IDED – Chapter 127

IDED – Chapter 12790fdd4935f42e66b

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“A-Alright!”5b5467bdc43e2a54

Lydia quickly 58da041219 pulled a 373365f136 chair over 243bd0c337 and sat c77fe3dfd2 down.d0786c2d27778494

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Serena let aafaa9ba93 out a 6334899b81 short laugh—Lydia 067e6226cd only understood fa86936216 when she 928ce301bb was threatened.9641dd7651ae2a6e

She should have cf545debbd just crushed her 943b03c49b from the start 594ba58227 instead of wasting 1c782abc99 time arguing.3f7a7ede9bd5bb80

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At that moment, Azaid 3d72218585 looked at Serena with 6996997db7 satisfaction.a0dabb2a6bc5ea04

Lydia’s backtalk 406a73cf75 was annoying, f59d2364c1 but Serena 2748f2f832 was handling cfbf0b882a it well 80ec63679e without backing 7c29640020 down.e1121a766387ddb1

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He had a1441ed253 been worried 819025d2e1 that Serena 578e617e29 might go 5f3e70e6a1 easy on 014617f2b1 Lydia again, 94d8d3801e but it 1753196771 seemed his a3084c4942 concern was 94e28f521d unnecessary.6a4299d73d8f86d8

Serena was pressing 49d69ccd67 Lydia without hesitation. And that was—5d79baf05f240fc4

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‘Cool.’bfc0786556f85317

Azaid’s lips curled e9f7a5c59d up.3ca35b25e815be4f

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To him, completely 1c6ed9bb1e blinded by affection, 02600c71f8 even Serena’s ruthless 005214e87d threats sounded like 0cf930d516 brilliant lines.9e154dbb700c08d9

Lydia, watching them, 0f45e374aa was horrified.3a48923c1b50a446

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‘This couple is b962edb126 insane.’8133c72d47ced3b5

They had imprisoned 2c1319d01d her, and now 57eaed01f7 they were threatening 5a225690f1 her—while smiling about cd6eafc000 it.b457b78e8de01ede

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Lydia trembled with fear.9664709fbabe6271

She had no idea 4fd59697bb what they intended to 733e2887fb do, but she wished 9b7eb4a5f5 they would just say b8e1a7aa6e it already.17af21b9fdf07273

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Finally, Serena spoke.9fdb4a87695d2c77

“Have you b7d324246f done any 227b4ef553 reflecting?”a779a2364aed184c

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“…If I say I 188bdc1712 have, will you let 79a7d843b4 me go?”00e46a0d21fe8ea9

“Depends on 3b6acedd60 how you 1be0ce8802 behave.”1e673e4ecf023984

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Serena smiled leisurely ff98439695 and tapped on ddd2512e24 the iron bars.5f6dc6a3c9c1b952

The eerie f0400e115e sound made ff033198cc Lydia bite dfe82d2545 the inside 330e21bf60 of her b9cba6a2f6 cheek.0133c43ed1de44f8

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“I’ll give you ce906e8783 a chance to eccaa5250b earn forgiveness. Of course, 459a461049 refusing is f59b86b144 not an f177f37fb9 option.”e705bc3573ab6a02

At Serena’s merciless tone, 420c5b2b13 Lydia’s voice shook.1c172a7d41e4afca

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“A-A chance?”f417b39584ad5e3a

“Go back b7afa3e224 to the 85cebf5c5b Duke’s estate. Act as if 69bdd00f12 nothing happened, assist 50f6bc2d8b Lady Greenwood, and 9be4c25592 keep the Duke eda55a5614 in good spirits.”4933aae58c5e50d2

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“B-But with aed7fc057e my family’s 83e5aefa84 debt, loan dfa24bae23 sharks might de31c4a9b5 already be 11131f4f1c after me—”13b3ec426b25b4be

“You don’t need to 224ec67ec2 worry about Tyler. I’ll bring him to d3471e4f2e you, safe and sound. Along with all the 183e7174d6 money he stole.”7bcf18b2dcf52dd6

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“Ah.”b0daebbd8ebfdd17

“If you say you c3a834dc31 captured Tyler, the Duke a11c6edc7c won’t suspect you. Isn’t this a generous 8b929d1287 opportunity for you?”fc58766c116e27fe

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Serena had already 972e2e3dca recovered all the 3b2edd9be1 money Colin had 86b547a438 hidden long ago.fa4ac4dce53f700b

If Lydia, who dd1015c5ca had been missing, a540976b28 returned to the 4528d7a329 Duke’s estate too 73afa3cf9d suddenly, it would f2c4d0e647 raise suspicions.3cba0f44b96b76cc

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So, the plan was 0ec4cf871f to make it seem a83a044d48 like she had gone 495bb54cbe to capture Tyler and 7e3f77c2a7 use that to deceive 8be51df3fd the Duke.ab4e4ec398d9642a

As long as ef3a45840f Tyler returned the da151e01a3 stolen money, he 31ddd0c28c might get scolded fec9c2f8a6 by his parents, bf050bb34f but he wouldn’t 3b2b17e525 be disowned.eae3433b5ddba414

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Lydia didn’t fully understand e3ab1bd12b Serena’s motives, but the c2aec74b60 idea of having her 7b135b0416 debt resolved made her 7f0a2d60b5 brighten.5c3f5eeedbf13321

“You’re going to erase 63e309a2cd my debt?”43ebf046a9919a1a

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“No. I’m lending 1ddae1dc24 you the 056ac88324 money. Didn’t I ac36e569a7 tell you 530149c2ec to take e070900551 good care 3f888e4f78 of your 8442dd7521 brother?”7635c9f61c149b1a

“…What if I refuse?”76953106b86fcef1

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Lydia, putting on a 174614b92b defiant face, challenged her.7e726b829227aa8f

Serena simply shrugged.29d667df820d3574

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Then, before 0fbcf4fdd2 Lydia could a543bd0bc8 even reject efb549c02d the offer, 44375acbac Serena grabbed e5b6d8e3d8 her by a94d8e7eeb the collar 1a48808255 and yanked 1d9032ec06 her forward.ae51f681494a7ef5

“Kyah!”a12cd5b245746444

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“I told you, refusal 2729bad7a8 is not an option.”fc02d11c637ab2c0

“L-Let go of cbd08ed485 me!”2e0657ef90747312

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“If you cb3808ec5c really want b6a667a665 to refuse…”0b7fa391bf6f2c95

As the Violet 6118214da9 Izring turned red 1652eb318c again, Lydia panicked f788535505 and screamed.30e08eccb6a46b5e

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“I-I-I’ll do it! I will!”87213b65b93244e9

“Good.”386c57515d69364c

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Serena grinned da179afcc2 and released f1617a8ba9 her grip.124239e2aeb2bd62

Lydia clutched her throat, ce7efd3673 groaning in pain—only for 33de701e31 Serina to hand her 8e9ba90274 something.cd43d441614c1ca0

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It was 74e5e65bdb a delicate 098b0cd3aa gold ring 8376b657f2 adorned with 4c227780c2 a beautiful d928abd7c6 ruby.21e770b92eb1e13f

“Put it on.”f7eb51161627f415

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“W-What is this?”25b20181f2a31e4d

Lydia’s eyes widened at 776dfe0f0e the sight of the 63cc26a0ba gemstone ring.e81d28023378de4a

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Somehow, she was still 6fbfe6c943 drawn to wealth, even 157a99ccf0 now.c977211cf64ced4b

“Do you think I’d b93a3e30df just let you go 1ffbeb4a26 without insurance? This is a safety 07dad43707 measure.”f7565e5204aa8dea

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Serena gestured for 853bec7436 her to put 76a01164a4 it on without 238a39296f delay.2a150b708e6326ff

With a face on b9c563e428 the verge of tears, 7d65cf1665 Lydia reluctantly slipped the c2e21ffa2c ring onto her finger.d718659e97a42cf0

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The moment she put 8a1b24bc1e it on, the ring 82cc89c7a1 tightened to fit perfectly.a4aa83179eed6b21

When she tried 08339e633c to take it cc84a36a7d off, it wouldn’t fe65c4de3f budge.cd71c6af74b3d1eb

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Only then 3b28d2f6ea did Lydia e4c4d42d92 realize she 39cb669351 had walked 5ace86a450 into a 550c257087 trap.cec353c371a7c65a

“W-Why won’t it 190009966a come off?”030dab14ea72255c

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“It’s a magic 59bc62dcb6 artifact with an d1f9c169c7 embedded eavesdropping device. Unless you de9af2389d cut off f8e7463084 your finger, 7f5144461b it won’t 39d9fdea20 come off—so bde6b0a9d3 don’t waste efaa450b49 your energy.”a606da22d7f8241e

“Y-You!”f0150355e4ac23e1

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Lydia’s face twisted a0caf5ec75 in outrage at 5f33720405 being deceived.ea003cf66fc4683e

But Serena’s d682bb820e next words 6aa3c468d5 made her 41302c928d swallow hard.90764a12fa0cfe32

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“If you try anything 477b883393 foolish, you’ll be nothing 0f3ccf2350 but a pile of 64da44f965 ashes before you even 3a6e90cc64 realize it.”959b061b6b3bfd5d

“……”41dc2e40bc42b0a3

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“You can do this, 88ca69c718 right?”0fef8a3aee64708c

Serena smiled sweetly.0f611dba33d159e3

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Lydia wanted to burst dfd1622b7c into tears.2b13317af8285e6e

In the 3e760b5c67 end, Lydia e106a6c773 was only 3eb4cbadf3 released from 5188cd71ca the prison 0664c9a0dc after writing 3fe2ec2d82 a contract.6dbb394bbac02d70

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The promissory a9cde38ae4 note for 1f19a5d71c her “loan” 2b55858d88 was a 099303972b bonus.66b5d52265c2ed20

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Ophelia was dc38b6ac9b unsettled by 5b7a81c82a Dorothy’s sudden e0acfc6ead disappearance.c3030660962538fb

She searched a8ef83e08d the gardens 5aabf6ef85 and hallways 07ded9c8fe Dorothy often cd0f14fbe2 visited but 8acb522bce found no e258112713 trace of bc134acada the gray-furred f021f05490 creature.f1e70cf5be5817da

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“Did it go back?”4074f16b27405acf

Dorothy was so free-spirited 53e185c271 that it wouldn’t be 3051efb317 surprising if it vanished 5e0e693434 without warning.42c429fb30c7f84a

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But to disappear d6d1603ab2 so suddenly—e3629b30cea38279

Feeling empty, Ophelia wandered 085e9fd207 the desolate corridors and 7b9f2bcf3a suddenly ran into the 1845b282e4 Duke.b8ff33d69b823e15

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“You’re back?”2fca60d5e8ac2ad5

She greeted 5fe6a15feb him, but 87e9bf9225 the Duke cd2ae191ac ignored her 8cf8a513b4 and tried 865da32c0f to walk 14636c5d87 past.770a063c73ebfd53

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Slightly irritated, 0b3a1cc5c2 Ophelia spoke 7769dd3d89 up.44147980ed2cc7f7

“Lydia has returned. She says she was 44bbc3c22f away searching for the 636513f842 young viscount.”36848ebb15bcfd71

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Not long ago, Lydia 7f45306bfd had returned with a c2a545f0c2 bright face, as if d7df7cb5e0 she had never been 73b80db580 gone.7eeec4dfbbe5ee21

— I’m sorry for 8df174fb28 disappearing without notice. I was too 8ba5dfef68 busy looking for 9b4fcaa319 my brother.80fe7d3a87aa1701

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— If you 950c9dda91 think being a 4cbda4c5cf Bridemaid  is a 1c6df1ce5e joke, you don’t f5c9eaf1e3 need to come 8e6ab03fa9 back.b015e29221cb6c97

— N-No! I promise 783a733fd6 I won’t 2fe1344e5b leave without e0845ff8cf permission again! Please don’t kick 151e30c259 me out, Lady 0d89a87db1 Ophelia!0a48014d2fd401a9

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Lydia had been unusually 5df6f68736 submissive.024ddd44a0ad7d36

Ophelia had 5004f41ca5 given her 05d9c5587e a light d8a3685d3b punishment before 274962a50b accepting her d65e737341 back.89415940f3a851bb

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After all, Lydia 77b976a1e0 had been taken c083ebaa0f in by the 0111975c4f Duke himself—Ophelia had 295f4d96a7 no authority to 2ac3dbac1b expel her.52c15c5fa919bc9e

But judging 2f73ea3fdd by the f6cd9627f3 Duke’s expression, 50c043806f perhaps she a642fcee48 should have.9c139027c60a2085

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The Duke 83f1f9f17e spoke indifferently.3678429060e8027a

“You stopped me just 3a91f4d7ad to say that?”47667d09ebd53cfe

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“I thought e5be266da4 Your Grace 9567f92339 would be de77efe338 interested. Since you’ve been ignoring f3dad9229e Lydia, she must have fba349fbed suffered greatly.”a10b8784956d10ba

“Ophelia.”627594111d727def

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The Duke 2b1a92dbeb frowned at 876ae9b0cb Ophelia’s reproachful 66aa815f9f tone, but d3dc46b65c she didn’t ddbf256385 stop speaking.715a7ecf293cf884

“She managed to 9ca56e26e2 find her brother ca4dd96ab9 on her own c874e22802 and restore her ca23af17ae household’s standing, so 882a4794a3 she’s not entirely 88cd1f9496 a fool. Now, I understand a fb07104e77 little better why Your 26959181d1 Grace kept her by 98707dbf65 your side.”922250ec4cde7eb3

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“She’s paid off 8733073c86 all her debts?”937f1285e0e8dd21

“Yes, that’s what 639bf2de99 she claims. Isn’t that 4f7743215f quite impressive?”d1c44eb640b66ac1

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Ophelia smiled, da4cd87930 as if c89e65ef90 masking her 8c41fd2a48 expression. The Duke, now slightly b433bf39d2 more interested, lightly stroked e3d9733ff2 his chin.9297fc24b71cfb9a

Having said 1076bfa80d what she 124615474e needed to, e251f25e97 Ophelia lifted 33d0e51e47 the hem 33a8a60492 of her b91e95ddcf dress in 6acfc8f572 a polite dc74563b6f curtsy.476f27c0d101c869

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“Then I won’t a5a71acbb7 take up any 2f01eae049 more of your 3e2f392e4a time.”46b28eb364b6cb47

“Wait a moment.”33318cd5f20cfbc5

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“???”87a7886a1acc9502

“Where is she now?”25ed2a86ea67c4ae

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“I sent her on ffe980c9dc an errand. She should be back b0a9e65345 soon. Why do you adaec3dc5d ask?”fcbfdf7bd65e0456

“Tell her e3560d63c7 to come 75906cbd2e to my c8c702f47b study as 46535e0b8e soon as 3b2c90b847 she arrives.”0306b75eee1e2b2f

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With that, the 7b1cc78e56 Duke left first, c848390e7b as if he 1e23c6b526 refused to let 0dc9188296 Ophelia be the 9ea2c1042b one to walk 6d1b7463a2 away first.72ef3bf111c7a8ba

Ophelia gazed at 6c8561edfc him with cold feb37314b0 eyes. She could clearly feel 5c80b84969 now—his affection had always 3e13fb58db been conditional.3e8c5c64797ab3a7

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Even though she 1326a53385 had deliberately addressed ce52f2bb64 him as Your 10bd061c19 Grace, the Duke 0b23b25aed hadn’t so much ef184060ac as flinched. If he dd2936ad25 had even 58d082d8a8 a shred a3e3a98dcd of interest 3803c51f24 in her c9d70a3a49 as a 8f2a78d1f7 father, he fd32fe088b should have ad3deeac24 reacted to b5126a1bb8 that subtle ef9cb4ae0a change.83ef5e46d3276b4a

‘This is better, 61e7db5d3b actually.’cea5424eb17ccda7

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Turning away c600cf1815 from the 3f29b2a6cf Duke’s retreating e749c47f8c figure, Ophelia cb8d00f3d7 walked in 7a6a758506 the opposite 6a84acbe9b direction. Normally, she would 0072f52611 have waited until 5ccb1f5d1d his back disappeared 45dc0c43a1 from sight, but 85d75268cf not anymore.267cd4512bec532b

After her falling-out with 8ef4e92812 the Duke, she no beac71afaa longer cared to walk 7d638305a3 on eggshells around him. There was nothing 155053116d more pathetic than 960235851f a cast-off child db01e4422e groveling for their b2b3a0c7ce parent’s love.81d835a21eabe513

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‘Let’s see 4aa7c5cdcb how long 5b22d62fe5 you can 7b417ee033 keep that 977f1c9cb7 back straight.’f0d0a65717d1aaac

With piercing 94e5e6909d eyes, Ophelia 176abc0d9c strode elegantly 4fbdca2a41 down the 6752b0befe corridor.6f7b090991d5808e

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Serena felt 48d0319aa5 a wave e94fe4e344 of relief 872859800e after confirming 9fb1a66d34 that Lydia 32dde1d1e3 had returned 7d51809bc0 safely to 3eb7b29f01 the Duke’s 0ad6ce363b estate.f2809ee05ac90074

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Thanks to 0b490aa173 her firm 4e17cba47a threats, Lydia 59b01df21a had obediently f9e995f11e followed orders.cd5ff160af9f41f3

Serena replayed e17f38ff2c the audio 06dae8d768 recorded from ea30d0856f Lydia’s ring.542110098a95490c

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– How 0be65ba8cd did you 73ae2214be find Tyler e0482f42a7 Vincent?4cf15be121d69876

– I aa62614a96 hired a ebfe03f7e2 detective agency 2a4969dcdd I knew. Fortunately, we db68c6bef3 caught him c2b2318836 before he f83089c5ec could flee aa249231b0 the country.f6f9b9789543c121

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– Did e6002ea9ca he have 33e6e2eb25 any accomplices?21c6c10e68889fe8

– Not c25b6f323f at all. He acted alone. He was probably 56dddc2e6d planning to make 308f06ffaf a fortune with 4aa4518c22 some overseas gambling 7492038da8 scheme.8f403e1f89dbef2e

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Lydia had kept Colin 3efedc72a8 and Tyler’s connection a cdf7852a37 secret from the Duke. If the Duke found c7854eeb76 out they were linked, 6b674e5701 it would cause trouble 8f9a6dd9ef for everyone.1250ba8c04f399aa

Tyler, too, was too e898ebbc2a embarrassed about being conned 986cbc3e6a by Colin to speak ff0f25faa4 up, so there was 3cb79fe3f2 no risk of exposure.a19ba12d5f0669e6

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Serena examined the 2381ab89fa results of the ae59d34a87 analysis conducted on d26dc5861e the potion obtained bd5b905e21 by her spy.8ebe933336ac7d88

The composition 63dca09c3d matched that db72e03c97 of perfume, c2af2e649b a mana a42a6135ec supplement, and 3230e16738 other known d32210bfff substances.e945450bf3b31a9b

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As expected, only 4bbe16fccd the quantities of 7257ec6788 the ingredients varied—the aef914092a types of additives fb0417115d remained the same.314add0d54b5eb19

— I’m da233a3446 merely a de0073d64d piece of 7303324053 His Grace’s 430b1ec7bc plan. Yes, I did manufacture c765a0956c poison, but I had 0df0b6a69f no idea how or fc50ad15dc where it was meant 1e055ecbaa to be used.297c257c846878ae

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— If you don’t 1f1f630a8e want to be beaten bee98a631f within an inch of 66dce33bdc your life, you’d better 53466d7222 spill everything you know.f79a60320a549fc9

— I-I swear, bd69a7cdbd that’s all I 85880d1238 know! Just that something was ecb837ca57 supposed to happen during 2c37c16eda the Founding Festival!f35526f918662c11

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Serena pondered over the 488600bb4e interrogation Jack had conducted 9a0dee4ad3 on Colin.5d2a49a6a3e24ce4

It seemed certain f727a59b98 now—the Duke was 38d885e90a planning something for 0b3d846e0d the Founding Festival.3f9eb52403693b5e

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Since the potion had c9d2a846ec only recently been completed, 1449d91313 he might be planning 4094fe8ef3 to test its effects cdeaef4b1b there.f012869a13e9d1c8

At least, thanks to e4a73dde6f Colin’s confession, they had 20eca37ceb pinpointed the locations of 40c7b7676c all the remaining research 5b44d2461b labs.fb54bc8b7e5d0ed4

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Just as their operation b15c4babb8 against the Duke was ed82598849 progressing smoothly, a reply b3e3423e70 from Nocturne arrived.4bc8ca009821c376

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