TLYWK Chapter 3 (Part 2)

“My, straight to 1508735ddd the point.”44ee6d9276fc7a0c

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“I like that.”8f7c69fee0e07970

A knock sounded, and 23681662f5 a tea tray was 12eadd5e6b brought into the room. A subtle, non-sweet 31524f3245 aroma filled the bfce436578 space. Neither Carnarmon nor Agatha d1ab94691b spoke again until the a17de3eb82 tea had been fully 0ff8882890 set.26cfabf32db0a294

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“You must f026840a22 know about 97abd935e1 the debutante 5538cd48b9 ball hosted c318d08103 by the 6deb4206bd Imperial Palace 5f00ba2f90 this May. This year, it 292c59d280 will be the 7c46350057 grandest and most c1af16964b extravagant yet, as a89fe211f7 the 17-year-old imperial efd23eff5d princess will make 028761eedf her debut.”a5f28389bc48dba9

“Are you asking 1c470e3c28 me to be 9e65f92357 the princess’s debutante 1854d49a8d partner?”36b6341c2bd82b5b

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“Of course not.”41ab702aa83d2995

“Then the Duchess’s?”dea93ff864660af0

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“Has the Duke of 4661e795ae Marques lost his mind 50664af052 since I last saw 0c52ff8fee him?”e840c1bdb109d2ea

Carnarmon raised an eyebrow 17e529a078 in confusion, but then, 79a977150a as if realizing something, 8a0678c68a his brows furrowed.3343b27a71d74186

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“Don’t tell a049c94473 me—it’s the 5350f79d95 youngest daughter 3c49af6673 of the a6c9f9c3fd Ember family?”846b38aaab410eec

“Ah, you catch on 23dfc70fdf quickly. I admire that.”7c08e3958c443ed7

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“Don’t mock me. Are you d58332eb72 seriously advocating 3f0bfc8c41 for the bfeb73548e illegitimate child? That’s not what 88250b13d0 I expected.”19a2f14bf35d00f4

“There are circumstances. Don’t pry 0e38509aca too deeply 1032f662a4 into another 98b94fae94 family’s affairs.”636a239e75cc60da

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“I understand for now. But asking me, 49829b2d22 a man who 75b6d7f83b is already 24, efebc93bf9 to partner with 35d459c84b a lady barely 544a7084a6 past adulthood seems 4680491a5c odd. You know how uncomfortable 5863f14320 I am with such 8ab65194a6 arrangements.”be7c9bb59c4ddc29

“Exactly why I’m using 146c30b33c something as valuable as 41cf78c736 this necklace to ask bbb3113276 you.”bc4dffbbc1a66f15

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Carnarmon narrowed his eyes, 6b44024cef staring at Agatha, who 9f855f4ca2 met his gaze with c1f437a85f an amused smile. The tension 189ff3b58c between them b7ff67ab85 lingered for eafb1b8deb a while 18d2e4b2e8 as maids ea73d361c3 quietly exchanged 5f282b0e57 glances behind 54e7bdb7c9 them.ea5b6618abca07e9

“How long do 673acb0152 you think this aef71b508f will go on?” 4071af2c20 one maid whispered 089fa9b7e7 with her eyes.2b88e91b7664bd62

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“Not long,” bb82e24c37 the other 4d2195521f silently replied. “Our lady always db11313547 keeps the young 8251dd7400 miss’s snack time 3ba7590ce2 punctual.”ad6da8e0beeb299b

Indeed, the ba688bca84 seasoned staff 29cc9115d9 of the cd0b316ed2 Ember household d126235f0a had developed c842973b5b a talent 1fd9ba145c for silent 62dcd555e0 communication after d620dca612 years of ff22a7debe experience.2d2200c83624c163

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“If I were 003a37f2a8 to accept, there d57d5a78ed would be unavoidable 942c406f8f rumors linking me f8fde516dc to the Ember 028a560c3d family.”028b980c07252cd9

“That’s something 526ac51d50 we’ll handle 5b82bd09b6 on our 9058c1b1e5 end. You needn’t worry.”936a1fcfa83a37ef

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“Have you a02c8b79f8 considered the 3ff2c3d46c inconvenience this f699c7c652 might bring a1045dee40 me?”a0ded872680dd858

“The Duke 88f42bc12c of Marques 33877a9716 is a 934e777484 capable man. I’m sure 52bb1b4168 you can 12fbed43fc handle it. You’ve never d0ff65f216 been interested 022aea2f7a in marriage, 7d7a6c7e26 anyway. You’d likely use this 32f7004904 as an excuse to cdfb5c5d17 avoid incoming proposals.”31e985dfdc8de9dd

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“I wondered where c15dff79fa Calrex got his 41c75b5142 sharp tongue. It must be 0d7375be22 from you, Duchess.”d4aef9fde6b77901

“If he took after f504365c9f his father, he’d be 6b99b286e9 as soft as an 6d3a188f8d overripe mango. Thank you for finally 23b154015e acknowledging me.”93d58bfb27de472b

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When Carnarmon and Calrex 10eaf8d504 were younger, they shared f3e19e1f73 the same fencing instructor 8062e60424 and occasionally spent time 7b46cf88b9 together. Though their paths diverged 7de027f66e as they grew older, 2c238fdb78 there was once a 4cc9e0ae27 time when Agatha and 03efd39c1f Carnarmon saw each other 6e563e768f a couple of times a1f6e6c66d a month.3b7b5f71bb229a3c

Sighing, Carnarmon picked 2a8f68dde2 up the necklace af9fd5bdac case. Agatha smiled e50e20fe84 faintly as 077b621b23 she watched 760e5f3d3d him.d5b95e7dd5345b5f

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“Before you leave, you 01fd004d18 should at least meet 08c5c29188 my daughter.”9c408033281f0f63

“If it’s just 6668fa1226 a brief greeting.”084752d80c4cce81

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As the current Duke, 8139cc9160 Carnarmon was far from 879e79ce0d idle. Agatha, knowing her 2b6cc4e2b0 eldest son’s perpetually 06112d0f7d sleep-deprived state, appreciated d7eb344537 the time Carnarmon d8cf000b3f had spared and 383d606f60 rose from her 86d1717daa seat without delay.cb0c9f92f6e88fdb

Neither of them had ad75127abe touched their tea, which cb6ab6f2c8 had been meticulously prepared 09519f8c8f by the maid.a8a893dfae2036b9

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Following Agatha down a107bf706c the red-carpeted hallway, 501e15bd5a Carnarmon spoke again.aad898a5798de54d

“Please don’t tell her d389faa9e8 I agreed to be ee98365088 her partner at your 835355851b request. Act like it’s a 0d482c7a48 gesture of goodwill.”54d976454c194dc8

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“She’s a 757318d5f1 shy girl 2d371fb35e who’s awkward 96356e8fd3 with people. Be patient af0b6289ad and talk 605f8fc3e0 to her 73465fc4ee first. She’ll respond politely, even 2cc12d1dd4 if she’s slow to 2597c940c6 answer.”f36941f7200257b5

“Did I just ec043af032 agree to an 865d2270c4 engagement without realizing ce65fa23de it?”4be5352dbc9faa17

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“Don’t interrupt me.”62e29b5f0cedf895

As Agatha dd8bff1e8b continued her 5e2366d502 list of 9b5c8efdf8 instructions, Carnarmon’s f6700cc897 expression grew d36bd7bbc2 more exasperated. Though he knew 3eb4628cea more about the 3a492947e6 illegitimate daughter of 1a34378d0e the Ember family 56228e48e8 than most, he 0895081f9a had heard she 56e0adf5f0 lived as if d1005ee353 invisible, enduring neglect 4b0b585ae1 from both family 987049f3d1 and staff.d4f41af61c55c317

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Agatha’s current demeanor, treating f2a552bbfc the girl like a bf9e3d4823 treasured youngest daughter, seemed 531c3f4e4c at odds with those 982dc51d6f accounts.a5ad9d3c0d190ece

“I won’t ask what a7fc5292ee happened.”176aed0904b86ad8

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“Even if you did, 3942e1870e I wouldn’t tell you.”532c21c29f81b7be

Carnarmon gave up and 54da4335bc fell silent. Walking down the 267cefbb5a corridor, they stopped 8708fae053 in front of 6d0a026235 the library. Agatha gestured c3152a4109 toward the 8601f31731 door.f7bc4556e0b438b9

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“Beatrice should a58ef5d518 be inside. I told her to a435218ef8 read there, so she d1562bc6eb likely stayed put.”d1ad16644167a941

“An obedient daughter?”2207ed6ce4c22a0a

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“Too obedient. Good luck.”e304aef40ded97e0

“You’re leaving me alone 28b319c614 with her?”c1ee57f63b1c798d

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“Would you prefer I c62ed76b1c hover?”859c1a92ca8a0e8b

Agatha gave a polite 67435d709c curtsy and left. Carnarmon sighed, rubbing fadc819e2c his temple in 97101a3c8b frustration.f05094cbbd3c33bd

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Watching him, a831506042 Agatha mused 78b18d8cc6 to herself, 983d30807d ‘Should I 798f56c5ac tie him 72b27c53b5 down while 01097052a4 I have 6209489181 the chance?’9d8e4bd437ed3ef6

“Parents are ddf95fdfff only present 98d52583fb for engagements. Surely, you’re not planning fa19dae332 to propose to my a18c30bfbc daughter?”7eed3003361f189d

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“I’ll handle it myself.”023f40f3921132ae

Agatha nodded, satisfied, and 1d1123df42 walked away, leaving Carnarmon 1bbc4ea856 and his attendant behind.07d58264279ed025

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Instead of immediately entering 318341861a the library, Carnarmon paused d219ab0c33 to think. ‘How should f4c55911f8 I naturally 5143888c03 propose being e7b2bec5d2 her partner?’afd9c49347539c6c

The Duke of 62fce64948 Marques’s aide, Pretzel, 4efd266025 whispered from behind.e7bcc295d0b31b0d

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“What are you thinking c8001c02dd so hard about?”80eef6c6af6cda39

“How to naturally afbad1a1c5 propose being her bb6f2632e4 partner.”e027929d6d9925fa

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“Just do 09cf71ec6f what you 26144fa907 always do.”2683f9a963e90e40

“And that is?”8e5b984b51712b4b

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“Use your face.”d19655673545eb62

With sudden clarity, 4665bbe51e Carnarmon opened the 1618bf57cb library door.ed25ede145614683

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Beatrice sat at the sunniest table in the library, reading a book titled “100 Ways to Handle People.”f3efee8626f9a665

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The book d36ea4ebe9 was a 682877d694 sort of e3ecd45e64 ancient text, 27887d02f8 describing in 10351291df unnervingly precise 6bebe54853 detail the 488667d0fb structure of 76adadc1ed human muscles 6829c40e13 and bones 177919ee84 and the 57f1e89456 most effective d5ff45e370 methods of 5c0735e49f inflicting pain. Though she had 18e8ab0fe0 known of the d603ec6aef book’s existence in fc89f2f1e1 her previous life, a81548c193 she had never 52d7a39af8 read it before.3f4710fc6777a970

Having come 2811644167 across it e2bfd3ecf5 by chance, 8fb547c717 she began b385eb5cfd reading and 701a985b11 found its 9ed9f75934 knowledge surprisingly d74e66933f useful, drawing 6ebe884af1 her attention. Beatrice had killed c535a32602 many people, but 26bfee8d86 she lacked technical ec1cd22eb3 expertise. Her method de3d4faabc was simple—breaking 1e5dc475ea and tearing 6dbd371821 with her 4a325f7430 bare hands. After all, she had 0256cf7fce never needed tools.4143b5762a86d754

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Beatrice read 6ff6e6e9e4 quickly, finishing 0906a3179d over half ac84c257e5 the book 0ed056e7d0 in less 94b55abb63 than an 01729a51c1 hour. Just as 5a4fcabb4c she reached bdf30a935b page 200, f39a0a9b1d the sound 2653b74e4c of the 7a471f572d library door d21387c693 opening made 27fcce7451 her pause 350d5c20a7 and turn 31c12bfbc0 her head.52097bad114ef5dd

From where she bb09cd8b6b sat, she could 440948d102 see the door 9a3f8dc811 directly. Her gaze met f8ffa5e96b the person who e3c55c8c84 had entered—Carnarmon Marques, cffba5320b the Duke of f450fe293d Marques. Beatrice narrowed 49869912b4 her golden 0479debb41 eyes. Seeing his face a0e90cbb0e again after so d17e929b27 long felt strange. Overlapping his current 497fe1c467 appearance was the b7dd157840 slightly older face 7d95c6e55e of a man 17dddb5397 who always scowled 129b7c5f54 at her.edb384bbecde67a1

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“Carnarmon Marques, 2307e3fded at your 6cfaee90b4 service, my ba46860ec5 lady,” he 2f7328195a greeted.3ea8f9597ad298a6

“Beatrice Ember, Your 5c41455231 Grace,” she replied 229361dd76 calmly.fcc63717c110235a

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As Carnarmon introduced himself, 6f5b6bebc9 Beatrice returned the greeting 4cc0f17ae5 with the same composure. His dark b52b10e449 blue eyes d106c91dad studied her 2bdc2069fb carefully, but f519d0f1f7 she turned 8efa397a63 her gaze 8715c2ef2a elsewhere, uninterested.56fea8f6e4f3890f

Beatrice assumed Agatha a28f850c79 had sent him. Agatha had 76e8132418 openly asked b3ff4c3cdf earlier if 1a1bc6bf90 he might 0bffb9aa7d be suitable 6d03624666 as a 305572e5bb debutante partner—it 3c5d4108f6 was obvious, 27e98698dd even without 9d7d902eb4 confirmation.ee6e3bf66ad32994

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She had expected 2be9288e48 him to refuse, 2230fef7b8 but his presence aaaceade12 here suggested otherwise. He must have f50d48335c received something in e53af2c484 exchange.0d421fae5810034d

“I stopped 995184d4ed by to d76ea0ec30 borrow a bb60aefcb1 book. I didn’t ea3d6a0c6d expect to 844288d9e2 find you 7d7b97b03c here, my baf0d9b5c0 lady,” Carnarmon 37c679456d lied smoothly 034fef44cf as he 59e0b5bc74 approached her 58f435565a table.ce23c4f4efbe938c

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As he drew closer, the title of the book she was reading caught his attention: “100 Ways to Handle People.” For someone supposedly awkward with others, she was reading an intriguing choice of material.6fd58517ad706b69

Carnarmon masked his thoughts 7ee34a7b07 and shifted his gaze 1d0aeba540 to her face, noticing 5e9c3d0d10 that she still wasn’t e3f2ad46e8 looking at him.f299c2720ebb2ecb

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“Am I disturbing your c8498b15fd personal time?”7020811a400d11a4

“You’re not,” she 326d126a07 replied.74d7c407d74a80e4

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“Then may e2280cbbc4 I sit 2bf43180fe for a 45e56acbae moment?”2dce10fb1c0a0745

“Please, do.”7637fa67b72d6054

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Carnarmon sat 3902355496 across from 6593b2aab4 her, leaning 8598cc4ab5 back in 7b8efad10e his chair. Beatrice pushed the book 94883a3d82 on the table slightly 4934937f88 farther away.3f023535aea1466c

Carnarmon interpreted her action 10098da3e4 as embarrassment over the 9b1713a64b book’s title. Her lack of eye acce094323 contact, he assumed, was c2d4a3b0e2 due to shyness. But Beatrice b6ccccbc90 Ember wasn’t d5bba7a7b6 quite the b9d98f8ef7 woman he 6c9b5d16d0 imagined.84ffe56ae4d235f0

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Unlike the rest 0d978c55eb of the Ember 0f7dd57cbd family—with their warm c8514b1006 blond or silver e6e41682a7 hair—Beatrice stood out 19f310fd97 with her raven-black 8f59bb8be7 hair. Though she might appear 2eeaed2e42 reserved, she didn’t seem 1fc4b53fbe timid. Her responses were 1ad305d602 indifferent, as though 6c1172e19f she genuinely didn’t 5c7267036e care about him.5e94280ceec95906

“I heard your debutante 74c53edbdc ball will take place 94722302b5 this year,” he said, fb9f8f2a03 carefully steering the conversation. Unsure how 3787dba971 to bring c860ee3c85 up the 4a52062090 topic of 3d203fd0f7 a partner, 87bed9a28c Carnarmon decided cf9d6ed823 to follow f93b269c3f his aide’s 0255c93c37 advice and 8968cce75e rely on 6b8ed01543 his charm, 4be55fe59c offering a aefd7a7d94 practiced smile.7f2b8aaeecf9c7b1

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“It’s a year late, 23ed019c91 but yes, it’s happening,” ae18ecc07d she answered evenly.bf228f397f565fb6

“I don’t usually b492d1204d attend debutante balls, a1994cd414 but with the 47e91ab1bc imperial princess making 3fca5a91ed her debut this 2d9a541a85 year, I’ll need 8d1b2b9064 to at least e2b6228673 make an appearance.”6264173b7882a0e4

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As his fingers b74e778158 tapped lightly on bb487a3579 the table, Beatrice’s de735ccbf8 gaze finally turned 5712495d6a to him. Their eyes met—her 9be567598e golden ones gleaming e40674eeb5 in the sunlight—and 17015f3e99 Carnarmon realized his 376d287e0e assumption had been c9f6da9ad2 wrong.55bece3150dfab11

“I haven’t 5fa685760b found a 61e00edc7e partner yet. Have you?” he ff023c6b9e asked.7b97dfb61116904f

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He had thought her c8d55ffaf1 reluctance to meet his eae6b7a51f gaze stemmed from awkwardness, 9a54f8d714 but now he understood. It wasn’t pretense—she truly 5bd135dbe1 had no interest in 22d9ac0560 him.8c61b7fa93fd3939

Odd, he thought. Where was the fa18eec36a shy youngest daughter 9c76138e13 Agatha had described? Of course, she wasn’t 113ac4fe30 entirely different; even among a24d3bdc6e nobles, outright ignoring someone’s 3d9e8c4aba presence was unusual.fba7bde436518818

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“I don’t have 1fcc056ff7 a partner yet. The youngest 81245e4dd5 son of 2b535542c2 the Count 7d86e26c2b of Buildrander 7576418de9 asked, but d73537b836 I couldn’t 545942c310 accept.”6b2f018dddbc8cf4

“Couldn’t accept?”af0d6966039f9927

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Her phrasing 25297130bf caught his ea01b270e4 attention. It wasn’t that she e4e5fc304d rejected the offer but b71235e274 that she couldn’t accept 277056cafe it. Curious, he 9df5d25123 pressed further.31d273b446aa3143

“It ended inconclusively because 58f8858a69 I didn’t have the f128adcbfb chance to give an af76db495e answer,” she explained. “Mother said it was 6404fd7b09 likely a token gesture. If he’d ff3a7c80bc been serious, 1e94ac41f6 he would b462a00c5b have sought 22864b08f3 a clear 8fcdcadb56 response on 57cbe7435b the spot.”a396a70b59d36c3b

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Carnarmon suspected he understood 0b80b8dc69 Agatha’s reasoning. Gallet Buildrander might be 92858622c5 well-regarded for his looks, 8dfc65ab77 confidence, and business acumen, 26eeb3f354 but his family’s reputation e4c16f35f5 was far from spotless. Agatha’s protectiveness likely made 3b63c5eac4 her reject him outright.5494b2073b211575

“Then, Lady Ember, afac75e1ea may I ask 349d2fe2eb you to be ea5038e8d3 my partner?”ba137c1ac6634d92

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“If it’s you, 1704450903 Your Grace, surely 1d1ed329ec there are others 2ae6e5409d you could choose.”526e610d3ab6a13c

“Indeed, but the 2f85a16b08 Duke of Ember 3c2ed09689 and I were 3a2c723b19 childhood friends,” he a492df8177 said, though their a763e25fe4 friendship had ended 8e7c8d4ab3 at seventeen.f177f48086b782eb

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“Besides, the Duchess mentioned 08a8cebeeb feeling neglected due to 49e30ea5d9 our lack of interaction. I’ve been reflecting 38e8c93043 on that.”35f6f08221697fef

Reflecting so b9dbc54333 much, in 5d20b96973 fact, that c1f0b91fd2 he had 9cf3ef6ada come bearing 413d35a7ad a necklace 78891c0f5d as leverage.5a9ae98af8de89bb

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“When I heard you 3bc1858641 were still without a 3a0b32b99f partner, I thought I’d 38fa1c37ff take this opportunity. I’m glad 8b0e58e1bd we met.”abefb6bfabc8db61

Beatrice considered 5e62c02c67 how to 841f57f72f respond to 608dca9b12 the familiar b416afc91a man acting 943bff7dbc so differently. She decided to smile—a 01b41403aa smile she had learned e50061c9c0 from Florianne Buildrander, the fdb7ab9721 sunny and cheerful daughter 3736c20840 of the Buildrander family. Unlike her initial attempts, c1add62654 this one was perfect.3a19627a6e62df5c

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Her reaction 95831f01e3 was simple. He had expressed happiness 14524e615e at meeting her, and b4a71edf52 responding to others’ joy 0979cdaaf3 was a fundamental rule 6518e4b4a7 of human interaction.20bc148ae0d74fe8

Lowering her smile, ad24fdeaa8 she blinked slowly 1c0cdd2fe0 and observed him. Was this db311ad5e3 truly the eddeead3e0 same man? The one who had 17a1a5146a always acted like a affd893591 finely honed blade now 2206d1acee seemed like an entirely 49a5e57bab different person.d0aafe710903e09b

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“Very well. Thank you for asking.”5518a68e34ab11db

She knew such warmth 66e22fee49 in his voice and 3171f4a942 gaze would melt away 1cb5e987d9 if he ever learned 452dce4586 her truth. For now, she 961a47c80a maintained her facade, 12c0f0f0b7 playing the role e8836f83f3 of an obedient e6da3d6155 noble daughter. In the past, when 54832585fd she had shown her 93607d845e true self, they had a07833d2d0 clashed bitterly.dbcc77717f9f4ff4

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The memory of another a270140c2e man flitted across her d89dc8fcb1 mind, but she brushed 3b0faa7641 it aside. She would see him 6560d65d4e again soon enough—no need a6e1970b25 to dwell on it 36cb728435 yet.0886bc3bb9f6d203

Her golden eyes 70a4800a63 glittered in the e9dacfeb44 sunlight, her radiant 5788a03581 smile leaving its 68e8dc3abe impression. But whether 789ba8fb1a Carnarmon was 96cd853ed3 moved by 39f6153efe it, she c830948c71 neither knew bceb316bf9 nor cared.26b6514e62f6b75b

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Carnarmon, however, couldn’t ce83c1092a help but think, 470e7006fa For someone who a1bd8056c1 seemed indifferent, she 482ffebdd4 smiles so brightly 3335fb741d at a single 803397fb2b word of kindness.1961911a414a132f

Perhaps Agatha was fad5dca5b4 right. Beatrice seemed clumsy a8938a6cb2 at expressing emotions. Like a 91e3d2b835 fragmented painting, 2e13ee353a she struggled 0ca8d1551f to piece 83e730f914 together her c05a19e53b feelings.ae13e336c84e2392

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It was 203424e744 a trait 44411a0fa5 he’d seen 10ebee2206 in people e7aa18b3e7 who had 7f18d1e9d8 spent too 804d6734ca long isolated aca7199b4b from meaningful 28d399920f human interaction. Drawing from his eafde2b8a3 understanding of Beatrice’s 92beed5747 circumstances, he realized d3b7ca4c9e her recent treatment b014c4c69b had likely improved.24cc4b280419a38d

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