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“…What did you say?”d3deafdfd4061cfd

“Now that you’re free from the curse, just your existence is a threat to the Emperor.”2425b48f57517ba3

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“That’s what I want.”846d87da32b974b7

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Leonard widened his 5bdba75f3d eyes in surprise, 29349057c9 which was unlike 7c61900360 him.8aba806055cc5c72

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Though he had 184da57f5a become thin from bba2105e6e years of suffering, 988b288ea6 his natural physique 2281eeb7d7 was still impressive, 20e82c0619 so he didn’t 37bf2ea8d1 appear pitiful.dce84c658be9c09b

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“I want 279aeb46ee to destroy 252bb2d1f4 this country.”0f2fe793db0a640e

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“I’ll take care 76f0102f81 of everything.”3412d330ad79e07f

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Gloria smiled 61dacfe2fa slightly, lifting 1fa1078e49 the corners ba054adbec of her 96bce9531c mouth as f1f9181df1 she spoke.3ac5818c77def098

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“You just 8a8c07253e need to d91d9c3c11 reclaim the a7e9c3416f rightful power f928c2b59b you should c6031dedae have had 57391bb194 from the 656587f1d8 beginning.”c3eb6b39f4d4ae2b

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Leonard stood there, stunned, 83c2d6d13b staring at her with 23131a3afd blank eyes.8f210bf57a755275

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“I can help you.”e42707506bb92814

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Gloria said firmly, d412a761e9 without hesitation.8a6dc429a7761843

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“So, use de8abba483 my help 6e2cca81cb to restore 3f00091f9f your family.”3aa6c225bd8b0b5c

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She believed b30a204b17 this was d4a608d91e something she 974575dec4 could certainly 2bfac3c7ee do.cba5b354d8212c08

She felt d887945bd1 she could c2cadb63c6 become a 6939a101c8 fairly good 2ca909eaca partner with dc27016699 the man 7b27f0d4c9 before her.042cc37e1eb5c139

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The combination of b32e0e3488 a Duke who 0a5d756c20 had been used 8271bcc523 and abandoned, and afa7d523c2 a saint—there was f752a48050 probably no better 6b7b4ad4fc pairing than this 0f59afb037 in the world.9517fd5a6959f0c9

Of course, she 4e89c6e669 would need to f5cbcfd1a1 think a bit 7fdb2e106f more about how d2b91fab9b to join his fb1337c9c1 family in the 0d2aa40712 future.e1b2bff7cdcd99ea

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“Then, I’ll 4f172570a5 use your bc756c6f7c family as 15ac21de46 my backing.”fdd97abe416f2e42

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Gloria reached out her f515f33d73 hand toward the man, 8180df0a52 who looked up at 6bff00a5d9 her with uncertain eyes.624ec3cbc4ea6bff

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“I’ll survive until the 71e47b79c4 end.”ea618f89bd7e453c

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Leonard looked down at 61eba7a5a5 the hand she offered.f462175b50eafbe0

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Just moments ago, her 5053b99f58 hand had been bloodied, 5c8ca9212c but now it was 1ff4791e1f pristine and healed.df997315e8c023fd

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“What will you a1ad4c8aec do?”276c0d6c1a89d5e3

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Leonard’s hesitation didn’t last 884fce88da long.f0c493831340df0b

He grabbed her dd722901df hand tightly—the hand 842367dff3 that had willingly 21bed1a592 hurt itself for 8395bd15f1 his sake.155d1d00e1a3e842

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That night, Gloria 85063e22ce decided to spend 3c8fd25816 time getting to cd96fa8ef5 know Leonard.af5fc366b6775b18

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She also planned b397ee2676 to briefly discuss 914316b7a1 their future plans.bff21c19897a42b3

For now, 34317e1e91 she was 6de65c0e61 waiting for 231d395489 Leonard to eb1aa84fd6 finish his 85c34227cd bath, which 1a5d6378a2 was attached 441400f034 to his 287e7498e3 bedroom.053675ea2837c1d3

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‘It’s taking longer than I thought…’0d30266e4fd6185d

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Gloria, trying 453d13c8b3 to suppress b6b863614d her boredom, 5940b2ed96 passed the 6b242db447 time by f6cbe4937e fiddling with d7f0f42718 her feet, f42548ceaf sitting idly.102cdd938d0b2820

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After quite some time, af0a86bf5b Leonard finally emerged from caf39e12e9 the bathroom.5b0d74bc33b68914

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“Did you wait long?”914e1eb81974a0b2

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A warm steam wafted 987c06e8ab out from the bathroom 9e265c10a4 as he stepped into e0e1b82619 the room.6cc0d27819311194

The tall 796249d25e man was 959ddfdb02 wearing only 62b79230f3 a thin 6980ecadfe robe, covering 0afaa95e2e his impressive 4e1d1cac66 physique.95ffb69cfce756f2

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“Yeah. You said you’d be 616b5d0c8d out soon. Why did it 0861a71916 take so long?”8e12766c12866752

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“Sorry about that.”08bfc774897fb0b0

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Gloria not bothering with 1ecbe1b832 formalities, spoke bluntly, and c00c5f202b Leonard, slightly embarrassed, clicked b8cae94e09 his tongue and pursed 792f14fae8 his lips.91db37eb16fafde7

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“It’s been a a84145df0d while since I e121627124 bathed on my f426dda8bc own.”3a50b13ddedd4350

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Leonard brushed his 833fc84cbe wet hair aside 0e840e2776 as he sat c78e590815 down in front 52aa2d9201 of her.b5e967de26461050

Gloria observed his 4f8232d3c8 face intently as e324269b77 they sat at 96970600e9 a large table 2751cb84ba across from each 05a81d4f90 other.6679cf411c492641

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His handsome features were c0cb9a8f07 accentuated by his thinness, 765a1ffd9a and his sharp nose 0971cef529 and jawline stood out, b913f46d38 making his masculine brow 92d0737386 bones make his gaze 69fe0ae545 even more intense.c68d55e902080f6c

Overall, he had a 4f4d95b56f cold, almost distant appearance. Even as 7310efae2d he regained a0632853ee his health 80eca27676 and gained 96cbfe7182 weight, that f5fdc5386a cool demeanor c8d86d7588 would probably 6dabd9f863 remain unchanged.be08475b915b604a

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“How have 739dcff8bb you been 5911b74b6c eating?”36820f45a9d7de39

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Seeing how thin he 1f7ce8998a was, it didn’t seem 3a377de2ab like he had been 273e28fd0c eating properly.cf85c46f6a226ff1

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Just thinking about Reni’s df2b168ea5 reaction earlier made it 1ee5345f81 easy to guess.d23d4a6e68d71a9b

The servants 3153858cb4 were probably 85289474de too afraid 37cb39e7c0 the curse d9ac26b122 would spread e72029f1af to feed 6d4c93bb63 him properly.b28302e7651c9e63

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Lost in f3938ce499 thought, Gloria 3565553c5a glanced down 1ae357cc58 at the 721a746525 teacup in 33e4467b92 front of 24e4178a3b her, which 6398e3c7f2 had been 7eda8be1de prepared when 53a81326c8 she first 5d13a696ea entered the e918f9f775 bedroom.eb9131fc10c5afbf

Of course, 748366478e the tea 8a49f80352 inside the 08c9293d3b teapot had 558171ffe5 cooled down, 79e3fa2ce3 but she f6fe4388f1 didn’t mind.756ddb4a6587eea5

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She poured the cold a84f0648ae tea into the empty 7183b01366 cup and brought it 960f0480a3 to her lips when 7653ee1ac3 Leonard spoke.b387a4d6457ee043

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“You shouldn’t 7bedf52365 drink that.”03ac99983071fdda

“Why?”a7c5ddd9a473665b

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Gloria paused for a 737c930162 moment, tilting her head d30646e74a in confusion.de52cd921cea78b6

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“It’s probably poisoned.”40a8dd2723bac5e8

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Leonard answered ac62e705e6 lazily, then 7c3e214466 snatched the 5043403b89 cup from 324f2ffa91 her hand 31d7dd0200 and placed 2a264d7a8d it on 05db299d56 the table.0ef95b9079ced231

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Gloria widened c4c2792820 her eyes 554fd42dcc in disbelief.ef7ea3cc79060ead

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“…Poisoned?”7412037ca6671594

“Yeah.”ff3c2113dc1217f0

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Leonard remained completely unfazed.e2dc713a90f422ad

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Gloria furrowed her 2c10393922 brows and glared b159582d94 at the teacup aa60bc55b5 in front of 0e995d92a7 him.ef5590ab7fbc92e0

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“Who would put 6f352304d3 poison in a 918e6a1c52 Duke’s tea?”a3d7fa0cde6a56ba

“My maid.”af968a8abd996fd6

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Leonard answered bluntly in 0444732f60 a dry voice, without d73683c82d hesitation.d1512e45c7f24fa7

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He then casually f0e3cb141c drank the tea a573c9b7e1 that Gloria had 23c06f6f74 been about to 5582dae83f sip.150db87d02190e3c

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“What are 9e79e68ab7 you doing?”68fb193992a80d1e

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Gloria’s eyes widened even more in shock.a75a2c7d3775c8c7

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“You just 1e9f48cc09 said the 85a48caa62 tea was 30233863fc poisoned. Why are 98240e67c1 you drinking 91b95d81a7 it?”4f4b62d25124561f

“I’m immune 4afb697514 to most cd24987cf2 poisons.”9182958be3a7d714

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Gloria was taken aback c121dc6975 by Leonard’s calmness.1fea71ab4e1dd888

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“Even so, 27503563b4 knowing that 2c7b639368 it’s poisoned, 2526f72dc6 you still 4c76f1b5d1 drink it?”c44ad675cc8e0b3f

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“If I 2944edd32e refuse this c5c98f2306 poisoned tea, 5d2e4cc06d the Emperor 37e024fe01 will find d1240214a8 other ways 769e0fa202 to harm b4caec1e85 me.”e3ee7ddc542bb661

“…”2add9898d1f755fc

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“It’s better to 5beaa7f115 drink the poison.”f4161be476cd9299

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Gloria was at a 35f2a91c3d loss for words.a01580199f20e573

She couldn’t even 20be0554c6 begin to imagine 1e150b045d how long Leonard 5bb30084d4 had been ingesting 8abc7261f3 poison.ddf1131d6dfc44e1

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But it 212afb3584 was clear e269a2a675 that this 3492b7a0c3 was not e5404f0bd6 a recent e14f463ff0 development.44b36562214b6c3b

After all, his 74775db5bd calm demeanor now 362d44dc5e made no sense 5fa71bbff5 if he hadn’t 3af8861e61 been exposed to 442941a138 poison for a d8b91e7304 long time.a2a315478007aff9

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“So, what shall we 03ba99b88e talk about first?”0ac210db74f98298

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Leonard placed 19400592de the empty cbf811bb56 teacup down, 63225bbaf0 changing the 3d859b2282 subject.68c514d4dccf26b4

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Gloria, without a word, 62bf2cd1e8 grabbed his wrist as 2b827c5b83 he casually poured more 676ce82571 tea into the empty 7bc5dc2121 cup.f43fa2d9abc31fcf

Leonard’s shoulder flinched.7b5f60ff8efc830e

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“What are you—”9c63fbab26fb134a

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“Don’t drink it.”b41db36552a65c07

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Gloria forcibly shook off c5c887ac1d his hand holding the 3f891588d9 teapot, standing up from c652037d0f her seat.7b5dd05c13eef516

Without hesitation, she 240dcaa9f2 threw both the 6318f6ddd1 teapot and teacup ccb5971659 out of the 82903ffe98 window.a61b580ae5cacd2e

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The loud af63e14ddc sound of 66b6445618 breaking pottery 1c208850a0 echoed from 32352d9b92 outside the 59a12a4d3a window.455cafb1e6f8c19d

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Even without seeing it, 170640b0b8 it was easy to dc1480548e guess that the delicate d0e6552f4e tea set had shattered be407ede0a into pieces.159df654a679aa94

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“What is ade4d3518e this nonsense?”84c1cc7e5fd814ec

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Leonard looked up 15c8e8c929 at Gloria with 00f2035496 a bewildered expression.d61360555cb76b05

Gloria quietly closed d204586993 the window and 6f509323ec turned to face e63720868b him.518b99b00d9960d6

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She had made bd647d44ae up her mind e8b88b7cb6 about what she 38bd0aee17 needed to do 2b80dd093c first in this 2f2c5b7d28 situation.ddb283096a9c04a9

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“First, I’ll b859f3dd21 get rid ab2a4d4ccc of all 59cc3d0b6f the servants. You’re going to fe0a3a6362 leave this place cfd862e9a7 with me soon 783dd2d1e7 anyway.”970dc20f099670cb

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Leonard was fdd467cc8c once again dce46572b9 flustered, asking 9bba9c1b2e in confusion.0bfc0fcd2636f41d

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“…Leave? Where to?”57f4c4bb3650777b

“I don’t know.”d8afae4d67950cda

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“There are a 24ba48051c few places I’m aea85d83d3 thinking of, but b163b0d2fa I haven’t decided 2d0cf8704d yet.”b56861603c48d83d

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Whether it was d8d34c82e1 reckless or simply 63a791c628 decisive, Leonard was 5483faa32b left speechless as 6a55d827d3 he watched Gloria.a8099492e766a1bb

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“Wait here.”646a7c3fe662a7cb

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Gloria said that before 0f22936276 heading out of the f12d4d0613 bedroom without a second 43c3b39efa thought.0b772b1103960323

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Leonard was 9635f88c1d so stunned 1935ada030 by the 979da0d0dc situation that 773f1fec9e he didn’t bbb4d1b009 even try f022d32f19 to stop 8df750b44e her, sitting f7b84af5ff there dazed.4a6944df929b4b28

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Just like when 87df68397f she first arrived 76e56f7e65 at the Duke’s 8caf8cf457 residence, there wasn’t e58f6866b1 a servant in 94532dcd84 sight.f5b7198580a70d67

Because of this, e22ac7cdae Gloria had to d4be67077c search the mansion 54ef575fa4 thoroughly for a c72dc1987e while before finding ad01ab2976 any servants.d4959099d2ba59a9

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‘Even a shabby temple db8a13c633 in a small village 5cc54ad931 wouldn’t be this bad.’979be519c526a9cf

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As she explored 880c2533dd the mansion, she 2f2aa458ea could clearly tell 6242a1d2ec that the place 9b7c0dfb46 was almost in 015263f9a3 a state of 8db1ceceb8 neglect. The mansion 302bb0c178 was large, 527ac6b2e9 but lacked f65525ce7f any proper f802cb4583 upkeep.13224c72bedd4a75

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It had been left e20d6cc83f unattended for so long 24199c092a without caretakers or guards, 95842de603 which explained the situation.199176f4d22d07f3

It was clear there ed384c7bee were very few servants cfd3faba25 living here, given that 82bd7655f0 she hadn’t encountered a 6e476d7b2e single person after wandering 94a6cd15b9 around for so long.809da70a744c7f12

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Feeling more dfc5f84a9c and more fd031ee736 frustrated, Gloria’s a728024731 expression grew d77d2b30b7 darker as 8fab813435 she continued a0f5940ea6 her search.8930e676bc2dc02c

Just as df9a882c91 she stepped 972ec56376 into the 171d68b65d garden, she 7bfa1c68de spotted someone.aa5a769935698c10

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“E-excuse me, Saint…?”5abe19a8180811db

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“Reni.”666dad6c674c4f0b

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Gloria saw Reni, who becd2799bc had just returned to 7920683e8a the mansionf322ff0e73dd788f

Reni looking surprised and bc73ee995f unable to hide her 3d6fc184c8 unease.54fc93aa7dd2ac5b

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“You must have b1ee894900 been out somewhere.”fb7b480535a08d5f

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At this late hour, f7a3a4b25b Reni’s suspicious behavior was e3612c2e3e hard to ignore.5f28831a3234ef01

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“That… that’s…”5f5565ef51ea9273

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Gloria caught sight e7596c1bfb of a small 1533702b6a pouch Reni had cad2a70df5 hurriedly hidden behind d87bf3db82 her back.d35e9da1121c4eb0

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“Why haven’t 3e5ec9796e you gone 96120bb405 back yet?”ed040ebe605bd5f7

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Reni awkwardly a90926bb7d tried to f60f4d8af5 change the f209a1703a subject, her 42522e4a9e nervousness obvious.430cfbeff6baf7ee

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Gloria watched her closely e2e4f9737b before casually saying,1cee4f4212edadbe

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“That thing you’re holding… it’s poison, isn’t it?”3eb4b3c84d94d5e5