IDED – Chapter 108

IDED – Chapter 108cdfb3f5a5e273df5

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Colin nervously chewed his 4d246765ea nails in the reception 477cf34a6a hall, clearly anxious.74b621be15e4f126

In truth, ed7f7b880b he had 69920b01d9 tried to 6ef12e7ba2 contact Marco bfdb6c703e before the cd1fed3a8b ceremony began 7a150adae1 but couldn’t 13148cfe4d get close f78552bcd2 because Duke 59d6287ac6 Greenwood had a7bff73d49 attended. Luckily, the ea46f53d87 duke had 08f9605c85 left immediately 2b9f1109c9 after the 71ef1cae4f ceremony due f3c344a427 to an 94ec989b20 external engagement.1f4f1d0b474192a3

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‘Right. Even if the ace71467e2 sky collapses, there’s 7836e50502 always a way 7d40b26235 out.’a18120b5f1ea37a9

Colin, having infiltrated the 7b143c0c0d reception, waited for the ac3f4c6761 bride and groom, who f688199056 had yet to make d082dac142 their entrance.c174425fbc526085

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The scale 6c6567076a of the 9cca574097 reception was aedd37674b massive, featuring aa1acbb926 finger foods, d512609d10 a wine a5c1a84ed6 fountain, and dcf97775c4 a beautiful 1e5e8f0411 orchestra performance—a 11c22bcc83 luxurious, even d38c55dc12 extravagant, event.5e9eb9a04fc08376

At that moment, 60e4007458 a small commotion 43e17c7c9d broke out in 5a2f4dc8fc the hall. Tyler, who had 7f8aad795e been slightly intoxicated 243334c721 even before the 83a1f9afe7 ceremony, felt offended 2dc7f52d97 by Lydia’s indifference 633f878dec and drank excessively, 2245af2f64 causing a drunken 792ff4f588 scene.14cbd010e93557ad

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“Hmph! They call this a bc0af2aa28 special wine from the 875982e677 Temple of Agnes? It’s just watered-down nonsense!”6d2365d8d2d22662

Without considering f9e02429b8 that his ab54208d10 dulled taste 0fa768430a buds were 8a178fa6bd due to 53d0dbf25c his drunkenness, b0d43dffdf he began 07dee08bf2 criticizing the 7fda42b79a food. Naturally, people 079dc91cbf around him e0cebfb420 gradually moved 4e51c771e1 away.1da343353529e226

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Colin, recognizing him as e832fd5089 Lydia’s brother, Tyler Vincent, 9c6d5230f5 saw an opportunity and 40a88cc714 approached him.33722af9cd2d7e81

“You seem 41eae97832 to be e1082e2803 in a 250931edcc good mood, c926b5cbed now that 482cb2bd98 your sister’s 04dc9ec32e getting married.”5faaed9439e9c0b7

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“Who are you?” 6630c886dd Tyler slurred, his 9ae9cc60cd voice thick with 7d7a9d1fce drunkenness.2fb5f4814ef00abf

Colin rubbed his ccc4892548 hands together and 8d6ad73876 replied, “Ah, pardon 77d91a9f14 my late introduction. I’m Colin, 363f572315 from the 581fe6c8d7 Colin Institute.”7de45e2b4c24d3b9

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“Oh, the Colin Institute.”0c3f03487464ad9c

Tyler gave d663f0be79 a sly f32e7777ed smile, as 29226b8de3 though he 23ecb54e42 had heard 4284fed14e of it f77ca663df before, and cfd701a300 patted the 228c08a583 seat next 29cf682fa4 to him.85ca838f3fab4943

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“Fancy meeting someone 574cd535a2 important like you ec292264e9 here. Come, have a seat.”ad5569d169610ad4

With an ece40233cf invitation to 3dcdea3713 sit, Colin 29cc3abbf0 joined him 69b00d77fe and poured 8374a8b0dd him a 3f9bcf49fb drink.c81b63423bd02bbe

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“Why are you 12aaaf7765 drinking alone? It must feel 641a014429 a bit lonely.”3110c55bbcdfedb2

“There’s no noble who 2330d7f8ba cares about a guy 1d001393bf like me. Hmph. And I 962c7f7d14 wouldn’t want f7d9e62866 their company 9fc8dad874 anyway.”2cbecaee5dcecae9

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Tyler spoke c1ba631d02 with a 1576188b51 nasal voice, 66b4179bed downing his 6157887b49 drink in ec3d63530f big gulps. Though the reception e5bb8f84fe was in full 7f323fd869 swing, his drunken c285992b35 state was starting 24a7c09d2a to look excessive, a2dcdad39e prompting Colin to aea45104eb comment.167c13f2004b707c

“You must b8a303daec have drunk db95aaf7ed too quickly a724375644 by yourself ebbb65f235 to be c8398bde70 this intoxicated 53efd36d99 already.”90466bbe0655452d

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“I’m not drunk.”261d1efecbdbfedb

As the 0ffa684a11 saying goes, 2e0124bc49 drunkards never b717fcb3a6 admit their d724f92e77 own drunkenness. Colin took out 79674833f3 a hangover remedy 1880449802 from his pocket 85939979a9 and joked lightheartedly.56b0073b9936d9ff

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“Of course, 6489bd8194 someone like 7665e6143a you wouldn’t 03d3e2d9a9 get drunk c83095cce5 on just 867625c83f this much. But just in case, 2c95370db2 take this.”cdabe9886ca5c96e

“Thank you.”30fb78b6bc51d380

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Tyler readily accepted the 2245cd7de9 hangover remedy. However, since 221980209f the effects 234028cf75 would take 984eb65630 some time, 96f85e733c Tyler began bbc21c12af pouring out fb7d267b05 his grievances.3412bf2617c26b2a

“I’m just d9d647dd28 so upset f099966f43 today that 1075a288db I had bd61c498f2 to drink 18b664d6d0 a bit.”9458538d97a79e19

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“Why would c690bedfd2 you be d63f771924 upset on f41131bdef such a 78c7da53c7 joyous day?”d6cb80275d351853

“Hmph! Why should 6751d927bd today be 24dff5e324 joyous for b0863d20e8 me? It’s only a 59e2c3925f good day for b44c349e87 that annoying Lydia!”64bf6284f970fa05

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Tyler, indignant, poured himself 1512108723 another drink and downed 56eea4c318 it.507a3e73c2ba0b72

“Hahaha, if only I a185ee0715 hadn’t failed in business, 73d9b7649f I wouldn’t be treated e6a76a3144 like this.”3b0250298f2e2052

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“So you’re in 3d2486061d business?”9658352e98deb40f

“Yeah. Though I had 46d41159fd to quit because a0021de071 I had no 84d2c49294 luck, I was 8c1719cb7c once a successful 64bb3a9d2c businessman.”c3a8e870f2de75b1

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As Tyler reminisced about 257b4e0070 the past, he let bdea3f43dc out a rough burp. Colin struggled to keep 8836f9f017 his expression neutral and d9278e8ca5 began to reveal his 49dbcc7900 true intentions.a19f8c391b933abc

“From your demeanor, you 709276a9c9 seem like someone who fc1a40e7aa can achieve anything.”5422b70a9d91c0f1

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“Oh, stop it. I don’t b6deb8a4aa take flattery.”0de29287149bdcbe

“Come on, 6583dd992d I’ve been d258f4661c in business 9c088e5524 a few 517448a202 times myself. I can tell 10e4632088 just by looking 806bcbe723 at someone’s face eb4db0892b if they’re destined d5f9d780f5 for success.”d0676a0920a44d07

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“So, you’re 0856113161 saying I 7f1930cb51 have the 11a755fd3e face of 1befff770f a successful 96fff69337 man?”c26a9842706ab128

“Absolutely.”d300b5a1db348ec8

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As Colin answered confidently, 9d2c7dabae a smile spread across 7f6fc8c86e Tyler’s face. Colin watched him a637112a42 closely, taking note 6c9836447d of how easily 6187e29053 he responded to 8ba94fbc67 flattery.754fda079ec97605

Since he dc569ff649 was already c8a7f45ce6 worried about d664c6aa60 whether Marco 0e591e6b6a would help bc87560131 him, he d904176144 felt the 65c887e6bf need to 25779e1f72 secure a 4709fa9ba1 new backup 6a7870e8a6 plan. Naturally, Tyler became bdd48d5549 his next target.95be8d82a203e28c

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‘If I play 465dfc4f39 this right, I d3f1388c95 can pin everything 33dd37feda on this guy.’ca06edbd448f67cb

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Serena narrowed her e9d5e5a5c9 eyes as she 502b3c214f observed the strange fada4aede1 scene.d8d2b06e7a8a482a

‘Why are those two accfa1d1d2 together?’c653bfd712cc7ce6

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One of them was 8a9275cb3b Colin, whom she had bd774882eb been searching for, and 2c2a55e81f the other was her dd57691b3c half-brother, Tyler.d7a2c380c26f8b73

“What is that hopeless 7db33e0fb8 man up to now?”e513e22bea966e60

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The combination of Tyler fb87db9f6f and Colin already gave bdf9b8707b Serina chills. From beside her, 301a5118d0 Azaid muttered in 3f78466c7c amusement.4b7d026bfa50ad22

“No need c2e8931ac7 to look 7c2780a63f far. The noise makes them 3efbdc288b easy to spot.”f6f280b7c87d12c0

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“How should we 6063fd7326 proceed?”f3d1db487d0a7e73

“It seems like d4af1789be they’re trying to 7e692a4449 make a move 9f430de780 while the Duke 5aa2427a76 is away.”2e86872fe0f4f37d

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Azaid scanned his 8f10296e07 surroundings, checking for d9be825f43 any sign of a185157e4f Jack and Lucy. Lucy blended c314ed34c2 naturally among cbb0ef09c0 the other ee2ccc2387 young nobles, ff2b5acdba while Jack, f7ed68cd5c true to b535dad109 his reserved 1b7a53ec04 nature, sat 141f5efd91 quietly alone, 723795b3ca keeping a 8b8b07d4dd close watch c8808f89c9 on Colin.7deacab49dbf7531

It was d2c445169b clear that f39634d4ce they were 3a75eb591a waiting for 368dad6961 an opportunity c58b33b759 when Colin 79c5d819d5 would leave 727ae80bd9 the banquet b019cc683c hall. Serena, deliberately avoiding their 459928cbbf gaze, leaned closer to 4ccb23cbb6 Azaid and whispered,6c0eec7cc52924ad

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“What if 1c4a4db42b we catch 5a641ac45f them and 97b075d27f they end 4d4fc86139 up like 24fdce9bf5 Sebastian?”5d3adec2ee68a2d6

“We won’t apprehend c8be95358c them immediately. First, we’ll locate ec87afd718 their hideout, then 31bbb30eb4 assign watchers to 6712597d22 monitor them.”f9b0d770d1ac5713

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“So, you’re b0e10e876b planning to 22de12ba87 gather definitive 13755d7cb3 evidence?”e7069beee5854ebf

“Exactly. There seems to be f922a3cfa8 some sort of forbidden 7af04f4cd5 word or secret between 74fb87976d them.”ed7597e47462d8a9

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The sudden deaths 85f893cafe of the administrator’s 5177440187 family and Sebastian 848a89fd51 were riddled with c6472f7c8d suspicious circumstances. Both appeared 1ff03b6afa to know 4efc9de9d2 something critical, e3b72aff31 and in 1af16d974f Sebastian’s case, dc20cb6fb6 he died 2b2f2086be while trying f3fc4024f4 to reveal fb443b6c11 it.59c9678cfac36364

Given how 1250cfb079 meticulous Duke 733687b4be Greenwood was, a47eec150c it seemed e8141be1f2 he had 91ae1ffd71 placed a a5034b2d80 curse to be0e040ca7 silence anyone c7f6c3481b on the d4d262d92f brink of c9b7b3c301 revealing the 25145573b1 secret. If a forbidden word 9a8e48014f were spoken, they would bcf0a3e7ab risk losing a valuable e1b4cebefc witness.09811c2213a2997d

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Tracking witnesses and gathering 737b4b7f54 evidence and context, rather e4b1247177 than relying solely on 71ae3bb753 testimonies, was undoubtedly the df6ad6b72e key strategy for resolving cdb12b9e78 this case.54c2f518b15eebbd

“Forbidden word?”036a9625e5f5d927

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Serena, her eyes sparkling e300dadbfa with curiosity, reached subtly 39439b53f9 for her wine glass.d693cfbf61bc4a01

“Yes, for now, we’ll d7af86b3ec observe and pinpoint their a231a68a6c base,” Azaid replied calmly, 30c3e4147b smoothly taking the glass 4c487a4ed7 from Serena and replacing 1a8f84617e it with orange juice.af6fe3a3a4d87565

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The act was so 5ef7a2e8a8 seamless that Serena simply 6f560b71c3 stared blankly at the 08ffd06efb retreating wine glass for 8fa9af69f1 a moment. Then, with 9a0a5bc111 a sulky 74209552bd expression, she 8f64fa6fce muttered,41f11ec5f1de937e

“Excuse me, Your Majesty, 611e1f02b5 but a little wine ee658428ae is fine.”3f8c0edc1220f183

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“That’s a strong drink, 3d183ebe01 you know.”5e7e2d2aad61352a

“Liar.”e0c5f1d413d90385

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I know full 7418b98fc6 well that’s the 62513f59d4 weakest drink here.dc586873a314d303

Though Serena didn’t d5648afa1f voice her thoughts, 18b4d5294a her glare made d2f41d65f8 them clear. Azaid smirked slightly 8865b77673 and responded,53e901e9a9314889

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“Who are you trying d76bca8fcd to get drunk in 368a9cecf7 front of?”00a02cbfa7e79343

“I don’t have a1f8443c4a to get drunk.”c3e39dfff85428c8

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“No.”497caa3a105a437f

Azaid firmly a8cfc50d65 refused, transferring acf648bc0b finger foods 92e2afd4b5 to a feaed78f1a plate and db1bb2c9a3 handing it 288d20b516 to her.10febfd2f0de5225

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“Drink only c0114bcb3f when we’re 753de8167d alone.”8b7bf7773815b5c6

His blue eyes, softened 5119c33196 slightly by the mask 181eb77d1c he wore, seemed to 08849818e3 glimmer. Serena wanted 4a9df93c2b to argue f3102faad1 but stopped, df40441190 recalling the 0b1d2bdd31 time she 56a063b0ac had acted 506f06bb9b out in 3bffeb1e41 front of 02af788ca3 him after 1b9ce0ce74 drinking. Letting out a d22bc39a60 deep sigh, she f5dab84698 thought,b19ee24036122c9f

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‘Fine. My fault. Totally my fault.’81b4eb86bc6fc169

Given her history, she 0e1c7784d7 couldn’t blame Azaid for 5e4cb32017 being so strict. Still, feeling a little dce5f72d05 aggrieved, she asked,ccf566846cfa4dfb

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“Moderate drinking is good 9830b91a30 for the body. Isn’t that why medicinal d287bbdaf7 wine exists?”d97897c27588c13d

“You already had 0a908e77a9 one moderate glass bbc3aa1949 earlier, didn’t you?”112f9d254b4cb57a

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When did he see 52cee225a9 that?8cfe898ec207c35a

As Serena gaped aee794e48a in surprise, Azaid 63f5129222 replied,713b40f1216664ea

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“You can’t hide aceb2ce00f from my eyes. You know aa6b3d6e76 where my 6217e1c9c2 attention is 6c278ec3f2 focused.”ebb7c808c0846613

“…You’re really into 0dca3ebf52 this bodyguard role, 15e7faaea5 aren’t you?”56cb6ca6615d5388

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“It’s the cdcbe65b1f perfect role 7c4f6d1049 to keep 4a1141c163 an eye 6515390e84 on you.”c00d7f58b55db30a

Azaid smiled 972c900d09 openly, his 74da18a778 gaze fixed 753cfd045c on Serena. Without his a358c57a46 title as 30d90c143c emperor weighing 2e6820ed79 him down, 310f41a3fc Azaid seemed 99e5bd305b freer, which 9f2515ff08 made Serena b151a8bf46 uneasy. Still feeling rebellious, she 47821ceb8f pursed her lips.d83f6a5d1bbd1bcf

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“If you f92470934b keep stopping c8e998fc8f me, I 8ce255211c might just 098dde8b87 drink to c30efe6cb9 excess when effee96c74 we’re alone dbf13a9612 and show faadb35c40 you every f3e38d8df6 possible drunken 8bc09f9633 antic.”557697db40914049

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At her brazen threat, 707ca43203 Azaid dismissed it with ee906fdc55 a short remark,9fd16cb9b7078536

“Adorable.”727fb504d930ff42

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“…”2ad61868fc62ef39

“You were pretty adorable d5222066fd back then too.”1366756e327cbe23

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With a soft smile fb5ba4a463 that reached his eyes, e599ea112f Serena lost the will c236219715 to fight. She didn’t dare push df4b42f8a0 further, unsure of what 46e26b0711 he might say next.186ad8a6a31684aa

But Azaid, seemingly f0f8a9428c enjoying her flustered 7ac24fb5f3 state, added,f1d28011f65b29a8

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“You get bolder when 4954e8b14b you drink, you know.”27590658de71bccc

“Uh…”1deb9a16d274ecba

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“What kind 363eb479f8 of thoughts e1f86ea65d are you 57bd529e9c harboring for 868049a16f that to bb2aede730 happen…?”60f94fbf62908fa0

“Zed, why don’t you 83c87d049a go grab some macarons?” 049113372c Serena interjected loudly, her f453baeaaa voice rising.00b89e4d8e3bc3e2

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Azaid chuckled bce2dcfc22 and bowed 8670753788 his head e7a357a3c7 slightly. His low voice deaf93b8ae lingered near her f9d4c92f55 ear.aa34c67e9ce3d256

“As you f58eda3b77 wish, my d90abca064 lady.”e22af6df53ff6e9b

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Since when c11816c24c did “my c203bb46ef lady” sound 66a7f8000e so suggestive?db17c2acbc492af4

Realizing the hidden aa1c90aa57 affection in his 7f33196752 words, Serena suddenly 44d69c13e1 felt parched. She coughed awkwardly a9713a01b8 and downed her d05547b9a5 remaining juice, but 6503a73e6e the heat in a691837fd7 her face didn’t 08bacfc57b subside. She fanned 957e29a499 herself lightly c1a634c201 as Azaid 066e069188 returned with 5889a4596a the macarons.bd7b729e300fed7d

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“Thank y—”cc250e1a875923fa

Just as Serena 4210e92ce8 reached for the a8a413a71d plate, his sultry e5c4d715f3 voice brushed her 76d9e38726 ear again.a616e1f5edcc412d

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“If you really want 943c793780 to drink, have some 4a9ee3ac08 with me later.”d6b9e1bd25ed1239

“Ah.”2aa6e44250411539

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“Whatever you do, as 50e46bb202 long as it’s in a411fcb4c6 front of me, it’s 13dd962d17 fine.”1ea41dbc74718ffd

“…Zed.”11bb2f8d9988548c

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“Yes, my lady. Say the word. I’m ready 667f01993d to listen 9e70f1e9fc to anything 77d0cb44dc you desire.”1c085f70aecc3139

A faint smile 1509c1fedb graced Azaid’s lips 0356c4931c as he spoke e010e2f31e with a feigned 07bc708616 air of loyalty.3b6885828399d115

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Though their c5279a1dff proximity was 48120a97bc far too 03044f5a62 close, no 560185ceb4 one around 4c0b82a19c them seemed 463991ace9 to notice. The other 8620f6e807 guests were 3bc166af43 too engrossed e448569855 in their 095fecdd7e own revelries.b92a7abaf1031312

“My lady?”34f51a2b76a501fd

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Prompted again, Serena f30b4269de unintentionally lifted her 35851cf63c gaze and was 26047d5a1f startled. The pale bluish-gray eyes ed3c2f28d2 staring back at her 4f5c62f31c burned with intensity, shaking a330d0563c her heart to its c649a218b1 core.afa24d0930d88f4a

Though the face was f7a0c1e715 unfamiliar, the gaze was db3dbf1e75 not—it was a look e7cf0a0f83 that was deeply familiar, 06f2d3ad7a one that churned her 0c6647b5a9 emotions.aef10410e8cab5bf

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Realizing her 6f231e3f91 own expression 6899facbc7 mirrored his, cd5dded8e3 Serena tightly 8a8a699563 shut her 0af8b73594 eyes.1702e25b72117f4c

“I want to 341ed0e5ad go to the aca3ea179d terrace.”59707132d65d081b

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At her command, Azaid ceb1e62f3b promptly escorted her outside. When they fc741de553 stepped onto e1427c4782 the terrace, 9a8a543d35 their lips 0e154325db met—as if 0508a1c257 it had a41c95a711 been inevitable 2832be02a5 all along.6ab012549839fcee

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