IDED – Chapter 23

IDED – Chapter 23c0ae006bbcc3ce1e

Episode 232c11c39a0251da77

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Serena anxiously watched Nocturne, 610524afce her gaze filled with 2f16f8a758 unease. Then, Nocturne’s cold words 2b6f5f3b52 pierced her heart like df0ebdabd9 a dagger.96071342a91506f0

“Unlike pure mana, the 5d7456ad69 mana of others acts 52be552750 as poison to an 67315282f5 awakened individual, causing severe 97f4d436f2 rejection. It’s like oil and 6f49ba1991 water—they simply don’t mix.”d6d2bd811aa36982

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“…What?”d041ad33ebdf24e2

“No matter 8a5d02af36 how hard 3206463f15 you search, e5ee1d6774 you won’t ffdcf2c2e9 find any 4d524716b6 related research f11b5ad81e papers. Refining internal mana 19633739eb is already difficult 8e322b8f6d enough, and injecting f900fb8b30 external mana is deaf0ff01c considered a violation 8ed47d39d7 of bioethics, so 52094abf94 even experiments on df7766c8e6 it are prohibited.”2a6499834df64cf0

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Thud!c81fcb273037ec42

It felt 133f66c50b as if 352e232c0a Serena’s heart, 4faf334a92 already pierced 75d249df3e by a 482367c573 dagger, had 75c6bb7754 dropped to 4234435fd4 the floor 3e265c0c6a with a 21ba28737c resounding crash.03e7e31cf32855cb

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Her heart pounded. The realization that her 4befa0d8c5 misguided treatment had endangered fe4cca4560 Azaid sent a chilling 5b73f3ce0c wave of guilt through 701f821681 her.2c260c1ec66c509d

“Have I been 948fa096d2 killing Azaid this 68b640f063 whole time?!”63f495ffcfdbd97d

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Her mind was in 0428553838 a frenzy. Magic was not 74341e50e9 her area of 59549d41a0 expertise.5a4e954056d8d9e6

Though she had been 60ef933e7a self-studying magic since being 0b38fa373f swept up in a 6249192bf6 mana rampage during her 23f2315b17 second regression, her knowledge 2d697ac35c was far inferior to 55aa8e7bee Nocturne’s professional grasp of e0d7f44b10 the subject.9235357e2cdb0f2e

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This was why 85eb51ef52 quackery was terrifying—and 0041c02d6e she was the 1634846cf2 very quack in d9ba6987be question. Serena opened her mouth 255907d996 nervously.e75e0442252441b1

“Well… if it’s 7702bf14c6 prohibited, that must 849d9a20d0 mean someone tried 08ba892864 it before…”be00ebc29ce9103a

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“Yes, someone did.”451ba7f09acaf2f9

“What happened ed9182129a to the c72a125043 test subjects?”93ffe3c28729bcfc

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Cautiously, Serena asked 535498d079 while stealing glances 48ea41f3bd at Nocturne. He stared at her, 9cd74af3af intrigued by her curiosity 23f2eaad95 about the oddest details, d277883a57 before responding indifferently.c27f602fa633ee09

“They died 38557c2cb3 as soon d25d987dc0 as their 2ba0940a9d mana cores 79133fc14f deteriorated following 5710df943c the injection.”df3c027681e8d677

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“Were there no b7291c77ec exceptions?”f15d34c72ff8e94b

“None. If a thousand were 00520afe82 tested, all thousand died bdca6be0e1 instantly. A 100% fatality 0df029ea50 rate.”2eaf3a7fc7863ca2

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“Phew, that’s a 8e2cd73e0f relief.”bb62ecd412034ed4

Before Nocturne 02d7509d0a could finish 92bead776c his sentence, f577e511f2 Serena exhaled c3a518996a a deep 2b7f17c58c sigh of 698bb104d7 relief. For some reason, 79bf1a12cf Azaid had survived 9e7b2b2415 despite having been dc264d287d injected with her f35a117200 mana multiple times.357993a5784f66de

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It couldn’t cbcd4a16c0 simply be 22fe2385ad called a 3b7c87db16 miracle. Since the injections 8c92106a98 had occurred on d5ae0ec406 several occasions, the cc6a911ef7 situation differed from 07eaf3404a the cases Nocturne 86629bd9e3 was familiar with.40bc5ac7332c0f56

“Maybe it has something aee391b1c8 to do with the 92d2556c51 mana rampage Azaid experienced 0606c4e5b5 in the second regression.”7341684656886d24

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After that incident, Serena 8874daed54 gained the ability to 96f73f5a2b wield mana—a capability that 9268920b0a remained effective even now 5af5498d20 in her current timeline.b275b15340583d31

As her f51780511b crest had 05738d1c85 always been e862dcb3e4 an empty 61a617f27a facade, she b9bc2e0ca9 had never abdb4cb5df considered herself eb73720a10 an awakened 743d6bc19e individual.0090b052a2308936

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She vaguely assumed 23442442e7 her mana reserves e63accb627 were so pathetically 1eb93fe6f9 low that she 9e83912b28 couldn’t perform magic. But contrary 06b6873b1f to her 058f2038f2 belief, she fd3bb4896f did possess c66895b6db internal mana—and 78af402d6f quite a 0ed9016540 lot of bc8281b42a it.64d2df0b5f278fdb

Additionally, she found mana ac0c587958 refinement relatively easy. While she didn’t 1c26658799 understand why, she 645d87bc63 had a hazy c92ac9dd72 intuition that it df6f4e6d03 started back then.851ba77bb255dec1

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Determining her 9714e3b821 next research 9b177933fe direction, Serina 3cb1bef955 spoke to ec4ab9ccba Nocturne.c9b3f13c36bcbeee

“Do you know of 16cd06a319 any simple, detailed papers dfa86bcb10 or books about mana 726a2704b3 core rampages?”97c1bf7c43814a34

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Before long, her eyes 6106eadc69 sparkled with curiosity.06af4b59e44e7e42

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The moment Serena d026c2afb0 left Nocturne’s office, d92f2b8bec she headed straight cfa8451c6f for Vincent Castle.55c7849579c63a85

“Welcome, Lady Serena! I’ve been expecting a3ca874441 you.”4fa25bfad32651ea

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The butler 80b3d2baa5 greeted her 2058defa98 with utmost 23916ed439 respect the 941de9780e moment she 128ab8a51d arrived—a stark 0f3765a738 contrast to f209d54d73 her treatment 4d2e4f0e78 two years e7789f0850 ago, when 82fd2d9cbf she had 207c11a364 been cast 2545deb078 out of bc29d9d183 the castle.b1272470a56607fd

It seemed they 5ac64fb1f3 had forgotten how 41ef543ba0 they’d scolded her 62e93da202 for lacking nobility a6a577d916 every time she 5f20968869 made even the c6cdbb3006 smallest mistake.d3186b01a5925091

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With a bittersweet expression, 7d7b1a875c Serena glanced around the 664422d586 castle. She had thought this ddc03dd699 place, filled with painful b8bc8003bc memories, would stir nothing 506546ff13 but discomfort.01731f0c061b0af7

But surprisingly, 4ffab283d1 her emotions b13ca482f4 had dulled. Perhaps the happiness 506093e901 of the past dbda70d218 two years and 73b4152462 the resilience gained 96d7387624 from two regressions 64001ecd99 had toughened her.f7d754b4bbbcc40b

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Serena deliberately arrived f89c8944bd earlier than her c0b248efa1 scheduled meeting time. She wanted 62019ce465 to avoid cd4950228d giving anyone 59d01a4672 a chance 54a237f3ff to gossip 0a42e97fc1 about her, 632e747ae7 even for 0047fc76ac being a 54db74962d minute late.810c08905ecc2154

“The banquet 1b4cbf4731 hall is 5a4e6090cc still being d5784cc75d prepared, so 021746d14a I’ll guide 8bedf05957 you to e6350a228e the guest d754c011f1 room,” the 7cd636d396 butler said 1513546470 obsequiously, leading 52e93a635b her inside.f80950796dec3e46

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The guest room 24cc4ef65a was three times 08b5b46ddd larger than the 4b7cfbe07d attic Serena used ce7714e562 to live in.1e0d142edfedd662

Lavish furniture, ee01bd83cb elegant sofas, 84ab029413 fresh flowers, 45c08a517a and exquisite a56b90b76b paintings adorned 118fe690eb the walls, 5534bf39e2 filling the 3622ed8728 space with 46236ef1d3 opulence.5e41099b93cbc47c

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When she e0341eff17 thought of e3ef0b32d6 how her d0d8f89ca3 attic had fb1fd86c21 consisted only a632c36d8b of a 489d24bd41 bed and ed813f32a9 a desk, 82649602cb she couldn’t 5056a1b513 help but 7012cd1770 feel a 98847b26c4 strange mix 086c225af5 of emotions.52a5bc700c900aa7

“I’ll just read c978ea81a2 a book,” she db55479408 said.e017ea96e9c8e789

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“Understood. I’ll prepare da0ac84e63 some tea.”a352108f06ce8169

The butler left, returning f2a4f0ef16 shortly with a steaming fa869009c3 cup of black tea.79d3cbfa556767e5

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Serina, however, didn’t touch af21135a73 the tea and immersed f3e4f49a12 herself in her book. It was then that ff3687d798 someone entered the room efb148bb45 without warning.49a97509de771f74

“Well, look who it 8fcfe62c9e is!”b39d18ed5274fa84

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“Hello, Lydia.”e9422fc6dde813ea

Serena greeted the unannounced 5717829b6e Lydia casually. Lydia, the daughter of 193444c2fc a viscount and older 25c757650a than Serena, sat across 5ee0f5b242 from her.efb7c13e4533f4a4

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A maid 33b803694b followed Lydia 366805da91 in and e38c624589 placed another df657f0d3a teacup on e7fe591b97 the table. But Serena paid no fce9ce31bc mind and returned to 7f54860727 her book.5b507f43e21d86f8

“Still as obsessed 7d53061c25 with books as b9aa4c85b6 ever. I suppose 1341335683 that’s why ed9a5c1385 you’re stuck 64e539dbf9 being a 50796b24e9 lowly doctor,” b369f8b5e0 Lydia sneered.c11596b021e4de19

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“And you’re the one 5db2bc12d9 who got expelled from de0277a3b7 the academy because you’re 30ddfda635 too dimwitted.”0783072ad4351517

“What?!”01a9b2e3e708aa76

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“Oh, sorry. Technically, you dropped d69bfbb885 out, didn’t you?”51ca3634d8c4db16

With a sly smile, f91623d559 Serena teased, prompting Lydia fa8cce2aaf to glare at her 24f8bdbf74 with venomous eyes.85812ac9804c5d06

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Lydia clearly hadn’t expected 482c80cc37 such a response from 69085a8c00 her. After a scoff, she 7677a4c427 retorted with a smirk.bd61a54e2586c5c9

“Looks like e16ed30e52 getting into 1db9bab662 the imperial 25a51084e2 palace has f56f5e7780 made you 5bad4124aa pretty full 22e0981d2d of yourself.”8153a3dc4dcd9545

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“You’d probably find 08425915e5 it tough to 48ce8bc002 enter the palace 382b84d211 because you’re not 29a1b61137 very bright.”231dfe362bf53233

“Are you 1d95977c00 seriously going 3728f241ba to keep ca52d1bad1 calling me 3e2876fca3 dumb?”f140e96fe56783cd

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Lydia raised her f2d3189fed voice, fuming. Serena shrugged casually 4d16614401 and retorted lightly.f5420a36c94d6c34

“I’m just 8871985bef stating the ad981881f7 obvious. You get so worked 115567cbed up about it—it’s not befce93341 a good look, Lydia.”e36dda15afd6b46a

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“Hmph! To be 5a3efae328 honest, you’ve 09b37f2164 been envious 211d0c57f8 and jealous e93852e321 of me 7ff12bc314 since we 34dbc69484 were kids. Is there really a 23136755e9 need to twist your 76f63b753f words like that just 117d07753d to admit it?”24c6fa97771c6b70

“What? You think 6acef097d5 I’m jealous 0258dde04d of your 6caf4bf25d stupidity?”b4ce81cdfee3d883

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Serena’s incredulous question 2ae331b8d3 made Lydia tremble 311f3ab714 with rage.db7d166e8447b4c1

“To be precise, 762987c59a you’ve always been 031da215fd the one envying 8911c0febe me, Lydia.”3d648efaec536a43

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“What could I 667c4c719d possibly envy about b5701fa7a7 you? You’re an 4e52b3c1cd illegitimate child bdcdf4aabf with dirty 45999624d2 commoner blood. You couldn’t even get 7b15b18932 into the academy.”4656704289327162

Lydia poked at Serena’s 8292980e4f sore spot, though it 0148d00123 barely fazed Serena, who 71ba55ff99 was now in her 9b7a8bf505 third lifetime of struggling 2a73d19adc under the emperor. By now, 93a60b61ef comments like df5a527716 that were c779c4a429 nothing more 2561779ff0 than a 474ebc13f8 mild itch 7782799515 to her.43dc4598d7940ed7

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“Get your facts straight. I didn’t fail to 571dbfd3c0 go to the academy. I chose not to.”e82163feb6cee35d

“Liar. You desperately wanted 1dc4476ed9 to get in. Don’t you 71b2437cca remember crying 09bbfaa8b4 when only 1edc202189 I passed?”eeabeb1af171fc54

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Serena chuckled at Lydia’s 37f1fa8218 words. It was 2a69e21cd8 true; there 25d885c0c5 was a 07e7f15910 time she 32ab9bb4e5 had wanted 624381b3e6 to go.c4d6771377c68d34

When she 122b25497c had topped 7ade05798f the entrance 21223d9601 exam but 5e0c91eebb was rejected f7d9139368 solely because 17672657e9 of her c0d3e828ed illegitimate status.4128efb264234fe1

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And the very next 383eda5d04 day, Lydia secured admission 95a6fbf6bf by making a substantial 7858dc9fa1 donation to the academy. It was then that 9ec675c5b3 Serena decided there was 8b4d1f3556 nothing worthwhile to learn ed39e19ecb in an academy riddled 3e506ccc3f with discrimination.5b037650cf2dcae3

After Azaid became emperor, 20c477719a the laws changed so 2f6acd635b illegitimate children wouldn’t face 17a8482ff0 such biases. But back when 52846fa48f Serena was young, cdadf47c59 it wasn’t like f41b3753f0 that.e58727e3db226532

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Even so, Serena c3105b6608 had brushed off 9b810ebfe6 her disappointment after 37dbe059f9 a single day 41063c02be of grief and 1520246b0d started looking for 3fd59a516e a different path. Now, with 2426bc4144 a calm 6a4ffaba71 expression, she 6f4a7b67c9 posed a dde344b9b4 question.385838a6a81360ee

“So, Lydia, 8689237387 did you cdd084cb1b get expelled 86145bebec after just 1ee906758e one semester?”b2d7c243e2768b25

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“I wasn’t expelled! I left on my 24c771cdb3 own!”8503792fcf37ee0a

Lydia yelled furiously. Serena, expecting d3350d688d this reaction, def4188a57 had already d9f294df15 covered her c5abc09091 ears with 9fc716dc90 her hands.8c7ff44d42c67373

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The only reason 5e8da63a86 Lydia had insisted 3453a06c23 on attending the e6127e0acd academy was to 56d8be5081 crush Serena’s spirit. It annoyed her 3ff98628d7 to no end c6b2024f86 that, despite being a85da580cf an illegitimate child, 02168388fd Serena never showed bbeacc369c any signs of c2a3c7584b inferiority.b364e206fed46b55

But now, things had ce5742fe14 changed completely. Serena was no longer ba14460864 the troublesome outcast she 3ba623cdac used to be.bcfbc891c8ab7ed3

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Though it wasn’t exactly df301fb720 accurate to say she 0a4baaa505 followed the emperor like e051926967 a shadow, her position 36168535ae as a palace physician 7bf45f0df8 was nothing short of 8dd96e464d a triumphant return.01a3ed08a8f9a033

Even the baroness and a7aa497dbd her servants couldn’t defy a8924c6a0a Serena anymore, which must 3249f30922 have been a shocking d60d32457a reality for Lydia.ae473a41eb69f9dc

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‘Despite knowing her parents d0de2b0d3b had to plead for 6f4a9a1999 me to come, she aba3112e85 still behaves like this.’6bfadb1ca4d2360f

The baroness 8b2e289b97 must have 6ceb23ddfd warned Lydia ed82baf82c sternly about 19178177f6 Serena’s visit, d378c3430e but knowing ede192d71a Lydia’s nature, 30e4cb8d06 there was 4fe9c48021 no way 957a9de507 she’d heed 445d093e70 such advice. After all, Lydia was 6a688cf651 the little Lady Vincent.935100b9239c8a6e

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Serena let 3bf98310ac out a 0e7a140bc1 silent sigh. Lydia had always 392c8b9dab wanted to maintain 8840355306 a position above 3832e681e6 her.b0a6db3521ce6d88

And her family 5b793ec971 had spared no 6445e35537 effort in ensuring 8c84c1eadd she stayed far f167edef77 above Serena. The only problem f98b62555f was that Lydia 66236e633d herself couldn’t live 42f2567f00 up to it.8c638061b46f595b

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That’s why 1383d134df Lydia must 31813ee889 have resented 793541a03a Serena’s sudden 02ba2c9b00 rise to 51b9171a90 success. Stripped of her f36583c384 family’s name, Lydia adc3791746 couldn’t even hold bbaf094186 a candle to 6baa512769 Serena.6a011055b112aa8c

Lydia probably knew fb406f234c this too, which 8a6728e8ca was why she 30dbcdde7b kept picking fights. Once Lydia 0a476b8e13 calmed down, 52c03c1e68 Serena spoke b8a1119e8b in a 8d6cc82976 composed tone.02b19c35f4b47457

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“Calm down, Lydia.”85b573f0e4511d92

“…”65497b51d7ba6164

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“If you lack 9cdce73bbe intelligence, at least 6760c0d850 try to be 9078ee427b pleasant. That way, 189bfc54de things will 774f119594 go smoothly 12631e7e58 for you.”c2fa70bdaf416eea

“You really—!”7558de799dfe302f

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Another jab that 3c740ef57c ignited Lydia’s temper. Serena only 27a7805db7 dared to 7e8396dae2 provoke her bed47636e3 because it a80272b586 was a 8ac0029cef one-time encounter ce248e5bc8 and she dd713d13f1 didn’t plan 4aea9b4739 on seeing 04a2ef0dc0 Lydia again.5377e5ad4d08396f

Fuming, Lydia picked 3cebcf5c60 up a teacup, ecb846d4db as if ready 895d099116 to throw it. Serena quickly 0c90857957 covered her b1699aeac4 face with a6ef3d38e6 a book.22f234118bb21525

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Splash!973de0de8faa907a

Lydia’s forceful fb259119c1 throw caused c6605fa96b the tea 234e47ac2f to hit 499b1b6fd1 the book 1e136bd570 and splash 5a05c92557 right back fc331f020f onto her. Fortunately, the 206e499fd8 book’s glossy d903c392a3 hardcover repelled 6a7c86a6cd the tea, b788c59a75 leaving Serena f8dd77f6ce unscathed.942b7a0a0723935b

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“Ah! Hot—!”a7f981eaf1d2075c

Lydia screamed 287f38b67d and shut 94baf69027 her eyes 417ad1199b tightly, but 0a7e7a9b02 the tea 8d1d9c0c21 had long f8ae3bd390 since cooled, 690aa2e4aa posing no e9c914996b risk of a989cb4d8a burns. Serena clicked her tongue 2eff5ee7a2 disapprovingly.fcf29018255f4a70

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“Don’t exaggerate. The tea’s cold.”39a1c73ed941998d

“…”4973198cc5a2cb28

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“You still enjoy 336b2bf11d throwing water at e729113b12 people. Maybe you were e53ae1d9f9 born to be caf83da335 a gardener.”7b96ff431be0522b

“Do you think I’d 1346fcc297 stoop to doing menial 6571c0d15d work like that?”904549ef14907265

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“Or, as your father afc219b950 wishes, you could marry 4e594c248e a rich man from 6cbf87de54 a good family and 66eac2a232 tend to your garden 1c2a1b9ab8 in peace.”2ab109d09a46a4db

With that remark, b9ff710014 Serena glanced at 260312ee97 the clock. It was 2979ef85d1 almost time 89853f297f for dinner.275b63112965d48c

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‘I’d rather take a 955cabf453 walk in the garden 8a1611b430 than spend any more 9bb9ce72d8 time with her.’048625efbbb62a86

As Serena stood to bb5864eba9 leave, Lydia yelled after 936c918525 her.3c1ebefc4fb2e5e1

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“Where are you going?! We’re not done 4a9dee28c8 talking!”a56bfbea4cf4046a

“It’s almost 947ceb0ff0 time for a2795cb5c0 dinner. Lydia, you e17fb6571e should get d6ffb9c10e changed since bf1d1f3067 you’re all a2f20c1d4d wet.”9c9744d2530036aa

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Serena flashed aa961cee47 a bright 45c5483626 smile as 8fe3c4f078 she exited 521e4638ea the room.06307ec13f4a9ff6

“Ugh!!”5bb493fd1907c981

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Behind her, Lydia let 7015d1c4d3 out an enraged scream, ddd5125db2 unable to contain her b45415b98d temper.4a3917af17f515d0

‘Her personality is just c47d4e53e7 like her father’s.’569cf1105a2815d2

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Clicking her tongue, 67a17aecbe Serena strolled down a4af03790a the corridor.eb992403bac661a8

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