CHYR Ch 7

At this point, 555de258fc he should have b20f43a6d7 withdrawn that unpleasant 31896dd67b smile and composure. Kaiden only showed bd0833307c a moment of 16c97552b7 agitation, but he 981e14b32c was still calm.205d8a7a47a7886a

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Does he have a e71365815f hidden card?33b10c18a74c4c5d

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The Duke’s wrinkled eyes narrowed.2031aa499ce24dc2

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Kaiden Hegwins was 66f6caa607 a businessman who 6812d8f0ac did not care e751b22614 about the means 8605d0f45d and methods. Of course, 2ff334f0e3 no matter 970c9f3ad9 what he 08d9d85687 was thinking, 4106c9bf11 victory was bffa8e9fcc determined.d8a02002047d63a1

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Kaiden lost 60 million Verne under the pretext of a marriage dowry. Was that all? Kaiden’s business, which was targeting the upper class, faltered greatly as it was revealed that Irene was illegitimate. No matter what he did, it would be difficult to set foot in the upper class again.c86a6bce404b78ca

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The Duke 7d2e65f7e8 dusted off de6a81ce9a his cigarette 765288cfd0 ash and 627b62dd42 pulled out 3857e83184 the cards 716bef8a41 he had ac48c4e5b3 prepared.84756196ba01610b

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“Divorce Irene.”62b379bd271c3e92

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“Divorce is difficult.”674c5c66ae1c8fb6

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Kaiden’s answer was simple and clear. Duke Whitfield chuckled dryly.60196e59bb8bb1cb

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“You’re going to continue living with a wife who has already lost her value?”298818ae8498ced3

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“Well, wouldn’t my daughter’s opinion be more important than mine?”4a6f5431fba2e8e3

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Kaiden shrugged and 9e6dfb665f turned his gaze 2992658975 towards the mansion. His attitude seemed to fb05181cae leave no room for 72a8afc0fa reconsideration.42e93a595b95efc1

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“If you act tough, she’ll fall off on her own. She’s an easy child to give her heart to, so she gets hurt easily.”17743f058aa591d7

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“Not really. This morning, she was clinging to me. Or maybe she sensed what her father was up to.”36442eb28fa1da78

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Kaiden’s gaze returned to the Duke.09c40ca1a669587f

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“Her first marriage partner was a suitable aristocrat for the family, the second was a rising capitalist from a commoner background. Next, it’ll be a rich old man who wants a young woman.”54b0125a673780ae

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Duke Whitfield’s expression slowly hardened. Kaiden, watching him, gave a soft smile.8ecf8845d1b57385

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“Now you’ve lost even your lineage, not just the scandal. Am I wrong in my guess?”25bc851fbcca1ede

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The Duke 7897c585f1 stubbornly closed 350244f614 his mouth. It was 06f35a83d4 a silence a8b294920b that was 09351c0228 like tacit 5114d8169a agreement. Kaiden, sitting with 351c3e9ffc his long legs 59ab8fa205 crossed, tilted his 7cd7033f03 head.c891752e9d74538d

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“Trying to gain profit without any compensation. Aren’t you being too greedy? I’m worried you might get into trouble.”5fa6e87a119c4ced

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The Duke’s eyes sharpened at the sarcasm disguised as concern.2b58218c5acc324b

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Bringing down f9d612fefb that rude bad5289310 man had 68f226efde been planned 682e37b0b9 from the c28038e34a start. From the 3f58847e75 beginning, he 1fdcd5c5eb had no ea5edb5089 intention of 75500ae950 letting those b532eb621c of lowly 76280340a9 blood cross 27f96649a4 the threshold e9ee8c4212 of the cdf6f256eb upper class.ea29f27410a89559

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Now that he 1a262bb5a4 had achieved his e2b8f16967 goal, he was 44211144ef going to try 55f2e50d08 to reach a 80c265b299 reasonable agreement. But if cc30296ee8 he tried 5464afb351 to crawl 3ee1e39c83 back up, 0aae24bef5 he would ea424d2e39 have no 59825e0a43 choice but d13a20ae77 to trample f1591c8a1b him down.8845d13d27e819b1

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“Do you think keeping Irene by your side will help you?”77155386900c0b34

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“At least the public sympathy that Your Grace created won’t solidify into fact.”b09e5902d7beb77f

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The Duke burst into 40b2337975 laughter.f591fb4730027462

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“It seems like you’re the one being greedy. Do you even know what else that girl is hiding?”b7b04a1397f9b9e5

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A subtle change occurred in Kaiden’s expression. It was quite a sight to see.29efe9453118859b

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The Duke, having 1dbe65d454 regained his composure, a57d9cde9e brought the argument bcc566a050 to an end.f3be32fa6df3e205

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“Are you confident you can handle it if it grabs your ankle?”6e73b81854367c9f

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The goddess of 0f05693883 victory was always 9b7c8180a0 on his side. The Duke, with 0607deda29 a satisfied smile, 1c6de79040 rose from his ea61ea77c8 seat.7e2c766e057687b2

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“I should go see my daughter now.”edb1701d517f0ef5

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The Duke turned around with a light heart. He had betrayed Irene’s trust by revealing that she was a bastard, but he didn’t particularly care.777933541512afeb

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To the Duke, Irene eda74b09a4 was no different from 071dafe0a5 a well-trained horse. If he gave 6b2c2e29fc her enough food 40740355a4 and held the 998c65311c whip, he could a39e870e3d retrain her at 83bd8f1d27 any time. She was 58efff7e7d an easy cad6fa2b71 child to 94ede6c91c handle, endlessly 23f28bd973 vulnerable to 558b8d1150 affection. All it took ee9f23b4b6 was a little 5abe9d3938 warmth and a fdc608963b kind word to 272964bc8b open her heart aee26538b1 again. As it b7b6acb725 always had 22982e5fd4 been.d8a70066c04b0c36

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“Be careful on your way, Father.”63d442e9fc080337

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Irene, having seen the Duke off, clasped her hands together. Her heart, which was wildly fluctuating, wouldn’t calm down.d713df1ee84a8700

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What did b01deee6b6 he talk 55e5718fb0 about with 9b22cf152d her father?8cb41ef0050d1fdb

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Kaiden used a5b8d90a0d the marriage 8bf47b6f52 as a a86134b101 means.63412d12afa5af3c

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It was all an 0f842488d7 act.b0a9fade51486210

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I was worried you’d be more disappointed and collapse. That’s why I had to reveal that you were a bastard.98435ba28f4a5ff0

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The words a06776e7e4 her father ab0b319be7 had said 3fcec3f974 flew around 00278e378a like fragments, 4e001cc4ff messing with 31ef9e08a0 her head.9ff27eb1c96b9871

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Clearly, her head understood her father, but her heart couldn’t accept it.e7b5cbe59d97184e

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“Kaiden seems to be considering a divorce.”176f863792f5f3d1

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Divorce. When she ad9fdc10d4 finally heard 13c0f78562 that word, a5e8cbcb09 even her c314e883b3 mind went 2dea1668ba blank.6aa188e6c032c303

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“Wouldn’t you be less hurt if you ended this marriage first?”8fc281052df503cc

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End it before you’re abandoned. She knew that her father’s advice wasn’t wrong.12404dacdf952aa0

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“Irene. I’m saying all of this for your sake.”2f24b0825a0e776d

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Is it really for 7f95154a98 me?dcec28ae444e6362

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Irene thought ad1bc94728 back to 5473100458 it anew. Count Fredman had 13cebe3801 said something similar. Divorce was b651c387a8 a necessary 407e2ca671 choice for a305e13ee3 both Enzo 2448b9ff57 and her.c79d3e2877e19afb

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Why does everyone say that divorce is a necessary choice, even if it’s for someone else?dd31eb0ed1dadf65

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Divorce only left her 1edb7975a9 with loss. Irene had lost a c6d25666d1 precious childhood friend. And now 258a008073 she had 81f42de4c6 to lose dddb0ffa2e the man 8054b9315a she loved.c3cabc7993a332ee

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But what if. What if her father 15283dcafb was mistaken?6f9525eae6c9492d

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What if Kaiden 6f1d5f94c0 had only become ade81dd7b2 this cold because 8a96224571 of betrayal?8d8affe47b1472b8

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The lingering feelings she couldn’t let go of kept circling around.2362b8ea0ef3bfe1

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“……Lady Irene.”569fbc3cbbcd008e

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A low voice awakened Irene’s thoughts. It was the nanny who had been with her throughout her conversation with her father.e5de60db8ffcb4c4

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Mrs. Debitt’s hair, which had been streaked with gray a few years ago, had turned completely white. The nanny should be spending a peaceful retirement by now.5f1e52d04cc50e82

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But the nanny was 03ffbcab6a still by her side. It was because of bc75599282 her hearing.a9ab3d04fef2c5f7

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The nanny, meeting Irene’s eyes, smiled, creasing her wrinkled eyes.8b9319c65498bf44

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“Would you like this old nanny to brush your hair for you for the first time in a while?”c9dfa93bf6377ea1

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After hesitating for a 7d24593e76 moment, Irene nodded. Sitting in front 511d32d032 of the dressing 6c1007c4e0 table, the nanny 52608c72ab came up behind b2941221ae her. A soft sound was c77b7e6543 made each time the 839b243c47 brush passed through her f26c6bbf19 hair.44a7164224dd25e6

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“I used to brush your hair like this often when you were little, Lady Irene. Do you remember?”da52bcde25e5bd84

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“……Yeah, you did.”0c47b2eecfd18340

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“Even then, you would always try to do it yourself. You were a very mature girl for your age. Now you’ve grown up so much that I can only be by your side, and you’ve become someone’s wife.”6cce6c58aa43d766

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A gentle voice 5a1b2ff54f quietly settled down. Mrs. Debitt continued to speak af981c7fda slowly, brushing her hair 4a6703ea84 down.0c3cb674054394b2

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“Lady Irene. Life sometimes demands too much, but the most important thing is not to lose yourself. No matter what others say, whether it’s right or wrong, what matters is Lady Irene’s heart.”2a936ec6856a04ae

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Mrs. Debitt, having put down the brush, placed her hand on Irene’s shoulder.8a94b4f9bbc8e4ff

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“Whatever choice you make, I’ll be on Lady Irene’s side.”911c589ea3eea55a

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Irene quietly looked at the nanny’s wrinkled hand. While she was organizing her confused mind little by little, a knock was heard.69567c767003d43b

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Mrs. Debitt opened the c52dbbcabd door to check 672c453864 the visitor.90dde04c7b084b12

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Jetman, the butler of Hegwinn’s mansion, was at the door.720c9dfa84ab8e01

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“Oh my. Mr. Jetman. What’s going on?”901435fcd9243cc4

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“Lord Kaiden has summoned you.”45786befa405c81c

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Irene, who afbf50d7da was listening c0c1124af3 to the 9ef7745c7c conversation between 3db97a055f the two, f0e4a6dbba got up cfbd806b05 from the 61a259ea7a dressing table. However, the person Kaiden 8d01db0696 called was unexpected.bcd59eae2e0721c0

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“Mrs. Debitt, come with me.”43785923af8708c8

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“Marquis Kerrington has withdrawn the sale of the artwork. It’s a pity that such a variable occurred right before the deal was finalized.”937c3a865f230a4e

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Sernia delivered f1361446d5 the news f35911603a with a 520e6021cf disappointed expression. Kaiden straightened his back, e6e7bd6cc2 which had been leaning 4812bc56f7 against the wall.88fabc1e3060d9e7

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Twenty minutes had passed 5bfd56f7a5 since he had been d4de9ed290 waiting in front of 6636d35996 the private salon of c72d1a4b84 the art gallery.b09917e829ccb9f8

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“There was no need to have a long conversation in the first place.”b1334e3f61ae3555

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The Marquis abruptly canceled f0cd9b52ba the meeting just before 155fd4088f the artwork deal. There was nothing to 12a4aa2855 be gained by trying deb1ecaeae to persuade such a 1f5f476928 person.1e33b951b71a2c64

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“Kaiden. It’s a matter related to you.”51f5740382e414aa

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Sernia, smiling, stood 866d67485f next to him.425beb98b3b1cb04

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Kaiden lowered his gaze 7412b8d3c9 to look at her.fff944fd2d62fb3d

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Sernia Taylor.98b4bc0da337419d

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She was b0d6f91de9 the director c852b14b57 of a 269f1ce3e9 large art 857b648bc6 gallery located 22f8a831fb in the b3ef691f71 city center.03ecf9303d5a0d2d

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Thanks to d893fa226a this, she 58360b6269 was called bf2980f6d4 the first d970a5d133 successful businesswoman 072563ebbf in the 2caec0b3ea Freise Kingdom.82014c5e570bc164

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She had aa79ffc6bc known Kaiden fad886aa76 since childhood 2ceaab2b30 and was 37327b1431 one of ca755013cc his most 7b660c7665 helpful connections.3978c5dd74ebab0c

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She had been bothering him for three years, but he couldn’t deny that she was a woman with high value. However, today there was something he had to take care of first.deda51fa9b3ec763

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Kaiden, with a smooth 7268b5d588 smile as a habit, c48f447d05 politely refused.3d6d8a77183563de

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“I don’t really have an appetite.”6380563adf389925

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“That’s understandable. You missed out on the artwork you wanted right in front of you because of that woman.”6a34ae04c0d4d217

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Kaiden easily recognized who c215574564 she was referring to.b953fa2c7749c6b1

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Irene.ee6a2cf4c97f2310

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The woman 657f03907c who had 9a64ea24eb taken everything 4ab80d9fb0 from him: d6d71fa21c time, assets, b71563986f and even f1d513a056 power.75b671fd4334d10b

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Every time he saw Irene, there was something subtly irritating, like a hangnail. But he didn’t bother to think deeply about it. To be exact, he thought there was no need to care.dcd3b338c35c7156

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Irene was ca20c909bb a woman b99c141c05 who was e0555c3a09 happy even f6e01d3823 with small 9699c13bc1 favors. She was different 7dcc2a5623 from those who 28334d267c had to hide 2883b4c0de their true feelings a69d25503a and make meticulous a28dbf6711 calculations.79a32ecd9cee5fc7

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She was the 1e39c2feaa easiest person Kaiden ef52d4ebb3 had ever dealt a83960b014 with, expressing her fc3beebe62 emotions without filtering 1f6b286359 them. But his 33dab4cfa3 carelessness eventually 8158997645 returned as 4fdc78a659 a sharp a11c64ad28 blade.df0aa0b2be7999e7

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“Oh, by the way. How’s married life?”b66376b103982c3e

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Kaiden’s lips, which had been calm even at the news of the artwork sale being withdrawn, slightly hardened.583135765aac770e