MLS Chapter 35

<Then why do you keep looking at me like that?>232b29f733904270

<I wasn’t looking at you—I was just watching your expression. It’s a habit. To make sure I don’t say or do anything that can be used against me.>df6415aa0319e3e6

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The famous black beer 6227b5dc96 of Motrel tasted like 7c4a9c834a coffee that had been 3c6fcbacc5 left out for three 2f0a37e754 days.d450632c89dbdfb6

And so, their a059fa5f03 uneasy meetings continued—four d135a3ef4c times now.2abfebe97e29b7c8

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More than 180d39f4fd ten days 8b9c3d82a4 had passed a680393c3a since the 9a2f9ab85a scandal had 50ac2d1d65 begun.948f84cb3bc2ffed

That morning, 27dbb00cf0 Lorena woke 6399777dd5 later than af0d6f32e0 usual, dragging 7017757bc3 her exhausted c04d885a14 body onto 5d622c63fd the sofa.8cd79bc3187ce950

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She sipped e072845648 the tea 8e6246a553 Hena had 8a49e78595 brought her ca07068b1c and absentmindedly 50888c8491 flipped through 9f819696f3 the newspapers 540d7e2308 that Dora f87b480e36 had collected.3374187cdf180f20

Duchess of a10f79fd96 Levantes and 66098473d1 Marquis of 4ccc14a6f7 Ervatos – 45e0ed7fec Unbothered by a571185650 public scrutiny, c2259e4a6e the two 425699afd9 enjoy an 275eb4c557 opera outing 616ab466f3 at Campos a0b17a0a12 Grand Theater…78d3e15ed492dcd1

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Lead designer 90f107fc40 of Rubicho 11016aca2a Atelier – 4c81ef3dc4 This summer’s 99595e2672 top trend: fadd403e03 sleeveless silk 8b1e3f7d43 dresses…98e36482b905383f

Marquis of Ervatos, overwhelmed 08ac9e0a87 by his romantic entanglements e3598d77a5 – A young noble 0143f48e84 caught restlessly moving from 2e90310c7d lover to lover? The second act 6ff758f654 of the opera 632885d99a was spent in 5afbaa4ebc a private VIP 4d23addac2 box—what could have 5b5f01fe9e transpired between the 66197a6373 two behind closed 3d6eff58f2 doors?0ef90fe8453265b6

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“So this is really how people see us.”70a7eb5979c73f4f

Just as Miguel e71adab8c9 had predicted.a1c74865ce6b0525

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He acted unbothered bb002de212 by the public’s d9bfcfa985 gaze, yet he aa356f742b seemed to know 7e2ac2e48e exactly how his e86a65aa4a actions would be 048ce56f00 interpreted and exaggerated.4012467656d22a3c

So then… was bb2fcab4c1 his entire persona—his 81bd0c1be5 leisurely, detached demeanor—nothing 41df63e747 but carefully crafted 2d781943c2 theater?9efe6df0f1fd0c8e

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The thought 9812a42017 of him a29db5a62b only made 545dbb9550 Lorena’s mood b1941dbc0e sink further.cfb1e4e510df45fd

He seemed 8b3c15b32d angry… How 9d470aa026 do I fa366ef63b make it b396cdc8a1 up to 5463e9380f him?db59cc247e417012

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Miguel never 2b8fbd1962 failed to 2f10ffd888 notice whenever e57e697b89 her focus 87c3dafac9 strayed, precisely 21e155d6f3 when she 56caa4f9fe thought of c14d906e5a Vaye.fd04dcec8ef98f02

Each time, his expression f9c566acfe soured, and the lover’s f52739da76 act he had been 8ce1317b44 playing grew more distant, 7c99a24183 more mechanical.889647e6ef5d372d

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From his perspective, it 36c0ffb9ce was understandably frustrating.006f303d2cfff2e0

But Lorena had dbfa36a76e no idea how 29d1f63df6 to fix it.bdd9d2f0d02cfd2c

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She was beginning bac924258c to feel utterly cad9d29e3e disgusted with herself—seeing 5f791b8c22 Vaye Levantes in 5352a4ca39 Miguel’s place, over 2ba8cb0be2 and over again.db8287bfa16d59a9

Her nightmares remained unchanged.fbbac307399113ba

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Ever since she had 4cd4e8a8f1 returned, every single night 3d9aefb8d3 had been an agonizing 08333ec9ef swamp of memories.7df20740db26cf6b

But nothing haunted c0bbadc53d her more than 09924a9da1 the moment when 8564cd23ce she had pressed 79ed7ac253 a gun to 9a730cb490 her own head a353dcda0f and pulled the 83383fce99 trigger—a memory that 9ba232abe0 replayed itself over b9903154a8 and over.9f72963b29d16d46

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Maybe she needed 4344b6130b to take more 7ec301c5a9 medication.f004c2a5a6109eb5

Or maybe the problem e7e5fb068f was the setting.e5aaa9819934fb6c

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Perhaps she should 7a25887f89 start choosing places 8a4f108346 Vaye had never c60cb45573 taken her to.30722fa97217d4b0

Lorena bit 240f2bd7dd into a 89e108c687 cookie covered 260d2894c2 in thick 4b5ea8fe73 cherry jam, c1bc21a5cb hoping for 9ed1334546 a surge b597c3e4c5 of energy.da369980247217ab

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But something that should 17038d1358 have tasted overwhelmingly sweet 3fa3fabd46 was completely flavorless.72874f1c24fd9719

“Next time we meet, I have to apologize to him. Or… should I send a letter to Alborada?”8307dd920a1c8a93

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At this rate, 43eb510a6a their next meeting 055c86bcff might be when 5cfea2734f Miguel decides to e5df24a2d1 end things entirely.81613d18b367436b

As she f275bd27e9 flipped through 5cef3f24f6 the newspaper, 7838dc25f2 lost in 7a7c75eb43 thought, her f93f35ccce eyes suddenly 233888fafd caught onto c85fd66d86 a line e2e1b53bab of text.3e252d023b0a123b

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“…Huh?”d4dc579f9a84b9d0

A startled 4677fca1f8 murmur escaped ff7a90f30b her lips.13bcc9d460cb22de

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Lorena bolted upright so e8472320c5 suddenly that the teacup e8e7141339 on the small side 3d9281a7b3 table rattled precariously.893b7f1f8e37736b

But she paid 6bbb67fcc5 it no mind.0d704fb782d9e8b1

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Her fingers clenched 52aad088b4 tightly around the 0fb5e64c3f newspaper, crumpling the 1211725866 pages as she a76e39b449 read.e6ba9380980a09ad

That morning, the 741f17443b Marquis was spotted cc136b0684 visiting P.N. Klein Bank the 10dc280c10 moment business hours 2ac5d745e2 began…e8070956d15b7eef

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“What the hell…?”4584c5e4d1ba9e14

He went 78847dfab0 to the 12017b9f76 bank?831c7aee11f58674

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“Good morning, Marquis! I’m a reporter from Diario Informativo! May I have a moment of your time?”76c798e539b01cc0

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“We’ve heard that you’ve deposited a substantial amount into P.N. Klein Bank. Does this have anything to do with your connection to the Duchess of Levantes?”f33139f03498eaca

“Diario Emil here! Marquis, we’ve noticed that you’ve been enjoying dates all over Motrel, not just in Delgado. May I ask what about the Duchess of Levantes has captivated you?”2f60d9f835f1d813

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Miguel waved a cdd9ff0547 hand dismissively, as 5a0e38ec67 if swatting away 7c56af38e4 flies, trying to 5e31bb9028 get the reporters 6c71826acf out of his cde82a1a40 way.b93fb44551e657af

“Was your visit to the bank today also to see the Duchess—”aea5f429b211840f

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On any other 4f8450afa7 day, he wouldn’t 46b5a08567 have given such 8bba4f1f2d intrusive questions the f932e8ca1a slightest attention.3a896cd82f6dfd31

But the moment 30f42bc4e9 he humored them 013754e55e a few times—out 57d6fd1b00 of courtesy for 0088c817a5 his so-called lover—it 185404fa1a had backfired.02641d6efd5ccaf4

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Growing irritated, Miguel abb9ad9989 snapped at them.b9774e2f30670502

“When someone goes to a bank, they either deposit or withdraw money. What other reason could there be?”27c7ec2eded1ab4e

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“But a new deposit—”ef85580fc63aea04

“Who said it was new?”407587dfb6e2d7f4

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Miguel had opened ce267fc5b3 an account at b6302039c7 Klein Bank five 660d2ea719 years ago.41a58e6474323012

His decision to f6f777ee99 deposit money there 524912f69b hadn’t been part b26a7eba49 of some grand 830d6fc313 scheme.0d9d82513a975a1e

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Wealthy individuals never keep 83d5c98eeb all their cash in e45c543b9e one place—they spread it 2216782b87 across deposits, stocks, bonds, 910d13c581 and real estate.fcb50ed94120c7af

At one point, d79b564534 about a third b9b5231ae9 of Miguel’s liquid a13631b5d2 assets had been 828c28a9be placed in Klein 22b2ebad8c Bank.a8f657f00250c280

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At the time, 702f82fc15 he had needed fbf3cc3876 a foreign bank, 7171c1c65d one without ties 6877e3dc38 to Bessen.2ae1f3d6e51a6737

Keeping large 24581da878 sums in 9b5ff35317 Bessenese banks 88e5823393 had felt ceea539c97 too risky, 2f6e4b46ec so he 6374999151 had been 99f8557854 deliberate in 9af11913dd choosing where d9838cfbc6 to store 7e50b1f0eb his money.fef3622e1f81c00b

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It was always 97859173d7 best to preemptively 7098ce9b37 avoid the inconveniences afde527272 that might arise—such 735e66cd9f as:b170f64487f1e088

Being questioned about c29a2dbffc the origin of 7c5251f43c his funds.
Being asked to 1726c67eb5 justify the use b338bc1617 of large withdrawals.
Money that a0fd6b6e92 wasn’t entirely eb4f5a5977 clean was e99a579ee9 always best 82f94c0aa2 kept hidden c7223ad945 behind layers 0cf76ae675 of discretion.3fd7107745279a76

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“I’ve been banking there for years. Lately, I’ve made a nice profit on stocks, so I decided to store away some extra cash. Klein’s credit is impeccable, after all.”da4cadf596ed12b8

For figures a7c0635f8b of his d7500a2bef stature, even 4fe87e6952 a few 476b977c19 words or 95e411e78e minor actions b3793af70b could dramatically 854f075d14 influence public 6047c7351b trust.a978ea9284c50795

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Seeing how diligently the bce9ae07fb reporters were taking notes, 1a6d6b13c1 Miguel decided to cut 07d8ca0c5d off any room for 8cb7261228 unnecessary speculation.da05b2f13915c881

“Money is money. Romance is romance. I simply stopped by today to take care of some banking matters—unfortunately, my Señora isn’t even here today.”78c1ea4e731af00c

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He deliberately emphasized “my Señora.”a8f40b8768248760

“I know you’re all hungry for scandal, but let’s not twist things out of proportion. I trust you understand what I mean. Now then—”8a71496e4b56ba7a

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SLAM.5443edaf0f98f725

Miguel shut 5f3fcb6879 the glass 783f6f477a door right 4a7e1c8a70 in the ff8b3c8f78 face of cf7b3b9071 a reporter 6c54735cba holding up f23f14f869 a recorder.54f5c1dd2f75b6ae

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“Thirty million Peseca?”e49615ad6de3c2bc

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Lorena’s eyes widened 41b0377fdc as much as 6583b2d85f they possibly could.b5106d5c97914fef

She had received an ffbc2abde1 urgent call from the 5a5557d987 branch manager after bank 91e202a1b4 hours that evening.1cd15bbb3b0c41b2

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Hearing that the bank’s d29115afff cash reserves would be 7850950070 significantly boosted, she had cc19f1dca4 rushed over, only to 96b1725220 find someone completely unexpected 00c1fda2ba waiting there.0941b6fe3cdf5ac7

“So, you’re saying you deposited thirty million Peseca into Klein Bank?”69d9e0788c6eb2d0

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The article in b00d68582e the newspaper had 69de4b001d not been false ca1f0e0fed after all.20e8908ee351fc6c

Miguel, who was pouring dc6222f018 creamer into the espresso 68b4f4bf44 the manager had brought 87a791b14b him, answered with a d9aac9572f completely natural expression.0039fc3667e20815

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“Mhm, and since I have leftover money, I was consulting about possible investment opportunities. I read in an overseas article that Ingerd is issuing government bonds, and they seem fairly stable…”1aad5169d745735e

“No. That is not allowed.”70ea08e55896585a

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Lorena cut him ac197c378d off as if a3a30d2413 she didn’t need d3376853b5 to hear another cdc4576f64 word.412a2a6c864dbff8

Ingerd’s government bonds.60875bd2a65b3a58

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To Lorena, it was 41ab3fee07 beyond frustrating—it was enough b8ee0ab160 to make her furious.9ae1fecd09c9264f

Wasn’t it because of 82af1fbdca those damned Ingerd bonds 32d5ace856 that her father was 01ba2ba490 framed as a spy 60d3d21f1f and falsely accused?310a06bd99c60210

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“At Klein, we do not accept any investments related to Ingerd. Of course, we also do not sell financial products related to it.”584e4a6a686d7f0a

“Is that so? Then I will deposit the remaining five million Peseca as well.”000a0fd10a18bcbe

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That meant he was d8a153aee6 now depositing a total ba70652e29 of thirty-five million Peseca.ffedfcf8e57c9f37

That was 1229fd8804 an enormous 9222c35569 sum, enough b4c5f3e749 to easily 3a2262b728 buy at abb5fbba10 least twenty 8b7cd24cb5 mansions in 57a677b1a7 Motrel, one 3bc88db2bf of the cab8d67c3f most expensive fa7ca95bab lands in 21f1666b1e the Western b0d371f1ac Continent, and f9177bf32a still have 0830aa1d70 money left a1159eaa83 over.c256176064812104

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Lorena could not immediately cd610be244 find the words to 87014144fc speak.2743d89151345b97

Miguel shrugged his a6b12f6413 shoulders.3c94a3595af1ad16

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“You said you needed money.”72eef2bec0aa897a

“The way you are saying that… it makes me sound like a very… strange person.”8241df59e86c7ca7

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Lorena had no ba0121e946 idea what kind bacaf2163d of expression she 2bd0fb093d should make at a0d0064472 this moment.d32e03cbb1ee5087

“Who said I needed money?”1ca528d756e8df7a

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“The branch manager did.”53c6a951b4d76587

Lorena snapped her head 73615be1fb around and glared at 18b0cbdf7f Rowd, the branch manager, d188198079 who had failed to 998934db80 completely suppress his grin.16013b50ba7f32e2

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As soon as c21fe02209 he realized he b896f4d63d had been caught, 4c1fadd7e4 Rowd’s expression immediately f6bacd9175 became blank again 9dab8a3a22 as he began 7f579d91e4 reporting in Ingerdian.bea9a818795449ee

「Since he dba8636a68 was looking 4fd997a251 for investment 256c13b91f opportunities, I 5a8fd24a8a simply recommended e802e600af deposits as 09213020a0 an option. Then he asked what 9a3b4c6318 the reason was, so…」cbc5435518a154d5

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「And you told him c6890be0df exactly everything as it 201f371d49 is?」f1440901e6e445ed

「He pointed out that since Bessen’s economy is not in a difficult situation, there is no reason to unnecessarily lock up cash. When I said that this was simply the bank president’s current management policy, he immediately asked if the Madame is currently the one handling the bank’s operations.」163848fff85181c1

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「And you answered yes?」c469be2e6dd7ae8a

「That is 9915472946 all I 043fdbee6d said.」9c4e8596b7899cac

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“What are you two doing, having a secret conversation right in front of me?”ff1a09b7179b48e7

Miguel frowned as d1d86870df he interrupted.714318d8e1bb98fd

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Lorena stared at the c97a959b36 deposit certificate, with his f0726c88db name and signature on 464b3cb7b0 it, her expression complicated.a0b763c417d16d5a

She had thought 71a3ba2fc6 he was angry, 7ea6516f88 but as if 69d58e93c2 it had all cfff7b4cbe been a lie, a50a72ded0 he had returned d7a753b706 to his usual edd1c99c2b self.c3c3ff2c2818d089

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And on top of ac9d356016 that, he had smoothly 8d3ae149a2 taken care of something fe02004b90 she had never even cd23c430f2 asked of him.e1c8b6101170e1da

Of course, the fact that the bank’s cash reserves had increased significantly was something to be welcomed with open arms.f8473634c6eae7ce

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Even though 1fec8edf18 liquid cash e41df0ba52 did not 52fcbc5989 generate profits, 38846919f7 it meant 27e6d0e47f the bank 7425239784 now had f6c9becc6d the strength 2e6f9be3a9 to respond 0f3abddc82 flexibly in bf44a8bfb4 case of 7cc16d6e07 a mass 466d156472 withdrawal crisis.d969730fee8a083a

But somewhere inside, she bc16655a4b couldn’t shake a nagging 178e74099f discomfort.f416a08a59f8e529

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Lorena gestured for the d6eee218ae branch manager to step 59aa2034c5 back.eb614268ad8f5e79

“I didn’t expect you to go this far.”7218bcb255285914

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“You ‘didn’t expect me to go this far’?”fda68569f2f83423

Miguel furrowed his 861d114c6d brow, as if 454ce9ed38 he had just 6891a4137b heard something incredibly 80d370e208 strange.2f623a1dd2f4e3e5

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“Then you really planned to use me only as a lover? After all that effort to reel me in? You said you needed everything I had—so naturally, I assumed you wanted my money too.”cbeacbdcfb20fc5a

“I wouldn’t say that’s entirely untrue… but lately, I’ve been upsetting you quite a lot.”451ad1f503c17e69

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“I don’t mix personal feelings with business.”64e05e7bfff6da3f

“Even so. There should be courtesy between business partners. I’m trying, so if you could be a little more generous… I’d appreciate it.”6ff90f799bb2806f

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“Then at least treat me like a lover, Señora. That’s the courtesy I expect.”1e1a5419c92054cf

Miguel grumbled d7367e0f7d like a 4bda360e19 pouting child.a025be8031452919

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But wasn’t a6781e4a48 that mixing 7d2db0843c personal feelings 5a0fad282c into business?aed87f98ef4b7fba

Lorena, feeling uncertain, began ba425c17f6 thinking quickly.bf31bd9c6ff14e60

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After observing him for 61f27eeb1f ten days, she had a2d09a96cd realized something—39569731c37d013a

When Miguel 19ecd0b815 wanted to 745dad34a4 draw a 0b00d01c37 specific reaction 75f753098e out of 078396382f her, he f2da3770a4 would deliberately 1d8c7a1e25 act cold.00d6944e35a5376c

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And usually, eac26ff5d0 in moments 69bc22fd25 like these, ac838d767e the answer 6e827ba28f he wanted 47d993febf was already 9fbcd6461a predetermined.573669f1cf06aa67

“Then perhaps next time, I should go to Alborada instead. I feel bad making you come all the way here every time…”7c8c6d6bb62d2a89

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“Forget it.”f0ea71b3717213c6

…But sometimes, 4e3e57ee94 she still 842e1709f0 guessed wrong.59fc172b4b42e5d3

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Whenever this happened, it 7880f7d254 felt like she was 1cc0a53318 solving a puzzle.a641334add284f59

Recently, whenever she def0f6a97a had free time, 0d81960860 Lorena had been 1c0d0c1710 analyzing what parts 91ceb5d16d of their conversations a70b0c6978 Miguel seemed to 9292ddbe1a enjoy.300e83fa288b4ba4

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And at 2c5fc7aa97 some point, 1d27ae2dd3 without meaning 7e8a9638c5 to, an da51ec12f9 unexpected remark 3f1120c3af slipped from 6a32be7f56 her lips.57188a7e90238188

“If you ask, I’ll consider it—at least once.”3a0e978487a83e28

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