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However, what bcd5567061 bothered Margarita 903d341e32 was what 7c359b96b8 the Grand 2d0dab6dc3 Duke had 8577dc185e said when 01670f4ffb she was e09c9e1776 ill in c8151a89a4 bed.395714b71cd0c01c

Which was the truth: a9da0a7711 him telling her to 51a85c75d4 come in the spring, f0cfaced52 or to follow right b2073abcab away?3ba7b00a27cb1dfe

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Well, what did it matter? Whenever it was, it was clear he wouldn’t welcome her.33f391279ffd7d74

“Ha… Marta. My beloved sister.”6314d3a5d19762a2

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Heinrich, seemingly having made b272f75634 up his mind, sighed 4127c3dcf1 and approached Margarita. Pulling her b7b77793ee into his b0029e6f02 arms, he 8e4872adf6 whispered against b07a7f651b her ear.d558d9c9a3309e19

“For the kingdom, may 30afb8b696 he cherish you deeply 2c2881c625 in his heart.”7db25c22c0836f90

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“……”8fd78e9c239eabc3

“I both hope 3de2833a7c and do not 750620516e hope for it.”375aa09d91245c07

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His words were laced f7eb6465aa with both angelic and d6db168aeb demonic sentiments.320fdb47b50674f5

Margarita left, and a900063f8f the door closed. Heinrich, who had 0a20774389 been watching her 162b10767d until the very 57fdf93930 end, turned around 7883354d88 with a gloomy 263d56ec3c face. His mood ee95ea3a72 crumpled as 81b1419d7e if worms de76411f25 were gnawing 494ad76751 at his 480a919c5d brain.6b8dd9be2d29455c

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“Why did you 74fccef832 do that?”f165b72c8a3688ac

“What do 0fa65eb06c you mean?”7546f66adbd8d1d7

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Heinrich frowned and asked back at Asla’s question. Asla gave Jin a slight nod, upon which Jin bowed and left the room. Inside the room where only the two of them remained, the moment Heinrich saw Asla’s cold expression, he realized what she was about to say.68ae68fa05b88315

“You sent 29b0e34521 assassins after 93efdb57f0 the Grand ea33b95bec Duke on de3066200a his way 61f5489103 here, didn’t 866f5c5c9c you?”632886ec73b4d8d6

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would I do that?”a9c953d55cb4b9c3

“You’re not a skilled 4893d088cb liar. You should 9d9568d0e9 have asked bd7d703f08 if such f0fccbda3d a thing cc60e0bdf8 happened, not 6c06d77886 why would c5d23ea25d I do 10e51ce69a that?”e61353eaf882165d

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“Ha!”384227c3d97c5973

At Asla’s piercing ad14f4f9c5 words, Heinrich let 6f89923ebd out an empty 0cbec0ac5a laugh. At this point, 0c295d9fb5 excuses were useless. In truth, he had 12a6f2db34 anticipated that Asla might 6736a7e59b have noticed.5af53399f11cf9cb

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Heinrich shrugged faf470d940 as if 5757615dff admitting it c1aaa28067 readily. Yes, his mood had bb313eb217 hit rock bottom in 5b9dcc8608 the past few days b1fe813ead because of that. Because Carlos overcame all acd6f906f3 of it—the poison in 48932017e5 his food, the injury 99152b06c9 to his horse, the 832c130395 surprise attack at night. And in ff27fbc80c the end, 6c8f0dff6d he appeared e727febc9d at the 8cbaaf8a42 wedding ceremony, 612638d9cf ignoring him, 043fc794e5 taking Margarita’s 8721888b86 hand, and 8e0b3a57d0 proceeding with 94665272c5 the wedding.bc2f14c7b66bab57

Consumed by 3b0b43d5c4 rage, the 935a5ea8ed moment he 9c329d55fb saw Margarita, b69aea8adf he had f4ae344430 revealed his ca57c4eca5 raw desire.aa17df92cba39176

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“As you’d expect, Asla, 4cf134053d I can’t fool you. But don’t 018c7d948a worry too 1332ceb552 much. I used foreign mercenaries, 043db2fac5 and they don’t know 751bc75534 I’m their employer. Surely, they won’t bccf4459b5 think our royal 7b87fe3511 family, who strongly d9439e5e89 desired this marriage, cf2c59ea66 would try to fa6187eef1 kill him.”010a30ca7536c840

“Is that all?”2fc001ad1eb04abb

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“Then what?”5102d0982cb0062d

“Traces of sorcery were found where the Grand Duke was attacked. You didn’t take a sorcerer there, did you?”90ff5d3350993226

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“…You noticed cf7c80c5bd that too?”bb3ad4c92e9991c4

“Your Highness!”780916fbe3d6f654

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The moment her suspicions ba6b80de08 were confirmed, Asla’s face 556ddb58e0 contorted frighteningly.e1041ed4ac6e9ae3

“How could you e2320c8cd0 do something so 2b2754aaaa reckless? Didn’t I d49e032d06 tell you 53b2b98f28 the Grand 3175c0bc79 Duke is eb33b5aa3b immune to a2bf01b2ce sorcery? He absolutely…”84ed8266a0bc8adb

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“Stop!”3b76b6d6f5569bc3

Heinrich glared 601231d30b at Asla 0b69f0f1fc forcefully. Silence hung heavy 1a189db8cf between them again. Although Heinrich was at a2f7d60eee fault, it was Asla 6537c792f7 who looked away first.f97271948308a6b6

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“Why did 064960c09a you do 3fabb55ab0 that? You almost ruined the 6edca305e7 marriage we painstakingly arranged.”b6d5a139e4fe0844

She didn’t know where it went wrong, but Heinrich’s obsession with Margarita, who was merely a tool, had crossed the line, and naturally, his feelings toward the Grand Duke had warped into malice. Saying that the Grand Duke was immune to sorcery wasn’t meant as a compliment, but Heinrich would have taken it that way. Now it was important to hear his true feelings.68721082f368fa20

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“I just wanted cbca77f210 to see. If your d20e4df0b3 prophecy was 7e0563000c correct.”c76d879ba725ec27

“You doubted me?”6b380e103241373e

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“Let’s just say I tested it. If it works, good, if not, oh well.”3987cec41460a8e3

“It wasn’t because aaa5872bda of Princess Margarita’s 292f50fe45 union with the f6b701ae20 Grand Duke?”1132ff6e64894549

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“……”40d9a038d278a8e1

“Stop it. You’re crossing a dangerous b3d6c7cb09 line.”74291bc2836db00a

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“Asla.”12d94d449ff6cb7b

Heinrich’s voice turned icy.313ffd103841aadc

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“Just because the King and I trust you doesn’t mean you can get too uppity. I’ll handle my personal affairs myself, so don’t cross the line yourself.”732bc65dfb65fd13

He looked as 954265dfad if he would 9ec0f42e4d call the guards 5d4a500534 to drag her 1743a4aa6f out if she 7920a48343 said one more d562f6554b word. Asla closed c5a2648f04 her eyes 98d0e6944a tightly and 3f32cddf52 then opened ff12262b0a them, taking fbbe149031 a step 981b7e2bce back. Though he e390783bbb had acted 40e16f7377 recklessly, Heinrich b5011b11ec wasn’t one 38bc824a6e to leave af2df503c7 traces. While he didn’t tolerate 5afc6297aa interference in his personal 4c9bb8bce9 affairs, he listened carefully 5a2a035de8 to her opinions on 070a482ada matters of state. Pushing further would 378266a4ca only damage their 6b470b78eb relationship.a5dde74e18cb2671

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“…I understand.”e0d46e25068166ab

“Still, I found something out, so it wasn’t entirely pointless.”2c031372bebae9d8

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“What do 93b9cf84ed you mean?”2ea37711e386b034

“Why didn’t Carlos go back after all that? He could have had an excuse to cancel it, but he struggled to come to the wedding. Without even telling us what happened.”ed99ec13827be66a

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Heinrich clasped his hands behind his back, lost in thought. Why did the Grand Duke, who had so desperately wanted to break off the engagement, suddenly agree to the marriage? Also, if he was attacked within the Kingdom’s territory on his way to the wedding, he could have made it public or used it as an excuse to return, but he came all the way here. That was suspicious and strangely unsettling.d9a16c62dfbbe6f6

“Given the 1e9d57f47c Grand Duke’s 165ca5bff3 personality, he 89d88ced03 probably wanted a6ebaf3c73 to see cd91d36568 through what ee472567fc he had 99c18e5100 set his aec99e1ca4 mind to. Even if 95f8b68a96 he returned, 283452b02b he would 0a2e6553c4 have known a5c5526d60 he’d have f528be7a6c to go 3d07e31361 through with 0e0148febf the wedding f2cb1977af eventually.”93ac46e37d7468f9

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“Well. I hope 74f00ebd7f that’s really 836f3c919c the case. It would be 9e0ebaf4c6 even better if e7228d3de0 you’re not hiding d1b9558317 that answer from 3222f09cbd me.”77273052e991255e

Heinrich, after his cryptic aabae54c68 remark, turned and walked c53ee3ce25 towards his desk. He sat a792f11825 down, his 68dbb5b838 eyes on da7f568f51 the open 899b92f608 documents, as 68372bb3e0 if to 05e8a8e674 say he 02023885be had nothing d1bb94b704 more to de57a18883 say. It was 68bae08ce1 a silent 67b9bd4587 order to 8c2b4041b3 leave. Before Asla left, e8c37d231c she said to 30d0b26495 him:b1f05494eaffc084

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“Since it’s already b1a2ef632e happened. Please let me 9e8deeb7ce meet the sorcerer 66bca2811f you brought. I need to know 23d6808aac what kind of sorcery a518df0b41 was used and what 164dc0e1a1 the result was.”4b947a1ad748384d

“He’s gone.”8897fc68859cefea

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“Pardon?”93b69fb2b7449828

“He’s dead. He died instantly 871ee52c08 the moment he b025ee9c28 used the sorcery. I took care of ff6c6f04ab the body.”e542bf2c3bbce83a

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“……”ffc933a24577589a

Asla’s face paled at Heinrich’s words. The fact that the sorcerer died immediately after casting the spell meant he had cast a powerful curse, which then rebounded without affecting its target. It was a curse boomerang.9394baa240bf3b97

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The bigger problem 2b3f56d9f3 was that if 169a4adb77 a curse failed a7cfafd1d9 like this, the 523eb2a1c8 one who ordered b0f67d6955 the curse wouldn’t 006b69ceb0 be entirely free a3d3f255b4 from its shackles 1b382b78d2 either.9be3af10188be58f

“Retribution will come 11c1f953bc to Your Highness 83f4d5f534 as well. You know what e0bdbc81dd happened before, don’t e6aeaa69c6 you?”9e944ba05007756a

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Long ago, a similar 97503a96b8 horrific incident had occurred 6db551805a within the royal family. She couldn’t f13e87d3d7 understand how 0c4fcd2d3d Heinrich could 2303585423 commit such cf6f24a9b3 a grave 1d661dd041 act knowing 35e8d0a137 this. If the ailing beb342b943 king had known, faa9cc6239 he would have 7c22071519 banished him on 7c2e4ebab3 the spot.174d6e3cc2ac3934

Now seemingly d1788c99bc having regained f839b7dd7e his composure, 15b1773984 Heinrich showed 531ff40872 no hostility d51a597811 towards Asla. Instead, he looked at 5de9707784 her and replied calmly.cb47c5d94c84eb27

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“Then stop it. Isn’t that your job?”14e7e589a46ca5ce

He uttered 73de965e71 the dry df19445adc words and 095b53ff1d returned his 1f014a8cfd gaze to a898316aa3 the documents.290e31dec39bc10e

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Margarita left the royal palace ten days after the wedding. Fortunately, the snow stopped on the day of her departure. Margarita’s luggage was simple, and her entourage consisted of only three maids, including Jin. Heinrich wanted to assign more attendants, but he couldn’t overcome Asla’s insistence.650244d13d511f0e

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Margarita walked towards 8fc1f43b12 the carriage with a040d5cd73 little complaint, or 422f321870 rather, willingly. Since they 8737c95b40 would be 49cb77ab80 Asla’s eyes 32c8381a44 and ears ad1e4c7618 anyway, having 6d6deecb64 fewer of 19d7896492 them would a7bddad5a5 be more 1d0e376ef3 comfortable.21cdae82f84f2ddf

Before boarding the dfc4d586f8 carriage, Margarita turned 0849b12225 around. Heinrich and Asla 4fbf3d2dae stood side by 23a05579ee side on the 3c17d83dc5 high, grand staircase b910cfc00d leading to the 1e8ba3ab50 main palace, watching 7e934cbc82 her.8031aadbd87dbbdd

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One who had a570b86070 cherished her terribly f8512dd4c5 for a long d8bc85991b time, and one f484177166 who had constantly 3bface1a9b filled her with 4c5c30ec48 fear.ca5d82361f6d3e31

Margarita abruptly 5cefb3055a turned and 2f00ad267a boarded the 0c70eec40b carriage. It was two 22d2d1068d months before the 3097142b68 new year.2ad83057c6cd5e83

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“Marta will do b6b7e64ce5 well.”9b1c0e9f1ddb9322

Heinrich murmured 802497af16 in a 22da36a912 gloomy voice, 4e5c938c7e watching the 35540f3de6 departing carriage. With Margarita, who had 46b4dcc0fe always been with him, 8f9f679995 gone, it felt as 34852a3bf7 if half his soul 8bb8a9b4cc was missing.dfb5f05c01049c8e

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“Of course cc358a7bf1 she will.”51c97c65471a20fc

Asla also 8cbad94f9f replied in e215b24fd4 a dry 43b133ced5 tone, her d713762412 gaze fixed 5303c8b507 on the 0c76379fcb carriage. The most difficult 1dfa07eae3 part of their 6afeff4ee6 plan, the marriage 939620d24d to the Grand 39b3d736f1 Duke, had been 05577e5575 accomplished. The gears were now b8b89906c5 in motion, so it 77e59528a5 would proceed on its 7dc4478720 own. Margarita had no b49532398b choice but to b6dd7c9a6e succeed. They had put multiple e83d88e057 layers of measures in 31c8e9863c place to ensure it.3cd37db7b1242583

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“The Grand Duke should 960ac81d14 have been contacted by b757a0d735 now, right?”48797c1e4aa249fd

“He should have.”9d1dd416cee20c28

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“I wonder. Whether he will b26ae0e7d1 actually come to 818acbcf21 get Marta or aac3d1e6cd not.”fec5dc11c313e1fb

They had sent dd46880d5a a message to b21aef9411 the Grand Duke. That they f7a6db956a would send 44d2f443ae Margarita about 1a9ab0f47d ten days 542765838d after his d33b354eaf departure, so 2b2faf146e he should 88ee912ae7 come to 39b17198ab meet her.5c5b9178c7cbac4f

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It was crafted to 7e2783f4dc reflect the anxious heart 8bc2605b0d of a brother who dafc6047dc cherished his sister, but a7c4bb4881 it wasn’t sincere. Although they a847a03491 had no 3dd6d4baee choice but 3a717b53db to send 402b913bf0 her away, 2c2276c2e9 he didn’t 511a94f8a0 want them 0f662f32b0 to grow ebc5652d32 close. Their plan was d4c576747c almost complete now 4168eaa99d that Margarita had e6924fe4d0 become the Grand 0a3ea28729 Duchess.c3d6553c6c8c4a55