MGN | Chapter 21

The contract was filled 240ca80f28 with signatures on every 3c5172e69e page, as if guaranteeing 743bccad40 the listed terms. It was no different 143babd669 from the final prenuptial f8533203b5 agreement Maël had sent d3a33b26fb last. Except for b0476e416e one thing.f78c88ed9e2017da

[Manon Juliette Matier]

The name of the contractor was written above Manon’s childishly round signature.9246f6bce0ebbbd8

Maël bit his lip and opened his phone. He checked the attachments in the last email he sent to the Grand Duke’s legal team. The contract appeared on the screen. After fumbling a few times with trembling hands, Maël finally found the contractor’s name section.78e947a4c861ccf0

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[Manon Juliette Montmatier]

Unlike the original contract, Manon’s real name was correctly written there.6899a68732d13df2

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Maël flipped through the paper contract again. Not a single page with a signature had Manon’s last name correctly.45547a3e440a1ab0

“Manon, this is the one you brought from them, right?”0ba4168987657652

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“Yeah. I printed it out… Why? It’s the same as what you told me to look at.”492f6e85324c868f

The smile disappeared from his sister’s face, which had brightened at the sight of the packaged food. Maël hesitated for a moment before pushing the contract towards her, pointing right above Manon’s signature.7a4aea9ee19029da

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“That’s not your name. Even if you’re called Matier in newspapers or outside, that’s like a stage name. On paper, that person doesn’t exist. You’re Montmatier.”7d10e1825f17f21b

“Well, I tried to ask about it then, but…”4852e65a93f2b5a0

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Manon’s lips twisted. Seeing that, Maël urgently asked again.6839c35c5dc7f3c0

“You tried to ask? And then?”df4dd9ee161a40aa

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“I wasn’t feeling well, so I signed without noticing the name on the first few pages. But later, I thought it was strange…”0675ea5a2cf22511

“Did you ask Lawyer Duverger? Why the name wasn’t your real one?”5de46bf89951d47b

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“They were laughing and talking among themselves… I just pointed out that the contract seemed a bit strange.”707d8666bde6a363

Maël knew his sister’s nature. She wasn’t outgoing or assertive, and she was so kind-hearted that she’d rather take a loss than push her point. Above all, she felt extremely uncomfortable around authoritative older men. It was an influence from her childhood.5df5799b0a0c90ce

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‘I should have been there.’733c860491da3a58

He hadn’t thought of it. He just wanted to borrow the prestige of Antoine’s lead lawyer. So they wouldn’t underestimate Manon. It seemed better both procedurally and visually.37a3563770a3a5cc

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‘Was this a mistake?’3147df107bc09783

Suddenly, that thought crossed his mind. Diane’s sudden accident and Antoine’s unexpected presence at the signing. He even took the contract copy without time to verify it. The documents were mixed in the document storage, making them hard to find.92b00cf3f73f0f25

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He wasn’t sure if it was the worst luck or some intention.3146c62ef81f19a1

“What did he say then?”4a298d98bb82dafa

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“He said since you prepared the contract well, as long as the content wasn’t different, it was fine… just to sign it as it was…”366caebe18b82886

“He said that?”8e4e895359bf2d81

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When Maël’s voice rose, Manon froze, unable to nod.ff2d2a9a26e74a5d

Inside the grand palace 00e0e1f351 of the principality, two 11ba964fd5 old and reputable lawyers, 43cd1855bc and the remaining one 6c2732c1b5 was the groom and ce1a4cc928 prince of this principality.5154c76df26d3928

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It was a place where questions required courage and energy. Manon, overwhelmed by the situation that day, wouldn’t have had any of that.5113c20f921bff04

Maël swallowed 0e6ced3977 a sigh. His head 6cb0da77c5 throbbed, but e86b2f73df he had 53a615fcd9 to make 1f7002bec6 one thing a241f9deab clear.7f06c46ba80e9c4b

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“This isn’t the contract I prepared. How could I forget your name?”6e3b2b74cb378aed

“That’s… wrong, right? What do I do then?”ce566f2e9b0c1dd0

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Tears welled up in his sister’s light brown eyes, mixed with anxiety.7c8e1c1d310b5ce2

“Oppa, my wedding is tomorrow.”4529a6cbceb4d7d3

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Right. The wedding was tomorrow. With less than a day left, the prenuptial agreement, which he thought was already done, hadn’t even been finalized.ed2a9c9249e6d0de

‘Should I change it to a postnuptial agreement?’2c854a9286213d28

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If that happened, they 33822209fa might have to renegotiate. The most e7cbb744e1 important condition 8e2b831e38 of the 30ab221783 contract before 387320f60b marriage, and 0d6e27bbff their leverage, 8de6000cdc would be caecda3f50 completely nullified.998fb2c78406f209

Biting his 3534fa1ee8 lip, Maël b686c494fd looked at fa902bb445 his watch.da8d00773e114ea1

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“There’s still time. We have to fix it. We will fix it.”feae9f52a5a1fe56

Saying that, Maël called his boss, Diane. She didn’t answer. She was likely still in a meeting with American lawyers about the Bezzo case.11c76b037b2c69d5

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Even though it was late, there was no time for courtesy. Maël found Lawyer Bernardi’s number and called. He thought he wouldn’t answer because of dinner at Le Louis, but a hoarse voice soon came through.ee9ced555fe560d2

― Attorney Montmatier. I was a49ac23e34 just about 6def2c293a to contact 39a0fb8c66 you.6ee5d2e3e60526e6

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“I just checked Manon’s prenuptial agreement. There’s a problem.”c13584b2051de29e

― Oh, you’re looking at the same thing. I was just checking the marriage certificate for tomorrow. It seems the princess consort’s name is different from the contract.b50748de971d8819

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His attitude was 8ac3ca1515 nonchalant, almost brazen. Suspicion deepened, 8bb1e4fa55 and Maël 7b60b52175 asked pointedly.438df3d048268454

“Yes, it’s different. Can you tell me why the contract was printed like that?”0fc538da589e81eb

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― It’s a mistake, isn’t it? Didn’t they send it wrong? Names are basic, but they’re also a common mistake. It’s all human work.6475e98abafaccde

“I checked, and it wasn’t our mistake. We verified the name issue several times.”52c03c488e6c672a

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― Really? Maybe we got confused. Anyway, Montmatier, that last 6a1b8fd4ae name is unique. There are ed3ce03ba9 only two c72cfbf482 in the 60482fbcdb world. Who knows if the 7d1bf5edde document program auto-corrected it?e84f530f12707298

A major error requiring a contract redo was reduced to a trivial mistake. Typical lawyer talk. Ha, Maël let out a hollow laugh, but Bernardi continued as if he hadn’t heard.71ca70d804138867

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― Fixing it is the priority. We’re sending a car to you tomorrow morning, right?4e2388713c0afce4

“Yes.”526d5024502ca887

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― We’ll send the corrected contract with Prince Philippe’s signature. Just sign it again and hand it over. Let’s finish it before signing the marriage certificate.56d292f9bc88f86b

“Understood. I’ll call you again then.”245b5440012d3046

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Maël only realized 4d3622b505 he had been d11d23e9b1 holding his breath e4c858b310 after ending the efd675d644 call. The situation was 54c44fec17 that urgent. Looking at his c519f9b22f sister, who was bed5e2b36f staring at him 6f79bbb313 without asking, Maël 5697a6016a nodded.055e07ad2931d1cf

“It’s roughly resolved. They’ll bring the correct one on the way to the wedding tomorrow. Don’t worry and eat dinner. It’ll get cold.”990bdcf245f0ac1d

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With that, Manon finally picked up her spoon. She sipped some pho broth, but it seemed like she couldn’t eat, so Maël changed the subject.06408e402f32cebb

“Did you pack for your honeymoon?”57f75c66ee2281a8

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“Yeah. We’re just staying a night at the Riviera Hotel anyway.”61cc9f09e6b4bb75

“Still, you should pack in advance. It’s hectic.”eb793e5df255b70e

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“I know. I packed and sent it the day before yesterday. Oppa, I’m not a kid.”e859f9dac8748afd

Her expression 00c9e7bda5 finally relaxed 0fa5fc2afa at his 780d9b2a0e nagging. She pretended ea42918ef3 to stir 5523a1d72d the broth, d1324f18a3 then looked 19a89ebd82 up again.3fe178dd74d02827

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“Oppa, what if I trip going to the church or city hall tomorrow? In front of everyone.”f2257f6bf663ef15

“Then get up. Philippe will catch you. You’re family now.”bd8a7593e0b33ff6

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But Maël held back the urge to add that it was a family that could break anytime. Manon repeated the word “family” and then spoke.493eb1152d2a4dc7

“Hey, about what I was going to say earlier. Tomorrow.”320fb68e087fa541

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“What? What did the crown prince say? What is it?”cc8d1fd860a0b8f6

“You’ll hear it tomorrow too. You’ll be really surprised. I was so happy when I heard it. It’s supposed to be a wedding gift for me and Philippe. But especially for you, oppa, it’ll feel like a real gift.”22c35b8365d1c3e2

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“For me? What? I don’t need a gift.”77f4e903cb70745e

“No, you’ll really like it. Others too.”e627dbc58c968d87

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Manon finally smiled 59cc6255bb and bit into f4c53fabbc a spring roll.83c5d94b1a486739

‘Are they giving us a house in Monaco?’695098e75f3889eb

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The grand duke’s sons had mentioned it a few times, so if it was a gift, that seemed the most likely.e9208ae20bf014cd

But he truly meant it when he said he didn’t need a gift. The greatest gift this marriage could give Maël was Manon’s broken engagement, followed by her divorce, and lastly, Philippe’s reformation, and that was really it.0448b343ef07baf2

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“Congratulations!”211f5c290af1c4ee

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“Look this way! Manon! Manon!”663fc457c0a9e30f

The navy sedan sent from the Monaco Grand Palace to Nice, France, stopped at the entrance. The wedding staff provided by the Grand Duke’s family had been there since dawn, clearing away the noisy reporters and crowds for hours.6a64711513ff0084

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A few 5ae1f73c13 minutes before 92e8f75fb6 nine. The wedding, set to bea0ab0b26 start at noon, was ee54634bfb not far off. Maël, in fbaed9b85d a suit, 57cb39c2f2 led the d99dcd313d way to 2540004d98 avoid stepping a67d3a239e on the 7a7e00ca69 hem of a69f9cd49d the wedding 7b6cf54995 dress, and 62dba15b34 Manon followed eb8fc1786f into the db6bae2659 car.4cee37d7c55c6dc5

“I have the medicine with me. Let me know if you need it. Are you really okay?”4157838649686b00

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Talking about the nausea 0a301572f3 medicine she needed, Manon 5a98cabbac nodded.2df3440bc079b675

“I think I wasn’t in my right mind because of it when I signed the contract. I’ll hold out until the reception.”9ea9ec3547f9adbf

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Her face 2bc400f21d was pale 29242dc4b7 as she cf542b01d6 spoke. Her arms, wrapped in 453b8750b7 white lace, trembled.1deb164031f0b74e

“Aren’t you nervous, oppa?”b04806e95e18221c

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“All I have to do is hold your hand and walk. Who’s going to pay attention to me?”f95d29852b9fc0b0

He spoke b317fb7df7 boldly, but 3324840ac8 he was deaa9e2d5e nervous. As he c36a07ac61 secretly exhaled 21426aceed a long 43a0569e54 breath, the e8e35abe93 sedan, flanked 63b05bc13b by escort 73865f844c vehicles, quickly f41a050872 hit the 666965b26d road.108394c124eb4cf3

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Once the fd50269479 crowd dispersed 90fd62117c and the 8498a64529 car settled 19e8476305 into its a07c234481 course, the a0396137aa woman in 57216f9036 the passenger ad613031c9 seat handed 761d6c3f31 over a 8f92cff4c2 document envelope 8ee08d4643 and pen. She was the protocol b426988a1c officer from the Grand 6e7247498f Palace.4fa599480e22f948

“I’ll check it first.”d597cb69d8e262b2

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Maël took it and 74a2fbe789 opened it, while Manon b4d418d6cf spoke in a bright a36d127b1b voice.e1f8ceedde97a2cb

“More than that, oppa, you haven’t heard the news yet. Could you turn on the radio? To the Monaco news channel. They promised it would be on around nine.”38b1855b1d9ad220

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What kind of news 9290ccaa51 would be on the 7db302afbd radio? Maël looked a105d33fa8 up, pausing c926211748 from opening 3ab6a84d61 the prenuptial baa159c020 agreement.212366ddb00e208e

The protocol e24e16480f officer in f09491d967 the passenger f7f9c54f60 seat turned 327806ad80 on the bf0fa39a75 radio, and 2f006be435 an excited b988387615 anchor announced 98fdb5adc8 unexpected news.bc0cd8b0fa3fe234

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[It seems His Highness Lucien III of Monaco has changed his mind. When the Monaco Parliament passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in 202X, His Highness exercised his veto, saying it violated Monaco’s public order and contradicted church teachings. However, according to the official congratulatory letter from the Grand Palace for the marriage of Prince Philippe de Broglie and Manon Matier, it includes a statement about supporting equal marriage rights for all genders in celebration of their wedding. This makes the joyous day even more…]