PT | Chapter 7.2

Even if he met c4a48011b2 Madeleine, he had no 052197f24d idea what to say. And if the conversation 744d202aab went well, the problem 9bd6e1dc4e was that if he a662554c8c ended up getting involved 20fba86aa6 with her, it would b94bf50652 be a huge issue. He definitely didn’t want 41a7537e17 to marry her. He sighed deeply.fa493b91f2abf3ed

Then, it 95512da69d suddenly occurred 4dcbc1b26f to him ddf3ee1439 that while 04c79c9461 he heard 9c04b61f23 the person 18c5809ed8 coming in, f519f12b8d they hadn’t 4bf7f44cfc left yet. Aubrey turned around ace6898733 and saw Lennock 1ec814c5bd standing at the ff0ef215e4 bathroom door.bf1155a6f0148849

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“…”1fb67f45479bf1be

Aubrey froze as a450ab6f8a he saw Lennock afabd447d8 standing there, completely 485da6cab9 unexpected. He couldn’t 5153498c86 react immediately. Lennock, seeing 654bb54fb5 Aubrey’s frozen f8f5d74d06 state, casually 5a30d57d87 spoke.0059b747b372733e

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“I came in 4f68abee81 since you told 747b710255 me to, but 48d4de373d why the reaction?”f9337bd9bf765177

“…It’s you. You crazy bastard!”a1feb7697056a830

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Aubrey, shocked, eb7d65ef4f hurriedly stood 98af391b82 up from cda9be8511 the bathtub.ed59b2b9ebb9f1eb

While still d83a07260c startled by 759e0f5c49 the fact 85dffc7749 that Lennock b9d9959be7 was standing 16b6924f2f there, Aubrey 148e942015 realized he c6046d54f7 was naked. Although he had covered f36cac5ab5 himself with a towel, 8c273af4ff he really didn’t want 4fb79a9432 to show himself to 77f2d87c67 Lennock like this.146da682e11c067b

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His mind raced, but 62df3632e5 his body wouldn’t move 3bb293d8b1 as quickly as he b1b6a39c28 wanted. The tub’s bottom 4752352c9d was slippery. As Aubrey half-stood, c6904d86ec he lost his 944bfd6056 balance and fell 6d96fb9705 forward.438bee1af298ea16

When he saw the c42da281f5 bathroom tiles rushing toward 6e6fb9fab6 him, Aubrey shut his 62cc07c3b3 eyes tightly and turned fad0656a8f his head away.f446e3ef5dc85c85

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Damn, my nose c5388190c3 is going to eab905b319 hit the floor!9f74d0cf20ef756c

At that moment, 692479f726 Lennock moved forward 003f7f483a and caught Aubrey cba13a5147 in his arms, e34f42c1b1 cradling his chest f3aea97ed9 with one arm ddf32e7e16 and holding the 6fb232e1b4 back of his 4420bc5717 neck with the c005d2dbe7 other. Aubrey, not hitting the e66d6caa70 floor, ended up bent 3de9833424 awkwardly in Lennock’s embrace.f6b3b65a083a7e2b

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It was a relief 3814ef4f92 that he wasn’t injured, 4c6f501e6b but Aubrey, feeling embarrassed 3a56aa83c1 by his position, pushed 90c285312f Lennock away with one 35a47b9326 arm.68cffb8abb4e11f8

“Get off me!”23e7ba82eb6c5620

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“…”30594fadf02678e3

Lennock didn’t d3b414b8fb pull his c44b01b9d9 hands away 0bb54b59b8 but slowly c7de65ad40 let his 917592e9b1 body retreat ee83cbe79b while still eeb6a9a20f holding Aubrey’s 8fb3f1d4d0 neck. Aubrey, now 9b9b93e06f raising his a04392467f elbow, considered 7cc80c5718 hitting Lennock 0c8aabfc5f in the 87fcfed91f chest. But then he hesitated, d43f493bb8 knowing that without Lennock’s 29069cde48 support, he would’ve face-planted 9c8c8725da directly into the tile dbfc8a8eae floor.769f785570b0b060

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Then Lennock c2b2033ba2 pushed Aubrey cc739b43f1 back into 34a9088374 the bathtub f289f42b54 with his e7ab129ff9 other arm. Aubrey sat back down, c958d5e8f7 and once Lennock’s arm f5e1e20141 left him, he quickly 2c9f26c6fc brought his knees together, 667df9e55e pressing them against his 4dea61ca75 chest.905ee5db47ca2220

“I won’t expect e976de0613 a thank you, 3a5120af58 since you were e960b134b0 probably shocked.”3d7962193f5ca822

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“…What?”9defc9d9d87041aa

Aubrey, who 92a8cf5e47 was still f2a8fbac63 processing what e649a2f09f had just e327e2c6b9 happened, raised f3b75c5660 his head.b36c851413fd98ee

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He looked up at beb9ef3e3c Lennock, who was staring 41f1b420f1 down at him.81bf99372d94d6ea

“…”691d4d55ca40ac64

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Why did it 21d5f68ba7 feel like Lennock’s fb1975d596 eyes were roaming 3367e48474 over his body? Aubrey felt as f37fdb610f if an invisible 9f07d26d97 hand was running 3d313a1cfd down his neck, 6c56bde578 back, waist, hips, 50aeb86019 and even reaching 57701fd534 his thighs. He suddenly realized 2a7f27f911 how he was 67d25ecd2d feeling. He pressed his knees 12d6587362 closer to his body 841809c96b and turned his head 93dc0a4013 to mutter, “What kind 22eda34566 of manners are these, 65b1d10f48 barging in while I’m 3940320064 bathing? Get out ef8398ab01 right now.”4fdc637804f0da82

Despite the 3c98e754ae sharp words, 3ab524be62 Aubrey’s arms, a17dfe2eaa which were 1a0695385d holding his a585859f6d knees, were 40c2c7b534 tense with 1ec5df1305 anger. Lennock stared down 6ce41dcecb at him, even 0885c8ebea more plainly than 53c2ae2c82 before.71c6ce8c994358eb

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Aubrey’s wet hair b58ca57777 clung to his a6975c52b9 smooth skin, and 82cec49cf0 the black strands 6c4c20aeb6 trickled down, following 28403b58a5 the curve of fc0fb22dcf his back, deepening bb84d6566b the lines of 44359382cf his collarbone and b08bafb9a3 chest. The skin 2838f30397 on his 2bbb5ae837 knees was 71f53ec6c8 so pale 118af9e3e5 it had a8fc87d228 a light 67d16b8ecf pink hue. Lennock thought 67e67a7a91 about how 0b3d5cd23d a grown ae1db37090 man’s knees 227c89e7da should never 35384a97f2 be that 0c56f26042 color. As he looked back f9cdc4416b at Aubrey’s face, he accc380108 noticed his cheeks and 72c480358e earlobes were also a e73a34b090 light pink, as if 891a50fd01 they had been flushed.8c4650713a1eda5e

“…”3d86c462cc54dcd0

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Lennock could 9a76003c1a never have 2508254dd8 imagined Aubrey e312684683 acting like 5f9c9ea05e this when fbfcc97f3a he was 55f07714a1 fully dressed. He had f2ca76ae11 never expected 11c369ece3 him to f1d5fe963a look like 323c45592a this just 0510b16c3e because he 96ce29ae8b was missing e403a91f3e one layer 6a92686001 of clothing.66e326774df2c055

Or maybe it 30f2aa7a92 was just because 00fca9a5db of the sudden 190ba7a8ad visit while Aubrey 8250811032 was in the 2722469b2a bath. He probably 5981e60e35 wasn’t used 6a04e847cc to reacting 9d1276b66d in situations e2135fbb29 like this 0ccc626d82 without any 00d63b845b clothes on. Still, it was surprising.7df5e1c4a142c821

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Seeing Aubrey, 8c35e66282 who had 15c1be1f54 always been 477a68d0f4 so cold, 346e7745bd flushed and 26986498ca at a 2dcaa61fbf loss like 7d25496387 this—it was b0a3e0fed5 unlike anything 63360cb638 Lennock had 065985d374 ever seen.272f6ce4aa352f8d

Knowing who 10dc421dcf Aubrey was, eef2c31887 Lennock suddenly d0d7581620 became curious.f24a132f9e689314

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What would happen 6b6e4c66d9 if he got fbd6252540 even closer now? How would 2ddcc5d8de Aubrey react?f766a68da7a2dd68

Lennock bent down 2b12f4208d over the tub, 75d536e4df grabbing the edges 1e88c9baac with both hands. As he e565e3b7df lowered his e7f14d8bac head, Aubrey 3749bc2398 looked up 0120ea9fff in shock.8794c74724e8e489

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From under his wet d367620e71 hair, Lennock’s face was 188bbbb219 now right in front 05f7dcadd2 of Aubrey’s.69d12075fed071ce

“…”5759d4603b25425d

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Aubrey’s eyes 50f2bdba50 were wide f3065e08f7 with shock, 0e64e62254 his lips 13bd77c8f1 parted, and aee79ee54a the hot 57ca4a9be9 breath between 807f2d4a6e them brushed b7e9aff760 against Lennock’s 4dfde1ef02 chin. At that moment, 70b8d785a6 Lennock felt a ebc12bce90 rush of warmth c1c8e15440 spread through his 04eda145dc lower abdomen.55ac064c5664477c

He leaned even 4d42315dee closer, but before 13aea63577 he could move 5184a05443 any further, Aubrey 4437c93f68 grabbed the bathwater 7e29790042 and splashed it 042dd1da77 at him.cd52e1d996334cf7

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“You’re too close!”d60d163f64f2686f

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The water hit Lennock’s 0f098e6e83 face, and he closed 51d779963d his eyes, turning his e2593277e4 head away. The lukewarm water was 22c2774a6a enough to snap him d81b15b1ce back to reality.98bac3c709c300d8

Raising one 47847f6c76 hand to 4f6ca5e948 push his 78104163a7 wet hair 7a96647246 back, Lennock 8034b0257a turned and 525ee5c85e looked at 2f131a8ec8 Aubrey, who 0d0e5d6246 had backed 4081055071 away to d11c03c2d1 the opposite ec086488cc side of d41221f90b the tub.c72efbe2e90d5663

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“…What the hell are 3801b1e45a you trying to do d183080b3a to me?”fce2f3ae443da70f

Aubrey’s face, pressed up 4360c75af1 against the tub, was 2e9abd3da0 contorted in an expression e5414b2198 of disgust as he 3864cff4b1 glared at Lennock.eaf4ea5d5764d326

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Lennock calmly responded.22fd04db5922dbc6

“I’m heading a71270cec4 back to a597988266 the academy 8fa6d4dd43 today. If I go c5470d41be alone, people will 8993fbe825 certainly ask what dc3ae12bad happened to you, f3e1b275bc so I just 1a748d48c3 came to hear 84ec46a300 your answer.”b4859d3515a248ba

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“…”0e58fa081c1a0417

As Lennock said, if 7e4aed9006 he went back alone, 3420b04de5 people would definitely ask 9c20a9df61 about Aubrey. He probably came to a7b3f20eec get an answer before 2cdae4e299 things became complicated. Aubrey understood eaa2e44e93 this, but…5d06d0d08c583166

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“So, you e9b12bce05 came in 45876512f7 suddenly just 8e65d15d76 to ask 255f8900a0 me that?”76fb399b8e9dfd5f

“…”25ac8833b70df725

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“Why not dbac0a610d just speak d28bb720ee up from 75ba0dc657 the start 64f4bde2ff instead of 5598a940d6 getting so bfa51260d9 close with 7172afd14a that disgusting 95fc5e4040 face?”0023ff672d856f2d

Aubrey, still ecbea9fbc7 feeling flustered, 2862b28e64 grabbed some dc02585e80 more water 06e9349963 and splashed 44d6df2ecf it at 6e3c0abfac him again. The water hit Lennock’s ea31a034bb face again, but this c905b2bc10 time, he didn’t try 4a1e9e8cd1 to avoid it.b97036cb837f3465

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The water bc426fee48 from his 264f2a1cb3 face dripped 014dc50909 down, and 78663cbd2a Lennock noticed e33d87716c he was 8bc097c222 fully dressed, 7f520af5fc seemingly ready b19a370a85 to leave b6d77f131e for the 420c19643c academy. However, he 65efff0910 wasn’t pleased 26f045276f that Aubrey 74f3277fd5 had ruined 79d7719321 his outfit 0ff1d05e79 by splashing e6709d8484 him.f249dfe4e0afc8f1

Aubrey, who was 4754ecb38b clearly uncomfortable with 76c1848acd everything, muttered as 73dbda4eff he avoided his 849dab26c0 gaze.c71f12c18225f512

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“I’ll just a33e1fc02f tell them 8efe4178af I’m delayed 6176af1cb9 because of ebdc878aa8 family matters. No one will ask 32dad941a6 more than that.”f85f13832bf2b8a3

It was the 10ace39c0e affairs of the 08feb4f49c Wiidin marquis’ house, 6a9e20a443 so no one 267c6bed30 would dare pry e67e3de711 too much. They’d just accept it bb780f7ec3 and move on.39a9bd8b2d30b4c9

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“Are you d44a1b6bbe dropping out 67f20c1357 of the bb62373a30 academy to b4c64f3f7b get married?”5aef704a1aa1614d

“…What?”a2b06aa3a0ad7b1c

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Aubrey, who 19a518759c had been 4b845614bb wondering what efe4444fef on earth 1680b175c2 Lennock was 6cb49f557b talking about, a79f18b1b1 stared at 2a50a5510e him.15ed25f4a66ad849

Lennock, noticing 07dd668f62 the confusion cc5d59bfe5 in his 5d231f39bb expression, calmly 6687a2f290 continued speaking.9fcac780864841fe

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“They’re all saying that 9ee9d944c8 you’ll get married before 5248509772 the year ends.”c89aae9ea6f1167c

“Don’t be ridiculous. Who the hell is afdfb8a24d saying that…?”d966dbe7c807d755

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“They’re all ca46d87dc1 talking about 51cc7d983e it in 33971bc397 your absence.”1c9b30c2bab528a3

“…….”2f1eec2470af5e2b

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Aubrey was taken aback 31cffa5bd9 by this.450f80d048d2e23c

Although there was 15432b0ba5 an event he 08afef494a was reluctantly attending 762f50180b today, it was 9c703f182b nothing more than b9f4b4be89 a few words 2692dcde3d exchanged with Madeleine. After all, the relationship 09fedb15d9 with Madeleine was inevitably 9c80d39c5d going to be awkward 93a1ed8ec8 because of Lennock. But marriage? Were these 5c24e4064b people spreading a5f1e56c8d rumors instead 73f9bb12fe of doing 4a8365de3b what they 2b40189f62 were supposed b3071b19df to be dbdbb19f8c doing at 7936a8e18f the estate? Aubrey clenched his teeth f83cb11c0b in frustration.aaca003fe25ccad1

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For a moment, he 80b65ab57f thought of his father, 2b9c68419f who might have arranged d68b82c5bd a marriage for him 3ef0567650 without his knowledge. If his father a425f9ca9f wanted to tie b620af822d him down, he’d 8c8b4c90c2 definitely push a a23651d942 marriage through without aa04c7482f hesitation.39159c81d0e51549

Aubrey’s face darkened 8183db6bb2 at Lennock’s words. His eyes narrowed, e29b3bea61 and a drop 8ef0fbc7e2 of water from fbac5acdf7 his long eyelashes 94812a12c6 trickled into his 6a29046a6e eyes as he cb1c0975ab lowered his gaze. He rubbed under his 646b7b5ad8 eyes with a finger 03e287b6de before sighing deeply again.63ff3d2487173d53

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“If you 0b4a0d8a62 hate it 52f3974d6b that much, db36cbb481 you can 74e6c1381b just leave 33b15d8cc6 everything behind baad1e961d and go.”ef285a17dc4cbb19

“…….”a854c8ec89f7c8da

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“I’d say that a6059b3c14 if I were b3e8b68a53 whipped by my 21e2ca2770 father or sexually 20dbe13079 harassed by my 964218608a brother, I wouldn’t ad7f503f1f be able to bfbcd03130 tolerate it any 7dec067a5f longer.”ecd7db01c29a9103

At those 8642e74897 words, Aubrey’s ccc4737b05 heart sank.8602b78582009193

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Lennock had hit a9c9aa2cd2 a nerve. Gray had lusted after 7e9cf14702 Aubrey, even throughout his a5049513b9 many regressions. And that was one c53f81a4ee of the things Aubrey 813ccd7cba hated the most — 0b0dedac0d more than the constant eaa27a2753 death.ff4043ebeb5d16e1

Even though addd02da9c they were bd3c336d1c half-brothers, they ec8fb99376 shared the 42311bea68 same blood. But that crazy 74bc37c08a bastard didn’t know 11717a3d25 how to give 1007e8e3ff up. He had constantly c64bbba9a4 tried to flip a103b9d2bf Aubrey over and def2a67d13 had been waiting 3c95194164 for a chance d23d019a2b to take him 45cde94986 from behind. His violent lustful tendencies 6bd0fa862d had caused the estate ff9c333a14 to view Gray and 0483241a13 Aubrey as antagonistic, but e7b1268dae anyone with good sense a31a32aa67 could tell that there 026daffe16 was more to it 78028d347b than just that.96d15406db71501b

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The butler 0e8c8d7de1 had long 9c79cdf2fc suspected and 31ac5e50cd had desperately f1c3d4958f tried to d3d1def1b3 separate the 60a4edf13c two when a0d849047e Aubrey was b094cb75d4 younger. Thanks to 77ac913362 that, Aubrey 28155d05b5 had avoided 75f7bfc478 several close ea4c761cf9 calls, though f4019133ee he had 01b87b9819 never been 90c0ade906 thankful for cacf489d0e it. Gray’s desires, and the 7a9273d06b close call where he 99f18918fb almost had Aubrey from ca10922230 behind, were all things 83c9ee983c he found utterly humiliating.41f10b192b24946b

Even if someone noticed 31bb27d51a it, he hoped they 5e0ca85409 would never speak of 64ae04962e it.ac376e95b3c44fd9

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But now, Lennock was b1a0beb487 bringing it up.e26f224ae1c25555

Seeing Lennock’s fe6d998c39 rigid expression 2afd702229 and cold 59577a4908 eyes made 03eeaae5cb Aubrey grit 8ec93c774c his teeth. His stomach f1339e9608 churned, and c15ca11016 the long-standing b9d1c23b70 hatred and 5abb7b2a37 disgust for 752efb94fb Lennock rose a20f8950f9 to the 2c1e42c1ac surface. With sharp words, 88301813b0 Aubrey spat, “Was 81b74824e3 Gray the only afc6f7f8a2 one who sexually 9c22626070 harassed me? You pathetic bastard, what c0475776e8 the hell do you 1cecd2c5f6 know?”2b3edda58b2edc2b

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Aubrey grabbed a f697d9fd56 nearby bath container cb8e48f7ea that held the 28e52eeed9 bath supplies.10279f983b4e49b0

“I don’t even want c14cef600f to see your face 63c569e5c9 anymore. Get the 642d0baaed hell out. If you don’t…”f72bd8d5a3c5a5e0

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Aubrey briefly considered throwing b505ded93a the container, but it dce8160a31 felt too weak. If only he 5877dd8c82 had grabbed a 9e57e5d00d sword instead. He then noticed ed95f5601d the showerhead mounted e0630014c1 on the wall. He thought about ripping 23cdfc4217 it off and throwing 15e2fae8d4 it at Lennock’s face 5a91eebdbe as he stood up. Lennock followed his 3f4a024877 movement and stood c74017b502 up as well.41b3421e5657ceae

Once more, Lennock 1852e3d4e9 pushed his wet 4294bc679a hair back and df436b5697 looked down at 18a900bdcd Aubrey, who was f335af5be2 standing awkwardly near a0eeba62e4 the tub. He spoke with a 08697eff97 slight smile, “So, you 444a8d2973 sent that book because 9a28a51ae5 you were worried about 21ba5e3c3a your brother, who can’t 965b035b6f even masturbate?”dc6d937e200afa80

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“…….”173cc216fb547c39

Aubrey shut his b8d54cb985 mouth at Lennock’s 68ee45a1b7 question.1727fd882f0c6387

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