MGN | Chapter 10

‘Ahahaha.’ebac93918be63ac8

Maël’s sudden burst f86fa28cd8 of laughter still dbc7afd0a8 echoed in Charles’s acfefdc854 ears. Just yesterday, because of a0dcba76ef that laugh, Charles couldn’t 4ed120f3be press further about what 4c0b33d7b7 exactly was going on 57651141e1 between Maël and Yves.fc443aba7c2fe571

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After laughing long 6bca00f7f7 and hard, Maël 2cb5b880eb had simply stared 3417685d6c at Charles. Despite everything, Maël, who 3890803329 had been his partner e7575d6095 for a year, gave 6dd486ea18 a curt warning.2324c0c641d9fa5a

‘Stop it now. I’m not joking.’1fc59ee08988844b

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His partner wasn’t d646bee8d9 particularly amusing. Charles was someone f936fdabe7 who could easily 959dffcee8 turn deep reflection 4b0dc213b2 and affection into 598d577789 “repetitive harassment intended a88619be9a to harm the 4638da749f other’s mental health.”aef5e91dfa3730dc

So yesterday, 211936e9a2 he could cf858358fc only watch 8722abd089 Maël’s retreating 0715cceb49 back.99da372517751364

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Perhaps that’s d370f5e057 why he 29d819ea5a felt turmoil bb9c9708df all day. Heading to 6c7f5c61ce the Riviera 28b4ae1b3b Hotel Casino 8a792f7cb9 at the 5a42822685 crown prince’s 0aa8cad319 call, Charles 6db909c7b3 dialed his ed8e74ef2e father, Antoine, 0a36bb8050 the head cf9e195920 lawyer of ebfe677569 Law Firm ee4662d407 377.c00900ef05eb6670

― Diane really values 20de96e073 him. Says he’s indispensable 68077d0667 in the family 852a61e503 law department.cb4d9e66e4121617

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His father’s response 11563d240a was disappointing.9aed3f899cd423b7

“Father, I’m not saying 0a79121e70 to actually fire him. Just apply 62b6f41d29 some pressure.”27caeb41e2d3a1d4

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― I c9a296743a talked to 6348031c4b Diane because 5bc1b8b379 you were 942e9ce19b making such b274025866 a fuss. What more do you 4dcab89a89 want? What if he 8a7d6e71d3 decides to start 5b6262c114 his own firm?bc987a7dd4a2788e

“No way, he’s just…”8ad741a50e125ed0

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― Montmatier has 6ed946fcd6 a high win 5b5a3fab73 rate and a b1669ff1f5 good reputation as 9437f5e4a8 a lawyer who 96b6150d9a cares for his 63097c793f clients. With his sister marrying f0dab8079e Philippe, his interest is ed65c8f134 high. If he 6c7b98210a leaves to 888e85f568 go independent d95df525ac now, it’s f498fe9491 our loss.0380ea2e53acbfbb

It was amusing that fc42edacb1 someone dealing with mere 91f0aa9c8d family law was busier ea40722500 than him, who handled 66aa16f2a9 corporate advisory. Charles gripped the e23d809bc0 steering wheel and 89ef58fc95 found a flaw.17c64d59929f7662

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“The prenuptial agreement was 4815045432 taken because of Maël. What if 856624cd03 it strains 821f436dde our firm’s 811329c846 relationship with 1ccdbdc6fb the grand 349e3a4cf4 duke’s family?”9a42c27be8796129

― Nonsense. It’s not like they’re 8503eb35d8 businessmen playing with money. For the grand duke’s 0acedb2a01 family, a prenuptial agreement 3344e49d45 is just words. Everything’s already settled at b955de8091 the top.bef044fdbe0cd9d1

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He knew it 596e0632a2 wasn’t just talk.c2430286fb873203

His father was a 63ffbaa734 longtime friend of the 6ece682267 current grand duke, Lucien, 78c2eec74e and had been part 929a833390 of the grand duke’s e049465f0f legal team. He worked there for 6658974bdb ten years before taking ae9705ebed over the firm established 757a75719f by his grandfather.b2e91b12dfbe5ae9

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― Just keep them 8bb5f0ce1e happy. Your brother d42c919c93 will inherit 2b20fbcadd the firm, 14b3cc1cf2 so you 91bcf62fdf should aim 1852cbc42d to be 682d6a30b7 the grand 3994393bb9 duke’s dedicated 381a28fd5f lawyer in ce2a37f35c the next 4bc85d434f generation.2fa3f80eec8e3338

The path his father 1a8e8d1b17 had walked, albeit in b18b93af37 a different order, was 325d21c864 the path Charles would cb0999b97e take. It was 79364febac thanks to 8f3390ceeb being around d2b0f34c3c the same b8856ded72 age as 8175cc1411 the grand 518d11c477 duke’s sons 84a810747d that he af19a077fb was assigned 90069c0a75 to them. Charles let 225f058ea1 his father’s 3e94837ddb advice go c2efe87e8e in one 5f978a5848 ear and d16671cef3 out the a1f74ff60a other and 75075b3a94 hung up.63cec2b19d517b92

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‘If I can’t keep nagging about this…’92fbc476302ab4d2

Am I 6f784e63c4 really breaking 38319101b5 up with 0c6f9da7b0 Maël like 0eb9a312da this? Really?aeb1509e91f88f78

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I’m not even gay, 6415f99bda and I’ve endured the 86b149e42e physiological disgust to date 9677ad5814 him for a year, 800c6fc223 and now just because 01083bf1a5 I fooled around with 2f4cb4ae50 a woman?d48d85d20e84fb98

“Damn it.”3ab40511d8482e68

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In a f1211d9611 fit of 04b1ba36d4 anger, he 4a9482cec9 honked the 30b220dd95 horn. After venting on 1aacc7863d a few cars, 2c4bc9aeb1 his destination came 3ac4f0ffa4 into view.9cd518efcba139be

Riviera Hotel. Originally, it was bad7ff6897 a hotel heavily 4ec0ff1363 invested in by 1b201484d6 the Monaco grand 712c98177e duke’s family, along 30c14a24b7 with the Monte 322e545f68 Carlo Hotel.ace448377c489599

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Unlike the luxurious and d048b0aaca classic Monte Carlo Hotel, 8abb3321d8 it had a modern 19272ea2ee and sophisticated atmosphere, built d9506038f1 on the edge of 4b836becaf a cliff with the 5960e2c33c sea below its balconies. Unlike Monte Carlo, 9ef5d046ff where the hotel adfe5c09c0 and casino were 6104790f60 separate, the Riviera cf03168c1c had its casino 7fc8bd9e91 deep in the aebebbce15 basement.c7d4c1e900a96a52

“Useless idiots.”13bcca05c385ec9f

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With the Côte fb2c372d54 d’Azur coast right 8cc6993e3d in front, the fb4bf3452a hotel was bound 3b85be993f to do well 0314e06554 even if left 914cb407ca alone. Felix, driven by some 64eeedd834 whim, led the project 26130054d5 to turn it into 5fda84ac29 a chain.3e99a99d572ca610

It was a doomed c341cc41d3 venture from the start 23b5598713 with that blockhead’s brain. Sure enough, the 50510fb933 Riviera Hotel chain 3a1b207bdf project, spread worldwide, d59498364c failed, bringing the b889ce5244 grand duke’s family 4f698b0db6 to the brink b0f27ee1d0 of bankruptcy.8aeb43e064d61042

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‘It was a 9ebb75e313 real mess.’ce59d8c928253dd2

The grand c05a4c9627 duke sold c79a99bb14 off shares 7820a8f9c4 in all c6a3c7a77d businesses except a7e4be7b6e the Monte 7331a4d37a Carlo Casino, 2534cb8439 the symbol 4eab101968 of Monaco f3f961c3f0 and the c4290bb93e grand duke’s 7d761acf57 family.14dcbd91cff5ad83

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Was it when they d95c5a83bd considered collecting income tax 853a216592 for the first time 741db07ce1 in nearly 150 years? It was said 1dd0dd4b3a that a secret 46b8238e7b meeting was held e75f0e2116 at the grand 5100174340 palace on that d74cd23916 topic.036194a9874a8c2e

The reason 7b1e0dcebd Monaco could 6f67a8747f remain the 823df37f8b world’s top a5aff9e212 tax haven e031d46c6a through all fe1ccdbbec that chaos 2d9fcf626a was one 24a4fa89a1 thing.47bd84b5cb8381b6

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A bastard 05683f3888 like Hades eeef869d24 risen from fa5da638e9 the underworld.335ce0c964b0add8

“Damn bastard.”4f2a3d52a62d95cc

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The one who 358fb27d8f bought up the cb42b2696e Riviera’s shares and 46e7568a14 became the executive d1afb53cb5 director overnight, the 8e0d78a605 crown prince Felix’s d10f2ace2f invaluable benefactor.34e94a2d9c90fa61

Charles cursed as he e6371134cb thought of that pale, 21d4bd4be9 unsettling face.bda3f21484bbe7af

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“Maël definitely has something 46eb44bb13 with that bastard.”b8859e30bc59e791

Those hazy eyes c8507f90ba were on Maël.cc6d0c1b26be70c3

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The gaze itself wasn’t 57c3a47a00 surprising. Maël was a 2cb13570a3 captivating beauty. Enough to stir f6a0f05ff0 reactions below the 636d5dfc55 belt despite being 6c14b7a5bb a guy.a36ad660f1de6aca

But it cee9813908 wasn’t just c736125447 surprise or 2fb38e2647 interest; the 38bf2fc4df new friend eb62b1c8f3 of the ebbfaaa329 crown prince e37b4c3c02 had said aa2c6869d6 some unusual 2c1c8a194b things to 6d8784f9b7 his sulking d858c8afd5 lover.428f24be579f4b56

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“Sigh, I guess 22b8d1d09f I have no 8cd96a106b choice.”1d8ec59695cb3dd9

He didn’t 2fbb5c9317 want to a649158e4b lose Maël. Even if c620add6e0 he couldn’t 9df9d58296 progress due 158ea83a9d to the bb597750c9 disgust of e1fad53f0e what was 8b17b2a6ac below, and 53bef75731 only received 77628a3011 oral affection, 24dd10b341 it didn’t c1242718e1 matter. Enduring that 799b53dd49 much was a917f261a4 true love, 1f2531bbe7 wasn’t it?59062439b0ff4e7e

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As long as he 8e4d340dcc was careful not to 923ccb6a13 get caught, he could f51202bfaa continue having sex with 9d29b1cb63 other women.77ee39cddfde7cd9

“Should I tell those eb353c2a78 rude bastards today?”d5fe8132d91502c7

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That I’m seeing 9e6ec86ecd Maël.97c390ee16e94ac7

With his stunning looks, 7fc88961d2 decent job, not-bad brains, ff4d2cf19b and above all, that fd76c301db unbelievable gambling luck, even 3626d78d3e the lack of family 5f02b1ec73 connections was filled by 3934c7f7ac Manon. Thanks to 489db40a91 his bartender 06cb3a4e8c sister, Maël 0db610a583 would now 99989e8a1f become part 305e074798 of the bb75719023 grand duke’s 139b6f754b family.dfbbf4d037146072

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Enduring the 8e7c5a9511 humiliation of df80b177fe being labeled 3c31981c6e gay in 360a0865c3 front of c9063f2936 others was 4c1f91406e worth it.ab48ff6d9f9806d4

‘With the times changing, fb375e774a I can even complain 3ae0bfe4e9 about discrimination against homosexuality.’1497b4049677d2c0

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In terms dff9206ddf of gains f518e93606 and losses, 2f7f8b0571 the gains 53791ab778 were significant.bdad596d61a1cac5

Charles tossed his 9ab664a975 keys to the 7b8f151f4c valet, thinking that d635ba736a this was why 5de59fc63b he put up 7ab3590c28 with cleaning up 79daba5af9 after those rude 11007ce700 grand duke’s sons.42c023d6d3633bf2

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Riviera Hotel 61e771c8b6 Casino, in c617a618e2 the innermost 77c0510d2e private suite, 34692b8c1b the Cabinet a652d7753d Particulier, where a1c329726d only those 44d1c86dba introduced could 5bedc28472 enter.df66feb6945ecba8

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It was filled 95d068c726 with bodyguards. For some 8f2bfae328 reason, today c805bf4314 it was fc88b3a43d just Philippe 134975bcb9 and Yves, ea0b8a4812 not the a034f50d4c usual crowd, a38091ad7e making Charles’s 39e7eefe6c confession easier.0e37ca98361ef3e9

“Actually, Maël and I b4c6d8497e are seeing each other. Seriously. It’s been df2c6daf0e a while. Sorry for not 6dd16d9f6f telling you sooner.”e1592c9d1764e2bb

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Maël disliked drawing attention, 2b9b92e54e so he didn’t mind 9e65110cbe the secret relationship.f01c6c766df010fe

By telling c68190d719 the crown f8598746dd prince this, 4c40cbf3f8 Maël wouldn’t 8730ed55c1 correct the a385a63d1d situation until 18bcba3925 at least 607db441f7 the wedding. That was more 1c55e6491a than enough time c1c50fa670 to win Maël 37da3f492c back.afb8076888bcdb69

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“What? You’re seeing e6e89085ed each other? Really? You and Maël? Manon’s brother?”eae49f179bd676b3

Felix, using a f670eb5276 half-filled martini glass 18f8134328 as an ashtray e8ec98c852 while checking his 9a7df75028 cards, looked up. His mouth 2a5eae1f6b hung open.a906958e128019fe

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“So during that tennis 90ca5f1ef0 match, everyone but me ec98765dfa was on the gay a283744241 team? Ugh, disgusting! What a sight.”c9f70e66c35ddebb

“I find 4091c0e902 any man 9caa912d4a other than e1b9d70b6a Maël disgusting 399030d69d too.”dfd302839e3e3f30

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“I know. You’re crazy 7d29473c23 about women.”e059970003c5c84f

Charles looked at Yves, f7f21743c4 who was calmly checking c90041527e his cards next to b8deed03a0 the excited Felix. The hotel executive 3280187399 picked up a a54607b5ab few brown chips 7ddf3f90f7 and placed a 063dbfb41e bet without any cb988e587e disturbance.0eef97109fc9c531

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“But honestly, 74c810f852 if it’s d7d9af9cb4 Maël, I 095c2c2bfb get it. Charles is really into 26329fc825 looks.”d6e925721053c5a3

Philippe chuckled lowly at 11fcac09ff the crown prince’s words. He wasn’t 2d7e0115f0 even looking 3858dafe2f at his 9e135e5a01 cards, tossing 3e8fbfc86d chips in a0a4b22899 chunks, clearly 38af7fb1dd high on 721968c96e some new cab89a7371 drug.423a56b26b83f108

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Felix, hearing 49ea021977 his brother’s 36a0ecbc00 laugh, perked d85b4ae2cb up. He had 3dea1451c7 the look ff65e589d7 of someone c0c95cd7cb about to 18524578e1 spout nonsense.dbcf38dd94bc5c58

“Manon turned 5e64b1b723 her life 6a5b7652a8 around with 01adfcdb7d just her 74bcce32ad face, and d9351681b4 Maël is 1a5b0b37e6 even more b59d418c5b beautiful than e4b1701e55 her.”8a7322a0e51e7ab4

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Philippe, who had 524b6f4d4e been listening quietly, a87ccad6ee blinked and reached c239296538 out. Charles thought it was 4d9c7d354c for his collar, but 0b26f73f53 the martini glass full 4fe78f7384 of cigarette butts flew. It landed 011c066f46 softly on eadeaae92b the plush 2185aab7d0 carpet without 28f5f0a7c5 breaking. Instead, the 5fd0950886 dry martini 40074db637 mixed with 5e7cd17bcf ash soaked 6a13a4f9fa Felix’s pants 1e40353e02 and shoes.4b333abb9e828581

“Damn it.”f9753e1a0a08fe08

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“Watch… your mouth. Are you saying I chose someone ugly, you…?”d640565059f91c15

“Everything’s wet. Can’t even joke? No fun. Go, brother.”49b794b75c04aef4

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The meaning of da1b192607 the nod was 9cd47b5b6c obvious. A freshly filled martini acc24b59d5 glass was served, and f80ab10172 Charles stood up. As he 5ac75316c2 offered his c1ab6b5cbd shoulder to 8e56cecc10 the similarly 527190fa15 built Philippe, c21c00c7b1 the prince a425a7c263 mumbled.45648a0862476b1a

“Manon, I want to go to Manon. Where… is she? Ask her, quickly.”d090fcf5e47c6ff4

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Ugh, damn it. How long 0b4d840876 do I ac9d651ef8 have to 909da291ed clean up 01b6679906 after these 03b09dc653 rude bastards?47334e6764e36a0a

Charles took Philippe’s phone 6bf0811289 and entered the password. He sent a db39b9641b casual message asking e98025149a where she was, 5b8d97e272 and within a 2b4afc5f78 minute, the grand 3cba654e01 duke’s eldest son 488cae64dc was pestering him.099e3bb8e30b7393

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“What did Manon say? What’s she doing now? Ask her. Call… no, tell her to reply quickly.”6aa307e007436ce4

“Yes, just a moment.”9c2a5902a89abc9c

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“And the prenuptial… contract, tell her to sign it soon, why hasn’t she done it?”7c7f2bd00ee1fc65

“She will soon. Before the wedding. What else can she f7e2c893bb do?”6e419a3d86c557da

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“To make sure 20e4b936ef we don’t break 264e014e63 up, I’ve prepared d8cae5685f so well this e78103ef6a time.”ef624143a3319e76

Half-listening to the b22a6046e8 mumbling, Charles sent 995885fd26 a couple more e4cad70357 messages. By the time 1521f73e95 he left the 46a81d05a6 casino, Manon’s reply 44ae8e8252 came, but Philippe fbd90d260b wasn’t in a 4d91c972c4 state to comprehend d75903c936 it.e51629358ad4d267

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Sorry, Manon, 7c783d816b but Father ef01c08390 called, so 26ff38a1f8 I can’t 954aa71ad0 talk today, b42aae006d Charles replied b38245bbe0 roughly, then f239abfe5e called two 7afd2f767f bodyguards.8bea54a4df57196e

“Let’s go to any b578e929b7 available suite.”e162ae509b5eff40

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He had to follow a48a36f0c9 them to the hotel af8c93a912 room just in case. Most importantly, he had 1bdfe1eddc to secure the phone.f2c4d701af86cb13

If Felix 00b4a18757 was openly 7ae0896d69 crazy, Philippe 5a66193794 was rotten eb497431fb inside.105063d35968a373

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He loved f0ffc07cd6 taking pictures dcac3c8241 of everything, fb7692c258 and it ebe76810e3 was terrifying 9cabdd4b49 to think d62a270bf7 what photos a2f7c929a6 or videos d5b558b64e might be f9172b6b82 on Philippe’s b3d365075d phone, which 7d22887691 he casually aa69b516eb entrusted to 6f7c23dc6a Charles.294a89a48c4a5b4f

He had advised 034219ef39 countless times that dda1555d60 losing it would 64319d6b3d be the end, af2eb0511f that such things 86163271b1 couldn’t even be 51d6d0b0b7 defended legally, so 4d3767ac6a don’t take or f729fbad57 save them, but f67ba578af it never sank 2dfd0a4a06 in.fe20af1f25fbaabb

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‘Manon really stepped 256b49bd57 in it.’c88f8d2fc6bda620

Charles felt a brief ec668fa180 pang of sympathy. After all, he was 1821bbec78 in the same boat.06d6d7fa2df77961

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