relationship with Mia. Even though Pilav had recently ended things with Mia, the damage to his image had already been done. Duke Montes admitted that he had expected Deborah's family to eventually accept the marriage. Instead, the Seymours turned the situation around and humiliated them in the same way the Montes family had once looked down on the Seymours. Angry and disappointed, the duke blamed Pilav for making things worse and ordered him to behave himself. However, Pilav refused to stay quiet. The next day, he went to the Academy despite his father's warning. There, people were gossiping about how Deborah had rejected him. Many students mocked him, saying it was embarrassing that he had first rejected Deborah years ago but was now the one being rejected. Hearing this made Pilav even angrier.
✕Unable to accept the situation, Pilav waited near Deborah's carriage so he could confront her. When Deborah arrived, a knight stood between them for protection. Pilav demanded to know if she understood what she was throwing away by refusing him. He boasted that he could have given her wealth, status, and honor if she married him. Deborah was completely unimpressed. She calmly replied that she could obtain all those things by herself and did not need to marry him to get them. Her confidence left Pilav speechless. She treated him as someone unimportant and showed no interest in continuing the conversation. After Deborah got into her carriage and left, Pilav was left standing there alone. He was hurt, angry, and humiliated. Even though he secretly felt regret over what had happened, he refused to admit it. As Deborah's carriage disappeared, he could only mutter that one day she would regret rejecting him, even though nobody seemed to believe it anymore.
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