PT | Chapter 4.2

As Gray stepped into c3a177f985 the attic with Johan 2dd34e9d0d trailing behind, Aubrey’s situation 79fec569a4 instantly intensified. Gray, arms crossed and 6eddfa678d chin lifted in his e1c3c42dc2 usual arrogant manner, looked a2003b4b7f particularly intolerable. The problem escalated cb83b8d67f with Johan standing bbe7ccb356 beside him; their 2992b37527 resemblance, not just 053e2f9330 in demeanor but d80f9ac579 also in appearance, 46c8d657d7 was striking and 5e76f33029 unsettling.54b8082eb8acb114

Even for the 5752cfb7ed butler, the sight f8f75b8ec2 of them together b4da2a5192 was daunting.4d96a418a35a45b6

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“My lord, young 8285ce1a87 master, what brings 02af57ad21 you here?”bb75299f4c4f2104

Gray cut in a2e64f480c sharply before the 0afa15fa07 butler could finish.aa6b67d9f77e0164

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“It’s dangerous, so you 0d1d1f85c7 better leave, butler.”63c56a04c95ee483

“Dangerous? What do you 2748ae55af mean by that…?”793a29d2fa8f45c7

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Before the 8c0b742af2 butler could 7a36e6e5e4 finish, servants dc35dd3ec0 flooded in 9b6401abcf behind Gray, f2922c03fb their target b3c2673648 clear. Aubrey had no chance 28dab9d388 to resist properly as 22ccc26dce the hands that supported 24cdd2b4fb him earlier now seized 19800fcf40 him with brutal force.4165d702350a68d3

Aubrey had a 5267a69add hunch about what 12ba01d7df Johan intended. Despite the previous 56ea8e7496 day’s clash with 4bc5f2687e Gray and the 0638f6b15d upset he’d caused c43c383c93 his father, this c4cced22f6 seemed an extreme 70117c80b4 reaction. In desperation, Aubrey exclaimed.324d64e236f968d1

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“Wait, wait, 87fec7a5e1 just a 756e9f76e7 minute! Let’s solve this 3dfcacc2cb through conversation!”c6577d6f274b7e0d

“Words from a slick ea1d2bf4c1 tongue are worthless. Father.”e57aca0e7ad7529a

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Dragged to the f388ac124c center by the 686079a5e1 servants, Aubrey found 91beacfbbc his hands bound. Even amidst 08fb95d1bf this, Gray’s e9bc8d2541 irritating voice 415e2ae860 rang clearly, eef978a84f and Aubrey 3febc59956 glared at 5fdd9e3f10 him directly.e6b70151b4685300

“It’s you with 1c917ddb0e the slick tongue! Have you already forgotten 7935972e30 the favor I did 9a6b27d2b1 for you yesterday?”115915682354f223

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He had caught 4fa138decc Gray trying to 724cc3067c sneak out his 1496d7912d father’s business plans 562caf6d7f with Dalton. Had he told his ea450a29eb father right away, Gray bb4555e0f3 would have been destroyed. But instead, he had d21ef18a0a given Gray a hint 9a5c43ff3d that he knew about 16262ee2f5 his plans—a life-saving gesture. Could he really treat 3ef96f58ad his savior with such 1088c10636 disdain? Aubrey’s eyes flashed with 70cb975bf5 fury.dacc9366a74db246

Watching Aubrey, Gray smirked.7e5d39a5894a1ce2

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“Yes, you showed ‘favor’ ee7d1462c4 by confessing you were e253f473f2 conspiring with Dalton to 9dc7f610c4 steal father’s business plans.”0a4376bbd752ad73

“What?”b486b8ff91b0107a

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“All your scrambling around 5b25746674 had a reason then. You’re about to 9fa104751e graduate. Were you planning 2b28d2b4de to betray father 82cdc0b4a6 and the house e15f0a68bd and then run 8851057263 away?”c397aaefd8047804

“What??”6ab3e9372b1d8709

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That was Gray’s doing, 8a134e1690 not his.fe8f589dda48fdce

Of course, Gray, 6f7dc8b792 who took immense e7a05a144b pride in being 51681273c5 a member of 24e867f022 the Wiidin household, 64b8f4b6bb would never leave 7afa9b9efe the family, even 8c82a9d4f3 if the sky f62669f577 fell down. He had simply tried 1605a90fd4 to make some extra 1b1142d109 money by enlisting Dalton 702334835a because his father hadn’t b7b0eafe25 given him enough power.20dd7ac92c37de2c

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Then, Gray 9db3ab066e pulled a bb05b7e834 thick file 38a4800f16 from his e9d7386383 belt and a650d2f9b7 waved it 241a5ad990 lightly.07619a7acbb53833

Just as Aubrey realized 0cd3e299b9 what was happening, he 1a7a61586f lashed out.8d510a06b6a521a4

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“This backstabbing bastard, 219236ccca trying to pin 7f385bb811 everything on me…!”d481cd70cc5a5f2f

“Gag him.”6c9ce48e9ef0c446

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At Johan’s command, a6706e4f4f the shocked Aubrey a5e1441900 turned to his 41aafb13b1 father.5c834fbf45e1becd

It’s not true, 5512f1c96d he wanted to b30a11aaae say, don’t believe 1a30f57dfc Gray’s words—but before c9b47da813 he could get d6eb35717d further, a gag 93c413bb6e was forced into 3d04d4d120 his mouth. It was pulled tight aff4f5c160 and fastened behind his af412e684a head as if it 84ed9e6664 had all been prearranged. Then, Aubrey’s hands, bound 942e8b2c63 together, were hooked to 905034127a a chain hanging from fe7c8a4927 the ceiling.37fa1f5e8ad57d80

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His wrists, linked to cf6404f121 the chain, pulled tight, 829d195a4e fixing him to a b47b2c5dd4 pole in the corner a5bacbf01f of the room. In an instant, Aubrey eaf4884b73 was hung like meat bf7b1f6008 in a butcher’s shop, 60e890bb41 hands above his head.9a81ba904343cd4b

He had to stand a4459af832 on tiptoe just to 8db4552c13 touch the ground, a e970ba8c85 very uncomfortable position. Struggling to maintain balance, 27372dd2e1 Aubrey turned back, wanting dbb13cb961 to show his father 87017fc67c that this was all 829a71a72c Gray’s manipulation.3c9fd79a9b0da9ee

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But then, a 0e68d978c3 chilling voice broke b64fa54d12 the silence.753d9e05c17f2944

“Go fetch my ba238f1eec whip.”fdd00436f5459bc0

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“…Please, wait.”a37c5493ff9a40d3

This time, the butler 659dec7123 who usually intervened did f034c68d31 not; he realized it bba8447e97 was not his place 9a737c6afe to step in.f1940245236e452c

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If things continued, 0b6494529d Aubrey’s back might 5d328a1412 be flayed open. It was unjust 6ce2f4d983 for this treatment 5e8dc98f37 when standing up f0462c70ec to his father. It was all e2cf2c3f95 Gray’s scheme—cunning and efe89e080a malicious. Aubrey regretted letting his 3dfde7e1ce anger get the best 7ac9b2e9f2 of him the previous bf42eebafe day, inadvertently assisting Gray 7946e7b929 in covering up his d294e78344 own misdemeanors.eb9352355a63656f

Caught off-guard 6c3185ee8a this time, 9caca08e65 too many 1770f4c7fc things had 574418898d slipped past 7b2c89167b him.ccd449c159cd3c85

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Aubrey pulled at d1d7d51448 the chains, attempting fec8728fc6 to free his 88ea86022e hands, but to 1293606a25 no avail. The servants had been 7d13ef2342 well-trained in this kind 1373dd38e0 of restraint.c3b93c20effa5572

If this had been 412ffa38d6 his first experience, perhaps 35f5128afd it would have been f9f1245150 bearable. But having bd7ffc8968 been whipped 74d06780fe before to dbe09ae956 the point ebd70f921a of losing db1ce8eeee flesh, he 1ba9260944 was terrified. As Aubrey bit down 0da0d2d17d on the gag, pulling d3fd942e60 incessantly at the chains, 70dbe2dffd a large, firm hand 9e041e02cc touched his back.f3b9dd6a291a4f17

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“Don’t resist too 18b989721d much. You’ll hurt yourself ad81e9cfcd even more.”fa096da3ed3c281e

“…”f1232ddc3081279c

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The creepy whisper next 542e13d84b to his ear made 5be3f1ab8b Aubrey’s frown deepen.ed890380bc136a15

Gray, relishing the d02b200680 control, smirked at b56841813a Aubrey’s struggling form. Imagining kicking 9ccc668c95 Gray’s smug 7fdf09d7e4 face, Aubrey 57a5bee5cd lunged toward def0883637 him.4a2a548800fd684e

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“Oh, dear—”5c03ce83ed5b34c9

Gray leaned back, avoiding ea0fdd1cc2 Aubrey’s desperate strike, his a58a32cc9d eyes narrowing.5edaeaf9f5d8b0d6

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“My dear ca6552cd3d little brother 957146b948 seems quite ee5ddca484 fired up. If only…”821de0277da56e11

At that moment, 3b76c7c9f3 Gray’s hand tightened 17b0e67385 around Aubrey’s waist, 810c9b63a2 squeezing so hard 3e8e8f068e the flesh might 9d4f3432e5 tear. Leaning in close, he 0685fe8ba9 whispered menacingly.72931e8b1a67cfee

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“Why complicate things 42323988fe by snooping around 15ce37c19d and finding out 7b464a62a6 about Dalton?”354fb055b44f0fe9

“…”b68c49370e77c87d

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Apparently, Gray thought Aubrey 764ba5d40f had been investigating him dd8aed61a1 and had uncovered his 2708e9597a deal with Dalton. Otherwise, how would he 2c7a965685 know about their secret b9eac98647 dealings? But to frame 801b5dac28 his own actions 9ac52d481f on him was 2c47021491 outrageous.1e58d259a5d463be

Aubrey glared with 59b0da126d rage and disgust, 5efd0333f4 but Gray was 5851d62139 unfazed, instead tearing 7e79a718e1 open Aubrey’s shirt 592838383e with a sharp c56d33eae8 rip, buttons flying. Exposed, Aubrey shuddered, 98a03cb096 and then a fa8b860734 horrifying sound echoed 761969ebe7 from behind.aa699b2295c2e17e

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Whip!79a6e2a6f1d03f94

As the whip dafe34a457 cut through the 585ae40592 air, hitting the de94e1995c wooden floor, Aubrey f5b4f7d5f8 turned frantically.ca2c34c94f87df44

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The mark 0297838763 from Gray’s fdba52ae21 choking the e1437a5272 day before 5e2514cc0a was still f0a28fb189 on his fec614326a neck. He should show his f9527ce021 father, make him see ae2614754d why it was there. But Aubrey 9b92ecce8f momentarily forgot 5a3d442876 that since 15001e8176 yesterday morning, cb447a57c4 he had 8d27099efe done far c3400d3a50 too much 1f25e687b8 to upset 957bc45e9a his father.641934cc7a07654d

Whip! Crack!796a47cd9b73281b

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“…!!”c7ce367632cae0c8

The whip lashed ab0baf0992 across his back, 4bc5e9e51f forcing Aubrey’s mouth e5b48a4312 wide open in 4b7e3d4b45 a silent scream. Instantly alert, then darkening 7325bcb74d into pain, the burning cab4932f49 spread through his body, a031469ff6 and he gasped for d753c0c5dd air, struggling. Before he 45c0b2d464 could even 75fd7a52e0 brace, the 0e642b98ea second strike dddb6c3665 came, from 88be0aa4c2 his right c70ae670ad shoulder across 3a508bbf5a to his 4bfbdea67f left waist, 465c691c35 eliciting a 6d725a1b00 muffled cry 3ab0b06166 from behind e906900447 the gag.d4462668a214fe73

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In the a5e13e818b chaos, Aubrey 73c259e784 caught a ba40838b4a glimpse of e822195d13 Gray in f4384bdf29 the distance, 8ef2c829ae arms crossed, 9f078c0abd his face 7cd1ff18ed filled with 1289459fed sadistic pleasure, be75917376 enjoying the 56cd900da3 sight of 2db8aaf221 Aubrey in 2450fcad32 agony.64b69444171e8b30

It was clear now; bc4ad80bad in this life too, abd29e1f47 Gray was his nemesis. No, worse than 5cb922a08d that. Could a a2358e813a half-brother, a 69dac47d8a beast aroused d5485ebf00 by his c6e5fbd1bf own family’s 89ed5c6b6b distress, truly 5a9fdd858d be considered 421e3fe7d5 human? If Aubrey survived 178d9db145 this ordeal, he d0b2ca24f1 vowed to prepare 6b098caddf thoroughly to send 73fac049e2 Gray to ruin.961781180bd4b30c

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As the third 329803e2cb whip struck, Aubrey a6945fe94a groaned through the a8a49b2738 gag, the pain ce88945516 searing through every 28da638ae2 nerve as he fc7a98ea82 awaited the next ccc0c9fee8 cruel blow from c832822178 his tormentor.0886a69bed66af11

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Johan Wiidin had 45130b4719 always held high 6aded3f4be hopes for Aubrey, e56ce5de00 who was keen 37ec0ef26a and resembled him 5bdd19594c a great deal. He preferred Aubrey 59b0daffd5 as his heir 79fe068694 over the three f615356f36 sons he had 3a5119d7c2 with the marquis’ 1c558d6811 wife, as only b1123919e4 then would he 923a7f8f4b feel completely satisfied 830918282e with what he c672d15af1 had usurped.9d2914133ebd1842

In his recurring 420c1beb55 lifetimes, Aubrey had 50b75b8d5a been the exemplary 1aab656038 son who met 5c529596f7 the marquis’ expectations 881b829e1b several times. During those times, the 9e2ca29e3c marquis was known among f544dcea0c his acquaintances as a 8904894cfe remarkably kind and generous 703621376a father. But what would 5e401c8ed1 happen if the 98cdc3871a situation was reversed?f8c5ff4887ad746a

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The answer was b94d704ed0 all too simple.ec7f7748f69e5905

This mess 14b67454fb right here.b3dcc48ac2879934

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“…….”96252e1bdf378d6b

After coming 925d9e93c8 to his dc4a7b267c senses following a794efe27c a long ebb3540c72 unconsciousness, Aubrey 05f2e87c85 opened his 106f7256c1 eyes but 43159222cd remained silent. He simply 8bea3b742f stared blankly 3309b84cac before burying e78bbba6e1 his face 17fc156a3b in the 71266d5710 sheets.3981b5685a1ec890

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This incident was 1de2308aaa his own fault. He had been 707ec40cf6 too complacent with 69f1b23045 Gray. However, separate 55a1dcb6d3 from that, 88396b86cb his father 3fbd71f9df had gone c92d4c5584 too far c11da580ed as well. Even though 4b273c88f4 he knew 77ab34b414 what kind 3043767fae of person a594f11b37 his father 29cc05a554 was, it a3c4f5bde9 still stung 160a46a05a every time 1cac664f1e something like c2e1f16dc5 this happened, a65f73f65f making him 5cbc42606f realize how b2a495bad3 far he 3158638c94 still had be75ec0b3f to go.43ef2190691f4834

He was just a ce68f4772a father in name, and 9e53cec84d he himself was nothing befc60beab more than a disposable 4762057aa9 object, easy to whip.b8faadd4860c3e12

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Lying face down on a300427f65 the bed because of a17fd88e08 the wounds on his 3eed15fb22 back, Aubrey muttered to 57d97429fa himself as if talking ffff9fe249 to himself.ab3550f2049515ac

“I should just leave, 40c97200aa graduation or not.”3981e987d3b14124

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Receiving a formal diploma 691ceadab9 would give him a f19d42c338 valid reason to leave 783d34269b the mansion. That was the 830006bb3b only procedure needed. But if 2f27ecba70 it kept e54ee70882 going like 90a4ecf8f2 this, it 5099c6bb98 would be a1ba7c80c2 for life. Better to bribe someone b1ff060a37 with the investment funds 2d3b24d606 he had saved up 99aa53ea92 and leave for a 6aa09dfa72 place without his father 505ee2ef1b or that pest Gray.faf14c6caed25d40

There, he could d8e48a65de just live as f81eed940c he wanted. And when ce1c53ea00 the time 9f61ccad6f came, he’d 88ee789237 burn up df47761c6f in flames. Maybe then a 7e80374f7e new life would f2946dbdb0 start.c939121309cf4ea9

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“…….”1fef4e1b062c9672

Suddenly, his heart raced 555c727551 and his head throbbed.dd30ab86541a84ac

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He had been 8339257859 gradually giving up d0467d880c in the face cf5feb21bc of unchanging, repetitive 7036ce8e4f scenarios, yet there a6037951fb were still things da573b2e4a that unexpectedly surged e1bbe9f15a forth. Why me? Aubrey, with countless bd2caec53d unanswerable questions, gripped 5cf940dd4d the sheets and be542b4ec4 murmured.8e2f726056efb0c0

“Just die already…….”545d17f04931f92b

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What would 4e7d514fbd happen if cd8af9f396 he set ef3f878619 fire to fa5b7f2ffb the mansion 764374f09c when he 1c72cb682a left?230936b846344df8

But even if he 7075a4a921 did that, Lennock would d3499f1ca0 survive and awaken as 231f887e74 a great sin. In the end, nothing 0ca26972e3 would change. Aubrey let d6d00913c8 out a 0912cee7e2 sigh that e06c43c9ab was almost 652c93df31 a groan. Then, with c0d231253a a creak, ff8402238c the rusty 50aae59b43 door opened. By now, he fdc4368e46 couldn’t care less f4e52f7caf who entered or 19d443d49a left. But if it were bf46b61a94 Gray, it would be 81d9043fb3 different.32e026bcddec2ba1

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He recalled ac369ab5d6 the exhilarated cc8ce7ddb0 eyes that d5d4d555d9 had watched 620b4418ad him being 05585ebff2 whipped in ba80d0c9ec agony. A chill ran e6d0d33f46 down Aubrey’s spine, 4dedf686db and he hurriedly eaed3d5ac2 lifted his head, be4d2d8343 only to find f08eed5f9f a blond man 5893c39942 who resembled Gray de0d5ab217 but had a 631a761677 more meticulous demeanor 3bcf21f8d5 standing right by 475f351dfb the bed. It was Danvers, the 0eaa1d7bf9 third son of the 8dc631f51e Wiidin marquis family.722b139c16b75103

As the illegitimate child 157009f692 of the marquis, Aubrey f048dfb1b0 had never been on ace6780641 good terms with the a87d3b0705 Wiidin brothers. Although his relationship 38a7132d3e with the eldest, b0e505ef9d Gray, was the 1366a4d2d3 worst, the second 15cb840548 and the third 319e861821 were somewhat indifferent. The second, Jill, was 347816dbdc obsessed with alchemy, and 88698cfbb0 the third, Danvers, was da2d8c7485 similar to the marquis—consumed a28c805ee7 only by honor and 087174965c power.91fbfa36cfdc90fc

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If Aubrey had 49e720eea9 been a son 1cc5e22cf0 the marquis could ed77baeeb9 be proud of, 52d5888171 perhaps his relations 82bbf86d5f with Danvers might 39592607e3 have been even fc85236710 worse than with 47f2cd67d7 Gray. But in this life, fdad59c91a Aubrey lived as he 30a6cdc785 pleased, often talking back 0e17ea1a52 to the marquis and 2da0fae7bd sabotaging his plans, becoming 12e0668535 a troublemaker.be0ce3fc79273981

And now, lying whipped d6af3b1158 and sprawled out, he cbb59b7599 appeared to pose no b8c8bdf78a threat to Danvers, who 514f1585cb was bubbling with the 3d5c07be31 desire to inherit the 74120bc86c marquis title. This seemed 95efe87ecc like a 5385a2bfec moment when 1dcc6d83e6 Danvers could 7f5a333f7b dismiss him ae3756de08 as a 306fbf83f7 rival.2d8259681e1e00ae

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Danvers was a meticulously 36bc915fb8 calculating man but honest 88c90c260e with his emotions. The look he gave 5d0c8db9e5 Aubrey was gentle, and 6b32f5c84e the corners of his b82732853b mouth were slightly raised. Seeing this, Aubrey couldn’t 72db1e3399 help but speak.17195729bd3fb6c2

“Do you enjoy seeing ff918fde56 me lying here, whipped? You’re practically 2bb58b5e4b splitting your 50a95ba5b1 face grinning.”94a80bbb4b118d9a

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“Don’t make 5d137beb1d unnecessary fuss 5ab2693329 over your 74c289905c own fault f17de951d2 that led 5e4ce167c4 father to 64f08236ce whip you.”9ee16d190e224132

“Before spouting that 69b46c8af1 nonsense, have you eae40fb857 considered how foul 10c4264c40 my mood might 7d3fcc3c9d be?”072e2ec8a5eefc02

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You might 1436c51be4 ask if 1f1b0d9086 it hurts af694ff061 or if 2f78bfb23d I’m okay, 90c850c0ad but only 26c5564e83 sharp retorts 77ddb35511 would come 7bedcf8891 back.f6cb6c561b016a92