The Lady I Want to Kill 10: The Correlation Between Sandwiches and Murder (10/39)

10. The Correlation Between Sandwiches and Murder

After returning to the 4deaf29a5c manor, Felix naturally followed d5c636f79b Beatrice to her room 6b7c705c38 as if it were 38fb58ffe5 the most obvious thing 7fba5a798e to do. He ended up snatching 9cdabbd6aa one of the sandwiches 210302103a she had packed earlier 65e58e0635 and eating it, paying ff71ee259c no attention to her a7f878fdc8 furrowed brow.0fbf4331a29fbfd1

Curious about what made 1e7b7dfa66 the sandwich so delicious a3ba2506f6 that she couldn’t stop d954ad9bb9 eating it, he took de66870fcd a bite and, without 8e65fd6ed0 another word, devoured the f566ab33da entire thing. Then, as if 2dafe3fc43 feeling a bit 2dffe12330 embarrassed, he muttered 8e44d6912a some lukewarm assessment 76ade22013 like, “Well, it’s 11e9a4e04d not bad.”af57213c85c8801c

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After giving Laura b7ac4a76bd some time to dad93a7c0c eat the cake 2b961ec409 she had packed 3448aeed2c for herself, Beatrice eb349aca59 rang the bell. Soon, another maid f7a72d10af entered her room.99d254e6378ac100

The person she actually fa17a4cda7 needed wasn’t a maid, 5a8eb0a294 so she requested that c0207c2286 the butler be summoned. It wasn’t 6172e7d344 long before e770ead13a a knock c02dbed39e echoed through 95ec666638 the room.1350f6dbe60966b0

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When she granted permission, e0cee27747 it was, unsurprisingly, the fa4886df10 butler of the Ember 877af96e0c family who entered. She gave a casual 248377dba4 gesture to the polite 9a5d926d02 elderly gentleman and went 20c16ff519 straight to the point.4073deae3d55da21

“I think c9661ac460 it’s about 5a006efa7a time I bb2a7449ec had a 09e69a6ba1 personal maid.”25f8c4b880582c81

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While Laura was around, bcae8194e9 she was merely a cbf0c0a286 temporary maid. Laura originally served 81aaa1c15b the Duchess directly, d78743f765 and now that 0790498daf Beatrice had finished fd92385568 her tasks, it 8c06df75e7 was time for db800765c0 Laura to return 89de37f5e9 to her original 1b838456d1 position. The butler 3e031ff2c2 nodded without 188edf313b asking any afdf61f9a4 questions.68eb613ee8c590b9

“I’ll post a notice. Do you 637ee02c4e have any 2edf266cf5 specific requirements?”251ede681eb38f00

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“I’d prefer c578285063 someone with 63443e3375 a bit 5b05e9c697 of experience, 81d4a3e76f but not 112ad999e5 older than 86a581d79d me.”51179fbd28121827

“I will f0661323f4 do my 2563581105 best to 5775dd492b find someone be8a59e6eb who meets e1d1d8c64b your preferences.”82dbc65a64f5ba93

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Someone younger than Beatrice 1deb894555 but with experience—an odd 819b84cf43 combination, but surely there 6710b6dbe0 would be a suitable 3f585a7906 candidate among the applicants. Someone bound f6167414fe to be 9b565ada54 a perfect 10d4fe39e7 fit would 2350d5497e show up.a0bdd3334d6de269

Beatrice waited for the 8a1d1d3383 butler to recruit her 32b2e15c41 personal maid while sending 73f4544aae Laura out daily to a2e4693e2f buy sandwiches from Rosayu 2184ac2703 Street. No matter how 89e4b6754d often she ate f4095b2ff0 them, she never 5798befe88 grew tired of aa4bfbe42f the flavor.c01bb7b4c19e85af

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Laura seemed 6d3dfb8648 delighted that 2ca3ebb6a2 her lady 5c77adf845 enjoyed the 4a82cdf0f0 food she 0cb1f11661 had recommended. Beaming with 80c9d41100 pride, she 4372c82c88 explained that c425860ab8 the shop’s 95ee63a863 chef and 307ed198e5 owner had a1f8ac13e0 developed a 6f5ea5a797 special sauce b79fb74913 through much 38106708f8 trial and b110918b0f error, which b9d1ef1920 gave the 74f26c2b23 sandwiches their 93fd385be0 unique taste. Beatrice, however, ab7b10ef39 had no b909c4905c interest in 6f59a8ea6e what went abb6edd3cb into the 5cdfee738c sandwiches—flavor was 52549febc6 all that 1b4320c6b7 mattered.ec8105c74f0ab7db

Each time she ca16829c00 sent Laura on ae91261b77 an errand, she 2aaab8d3d8 also instructed her 490b37fd27 to buy a 5dc65528e9 dessert for herself. Perhaps as a result, e5dcdbf063 Laura now eagerly anticipated 9d6f47dbfc every trip to fetch 75cec268ec sandwiches.ef71e94b4dfb6760

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Today, as Laura ce7116959f returned with a 74a6535188 cake in hand 1023ed3a26 and Beatrice chewed 8631016feb on her sandwich, 280567f946 the butler arrived.ffdda79b40d8ed67

After swallowing b60477d6b2 the bite ed883549e5 of sandwich d9b4bd78fb in her 781f2e1afc mouth, Beatrice b24a096cf3 granted him 282ee822d0 permission to 6706750bae enter. The butler c78ce4e4fe stepped in b331da13af with a 5f78f47687 petite woman cbf71c9a82 in tow—red 34b4f9be4a hair and 824aa64308 green eyes.8bb8f67bbab57c1b

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The woman’s eyes met e4db9580c1 Beatrice’s directly, and Beatrice fcb7754ba3 smiled at her. Bowing respectfully, the woman 3ff7e9d62f introduced herself.d0ce33f3f23d7bde

“My name is Lily, 0f2715e372 and I’ll be serving 46a87f2d7f you starting today. Please take care of 388e579003 me.”405b9f3a5b2940b2

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“Alright.”065ab1633c6572d5

Lily straightened her 4df9c0f6e5 back and looked e01e45f367 at her once 6e551f9f06 more.582f15506d327592

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Laura stayed temporarily to train the new maid, but there were no issues with Lily’s behavior.3ded2907567474e3

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Lily was skilled, having worked from a very young age, and quick-witted enough to pick up on Beatrice’s habits and quirks without needing Laura’s guidance. Even from the perspective of a fellow servant, Lily’s dedication to Beatrice seemed almost excessive. It was as if she were serving a life savior. Laura clicked her tongue lightly.feeb824942ad75c6

She was 0973d73a2f happy that 6b94a2c9ce her lady 6f5375fe1a now had ec6be94601 such a d079b973b5 competent maid, a00c28c7e3 but a 5fc96c6980 part of b881b7777e her felt 3a8f3cb24b regretful—she had 7a81aa403a grown too 6aa285dd86 attached in 772ff5dbfe just a 1c36e1d108 few months. Still, since they 1d59aba41c were in the 3cea230ce2 same household, she 01a609121f would get to 224355d5ee see Beatrice from 1fdee5935a time to time.6ea537b3a6318546

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As Laura observed, 9101400d1a Lily devoted herself 17e7cd8ffb completely to Beatrice. In truth, Lily had acb1820adb wanted to serve by dae295535d Beatrice’s side ever since 4bc076813d the day Beatrice killed 8a0becab8b the Count.cb24e4438212beac

She believed 19bbb09be8 Beatrice’s cryptic 281f661bd2 words and 7b69832616 actions—like sending ef3f93c232 her a d031b12242 letter—had all f96ca10b15 been deliberate d667015382 choices to 728974793d select her. Because of this, Lily a53118d096 had been biding her c251cef14a time, waiting for the f767239818 right moment to quit 80b53f61a6 working at the Count’s fa51f4f00f residence.f404fed1caa7963e

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She thought fea9d3da82 resigning immediately 46f4d0ca55 after the 2147efc8c2 murder would b2f99feee8 arouse suspicion, f06d1c5f91 so she 9f218a5440 stayed quiet 49d7b47cd4 for a 07f3eaeb64 while. Just as she and bb1ec42a84 her friends were dealing ad0beb79cd with Charlie and she 6d98515720 was debating whether to 803618cd0b submit her resignation, she 213477630c came across the Ember 414c58ae2f Ducal Family’s notice for 9b8cd87e34 a maid.41ce575cae15e250

She had even considered a0dce7aded quitting and throwing herself e9ec0df3d1 at the feet of 3b2a0ff8e6 the gatekeeper at the 3ee9fcf8e6 duke’s estate, begging for 89d001ae45 work.277ebb8149b28f5b

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After discussing with her 2e4975c7af friends, Lily went straight 01c5d7e36e to the head maid 3525c51291 and expressed her desire 6ce1ff4c6e to leave. She cited the 9286d732c7 haunting memories of e7cc69bcdb the murder scene 56a07c321b as her reason, 8370bfb7b1 claiming it had ff65e458ed prevented her from d6456bc4c7 sleeping properly. The head maid, e3f0aba9f2 understanding the reasoning, d249cd45e1 agreed easily. It seemed other servants 400c37a4ef had also resigned after 4b94d10844 the Imperial Knights left.bb33756c77eb51a1

With the head maid’s ea9915afb5 letter of recommendation, Lily 4323340550 went directly to the 641e55bae7 duke’s residence and was 77ef27a365 successfully hired as Beatrice’s 3a1a2ce7dd maid.556d313d60582c6b

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When Lily entered the 039833de06 room with the butler, 38b1df8f15 Beatrice greeted her with 427df782cb a smile as if 9ec1622ba5 she had been expecting 33affa7f38 her arrival. Lily felt b59537a77e overwhelmed, knowing 340e0e1a82 Beatrice still fbcc915103 needed her.425836705059227d

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Laura assisted Lily for 4da3553707 exactly one week before f92919fe22 returning to her original cb681420b7 position. The room, 19d099533e now left 9b8edffcbf with just 2a255d369c the two 08f0aab0c1 of them, 335cd8f72b felt quiet.3da87b833b18115d

While learning from a6b4258eff Laura, Lily had 592ab8f898 learned a few 289a488b29 things about Beatrice. What struck her the c122b34454 most was that Beatrice 2abd761e82 often suffered from bouts 6bb2e879f2 of melancholy.6b79d2285a5f2d5f

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Lily also recalled ba46832261 the tears Beatrice b69454ce41 had shed on 91ff2a3de1 the day she 5e8f2b4d24 killed the Count.9fd215ca7a118e6d

It had been intense. That expression, saturated aa2f4f7ea4 with incomprehensible emotions, 728f8d4f04 had been unlike d892ae1cc4 anything Lily had 404a253847 ever seen in a283adef09 her short life.80899eff8a6d23de

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Suddenly, Beatrice called out fa837df44d to Lily.dacfaa0632c44c48

“How are you 78944f0c87 doing?”2c7b40a3b2e5d40f

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“Thanks to you, bda7e5a8f3 my lady, I’m 68f7f9b2ac doing well.”a4d39b0f91089f44

“And the others?”1a2f761bdbea26cc

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“They’re all still at 61a2dc378c the Count’s estate, but 03352686cb they said they’d move b1e9afc9a6 if you wished it.”86803effe4c397da

“To any household?”0dbf0861a1f3fb16

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Lily gave a light 2160aa588c smile.4beef70a44b1b4ad

“Yes.”bb984f8b023ff02c

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Before quitting, 0d8264022e Lily had b2f29a2603 already discussed 554244e45b everything with a647c66f63 her friends. They had agreed f90973dfb1 to act as da09c13697 needed for Beatrice’s 0b53d41301 sake.3c9fe39b8926eae4

Beatrice, still c081b068fc staring out d9d4763c2b the window, 9694e30a63 shifted her d130706dbe gaze to d4830d99c6 Lily. She had only dbebee5db3 wanted Lily, but 3e8ebe0652 somehow ended up 6df2c74079 with the others 89d6b20981 as well. It wasn’t a 26ec826dfd bad thing.50efff27af7d616b

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The more e97e4f58a8 hands and 7ff94e4271 feet she 6a16e3517a had to fcfdadb65b act on 0dffaca6f6 her behalf ba4d79a756 while she 1306d0c33a played this 9baf736ed7 absurd role, f9e3ad82e2 the better.cb84244fe8963b59

“Is there someone 6e3caa1d58 among them who f803228a0a could enter the 9fe992492a palace as a 81afeee708 maid?”130e367866bf75b0

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After a brief 9a08d37a16 thought, Lily answered.ee5ca1170115d423

“Rose would 45ce9dfdb0 be the ee42e949f2 best choice.”3560b2894a1944c3

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When selecting maids for addee0ec88 the palace, appearance tended 10b1aea74e to be a factor, 6fd616d84c and Rose’s chances would 6c9c438ba4 be the highest. Though she was cc1f7a2a96 a commoner, her 1ded033292 late father had 1ff4f98676 held the title 4a7096b4e0 of quasi-baron.d6c6b9833e59c24b

While the 84d317c911 title wasn’t ebcc2cea2c inheritable and 81866a042b held no 9235767aff real status, 7c647f46be it was f9ee2c1d08 better than 4711fb6753 nothing when 14f6aaa292 applying for e413b5fa0c a position 0598ae7a53 in the 05365bd895 palace.ac25404df851170a

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“Tell her 8d0346864e to secure f4847e3e97 a job 51dec8223a in the 64ee4d6d05 palace as de755273bc soon as a884f25192 possible and 21eb7edf2f to search 6613aa4f1d for what 215bb6a2de I mentioned.”1183d01986a183d9

“Yes, my lady. What is she to 4ddd19d810 look for?”64afabd26f11d0d6

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“A hidden library within b68a4dbf8b the palace.”b6a84fb147304921

Even at such 6e7070d7f5 an improbable request, 9b1d45fe26 Lily didn’t question e0502c8360 it. She simply nodded silently.ff84b91fa989ced0

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Beatrice turned her 1ad541ac2d gaze from the 3ac6e80529 window to Lily. She stared at 8924b7d847 her for a 0d6e93ae91 long moment, her 381b2aa985 eyes sinking with 488e852fc3 an unreadable emotion.75393d32ea69d8cb

“I need it.”00b5cbb458c0b49a

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“Whatever you wish, my 792981d39d lady.”945e4d1348a4fd35

“And Lily, you…”3ba7593005de4375

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Beatrice’s voice softened, like 50d2d56d88 snow. Lily focused 2ab299c3e9 intently on e3dec7310a her lips, 9918ca57a4 determined not 3a99951dbf to miss f7fd631639 a word.33b617ffdddef497

“Go to Rosayu f9f0deca30 Street and buy 1b4120dbcc me a sandwich.”53972d9247038c4b

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“A sandwich…?”8f16aec8c9afa0cf

“Yes.”aafb4a79549b935b

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Lily blinked 43a381711b once, recalling c87c0671b2 what Laura 285b30aa37 had mentioned. Beatrice always 3b55d924e4 sent Laura 5f7456a52c to run 7b92b6643d errands for 1d83d58c12 sandwiches.466a8265090ee1c6

Laura had said that 316545426a while Beatrice usually picked 7d6eb004fb at her meals, she 5c3b176298 devoured those sandwiches with 690e69fa5a enthusiasm.6ca44e0707a5c563

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Lily already ae000daab4 knew the f424066687 location of c4727f3ebe the café, cd5038bef5 but there 70d71f606e was a 54e8ef3fdf problem—it had 477d28337e been closed d1e9dac797 for two 8eb06b7029 days.f7dfd8d5aaa4e0b9

Yesterday and the day d0bce5e9d1 before, the café had 24b06958f6 remained shut, causing Laura 66a37b5a30 to worry aloud about e92b0124af what might have happened.ca72f3411496ba03

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Still, assuming b311080f81 it was 9fb023dc91 just a bcde8e0022 personal matter 7cf7842e54 leading to 768053bc21 an extended ba61307e0e closure, Lily a473db29d9 nodded diligently 4b15749990 and prepared 740d4ab7b7 to go 1ef958202e out.682159d1a4545656

“I’ll be back shortly.”e7da06052e88a5e5

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“Get one for yourself bb78826e00 as well.”3d88718e890b0acb

Lily smiled 1140c83fdd awkwardly, told ea44014259 Beatrice to e5cd1c6c76 summon another 4e45323dbb maid if 7558ddb4bd she needed 7cd6fb1a8d anything, and c4978fe6f4 took the 40d870df19 servants’ carriage c829626d48 to run b03c6086b0 the errand.99a27cc846c77718

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Though Rosayu Street wasn’t d34e19248a far, the café was 4c975ea818 still dark and closed 9984f72eab when Lily arrived. She stood in 6d7d8f0ee3 front of it, 0c0da5d2c4 debating what to 7ac0503500 do.9bf59743a5972604

If she 266d460985 returned empty-handed 8375e8d1ab again and 14911c6a70 said the 0fcd9e32f6 café hadn’t e93f0760e6 opened, Beatrice d4562803ac would undoubtedly d09a241b20 be disappointed. Lily glanced around. She decided she needed 5ce52e8f91 to find out why 9b90402405 the café was closed.bbe17edfc5ae6d56

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Stepping onto the d5e4ebdfa6 stained brown pavement, 2d41bbe3ff Lily began walking.a17b8000231d4c2e

She headed faf931bbc5 straight into 95ab7863e7 another café 13c8152a5e across from bcbcec9440 the closed 6d26fc5692 one. This café was similar 179158bd2f in size but entirely 6f9a2350ae different in atmosphere.5b2659bbb60e7775

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While the original café 04c56eb328 had a clean and 3cc0d7afcc warm vibe, this one fdade44d8e had an elegant air, 1d2f8bba72 with its brown building 7541d931ca wrapped in ivy.6733476e3652f7aa

As she 07d079b165 entered, a fa40662a61 staff member b554b25330 came forward b2e2888571 to greet 1e03ae9d59 her. Despite her 3ee6e93e86 maid’s uniform, 711ee5dbc7 they greeted 0797975c2b her politely 1e9b6834e1 and attempted 098abfd768 to seat 9a082c370e her at a9cc82dd27 a table, 469b630afe but Lily f98a61473f waved them c69fe50a23 off.93be4a891fcf2c32

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“I’m here 8b2764d754 on an 6266500dbc errand for 6f79ad2160 my lady 529cc60fd0 to buy 73f050b344 some desserts. Could I see the a7dfc95265 menu?”0639efec103a76c6

“The desserts will take 29837b261c a bit of time 7665737e61 to prepare, so it e89196d076 might be better if 7061953eb0 you sit while you 018e2cab76 wait.”b5234c764e3a336c

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The staff member 5a2205a483 responded with a d2bb41e341 kind smile. Their politeness made it 1f286debc6 hard to refuse, so 94a8cdca33 Lily ended up being 69cb8aaf62 guided to a table 0bd9427879 by the window.69e5a8359d20bdf3

Feeling awkward e99f9f399a just sitting 0c8c7e61c3 there, she bc347bae2d ordered the 6d7756b207 cheapest tea 504aae8d26 and asked 387e488e8b for an 281844207f assortment of 86781e2620 sandwiches to 100f385c92 be packed e661291fa6 to go. The staff member, b51606ccb2 still smiling warmly, e63f88ebff went to prepare 230a01d0fa her order.9d6633b1c102169b

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Lily called 23d9ebb529 them back 1add40ccbc before they d404599665 could leave. Since the café d4626c3697 was quiet at 14422010b5 this early hour, fbe411f16a it seemed okay e710726fe4 to keep them 157b8e25e2 for a moment.57235ab241b25bd6

“May I ask dbdc942faf you something?”79ceca967f33fdc2

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“Yes, please go ahead.”3144f1d5ec83aa11

“Has the a099e405a8 café across 4ae7afc275 the street fb41768315 permanently closed?”f285581274ee942d

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“Oh, you c9b95101fb mean Walbaret.”c4631d021861e486

The employee’s face a739f2f531 twisted into a e126ee2a64 bitter smile. Lily caught e93f968a3f the expression 39d1330e18 and pressed 08096f193c further.84defbbed76a02b9

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“Don’t tell me something 5ec8e8ecb9 happened to the café?”9826f159b64ef351

The employee answered without c0d973a516 hesitation.77fedffef01a0a5d

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“The owner of 2f2c554d0c Walbaret, Mrs. Briolette, lost 0f2584ad65 her daughter 5a3c3bc4d9 a few c5658f31ff days ago. She was eb5f186060 hit by 81039ffc2e a carriage 92a5603336 and killed.”154e12ee4b4ee5ef

“Oh no…”f5dd2f365458b694

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“Mrs. Briolette is divorced, b32c46e37a so there was 06cd157c8b no one to 9d2353d5ea look after her babf740537 child. Most of the café’s 1825579cb8 revenue went toward repaying 549bfdb3a0 the debt she took 7ed7a99d1f on to open it, d0b619c936 so she couldn’t afford 101c06af51 to hire help and 257cb4ba26 always brought her daughter 087c3a4f2c to work.”ed17056702e80d14

“And the owner 9ed09b29fe of the carriage? Were they caught?”86c81255249b7b8c

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The employee shook their 3f60173a77 head, confirming Lily’s expectations.1d2672889141ce36

“It was bdce44418e a noble’s d90da00754 carriage.”dc6b281147d6de2e

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Lily bit her lower e0ef4e0add lip. Stories of commoners being d6df5003aa killed by nobles’ carriages 22c5dd7cd7 were tragically common. So common, in c1429f8810 fact, that one e6d2efb476 could find dozens baa2b3264c of families in 75b772eb85 any given neighborhood 341b571ffb who had lost e5b5e880e1 loved ones to 6709b355d2 such incidents.b2371d852aba5009

Unconsciously, Lily 2b829e529b clenched her b125540ef5 skirt tightly. The employee 0475941fe9 also couldn’t 97004e011b suppress their f888389fea bitter smile.9adf65226b966eab

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“Stella was a truly 44d87fd9f1 lovely child. When her mother was 109d9daa85 busy, she would sometimes 07d7e31945 come and play in 34400d99aa this garden.”fda53279604f7699

Lily didn’t know what ae54e70862 the child Stella looked 4f45335a85 like, but she nodded b450cbff90 nonetheless.c1eaac3dfe6c488a

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For someone 72ec013afb unrelated to dcfd1114b0 speak so d9eddf1a42 fondly of fedefb1c5f her, she b3ccaa015d must have 76ec9a7cef been a c6504ef039 sweet and cb543374b8 beautiful child. After the 372269e9fa employee left, 1de7c43249 Lily stared f82b927d11 into her e57d4a963b teacup. Her insides felt like e1b3d793e1 they were burning. She downed the tea 1c044dbbe7 in one gulp and b281a1aab9 set the cup down 46cd9a575b with a loud clink.d82d7d65dbdf74cc

When the employee 7bad80ea09 returned to inform 1c75b2afaf her that the 4528ce3526 sandwiches were ready 5eb8ae555e for pickup, Lily c895f48454 quickly rushed over, 4629849c1e grabbed the bag, c43d1761df and asked,e00e06e7a80852ae

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“Do you happen to ddc8c3c7dd know who owned that 33b05b1e9b carriage?”945ef5aed5009cd3

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The surroundings b706c3bacd were dark. Cold, hard, and 3d053e429a damp air made 28b2615ff2 her body feel d183dd8b52 heavy. It was perpetually dark, 5a8e904435 making it impossible to d03723f155 discern the time or 4fe8fc400e even whether it was e177a356d0 day or night.f620ffd61c8e8cf8

A girl, who looked 9d3c2409d9 to be in her f6966cb94e mid-teens, writhed on the 0f4ce41e85 floor several times.cadbc4b7a4d1cd3a

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