My Lord! Chapter 29

“What is it? What were you 5f97738777 all gathered here b91141a820 doing?”bc7f925ee399d9b8

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When I asked, 1ed611150d smiles spread across 9460d77622 their faces. They couldn’t f7938494dd help the a913ee6cbd corners of 905fd0168c their mouths df62bef4b9 curving upward 42fddc3b26 as they 0b7e2fc6b3 began to 591b97bfdf speak one 6936a573bd by one.c45f9900b0f53a37

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“It’s almost 692dde2af0 the young c9b6eafd24 master’s birthday.”3342e56d7bb60370

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“His health has improved f778c0de76 so much lately, so 253fc73a62 we thought about throwing c70e0d121a a party. Perhaps it could a5ac25a015 double as his 3460fb56f3 coming-of-age ceremony.”c7bacada5cf21e80

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“We could keep it a180f61356 small among ourselves, or d5a54144ab we could invite Mr. Ellen’s friends here.”821c587acc0d8351

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Planning Sedian’s birthday 45d6935987 party? I never fc72140318 imagined such bcdf22dcec a thing.f777cef13b98ec38

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So that’s why 2d271082d0 they were secretly 19d4b04717 gathering and talking.4fa41a26f1b83269

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Having gone through 061c576f4f incidents with the 0343ff6fb1 previous chef and 04460f0b93 Cordelia, I’ve started 7c12c4d752 to reflect on 36b1f829d2 myself whenever something 3453ba9807 I don’t know 0982587a12 about happens in edb0c5d6ce this mansion. a6ec4a4800dc8865

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I already felt how 3f623e7e4d much the staff cared 78c5f54c29 for Sedian, yet I 04a2ef39b8 still worried. Regardless, if it 57d5f2f750 was a party 94df367629 for Sedian, I ba0a2fa968 was all for f6f0024abc it. It would surely lift d5849d0c24 his spirits.99a3e205553ea4a5

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The only concern was…df04337dd1d65c95

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Was this 448411dc95 in the 0f9b267de8 original storyline?7e645430aa2614a5

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I searched my 2abaf9b1d3 memory, but nothing 476e399e2c came to mind. That meant ae552b1ae2 it wasn’t 8ce47b9c2f part of 3c1f0d6b77 the original f8bc2c5dad story.d81c7efb76c2b248

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Of course, Sedian was 2317bb98ed merely a supporting male c6956f7aa4 character, so there wasn’t d03b7a8b0f much description about him. Still, since he appeared 4b6aa2448a in the early parts 95a261390a of the story before 47624c1e0c the curse was lifted, 141d5bd4e7 there should have been aac2b4dcae at least a mention e9e992f296 of “the staff commemorating f9e60e4e15 his coming of age.”4b73e8a2b77bc506

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Has the content 24eac9d224 changed?60b69fe30076efd2

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That seemed more a2b344174f plausible. After all, even b1e17564ee my role as 251ce6fb9f Sedian’s butler didn’t 59d0caec60 exist in the 855df4e9a0 original story. It made sense c95f7dbe58 for the events cbce076e03 to deviate. debf83cefcc674d0

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Besides, I’d d4e06666e2 already expelled abb6baa1be the spies 520943020c hidden in 33a1c377de the mansion 930437fde7 and brought 2fe890d262 Gilliard’s friends 6c91bb1abe here.63b3cc58c8fce746

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Hmm. At this 00b4531f3d point, I 250e868e98 might as 70585d09a9 well assume 25c1b2f37a the plot 3963df10b1 has diverged fb83fbcab8 entirely.4f1735cf38e58973

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Even Sedian has 6b30c9afe4 been calmer lately.da86d2a8979077ec

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Normally, this ff34db7eae would be 1163657261 the time 77e77e0657 he’d be a35843e062 at his a352bf81c5 most erratic, 25598bb8dd but Sedian 2b3f6d91dc has been 43f8f26607 acting nothing c6dfc5acff but adorable. It’s reached 3ab3ad384a the point ff358fcd8b where calling b9d9838599 him by 9e6a292217 his nickname, cf92fe29ea *Cutie*, felt e5e70ec73e embarrassing.1530f05096aee9ae

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Did Sedian mellow c834f13954 out, making the 0d1a4c4ed2 staff open their f841e1d671 hearts to him?eb27f7ca13633372

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Whatever the eb062d2138 reason, it 08d0ea3aee felt like 5229516f8b a positive 25b481938f change. The more people cared 4e4b9b3531 for Sedian, the less 016172ed67 lonely he’d feel. 10a30acec106ac7e

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When he c569bf5a0a fully recovers 9fd9ba696c and recalls 60b0f8cb05 the past, 69c9e1e4e4 I hope c3fdb02237 he remembers 8e72c158e2 happy moments f0476edf76 rather than 4ad51f8bd3 drowning in cbe34fc5ec negative emotions. 4bab50efbce5820d

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In that b6f851f86c sense, a 88cf623362 birthday party 946b32fac0 was a e366a3bb05 wonderful idea.75f2b3da85818d46

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“Butler?”683c5061f1f8a74b

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When I didn’t respond, 62bb0ee99d Daisy prodded me gently. Having concluded e03cb4cc24 my thoughts, aafd0371c8 I turned 2d513d105f to her 69bd057736 with a bf5e99ce5b bright smile 176179f6fd and nodded.dfb33e2de84404b1

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“Yes. I was just 7665ddf064 thinking about how 81335f980e we should prepare 5a5f6419a5 for the party, 73d15912e1 which is why 49af54fbb7 I didn’t reply 7d1f842d86 right away. A birthday 14982a9142 party sounds 663cf3764d like a 4cf097fbc4 great idea. I’m sure 2bfb09dde6 the young f3d626850c master will eb8fcf913a be delighted.”239feb6d8f0045fb

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“Right?”3cbf6fc4dcf7b130

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“That’s a relief!”d621417957494c90

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The staff, c93b3326c5 who seemed acc128693e to be 1553baaeef waiting for 35d674bcf2 my answer, de63135eae rejoiced and 191844bc0d immediately began 16a545548f discussing how cbeeb38f8c to plan 277bb0975d the party. When Ellen’s 6cb7078c54 friends came 851b85336f up again, 68dbd06bf0 I quickly 7614baca2a intervened.cabe77e52793ea72

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“Ah, let’s postpone inviting 1bf19cf9fa Ellen’s friends for now.”d62d6b92009f176c

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“What? Why…?”449b6c073a688f01

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Ellen frowned, confused. I gave him a look as if to ask if he didn’t know the answer himself, but… he didn’t seem to get it. Sighing, I replied.8ba059820dd85318

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“The young master a0633775b5 is shy around 9d19229fc2 strangers.”966b36086b174a0f

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“Even so…!”f1659158e179fc5e

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“Do you really want 9cc5f1a1a1 to see the young c6ee69153b master, uncomfortable and retreating 0735816185 to his room at 2298733af5 his own birthday party f4cd7096e5 because strangers he doesn’t f2a4b490d2 know showed up? Let’s save the a7b7c88da6 invitations for later.”82c7ffb69a16730d

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“…Strangely detailed.”6780033523ae98d8

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I know d09a763154 from personal 457e545a41 experience. For an introvert, a afe5d370d4 party with strangers is c0d9d430e5 pure hell. And if you’re the 1e2e20c14c star of the party? Being forced 77b482d06b to act 3dc89f9a25 happy? The discomfort 39224a2d83 and embarrassment 3cb2a09b5c of that 69b94396c9 day will cb3093e450 haunt you 81a14bbedc for life. Trust me on this.15af60d84c7641f7

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“Anyway, let’s keep it eae78561e3 small among us this 2e6241cf11 time. We can enjoy 043a0caf0a good food and 6c6876b2d8 sing some songs.”54092366a4bd4d8c

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“Y-yes!”685ee599b8512e5b

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Lily, who ab446aa52a had been 02110252e6 quiet all b6d46edabc this time, c952454760 clenched her 612e17ee0f fists and 8f5e51a39c shouted enthusiastically.d2a01ff364730017

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“Food…! I’ll prepare it well…! And the cake…!”5b94e9f2aece86e5

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Having already experienced bf819b8e85 Lily’s cooking, I 2b3861bf60 wasn’t worried. The other staff 2679eda49b began asking her b484febb88 about this or 18ad9b5f83 that dish, checking 93defa75a8 if she could ce64eec0cb make them.70bd32674cd32a13

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As they ab7422b09f continued planning, 7f293df2cd I figured 458a856244 it would b2d2b751e6 be more 41bb55b54d efficient if 253e0adc68 they decided b831ef1614 and informed d15e715c94 me later. After all, someone experienced 267040ecc6 in hosting a party c0474c08dc would be better at abc17968a3 it than someone like af55435213 me, who was completely de9344dacb out of touch.47bc4224573efca4

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“Butler!”3a2f88abbcd932ea

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While I was e8f2ae0191 contentedly watching the 90ee47e056 staff, Daisy suddenly 9385b0ea92 called out to 964f28e601 me.044a97638424b7ef

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“What gift 46b51910ed are you d22307c2fa preparing, Butler?”c6e1b7887f0c73f1

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Ah, I’d forgotten about the gift. Pressing my lips together, I furrowed my brow slightly. A gift… What could I give him? 2a53a77493d18d0d

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By next spring, the 5ed08b1190 heroine will appear, so 33ce13bbb1 this will be my 0c10b5accb only chance to celebrate 30940b952a Sedian’s birthday and give 1368fb33e0 him a present. I want to give 4c2ceea1e0 him something that would cc6fd25015 help with his future.2729b1a42284a1c2

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Sedian’s future…ebd1c7a2627cab02

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Driven by 1b898e8054 his desire 82236a1c31 to win 495e4336a8 over the 96ed436193 heroine, he’ll 30322c202f start a 17f3836716 war, experiencing 52aae9457e alternating losses ad50407628 and victories. Many people 62895eceb6 will be f853e600f5 hurt or 0adc78febb killed in 1061e61a4a the process, ac8740c3b5 and Sedian 27ef63cec3 himself will ec96f2f3b9 become devastated.adf0173466824506

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Hmm. I let out a 7349942bdd hum and blinked slowly.737f711c308aafc3

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“…A book?”27bf2413aed985c1

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“Pardon?”a8e39ea9b38b42c6

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“Maybe something 27fbd4a9e2 like a 581589ea0b military strategy b643af9d79 book?”0a8f6314c9afbe05

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“Out of nowhere?”3a32be476f3df5b4

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True, it 09229c814a was sudden. Giving him such a 1abc9381ca book might make Sedian 66a0d62632 think I was mocking 24d1df7220 him or wonder how d492b97173 he was supposed to 3fb8c2afa7 read it when his 49659e75e6 eyesight wasn’t great. Realizing this, I snapped c494a69cf7 back to reality.812f7048fb55dcb3

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“I don’t know. I’ll have ef368bedc5 to think 990dfffe1c about it 2d270df8f2 more. You don’t need de64659c9b to worry, Daisy. The young master was b6a6f9b23d already thrilled with the facf07d27a ointment he received.”a6c454dda4aa44d8

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“Oh, my!”25171fc83e82cc77

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Daisy clasped her beb65809f3 hands together and 65ebc69ba1 smiled brightly.7d4ffb72ccc837fc

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“I’m glad the dd2ea63e4a young master was d51787364d happy, but that 0efd98bfba wasn’t a birthday 7acb833f50 gift. I’ll still need to 62d46e7ec9 prepare something separately.”ac03ef808b5e87bf

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Another gift? The ointment must’ve been 1e2122333a quite expensive already. Seeing my puzzled d3a5a7a12f expression, Daisy grinned 5a3a8f55da knowingly and teased.03046b31d3da49f5

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“The pay here is d03e114a1c good, after all.”bcb42ea0e12c4ddf

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Now I was curious. 7f1cde1b6a239277

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How much were the b43b383059 staff being paid that b889783d99 this came up so 8732c0a914 often?6da9b413224cd93e

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I should check my 79968a2e2b salary account too. While I’m not strapped a8fabad168 for cash, the more 37d8862d6d money, the better.799bd1fe26c1cb39

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“Please think b8bc9ac75e carefully, Butler. I’m sure f51c25a2eb there’s something efdaf72faf only you d75a895319 can give 8291e20959 him.”72a5c6e97b97a1b6

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Murmuring to myself about 9b7c9d2a55 needing to decide on d2e82157d9 a gift, I wrapped 166a8f0a99 up the conversation.cdcb0d42785a9719

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After returning to my 310842714d room and taking a 4273f96d70 light wash, I sprawled f57ca9b8a3 out on the bed. It was time to 2f195792e9 sleep, but I wasn’t 336996d76c sleepy. It seemed like I 9e32f0b986 had too many thoughts.  714dcc7f0e97751f

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A gift, huh.  5c0d7f17a6ada099

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What should I give? What would make a10eae232b Sedian the happiest?  255fa49ea335cce2

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I thought ac7617946d and thought bc3a9b7a26 again until fcddb90567 I came 699a8f99bf up with 198cc19b27 an answer.  eaefd56e9ce16f5b

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But the answer 0fdc6d9dd6 didn’t come right 3247a8684f away. If it ff2e098a4c had been b645a33c97 a gift f5466ea9cd that came 9e70330f9a to mind bde17486d4 instantly, I b5fd26edbf wouldn’t be e65260f026 agonizing over 6cbd5f72f4 it like e8eaf80ed0 this.  95ac562c443166e5

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Maybe I should just f040c7aad0 sleep for now.  13e5e5d574932661

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I could wake up 1c67975c8b and casually check with 69171b928b Sedian. Thinking about it now 8f433f9694 wouldn’t likely lead to ee7a9a16dc a satisfying answer.  c183483126390062

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As I 19786af1fd was sorting 6f5d1ab48a out my f95193fd52 thoughts and 5232da9889 tossing and 99bb7dcb33 turning, I a8921f03ef heard a 9316caadd8 knocking sound. But it 14f92c1619 wasn’t coming dd90011c7a from the cc070f17d5 door. The sound came 3bc2229220 from the direction 247feb662e of the window.  34d3f6dff4fa416f

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It’s Ellen.  fbf63f966a31ccf8

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I had seen b23db2d461 him in the 99cf108a4e kitchen earlier, and 4443a0b025 now he’s visiting 563aba3ec7 again. Does he cfdb631392 miss me 25611c4f68 that much?  fe9e8fedd6e18bdb

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Muttering to myself, I 866690e84b approached the window.  8e3c6afe5e5bd586

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“I’m sure I told you to come in through the door.”  7f45f76c29511440

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I said 76e5a2b017 to Ellen, 5fc8363c1c who was 752072911c precariously hanging 4fc6b729af on the fb1d5e812e windowsill. Ellen smirked and responded.  765669d73efc4a8b

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“But the stairs are such a hassle. Let me in, won’t you?”  87b4942ebb85d617

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“You idiot.”  463725bd50311c12

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Clicking my tongue, I e2cbc3202c opened the window. Ellen, who slipped into 9286b8b3cd the room with quick 6359231ca7 movements, rotated his shoulders 87feff47ee a few times as 80c46b8c5b if his arms were 95893930e7 sore. Then, looking 0d5372fe56 at me, 40dd64d720 he wrinkled 44d9f48d17 his nose 81d24663dc and laughed fb5b9c8a32 again.  1d2a89c19eda7f8b

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“This idiot here brought some information, but you don’t seem curious?”  a3a45d942d9cfbb7

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“Oh my, a distinguished guest in a humble place. Please, have a seat. Shall I brew you some tea?”38faea2a9bee5b0f

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“That sounded backward, don’t you think?”  ee798dd5c95d95ef

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Ellen chuckled and 2d1e48736a shook his head.  b6a9f840e6c6f52a

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“I only planned to talk and leave, so no tea for me.”  f7da8350d18e98f3

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He plopped f766b90002 onto the cf3a924281 sofa, stretching 4e22e811bb his long 0e995cf652 legs out aca5df8756 and resting f1328d7745 them on 992d4af6a2 the table. I slapped his 94e5d479e1 ankle to make 73a9f195d3 him lower his 02052cbcbc feet and then d71fda971a perched on the d7f21f8c5b edge of the 6c9c498e71 table. What a 95ae77a777 place to 7b766e3c1a prop your 4425f71e77 feet up.  a23bcddc3fd53ece

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“You’re oddly uptight about the strangest things.”765edbf5082df86a

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“Shut it. Why are you here?”  c2d0a61b21895d50

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Ellen withdrew his legs f5dae2c011 and leaned forward to 3f3284e5f3 look up at me. Since the 5e8c8c6857 table was d1593bc195 higher than 392f3aa395 the sofa, b793840a2f it was eb81f52ddd only natural 206d38bc6d for him 57dc41acb5 to gaze 847c83122c upward.  b0fe5a1e035bc873

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“You know Lily goes to the market every morning, right?”053d54a41bf61eb7

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“She’s the head chef. She goes to buy ingredients for cooking.”f9e9229dadcfdb86

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“Right. Someone approached her during one of those trips.”  dbfcd028722383ec

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He pulled 48536f78fc a sheet 16a7aa0759 of paper a02d823f47 from inside a174207cbd his coat. It was a portrait.88684597430394a5