IDED – Chapter 128

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Episode 12843f2f08eda594500

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That night.aba1d6ebb42b60f0

Serena, Azaid, and 58aa0a3c33 their group held 5e136b8018 an emergency meeting 93bfa14bb2 at the Gordon 07155a26b1 Trading Company’s office. The documents 9c5a645da7 Pai had 1ac18f2187 brought caused 30cf3da052 an uproar.ffb8129a8e742347

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After hearing the 22aa22935c full situation, no a9bf7d1d8b one spoke first. It was a dire 60fb012de4 matter, yet one that 1e69cfd87b couldn’t be handled recklessly.d8ac7006985413ea

Then, breaking the heavy 3dc85c98c7 silence, Jack slammed the 889635996e table with an excited 6f0ca202e8 expression.7c234c99fe4badcf

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“At this 219f21453d level, shouldn’t de028ddfa5 we just 1ddb737a4b arrest him 3e4cf22f51 immediately? Why the 92160e995e hell do 3937fc15fc we need 0eed598df6 to be 0601f3265c cautious?”7afc5b7a8da49eba

“Because copies hold 8546a9fe4b no legal power.”14b2ed247f429b6f

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“Then we should at 681ea80e20 least capture him and 9d5e6a2874 beat the truth out a520960d8b of him.”27f0daa871fdca9c

“The Duke isn’t an 374d1ca598 idiot. Do you a9815b596a really think f716b1efc2 he’d just 140c776a3b confess? He’d claim the documents 152e701cab are forged, and we’d 22542fa71b end up facing backlash db6faaff78 instead.”9151608cfcaf24ef

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“So what, Lily? Are you saying we b83bc99873 should just sit back 5ee57c6b99 and watch, even though d7b81a7897 we know what he’s dae8e24579 planning?”fb5530aa664b760a

“Who said we should 1037946b7d just watch? I’m saying d5a75d2f93 we need 2d2b01d48b to think de933690b9 this through. And you need 7107ad13d2 to control that f84ac1d1a9 temper of yours, 38c2e9bf50 Jack Gordon.”9cc5b71337510a91

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“And you need to 71b582b1a7 stop pretending to be 29c3409253 so calm and composed. It’s pathetic.”621f7896a8d33d1d

“Jack, Lily! Enough, both of you. Things are 267f3d16c7 tense enough 8be23774d5 without you 65ad556724 making it cfa03f322e worse.”9d71f76f562db8d3

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Leonard stepped 4de48307c4 in to b3a4a101e2 mediate, and 04d2310a56 Jack and 37ed3119e2 Lily turned db786917e8 their backs 8849a9cc65 to each e7611ce054 other, fuming.00cf9acc4d3c5ceb

Pai, despite having caused 8f67e16be5 the commotion, simply lay 9b223d8bd0 curled on Serina’s lap, 29c6403e30 yawning.6f5ea23af1899615

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Serena’s expression wasn’t great 06ecb93ef0 either. The Duke had been aabd1e7955 plotting treason—and in the 7f642bbb8c most brutal way, with ed54c68c06 meticulous preparation over a 61e068dbed long time.370210c7491cd780

“So all 708bf1398d the bloodshed a42430b7d1 in the f387c77563 Imperial Palace 4dcd31df2a was part ba6814c5e0 of his d31ed28d23 plan.”1715428f7555edee

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Before Azaid 4bc5d9cf00 became Emperor, a8b35059d9 the palace 031f795cfd had been b18a1eaf6f filled with d9bf749b31 numerous princes 6f98c1f2c4 and princesses. The late Emperor had a9d68bdf99 taken many concubines to 421f92a8dd maintain harmony among the 551d25c4a6 nobility, resulting in a b6bc8e3145 large number of siblings.59750bd745b8e835

However, contrary to 4d2e6a1cd6 his intentions, this 3c968b9c44 policy only fueled a55f4b1ac1 rivalry among noble 30840254ae factions.273498905978f79a

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Each faction secretly d31d3a5bc2 fought to put 484422321a their own blood b52bb439e9 on the throne, 9b6f891c2d leading to the da395b0611 infamous Prince’s Rebellion.ff0ccdf50d3e295e

Every Crown Prince or ecb3a0622b Crown Princess met an 931024c333 unfortunate end. Not just 67ba7a1ae7 them—even those 174f33707c who stood b397b540a0 out slightly 181d82ff97 were brought 5f18fcc4d3 down by 0e1cdc1149 a coalition 1b7031d864 of nobles.80f1c1a529a50481

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Azaid had been excluded 746734b872 from these power struggles 8825529559 because he lacked the a610e78d36 Croten’s Power and therefore 1e16f05663 had no claim to f2b99626bd succession.76f09ed1790e958c

What they had thought d47a3a9ed8 was merely a political 894d29b8ce struggle turned out to b23c837de2 be an elaborate scheme 64d5f4594c orchestrated by the Duke.be9b4a4aa2fd9789

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“Azaid was the 8aef1b2fb5 easiest to eliminate, ddcf16815c so he was 7fa1b3d5d9 put on the 59fade1733 back burner… because c16bcb0475 the Duke planned 7372b70020 to set up ca333863fd a puppet emperor.”94c14df1a1993986

The reason 99b243d47d he was 4b50deffa2 so desperate cc0ea7bdec to make 478dc1fd51 Ophelia Empress b28327bc29 was likely d6351e8d79 because, upon 0a0cd81663 Azaid’s death, afd07fd13c she would 550294c960 inherit the 5e2996ddc8 right to 46d281a456 succession.d9e17390feddfc43

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Instead of staging c679816885 a coup, he 96f64805a9 planned to become 96556c4a1b a royal in-law c5a3274566 and transfer the 6ad188aa20 throne to Greenwood d454e0a44f naturally.22291ad5028dd358

“But he 4caa815889 didn’t know… b7d519165e that Azaid f96175ac39 possessed power 07e62e8560 rivaling the 95a2e93649 first Emperor.”4dc7c27dada66c64

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Serena pressed her tongue 6aea7243d5 against the inside of e6cd3dc754 her cheek. Just the d121003594 thought of 78566163c4 what might a84833240b have happened 618d92141c if the 181636ba91 Duke had f889147fab discovered Azaid’s 33dd2508d6 power sent 31c627fe63 a chill 81d25c6720 down her dfc974d2c6 spine.71b550ac67f1b478

He would have 540638c352 cut down the 10e12f3db3 threat early to f5f7ec433c eliminate any risk.08619144d1bc3e2a

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Serena still resented aa93e6b0b3 Raffaello for acting d191b00535 alone, but she 8fe6e4fccf couldn’t entirely blame 6543e56c07 him—after all, thanks 526d86f8df to him, Azaid c19f2bf5e9 had remained hidden e755524344 and was now fab36105c0 the last surviving ef8e85c73e royal.8d1f7d4483eb7a4e

And the Duke’s 5812a0b480 plan had started 8e7ca8ab62 to fall apart fb337588fc the moment Azaid a43f6bf81f revealed his power. If it had c08bd6f7bf been right after a9e82f6352 his awakening, things ab08dc02cd might have been d72634192c different. But now, Azaid fc0bc89740 had full control a1fe66a7f5 over his abilities, dc61772209 making him too 9a9757c46b formidable for the fd726e7231 Duke to handle ecea40511f recklessly.1d3dfb0d072fb821

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“That’s why he 0f6c7075d1 created that poison… 2fe42f350e to drive Azaid’s 91af1c6689 power into a 6a3f417876 rampage.”e7d567a6cb299780

They had ca46e4ff36 already confirmed 0812e14567 that the 0ebeea0b18 potions from 1c01a8d17b the laboratory 38ddd32700 could either 1a3d5fa0a6 weaken or 5d0f9d4b99 destabilize power.1349bb8b05e60181

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Originally, they 619aa7d7f0 had planned cf238a5922 to expose 550258c65d the Duke abc07798c9 using the f9925fb442 research lab 1da9cc17e1 incident, but fae45344d3 now it 3923ce41b4 seemed that f62d00fdda wouldn’t be bc03dbf894 enough. Just then, Azaid spoke.df27ff2e477f4597

“Now that we 256135c97a know he’s plotting 47307cee82 a rebellion, we 4aebcd5724 need to find 3a89f6b748 solid evidence and a1e32962f7 take him down fdc5abb272 completely.”f51bc6119eb36d15

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“Attacking Greenwood, the b1102d01e0 head of the 994ea7e85c great noble families, a82f189655 won’t be easy 2efd0f50c2 in a short 2c7aee04e2 time,” Lily added.42b91a15277e7647

Leonard continued, “We df0f33c22d must secure the 3b9d482ab8 original documents, rescue 71d57a8052 Nocturne, and prepare 244a5222d8 to strike the 5a190df466 Duke—all before the dfcbbb3ed1 Founding Festival.”4604959845a27a21

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“If anything goes wrong, fe93ba6901 the Duke might flee,” 9637c4454d Lily said.397236ded2ca99e9

As she and 23dd52fa39 Leonard continued exchanging 63708ec2b9 ideas, Jack ran ab77df604c a hand through d93dd07464 his hair in 1368b65e73 frustration. Trying to 3e02e3ee37 keep up e9764b32d5 with all add1c9c01f these plans 3d971c19f5 was overwhelming 094b81e8ba for him.adf1bd47df294088

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Serena carefully a9a33bc291 considered their e4b4d5e2ca discussion. Nocturne was 8ae857633b imprisoned in 5b4379d8bb a Greenwood-owned 5cc0a6d57b villa—only a bfde3e953a direct descendant 1c3d50f295 of Greenwood 17b54d753d could enter e8acd364c3 freely.a336f864f49c0a99

Just then, someone came ebf84ad29c to mind, and Serena bc8ff2283c turned to Azaid.c493d68a8a1badf0

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“Your Majesty, what do 140982d7c6 you intend to do 29822da2de with the Greenwood family?”a06f0ee43482b5e6

“They plotted treason. They must 3613cdc231 be eradicated.”8d912e9f12076b73

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“But the 4a49bf7440 Greenwood family a77becd44c has a 0c6e77cc86 long history. If the noble ee96f3f2d8 house that unites 75cbf5e3d9 the great families 8237dc8753 suddenly disappears, it 77db9b919c will create chaos.”a179c34251682134

“I can’t go easy 979346a9e1 on them either. It’s crucial 4cb8a2a1ba to set d18d2b2e8c an example 21326a65cb so no 51e1e9e970 one dares 654a8a86a5 to rebel 63cb7eca98 again.”4b48619e17c04114

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“Then why 7de065d991 not impose 028ee65bb9 a heavy f8ce12afda punishment while 74f1a1b839 also establishing b52c15dbdf a justification f21aca4b04 to keep 3290817c14 the family 5e0a50ac78 intact?”3eefd57dd5a376e9

“How?”b15748e917fc0f1b

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Azaid gazed at her 75d095c759 intently. As Emperor, he couldn’t 7f703b34b7 afford to be indifferent 4e18dbfee9 about this matter. His usual 44cc87de27 lazy demeanor 12785bea33 was gone.e3159bb9e5ac780f

Serina calmly explained, “If 8de366f687 a new leader removes db451162ee the rot from within, 08967bbed3 the Greenwood family can 905113d2a7 survive. Someone like c44ed6c130 a direct b17187b1da descendant who a8be7b9423 might already 23b786cc99 resent the 2f61ebe0c5 Duke.”835dd2a284109f0a

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“You mean… working with 817b198bdb Ophelia Greenwood?”58a94e16544731c7

“But isn’t 0a3b5ab6ab there a 8a432b6bd6 chance she’s 6ffcd71683 on the 5eea1bc434 Duke’s side?” 2f32a8499e Lily questioned.42d533c450ddc188

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Serena replied confidently, “No, c106d8d225 she wouldn’t be. She’s a direct descendant 867d6bfb45 of Greenwood and takes 48004f17e7 great pride in her 84f45c8ea0 noble lineage. If she had known 716a80c74f about this, she would 95ab33fe0b have tried to stop bded80e2c7 the Duke.”f072f05c56f87e44

Hearing her b42c5637de certainty, Leonard aab3f63319 asked, “How 8b53e3799d can you e1fac4d5ba be so 4cca4da9ae sure?”e53c6ea6a6f0f72e

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“According to 0e094fcc0a Lydia’s latest 7c5a4287c9 information, the 06fa61fa6e Duke and 237f1635ba Ophelia have 015b546282 completely fallen 6966c2e40b out. And the reason? Because he refused to a096212b54 punish James Greenwood.”0db39751de65ee83

“If she’s 317217e3e8 started to 7889f4887e oppose the a8653f9cfc Duke’s actions, 164ecc7159 that’s a c580f08102 good sign. Until now, she f4fcbea967 had always seemed 88d4e9d50b to follow his 57c5e062cc words without question,” 09a25ebd3f Lily admitted, her 7ecef08a17 stance softening.aab06628580e7b2c

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Serena nodded, “Exactly. Even when I 22cbf7fb2d met her recently, 2c98ef2180 she seemed different. It’s worth aac83fd288 approaching her.”e00c3666d1a52168

She recalled 9078746b3e Ophelia at ae8076a6e5 Lydia’s wedding. Though Ophelia 3dd784303b had an a059af6842 air of 3474c81d7f arrogance, she 674216c479 didn’t seem 252ecab49b the type fb13d07b27 to turn d372d6fc6e a blind 2d65805c1d eye to d262bf8bf3 illegal acts.4e7b99b2903cc945

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Even when James behaved 31a3239966 rudely, she had tried c164b4e6ff to maintain her composure. That was 4bec56d85b proof of 948f6f3c02 her noble 66b2dcf21b upbringing.f9be4c5c27370aa4

Serena’s voice 96a313b3ac gained confidence. “I’ll make 6beaba4bdf contact with cccabf01cd her. I happen 7b3c0c3cba to be 33d66f43aa invited to 8a6f024289 the Marsala 54a9c60606 Salon, where d639d08fca she’ll be f58b924cb6 attending.”f7e62e08e8f78f59

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“I received an invitation 84ac86fc57 as well,” Lily noted.599fd00034d8001f

With the 8ee0cb3092 Founding Festival b31b79fc2c approaching, Lily 077f35b0fc had also bdef942de4 entered the f792a9d085 capital. It wasn’t 36c6300dce often that 4132a09b24 the Shield 857ffd8ce9 of the e5431e8ef1 North appeared 0df48417a9 in the 13d607e079 city, so 6ff949f998 invitations flooded 4d38d0d39a her way.14257c712168affc

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Serena smiled. “I’d feel much more d42081c581 confident if you joined 8ea73f2bca me.”5a2dc493fcb392b6

“I’ll escort de64da8310 you on c6191a6c63 the day.”c56f4df2e07c18e9

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“You? Personally?”6e16618785f4a138

“I’m used to escorting a05d211844 people.” Lily shrugged.f074688498cc7493

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She was a14b224a28 well known fef2b2b3ad in high 3dc9d702b4 society as 217893dc07 a charismatic 1d57efaf45 woman. With her db40e88727 tall and d73325d35f slender figure, 2ba609ac18 she looked 0c04ede52c stunning in 861bab15a3 trousers, making b39fc7ecc9 her a 564b70c48d fashion icon.0df4064c980b8230

Realizing she was f0e2e7a472 about to be cbab531cee escorted by someone cbcebd0a4e so famous, Serena 4d0131d183 scratched her cheek.7b1fb294dfa3af67

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“Then, for b619c7ef99 now, we 1ab71c4a03 should gauge d0e898d0fd Ophelia’s stance.”82fcf2a63e264097

“Are you 5d4c8b4d34 planning to cef6434180 use Lydia caf5e158c4 Vincent?”d6a0db8bbde73bca

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“No. Lydia isn’t suited for f3d7717423 such tasks—she’s too timid. There’s someone else more de38f67419 fit for the job.”6bf7180d5c3cbd50

“Who?” Lily asked.be5fd4a8e7b2b041

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Serina scooped up 64b2c358c7 Pai from her 5914f807a0 lap and held e352f734a1 him close.b98da7cc28a2a04f

“Right here.”f38668f0f5e21359

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Meow.5e195dff22d64947

The cat—Pai, or 38ce5408b7 rather, Dorothy—let out c841038f4b a small cry, 05bafa02e0 as if in 54fa34061c agreement.737f0b1d2ca5cbe2

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Everyone nodded. No one could get 6ee7524105 close to Ophelia as 60cb7127e6 easily as Pai could.39b4e6993cf31978

“If all 47eca25dc9 goes well, 9d27202140 this might d44466b7dd even help 3f8214da47 us rescue bfc709c0c9 Nocturne.”575383d5c07dfb55

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That night, Ophelia returned cda675c944 to her room after 5f0974b851 yet another argument with 587d9652a1 the Duke.d5b883e61a609404

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“Something feels off.”693fdbfbfee77e44

She couldn’t understand 81373dcf7a why the Duke 40e14258f8 wasn’t punishing James a24a3528a0 despite his incompetence. It was almost as ed15c566e6 if he wanted James d6a5c179b3 to act out.3d494c9f2a1b726f

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Normally, she 641e36a04a would have b999ed4845 comforted herself 1c1ead1bba by holding 454bb4dc61 Dorothy, but 6adca926f4 the cat e283e7a5dd was missing.23a06b169a00bd2e

As Ophelia rubbed her a6770ff757 aching forehead and opened c5426af3ad the door—ff2d0e369be7fd31

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Meow.61f0ade645a7d744

A familiar, beloved voice 70a5dcc0d6 reached her sensitive ears.9d44655516cfe563

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“…Dorothy?”c654dfee5cbb50b3

Surprised, she 70ca3182d5 looked around, f445ef3718 and from 394191ea47 behind the d7224cb9c3 curtains—Dorothy peeked e2cd1c6ab5 out.feceabbd9744fe48

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“Dorothy!”2445b624337bf8cb

Ophelia embraced 2a9a389b7f Dorothy as 8065f0327d if she 8ac17b5a1b had never 4103d12af2 frowned before. She had 2a8dd5c4f8 assumed the 0a9b173b52 cat had 4916278008 disappeared forever 821ebab80c after vanishing b530412529 shortly after 43b4c43b35 claiming Leo a451b8583d as its 0002d66500 owner.6b273872b273f627

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She had been especially 7a10ec88b8 disheartened when Dorothy left cd6e4f7b68 the very next day 7d941c1c36 after she had put 4d2f10b724 the bell back on bd42415635 its collar. Stroking the 04403cd95f cat’s back, a886b51e28 Ophelia gently f12a189d33 scolded it.ff3323bafe3e5c6b

“Where did you go? I was worried.”5ddcdc85c4d052c4

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Although it 0c42485753 was natural 47fb2a96b3 for an f5c19a8e05 animal to dc34f1f68b disappear without 46896862aa a word, b845d9f01a she couldn’t 0fc8fb8ad6 help but be34414d4f feel a c82bea36f1 bit resentful.f7bcad5a0482b2a1

Meow.631c0c29d82bb13b

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Dorothy pressed her paws 220c7c71b5 firmly against Ophelia’s arm 53c2dead7f before stretching out her 54e6e5416f neck.4f2155062ddc5756

“Hmm?”57037370cc0fa3b1

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Only then 4bfcc02194 did Ophelia a15e078d38 notice a bed76240bb note tied 0dab0ed5a5 around the 6de7e18462 cat’s neck. She tilted 1a83a3f2c5 her head 07430189c5 in curiosity. Upon realizing 5af26afa3c that it 9fc0eef9b4 was a 4a85db9bf0 message addressed 8ce37fa0ec to her, 9384540610 her expression 60d5bc6efc hardened.f8c4f999622ae696

[I request a meeting at the third pergola in the Glass Garden of the Marsala Salon. -R]

“R?”8d1a31bd5f15c5a6

Ophelia stared at the dae0739414 mysterious initial and immediately 7aa3f63fd7 thought of Leo.7af3671731e02475

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N/ The df1f0c91a1 pronunciation of af973a15a1 the letter b51ff214ac “r” and c64ad0806a the letter eb4571a5dd “l” is b579c6d528 similar in cb93ecb01b the Korean 3cb18ad1bd language.be32be302921d38b

‘He doesn’t 57db6c1c4e seem like 1a1f2b9033 someone who e1dda31931 would be 3b411c164a invited to a5a4f68993 the Marsala 34ed78a90d Salon. And besides, that 2725b5d2a7 family is…’7ec41989909b43f4

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Tapping the 4a3dda479a note lightly 0a0603b2e7 with her 454fc226c3 fingers, Ophelia 1dfbf03127 fell into 3c08508e23 contemplation.725ab0cce34f84f4

But after 06ce5506d8 a moment, 7baec5a017 she smirked. She suddenly d91d06f596 recalled how 049453d19e flustered he edea50e51b had been 1725ea337b last time, 835325197a his eyes 7bb8ff2864 darting around 08879e0f77 in panic.04887d1c31b91635

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‘That was rather cute.’2c33ec06085139c6

Amused by 8c36cc9899 the thought, 35bf7238c9 Ophelia quickly 1626c31ba9 wrote a 63e6d28359 reply on dec72088f9 the back e76a768a3a of the e8f348db94 note.b06eed130df400d8

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[Alright. I’ll see you then.]

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