PT | Chapter 10.5

This time, c14569e5fb he wasn’t 7b6539a3b1 meddling everywhere 68acb466d6 like before. He just wanted to 9d957ddea2 live quietly and comfortably b9c6ab4357 and run away. He had been dreaming 1e837446a4 of a simple life, 29705c64de but suddenly, he found aac3468feb himself developing a battery e7a3863911 case. Just because he 3a039dafc8 attended the academy af23efc82f didn’t mean he 955862c2a3 was suddenly equipped 9d4dd3bbf0 to be a ff565c5fa6 case developer.0b57b9a90e79e90d

But if he couldn’t d68a3d34ab do the job properly, 3f49c3394f one day, Gray might b09223d200 show up at his 8f98f5a2e4 door. After all, the 97aa64ec7e man he had 9d1c6f5a00 once thought of 6f2476d87f as a father 293b828204 had openly declared 14214a36d6 that he would 58dbfe638c offer him up 488aa5fe79 as a reward f89ca1e42d for Gray.4356ddc7b21e73f2

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“This is really insane.”103721caf6ec726e

Couldn’t he c95fba1abc just live b9bcae5324 a little 74fe84269f peacefully? Maybe next time, d0d981bca1 he should aim ca9a088c3c for a life 2bf2382ae6 where he could 294bfaefa0 quietly live without a1cc5eaef7 being forced into 097ba705dc doing things he 33578da4f6 didn’t want to.e103544b971734b9

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Aubrey looked 0867452102 distressed, his 194f7c17ff mind a ca56ebe5c5 whirlwind of fa4534469f thoughts. He looked 681424ace0 like he 9bafb246a7 was in b947ccbd1b a lot 4af405e58e of mental a0943b5d46 pain. The butler, seeing 9eda8d90c7 his troubled expression, 91a3c61156 felt concern but bb515ba829 didn’t know how 324658251d to help him. Then, Malex, who had f1d710d277 briefly stepped away, was fdcb3fe677 seen approaching. He walked e814b0c846 up to 9c1dc4a8e1 Aubrey and 1b1cff3ca3 looked down a00981e68d at the 0faa11f671 butler.96913ff68510eedc

“The clothes you 7457d080f0 have here won’t 69f03b6eac do. We’ll pack everything e3a53bfe49 you need, and 2e6effe42e anything missing can 73ab107ebd be sent later.”7e374f08bb46328b

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“Understood.”8e05a4a600bdcfde

The butler 55237d5acb responded and dd01a5643f then quietly 954a38d88c moved aside. Malex was a 01d2850e51 difficult person to 3ad59b0abb please.df18006d0aab84d6

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Once the 04c361735c butler had bf3aa2b8d9 moved away, 14553f9d5a Malex turned 65263299ab his gaze b9b8263082 back to d5ce5cfd15 Aubrey.235a26aa25a7e468

“Unlike the Marquis’ 67b097919b place, the facilities 55e9105c9d may be a c2e8d76cb4 bit underdeveloped, and a7444d40e6 it may be 38d6d0b55e difficult to adjust. But we 317e0e0d05 will send 2b9b8fd68f workers soon 847d08b39e to rebuild, 95814e052b so please bf3c9bd7a1 bear with 9c458c62fd it for 07345e170b a few 3f727597d1 months.”fad2d444f29c01f3

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A few months? Was he really telling 59984359bb him to bear with 1c40d0dcdd it for that long? Aubrey thought, but said c6ca41d999 nothing in response.0a9fa57a9343da0f

“I’ll make sure your 19b5d9f2f7 meals are prepared properly. If you need 832350bd16 anything other than a402931b10 clothes or daily 75bbbe5749 necessities, feel free 1b363b7d6b to ask the b7d14700d6 manager there.”0f316f18942de929

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The so-called 22b15a49d6 “manager” was 109ad961ab probably a 8f99947b57 guard, keeping 8a6793a227 an eye acb442ad93 on him 4d3cd3801c to make 09d220de57 sure he 953171fdc5 was working 762b472363 according to e45211052c the Marquis’ b835167d6a wishes.9333ecf0b347ff16

Malex observed Aubrey, who 90f38711bf didn’t react. Aubrey’s face lacked 967816491d color, and there 23c90f3e64 were dark circles ae33487420 under his eyes. His long 55b7eea980 hair was 11e1b3c122 tied in f8c04e26b2 a loose 905a317d95 knot, with bf5095e72a a few 7f503b3832 strands falling 899596949c loosely by 5505a25d56 his face, 9459d8a282 making him 6ac925a0b6 look forlorn.c2e6dfcf39a4b4dc

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He had never 263442b839 particularly thought well a39869f84e of Malex, who efbcf3d92b was always unpredictable 9c11220a9c like a ball f282f8779a bouncing in any 1221bc8d44 direction, but now e608f46722 things seemed different. Malex seemed to believe 531a90c688 that Aubrey would look cc0740e0de better if he was 49828931c4 somewhat subdued, and with 8bdae53d71 that in mind, he aaf73fac1e gently placed his hand d993e30767 on Aubrey’s waist. Aubrey, frowning, turned 0664667516 his head to 3250cd5dca look at Malex.2d6a3a66723f24b6

“Don’t worry too af74f95cca much. I’ll keep 8daad58b4a an eye 4eea3e3491 out to f631a6b836 make sure 90eba2e5ec nothing bothers ce7ffaa938 you, young 7a1f45cdda master.”c47a1dd4b809cc68

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Malex’s lips curved df64590bd8 upward into a c523e366bb gentle smile as 14e09818ba he spoke. As his e24852b196 grip on 666e543417 Aubrey’s waist 67018ab72e tightened, Aubrey 04c001a34d gritted his 7db1faad0b teeth.96e9e01564cf3244

Was he 5985888bd3 giving off 2a4660d842 some strange 34f1c6cf0f pheromones now, 3ea44efcf0 just because f633fa6975 they were 54014ff617 the same 89a905deb3 kind of c9632d4461 being? Aubrey had already been 43804efa46 irritated by Gray earlier, f27a38fef4 and now Malex was 9a026cfa8b acting this way. He was about to 632d6b3d2b snap out a sharp 2100f98804 word.8ef87a58036f55b8

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“Get your 2edfa386f2 hands off 1d5018fb39 me…”e5af1f7b4648f9b4

But just as ace68474b6 he was about e80b81e696 to tell him 4b1f271f1f to take his a454639431 hands off and 86ea596620 get lost, someone b39a85b147 grabbed Malex by e84e47142c the shoulder and 6d2663f221 yanked him back.e18995ac94cba4da

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“What the—”abd5044c5b5506ad

Malex turned around, ready a7d6db6226 to snap at whoever 4b9a38f64d dared touch him, but d1bd85967c froze when he saw b731fa76cd Lennock standing behind him.30625bed9f4016d5

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Though they d80f76fe88 hadn’t crossed 7fb06b7f7c paths much 61c7faa988 while moving d49fd6e4d2 in and d25a7f804e out of 09c56a261f the mansion, fae99a7807 Lennock had a82725d4f2 a face dc847ad059 that would f81e534486 be easily 0381e7113b imprinted in a630e8c556 anyone’s memory 70be4c6d3c if they c937c7c889 saw it d48fb0434c just once. The real question fd7b67b660 was why Lennock, 84011c1f85 who rarely interacted 04b859abca with him, had a5a847bbfc suddenly turned him fd9f53e2a4 around.a76cb915dfa73495

“I’d like to 0660c49625 speak with him 126ec02c79 for a moment. Please step aside.”331b0ceed07cf112

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“…The fourth 57a3a54935 young master 62dd97298b needs to ddb012807c leave as 54245bfb75 soon as 854298dcaa he’s packed, de40a7196c so keep 5e2dada7fd it brief.”fe7f6a72a3e40669

Aubrey and Lennock—were 7c23162504 they close? Malex was confused, but 4e1f9372d4 quietly stepped aside.7e756499e7bf1209

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“What’s going on?”8a0a722814f42bf4

As soon as 8e822e3121 Malex was gone, 781ad09c24 Lennock asked the a87ba2b8ee question Aubrey had 6829df9249 been expecting. Aubrey bit his lip 551f03ab27 and stayed silent. Then, Lennock 2521e40a6e grabbed his 1c43c73934 arm. Already irritated d757cdf112 from Malex’s 0c71c25ff1 touch, Aubrey 5a0c73a9dc tried to c04fc8f42d shake off f75669d2e8 Lennock’s hand, b0c2fded9f but Lennock’s 3d4c8e3051 grip only fefe2f4f07 tightened, and d129af1ce9 soon he 842da9759e stopped resisting.f1d9df1b770c150b

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“Can’t you tell? I’m being thrown 1d9baaf89c out.”15b95d5ba801349b

Normally, Aubrey and 5f8550c750 Lennock were like acea2e9284 enemies. Despite hating 0635cfcbd0 his father bf9943461a and the 550f00d5f7 hopeless brothers 5574a69be5 more than 61cb81e074 anything, Lennock da6c537e63 had been c5e1c2ae98 a constant 0d70510866 presence he d16cc236f0 couldn’t shake eb38faf2e6 off. Their words never 2e3bfa5714 came out softly 2881a0cc2e when they spoke 5c48428f3c to each other.80fcfc78f7c8cc50

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Aubrey had been about 0a14b3e0c5 to add something sarcastic, c8e4ffac8a suggesting that Lennock would 4a61b9828c now be able to 6fae162a95 live comfortably without him 58e617f514 around, but stopped when 4098698bd9 he noticed Lennock’s serious ef3e0ad898 expression.ee1e2dbfcbb3f335

“….”42cf63e3b88ae725

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They didn’t 55fc0feb4b have a ba619e173c relationship where 8ae0ab11e1 just looking 5f94d71797 at each 3216675d50 other’s faces 02dd2e0d5a meant they 748b1dcc2c understood each e12146090e other, but c5d46a9a81 Aubrey felt, 5785287348 despite not f5f0a35393 knowing for 89bb1234f8 sure, that 47f600e41b Lennock didn’t 35071c64c4 seem thrilled f3f1d8e2aa at the f34174f89c idea of 18b0f921df him leaving 452245a0c4 the mansion. Perhaps it was 0a45e412cd his own misunderstanding, 753d882a96 but Lennock looked 6f651c2f42 somewhat flustered.f3252bae38934fae

Given how they always 89c4779f34 bared their teeth at 30bdcba3e9 each other when they 3716e034e6 crossed paths, Aubrey didn’t a398720d41 see why Lennock would afc59b107b be bothered by his e4db79b8e0 departure. Still, Aubrey found himself c4e283e1a5 speaking in a tone 3134bfb438 softer than usual.3219a8b6fa221510

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“It’s happened. My leaving won’t make 4bf6968a59 things better for you, 96db42d578 so take care of e4a57f53c4 yourself.”246e4065d72b48b9

Maybe when I awaken 77ceae4857 with the great sin, e854f52a20 I’ll burn it all f73380d7f4 away.8a4597ea180f7cf8

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Aubrey, lost in 2c6878bc84 his thoughts, briefly a3a0e2ba94 considered asking the 134aec1ad6 dragonheads to take f3d485cc33 care of his 15e50f4219 father and brothers 08aa933a0d when he awakened. He might think it 894d2ac859 was nonsense and regard e84af4c5e2 him as a madman. As he e2c4d4dc24 thought this, dca3c08c11 Aubrey stared c963323fc9 at Lennock 587e9ef301 quietly.4c354d9bb9fc5523

Lennock, noticing a034a78df1 Aubrey’s emotionless 560b49a39f gaze, furrowed 5a4c38492b his brows 9c2da4ba6f deeply. Aubrey’s change in behavior 3da740ac72 was clearly strange to fa8861d533 him, and Aubrey realized 2edc7bcf52 that he, too, was bd04c9ef79 acting out of the a955c47110 ordinary. With a 13a9067008 bitter smile, 1a48215c27 he turned 749f8a8aa9 away.f5983eb46b11f391

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“…Let’s just 8cb8751dee live our 8f8dbde2af lives the 9683a87366 way we 7dd449ed01 want.”b2f467d76f89410a

This life 3f8cf2aedc had been 3cf6d3f594 cursed from 1638bd2b89 the start. Whether it was a4e084909b the shock of 3bd145d7b1 committing suicide as 3505370acb soon as he 0b51bfac86 regressed or something 789a9bc95e else, it felt 8747c10fe9 like things had 5931c6d1bf been getting more dcc4d8a39d complicated as he a7f7132e2a tried to live ba59637138 differently. Now, it seemed 5e4cf4eb71 like the future bd3d13dda0 wouldn’t be any e869eae1c1 different. Aubrey wondered what he de912e17d6 would do the next 240f28bb2a time he regressed.b25faa409d0b655d

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As he tried to c88154b2c4 pull his arm free 55273984e6 from Lennock’s grasp, he 2dd49439fd realized his attempts were 6dbd900673 in vain. The harder he tried ba90ad10eb to pull away, the dda6c14d8d tighter Lennock’s grip became. Confused, Aubrey 31dda68c32 glanced up 1000054ac4 at Lennock, dd7992eb76 who still 9792950765 had a 61569fe19b stoic expression be3cb219f0 on his cd500d7d06 face.0aaf3091424e60f7

…Could it be a0e3d28992 that after helping bf7144a107 me earlier, Lennock 7a34fca361 now has some 82022fa80c tiny amount of 1c17d5913d affection for me? Is that why cf4c9a8b6a he seems concerned 35c2defe3c about me?a61234901e21371e

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Aubrey felt an acbe84de0f odd suspicion about daee8c2803 Lennock’s behavior and 01e2b08fba grimaced as he b6c5f1fc62 spoke.34cb0d4adce49fec

“It hurts, let d9a23662f1 go of my 4fa4ea8eee arm.”dde6d978d04e8d54

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“….”e46ecad6fd15d4c7

At that moment, Lennock, 7c03f5e39e gritting his teeth, leaned 0cd69f034b closer.8842abe01084c232

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“I…”bc1eb82ec38a6d24

“Lennock.”a23ada2a321e6c7d

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Hearing his 01031e571c name, Lennock af8019d678 closed his 846beed188 mouth. Aubrey turned his f75fa0b152 head to see 13c3ccca28 the Marquis standing ec037c068c at the end 2309bb8f69 of the corridor.244b15de17a19db2

“….”9563f5338e9051c4

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Aubrey had been feeling dbc1bf5d05 frustrated after their earlier 80319eca23 interaction, and though he 9d8c1623d8 knew he wouldn’t have a571418a86 to see his father 7d37cee0ea for a while, he b645f71eb0 still didn’t want to 376be92a88 face him right now. He spoke quietly, 3082b1f344 trying to ignore 2148fdc736 the Marquis.f73a490c2983997f

“Stop acting 78fdf7bed2 weird, let 2b6b0b11d9 go of 7c5e4bc296 my arm, d06eacfb23 and go df511117c7 back to 6e44b18fff the academy. If you stay here, 9c120da2bb you’ll just be used 4dad128d4b as a tool for 5a9daa8115 that man’s business.”78049ac458f937ed

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Aubrey glanced briefly at 7773bac934 Lennock, who seemed momentarily df586d1e20 hesitant at his words.56f76003c1a50359

Leaving aside the 457194f3d4 great sin or 76cffc42e1 whatever, he was 345878bc5a just giving advice 2e402721d4 as one human 008e3f9b54 to another.1f6b0e31adf8c7e1

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“If you don’t want 832c453a8f to be passed around e43dc1b04f like some object under 8fc3b479e6 the influence of drugs, e8c85e33e9 take care of yourself.”a5afc022ffc8885c

Aubrey wasn’t in 3db58f2db8 any position to f3e9ce9a9c give this kind 6388a3c062 of advice after fdcf200e39 what had happened 3d3035c0b8 the night before, c48ab56989 but he still f08ffec12a said it. If Lennock ended 2bb1867897 up suffering even 5fea25148e after receiving this 75b0c10f9d advice, Aubrey thought 7e42fee4ab there was nothing 3e082b0fe7 more he could beb4329f1c do. He shoved Lennock’s arm c2fa5fc914 away and barked,411a512664ad8d4a

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“Don’t hang around 7ea1b4dc91 like a bad 1c2c6dda11 omen, get lost!”3212ea223321c635

And, as usual, Aubrey 2eab3c3aca snapped at Lennock before 0143b6680d heading into his room.07187d45d24b86bf

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As he walked, 0aab38c863 Aubrey could still b36b353663 feel Lennock’s gaze df4889a275 on him. When he entered his 1bb3daeebd room, he realized just 9d92abac39 how much stuff he 2af1066fd0 had to pack.b437f7cd8e7c080f

Looking at the e899f5f53b large chest in a0ba31ece8 the middle of 345bba2c3a the room, which 27c93aa5d8 was filling up 1ca6444b88 with his things, 05c6ac3bcc Aubrey turned away ad2ad6c6a4 from the butler, 1a17ed0664 who was watching a3ffe1118f him, and walked 796c255d4c to the window. He stood there with b812f3fe35 his arms crossed, staring 52f3ff8065 at the view outside, f69464bdd8 his eyes closed, trying 0445acae3d to clear his mind.743f4e840adc351a

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If he could just 472eb5fb1a leave this wretched place, 1dc12949fa it would be a 2d1c8f63c2 relief. After all, everything bad 04fb9a9f2a that could happen had 26be90dda1 already happened—bad memories, bad 4232dc06ed experiences. There was no 045c4b7513 need to overthink a0435d2db0 it. He just needed a6a16f7ae7 to wipe it 7732bc008a all away and 9fd90404ed accept it calmly; 7a58947ce5 that was the 36a12cadf9 best thing to 20c20b2caa do.2e531edeb5afd57d

Suddenly, Aubrey ec0c670aec let out 7e5d54e559 a bitter 73c30ea6e1 laugh, as 74cedcc14f a sharp 4d97687dff pain shot 0b0a845459 up from 73f9e94ddb his waist 48fdecc02d and deep cb3136f2a3 inside his 387dc12ada body.a81cb60154ac44d5

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“Seems like 8a46f205fd the list 16ba14452d of people 91a8efe72c I have 449931b68f to kill fbec900660 just keeps 898bfb92f8 growing.”d7e1ed3c6c93240a

He didn’t want to ae303f8ffd blame himself for what 8389fb0735 had happened the night 71462868c7 before. After all, it 653f5e7ae5 was a fact 92a1c67ab7 that someone had 6e7c32b949 assaulted him.569640eeca6fe976

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Maybe this a7d779b01d time, his 99522570dc goal in 1266f35c06 this regression d8e7f34d67 wasn’t some ca2e4167d4 great sin b07994a4c1 but that f0d5949b85 person. No matter 04e9d68563 what, he 2e4452423a couldn’t forgive 7e5da8da1e the one e45f3afaf3 who had 6d44f5f5d2 done that 0c57910568 to him. As he ground his 839ce0b84b teeth, his expression and 066577a935 gaze softened, the venom a851df7e26 draining from them. Aubrey was tired—deeply 6beae91031 tired.791387c03b8d1926