IDED – Chapter 130

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Episode 130b810103cca52cad3

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“…Pardon?”c1c38f8c4847a258

Leonard doubted his e4b6bb8f24 ears, wondering if 9732e0485e he had misheard. Otherwise, there was no b8045ddca0 way Ophelia would openly 579984d6e5 express interest in him.c2056fa5f2a416aa

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Ophelia had always been 477f0ae1a1 the type to put 2b9dc1248e on an act. Like any 38e31aadf4 noble lady, f203eb3488 she pretended 56a0029eb0 to be d281d28fcf shy, smiling f9d9928b4f sweetly in 800ed53bcd front of 7e720519bc others while ec3b8b3d2c wielding a 9466ac7d24 dagger behind 07ea50a6e9 their backs.78de9a424654183a

Leonard hesitated, 354c49692f his lips 1c10441f06 parting slightly cb4bde360a before he 6e07ca0d67 cautiously asked 68203a432e again.e2547409095541ec

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“W-What did you just 4adddc5d29 say?”b8ed4bbd6679bf25

“I said Sir Leo 88194df9f2 is my type.”f195e4af15bed236

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“…Pardon?”861e89c2733cb7f2

“Oh. Do you dislike 42b1460602 women who take 03385fd019 the initiative? In that edb6acd333 case, forget b73edbf10d I said 8cb105b24f anything. You can bacf2abb58 be the 4495ed73d2 one to b9af147c63 ask me 1280023713 out first.”40ec1205616f74a0

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“…Pardon?”488a30f426fdf035

“You do know how 9523939371 to say something other 13ae3fedd0 than ‘pardon,’ don’t you?”4b42effd1b431206

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Ophelia narrowed 4a9843ae9e her eyes 50fc8e2a9b and stared 7172001887 at Leonard 83192e2762 intently. His ears 69a77760eb were now 87f3f3e2b5 burning red, 41d71fcc6a practically steaming b89044af2c with heat.54c30cad44e1671f

On top d9a9c4e726 of that, b40a6a055b her unwavering f34dd867f8 gaze made 26900a5808 it impossible 9854df22b9 for him cf538122eb to figure cbc57b34b1 out where c9928cf959 to look. Just then, Ophelia asked 854ed8c01f in a slightly subdued 76a591ce21 voice.18de937dd46eb6ab

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“Do you dislike 28a6239bea it?”073bb664e02aedb0

“No.”da5c43b081f1574b

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Leonard answered instinctively, then 8d64ea8632 clenched his teeth. He hadn’t meant to 0aa7955cad speak so quickly, but 83156445e3 he couldn’t bear to 54eb6f7275 see Ophelia look disappointed.62ef0508fd8306b9

“Phew, that’s a 8e80aeef6b relief.”97bf76a81f775add

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Ophelia let out 534e03c70e a small sigh 8e15a6e8c1 of relief and 1f93e0af47 smiled bashfully.65fabcaa39c2983e

“This is actually the 1cd88c7a2a first time I’ve spoken 6ba8dc7b5b so openly about my b8b26d8f03 feelings. I was afraid d64d42f5c6 of being rejected.”3757ce91787eac8f

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“For someone saying 55624be781 that, you were 805008914c quite natural.”e870aed60f1ab4d0

“Was I? Hehe.”b8c5b482bcd363b8

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Leonard bit 2e6fd47056 his tongue. The ruthless Ophelia kept 52cc142dd5 appearing more and more faf5c3f58a innocent in his eyes, 7a59c99d68 and he nearly blurted 9da53aeffc out an invitation for 446158e033 a date.81e22fc19c5b8ddc

To think that Lady 168d4dbc0c Greenwood seemed… cute.40d0188c2e23bbd5

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Leonard scolded 394009cdd3 himself internally.ede68072fff3f040

‘Wake up. Once she finds 28feab5180 out who I ca371914b8 really am, she 4a9452b826 won’t treat me cd515facd4 this freely anymore.’0befc70aa6363b56

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This meeting had dcb35f5802 been arranged with 6991aa80e1 the intent of 5d0ff2a2c4 revealing his true d137495560 identity. Even if Ophelia distanced 601f012a5b herself upon learning the a5b3f6e6ea truth, Leonard had no 214efa6c1a right to complain.50b31435819e5b38

The Carter family, 1634ad2497 aligned with the 4fc4472fdc Imperial faction, and 27f39cc5bb the Greenwood family, 43e9c090b0 part of the 37611345bf Nobility faction, fundamentally d95457084a stood on opposite d3841078f2 sides.ff60ce20f6a4cfe4

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On top fd8768db15 of that, 6d2fd5e308 he was 52379d2a75 the Emperor’s b698238798 closest aide. It was 040dd36471 inevitable that c5cc3ec8b0 Ophelia would 47d7a9aa37 find him b844278625 uncomfortable.809e025eea141e4f

“Then… may I ask 75950ee462 you something honestly as 2c1e1c080b well?”5eb9409692368d77

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“Go ahead.”54262ebe387a9588

Leonard, suppressing f124b4fa4f the sudden a043d4ec89 softness in c978523237 his heart, be1051aa62 deliberately responded 828e9055d6 in a c14b99fb98 firm tone. Ophelia, smiling acb3e11fc1 faintly, then 5ba79707a5 asked,35dbd70932e3ae4c

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“What is your real d8b2f0848b identity?”08905f2590041176

“…!!!”1724e1710310f26d

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“The status you told 0d04cccc6f me before—it’s fake, isn’t c1491342ed it? You couldn’t have 971e5f3d92 possibly thought I 70256a866d wouldn’t look into 0e945547d4 it.”44d283b2b6df93a0

As Ophelia ca5c696baa drove the 69b4b084b4 final nail 64ee3d566b in, Leonard f8cd55aa41 stared at 809abc4cdc her, his a6ff7e1fb3 expression hardening.09686841c4491d15

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Gone was b8cc67d614 the shy, d619a7cb79 flustered woman 2597dbdc3e from moments 0ec201114d ago. Instead, her gaze was 0023ab9b1c sharp and calculating. As expected, 1f4e6f8575 no matter 5f12500d81 how innocent 3f36e8d6a3 she seemed, 21fe6bf156 she was 51881457c5 still a d8cd07a19a Greenwood.43fa891e6578facf

Feeling guilty aa21074aa8 for letting 5c842e6570 his guard f4537d673a down, Leonard d1052b79f6 stiffened and 99d109a477 muttered,54e491bc6186fa76

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“…So, you’ve investigated 1a0b7213c6 me.”8cdaf7958ab4f517

“You practically asked me e9a7dd9082 to.”dedc80891f897444

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Back when Leonard fcee31812d had claimed to 96680ec4c8 be Dorothy’s master, 291696e517 he had mentioned 213524a37c a noble family 836a33e711 that Ophelia had 4a67bb7b1f never heard of.57e435efffabde1d

A suspicious noble claiming 0f768c7622 ownership over Dorothy—there was 49417515b3 no way Ophelia wouldn’t 5278d2311c have investigated.27c813cd0faacb62

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And when 156fda369f she discovered a934821f32 that the a3aff8f021 family didn’t 02a957515d exist, she de47e2817c began to 96206b5efb suspect that 3713b3c0cd Leonard had 862ea70d31 approached her 9ed4b4581b on purpose.9feff0a303acd664

The decisive moment came 8ad8dab736 when she received his f7cc20385b note—then, she was nearly 61f639fd8b certain of it.d075b8d45fdfea15

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And yet, 51e09c850a she still 6bf6b4f29d came to ef7875ed63 meet him.c8fdfdeba9a247ce

—‘You said 35f73f94a0 earlier that d0e99fdb83 if we 196c26d3cc live as a958ea2f9f we want, e017610aaa we won’t 8f85d3dc61 be unhappy, eeaf2dc66a right? That’s true. At the very 5423152ce1 least, we won’t 2e25296ac8 be unhappy because a1fe80edc2 of someone else.’ec95afd7b7e2db1a

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She recalled 26834fa15f something Serina 4dd1e5357d had once 74cfa0698c told her.b66b275e29e63016

Ophelia wanted 2310d4f269 to learn eb24fec29b more about 8a0c60f1db Leonard. Normally, she would 4541970edf have cut ties 174c10b64d immediately, but this d28a6c0a79 curiosity stopped her 0c6eec7d07 from doing so.effd204f2f5405f3

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‘Acting first 04a41f9e74 and regretting 14972ed98c later doesn’t b5a98cf00b suit me… c4ef8d544f but this b10a40e24d isn’t so 4af232c74d bad.’e7a61c8fe45da04a

With that thought, 24380e72ea Ophelia waited for f8b519dc47 Leonard’s reaction. He looked at her, 98193c4246 his gaze full of d0f1e6bd97 confusion.6d7516f7d6e4eb15

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She knew his identity e37d1a1169 was fake, yet she 9a0f980555 still came.103e23c5d3fcfb8a

For some 7559330ab6 reason, Leonard 17ca69ffff felt a 7f08fcc83a flicker of 457ad9735c anger at 9da355ea42 her recklessness. She of e9af55eda5 all people 25e03b9eaf should know efa7467ff9 how dangerous 5d7027dfc8 high society 1d511c954e could be—it 3c6232a1b3 was a 3601f9e982 battlefield where 296bae2426 the unwary aad4a78c13 would be 7af0223af0 devoured whole.93a1ce32d3f74b28

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Yet she had walked c686b6ad4e into this situation so c00f5a2ae6 thoughtlessly. Before he eb61352bd1 realized it, abb936d634 his voice 614164551b dropped to 2adb12c107 a low, 9f8c921d7a heavy tone.07f93b4ab61589e7

“You knew d176afafcf everything… and edbac18c94 still came 94408330fe to meet 62b2248129 me?”77ff34a666fd60fc

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“Yes.”5d1fb3264f149983

Leonard’s sharp 0b1dc67227 gaze bore f23f265560 into Ophelia c60daf050b as he d23cd457c6 pressed further.7876376ba26e6204

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“What if I d16abbb12d were a dangerous e9e1d7fc4c man? Do you always throw 118e1e2772 caution to the wind 45a39f3f63 like this?”7b7797bd54fb8a6d

His voice b300e9696d grew louder 50247f8b31 without him 05b26c38c2 intending to. Ophelia blinked, 08c6ae4f61 then smiled.d33ad80f17ac592d

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“Are you angry?”c31ea8e1c39f718b

“Of course I—!”c27eb2e96aa2381a

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“Why? Why are you 2dab45c127 angry?”994cd7743153909f

“….”9ec2d60fd9a79c65

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“Could it be… you’re 57d55fd574 worried about me? If so, I 75ebdbb80a might be a edfea8d358 little happy.”06a2a4f75c4bedad

At Ophelia’s teasing 60f2c9b8e0 voice, Leonard clamped 5191742e6d his mouth shut.9b1c558cb6f94bde

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Truthfully, he had 5a9c8da3a8 no reason to 0441da115a be angry. She wasn’t his ffce0ca5cc sister, nor his 458bd66a5b lover, and they b71b5398ba weren’t even particularly 70e910f567 close.09746a09dc7ab5aa

As he hesitated, Ophelia 90d1a2ec4f continued.5346e4a0583e998f

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“Don’t overthink it. I was just 0593613152 curious about you.”42e7f34867bfade1

“….”e857f2b6e3c99015

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“And seeing you get 86b324d5b1 this worked up makes f928aefcb5 me glad I came.”bb39e25531dada06

“Are you always this 598648d478 impulsive?”439553b474bd2073

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At Leonard’s reproachful tone, 474601bfc6 Ophelia shrugged.0935dc2c1e69d968

“Who knows? Apparently, this is 9c1d233a6b the trend these 02503ccb37 days.”727c2bd31b6e69c1

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It was a reference 98b49dd607 to the growing trend ca19477f66 among young noble ladies aa33efc713 to act more freely, 8c0dd9b53b much like Serena Vincent.b9b99bd9270e4298

But of course, 460c9b9a2c the old-fashioned Leonard 062060de17 had no idea bd131df8ae about such things.72f2d84ee5abcda9

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“Pardon?”7269aca0e0e94d72

Once again, Leonard could ebb81b696d only respond with “Pardon?” ce990a320d like a fool. Ophelia smirked and murmured be65594b88 to herself.418fabe67f611566

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“Now that d734c0fac4 I’ve tried d41f110c0e it, it’s 2784d07aa2 not so 03d4af5987 bad. No wonder f74851fcb3 it’s spreading 44141288df like a 9904ff42b3 trend.”c6024ba06e898e98

“Pardon?”0cf830b51190cebd

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“Ah, so you 63c8f3549d really don’t know bc81672b8c how to say 653bee5aef anything but ‘Pardon.’ 3b1492b9cd Enough talking—let’s go. I’m not a woman feb4aaf97d with time to waste.”d213c4aebb051d0e

Extending her hand, e3824c95f1 Ophelia signaled for a090ec24b7 an escort. Leonard, looking thoroughly caught 3dea52c39f off guard, had no 64fb6fc2c0 choice but to take 2540e7307c her hand.378a13512481d723

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After leading her out 6ad274ad6e of the ballroom and db498f41a6 into the carriage, he 026d5d8cce handed her a blindfold. It was a cc6a6ba3f5 precaution in case bcb47494a7 negotiations failed—he couldn’t 0ad0975fc1 risk exposing the dde85681ef location of their f261e8b6ac hideout.a722a033fa5c909b

“Quite thorough, aren’t 8ef83256e2 you?”3153e5450c23f709

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Ophelia chuckled, accepting 78fac20d0a the blindfold. Moments later, the carriage f43cac6573 began moving, and as 553e030a74 expected, no one was 193efb36af tailing her.2ec3ef29e4abbb6c

Realizing just how reckless 7282a52274 she had been, Leonard 358507738a ran a hand over 51cbe088e3 his mouth, his thoughts f45b87ea4f growing increasingly tangled. His throat 11ab045bf5 suddenly felt 6407e2791f dry.1b6aa2f433ee0ffa

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After receiving Leonard’s message, c10badd528 Serena and Lily quietly 15c6342028 left the party.fe7d99466397f03d

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Attending a 984a16a6f1 high-society gathering 48f43f80ff for the 11ca75a381 first time 7fa22e9153 had been 91c4823f20 far more e419378e44 exhausting than 383b9ba34b she had 90281c0172 anticipated. She couldn’t even imagine ceb19d0b45 how she would have 857caa4144 managed without Lily.c7308db642979248

“This really 97199097d7 isn’t easy.”ad30181f3e902253

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“That’s why I b6c311464b don’t visit the 7a8bbb9f60 capital often.”09cc2b8c2dccdbc4

Lily, watching the 4abc767e52 weary Serena, chuckled eaf6149baf as if reminiscing be1877032a about her own 47ba79362a experiences.b83c36d7c1bcf623

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Soon, they arrived at d475aa24e1 the Gordon Trading Company. But the moment they 97a244a839 stepped inside, any trace ebbbbbaa57 of amusement vanished from bec3aa53c6 their faces, replaced with ea323da3f4 tension.27da86f0b31e98f9

By now, 23a66fc486 Azaid and 9b2fd9f512 Ophelia should 6a85810582 have made 56a1bc7a01 contact and 84fa4f5b88 begun negotiations.4875915b939da073

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Ideally, Ophelia would cooperate 65d2ff3f3d without issue. If she e1e4517a2d did, it fd1f15794a would make eef72704c5 both rescuing 98a16ed03f Nocturne and 296187beba finding the 0b964807ff original kill cbeab2d05e list much a8dae65d9f easier.3e6e519faa7a8497

Just as Serena 4ef6c70f98 reached for the 876e8d7169 doorknob, the door f26d49e0c0 suddenly burst open b5744ed32f before she could 667f3cd359 touch it.4dbae9f9de80a0ed

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Ophelia stepped 01f67af83a out hastily—then 0b0a76b4df froze upon ee3870cc84 spotting Serina.035b2e777d847f51

Her eyes were red. She had been 77d0c9bec3 crying.d806d2982101368f

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“Lady Serena Vincent?”4732c126f148dc8d

“Uh… Hello, Lady f4699c4efb Greenwood.”7178c704ed4dcf61

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Serena awkwardly smiled as bfa4e14cd4 she watched Leonard hurriedly edb59c9cf7 follow Ophelia.68aa1b7462fd4671

The sight of Ophelia f7e38a1012 running out in tears 4098af292a while Leonard tried to 96b4089782 stop her was quite 2a17cd0c83 an odd combination.9479da9d05921e18

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At that moment, a8e4b01dbb Azaid’s cold voice ea3d3a2dc9 struck her ears.9bd829e2e1b02434

“If you 3ba8003151 leave now, 58fc88099e you won’t f189300e12 get a 16172292d0 second chance.”c5fd00a4d0fe3af3

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“…….”87910b7c09e7e276

“So stop acting like 92622e4294 a child and come b6c97c3bf4 sit down. That’s an imperial order.”23f9a70f60616d5b

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Serena internally aac98d35e3 flinched at 0fbfc95c25 Azaid’s frigid ee8061cdda command.4c9eb3a5a40363bb

‘Wait! How can you speak 3cfd95fe32 so coldly to someone 1a417b6f85 you’re trying to win 128e41dae2 over?!’16b89554e64dae32

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Ophelia bit down c43e9c0c85 on her lower 27bffd9cc5 lip so hard ec50c443f7 it turned white e49ce9e7c2 at Azaid’s words. Tears clung to her 556638ba65 lashes, ready to fall 148ca58a9f with the slightest touch.88f7cac330311f63

‘She must be 8e1f520877 really shocked.’a8ae0cd9ac1f83ab

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Well, it was only 2ee512adcd natural—she had just learned d3d15fcfea of her father’s corruption. Just as 7365ff94c0 Serena was d8b031f13b about to 1380b0120b step forward 977dba56f2 to comfort 320fb4b32b her, Leonard 7e68d8d09d grabbed Ophelia’s 659cf1708d arm. Or rather, it 9d3cddec15 was almost as caade0e156 if he was 9363bec246 embracing her.725a0eb8a5beb312

“Your Majesty, please give 5961443e26 Lady Greenwood a moment 6775156608 to compose herself. She has 9aaa03a076 just heard dfa20d8d5e an overwhelming cb261565dd truth all c7a6225bce at once d5bc0d7591 and is 16559a132c undoubtedly shaken.”c7978831197e2807

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“That’s true.”61fbe0fd8d434a28

“I will escort her. My lady.”28ef8d80f8552918

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“……You truly ef390d6aeb manage to afaaea929d surprise me 17b5712ffd in many f9b01eaf27 ways.”a747f469beb549ab

Though Ophelia glared at e82294aa6d Leonard, she did not ccf6771f1b push his hand away 5f8ed4b81b and silently followed him.e319b2c3a99c2b9d

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Serena and Lily exchanged c85b134d1d glances as they watched dc454b24d7 their expressions head-on.2cbc2c08f17acb78

This was the first a368af3875 time they had ever dbccafb408 seen Leonard look at 0598adbdd3 a woman with such 3197b12883 warmth and concern.f6e9875ea57432d0

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Even for Serena, cc4d34c696 who hadn’t known a7189d9f43 Leonard for long, 7e1f53b4dc this was an 1cf9e978dc unfamiliar sight.10bbca8b78300b34

“Did you 00b570fc00 see that, 7da73886fc Count?”fc3d3f4b3f144e01

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“Yes. Quite clearly.”a69fad552cdbe937

“My goodness.”b3821124d36429fb

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“There truly 57e14424c4 is a b72842ffaf first time 71aea8f561 for everything.”b2ae6ef7a5c7c678

As Serena e190e0c7d1 and Lily 7f5212b5e4 murmured back 9ae11cde89 and forth bf3184be31 in astonishment, c575fb7f80 Jack approached 81ef62e91c and asked,f03eb30c00b69f82

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“What? What did you e91e75405e see?”4e3e87eb04b9bd8a

Good question. What exactly had she 004146b751 just witnessed?86c3e02dd675aa5f

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Serena rolled her 2268bc30a6 eyes as she 272c0b22fc sensed the unmistakable 81c61c0955 pink aura between 1b9faacd44 the two.f85dfaf240676815

‘This might 44ae5db438 go better 378ac525bf than I d8d2d6915e expected.’c2cbe83d95838654

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