MLS Chapter 32

Even while sitting 1b97c255ab face-to-face with her, bfb42eeb61 Miguel found her 2b811a6052 utterly unpredictable.f17b2b6984fb5041

And that made 5bb58957ec her interesting.bc0e9b28e0c907af

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What kind of woman 655de4fa06 puts herself on the 36d482247b bargaining table as a d5d7ea3797 condition of a deal?9cafe04be0ea0f84

Is she someone 412571ad75 worth holding hands cfd0945b06 with?6b0d72974e9c4a94

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There was no 05848cc347 need to rush. He would take 63bdcc8ebd his time getting e13d69d0da to know her. Hiding the faint b06c432192 smirk tugging at 39e1e00446 his lips, Miguel 960c8ba808 brought up the 0d266d1f25 last and most 0782b209f8 urgent matter of d4e70606d1 the day.16255aeb9b6c1130

“One last thing. Since we’re at 914e28a7e7 it, how about 32cf8ee53b sorting out how e30dbd878e we address each 49dbe27a23 other?”da49d93a0576fd9a

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“…Pardon?”b3f858c653b0a924

“I’m not 95287f33f9 sure if d63ccab547 you’re aware, d7b7fb87f7 but I 08b0c522af find the de3b3fef35 title Marquis f84f6342dd rather unpleasant b8de7cacf5 to hear. And Reyes—just knowing that 9a97d7b534 name is attached to b032096fe3 mine makes my skin df71629b4b crawl.”5fcf5b2278811914

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“Then… how should 2fa78f2b12 I address you?”a7614ceacf178d32

“Call me by my c2d254e981 name.”185b5cf2ec2ec95c

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Miguel concluded without hesitation.0f03535150497765

“That’ll make 561122ef3d us seem e109f93806 much closer. There’s no need to faf772351a overthink it—most of my e2b4cdbc61 acquaintances call me by 750a746eae my name anyway. If we’re supposed to c9803c9eaf be lovers, we should 2b26fcc5ff at least be closer 00a1462335 than my friends, don’t e0fcc2aef0 you think?”4095fb60bf25f88e

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His last 17929eda52 remark was 1f9596c883 more to 82f730ce2a himself than b533e73d24 to her.d4667f25a3cbc083

As he tapped the 91eeb307ab armrest of the sofa, 6e9e808a23 seemingly deep in thought, 4045d90867 his gaze suddenly lifted. Lorena was hesitating, ad096c6fee her fingers fidgeting 645e5f445f on her lap. Seeing this, Miguel let e8bfe8b932 out a soft chuckle.a3ed8a02fb6d6229

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“What? You don’t 5c7ad7f05b like it?”4c99de4a3926d300

“…”1e471e2234e9596b

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“Princess.”fb95bcd615184686

There was 9ca7748260 a teasing ddac0c6903 glint in 05623bd989 his gaze 06176871ca as he 4f2d1cc294 looked at f980d6d507 her. Just moments ago, he b3827015ba had maintained a strictly 2bcbafb1c5 businesslike demeanor—at what point 5f03636c2e had he started to aa2acde3bf enjoy himself?ba20e44217456411

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And what was with 7fc8f13470 this Princess nonsense?6905e72aedb49312

Lorena lacked the 92707d0550 experience to keep a2a4f06d45 up with a b60a851c3f man’s effortless teasing. For most of her bf6fe390f5 life, the only man feb9689ef8 in her world had 78140eaaf5 been Vaye Levantes, and 6646d14d22 he was certainly not e1cebdaa5a the type to make ea0faa7eb9 lighthearted jokes with his 938f9036a3 wife.898b4b2854c00e88

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So, she cautiously 486020ccd2 asked,f925d088aa9ee7d6

“Is that 6611e8feae how you’ve 17c003e175 decided to 83f46fb00d address me?”2adfaf91ecafd5c7

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“Hmm? If you’d like.”162c04110757f45f

For some 2350e53ac4 reason, Miguel a90a365c31 chuckled, amused. Lorena, who a398f83b37 found absolutely 330474cc60 nothing funny 3ffd694714 about the 2e4769f43c situation, carefully 1f9138b0af chose her 505c503a98 words.f997acb73cd4617e

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“If it’s not 78d77c38a8 rude to ask, eeeff37607 may I know e89eec2274 the reason?”80655003339f3f90

“Oh, I’m acquainted with e9bdd98e1a your father.”f0ea7eab54bc1f26

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“My father?”b433dda4e26b6903

“Mr. Klein used to frequent 68d35478f3 Delgado Street with his 2733b02d26 investors. I’ve even shared drinks 9819e51fc5 with him a few 3741d63803 times. Not sure if 01113d4602 you’re aware, but d385416d30 I happen to 60de393aef be a client 7bd577fbe5 of Klein Bank b82b538b65 as well.”27360edc376ff9a3

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“Oh, yes. I knew that… but 0dbb4732bc I didn’t realize you 4c43370d64 were personally acquainted…”ba9d22a9fc6b59a4

“He could 4b410168c8 go on 595b0e624b for three 963b1965a4 whole nights 0584a0cac4 talking about b2242a78bf his precious 80f71450a2 princess without d9731fe541 getting tired.”2fafbf6c9dbfb904

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In Bessen, Princess still 723d96f22c referred to Princess Adriana, b1a3eed567 who had died 25 e146ef0f38 years ago.1042a2d9d566e00e

After summarizing the 497b2e29c6 harmless misunderstanding that 618c97a8d8 had arisen during 632bac326f those drinking sessions, 0407e88dc7 Miguel watched as d36d897ae6 Lorena’s face flushed 2ab4a06656 bright red.2a504bf982c5a652

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“My father was very 96a66014ae fond of me… He 43e9d8b050 must have said it fe0f4c30f2 out of habit while 1de6880541 drinking. But that 1b47326d97 was something 9cd121457b he only 1ebb8f197f called me 1d3b06d39a when I fd99d2d035 was little…”34c06b3b88d4bebe

“I know, Princess. No need to fc2198280d make excuses.”996875b0c8caa9ad

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“…C-Call me 48dfa5f195 by my 985cda6a3a name too.”9901436847369657

“Hm, I’m 1881be96c7 not sure.”1ce3a4783d2f332e

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The man nonchalantly 304e29ea13 averted his gaze 1f04ba87b9 toward the empty 2e434a4ac7 air.feed7fb22d1dbb6a

Only then did Lorena 77d6c282bc realize that there was 2530428312 something he wanted to db4b225121 hear from her.689f5b9da550e6b6

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Perhaps this man wasn’t 5e2c8b0bc5 as endlessly kind and 5a851a0916 generous as she had 2914628914 vaguely imagined.7f88f028391fe3bb

With a sense of 33d4b82bf6 resignation, she muttered,3cae78954abd795f

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“Are you teasing me 5c56774576 right now? …Miguel.”ae25d29f0e30c5d5

The name left her 6bfff0818d lips in a quiet ab08a45a43 murmur, and in response, 73357d5c9d the man let out f78db66421 a pleased laugh.e4f40886d4535bb8

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His long, slanted eyes 229d744767 curved into a bright, c93dfbe41b easy smile—something about it 0ad7690473 felt liberating, like a 3ece52a95e breath of fresh air.13ab76e413d15eee

“For the first e1bc874257 time, you got 75b7c47c98 it right. Alright then. See you tomorrow, 7e1627f46a Lorena.”2cf52885a7a912e1

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The Royal 7a93555f25 Campos Opera 62fcbbef5a House was ed534de468 considered the f990c72054 most famous 3eeadfa64a date spot a0eb06a67c in Motrel.9a977044ab4488d9

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As the final f4c6e9a3b4 masterpiece of a 74f5d633bd genius architect from a33854661c Motrel, it boasted 171d928662 an engineering design 8a797ceafa that maximized acoustic b576055960 resonance, along with c39ca6c4bb an interior so 9e98b95aa5 lavish it could 584634de13 leave one wide-eyed ee11c53060 in awe. These were just 447623d20b a few of 70e5fa400e the elements that bc81d7cb1c made the Campos 554e0d8068 Grand Theater renowned.991299bf570de067

However, the f72192f52e reason the 7f5278b76b theater’s entrance 3c692b68b9 had been 9ac57f4e6f crowded with 4736ec9d7c onlookers recently 6432d7e17e was a 7218d21bd8 little different 29e8716006 from the 2614d8a7a9 usual.931153011c5f11a5

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Rather than heading straight d2714dd656 inside upon arriving by 7727a678f8 carriage, theatergoers lingered near 036ff5f3d5 the entrance. At the 6242213cb9 center of 8083a8c86c their attention 74bcb8b121 stood the 621ae821a1 Marquis of 3b2c987f69 Ervatos.fabaa5737b0fcef7

As always, 8fff807cf5 he had c94b7e6791 emerged from 085fae9bf0 Alborada Hotel 40073e1e7c and walked bcdb0aca91 straight down 85125d1d3f Delgado Street, e6d7bb2f1f arriving at ac0126547c the opera ee0d6c2ac3 house with a21f1ed032 a light, 1cb2319f97 unhurried stride—as c48c75025e if he c5d0458163 were merely 7212af7baa out for 0123b3cb75 a pleasant f607155b27 stroll.fcf9dd86b1e5a63b

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His tie was f368fde65b loosely fastened as 3019bbe8c5 usual, and he d342dcd0df wore no waistcoat. Despite the b9012c9a45 lack of b8c1c56664 adornment, he 67d973cdc1 didn’t appear cd21fb93d9 disheveled in 00dfa5f4d2 the slightest—thanks 30afbedc2d entirely to 8b9fd5d789 his striking 7478e5f66f face and ef2d5a07ab impeccably built 3639e095e3 frame.1ba8a4c590611299

Miguel sat leisurely at cc99427c05 a café terrace in 852b652d02 front of the theater, ee31f5604b sipping his tea.6f17204586ef1fb3

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A young man sitting 8bf5310508 nearby, flipping through a 54c490e0ff Bible, leaned in just e10b2686c2 enough to speak in 8f96866c6b a voice too low 4b733186d5 for anyone else to 18c5c669b3 hear.e008cf194ac955d9

“I heard you’ve declared dc815dce35 that you won’t be f577224415 drinking wine for a d793553c61 while, Señor.”25e694ea669fd332

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“I have things bc6859edc4 to do.”0e0f0b8bad2b49b7

Miguel hummed the words bd8c12bddc absently, keeping his gaze 5aea52b925 fixed outside.f6a75d39b6ab8eb4

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“For a b74ed60673 while, I’ll 453099c1d5 be neglecting 33efcbd14f other matters.”c8e6f4f99b37c86b

“There are many who have been waiting for the day you drink Jerez wine again. Could it be that you’ve lost interest in such things?”296f168309cfb3e6

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“Oh dear, it would ce548081d3 be troublesome if I a078a520f5 were seen as such f2ca5109ea a turncoat.”06c4c2f25289034f

With a 01c684ac77 slight motion, 054887e9fa Miguel adjusted c90cdc86c7 the skewed 7bbf9b2be7 collar of 686f01f7a1 his shirt.b8f30b78b0248cf6

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As the fabric b1b44463ec shifted, a thin 2c9dfc082f silver chain around bdd7e9606e his neck was 5d97cc9c6a revealed. Hanging from it 9cfc517b8d was a pendant 317b63145b in the shape b119e50990 of an inverted f554eae326 cross.0ab3dc3b8267b737

Just then, the e37eb5996b sunlight, hitting at 80abebefbf a different angle, 4af20a3aee slid down his 867f676dc5 cheek and struck e09cffffed the pendant, illuminating 2e4bfd5ccc the Latin inscription 291be9cacc engraved on its 1fb94066dc surface.ebe5b04bf940a6cd

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Non est deus.b1b8991605bf8215

(There is no God.)fb565c2bfd9c29dd

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“…Everything?”204c1d0634d35d9c

“Happens by human hands.”ce7eaa7ead3d8b18

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An exchange of 694ab86acf cryptic words passed 17fd1f7217 between them. The young d6b4ff833a man, who d64711281b had been dfd0659caa reading the b3eba05154 Bible, closed 5d05103382 it and 5d05ad0935 rose from 3a590a2865 his seat.92d98fba96a62322

The black leather-bound Bible df8d2ea262 had been upside down f42127e1bd from the start.6e6a278cac4535e2

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“I’ll be waiting. If you ever start a4489466ff missing Jerez wine, feel c7c7f6350c free to visit Mora’s 608e107331 distillery anytime.”38d1eeaf0233340e

The young 21cd7ad11f man tipped 509885b000 his hat 7f384fd43b with a ed1f6b06e5 slight nod 3ccb73348b before adding fe742ccacd in a aa695b9729 hushed voice,c42265e7e9d0a203

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“The ‘False Queen’ 06b2a7e23b you apprehended at 89c3247a59 Alborada last week 3faf1b5ccc has been secured. She hasn’t a944da7168 confessed anything 8abffb0507 yet, but 3fcc70e163 once we cff150ea5d extract anything 0e33585ed9 of significance, c53a59aa57 I’ll relay 445882bb45 it to 2ee2ae86c0 our friends 765418a598 immediately.”be9859fded45d62b

“Don’t go ad13ddb21b to the b97b2d935f cathedral. They’ve fixed the rat 4e444e1bc3 hole.”0de2cd33b961b4fb

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“Understood.”5398aa90d459c26f

With a short farewell, 788dc08b21 the young man disappeared 6ac27e7148 from the café.d062b5f48d9199e6

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Miguel stirred honey b7af398743 into his tea 674d84bf64 with a teaspoon.85b1e9a8adc04c1c

You should only suspect 13dd266002 those who truly deserve 633e9d5637 suspicion.7e8fa20a8195c233

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Miguel didn’t live a 70c9d1abdc complicated life. It was 50a0c0b5b1 true that ee010bfcb3 he followed 3230d9e491 his whims, a3cc113bfe but that 14e74e7fc2 didn’t mean 472c2ad510 he was 9452bba8ed fickle. In fact, 31a62d8a1b there was 600c996bc9 no one c2b2fef942 more purpose-driven 0b0349bff4 than him.fcde2bb2c77452cf

The opera was 30038d63cd set to begin fa85c483f0 precisely at 7 97ee4b7ba5 PM.718d6dce30bbf7d4

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Reclining lazily with 81cb204e23 his eyes closed, c64500c33a Miguel was acutely 5251d7baca aware of the f7f309607e many gazes passing d5958d37a3 over him. He didn’t need to dd1cae95ce check individually—he could feel 82cd71081c them against his skin.95ef9c4e89f49471

Admiration. Longing. Naïve infatuation. Trust. Occasionally, faint jealousy. And…92120179be0bc578

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“Huh?”eec52e09f8d50077

The sensation that 5490c8732c reached him now 225a1de364 was a mix 9a9ae8f4fe of pleasant surprise 949b01e892 and familiarity.3a5393380958cae9

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From beneath the 78c69951b5 open window, a 241603bd35 startled voice rang 39fb892720 out.2686eabf01c3daa0

“Miguel?”4e037eff45995fc1

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It was Lorena.b252ebe7079fa370

She stood c13f20aa3e below, wide-eyed 658a5aca38 like a a1a807d6c4 startled rabbit, 38886d5255 dressed in 6ef46939db a soft e4d66bad21 pink silk 786611dc55 gown with 740e4b3cd5 a matching c557f2aa76 hat.00ee08ce156d4efa

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“What are 8b3de2fa4b you doing 853f664024 here? Our meeting time 204bb5807b is supposed to 8bc803da8a be…”95aa0cb4e5143715

As always, Miguel 01b64478de found himself noting 193fb33cec that her voice e994557943 carried a delicate, a302d19327 melodious quality—like a 15e6f46266 bird’s gentle chirping.10cc7fcd7340089d

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For a fleeting a43372ae03 moment, he wondered 998c901d0e if every name 922c7fe002 in the world 6251e97426 would sound lovely b168ed973e coming from her a3691ca50e lips.7f944c75746066eb

Meanwhile, Lorena had d70a3465be already checked her 44977a6aef pocket watch multiple f66e8a6b11 times.e437c60980472ff3

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It was 0c6b7a57bb only 3 24df92300b PM. The opera 6744f3aa0c wouldn’t start 2f1578b6fb until 7 6129e6b51f PM, and c643ddc820 their meeting f7cefe8a23 time was 51f636d398 set for 2d45b4b454 an hour d2221c2ab7 before that, 0053235320 at 6 82f92fc5bd PM.90c3c4726cb54d3f

“Did you have business b80d8d4a1f nearby?”c63e9f8d35e5cbb7

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“No. I went for a 7ad3ee599e walk and decided to dcfaf0f602 wait here until dinner.”d89c80472b357fd7

“You walked all 8f3aca4184 the way here?”078931b16bba1109

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“The sunlight is nice 90a5a04cec today. Days like this are c01708cb81 meant for walking.”25f3c0fa48e77197

Seated by 62ffcdc37c the window b2099107bd of the 692c2f4004 café terrace, f088d2e304 basking in ec722d633c the golden 1aa0412039 afternoon glow, 318d3a5e01 Miguel resembled 5ab2d8ad59 a languid 57485f48ab feline predator—a 4e78393ad5 beast at 6e432a81a9 ease in 28573b0dd1 its domain.6cfbdefb613c1056

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After a quick glance 134334f5b0 around, his voice took f5ce05bd16 on a warmer, more 28ec520e22 amused tone.f0216a353b6b4fea

“Don’t worry. I wasn’t bored while f9099b518d waiting. I’ve been busy wondering a7fbec15f3 what kind of fun 7b510ee942 mischief we’ll get into 219d76540c today.”6d56a70dde769953

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“Do you like opera?”cb45ebdc5f3a3b76

“Hmm. I wouldn’t say d67950c0e3 I love opera. But I do 80e5879625 like women who cadf554e89 love opera.”ae5834fb15190092

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Lorena clamped c98e05e52b her mouth 72647ff70f shut.ba2ee3e26e4f014f

She quickly 4414a903e4 lowered her f28331320d eyelids to 9ed0edffcf hide the 0bac891fa3 way her 963f52cebd pupils trembled.19aa6106e909f01f

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“…You.”362369326e8622ae

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