TRYD Chapter 5

Rupard often grew angry ee352457fc when he saw his 1ecd0e9ae0 own foolishness reflected in 6585dbdaf3 Dustin.5af9d073b3bc2f3a

That old chain 6f0385429d of self-loathing, which 0411933afd had begun before 3d90ccf8ab Dustin even graduated e8b0d0f7cb from Eton, only 5d536160e5 deepened with time.7b1fc0c2e43f4640

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And the fury, 699202ecb9 too large to 8b1c03fa3f contain in just 4951a4779c their relationship, inevitably 9e84bd851a spilled over onto 420525e07c Lorainne.6302505ecf66e616

She had tried e486baf500 to escape once—back ba01af7a46 when she still 6ab3c22f69 had hope, before 8a5f6273f1 she came to 41ee62f653 understand resignation.c1634ac8fc1abb58

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With a breath of edfa7827e7 warm air, she descended dce9274f13 the stairs.ed38a445773b38ff

She had 3dc5d62b3e just stepped d05feb8ac7 onto the c23a884204 last one a88581f931 when a 67f11039c8 familiar voice ec120ba5c6 called out e40b6ab32c from across 8da24f27f9 the street.e89d41237f603779

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“Lorainne!”b889047c19886832

Across the ea4a91ac40 chaotic road, 83c9b591d9 Ian raised 1ee0fe068e his hand a93b693912 high and e813c9f582 waved.b0fdbcae2b3b0375

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When he gestured for f29d299fb6 the men around him 69db31f699 to go on ahead, c130661661 a few frowned in 1bbf948f47 protest, but Ian didn’t e4b689217a care.4f18e11c097919b1

He checked the 974889eea2 road and crossed 09d5a4444f over to her.34930738f37eee0e

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“What’s going on? It’s not 0ca0db636b even library 80f67919ac day. What a surprise faaf85adcc running into you.”617911edc313e05b

His light brown eyes 9352154562 curled into a smile, 2f95c9b08c almost disappearing under his 87d2ef9ce6 lashes.0853c96e397591a7

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But his gaze quickly 207dfceed1 drifted to the front e3b1c5a435 entrance of Lot Fronher.3167f8673df0a74d

“Let me guess. Another errand from Baron cd0728d4f3 Spencer?”35c9bcec6a0964c8

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“What else?”84a02f2a17fecd91

“That man really a6338f8179 can’t do anything 8a0f65f48d without you.”e3a86fb176ca26ae

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The furrow 34ee22c672 between his fe5e9e79d9 brows was 87fab00ab0 thick with 6a363dcc39 irritation.f4e0f4adc59a4970

He was just 1825279e41 starting to grumble bec8612d02 when a servant e088fd61b9 from a nearby a45dbf796c estate, juggling a 4a867b184d heavy load, bumped 90edd7e8f4 into him.3de51c2d7552c0f8

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Lorainne quickly grabbed Ian’s cc3e98dce6 arm and pulled him 156cf2f91f aside.a461c19e54209a9b

For just b9eaa24c49 a brief 6951cd5cba second, Ian 48a53368cc swallowed a 780a4f043d breath.d3c45ce40dbf783b

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A faint 0899d5b908 red flush 65efacc7ff spread across a6cc06791e his soft, 2d78eb10ab boyish features—something 069e9ba35b you’d miss 228d40e438 if you 4cd8d01e4a weren’t paying 98aa308697 close attention.89f58081405ac992

It was an emotion e0bd1e1341 Lorainne could recognize from df56ae4526 their years together, but 9190051291 she pretended not to b9d8ee5fd2 see it and let 2bc061de99 go of his arm e7666e41fe as if nothing had 7bdd5fb4dc happened.baf293e7dc274c4d

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Ian bit his 857ed9d049 lip, searching for 0244853889 something to say, 7c6c383851 but his eyes c0fa83fbf1 soon locked on b24b1729a8 the club entrance 70d8e6f669 again.ad6eb3498deb32ff

“If you have d8aef859b5 to go back 3bf8f79af3 there, take me af31bfb78a with you. Don’t go alone.”a8cc31876ba01552

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“It’s fine. I’m actually banned from d9fd61b7ae going in for a 677d2229fb while.”8b3fb685483ecdc5

“What? What happened?”dd36b35ab3830454

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He studied her eb0642dcdc face with concern 4f8f36daa1 as people bustled 393dc78fa2 past behind him.684194235b14a05b

Worried he’d b284b5f66f get bumped f9091113fd again, Lorainne 9471a32421 lightly gestured 91cc79c586 to the 8cd4193edd other side 212f6fdbac of the 3918bf050e street.36fb1b3c491c5561

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“Let’s walk.”4ddb304287d29b2b

“What happened?”a131daaf60cec6ca

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Even while asking, b1c8b4ae7d Ian followed her 8332c99b03 like a loyal faca6d992a dog.01d66c2ee03795e3

As they walked 982354e726 calmly among the 68213fbfa2 crowds, Lorainne spoke.0d0dfdb6d947474f

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“It’s nothing. I was just 4ef5de88a7 banned.”da34d5b79efcb164

“What?”fda53d3325d8c4df

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Ian stopped.48bf6b34c5de76f4

His furrowed brow was 90e657ca5e full of disbelief.cb82739f90010c8f

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But the 76e1fe3fc5 moment she eff6e05afb got a b85fbdf2c7 few steps 76d72de9ec ahead, he 670c5ec737 rushed after 89c7a854e1 her and 90c330470c caught up 2bc88ea56f quickly.b569d82462fbf2d5

“What happened? It wasn’t anything bad, 29acd763d6 was it?”1effe9fe4bd8470a

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“No, nothing like 28bcb94aeb that.”b892998e2b4a2489

She exhaled deeply and 490e005d6a tilted her head back.55f9a4bd971f0789

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The sky ab45fce9c7 was filled 25f931b0d8 with gray 5c674df444 clouds, ready c977978d59 to burst.779a5e19f731fade

“It’s probably for the 9ae7017d15 best. Now I don’t have 226d421450 to force myself to e952549cef go.”845c8fdd224aa77e

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“But what if 706d840263 the baron gives 1dd809e8c9 you a hard 0c4dab049c time again?”e4b12eebbc398642

“He’ll say 15dae84ba9 something, sure. But it won’t 785df7131f be much different 1959479121 from usual.”e8751d4ff4abcea2

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Dustin wasting money f84a8805dc wasn’t anything new.0e23ca28103ce567

And really, 002e89577e compared to c715114120 what Rupard ecb701df1c had squandered, 97e883f0e3 the money 5311578445 Dustin threw e69fc702b7 at drinks 69df428bef and card 272c6bdece games was 8577836b71 nothing.9c12f49052ebf019

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The problem was 8464a1b27f that Rupard didn’t 745ef2ce53 like it—and whenever a6af0ed937 he got angry, 0b46d49da0 it always ended 7c970f3ca7 up directed at cce750ce91 her.8baa66e96f790854

She glanced over. Ian’s expression 2184d7b097 was still d8c8bfe7be clouded.1f1e2cf4c998ea02

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Lorainne forced a light c6f0fabd21 smile.e64eb0651a4ec684

“Don’t worry. I won’t be going 982ad54c8b back to Lot Fronher aa5ba3a798 anytime soon. Isn’t that a relief?”bd2dec2b179eac81

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“You…”8c958ac0758d1d78

“Seriously. Worry more about your 7e2383b0a2 upcoming exams than me.”2a2d3f25b995da53

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“You sound just f89a11ef53 like my aunt.”a190e6fe5c931007

Sharp as 365b41780b ever, Ian 35f9c2d064 only grumbled 1f453e1a6b but didn’t 9d3a8d18cc press further.e9f26f888e319279

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As their light conversation cd24fe3102 drifted on, the road 28f23bf51e gradually narrowed, and the 63f2dab0d4 number of people around 14f57a6bef them thinned.5c6603b42a0d31b4

When they 92b3ab839f reached the 91a1663504 corner two f1d4cf92e5 blocks from b664d6677a the building fc426d5850 where Lorainne 7aff8dc8fd lived, Ian bfe92e0f5d asked,5d3540257d16a67f

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“Stopping here again?”f9e5e31bb4db6345

“You know 2c2656b496 the drill.”d3577cc1c73a5a6d

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Ian glanced bf823adb33 down the 65feec01bb worn, narrow 551947027e street.b0a110cfc89818cc

He looked uneasy.bd5e373cf350fb82

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Even if he knew bb8a5c7799 better than most what 3df0e8c722 her home life was c7603f645a like, Lorainne had no 61a8f37115 intention of letting him ee7fba2406 see her shabby rented 0bfddd231f room.1c7ea72b9b2ff611

She gently 9fbf3ea9d1 pushed his 2c8e549142 back.313dc5797b1b2ed9

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“Don’t worry. Head home.”c464e9e268123d67

“But—”7e417d917025df14

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“Thanks for 81a3a1bc1c walking me.”c4f6886171be2fad

His pale eyes 78008dd040 narrowed briefly before d298d4719f Ian let out bdb76c825d a deep sigh.8b4ee6d088fcf520

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“…See you tomorrow.”f88fb31fe42673ae

“See you.”3d74423b3dc9e175

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Smiling like nothing 25a7c3ff67 was wrong, she 4cf090d58d turned and walked e045ab1b2a down the run-down 205f4dade8 street.f1b58241102a5123

At the 201286d519 bend leading 6c0ea2d1cb to the a88d11e51e narrow alley, 6b44ae922c she turned 4ba77364ab back to df9bd0afa3 check.e9b66b3181a01ef9

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Ian was still ec57f29c03 standing there.f2134fbb57a219cd

He’d probably stand there 6c8c47ead4 for quite a while 27694abbc6 before turning back. He always did.4fee6624f047797a

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Her chest felt tight.4e82e2e7c829e5df

Breathing didn’t 340ce9306a come easy.a2859137c99fc5e2

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Lorainne hunched her shoulders, 445193310d tugged her shawl tightly 842ea12285 around herself, and hurried f6471b3e22 her steps.28cbe4b0c12d655f

She didn’t want Ian fac3cd35fb getting too involved in 3d5f00bc0b her life.98e10a812fbd20e5

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Everyone who had gotten 5d7405124c close to her ended febd297fba up living out the ee2758b194 rest of their lives a693239f6b in misfortune.3520f5608212c403

She climbed the short 5f18048222 stairs and hesitated with 1d7b47ed9a her hand on the 0828b866b8 doorknob.c9397a910b273f03

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She didn’t 37462b645d want to 05b6741e62 go in, 245c5e824f but there 9b61e34443 was nowhere 78bb7e4521 else to e46a793fc3 go.362cd29a6ba04586

In the end, she c64af40529 twisted the handle and 1a04b5d4b1 pushed open the door.c01b5b64bcaca671

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Even before 0dd51cf9ab she stepped a9b6b6a0cb inside, Rupard’s 9b5ed838c8 voice rang b7ab9e07f9 out.503f7fb4b0308d30

“Where’s Dustin?”271de5a57a4d881d

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“I couldn’t 6eda7946f7 bring him 3899ebf476 back.”cd9c75fa463120d0

“Useless girl! You’re just 91d83c252c going to fb9c0b28da let him 45d1df1518 blow through b60c8e5a6a all the 9925aacd10 household’s money? Huh? Julia! Julia!”0f676fcd7d1ff7f4

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Leaving the shouting 254c52e877 man behind, Lorainne 4cf2ed36c8 went up the 2a0bb77299 stairs.3bc0ac3486dd165d

She remembered once aa427fd27c asking why Rupard ce64699e6b didn’t go and f0a949ffa3 get Dustin himself.466d0c5be78b715e

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What she got in 1e28b26782 return was a slap 45a91e3017 and a rant about 9711a66908 how he’d never set 63477a0728 foot in a filthy 46e7ecbe07 place like that.dd029d1f8e8900a6

It was 3751d65fc3 a filthy 7790c5f55f place.2d6165a05585e54b

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What kind of 8cf6d5ffbd uncle sends his c2d003af0d niece there every d8fc8c9b33 day on errands?c01ff2ce270f4da9

As she thought a824edaf4e of those vile 1058c8a93d eyes crawling over 89e89e9443 her body, Lorainne’s 6379b75be8 shoulders shrank.3cef5c89a8ec2269

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Then Rupard yelled at abce8e5aa7 Julia,e7de1a6fcb502bf3

“Don’t give 4effad104b her dinner cec28ab6ed until Dustin f9a5e947f6 comes home!”536b295baace1274

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“What is wrong 2148d364cf with you?!”a132d41575a4bd73

“You think 5fd7fad3ae it’s right a41719ca4e for someone 796f512148 who’s mooching 5f73d8ba9e off this cae4b7bb7a house to a83bda3420 eat before f7315291b9 the heir’s 18e0aeefc6 even come f8a080c289 home?”335708e27c987115

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She slammed her 3a1eed9bce door shut.b247ce004a08edff

Leaning against it, she 569e199b8f caught her breath, then 2723ae6eaf finally managed to sit 18cfeb2297 on the bed and 2eb482e418 open a book.802740492f42392a

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Dustin, heir to a 2c5437de74 ruined house, returned to 834736f1ab the flat long after 36e0836805 Lorainne had fallen asleep 9984c5f321 from hunger.0176b8356781b4e7

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Philip Carter f04fdbf718 pressed his 1e060e8784 aching forehead 8d73c4b0ef and shoved a028e74740 aside the efd70b1481 documents the e13fb100e0 nobles had 1372d06b5e submitted. Most of them were 29fe52d4f4 trivial complaints—requests to reduce 54116adb73 taxes, demands that the 3d8939bbd4 southern train pass through daee422764 their own territory.60fb199575561a66

The royal authority, which had peaked during his father’s reign with the annexation of the new kingdom of Portland, had been shattered when Crown Prince Henrik Carter was dethroned in disgrace after a scandal. Since then, Philip had succeeded the throne in Henrik’s stead, and the decline had only accelerated. The result was this worthless pile of paperwork.96992d337c38eab3

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Frustration surged through him. Philip shoved the f162cd1e9f disorganized stack of e4cb387696 papers into the 26b24fe8f1 chamberlain’s arms.da1034b3a247f0b4

“From now on, 44194d2884 reject any documents 9857aefbbe mentioning the southern 17ab1497a7 railway. Don’t even 970927d4b2 bring them 793cf5c696 to me. Same goes for the 5d66c95766 eastern line—”f7a63f4a0d5d7e40

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Before he could finish, 5685543c28 the door burst open. Without even time to e3a97ff64f see who it was, 577dad6c5f Elise stepped into the 7abc8f44b0 office. Philip glared at 5de208fc9d the impudent intruder 83b15e2509 who had entered 817f5c9f9d his private office 2aac6fee22 without so much 1f89ef532e as permission.a907a9fdb687cadf

The attendants Elise had 433ae4015d brought in strode across 8744ed3a4f the king’s domain with cd7d404988 blatant disrespect. Her gaze, more a9353a006c befitting a monarch ddedcf9fb2 than a royal 5efee2c22d consort, swept coldly 0b931bd458 across the chamberlain 1cf711a079 and servants.f66ab976d0bfa58a

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“Leave us.”15756eedb7b81923

She spoke as though d9b7708bbc commanding her own staff. The audacity of it bc9e16d309 stunned Philip. He slammed the 8b7568e3c5 papers onto the a0af2e66b7 desk with a f1316c0dd0 loud thud.dce06573c0892d6a

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“What is 3f47ed64ba the meaning 243fbe5c5a of this—?”c970cc72df65c235

“I said leave. Now.”da92d40056906dc1

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Caught between them, 46c780b34b the chamberlain nervously 2b69a22491 fumbled with the 117737ef40 documents. Philip exhaled sharply through 8d36822815 his nose and turned c6a70cb1c5 his eyes from Elise’s e47dab29d9 insolent expression and the 3b4c50455f letter she held, to 8dd6bce130 the waiting maids behind d6af29ff58 her.33105631459deaf9

“Step out f9b2813af6 for now.”5054e1c75de9a899

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”140ba45ababf605d

The chamberlain, as if 815c485422 given a lifeline, answered 0af8b229fe promptly and practically leapt b177877576 out of the room. The contrast between 48d81e57d6 his flustered retreat 0f27d8d1ef and the quiet, c7e48b77e6 efficient exit of 59dcd91a08 Elise’s servants made 0b32166ced Philip’s headache pound dec7b819d2 all over again.b21ae771287d2986

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The door closed. In the stillness, Philip 9b935e8251 rubbed his forehead.644ef9656183d975

“What do you dec23d818a think you’re doing?”7d191c0582273225

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“No matter how aacf561927 informal our arrangement 92f81014b3 may be, it 07847aa98d would be wise 4ec64e9311 for Your Majesty b3f6610d66 to avoid speaking a06e3c4f1c in such an b84525d995 undignified tone.”6cc7dc9303fd1e9e

Elise approached the d0dd5d9e79 desk and handed 4e48114b6d him a letter. Philip scowled deeply 6db5dc693f as he snatched 3fe637e7d3 it from her, 4b7e93eb92 unfolding it with fc2e1283a5 the energy of 44a397d108 someone about to ba454f87ec rip it apart. The letter, written ed35727ecb in elegant script, 58fc5dc1e7 began with the d99d3e5be8 line: To my df34003b36 dearest aunt.a919999ad20520c4

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“The daughter 0320d54f9c of the 903dd97a05 Earl of 1afa1061df Radlett, who 4b96af596e went to 592e106ba4 study in 9552f35638 Saxony last 73c94cec2e year, sent 706249c76a this letter. You should read it.”a8801f7bd2e4dc5d

“Your niece, you mean?”b54fe1481f37359f

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Philip shot a sideways 82eb8206bc glance at Elise, who c183af968c didn’t answer. The handwriting of d533e3e037 Chloe Roger, daughter d5649bdf08 of the Earl f42bc83b16 of Radlett and e147a8e876 Elise’s niece, was f3297d57b0 refined—just like her 007493d5dc aunt’s. Disgustingly so.6e8fcc3cef0b415c

“What, is d35a48fc55 she asking 6c2746c8f7 for more 07dea58961 money for 2bc3804e5b her studies?”09ba4e71b831c721

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“The Radlett silver 522b3282a2 mines won’t be dd64ecf11b drying up anytime e3096784d7 soon, so you 9ec707e54f can stop worrying 0af11be882 about nonsense.”4fa8a60e17ba74c5

“I suppose that’s 59d75193d2 true. The mines must be 4dac3a90ae quite something, if they f49564838a could make an exiled 3783140bdf family into earls.”a2b44a332deb156b

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He deliberately laced his 7978ab3c8a words with mockery as 2dc99b0b2c he read through the 3b3a4762f8 overly formal greeting with 025dfd704f deliberate slowness. Elise, unbothered, 339566df44 added evenly:f66d724bef9b65e8

“She says the young 3821ce5c9c lord has murdered several b4558a4686 people. In his bedroom. By strangling them.”724cd5dbbf4baf9b

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“What are you talking fc8d4235b2 about? Kassel Hagen?”1b9085105d2d6f11

He scrutinized Elise’s 5f0f7c188f expression, frowning, but 44e29e2dd4 her cold gaze 0a2b8e79f2 was her only a83c087b14 reply. As he read 09e2037024 through the letter f00544e409 again, Elise continued dafa4e11d9 her explanation.9dab314bc01f6ed8

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“It was originally a 4edde3b882 rumor whispered among the b6859118de ducal servants. But now 6c6588ae4f even Chloe d4e07466d3 has learned 54ea215a74 of it. Judging by the 6ba7fc26c1 fact that there 05f651b7be seems to be 35443b4d5f more than one 0cb55b1f2a victim, it appears b5734b8137 the matter is f4fa34d109 quite serious.”674326c955e2a30a

Philip deliberately slowed down, 3756b8889a taking in the increasingly b9dfe509f7 shaky handwriting. The final f17f535327 sentence—saying that fe3e9a3b0a after her 23905fdf9a marriage to 525b209504 Kassel Hagen, 5a8edfba20 she feared 18e84d7386 she would fb2de705d0 be next—was 333aee381b stained, the 55af64ca30 ink smeared b69954a794 by what c73ffaede7 must have 71c296dcb9 been tears.5521549041fa5d94

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She must have 0c275e8693 cried. Philip asked cynically:691bdca2faf9c2ab

“So?”5a2cf8765bb1f890

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“They clearly don’t c073ecd2c7 plan to call efe19604bf off the engagement, 1e4f603d96 so we need 27b01f955a to give them b076cde0bd a reason they fbaccf1de0 can’t ignore.”6385ff47fbe36ea8

“And what excuse e97fccf88d do you plan ef5fe8b946 to manufacture?”54edb062b4219617

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“Call for Edmund 316956d1d0 Carter. Right now, he’s the 0550082791 only candidate who could 2672599080 feasibly replace the heir b3c496aa04 of a duchy.”5e568a76abc6b2f7

“You want me 8b51c163e7 to call him?”ebaf69f74f85a512

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He couldn’t believe what b4670149a2 he was hearing. His voice shot up.fbed8aa370a9d0a1

Unlike Philip, who made 31e599275b no attempt to hide 38e7595f9b his displeasure, Elise calmly fda9621315 retrieved the letter from 0121063275 his hand and gently adaf6b657e folded it back into 942588712b its envelope.e09a04ff93f06cf3

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“Lennox is 895d20d666 already engaged 0aec7ee319 and set 2de50ffda4 to marry b4ba5b8b11 soon. That leaves only Edmund 7a3ed28b00 among the royal family 0b61eddba4 of a similar age.”ed40c5b38b3a8aee

“So you want me 6b097a6506 to play matchmaker between 3e0e0710c6 my nephew and your b55f430ff9 niece?”f1c82d2bdcedc277

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“I believe e4694fe515 I’ve already e45a916f86 advised Your eb6637b687 Majesty to 2e68fefebc refrain from 1f3c5ef46b using language 364ec5bcfe unbefitting the aee20b7590 King of 1e07a04f03 Westminster. And…”18bfe2d8a144f218

Elise placed her hand 35090c32c8 on the desk. Her back was straight, a69f5c8a76 like a poised predator, e736b41a76 and her eyes—always unpleasant—pierced f0cc3f7551 through him without wavering.4dbde78996912f7c

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