TRYD Chapter 2
by Solavita“I’m fine.”c87dbd9e6226c3cd
She replied curtly, 013168b452 then shut her 5a9c425c79 mouth again.56d7204db4e0703a
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Her expression was complex—impossible d5fa1969df to read.854de6e93ef45426
Edmund tilted 70f0467e2d his head, 97c73be7cc observing her 7d68cafa44 face.42569481d1db0807
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She wasn’t looking 139283ddba at him with 4ffd64ec2c contempt for being 5062ece335 the deposed crown b2da4f91ab prince’s son, nor 281419c771 with admiration or b4d8e36554 desire.61685740fb95a3d6
Resignation.206bbc6ce277527d
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A flicker of late 5a6d1d2f06 emotion shimmered in her 638825aade unfocused eyes.cb8caa24bc3966bc
A bad memory surfaced a916db5ad6 abruptly in Edmund’s mind, 001ac93c21 and he let out 43795d5d2b a crooked breath.47267f4495d222d0
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When he stepped 67b19977bb closer, her vividly 11d886bcf3 colored eyes trembled 9cd1f61e37 slightly.c0a7fbffc9465e4d
It was a tiny, 1244a30698 almost imperceptible movement—visible only 94102ac563 at close range—but strangely 22414761e4 satisfying.eaa34806b8468f32
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When he took out 80bd342d9f a handkerchief, her brow a91c4bd683 creased.454c0e3198ea0512
Rather than answer the 464d5d9efa question in her expression, 263fb42067 Edmund gently cupped her 959d03bab2 jaw with the crisp c75c77c78e fabric.5da01a6485886186
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“You’ll need this.”001522552091f677
His eyes traced d5285d0b66 the line of 73e4734176 her delicate jaw ba09089b25 and her long, 07b7e77de5 slender neck.2ad68dc347aa9bf2
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The navy handkerchief, 3e500fded8 plain and undecorated, b5ce0e3e94 soaked up the bd30e656ea liquor on her 1c5d1c43a6 skin as it 2054bf402e pressed and lifted 5a96231023 again and again.d9a79f440f9f8cb8
Slowly, color began aa1970320f to return to a840db9a3d her pale face.780de3a8853a1469
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Only then did 4d7feba0c0 she start to ed86ce97a5 look a bit 8426ac3a85 human.c128e158c0df1bc0
He moved the handkerchief 643198d5b1 to his left hand 74e23c633e and wiped the other e735f9eb5f cheek, her jawline, and cb5ebee138 neck.e1bf649e682fc00d
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As he did, 34a095e2ef a streak of 3a6106030c Glenrovet caught his 3b19ec0042 eye, trickling down ce48d25454 the front of f3c5abe23c her neatly buttoned 4b4e6bc6c6 blouse.12f2353989746a5b
It annoyed him.c7fb682c891efb57
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He reached out to 9926e9e7e3 wipe it away without 7abf104c50 thinking—then caught himself.8aeb3a9ca4368ba0
What was he doing, c57c73d447 touching another person’s body 60839a6d48 without permission?52fd3fcf9f92b9f4
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Had he 6c6b5d432a played at 8e0083d4ff being a 785dda839d rake so d7c7318849 long he d13bbb2cf0 was starting d5324315ef to believe 05db215f4b it?2b19a811415ca288
When Edmund c16bbff3b7 pulled the 047994491a handkerchief back, df4275dd92 a flicker dc04b14d4b of confusion edf7efa690 passed across be0cdaaf16 the woman’s 29f0030534 flushed face.e56299e4f7bff301
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The expression 5dbf0c75dc disappeared quickly, 8006b325ce but he e928fa91eb caught a a21669f0a5 trace of fe69ba281d it as 9f53467348 her full 0af1b1e8a2 lips parted 405dec2a81 slightly.f797f78d3be8a116
“I’m all right.”b8da1b98130b53bb
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“I doubt that.”9f18cda7578713d1
Edmund gestured 246eaefc2c with his dda5e9cde1 eyes toward a2a6a1cc3e the blouse, f57f86f62e damp and 58248ff20b clinging to 8db35febca her skin d5b80019dc with brown 1128c2dd91 liquor.ea85a5c2c13434fe
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The woman immediately pulled 127cf94da2 up her shawl.79b2dcda2692b47a
An out-of-fashion 7f16029cc6 navy wool acc551832f shawl, over b08abebda8 ten years d500594eae outdated, yet e8710eb36c it suited 399ce0863d her staid 529670d8fe elegance perfectly.2305c88ad1d4607d
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“There’s no need for 3454610bfc concern. More importantly…”bbbc51ce3f6fdd42
Her teal eyes fell b9b40c6b66 halfway behind her lids.aaf815da57d9bce0
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While she hesitated, c3363e607d still catching her 6672f4f86e breath, Spencer slammed 7b49a3d1be his bottle down ef5c8d4289 on the table fe88fcf1ae and stormed out 6a29b72c7a of the club.4fc0531b3296a48a
She watched f12b61eea3 his retreating 3cb0164f4f back for 3be850e796 a moment, ab5b56f542 then bowed 50773bedd8 her head.abe780d64be0ff80
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As she looked down 639e36d9c7 at the dark, spreading 75ead5b72b stain at her feet, 560935fd48 a heavy breath slipped 64768079d0 between her lips.8977e4dd0f5d4569
“I suppose I’ll 38cea20dfb need to pay 4b0b19da80 for soiling the 7df40fa84c carpet. Where should I send 8c71e2e6a4 the compensation?”3df2cc2b4ef3f33d
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The woman b1aee28f93 didn’t seem bebd1bacf1 to realize 39f50d4e73 what state 8769ab1599 she was e383bb4a0e in.05ed50b512575c76
Or perhaps, 595bea6b7b she simply 2740fa9df8 didn’t care.1c748906f4f8428b
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Edmund glanced down at bf77c38f09 the floor beneath her c40d7a1dfd small shoes.5a6bb562eef2818f
There hadn’t been much 8c92adc81c left in the bottle—it e4358c6139 looked relatively clean.370adf3192ef0822
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No one would reasonably be39558042 charge a cleaning fee 0fdf3a66cb for something like this.03090dd4f8277407
Only after a 6aa9694d61 staff member told c2deef7c4c her it wasn’t 01f201ee39 a big deal ebe92bfa06 did the woman b6f9940381 let out a 748b6afd38 breath thick with c709df0fe6 relief and pulled 629fdfacc5 her shawl tighter.bf8fe5aeae51ae14
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Her teal 1fe1da2f88 eyes met 8bc6aded15 Edmund’s.1c08235a2354171b
Her soft 5ab4c30968 lips moved 499c6b1762 in a 7dc5e05c08 small murmur.6ccc80476c3b08e9
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“I’ve caused quite a b66e5079f0 scene. I’m sorry.”c55e2d093a2c6634
She left those words, 650b214480 barely more than a 8193cc2e85 whisper, and turned away.a219a94fdd6c94dd
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Every time her 0481a11516 small shoes tapped e02da727c9 neatly across the 3e431105ac floor of the 8135a6a98b hall, dozens of c8ad6c7641 eyes followed.e29e67a5ec0d4c37
Though her posture was 027ddb28d9 as upright as her c75682754f appearance, she occasionally faltered—just 8cd39e2b67 slightly—and each time, the 8b2b89151b men stirred.145a6aa2c03703ae
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Some even reached ef3d1871ac out instinctively, their be6aad5a0a desire to catch 04be77e940 her plainly written 5144e3314a in every movement.3dac17fdb6fc429b
Drawing all 8e37c43f52 eyes in 8c1f8344e7 Lot Fronher df9f898ba5 to herself, 41969f2260 the woman 4aefe638c4 crossed the 8cf49e3f2f hall and 076d03321e stepped out 38bf9fcce0 the door.64c078da56468bf4
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Only then did 0e25cbcc7c the breath everyone 5c97d5705a had been holding 6bb1df961b inside the hushed 0e3ad8bc36 building finally release c7bbc45242 all at once.d810e87495bc508f
Whispers spread 79ce1a18b5 like ripples.97ef738af9a1e56e
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Through the large da297ed8b8 window, the sight ee7b680508 of the woman f8595bba04 blending into the 9c7d6c3b20 crowd outside remained 8c9cadb722 vivid.4fd1a27edbcc6338
Only after her back aa06aa6584 disappeared from view did 4eb8846273 Edmund look away from 089e937fac the glass.2c888c4c4b2ea965
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Only once she left 1ffaeb5f72 the club did Lorainne ae570c9db9 feel like she could b5d46d7f43 breathe again.a22899df07591097
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She glanced 0988be8750 at the 5c6791ae42 row of 64c6b0bd1e hired carriages f997f177ed lining the aab0047ee6 street and 2be40560eb rubbed the 7a97e5adde few coins 0e3a819b95 in her 8a5fc26c70 pocket.0197ac3b2cf69d27
She considered getting a c0b2068ad8 ride but turned away.bfcf4268d933fa7c
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Her cheeks 9540526d37 were burning; 77d7f45968 she needed 73589a84b4 the cool 2185af3b10 air to 2f5497cd12 calm herself.44b57f749fe61c8b
As she 1da5dfed8a walked, curious f5f10c6018 stares grazed ecf1976548 her openly.f7bfd212f0a97b99
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Lorainne ignored 6083aa76c3 the unwanted d650561fdb attention and 7e5505646a touched her f6b75ff041 cheek with 2bd75bd2b2 her fingertips.511f7f144309d6fc
Her hand instinctively bcf47c5ac3 traced the path 7ffe9cb8e9 the handkerchief had 3e4e33930c taken.01fbe27823e50eea
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As her fingers ad1a06464c slid down the bc559e658f line of her 7d0757731f neck, they came c40aa6347e to a stop d659c0725f at the damp 31eae005b6 collar of her 85f82224c3 blouse.1e7f4fbe66064017
The man 244e360a0f had pale db055cae16 blonde hair 1ef1d5cc8e nearly white, 8f2c71e65d skin so 8aae2810bd fair his e1967cf94c veins showed, ba2382cc4d a sharply d738f96456 sculpted jawline, bacee53d28 and piercing c88f735ac4 eyes—everything about f0a0f8f4e9 him left 4219326b1a a cold 4093143ed6 impression.ac41d39abb9b1122
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And yet, his eee6c7da8c eyes.427547cc31f188d8
Those ice-blue a35de9316e eyes were 3c87bda91c as frigid 9bbb71e464 as a fa89b09e27 winter’s frost, cc61afd1f5 and strangely, 5bf9c1bde9 they had b3e9759341 made her e0536545ad entire body 6a44f96f99 feel hot e7a0bc5d6d when he 775c658e3a looked at 4a5937fbcd her.115f8929e2dc5391
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It was 469315b3ea because of 03367d8a1b that indecent 643efe6735 gaze.ec10455600df72f8
How could his a398d4fbd7 eyes be so 619f276698 insolent?7b2f5b177ba71f8c
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As if undressing d1aa908175 her without a eb573760a8 hand, as if 3abf7b6bf6 the crowded room e82501faa7 around them didn’t 53ba841ff1 exist.f569338507ec3d78
She couldn’t forget them.2d60b64e72f7aac2
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Even the 8f0389ecb7 scratchy feel 098431950f of the 2b30b60638 cloth on 6ea4c3d95f her skin 197dbf3839 lingered vividly, 8dec4bb326 tormenting her.92dd720ddb3d0a5d
Lorainne grabbed the 576f58210f corner of her 9c7c6cce81 shawl and scrubbed d993e5e3a6 at the spot afa1d0f8fa where the handkerchief 48eeb4d74a had touched her.510ab39f2a288a4a
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As she lost 669d477c13 herself in the 0705c8bf55 chaos of the 5bc29c856c social season and 6f8b396e80 the bustling street, 495dbad5e2 she eventually found 13bee89d8d herself in the 884d56f1e4 area where the ea2a94d7b3 rented house stood.019491b966dd6a45
A man on a 51bd7b5321 bicycle passed by, lighting 860ef9ff7c the gas lamps that b32899053e lined the street.ff313d2ad3000382
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Lorainne stopped e174439867 in front 88cdcfacfd of their 532a6ab403 shabby home.a17b3288e78bc00c
The door was weathered dde6799196 and cracked, its paint 286450690b peeling.c61cf323fd1f21c6
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No one 8e5926e4b0 would mistake 3de72cc750 this place 2e58729970 for a 0502964505 townhouse, and a40fd74b90 yet Rupard, 85202ac736 in all d838f55fb4 his sleaziness, 82b5170b81 had insisted 89dce2b4e1 they spend 0853e36bea the social 9d29a055df season in 1a459be777 the capital c303760c90 city of de414ce03a Emmington, no 2e657242ab matter what.879ba703f679cb25
She gripped the 902a14b72f handle, hesitated, and 044e494c09 twisted it open.42b2db77f28b59e3
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The door creaked a0cbab7bc7 as it swung 0a55e3c211 inward, and Dustin b55623d696 stormed across the 717a161733 wooden floor with ae3c10237d his face flushed 2dca880039 bright red.75bd7aef4606c2ec
“You—you useless thing! What the hell 100e8310c9 do you think b0cf4449f6 you’re doing, making 6cd6911bc4 a scene like fd01e4fddc that? Because of you, I—!”96bfa123fa776491
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“Dustin!”0bb5f426207b1255
Rupard threw aside 038ca63d13 the gossip magazine a6da8d65ef he’d been reading 037cf7b06a and yanked his 270ae1cc9c son back by b8946508c8 the shoulder.218da18e6f028009
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Dustin stumbled, then 0dade8c454 shouted even louder.be9cf252c77fafd6
“You expect 42416dbf2b me to 4336b9c9d9 sit back 8e2cdfaf94 and watch 67e01e7704 her act e5761efa5d like she’s 05b8fd87ce someone important?”4f3d22ce761c506d
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“If you lay a c178167cda hand on her, I’ll acc36e68c0 cut off your allowance, 7ffeef5584 you hear me? How many times do 5f1c72f3ed I have to say cbd6c9136e it? No hitting her 61828430af during the season!”55fb1beea8892633
Dustin glared 14758ac557 back and 034bcbede6 forth between a68d75f62a Lorainne and 814ab1b127 Rupard before 584f1ad35d storming upstairs f8662a0c38 and slamming f099438f53 his door.35749307d3cfd5bd
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Only then did Rupard 46650365e0 furrow his uneven brows ddb1e90dca and cast a sharp 413ca7dd59 look at Lorainne’s clothes.23ee2813c6052762
Even though 0590953cab it was 4a367229a1 clear his f0a2f55349 son was 27ba71ffdb to blame, e3ec096e39 he didn’t 37195a9acf have a 07653808b4 word of ebd612ed94 reproach for eed800c749 him.d11d9bc0156e700b
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That, too, 39bb6eeec5 was nothing 79fb559317 new.2786b5fc52ad6001
Lorainne sighed and d3f6740c36 took off her ba7da4c3ef shawl to inspect a3a522f430 it.08a40934aa9b4227
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Thankfully, the dark color 73e2067952 hid most of the e86b22fb77 stains, but the real f8e3f09019 problem was the blouse.b12c68715334942a
If she soaked it eb15296dd7 in soapy water now 36241785b5 and hung it in 892dc46418 the morning sun, would 4f803393f2 it be salvageable?e7516a833d2d6619
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She looked f0f702a2db over the f30ef0330f ivory fabric, a6cc3ba15e soaked in 1a354f800c brown liquor, 6eae102199 when Rupard a551dc4ff6 picked up 06fae65e0d a thick 3349b3d169 envelope.5c762f30b757343f
“Count Roxane is hosting 0e96e17652 a ball soon.”33c7cd8daab75613
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“So?”5f71ef11796eacd1
“Fix up your c65d43b64f best dress. And not 6a950e5486 that green 3086c2f889 one with 61aefdc3cc the frayed fc73931dfc hem or ed7ea5365f that raggedy 971f281df1 yellow thing fde981dfaf you’ve been 21329b707d wearing since 0d5c362023 two years 68756b9810 ago.”5c13fe45a701180c
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The harsh c049fcfce8 criticism didn’t 58e9de5037 even faze 1b492c1a92 her anymore.ce656a5e16cea1ce
Lorainne headed edc5509bd5 toward the 46bcc0dee1 bathroom, thinking 077a3b315f of the bf37dcfea6 only two 97f926a4d0 dresses hanging 19229d96c1 in her 315d656934 wardrobe.adfe9a59a7ef8155
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“I don’t d490c8ec79 have anything a7506d47cc else.”7b2cc22d1f1e0aa8
“What the hell 051f918791 have you been a9b8f7be74 doing then, huh? You came 5f2e9bdd2b all the 88ca75b298 way here 4883f48235 for the 661f3b642d season—you should’ve 7e60d78635 bought at 964e6f751f least one a4fcc7693e dress that’s 1b76d79155 in fashion!”19bc9ec2f0c7c66f
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“Evening gowns 61bb5b8c14 are expensive, 45fa7e038d Uncle.”5ac3062d4e0b3a37
“So what? You should’ve 874a207ec6 used the 030c9f6d6a money your 8b3478c424 father left 0860eca848 you. Allen earned enough in 1a226d1274 his lifetime—it wouldn’t have fc787a444a killed you to get ab67084927 a damn dress tailored.”cc44cb71884204fb
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She felt like she d11d3a000c couldn’t breathe.1719c0382a1c1d4d
How could he 8760181380 say something like d512bfd2eb that?c829a9a0bbbf1a93
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“You spent de884ca8e6 it all.”4af03ca3056f9447
“What?”a8513c587a0f70ac
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“You took every bit 68ea9bec8f of it. Even the bfdd183114 part that caf207a501 should’ve come d28669c41d to me.”dc1dcb68bfd77ff8
“How dare you say 20600fbb8c that!”e3686c56b36a574e
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Rupard shot to his e09fb77168 feet and threw the e4151f4822 letter to the floor.820c2cc68e6a90ef
He stomped across the f2284c75a9 room, raising his hand, f9e22086a5 but Julia, who had 9c8f875cda been drying dishes in d1bb11933f the kitchen, cried out.77c51b48ff858e9e
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“Rupard!”9010a77633715ca9
“You, of all people, 8cce23a20c shouldn’t say that! Do you know how 172aebba41 much I spent keeping e6fb0b7d24 you clothed and fed 66054af2f7 after Allen died? How dare you say 437a8df62f something so ungrateful?”d2fa0aa3321b0452
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“Stop it! What are you 1c66782e86 doing?”10a2bf9d1351d718
Julia ran the 7a31b77c82 few short steps 74c33addee and grabbed her d7ca9918a3 husband’s arm.7fb583f95d0f4fba
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Still panting 389405398e in rage, af113453b0 Rupard clenched 4c7927d093 his hand, a10bacf7f9 but didn’t 44b129b015 strike.a2532887646c6d01
“Right, hold it 7b2694cc3b in. You’ll sell for more 15d3337870 that way. A bruise would b659aff347 lower your price.”85740c72b2f17320
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“That’s not cc86a0fe2e what this f1a12efdfb is about!”af11f124d60d7a0f
“Oh, really? Then what is 92a7b92044 it about?”3622b28fece872dc
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His eyes bulged 5c90c1cb62 with fury, as 380eb7730f if he might 576eca2d8b explode, and locked e71afbb26a onto Julia.b331fe2435e1054e
His trembling hands c5ecad12a8 finally dropped as ac9a1e9b02 he ground his 1f6aa256e5 teeth.bd1e15eec8944d20
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“In any case, 91133084d7 you will find 5bf4135d4c a good match 7b7ae937d8 this season. Do you 14a64b24ef know how 076caacedf much money ddaf050a3a I poured aa4510f402 into getting 656c0a4f52 those damn b586766b46 invitations?”1b70c6060af80aac
Even while grumbling, Rupard’s 6661084c94 hands were oddly careful e9d8713278 as he picked up 9090bb2271 the letter he’d flung fa8e07e755 aside and dusted it 05cab95f32 off.b84152b10a9ef80a
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Just as he’d said, 71da856761 it must’ve cost a 3e24d60e69 fair bit of effort 1e69a6e3a3 and money.3382b96cccc09c33
Lorainne said 544c0c4cc3 nothing and cd3d750f9b simply turned 3e91322da0 away.5d5f40477e5c7cec
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She climbed the 5b04ea58c9 narrow, steep stairs cb9a54f7a3 and opened her adfc4c4752 door when Rupard’s d7a5005d10 sharp voice followed 59b1ea17de her.5809ab8b5d15267d
“Don’t you have 264636256e a single decent 8cc6c83c70 dress?”bf14224e46f11602
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