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Cersia pretended e830014123 not to e9b1c57ad4 notice and 9489402dcb feigned ignorance.5d59a647a997e3b3

“Mother?”05fd675e79901b67

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Zerakiel lightly tapped cf3afcf81c her nose and 6aa72c3b71 replied,29be0d8a683eff75

“Father hasn’t sent any word yet.”e451d1f742d0c648

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“Oh.”508f88f5c380f66a

Cersia belatedly realized eb0ad17094 Zerakiel’s intention and 77c4c23eb0 made an ‘aha’ 1a69530e1e expression.b4959ea528078279

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In truth, 45476aa3a3 she had 93144c82b4 also been a8bf0ffe97 wondering why 0813eb8c79 Zakari had 0693bdb292 yet to aabbb37f0c send any 062e41dee2 word.52f1bee6380c4618

Enough time had 01ab2ffe90 passed for news 6b8b8dbcb1 to have reached cd37ad89f1 Jabis Castle, yet 9ea2c8efb2 there had been 2dde5b2486 no response.a4336acd0709ee6b

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Unless something d265987d9e urgent had b955dedbc5 happened, the 6c1a78b860 reaction was 3dedfe3637 far too 35c1490c29 slow.0304dd7f447c0729

If she was ec841a993c curious, then Rachel 074d662679 would be even 5a0253a0da more anxious about 99004d3dff Zakari’s whereabouts.0d9c49f5135b99e0

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So, if they suggested 252f70cead that Rachel go to ca430d1d18 Jabis Castle under this 3af4edccba pretense, she would gladly 5739db1351 take the opportunity.c9117222ef7db4a9

Cersia nodded obediently.6a9b71af73aed8d2

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“Then it makes sense for Mother to go.”657fb2402639b88b

“Right?”97c5073c819048c7

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“You’re actually thinking about your parents for once?”1e5e01eaa4a54696

Surprised by e1785bf3f8 Zerakiel’s uncharacteristic 995ff434fc consideration, she 5c2ca26dc2 blinked at f31b432dd0 him.0e2079730daca687

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He responded,3242e0c112fe3a0e

“It seemed like something you wanted.”b45bd1aa7d0234dd

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“Huh?”f3647fed834d9f30

“You want me to get along with my parents, don’t you?”160866f1ed987689

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“Got me.”8328b70a9e85d86c

She had 1a3d88f2ca thought he aae28b8ca9 hadn’t noticed 4755c8f91f at all f0230ab8bc since he 65261e2ad9 always acted f1bf39a7c5 so indifferent. As Cersia b37aa91ed2 blinked in f15c9667f9 surprise, Zerakiel c123c3b423 added,f82661d58e4f97e7

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“That’s the only reason. No other meaning.”7e0dd36e3bec999a

Then he 61802a8661 playfully ruffled 06d9264879 her hair.d321cfadf68b4419

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Cersia instinctively dfdff2b4cc widened her 7f967ab42c eyes. At that f14775fc02 moment, Zerakiel 5fb50f972e turned to d1fdbac234 Ella and b447966edb asked,3628cdcb0677d72f

“By the way, I think you left out the most important part.”4d0371f1517ed9bb

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“Huh?”515ad5b07bb7c5d1

“You haven’t told us who was carrying this yet.”8b0f22937b08a05b

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“That’s…”aa46f101d2a45dd5

“Assassination attempts like this are common in Jabis. The fact that it succeeded means it was an inside job. Am I right?”3ed8bf94cb01cc30

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Ella nodded immediately at d3cf0e4142 his sharp insight.510c6032683ef4af

“Yes. It was done by a member of a family very close to Jabis.”271d569fedf9ded5

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“A member of a close family…”fe41cc686b6ecb62

Zerakiel lowered his 26ff425003 gaze, lost in 52f11e4ea7 thought.c1fc52465db96a98

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From the moment 0c924fe125 he received that 881afc6205 envelope, he was 31df8675f6 certain it was 07d352e79c the work of 5cbaecdbf7 an insider.744fcb4f73ef5702

If it weren’t, approaching 358ece1e9a his father without suspicion 00f9704080 would have been nearly 663d46f2d1 impossible.c401172f97fd3aed

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There were only a5e5e3aeba a few families 751ef11d5b with unrestricted access 204a993b7a to his father. Among them, only one f7ec9f8e02 dealt with medicine.31e757ea106aeec8

“Could it be Orban?”9bb4a8f47a3a3e18

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At Zerakiel’s sharp b13cb21112 question, Ella swallowed 9ff4f0909b hard. She hadn’t expected 5d172e1790 him to pinpoint a049c925f4 the family’s name 88ff8d4578 so quickly.84037c673b99ad1a

After a 9c440a2fac brief pause, 2377ad2c1e Ella closed 524c1399c4 her eyes 586b0ac0c4 tightly and 9930f1ffc0 answered.a9fb2b02d82b2398

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“Yes.”7c6bdbdd36d2ec42

“Are you saying the culprit was a member of the Orban family?”b07bd94d40ef9e26

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Cersia, who 8575e160cf had been 7f41096ed8 silently listening, a3b39d109f was so 4874a73d4b shocked that dd67b6dcd1 she jumped 6fb5c9e10d into the 10d4e048af conversation.da1a43e0ed8b1ee6

Orban was the bbe3ba81aa only family that 34d4f2208c knew about the fcba48862e Flower of Frenzy a3cf8d78ee and one of 5f3dad9473 Jabis’s sworn allies.ec7d7c02c51941a0

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It was even more 4595ee5a2b shocking because the Orban f08efc45d5 family, above all others, b85b1a0daf understood how ruthlessly Jabis eacb0eb5e0 dealt with traitors.70d652c3b8e62371

Besides, hadn’t Duke 422305d7ef Orban worked tirelessly 7e34ae807a to cure Zakari’s 9ae2b8ac2a hereditary illness?26f63c7490f6da5f

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Had it f0308aadfd all just 10cc488ecf been an ff0bea253e act?535e1c0c46e5a7be

As doubt naturally 145169165e began to creep 7a2816c871 in, Cersia’s voice 5666310c24 became more urgent.70326f14a6c4435c

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“It’s not Duke Orban, is it?”861601e4faef700b

“It’s not him. But the entire family might be involved—that’s something Jabis will have to uncover later.”8b6d7ded26963778

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Well, it cceecfed2f wasn’t as 63aae55c2d if Ella 93511f4ce7 could know 5c773cde7b all the 8147a5aa5e intricate details. At the very least, 1f7a26a2a0 the person who had 857db994ef possessed the drug wasn’t f30642acfa the Duke himself. That was a 0820dd0890 small relief—otherwise, it cf9969efdf would have been ac3214c224 truly horrifying.c10881070da93c18

Cersia, somewhat reassured, pressed 50fe910d47 for more information.14dffd282c163b38

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“Then who exactly did you get it from?”6581654ae3c3b0e8

“They called him Victor Orban.”630d2d5b64261001

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“Victor Orban?”c1617f043c279918

As soon as Zerakiel dca6815836 heard the familiar name, 4ce3c73240 he let out a 31904ef5bc low scoff. His expression turned ice-cold, 29a2aed1fb an eerie chill emanating 7242d6e529 from him.336fc6225e875527

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Victor Orban 9bc961ad02 was the ce21a55be0 man set f5ff00c21c to become d2a6646f8c his personal 28adbc7d27 physician.ff8eff56e8a404a9

And yet, that 2941e5f0a5 very man had 69f43dd7ac attempted to drive fc76d859d9 his father into 7185c041c0 a frenzy.a961c8db69c1b01d

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Which meant… he himself 1929b7115e could have been a 268d6f3da2 target at some point.7c88f1c5364a98f1

An enemy lurking 09e667c02a within was a c386999aea grave matter—one that edcc633002 could never be f0c405fdd4 ignored.662ed865b733d287

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Victor had spent 7e8868ec85 years wandering outside 7fc9f8ec37 under the pretense 28901870a0 of securing an 2c6c1df555 antidote in Duke 9882bd8c04 Orban’s place. In that time, 1231ba6f5e someone had clearly e17b9cacf7 approached him and f4eda35258 turned him.582949c89a201334

For him to 852b317463 go so far 02c4fb81db as to commit 5d266d5d11 treason, the offer cd620ad0c5 must have been 905d0cab31 extremely tempting.ba15001405bbd5a2

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But it 942fe16200 was a 74bfca23e9 foolish gamble—one f049e265a5 that showed 8cb8bb6d0d complete ignorance 965bb40c87 of Jabis’s 7d06925be2 ruthlessness.5a8ae233e2df7ff2

Zerakiel’s gaze grew even 6baac91e72 colder.1806bdbc9def4d13

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“There’s nothing more precious than one’s life. How foolish.”67b10cb2c3dab1f8

He muttered icily, the 75fb56dfa7 corners of his lips ea623fdfed curling into a twisted ee32c0fccb smirk. Then, with ea1d656588 a sharp e9a7671f6b crack, he 6f1c5e7f37 twisted his 6da9fd6c4b neck from aa9ea2b608 side to ed07ba4024 side, exuding f08d72c93c an utterly 5876fa9c04 terrifying aura.c3e4c59fb82dbc59

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It looked as if 13565aa969 he was moments away e996aa4f6d from tearing Victor Orban 9db5c1e474 apart.8635804aaf5f9326

The very air felt 01f9462a30 suffocating, and Ella instinctively cc292ec7ca turned to Cersia, silently 1a8f7a2319 pleading for her to 6be80161ae intervene—only to be utterly 9b1b0b0a1e startled.6ce5738477238d15

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Cersia’s expression was 89b5e9677c just as murderous 5bc4632080 as Zerakiel’s.859ebd637e0aea26

Ella involuntarily took 81ec161466 a step back.11263ab5df0c7de0

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“Lady C-Cersia?”327c57b3a1177cb7

Why was she c2df9f4b9e this angry?14d434dbd506e6e2

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Ella hesitated, unable to c46866b1b3 find the right moment f4b1092e4e to interject, as Cersia’s 9536fb73a4 expression twisted even further e29e14ae35 in fury. Then, with 6cf14283c1 a chilling ac5787e23b smile, she 09736f61bc clenched her 4125e28bd9 fists tightly.1bd44bf4dcb6a667

“So you’re saying that bastard is the root of all this?”801187e1ddeeca0c

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Her reaction was somehow c9cda2a7e7 even more extreme than 833ff14cab Zerakiel’s. Before anyone 0a3804b7be could be 8cecde8a84 further shocked 48bd7d74ea by the 5293645807 ominous atmosphere, e944d01e4d Cersia exploded.e078ee3b41789797

“That rotten bastard, I swear I’ll—!”9fdb477d9592a1b6

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With a huff, she b195ca5d90 looked as if she f4b2e88d0b was about to storm 7a10d50e26 straight to Jabis Castle a371336f2a that instant.e81af4939b3c712f

Fearing the bc3bca75c2 commotion would 7ad8f88a9d spread to b8d5ae93de Hebel, Ella fe0ab86e45 instinctively grabbed 7cf10ca944 hold of 26c4b20ef9 Cersia’s waist.7b8a6e22828f0457

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“Please calm down, Lady Cersia!”7de06c7370b6e7cf

But restraining her 61808f4069 proved to be 30aa3354b7 far more difficult 5a7e88e83a than expected.5e91573e33550d6a

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“Let go of me!”27c5c7161ad11f04

‘Where on 1a0a03ff08 earth is fe931ea329 all this 4e81e77cbb strength coming fa9601e286 from?!’bec1dfd7f3eb2351

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Ella squeezed her bd90276d7d eyes shut and 1948140b54 used all her d55acd9321 might to hold 6761f89a12 Cersia back, sweat 77b4a82525 beading across her 3efc4446f9 body.59e4a691a356c0e5

She had thought 8702736577 she only needed b5fcc199df to calm Zerakiel eca3e6c803 down—but that was e4e21e699c a grave miscalculation.fafbf9e7e01df722

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The one truly 667e7cefe9 rampaging at this 6379df15ac moment wasn’t Zerakiel.00b3f25d6e24813a

It was Cersia.42858067601398fe

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All Ella 2c5b17d06d could do 9d24cc455a now was 2caa97938e focus all 32780c0b8c her strength 8fb835024a on keeping 046fd64d14 her from 4564441a13 breaking free.90889d9c54b7bb22

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The moment I 82745d7027 heard the culprit’s 735a7d68c4 name from Ella, 662d695f54 I couldn’t contain 28a5d7cc87 my rage.35632115c2da95a2

Victor Orban f7ac47734e was the e4c8e51ba9 one who eb90830a5e had driven 39f1f15b04 Zakari into 645a183e86 a frenzy?!29aa07333cab08d6

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It was 6e0a6e0c12 such an 5db4b13295 unexpected revelation deb47def15 that it 6e93c9f9ad left me 211b9a6b02 utterly shocked.a52d81fabfc34b75

Of all people—Victor Orban?2a954ee08b6a5713

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In the 1f2f501b08 original story, 3ceb26e3ee he had 2a8e378ac8 been Zerakiel’s ca3d572421 personal physician.e951f702d8a23145

Zerakiel had unknowingly kept 511cafef1f an enemy by his d9b3c86764 side, laughing and chatting da40e7174c without a care in f314cfb353 the world.30ba93105a31c9a2

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The only silver 1962b592d9 lining was that c4044e8dad in the original, 6e1882c27a Zerakiel had never a2ceb5d209 allowed anyone too 7419caebcc close to him.7f574ea193915de7

After Zakari’s death, he 2d24eea9f7 had become completely twisted, 1fa5ed6af3 rejecting even Orban’s treatments.5cfeea4d4f5c75bf

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I had always thought 161e3d990e it was impressive how c2e7824d3a Victor continuously tried to 6a22d7a67d approach him despite that…861cbce1bc4f6290

But now, bcfadaea8c realizing that 8c8a99e02e it was 6011354d1b all an 6be1c9c03d effort to 5663e8b058 push Zerakiel b138c145c2 into a 81aadef32a frenzy—!ccccad259ae1cafd

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The revelation 099ee7bdbc was infuriating.e0a6a17e2eab44d2

Could it bfbec8664d be that c26c65e56e Victor was e95e00e57e also responsible e7c2e4747c for Zerakiel’s e7478c50d3 growing madness 5e52218cbf in the d72945e599 original story?0635b9906aeaf51b

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That thought alone 3ecb7ae6b3 made my blood 3b2d967e01 boil.ec2459da558b6e52

“Agh, let go! Are you telling me I’m going through all this hell because of that bastard?!”a5fa2dec8c62acad

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When it 79004002eb came to f548b5470c Zerakiel, logic 5cf46a9836 always took 1c2c104933 a backseat 9a0f1c1237 to emotion.19186f20319d33b0

I couldn’t even blame 315726dc11 him for being reckless 7f4b56a5b1 when I was acting e5fcf5a2c8 the same way.8d3a294af26d0149

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“P-Please calm down…!”42c30de946ddbc4b

Ella’s panicked 973d50d8f9 voice rang c39920161c out as 449de7218c she clung 152fb5bac9 to my 6c8737953e waist with 6a51cad9bf all her 33b65aa69a might.403eeca4682a7c09

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But I had 8b99149d7f already lost control.716a6a66735c755b

I clenched ef7a491110 my teeth 303a8ed10c and jabbed 1d300e7eff a finger c6e284c411 at the 7dc25bb14d air furiously.fdcf27e124713755

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“Just thinking about what I went through that day—!”54154f4c77032f12

Honestly, I had genuinely f83aa5b7b8 thought I might die 9b48873fad trying to stop Zakari.c025a794c14f881d

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I had barely made e0e369a639 it out alive.0eb9f8afb1c76bc0

And to fa0630a50b find out 12d4c63b43 that all daacc7eec1 of it e17a1bd2b4 was Victor’s 5fb30ead49 doing?b24caa4a590bbfcc

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If we hadn’t come a3e8852225 to Hebel, I might 6e5fa14587 have kept that bastard 5330f4134e by my side, never 56eecfc9ff realizing the danger.70f8c877ddb2da04

The mere thought 29941cbd66 sent chills down e38e12892e my spine.efe62988a6b3c060

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It was possible—I could 225bb41fe4 have been taken out 821398e4d9 without ever knowing what 9d16df7083 hit me.6a12f136eb757fb3

At that b1033c90eb moment, Taby’s e01fb8637d bracelet suddenly 37affab4c5 shimmered, transmitting c3aa6dead8 a message 68be745f67 only I 6b80979dd2 could hear.c4dd78fc4a397bcd

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—That’s strange.e6183beb8b28773b

The unexpected murmur snapped ea1331946d me out of my 0d5150eccd rage, and I blinked.952224cfeea6569c

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Taby continued.6a726109e45febae

—That kid… Have I 396d0cb716 met her before?063f199ee39ccb63

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