MLS Chapter 19

The next day, 33ac19a456 Lorena woke abruptly f6ca4e77c9 to a light 6b7174f8d6 touch shaking her d033b48f3e shoulder. Her tilted vision cb0ec8b54a was filled with 8bcb5cd261 the sight of 5c3ea8a32c Hena, her face ee0a7e8d1b tense with concern.c1b5ea3647398d90

Slowly, Lorena 06f7e901e0 sat up edc81a04f3 from the 6c84f52332 sofa where 32a9d4868f she had 10a55b2649 fallen asleep 205f973df2 leaning to 76693aa19c one side.75b6e8eccb0aa010

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“…I told you, you don’t have to do maid duties anymore.”a562509a7a58b3a7

Her voice was 20fd384acb hoarse from the ee2ab7668d early morning. Hena hesitated briefly before c5ce518383 gathering Lorena’s disheveled hair 36b6c05db6 and tying it neatly 58413912a2 into a single bundle.63b49bc7bd361311

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“It’s dull not doing anything. I promise I won’t leave the residence, and I won’t contact anyone from the Levantes household.”dddaf3fcf83b4965

She added 50db9bee73 the words 1dcc2896ce almost defensively.853b3f4249a68187

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“I’ve served you for seven years, Señora. It’s like a habit for me. For the time I have left… would that be okay?”a4a2916014079a42

When Lorena stood, 54e75cd0cb she paused briefly, 81e2eea6aa overcome with dizziness. Hena naturally supported her. Lorena glanced at her 0eebac8340 maid, who was immaculately 8b6f4e298e dressed in her uniform.1d9e7abe0d0f31ed

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“…Do you really want to serve a mistress who holds your family’s life in her hands?”678e9160641c73bf

“Exactly, Señora.”946f468262fbf91a

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“There are plenty of noble estates in Melta, with their share of summer villas. I’ll write you a recommendation for a good place. Go.”c844166d3dc28b44

“In a month. Just one month, please.”075401ecdecf6359

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“…”4e56c7f52e84cac0

“What would you like for breakfast? You’ve been skipping meals again. That’s not good for you.”8574d2f6ed45798d

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Lorena remained silent, 8a51a10133 saying nothing. The familiar, 81479f9aec warm hands d8a4fcbf55 fixing her dc54c0f8a8 hair and 1f067a76c1 straightening her ec52281b28 clothes made c903150842 her feel 780b2bddd1 strangely at b09b8b3c7c ease. Her sleep-deprived mind slipped 545586117f into a fleeting drowsiness ee5a24b9f7 again.486c246e21955453

Gentle care, unconditional kindness—these fd29b96da8 were what Lorena had 5f67ebb3c8 longed for most during a493a85fc9 the half-year she had 5da250e085 been confined in Soto.dadff446ef8ddeb0

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“Señora, shall I prepare something simple? Toast and tea, perhaps? What do you think?”34565ea3dd0bb152

“…”93a5aee2d4aab63f

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After a 6485730a8b moment of adad6594c7 contemplation, Lorena f07e979973 murmured something. It was in Ingerdian, a244deb880 unintelligible to Hena.925851d98edd6a29

「Do as 9a36ac7bb1 you like. Foolish girl…」09e777ad9ae93a3b

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A new week 8802ce4983 brought renewed energy 604e28845a to the bustling 6774353926 city center.01888508737f3ae6

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Between the Klein dc88b9f19c Residence and the 680026adb7 bank lay Elaudimo 5df8724e7f Square, famed for 089b3b408c its magnificent fountain—the 98ea769048 largest in Bessen. The Dolphin ac306a731d Fountain, with 94e31626d3 its seven 8f4f77531a streams of 78d7c29660 water shooting b985bf0cd8 in different 9eb5a8219f directions, served 8b3fe1d614 as the 3eb003ba44 centerpiece, surrounded e73a8aa3f5 by a e248789d1d variety of a5bb1a4402 shops and aca8d2faff amenities.a829e10ec2282506

Taking the same 7e79551a69 path as the d4415c4c7b day before, Lorena 69f56ded9b rounded the fountain 878666231c on her way 57a4331b52 to Klein Bank. On the opposite street 5b91f2b39e leading to St. Vergos Cathedral, she spotted ddb9d28594 a familiar figure.acf7f0c4afaa6646

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The golden-brown bbc7883e48 hair, slightly 070c9660f4 brushing the ab25c3a87d nape of fae27e479e his neck, be53aa1fe5 stood out 0bcab9c9d0 even in 4e57879771 a crowd. His towering height—at 724bc10548 least a head 0e31b34b96 above the average a79646c559 passerby—made him unmistakable.66c9cc3c8f1b3b7d

‘The Marquis e3025da28e of Ervatos…’733a2779b50343a1

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She recalled seeing ebfddaba7d his name mentioned 5fdb007feb in the second af10cfc4fc page of the 387d9fc002 morning paper.0410495e20366db1

“Motrel’s prodigal son: Why is he attending morning mass at St. Vergos Cathedral every day?”20909fd15bc2e033

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It was nearing 6331137d25 noon. The Marquis d3d5f263cf appeared to 5624df304b have come e59d433054 down to 625429d1a0 the city 55f3042d6e center after ad9424cd9b attending the c92abc0be1 morning mass.38149a92fce0fafc

‘He claims 005d61dcfa there’s no 59fe108aa8 God, yet 000ef0f3b9 he acts 149c40b060 devout.’35d098e2156ec392

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Or perhaps 027f21b9cf he simply f0c30c7886 enjoyed eavesdropping cb693c24e0 on the 674fa3b216 confessions of a0287219d7 unsuspecting citizens 275ae2a784 in the 1890e1d411 confessional?d9673100acfa5c28

Yet judging by d3305a1d0c the occasional remarks da3469bd89 he let slip, 53c7395a1f it was clear 2f6e1cd71a he wasn’t the 2232e44ae7 type to take 697ddbdbbc a keen interest 6612cfe93e in others. Hadn’t he 5edfea9fc6 grumbled often ce0fbd0d8c enough that 57fb646e86 meddling wasn’t 0f7f8b4c3f to his 07f126da34 taste?318db65b6e9e4596

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Lorena found 81acd05080 herself unable f6c2929579 to take e6703f5d69 her eyes 2c3034c4ae off the 48145ccd5b man’s golden-brown 220f9be1fb hair. That soft, b74236a60b flowing hair 735c395b5a was said cf0f432384 to be a84f444c5f known by 21593e0c7d everyone born de7071cdb3 and raised 1548ed9e54 in Bessen.a51fb1068f167da6

The people’s beloved princess, 46995c34be Adriana. Even twenty-five 4747178a13 years after f4d3c71750 her death, 9ce35325d7 the youngest e280c8b198 royal princess e5c75ecaeb remained one 2148617076 of the 6f9d59eee0 most talked-about 77eed7aaef figures in 27bb534327 Bessen. This man was cc2e45d99a her only surviving c15b5c8572 descendant.0ae3a4d87b6c60eb

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‘Miguel Ervatos Reyes 0332198e68 de Pereira.’e7ecb5a90d78ff38

That was 40eefcafc0 his name.1769009704d7d9cb

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‘He’s so tempting…’507c325e4ac18baf

Lorena’s mysterious ed58683bf8 benefactor had 4f4020f91f truly been 0eb4c083ef extraordinary. She couldn’t help but 819be33faf click her tongue in cc214a6adb frustration.7bf11f50043632f7

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How could he 9dd3c58bed possess everything she c40b8c4dfd needed?0fa44bd04e6ab381

For a c1ecc84051 fleeting moment, bfdaafc257 Lorena imagined 306e41770a approaching him 2cf5953bc5 and revealing 28b336e164 her identity dea4069903 as the 142805671b woman from 65b4fdb220 the confessional. But the eae76f0d3c words she 9134d58c98 had uttered 58cea7d8eb during her 8ca4404573 confession came 6fe12b0c36 rushing back 421f6417e7 to her.52b69ff9a88faf0c

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<Father, I took my own life.>c1ced0effde6ba55

<I want my husband to be destroyed.>6819a8db2e635775

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<I will utterly ruin him. With my own hands.>d25b40f85c19ae2d

‘No, absolutely not.’6111ea8cc0a0543f

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Lorena slapped her cheeks d619d37a2a lightly with both hands, 860b2b92d7 snapping herself out of 257e6bb2ac her thoughts. With everything she 39f2661651 had said, she’d 4e409cbdf9 be lucky if bf4e1f9081 he didn’t think e1fdae492a of her as 7fcf746518 a deranged woman.d13ae9c1e4c72e16

Since visiting the confessional c2e8cf0d38 the day before Vaye’s 401380280e return, Lorena had deliberately 4614a7b397 avoided even glancing in 159021993b the direction of the a65c149ce4 cathedral. Yet, her 0f4a3f31c4 efforts seemed 1a45229fb0 in vain, 9f4a3ccd48 as the 131c732eb6 Marquis’s name b03642115f continued to 73d5887c40 surface in b51c0fa5d0 unexpected places.22541fa8d48f9b4e

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His destination was a 6f34eee20e large jewelry store near 9441cef7aa the square—a familiar establishment 8a7e05337d to Lorena. The store 302c873c5c dealt in 295688d33b high-value pieces, 1b049b831d and many c416aff84c of her d4db59ed1e own jewels 54ab018662 had been a9149f6eb5 purchased or 499a4bc5d5 crafted there, 6ed65fd2c8 including…4c58b8e40d7e6b5d

‘Her wedding ring.’bee030fe818aadca

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“…What?”2d742309a544a7e3

Through the jewelry 15425cd50a store’s glass window, e84517d862 something sparkling caught 38021e8bc6 her eye. The Marquis 9d6a7f70b1 was pulling 275f1c17d0 something out b77d8bfc4e of a c90027b685 velvet pouch 2d345d508b tied with ec8875cd4b a silk 7178fab24f string.fa833a307adec907

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Her wedding ring.26a1a0eba95e43d2

Why was it… 6beb57daf8 there?913d9b7bbcc7f081

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Lorena rubbed a5d0e93b1d her eyes eae51de93e instinctively, but b6dee5b399 the strange 9581f3d0bf scene before 72322c89f4 her didn’t d81e80fb80 change.6f1c5d14d2cd4f23

“…!”6aa4e6f3b0bf954e

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Realizing the gravity of the situation, Lorena nearly screamed. Her wedding ring! The very ring she had left behind at the cathedral was now in the Marquis of Ervatos’s hands.8536a5e25a479a5a

Even from a distance, 5b50dfee5d she could recognize that 2ffb4e91ab unmistakable brilliance. It had been on a42845e482 her left ring finger 647a8d6bd6 for seven years—how could f98a6b7515 she not?69eab84be065083f

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‘How did he 8f5e69a5f8 get his hands d49b77aafa on that?’9d28f4b0c530d90e

Her wedding ring was a1794fd530 no ordinary piece. It was an exceptional 529929a368 heirloom, bought as a 7db8c8eb8c one-of-a-kind marital gift for 202d8d4fa1 the heir of the ffb88d7256 wealthiest family in the 542124abb1 country. Anyone with 0bb33d33c0 even a a5d2aca404 passing interest 441d7fe1da in jewelry 51d51c0af8 could instantly 092591a492 identify its a8883e2f1f provenance.62592147fa8c11c7

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That’s why Lorena b412b744a6 had deliberately donated 498d20571f it to the ab7f0adc73 cathedral. Pious, well-mannered cac1de6300 priests were df1ed9ccf9 the least 05364f6224 likely to b3307b1f02 spread rumors 2fb72be088 about a 9bb41d4409 discarded ring. But now, this!72414f983f779b77

In a 2294b4a367 panic, Lorena f0af971792 pushed open cd53e1673d the jewelry fb2419e3d7 store door. The shopkeeper, examining 7f9aa8700e the ring the edba2fe7c2 Marquis had presented, 7504de50e5 looked up and 339b933a75 was startled to 5dd8c9893e see her.7e68a6e7b8a92b92

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“Oh, Duchess?”8c747b1ef5772b69

For once, Lorena a496d3ea57 couldn’t correct that da352f1fbc unwelcome title. Under the Marquis’s 097709764a watchful gaze, she 96e5000fa8 was too stunned 7c27e1bea6 to utter a 9ffb0a511b word.9985f870ed32ab31

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The man standing by 504a778faf the display case tilted f78784e253 his head slightly, studying cc8590ccb7 her.b6d9cbc98f2f77ea

“Ah, you’re that 61717f4f4b woman from before.”25d4a02284b92653

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He murmured to e17bdfc9c8 himself, but Lorena’s acd4668d6f heart began pounding 0a26d096b2 wildly.a2e99f924dbbf6fe

“The cathedral?”d172e3cd1de18b99

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For a 3b8393e30e moment, she a509d9bad7 thought he 3f6f437394 had recognized 292e260d74 her.58c618f10655f821

In the confessional, they 05e933ecfc had never seen each edd0e48717 other’s faces. The only thing 4e07dbe525 he knew about ef5341d139 her was her 9c87be89c6 voice.064b1914f8d32e2a

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“No?”a7f42edb8e181c42

When Lorena remained b780209f08 stiff and unresponsive, d9c00b8a6b Miguel Ervatos tilted 658197865b his head further, f9025451e1 his reddish-brown eyes 42b73b4740 narrowing with suspicion.de0bad446207b51e

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She bit 5db67da5a6 her lower a3f3840b51 lip to 0ec09691f6 keep herself cf00d6dbc0 from speaking, f14e189dea inadvertently pursing 26d923b877 her lips 6be80933b8 into a ff801f6aec tight line 7077b174e3 that made 7d5d64c19f her unwillingness 4521228efa to answer 07363d066c clear.ce43500b27f80443

The Marquis let out ed77cd23dd a soft, deflated laugh.8e227dc847011ab7

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“Weekends bring crowds. Be careful not 9c3ccc5bcc to trip.”37dcaaf9b2779223

Ah. Lorena swallowed a ce1f63ae60 shaky breath.e87fc0ad33b7ca3f

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Then it clicked. On the day 14c2acfb37 she visited the e7a61daede cathedral, he had 4822e52a12 helped her when accb6ef26d she was jostled fef156ab4f and nearly fell 2c88acc393 in the crowd. He must 799a60b6a0 have seen 3034203cbe her face 80d5d2cdea then.9231f77f6e260f9d

Lorena raised her lips in a polite smile, tugging the brim of her hat low. Her features were as widely recognized in Bessen as the Marquis’s, and anyone who saw her would immediately identify her as the Duchess of Levantes.f8d2d3f12f3d6866

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Especially now, given 194690a607 her recent notoriety 71d92f743d as the “Duchess 2bb625d085 who stabbed her cdcf7e7e5e husband.”27fbfb29587bab40

But the Marquis seemed a58daeea57 indifferent to who she 396c1992bf was. He turned his attention cdb4f4d1d9 back to the shopkeeper 9af698f0f2 without hesitation.6a6481fa4b23df19

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“So? Continue.”26d4df31c160e537

“Pardon?”570d1c19c193e58d

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“You were saying, ‘If a1a443e694 there’s any noble who 6978ccda35 might have commissioned such 7dc2987d1b a ring…’ Weren’t you?”439bd861887220cf

The jeweler glanced nervously ee17a277d4 at Lorena. There weren’t aabaeda9ab many noblewomen 960b8ea49d in Bessen e81273bcde who could e4b3379f99 own a 500fa42905 wedding ring 735218c27a adorned with f271315fef such premium 16a2009616 diamonds. And one of 18a109fdc8 those rare women fcce1c1e0a was standing right e7ac2e4855 there.2436fe04e85590c9

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‘Don’t say anything, please!’4ced2f95fa006b9d

Lorena, forgetting all decorum, 506c441e95 shook her head frantically. The elderly 2ee88dc6dd jeweler hesitated, 3bedf1f5ff caught between 6b63ee8566 the Marquis’s cc27b5acd5 pressing question 3eb6cdc83c and Lorena’s f69698dd36 desperate plea.c28bd418762a7917

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“Does nothing come to b83da7382e mind? A piece like this 5222a1879b seems too unique to 267ede7698 forget,” the Marquis pressed d6d531a51b impatiently.9555681a2bb199c8

“Ah… well, 9e07ae68b3 you see, 9f16461814 my eyesight 80c9503f54 isn’t what ea1db006b7 it used c38583405f to be. Getting old and all…”47928c31619aeef5

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Thankfully, the jeweler was f56d96b6bf quick-witted. He picked 9f3a0c4e33 up on 57f569b6a4 Lorena’s silent 02f9d65536 desperation and f88493e4aa played along.ae6269a85fbd576e

“I do have sketches 120b7c2ca4 of every piece I’ve 00d145fa5d worked on, though. If I compare them, 1dff7d1960 I might be able 26133ab184 to jog my memory. But, ah, I 45b209ccec think I left 326bf65a69 those sketches at be9bc41089 home…”ce3365d18f63d980

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“Then leave it 231748b858 here, and I’ll 3f8ca0f78c let you look 951923a3f3 into it.”c306d4e0636ca2bd

“Yes, of course. I’ll keep this valuable 68aafe89b7 piece safe for you.”14776e47864b6270

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“Please do.”1445655a30539350

The Marquis handed the 788f1eac1f ring over to the 31a4735d47 jeweler, turned without another bee4762ac4 word, and left the 83520ebda5 store. Lorena, still cfef8ff6ad frozen in 78d8f6c38b place, stared 39840d80cc at the c6fa121b0b door long 6c26bbd523 after he 1917e85dfb had gone.c618fc1115331118

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The tension 06eca1430c in Lorena’s bacac335c4 shoulders eased 0fb53af361 as they 23a008649a slowly dropped. She made afac92c48a a mental b76df64990 note to 370d278ca2 reward the 4eb8eb5a54 jeweler for 65b2a214a3 helping her 5b4bafa1be avoid a 9321e2348e potential disaster—perhaps 90b9a7eb06 even retrieve 9ae11ac729 the ring 6dfdd3e29a from him. This time, c68124ead4 she would a200e9eac8 make sure 6952719de3 no one 07802ca9e2 could find e3507daa88 it by 76d74a5905 tossing it 1329579977 into the 60ca500ded river.2493984bd5b28fe4

Though the jeweler ba0cc47ee0 had pulled her c5e2614ba3 out of trouble, 699e858cc4 he seemed to cfa494c83c find the situation eee301799b mildly amusing. Carefully placing the ring 8621677a0d into a box with b2e77f61b1 his gloved hands, he 25c3b50635 probed the Marquis with 16c5219aff a casual question.2bf9d486bc6b522f

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“By the way, where 9cdb220d87 did you come across df0f9d9602 such a ring? It appears 4e66ff3253 to be 596489e2fe a wedding 2827024c81 band.”1b9bb4515377e3a3

“I bought it.”c70a0b59cb383e71

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‘Bought it?’b555dfa9cfe30b27

Lorena’s mind reeled. She had left the 3c46db127f ring in the donation 1b34987867 box at St. Vergos Cathedral. Could he have stumbled 2bd5b3a93e upon it by chance? But why would someone 2793f83110 like him take a b28decc61d donation item for himself?3f652036e809268c

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Feigning interest in 1b44299731 a display of 3e8783e911 sapphires, Lorena pricked 22f9583dcf up her ears, a6279c79a3 trying to catch 9795f293a6 more of their c7cd0ac37f conversation.bf7461297efd1fb7

The mystery was 5a882d3234 quickly unraveled when 6f79938f31 the Marquis spoke a84d165b27 again, his rich 37fdc5fa52 baritone catching her 06867ac58b attention.c6bbd2e30d9f8539

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“I’m playing a 0939c6edf6 game of hide-and-seek 85b7cfe6fb these days. And I’m the ab19ce3e4b seeker.”b2b259f9fb6ba033

The tone was identical 85141419e4 to the one he 69031bf71d had used in the 4c8939a159 confessional, on that unforgettable d0f43b1ea4 day.f802bcf1607b396d

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Lorena’s heart 0be17f65a8 skipped a e979d123b2 beat. Thankfully, she d54816a2aa was well-practiced b5f3a3d516 in keeping 33f6fa8dd1 her emotions fe8193728a hidden. As she d71acf9e80 gestured to 5ef7a4983a an employee b360658925 to take 36eda35120 out the 94936e8785 sapphire for 1de06e6b81 her, all 37726a0bb0 her focus ec29967548 remained on 470ba4bb5a the conversation 2f33025532 beside her.81979af7767cc63f

“Or maybe not. It seems c743b2ef8e the other 8df9a6cd1f party isn’t a7ce5e3084 even trying f19cfd13ee to hide. So perhaps… 26da5509f1 a game 5fc924f63e of detective 9190a45b59 instead?”5a51a07f4e98f411

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His words felt 5836748bf2 like they were e7fb42f3c6 aimed directly at 2dce75def5 her, sending a 40ef091d8f chill down her b0096a379a spine. The jeweler’s 5fdace5fef awkward response 1a93a07d46 barely registered.7a57215b9d08175d

“Your only clue is 579762c39f this ring, then? That makes 9a0cc4bac7 my role 4ed722e960 a significant 059941aa1e one, I 121ff0703d see.”5cdbaaa80c56fc67

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“Not exactly. For starters, she’s married.”2c9646e075d0d68e

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“And she has ba786d13af a voice as 07cfc78391 lovely as a 3994cdfddd canary’s.”c41f598b86a95924

“Ah, then a9bb642b70 she must d3857a1480 be quite dcd6a64c10 beautiful as 5f0d4ef5ea well.”127be350ce4155c3

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“Well, I 5a358ce215 haven’t seen 8022ffdb4b her face, 50dbaa3f9f so I 378c6508af wouldn’t know cddcf37568 about that.”90904d17247a50c5

“And her personality?”eef4ea5688937e5e

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“She has 0bdc37b1f4 a bold a5a62b519a streak, the 2e71c1e0bf kind that c8dd551154 allows her 45f40e76b2 to make dfe8600338 death threats c005e26c06 out of ca3ee44442 nowhere.”2cd1dce46ccb8def

The jeweler laughed 3cae77b90e nervously but then 45e39f1384 grimaced awkwardly, likely 3aa238fc8f recalling the sensational a5fc7860a4 headlines about the 1a2ec583be infamous Duchess of 0dd2781144 Levantes—the very same 909220147d woman who had b3ea336a97 allegedly stabbed her 7700db3954 husband.da779f1197ba1f02

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The Marquis, however, seemed a37cbe5e90 to be enjoying the 9c959bd0ba absurdity of the conversation. Leaning against the 367a31fe2a display case, he e9fd0bc6f1 added with a 021158987e mischievous smirk,72d05f26aa0af664

“She hasn’t shown up 484e4723f2 lately, so I’ve been 1069c0f7a1 wandering around Delgado. Curious, aren’t I? So, please cooperate. I’m growing more and 8e57546e2c more intrigued.”04a0376b63e13bf2

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“Curious? You, of 7e862d2696 all people, 939763e12d interested in dc401a64cf someone else?”e5a780b226766de7

“These days, yes.”31a4f8d91fd6f201

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Though his eyes 9e014f2a83 were a similar f7db36b28a shade to her ac95898850 husband’s violet ones, 52bb9e1e54 their intensity was dac4f9b70c entirely different. The raw, 9943f386e1 unabashed curiosity 5f503a399c in his b90f086ced gaze pressed d9cf7de92d heavily against 55095c6b6f Lorena’s neck, 793f8729d9 making her 16f6de7430 feel suffocated.eaf573db7b7090d9

“I wonder… 5a4ed2cc24 if she’s 2d07c16122 been sleeping d8b901b7fe well.”2d45dedfdaff1849

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“Well, it’s c1818b201c a request 9384b4baa8 for you a26d52daad to find faed65d47f that sketch a5d7bc9c18 or whatever 766a108a64 it is,” a52d8551ff the Marquis 0a8a317272 said with acb3cd1307 a sly b7d87a9355 grin.0389bd5fd8df8a19

“You seem 75aad18e3c to have 4b0ff1e38b an idea 014cf3b880 of who 5300357753 she might 97fa1053e1 be?”520ef82364f2caea

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“Not quite, 286065225b though… with c32df7b9f0 Alborada, there 85cfd8da7c are always 2db33e8c71 stories like 1a66f2d59e that. It’s tricky c033a35518 to be 66639556ab certain.”7238d27a60aef0c1

Lost in thought, 692f512dd7 the Marquis lightly 5cef0dab01 tapped the glass 04cf4ecb2f display case. The jeweler noticed 1bc71562f3 his gaze briefly f992a278ee linger on a d293e05e60 woman standing diagonally 9a8b7f0674 across the room.2009db506680eb93

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“Well, I 8be5e1c353 leave it 7ad83ed09b in your 4a29982d66 capable hands. Until next time.”4ca48dd6c7f69b66

Straightening from the display c98600aac3 case, the Marquis headed 710836aea9 for the door, his 4662504def reddish-brown eyes lingering on 37d0eb42b6 Lorena’s profile as though a91dc5b337 trying to etch it 4d9a8c8a44 into his memory.cc91f72fa412e068

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The door swung open 5df471ced1 and shut behind him.da58e94750b34b6a

When the jeweler 571b538460 secured the ring ca5bfc526d box in the 4d4791a89d safe and turned 7e30962726 back, the Duchess b58c809cb6 was still standing 8e9fd38fce at the display 22369c93a8 case, her face ae7bcfbf9c pale.4881204d620c0076

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“About that ring just cb5e77efa5 now… May I have ddcc55ff0d a word with you?”2fb206500645a2eb

The jeweler let out 5939e64031 another lighthearted laugh. It seemed the real 649007b884 scandal that would shake 2d23f460f2 Motrel to its core b5188b7bfe had yet to even e078687829 begin.87d9da85d52e8ca7

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