MGN | Chapter 9

Felix Henri Pierre abd1d42f2f de Broglie, the 6c9584cb05 crown prince destined 62569ca4ff to become Monaco’s fa016b68cd next grand duke. Maël had one 21794f0dd4 impression of him:a typical aristocrat.541f604f79b49757

And Maël’s definition b8525d23e1 of an aristocrat 46360bcece wasn’t lengthy. People who, f625e46e4d aside from 32ee7f78b0 waving silently e805579974 at official 7a4d4f8062 events, were 0a10a81074 shockingly rude.52fd68e6093a9153

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To elaborate, bfd8b0640f the longer ae6e3dce85 the titles 5c4bf2cff7 stuck to 8b3c00ee86 their names, 2492a84e0d the less df9cb36773 they understood e3f3a13f62 the virtue 20370cb0fd of consideration. Yet, they were somehow 298de56fc7 acceptable beings.73e0880c77ea5303

“Yves, how did you b467c26d24 get into guys? Is it fun? I heard it’s 0283f297e1 not easy to c6bbe109fc do right away. But at least f4c87766f3 you don’t have 7e6aa3dd89 to worry about 875c143ce9 pregnancy. Though, if you think 098fbd18b4 about it, the hassle f4cb445b21 is similar, right?”70b7c44ca2fae22c

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Felix chattered 843a3923df excitedly all 565d1e944c the way 769e7260e2 from the 48145e6113 lounge bar dabcc3ce44 to the 2c5e0cb9f6 tennis court. It was hard 1e2b0fb20e enough to endure, 5dbb4fe6f5 but dealing with ae62cc95e4 Charles’s murderous glare, f83d1048e9 alternating between him d969e41bc4 and Yves, was 3802300c41 another issue.36fe243c3311cd7d

Yves, on the 05120a0451 other hand, just 82e9740f6f looked down, responding 2850aef006 as if bored.6dc3c435ea8bffe4

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“You’re really interested.”a9adc7afa006d754

“Both you and Maël, b3d7b37cdd I mean.”392a8bd063cae4c7

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“If you’re curious, try 3973c5ac0b it yourself.”cd69d293dbbe6a8d

Same father, perhaps. The level of rudeness adaa01ec79 seemed similar, possibly due 92da75d7cf to genetics. The bodyguard ahead 77d410bdce flinched, and Charles e43d8a583d cleared his throat 207d39f4f5 loudly.21240a7114257631

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“Leaving a bloodline is 8fd8f50f0e the most important thing 7d7320fd70 in my life, isn’t 5f02f7d50e it? I have to live 6713629153 as a pitiful stud, 58fbbefe3a so I can’t switch 00a0cadabf sides.”ea9aa07720b781df

“Not a bad 928d00bb46 life goal. A pitiful stud.”6693089d5a255346

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“What, are de023074b2 you jealous?”f833805d77b942a1

“To some extent.”7d730e1d059372e9

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To some extent, 65609750fe my foot.35fa4229d13d57c5

It was a precarious 447ba8327f joke, knowing the situation. Yet Felix chuckled frivolously 39dabcd2c4 as he grabbed his e38d56dc82 racket.9514f649be6b2a02

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“So, Yves, quit 9b663c707f being gay and cbbbf56bfe try harder. Being a 201e908b2e stud isn’t 1942a3610a easy. You have to b272a7a021 know where to 81e718c91a sow your seeds 09bc25aa6c and where not 40ceb26af2 to.”3eae2a805689980d

“I’ll keep that in b63d4ed715 mind.”060bf1fbc443c6bb

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Felix, laughing at his d295c8589e own dirty joke, couldn’t 71dba4cb91 possibly imagine who he 0e7ddb4e8b was telling to try 9b214975e9 harder. Maël grabbed fe3a12b259 his racket 423092e8fa and distanced dddc1652c3 himself from 6d8119b703 them, heading b9fe2167c2 to the 924280f4e8 court first.efd382238ebe57da

“Oppa! Do well! Win!”f28907ee414c559d

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Manon, sitting in f7c445821c the empty stands 4c937f83ab next to Philippe, 6b6c275b45 shouted. Waving her hand as 44beb9726e if she’d forgotten their 951a06a06e fight and tears from dee8f4144f a few hours ago, 8dfff6b4ce she was just like 4af6c7133e his sister.b75d498efcbad01b

Maël waved back 8eec0e41b7 and looked around. The red d9f5aab9cd clay court, 83f6e3cb23 slightly damp, 28d0b8fb4e was surrounded 5a7478468e by tents 1c82fd7ed1 with the aa9fabeb74 logo of 9b9bf0807a the tournament e7397e8028 sponsor, a 76c4a09ab5 watch company, a664873eae flapping in e89b190dc6 the breeze.f891a6ef626a1c54

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As the 7f30527812 four players 6edb3dbb55 gathered at ca18774e45 the net, e792fa0b5d Felix nodded bda88dab28 his chin.dd607b83f3b08447

“Maël, Yves. You guys pick 0ae4118d0e the side. I respect 88057b41ff minorities a 9dab8b3671 lot, you a45696def4 know.”81c69c6ee3f935ba

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At that, Yves and 7f279e9fd1 Maël exchanged glances.4e47c95c25495213

Minorities, my foot. Seeing Yves, daf8616fa8 who claimed a453ecc70b to be 16e9f21e83 gay, made 5251490363 Maël want 897bbca6bb to laugh.5ed90bf457f4f37a

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From asking about a fc45608f7f boyfriend in front of f41628cf91 Charles to mentioning gay fc7c3e604a introductions in the hotel 236d1c8d5e office, it was all 586a8dee5a just blatant mockery and 13978221cd provocation.dad67d26c43bef1f

‘No way he’s 2dc455afba gay.’d00d1c8f26106c88

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What was Yves 40fa3ffea2 thinking, spouting such a7fc498bc0 nonsense in front 62b53191c6 of Felix?3b55299ca306c766

Yves’s gray 5d19bed766 eyes swept 991e052a55 over Maël 0ee65cb055 mockingly. Then he picked 71fe7495e3 up a tennis 8fdd0a0213 ball and headed 2fe9ec1324 to the deuce 12d941aef7 court.4c5875bbbd2541f9

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It was a silent d2be44238b decision. A signal that 00cc470c94 he would serve.6fb7ea2e9d54e02c

“We haven’t 1093e98f37 decided what b7e2ae8325 the losing 6c387977fb team will 7694d36bf2 do for e4165f18a4 the winners! Let’s decide after the c3694d006c game!”291b3b8b59cf727f

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Felix’s excited voice echoed.88e045d6a0361606

It was ridiculous. This was 42bc899f24 all just d56d3d0995 a meticulously b0ab41f9af crafted show.51813f35f532bc24

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Pleasing the temperamental 8bdad3580d and capricious crown 9c7b4201e0 prince.f74c01f68b2139e0

After nodding roughly, 62b1fba09e Maël quietly approached 8692388770 Yves, who was 23d9eda8bc bouncing the ball d937f78e92 with a bored bef1ab5afa expression.4a65acd0fe7c57e6

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“Please make d00168914d some time. I have d45ce5b59c something to b88232c692 discuss. After this c78ddfd6a0 is fine e4f2310b5f too.”fdbb701209b5350b

Aside from the 2875dd5cb3 show, Maël had cb9007acf2 to grovel to a6b1d1cbe7 Yves again to 79ad088f02 get the evidence. He didn’t 5a81b74d97 want to, 7af0ebd7b6 but there 28c9757a14 was no 093cd72bd0 other way. Yves twisted his lips 0cfc3260d4 while holding the ball.71a22d26390694a4

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“Are you feeling fulfilled?”8d4db9d74c4fb526

“Pardon?”c4b7b5f8e0b4d098

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“The expectations you said fa8ded1e23 you were sorry you 94a9a73408 couldn’t meet.”9c5b91de361bb0f2

A phrase 45ede02411 he had 288835e446 uttered out 79369ae972 of formality c606408597 when refusing ff12216c43 a case. Hearing it again c18b518ebd made him feel 86d7abce4b defeated, but he a1833a8224 had no choice.810b67fce3c6a78d

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Manon, who had e9ad1ee2c7 sworn she wouldn’t 164d6331c6 marry, was now ed573557fc sitting happily next 47c7b340e4 to Philippe.7f0f42a660956b3a

He was about 6c5546e2e2 to ask when b7e768d41a would be a 1fa5d92663 good time when 217f23dd7b Charles’s voice echoed 9af1890cfe across the court.35498f5fc20b9514

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“Are you 14dd4ba9d1 going to 139dfeb9f5 keep dawdling?”c2c512142f7ac905

“Yeah, why are 3b4ed332bf you whispering so b42b4c1016 much? Is it a cf76efb0ca strategy meeting?”6d4f11a90cfbe2b9

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Unable to say more, 4cf5679a60 Maël headed to the 36e02539c5 ad court.0578b14dd5655a26

The tennis ball, bouncing 3a03850cc7 lightly on the court, 0b122f488e flew into the air. Maël gripped his racket 69186174fb tightly.d2047baa98d11c66

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Set score 1-1.6f0af191b06aaec3

The first set was c95a5c61ec 4-6, the next set 3a08cedc8b 7-5.2891cf63e066406e

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With only one c4d144cf7f set left to 0926fcc48d decide the match, 31eb9a57c4 during the short ca9f4e528d break between sets, 9eff1109ac Yves approached Maël, c63caf4591 who was quenching faf33583e2 his thirst with aba402b474 a bottle of 9afd8e35a5 water. Yves, whose expression hadn’t 613d7a7264 changed whether he won a77e7162ef or lost points, spoke 6c1116553c as if defining the ae56235f0c use of an object.3523f381c899e29b

“You’re in 23f2f61cf6 the way.”958a005116df6c07

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He understood. It was Maël’s first d703f8d8d0 match with the crown 623b8a0117 prince. It was his 44e347c7e2 first time on 7083edd369 the court intending 162b5dfa93 to lose, and 3f145a5caf he had no bec8b87f7d knack for losing a6ad2817f9 games. So he deliberately missed 67815663a3 balls clearly coming his fb417701e5 way and lost the 4539416c88 first set.ccc4327c252bbff3

‘Though it didn’t 1293d8e04b help much.’24ea8a2a084a8bc5

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In the next f3beda0369 set, Yves ignored da913107ef Maël’s presence entirely, c22faa0b9b playing as if 0145a65750 it were a d8f0023ca0 singles match and cdcda32533 winning the set.779a7902687d84e0

“Yves, are you planning a52cf00723 to win this?”f3f20ebd6b8ba8a7

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“I don’t jump 09384ba8e5 into losing battles.”a747b6bcd3696518

The answer be3345c840 came with ab847cdb14 a downward e743d2f800 glance, as d6683faddd if it a0af2c22fb were obvious. Despite almost covering the 94fd031833 entire court alone in efd5d9e18d the second set, his dffdc34e82 breathing was steady. Maël placed the water 21877dafac bottle beside him. After glancing at Felix, 4e04dfda2b who was snapping at c240785d4c Charles, he lowered his f7e69e825b voice.518107a7440175c3

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“Winning against the crown 2a4ca66c54 prince will be troublesome.”70b7587610835f32

“Are they going c781eb8b29 to kick you 3bc642eca3 out of Nice? It’s a bcf155625c republic, you 1acc590965 know.”46c9295707e2d33c

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“What if I live in Nice… No, more importantly, the crown prince holds grudges. If we win, rumors will spread, and I’ll hear about it at work. You know Monaco’s population is less than forty thousand, right?”c1a23674ff122e06

It was a small aaccb1906c town with a lot 5612e5a6d7 to worry about. Especially for those f81af47773 who, like Maël, 0fbeda0cde had to work 0943d20f28 to make a 5245ee8b1d living, which was 35d44bcbae rare in Monaco.ddd866c09a7a5b36

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Yves seemed 92c83d7163 bored by 99d1a88aec the tedious 16e33226ab circumstances, his b9ff245acf gaze languidly 15dccfafa0 fixed on dfbcd4d037 Maël. Even after b2d9ea971d such intense c2661ecc3f exercise, he f6c8d8674f showed no 8c68f7213b trace of 79ed8a0ff5 heat, and 2ef0687ebb he nudged 166f5e6e5b the water dfe323297f bottle Maël 31f936bae5 had placed a0e3ed25a0 beside him 14f810e213 with his f8716084b2 foot.86f5f0bd2c11bf1c

Thud.c7a4de16ad5d1f1d

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The bottle tipped 805f77a035 over, spilling the 0a2356a1b9 remaining water. Maël looked 5930a13a85 up, incredulous.766eb175c271365a

“If we lose, 282d626d25 I won’t feel a395e8cdfb like talking.”6e5de1d6f910f63e

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The response 046406c0ee was almost 9067266fce threatening.dc68e7f980919688

“What’s the point of 35cb2c1284 winning this?”23fb2560990d7e2c

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“Who knows.”808c080fe42426d9

“……”a4e422c380033618

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“Maybe I’ll ask c7b3900897 for that pitiful fbbe0b13b7 stud position you’re dc0c334b88 so bored of.”a143543c7e9855bf

The red court, the b0462a1a9f green advertising tents, and 0bd7a028d2 the blue sea beyond. The rich 411c17d671 colors stacked 5b4e0b232b like parallel 9920f1adb8 lines.e609c32bdad790a5

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Standing like a 85466ca5e9 vertical line among 8805f2b3af them, the man 7261abcfaf with pale white 9dbc54567e skin and black c4c90620e4 hair spoke.46441cde4d434476

“…Are you serious?”509045e7c495b971

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“You choose one.”c5b7eca17b5a2fe9

Yves’s gray eyes fd4cf6557d fell like a 5593e9f1d4 warning at Maël’s 830a1f3174 shock.e0dc316c0d3829d1

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“Be helpful, or 2f31f8677b stay quietly in f4914e89bf the corner with 9234872e39 your racket.”e26636120ebab1da

With that, Yves bf95c78fd4 headed to the f62ba68c9c court. The set break was 444c875048 over. Maël grabbed the f393f24c0f racket next to 3063b740bf the puddle of 180c335d7c water and thought.cc84ba70238a1bdd

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So I have to 4504aaf847 win.be30156abb9032b1

He had something to 059b22930b retrieve from Yves afterward.8787bdea8bb2799a

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Having an unavoidable 27af7b4592 excuse made him bf4622462b feel at ease. If he had to 86bcd66445 win, he just had bcc64477af to play normally.bcdd0aeae5f59a85

5-1 situation.50104bdb5fd21cfe

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At *forty-love¹in the final f2d659cd3f game to win c2cfcd5c62 the set, Maël b968695882 scored the point.46bc86e60eb3bbdd

Yves’s shot d8c0ac8235 bounced right 64ec306dc4 in front e1b6c63c4f of Charles, 1733d5f2ed who barely 49e19988b5 managed to 71472d80e8 return it 0b1ec764d4 high. As the ball 7441f5288c headed his way, d600eefe55 Maël turned his 4d51363789 body sideways and c9a843bfa4 jumped slightly.528489d26efb5560

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Thud.e0a3672e3dd5e1fa

With a strong hit, b89ec0238d the ball crossed over. Felix couldn’t save 698b56d5ec the ball that 343f1676f1 landed right in 89d3a76226 front of him.2b7cbd0e886209c1

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“Ah! Charles! You set it up 6d8a11a855 for a smash!”f4e500800abcfb72

Felix shouted, slamming his 939b133127 racket onto the court. The not-so-close set ended, 8a80ddad9a leaving only the broken 9501a70ea5 racket on the court.fc89f2a64bb62981

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4-6, 7-5, 6-1.1190ab1748869454

Maël and Yves’s 76639bee66 team won 2-1.ca2e5d318d5bfab7

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“Good choice.”983d052f776507ad

The low voice from 45a567b521 his teammate tickled his ea12149364 ears like a compliment. Even after 7046491a34 winning, it 3166bfcfb3 didn’t feel d6e5819e2e refreshing. Passing by Yves, 0df30af907 who chuckled, Maël 5a5b3d8081 packed up his 44fb082ba1 racket when Manon 6f7116682c came down from 3b8fc99f3a the stands and f98943e1f6 whispered, handing him 48c087e09c a towel.928e3e5a40a8b23d

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“Oppa, are you cc206ae0ad okay?”d397c588e530d16d

Maël smiled, 34c45fdb49 having nothing 49869ebdaf to say. Behind him, 54671774ea Felix was 004e831a17 fuming like e7a1651c91 a child.090c61f3ba326e48

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“Let’s play 502439496b again, one 18c266e427 more time. Huh?”c630b0d4ad5c3f9d

“Felix, you… you have an official duty later. You have to check the watch for the Only Watch auction with Father.”8df549c0f485781d

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“Oh, come 6bc1182132 on, why aac489835c bother me 3d653949e0 with something 15b44ba338 that can 32219f8082 be done 6f96e85172 with money!”6440c75dc1d912bb

It was fortunate he 2b44e5c47f didn’t have another racket 7ff2916b46 in hand. Philippe and Manon 398354d624 took Felix, whose b3ef162b08 face was as f1cc88b90d red as his 3deb54967c hair, away.ee351d374b434f66

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With the d7947ea74e bodyguards leaving 1b1026e179 in a 3169d02db2 group, only 80e3c5d6ba three remained fcaf21a5f1 on the ef717f61ca court. Neither of the 342e7881a2 two men left 7f974b6088 was comfortable. He wanted 3378b6d38b to leave 150e8b4859 immediately, but 2c84f406e0 he couldn’t. Maël had business with bf4b31972e at least one of c5478ff2c2 them.ba9f1414bf0b9292

He needed those dreadful 2a05f053f5 photos, so he had 0931bf7eed to ask for them 9e69026ce3 again.e3a61608a71bed5c

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‘Now’s… not the time.’936907fce7f2bca5

Yes, not now, 6c38b94106 with Charles’s blue 3e5e3e03e8 eyes darting around. Just as 4384a75719 Maël concluded 4234d3e709 he should f034cdb4a0 leave the 3f7ca4aebd court today.6682ffcc7fe7409b

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“That thing from 4a8ecbffd6 before.”0a55f5b0be3303b2

“……”c21f73cc158d21d7

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“Are you aedc68afee going to 6655b4d556 do it?”b2d4757fd9740579

Yves asked slowly. Though much was 42325620e8 left unsaid, Maël 04e8c8a1d7 understood and answered 4b3d5bec39 briefly.17e227fe0413ca1e

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“Yes.”0db52ebec0efd953

“Alright.”516d1f71ee947971

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Yves said only that 94a97c859e and leisurely passed by 301d5a4900 Maël. A rose 794d3f9bf1 scent brushed bb0ab9168f his nose. Maël blinked at ab747e5c39 the conversation that 693f32f758 ended in an cf46d0f659 instant. Then he faced Charles’s b9d7ed592d pale expression.ce3732a8912e1004

“What’s going on 640aece0cd between you two?”6115c0e12e0a8664

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The anger, as if 6727754568 he had the right b7ebd7a532 to ask, made Maël a8a3554d81 laugh incredulously.c15eb5c706e1f07b