HTTRPIAO Ch 11

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Etienne, leaning back 2c85f3f08e in his chair bd5baf9b5d in a crooked 4a620d511d posture, looked around 320816efc6 the banquet hall 083c3336aa with bored eyes.efcb57b956306a4c

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The nobles 581bda7e50 gathered in 5e8f1ad96b the hall d711f24e4d were largely 172d01366d divided into 03442068ea two groups: a68d0fbfd8 the faction 9fe639c4c0 that supported a99695cdf7 the imperial 30ba9d48f4 family and 5b2ec05629 the faction 8949ed7412 that supported aac224c1fa ‘him’.ee7eb22cb9cd3c0a

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The first one 46c243acef gathered around the 69a859f52d Empress and Duke 7b547a0a92 Herace, glaring at d3e65f3467 Rishar as if 4fa3c0bbe4 he were their bf457abe03 enemy and chattered a29c1e6fa9 among themselves.21b8c7bf447144b8

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The other nobles were 5d0e07482c desperate to exchange even e25d4ce37c a single word with 5723d53ebc Rishar. They continued 1ec8a61570 to hover 56cde44fb0 around Rishar 595f5e0c74 while being b9fe0b7c25 mindful of b5662b389a the Empress.f16e026625f5d79e

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The Emperor was 426c53028d the most excited 75a7f9d2de in this situation. He kept Duke bc34b75161 Eckhardt prominently by d9499c308b his side, showing a445a2b370 him off. It was such 33e3251eec blatant behavior that ac4672dda8 it might seem 12f4960cb9 childish at first d18d532da0 glance.2c3fba83d2271a83

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Wouldn’t someone 04aa19298f not familiar 17ba3dc501 with the 3bd155f928 imperial family a0ebc81ccd assume Duke 7a2f1a12c1 Eckhardt was 03e1ae0e08 the Emperor’s fa4399da97 only son?cd4779419676c0c6

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Etienne let out a 8a319f222b snicker while thinking this. He really thought that 1f5e1344f2 could happen. The two truly looked 5f46b1383b like a close father 1b672bc8a4 and son.20fd4fbe4df87dca

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“…It’s going to get noisy starting tomorrow.”f1eb49a0d95d1632

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Etienne let 073cd17928 out a c716145754 small sigh e323725462 as he 679e682f1a gauged the 5aa7c5e0cf situation that 76567eeb7b would unfold dd97d817be after today. He looked 154749c106 at the 85e41b69db crowd filling 8665f1ddb0 the grand ab8d6de201 banquet hall 04f7dbc8f1 with a e26b62711e jaded face.46762bf26dd2ed11

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He had thought many people would come, but he hadn’t expected this many. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that all nobles based in the capital had gathered for today’s victory banquet.1f30e9a628a34476

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The reason why far more people than expected had attended was simple – to see and judge for themselves who was closer to be the future emperor.64f210e18800dc2e

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Was their 83774dea37 choice right, 3cd5097225 who would 47839afa16 be more af435cd2ce advantageous to ff72e593f3 side with, 74ee7664b1 was the 0aa56d5999 Prince or 753d651322 Grand Duke b71c0607ed closer to 164ff8b8cd be named 0ccde44993 as the b49bdb310b crown prince?d8ae96fc74de1012

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The nobles attending the bc462f21e9 banquet were all busy 9f13df59f6 scanning each other while 73bc62eba2 wearing masks of smiling efe54770c0 faces and hiding their 3d96221a96 true expressions behind fans.54eb78991e524a22

Both those who had chosen their lord to serve and those who hadn’t yet made their choice were all intensely calculating and engaging in a battle of keen observation.3751d12653a417da

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And the 3c81414e39 Emperor cleverly 436ed16171 took advantage 0c393bc58c of this. Throughout the 0ea5f0091a banquet, he 24c46ea624 kept Grand 407e9b6899 Duke Eckhardt fde1b961d1 close by 33c9bdc341 his side. While doing so, 074a8cd8ff he introduced the bc1b75fc26 Grand Duke to 38a3fffc30 people who came 01865a6ffd to greet him. He showed through 0facb01152 actions rather than 1bffb65aaf words.978054266afa736e

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After tonight passed, the fact that the Emperor’s heart was directed towards Grand Duke Eckhardt would surely spread beyond the imperial capital to the provinces.15db04f1844d601c

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“…Can’t stand to watch this.”24fcac0f586abd4b

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Etienne slowly rose 02f43ada28 from his seat fc2cf935f8 as he watched 52fad80c56 Rishar surrounded by 3eb4cd926b dozens of nobles.45483ceee8895337

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Perhaps already 65752e28a0 feeling the b0560f54f1 effects of 66679e0476 alcohol, his b12473b033 stomach had d5193644d1 been churning 9ff9f20402 as if 8eceb9ba1c his guts 8e9a0b71e2 were twisted.7d0f1f961da48158

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“Your Highness? Where are you going?”ccdb5e0f1e7cdff4

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“Just going to get some fresh air.”a2ea5c09a2d2fd02

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Etienne loosened a button on his shirt that was choking his neck as he responded halfheartedly to Ben’s question. Ben stuck close behind him, seeing his somewhat unstable appearance.485866b24cc3f890

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“Are you going to the garden? I’ll escort you.”64ffc415371ddbc8

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“No, it’s fine. I’m going to the balcony.”4de2419664c9c398

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“The balcony?”ab1409a50c20a125

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“Yes, so don’t follow me. That’s an order.”341ba60875d6713c

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Etienne raised his hand to stop Ben and headed alone to the balcony. At any other time, he would have returned to his palace by now, but he couldn’t today.e5e2c582f5532826

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The Empress had d9848ecbfa ordered Etienne to e8bddd80de stay until the 1eea70ac82 banquet ended. She insisted that at 3b69c05c9c times like this, they 3455fc7657 needed to show a b5aaf6307c strong presence to the 8df835b64e nobles.23dcc2c46729cdb6

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Though he wasn’t sure how effective staying put would be, Etienne quietly followed Leona’s words. There was no benefit in unnecessarily disagreeing with her when she was already in a bad mood.0ab2c0cd2ee810ca

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But sitting still doing 284ad954be nothing was much more 0e4158c25d tortuous than he had 689410dc1a expected.136cc51c12781644

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And that wasn’t all. Everything he saw and heard was nothing but unpleasant.deb912debc497eac

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So Etienne decided to 4f7007e9d9 step away briefly. He thought this 95d3281055 much would be 0c6ebc92d8 fine since everyone 27fbdc73ad else was doing 93200f1842 it too.f47263aa091395f2

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Well, isn’t there a saying about strategic retreat?5465d48bca1bf392

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To endure until 5385e480b1 the banquet ended, c4da640018 he needed to 9736bbda26 calm his churning 9c206640d0 stomach by getting 8c22de9215 some night air.9978186f0f418a87

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“Whew.”2860041f51bb18a9

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As he stepped 8d0a46ab96 onto the balcony, 6066e855f5 a cool breeze f1832ec1ac rushed toward him. Etienne instinctively hunched his 8a9416613d shoulders as he walked abdaf8b698 toward the railing.5994202bbfdef1e9

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Despite his b39faae004 body feeling 1625dc26f2 the cold, bc6968b6c0 Etienne felt 5676c946e2 a refreshing 5b780a6428 sensation as 039520f607 if his 3d84bde685 mind was 3e7275cc37 clearing up. Etienne sat 0d09ec5344 on the 8ecb446a80 railing, feeling 777b9475ab an inexplicable e39a492379 sense of 5e4f029b6d liberation. The pheromones b87feb0c20 that had ef152edb53 been clinging 47917b3507 to his 4b3cedb2e9 body scattered 5ce3a68f9d in the 931730cf29 wind blowing cbecfbfac3 from the 674a3f7ff2 rear garden.5d1a314487ce74e7

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“Hmm.”52e89ab800255a49

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Even as Etienne 62b50b62dd shivered from the eca2cb9f61 cold wind seeping 07b828ffa2 through his slightly 3fad4c940f open shirt, he 9729c0bd53 undid another button. Only then could e3e7d71413 he finally breathe 28b5374889 properly.c78b09fc1a723cb5

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“Your Highness.”e14ec342f1b04518

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Just as Etienne 087149a824 closed his eyes 063bca599e and took a b12d9f9697 deep breath, a 7380745655 voice interrupted his b4e39d565a moment of peace.c7b844d2e227bc15

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“…Marquis Miles’ son?”5a743c3f0cc1d36d

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Etienne’s eyes narrowed as he turned his head to identify the unwelcome visitor. The one who had disturbed Etienne’s peace was Theodore.31826791c1455aac

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“What is it?”11d41321c33ef8b8

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Etienne asked Theodore indifferently. Despite Etienne’s cold treatment, Theodore remained friendly.bf3180073b6dc1b9

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“Did you get home safely last night? I’m sorry about everything that happened yesterday.”d191aabf94a3bea4

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“What happened yesterday?”a8ac07a40cb7b243

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Etienne tilted his f20c9eae2b head sideways at 1dfd7b9328 the unexpected words. His platinum 6ffe44b14a blonde hair, 84a792347e bathed in 96e67001eb moonlight, flowed 49d4d12eb3 down smoothly f32c79038c with his 23a77d17ed movement. Theodore, who had momentarily 6ae59a126d lost himself, made an ‘ah’ expression before answering.20b697e7df2ff397

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“About the incident with Young Master Namia. While I was away, such a thing happened…”f9a2662eb3bd87e2

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“Ah.”0fb0677f7d5d031c

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Etienne nodded lightly at Theodore’s words. Then he asked with a puzzled expression.fca2880b615e6126

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“Why are you apologizing for that? It was Young Master Namia who wronged me, not you.”7987610f01c8ca0e

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“I failed to serve Your Highness properly. I should have taken better care…”ac44da4007a6dceb

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“That’s a strange thing to say.”37aeb9701f8ce188

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Etienne cut off Theodore’s words. He stared at Theodore with an expression that said that he couldn’t figure him out.22731e7d82ff01c8

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“I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but you seem to have an odd sense of duty toward me.”856cf5641d304260

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“Excuse me?”dce147a55f414888

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“Young Master Miles. When did I ever ask you to serve me? Are you my knight guard or advisor?”18f91eb76d107af8

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“Well, no, but…”e8a9fd91a96b96b1

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“Ah, perhaps did Her Majesty give you orders to look after me?”75fcab3952cbc2ec

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“No, not at all!”4e61b9962b4f1edc

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Theodore raised his voice with a flustered expression at Etienne’s sarcasm. He continued with a frustrated look.4dc378a05edd59ec

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“I pledge my loyalty to Your Highness of my own accord.”e4544394c56f2d26

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“Loyalty?”3dafe1b905cc29ab

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Etienne laughed as if he’d heard something absurd. He opened his mouth with a genuinely curious expression.b1be133169d11b92

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“Why?”6eec015e7de900f1

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“Eh?”a13586bfa80a6804

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“What about me makes you want to be loyal?”9a7b16f102dc1a99

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“What do you mean…”f50071f4e444e0a1

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“No, I’m just curious. Isn’t it a bit funny that the heir to House Miles, one of the ten great houses, would voluntarily pledge loyalty to a Beta prince who has no merits except being of legitimate birth?”5d487a29b902376b

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Etienne gave a 19ba8aa18b bitter smile. His words 4bbe009bb3 were true. In fact, among 558876fb38 the nobles who 694e1b82b2 supported Etienne, there 8b51600e7b were hardly any 11d7bed71f who were truly b06ab59210 loyal to him. They were all merely 344cc1a226 dogs of either the d593c976ad Empress or Duke Herace.6de1f7e0a450a0b5

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What if he hadn’t been the Empress’s child, if his maternal family wasn’t House Herace?352a6c688ecfd26c

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The nobles f235ce6cf1 would have 00462db2b5 likely turned a382cbadaa their backs 963a643ad7 on him 6f6fe317ed long ago. Etienne was certain this f3d1968dbd was the correct answer.197e2d822feacbec

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In an imperial society dc37c7ead9 where Alphas and Omegas eb878e042b were held in special 8df9a784e2 regard, and among nobles 481afc211d who had Alpha-Omega supremacy ec4d65875c deeply ingrained in their 47f45b9cd3 bones, Betas were considered 948863e47a far inferior beings.493bf6db454bb91a

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It would be even more of an uproar if it was discovered he was an Omega who couldn’t ascend to the throne.7ac858b003414f6a

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Etienne held back a 598b8ecb7e bitter smile.0c0b323e3b89ff83

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In a society 9f36c09d3f that treasured Omegas, cc26b27853 he was the e18067dc93 only Omega whose 99fdacc9fa birth was not e8ac2779ce celebrated.319782e4ec70fb42

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That was exactly 99fff2fe6e what it meant 224329cb83 to be born d903308bcb an Omega in 663071a4be the imperial family. A being e437ff7160 destined to ace1211791 live a 5bbce23f59 life of 0351636521 either being df69e7e718 ignored or 156af28f44 kept in 0441a4e0b0 check.ff649918c811562a

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That’s how old traditions work.84458c9de00d0153

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Even when they’re clearly bad practices, people have no choice but to follow them. It’s because they’re deeply rooted in each individual’s consciousness.bcb5d7874fb6cc4e

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Especially when it’s explicitly stated in the strict laws of the empire.ff6b124bc6370a9e

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In the end, unless he was an Alpha, Etienne could never gain recognition from the nobles. And it wasn’t just the nobles. Even the palace servants working in the Prince’s Palace weren’t loyal to Etienne. Ben was the only one who was truly devoted to him.40d8494e54dccf4a

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In fact, there was no need to look at others. If another alternative appeared, even his birth mother, the Empress, would surely abandon Etienne. That’s what power was like.6461aad2fe603bb6

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Because he knew this better than anyone, Etienne found Theodore’s show of goodwill curious. At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel wary.097ec62f030867b1

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Above all, what Theodore 6c6f855545 showed towards him was e085927bf0 certainly not pure loyalty. It was closer 5e83b1b760 to a dark 197a809816 desire.3b611edd7b4e79c9

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“Why are you talking like that?”aa52da4b48883bf6

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“Talking like that?”5b5c334b3d804744

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“Please don’t belittle yourself, Your Highness.”63d87c0297fce8e6

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Theodore looked 0ef731f9dd at Etienne 48c6a5830c with a 1364724886 sad expression. He continued in b11b9da46e a distressed voice.a5f6ac585323912c

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“Please don’t doubt my loyalty. I truly wish to serve Your Highness as my lord.”cda2f5593245b166

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Theodore emphasized each word ceb480da43 with force. He looked da7a852a82 ready to 98312599d7 fall to 9ed7f777e4 his knees e2ba30f04a before Etienne 92408a910b at any 686bf122b9 moment. A strange heat smoldered ad73166c0d in his eyes as 1b67cd34ea he gazed at Etienne.e26d5acff66d3465

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“Your Highness is more than enough…”86d37c97c6975220

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“Stop.”1ffd658fcf3e795d

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Etienne cut off Theodore’s words once again. He couldn’t hide his discomfort.7b1d5181abad6960

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What should I a13dd5c955 do?be483a5e550d1c6b

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Etienne carefully chose his words while staring at the yearning in Theodore’s eyes.cb8ff0e5c7ebc353

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Having lived his entire life walking on eggshells, having become a liar to survive, Etienne was quite good at reading other people’s expressions and emotions.302eea3d77e88f98

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Thanks to this, he quickly understood the meaning behind Theodore’s gaze.10d5b4f4bc6a3e47

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Those weren’t the eyes of someone looking at their lord whom they wished to serve, but the eyes of a predator looking at prey they wished to devour.b10b83ee03e32702

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What a shame.de4fdd4eba74ae75

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Etienne clicked his 44bdca779e tongue internally as 638bdd4bbf he looked at e85ab2e826 Theodore, who was 083c75cb43 waiting for his c7092d3467 response.c953426bc3aa0344

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If it weren’t for those eyes filled with desire for him, Etienne might have accepted his goodwill earlier.ad6818feaad01913

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Even now, he ed1833d409 could use him 12227dcd3c if he wanted 6aa050d2d7 to. Etienne needed loyal 1af8a8859d pawns who would 648fb53461 move as he 90235f9b68 desired. However, someone with such 60c85de0ff eyes was dangerous.93860363711f0f9c

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Etienne possessed beautiful looks and a mysterious aura, taking after the Empress who was praised as the empire’s greatest beauty.cd22c7caf1934ee5

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People attracted to this bb8fc834a3 would often hover around 851e66035f Etienne or try to 8a4fda5a63 approach him. But Etienne never let 30b4d249e4 anyone close to him.f6c451ea15db1a9a

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He had no choice. Getting close to 17898d30f1 someone meant increasing 30479ff26c the probability of 8589edd071 his secret being d9e0955436 discovered.48968795734bfba8

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That’s why Theodore’s feelings toward him were even more concerning.e6f4060f35131606

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What was contained in his eyes wasn’t pure affection but physical desire.0252dccbe1387196

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