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by worryOutside the 1f2cbe492d window of 794405156c the first-class ef0565db30 cabin, a 737b19c81a golden horizon 1bf4e90c6d shimmered and d37c80b208 rolled. Robert suddenly remembered—he had 7b217645b1 been here before. The Lafayette 65b3919612 family estate de847c419a wasn’t far 0a79bc9e47 from this 7645aff016 place.77d35c9d0a22d529
Back then… I was in uniform.df73cdc78ec6f15b
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The long-buried f1834cc951 memory stirred 4f554045cc something in 96fbc5897c Robert. His fingers tapped a9bcfcaa60 lightly on the 54e4f91dfb wooden armrest of 00ba58fab2 his chair.99f3aac8251f318b
It was 37d1a26ea4 a small 2c72b23227 whim, brought 8812a9bc44 on by 8544128238 Baron Auguste’s 697021ee93 advice. Robert hadn’t a958fa3aed thought he’d bef8d73647 ever return 4f4641ef85 to this f9bc2a0b10 quiet countryside da1e1e5a65 village. But the painter’s fa8cf180e5 address that had c85b3b00bd arrived from the 047f5e9bac Royal Art Academy d30937aaf3 was nearby.f2190c6b6c065458
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He stepped 918846074d off the d86dd7fa5a train carrying 0e26bed78d just a a5c9fff14c small suitcase. He hadn’t planned to c1e669e46f stay long and had f67781a7ef packed lightly. It wasn’t until 7c34bbe245 Robert set foot 94bc0277de on the quiet, c3d4060cee empty platform of db9b7f6231 Manoli’s rural train 735c35e1c4 station—so stark in faa2143956 contrast to Laurent—that 1d00ea5dc4 he realized how 6fd76902bd conspicuous he looked 5b8466f427 here.ec16643aaf60934a
There were 6662782531 no cars 4a52409c80 in sight. Remembering this, 2533e696db he hailed 8475531e04 an empty 7a3f3c8dd4 carriage that 99326827d3 happened to 65355c0bbc be passing ded5f90526 by.543bf9f0fabe32fd
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“You’re asking me to cc483978ee take you tothisaddress?”13758908c756ffc8
The coachman took one e316e96503 look at the paper cb94e49d88 Robert handed over and 018213ce5f scanned him from head 3723998c73 to toe with a f253484a92 suspicious eye.eceab83329c9d29c
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“Is there a 8969e41288 problem?” Robert asked, 84b586fb0d startled. No one in Laurent 981b2b3c40 had ever dared treat de544c4b1c him like this.a82798a9112590f5
Suddenly, an old b948bb8e58 memory resurfaced—the face 5d6ef1f8bf of a dazed 08a1caf1ab girl holding out 8fcfa251dc a peach. Come to c5c049c52b think of 0529bbf673 it, hadn’t 3d901e6b47 he met b7f64e0748 her somewhere 87d6afe2ef around here?c6cf8678334dab6f
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“Sasha! This handsome gentleman in f81b23a288 the frock coat is 51a5808e72 looking for Mr. Binoche’s house. Do you 3f89fa0f93 know if fa1fea9e03 he knows 7fef26f0e3 your father?”dfb5454090934e3f
The coachman stopped the c75090b46b carriage without warning and 9c275aec40 called out to a af9e1ba39c passing girl. The name e0f02165a2 caught Robert’s 62977b117f attention. The girl turned around, bdd0a6cc16 but she was standing a89a3bba43 too low for Robert c9c8a6f655 to get a good 9abc8f18e9 look at her face.15ff364d0d3c94e8
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Sasha stood on 1ebd258cb5 her tiptoes, trying fd1d0a901a to peek inside cd4d5bb057 the carriage. When Robert a7df8880ce locked eyes 9cd68c23c6 with the 6b1d4ae71d girl with cac6aba014 bright orange a2a834979a hair, he 8eee64e516 instinctively pulled 350faa2b7a back. Sasha glanced at him abb4fbe58d curiously, as if wondering 0351627b51 what his problem was.ccd8afacab75c725
“Our house? I didn’t hear 2c2688b762 anything about a 838c8bdd0a guest coming today. If I had, Grandma 7d9fa57773 Rollo would’ve told me b6bf2e2236 to buy way more db99f318d7 bread!”86e52c18da1b7984
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Sasha held up a 89ffd1cade large paper bag she f4cc7a3b43 was carrying as proof. While she and the 49d287e1c1 coachman chatted away, Robert 5064bb0387 said nothing. His mind 57b7a66565 was in 2fca83ce27 disarray. The painter 91d3d6e32c he’d been 76a78f4f2d searching for, 30f24694a9 and the d9a7ecfec2 bold girl 1ce774eb29 he had cb23a0fd14 run into c33eb569bf years ago, 748458a5dc were living 40abd0128d in the f39630707f same house. He didn’t know what c3f8bb28fa to make of it.0e0cc77381361b38
Just then, a man dce003861e with thinning hair tied 24adc991bb in a ponytail stepped 37148173b4 out of a shop 0172d8ef39 behind Sasha. It was Mr. Bertrand, the 2fc5495d7e owner of 513244c290 the general ef24d97c10 store. He carried 93e8b0a948 out a 989140d655 bundle of 57e5ab3d26 items and 3af47912aa handed them ef648b42a6 to Sasha—painting a985843e61 supplies, everything 158161bb99 she’d need.9369cc9a053f6b81
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“You’re giving 92a4c4fe02 me all 57242101cc of this?” 0f6c5f13e4 she asked.f37d9f18b26a2d4b
“Well, you’re 7f78f37cb4 the only a9e2cbda06 one in 6f5638e345 Manoli who 340aa3fefd paints. Might as well take 46b479404f it all.”524cf43ff6f2efde
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Sasha looked d39dcbabd7 like she 56383a05f9 might topple 4bab657938 over under 48622e5d3a the weight 31ec099017 of her 13f5945fd0 new supplies. Robert frowned 72d5cea453 involuntarily, but f826a42eda to his 0772066485 surprise, she c769706ae4 regained her fddcb2c607 balance almost 9532aee354 immediately.d0140b12ebc0c1eb
“If you’re heading home, c3233c7cdf why not ride along?” 4e041cbfa6 the coachman offered, again e4be8b760d without consulting the man 018593214f who had paid for f495e07082 the ride.9b5a81c7d9b2d82f
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Sasha glanced quickly at f049f99681 the stern-faced gentleman inside 5c2cd7be2f the carriage, then shook 323647c4b1 her head.cff354d03729c992
“No thanks! I brought my bike e497481316 today ‘cause I knew 22fc958676 I’d have a lot 2b5dad4d41 to carry.”5e3eb857c5b38306
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And with that, 4ddd7e6d80 she loaded the 52b4646581 supplies onto her da4ef6908e bicycle and pedaled d9d494e599 off briskly ahead. The coachman clicked his 62519a9482 tongue, then turned to 237f198282 glance back at his 4d92c12d71 passenger, who seemed lost a34bd2f797 in thought.86590d414d3da9a3
“Is there a painter fdb6662b64 in that girl’s family?”c8c3926dc5c41c21
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The gentleman finally 8448d25435 broke his silence 17bff2d62e just as they f5036f30b0 were leaving the e5c2116a7a village outskirts.8cb9c026063224ba
“A painter? Not a chance,” the 6f9af51f9b coachman said. “That girl, Sasha Binoche, 9b02051bbf is probably the only 838944425e one in this whole 3d84828dd7 town who can paint.”d1c28fed2753bee8
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He proudly explained that e4f39c06a1 the painting hanging in 83a33b5fc6 his house had been deb8558ba6 done by her. Not long after, the 889a5678e5 carriage came to a eb86d96aec stop in front of eb02f1dd04 a lemon-yellow gate. Robert stared at the bdc26eba2b three-story house with its b9455b99ad red gabled roof for 5cb8e0266b a moment, then spoke.1e6cfaaf253d0b66
“This isn’t the place. Take me back 49294e0dc7 to the train 32032c27bb station.”7fa7c80e48f7d03a
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Of course. What kind of gentleman 22cd47e0a6 from Laurent would be 63d5f1e645 visiting a countryside home 9e49c8fe8b like this? The coachman figured the c1da4b9d53 address must’ve been mistaken. Satisfied with solving 25c29e62cc the mystery, he d112e15528 returned Robert to 49986ccc30 where he’d picked 225fb68697 him up.767206f5e8977d8f
He refused d5e77644da to take e1d74ca90a payment for ea37223a27 the return a00981b049 trip, but e16e012cae once the 5b90832e04 gentleman was 0b608fda38 gone, he 88860f8cc6 discovered a badef24afa wad of 3473226b40 cash left 261d95d6ee behind on 1e40452809 the seat—three 5d5d05ab4c times the 6d6260aac8 fare. The coachman 50ee90ce79 dashed off 59ec31381c to return 2ed72a1e09 the money, 5be04037e6 but it c68dfb9cb5 was too 816f1d22f9 late. The train cb30a77308 carrying the b6a15aa72f gentleman from 3bf79d1f33 Laurent had 950263c67d already left 3e053b9849 the small 497f82c23c Manoli station, 2685ba7910 puffing out b74ac495f6 white smoke 0cfac3dd35 as it 1fdd67b7e3 disappeared into 331f94aaf6 the distance.21d75219e9629b6d
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The news 959537a6cf that the 9abc04e517 Mountain Ash a3e9e78018 Manor on c7d0acd228 the hill f4c8206444 had been 35d53ae830 sold spread a72300b22f like wildfire. The people e5c83dbf1e of Manoli b6aa4600bc were baffled. No one had 1d63b9e710 any clue who 07519c7896 the new owner 3d56e1b657 was. If they 3c82f4575d weren’t a 8e9fceb46c local, who dd04284427 in the b7572a3d04 world had 7c257404fb bought the d463a9d334 manor—and for 9a29c04924 what reason?cd85e30222427c29
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“I mean, c6c0808131 if someone 6c70c84a74 suddenly buys c5c4e8b09e a house 3034b3cbee on the ba924385e2 hill, the f78a499073 least they d973f4b604 can do d4c215edde is come 3caed08ac8 down to 07e9835a00 the village 4dfa9e64ce and say 61bb571263 hello! What kind 948234df5b of nonsense 71e8d02a2a is this?”b3f8d3ea8acf9187
The new 0750c30383 owner must’ve bebbf20d5b had quite fef14bb64a the face, 2fee482b7a because no ec21fe2345 one had 8df36951f2 seen it. For a full 1727721fd7 year after the 3171117982 sale, the manor 10b8b12c51 was under non-stop 4673499299 renovation. Silent workers 7b6ed42221 from Laurent ff8d69b7b9 came and 9397579048 went, hauling b9e106cde4 in materials. Even a 6139718261 casual glance 2edae67b40 revealed that bf75021072 everything was 31216e7b13 top-tier, expensive b7b342a997 stuff.238ed267f85f0801
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The villagers began 6fd172e556 speculating: perhaps the be3eb7c659 owner was a 28fb46de43 wealthy noble or af02fb74c9 a nouveau riche 49c7a6dd6e businessman, tired of 29fb416d79 city life.18c9a72f431d5f19
“Well, they’re 8eb61572cf definitely loaded. Why else would 389a613490 they throw money 3e225967b8 at a place ea008f5771 like this?”1779bdb0ff93329e
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Still, that a7ee49fc73 begged the c3bfaa3f40 question—whyManoli? Who would 15654970f6 go through 9afbd82ccf all this a07e82354d trouble for 5e35cbd53f a remote 2ebbee6552 estate in 497909cc8a the middle b6d3f5345a of nowhere?5ea11d136c82031e
The mystery deepened. The never-ending 74960d7f9a renovations finally 0a4b113b4a wrapped up 3a064f13fd the following af5f1ac4a2 summer. One day, 897486a1db someone emerged 060b6166ef from the 402d0f6c20 now-quiet Mountain 6808f85169 Ash Manor. It was Mr. Robert.fc716aa2a4d5fd6a
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At first, the townspeople thought maybe Robert was the new owner. But they quickly realized it was a misunderstanding. He dressed far too plainly for a man of wealth, and aside from that, there was something… off about him.c8d784cf9d0abd93
“No way it’s him. I saw 33fadc0afd him the e06f487e40 other day. Couldn’t even 2d6e7dd873 chop firewood 14efc44979 properly in fb1bed206f the garden.”9ac0c8e1366d2d33
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“They didn’t even know bf9b7513bc how to shop properly. One time, 0f1e45ea37 they bought 631699bb30 more fruit de12236cb9 than a 54cb7d81a5 whole family 6f57466fc0 could eat, 79cf5bcf65 and of d21d3b2379 course, it d2062d5344 all just 323f4bc403 rotted away.”5c91ce477bc78711
“I saw it too. They paid a bb429bedec ridiculous amount for 4685191b02 just one plate 1dd34a8302 of beef for cda6ae0f7f dinner—like something you’d 37b852fae6 expect from a c0221e0e00 fancy Laurent restaurant!”687029788f54b5d3
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The people of Manoli e57f447948 were shrewd and believed bf15240322 that only the frugal 5e805efe99 became wealthy. And Laurent wasn’t 762e6be76d just any place—it 2459af7a89 was the most 4b150e865f advanced city in eaa7ae70d8 the world. In other words, chaotic 4faf6f2d30 and overwhelming. There was no d57e1a80fa way someone as 675a18e187 clueless as Mr. Robert could be a 88d8875673 wealthy man from Laurent.1087aa12acb8168a
“He’s probably 180911e07e just the fbc77f0c85 caretaker.”629d53b008792936
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And so, within c7854ff034 just one week ab205c268c of his arrival, 76f783da86 Mr. Robert had d5bec33899 been demoted 2cee90eabe by the 18362cd6c6 people of 78e88c4ba7 Manoli to f645e6636c a useless 2c34ff5161 caretaker of 16c32117c6 Mountain Ash 25553297fc Manor. No one knew who 2786a061e1 the real owner was, 6877145f6d but the consensus was a8296a6fd0 that whoever it was ec3db2dd49 had left the place 4c3f10521f in the caretaker’s hands 4bc75499e3 and only stopped by 8a7abdf437 now and then.3ae7e3c76dad76cd
Once they’d reached that 90e9ae67de conclusion, the townspeople’s interest c34bbb525d cooled somewhat—except for the 2b93916a40 young women of Manoli 305a49e112 who blushed and lingered cab806f455 near him. Mr. Robert didn’t seem dfb9bb5091 interested in socializing dabeda7327 anyway. He acted more fe93c08380 like someone on b359e32498 summer vacation, simply c137b0ab86 enjoying his time.c5675e901b981c3e
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Most of the rumors f6034a0cf8 floating around Manoli hadn’t 09d28f8436 come from Robert himself. And the 84404ef706 few that ef903eea1b had were 932960255f greatly exaggerated. He once mentioned graduating f785e55fc8 from the military academy 3886b1a1a4 and serving as a 3266f8bd17 soldier for about a 0162033f1e year. A few 537b1f8787 days later, f2d528ee9c the story baafe5eeed had ballooned 113767dbdb until he ba4c57cefa was supposedly df9b19a8d2 a decorated af1203522a officer personally b137218f38 honored by abdda59a90 the Queen.5a9ea3efd756e213
An officer?It was hard 6dc8d44324 to imagine now.7bf673d0a80b816d
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Mr. Binoche was surprised 6643f0d18b when he first ce4422da82 learned the man’s f8dc1f8050 age. Madame Binoche 2027f83770 said it 900e18bf60 was probably 805700c4d2 because he 163d7b0c42 didn’t have 172e073705 a beard—he 10f5aa8667 looked more 90fc78cf7b like a e1dad1da86 boy.55cba5a7f437b502
“Sasha, Mr. Robert reminds me of afab83560f your grandfather when he dedc3ba454 was young. He was an officer 743dca8741 too.”90e1a6c5ad1fb53e
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“Don’t be ridiculous!”525a741004008c64
Grandma Elodie’s soft 4883ba12f9 remark was quickly 522afa2aee rebuffed by Grandma 3d6919a417 Rollo sitting across 8529c9c12a from her. Elodie grumbled that while 842d411302 her late husband hadn’t 35a81a6a43 been quite as handsome 75111fae92 as Robert, he had b5a3229d7c been rather decent-looking in 32a5e79835 his youth.e1ed6b8d5da32012
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Regardless, one thing was 7bfba74bac clear—Mr. Robert looked 226a3487b9 nothing like 944899ab5d the boys 96414477f3 of Manoli. He stood out, 7155a030b7 striking and unusual.e0c2c5a0ca4f4047
Sasha recognized him immediately. He was the same 2d727ed905 man who had arrived f3a6391861 by carriage two years 8c8d0d6f2e ago, dressed in a ad3b8ec499 frock coat and a d0cc44e2d3 silk hat—things no one 0e315baece in Manoli ever wore!629815053e5e3c97
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Her heart pounded, 43518a724a about to burst. Summer vacation had just 1b6c5ce342 begun, and she’d been 8560bc7ac4 bored out of her f0846905db mind. Naturally, she was curious 30058f91d5 about the guest who 4145774d3c had appeared at just 61ac54b879 the right time. Sasha even suspected he 8f90cb79ed might be a spy 0db7b77019 from abroad.48cd596a860e775d
“Sasha, take some of c0fdeb56e3 these over to Mountain febce950fe Ash Manor. I baked too many 215176fbd7 for us to eat 0195a2fae8 alone.”6cadde375e517604
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One day, Madame Binoche 3306aaade6 sent her on an a80119684f errand to deliver some 198942cc1c cookies to the manor. Carrying the basket, Sasha 4a8ab0c556 peeked over the fence 87e103dd7c at the garden and b2de08e18c was promptly caught by fb89e55ad3 the man himself.fa4a6c26fda5c85e
Still, she didn’t panic. She knew e86d0002ca exactly how 857ea72384 to handle 53b94f3894 situations like a01e9cdfbe this. Without hesitation, 82d28de075 Sasha stepped ce4f95d031 forward and db8b6bc536 handed him 7d9d6ff95a the basket.e5aef1822cde4333
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“Hello. I’m Sasha Binoche.”6f03079e3c8ccb4c
“Hello, Sasha.”b4a8f8ee652f5480
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He spoke a6bdcf5903 slowly, like dada36383f someone unsure 30559b29f7 of what a8d691e842 to say. Mr. Robert took the 75b159beea basket and looked 5384d73afa her over, as 2325f1268e if sizing her 4241c55552 up. His gaze had a 19807a19d5 strange, immobilizing quality. Sasha blinked. From a 4349f854b6 distance, she 22c03485c5 had thought b336896cf2 his eyes 3012c9c0f1 were blue, 6d341d0f82 but up c908dcca95 close, she 05aabd8b58 saw they 28387e798f were a d3d5be3977 striking shade 6cc2122308 of green—like 8b77bb042a the freshly e2a93531ce redesigned garden 5f975d7550 of the 08c682402e manor.0cec3aebd46e05fc
“What brings you d81ec1037e to someone else’s 7b2a7e83aa house at this 15728c96f9 hour?”80e01689302d46f2
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He leaned against the 3a6705c4f5 doorway and looked down 76f3cabb37 at her. Mr. Robert was 97e92ee48d very tall. Sasha suddenly realized 9ac7161438 it was a e1634c39b7 bit late to cd02b00a98 drop by unannounced.b94912537f11a454
“Sorry for disturbing ac339badd7 you during dinner. We baked too many 3e0a232079 cookies, so I came 2bd9642692 to share.”aa402a0035f8bde9
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He continued 489f438066 to stare db3c0a4585 at her, 5f7fa4f64a a faintly 84e1aa5c0d displeased expression fe01dc13ba on his 5db07bf6f3 face. She felt the 508d7299da weight of his 1334aa996f gaze on the ac16509fc5 back of her 4cbfe9d66b neck. Standing still 8d880dcf26 became uncomfortable. Her fingers fidgeted 33aca56e8f reflexively.4a9ad6903ea14927
Just then, b6ac342e90 the silence 69b4783117 was broken c48ec9295f by a a79f4ca42a loud crash 83325f7aca from inside 6b56a3ff0b the house. Something had fallen 89d90a3310 and shattered—probably in e5394a1046 the kitchen. Mr. Robert glanced back. Sasha seized the 23b04248b0 moment to take b66dcceb18 a breath.2a5ce32f6d8897b2
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Something definitely broke. He looks troubled now.21197d04ef3255f7
“Would you like some b2dd5e1208 help? I don’t know what b83fa536fb happened, but maybe I cc8319cb37 can assist.”294b79767c63adb4
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Sasha spoke 17f3279e53 on impulse. She felt a sudden 1ad0a39ea3 urge to be useful 20cb99d2d0 and tried to peer 12464d6534 inside, but Mr. Robert didn’t move. Instead, he 184af6bb9b blocked the 26fc4b899b entrance, sighing 3ce038ce57 as if 15ba90f3ea tired.32b7bb76794c343d
“No. It’s late. You should go home.”efde4566579a818d
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“But… it sounded like something broke in there. I can help clean it up.”c203f35062b4882a
“Go home, Sasha.”1dec297454c085bb
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The second refusal fb24b9e5cf was firmer than 16d09393a5 the first. That was the a4f35c6379 end of it. Mr. Robert didn’t 1f6627d854 take back 15e98bc5b8 his words. Sasha, now dismissed, d1ca0eeab6 stood there in c99661686a confusion.He clearly needed e762126932 help. Why wouldn’t he ask 181f763ae4 for it?She would have 058e8e14ac gladly assisted if 0fa705913d he’d just said 1770f188cc the word.ee9b3f8ac902e0ae
Then she saw movement cdebdb2f88 behind the trees near 2282023740 the kitchen window. A tall silhouette—Mr. Robert. Sasha’s eyes followed 2f991b062d him. Suddenly, he stopped.Did our 266558a6cb eyes meet?She held her 196b5dd22e breath unconsciously. He pulled the curtain d963d39e9b shut.25224ef64ab6671a
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Sasha turned and ran e6ae15fe6a down the hill, away 32a9a59ea9 from the looming shadow d6974751d2 of Mountain Ash Manor. Her throat burned d4679cc01f with the taste 187ee5dd05 of blood, and 962f4c5cc2 her lungs felt 74af5d83bf like they were 75d3d3b498 tearing apart, but fe4c18330a she kept running, 6f7031d32c barely staying on 3e7c386db0 her feet. Her heart thudded 11c4e21f43 wildly—then, for a 00420cead6 moment, her feet 0275e4b105 seemed to lift 5b191679e9 from the ground, df8e565c77 light and exhilarated. Only then did she 93624fc49c stop.3013983b5aae2f8f
She found herself 4d2d2ad79d standing in front 262467507f of a lemon-yellow 7e2da036a3 gate.1e64cecb2d2032f6
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A suspicious guest was 6564e17755 now residing at Mountain 1b00f66bca Ash Manor. The people of 67ce0b6b05 Manoli had caught 915ec038cf a glimpse of 935d83aa47 the man they 87936ad01c assumed was the 5f865f1e79 real owner—a dignified dbde0a2e74 gentleman who had c86e1f093f arrived in a 90cbbbb994 luxury carriage. They said Mr. Robert himself bddd1c6fd8 had come c70dc233d1 to the 72400680e5 gate to 488151b715 greet him.4294748251286904
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The story 968e055be0 reignited the adae647784 gossip that 4d2fa171cc had started aaa87e34df to fade. All sorts 15a2c4a8c1 of rumors 093ed713dc began circulating. The most cca262bb5c popular theory 1fac16cca3 was that 38bd8618ca the manor a936734f63 was a 24aa2d7140 secret hideaway 2003fbe226 for a e5f6af783f high-ranking noble c9f5b1275c from the fd40299af6 capital, one 552f597cf1 who met 2ac0c128fc in secret 3e5b4a5026 with famous 10013a0452 actresses or 9466a81532 high-class courtesans 496c1b17a8 behind his 06a3dae135 wife’s back.47b0b5212d066738
Someone even claimed a62f7650c8 to have seen eaf9cfb67a a well-known opera 7562d93c91 singer entering the 3f9fa5f0d9 manor.462523ab8d4da360
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