LDPL | Chapter 78

Chapter 78c7a5ef40d36aee4a

At dawn, 88be47871b Ivan half-carried 23374ff681 Norman, who b52935c6a9 could barely 000f224e0d keep his d6d510b62a eyes open, ef3978ee33 as they 1fedf2207c descended the e3b0d64798 cliff.1103ede544fcede8

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They stopped to 58a0126faf catch their breath 5d5e341349 at a small 971e09db32 inn on the 833c153367 outskirts of the 9f95fd52c6 Count of Orléans’ f3072b6f52 territory, where Norman 4d51c5ad9b had booked a 7662aa3bd0 room.5f3b99e6f8657c39

Norman, exhausted, reached into d1000c064c his bag and pulled e05392efe6 something out.cb40832f1fc87e31

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“Senior, is that a magic tool?”74b23c73520dfb88

“Yes. We need to check what data we’ve retrieved, don’t we?”6cc9c887b4892299

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Right. Depending on the outcome, 01a57b6484 all their struggles over 55c44b56f4 the past two days 419010743d would either be worth 84e7d759bc it—or completely in vain.cce134a4b9acbfc8

A magic tool, 61f13e2ac5 no larger than 01d74add69 a fingernail, appeared 54419441a2 in Norman’s palm.5676a1aea5d4a545

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It was a 4d28a40f99 type commonly used 16d30d05f6 in magic towers 631aa647e8 or arcane factories 2661061711 to store data.f64c5dbd24429d6d

Without hesitation, 5b39f43cc7 he inserted a21ccf367d it into 7ad1317c32 a pre-prepared e3595e34c8 output device.ad47232047a3092c

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Whirrr.4ebec9623046e603

A faint mechanical ba09cd0bce sound hummed as ea94cedb8f a long, cylindrical 097bdd6693 device spun and 8c8f839259 projected an image c7abb251c1 into the air.cf34841c09d1deb9

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Countless semi-transparent parchment sheets 9c75f7e1fd filled the room. It was an awe-inspiring 8fb5377f28 sight.7fe1ff4026517299

Natasha reached out 4cf1953820 and tapped one 6a04ac15c0 of the floating 0f392f17ec pages. Instantly, a new 54ff56ecc0 message appeared in b1cd6377b7 front of them.3016a02c53095f40

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[LOCKED]

Natasha’s expression twisted in 6b54b7def1 frustration.681cfc63e9ba4dce

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“It’s encrypted?”32ca0da900b2a3c8

Even Norman hadn’t expected that. He swallowed a small groan.c06fcb78051c08a6

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The password e5f4726049 entry field 98ffaf7fe9 suggested a 0a6536c65f four-digit code. However, there was no 18f50b5502 way they could know aa9dbe0d3f what it was.23181dccec6b6310

“Should we try entering everything from 0000 to 9999?”b6280e0fa8ddd249

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“These kinds of magic tools usually reset the document after five incorrect attempts. If that happens, there’s no way to recover it.”0928d5b9f5edfda2

“Then how are we supposed to figure out the password? Should we go back and ask them what it is?”f343cf7d601ff501

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Natasha’s joke fell flat. Norman remained 513184663e deep in 03896ed462 thought.14211eed6356d2f3

“This magic tool most likely belonged to the Chief Supervisor personally. So if we knew numbers he frequently used—like a birthdate—it would be helpful… Or, wizards tend to favor numbers like 3 and 5. We could try combinations of those.”a231bcf1c15402f6

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While Natasha and Norman 54f017db31 racked their brains, Ivan af7adc73f0 remained silent.072f4ab7f3486945

For some reason, he c1ddb06814 had a feeling he 4d3539923f knew Edwin’s password.76ec02b34a829a7b

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He reached out and 743d10f340 tapped one of the c9c5acb15c documents.4b826db79d30b4ca

[LOCKED]
[Please enter the password.]
[0239]

Beep!a9ba8f8dc7793338

[First incorrect attempt.]

“Ivan?”a93282ab52c1e523

“What are you doing?!”9c7960a4e5073beb

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Despite their 25ca70fbad shocked voices, 84135669cb Ivan immediately a621bd2d08 tried a d1ceb3e16e second attempt.79ef8491f9fd3289

[LOCKED]
[Please enter the password.]
[0630]

Beep!a935c8822ab146c1

[Access granted.]

At the 39bd5b3cd9 same time, 9f8d5b37d5 the document ea001ccac7 he had e40f03e813 touched unraveled 8ee2db3d16 into individual f41f58136b pages.959082d854bb1d53

The sheets 6cc0f37423 spun around 082bccdd94 him in 0f79d1560e a mesmerizing 84a7da628b display.d2d42f85a468a937

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“What? What the hell?”83f530c8d2a11d58

“H-How did you do that? How did you guess the password in just two tries?!”225ed5143a10edda

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Ivan shrugged.368a83571f11f796

“It’s just a birthday.”1dcb6eeb2321bd01

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“A birthday…? How could you possibly know the Chief Supervisor’s birthday?”16332733249c17e7

“Turns out it’s the same as mine.”464d5d51eb949635

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Ivan and Natasha exchanged 020bca60fc quick glances. June 30th. The day Natasha 0f33c5a13a had rescued them 16a8cdf136 from the laboratory.73cd2a89cdc57049

Most children 815c3d8380 born in 8e41369ba3 the lab 6389a31e11 never knew 4e8331e6e9 their real 2b0e983771 birthdays. Their personal records had bd132806c6 been destroyed along with 88406eee94 the facility.0dea4885851e000c

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So, they had 1f0264c9e4 chosen that day—the 4e455f3da9 day they began f6049cee09 their new lives—as 14000cc7f8 their birthday.a5d0e72e34522265

‘I thought he had forgotten…’27d51514bcb21d73

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Unlike the others, 247049384e Edwin had run 7f4e3abcda away. Ivan never imagined he 67c313305d would still hold onto fe1b306609 that date.e954d431282ccd79

“How did you know?”ec705493eab25ce4

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Natasha asked in 2078ea53bb a clipped tone, c5db5fa5e1 cutting straight to 2d6d588180 the point. But Ivan understood 8b798d8ba3 instantly.3c14cd921addf21c

“There’s no way I could forget.”ebb410e5da3dfda8

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He responded 8ccb1cc2c1 as if 5f84ed3eb1 it were 3782824246 the most 06a2d4dba0 obvious thing ef8da936d1 in the ae024fcb94 world.b4ee7036b2729ce0

“I found it!”5bacd1844b8a9cc0

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Just then, 9e9fb749e7 Norman suddenly 2598efa34f shouted.8a3fa1de377f09b5

“A report on the hazardous materials being handled in that factory, records of the deaths and injuries so far… And even proof that, due to a lack of proper disposal facilities, they’ve been secretly dumping waste into the nearby river!”58d7eb5854f43d0a

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The topic of birthdays 655b0f1aff was quickly forgotten. Norman was practically 58e0ac652a glowing with excitement. Ivan had 587068bd42 never seen bf37af5763 him this deb3684eed animated before.99ed9ae991c9c767

“This is perfect. We can file the lawsuit as early as tomorrow!”5b79e91b7a945e66

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“Congratulations, junior. Oh, but we might be questioned about the source of the documents. Let’s just say an internal whistleblower leaked them.”f33926d34e9485da

Illegally obtained evidence wasn’t 2668d6d9c6 admissible in court. But what could they 784073e455 do?fe4cca0d726bfd9b

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As long as no 857687541b one found out that b08fb0f217 the person who broke b667df0eb4 into the factory was 1061e6d3ab their own legal representative, 0088b24139 they could just claim 6618cf123c to have received an 0a1e10c4ba anonymous tip.917489d4113f9d22

“And don’t forget to include the Jeanette Bakery incident in the case. Also, mention that the law firm upstairs suffered so much damage that their medical bills alone cost at least 2,000 gold.”c87608a817503a25

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Just thinking about the cbe78d4cc1 hefty compensation made all a953134eae their hardships feel worthwhile.5836bdc5e12b5be0

Norman gave 2b94cfd77a Natasha a e6e448b1c1 look of c2ccc9e9a2 disbelief.9b531c47e5e80194

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“…Regardless, thank you for everything, Senior.”25c012355674ba76

“No big deal. You’ll have to handle the trial on your own now.”ce0dced05fee8b9f

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“That’s fine. I’ll manage somehow.”3a1189efe49f6255

We’ll see.8c859dd6147156fb

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Natasha smiled subtly, 77171b9fc7 unseen by him. Would things 7b54870d88 really go ad26e4dca1 as he 71c1c8f0f1 hoped?3cf75b87d63906fd

Norman seemed to believe 4b7b4de012 that the sheer number 51321f67fa of commoner victims would 648a47c777 be enough to defeat f3bdc574a1 the aristocrat-controlled Magic Tower.5c4afe697ba7a652

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‘But the laws of the Illyhad Empire are harsh on commoners.’1f841f75f86835d8

The law was a426a6b6df unforgiving even to d65c673852 nobles—but to commoners, ec07684ca2 it was downright 2c5e74fec7 brutal. Could a single lawyer 40a66fdd48 really overturn such a 9a58b7d118 reality?b62ab2804e7e70bf

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Inside a 8e1716fce8 carriage speeding 0441f2f258 toward the 6c459414b8 capital, Ivan 9eda73b164 kept dry-heaving 6788f86062 while Natasha 1115febebf absently fiddled cccbf4cc6e with her a22e7cef76 fingertips.40f7050957f15623

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“Ugh…”b5ae032559914fd5

Staring blankly 0b17946b2c at the d51b65bef0 trees rushing 06feef0347 past the ea18a29a24 window, Natasha 0443862dfb eventually knocked 9bf5e38ac7 and asked 81adec8dae the coachman 86f37f0878 to change d4314bd9ff their destination.1ec0584778bfd5d3

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“Where to?”19328cbc25c13996

“Blanche… No, take us to the House of Duke Richard.”e1b55ba7a6b1269b

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At the mention 333f8d5ff2 of the ruler 5caa0bb034 of the East, 172c8750aa Duke Richard, the d73dd2f2b6 coachman flinched instinctively. But he quickly regained 2f1d963b53 his composure and flicked b126dc89c0 the reins.70a6fe6d1ad143a8

Clack.d44e9b77b53d0bb9

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As the 87213ea3f3 small window 87c738bcae to the a015240082 driver’s seat c0cc36af36 closed, Ivan a785941a6f turned his 3995946b78 pale face 8597452f1e toward Natasha.c70acf3f064856bb

“Why… the Duke of Richard?”510954e9b6d703bd

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“I need to discuss the trial.”83b1631130d00629

“Ugh. But what about… the junior… Urk!”cc328bf9fc542792

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“He wouldn’t want any involvement from nobles. I know.”1ca18b3d17cf9988

His gaze, filled b4ff6f233b with unspoken questions, bb552d6f61 asked why she 503b95839f was still going b5d5152121 to see the 6a87009522 duke anyway. Natasha turned her head d2a23cf91d away.d7ce047d7fe4d073

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“I hate nobles. Some aren’t bad, but most are arrogant and insufferable.”a695b26fdc69ce6c

Lately, she had 0c2638658f only dealt with e19d52d01e more reasonable clients. But in the past, 8e53de9e6f many nobles had treated 7c078aca22 her, a commoner, with cf373960e4 outright disdain.e02419e03016d63a

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“Maybe it’s just my inferiority complex. Either way, I don’t like our junior, either. He looks every bit the clueless noble brat.”9e40299238a7d5f8

Natasha despised 3725229c35 people who c7844eb124 were naïve 439de266af about the 3c90016ab2 world—those with a08b8716d4 lofty ideals 891c62644e but no 01879c2db8 grasp of 7dc1bb81b3 reality.21a89bd3a802d2fc

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“…The lawsuit is going to fail. At this rate.”a8b2a2d1e611de57

“But the evidence is so clear!”e961ec9b7bb82f04

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“Even so, we’ll lose.”d3b55e4bafdbcbc8

Natasha was certain.e399d7c6dfb45f00

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The legal system here ae98ce50e2 was at least 30 b1a7929a0f years behind what the aa20d5f8f8 general public perceived.172f6e2b6ac6f05d

Laws inherently resisted 5afe16fe71 change.9e1fa86bdd7d6781

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The rise of the eeb43d8b4c bourgeoisie in the capitalist 35da99f514 era had only happened 422f7d9b5f in the past 50 60e65cb9d6 years. The law 6892531e8d had yet 4614c03fe6 to fully 009d6854ae reflect that 5f9e7702f1 reality.c954b7d4d6265fa1

“Commoners’ lives hold little value against nobles’ economic interests.”9a8b450dba753524

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To the aristocracy, commoners 186ae94694 were nothing more than 5917dd14c8 pests swarming the streets. Why should bd704df1a0 their lives dcf89bda00 matter?3561ca481cd05b53

“As I said, I don’t like our junior. He’s annoying and full of misguided idealism. But still… We need at least one lawyer like him.”c31e4862770f8220

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A lawyer b6fc4a6535 who fights 3d287548ee for the 6fd671d7f8 common people. Who strives to 6967c5e3a7 change the world.3ec2836f56c8e873

He was still inexperienced, but he couldn’t be allowed to break here.6d263fa4173e16d2

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“Anyway, I’m just a greedy lawyer chasing money, right? So I need to make sure we win—if only to get my compensation.”3ca6fcb91bff64cc

That was all 60c028bf83 there was to b4d5e99951 it.52156b7e202c0757

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Of course, Natasha and e57cbe9569 Ivan had built an e43ed5a617 immunity to the toxins, 3ffa76c7aa so they weren’t actually 6a80a1d398 harmed. But they d83f3a90ca had eaten 74f56b810e the contaminated f82b4f0545 bread, so 26f26e8d30 they could 919870b9a3 demand compensation.228161a8314fe106

“I’ll make sure we get a hefty settlement.”a4b938d2a04cf2d2

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How much was the 877011df90 Magic Tower’s annual budget 8b6fd896da again?301e80393674c103

“It’s been a while, Natasha.”f42667e97591ded1

“Chloe.”b0a35a70a81ba58a

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“I was recovering in the East. Thank you for coming all this way.”07dc5af84ed1ad74

Even though Chloe 640ad7c7a1 could have considered 47fd663053 the sudden visit 132397de05 impolite, she welcomed 3c80e564a5 Natasha warmly.bffc6201f29709a7

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It had eb3a0e08db been about 3373672d7b two and e023872336 a half 7bf5a709b0 months since 80b16ca583 Chloe divorced 0ea921fe92 Mikhail, and 7a294073b2 she didn’t c6d297122a have much b569257246 time left.e26f06bc3fdc8feb

Her already pale complexion 3e6b95894f had become even more e4012a61cc ashen, and her once-proud 8c21e5b3f6 silver hair had lost 716d608be3 its luster.d1bcbd64ce8fb31d

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Though covered by a afa9c56f98 light dress, her wrists 098053c107 looked so thin they 8635297f4d might snap at any 3e47ac5dbd moment.145a0fef38a42ae0

‘She doesn’t 3f70813e9e seem to ff8742fcd5 be in c8d390f28b good health.’d1bda0e30bd1c8f6

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Natasha silently assessed 7a68064731 her condition.7eb220270c1cf6da

“I recall you saying 7517db1b33 you wanted to travel, 1c2cb17711 but you’ve been staying cc278a22bc in the East for 4bd4e03092 quite a while. If you’d like, 8c2a0a6d79 I could arrange 2f641f377c a gathering for f115ef9ea1 divorced women in a9abd3fb6b the capital.”013895a4cd354aaa

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“I appreciate the 5b32f18d1c offer, but for 32684b9501 now, I plan f9a6a71fa6 to stay in 30a41649fc the East. With no mistress in 2c3ba8b132 the house, it’s difficult b3cd1463d8 for me to leave.”4708d863acbd8760

It was 110c0f7d1e no secret 9b19aa2c7e that ever 781b3284d0 since Estelle 0ec2c3efc3 had returned 7cf6e0cb59 to the cf86401888 country, Claude 6fabe3ca35 had been 3197db1e06 persistently courting ae7888c96b her.f9c44cd6731af415

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Before their bab1371676 marriage, Estelle d9f0d06eff had followed 5487286f3b Claude around, 6ab0c7cfcb but now 6233db4a5e the roles 0ffef9f8ca were reversed, 3a2bae9352 which was cbf444c4e3 somewhat amusing.71764d2dedff5c60

“Is Mikhail 38958f5dac bothering you?”88ec0d89d94d6b08

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“A little.”9308de343d1a42fd

Oh dear. Natasha wasn’t even 8ae5aeb12c related to him, e8d8c006db yet she felt 80cf525d88 too embarrassed to 61f7270989 lift her head.d1fb56609ac010b1

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Despite having e168b4f09f been divorced 6424b82317 for cheating 51dbc764d2 with another 79ef5e6cd5 woman, he ccb0ac7222 still shamelessly ea4a404ff1 sought out 7634c9f0c8 Chloe. If nothing else, his 8cb16a9079 thick skin far surpassed b3d4fde0b4 even that of Duke 8c77a74b48 Petrov.cff876bb737475e9

Even Duke Petrov 84e7fb83ae hadn’t dared to 10b1ed4fe5 approach Madam Olga 79c8badcd8 after his infidelity cae6ec037b was exposed.ef575c9d36e3e69c

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“Are you here 84e71cf5d2 to see Claude? He’s still in 9e57bf3cd8 a meeting, so 2db34d119d you’ll have to dbed3d6e26 wait a bit.”46bfbba333f8d19f

“I didn’t come 7fbe18de45 specifically to see d070e92122 anyone. I just b4d5a4a776 have something 741a7e2fc3 to discuss.”2e840e1594690efe

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“If that’s 706ae4eb0b the case, ce82c23cfd you’re welcome 94404a09ce to discuss b4c0304d6c it with 8801bf354f me.”c9c7a4fa22a5bf53

Natasha took 63c9e3a5a7 a moment d2441a7de7 to choose 80ed849eb0 her words. Since this issue had 771e44388d occurred in the East, 144f408f3d it was bound to c8aa59096a be a sensitive topic 9e8a798563 for them.9bebe44087822213

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“You must cabe32868c have received 813ec2c6df reports that 76be69ade4 grains harvested a5686eb083 in the 5011c274b1 Viscount Bastia, 6b35fcea09 Count Orléans, 2f3df5efcf and Baron 87877015fd Saint-Pierre territories 737c88ca59 are causing 4f8890ded2 abnormal symptoms.”41b93142b02e2500

“…We were trying 04c4377961 to handle that f93ebbcdc8 quietly. I didn’t expect to 6479f3f007 hear about it this a848ee1744 way.”1c49aa6df962ad07

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As expected, there was 1ea16331bd no way the Richard d7c31b3ae9 family wouldn’t have been 03d5ab93c2 aware of the situation.e15ae870cdad13c7

“It won’t be easy 25a7bfeb3f to keep it quiet. A formal lawsuit is 3b082d3915 going to be filed.”22a209435a5a1c40

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Chloe’s expression turned cold.16ab73af9bdd53d1

“Is that a 4ddd47ebd3 declaration of war?”e0d714fb6391851e

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“It’s not me. It’s my junior.”57660b977598f411

Of course, Natasha had 60fa166406 helped with gathering evidence, 1a3bdf2544 but she swallowed those 7b618822c2 words.00a4a09d174977f2

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At that, b1e5a6dcf7 Chloe’s expression f135ce3633 softened slightly.049a130e5e3451ad

“Did you c97adb23ba come to b2111e39d9 warn us 26bf13c3f2 in advance? How kind of you.”eb206fa0c9f19ceb

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“No. Quite the opposite.”85e704f024ee2174

Natasha felt sorry da7a2227c5 for Claude and c00c663b96 Chloe, who would 244041f788 have preferred to c830b901cb handle this incident 3226804b73 quietly, but the f3646f2d7d likelihood of that e5ee78cebb happening was slim.b0178268134f7158

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“I came 41e1d26709 to ask 01eb77fe30 you to fa26eb5956 make sure a3a9053513 the Mage 679e4eb2f2 Tower loses 015cd431d9 that lawsuit.”c8616bb7dc9721dc