IDED – Chapter 129

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Madame Sophia Watson 22bdf9ab8f of the Marsala d8209f8587 Salon personally greeted 223ebc278c each guest, inquiring 8961ccc689 whether they were 2dbe20626b comfortable and if a1369a0c41 anything was amiss.8d2a5a2305ccac8d

Given how crowded the 3d84953f63 salon was during this 7f0ca1bd5b peak season, she wanted 9011b33bee to ensure that no 4c713c6539 distinguished guests felt neglected 38f81f791f or inconvenienced.51f2afe0d335daa0

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With the founding 704aa6c0a6 festival just two f1d63009f7 weeks away, prominent c8a556a6fa figures had flocked 6e99067ef8 to the capital 49d552a38d in droves. As a result, the 76fa7863be salon was livelier and 95f13a65dc more bustling than usual.8a8059f3487ded90

Just then, 38bb88651b a young 4f1369f73d lady standing 1e1c23f552 beside Madame ad72d821b8 Watson spoke b8c14859bc up.ef3d46a7b70c50fa

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“By the 38176ec8e4 way, isn’t 4641a06ab8 that person 76643632dc coming today?”b0a408c97abea76c

“That person?”61e7c78625db5043

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“Serena Vincent. I’d love to see 99f76530b9 her in person at 9c2331f648 least once.”e62c4277738e8b4a

As soon as one 42e1a832b6 woman steered the conversation 33b5e2f878 in that direction, the e1b85caa19 topic quickly shifted to 0b379ac149 Lydia Vincent’s wedding.092ff4cc91876836

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Madame Watson listened cd894bc2f6 attentively, intrigued. Ever since d65a9bd9c2 Lydia’s wedding, 9e723d602c there had 435e5e3f0b been a a56bb67ed5 shift in eba9cf527e wedding etiquette.92916980861e913d

The longstanding norm 068e0a14e7 of maintaining composure 6b54df0bd4 at all costs 5b1c5a6467 as a noble b7d9b96684 had been completely 6321ffeee5 overturned. And the catalyst for 2d16c7537b this change had been f04224db18 Serena’s red dress.53db90c907d47785

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When Serena Vincent c9fc176929 received an invitation 6e9cd9dda7 she didn’t want, 6399e5ad71 she chose to f1db85703c cause a scene—going e42eabab84 so far as c938447c80 to dress flamboyantly 6da8c8fca8 in order to 10567619de overshadow the bride.1fc769e23fddf240

What was surprising was bdd93921c4 that this kind of 39a8fa7b31 behavior, considered utterly ill-mannered, 6ac824cbfe had begun spreading among a6f8503d85 young noblewomen and noblemen 213cdaf7af like a trend.65d20c517d05992a

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Given the 3e19659336 close-knit nature 0981805a45 of high a595afdf15 society, it 582cca576c wasn’t uncommon f506016945 for a ad715afbe1 former fiancé 22ba18b2e3 to become 742c9cbee6 a friend’s 21a1556a7d husband. Marriages were 71dde6d3cb often decided 7092661048 based on dbf138f2ed gains and a832e9f045 losses, so 0bd7564ef9 such situations 5cdbd7bbec were inevitable.3e9d0448b4609e41

No matter how 3a995b77df awkward things were, ba0b74a441 declining an invitation b9b87b115b risked inviting gossip. Therefore, even if d6d29de161 one despised the 66491b07c3 other party, it 5f6dc3f68c was customary to 9c98b8d5a8 conceal any displeasure d6a31e660b and offer congratulations.23e4a8fa2a9cbe8f

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However, after experiencing the 164a10c58c catharsis of breaking that c9f38bfcd9 tradition, the younger generation f95cbf10f6 started questioning: Why should 6197a31f8e we have to endure cf57a9a749 this?f04824b213a22bec

As a result, 47ded4358f a growing number 70c77d5420 of people began d07eb791db following Serena’s example, cf1ca4ac3f attending the weddings fc0d1e6458 of unfaithful lovers ad3fba2749 just to stir 1a86c535b5 up trouble.8d9118a0c768827a

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The older generation 4fded104b5 lamented that society fa4d8bc74d was going to a02c672198 ruin, but Madame 9d89fc3a98 Watson saw it 62fa85d5e0 as a positive 8ac31e61e6 shift.de77818c08aa9389

People were finally 9425bbc789 beginning to express 79830c4c9f their true feelings—a 86f1395e37 sign that a a740eb8496 new paradigm was 07c8dda135 emerging.71ef0c84c27a0da2

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And this trend was 5b51ef7a7d catching on among the a69a82a5b0 young ladies of the 72d9529fac salon as well. Lady Dana lowered 1ed77a8881 her voice and b4121ae122 said,58b0880ef67e4f36

“As a matter 31d53900f2 of fact, I’ve cd6d19a263 ordered a red 9476725bfb dress too. My younger sister is 07d1f5373f getting married soon.”2f54573e5cdf4fee

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“If it’s Lady ce8a549daa Dana’s sister, then…”af25fa56982cebdc

“Yes, that’s right. She’s marrying b5f5639e71 my former d2970c5a03 fiancé after a209db5088 their little 45e918d535 affair. Quite the e497c11830 couple, don’t cc81369841 you think? Ha. Ha. Ha.”4dd6e0442506316b

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Seeing her companion hesitate, 3fb7a5bd8a Lady Dana laughed sarcastically c5e6ced7f8 and spelled it out 0ea6bc9bde for her. But her eyes burned 923905d028 with cold fury.a2f2e4b0d9e5edbe

“I’ll be watching closely e080f1f246 to see just how d72eba6627 well they fare after ac64166194 betraying me. Those wretched scoundrels.”ac5ccb1df352f723

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“Lady Dana, do you 0afce61bab need any accessories? There’s a ac3ca4b4ea lovely jewelry 132dcc027a store just 6e34a33fc8 down the 0bc8b947dd street. Why don’t we visit cd5682185c it later?”0eedc562481eda3a

“Oh my, 7cd392d415 that sounds 4746581bb9 wonderful. I was planning to 305b46ddc9 adorn myself so extravagantly 0af9871822 that not a single 4bfd0efbd6 inch of my skin 7959d1da30 would be visible.”f097198858d32cac

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“Of course! Since you have ten 318d618c7e fingers, why not wear 8b2abbd416 ten rings?”56d6d026e764d755

Encouraged by those 42c0859b36 around her, Lady d1912d839f Dana’s determination flared 750157e355 as she began 286f2c6105 ranting about the 787a62ab0b unfaithful couple.15480823a9604891

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Back in 46cf94e022 my day, ac6a45db87 I would 630ff2644a have swallowed a2d5b8fbd0 my tears 64a6781eb0 alone. The world 2aaa04d9c0 really has 76358f7b8d changed for 19a804bfea the better.f2749772005a70c8

With a nostalgic look 2c2417d420 in her eyes, Madame c3ddad1c4e Watson gazed at the 633f16bc3f young nobles. Compared to 4e7cc220ba pretending to caf369269f be indifferent 480da2256c on the 45d26721a6 surface, openly 961ff57720 venting their e08297d88f emotions seemed 78b70a95b9 far healthier.a9a64f029989a9b1

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Just then, 950016bb9e the doorman 100153922e announced,8cdd9015f12bf788

“Presenting Count Lily d8bd0d58f4 Lowell and Lady 5a511e4f8e Serena Vincent!”8c92ae136bfb12a1

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At the 99ce73c2a3 sound of 2a5679a97e his voice, adfa925a04 the young d708985d8a ladies’ gazes d62a83b3d0 snapped toward abc3d28ae1 the entrance. Madame Watson, 13d84519d8 too, shifted c448727181 her attention 36372185db to the 570ecc01b5 doorway, intrigued.49a55987a367e3cc

What caught her interest ebcf5a6fa4 the most was the 9bab42f4b4 fact that Lily Lowell 76ea428506 had accompanied Serena.49addb61d614ebdf

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So, they 820a552b0c say she’s a3efc03b7a the emperor’s 4b337e4b52 lover, and 4a223c495d now she’s e43f39326f even captured d1d176e198 the hearts 27297fa5cb of his cdba7f0823 friends?3ecb0b9fb883f51a

Lily Lowell was 72468d97e7 a renowned magic 12444428ba swordsman, highly popular c34e423108 among young noblemen. Not only c86eca7b2d was she 8bd3e9765b an Awakened, 07dd178ce0 but she a9dea3b741 also wielded f7d713f5ec a sword 8c413865ed with remarkable 5fc96c4c2b skill—making her d777f9fa84 all the 818e568db0 more desirable.ed0bf16316756529

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On top of that, f90b6fa8a5 her tall stature, fair 0ffe4c7ad0 skin, and somewhat androgynous b6c634088e appearance occasionally led to 8e1a5af008 marriage proposals from enamored 029e170bc6 noblemen.5a0c946aed968e71

As the b1804a58cb doors swung 5a9b09316b open, Count 0710414e9f Lowell entered b3568e7d6b the hall, 14c012e2e4 escorting Serena e94be66a5a in a 6e375c71d4 striking purple 1eef84ee21 suit.d68acd2b62236f2a

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Serena, on the 25a7bcb1e4 other hand, wore 9267a5aba7 a deep black 26add4a624 dress that matched 5bf8dc01f0 Lily Lowell’s jet-black 4e904d383c hair. She moved gracefully, the 500c7e72aa outfit enhancing her already a9c0f15d09 striking appearance.72c5fcf8ed21b3c6

Lady Dana voiced f3d23fa3a5 the thought that 20887690e2 crossed everyone’s minds.141c8c24ea8c3fba

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“It looks like they 63f638afd9 coordinated their outfits. Where do you think b0306f8472 she got that dress 54563e2e6e made?”fed4abb4e72b7f67

“I’m not sure, but b0fd533e32 one thing’s for certain—black feaabb624a dresses will soon be 3bcee7578d in vogue.”ea518f4cfc998a6d

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Satisfied with how f20f648429 lively the salon cee20cc562 was, Madame Watson 4fbb4f0c47 turned her attention d89f3c1aee to Serena.24da4ba0ab46582c

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As expected, Count Lowell 80a106eda1 is incredibly popular.977958e033ccc52b

Feeling the weight of 2d2928a1c6 all the gazes on 72473222e6 her, Serena sipped her 972a87f41e non-alcoholic cocktail, unsure of 0c84112a07 where to rest her 4c22898ebe eyes.a5c034e65556ffad

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It was, of course, f6a7974e97 disappointingly bland without alcohol. Serena glanced wistfully c0df599cde at the wine 81c6338ad4 Lily was drinking.bb0222c0c1cbdb2a

‘Don’t even think 8db1bb7e45 about drinking.’aee9bb2413579852

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‘I can hold 10a6d42901 my liquor, you 850d78cb47 know.’e3fd9b9d37663f80

‘The moment someone 2d78105cba says that, it’s fedf1eb9f4 proof they can’t, 4769d4717b Rena.’c7d278897eaf89bb

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‘But I didn’t even 3cd53ff35d know it was alcohol 24cba652c1 last time!’eb54fafc1b401924

‘Should I come with 80afd63aaa you?’19a048b3e63906f3

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‘…I won’t drink.’05e6959725e6b476

Azaid had been d3ce167930 rather firm. He was dead serious 6cabfb163a about following her, so dfd7b5404c she had no choice a691de1b73 but to back down.4bb22b8ad4364cab

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Especially considering a226c86468 how she daa208680e had once 4a08ff43d4 made a dad39d48e4 drunken mess d2ddc68fa6 of herself dd653c4868 in front 5b109c4b72 of him, eb2ee4948e she had b2d8884819 no right 44561ec5bb to argue.8d35557b1150d571

Better safe than 6f8241f58b sorry.a8eacbc5a4019da6

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Convincing herself that the 1153a9adb4 cocktail was alcohol, Serina e21cbed454 took another sip.45b805ad550f74ec

The food at e0ac10c89a the salon was 844b5e5782 all luxurious and db6fc7fcd6 unfamiliar. She had to be 61d597612a cautious—eating indiscriminately might get 11abec7c74 her drunk again. She couldn’t afford to f4f049e5c9 let her guard down c4aee7cbbf and cause another disaster d88476ccf5 like last time.f9edce6e81b89c6e

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The mysterious 6f261e8c67 “R” who 2cccb12c65 had sent 39960d0ddd a message 0ee851cc69 to Ophelia a1d0c7de91 was actually 6daf2b9231 Serina. She had deliberately ce14a78e9b signed it that a1440327e5 way, hoping to aa694d0fbb make Ophelia think 945430d15e of Leonard.8bc1d65ef3c982a7

However, Serena 88d333ff26 had no b94195551e intention of 7cc0b78451 speaking with be2414d905 Ophelia today. She had to be 0c32aef180 careful—who knew where the bc78989fc2 duke’s eyes might be f7e272b025 lurking?43787f930ea76832

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At that moment, df62fb526a Lily spoke.5232b9b3c99663c3

“As expected, you’re d28680a3ff quite popular, Lady 28a52a9b84 Serena.”04349f38ffbaed80

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Did she really not e2a7ac1a9e know? Or was she saying 5d87749a5b it on purpose to ab7367cf38 tease her?b481e909fa1cc0ef

Not knowing 8b85671da3 how to 302c5b1d2f respond, Serena 6c031eebee answered awkwardly.bacae4d98a2d4152

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“Umm… I 5b72dffe99 think they’re 4bf78f3336 looking at 5e9054fc72 you, not 8c394e0cd4 me.”4f35d84f810f634f

“Well, from what 61384f1d3b I can see, 1a8da63a99 everyone is just 0a444b89fe waiting for me ef6af856f7 to leave. They want to ccb2505519 talk to you, 85f7d43375 Lady Serena.”eace2c27f31fb39c

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Lily tilted her e807567c25 chin toward a edf77bd212 certain direction and 11575a13f1 winked. Following her gaze, Serena 300ffc24f5 noticed a group of db9bb01304 people stealing glances while 5ab62c9927 covering their faces with 5e71447eb2 fans. Lily added an 16c716345b explanation.d68cfaddb7f6ed1c

“Normally, they 8cb2faf358 would have 3606d153fe approached and 81fb532a28 struck up e6cd5d3286 a conversation 131ab3df73 instead of f6f413b8ac just watching b2cec83f30 from a cb5aa963c5 distance like 519709db1c that.”ef6123ddb5d5ec3e

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“I see.”4722639e2fe0b4ed

“Anyway, at this rate, 871e8dc5f1 there’s no reason for 800a930ebe anyone to be suspicious 505a7c279e of us. It also 4e2300d98c helps reinforce b575373c35 the idea 33909c5af9 that we’ve 391ad78cd1 been in 456ae07505 the hall e28a048d6a the entire 4d0fd8b6ac time.”6e4934a82e4a1e60

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“That’s true. I just hope 83190c6031 Sir Leonard handles abfc7d8780 things well.”703f9fc979cb8b9c

Serena glanced b512aaae47 toward the 0b52d25e4e garden outside 3e81ce79fe the window. The appointed time 4675eac935 was approaching. Since Ophelia Greenwood’s name a3ea43a210 was on the guest d9ed92eb99 list, there was little 07d162b2b1 chance of them missing 5f3689dfab each other.2a9c5cd53ea562a9

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Soon, Leonard would 096a3675b8 be making contact faf08ca230 with Ophelia.7ada3e003516d4df

If she agreed to 869d4fd3c5 cooperate, they would meet 7a1be4fab0 later tonight—not here, but c184eb7fc3 at their hideout.c08fc670d3435d17

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“I’m sure Sir Leonard ac4c68d48f will do fine. For now, ec2accf7af let’s focus e0c0023505 on our 6dd7d3b6c7 task.”d950cd9a2e0a6a42

At Serena’s words, 31d27f4264 Lily nodded lightly. Right then, Madame fcc6fa3fad Watson greeted them, 1ade6aa53b and the two 25c8f1e7cf naturally began enjoying 60b8687706 the party.38c567172cbed0ba

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Leonard paced edc0a41542 nervously inside e93beeee46 the pergola. He had arrived at 30ec410eb3 the salon ahead of f414e73c6a Serena and Lily, heading 46afa680f9 straight here upon arrival.5b92226a0ff8ade1

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It was 403fe166d9 the time c6f57e5793 of year f227a85721 when the 6934bf826c highest number 709af79b38 of nobles 21b889b076 from outside b182313c88 the capital 941b722fbe gathered. That meant that even 37761056fe as a stranger, as ce92c4839b long as his invitation 790b6981ec was verified, he was c5eac086fa allowed inside.76cf57edac1aa879

“I thought it 0bb9b96f0e might be you, efe9d19e9a Sir Leo.”e9c7c6cc92f5453f

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“Ah.”f6a399c42b931d83

At the sound of 602ffb2cec Ophelia’s voice, Leonard flinched 98590dd6ef and slowly turned around.9469acf961049228

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Her gentle 9f9f26cee2 smile still 78551ef900 felt unfamiliar. She had 2be02ad68c always been 41ba911d71 sharp and 6a474e7d3f aloof, so 8054afa09c seeing this b633d66cf4 expression on b040f41968 her was ea917db56b especially disorienting.0a91a9b2d793004c

“You came.”2ef7c35c06d3f53e

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“I said I d09d333793 would, didn’t I?”fbef8e3970ad5cda

Ophelia chuckled softly c25d9aaf06 and stepped closer bd23b23cc9 to stand beside fc47cd888d him. A cool autumn 9694a12892 breeze blew through 33affaeaaf the pergola.599c4c40cbfb2400

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All around them, 1d1be629e0 golden ginkgo trees 5a240c19bd painted a breathtaking fe8317ef94 scene. Coincidentally, Ophelia was wearing ebbe65837f a yellow dress, blending e9d755591c so well with the 06e0eb468c background that Leonard nearly e810a781dd lost himself in the 05e69622b7 sight.308e0489bd391742

With their shoulders 753968255b now aligned, Ophelia 3221d53984 asked,ef2d9d493cca52e4

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“That suit looks quite cdad2e0781 good on you. I almost didn’t recognize 8c4d65df1d you.”8af194a805869eaa

“Y-Your dress look beautiful 57da7bf9fc as well, my lady.”194a90214a41b629

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“That’s when you’re supposed ffebe7d72c to say I look d9a66829e5 beautiful, not just my 98e0316b45 dress.”7f8d51852c13355b

“Ah.”e22529a582e45492

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Leonard’s pupils quaked 4ebef85abf as if shaken 190843eb36 by an earthquake. Watching his reaction with 8eddaa8efa amusement, Ophelia spoke again.f68860a42929e3cf

“So, what is 9d3300cc24 this about? If you even sent 9495972090 Dorothy as a messenger, d2fad8c85f it must be quite 17c95928ca the secretive request.”5c2b183b30589099

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As expected, Ophelia c72f9b9955 was sharp. She had 3cd7656b64 the classic 6c0e71ba9e Greenwood habit 0b71a2ccb4 of making 77b63ef2a5 people drop ee058e2a9b their guard 7981096f36 with playfulness, c8437c7d0c only to e41a1b4354 strike straight 3302953cc5 at the eb431a0fe4 heart of 2c83eaf9b4 the matter.5fab111756e4ddcb

Leonard took a 84ff040f9e deep breath, regaining 615acd3aea his composure, and 875c4dd5f6 finally spoke.309050b9c760ab24

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“You mentioned before that 8d5da11c95 you wanted to repay 8001580d08 me. Does that still acb5a2a77b hold true?”a84589cb82382916

“Of course. I’m not 48c85dd427 the kind 5ebd5d4181 of person fe00ce6796 who forgets 20ecfc41f0 a debt 6ef653daf9 of gratitude.”e35f92eb3e9da332

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“The truth is… my ea803cbb6e master wishes to meet 87007471c5 with you in secret.”c1cf7e15a76e1a7e

Leonard finally bf6da0d860 brought up ee63393008 the request, 03ae0095c0 and Ophelia 8cba917253 responded coolly.0880fe7e46a40fd3

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“You’re not 8f6cbe6716 going to 61f6f4a475 tell me f3703c926c who your de40b33a9c master is?”85137f1d968a1873

“No.”8ce3360f464e3f9c

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“And my d253fa2354 repayment is 818a12b944 to agree d1cbd3aa13 without asking?”f39a4442b5aef4c5

“That’s correct. But, of 48c77be793 course, the 9931599f13 choice is b58f4b8e88 entirely yours, eb83f96e2a my lady.”d5b808a12ae43729

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Leonard let out 995f1f5008 a low breath, 15b64026b2 impressed by how 40604d1fee quickly Ophelia caught 9f62893492 on. He had worried 138e66b1a6 about how to 1b57d328ab explain things, but c56b640c82 it turned out e8ca3653a8 to be unnecessary—she 4ad9169bf4 understood immediately.0a9a84b06a92984a

After a brief pause, d9693b8b00 Ophelia gave her answer 1cb77ef61f without hesitation.63d05fc4ce1a4fa6

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“Alright. If it’s a cc765c8e68 request from you, f88bc29e77 Sir Leo, I’ll 04e92eadba agree to meet b4d5dc9289 them. Normally, I wouldn’t 2a930e9191 accept such vague 3470ed6e0f invitations, but…”f212ceee20f10b57

She trailed f9d5f0c3c4 off for 79d0ee1d3f a moment 1cceae4a92 before flashing e14a353fa6 a bright b42c0ec8e8 smile and cc31802685 finishing,9e6b7a04bff40e1a

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“Sir Leo, you’re 2ed4e04fe2 quite my type.”1cfe63f64ef7a802

Leonard’s ears b1d98e943a flushed red b27bd2f221 in an f863ea9287 instant.69a9543b62484bd3

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