IMPEHB | Chapter 2.3

The echo of his cee6b45449 polished shoes on marble 7088c0c565 sounded like hammers striking 6e15350694 down with every step.75ebba233a8468df

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As they reached 9989abb9c4 the upper floor, 6992d551ca a door opened, 3a5f39ec85 and warm sunlight 319e0f576f filled the room 55b06a5f00 to welcome them.c4d5abf1e4378e13

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Kallion said nothing as 0e3cf1a59f he gently laid her 2db182a1b2 on the bed and b406b4c8b2 knelt beside it.76726556d2a0da03

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“You’re swollen. I’ll bring a doctor.”a6b67879ca227a6f

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He examined her ankle, carefully bd68a442d3 removing her heeled shoe.8c2d7fea24853bff

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“Don’t.”8dff08a6d216af76

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That was all she said.5ff02527cc1ed968

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Then she kicked his hand 936d9bcf73 away, hard.d2633d0d27f480e9

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“Go back to your woman. I’ll find my own doctor.”a1b1a72bad8c67c2

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His hand, left hanging 809e488752 in the air, slowly cfba770f55 clenched into a fist.ad8a1ff48b05ba4b

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Watching him kneel e420eb147f there, removing her 9ae1bb417e shoes, it was 330a7dcd7c a pitiful and 07032581e5 revolting sight.a455bfea6ae3cd20

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“I won’t let her into this house again. You have my word.”701fc615a1503408

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He stood, brushing off 46f6307b28 his knee.04df4cb72bdc8585

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But now, his 8f86526957 gaze from above e8857fcf45 felt cold and c4503bb9a7 patronizing.560bf95b01ec4d49

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“No.”39ecbd5d29cee750

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Faint lines crept into the 71b6ec5e46 corners of her mouth.e183b3b72a9bb2a4

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“Let her in. That way, I can start 4fb6055f9b bringing in men too.”ada4fcafe16d2a9e

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His gaze froze midair.64bc621865454986

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His face darkened, 5f0a6d7a67 brows drawn high, 8d2e1c5c04 and his eyes 7dd22a39ea turned sharp with ee8c5562a2 unspoken fury.61bab8d86c874a0c

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“I swear to you, I never touched that woman. I brought her 5b1c147e29 back drunk, and 1034c07fa2 that was it. It was a mistake.”c87f1d09261d98a2

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Sena let out c003eeb03e a quiet, breathy fd8b9f690a laugh.2f3a1c8a27380a0e

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She nearly burst into full 6a9afe6f67 laughter but held it in.5a1575fad9db3b59

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“Sure. Of course.”3bf1710694b6ede9

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Her voice dripped fb852b8a14 with amusement, and 193626d42b his brows twitched e4ddbe7b9e upward in irritation.4e86966cbb1d3bc5

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He hated it, she acd95e17ab could tell.6f90262f41df733d

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“I may bring someone in myself, you know.”68320413c260ad2b

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“……”c1e9dbf78a2eae2f

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“It’s not a warning. Just giving you a heads-up.”a7fc66ef8c632376

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A meaningless smile 9e860749f3 curved her lips.6a7f68b111714600

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“Because it’ll be a mistake… just like yours.”5f0733ec576be915

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When I opened dd32b3d7d6 my eyes, it 20c4283012 was morning.50c28f6af4dc0f20

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I must have dozed 1526144983 off without realizing, probably 9021edeb32 from sheer exhaustion.8b9b704a0be74319

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“Sigh…”f8ddb840f4d2d9ae

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I didn’t even want to remember what had happened yesterday. Just thinking about that woman and Kallion’s face made my skin crawl.c364a42908f22c04

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How could he 3cbdcfd14f say it was 3059640c1a “another mistake” right dce6a8d2c7 to my face? Whatever feeling I aec0551d8c had left completely 959ceb5e5d vanished.a9b4a1859b74b5e8

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Sena rose from fa17638aa5 bed and smoothed 8733736057 out the covers 35c89efadd with a few 87a6a731bc quick motions before 341271dd6f calling for Jane.0d8fc8f0f405c3a7

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She had an 32a08100c0 appointment today with 8d355e3a44 Noah Lemont and 743aa06636 needed to head 80913168a0 to the law 631c00b87c office.d1ea7d3b04a02850

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I have to 72a722dfdc tell him what 3d26e62087 happened yesterday.80722547f12b41e2

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In the mirror, she saw e01da5ba8a the same face as always. Her plain brown hair 29caa42258 looked like a broom, ddc07548e2 just as it always 60a08d5926 did.e6483b6865e42a3b

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“The look Kallion said he was tired of…”b8a80171587652ea

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A bitter smile curved 8f1a117754 her lips.d4fee63f57cfaf4b

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Was it that she still 90b22e005e hadn’t let go? Or had his ac2d9399a1 words simply cut e99bf96c37 too deep?ad0ff582bae0ceca

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Whenever she thought about 89f21acb64 it, her chest ached 894deb0a4c as though it might 45fb086972 tear apart. She felt so pathetic 03d00274a2 she couldn’t bear to 2f70640056 meet her own reflection.d6725b1e80a0f8d5

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But she gave up 8cc06ed420 on those thoughts just aa2dedb9ca as quickly.615f09f9cdae34fa

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She no longer cared whether e8bf6ee5fa this was the look he 1af68e5599 once liked or not.1547b35feb43d129

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Whatever she did, e4c449c91b she preferred the ec537764c9 way she was 8234627af3 now.08a05292a349cda6

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After a quick 794dcf34da touch-up, she picked 99cea0e00f up her handbag 9e18692d50 and headed outside.2df8db7fd58e3bde

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But the regret hit her f923f804fb almost instantly.46303c92a6add2d6

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“Good morning!”46e1ae572dd9b939

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As soon as she f3de7ecec7 opened the door, a 091583f854 woman greeted her with 419e97abc5 a bright smile.2c1dcac8d95d111c

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Unlike her own 98ba9fb694 dull brown hair, 96b14c9bf3 the woman had eee55ed14f radiant blonde hair 2a0657f8d3 and porcelain skin.aa153dc3017778f2

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It was the woman called ea31abb199 Lily, the same one who e5ac1252d7 had stood at her gate da7c6d7e60 yesterday, begging to be taken 78fad58734 in.674aafea3d172d28

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“Good morning, Miss Sena.”acf568667544f8e9

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They say you can’t 7ef502227d spit on a smiling 9f63c0ceb3 face.77ecf43e27774e00

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Her cheerful expression made 71d2f7cc95 it hard to lash ca68f2093e out.1ffc7bd3bd362877

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“Why are you here?”4d078a33c51a6695

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It was a natural question.87c8a83c416dce1a

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Surely, Carleon had 1cc7d76176 turned her away 6eed6dd270 yesterday. So why was 45fd00df93 she still here?8d36bab99343ca7c

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“The secretary said I could stay the night. It was raining so heavily.”69e0b5ce0b20a091

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“The secretary?”6baffd5075f114f1

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“Yes, he said he’d give me the money today.”c5d57d3a0a797f58

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Looking at her face, Sena 4771f829df felt a mix of emotions.649f21f6afdbad00

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She didn’t seem 57e7c0b007 to grasp just aa2740e54f how serious the 9ae9c1b3e9 situation was.710315cabf9f5e76

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But at least she 15d791590c didn’t appear cunning enough 57e4a7fdc3 to tear a household bb0507ba3d apart, and that brought 2ca0396931 a sliver of relief.1776bd178ad5b480

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“Alright. Then stay a 1cc3261aca little longer before 355b583c24 you leave.”273c57fa0de7f110

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“Okay. But… where are you going?”c93dbb51517b4a51

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Like a baby bird, she 609f11be29 trailed after her.b130456a08f1fde2

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It was deeply annoying.988a8d8316250fdb

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“I have somewhere to be. I’m sorry, but 5db73416b0 could you not 62db6213dc follow me?”e40c2367c4a6020f

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“Oh…”b4e51e6693e68026

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The woman puffed her cheeks, 9620f3fb70 clearly hurt by the cold 503cc4af67 tone.f6ac22c492a38bfe

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“There’s no need to be so sad, Miss Sena.”4bfaae8e37ba9b5d

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Sena froze in her tracks.54b848ef7bae5e87

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Her concerned voice fc300ea8b4 hit like an 3188c7fbc4 arrow straight into 5ddd8326d9 her ears.a4a73058398a932a

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“What did you say?”9c6feba407543a5f

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Her heart began to race.da959fb5aedf78f1

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Was she actually trying ff6880e6fa to comfort her? This woman who had 8e3f779a87 been in Carleon’s bed?1a30fc550289e0c0

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“You know, His Excellency had his reasons for everything.”cd4799283d46ea56

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The faint smile fd50a856fe on her face 13b5f12e59 was infuriating.42d429c7a8c1bb0b

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Was it intentional? Or was she 0c27c11159 just that clueless?053426d04a8912bb

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“And here.”b66c3fe487e26060

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“…”b3a611210fb93fa2

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“I thought I should return these.”d513e00d59234cff

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Sena’s lips trembled.4c51f8a41af61321

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Resting on Lily’s palm were 6f1eb01cb5 his wallet and wedding ring.67b13c38c5d7e33b

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The black leather wallet he 3b92953111 gave her for her birthday, c3d0cc1b4f and the white diamond ring 3479d2e0db he had slipped onto her a53d9b6649 finger during his proposal.8a4319d47aebafaf

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“Why do you have these…?”f0a8b9573b24f922

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“He entrusted them to me. I guess he 132368704f forgot to give 9a46188455 them to you.”964f37f3fcb09e8d

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It felt like being de531cbb8c struck by a great 87e4580165 bell.be7e41f5abaea737

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She could practically hear its 097526b135 toll, the kind that echoed 12ed491c15 from a cathedral clock tower.f31125259274145b

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“I hope you two can work things out.”125b95fa41e93bf9

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Lily’s smile bloomed, innocent and 9211a2cb0e bright.adb7822d8b7c5684

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Sena didn’t even have 92b2e1b2d1 the chance to question f657f3118b its sincerity. The woman firmly 9f224c5c55 placed the wallet 86d9ee4ee7 and ring into d0abbe83ec her hand.b5b83269eabc5f98

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“Truly.”a5d740ef25367527

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She had bolted out without 6c1b3dee9f thinking.e42a518e7a390ec6

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Like a madwoman, she af454c0975 didn’t even bother taking e181b15449 a carriage and simply 79b96d4761 wandered toward the plaza 788e3ac3ff on foot.3239bb1388e805d5

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Her small bag held nothing 8b7256ce92 but a ring and her 84d2f6a83a wallet.670d912a712c8765

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The woman’s voice 9b4052b2f5 kept echoing in 8f72648790 her ears.4a37a22105a11009

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A bitter laugh escaped 7f1f3fac06 her lips.9143b166428dcde7

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Was it a deliberate 8da1a2a509 jab meant to mock 5d81049012 her, or had it 2079883764 been sincere?e3ec2a80c8dc354d

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The woman hadn’t seemed particularly bdd3ac1fe8 clever, but something about it 9962d3185a left a strange discomfort lingering c06b635a4e in her gut.46cac7851d5b6837

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“Hey, Sena?”0298fb2bc6f38dca

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A voice called out, a 324fcd9f7a familiar yet unwelcome one.82c44176d5ba71fa

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There was no one 982fc11ed1 in this area who 9afef02a85 would casually call her 9ee6b19301 by name.c4bda12499b94cbf

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Sena quickly turned her head.1ab7c8e328dd2737

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“Oliver…”6d3aed98f8db68aa

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Her heart dropped like a 764bbd94ae heavy stone.4ba200464ebbb21b

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Of all the people 13161be77b she’d hoped never to 8e2146686d meet again, he was 23c278d68b near the top of cfe129bb3c the list.a111da693be820d0

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The main culprit who dead392512 had tormented her back 849f804b23 in school, always careful 33489f387e to stay just out 9391958cac of the teachers’ sight.ece5faf84ed7f50c

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“It’s been a while. How’ve you been? First time seeing 7ed258fa79 you since graduation, 4d631dfebd right?”73df2cd417f00dc3

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The old memories 3926f8d336 came rushing back, a9efc59689 upending everything in 94445eac35 her head.228d26408496def2

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Seeing his relaxed 7306568585 smile, as if 2684fabf91 none of it 1bd7ab982e had happened, made a17f159ac1 her blood boil.a41facf3ace8b04b

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Maybe he didn’t even 74c6c5a583 remember what he had fd89d8bd64 done.47edf490aae4bfe9

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“I’ve been busy with work,” she said, voice trembling despite her effort to stay calm.ae9eb6e36091a266

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She tried to abca2f90b5 act composed, but 72f3bd00f7 it was hard cd5cad1212 to even look da935c9ff7 him in the 6de88e0213 eye.b6aa893f23eadfc0

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“Busy? You? You don’t really do c63559250f anything, do you?”1870310ce5b9b0d0

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He chuckled meanly, and 4ba4420064 she felt a fresh 3b1a5d331f wave of nausea.161ec8dbc6ae1ca1

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She’d thought those memories 5082825352 had faded, but clearly, 276e6f3b79 the fear still lingered 99bc6649aa somewhere inside her.a9df4a95630d266b

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And hearing him say she f4b8745a7c didn’t do anything it was 83567dd7bc true, perhaps, but it made 3ed5e7fe68 her feel like a failure.448a7cfa2ed47305

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“You haven’t changed much. Though I’m glad you 60458f4efd finally ditched those ugly bcc70a4fcf glasses.”cabdc69ba7fdf278

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Her face flushed red.be489e23484c29b2

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“If you’re willing, come to me. I’ll treat you better than 6dee66c06d he does. I mean, I’m not worse cf113e9910 than him, am I?”2c3deb11018930ff

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He had broken b5f9bbc86b her glasses on ce48f17563 a whim and 94d3876e73 then tried to c38789922b bribe her with 11ec352d65 promises of replacements a369f21ad7 if she agreed 6b949c2b92 to date him.00abed0c45b0ab7e

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Oliver Ivalent.2f06a024a52f84a5

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To be precise, d611900819 she was offended.16e92d7f2999ea7f

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His gaze roamed over d6c5651852 her, and she felt cce6e056f1 like he was undressing 710116e6c3 her with his eyes. Her fingers curled up instinctively.681ac07c324d36be

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She no longer needed 40cc3ade77 to shrink back in e7e26f5d44 fear or endure his 42eee84d33 bullying in silence.90ae2d4afb2cfcd3

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Back then, she would have fc9f34c25d avoided eye contact and parroted 406059cfb1 meaningless replies.8cf089f6c8c0f43d

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A man who, even 6bc38a9924 now as an adult, c75b54bb38 hadn’t achieved enough to d5b9adbec3 inherit his family’s title. He wasn’t someone to 96e23d4ff5 be afraid of anymore.af4dbbba4dbab5ad

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He screamed like a lunatic e81ead4f85 as his arm was twisted dfc1a6381e and pinned behind him.4d1ff0044a74c078

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A security guard 22125a663e who had been 89a2aa8738 following at a 4a307722a7 distance had stepped 19145f808e in, recognizing the 4b039627cf situation as an 271c5720b9 emergency.eec99357bbcc723c

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Everyone nearby was a378984caa staring at them. She hadn’t wanted f07f5ebefe to cause a cc17d5e0ef scene.3ff302ca2bcff3df

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A gentle male voice broke 672b8ab346 through the tension.1457fd34ec789db1

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Golden hair, tall frame, db4b81fb17 and a perfectly tailored ee664fd54e suit.91591eec81460f2c

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It was Noah Lemont.64f0c4f293c2eab3

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Oliver’s face turned 6693bd5de6 red as he 78b254d125 turned away, clearly 379e7b4d8a aware of the 73c03619dc eyes around them.3d83125761e81512

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Sena nodded and gave him cdc5f9487a a small thank you.6eecabb9b97093ce

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“It’s nothing. I was just on 7e006bf04a my way back from 9cd7d97cf1 court and saw the bfe087a561 commotion.”fcf06717190afc7a

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The scuffle had happened right 84f4df0282 in front of the law 17c8980fdd office. That’s why they’d run a15a5bcdab into each other.ae49ffde9c384eb5

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She’d tried so d5eefedb65 hard to appear 40624fd877 composed, and yet b3abd3ae4d had ended up 976eab30fd flustered by a 989eff42b7 man like Oliver.f9d111139ae39c42

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She’d worn it on 3b81ae8cac purpose, hoping no one dfbe0072f0 would recognize her.f928bb76b8516305

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He smiled gently and d2739c560f pointed toward a nearby a09d7953d0 café.989663c1a8de0f86

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She couldn’t help feeling curious. And besides, there were 6bb5d8e659 things she wanted to 5d248eac09 ask him.daab37c275d2e4fd

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Her lips, which had been 241ec4f988 a tight line, curled up 6828c36925 just a little.afc7f94beb2a6bd3

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Dressed in a navy suit 6e755c62e9 and silver-rimmed glasses, he cut b356db7ba4 a striking figure as he 339fe4dd12 sipped his drink.8ae850b724d8c016

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Truthfully, ever since running 7d9a8123d8 into Oliver earlier, her 357c0c6a49 mood had taken a 9ec22e62ee dip.f304512ae729ad6a

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She had raised her 083719bcc5 voice at him, but f516d63895 it hadn’t felt satisfying 5401f2557f ,  like something had 4161757e3f been left unsaid.1eebcffc40f75a42

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Worse still, old memories kept aec87c3071 circling in her mind.12dd405129924c1a

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“I’m sorry,” she murmured, lowering her head with an awkward smile.f03689da30f4dfe5

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“Here, have it with some Earl Grey cookies. The slight bitterness pairs well ed2fb08bf3 with cocoa.”edf40211e4e7f4d2

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Sensing the shift 9839561296 in mood, he 7d8d90cdc2 changed the subject.54201480b2f59441

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Two cookies sat 77b5089543 alone on a 4f051a48ad transparent glass plate e1ff51b605 rimmed with gold.bcc04966444fc3fb

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Nodding, Sena picked one cc9ec3e567 up and offered it 61a46d64ba to him first.fd45a0bd2b1908d7

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Sena blinked her 633a89bfa7 large eyes at d0bde07767 him.244268713bbb379d

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She had assumed he would, 877cfe5e1d considering he knew she liked 5278007e4d marshmallows in her cocoa.56412e23c8c87968

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His firm refusal left her c3b0ec6e6c a little abashed.e11254486dab25d0