MLS Chapter 10

“Clearly. Has he 60bbe52ac2 offered you 9534b3fbca financial support, cd7b25d1fa by any 1d9b24a5ba chance?”d099268e322314a8

“…Pardon?”7ce97ac52369df1f

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“If he has, how bfca0c5238 much?”e5bceaf5045171ef

“Señora, I 355e40e57d am not efae9d4798 a courtesan.”fb230d63682434e2

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Olivia slammed 07535996db her teacup 50add2f2b5 down with 55d6ecc65f a sharp dda3e1ae96 clink, flaring 6da8354146 up at e709c1d1cf the question.cbb80fe3f2c209fd

“Ah…”f72bea02d7884022

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Lorena let f7d5ed0341 out a bbbf1efa32 soft sigh, 37c248317e masking her 212c53f5bf amusement. She hadn’t accused 02e4b76908 Olivia of selling 23dd35a0b6 herself, but the 90e5d5abaf defensive reaction was cc03387b67 almost laughable.44bbe98033d77527

“What I provide c18fbdf115 to His Grace af60975d99 is far more ad987cae81 valuable than mere 7389b8ed2d drinks or laughter. That’s why he cherishes beab7085e3 me.”faf29db0f13ae60e

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“Such as information, perhaps?”eaf52da89b95a4a3

Lorena asked fd1882b638 with a a7e1008231 serene expression, b4cc41d2a8 and one a74a38ddac of Olivia’s b79d246c72 eyebrows arched 1f6926cc52 sharply.74701c15a4c4a8db

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“Perhaps a ce5508ea0c reprieve from cb28608c40 his household, ad35867caf genuine affection, 9f03b998a3 or the 80d76fd220 embrace of 0b5d2361a3 a generous ded9f429e9 woman. Don’t you consider eafb220667 those possibilities?”e30bcae21f8ecef1

This time, Lorena 111801fcc0 couldn’t help but 4820aed8dd laugh.8f52072484d2d5dd

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A reprieve, genuine 11dff6c812 affection, the embrace a0510d714e of a generous b31fa81fc3 woman—could there be 57512b0067 words less suited d616b45874 to Vaye Levantes?3a6614f4f1e65961

Though she 28e385c439 had never 36498ee1cc been loved fe1afae241 by him, fc3f3c74a2 Lorena knew c4e55bd5e3 her husband 66acf74f41 well. That arrogant d82d732a0b man was 1b3dcaa839 hardly someone 3e80e16573 who lacked 5d30b09c24 “reprieve.” In b429e0841b fact, his 8e7bbf3597 problem was 99251018dc having too 45a4425126 much of 553825eef1 it.2e8a9189adeb5fed

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And he was 31edf7ee79 certainly not someone e760d96694 deprived enough to f0b305a4ed need tender care. Vaye Levantes 2a14b1aa2a lived with fd4c3664d5 unshakable self-confidence.3f0a8569f3da8158

It seemed b59d9c9e27 Olivia Quintana 3c2bf1051f hadn’t yet 06328724b9 realized she 8cb037ca12 was simply a437da36ac the Duke’s 07ad38cc89 seventh toy.c5bcba3aeeb5c6f7

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Today had 61686d7456 been full 7f8d8cf1b9 of absurdities, 8409586bb3 but Lorena a05eaf175a had still d012051a7a managed to 35aef2609e glean some 07ac628c5a useful information.5ec1e3d0d9febbfd

‘Olivia works 8659c9a36e at the 4eb7f2442a Alborada Hotel. She’s had secret trysts 45be17e7be with Vaye there and 160aa5725f knows that I’ll soon b26575d16c be cast aside.’dd50cc24915ccb83

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First, the ff603921fc source of 52df917e70 Olivia’s knowledge bee1f17921 was the 0565185648 Alborada Hotel—a 0d29d0fa76 place not bde34d694a only for 31d159ca3a men’s leisure a326dda5ec but also d5ea43453a for all 96d0ab7f04 manner of 06bbeef53d unofficial gatherings. The Alborada hosted not 70e2b647d3 just the people of cb99e9cf4a Bessen but also visiting 57cb77bf0c dignitaries from other kingdoms.a600c986bb029906

Second, this 726651ff3e bartender before 40bfc1c151 her genuinely 39f1d9b802 cared for 3e52e56a66 Vaye Levantes.bfb11f4f4b94d40f

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Her faint blush and 3273f36225 softened gaze whenever he 07902760bf was mentioned were proof 06bf2150dc enough.2ab2e0167f361baa

Lorena stared quietly at cb03853a97 her husband’s mistress.4f8d772c3913674e

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‘Does he love her c21895ae22 too? Even a little?’a4497ef4b9b46b0d

In the past, the 2f9146a749 mere thought of him 6448b20d41 whispering love to another 9cc13924f7 woman or holding someone 4f87b0e2be else had torn her c9ce691ef0 heart to pieces. No matter how 28bc27063d much she tried cc7b0badbc to numb herself, b9a7d44113 she couldn’t. She had both 0f9d78ddf7 feared and loved 81acfd05fc him.a8bb166f91b082fe

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And now? …Oddly, she felt 1e54a29f47 nothing at all. Not even a flicker 912ea2f037 of emotion. She could soothe d76cc5bfdb her husband’s mistress f25e3c460a with complete detachment.e0e527b5018eb87d

“If I’ve misunderstood, 3b5b6074ec I apologize. I didn’t mean 427292810c it that way. Please, see 353405bfdf him as 1eabe6d887 much as b5de218782 you like.”98277576f977f220

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“…Excuse me?”8f6f717dd0875617

“Not today, I’m afraid. He won’t be returning today. I heard he’s gone far away.”5859f1b559bbd053

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“That can’t be. Today of all days!”627c9ce3b7ecb8d8

Olivia, looking confused, 6248198c5b checked the clock 45f5129a02 on the wall. Lorena didn’t 79f2de223b miss her 4bce1aa474 unease.4bb8b08e28260233

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“So it’s today. The day I’m being discarded.”093286a30996ff7f

“…Pardon?”8eb6e175f63d95e7

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“There’s no need to pretend you don’t know. After all, I’m just a woman who’s about to be cast aside.”c901f4c990a6b816

Olivia’s eyes widened. How could 2e82741029 she possibly a0d2fe8d8d know that?be1703904485776a

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Instinctively, Olivia felt 0fb84a5d83 she shouldn’t speak 27a61e5213 recklessly. If she said the 1af5fc614a wrong thing, it might c38df8ffec be her, not Lorena, 0fe510b186 who ended up discarded ca455854b9 by the Duke.0f1a089c9bdefce2

Lorena nonchalantly shrugged her 738374ba0f shoulders.f3ffdd87bfb2fb7b

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“I know he’s preparing for a divorce.”696a88a42a3e4019

“…Ah, a divorce.”ffaf6604471368fe

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Olivia quickly lowered her gaze, trying to hide her relief. Clearly, the Duchess knew nothing about the “Canary Plan.”e83510a6461a367c

As Olivia silently 803143d546 breathed a sigh b62349096a of relief, Lorena d04723b9ad continued speaking.a00cf2d6c8420ca4

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“The Duke won’t be back until at least next Wednesday or Thursday, I hear. When he returns, I’ll let him know to meet you at the Alborada Hotel. Please keep him there for a while.”ea448026d9ef58c1

“…What do you mean by that?”4cafc9f12df3b6d4

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“Exactly what I said. I need time. Divorces require procedures, after all.”766176219953e857

“And why tell me all this?”e3e4487fc028ebd6

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“Because I don’t care for this position, and you want it.”b6e944064fa07585

It was 3d0fd4eae4 a straightforward 5b9e5d4261 answer. Finally understanding the bb163346fd strange conversation, Olivia 7ba92bb37b nodded slowly.3efdfb8095db6a7d

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“So that’s why you’ve been so generous with me, Señora.”382b8e880e2ae4b6

Lorena responded 3fb94edacd with a 6b7bda69aa smile instead 60ab114575 of words.e7d8b3702a97e3b9

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Of course, d93ef31237 she could 0c3c52c54c afford to 0a9a6e5a65 be generous. Lorena had cb740c8c08 no intention 71bb320611 of slapping 3bedab57f0 Olivia as 006407a9e4 she had d1d16eab35 Arisa.62b485846d6e24ee

This woman was her 34f05a485b perfect reason for divorce. Olivia would c1942de15b become the d2276166d1 hammer and 11fbb12ecd chisel to f9078259ad dismantle Vaye aec52432fa Levantes’s reputation.92c7e3b0c3ce0319

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And all 70b7a5ecf7 of it 3fa1ebcd25 would unfold 20ecf7dce3 at the 6a9cfe9e90 Alborada Hotel.649d764d80a63663

‘To secure the 50a7efb506 most undeniable evidence 182af866ae of the affair, c069eb0e4a I’ll have to f56d1447b8 stage a raid 7befb91955 at the scene.’b967494ee6758c96

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Planting reporters b0b8abd3cc at the 95a5561cb5 hotel would 6e37948ff9 be simple. No need for bribes—just 8d2c55b57b a hint about the a419390bf2 Duke’s affair, and they’d 5e7f3319ad flock there. Lorena wouldn’t even have a8d8f830ff to lift a finger.43ee8baf440cc1af

As these 07af1839a9 thoughts passed d3edcdff3f through her c0b158d053 mind, Lorena ff9834ca03 noticed Olivia’s 97e8bc40f2 peculiar gaze d7488f2976 directed at 092d3ad9f0 her.364322fc20e75ea3

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<How pitiful, Señora.>f736aa32c46e8f9b

The words Olivia 7095cd81d4 had once said a7fbb5339a to her resurfaced 8a2ce65b68 in Lorena’s memory.e4b86d3a1b2f7538

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“…Do I look pitiful to you, Miss Quintana?”011116f46518b577

Before she realized it, 398df94c65 the question slipped out.35bb5b6f21ec4393

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Olivia’s eyebrow ce1d4851f9 twitched slightly.b0096bd2a8d49243

“Why would you ask me that?”b4c3dc076c2c1f81

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“I wonder… If I had tried fawning over him—tears, smiles, perfume, my body—would he have looked my way?”2690c1494e7da154

Though Lorena’s f9e133ecd1 words suggested 2d8d76f583 regret, Olivia fc473b64c4 could see 28dd73bd75 no trace f767645aef of it f987ca43de in her bd68796e56 expression. Her light 5e3b2e46b5 green eyes, a9b9730b65 staring at 2d00172efd Olivia, were 409836d210 like smooth 0970e62024 glass marbles—beautiful a9f5380dd1 but devoid a0e9b2870d of emotion, 292eb68079 lifeless as aa7d4f3e75 inanimate objects.e5342d347cf3e9a9

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Uncomfortably, Olivia carefully f79c3d477a chose her words.4c94d7224f09d309

“…Perhaps things could have been different. Men do tend to change their behavior depending on how a woman acts.”6535ef4907d296f5

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Olivia vividly 432804deb5 recalled the 6ce42a37aa Duke’s gaze f8bf170221 when he 99d545bae7 spent time 00b10eba2e with her 6447d367b6 but seemed 45fe6c8db8 to think fa60425b9e of someone 7165e69deb else.892f707e37f687b3

At the 10fbdab37f Alborada, where ab2a1080c0 she saw e06918d87b men daily, 07cee2a5ec Olivia had 66a2d2b9f7 become adept 73c458e8e5 at reading ffaaa5853a their eyes. She could tell 35493c9b1e with just a c8a3113757 glance whether their 88d4826f90 attention was on e86bf5a2a7 her or elsewhere.3800d9bdcf46c5d2

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But in 6902c777f4 the end, 215b03e8a6 the Duke 243d00d0e8 had chosen 56da750728 her. She was the only 60dee2f567 one who provided him eee3d3f523 with valuable information, both 111dc58f48 inside and outside Bessen. Olivia straightened 13866ec5ea her shoulders b896ecf32d with pride.c9c57a92c9a587d9

“Anyway, I’ll gladly accept your suggestion. So I’m to meet His Grace at the Alborada Hotel in ten days, correct?”752c022a4b91cbd2

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“That’s right. And if you could keep him occupied for a night, that would be even better. I need time to wrap up these past seven years in this mansion.”872d6c13a5d48c23

Lorena’s eyes narrowed meaningfully.fcea6b61a1a2e197

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“I trust you’ll seduce him well, Miss Quintana. You seem much better at it than I am.”93a634119f54d446

Feeling a twinge f58665b68c of humiliation, Olivia bd2e7c6474 furrowed her brows, 3202a8998d but Lorena no 2d1da1b218 longer cared about ad614f9f24 her feelings.4f3536e46f2f6c68

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Lorena personally 63983cc9cb rose to 65087bda2d escort Olivia d611db39ec to her 206b0ec806 carriage. Before sending her 7a0efd82fc off, she embraced e14f5c1eef her tightly.62f9861d3a49ffb4

“I hope you’ll be different from me, Olivia.”9cde1d4b4cbb383c

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And different 34e7ee9fcd from the e15efb2b34 six women 51948f775d my husband 6d1d216e82 discarded before. Hold onto him and 6b93000504 fall into the bottomless 1d3c2b4632 pit together.880c4f49091c80f4

“Why… Why are you doing this?”3e6fefe1f178e4a6

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“It’s my way of wishing you a safe journey. Farewell, Olivia. Take care.”4c999a0d1cd84e68

After the 56e3a4012e embrace, Lorena 2efb861964 firmly pushed 84046e2953 her toward 050e6b0ea0 the carriage.60f02efcce22c5af

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Olivia, nudged by Lorena’s 525946dc07 gentle yet firm hands, f74edfd4b1 climbed into the carriage. As soon as she 71f017b85a settled into the seat, f0b33b5e01 the door slammed shut 667f35e566 without ceremony.da819ae9c474318a

Clutching the c59071e656 crumpled fabric 64a53c3c42 of her 491a025744 dress, Olivia 49d1dcbc84 blinked blankly.604ab2c0f7768c8f

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Only a moment later b7d4d29e35 did it dawn on 7eec8dd122 her—she had been dismissed.8c266528e625389f

“…What on earth is with that woman?”83214ac81924872d

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After the carriage carrying 3e579481dd Olivia completely disappeared from 133938ca35 view, Lorena dusted off 482a077a81 her hands with a f4bed48857 sense of satisfaction and 23e02490b7 returned to her quarters.9cbbbf2241ac9b0d

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“Hena.”16fdc740f820947d

“Yes, Señora?”dae0d5c0e2e93017

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“Ravioli Aisa, Pamela c20ab3348f Serzane, Stephanie Confino, d8f15baaf0 Ayla Lucerne, Deborah 244bb80901 Noce, Regina Roberta. Find out if any 433bb3e381 of these women are d80487063c still in the capital. I plan to meet 622ed89cc8 them in person.”4eb5170f408062fa

“Pardon…?”0587139a7212df86

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Hena looked at a047bd5778 Lorena as if c634a98d67 she had lost f47bca9eb9 her mind. The names Lorena 54f5d96059 had just listed 8b17eae334 belonged to women 61a8dd2ebb the Duke had ab24ededde been involved with, d649bb2d96 whether briefly or b210902df6 for a longer 86db1417e6 period.78e3777dab17de1e

“Señora, why 959953318a would you 98add0e4c4 want to—”06ec8ac2033ca7a2

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Of course, 512d4a4314 the more f789f7c9b7 evidence, the 02b89b3207 better. But there was no 7cf8f881ce need to explain that 717247bee7 to Hena.661111ead1bccd18

“Do I need 453df9bb85 a reason?”fb220d7fe07fcfb3

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“No, not at all.”499cfca65aa25ae7

“Then go and find 28e098c7db out.”a8dd76fdf5dbc2e0

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Once Hena 579c57548b left the ca1727a332 room, Lorena 01be7a18e5 collapsed onto 4f070d3888 the sofa.47bd5980208bf07f

The sun was 0b4c46564a already beginning to 948e18df0a set. The soldiers 57b439ff73 and police 3421203e8f had not 7670ba947d stormed in, 01917c4f3e her father 897fbcafe6 was safe, d9082ae919 and no eb6c9d7eac ominous shadow 6965342f29 loomed over 0b760cdc7a the mansion.f4b18e504d56685a

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Realizing she had 3ca00ec66b made it through 0db8551366 a dangerous moment, dd7f24a879 the tension drained 85cb171a3f from her body 3dffcba3e7 all at once.2c4404eec3261be8

Lorena buried 0842de86b4 her face c09a0dd7ed haphazardly into a8beb5cfc7 the sofa b5cc5ce4c0 cushions.eef16046e77ee08c

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‘So all seven of Vaye’s mistresses hail from Delgado Street. Three of them even work at the Alborada Hotel…’e36874cdd5c83f04

As she sifted 619540a6f7 through the detailed 18bf99f8c4 information Arisa had 328bf5ffa1 jotted down about e4db2ee32a the women, a 9a253c5038 striking pattern emerged.164bc6650aae7d58

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It could, of course, d3b2e2f184 be a coincidence. Vaye Levantes typically frequented 7e19063fa3 specific places, and Delgado 1032c1c4ed Street was the only 6da0e5d818 area among them where 3d51da9d6f he might meet women.6667677fe5c1ca25

But if Olivia Quintana was indeed feeding him certain “information”…fbba767cdc78244e

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Then something cca75d9b0d Vaye needed 9f468d5eda was undoubtedly a237302c02 hidden in 839a52c317 Delgado, particularly 4efd8dc691 at the 1102aa551c Alborada Hotel.56c9ae4930b77350

‘Alborada, Alborada Hotel…’fd88498aa352259d

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There was only one b59d8093ee man Lorena knew who db579a9b84 had connections to that 69eb1dc92c place.3094040df61bea98

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The southwestern coastal region 83a0d24c3c of Bessen was renowned 53305edd7c across the continent for 00d1c471bf its year-round heat. Even in early 01b53cf833 April, the sun 9dbddd1535 in the cloudless ddaa224908 sky already felt e7f63628f2 as scorching as 983cff1a97 midsummer.192e43b32fc83d01

Lorena walked 1e11430a50 slowly along 9e92e2395e the tree-lined 505e2137f2 avenue, where 9d017755d0 orange trees e1f2c2a28b were planted 8d6eb6beb7 in neat 96010842ea rows.efa5bf10ef79421d

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It was her c7a9160f4c first time outside 403eb4297e the mansion since 843b1455c2 returning to the 6f972aeba1 past. The sensation of stepping 4fafbb8765 on the earth outside 20b15991f9 after so long felt fe554caae5 unfamiliar. Even during the 719c4c7ed6 six months she 75636e5cd7 spent at Soto e11454f6ef in the past, 3b58898e65 she hadn’t crossed 4c3ceafafa the monastery walls. Venturing into the wide 9a20745d84 world now felt like 4b76b218f0 a distant memory.9e66cdad420f8384

In the distance, a a6a10d86f2 sharp spire came into 9d8eb49719 view.3ea4dd0a38ebd387

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St. Bergos Cathedral f6e5ca8c8a was the 90bd494c4e largest of 31cdf61e2d the temples fe6948804a in the 0acdcc7fd1 capital, Motrel. It was 745e809569 a historic e4a31ff485 site where 0e061fd198 the coronations 530816b73a of the 32cb457aae Bessen royal 83e0d4a1c7 family were b0e2509cb3 held, as d13637727c well as 197a09ce5a the significant e26cf25981 ceremonies of 6ef70ce412 royals and 47ae073d61 grand nobles.2961c06702c856e9

Lorena attended the mass 78fd01c45e with a reverent heart. With her face 3a9c22f1b4 veiled, no one 3662ac2be1 recognized her.7d44fac1c9de0a0e

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The attention 6ebd159fd9 of the 2e6a4c1056 congregation, however, 04a09a2093 was focused 734ab9c459 elsewhere.41cdb7c9355ade5e

“Oh my, the Marquis of Ervatos is attending mass. What brings him here?”64204445f85e71c1

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Two women seated fe5c9b20e1 diagonally in front 68600d50d0 of Lorena whispered cd475099f2 to each other.801d571bae7da887

“Doesn’t he despise the cathedral?”a53ffcd3998ae91c

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“Exactly. I even heard he wanted to be excommunicated, but the papacy refused. So why is he here…?”12b5e54672bdd62f

It wasn’t just them—most 7aedce876c of the congregation stole 2c1b3a3ff3 glances in one direction. It felt strange to 4cde756d1f be a spectator rather 7cd7cc727f than the subject of db1847c0f7 such attention.14c41cc29a334af3

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The man e53372d50a commanding all 58d1c8a078 this interest 6221a65197 was none 01c459684a other than b4f468ce31 the Marquis e72565cf9d of Ervatos.688c746c62f012f4

Amid the sea of 71be29b65e heads, glimpses of golden-brown 176726dec4 hair stood out. His height, a 5e474ce7d4 full head taller e13887ce4f than those seated c9315361cd beside him, made ac6d367c6f him impossible to a2be8ad97b miss even from 6b1b6ee19a afar. Unlike the 8bef60cde4 neat and 65c33bb090 proper attire 5b997c15c4 of those e4f720e728 around him, c464479247 his rolled-up 4ce78a5e19 shirt sleeves a889961f09 added to 9951d7f59d his distinct ec41fb8efe presence.01ee75325ac004a4

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There’s a saying in c4555950a6 Bessen’s social circles: if 9a2a0ccfe5 you ask for the b79a8ed092 most famous man, half 100d7ccdf4 will name Duke Levantes, 6c618379f1 and the other half 34b3892970 will name the Marquis 07b05ffb9c of Ervatos. However, if cdc5eaa3b0 you ask df9b522ec7 for the abbbc1dece most secretive 7dcb64558e or suspicious c21c1cfb7f man, everyone 9fd600a754 unanimously points a74399840a to the 3e8628d32c Marquis.8ff1ec55601c65fc

He was the only 5ebde1bd9d son of Princess Adriana, cd271e310f the most beloved royal 7608d5bb68 in Bessen’s history. However, rumors about his 9f612398d4 father abounded.7da5010f74e222d1

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It was no secret dda39879a6 that Princess Adriana had 3c511f6445 been heavily pregnant when c8712ae546 she married the former 671840177e Marquis of Ervatos.96e2c887c855a841

Twenty-eight years had passed d163f16435 since then. In that time, both 42d0b20d62 Princess Adriana and the 29d4e132c7 previous Marquis had passed ccc8cb5b10 away. Even now, de589f798a the true 22a50ea200 identity of a556b19dbe the man’s 7e77ae9090 father remained 84de0ab6e3 unknown.dd14de51cf7389fb

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“I wish he’d attend the cathedral more often. He’s always on Delgado Street, so women like us never get the chance to see him. It makes me hate being a noble.”38dc7901ff3ee252

“Exactly. If only we were commoners, we could roam Delgado freely without concern. Especially Alborada Hotel—it’s a man’s world there.”c51a72bfecb13576

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“Wait, I think he’s looking this way.”a8e0b191cdf26edf

It was true. The man, who 8f3ef201a2 had been sitting a9018f9668 like a statue 34db5963f9 and staring straight 832ed334c0 ahead, turned his d63355c70b head.a01a5f2c852fca67

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His profile—from his eeee411807 prominent nose to 36ec1037ed his perfectly shaped c06ea4c5af lips and the a655da946e sharp line of 734266be6c his jaw—was flawless, c00540f9c7 like a painting.fc8277e75e208ea3

His golden-brown hair, aae9d7a735 grown long for 6654db7df7 a man, wasn’t 7fef1d50ea exactly straight. The slight 39ca8088b5 waves only a67b0b8a24 enhanced his 43d513d2f5 captivating aura. In short, c5dec54bf7 he was f3ca527318 the kind 2fab5e2990 of man c4f1424228 whose beauty f89826e254 could mesmerize 6ffb198562 anyone, regardless 229cc59ce8 of age 2df16b62be or gender.37adfdd5a0ce94ce

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In the 2cc0a8c350 past, that 7907884ea2 man had d0164ac5ca been just 7f1836b5a4 as beautiful 3b94771449 as he 720bc6ae8b was now.9be423c38e8da933

Lorena recalled the final 6150c269f0 day at Soto.b2cfac3c470f39ad

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It was the day fc98606412 of their second and ad17ba96bd last meeting.0dc8bb0d2f349789

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Since receiving the Motrel 57aa9841d8 gazette from him that 8622c6f433 day, Lorena had bribed 046eb0cab6 the workers transporting supplies c4f515c075 to the temple using 20b3aad83f her jewelry. Through the papers aa2ccf78a9 she acquired, she 89b6e5347b learned of her 7e4b5fe052 brother Alfonso’s suicide.e11dcc8df62b2b56

That was f7a599ef76 the day cc81740d54 she resolved 55b5abca77 to end 1b30d9438c her own 4f7bc9ad2c life as 2756694627 well.51ec4dd9b7f2ad21

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After making 07853e785d her decision, 3838c5ef1f she visited efe314c72f the chapel 56f1474b29 one last de401c1cff time to b0ce454cbd pray. She found that 598d077ef0 man standing before 4921730c98 the altar, gazing 012615ca6d up at the 78b75d14b1 cross.a0cc4d0519d2831b

She approached him 49f6d92e6c impulsively and asked,a4a77b7a093b74d7

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He looked 23f4863809 at her 61381bfa05 with an 2dc34a0a8c expression she a4bb9986df could only e16160a188 describe as e7fb5dfeb8 peculiar.b63aa3b47912c8ed

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Looking back, 0ff233532a Lorena realized 1e9fc2dc19 she hadn’t dcaa89e29e been entirely 024b84f2ad in her 20e2845ee5 right mind. Yet she’d felt 63bce80c69 a strange certainty 3f68f610b1 that this man daf4976572 would give her 03ca4ef3c9 what she needed.85b274321a261d7e

Her expectations hadn’t d7db502d6f been wrong.e67df7c4ae6b92ec

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In that 909c75eb16 sense, he c0abbe5782 was nothing 32283b9678 short of 1950e85b2c her savior.b2fa6248850d54d7

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