IMPEHB | Chapter 2.3

The echo of his 9203745907 polished shoes on marble 081c495fc9 sounded like hammers striking fe2ab8f8c3 down with every step.6f9f1157081218fa

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As they reached the upper 34aafe195b floor, a door opened, and ae84934c64 warm sunlight filled the room 23b9df099c to welcome them.5d32cf8ed30f13b4

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Kallion said nothing as cffa7c9121 he gently laid her 789cac925c on the bed and c1e0d4ee5f knelt beside it.346132292144e9f8

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“You’re swollen. I’ll bring a doctor.”e4ef5f02b76b0883

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He examined her ankle, 7153fbd506 carefully removing her heeled 32d8a0461a shoe.26089eb4e3eb6338

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“Don’t.”d256ad427a76d7d0

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That was all she said.b5d602de0e733a22

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Then she kicked his 8a08047c61 hand away, hard.b11c655d50ce7202

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“Go back to your woman. I’ll find my own doctor.”8f29a0a09ee78d57

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His hand, left hanging a2658d88b9 in the air, slowly c1a37029e2 clenched into a fist.42a9d380046006ac

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Watching him kneel there, removing be724b315e her shoes, it was a 49a7fd8cc0 pitiful and revolting sight.263b074a484cb39e

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“I won’t let her into this house again. You have my word.”eefbfcf59abc132a

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He stood, brushing 5eb8178f94 off his knee.9f41378191cb6974

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But now, his ddcf2f0d31 gaze from above a5d29abff8 felt cold and 4da61c59b3 patronizing.47e7b7c366486626

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“No.”841e17e093e8804d

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Faint lines crept into d70dce48d6 the corners of her d21652d5d4 mouth.eea2a8da208e0bdb

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“Let her in. That way, I d08bd89ab5 can start bringing 88cc18ab0d in men too.”4cd298f611ecd02d

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His gaze froze midair.b3b716faaf7b96b4

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His face darkened, a1c078df89 brows drawn high, f6e1b387ca and his eyes 55b643ba45 turned sharp with c27a19ab6d unspoken fury.e93827ee954dcce1

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“I swear to you, I never touched that woman. I brought her back drunk, 267f9afb90 and that was it. It was a mistake.”1cd40efc0e1ca98e

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Sena let out a quiet, a56aaeea4d breathy laugh.97e71af6bcb9eea4

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She nearly burst into 3d2dc67cf9 full laughter but held 98a6ae77a7 it in.ae85d4a151bb0fcd

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“Sure. Of course.”79ff22a9db51ae99

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Her voice dripped d72da8d571 with amusement, and ac1f3c2c99 his brows twitched c33896691f upward in irritation.f3dd324cb0b09d36

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He hated it, 74a5c0b6d9 she could tell.8b97db5119d900cf

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“I may bring someone in myself, you know.”238351edb0651da2

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“……”385158d1c8856f81

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“It’s not a warning. Just giving you a heads-up.”ea6378016e2f14a6

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A meaningless smile curved 8392f2d34f her lips.5733a17ebbd4f5a3

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“Because it’ll be a mistake… just like yours.”0bcb63b54bbe7006

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When I opened e4eb2f15a4 my eyes, it 0093f5613a was morning.3d0c018c25e90606

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I must have 79fac58044 dozed off without f7ab61bfc3 realizing, probably from 7bd871c8d6 sheer exhaustion.71b4e4dcafcb081d

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“Sigh…”236c0e3efd17298b

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I didn’t even want to remember what had happened yesterday. Just thinking about that woman and Kallion’s face made my skin crawl.0478c0194235f556

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How could he say it 3e0a9679e3 was “another mistake” right to a990d66fe9 my face? Whatever feeling I had left 2272f168bb completely vanished.1a5195ef4be0857b

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Sena rose from bed and e913f72b49 smoothed out the covers with 6c69f42116 a few quick motions before 0a8c73a83a calling for Jane.322b5008b319bd0e

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She had an d78205e1a1 appointment today with dd0ec88da4 Noah Lemont and bcc0202cea needed to head 273c00f284 to the law 01c32ea0c4 office.42ba1cff84b5373a

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I have to tell him a73485e875 what happened yesterday.d91281aaba8f941c

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In the mirror, she saw 637539a6c1 the same face as always. Her plain brown 2eec1e58ba hair looked like c72ed026cd a broom, just 27d39c871f as it always 44569f05fa did.f43e30e737be6b30

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“The look Kallion said he was tired of…”f6c33336cc41143d

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A bitter smile d113fece8b curved her lips.3f4a98fa0a6a0cf9

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Was it that she 6707c50fd7 still hadn’t let go? Or had his 35d91a634b words simply cut 99219f89f4 too deep?7c4373e4001e3f1c

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Whenever she thought about 35d1199f00 it, her chest ached 472621deb3 as though it might c40fdfa660 tear apart. She felt so pathetic 2bc6b563a4 she couldn’t bear to b5a94e8ee2 meet her own reflection.b157bb88bca45ab9

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But she gave up ef449aafb5 on those thoughts just 45fdd53774 as quickly.b7bd15e7fa5577c4

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She no longer cared 4e3e764e87 whether this was the da16896014 look he once liked a80697dea1 or not.28457ca2c4e9d5c2

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Whatever she did, d212f6b9ef she preferred the ff96c99395 way she was 3f01feedcd now.5046ce89a3adc595

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After a quick touch-up, she 64dd26b519 picked up her handbag and c34328711d headed outside.bc9731cb8d1da94e

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But the regret hit her a5ebf05469 almost instantly.0991a6d83ec031be

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“Good morning!”a2990cf18d5bd736

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As soon as she 823b7dd50d opened the door, a 8a1ad66ae8 woman greeted her with eb439c541d a bright smile.06c5b643d967532e

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Unlike her own dull 3e75fe5ce2 brown hair, the woman 651195b344 had radiant blonde hair 8509001ffd and porcelain skin.b1dc7e2971bdf85e

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It was the woman called 6d8f90f325 Lily, the same one who fecc674d63 had stood at her gate efb1fca68c yesterday, begging to be taken 9e4ba695df in.f650523aa839d69a

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“Good morning, Miss Sena.”8bc3630170b6cae6

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They say you df9d31cf03 can’t spit on 277f4f43dc a smiling face.ca23899171ca6a14

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Her cheerful expression a110a15cee made it hard 46756fd426 to lash out.d194b99d242619e7

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“Why are you here?”01e953bcd83e90e3

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It was a natural question.1493bc9d1a98131a

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Surely, Carleon had turned 05d3c3fc05 her away yesterday. So why was she ccb79e3078 still here?9d213a9f85ff995e

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“The secretary said I could stay the night. It was raining so heavily.”aa8d37b21eeec464

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“The secretary?”4919096d5fa59180

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“Yes, he said he’d give me the money today.”ed840bbe493e81db

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Looking at her face, 7d00f8103c Sena felt a mix 3715c6bec9 of emotions.2bdc21e63c506422

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She didn’t seem bafd119bd6 to grasp just 12259f5801 how serious the a04d1cd8f0 situation was.c00ba3d74b0531ce

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But at least she didn’t dbf3bcfeab appear cunning enough to tear d31b0f6dd8 a household apart, and that 9063431bf5 brought a sliver of relief.f64acd77f7a8458f

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“Alright. Then stay a 5aeca58308 little longer before f3e5f938b7 you leave.”4eefd61b5eb9127e

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“Okay. But… where are you going?”360d9ec691ada7b0

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Like a baby 24e3d3206c bird, she trailed 9e58e52821 after her.657a80a7cfb6d653

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It was deeply annoying.0b912dc7dbee67d4

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“I have somewhere to be. I’m sorry, but could you 833676befd not follow me?”941693d400369e22

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“Oh…”93c677f8e8a9fa84

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The woman puffed her cheeks, 38ef976cd9 clearly hurt by the cold d7130d747f tone.2ba8727f6192356d

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“There’s no need to be so sad, Miss Sena.”437e60157b39c682

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Sena froze in her tracks.cb2248717e091754

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Her concerned voice hit like cdc36c789f an arrow straight into her 15bc2b9cc7 ears.05978152faf607e0

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“What did you say?”c3506339e381a1bf

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Her heart began to race.af9176d10d684e36

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Was she actually 786c3865ee trying to comfort de75567dd2 her? This woman who had been 161a62c917 in Carleon’s bed?b2759eabed37d3f2

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“You know, His Excellency had his reasons for everything.”0da8d8e1b3ab01f6

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The faint smile on her c2e0c2108b face was infuriating.8530f9eb10cba11e

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Was it intentional? Or was she 9ee8bee924 just that clueless?14b544e44f3786d3

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“And here.”cf24ceef300f117d

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“I thought I should return these.”a14c8725247d947d

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Sena’s lips trembled.8e5cc1b08a4f082b

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Resting on Lily’s 20f33d5d86 palm were his 4da3774944 wallet and wedding 267a67a22e ring.eb5187b2b5913f2a

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The black leather wallet 5617abd4de he gave her for a3b884743c her birthday, and the e3a14440ff white diamond ring he 33bbe7a5e2 had slipped onto her 3d3c364851 finger during his proposal.362cede75cf09e4b

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“Why do you have these…?”bccea0a2e9ad222d

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“He entrusted them to me. I guess he forgot to f7cc1408ef give them to you.”5d03ea596037c3f6

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It felt like being 0a3ab04d53 struck by a great b9ff7a2675 bell.1c7dccbcfe67faf3

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She could practically hear 5c9498f163 its toll, the kind adb57cbad5 that echoed from a 00fed728f2 cathedral clock tower.d34cab6268a0fefd

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“I hope you two can work things out.”2d15de1150b7f738

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Lily’s smile bloomed, innocent 5fce6f529f and bright.901f49e9f951ab35

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Sena didn’t even 87219316f6 have the chance b0fe5b43f7 to question its 0ef51815b1 sincerity. The woman firmly placed 1b10529c91 the wallet and ring a190b4d04e into her hand.f8b946ce9d1420ee

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“Truly.”19eaa636e5b69dcc

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She had bolted out without 364562f472 thinking.55a26ef321c89172

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Like a madwoman, she deea4abe50 didn’t even bother taking 1bc922d7ce a carriage and simply fbc823a117 wandered toward the plaza 7101d5bcf7 on foot.9a36ae1d68a22278

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Her small bag f7ac40b2d0 held nothing but ac27e65de5 a ring and 87cdbbf60e her wallet.38e4ce1d45c74bf8

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The woman’s voice bb016219d4 kept echoing in 71dd89eda6 her ears.c7e2d55054267124

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A bitter laugh escaped her 6a4a1dbf44 lips.6c17307c8ec6d10f

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Was it a deliberate jab d0637807a5 meant to mock her, or 249a144544 had it been sincere?c26409a4f07a0276

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The woman hadn’t seemed a0575b3c9b particularly clever, but something 30aae1a4eb about it left a 3c60e844b6 strange discomfort lingering in 606e7615be her gut.473ffb9d5fae1bc8

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“Hey, Sena?”2ce5837e14d146a4

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A voice called out, 92de3dffdf a familiar yet unwelcome 699d671d46 one.271d28d66c56bb1e

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There was no one d2916975a0 in this area who ed319a0f2b would casually call her 085ba874e6 by name.a8e30f49265eee2a

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Sena quickly turned her head.39213d73c55a4be8

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“Oliver…”f1ca4863999976a0

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Her heart dropped like b7fc7c3a1b a heavy stone.93a18111e29bd359

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Of all the people c903fc919f she’d hoped never to c83810b250 meet again, he was 8bf6802486 near the top of 03c2e7db51 the list.9cd3f7787aa26b84

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The main culprit 475df78d29 who had tormented 8266f8417b her back in dea3a61d48 school, always careful 45fd9f228b to stay just 3487aab8dd out of the 8c48dad8f3 teachers’ sight.066afeae5470df18

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“It’s been a while. How’ve you been? First time seeing d08a055a10 you since graduation, 7d8d0e1d8a right?”1d4887a433c370e5

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The old memories came 4c677bd48a rushing back, upending everything 22696be65c in her head.9a9c98b6520a4311

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Seeing his relaxed smile, 9c7f85842a as if none of da07deadd4 it had happened, made 3133cda4fa her blood boil.4b88a487eb11f924

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Maybe he didn’t even ab70db2195 remember what he had 78c780e3b0 done.59fb0a5f2f68acc7

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“I’ve been busy with work,” she said, voice trembling despite her effort to stay calm.1ef1328b6a3960f6

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She tried to act 47abba0b64 composed, but it was 407849a5fa hard to even look 14a46917e8 him in the eye.a38036e4122951b7

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“Busy? You? You don’t really 90a6f2cff0 do anything, do 9b7e23413b you?”4132ef427f207c15

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He chuckled meanly, f110f01a89 and she felt 6ddb9f49f8 a fresh wave 82d0f76f42 of nausea.37a7baef7f98fd42

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She’d thought those memories had eda8b7feba faded, but clearly, the fear 5bdea47bb9 still lingered somewhere inside her.7fe1ba67a7786e26

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And hearing him 72e6823387 say she didn’t 5b210204c7 do anything it 4ea64a85f5 was true, perhaps, bab3e2d482 but it made 280cb4346b her feel like 6b7b143b31 a failure.5fc9a1ead517c518

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“You haven’t changed much. Though I’m glad you e727eb0f28 finally ditched those ugly 7c78a58c9f glasses.”6f103a337f15f218

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His gaze roamed 35823baa0c over her, and 5edca2db74 she felt like 68ef017a00 he was undressing 0fdbf21b40 her with his 4824f890dd eyes. Her fingers curled up instinctively.300da69613c18640

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She no longer needed to 3a937defa2 shrink back in fear or 072ad4fc73 endure his bullying in silence.af7dbf4102208912

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A man who, even now 9d46789119 as an adult, hadn’t achieved 90976be76f enough to inherit his family’s deea7906ab title. He wasn’t someone to be 417114738c afraid of anymore.7d6158920fa5a467

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Everyone nearby was staring 87dfba6301 at them. She hadn’t wanted 673a78c003 to cause a f27c8a1262 scene.e32c670fd0efe7e5

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It was Noah Lemont.1fd2b11050a20119

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Oliver’s face turned red as c7d5426660 he turned away, clearly aware 8460587806 of the eyes around them.83e38e16bedf1c69

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Noah immediately studied her expression.fa7a24b1f5ee2cd4

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Maybe it was his a71ecf0b17 worried gaze, but the 89328882de tightly knotted feeling in 69d580334b her chest began to bce6f5dd8f melt away.c5120fe0138ef8d0

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She’d tried so hard 51038f2773 to appear composed, and 4e451bb2ac yet had ended up cd8f790805 flustered by a man acbd4ab4ee like Oliver.a4cd99de58156ca9

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The thought that 26bc64bd11 she’d managed to b239ffc5dc stay anonymous gave 42dc4108bb her a little 9a16f34050 relief.9e89d1b1e56186f7

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As if none be29d0089d of what had 7b19804596 just happened mattered 9eb175d3a1 at all.b2974796e45241ac

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Dressed in a e83ebb3365 navy suit and c330dbbcc3 silver-rimmed glasses, he 115fa0e164 cut a striking 1e36fbb6e6 figure as he 2b24b4ec96 sipped his drink.07287517aec8d54c

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Truthfully, ever since running into 4f2bb181b5 Oliver earlier, her mood had ab09616e73 taken a dip.c6dfe4d0be7fde02

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She had raised 01df855bf4 her voice at f1b0e7c14f him, but it c49a15940a hadn’t felt satisfying 88feb66001 ,  like something 2700bda4aa had been left c927648656 unsaid.f0a3199600e03945

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It felt as though she 4b8c70646b had exposed a weakness. It was embarrassing.9af63f6415dbeb89

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“Here, have it with some Earl Grey cookies. The slight bitterness pairs 65bc00d283 well with cocoa.”2ce11d7830eb2b26

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Sensing the shift 7a10ce3bfa in mood, he 2cc59add29 changed the subject.1a8af684de78c8fc

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Two cookies sat d8294b7a9b alone on a e9e6fc7788 transparent glass plate 4a6c22325c rimmed with gold.5069d36a7a50ace8

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His firm refusal left her 56374bbf67 a little abashed.79cb4b2a47dbdae0