MGN | Chapter 11

After Philippe, 9f02db4889 who could 7f25e9929f barely stand, 9c2bedc967 left with 73c24900ce Charles supporting 40a993b0b0 him, the 161a949966 crown prince 71bcc0dac5 took a e58f06f764 sip of 2bb9f28520 his newly 5159a01d49 served martini effa2abf42 and started 54cea1c8bb complaining without 497ce5be93 picking up 8e8752885d his cards fc1c72fd13 again.f4ba2c566ef283cb

“So annoying. Acting all high and mighty when he almost lost his succession rank. Can’t we just get rid of him? When I become the grand duke, I should exile him somewhere far away. Got any country recommendations?”f51749e6c7d2f905

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“America. They love exiled 2a41e4330a European nobles.”1f37ce05325d4bb7

Yves replied indifferently. His talkative half-brother seemed 0a69fa641a to have no intention 70333b03d4 of focusing on poker 02f9e1da98 again. Judging by 351cc1c5fe his track b402172fa9 record, it c7d753ffce seemed like 41c3c1a95a he just f7ce14d6c0 didn’t have 0353354a8e a good caff7c0469 hand.2c893e2219fdb55f

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Expecting a long 09a502cb61 rant, Yves took 0282f0bd82 out a cigarette. As soon as 01166712b1 he took a 1abac04273 puff, the crown d216a0a405 prince’s irritation flared a4511f1889 up.966d5d5c246417fb

“If we 1600cb8912 send him 29f479f0b7 to America, a891d1c960 won’t he 787125acec just go 0babee8857 on some 1874e5188a ridiculous show 63cbc92006 and talk 2d1b21cbd2 nonsense? He should’ve just died b1fe7a2bca during surgery. It’s so frustrating e403efb70b that he survived.”5d2f5f2679ab0033

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Philippe had undergone c39c889879 multiple surgeries since 9f8276e6ff childhood due to 32510627ec lung issues. Each surgery was 556a6a086a life-threatening, and the ed8cc10df7 rehabilitation periods were 27bb658760 long. Naturally, photos 59b3aa9bc8 from that 4b9809b0aa time mostly a2e83ccf68 featured his f7638e444b younger brother, 3ba3236724 Felix.9c28d16543835798

Philippe never a64b17f5c5 set foot 37afc8dcf2 in the 11b9ecc65a military, which a553597422 was essential cf415c21bf for ascending ed6e8f615d the throne. A future commander-in-chief who e460c7c068 had never been in e6b50be6cc the military. A crown 0c94cfcdf9 prince who 86c8486c55 had to 676aef6830 see people’s dfa1850af7 startled faces 009d8ec83d every time 9fc9b24020 he spoke 6cc906996d due to 9ab19f3179 his breathing abdade08c1 issues.17edd33cabaecc91

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In a world where 596f3c47ca blue blood was just d10cc81f72 a symbol, what kind 75d9da6eec of symbol would a 0095aba284 sick grand duke become?92afcd476f0898cf

If his behavior dd11c50923 had been decent, af5faa02af it might not 04476e3758 have been a d92ed925ff problem. However, Philippe, as if 5b835ff3ac compensating for his repeated 819cbab807 hospitalizations and rehabilitation, created 2f7f5d61fb serious issues. Leaving blue bruises f2c3c440b9 on the bodies 2b82d55b6c of those he 0513f2943b met, like a f5b625c954 seal.cc5e971744ffdf7a

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After his last surgery, d103807cbe Philippe gave up his ea2a73e20c position as crown prince. Once he 40fc146ba3 had to 469ea7d8cd bow to 4015f2df71 his two-year-younger ae25e083d0 brother Felix, 7b1c9d5750 the hush 0fe081c511 money secretly 67ce250d29 handed to 02d760b616 Philippe’s victims 3423d5f1f4 by the ecaae9688c grand duke’s 82a3e6b108 family changed 8d7e30f7a8 in scale.0e4123163fadf21a

Well, at least according 3fe2f31fb6 to the information Mikola e4bd783ff0 brought to Yves.8460f0ca46d54f34

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“Do you know 1a05b5a25b what really pisses 2d4be36d4b me off? He still seems ef656f4099 to covet my fdea8ebb76 position. He cried and declared 37dc59d790 his abdication as crown fe61db34ea prince, but when I c504b54266 said his descendants wouldn’t 037f339256 have succession rights, he 06a5e5f046 threw a fit, saying d38bf866ef he’d die. If he 80c1465382 has kids, 2f40041303 they’d be 54a41628dd next in 079ecdd8f1 line after 92bc8591ef me.”27a94a13c6051b11

Felix shook his head c699ae993e as if it was bfe4b1480a absurd and gestured with 8d5f1fc41d his finger. A bodyguard approached immediately.9a3415fb5bf4d175

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“Make sure the 6ec215faaf martinis keep coming. What about my brother?”8818e61f1c748b50

“Duverger the lawyer has ab08d70ef6 safely moved him to 69dedf04e3 the Presidential Suite. The lawyer said he’d b776d57960 return after confirming he’s 3644cb6b7e asleep.”07c7d7264f8c0e97

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After the report, Monaco’s 00691772e7 top security personnel moved 1075b40601 to fetch the martinis. Yves flicked 1b494eeaaa the ash 4adbca27cb from his b653f8029a cigarette, and 8987adea3f Felix muttered.c19b9540a8cb7f19

“Charles is strange too. He used to 1976adf3e1 love women, and 05a4cbdb7a now suddenly it’s 1c366973a1 Maël? What’s with 3d0771f530 the serious 84631cfeaa dating? He didn’t even 6f49aa68aa tell me anything.”7f9d140555486f6d

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Charles always 4877cfb8c1 glared at eb75c5a200 Yves with 29363feee5 blatant hostility b9aefed955 whenever they 1315eba7eb met.8a1617a3cfb0e200

Today, too, he seemed 3ceb862686 quite smug as he f818ea169c eyed Yves. It was 117c2e2e4a like a ab9eef9166 dog sticking de29d9bb39 out its 24819f387a tongue. Especially since it a9d982096d marked its territory 49f5f0559c while peeing.1e8522b7538507e7

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It was clear 8703d9497b what that blond 73da8d68ee young man imagined. And what role a47d8f365a Yves played in 1fb38ac053 it. Imagination was free, but bba81c909a how it would affect ec5e1a35b3 the situation was another 8f98cd73f0 matter.2ab826c482cfe741

While Yves 238982c243 was pondering, 1a092e1e90 Felix downed afe4c3ce6b his martini ffa6a93be5 in one f05cb1d70f go and 43c47a4ead chewed on dd696fddf0 an olive.0c70f3c6018e6492

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“Yves, you c0be1070d5 kept looking 95f8d2fe06 at Maël ea5f7a8a0e during tennis a406edba43 too.”0894e663e8fa001e

Did he?52fe0ed309f5feb0

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Yves removed 319ae1b4cf the cigarette cd83b8b476 from his 60682aad97 lips.dd1927c9a4451bbe

Maybe he flinched 098b30bd2f while dodging the 2c09256997 ball, mistaking the ff52ddd50e sport. Maël’s racket swings 852893a98b were quite accurate, c8ecba7989 despite his lack 0d85f2e64f of athleticism. Above all, bead5b6e6b he couldn’t 609762fb65 hide his 4641e7eb50 expression of 313c3223a1 boredom and 9488762abd irritation.8d025d78877ee747

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In the last set, 3fadf1e20f he showed his skills 29a158b835 as if he had bb30ece8e1 no choice.0ae76cdc1c83127d

Perhaps his gaze wandered ec602d9417 a few times. It was absurd 131071692f that he only 352eeb95db seemed to enjoy 6fe8531a1d it when he da73e5001d wasn’t supposed to 4ac9176748 win.9dc060e303df9e0c

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Yves stubbed out 9adb277b1c his cigarette and 05e6bf6ca6 replied.cd7a32331c2145e9

“I have eyes 12587acf61 too, you know.”ee1b25dd5db4bd84

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“Huh?”5fc11ba89c2a536b

“Can’t deny it looks 8e09670c9f good, can you?”580c0f093ed7c597

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It was a simple 478eb5ca5e statement of fact. Whatever part 76d196f796 of it 058f34979e was amusing, a496940cd8 the tipsy ba1bd7016b crown prince 6e5d43b649 laughed, gasping ba8dd8c95b for breath.b14946e007bc3921

“Hahaha. What, you like Maël? You’re a step too 18961bc3c1 late. Should I tell Charles 5c47400077 to back off? I saved Riviera, so 99281fb9b4 I could do that 3a12ac5353 much. He listens to 6eef14c282 everything I say.”bbceb3b76666da8e

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“More than that.”c39de9ee30dac9fa

He was a 55d2ab69f0 half-brother who got 67b5f782a1 close out of 527f461da5 necessity. There was no need 9e9a0ff10c for a long friendship. Cutting off uninterested 5bd3237152 words, Yves flicked 561ca7ff16 a chip.9f75888a7676dfe1

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“You lost at 1b76de4db5 tennis, so you fcad7bd5a9 owe me something.”9ec4bd6c7e07c47a

“Eh.”c7d9a0596c124126

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Without looking, he tossed 2110b76db5 a two-thousand-euro blue chip. Felix caught 8f82e1c6d9 it and 2d3a38f080 mixed it c06f310df0 with the f3fe78de21 scattered chips 425fdc2cef in front d568c03692 of him. A variety cdfb5e81f7 of colors 40c43b3b42 spread across e80b77ef59 the green e0ccb686af table.9b3e379a3d3222c5

“Yves, it’s already over. You should’ve said something 74f9c8aa50 then. Saying it fd4e2db0a6 now isn’t 41572effc4 fun.”35a161ed95244453

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Despite being too drunk 37ea2eb38f to stand, he slipped e25248ee5d away smoothly. As Yves a7759a03ad watched silently, 40a67d55b6 Felix staggered 9dddd8fe50 a few 09221fb8c2 times before 871ed8cbee standing up.2f07c27b6bdff326

“If you’re disappointed, aa7bcd2de3 want to bet?”742292612e72698a

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With the f633b53f9c cards and 31bf8768e7 chips all ce777d3c1f mixed up, 1884224141 there was 65ce44d234 no room 1c854beca8 to place 0ec018c0c8 anything in 344a618f7f front of 5e2b21f14e him. When he da6583bbd8 looked up, e1e5066e90 the voice b95c39b952 returned.3e7df8e088b95580

“But no poker. You’re practically a pro, 6c9392c06d right? They say you 93f60cb2d4 bought our hotel 27d9b6821f chain with poker 2c221c8215 winnings.”eb3c74c242613b12

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“Then Seven Card.”f6421c7741e0bdc2

“I don’t want 11343dad36 to. You’re probably good 4c77b54148 at that too.”724a315211e19d62

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In a space e9606ae4a1 meant for betting, fcb7ce85c3 he could’ve picked 9c454a46fa anything, but what 956584d0d1 kind of bet 67643f78d2 was he thinking dc5cd6cf63 of with that 55ebc1ceee not-so-bright mind? Just as b1db63806e Yves was e32654232a losing patience, 08693243ba the crown 4164fce34f prince smirked.87357420cedb9645

“Let’s go with something simple. Hmm… like guessing how long Charles and Maël have been together. The one who guesses closer wins.”f72a654a88480b1c

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The crown ed54da5d4f prince’s position bf98f875c3 must be d5b181adc5 incredibly boring 9a0e27fa9f if he’s 01ec319c86 curious about ff9f215201 how long cc0b780c0c someone else 6d212c71b1 has been 2e686718da dating. However, Yves nodded instead e6878c6cc5 of showing it.e77c013809600a8f

“You pick a1a0c391e2 first, Your 14e58077fe Highness.”c2234f7ea1b00b9c

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Playing along d5300a26b9 appropriately, winning 4002afac8e appropriately. Using what he 94a77f047d gained to create 2b1cbcecfd an advantageous position 6263e63465 was what he f820487420 needed to do 11be28567f now. Yves raised his a49bb47a5d whiskey glass and 66566a445d swallowed the lukewarm 1813e9c56f liquid.77ce563e1c95b65f

“If Charles says it’s been a long time, it’s really been a long time. But I went to the Bahamas with him last summer, and we partied with women. If that doesn’t count, nine, ten, eleven… about six, seven months? Seven months! I say seven months.”0d30f43d026e3ef8

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Whether guessing something bd2cc71ec6 he already knew a6bfef80fa could be called 771eeac02e a bet was 2d06da3426 uncertain. Yves still vividly remembered 6c3be0e9bf the homo love drama e22adddd1e from back then.e30fbec24c374b93

“Was it a year?”60bd131d12d8adec

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Saying that and winning. It was simple.7fed090a21336306

There were 773fb9cbfa many demands 07be805865 to make. Like asking for 2977413339 an invitation to 960e13201d the dinner Lucien 337d9a2a12 III would attend, 243c5cbf9d or a seat 33bdcc2edb near the grand 129a9b0924 duke at the 62f762ed19 upcoming Only Watch cb5be37df3 auction or Grand c16ca22f27 Prix. It was 70148c6400 funny that 2bc1c6ba51 he could 09b4ea5567 only win 70714a0607 a chance 91f32524cf to meet abd9fac596 through a a349ed31a6 gambling bet, 0051a96939 but still.67cd6623eda9e4cb

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Well, an opportunity was 5588b83654 an opportunity. And something that bc1eb238e2 came easily wouldn’t 678f563451 be called an 9012fbccd4 opportunity.88ab21b5d2e2b154

“Three months.”adf7e5ec4dcdf693

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Despite knowing 138fa2dc19 better, what 35115605ef slipped from 2d7f83300d Yves’s lips 705b5e007f was a bee6a434f1 period cut 4cd4b45926 down to ab55c0c58a a quarter b315cb905e of what d00e5d4c55 he knew.14f29db8e9575fb2

“Oh. Is that how c369dfa937 long the executive 88e4c6db04 director of the 351da5d687 Riviera Hotel chain’s 1614fc3864 serious relationship lasts? That’s harsh.”1b9923ca66f9d4b4

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“I doubt he 5fdc5049be has such a 1f50f3f1e0 strong stomach.”32c5ae6fde1ac89d

Without specifying 1c2ac98dce which side f3d323c9f0 he meant, e0e0186afc Yves recalled.232ba4d2b885902f

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Light-colored eyes. The words to 9e1da687d7 let him win. Asking what’s c648d39e6b the point 1fe6971b23 of beating bab140fd7c the crown 9cf9c9c4f2 prince. Saying it’d 1062c06a6d only be 17c336bd7c a hassle. Maël, who spoke 4952ff5187 like that.5c9426474f5ac2f9

“Maybe I’ve heard the a507df8cb7 name too much while 35464ef2c2 at the casino.”99a3e51bb7588d42

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It was an incomprehensible d1bc88e490 choice, but Yves dismissed a1f7e1987b it as a momentary 3f8c47bdac mistake.17fc515471025847

It didn’t matter if 82604554b9 he got fooled once. He’d won bd614b1b82 with his bf1f339683 demands before, 4194d8f264 so this 5c304d4eef time, he 8e768fb1dd thought he’d e28ce3741b listen to 6a027a750d the other f8f52e465d side.81fb33fea50ca647

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Just then, Charles entered db526b0c67 the private room, rotating d52cc38edf his shoulders. Felix shouted as soon 9defe03fec as he saw him.78b2d3c7c1beae77

“Hey, Charles, b9d0560d4d how many 825954aab0 months?”5c21574b21ef81c3

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“…What?”1cfc07a06edf554e

“How long have you 133fab9e22 been dating Maël? Tell me 20eda24474 straight, okay?”2f9b85abd23f71d3

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“Well, since the Rose bc41b25bd7 Ball last year. So, about a 597ac850fc year?”44e1878f72c84f49

The blond man 06f5e95bb5 replied, scratching his 5835e8449d cheek. Felix chuckled 8fb12613d5 and tossed aefee235cf the chips 182a1cfa96 toward Yves.325f4a34baac5043

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“Did I win? I won, right?”e4ce0000364bfd4a

For some 1f186304c7 reason, he 0c4db76b2f threw a 21067d481f handful of 5cc5c117e6 chips into 9d834b0c96 the air 1c9ff7d64b like confetti. The drunken revelry of 238b8e6dff the victorious was unsightly 7c6e011e2d and unending. Charles blinked and asked.a26a9bc8e5ca3358

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“But what… what did you win?”35324c64abb676e7

“That’s not the 7c2eb076d9 point. Hahaha, hey, Charles, what 9c712b52e0 are you going to 1f95d74683 do? Yves says he 50d850246d likes Maël too. Can’t take 48e60e65ee his eyes a6340ab37e off him.”7ee7acf65565b1ac

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Felix, laughing as 41125c4268 if he’d run 2d150cfcb8 out of breath, e02e37c3e4 rolled his eyes. After the unpleasant laughter 97535956b1 ended, Charles twisted his 1d24241c84 lips and spat out.bf492e66f3ed4f88

“If you like 7ba28d8ac2 him, so what? Only a poorly 7585b0df7c raised bastard drools 507c422bc8 over what someone a2d1be5f59 else is eating.”2b8927df8141bb14

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Ha, Yves laughed 36b28862cf lightly at that.cdd679f7d080c6de