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Episode 1303432a80b4d2630e0

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“…Pardon?”5422791ab9257c88

Leonard doubted f77e7f0684 his ears, 479bd81d39 wondering if 0861849509 he had f588090b55 misheard. Otherwise, there 2fe646cbaa was no 9ef43ccbee way Ophelia 1a3f249df4 would openly b1f89770fd express interest 7fedc3cfaf in him.a447a5b8aa68ebcc

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Ophelia had always aaeacb6b15 been the type 3e70730cf1 to put on 7d26e14b5b an act. Like any noble lady, 6dd478a151 she pretended to be 108cd06aae shy, smiling sweetly in 6bb9f056be front of others while 2fb8690ca9 wielding a dagger behind 02604397ab their backs.1585714bd7d2a152

Leonard hesitated, c0d3d50a00 his lips 383b311237 parting slightly 9ff5d8652d before he 4639a3aa76 cautiously asked 11f8f90fcc again.b94b02f8b65b0805

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“W-What did you 2ba7841372 just say?”af8417da4507705c

“I said Sir d2e74d101f Leo is my 07645e7473 type.”7e6a7dd9ad5e5dba

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“…Pardon?”dd7c384ebebef0ea

“Oh. Do you dislike women 5b9cadcc86 who take the initiative? In that case, forget 4cddeb58a0 I said anything. You can be 76e8bd23ca the one to d4d380b9e3 ask me out 01f34acf54 first.”4cc8125953bcc42a

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“…Pardon?”088b2c3e5e761488

“You do know how 8d067c43f3 to say something other 73339a0613 than ‘pardon,’ don’t you?”f705843f00afa6f7

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Ophelia narrowed b88188d21a her eyes f31b5f0544 and stared ba558cbbb1 at Leonard f637cdec91 intently. His ears were now cbc7c4e6a1 burning red, practically steaming f168e06ede with heat.a81cf53096874684

On top of 9b5d925248 that, her unwavering aa7754de97 gaze made it 9d3e776f2c impossible for him 58e0ba6365 to figure out bb325cce14 where to look. Just then, 7d94cbb95e Ophelia asked efe0d7ec61 in a 3a160f0424 slightly subdued 364adc3fe6 voice.c77ba4a7a40b5a91

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“Do you dislike it?”28f9a8fc81594668

“No.”ef9425cd85134658

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Leonard answered instinctively, 007c7d8d9d then clenched his 254f708990 teeth. He hadn’t meant 161e336a94 to speak so 2c69369666 quickly, but he 16e6e5d68b couldn’t bear to 1b816c3e85 see Ophelia look a54f66f7cd disappointed.21eb83ccc6733488

“Phew, that’s a relief.”925659a565402b3d

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Ophelia let d6ecbcdf74 out a 6059deeb5b small sigh afc14665a3 of relief 7707f51ea2 and smiled 60565db517 bashfully.6014f0cdf38df736

“This is actually 058da71cf9 the first time 814d7d412e I’ve spoken so 69d9a9dbcc openly about my 4fa261fa48 feelings. I was afraid eae310daba of being rejected.”8c5748544a676709

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“For someone saying that, 6f1d084737 you were quite natural.”c5fab1173b220a82

“Was I? Hehe.”cbfad7cbaa230904

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Leonard bit his afff907035 tongue. The ruthless Ophelia kept b8cc480488 appearing more and more a21fae75f8 innocent in his eyes, 1176f79852 and he nearly blurted 9c5b2b34a6 out an invitation for a18bd9c404 a date.e2482019c0c5ead8

To think that ae2ab972f9 Lady Greenwood seemed… cffadf6cd9 cute.efd34a0327fa3987

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Leonard scolded himself internally.9548178b6152a2e4

‘Wake up. Once she fc40f46942 finds out 862d9b702e who I 0ca49bdad9 really am, 5c06a0706d she won’t 638a71937a treat me 17acfe89ed this freely f3e3c6ae5a anymore.’f9dba269341734e7

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This meeting e245afc1fd had been 22e89036ad arranged with 58ee109cb0 the intent 8fee77718b of revealing 4a1f2480ff his true d3f27e55c7 identity. Even if Ophelia 5348e42d46 distanced herself upon 607026bcad learning the truth, 9687f7955d Leonard had no 931a72a93b right to complain.ad5161d8516f7c01

The Carter family, aligned 7c3305a30c with the Imperial faction, 58cc15624e and the Greenwood family, 695cb42931 part of the Nobility af716ae7c7 faction, fundamentally stood on a51b77e220 opposite sides.f54a4b7b80c1eb4c

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On top of that, 03228dcb8b he was the Emperor’s 70387c04c4 closest aide. It was inevitable f745216b12 that Ophelia would 8b47233436 find him uncomfortable.7c942144b2a1cae9

“Then… may 9bf6c10798 I ask 53d336d38d you something 94045fb71c honestly as 08f22bd0b9 well?”cca43fc4ce0dc186

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“Go ahead.”8d4548f19153ad37

Leonard, suppressing the sudden bfc8c169f3 softness in his heart, 2b0951f9d5 deliberately responded in a 36724c81fd firm tone. Ophelia, smiling 3179be0845 faintly, then e3ed7c363b asked,4db4f8d6e26a1910

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“What is 7497551fcf your real 174908e38b identity?”df795c2110d18dc5

“…!!!”558bfa9c073003c1

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“The status you 554507d348 told me before—it’s 1527e5f663 fake, isn’t it? You couldn’t 95391200fc have possibly 9dbab8c947 thought I b92c932b51 wouldn’t look 24691f15c7 into it.”ddde90151bd3414c

As Ophelia drove 0cce33a010 the final nail 456a2628d4 in, Leonard stared edb8e1e4b6 at her, his 184326a84e expression hardening.5fec8e4f82bee2b5

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Gone was 78adaabfda the shy, 98719d5a11 flustered woman 8c43aab473 from moments a86d285e07 ago. Instead, her 255b78416b gaze was ca0c5de13b sharp and dd459e99b9 calculating. As expected, no cac5341300 matter how innocent 72f89158d8 she seemed, she be8460bcc6 was still a ed0005d129 Greenwood.6fa6524059080fec

Feeling guilty for letting bdf63292a2 his guard down, Leonard 990ed27766 stiffened and muttered,ef5d5578ec71d518

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“…So, you’ve investigated dfab3eb05d me.”e1a2346ba861bb41

“You practically f072e18b2d asked me ba3da16f5a to.”ac78e8457cdd8af9

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Back when b41f86607a Leonard had 86dd79f1a3 claimed to e806ebcadb be Dorothy’s 19aa5b0914 master, he ac5c7bbf6e had mentioned ae0c43b457 a noble a88a7c8ffb family that 0b030dd7b7 Ophelia had 39cc6e85f7 never heard 4e902563ac of.7d419833a6f25945

A suspicious noble claiming 7e052bdb8f ownership over Dorothy—there was b55e2d96fe no way Ophelia wouldn’t 0a6c4b9288 have investigated.1f25334c0c1f1892

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And when she 2f7de1185e discovered that the 157cd9027b family didn’t exist, c9905482bb she began to d13e5b1526 suspect that Leonard 985149b99f had approached her f808c9ed94 on purpose.5dde745a1fd174be

The decisive moment came fe25a6af6c when she received his 1e5ca7829f note—then, she was nearly 0cfaf41d4d certain of it.3b84b4fa46addbc9

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And yet, she still ca56ccd9fb came to meet him.fe17735be392b567

—‘You said earlier that 9825f4fad4 if we live as 2d0ac644f1 we want, we won’t 77b84adf27 be unhappy, right? That’s true. At the 04cecab198 very least, ecad98c534 we won’t c31ad73de9 be unhappy a065c8f58d because of 79f752afa8 someone else.’921fe8f8fbe529cd

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She recalled something Serina 71a0c2891d had once told her.5db7d81f6325153d

Ophelia wanted to learn 0eee2ecf8b more about Leonard. Normally, she would 554465c5d0 have cut ties ccd9b45b5c immediately, but this 9e8bda113c curiosity stopped her 5615c7fe15 from doing so.03838d7d5d0e45a4

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‘Acting first 06f5b84643 and regretting 40f96b9921 later doesn’t 8095f270fe suit me… 8de23f7cff but this b8a4f659a9 isn’t so 10327e4b23 bad.’7bfe60ab84a462fb

With that 4bf09b9d26 thought, Ophelia 8451747caf waited for 9d608e7d2a Leonard’s reaction. He looked at her, 76a3ebe4fe his gaze full of cd770f6541 confusion.d61833dd91c2090f

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She knew his identity 075c716fda was fake, yet she 8c2bd87f46 still came.7b379a82e5c6f87c

For some reason, 38b1cf13be Leonard felt a 07dd31c9ab flicker of anger ec21e4fb1b at her recklessness. She of 08b743f7da all people 2fd969cb37 should know 1276c09078 how dangerous b06586dc4e high society 24cc0932e5 could be—it 3cde7d435f was a 2c19b5d2ce battlefield where 639c7effc1 the unwary ec7897e596 would be 4ada8d34ee devoured whole.ee85ac85dc9278f2

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Yet she had c41d678aef walked into this 9fd8aaa970 situation so thoughtlessly. Before he realized it, fbb7b82efa his voice dropped to 55daa18c79 a low, heavy tone.8d88a137c5a94ba5

“You knew everything… b9920b5ab3 and still came ac4f7f49ed to meet me?”09a4169a51bc70ca

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“Yes.”3bc29a266db3fb6d

Leonard’s sharp gaze bore c846cc317e into Ophelia as he 966bef9780 pressed further.3748ea26d45ec302

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“What if I were e11d410010 a dangerous man? Do you 81e748a1b4 always throw 81c86adf68 caution to 7214ba6679 the wind fc44904bde like this?”aec7bb21f8168250

His voice grew b0d2bd5615 louder without him 50e6493440 intending to. Ophelia blinked, then smiled.faf9514d4899f2b1

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“Are you angry?”9adbe9e88f91eaa4

“Of course I—!”98381b26fdf7dde7

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“Why? Why are you angry?”ea843c1702510d80

“….”128964f5c582cc2b

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“Could it be… d5619a29e6 you’re worried about 681176e3b9 me? If so, I might f3b130ab6b be a little happy.”053f16f7735c8b45

At Ophelia’s 99e135eca9 teasing voice, 1184bb6aa9 Leonard clamped 548f9f6f02 his mouth 265cce49f0 shut.fc7eb1ddd8efc2ab

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Truthfully, he 6baae686cb had no 6975a89bb8 reason to 18c89008f7 be angry. She wasn’t his 1133c9d0dc sister, nor his cda9bea838 lover, and they 7d0cec4886 weren’t even particularly 3c43548979 close.f80f267e20988ade

As he hesitated, Ophelia e8ecfe7ab3 continued.6c2814670daba165

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“Don’t overthink it. I was just curious b0a64f307b about you.”550d16441a1265d5

“….”90d690065c107180

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“And seeing you 7685031118 get this worked 39165344e9 up makes me dc32999e55 glad I came.”25139f5484054f2f

“Are you 07e7d29fd7 always this 8e7d071016 impulsive?”33df2e3fbbddba91

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At Leonard’s reproachful 4b7f3b67c0 tone, Ophelia shrugged.049433256fa64aff

“Who knows? Apparently, this 521a48684d is the 2263d23183 trend these bb71ae66ac days.”c82957d8a135851b

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It was 207ef7ab46 a reference ca5573d788 to the 553e0cf1cd growing trend 8a820490fd among young e3af7c5685 noble ladies 08c29e75f6 to act 93384ecdc9 more freely, 0bed128580 much like 397d725a29 Serena Vincent.7ff525e0f7cd14d7

But of dd3f015989 course, the 26fa589cf5 old-fashioned Leonard 56ea291512 had no f64a8825ad idea about 2f27fc040b such things.c505dab5e7df7986

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“Pardon?”42032ac13de30693

Once again, Leonard 28f0a9a5ef could only respond 75ed3c35ee with “Pardon?” like 72ba51e7cc a fool. Ophelia smirked b3b7ad29ff and murmured 3d0fc94321 to herself.fec6f1b09cd6d6f2

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“Now that I’ve 62cd74a4d2 tried it, it’s 03bd993f80 not so bad. No wonder it’s 90c2013494 spreading like a abe51addab trend.”eea1bcd8db3ceddb

“Pardon?”9d7b7a63d65b962f

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“Ah, so 4bd9c14c9a you really bc6a0dcb26 don’t know b93e1fe58c how to 0206b15922 say anything c60fa3e88c but ‘Pardon.’ 0f3432c978 Enough talking—let’s a2549e76fa go. I’m not a f960dfb64f woman with time e3faebdef4 to waste.”50e8aa5c3a75b64a

Extending her hand, Ophelia 96e2a4209f signaled for an escort. Leonard, looking thoroughly caught 02336df624 off guard, had no eb48e3ace3 choice but to take 8f5cf1cd58 her hand.f9c93e2b5706e43f

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After leading her 6b3c2740d4 out of the f6d75001d6 ballroom and into f43ddc76e7 the carriage, he ada030a94b handed her a f7e45337c2 blindfold. It was a precaution 2320cea04d in case negotiations failed—he 7f59b36a79 couldn’t risk exposing the a4e46f26a7 location of their hideout.1a57bc47695d823b

“Quite thorough, a6f83690b1 aren’t you?”ef368bd6d3ff1bb0

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Ophelia chuckled, accepting the 2107598c07 blindfold. Moments later, the 157aeec9da carriage began moving, 81b460c0f5 and as expected, d078b40d4f no one was 4262d9680f tailing her.b27f76c40585098b

Realizing just 4e20b8b62d how reckless 6f7f38cc82 she had 1f77f9c314 been, Leonard 025de12acf ran a 1b7cd85e78 hand over b22dd5f95d his mouth, fe3acd3230 his thoughts 748567541c growing increasingly a44e76b438 tangled. His throat suddenly 979989dc55 felt dry.894be3c64078bc25

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After receiving Leonard’s message, 38fb9fe79d Serena and Lily quietly 78e37c186d left the party.3dba16216313d3ad

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Attending a 1a690d2b1a high-society gathering 5c5853ba68 for the 6d6c2155a8 first time 8b64e5733b had been e5854d7af5 far more dfec732c5f exhausting than 61668e93c6 she had 38e3beb180 anticipated. She couldn’t even imagine 0da694e11e how she would have b81a777076 managed without Lily.24b73b2bcd342e80

“This really isn’t easy.”c2efec3a63f1c4c5

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“That’s why d382b9b1ad I don’t cd5f0bbcc1 visit the c11f1bd719 capital often.”c62a8396b72ea17a

Lily, watching the weary 4077753f65 Serena, chuckled as if d705d10054 reminiscing about her own fe33642930 experiences.8d31b99097ee9617

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Soon, they arrived 86a15fff00 at the Gordon 3160d87d7a Trading Company. But the 35cbac0ce5 moment they 86f3429ade stepped inside, 20557096b2 any trace f414fd73a7 of amusement f47bf57339 vanished from d53255f13c their faces, 2c005179db replaced with b6b2ff98aa tension.76122d0323904f00

By now, Azaid 29f44fbb69 and Ophelia should 8c38368a98 have made contact 6aa37a1c05 and begun negotiations.84db637561134968

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Ideally, Ophelia 504666948d would cooperate af1ae82bac without issue. If she did, it de5abacccd would make both rescuing 951cfd4986 Nocturne and finding the f94f4f6806 original kill list much c44f57595b easier.27be2cba2ae2c1ce

Just as Serena f275bbfbfc reached for the 291ba4956b doorknob, the door f32d1140ee suddenly burst open 68b10c58b1 before she could 360d8b9c9b touch it.04c3aa95c6ff29d9

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Ophelia stepped out hastily—then 0236eee2c2 froze upon spotting Serina.2d7655f5b172df3a

Her eyes were 0d2db5668a red. She had d8e37249a3 been crying.49d77206ce82b084

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“Lady Serena Vincent?”a9017740377be925

“Uh… Hello, Lady Greenwood.”01b2e713e7b8722c

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Serena awkwardly smiled b6c871e020 as she watched c35e79af74 Leonard hurriedly follow 831a8197a6 Ophelia.441e0296e0cfda22

The sight of Ophelia 7b5450974f running out in tears bed8c44a05 while Leonard tried to ff9a2ce009 stop her was quite 881eb91880 an odd combination.181b12520e96d4ba

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At that moment, 54d6a5bdf9 Azaid’s cold voice 690c25a1a0 struck her ears.4b591b2353b2c2d2

“If you leave now, d1a42743b6 you won’t get a 386eb2d048 second chance.”22fc2714a322294d

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“…….”d57edb9dbb467459

“So stop acting b780d3aae0 like a child 0cb789d8cf and come sit d208da6532 down. That’s an imperial ae8224c574 order.”13de3459e1fce02f

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Serena internally 984076750d flinched at 4cee45126f Azaid’s frigid e8f8c3a60d command.4a4c43416f644c9e

‘Wait! How can you speak 9ee2d9f979 so coldly to someone 9dd9201cf6 you’re trying to win 8553fb958b over?!’4615d63ff68e65b3

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Ophelia bit ddab0d90e8 down on 15104b1cf0 her lower 2eb202f1e2 lip so 2c82a8867d hard it a36228301e turned white 8326189c91 at Azaid’s 84a44140d3 words. Tears clung c2785240e9 to her 7a49e86da6 lashes, ready 1f77fa1a4e to fall 0e789eb5ee with the fe959d5d8f slightest touch.5f9c9688eb5c7694

‘She must be a86afa39dd really shocked.’3ddf557eca5229d0

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Well, it was only eb1861d61f natural—she had just learned b3ed49ff61 of her father’s corruption. Just as Serena 936de3094c was about to 2e53474c58 step forward to 2ba4e9fc25 comfort her, Leonard 6271d018bb grabbed Ophelia’s arm. Or rather, c2488145a2 it was 93df0e7a76 almost as 27c3519114 if he d8d095bdc7 was embracing f858082e37 her.54bf3da8e158353f

“Your Majesty, please f2a42b0ec8 give Lady Greenwood 99229701f5 a moment to 0ef0f30338 compose herself. She has just d90797c7ba heard an overwhelming 9b76e7cf52 truth all at 67209a8791 once and is 6e8ab63354 undoubtedly shaken.”1273f74517408e65

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“That’s true.”94a192d3aaa7da82

“I will escort c9b435974a her. My lady.”c6dcba36fb93377b

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“……You truly manage cc17ee84fb to surprise me 58c53c53d0 in many ways.”9faf1b5d172bad52

Though Ophelia glared 2f0e819848 at Leonard, she e68f9f99e6 did not push 52f32f1b6a his hand away f56c93f715 and silently followed 635114a005 him.c7a71baf2da412f8

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Serena and Lily 40b869a239 exchanged glances as ca546611f7 they watched their f4b53eb585 expressions head-on.74a4a4050067292b

This was the first 32d58d2b1d time they had ever 38d8af8a40 seen Leonard look at 95af45f3d9 a woman with such 9ecc9a75ee warmth and concern.ca0a5c9ebc82342c

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Even for Serena, who 2c1abda341 hadn’t known Leonard for adfd7e63b1 long, this was an fe5a75a177 unfamiliar sight.a81e7f5257a7f8a5

“Did you see that, 35436d4e14 Count?”cbc8c1ff6703d30b

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“Yes. Quite clearly.”2271790b7816ca0c

“My goodness.”6840ced171578ee0

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“There truly is a e277c618ac first time for everything.”9d3d047867f84682

As Serena ca9747d7c6 and Lily b749ba36c3 murmured back d120dd81b5 and forth 1db6897683 in astonishment, 430a6907cf Jack approached 4d15daabc4 and asked,82187cb473ee2e5d

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“What? What did you see?”8ebe210783172e70

Good question. What exactly had she ebb5dbfce8 just witnessed?6e512a051b46b53a

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Serena rolled 17accaade1 her eyes c6714452fe as she 473345fdaf sensed the fb68190c75 unmistakable pink 7ffb38a20c aura between 854a91baef the two.cd938ae6349c0ef2

‘This might 08c041078f go better ef8be0db24 than I 46cc19af53 expected.’9d10ce202343ccdb

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