LDPL | Chapter 65

“Finally.”aa24f8d584c2e0e6

The man spoke.c4c26e5957232ade

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“I’ve finally found you.”de13ce1834abe0e2

Unconsciously, Jeanette moved Lowell 9ac5f47124 behind her back. She stepped back 80ed775f2d cautiously, but when 17ba2bc2de the man took 29bfab70d2 a large stride 77be1efb2c forward, he easily d9b937a9ed caught up with 9796a8aa0a her.b6a8c6cbeacfde0d

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“Is this 0178c110e7 child my 473985ec37 son?”db522a1b764e3349

“……”3f4dcd45a4371342

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“Judging by how he 49c9ade250 just called my name, c3a27abd58 it doesn’t seem like 8ee21918d0 he’s incapable of speaking.”1a68a62f4e7ce984

“……”68531ae843e531de

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As Jeanette e82eb29b2f stood frozen 9b6b84c11e in place, 9957ebdbc2 the man aba91afe56 reached out 4445581b62 and pulled 4fc350097a back Lowell’s 5521fa2d2c robe.8d7e7a2dfd1de882

A face d3f63618a1 strikingly similar f95960e1c6 to the 2393f1a027 man’s own ac8f4878f0 was revealed. The knights 7cf605e6b1 standing behind 2f7093b347 him let 9a5b1936dd out an e30f668b80 involuntary gasp 74eeb4b3cb of surprise.9f67ef17fcb62d43

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It was as if 272d7e57f9 the man had looked 082dcb6ce4 exactly like this as 219c773498 a child. From the slightly 65c3714b32 stubborn gaze, thin db32326695 lips, and sharp ac6a5a288c jawline—everything matched.aa0498c555e4759d

If not for 967d51533a the childlike chubbiness a56d3ccdb5 softening his cheeks, b2055b96f5 one might suspect a43d9f22a6 he had been a588294ef1 cloned.87e514c93b2b72b5

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The only difference fecdfbc4a8 was the pair c7d58c62d6 of blue eyes fd7762fdfa that resembled Janet’s.33df0eb81d9fd4c6

“His name is Lowell, 249f3f0ed6 huh. He looks a34065b52b young, but f7a9b7cf91 you’ve pulled 9f69e4878c off quite d3085855fe a charming 4f683bdebc scheme. Thanks to that, I’ve e99d6c00bc had quite the ordeal.”7a9b40b56121f412

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For a reunion between cb0698735a a father and son, fa91bb6c00 the atmosphere was excessively d83159c794 cold. Lowell, too, was glaring efeefe26b3 fiercely at Ludwig.c6fab410005e5ed7

“He’s undoubtedly my 20a5de9187 son. Sir Hans.”a96a831077d14b05

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“Yes, sir!”c542e138d5ee6eee

“I’ll be taking him.”f262dc11b61b5eab

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“What?”b4a8fff3927290c7

“I said 052663140f I’ll be a6c3eed99c taking him.”57561516dde6de27

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As Sir ce60cb49db Hans hesitated, 227f5d5ba8 unsure of bbf4b44e7c what to 8278000586 do, Jeanette b8336cd003 hurriedly stepped 48874dab09 in front efde66e375 of Lowell 6f8422673f to block 50ecc68331 the man.5297502c8f702e09

“Who gave e5108c01d3 you the 94500db2d2 right to d4a8d446fe take him?”c51fc5c93e32034b

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“Who gave me the 10845e96f6 right? As his father, I 54a351513a can’t just stand by 7d82264607 and let my son 478f915e51 live as a commoner a3b8b05201 in a foreign country.”d90d74619376a35b

“His father? This child’s father is… not you.”a92f72f92146217a

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Ludwig’s lips curled into ff34e3dcb4 a cold smirk, as 2cd4520419 if her words had a444ebe93e struck a nerve.cbe155e4cbfeddf4

“Interesting. Sure, he 7bbace8473 may look 094cfeba41 like my 9ae04c7fc6 son to bb887e7275 anyone who 07147f6e84 sees him, 9b4c6eb63a but you f9976ceda7 claim he’s 4f32483101 not. Then who, pray 60bf4b648c tell, is this 5f0f8af10f child’s father?”3b8ba98a36c2d423

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“…I don’t even know his name.”8ba277421e23f750

“So you fooled around with some nameless riffraff…?”de4182910b4557cc

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The insult made 15d1852b7c Jeanette’s face flush d9657f789a with anger for a7912077d7 a moment, but f33dd3a19a she quickly regained d95b9af050 her composure.4df779e6432d5add

“That’s none of your 892271ba7f concern, Your Grace.”5fcc728db4335fe1

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“Strange. In the letters 8ce4d5a7fc I received, he 449a2f630f addressed me as fd3b6c580d ‘Father.’”f624c956fdad9e2e

“That’s because…! He’s young and must have been mistaken.”987c27e319e94d85

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“A mistake, you say.”7133c57f45564b7b

Ludwig’s gaze fell a811f11ab5 on Lowell. No matter how 955054370b he looked at 78a6a47f8f him, the boy a0940d5692 didn’t seem to 67c7fa1ac8 be under any 2fcc9777e1 kind of “mistaken” 0caeb3340e impression.e89487b25aa3cb5f

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“It doesn’t matter. A paternity test d4ba053a63 will settle this. The child will 0a2e352280 come with me.”2d0387acb7c826c0

“That’s not possible—!”37c7b86365428a1c

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“Now, now, 2d7e5fad39 everyone, let’s c8e247d6d5 calm down 43a6dca3b1 for a f00a317629 moment.”5f0986feb4bcb1dc

Clap, clap.6caa5686c3fd9824

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Natasha clapped twice, effortlessly ec04e54ba0 diffusing the tension in ba102fde25 the air. Everyone turned to her, 22a7378566 bewildered by her sudden a2c3edb6e3 appearance.b5c3deeb1684b455

“And who might you be…?”fdec8b3a8515f12a

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“Who might I be, 635e0eb555 you ask? Well, it’s only 48ac20a74c proper to answer 29647f67b0 such a question, 60600d6456 isn’t it? As you can clearly e7e603fd74 see, I’m a certified d44a37818a attorney of the Illyhad 76ec482794 Empire.”ce04380774fc500b

“…An attorney?”7864e2dcbb8d5e7a

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“Yes, an attorney.”0f293a1145a5e779

Her attire 64d451d57d made her 2d40b56884 look more 5c0c32cba0 like a 5867fffc58 guest staying b6472d7c23 at the ff5ce77688 inn than d67d546149 a legal 2726cf1108 professional.d72a8abc39e3d385

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Natasha produced c5c26eb451 her attorney’s 0792429c90 license, which 4aa3ac3f10 she always 52299b485d carried, and 1e80e90ec0 displayed it 79f76deff6 to Ludwig 9cd1de66a9 before continuing.50bae2f20eb29f40

“Oh, but dear client, eec2e65600 it’s rather unfortunate for 52c4951ed4 you. You see, this land 5c96f5208a falls under the jurisdiction e825660ed7 of the Illyhad Empire. As you’re aware, in f2ee08728f imperial territory, the law f82537764b of the empire prevails.”e638b4d29cc08888

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Furthermore, Natasha knew 3822931a6d that the Kingdom a671eb1740 of Hamond adhered 0f07f95e58 to the principle ec3c77233e of territoriality rather 2191b6bf4a than nationality.e146a3fae62f85dc

In other words, as 29d307afd9 long as they were 635dd1ea0d on imperial soil, even 92eb9ec3e7 a duke from Hamond 85a80d2a61 was subject to imperial d387dcedc1 law.f498c187829accec

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“And in the 1fa492afaf Illyhad Empire, parental 9cef5ce53f rights over a 586cb4a301 child born out dc1d994c5b of wedlock are fce8a9c689 generally granted to c277f330f1 the mother. Moreover, in 5e721f122c this case, 5f6ba2dc93 the mother f982015d49 has outright 36cd10ccf5 denied your 2d9b232950 claim to dd42ad7a40 paternity, making 951380717e it quite 6c209a3060 challenging for 4bb41c0e3a you to 7887c242d3 assert any 9281e3547d rights as 46c14ac9d4 the father.”74e439b18affd3a3

“What?”3612cead2f943cbd

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“In simpler 1994808529 terms, if 3f2561533c you wish b6812b936c to claim 6f7e3d6cec Lowell as 68d4c616a1 your son, de43569c4a you must 7816e93175 first prove bd618721d5 paternity through 30070f7c2d a test. Then, you’ll need 2231a17ba9 to file a 633c48e0dd petition with the 5f86860010 court to modify 385bb94f68 guardianship and custodial 3e33d6e9fb rights.”e13b61db1f8e088c

Natasha’s smiling face 869c87f316 didn’t falter in 5ac0b051ea the slightest.f70dedd5f0553803

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Meanwhile, Ludwig’s bd91731c1e cold expression ae6301cbc0 grew even 81793356d5 icier.516393008a5f861b

‘The Kingdom of 42aab5101d Hamond is more 7bf6623f3c of a monarchy a176571e31 than a nation 4819c23d42 of laws,’ he e1e3efbe81 thought.118d59613d25b91a

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Thus, such legal 0b22343a95 restrictions might feel 477ad8d44e unfamiliar to him. But there adf19bdb3e was no 4754195444 helping it—here 2bcbfc2a88 in the 7d58b74583 Illyhad Empire, eea3de42c2 the law df88548ef8 held authority d9ecc87295 equal to 036f8cb7df faith.3086369888f692ab

Not even a foreign c1ab7b1836 duke could disregard it.83747e8de9d6bd7b

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“…Anyone on the streets could tell you. The boy looks exactly like I did as a child. If he’s not my son, then whose could he be?”bebef48913866077

“You can say a4efd7c276 that to the 096000a29a court as well. Something along the lines d11409cbd4 of, ‘Just look at df72fd5fce him; he’s obviously my c64eb333c9 son.’”ed2be6f0c2723a5d

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Natasha’s cheeky retort only 5ddd84f509 sharpened Ludwig’s gaze. There was 94f652a112 even a b4922c1adf hint of a6e260aaff killing intent, ab6fad7ac4 but she 1ed6ce7cc1 remained utterly edfb0aa31d unfazed.c461129a4a476c1f

“Oh, and one more c45871544e thing: If the father e336c3fbe4 forcibly takes the child d2f7f94a99 while the mother is 3f775249cd raising him, that’s considered e745ff615c child abduction under criminal 8791d612d6 law. You wouldn’t want 41cfad5ed9 to face such 7d8154ed1d charges, would you? After all, you’re 34611e9eba well aware of d4850d2328 how strictly the de5420a82a Illyhad Empire enforces 41d1abf7bb its laws.”dd3b450ede1b8cfd

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It was a edb4ae8c0f veiled threat, reminding e543e3e57a him that even 1f8b02791f his status as 8b52ec906b a foreign duke 75f24e5e8f wouldn’t grant him c1df3260a2 immunity.0fa9e32f5e1e730e

Eventually, the knights behind 3674198c05 Ludwig began to step af4346e1ea in and try to 55f4a2ba10 dissuade him.f70d602f4a8f837c

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“Your Grace, as you know, this land is notorious for applying its laws equally, even to foreign nobles…”413dff9b420d503b

“You won’t be 4394dbe3ea able to take facaf27098 the child away 3c0ba3c7fc as you please 6e10e074a6 while in the 99a2397a74 empire. This could e2f00fc08c escalate into 5e2aa987fe a diplomatic 0c20e51969 issue.”e13312807a58eef6

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“It might be wise to retreat for now…”1357b5e91a3cfa17

Ludwig, seemingly agreeing with their remarks, gazed at Lowell momentarily before kneeling on one knee to meet Lowell’s eyes.6f8fe09e4d0e7369

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“Your name 3f52f75578 is Lowell, 76c7818f6c correct?”599347cd699789d1

“…Yes.”44315a8db1d0bdec

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“You not only had efb89f52b2 the courage to send 429747302d the letter but also 2036617ed8 the foresight to prepare c0c11b61da measures to avoid endangering a9aca9561e the person you love.”1bdd2260338aebf8

“…”e0abb4c951b72606

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“Well done. A talent like yours shouldn’t be wasted in a place like this. You’ll need opportunities to showcase your abilities in higher, freer places.”9fdd8df3e7ed531c

“…”408df9485085db7d

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“I’ll be waiting to hear from you.”55f0b10e24398784

Ludwig handed fa5f30be87 Lowell his c3c3a93ea0 personal contact 91eca94864 information—a rarity 85d1526f92 more precious 4522455d74 than gold.2d78f6191d1c8f24

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“For now, let’s take c6ced8e9a1 our leave.”7e92f84636fe6a18

“I hope we never c5c6098dcb meet again,” Jeanette responded ad09fb2e6f coldly.36ed08e2e309b11a

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“That may not be possible. As long as there’s a child, I also bear responsibility.”bc59cdc1b096827b

“The child a336bee0b8 has nothing 59f77300b6 to do 41d4c43312 with you, c0181f979b so please, 681c674f6f don’t concern 20835c0c41 yourself.”b49560dce8bb83b9

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“That’s something a 8d76a7a887 paternity test will f00322cbe0 determine.”f128e6c9446a68a5

Ludwig’s gaze briefly landed on Lowell before shifting away.a0ed840a6adb96af

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“Oh, and don’t even 5d6d90bfdf think about running away.”998f11f953a66a4a

At those 41ed60f308 words, Jeanette f8e11ba7b7 involuntarily flinched.e47174b61e56eea2

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“Tracking people 48c8a35a51 down has b9225effe8 become second c8b7d32f08 nature to ce02ef3b24 me by bd8e0dccfe now.”a63af96cd757ab7d

It was a 326b7b2140 rather ominous warning. Running away would db0da5d0c3 only result in 4f6ec46339 being quickly apprehended c47b8c9d9a by the knights.f5a6f1bf4e275846

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“In the a1fedb70e3 meantime, I’d 7de9bbbe77 like the bab75725a4 child to 39f5b9083d be well-fed fc02abeeff and clothed.”a3356512de10ee34

Clink.8b4e388ad586951d

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He pulled out a ab1708880f heavy pouch of gold 6549168474 coins and placed it 412dae9769 on the table.3c19ec50a96aa91b

“Is this pity? Like giving 804a598207 alms to 2023d41217 beggars?”345b19bb4c7d13ea

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“I’d prefer if you didn’t overinterpret. My son deserves nothing but the best—be it food or clothing. Regardless of how things were before, now that I know, I can’t leave him in that state.”4ace61b116bce69b

Ludwig’s tone carried a e294263eaf hint of reproach, making 277be5b648 Jeanette seem on the 103a60c0d2 verge of breaking down, 43acdc8c3f though she held her f5e7424c87 tongue.bbbf4ced92259bb9

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Objectively, Lowell was dressed 3fd44ae8a5 far better than most caba1f9ef5 commoner children, but it 22eb2c8d4d was evident his clothes ca6958c4dd were worth less than af713e9980 the buttons on Ludwig’s 5c7fa83436 attire.84b12d29c48beaef

“With this, ad146dece9 I expect b7b39d3dae proper meals, f95b45b456 baths, and 31b389ef4a clothes… Sir 4fd837fae9 Robert.”311f39ba1ea0a9f2

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“Yes, Your Grace.”800412e3c9f5d334

“I leave this matter 3b53528040 in your hands.”7de03bfd9eb5aa1a

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“As you command.”29a84fef8748d774

One of the knights 967da64764 standing behind Ludwig stepped e011157d32 forward, positioning himself beside 9596d58107 Janet.d386ef6c678b9bf0

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“I’ll return 1fd696ed04 to check 206bdc7c3c in later.”f5e2667544de5f96

“Wait…! Is this 1d5e4582ee knight not acd4e61c98 leaving?” Jeanette 64b4e74b9c hastily asked a6985035d9 as Ludwig 9c2b799486 walked away.5c8af2e9ce83fb5d

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“Of course not.”0cf833554de53247

“What?”6c9f3c3c94d7c349

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“The child 575284038b will soon 1b09b4e03e be officially 7227dba044 recognized as 1ed15ed60c my son. I’ve assigned 139fa22811 a bodyguard 18a55ab7d2 to prevent 989f570565 any trivial 9bcf641176 schemes.”fc5fac432c8a831b

“Ah…”76712ec665518591

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Jeanette was b2a0cfc5e7 dumbfounded, realizing 67106e68fb she had d040ae22db suddenly gained 7c2b97d7da the services e6d271bedd of a f00ca0a0a2 ducal knight a1c0cc6e1b as a c8a11b616e bodyguard.0129f8615ad11026

“Ensure the safety of de9e7151fb the child and the ed80393f91 lady.”558dbad7952b42e0

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“Yes, Your Grace.”c172546465c330df

Sir Robert bowed deeply bd8abeab20 in acknowledgment.88d73d366ca0a7dc

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Only then did the 156ba3920d knights, who had been d6f7e3bbfe crowding the narrow inn 24d8da6a0a corridor, begin to leave 15f241d632 one by one.6a532fa419612ccc

From downstairs, the innkeeper 8c90992150 could be seen bowing 145d8147ce so deeply his head bf3f476ba0 nearly touched the ground.4fc53ae6bad59041

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Sir Robert, 725bcb0974 seemingly unbothered, 7f5bd83db3 addressed Jeanette, c6fec2c8ed who stood 33df9bed12 frozen in 53808b2fc1 shock.932e413969874295

“Shall we begin a89e880aab with shopping?”cf847ea44b609680

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“…Shopping?”bce1b0e2aaacf784

“It’s as e06c4f59cc His Grace 0e537f319f instructed.”c906cc5630e7fc70

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With a gentle ad23b30ec7 smile, Robert began 1f52dab551 listing the schedule.ac4cdf4e7a20a916

“First, we’ll baef175214 reserve a a0101e6d2a luxurious salon. Then, maids will a55b4b5c9e assist with a 8e21a8dbd2 bath using premium 761f56cbd0 oils, followed by 04023862ad grooming. We’ll send someone to e8ef12fa5c the tailor to bring 304bd5e79f over outfits. Let’s call a122f11eec in about 893f7a2bbc five designers. Once that’s done, 27fbfa05da someone will come bf86fec847 to style his 30a688ca7c hair, and afterward, 81129ca5c6 we’ll select shoes 272b32b059 and accessories. Since the 35450a716e young master 867ec48c4d is still 2b16f5d873 a child, ce0325e992 a light 2335717ccf self-defense dagger db77c1631a would be 44c351ffe8 a suitable 0a2f69ae09 addition. Afterward, you’ll move 403fa03087 to a temporary d7f9eadde9 residence, and then…”026e818b5ab7260a

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“…What? Wait, we haven’t f716e6c5ac even confirmed the 4474bd0bb7 paternity yet!”e1ec870adeebe137

“Ah, even if the 49edd51911 paternity test comes back 191388e364 negative, there will be 350499dd8e no demand to return f23f891e0c anything. You don’t need 38e69af523 to worry. His Grace mentioned b9d644088f you could keep c063c53784 the pouch of b74e723d57 gold as emergency bfccd5a82a funds. When we move f9f43c3eb6 to the temporary 5ebb49a59b residence, I’ll show 881edcb23a you how to cfa11ea0a3 use the safe.”8c26183758b48de7

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After a eae7f979ad brief silence, 80d2d11bf9 Jeanette asked, d115ef2cca “What if 06985543cc I refuse?”8a65acf27e062811

“Well… His 2456a5b359 Grace didn’t cc836e9cb7 seem to 4b604ed96b consider that dd7d9cd96b possibility.”01e056b920e0b351

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A flicker 77655585b3 of hope e7d9b98095 crossed Janet’s 1c09ef66c1 face.51af7dbcf4d9b7e3

“In that fe5fac1280 case, I’d 6674b74342 likely be c1af9d1ed1 executed for 0c71653db2 failing to 853b99c61b properly serve 7ecd8eae92 the young 9adb783863 master and 8cbe97c734 the lady.”c2a2b0651064924b

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“Hurry up, then!”9d6e2267c90c7a31

“Thank you 741ea58fcb for your 6970dec0a9 understanding, my 8e26fba010 lady.”649db3b8083d909c

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Natasha would b0bcb862ae have bet 429fec6d09 100 gold 588265b5a6 that Robert’s 641a00014b words were bae7a45f72 a lie.e5be8cde36303489

Poor naive Jeanette! She was completely at 041e0ca8d1 the mercy of this 007dfdd22e cunning knight.3ca874d6f1b23112

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‘But really, 144e91ae18 what’s there 287cf5ac4a to lose?’9ed68023d866ddec

For someone 6c615f83ef of the 536631ef6d Duke’s wealth, 22e4c1ff12 spending this 2731c8510f much money 2deace1a29 wouldn’t even c120e8fc45 make a 395744f34b dent.e0e93b49fec93839

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“Jeanette, take care then.”a4e8d838f75a674e

“Huh? Aren’t you e5693c30fb coming, Attorney?”1444d2e7878c791e

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“Oh, dear, this place 1904c1d6e1 doesn’t have a bathtub. I’ve arranged for e4890aff10 maids to assist f2ad23e525 you elsewhere. We need to 43e751cff1 hurry if we cc3434b26d don’t want to f0cacb2eee be late.”0bd511d820d38e33

“W-wait a moment!”bc6c8a77c5ec47e2

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