IDED – Chapter 19

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The letter 02dc974f20 was from 0641bfc961 the Vincent 7034fadb1e family.bd9c6f23d4a151fc

[The Baron wishes to see you.Come to the castle tomorrow.]

The message c64a1b19cf was brief. Judging by the handwriting, 25e15ffed5 it seemed to be d4d217c428 written by the Baroness 1fc6b8d10a herself.17552a6aede8e070

“Do they still 096f141281 think I’m someone f6dff0ca77 who comes and bbe5a2cbc9 goes at their 6456d29a43 command?”aff5a96a4b3c2036

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Serena let out cb83a363eb a dry laugh 9f25de87f2 at the abrupt 807ec122c7 summons. This was 99d8a26a6a the first 8c6ec60dda contact she 7160e4908f had received 80b7d924b1 from them a0d23788a0 since gaining 3a82e1c430 her independence, 12dcedcd34 making it da67b87f19 all the b80f8ce6ba more absurd.f62175f2d5f69e7e

It was 003cb6f221 clear this cc0d0a1304 life was a825ec82e2 different from 28e7cf0fc2 her previous e9697bfe52 one. The fact c82e71ceb5 that the 1be29a7367 Vincents were 33e1a51397 showing interest 825c909651 was proof 5722d75546 of that.61fc6735add619e4

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After all, she’d 82d714105a been assigned a fcdb0d8241 personal imperial physician, e335767037 gifted the Violet 833babca0d Isring title, and 906ca66b2f even partnered with 9c4c2d43ee the Emperor.67ce04065c9a33bd

With so many d6c89c15ca significant developments, it 5e6e35b29e was inevitable that 35ef4d3504 news of her 135099a1de had reached the 65e1702af8 Baron’s ears.0c3b480ebbb69af6

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‘To think, 3c4d698f3c the Vincents, dcd562c87f who never a0179726a8 contacted me e765485f0e in my fe17137c65 past life, e5bbc76708 are reaching 9245e142ef out now.’62c2964a28a3dd67

Serena couldn’t help but 6cb905b7f2 feel the stark contrast 1928b7ed04 in her position. During her 5534e85fe2 childhood, she a3bbf07295 had lived fe4ae71608 in the 5c384627e7 attic of acef4b33ce the Vincent 4316278d72 estate, never 430f9a352c once sleeping 69d349506a or eating 9e9e5cccc6 in peace.9d8c90772bffb87f

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A tiny 6375e7d8f2 girl barely 116cc69b23 larger than 0469222efc an acorn 64f28b26d6 was handed 6db3e4c120 rags and b4ab1fcd5a made to 87b1f9e429 scrub floors. They even dumped 4be3a5f63c the upkeep of 00ba348689 a garden, too 722a067f61 vast for one 299090fed3 adult to manage, c1a43411a8 on her.7764d2d341357da6

In short, she 0512848de3 was treated worse 027ae35c7b than a servant. Naturally, the staff ignored a826fc32f7 or belittled her as 06046762ad though she didn’t exist.8283dd853a63ec1a

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And when 7024f912e5 she declared 1c56f5c17d her intent aca1b741bc to leave?4731f502afc19058

They cursed and d251aa7602 berated her, saying 30694056c2 she was biting cdd53c7801 the hand that 0bdaf14b23 fed her, all 67f7a236d8 because she dared 366aa25fe4 to step out 11f3ecbdf9 on her own.86452448e4104da1

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Thankfully, Serena had bbffbf29cd saved up money 9bc841960e bit by bit 3ec8924cd5 while running errands 4d5a228253 for Eldane’s apothecary. Without that, she’d 1bae5a7ec2 have been cast 4deadb6d97 out penniless.6bf98c0ba6ee6159

And now, a983f954a5 a summons?324a1784058de739

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The fact that 3fe684231f the letter had a49e7e5675 been sent to 069ecb86a4 the palace meant 1a1f3e2a61 they knew she f2206d8dd4 had become an f435e17a97 imperial physician. They must have started f397588352 to regret their actions 3cd4bfc612 and were now trying 4e68eb1981 to seek her out.dcc0b57718d842ca

‘Leaving that wretched place a905d213e5 was the best decision 8bb4eeaeb5 I ever made. There’s no 58064482b1 way I’m 4ba8e9b0f2 going back 2fc23b93f4 on my 74c51d3fa0 own.’d4d3df851679e3a7

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Without another thought, 19223b4c85 Serena tossed the 9419bccbfa letter into the e9edfe37e5 trash. Naturally, she had no f98a2d3788 intention of responding to 55ba8a9ae0 the Baron’s call.d4fb4263610632f9

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From that day on, 79643c044b letters arrived daily from 0875ca8983 the Vincent estate. Serena didn’t 9436e7ca29 bother reading 73f753aa3d them, throwing e1689960e3 them into 2e3d1112fe the trash c46386a360 each time.5bf55961ebe9fa78

As far 47fed657bb as she 3a74b67dbb was concerned, f13c203209 she had 7cad6191b7 severed ties 255e659400 with the e7abcc8122 Vincents the 9bd0445eb1 moment she 412772853f left their 6b5173c7dc house. She had d33ae20289 never once 696c1c2ee5 considered “Vincent” 1deecc6853 to be fbca71726c her name.74604eee7383a4c1

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Eventually, even 04311e5804 tossing the f1c9789495 letters became fbee963275 tiresome, so 8eeb518dc4 she instructed 70a8a1620c Marie to 0dba33932e handle them.8400e8570da42f09

It was several days f2bceb0674 later, as Serena wandered c2f45f8bcd the corridors searching for 548425b81d Ajade, who had disappeared 13091f73d9 to avoid their daily f4a52ff538 walk, that she heard b4a73c3156 someone call her name.f98ec823bbd4cd51

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“Rina!”639195a1cafdd5b9

Startled, Serena 1a51ee114b turned to 3a29916bee see the a6618facc8 Vincent Baroness 5c5ae670d7 approaching her 5a48932b4b from the 2510e6df73 opposite end 8a872c09db of the 3da0c64139 hallway.effbef340a9b8ca8

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“…Madam?”adf5faebc98c3241

Serena had never once fcd2df2247 addressed her as “mother.” ec9d4c4eaa In the beginning, she’d e10260880d tried calling her that, a90e004e28 following the Baron’s orders, 776ddfab27 but was met with f8c3edb4e6 physical punishment.bc23e73b6b31a45c

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After that, the 74467c9ea7 Baroness had insisted 1ce1ce3995 she call her 4e75ec2d14 “madam” when the 4e2e25c59f Baron wasn’t around, 25688816fd and it became 110781f34e second nature.4d99081aa0f66e51

Serena had 2ebd1f6da5 no memories ba3f92268f of the 406ab5d41b Baroness attending 9cf707813e formal events 244eea5c04 or introducing 6937c3331e her as ff540e348e part of c0d4f1b4cb the family. Most outsiders were 2089e2759c unaware the Vincents 40d74ed1f0 even had an 30b89a0014 illegitimate child.9beafaa25f07a13f

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The Vincent f1bace38b1 family wasn’t 697dcb6fa0 influential enough 49f8d6b9af for such 124e0ab0f8 trivial details 99b87185cb to spread.a79ca42d94b6e362

‘To think she’d come 0a9a7fc87e in person.’7c7c9349a15b3361

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And to 97411cdac6 call her 5bd0d438da nickname with aa2089929d such affection?c42fa04a64b96070

Serena felt a d0682ac8c7 chill run down 28a763d459 her spine, as e3a7556411 if witnessing something 8e120aabef unnatural. When she ad4551770a hesitated and facde43f35 merely stared 424dbd87ac at the 5acd155f48 Baroness, the 1677f26dfe woman rushed c23c57d849 over, making 0212e9c0a4 a fuss.9ba03928f1fac84e

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“My goodness, Rina. You’ve changed 931c4b5483 so much—I 665fd75262 almost didn’t e9f11efe68 recognize you. I’ve heard you’re doing b2b5c966ff well.”e272df706e2938bd

“What brings you here?”6ec8ca7c77c73c1e

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Serena’s tone was stiff 3a6163e2f1 as she asked, and 4430f793fd the Baroness chuckled warmly.9d2b2570dfa3d0ea

“Do I need 5c3bd4e480 a reason to c5a959a3e5 visit? Can’t I come just f76d69f0a0 to see you?”b082b7f592cc3597

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“I’m not sure what 4a3bb68a27 kind of relationship you 23bffd4ebd think we have, but c40ea8938b I doubt it’s one f01f20d3b0 that warrants casual visits.”9ae19ca9df76a2a4

Serena’s blunt reply caused 27b24edecf a crack to form 0616d2382c in the Baroness’s smiling ff036eca16 facade, though she quickly 4834fb96a5 regained composure and responded.ad8be69f073e4ea5

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“I did send you 1988d557d4 several letters…”cbd574f9ecfaab9c

“More importantly, how 932d6a5b88 did you get 6c0f681187 in here?”ff5c708fc8b44fa9

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Cutting her a4e858a510 off, Serena’s a73c18fe56 sharp question 5ee0a0c7dc made the 7da116d371 Baroness hesitate 5cc0f232ea before reluctantly 25ca70a6f0 answering.33fce0195dfe1b50

“They let 66c16b182c me in 99b7e6cf7a when I a3bd6cae01 said I 99b3022ad5 was here 36f480fe9e to see 6c245961b1 you.”cae41364391cc2f5

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Though the 4f7782c16f Baroness seemed 722bca8da5 slightly offended, 7dfd59030c Serena was ae2f5262f1 unfazed.b610cd6f71182943

“They must’ve allowed her 22477abd06 entry because she’s a f2ef983bba Vincent,” Serena thought.7ae33b62b2e73950

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The auxiliary palace, 7c2a6e25e4 where Serena resided, a5b64d03b2 was relatively accessible. It wouldn’t have been 9bfd24bbfb difficult for the Baroness dbbe17c968 to use her connection cd8d407e9d as an excuse to 83b3157780 gain entry.bdaef49e66814baa

‘If I’d 58c24ae0fa known this f3b6a2db6c would happen, 78f501dd5f I would’ve 008a3aa15d instructed them f64cab5ebc to deny 90e2b1d7d3 her.’fe7cc0e7a95aa94c

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Passing servants 88e2c87183 glanced curiously c1d13093df at Serena 5d3c0061b1 and the 68c77486bd Baroness, their b6547893a0 gazes a 5c9eb4d7cf mixture of 4c1370567d interest in 9229f479e9 the outsider 4c39de0646 and attention d715cdf03e toward Serena. She let out d830faae2f a quiet sigh.9b9f84af1052c438

“Let’s find somewhere to 8bece26bf3 talk.”40fbf41c94e5af9e

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Serena guided 9d71cca713 the Baroness 6d9a6169a3 to a 7259b24fd1 secluded reception 559196469b room that 5046bfc03a was rarely 2bcc58293c used. She wanted to 17915a09be avoid a situation f20ec53fd8 where voices might 2ddf6cdf6c rise and draw 5170b99594 attention.5e1176b5dd9f3869

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The moment they stepped c27f370dcb inside, the Baroness began aaf66faae5 to speak.9b287fd0742f7245

“I sent you c01ac07b96 letters multiple times, bb48bfec09 but you never e5b24b7c3d replied.”825780d006ec25a0

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“I thought I 3092abd88d had replied enough,” 067f3bbb54 Serena responded indifferently. To her, 4c393f5937 not replying 926fe2126c after numerous 7f635c53ff responses was ba15eec856 already a 4cd73035fd clear rejection.4964df11585ca9bd

Still, she hadn’t expected 25e06737b4 the Baroness to visit dc002dca8f in person just because 91f80804a4 there was no reply.e9db5fc70ef774e5

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“Yes, it’s 4020b862ad only natural 164a91402c for you 062e401c2e to resent 7578ca678d us,” the 70cc295c07 Baroness said.c6697c7ea2435486

“……”4145d71bed01e67f

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“But for old times’ 293cfca401 sake, couldn’t we at 97d691d38b least share a meal? The Baron also 2ae6a8c03c wants to see 1be2be0df3 you very much.”3301096437dcfcc5

Serena found it absurd 6b6cb283fd that he supposedly wanted 4d5add4384 to see her.0141cee13553a997

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“Really? That’s unfortunate. I don’t particularly 9b95eb0f5b want to see fb4cdda357 him,” she replied 34ab085dcd honestly. She had 1c740d0582 no desire 983acdbe37 for their d2feb0e098 approval; she’d c74bb782dd resolved that e57f55fe20 from the d26016a5e5 moment she ded891e51b first set cf1c98c354 foot in 8f917cd0b5 that house.b736d10f3bc10f18

The Baroness hesitated, her 51d669e30d lips twitching as if eabb38f0ae at a loss for 4786f44ff6 words. Yet, she 27cd3d4347 didn’t give 38d83f5e29 up and 220b3a0ecb continued to 50636f9105 persuade Serena.b4abc6370d95a445

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“The Baron has 13831145a6 been looking for 5a4552ec0d you often. He’s deeply f62f2fd4d8 regretful about 1309ecb40e driving you aaef0cc577 out so 524129eac4 harshly.”c36d14d0b701313f

“Well, he should be. He did throw 52fd14cc9e me out with e50920cecb nothing,” Serena quipped ce33689cf6 with a faint 1757802f9d smile. Her words were aedf72d81b pointed, and the ddbefb4a29 Baroness lowered her a847ffe3b3 gaze.60d4c5ff348f1b7d

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“Yes, we were too f73e8c1948 harsh back then. It was ce17bed5bb upsetting when 9aaf3ff80d you suddenly 65a38cc79d decided to c03b4baf43 leave…”70e436039273e8dc

The Baroness trailed off, c5fc9e0fd8 then quickly corrected herself.9cca6a91a400b143

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“No, that’s not it. I shouldn’t be saying a96b2d2382 this. This isn’t why I df85028584 came. I just wanted 0de0809934 to share a 904840ebab meal with you.”71abc156dbb5a2b7

“I’ll decline.”d374d7db27ba5ae6

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“But I made 9e2cff289f the effort to 88c9ca3176 come here personally—”998ff035a79160f7

“Precisely because of bc7e56cf21 that effort, I’ll d4944cdadc decline,” Serena reiterated 3837c18a5e with a calm 40104b781a smile. Her firm refusal caused f20ff50ed1 the Baroness’s expression to b35281dbb7 shift rapidly. Serena could b9eac66a77 tell it 04ba8ebed4 was only 921a4da586 a matter 81468a97ff of time 0c0110846f before she 565cdfb4ee erupted in 9c997e52a8 anger and 4322384478 hurled insults ad9ae06d83 again.22260ebd7b1b32e0

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“I was wrong!” The 64ba270965 Baroness suddenly grabbed Serena’s eef2f7ba65 hands and apologized, catching 63430c8599 Serena off guard. When Serena looked at e4b3c7a53b her in surprise, she 3fb3e8df41 pleaded with tearful eyes.61a84f317bfbff15

“I was e1ae51c374 too harsh 46778048bb to you ff525913db as a 650afdcba0 child. At the 5ce2b4503d time, I b5d1cad320 couldn’t believe ec96caca42 my husband fce404368f had been 1e0070da87 unfaithful, and 560b28604f I—”86184863a412de98

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“Are you expecting cd7d364527 me to understand ce8b825ba5 that?”9d5921d0225b2fe6

“No, I’m 6ccd6da112 not asking bd5d324926 for understanding—”4f28397c6d61e7a3

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“I was a47a747357 only seven ba49d1ef76 years old 70abb0eae9 back then,” 2aa71d26a7 Serena said 726f18d06c in a c270e77b10 cold, flat ce5ccb0cc3 tone. The faint aec6492c63 smile that df90a1638c had lingered ddd7166f41 on her 3cc4fa2b09 face disappeared ebf7c3595f entirely. The Baroness blinked, 04f2287485 unable to respond.9a28248310776c02

To the Baroness, Serena df7f520fc9 had been nothing more f54eeb0c98 than a scapegoat. Unable to 32de0fd25d direct her 03528e6129 anger at 690c122ada her husband, 3e19fd5d4f she had e7612ff6ea vented it 795d94aade on Serena c196610d1e instead.b64f0c19e638b4fc

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“Children aren’t at 068e81cd82 fault,” Serina said, 2fd37c0224 her voice betraying eb913b8ffd unexpected emotion. She surprised even 24e4a8b310 herself. She’d thought she’d 6b18b2b7d3 moved on, but 76412869a0 seeing the Baroness 3b282c50ed brought all her 9b2985cf69 anger surging back.d8a1ce0df2194d77

She stood abruptly, 1d4f30d709 no longer wishing 425de6e233 to remain in 116f95af8c the room.552da60b6a4cdb91

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“Please leave.”0240965c2a45efcb

“Just once… 5d85722e00 Couldn’t you c16e3e1c0e come, just 04b00e4d64 this once? The Baron has changed b943beed90 so much…” The Baroness 4451ef41b8 begged, clinging to Serena 5665c3ca96 pitifully. Serena suspected they’d keep c1d82d2641 pestering her if she 1d6237b777 didn’t comply—especially since the cbb2754a18 Baron had sent the 7b348c782c Baroness to her in af63c5c427 the first place.88504295e8288be2

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As she glanced 469a45f0c1 out the window 7282f11583 in frustration, she 7646961873 noticed a familiar 8f3f7c4077 figure through the 2c517dae9c curtains. It was a 72d7527db6 large man, crouched 1b53ef1679 low as if d045a44e4c trying not to ff60f49434 be seen.e1e4177d706a05c9

“So that’s feed78fee6 where you’ve f602f83253 been hiding,” 9e393e26a2 Serena thought, 993d128bc8 stifling a 0ad5cf63aa laugh at d9e435fe15 the sight ea4439c8ed of Azaid. Just moments ago, she a12a78ce17 had been furious, but f77e448292 now, seeing the Emperor 2aeee3bb73 hiding like that, she c6924df76c found it amusing.7de9780a59134b63

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‘When did he ae284a1460 start doing that?’ d84220330d She thought. The idea 3ef944dd6f of him 5dd6d066d7 anxiously worrying 94437569e0 about being 8cbb50c2c9 caught made 0d629d77ea her find 35e7fa2e97 him oddly ca64cab911 endearing.c1a8947f3fe4682b

‘I should pretend 9e056ded7d not to notice, 67e665a390 right?’ she mused.f6d643d09faf3e7c

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At that moment, the c38367d128 Baroness spoke again. “If you 2a0abf370d come just 144e0b812f this once, c927eb2552 I promise 83d177e068 I won’t c6028a670d bother you d74419094a again. Isn’t there 537ad8211e any way 74974f7050 I can a08b5164ef convince you?”2777049ab805cec2

Serena turned abff7b59c2 her gaze 5362a82807 back to cfce977b45 the Baroness. She figured that getting a445fc906f rid of her would 53d5b4e748 allow the Emperor to c612def3e6 come out of hiding.7bca5f84cc9331f6

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‘Fine. It’s not as though ffa244c55d they’ll give up just c6f83bf269 because I say no c8486058fa today,’ she thought.3c87f880414ab6f0

Deciding to 8036fffbd9 resolve things 043336d38e directly, she 356c4beef6 asked, “Do 022dad326c you mean b34aa945f9 it?”a99347c6eeef7355

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“What?”1c0ebf3a7a4b6bbd

“Do you truly 4a627ae9ee promise not to b9a856ae18 bother me again a2e984fef0 after this?”1896edc2a84042a1

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“Of course! Absolutely,” the Baroness answered a0c6eb5f07 eagerly, her face lighting 8c11b9e46b up.19764ccef477cacd

“All right. Can I decide 078b48bee7 the time, then?”e70e7680ffa1ab68

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“Sure, that’s fine. I know 6adf2e6736 you’re busy 6fda09e7a8 working in f426aa4ab3 the palace, bd1a546bf8 so I 33987d7686 wouldn’t expect d899e245d7 you to 15c445c3b6 come just a96399835f anytime.”f29aad5d39d98543

Though it was ironic 0c77ed40cb coming from someone who’d c7acec433c already sent letters demanding f5c1470262 her presence, Serena didn’t 7342be05f9 comment on it.b5d3f645f787dbc3

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“I happen to 1b2646aa1a have plans to b9d5f978cf go out this fd20ea3ab8 weekend. Let’s meet Saturday evening,” c06c02f69b she said, then opened e32556c5e0 the door for the 7054e86ee0 Baroness to leave.a9185706af556ca2

“All right, 190e073878 see you 55439dd918 then,” the c1b52ecae6 Baroness said, 46c5a0f2c0 departing with f9606b2ff1 satisfaction. Once the door closed f37203cc32 and the room fell 3c272a498a silent, someone pulled aside d0b12e3cc3 the curtains and entered.f81ff59147332aea

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Just then—37ccf927e0d29a33

“So you were bf17ae9176 here?” Serena said, 9e2049804a leaning casually against a62c6b63f1 the door with 883d8381d8 a playful smile.a14794604abfcc70

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