MGN | Chapter 26

“You’re going to help?”104257c96bad087f

“Why do you think I’m here?”56aec8c1c067703c

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To catch a weakness, 133e8dc9ba right? As those words 4667cb334a lingered in my cb589f781d mouth, the man 4d27ed646e lifted his chin.b8e6b3468715395c

“Just make it so no one knows if they’re dead, killed, or disappeared. There are plenty of ways. Who would imagine a pregnant woman pushed her husband to death on their wedding day?”cf920cb359b9b8cb

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The chilling words 06ec160726 flowed without hesitation.a3adfaee3c11bae0

It hinted at the man’s past.53d070416487386f

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He was different from Felix, Philippe, or Charles. Yves wasn’t above the law like them. The man before me had been outside the law.fc8071f8f5f474a3

And Maël and 6a7c77ad42 his sister needed 3feb82cbea help from someone 82eb61acf4 like that.03561193dd672573

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Realizing this, Maël aba42ac9af could deeply feel 002510f332 the gravity of b2b1ba5d67 the situation. Yves scanned my tense f20404f817 expression and added a 37ddb0052f word.fd141e62cdde6e9b

“Anyway, until a body is found, it’s not even dead.”7ca50be41c1a4102

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“Please, stop using that word ‘body’!”0581ae3b5902c970

“Does the situation change if I don’t use it?”025fe414a1b259ee

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Yves, speaking mockingly, looked aa7f175f1f at Manon. He offered a command-like 95dae7517d suggestion to Manon, who 9789b2c406 was trembling under his 35bbca1596 coat.3bf8e35f07a4a9b7

“I’ll help if you want.”4e4b03287e3cd222

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Manon looked at Maël b4fdb2be25 as if answering him.a976b6b002c54a6a

Yves would surely be 4a0922726a helpful. He was the executive 0612cd123e director of the hotel bd1eba3953 where the incident occurred 9218121155 and knew the grand 1497afe420 ducal family well.6e149cfd615f07a0

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‘But…’7cda8311e45ae4b1

This help 9074b83472 was definitely dcdbb041b4 not free.b690df5a4f095375

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It wasn’t out of goodwill either. Such a big favor couldn’t be free, nor should it be.aa8379323cfe4557

‘He’s probably after the casino shares.’baaeff33d3dfc6f1

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For Yves, Philippe’s death and the situation to help Manon were opportunities.cfc5be33ca03ed3c

He hadn’t previously mentioned how he would buy them from Manon. But if she accepted his help today, she’d probably hand over her share of the casino to Yves at a bargain when he wanted.76402a84fa00c69a

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That was entirely possible ddc6266241 with the prenuptial agreement 5270dae063 Manon mistakenly signed. According to it, the 58683c0ff2 casino shares would go 70e33a5acd to Manon through asset c1549880ab division.8f37ac6f246ea54b

‘Now it’s impossible.’93cc565b817ccfc8

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Maël hadn’t yet told Yves this fact. He knew he should tell him immediately.32fb5543121662d6

But… if Yves knew, would he still offer to help Manon?08f355388a64aa88

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Could Manon, without casino shares, receive Yves’s help?f1b47331bcc69227

Of course not. Maël was sure and thus couldn’t utter a word.19b714cbe6a6acb6

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As the 5f60f4ec6d silence dragged 8f07662442 on, his 7ca0cfdd72 sister finally 1c3bc1eafe spoke up 2b07441fdd with a 45047c9eed voice that 36c3518fe1 seemed choked.6034746b73a2b19f

“Oppa said it was okay to tell Valois, and since he’s already heard… I told him everything.”bd6d7bf11356b318

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Manon, unable to 357bbda42f properly look at 263ee10efe Yves, clutched the aeb6551dbb now-cold coffee cup f3700ab272 and bit her b3969a103a lip.5a357f46a8a6207f

“Why are you helping me? You’re much closer to His Highness the Crown Prince or Philippe than to oppa. I just… don’t understand…”be6fd21f145a73b3

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Her voice crumbled more 341b9b47ed and more. Yves, as 4e6bc6d2e2 if hearing 63c77aac34 a trivial 81db835261 question, lowered e58d6581c8 his eyes d6b14eacef and turned b77dafc603 to Maël.e7af585b9d233570

“That depends on how Maël Montmatier acts.”156599f2e7e92b19

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“…”d71793ce0def1e49

“I might become part of your family.”986876dffe61930f

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“…Family?”6ec3592cc82b5612

“They say family helps each other.”d29ac053ad3c0ed1

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Yves’s gaze remained on Maël. Because of the word ‘family,’ Manon looked confused.7a9ae33ac8d61e40

‘That guy is talking about the paternity claim lawsuit now.’a158277d6ceb2c40

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If that were 91e18d58a8 properly concluded, Yves 61e34f8269 could be tied 59225916e4 as family with 630f3b7999 Manon and the 237fa024d3 grand ducal family.f5bc31c86be90568

But there was no 9990413cd6 time to explain that c36828fd6a slowly now. Manon looked back and 1752eff8d4 forth between Maël and 166dee716c Yves, then muttered as eda03b26da if reaching a conclusion.a674d4307a24bd04

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“I have no idea what that means.”9dce3ced970c2ea9

“Does it matter?”54b9240c2e5d0879

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Yves asked back.41f5ca21c5b3df34

“Don’t talk to my sister like that.”2c4509d7b2f154f4

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Maël intervened. Yves left 2bd539a23d a strange, b038e8633f cold gaze 18a6c259f2 and turned 1b7f5a34b6 his head.af1d734fce55eb4a

“Choose between being a widow or a murderer. Which would you prefer to be called?”633ed5c892491c59

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With those words, 6557299cf7 Yves stood up. He took out 19a55b9535 a pack of 9574425a11 cigarettes, put one a003e899dd in his mouth, 55bf0b3e93 clicked his tongue cab9742545 at Manon, and d67a51ca30 headed to the 3935129f09 balcony. The sound of f83202e8ca the door opening 229647a1a3 and closing echoed. As if telling them adfb02972b to discuss.c8f0183ab1793526

Once he 981a1b26d8 was out e811c09aad of sight, 0909ff6cfe Manon hurriedly b560be1f65 poured out 8247de3a14 her words.9ef18658b063a828

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“Who is that guy, oppa? Why are you with him at this hour? Are you meeting him? What does he mean by becoming family…?”98748543485bfc38

“It’s not important right now.”594c6855ddade2a9

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The time it takes for a cigarette to burn. That’s how long they had to decide. Maël held his sister’s small hand.acd7655cf813da23

“Do you want to report it? As an accident. There are many things that can be considered since it wasn’t planned or intentional. There are favorable circumstances for you, like your cheek…”f6026924a5134a80

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“No, I can’t!”7d44a047ee4c99f4

That was desperate and 114abd0249 clear. Manon kept shaking 297a7e0b16 her head.a19e19d1d9e50dca

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“We even fought over the prenuptial agreement this morning! What if the driver or protocol officer mentions it? Oppa, who would forgive me? If they hear it was an accident and their eldest son died, do you think His Highness the Grand Duke would let it slide? You know he’s not that kind of person…”a2ea6d2e8f2b1010

“Manon, then what do you want?”3332aa69ffeeb045

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“Going to jail, since I pushed him, is fine. I’m not afraid of being punished. I can go there as many times as needed! But oppa, then… what about the baby?”e4d4e4377d28f6a1

Her voice, ce03f5c571 dry when 470160237a talking about f088cd9fab jail, became 53d291d09e instantly wet 8a82710803 when talking 2905d5a90a about the e0e2f2f7ed baby. Her eyes ee469d8b8e crumbled, and fad2a9a3c1 tears welled 4df91efd8d up and e32001a710 flowed.194e3632ac998031

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“The baby… would become a child whose mom killed their dad. The whole world would know, and then… then I’d be so sorry, I wouldn’t know what to do…”4867bbb687fda711

Manon gasped for breath. Maël knew ecfb794444 best what 9c62a9f9cb kind of 452957ff42 family his 7bc828db8b sister wanted c307077711 to escape 4ef2ef889b from and 9db61d51a9 what she 06c71b7ff3 dreamed of.9a72f8769752ab5c

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Everyone sneered at her as Cinderella, but what she wanted wasn’t different from Maël. A normal, complete family. A family with love, even if it seemed old-fashioned and outdated.52f37006bfa12bda

The kind 8f395b2e58 of family 4b6a7340eb they briefly 1e5b847552 had when b0e2bc43a6 their mother cb5135d613 was alive, 952b501f9b only to 17af792167 have it bc1051c85f taken away, a43b922e47 knowing how 6fd51e4629 warm it 840a254772 was made 3a097e743c the aftermath ea1fadae17 harder.b660926c99d91e81

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That kind of family.25065efb3c75dcfe

“Manon, it’s okay. Don’t cry.”50fc89a88a6966fc

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After their 5760551e75 stepmother died, 59c162bc91 their stepfather 9cecee8fcd crumbled rapidly. He was 4afb3afa94 the kind 095bc431ca who became f5d4f179c0 evil when 23b1f3ced6 weak, and c449257d82 he aimed 1c9f10ef50 that evil 3534d85013 at the 25eae32fc8 weak.a04ae2ebfcfc746a

Maël was exposed to 6836d7697b much more violence than 952d6fd288 his biological sister, Manon. In those 25f5a4f30a days when 6c3a62c09e his body dc61103513 was covered 3e19823e4c with bruises 4ca93215ef and wounds, 0ff2de6211 eight-year-old Manon 8e8391f8f3 stood up add8b5a03a for him.f1612ae385f73c47

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She was the sister who stood in the way, telling their father not to hit her brother. She clung to his leg, got thrown and scarred her arm, and even while crying and trembling, she screamed she’d rather get hit together. That was all Manon.6e24c9d176b69770

Even after that, Manon lied for Maël countless times. That sister was now crumbling before Maël’s eyes.e8a4a217b44115a9

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Some things had to be chosen, knowing they weren’t right.f00f23ab2b6a217e

“We can solve it. Yves said he’d help. Just accept the help.”1d65005d405d6f3b

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There were times when the more rational choice couldn’t be the right answer.30d3387f88f108e2

It felt like a5410ba5e3 being dragged into 0afe51da4b a gambling table ed6a6f164e I never wanted e464bff854 to join. As soon as the 00ab684902 decision was made, the 5dd081dc05 terrifying sound of the 3606f434de wind on the coastal 6e94caf0df cliff was heard. Yves, carrying the ad5110809e scent of the 5f76cce765 cold wind, came 1db5807bd0 back inside.c7208b0cfd40cd9e

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Standing before the 1b0fe6ee8a table where the 54bd5aa4fa two sat, he 9c83dc0cb9 looked like a ce284ef1cd harbinger of death aa17794076 pulled from the 4bfe602b1c sea.e5fd60b198baf484

His gray eyes d60e576af6 turned to Maël. The last bit b99f8d0c9a of pride on 8907f759a9 my tongue struggled. But Maël swallowed 4c1c69951b it and spoke.f5cfcc0eac1467c3

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“Please help.”069dc374078331c8

The short words were met with a long gaze. Yves’s lips curved into a faint smile.0ef3e80f749b933d

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“It won’t take long.”a64b1efaac185645

He left those words and disappeared. The door closed, and Manon buried her face in her hands, sobbing. Maël wanted to cry too. But he couldn’t.630597b9b207f0df

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It wasn’t precisely confirmed. But it certainly didn’t take even an hour. The executive director of the Riviera Hotel, who opened the door at will, looked at Manon and informed her.c02c53774bb233af

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“Go back to the room where the cameras don’t reach well. Take some medicine, sleep, and when you wake up in the morning, act like your husband disappeared on the first night. When you called your brother at night, your husband came briefly, and you were going to ask for medicine, but your brother didn’t answer. Instead, your husband had some pills set aside, you took them, and fell asleep. When you woke up, your husband was gone, and you thought he went back to the party while you were getting ready. Order room service in the morning, call Philippe once or twice. He won’t answer, and that’s all you have to do.”6eb155fba565417a

“That’s all?”e4510f108848cda6

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Manon asked incredulously. Yves nodded just 9b2187f588 once.7dfdad58994e0ef5

“What kind of situation have you set up?”df1aae1245de14d7

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“It’s better if your sister doesn’t know.”28d0a42d795a8bc8

Maël interjected, but the answer was firm. As if saying she didn’t need to know anything other than playing the role of an innocent pregnant woman.05d5cc0e227dca3c

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Manon didn’t ask further. After receiving a morning sickness pill from Maël, she stood up.eafaee3a13d32217

“I’m going.”d42d5eaadc648ce8

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“Can you sleep?”4f82a3fc3aa5f27d

“I have to, right? Anyway, if I take this, it’ll be quick.”9133c1dbdd87c289

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Manon held her breath ccc360d997 as if trying not a7f6c0a0b6 to cry anymore. Then she da2ef4941d bowed her 8168f88c81 head to 051820a7ec Yves.fb1b57bfb1108e51

“Thank you. I won’t forget your help.”c613ac2a53e41346

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Leaving the 53bf9cfa69 heavy coat e6c0cebba6 that seemed cf481a03b3 like a a1e2b28952 burden, Manon b2a362c27a left the d19655afd8 room. Her thin frame and 5d74ee63c3 white dress made her 3f8e51f37c look like a ghost.82ac0bee5011c783

The door closed quietly. In the place where Manon had been, Yves’s coat and an untouched coffee cup remained.6f1d5367c5bd29f3

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“Yves, what do you want?”d581a6a8619aee0e

And now, e5f7489461 it was b9392bf2a3 just Yves 7ab3c150f4 and Maël b4e183404a in the 8014967c43 room.beb915cdbd930fbe

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