Chapter 15

“Henry.”2198a1ed5b8f9093

After a long period c46107c416 of silence, Jeremy finally 5f8c99b383 spoke. Henry, ready to vent f0cae180f8 his frustration about Count c9e4f0d19d Ryles, was caught off bf51d7f05f guard.9ea9d52646d00660

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“I think my tastes have changed.”b75e4d2d3154c550

What came from Jeremy’s mouth, however, had nothing to do with Count Ryles.543e99defe3f7849

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“What kind of tastes? Your taste in women? Your taste has always been all over the place, except for the fact that they’re pretty.”fcf0faa12153ca2c

“Not that.”07b5b6de383dc9ce

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“Then what?”67daa59978dfddae

Jeremy’s gaze drifted as 01294686d1 he stared vacantly ahead, 3e035ccbfa as though his eyes cdd66a20cf were fixed on something 16a2247224 far away.4a1e21db9112f694

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“I think I have a sadistic streak.”f54bdd462e66bf6a

“…You’re crazy.”f475dfb8dea531ae

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Henry, instantly understanding e069ad8421 the implication of 1adc1db38e Jeremy’s words, couldn’t f1adbe8e70 help but curse. At a time when ee83619922 Count Ryles was already c73baf6e5b irritated, Jeremy had gone bbb09d5b26 and involved himself with 06e0f0b7ae another woman.310dad65a8f12057

Despite being his fc2dd3e32b friend, Henry couldn’t 5db94b12df help but feel e1a3129601 frustrated.9e27fe554f1d608b

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“So, what kind of woman is it this time?”df3d3cf7e35522f5

“Mm…”583d12d1d29eeff5

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Jeremy, still gazing 8bc755602b at the “Shards fa7270b000 of the Moon” 184575791b necklace he had 68e7270395 set down earlier, 3211f58c74 grinned faintly before 23d7cacb99 answering.869476f1ece2e644

“A greedy woman.”1502e4f89c2526f1

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For several 779752f410 days, the f31b856202 Ryles Estate 528de761e0 was bustling ba447ec568 with activity.335cdd5e42cbb6a0

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It was all in preparation for Selina’s birthday party. Especially now, with the party the following day, the household was even busier as everyone worked to decorate the mansion.2c8665d858838a4a

“I wish we could just have a small, simple gathering like usual.”9e685fa361634e38

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While decorating the hall for the party, Janice, as always, explained the Ryles family’s past events to Velita.9ce20296f1e9ef3e

“Ever since Miss Selina’s health started to decline, we haven’t held any social parties. The birthday parties were always just small family affairs with Count Ryles and Master Jeremy. Of course, even those were extravagant for family events… But anyway, it’s been such a long time since we’ve had a party where we invite others to celebrate her birthday.”bc0a4dc3cd653622

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In other words, 36e326b9bd this party would b09be36668 be Selina’s chance 0fb51d72b1 to reappear in 1dfe61578b society.307d1cd88a8137c4

As Velita 9a7816a899 decorated the 9d68729739 second-floor railing 40325e6d0f with silk 686594e8ac cloth and c6e9c7a789 flowers, she 8fe913cd05 shared a b140a4ac48 sympathetic smile fabdff4f06 in response 64ee0eb4ef to Janice’s bf80328c94 grumbling about 224add4bc5 how hard 0de1611b54 the task 6d2a9a7487 was.3816acb35d1aa08b

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“By the way, Janice.”6a201ebf2dc6799b

“Yeah?”ea1c54fad2899871

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“Exactly where is Miss Selina sick?”7b2265b4445f8a4f

It was c390238961 a question 41a7220c2a that had 3c55ddac40 been on 2ea5e4795f Velita’s mind 627f6be210 for a 330e8c6cc8 while.c084ccc4628098de

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Everyone kept saying 37f619c697 that Miss Selina 6d8257ec28 was frail, but 600f844067 no one ever 52e30d01bc specified where she 34824e891d was weak. From what Cain de3f07d79d Mortens had said, dfa2a1540b it seemed like 466cc9df4a she had been a9e5636586 ill in the 690ca57355 past…2280f908e5c7745b

“I don’t know.”0152b56fb41e54c7

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“What?”90de1b590e0cc4a3

“All I know is that Miss Selina is just frail. The doctor checks on her regularly, but as servants, we don’t really need to know the specifics of her illness.”7c156909635d4087

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Since it was Velita’s first time working as a servant, she wasn’t sure what was right or wrong, but she found it odd. After all, if the lady they served was ill, wouldn’t it be basic for the servants to know what the illness was, unless it was something that had to be kept hidden from everyone?29c61d35364ec4d2

“Ah…”965007529bbccf5a

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Just as Velita 8dbb9865f2 pondered her question 7be5785d4b about Selina, a d2f43e3db4 decorative flower slipped 71c2e2cda0 from her hand efaeeee548 and fell to b82f799d07 the floor below.17e167ff8b4b7189

“Oh no, what do I do now?”a055ee57d05b5f9b

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The flower wasn’t d907d7c845 dangerous, so no fcd82f6dd3 one would get c7d5b28582 hurt from it 166aa8ea41 falling. Going down e5455932e7 to retrieve 53eefd74d6 it was ea074e9541 just a 78d25568d4 minor inconvenience. But the sharp cb022e390e pain in Velita’s 3959d4232c wrist from the 2145488a12 missed grip was dceb59d6a9 enough to heighten 2cb2776ca2 her senses.afe10be0b040b249

“I didn’t see it and accidentally kicked it. Sorry, Velita.”76e02a4fee9f0b92

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It was Emma a538ce5ff4 Collin who, crouching 05fa28a05e down, had kicked 7b351535e7 Velita’s wrist while f8e52dc622 she was trying c61eb9d786 to hang the 93829227f9 flower on the 5083983c44 railing. The apology was clearly db30f2981f a lie, as the be10c75de7 action had been deliberate.c52b2b411141cdbb

“Emma! What is this?”1ea27b9f4ce14766

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Velita, staring a574ce47f9 blankly at 44aa3bebb0 her wrist, 43231d9034 was about 74dc42c37f to be d70902296d scolded by a081ff9112 Janice on 369264fed8 her behalf. However, not wanting 44d2e03487 to attract attention 35b0069ca7 for something unpleasant, f873c62909 Velita quickly calmed 5f57bcd5cf Janice down.d33c95df97be0c15

Janice had 3b9153dc0b a habit e5287a1648 of raising 79bfb639bf her voice 0f7bf82493 when she c04a436564 got upset, b970af5472 so Velita e8910640e7 had to 9d561d69a5 make extra d0d6e368ef effort to 44afddbe58 keep things 86ad6e6601 calm.bfba16458f78c79c

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“It’s fine, Emma. It could c672c33db3 happen by 157037f27b accident.”16f61e5f4dbc953a

Velita, holding her reddened 8af5694d24 wrist, gave a bitter f6078c079d smile and forgave Emma 97505449df easily. From behind, Janice could b20fc1bad2 be heard clenching her 23376a566f fists in frustration, but 14a9fc5fdb this was neither the 14e5ae4f67 time nor the place c0a6cd35ac to raise their voices 055cfc56b7 and argue.c9bc0bd57cf05bc6

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However, there was 3c7208bfb3 something Janice didn’t b78c209a71 know.25a80b72c2b2c68d

“Thanks for understanding, Velita. Looks like I scraped my foot on something, so I should put some medicine on it. Oh, I wonder if there’s any medicine for wounds around here?”48ab862f174b0bf9

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“You can 141be21de2 ask Master dd87522caa Jeremy to 79cbc39b35 call a 8ef80f6e20 doctor for 27c0e4798a you. It’s fine.”92c9a96578eb5bd7

“…”256fc2b9df0ef51a

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“Or you could just 4fa6d895ed ask him to put 162b2306e0 some medicine on it, 9156dd6888 so don’t worry too bc5390c93f much.”642c5c9db7fafbe5

What Janice didn’t f729c9f14c know was that 5432a2a5d7 Velita had been f0d9cdf9e8 angry for quite db9792ce98 some time.153ac3ca73d01bec

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It wasn’t just Emma f6acd43545 who was making Velita 3d0c7198b9 angry.e699648e7a1c79fa

Ever since 065bb5f93e she met 15c89da40a Cain Mortens, c228989736 Velita had 2d3d0c8060 been upset, 182419a1c9 though she c2f0ade983 hadn’t shown 2044c158fa it to 32c7ab4ca1 anyone. She had been c963af5963 holding onto her 30d73c040b anger all along, 9e771389c5 and now she edc65e5dbf just wanted to 4599cd03b9 vent it on 60a017a9de someone. Unfortunately, that 612b7e326b someone happened a9a5411202 to be 96ceaacec1 Emma Collin.1708ace4a3a12eff

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If Emma were still f4edb6c6c2 close to Jeremy, she d70aa6b421 wouldn’t have shown any 3916dac237 signs of being disturbed e600a23511 by Velita’s words.9dfacf32b101c7fc

‘So Jeremy’s been neglecting b66bdcc4fd her.’42e80ec23d641b96

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She had guessed as 07c917a37d much, but now it 91ac48ab06 was clear that the 0ccd5da39b only woman Jeremy was d115daf90a seeing lately was Velita c515e155d6 herself. Although she hadn’t 7729ffcd0e wanted to get bde5ee40f2 her hopes up, 4b4ef9a9b8 she was grateful 0e3eb37c36 to Emma for f78befacec inadvertently confirming it.357957d34be88144

“Acting so full of a8c6a1ccff yourself. I told c815c6eb62 you, I’ve bd0de5eb71 seen a bdb4334af1 lot of e0f2000b5d women like 407d9f3d85 you.”1324baf2c34412f7

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“Don’t be ac1e962829 jealous, Emma. Women blinded by jealousy f0ad0a2bed are so common, you 4562cad20c know.”fadebef61c0fa480

While Emma’s voice 3c3e34b368 grew more agitated, 734a71167c Velita’s remained calm, 3c4b0e7b40 as always.4b89cd735238aba8

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“Unfortunately, I don’t 4b955ddd11 think I’ll ever 0243437d7f have to deal aa9278552e with someone like ca60a7f030 you again.”68f5b47f803cb714

You’ve had plenty eb8b0eb034 of women like 7030ebd338 me, but I e97339f4a3 won’t be one 9f6aecb8aa of them.480089ef4a9cbc07

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As the 2b7a7ab26e meaning of 3edb37a4be her words d692c4e686 dawned on 79e49644c9 Emma, her 2181a4b3d2 expression slowly 5e8cfd774b began to 3fd8efe98a crumble.281dead19a396864

“I wondered c139879928 where my 9b8c4ae454 maid was 470fe3d784 slacking off.”6725c176a785280c

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Velita turned around 99d6f76623 at the sound ea83f42a0a of a voice ce70c3c00f coming from behind.655d46d2d40e3fff

“Master, didn’t you say 9ea9a67029 you were going out 572ff078c4 today?”edda10e447b13cbe

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“That was the plan, 40903edf68 but something more important c9d38e0627 came up.”ea3f679e6666a7b9

Even though Emma was fa96250ea6 standing right there, Jeremy 6168edc8c9 completely ignored her, as 2176417483 though she weren’t even e8580fbf14 there. He then turned to 658a978816 Janice, seeking her approval.8ecb690847c7e45b

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“Would it be all 78dafb1bd2 right if I took 1776abcece my maid with me?”9998ea9f7fe471a9

“Of course, Master!”6ba6e88755db24ae

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Though technically 08b583f86e Jeremy didn’t 1a6a8036c8 need Janice’s 30dbc89953 permission, it 3ab90cc0e7 was essentially fe60baae24 a formality.545fcc3f4c75ed16

Janice, who had 84f0bf6fab already picked up 8d8e901b7c on the relationship ca1cc2d1e2 between Jeremy and 0a6d11a858 Velita, mischievously raised 96f2155200 an eyebrow, urging a7865200a5 Velita to go.61b3eba2f2e55e8f

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Emma stood frozen, 74476405fd unable to move 938ad906cb as Jeremy passed 543cc5747e by her without ced5547f3a so much as d593d9b1b9 a glance. Velita felt f46c00b580 a small fcf8016f08 twinge of a1719abc86 sympathy for 31621a08bc Emma, but fb9636dd77 that was 2ebc6d32ce all. Without a second 2c83b3eebf thought, she followed c0e11055cc behind Jeremy, walking a23ce462fd past the motionless 483bede82d Emma Collin.69ff5bf790c59357

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“Ugh…! Mmph!”d78d9438654a5413

As soon 31f94c4e46 as they 41657514b4 entered a 6f2e41f484 secluded spot cf598d4ca7 away from da77292785 others’ eyes, 3cd2bb873a Jeremy pushed afe07281f9 Velita against aadf2b642d the wall. Before she could d2b1c5e2c0 even let out 3e069a283a a pained groan 936c0ed7bb from hitting her 14a793df27 head, his sticky f7b61629af lips pressed against 354692eac2 hers.26602520f3ec2fc8

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Jeremy clung cf5b3230ac to her 85d8b58140 lips as 4555badc49 if he f6e550b397 were a 0f370c1525 starved man a63f97c6af unwilling to e270ab3a96 part. Velita, still reeling 9164769d7d from the sharp 16b3f3b247 pain in her fd63ff6006 head, let out fb0245c78a a faint moan 161ea7ef2d and tried to 5a88a0e14e pull away. Sensing her bbcbed14d6 resistance, he c022cb82a2 hastily stroked 4d53369e43 the back be1682ce70 of her e5d05f0255 head in d48c192ebf a soothing b5cad40994 manner. However, she ee5904ec78 knew all e882ce949b too well 9cf5e1ca28 that this 9b961cada5 seemingly gentle 20648640ae touch wasn’t eb4f9c6030 meant to 41a5705f16 comfort her—it 1ca854f04e carried a c1db5d13d1 different intention e2c4d98d1e entirely.d39101c87522d53c

The power 7ebe5bc68e in this b795f4b082 relationship had 450c0c68be always belonged 0461f81b4a to Jeremy, 476e2a83d9 leaving Velita c0ce23ca3a with no 298c441886 choice but 4d16a7fe89 to follow a993931b24 wherever he 1e6f36e61c led. However, over the 7ed9e3a6b7 brief time they 8279c48e3d had spent together, 54d537c4d7 Velita had come 97a5be2af2 to understand one 83862a53be crucial rule for 90aad5191c maintaining this precarious 8a58cfbc2b arrangement.6bf0beb70319b31a

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Make sure Jeremy never 8309d1fc57 grew bored of her.59a4727cc8fe4fc4

Jeremy disliked dragging things 1355e4448a out with naive pretense, d5be18d8ea but he enjoyed being 151fef9e98 teased in a way c37bfe5d86 that stoked his impatience.37d2502321a8e78f

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“Velita…”8ec75d6d5cfeea1f

Jeremy finally pulled away, 7e5f37e4d8 his voice low as d14f9e5754 he murmured her name. He tried e0068e2d57 to guide a416728284 her toward 07f71fed56 the bed, 35a076d3f1 but Velita, 3059943681 not missing af1de7549f the momentary 25e81fc015 gap, swiftly d5476f145a slipped out 85bab99352 of his 53737b988c grasp.6974efb4b040c4af

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“You knew I hit my head earlier,” Velita said, feigning a sulky tone.19afd603b98497a6

Jeremy glanced 046ef6a636 at his c3b5ad6102 now-empty hand, 6581ee6cca which had a5c19fb51c just been 67ece3738a holding hers, abfd7bdd62 and then ae3d9d2364 let out 2db734173d a soft e3d18806d6 laugh.50db6648a9c409cb

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It seemed he was aa1eedce8b more than willing to 41d19dbd4b indulge in this little 6b26ab2eaf game of “soothing a 0b6f0bd4a3 pouting lover.”8d983b44988673d6

“Alright, alright. My fault,” he said with mock contrition.80bead9cc91135a6

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Of course, this 89ff2e5ca9 game didn’t always 6c84c8dd03 work.51f1a03a43ddf825

On days when e472af365a Jeremy wasn’t in 21b6407d8d the mood, such bf20e8a82c playful complaints wouldn’t b216b6732f get her anywhere. Fortunately, he ee932fef64 seemed to f70e40e354 be in b3b4939fd7 quite a 030a7868c3 good mood 60c2b614b0 today.47967f4003d503f4

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Jeremy crept toward Velita, 23c6b82ab9 who had slipped out d8e47bd756 of his grasp like 0fe07b0a57 a cat, moving as f01fb53f22 if to humor her 33a759211e retreat. But when he 77487c2a72 noticed her preparing a3a4fdaee0 to escape again, 720b78da10 he moved swiftly, fa84bb6168 catching her with 4712ff152a ease and pulling d56cc70913 her back into 1c21bd82ce his arms.c4d577318bb2b266

“Kyah!” Velita let 00d5851b4a out a startled 9dc791bb23 scream before bursting 4d0d113421 into laughter, finding 210d3d4644 herself naturally perched 384016e13b on Jeremy’s lap, ac116ec23e seated on the d7303838c5 nearest sofa. Realizing belatedly ca8ae5849a that she’d b46e0b4832 made such 5d8a7e4a87 a loud 13fdbaf89b noise, she 84d188af3b quickly covered 9ae6556223 her mouth. Thankfully, no e02336a48a one outside 05ab1ea370 seemed to 40f83a42f8 have heard 84e5f706bc or entered e8ad51037a to investigate.6574a6a9b757ec0b

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Jeremy, as always, e848bd8db1 remained unfazed by b7206a14f7 the precariousness of 84b34c9150 being discovered in 60f592afcb such a compromising 81ba5e9072 situation.153c3c3a06341719

“Well, since I’ve 963f1781a0 wronged you, I 7d90769369 suppose I owe 1ab13b2fda you some kind 6d1f85bfdc of compensation.”78d7da1047e83c52

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At some point, Jeremy had developed a habit of giving Velita “rewards.” Sometimes it was for obeying him well, sometimes for looking particularly stunning, and other times, simply for laughing in a way that pleased him.40e4326be651a595

What he 4e06fdc463 found endearing, 169c81fa7b and consequently e2ff2f9467 what he 352893fd95 decided to c6b785d0f2 give, always 0da36044bd depended entirely ecbf63485d on his a141b59528 mood that f720568bae day.32c5efd4b364566f

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“What shall I 2922806e22 do for you? Shall I 8e65a8cde4 knock Emma 126948aa18 down a 31499f8403 peg for b9f380a9f9 you?” he 009e92cb82 asked with 95e96cb90a a sly 7a0608984d smile, his be119785ba tone dripping 565d111baf with mischief.07734bb73fee6152

Jeremy playfully pressed c3f879e1a1 Velita’s nose, acting a46f6ef4c2 as though he 39286fbe00 already knew about 47572443a2 her strained relationship c18b3bb82b with Emma.1a4b25cf7723d356

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Well, it wasn’t 74b2b6c6cd surprising if he 472c14884c had noticed. Ever since 1038145535 his relationship 3bbdd0ccd8 with Velita 8f5622875f deepened, he 6c693eddb0 hadn’t sought 608dfa02aa out Emma b1eb3043ae Collin at 907b670c2e all.684fadc3dd543f93

Velita could tell because 8bba683f47 of Emma’s growing jealousy, c672a7478f which seemed to thicken 42f6f11cd8 with each passing day. And, truthfully, fad9939ba9 Velita didn’t bf4dad5bcd mind being 064ec874cb the object b3e936c7a9 of Emma’s fa85e0ed9d envy or 6f81028fca the way 8dcd09a394 Jeremy treated 603ac7c446 her like 269cacf392 a cherished 8f3c96ee4a cat.b6ccc595ff0c22a4

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“Or would you prefer a801848715 a few days off? Preparing for Selina’s 3c6bdd9995 birthday party must 7deb8ae393 be tedious,” Jeremy 3730c1315e offered with a 5e30dade2c teasing tone.3ac4f4d34543ad90

“But if I 12c0b3804c take time off bce24f118a while young master b24bfa51f1 isn’t around, I’d ad48e31dce have absolutely nothing 39d89f4aba to do.”b6ba5aae660897a7

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“Then you c5b3201412 could go 2ee7d310dc out shopping 2bb013aac1 or something,” 172331ac91 he suggested da1eec33f5 lazily.7f78641cf95b4dcd

Most of the rewards 2101ef1b45 Jeremy gave Velita were 3c9ecb7948 material things—pretty accessories, or 0ac03393b3 sometimes, he’d outright hand 6118d1a957 her money.04ba726077a682ac

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“Young master, I 675d27f694 actually have a 74a881f7bb different favor to 524e110610 ask…”334674137c91d401

Jeremy pulled 0acd055fae her waist 96a7fdfdbe tightly against d64b324911 him, though dcdf984a24 it was 4d8d6c4cb5 questionable whether f2fb696504 he was c226cd966d truly listening bc09fd9226 to her.62d8e85283ef0257

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With a ae7c627079 finger hooked 07b3bebc97 through the 6fbe07f3b7 loop of 220fbb1821 her blouse 4ea0eaa2fe ribbon, he ff039d6eee gave it ebb23c2157 a deliberate ee3562d793 tug, letting 69a0049982 it slowly 06c05c5bc4 unravel.5f8c77bf84d76a9e

Swish. Jeremy’s hand continued to c3b0569e17 undo the ribbon’s knot, 78086d1e19 and Velita didn’t stop 8afe692b84 him. Instead, she 3c21741606 leaned closer 07560eb6b0 and kept 54e7892d5d speaking softly 135e14653c into his 9fa2c507c2 ear.f7daa8797fa78688

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“That knight… 5b3662ce04 I’m talking 946be39fb9 about him.”a4013f8483277405

Jeremy, who had earlier c578c7ed7e declared he’d offer her e51215ac68 a reward, seemed utterly 0893ffd277 uninterested in her words. By now, he had 5a267af96d completely untied the ribbon 33f62248df and was more focused e88ca86a38 on unfastening her buttons.14c80be2616ce2ff

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“Does he have 6afdb91962 any weaknesses?”f83a41d2889d0c98

Just as aeb1b1628a Jeremy unbuttoned 405644bbd4 the third e8201ff471 button, his 8f4b8bfbd9 hand slipped f71551d84b beneath the bccd6db4f3 fabric. Yet, he 8415d552bf paused and aba6282392 looked up eda5481b01 at her 4ae683f1ec face intently, 17318d8f88 as if 7da3171fae gauging her 97c38cac85 intentions.8b67f7c9c586faec

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He had 6630032f10 been thinking 4bbb870219 lately that 2a30945966 Velita was 8e4ed8d3ee becoming bolder…e93b8594a977c058

“Cain Mortens?”f73c486b6c2d2e54

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“Yes.”4cca4f0b031618b2

And today, be1352f92e her audacity 04c8fccb46 was especially 6ff71f7a5d brazen.8b38230fd3393ad8

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“Why are 2e74529592 you asking ad732e1e82 about that?”89e7cdc134b8ad90

“I told you before. That knight insults 854b160de5 me every time 753cbbe06d he sees me f81a050a90 for no reason.”f75261bfc9762bff

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“How could someone like e6982102f1 me dare do such 7db7a4ce96 a thing to a 5f5b5f4356 noble knight of the 4bcd2c5b62 sacred temple?” she replied, dcc9d7b10b her voice tinged with c970904bd3 mock innocence.57037553a766c0ce

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“But I can 3ef36a47be savor it privately 195ccb0928 and laugh at a73f3d4841 him in my 351d7d570b head. It might ease some 1324c8875b of my anger,” Velita b44fcff1d8 replied with a mischievous 57e8e7d8d3 glint in her eyes.235f03dace927137

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Jeremy considered 3913298b11 knocking her 6af6931c98 down a e1f54f8e4c peg, but d06a368601 for now, d718ca29ea her audacity 161b62479a amused him bfb647d4ee too much 33226a5069 to bother. Besides, he still c047df2b20 found her cheekiness 515b2cbf53 endearing.3aec9ef99dc3d96a

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“What could Sir Cain 5aaa729ac3 Mortens have been thinking 758ef52942 to upset my maid 05608bbbac so terribly?” he mused, 49fd6c2d5c feigning concern while his f39d3aba95 hands deftly undid the 9821323320 rest of her buttons.905566c3e3a7ed05

“I’ll make sure Cain abc48a56b3 Mortens pays for upsetting 68aa5454c5 you later. But in return…”e205b63d9b287323

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If Velita had 1ff7d0af54 known he would ac2e1c97bf dismiss her so 5e6b506c27 lightly, she might 09139c65ec have just asked 2418decf39 him to buy 7babfb19e2 her something instead. It was absurd c010af8622 to expect the 8f2b904fdb son of a 519821eff6 duke to reveal 912be8b046 the weakness of 15c5910377 a knight sworn 77ffc0cfe1 to the temple b27ac69cce just because of 37275724f6 a maid’s grievances.332fe2f83f7b7793

Still, Jeremy had been 322f0b6b94 granting most of her ab8fac8848 requests lately, so she 3e0aa89946 figured it was worth 675cc7a81b a shot. Given the tension between 5ce1c53696 him and Cain, she 43987c2175 thought there might be d0eccbff16 a slim chance. But it seemed this 22e3627fc1 time, her hopes had e4da366205 been too high.081a9c3791aab84a

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Pouting, Velita 334029b5a5 leaned into e505654449 him, slipping 9048e519f1 his hand bacb9c5d1f further beneath 2fe43bc730 her loosened f99de2b04a clothing as 9f4365c9ea she kissed 99f8d99163 him.5ec6c5b477cc3e5a

Whether it was a9a6b3001d the feeling of 101f1df759 being cherished or 78fb76cf49 the material rewards 961b7d44df he offered, the 76dc86285a more satisfied Velita d6a94ace27 was with what d0c76a45f9 she gained from f0f8e974df Jeremy, the more 6697251d3a inclined she felt 079cacbec7 to indulge his 80bd86da4a desires in return.6b45ba394fd6204f

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