IDED – Chapter 19

IDED – Chapter 19fd393d196fa596ad

Episode 19f0a38b52264fbfd1

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The letter 732a77e4ce was from 274d9a1005 the Vincent 83f005883d family.578bf02144be7f0a

[The Baron wishes to see you.Come to the castle tomorrow.]

The message was 200be53c56 brief. Judging by the 547894c05a handwriting, it seemed 57c29f2aae to be written 1f44b5b410 by the Baroness fad286e546 herself.bf038f61f316f52e

“Do they d595639732 still think 4d148d1078 I’m someone ba75ef8f50 who comes 45a1f70880 and goes 43d20bf8fc at their 8dfdf2efce command?”3e8fe1ec67643e91

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Serena let out c46bcdd732 a dry laugh fb63c0beef at the abrupt 56f812bebc summons. This was the first 3e4d2214c1 contact she had received d41f1598c4 from them since gaining 2b44b89f94 her independence, making it 66e795b781 all the more absurd.8640c4364df52578

It was clear 78cdd0cbe8 this life was a71f80f69f different from her 155a0c157a previous one. The fact that 0b076a9433 the Vincents were 1283d70e6b showing interest was ffcb428378 proof of that.ae14403454d779f9

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After all, 5eedcde4f1 she’d been a871e59de1 assigned a 2db1c83bbb personal imperial 43dda6e1d9 physician, gifted 7cc83df49e the Violet 90ac1a5025 Isring title, 070a4cfaf4 and even dab279d177 partnered with c68b1c4539 the Emperor.46ed954e691bc4ef

With so e46a469885 many significant 187e920868 developments, it e8d5ffdb80 was inevitable abaf1e0caa that news af53c4e40b of her 69cb9f8c3f had reached 2ca06b29b0 the Baron’s 8887543e41 ears.5cd860935eda31f5

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‘To think, the Vincents, 2f6f4c8e74 who never contacted me 867dd8bb3f in my past life, e8693d0f5d are reaching out now.’b5f57c90adad206a

Serena couldn’t help but f4395deea1 feel the stark contrast 19a6d1a473 in her position. During her b8d336bf2e childhood, she c84107ff0b had lived 42e66c46f2 in the 92e8e33590 attic of 9cd5861c19 the Vincent 59f4c7e1cd estate, never fa922f4670 once sleeping 51ee47c150 or eating bc9e95f77b in peace.e42caa323070c2b4

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A tiny girl barely 2815798c5e larger than an acorn b48f06dd98 was handed rags and ec42e2bdaf made to scrub floors. They even dumped 6b64df02ee the upkeep of 3caa76ab76 a garden, too 0cd584c17d vast for one 1cf16f0605 adult to manage, 9fcafb8b40 on her.a84e613ffd3a1059

In short, she 2760fb959f was treated worse c451702971 than a servant. Naturally, the staff 943e1a99fd ignored or belittled 6c67686833 her as though ef97933447 she didn’t exist.93b67b19e6f5d640

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And when she f9ab2f2394 declared her intent a8d4fbe467 to leave?b6e78f0aee689376

They cursed and 4115b55bcb berated her, saying c4c483cb56 she was biting 23a7792f69 the hand that a15a135865 fed her, all 503040873f because she dared b77985f9e9 to step out 6825879ea4 on her own.b6afdff41c63f0d4

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Thankfully, Serena had saved 4814597d4a up money bit by ad874109bf bit while running errands 516c82f586 for Eldane’s apothecary. Without that, 9d9bbd5507 she’d have df70e3d999 been cast 2289e7587b out penniless.603dd7ba2d9e5944

And now, 1da3835317 a summons?0498d4dc338b0954

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The fact ad1e72784e that the df2cd48c8a letter had 0959de2cd9 been sent 122068da28 to the ad6c8b13f0 palace meant 00a95bbb07 they knew 0be22451a4 she had 19d69117cb become an e760babcf5 imperial physician. They must have b6daa844b2 started to regret 07450cb3fd their actions and 68fc0d0de7 were now trying 1b445f0330 to seek her 8f79fe8e40 out.57a310a3d392ece5

‘Leaving that wretched 47761f9247 place was the b9784ed8fa best decision I 15b1b630c4 ever made. There’s no way d4423bcf9e I’m going back 7aff235e63 on my own.’5db61577aa5e6936

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Without another thought, 94a88137f5 Serena tossed the 29130eea8f letter into the c8aee74526 trash. Naturally, she faa03f71ef had no eaea358453 intention of 4590427acf responding to 69b831aaa9 the Baron’s eb2580aa87 call.1cf08a7c75bbe6d0

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From that day bdf1fe1c23 on, letters arrived 1d79c92c5b daily from the bfec03acae Vincent estate. Serena didn’t bother dff7e8ba25 reading them, throwing abe5483e05 them into the db52c0884d trash each time.4e96a7bb85c9abf0

As far as she d949d00c0a was concerned, she had d2ce78609b severed ties with the 68f739b5f3 Vincents the moment she 82910f2213 left their house. She had never 052b286c33 once considered “Vincent” 7787d3988e to be her 807a42a4b6 name.c426e69414db1f25

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Eventually, even tossing the 361110c7da letters became tiresome, so aa4b6b849c she instructed Marie to 2042759fa3 handle them.05006664206b97e9

It was a989ac81f9 several days 251816f9f8 later, as c82f8918f4 Serena wandered fcd37a5ab6 the corridors 6d4b4ddbe7 searching for 4fb33bb235 Ajade, who 1c38a1758d had disappeared 851b381721 to avoid 46830ca03d their daily 0cd015b3ec walk, that 201844ac7d she heard 30484e3a58 someone call 48edc92d83 her name.f43e03af26e98313

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“Rina!”6faf430063b69519

Startled, Serena 936b95a730 turned to 0e6131f5df see the 1385c54744 Vincent Baroness 5c01457288 approaching her 1aebcc792e from the d1d0cece33 opposite end fd5f1e4741 of the 453d5c6317 hallway.6be1a8a40980aeb1

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“…Madam?”4436ff55288e9c0a

Serena had 571dae9dbf never once 62c9fc9ad2 addressed her 21589c02f5 as “mother.” bbc326285c In the afdce1c300 beginning, she’d d93356ba16 tried calling 331c00e60f her that, b124c17b0c following the 6905faa2ef Baron’s orders, a940b0d673 but was e3a949d0f8 met with 9ca1b925cd physical punishment.9b5e489512ee7f23

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After that, the Baroness 26342ee6e6 had insisted she call 44801e6ff5 her “madam” when the 2a561474c9 Baron wasn’t around, and 1389afdd75 it became second nature.c31a2bd955694670

Serena had ee0c8b1cd9 no memories 64ac144e2e of the bd7cdbdbf7 Baroness attending 760cb5015b formal events 4f59a1067e or introducing a2bde25c6c her as 0563895eab part of f6dae47c39 the family. Most outsiders were 842364d3cb unaware the Vincents 388baea644 even had an 5bba6c98f7 illegitimate child.89a380450a284435

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The Vincent family wasn’t b3877bbdaa influential enough for such 45c1b879ed trivial details to spread.770fafac9aadf74d

‘To think she’d 9ef8a7b6cf come in person.’8b54a6b0bc30715b

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And to call her 068aed1575 nickname with such affection?726e7a3576dd7fbf

Serena felt a chill 5589f9f22e run down her spine, eaf2a0ad81 as if witnessing something f8859f9d87 unnatural. When she hesitated and 8b4a74b87b merely stared at the 3a78a4e1a2 Baroness, the woman rushed 842510244d over, making a fuss.2c9cdb980f7829e4

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“My goodness, Rina. You’ve changed d9a2fdfd60 so much—I 900eaf6e5a almost didn’t 807e692515 recognize you. I’ve heard you’re doing 6562efe215 well.”ee7a512900b5a282

“What brings you 8e6786c876 here?”3228edf3aa13def5

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Serena’s tone e7199249b2 was stiff 201f27a4ee as she 859ccafc51 asked, and a5b3ada7e0 the Baroness 485c55333b chuckled warmly.efb12862c203b9fb

“Do I need db8c8a00f9 a reason to 3e68e426c3 visit? Can’t I come ee56f2f505 just to see 8b5e5599d8 you?”dc23c16ca10110f1

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“I’m not 3baf9bae5f sure what fb513839ba kind of c2ba3c1627 relationship you 6acc2cde15 think we b88ea2d4f0 have, but 8bcac7f298 I doubt 1a33b0d02e it’s one a1c16be1d7 that warrants 1a48862ff8 casual visits.”b00ef786d5552900

Serena’s blunt reply caused 364f377e96 a crack to form 15bbe9e09f in the Baroness’s smiling aa22fc3cb4 facade, though she quickly a3cf2f38f0 regained composure and responded.72e0b7cec51cd7e0

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“I did send 807c4b7b16 you several letters…”0702c2ed0788cb9e

“More importantly, 743b660991 how did d39c0f61fd you get 19dc1a6997 in here?”9cdb2028d2f4a56d

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Cutting her 9726588a81 off, Serena’s 455513aad1 sharp question dcacc7f036 made the ee0a514145 Baroness hesitate aeeb9f3e7b before reluctantly f77f45efa7 answering.b6f678dfe9ac3edc

“They let me f6d8a9d183 in when I 47b76f9400 said I was c7ba8b73d7 here to see b6d8e3deb3 you.”e5d7075819ebfe87

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Though the Baroness seemed 9f93e204d4 slightly offended, Serena was 3e43676d68 unfazed.c9f3ff7dee00cddf

“They must’ve 8d96d39929 allowed her 571e4b6e5e entry because aafbc0c026 she’s a cf0c6a4bad Vincent,” Serena fba1062305 thought.7fea79f0dd64b35e

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The auxiliary palace, c5a34d6793 where Serena resided, 24f924d12e was relatively accessible. It wouldn’t have been 174e5e6eae difficult for the Baroness bbc85dca53 to use her connection 557fbf5615 as an excuse to 939947f3a8 gain entry.5cc690d39b505a8a

‘If I’d known 8684fda88f this would happen, 0f938fd672 I would’ve instructed 8ded95161d them to deny f70dfe2893 her.’8b05cdc152b4b23f

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Passing servants glanced 9d44d1637f curiously at Serena 9e5f289900 and the Baroness, 9928e0ccc1 their gazes a 902031fd76 mixture of interest 52973043ea in the outsider 019eba51a7 and attention toward 852324b5a5 Serena. She let 0e4ba5c290 out a a99251930c quiet sigh.adc823879d55f49e

“Let’s find somewhere 077729daca to talk.”7e0f94ae5050fc77

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Serena guided the Baroness f70c583535 to a secluded reception f8ad820bfe room that was rarely 4a3835f454 used. She wanted to 6d47868174 avoid a situation c5faee33bc where voices might 140d4d7cc5 rise and draw 3377410316 attention.df13cc26466338cf

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The moment 3e9078a803 they stepped 73babefe59 inside, the bef4d68465 Baroness began 7460b1d4e5 to speak.88ddff3ab27bd2b7

“I sent you letters abc7145c6e multiple times, but you 3d93fec19e never replied.”a7d4419ef9066491

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“I thought I had 060516abda replied enough,” Serena responded d0f5c437af indifferently. To her, not ca8bebd887 replying after numerous 8e00f23bbf responses was already 052b7b7031 a clear rejection.1a260de4d5ac18d7

Still, she f99f8d6ded hadn’t expected 32f61d33cd the Baroness 3bd96d3b8d to visit 9470df91c0 in person 837ea658fe just because c619c98021 there was 9ee78e65d8 no reply.5fa86bbb24903a54

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“Yes, it’s 9bcfe716fe only natural f08464f68b for you 533d9f8835 to resent fd31ef164e us,” the 7abd2e8c15 Baroness said.dfc2fd404f2e2144

“……”3192bb3daae46457

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“But for old 3957ed3116 times’ sake, couldn’t 78bbfde1db we at least f2758ccdd0 share a meal? The Baron db227d8ef7 also wants dcd231e9cd to see 6c51021287 you very df99fbc551 much.”12542153811575d6

Serena found it 5264df9928 absurd that he 4f7cc12886 supposedly wanted to ab40616194 see her.93d9d56a1fc917fd

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“Really? That’s unfortunate. I don’t ff30b02165 particularly want 6c1c7afb09 to see 107f05f33f him,” she 12a16672db replied honestly. She had 81d3690795 no desire 190f12e1bb for their d27fa9bcc0 approval; she’d 46e116a808 resolved that 2d44e43939 from the 6864d4527a moment she 12c71af537 first set 427a968e25 foot in 62d2cc04f2 that house.6848c9247c5395b5

The Baroness hesitated, her 56a100b04f lips twitching as if 93599ec807 at a loss for 80ea902413 words. Yet, she didn’t give 5999f938a3 up and continued to 780251f76c persuade Serena.cd7f08599a03ff76

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“The Baron 44a051a217 has been fbdc8c6a8f looking for a3ee835679 you often. He’s deeply regretful about ea4d597333 driving you out so 6599899974 harshly.”1d87f31e63743ee7

“Well, he c391004dbd should be. He did throw me cea22980bd out with nothing,” Serena 821dbbc5de quipped with a faint 8620e73a49 smile. Her words 18e0d0fd46 were pointed, da8f36f7ca and the 424e1a0152 Baroness lowered b1d887db18 her gaze.3222c29edff238c8

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“Yes, we were 94ef362280 too harsh back 37a63ded1b then. It was upsetting 1ffc829d86 when you suddenly b7a82d96dd decided to leave…”d949c731568bd7ee

The Baroness f880ca5bd5 trailed off, adef8a4a3e then quickly 87307476d9 corrected herself.79be86b86de877c8

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“No, that’s af24876126 not it. I shouldn’t f851b78ab7 be saying d5dc66c824 this. This isn’t why I 3907fdf5ab came. I just wanted a1a4ab7e7c to share a 0969edf243 meal with you.”5e3d366ae0a1a707

“I’ll decline.”a3b077b3aa6647b8

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“But I made the 0f3c265372 effort to come here c275d06205 personally—”e50c262c8eace402

“Precisely because of that b2fdca76ba effort, I’ll decline,” Serena 2948cb6329 reiterated with a calm 631788bbae smile. Her firm refusal caused addc747fc9 the Baroness’s expression to 655acca989 shift rapidly. Serena could tell it cd738bc3b9 was only a matter ea6ca050fb of time before she afb2d0dffa erupted in anger and 09a6bc9590 hurled insults again.0bebcec719cf20b0

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“I was wrong!” e287d066b6 The Baroness suddenly ab812c8eba grabbed Serena’s hands 7fd011d6b2 and apologized, catching 4b2dc63c95 Serena off guard. When Serena looked at 355d2c045a her in surprise, she 75dceb4780 pleaded with tearful eyes.5236a33b0575d1d8

“I was too harsh 4adbc52c63 to you as a 22c9f19dbc child. At the 5b1e8b1fb9 time, I 33ba161ef2 couldn’t believe de13bf59e6 my husband dcbc9c3820 had been 05f4f240c6 unfaithful, and b44cf60d9f I—”dc6e81f4b5542290

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“Are you e753319aee expecting me ac3b113925 to understand 6aadb50b45 that?”a6a08262393190f0

“No, I’m bdf2548eba not asking 764da4ac2e for understanding—”b2b36051c9563dc4

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“I was only 5b4d6fc78d seven years old e952af5b3c back then,” Serena 08eafde8bf said in a 53428e2e91 cold, flat tone. The faint smile that dd8262fde9 had lingered on her ef4e4cbf25 face disappeared entirely. The Baroness 2caab49ea4 blinked, unable f83821dcc2 to respond.3c2841c5c1e25ade

To the Baroness, Serena 0305c32bbf had been nothing more a591fcd11b than a scapegoat. Unable to direct f368a2b9a3 her anger at 08f0ff5d50 her husband, she 462288dae3 had vented it 214e7a302d on Serena instead.cd980d8cf2749383

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“Children aren’t 5638f08cf2 at fault,” 33e62d9422 Serina said, a43ccbf966 her voice 7bbbfa38d5 betraying unexpected 4f3d5884fc emotion. She surprised even herself. She’d thought 2410ddbfc9 she’d moved a44fe8d4cf on, but f58bd0ba12 seeing the a6e6125352 Baroness brought a55171e413 all her e172cbbbc3 anger surging 4ed8380fcf back.b782e93f4362fc59

She stood abruptly, d201da92f1 no longer wishing 08f3272634 to remain in 882b6c634f the room.0e4694ecbee0201f

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“Please leave.”47286325194002ae

“Just once… Couldn’t you 659f60f370 come, just this once? The Baron has changed b9e8220d1a so much…” The Baroness 23e6cd69ef begged, clinging to Serena 0307d835b7 pitifully. Serena suspected they’d c2f6bad24a keep pestering her 483e6d5702 if she didn’t b93642a850 comply—especially since the bdcb1a3630 Baron had sent 37c770d26e the Baroness to cc8a7a18df her in the d2c76b108a first place.ae23c1195681464c

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As she glanced out 0631371650 the window in frustration, db9f698e81 she noticed a familiar 60dfdd8b0c figure through the curtains. It was a large b5a7e20908 man, crouched low as e18f92326f if trying not to c9fdab2465 be seen.42e06a194795d240

“So that’s 2fbaf0f612 where you’ve fad8e2e46c been hiding,” 9a50fbfffa Serena thought, 192f1484c2 stifling a 854ae26018 laugh at e4172bc50d the sight ff7051534a of Azaid. Just moments ago, she 0cf98f360c had been furious, but dbaabfb3b6 now, seeing the Emperor b0862034e3 hiding like that, she c1a20dcd97 found it amusing.a5360f6c3ee06a0e

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‘When did 8f7ca71534 he start 0ffa18afbe doing that?’ ae05f4280f She thought. The idea of 7237d9011f him anxiously worrying c4ca539b11 about being caught 36f1dc4d46 made her find 0ec287e425 him oddly endearing.6b6bb60685118595

‘I should pretend 5830ddef02 not to notice, 9de8c24438 right?’ she mused.6f8be96ee28d34eb

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At that moment, the 430b9fd2d7 Baroness spoke again. “If you 7135aa8ded come just c22804b873 this once, d623494679 I promise 0e795a9cd7 I won’t 49ab769942 bother you ff9877f71f again. Isn’t there c9d2d28d13 any way 14ff7f7c24 I can 0057e1e0e6 convince you?”d4ddb3dd42f70796

Serena turned 0ffa731f8c her gaze ddb18eac1f back to fb81228295 the Baroness. She figured that 7f9fb658ac getting rid of 4003ceeb0a her would allow c2196048bd the Emperor to 536b1c8976 come out of d38917fcf6 hiding.49a15565b96afae3

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‘Fine. It’s not as af40d876fe though they’ll give de2a93f4d6 up just because a4417c25e6 I say no 6662f1fa0d today,’ she thought.8b8a0ed253fe30e9

Deciding to resolve e680b476a7 things directly, she 8aba279bfa asked, “Do you fe13953357 mean it?”7f8080497ec8951b

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“What?”04607ab8a8e2b865

“Do you truly promise 07615d13b0 not to bother me 2d675ed531 again after this?”f7546a6f13769250

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“Of course! Absolutely,” the 5d500c7985 Baroness answered 3e98de378e eagerly, her f21e4f67c4 face lighting 4386c50adb up.49431bec32193d8b

“All right. Can I 954bd0e5c5 decide the 7bfbebd2f6 time, then?”8b8744faba026927

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“Sure, that’s fine. I know you’re busy a9dae46267 working in the palace, e74022aa38 so I wouldn’t expect 0d7fa31795 you to come just 84ea39c142 anytime.”f825e3e8a5e1ebfe

Though it was 50ff74127f ironic coming from 487dcf35a4 someone who’d already edf88c5ed0 sent letters demanding e363552390 her presence, Serena e53364823a didn’t comment on 0d8ebaaac6 it.07981941f8376e33

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“I happen to have 9a1231be51 plans to go out 408f931db0 this weekend. Let’s meet Saturday evening,” 5a916944d5 she said, then opened c341041d62 the door for the 357f1c6823 Baroness to leave.da1aaf8101ec1b7e

“All right, ac34378a05 see you 44944c6168 then,” the 8d4de6dd34 Baroness said, fc42ec4158 departing with cc0d55f967 satisfaction. Once the door 376851725f closed and the 56a74f1bdb room fell silent, 28fcfacb4b someone pulled aside 563d6003d8 the curtains and a902b693ec entered.60da89637726d1ee

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Just then—f987e093ef2567c6

“So you were fd7fea8012 here?” Serena said, 9232f82d6a leaning casually against b918fa6c0e the door with 7a0fb199e8 a playful smile.6f3ccab3b1451279

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