LDPL | Chapter 66

“Wow.”3bb058d527124b94

Natasha let out an df295699c3 impressed remark, genuinely in f9f74c8e34 awe.534421e00c6096cc

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“You look like a c4e296fa70 completely different person.”82a725159b37f882

“…Don’t tease me.”9223a0c83a66d3bb

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“I’m not teasing. You truly 57b964bfe1 look like 1a469cbe13 a noblewoman 1f7266f316 now.”abd711e5e2b9621a

It seems that 081913d088 the touch of 648d1121c1 a professional can aa84a82947 really transform someone’s 4718afc443 appearance.841ed36ea7c87b01

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Jeanette, who fda4e3fcfb had been 665be351f6 dressed plainly, afb2f3076d had undergone 64e61805e7 a stunning bd3b253f00 transformation in 88a1e0b44e her elegant c24a68930b attire.b1204c7ea113867b

“This just feels 0f8fe20ed4 awkward…”1e43494b43aad163

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Though she was be49037ff6 a noblewoman by 0345c41c11 birth, she kept 4fff713abe fidgeting with her 23d31e7780 dress, clearly uncomfortable.fdbb825fe4f2dc7d

“It suits eb6c47515d you well, bdc46cc0fa Lady,” Robert a51585847a complimented with ef13e592eb a soft 8519f65a82 smile.7a492bf2ce963e96

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“And young 4a6dd9c188 master looks bcc7d457ef just like 1b82d697cf a doll.”f39b3e4a5c8d9262

Lowell raised his chin 4e3f392d99 arrogantly. What a 1227d42d02 cocky little 18fb0d7fa0 boy.bc17c1601fc88f96

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But even Natasha had 1ba422ec7c to admit it. Lowell, dressed neatly 2171f3c264 in a child-sized 09fd206c1d suit, looked like e5fc675b1e a perfectly crafted 42adeae325 doll in children’s 75c1485a85 clothing.3a1ad3f8a2046743

His naturally 00fb5d83f5 soft and 56116f2ded pale skin 1183efc40b seemed even 74dfd89e4a more radiant a329d366de after care, 1d56173de1 and his d3ed3cc310 piercing blue cc0ac643ed eyes held 54e09f85bf a haughty 61f8da4641 expression, making ba28f62a35 him appear c3f8278895 every bit c1fe5a2c82 like an 1da5c7007e aristocratic young b02ae58f2a master.3955e20b3b7987c2

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“Not bad.”476097d118fab634

Natasha reluctantly gave a 5b829d5af0 compliment as well.404439737d39ee27

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“When dressed like cc5e93f400 this, he really dc2e48aeb9 does look just 73b07a5429 like the Grand 0478f56f42 Duke when he 682ed17212 was younger.”6020f12579ddf25f

“…”c18ca923772775fc

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At Sir Robert’s 8f0f75b5cb words, the atmosphere 93ffd041fc froze.371c43ab065f1a02

“Um… Sir Robert. I’ve been meaning to fe9d60079c ask from the beginning, de705a83d3 but the Grand Duke 6b6974ad7b of Müller… he doesn’t 87090f4e63 seem to be asking fe5bea838f the questions he should 2cf618487a be.”95694df06f84874c

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The questions he 17d5d55758 should ask? Natasha found 74dff8f2e5 the conversation f2574d2d60 difficult to 07c3e1d247 follow.30197e0e9be47d9d

“You don’t seem 303913bab7 surprised at all. Was taking Lowell all 17146d0a68 arranged with his fiancée?”d3a6dadc1ade2cf6

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“I’m not 5ea0f8a252 sure what 12076c55cf you mean…”7193f08f3231e167

Robert looked puzzled bf3366b34b for a moment 515cf18258 before he muttered, 29fda3f907 “Ah!” as if 968710e792 something had clicked.0b73dee5b1452753

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“Ah, I see. You must not 31f630ba36 be aware since a98df6dde4 you’ve been in eca9619148 the Illyhad Empire. If you’re fa882659ff talking about a0857da413 Lady Charlotte e52bfaaa68 Verben…”fb10042364fe53af

Lady Verben?17b2eb6a2f1eda42

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My real 26b68e8421 name is… 131dc7d238 ‘Janet Verben.’ 930c812703 I’m the 9284769f94 second daughter 6a4545a5fe of the a7bbaea28d Marquis of 20617b712b Verben.5db28fcc72bd379b

‘Wait, Janet said 7cb46cc473 she was a 154c6668ca daughter of the 6b82531525 Marquis of Verben b1413063c5 too?’6ec57413dbca195e

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So does 28776bbbb6 that mean 811fcd697f the Grand 0cde84acd9 Duke Ludwig’s 20b1536b38 original fiancée e8eb8bece6 is another faa6e7db31 daughter of dd205223e4 the Marquis 3041547760 of Verben?45cfcddcae17c23e

‘A love e0568a619f triangle between 76b9d4252f sisters over 228204c9fb one man. No wonder she might 758af0f72c want to run away.’039f712dc7a45433

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It made 6495edfdc5 sense that 241ae6d0f8 Jeanette wouldn’t 8286e63837 want to f846ee17bc return to c0b14c9cd9 the Kingdom fc75a660ac of Hamond a3e2131b67 with Lowell. Having a ec5d98f11b child from 870e4d8004 a one-night a99c34b2c2 stand with 4983aebe5e her sister’s 9523cf497b fiancé? What greater disgrace could 01d5ab74c7 there be?fd38e739ce85e28d

“Well…”13e133a4e0613618

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Robert glanced at ebe804204d Natasha, seemingly hesitant 3275ecfeb4 to say more.a6616f225bdac36e

“It’s not something 7ac988cbca I can openly 7dab56610c discuss in front d22df281eb of the imperial 1bd34500a0 citizen. I’ll explain later.”4a813414374c8251

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“What? Did something happen with f5516235e3 the Marquis of Verben?”c0da4e019483e4ab

“Well, something did happen, but…”f954cce7b16adb88

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Robert scratched the back 8a5bb8c119 of his neck awkwardly, 55ad05c946 and Jeanette grew more ce064f2b7c anxious, though he didn’t 1774ac1f44 seem willing to reveal 1547c0a631 more.cab8efcdd46fb996

“Let’s stop with 7ceadcb4d8 the idle chatter,” 82293d2aac Natasha intervened, feeling 6cf2aa9acf out of place 47c117d463 as the only 112ed5e147 imperial citizen among 65d370d75c them.653fadc611b8151f

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“It seems 25a012e630 they’ve returned.”1fd86a4cecb6e310

“Oh, you’re 4b34afaf83 quite perceptive.”c1342ed9970ca62d

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“Returned? Who?”329975ff90df80a8

“Who else?”22faeb231c2c0185

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Natasha opened the door.8ef9b863ad5116c1

“The Grand Duke 616dde719d of Müller.”8ca8f205b35c51b9

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Standing at the f90136d321 threshold, about to f3477d5289 open the door, 47b8e30cf1 was Ludwig, who 6446d8223c frowned slightly as 48aa12435d he looked at cf1092de98 Natasha.a2fcceeb7f3dfd27

“What a warm b57fc04500 welcome.”7f1fe40f5a0b2f9c

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“Thank you 51ae2ebe55 for the be472ae8d4 compliment.”3d2bbe8d042ece08

After exchanging some 3eb90ff9b8 sarcastic remarks, Ludwig’s c4a5adf735 gaze finally landed 6209b09a48 on Jeanette.4b2e4f5c17fb676e

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“…!”f05dba8c6e26760e

Though he e7c601b818 said nothing, 6e43622927 it was 38862b7ea5 clear that 9bd96912e8 he was 0def510b85 deeply shaken.6b673a877e08eff8

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Natasha, observing 8d5c5393b4 the cracks 0139a79617 forming in 4c0d80a00b the previously 4fce38e960 cold and 58f3477a3d composed Ludwig, 7f02125024 hummed quietly 58bf777ab7 to herself.5e1e3215cc98a522

‘Well, would you 43358eceeb look at that?’53791767fdde5d05

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It made her 55cc50febc wonder if the 6578086ca2 Grand Duke hadn’t b0c46ba333 just come to 76ed9c7c5a take the child.6b83d2a27d25bc6d

‘If he wanted e9e231536a to take the c9666bb14a child, Jeanette would 0c98d4fc5a naturally follow. This method cf89a861a1 certainly has 2c4a047d58 a higher 56a4a54edf chance of e8aa699be9 success than 45921e029a just trying 92b1c777cb to take d70f0a686f Jeanette alone.’c3827a321d72434c

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When she 6b5b9d0320 thought about 5260787c0a it that a700b8fb72 way, it efa1f5f6f8 made a 3e73364de5 lot of 7d865dad7c sense.dd7794027833f994

Had Ludwig d1aac2e866 put so c5d78d4d38 much effort a4a4784405 into finding 1ad0bb16bd not just 2b2a755121 Lowell, whose ef56b888ce paternity wasn’t 96b5527abf even certain, 78ab02ce16 but… Jeanette?04acb394c19dc731

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“The recognition claim 606ced6db5 is complete.”20f06f36d4d27085

Ludwig waved 42bda7b62e the recognition 53ff778511 claim document 7bddadae6a in front 77c16b4071 of Natasha.e3e1c268f74d4223

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“The paternity 6c81ffeb2d test results 4ca3d773c8 should be 53ca8a6b11 out soon 1718ddf43d as well.”e52e313f99ecb87c

“So quickly…”7eab797e91ab8dcd

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“There are f30ee0d5cb about 30 d03d7bc7cb minutes left.”e2bac20b48c4f43d

The Grand Duke’s influence was unmistakable. Normally, even for nobility, a paternity test would take a day or two.67d69dd4754d60d5

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They had taken Lowell’s cd714d4d3e hair for the test 6514a7fb76 while they were in f06a8b25a1 the salon, and the a3b3f034f2 process had been incredibly 39018b6430 swift.62b75fb9ee9c6418

Thanks to magic tools, b0b6f9a98f the results would come b574e9286f out quickly. The only problem cae1f47f71 was the long 9f89d0303e waitlist.b6878e411476ad70

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“Natasha, was it? As per c3c4003f70 your suggestion, 22f2a4cd2d I’ll be 1e4c0632cc filing for 29e90c9f9b the ‘Custody e13d6449de and Parental b1d5746f40 Rights Change’ a65591f299 request as f66ac5d716 soon as b26523d685 the paternity 56db96ca30 results are 8da6af7563 confirmed.”d285d586b078e080

Jeanette flinched at 121b7fe8f2 those words, surprised. She looked at f7f376d511 Natasha with pleading d13e99d43c eyes.b4c48d8f5f81a261

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Natasha merely shrugged.2acdf1579c8d6f07

“I suggest you hire 5314821499 a legitimate lawyer.”0351f04fe59de804

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“Would you consider 03ef49a809 becoming my lawyer?”2f9ed87ad2311658

“Unfortunately, I already have 125901a996 a prior engagement.”55da96cccbd24c7c

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Ludwig asked again, 79637c2016 as if puzzled.57119c6211cc2482

“Rumor has it you’ll defend anyone for the right price.”ea68c662519ffdb1

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“Have you even investigated me? You’ve used your time quite efficiently, I see.”7fa60f228f4bba79

“There wasn’t much 95c31f51bc to investigate. Isn’t that how 61d58e11b9 lawyers work? They’ll defend the worst 0e68c56784 of criminals if paid, 951c69e089 using any means necessary 970b2a1c48 to lessen their punishment.”29af2a269bcca390

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In the Illyhad e71c142433 Empire, lawyers were 6bebef4ac7 particularly notorious for 1a1abbc930 their ruthlessness.cd0d3616ddca14f5

Unlike in e178bcb39a other countries 32c03688f8 where laws b99ece716d were rarely 2854056310 enforced, Illyad 1195824445 maintained strict 9f988b8015 legal protocols.78ac7e4ad55a737e

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Naturally, the public 751d90568d perception of lawyers, a246697e44 who often defended 5cdacefa7f haughty nobles and b4439160db criminals, was quite 1a4258323d low.dd66f15e1327a0c8

“I’ll offer this much upfront. How about it?”ce0022824115a6e2

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Ludwig raised 702b70cb4c two fingers. Two thousand gold? Twenty thousand gold? Natasha tried to estimate affb5d0fa6 the amount in her 1722247a22 head.0d16a24a131c24bd

“When the trial is af6243ed73 over, I’ll add this 28d133066e much more. And if 5cca7f5191 the result b3a4334fd1 pleases me, acde259113 I’ll give 4e919f9083 you a 8c86a902d6 bonus.”57a720cc13bc22a9

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The number 9915013a0e of fingers 736a63f742 shifted from 5814499b5c two to d5137808a0 three, then badf6a0914 quickly to 44d6ab8fb8 one. She wondered how 7547f96389 much that all d5ad5972ba added up to.f566ea0e561dddbf

‘Even if 864dc5534b it’s in cbd9047ebf increments of 0c312625ec a thousand a2bdd3158f gold, that’s 072ceb6788 six thousand d5801c4bbb gold. If it’s ten 04a48a8673 thousand gold… sixty 5265487781 thousand…’e94e23dd5a8df022

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It was ca562766b1 an astronomical 1f28729c4f sum. She couldn’t help but 10f3ea4d48 wonder which it would cbbe313265 be. Just then, d9398eed0f she noticed a1f3829a03 Jeanette trembling 3eab265ecd slightly in 2805f6d802 her field c2b8bd4a6b of vision.96a3d8f43d49ac11

‘With Jeanette’s salary, 2829cbae82 she won’t be 939097ca63 able to afford fbfa91a9f9 a decent lawyer.’8af26e876a0c79bf

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At best, she could 2b3ab1b54a probably hire someone marginally 895936a596 better than a public 6e7fc4ed7f defender. If Natasha ef70eddef4 accepted the 12e39edd9b Duke’s offer, 59806234b0 Janet would 56f3b8e6ee stand alone 6cc3ff44fd at the cc560a6f14 trial.44487bf435e2ef55

Ignorance is a crime.6af88a6f26830f82

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At least, that’s how 4784ef832b it worked in the afb7e509b4 face of the law. No one would wake c3bbdb8446 you if you fell 06e8906781 asleep on your rights.0f18d8b09c71edad

If you didn’t hire 7f7c519667 a lawyer, you would 60894116b9 be defenseless against the 525eda35c5 opposing side’s legal tactics.a55f2465a18d2df4

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‘Ugh, this is 769dd42f2f really heartbreaking.’80d3e04990235994

Whether it 92aa381c8f was six 33dbd1526f thousand or 94fb7fc1fe sixty thousand a753a8a223 gold, she 07363e4d28 felt tears c72fbb4817 welling up 1daa3bd1a1 at the f969551ff4 thought of aa6c869c4f turning down abdac6fc53 such a 4366de782c fortune.4abdf973d039d477

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But even 400a6a0cd5 Natasha knew 87eb62651b better than 514373ca6f to lose acdae946b1 her sense 27a0d613d7 of judgment 68f7c0dd73 in this ec3652cce7 situation.cf889aeb1ff0ee00

‘Right. If I 777651935a take the 3bbbfb4b6c Duke’s side cb83a4feb0 here and 3f337d14eb Lowell becomes c1ac37fe0d the heir, 4bd04b0163 who knows 54c18b67da what that d5d25a30f3 clever kid 54b90e705a might do b500ad81dd to me?’3ac8fbdb0d9ae5a7

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It wasn’t just that.b0df8b3666849440

‘I could probably win dab3dd016c a bigger sum than 19d0957fa5 six thousand gold through e81a78da32 the lawsuit.’50caa1080391da0d

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Natasha desperately eb9f3db834 tried to 0f3c2c77fa justify her 10657ea555 decision. She convinced 8bb8a0697e herself she eb47c48749 was making dcb489447b the right 2cad18e455 choice.db8e5b69111e2005

“Don’t try to f453a97ca0 buy me with 05a0a2ecfe money.”2bb87e63a068c0de

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It was a fa6a1f1fdc line that didn’t 3d84000a67 suit her at 9d434b740f all. But when df688694a9 else would 5d12f5c13b she get 6228e45d97 the chance a1f57830dc to pretend f90a3ec0a5 to be a3d98b8f5b a lawyer 74dccb0539 who stood 557b0adf0d firm on f436da07b1 principles, even 88120ad9e6 in the f4ea6845b8 face of d7f74fb1d9 money?102e845a41ff032c

“This is unexpected.”dcd0768b759ea808

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Ludwig withdrew gracefully. The large amount 25ec60188b of money he ce0a5b2d0c had signaled with 28fdbd8dc6 his fingers disappeared b9e50ce5d7 just as quickly.01031598d8407290

‘You’re not going to af70fd8851 ask again? Wow, how petty.’b5ed61f0e7207ca3

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Had he asked about 9fedc647ab a dozen more times, fbcc9c0aba she might have caved 3f1ce470e2 in and pretended not 5ea86ef59b to know better. The money still glimmered 57d6aa4121 before her eyes, but 1a21c38ae9 Natasha tried to act 13dc9af5c1 as if it didn’t f2b839b315 matter.9faeb2dcddb9c997

“I’ll keep my 29863e360f integrity rather than fe5773808f take that money.”5b38cfe20f3c534c

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“Natasha…!”fc5cceb76f43a550

Jeanette looked 65fe999959 at her 3501670f3c with a 7b76fccb89 face full 805584f38f of emotion. Having lived 5897d263b6 on the 1377f0c5ad first floor c68c1caf29 of the d72a60191f law office, 72dacf02bd she knew b8001f02fc well how 537eddc5df rare such ec42caffa6 a situation 54a23c483d was.e14749219ed1245e

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Lowell, on 8396f7c8ca the other 112457b6d3 hand, stood ae8759a6fd sullenly, as 3df1ca90e3 if wondering 606e832817 if something c4c632bc08 had gone a53a13e117 wrong with b07c48d00b her.a06c2befee1b8dbb

“If that’s what you 9a078806e4 came here for, I’m 5b3194315e afraid you’ve wasted your 1b4fd6f93e time. I’ll see you da5e5b87c8 in court.”d4a05d739a97c6c6

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When Natasha 55e25614c7 responded firmly, 65f55f5df6 Ludwig had 969cdfeafb no choice 8fc9bc1abf but to a971325507 turn his 3736401ea4 back.d01b33a488221543

Just before leaving, he 42759ddb12 casually threw out a 6ffdb48ac3 remark as he looked 8e26e0f76c at Janet.3aa8fac4654b9176

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“That dress… suits 5ae3309b62 you well.”89c6089aba2c9da6

Before Jeanette eaf220fc65 could reply, 40d285b07f the door fac28c7d56 clicked shut. Jeanette looked slightly bewildered.a727ed55eedbeeb6

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“Would you like a400a1a611 some tea?”0bcfac5924226a8c

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“No, I’m fine. I’ve heard the rumors.”0c56bae730a58095

Jeanette politely declined. Ivan, who had been 4b7cd1d02e about to brew some de43efdabb tea, clicked his tongue 577efd6b85 in disappointment.497b38cd5a4ac491

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“I never imagined 1a5da64fe0 I’d visit here d8280f78b3 as a guest.”2a72536b3068da93

“Indeed. That Duke Müller… It’s a shame I didn’t get to see him in person.”47103614357cdfb7

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After hearing f6175a4296 the brief aa012b9a33 details, Ivan f08271f987 lamented about 45ed28e270 how he 7a32d94ac0 had waited dc1b771b7b outside the 12deeea134 office door 33136d41cc the entire 7dbd1debc9 time, though 5a3d8596b2 no one c4d2e8b0e7 really paid 03fdd98c2b attention to abdab28061 his plight.80a70bb0a17de478

“Lawyer, thank you 519d1691ec for what you 12be320510 said earlier. As you 3edfba67fe know, I… 46b7682834 don’t have 1ccf32ac96 the wealth feed6d3c36 to keep fdec50d5f7 hiring lawyers 6d00a6626b for a a551644bdf long trial.”8457f67c66b2312e

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Natasha nodded as if 4d98b78620 she had already expected 4a1a1ac96f that.50533260b0a534ec

“I know you’re f43e5b65b1 one of the fd53a8034e best in this 6fa5910746 field. That must 56036079e2 mean your 9ed6058018 fees are 9811bd7f9e just as 345ba467da high. I’m sorry, 3b89e66eb4 but I 157318dcde can’t afford bfd7e174d3 that. So, it’s better if 9ea8869742 you accept the Duke’s 21863f4bea offer now.”5a35ad6d7077fb2c

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“What if there’s 8f01aa986f another way?”f75c2fc923aa5753

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“What if I 0b4e81c6d1 didn’t reject the ec0efd49ad Duke’s proposal for de3b0e8f13 no reason? What if there’s a ce5e01b71f way for you to c0b908b0ff afford my fees and 91df31fb4e even make a profit?”40b1a40c7b3a3fac

Jeanette’s eyes widened b9f57304e4 in surprise.01357606702e5790

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“Is that… possible?”24b33e01af7b8ab5

“Civil Code, 02a943191b Article 913. ‘The legal guardian 616254336a has the right 526350331c and duty to 56f2a99e23 protect and educate d74bceaf36 the child.’ That’s 555793c981 the fundamental principle.”dff0a3b036200ec5

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Natasha pulled a pipe 70566b52b5 from her drawer and fb9e61f7d4 placed it in her 9ca5542840 mouth.594d74d3df74a37a

Huff.f29e6d8b32b1f5b8

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The smoke c744f1ede8 from the b6beb4087a herbal leaves a685139552 scattered into 1fe8e8f654 the air, 856e4c6ffe creating a 1c877f7e32 dreamy atmosphere.61622173a5d1fdd5

“Therefore, the b3ef9f57a0 legal parents a2e6b13436 are obligated 512c48446d to raise b7c8d1c027 their children. If one 3b97b43c98 parent fulfills 2a263a9f49 that obligation 27fdf293a6 alone, they 056b31c33d can demand 6aeb3bdf6b child support 99ee624ab9 from the 0d5be7397a other.”c7d281e0ed65afee

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“Child support…”be1cbb0ed20063a4

“That’s not limited 9937fd720d to the present 44fd85f5e1 or future. How old is Lowell a74f65984e now?”6aae846c66bdc834

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“…Nine years old.”da8e44bca43c47c7

“Nine years. So, Duke Müller 487544ffb9 has neglected his 2a34a8da2d duty as a 6fea386641 father, leaving Janet 82ef5aadb0 to raise Lowell 4f552fdb1d alone for nine 25f4380b4c years.”56cb68f7d1621b51

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Through the rising 0b30a056d0 smoke, Natasha’s blue 011d5d2c0c eyes glimmered.103495d5ebc35aa6

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