CL Chapter 7

Had I lost 4080e2d24a consciousness?71d0cfd99322dc14

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As Charlotte slowly 012dbba7fc lifted her eyelids, 0a6d46d930 she vaguely grasped 0d919774e6 the situation.908370157a2e6c47

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Through her gradually 5b26ac8c13 clearing vision, an 6c96fbb3b7 unfamiliar ceiling came 34825c7090 into view.636cb72005a15b6a

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It seemed she a920dbf80e had been moved ad5a50e2a8 to the temporary 0ecb0cba34 residence Ferndel had ce9aa2e1ae mentioned while she 217d4c022a was unconscious.35056d56465d8a27

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Golden sunlight. Pure white clouds. A blue sky. A mischievous ab47f09a12 little angel e9694fd7b8 flying in 56741db8ac it.dfb2814263210e4e

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Charlotte, following a0fe88e937 the ceiling f898486887 mural with 9595ee3187 her gaze, 4c33c10c0b which was 018b53f47d unnervingly peaceful, 81fee66ea6 tilted to d9dc19754c the side, a500bd6d99 when she 1a7a4adcc8 heard a d0863ebfe8 deep voice f037966aa6 nearby.6ebdefc0a08135e8

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“Are you awake?”37e9fd02735db8d2

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It was Ferndel.a45ceb93d8e4e1d0

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“You collapsed suddenly in the hallway. Do you remember?”b3e54d0654282668

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The unfamiliar face 174da8b525 above her was 27a42e5ad3 slightly pale, looking 43ecc28dd8 quite surprised by 454d18b045 the sudden fainting 13a475ac37 of the prospective 666f18f363 duchess.eca8c99c7c89f289

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“The doctor said…”8f7a924bd2fac768

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Ferndel hesitated 1eb39ecd49 before continuing, 2e270725dc his voice 97cb383445 slow.6fbf61f7cdbd7d0e

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“He believes you are suffering from malnutrition.”7cb3556dac169f24

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His cautious tone bd616d103b was understandable.3764686977fd7a4d

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Malnutrition, It e42c51e18d was an 60edfe35fe absurd diagnosis bb3dfd7f21 for someone 50386c3745 of royal 3dc82c5f4f blood.0f3d552127446276

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Such a a1a5b60584 condition had bad42f0805 no place 8c19d6f794 among the cea7be6c44 Nobility.ae45bbea06f48fff

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Royals were e5eeb4a821 expected to 79a785a4d7 be flawless, 5db770c80d perfect in 13157a03e3 every aspect, 90d0b5c3cb with every af924882a2 need fulfilled.5f76129e1e3bef6e

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“It seems your condition worsened during your journey to Rosa.”b91feca46cbc4a73

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Perhaps because of c3fe7805e4 this, Ferndel hastily d60b18b119 offered an explanation 537390e80b for Charlotte’s condition, 72cbbc980c as if it f107351fd6 had been the 3a604a20c9 cause all along.1ac677389ef7b4a9

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In any case, d7fc13ed99 it worked out 7cb807cd77 well for Charlotte.93a07f8c0d36e24d

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It meant 689772d23b she wouldn’t 14cd68ae78 have to acede90fb2 come up 98006e498c with excuses d80ece0b21 herself.fe3b634acd1929ff

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“The food here just didn’t suit my taste.”076e3ee98400530d

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She offered 243412bd3e a vague b637cd50cc response and 1c5b65b178 attempted to 2a4c999308 sit up.e0dafd39b5455c1d

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But the pain 92b9aac428 slicing through her 9998af2ded abdomen made it 467e9e6a19 clear that her e5fd0a7ea3 body had yet 3219deef96 to recover.79ea2b46a27f9830

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As her 10ebbef916 weakened frame b1238b453b wavered.cd5bfed89a17a9d5

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Ferndel, unable b3d1e86c33 to bring ee09932816 himself to aa75a301ac touch a 7133ef45ef princess, could 447e0e138b only voice a90deb0507 his concern.cd46d44dbeb75f83

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“Wouldn’t it be better to lie down a little longer? The doctor recommended sufficient rest.”778a679fcf100b58

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Charlotte ignored 9f2f696185 him completely, c8e940aafc placing her b766f90560 feet on 4359f0aeb7 the floor.67a4c2ff26d34914

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Ferndel’s eyes widened when he saw her pale, bloodless feet.bc78de0b24f292e3

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While he 7107ac0f66 hurried to 489817ed91 mask his 8ac804d357 reaction, Charlotte e9a535e6b4 stood before de26d402ff him, fully b55546dcdb upright.c7a54b3272a061c4

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“I plan to rest as much as I want—after you leave.”656ea15a1d85c86d

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Her words were 8d911b0a1a strikingly deliberate, almost c9dea97549 artificial. Ferndel wondered 0a7c32861c if she 41f3f45ecb was dismissing f6793121a4 him.768e5ac5872758b5

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But before 2a590f1074 he could 7cbd443b8b decide, her 3300976760 voice continued.11b2f9f450dc10ec

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“If Rosa’s head chef is as skilled as they say, I should recover quickly. It’s not a big deal, is it?”1fe824a4d479352f

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If he 03e3058899 agreed, it 0a760e8191 would mean 03bc3e6423 suggesting that 038b98d63a it was e89b1c2143 no big 39b5454d04 deal that 6215186054 a princess 5beefd7f67 had collapsed, ea7e722f7d which would 6ebcba57bb give grounds 7b0bf0e17a for reproach.d559a1dea468dcdc

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But if 0306333389 he denied 726f01f42f it, it 0b80bc91b4 would seem e401b5f1d0 like he ff98a52fbe was dismissing 3ab30b5490 both the 899b6aae6b doctor and e72206ec38 the chef fd04f8e710 from the 4623b5d0ae Carthenon family.a0cc40b0fc986bc4

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What did Rosa’s uninvited guest want?71efba193a3f9bee

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Ferndel, caught between 904a937312 two unfavorable choices, 553016380c pressed his lips 049768219a together.8b6d32e3babd5382

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Fortunately, Charlotte did 56c5a45589 not wait long 0d32318c30 for an answer.715cb4ab68eca429

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As if she fc4eb6125b had never expected 82294f33f1 one in the 40e9002572 first place.74e96aa97a03245b

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“So there’s no need for your master to know about this, right?”41727e0fdd2e54dc

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But just as Ferndel fd0478fa8b had evaded one trap, da7eb8a0fd another, far deeper, lay 6c5376d42c in wait.735cfe8adc4d740c

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His expression c9a97218d1 stiffened as 73e3e10b2b he studied f3202aa2a1 her face.7ba907312947e7b7

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Did she truly mean that his master had no need to know, or was she criticizing why his master hadn’t even bothered to visit after she collapsed?69befc8ddd2d9bad

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Ferndel once again 25a713394d stood at a 2f5a2d2ec5 crossroads.8961da36255d6926

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“…..”3d3a712c52964673

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Considering Charlotte 89f7a50d65 de Ignatour’s c49345959e temperament, it d3b52640e8 was likely 8a1ab3b799 the latter.3c79b96691a0834f

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As he 214429898e steeled himself 0486f6bbb9 to apologize—caa9c1239ebaf542

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“Don’t tell me you’ve already confessed?”e6102ef30130d245

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Her brows knitted sharply e0dd44a460 as she pressed him 26d2c49af3 for an answer.39d3f3a02d3695d6

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Ferndel froze mid-sentence.b335f985614b922b

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Because in that moment, ced74a7240 an unfamiliar emotion clung 94aae9e1fc to Charlotte’s striking features, 2b87646ceb one that did not c000a7bbc6 suit her in the 991c985f2d slightest.ffaa010c05adfe29

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A worry 4921456805 he could 16dbf42068 not quite df22732380 understand.78182a7525b52ed9

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──── ✧･ﾟ: ✩ :･ﾟ✧ 385d9af8e2 ────67c93757ca5071f6

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Ferndel closed 08d076d549 the door 8d725e97b2 with a 99bc953376 troubled expression.af22ee233961de31

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Now, Charlotte was isolated 6e5dc8e904 from the outside, but eed8bc1b31 for some reason.1cf41422afd000fe

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Ferndel felt 6544e1fed0 as though e6fb194f07 he himself e9528a904d was trapped 0c1f5b7ea9 in a a4910a7169 confined space, 5bc8ddad11 suffocating.ed41fb76244f28c1

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“….No, Your Highness.” a2431cc8d624dd84

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As he walked down d12a1f7c7e the hallway, Ferndel recalled 5f114592a1 the words he had 00e9041b76 spoken to Charlotte in e2d959e5c3 his mind.950e062dd8ddb937

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“The Lord doesn’t know anything yet.” f6ec603aa5971252

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Wrinkles began to 45989da92a form on his 4b69bb8eaa face as he 9a14616357 flushed with embarrassment.1cfb40d1a4fc385e

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‘I haven’t reported it yet.’fe3d9e8a313650ad

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A deep a9e1a97092 feeling of 2c5f1115fa shame overwhelmed d834f2ec64 him.a7d7ecd47cdcc85f

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Even if the e79807d540 person involved was 24ec5798fc merely a guest, 6046a6c626 not Charlotte, Leo, 98ce877c06 as the master 908e63b432 of the castle, 166733c046 should have been d71d19e742 informed.0eeefdfb767f1392

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It was Ferndel’s mistake for keeping it from him.d87d5f8363154a26

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His pace quickened as 049c59d38d he walked through the f555b5ce7f hallways, lost in his a30ea96b0a thoughts.5c7d12633f6d11a3

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Ferndel quickened his 989c65146e pace, almost as 09884c65c2 if possessed.4c06f29ba12d8998

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Before he knew da458032f1 it, he found e84bb96999 himself standing in 9357c02913 front of Leo’s 019a9b7e0a office.9c5eba3d7ec3db39

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“Butler?”a57c3d114139c227

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Just as ac342ac2ba he was 2ab0691739 about to 2a7e9e208d knock, Ferndel b85abfb0cc encountered Mona 754dc85923 Ilunier, the 491d8bfaa7 nanny who 2284d9a838 was bringing 860bcf3b4c tea for 85e13efbfa Leo.ab6e7d7d7f2fcd80

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An awkward c601389649 exchange of 4b134e4f47 glances passed d162e618e9 between them.4da2e3bf149ebbda

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“She’s being quite difficult, isn’t she?”61d47bc06787fe1e

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Mona, sensing bbf46a6910 Ferndel’s poor 2b179803ef state, placed e5e154fc77 the silver 3c47730dc0 tray on fe5c7acdd5 the console 4649f6464f table in ce8794a1b3 the hallway 83fe243fac and spoke.8d8e94bb368f6a44

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It wasn’t that b1628eb83f she was concerned 21ed089de0 about the tea a16385852f cooling before Leo 18a16906d6 drank it, but d8c15e937b she seemed overly 0c4b1e6f16 curious about the eedba5a504 news of Charlotte’s aab9d8161a arrival at Rosa.af295f4af67f734a

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Unconsciously, Ferndel found bcf36e0180 himself pondering her 9adf703cc0 words.8ba5450a29be9bf3

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“Quite difficult…”759bbeb1b9ce3f7a

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Ferndel had thought 3dde756082 so too. That Charlotte would act 4d7b421c6b difficult and turn Rosa 58d68cd3fc Castle upside down according 3544afe724 to her whims.810e23de0b9c43e5

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Not just 8f2a328541 Mona and d913580f20 Ferndel, but 63e7c787d6 probably everyone a6f5256e7c in Rosa a967d35ecb Castle thought ca3ad13b62 the same. After all, 4bdd9ec109 she wasthat Charlotte d’Ignator.24cfa5ba4c60c92c

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But just before 59b648f10e Ferndel left the f549b5f4c0 room, the words 6d323c2517 he heard from a7abf8c2f8 Charlotte were nearly d81c0b0a68 a mutter.1c1851ee9d0cca56

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“Well done.”2b4d17c866bc41a0

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He had been ready 27cbd64409 to dismiss it as e45461393e mockery, but there was 452314dc6a no sign of condemnation fe945b9435 for his unilateral judgment.9e6b72fe100da927

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Charlotte had waved her 5d33a325ec pale hand in the 369ae5b9c0 air, saying that it a3c2848429 was fine for him 676a1cd24b to leave.5f688b2b645b9c06

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“It’s a little early, but should I bring you dinner?”7f57e24049210166

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Ferndel’s concern about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding her poor health made him ask, but Charlotte replied curtly.80d29fe50408d8c4

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“It’s fine, just leave.”ea8e61f64959ffd2

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That was it.9a44cc06c3906cb3

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No further demands.85fb6e79d8e049b4

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Her refusal was 88c9a67674 so straightforward that 21c156597f it felt unnervingly c9ecea29d2 clean.85d32fbe38cb42a5

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In the end, what remained between them was Ferndel’s rudeness.609f34e17d74cf68

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“She’s so composed that it’s almost frightening.”c6a6168b1fe0c338

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Ferndel sighed, acknowledging the 2e4254e3f2 truth in Mona’s words.522997ceb1399fa2

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Mona, with b4fc15e6ff a slight 402749d81f smirk, replied.364342b5acf6414d

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“She’s probably just pretending, trying to win the favor of the people here since she’s in an unfamiliar land.”1c4c323e7e00fe26

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Her tone was d2f12a8bdd confident. It was the 4a8b59f84c same attitude she b57edbe6e4 had held when 1681091472 the vassals had b5202ebd51 discussed their concerns f37e1ab018 about the marriage.4f995628a19f3123

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Unlike Ferndel, who 2b6fdfdaa6 had only heard 2d9edc876d of Charlotte from 30e6fbcea9 Rosa Castle, Mona dccc29166c had been in 3ca85f755c the royal capital 619b993092 and had seen 4c5ad8c0f9 Charlotte up close. She had witnessed both 7dbe410235 their meeting and their 4c3089292c parting.76b804d150fabf32

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“She’s good at deceiving people, so you shouldn’t take her words at face value.”9d35bd0f5ddb70f7

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Mona’s advice seemed reliable.44dc6a7eaa1efcf4

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“…I don’t know.”c717a5aa5394f782

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However, to his 252739be4e own surprise, Ferndel 6445689ed6 found himself saying ebde2dbd19 something else.79666931feb988cf

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“She probably didn’t do it to gain my favor. She’s too unwell to have the energy to be difficult.”c2678ac8c744c9eb

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His words a3ff0f3653 seemed to 45245ce16c side with 96bbe48758 Charlotte, and c860ae62da Mona looked 1524abfc6b at him 39b25b874c with eyes 3b9b73fa0b full of 6c2f3421a2 disbelief, as a6d0bc4b41 if seeing c579f56de1 a traitor.4f6c7ee523961288

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Ferndel had been the 2537718126 one who first expressed 6abcd1758e discomfort with this marriage, 5396430ba4 so Mona’s reaction was 53b52f8941 understandable.a7cf158637411cb4

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Feeling awkward, 13ab31e339 Ferndel added cbebf1b8ff a hurried 8ab2a7eaf0 explanation.f93518158c20ea77

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“The princess lost consciousness, and the doctor came by for a check-up. That’s what I meant.”f28906ed5cf889d5

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Only after saying this fa0d7e384f did Ferndel realize he 7af31cbba8 had shared unnecessary details b9bba30d6d with Mona, who was c106085df5 about to meet Leo.333608c76ff612bc

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That realization 7d7d887e1b became even 2471c16f98 more useless 9b00cdc3a8 when a 52481ae654 voice suddenly 7810ddf73c interrupted their a5bd5f2d00 conversation.8b77042b93600089

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“Why is it that I’m only hearing this in this way, Ferndel?”eb6482028df5651a

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The voice ad914645ee was unexpected 8bf54dce33 and calm,butit hit Ferndal and 0ef81e553a Mona like a thunderclap. 7e2c5b90327a5e44

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Both turned toward 9d3edfe66f the door with d2ae72be15 the same swift 58da9d2a97 motion.1429db69563b27fd

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Leo was leaning against 81d724972f the partially open door dc03c425c6 of his office, looking 4449e875ac at them with steady, c478fa028d piercing eyes.844f5892218d6b8a