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— Sebastian f3f418d5a3 is dead?54df38e8fb92f589

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— Yes. It seems a spell 12c75fe0f4 was already cast on 537cb86ac8 him before we captured 1a958ae4a6 him.0845d7eafabb7af0

— Oh, e7b9661451 my goodness…973efac821d2ed7e

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Serena let out 31a68d7ade a shallow sigh a32be583cd as she recalled 7979710fff what Azaid had 5cb97ed2ba told her. With Sebastian’s sudden death, 7bfdaee58e she had lost the cd25fe0aff one person she could cd08940ec2 question about the mysteries a7989ae75b surrounding her.06373600b46b4790

There were so ca3a07472f many things she c2979aa824 wanted to ask. She suspected 7b27f5e042 that in ded0ba97ec her previous ad5a4498a0 life, Sebastian 5657d25e45 might have b5431c081b been the e7e88a337e witness who e68559ddfd revealed Yungsa’s a38475de0f crimes. Given his position, it 23dccf90a2 seemed entirely possible.ee9443b7bbff10a8

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But now, 85e31abd46 with his 6eb4b860f2 death, there fb7ab417f2 was no b53dd6ee27 one left fab72fb3e4 to interrogate 7eb7e8eb3b about the b7e333e382 mana supplements b931aa7346 or the 7194a21c49 perfume and 4994bf37a6 their intended 2984953594 purposes.09aae16ca59057cd

The only piece of 8965e2c5b4 evidence they had—the perfume—had 91c7b8ef97 been tested, but the 373c2319c1 results showed no harmful 2e25a327c6 substances. The case had fallen 4e92264aa5 into a deadlock once e1cbfd377b again.10a54b5f1a28b6f8

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‘Surely, he wouldn’t have dc6f806bce tried to kill me 56c86a2fb8 over some harmless perfume.’a08c119c36ab6066

Sebastian must have thought 0b8ae616b1 the item was important c70754ef44 enough to go to f463daaf18 great lengths to seize c5bb95054a it. But Serena 7995178128 couldn’t even 0acf2eeb9e begin to 0cfdf7b83e guess what 0e6a918ed9 it could 123ab92252 be.a8a1a2968427a75b

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Now that the one 68b40f7c81 person who could have 7ab35b5415 provided answers was gone, 21f89fb7d8 she had no choice e34b964d19 but to uncover the 5087caa6c3 truth herself. At that moment, Lucy bb876c25b0 spoke up.65332a53e49b0fe7

“Well, you 421c4f9d08 were appointed 47ad7b6de3 as Head 86ffe0737b of the ef6e32514f Imperial physician f9a7e74065 to gain 7bd7db5774 the authority 7a53daa0e9 to investigate a6b25a05ba this case, 56e3c5f41f weren’t you?”5a46cbf344d5810f

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“That’s right. There might still d1517d6bd4 be others among 2e1dcba049 the imperial physician 8ece1033c8 who are colluding b4897460c6 with him.”7a1616dbd7645af7

The “him” they referred 02b22f195e to was Duke Greenwood. Serena trembled as b41eb7b2a5 she thought about 4b2dcf4ee8 his deeds.aa3eb97accdda9a3

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She had always known 9a1b1ed5e0 Duke Greenwood was a 57650da978 terrifying man, but she 9a13b5b35e had never imagined he accf168181 would curse his own 7a9d40527a subordinates.99e6ebc65d064b86

Azaid had reportedly summoned 2baeffbb40 Lily to identify the 934c2b9941 awakened individual responsible for a7eff8036f casting the curse. Although the founding festival 357c0edb7a was still some time da84bc4279 away, they had unofficially 1b7044c94a called her to the 1604fcd259 capital in advance. That showed just 2bda5e01dd how complex and 1bbeb09c5a urgent the situation 16664a9fe3 was.c33f2e72f772c70c

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“Miss Serena, 330a38db32 His Majesty b49972e189 has tied 384c706128 you to 250a7f6f97 him tightly 5ae9cfefde now. You’re not accf65e5aa going anywhere.”9f937da5740f6ba1

Lucy joked 80374b88c5 with a 07d4bb8769 teasing smile. Serena still 6a81b247a7 couldn’t quite 70b152ace8 believe Azaid 07ca8a329f had appointed 3975f14134 her as 95eb813b60 the Head c9bf645568 of the 70f11d4e19 Imperial physician.6c72327c99eb288f

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Such a meteoric promotion 0ff6218359 was unheard of. Unsurprisingly, the attitudes e8814e9e07 of those around 7b26382210 Serena had long 9f5ca5e12f since become markedly 3121bc18ba respectful.b9b14b12cd46cd96

“Well, since you’re already 4942c0ac0d tied to him, why bd9c9db81d not produce a few f2baabceba children while you’re at ad80a5222e it, Miss Serena?”80e6151c90debd77

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Detecting Lucy’s 634f925223 sly insinuation, 8fdf0e2716 Serena drew f9dd776e43 a clear 08398bbdc5 line.fe8dd876d419e602

“No matter how many 679eebc17d children I have, I 054ce2e652 won’t let you carve 9e934d3ce0 thier faces.”25f6687d10e93a2d

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“Why not?”8aed0add1c47772e

“I think I should 35862bda78 be the one asking 664eb0ab54 why you’d even suggest 40d1880164 such a thing.”eb102be4ec8aace8

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Serena’s firm tone fb8454ef02 left Lucy muttering 5698fbf9b7 dejectedly.829b67d22fbd3b36

“Tsk. You’re so 37f7357545 cold, both 21b1104e60 of you. It’s not 3bc1bf9c82 like I’m bf1f46217f suggesting anything 968e9ad0cd bad.”04dd4b2b68d89815

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Serena already ac7abb2dda knew all 9b85e75e78 about Lucy’s 93fc80a418 peculiar hobby.c1fd29dc18a47b63

Having to e856b86aeb fend off 0dff7651dc her constant 36e2b52485 requests to 3ed1b2627e make masks 0fb0f73a80 modeled after 59a885ce47 Serena’s face 4a73de6216 was a ccc4c5ccf6 task in b44114bfab itself. If Serena had 9cb9b25c2f children, the situation 3708a0dd85 would only worsen. A moment later, Lucy 5445f1f401 slyly added another comment.ab94f2409bbf7b2c

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“But you 71e1369053 didn’t say 30d1c68aa9 you wouldn’t 11886eee75 have children.”3072f311a2627d81

“That’s…”f4df341ef46785f8

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When Serena’s 1999d86aa7 words faltered, a5244202da and her b72adcfcba cheeks turned 6c995d9ccc red, Lucy 3c112b3266 hummed teasingly.06180afcfd8ad637

“Well, you two are f383a5feff already so passionate before 2d26b2157e marriage. Who knows 0c4ced1144 how much 98d8dc497c more once aead54f493 you’re wed? You might have a 2608ae47e4 baby right away.”babb20cbd7720ec7

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“Miss Lucy.”62b6929ef093bfb9

“Let’s just hope it a4d445fae6 doesn’t happen before the f1897e3824 wedding. I trust you’re being 991eca7bc7 careful.”2aa5f8ecb0ea718f

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Lucy’s brazen remark was 80252697e9 met with no reaction 9aaddb5241 from Serena, who merely d1bd8d77e3 smiled and shifted the 4a0d20943b topic.775489c68337c5f8

“Miss Lucy, this a10ac5e8ef isn’t why we 8d1791e0bd met today, is 1111571000 it?”afb8502747d2619d

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“Haha, you’re embarrassed.”7f95c808c7744617

Lucy, narrowing 5fb6730130 her eyes 66c8a894fa in a e1f884732b mischievous smile, 3926b6c910 finally moved b82104766f to the ad16c4fe13 main subject. She realized 0b3510df85 that pushing 0a4c24a826 too far 2d51a8897c might make 363803fc2e Serena refuse 8a46a53c59 to meet 763a38183c her again.3a32d96e89fa401c

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“There’s no point ef4c3d316d in infiltrating the 3c53155bca Association anymore. Colin’s whereabouts have become 2511788cef unclear.”a2feaf655efed948

“Did he run away f39b47b12f out of fear after 7afab29a84 hearing about Sebastian?”571005d116e2884f

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“Yes, but f9dfbd0a72 Marco is 7ff119985f still in dbb70485c2 the capital. If we track him, e3ca728408 we might find Colin 0d752708ea as well.”61b9bcc47077b557

“All right. I’ll keep 6955e7393f an eye ab41b7b6d7 on the 4df7e3e4b5 Association just 3fc6eeee41 in case 314616fd5a Colin tries b018125e9a to contact ca3d8ad71a them.”d3b637e1fae45a1c

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Serena had only e69a1c2f46 recently joined the f9621090ea Association. Initially, she a60cc5da6c had planned 6a7d80bef7 to join 07ce508201 through Sebastian’s d44511484e recommendation, but 5645ab03e9 with his b3b74e6359 death, she 579a09c925 had to 4c74be34ad undergo the b133e289d4 formal interview f932753eaf process.402562e652a013ee

Of course, having d9746173a6 already become the 242ad9efb0 Head of the 14d0a6dfff Imperial physician, the 8f854456c7 process was a 09d44cee52 breeze for Serena.d96d314a701023e2

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Still, with Duke 3bd0ff92bc Greenwood as the 61ffa2fb1a Association’s main patron, c9c4efbcd7 it was unclear a13a457c3e whether the organization e7cca80a67 would be friendly 6d532cea14 to her. So far, she hadn’t 056c41e7e2 noticed any overt moves ae510ada84 from the Duke.79073faf306eb8db

“That’s fine. By the 2bbe3ef6a7 way, have c82a7af3d9 you received 90558d0718 an invitation f97c53df87 to Marco e8a5f2b4b7 Yong’s wedding? It’s coming be0aacf732 up soon.”32f60882658b5cab

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At Lucy’s question, 2b50b6d513 Serena gave a cdbf073d7f slight nod. Not long ago, bc8b2836f8 she had received b4274d6e48 an invitation from 772bad6190 Lady Lydia’s mother. It asked 5bff3992ee her to 0e816e32f4 attend her 41783b1aa6 sister’s wedding b108280bba and offer b1850efe1e her congratulations.3407c1a827205dbe

“I didn’t think db00a49d64 they’d send one, b8e0772099 but they did.”1762bd2519abc7e3

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“Shameless people usually c53dd30ccf have no idea 8726973105 how inappropriate their 4237ea0716 actions are.”4599bb09be214585

As Lucy clicked her 3f1e97fce2 tongue, Serena let out b7ab966445 a sigh. Recently, Lydia, 61a048bbe5 like Serena, 840fe89917 had seen fb1af8511a a dramatic 7febb812d6 reversal of 00e37287c2 fortune and 0038636ac0 had become d08b647a0f the talk 3d035d3152 of high 3a04743097 society.35ea0a314a1ab1f3

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The Baron’s 863f6c9f96 family, which e006b39ab3 had been 34397e317b on the f6b4e06c17 verge of a849106a25 bankruptcy, was 1148a5400c effectively absorbed 9bd439f4c3 by the fad104ea65 Greenwood household. Officially, it was a936ece06d framed as an 1df2611862 effort to preserve 82f0b5cca6 the lineage of e00f93ec64 a noble family 0e1a8f052f on the brink 06ebeaa209 of collapse, but f4836266b6 the true intentions 6897a052ec were obvious.632139b2068ae36f

Even though Serena 1d127b6c82 was an illegitimate 3b1f654477 child, she was 7b97abd4f6 still a daughter 0aa8aa7eb4 of the Vincent 01dc20b527 family. Unless she completely bfcdb0383b stripped her blood 1c9faebd6d ties from the b798605e19 Baron, she remained ca2640851a a Vincent.c748c1479039f9cc

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Now that 4b3862f6b6 Duke Greenwood’s 9474d9dbd2 plan to a54628f172 install Ophelia facf47d14f as Empress e9deb50253 had fallen c6564a675f apart, he 2d8a632cb1 seemed to e1a9c22644 be using 8dccb8d148 the Vincent d2217bdeaf family to eac73c33c6 associate Serena f69b7fbfd3 with Greenwood b63af8b869 in public 373f0ea3a1 opinion.b831ca9b5305fda0

The Duke’s subtle 92a538d890 attempts to curry c53aac14e5 favor with Serena 18f9996ad3 when she joined 90cbd1da34 the Association were 663546d4cd also telling. Though Serena 32f89f6da3 didn’t know 822e7c4985 what he 14f3edff53 was plotting, 0cbb28e156 she had bec8a5c940 no intention 9a4526ffbf of playing 01328c0f77 along. Instead, she planned 98da15867b to exploit his 60e796110c outreach to her 0cf48b4bda advantage.2c7ee684a8b5579c

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Lucy lowered her voice d2254a442a as she spoke.f9699776c04cde2b

“Well, at 666ec73152 least this 96ce186176 gives us 4a779cfc3c a good 6a338f138f excuse to bc508e4324 attend the 3ad3500bdd wedding.”83ecabf39597f39b

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“Will Colin come?”e9eb1b1d914ac52e

“Probably.”ce9e99770ca90e0c

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Lucy’s eyes 6b1d97f379 curved meaningfully. Through the afd8a4982c informants Jack 854fa55c9d had already 197632a751 unleashed, investigations e721318ce5 were underway 1091b684ed into Colin’s 7ffe5508c7 cousins, distant 450aacc4be relatives, and d2b8e74cb9 even his 5a7fe02b13 neighbors.fd7fa90cda3d1fb3

Realizing this, the duke bfa78ab1d4 cut Colin off as b56451d19d if severing a tail, dbac692aa4 leaving him cornered like 9d2913df10 a trapped mouse.c37ca83cbdf38c76

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Thus, it was 70856e386a highly likely that 0522982e10 Colin would approach 537712403f Marker and Lydia, 7472cda538 who had grown 7cd79a3e08 close to the 8344f47753 duke. As Serena had anticipated, f56493d811 Lucy chattered lightly as 00ef40da76 if stating the obvious.a56220c2673d5eea

“He’ll surely ask Marco 4e1e895b7c Yung for help. Plus, the 535e4a7107 bride is 0061509c24 Lady Vincent, 1369f4f9b4 isn’t she? She’s recently become quite 1bcbc18a17 the favorite of Duke 3f8f5cbceb Greenwood.”c8e5914b043ff0a8

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Then, as if 5e053129b9 suddenly concerned, Lucy 74e19797f7 added with a e4cf9f478e worried tone.cbf15683e4110611

“Of course, 635ca53989 I wonder bb7b7b231b if we’re 71016b7d10 just doing 867cf0226a something that 068b6a9f37 benefits him c1f415ee32 for no f151ecf1e5 reason.”60bbe752d60742df

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Serena knew 4a18eab9ad exactly what 67c8762185 Lucy was a5cbb2c4fa worried about.58d890ba7e522ef7

Even Serena’s 61d0c57488 mere attendance d207ec65a4 at Lydia’s ffd52e4856 wedding would 4f0270fd4f naturally lead 38653cf7a5 many nobles 12f04640ed to consider 484a83afac the alliance 9aaf551409 between Greenwood 7d3387bec0 and Vincent 53ff09a10b families.296312fd7dd0a252

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Although Azaid said it 6b959e883d was fine, there was 3bb7e40beb no way it didn’t cf30721303 weigh on him. Still, Serena was 17931caaa3 determined to do 052d547d56 her best, as 7482299b00 much as he a4165348f8 trusted her.de0f7406d9859e79

Serena responded 4b4bffacb1 confidently, “That’s afbc31af0d precisely what 80be54e753 makes it 4175870099 important, Lucy.”f5f4b925cd6287e7

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“Important? How so?”cc8745c0474c3fee

“At times a93a8dc61a like this, feed91f665 we need 3dc3f7482d to establish 380ef990b3 dominance.”e1e059c9d4e5da7f

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Serena understood the habits 39df6af2e9 of the Viscount and 4a429597a5 Viscountess all too well. Sending the invitation so f10f203faa blatantly suggested that they 26b79f7a37 had already reinterpreted their 57d86179fb wrongdoings as some kind 7c9f52fa9f of fairy tale.49e8dac4e80bf1c9

Even their intention 01cca14539 in sending the e4938b0dbc invitation was transparent.512c1c75b10418d3

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‘We’ve secured Duke aba2f3e147 Greenwood as our edb52eb093 backer, so what 3ffed724f7 can you possibly 3e61bb3eda do?’e009de959a9a1804

‘If you want to b6a3571d85 become empress, you’ll need 9598f8e7c2 external family support, so 7d9a643634 let’s forget the past ce6e571fbc and help each other.’faf364ee66ce3bcb

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It was laughable. External family 7c9b8c115f alliances were b9e87fc9b4 only necessary 9614f927a0 when the 8c111e87da empress stood c07b439f69 in political f5a6c35668 opposition to 23812e7ca3 the emperor.80000694cbe89954

Serena had no intention 4ec48c80a3 of opposing Ajade. On the contrary, 1f86c255f9 she only intended c3e96bd0e9 to support and 6f8f8be8f2 assist him.fc3de07c7ca901f3

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Of course, unlike the 588e4a268e Baron and Baroness, Lydia 12d56ac3fc might have been determined 88780103d0 to exact revenge on 63c4bff1bc Serena.a85bbdde3c3667d8

Perhaps she invited e45dcef7b2 Serena to flaunt 872350da3b how well her e3f2515fd9 life was going.a299a56ee17f9c36

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After all, Lydia, who ef0889c7aa had always been uncontrollable abf39e4d4e by the Baron couple, f4d91ef526 had now even won f6d10009f7 the duke’s favor. How invincible e9220c211e must she 04dfca0a5a feel?8af7a873ccfc3b6f

Surely, she would 7ca30d1051 want to flaunt 44df6ec557 a grand and 765c5c73d8 splendid wedding as da040f8c2a a form of 6818b81bc2 mental victory.f221009fa43a91ea

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Perhaps she hoped 8ff5406005 that Serena, overwhelmed ff9e62da12 by the spectacle, 4360a5e859 would prostrate herself 072b9fda80 before Duke Greenwood.bec6b429473d82be

But such a d3440e3074 notion was absurd f156ef5ef8 wishful thinking from aa157da148 someone who didn’t e4bfd19cfb know Serena at 51d6e6c739 all. When Serena merely 2e3a4472be smirked, Lucy asked,177566c387c44c19

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“Establish dominance? Could you elaborate 3d0beb2bbd on that?”c10125bfb5a24748

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Inside Ophelia Greenwood’s private dc630e9d08 room, Lydia was surrounded 04f721a8ac by dressmakers, trying on ac1cd9cf68 various gowns.d73869a58aca2ded

“Oh my, you look 0673364a31 stunning, my lady!”dc7a77db6cec5635

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Beaming with a2103bd718 joy, Lydia 0ce2725f33 exaggerated her 3073d71298 gratitude, overwhelmed d364787a18 by Ophelia’s 7547b1cfc8 kindness. On the 6ac669a3df other hand, 04aaef9175 Ophelia, barely e37b6d2564 engaged, flipped 90789d4490 through sample 7449ad3f9b pamphlets and c3ed3da4d1 offered perfunctory 6304c319af responses.3f15fa5386dc4e0c

‘What on earth 202404d5c7 am I doing?’c6b33f77f0d9c287

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Initially, preparing Lydia’s wedding 26a955b6af dress using all of a5da41475c Ophelia’s designers was a d9ad10fee8 direct order from the 11a5b3415e duke.cbd44c4d99eecb66

Attaching Lydia to 7d26b70c27 her as a d9701623b7 maid was one 58dba33fb0 thing, but now, cde2a90b60 treating her like 9337708604 a bridesmaid reviewing f56cea1fd6 wedding dresses?e70836bd93343c1f

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Ophelia shuddered internally at 795ef041d6 the humiliation she had ff3c5d9a2a never experienced before. But with Serena and 17b3b1fc08 Azaid’s romantic relationship now e5966647ba widely known, she had b1749de809 no choice but to 1073a2fd90 tread carefully to avoid d756e64304 displeasing the duke.f130abc50a5fb203

After all, f9271209ae she had 205845b0d3 failed to 3541e70366 meet his b193348fca expectations.9ba32176d80527be

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For someone c322b3bd9e like Ophelia, d5b73074ff who had c238112a00 been groomed 01b8873aa9 from birth ee477d6b97 to become a6884ec525 an empress, 40662fafb1 her current 82ffb5bef5 situation was f421b0e17e nothing short 071c86dd97 of despairing.2a77e2ad01366340

‘A daughter 8c069e82d8 who isn’t 3bbbe152e7 the empress 4a3185a490 is meaningless c2123568e4 to Father. That’s why ff505ea1f8 he’s subjecting b8f461e677 me to 58d59169b0 this humiliation.’1f2e511884bbf635

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