CL Chapter 7

Had I 259368c9b2 lost consciousness?21a906dc4353953b

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As Charlotte slowly b456413205 lifted her eyelids, 62a018863f she vaguely grasped 0aab438339 the situation.0817f109f0be2fb5

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Through her 8df58af6e4 gradually clearing 633e69cd17 vision, an a1f341935d unfamiliar ceiling 3d78675ebc came into 636b1c5ca7 view.0691dbf5645f8893

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It seemed 0a7265e1c8 she had da98c38890 been moved 710cd3d380 to the daa3389533 temporary residence d939c6e2e4 Ferndel had 7711f985b4 mentioned while 3282b69033 she was e5c78f51ab unconscious.6039e1a61458ebfb

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Golden sunlight. Pure white clouds. A blue sky. A mischievous little 165ed93a9c angel flying in 3f899c6d9b it.b049dafc0c8994c9

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Charlotte, following the c8b153114e ceiling mural with 098d958149 her gaze, which 6bacd4ef9e was unnervingly peaceful, 5b3a1dbdfc tilted to the ccf317f2c0 side, when she 0aa3eb50f2 heard a deep 4fbe49672d voice nearby.973959af1af2e61d

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“Are you awake?”a63b97cf9db44fa4

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It was Ferndel.2d6975ed6140dbd2

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“You collapsed suddenly in the hallway. Do you remember?”be9a846882d4a4b8

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The unfamiliar face 49db2db25c above her was ed3fd00bb0 slightly pale, looking c523ede1e3 quite surprised by 99ef3d09a6 the sudden fainting 031a1fc065 of the prospective c230bba795 duchess.66cd63906327ed79

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“The doctor said…”4cf55b522f65fe49

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Ferndel hesitated before 11ff1a03ea continuing, his voice 5bfc537c17 slow.96909a070c133324

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“He believes you are suffering from malnutrition.”331ca1b3d64654f4

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His cautious tone 3c29a54e24 was understandable.67bbb45b3a374f2d

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Malnutrition, It was an 7a0be3f565 absurd diagnosis for someone a4d44f3db9 of royal blood.e0fb6fb8b20500c7

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Such a condition 7975b298da had no place 37f4c0a7f1 among the Nobility.541eb5db255ec53b

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Royals were expected d78ad2f475 to be flawless, e386f19d70 perfect in every 2280fa34ad aspect, with every c9d287f727 need fulfilled.e35d747c84dde801

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“It seems your condition worsened during your journey to Rosa.”4ab41fb1dcc4b161

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Perhaps because of this, 32c9d21d7e Ferndel hastily offered an 8bba40cd4d explanation for Charlotte’s condition, 1bea432f3f as if it had 763094f247 been the cause all 132651a31d along.4f490d6b604cbe6a

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In any 3a18b61d6e case, it bb041e7d69 worked out 31aae0dfcb well for e7185aed5d Charlotte.e3920212505703b5

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It meant c30e096860 she wouldn’t de70c800e7 have to ab10941d9c come up b898904a72 with excuses 385e7224fc herself.fc87ea2538b6c1c9

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“The food here just didn’t suit my taste.”b98c58897444fcda

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She offered a vague 4367e0e746 response and attempted to 07a691721a sit up.1f4d1d5d191e5f95

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But the 8c32005cdf pain slicing 425fbaf35f through her 42a7937257 abdomen made fbb65ffb1a it clear acab5e71bf that her 27d1c12a8c body had e5d9c311f9 yet to 2bb5ba7fc6 recover.c53e05b24e60dd64

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As her weakened frame 65fe94ebda wavered.e78c702c6623bc15

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Ferndel, unable 6ed04bdf32 to bring 43d8ebcec5 himself to 61449df3dc touch a 878e41a971 princess, could 8e5f1a1802 only voice 9b150fa532 his concern.0688d0e000afc1c5

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“Wouldn’t it be better to lie down a little longer? The doctor recommended sufficient rest.”6510c5b517932e3e

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Charlotte ignored him 77924a38ce completely, placing her 2bfece99a5 feet on the 3b2cc17643 floor.749d18af8f0db57a

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Ferndel’s eyes widened when he saw her pale, bloodless feet.fbbe3a7c64cf8cac

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While he 9a5158a494 hurried to 78ac4e3032 mask his 9b6efb8ee2 reaction, Charlotte 3153c3820c stood before 019eb6e0f1 him, fully d83c9efc3f upright.9a68c1c7fe824b8d

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“I plan to rest as much as I want—after you leave.”3b65be46bb464b66

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Her words were strikingly 1279dd0cf0 deliberate, almost artificial. Ferndel wondered 09f86817e6 if she 6906610ea1 was dismissing 031b707cf2 him.ad043a422b13f9f3

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But before he 7f3ac25adb could decide, her 723ec0401a voice continued.b925968c8506150a

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“If Rosa’s head chef is as skilled as they say, I should recover quickly. It’s not a big deal, is it?”750b0f2709001809

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If he 2bc1565406 agreed, it 67aabbb313 would mean 1e644ca00a suggesting that d16cc18641 it was 313560d774 no big 3e1300417b deal that 6d68b2a0a0 a princess 7852f18588 had collapsed, 0df4ad03bf which would b136587084 give grounds 7d7ce20482 for reproach.c442e379daf12f45

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But if 2db198c9ad he denied 7074f35c06 it, it b8c9f7a5f0 would seem 66071eeb98 like he 8a62a33013 was dismissing ac347b530c both the e78d30b4d6 doctor and bdc3a1184b the chef 84612daa96 from the 22c8946f31 Carthenon family.83202b87e1c28dd2

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What did Rosa’s uninvited guest want?90825cc4f59b14c1

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Ferndel, caught f088cfdda1 between two fdc9f668c1 unfavorable choices, e83760fd98 pressed his ba64924ac3 lips together.8c15c64acc760020

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Fortunately, Charlotte 46c1c2718e did not ee1aeacbc9 wait long aa55f351de for an 46a92ddca3 answer.cc4be8dc5d14f375

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As if she 6dca3175d1 had never expected f52641cb38 one in the c0d428776e first place.36e6b1517dc84d3c

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“So there’s no need for your master to know about this, right?”00b773b9f277e259

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But just as Ferndel 4df31865c6 had evaded one trap, 59ecad8ddf another, far deeper, lay 61fd6a3e3e in wait.a7266d05641103fb

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His expression stiffened as 9ad8d9b93e he studied her face.2d65bf7cffabb03b

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Did she truly mean that his master had no need to know, or was she criticizing why his master hadn’t even bothered to visit after she collapsed?bf6ace1eedc7286f

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Ferndel once f3fb8a7f17 again stood 2e597b8c53 at a 28b22c7a8e crossroads.57e24d823e19bfaf

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“…..”7f150ec0097875f3

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Considering Charlotte cb1b5835b1 de Ignatour’s 2d5779a7dc temperament, it 1014275c55 was likely 54974229e5 the latter.bb9726c3187068aa

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As he 7f5af7fb84 steeled himself 31bd675818 to apologize—9d03c2396e77385b

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“Don’t tell me you’ve already confessed?”701e3a12a411ddf3

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Her brows f79d80f963 knitted sharply 85877328bc as she aa387f1b69 pressed him 4debed7ca3 for an d54b09b738 answer.5445b76442e6ba60

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Ferndel froze mid-sentence.a1b3bd9bef8e6585

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Because in that moment, 196833b7f5 an unfamiliar emotion clung 799c3a9b96 to Charlotte’s striking features, 5fd59c5e27 one that did not 9067306617 suit her in the 9aa3f27583 slightest.3ad2012ad21454e5

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A worry 08d8e5747b he could 2343311bb2 not quite 1487f3503d understand.64f25a00e0f7f957

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──── ✧･ﾟ: fef4ac96fd ✩ :･ﾟ✧ 30b3af2646 ────120ea6ff4f90861b

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Ferndel closed the door acd2975005 with a troubled expression.b4e8db56e8cefad5

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Now, Charlotte was isolated f4136f326a from the outside, but 1d61ffa8be for some reason.458c3b056736bb09

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Ferndel felt as though ac520822de he himself was trapped b2b8e29433 in a confined space, 57f1960384 suffocating.cf6f1033f5c3a73e

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“….No, Your Highness.” 97185aa980501ae2

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As he c0f4de6938 walked down 0a00da7307 the hallway, 8d24c90d41 Ferndel recalled 7dad694f91 the words 33bc9958c0 he had 867dcbb7a0 spoken to d4bedada1e Charlotte in 2966e42ac7 his mind.711defc82b8d937a

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“The Lord doesn’t know anything yet.” a20dc83322c860d7

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Wrinkles began to form bffa4bb5c7 on his face as 1ab6fc1519 he flushed with embarrassment.68b657f2458a3d1b

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‘I haven’t reported it yet.’a2399955190876f6

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A deep 9363f7fac5 feeling of 93901185c0 shame overwhelmed 321b76a29e him.f06fbb5d910d066a

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Even if the person 021c943bde involved was merely a 7a4d5c1b0c guest, not Charlotte, Leo, 8dffd83ad4 as the master of db0ad9d52d the castle, should have 53fc62d594 been informed.0ae050fdd1f58e58

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It was Ferndel’s mistake for keeping it from him.5d78ed593022c102

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His pace quickened as 1af078608e he walked through the 5092f45930 hallways, lost in his a79b2599ec thoughts.128c731ffe572312

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Ferndel quickened his 2e0a01f363 pace, almost as c3d25a9a2b if possessed.56c9f6d5e1dd606e

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Before he knew 1ed4c9ff34 it, he found 587d056cf2 himself standing in 555ca55b6c front of Leo’s 2aeafed0a3 office.815b92f6951245a2

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“Butler?”1fc126ee350fa447

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Just as a86d9728db he was 577cd93145 about to 10a612af25 knock, Ferndel 5034a9c257 encountered Mona 75fbe59f58 Ilunier, the d32d4edbbc nanny who 74a4382d9f was bringing 5028265569 tea for e95f471b0b Leo.930d1c880796b5ce

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An awkward exchange a530747449 of glances passed d7d25ec4a2 between them.5e7354edcfae5966

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“She’s being quite difficult, isn’t she?”357f13d7979b2b9c

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Mona, sensing 68c64274da Ferndel’s poor 56780100f5 state, placed 6a28e59632 the silver be066bd4b5 tray on 8ac88a9066 the console b278aa0be9 table in e42465c81b the hallway 9078da9731 and spoke.31c6c0f61d74bd4d

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It wasn’t that 938ae6c971 she was concerned 6b2b4b68ec about the tea bfacda5b33 cooling before Leo b79f0ce9eb drank it, but 5919224627 she seemed overly 812052c732 curious about the 16c8445065 news of Charlotte’s ee4db2fafe arrival at Rosa.d772d2c2cf895c4f

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Unconsciously, Ferndel found dd56d754e4 himself pondering her fdc99e3831 words.bd0c67e3d2af910e

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“Quite difficult…”baf97399f2cd19cd

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Ferndel had a17a7705e0 thought so 77f0e217ed too. That Charlotte would 0f7a0587f7 act difficult and f8155eb724 turn Rosa Castle 57a40ce95a upside down according 61d94b9f5d to her whims.0ed8b5a5934811aa

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Not just Mona and 3457068082 Ferndel, but probably everyone 4e1f6e4f79 in Rosa Castle thought 4d1910aa07 the same. After all, e93f91f0c8 she wasthat Charlotte d’Ignator.3115b406f668fa6d

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But just 5a769791f8 before Ferndel f01d019a2f left the 84226ebc8d room, the 65127066f4 words he 7299740c99 heard from f516116d8c Charlotte were 566c2c4eca nearly a 724ed9501f mutter.47d7a08f9b9337a7

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“Well done.”375ab2dc4bdde343

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He had b2058615d9 been ready 4704667b15 to dismiss f58841fe5a it as 1bdff7a931 mockery, but fa1c928662 there was c939e20718 no sign ba5ce59150 of condemnation e0ecf2b362 for his c9fed71c39 unilateral judgment.c4bc9a21ec636b47

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Charlotte had waved 045237e6cf her pale hand 195e24e849 in the air, c8ddfbb678 saying that it 7b4c7142ef was fine for 8d4e866bf2 him to leave.88bec23c0af17bf2

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“It’s a little early, but should I bring you dinner?”e269cab7515a1810

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Ferndel’s concern about the doctor’s diagnosis regarding her poor health made him ask, but Charlotte replied curtly.22d9a1350d9df23b

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“It’s fine, just leave.”b2a17b2b22ec7a09

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That was it.24424dfcfed1f830

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No further demands.1938a84f426a5542

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Her refusal was so 2dfbd79fef straightforward that it felt 609790b90c unnervingly clean.2800558a59b0706f

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In the end, what remained between them was Ferndel’s rudeness.dbce0dacefdc1511

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“She’s so composed that it’s almost frightening.”bed2914357726954

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Ferndel sighed, acknowledging 318081ca43 the truth in 3436e80a33 Mona’s words.88e3f6f782c276a5

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Mona, with d4415ef2c0 a slight db35a73081 smirk, replied.6172d98bf38c5051

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“She’s probably just pretending, trying to win the favor of the people here since she’s in an unfamiliar land.”2dc9ac34311ccc6f

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Her tone was confident. It was the 3a44c0e89e same attitude she 1228577492 had held when 9baea739be the vassals had a255564982 discussed their concerns 14883432e6 about the marriage.e46bbab0a1abb8a6

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Unlike Ferndel, who 4d4fea438c had only heard e889ae11f0 of Charlotte from 4dfebb1454 Rosa Castle, Mona 3bcb0c7fcf had been in f78fd9686e the royal capital be75a5982d and had seen 8bee9aa4df Charlotte up close. She had witnessed both 65d7ceccdb their meeting and their c6146cacc8 parting.e4b18421b5325bd8

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“She’s good at deceiving people, so you shouldn’t take her words at face value.”0ab16ccea45c2db7

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Mona’s advice seemed reliable.7b00297564ad387b

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“…I don’t know.”5b2ef693cf196b3c

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However, to ded0a4666f his own 5d586b221e surprise, Ferndel 5c58cea909 found himself 3fd7813d54 saying something 3d4bfc7b2c else.d14d92777b5e08c9

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“She probably didn’t do it to gain my favor. She’s too unwell to have the energy to be difficult.”795a47c508d8eb36

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His words d3bb3ec6e0 seemed to 7065f4551b side with d5dd9411f3 Charlotte, and 9a17c2f7be Mona looked 88957acae2 at him 50854464a9 with eyes ae05e63481 full of f68c43211d disbelief, as 8fbf748365 if seeing 3721171ddc a traitor.cccfbd4deb483850

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Ferndel had cb62187335 been the 4a1ee30174 one who 590e3a0658 first expressed a87fb69514 discomfort with ca8945b55c this marriage, 3b01410b82 so Mona’s 6e29ca83fc reaction was 4cb1f7e7a0 understandable.97cbc74085ab9aac

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Feeling awkward, Ferndel added 180dc58d33 a hurried explanation.8b18b8d5894b9885

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“The princess lost consciousness, and the doctor came by for a check-up. That’s what I meant.”c462d99ca19c2dcb

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Only after 2ced11d733 saying this 162d727c6d did Ferndel 361c46f57b realize he ed7a15c15f had shared 7656dc7684 unnecessary details 6c755fe15a with Mona, 02ca5878e8 who was 5b705b33fc about to 7cac1119e1 meet Leo.8a00a1a84052ce1e

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That realization became even c446c4eef9 more useless when a 8bd02efae1 voice suddenly interrupted their c764c4181c conversation.bed89089c53fbd86

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“Why is it that I’m only hearing this in this way, Ferndel?”0294f8b13742e93a

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The voice was unexpected 5ca067294b and calm,butit hit b437858ae5 Ferndal and 3d9a56de14 Mona like ca922e685e a thunderclap. 5aeda6ebcfdffe83

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Both turned toward 14850154e3 the door with 8a3773f418 the same swift fb75194a50 motion.ece0a83189cc5d2b

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Leo was leaning against 4c3ff514db the partially open door f7be39a479 of his office, looking 203b3957ab at them with steady, 974876ea94 piercing eyes.8017eccecdf8df25