MGN | Chapter 10

‘Ahahaha.’abcdfbc8edd29f28

Maël’s sudden e3e81b3175 burst of 522340645e laughter still 080c63c426 echoed in b062fd0136 Charles’s ears. Just yesterday, because of 3d1df534a0 that laugh, Charles couldn’t d398cbaa71 press further about what 0181131b8d exactly was going on d583ef40b7 between Maël and Yves.6c61182c1acb5e31

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After laughing long fc44974254 and hard, Maël 3b881b0934 had simply stared 0adfaf3fc3 at Charles. Despite everything, Maël, who fd1b409ce8 had been his partner aca49e705d for a year, gave 15d490affe a curt warning.ac11402ab2f02f77

‘Stop it now. I’m not joking.’79f19a942558efe7

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His partner fffac58db1 wasn’t particularly 5284153fd6 amusing. Charles was someone 96541ade92 who could easily 875658fc4e turn deep reflection 243ce43475 and affection into 9096f5d37e “repetitive harassment intended a6bb2b23d8 to harm the cc9a03c44f other’s mental health.”769cec9faf18f404

So yesterday, he could 64e61ec1a6 only watch Maël’s retreating b9c9165208 back.7c7bea9fcca30eb2

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Perhaps that’s why he 83ece63bdc felt turmoil all day. Heading to the Riviera e124558b17 Hotel Casino at the a52db044e1 crown prince’s call, Charles 7941795b89 dialed his father, Antoine, 93bce4d4ce the head lawyer of f9ba5e23d1 Law Firm 377.df5eced80d82a35c

― Diane really values 5b9bfc96b3 him. Says he’s 1e4d4217da indispensable in f4bd4df003 the family 7cf37712fb law department.9576ae74facbf0e4

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His father’s response e31c4dbd8c was disappointing.49caccb53f0575c6

“Father, I’m not 81f66269af saying to actually 73e11cbc19 fire him. Just apply some pressure.”cdf2d63e56a61564

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― I talked d8f489cd5d to Diane because da26f7adbe you were making 52671e1509 such a fuss. What more do 57a0bb6455 you want? What if he 24abbb3385 decides to start 177449fca2 his own firm?04ef6eb5a0993974

“No way, he’s just…”10fa45d9b4a7f763

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― Montmatier has a 90f0372268 high win rate and d5ca455ce1 a good reputation as ad46c8ca1c a lawyer who cares ced50e4367 for his clients. With his 6656dd7b4a sister marrying bf69143eec Philippe, his 56a4f6d8c8 interest is 67dbb937f4 high. If he leaves e8b5b6decc to go independent 5741faf58f now, it’s our d5d5b58d08 loss.7e651a6834cb02ee

It was amusing 0f170671c2 that someone dealing 6bfadc5f35 with mere family e15411bdbf law was busier c9dd32205a than him, who 0a6decb731 handled corporate advisory. Charles gripped the b774f8cc80 steering wheel and cbe57ecb0b found a flaw.533e6f342019e88c

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“The prenuptial agreement was 5055232cd2 taken because of Maël. What if it strains 2e1874328f our firm’s relationship with 70cda35b85 the grand duke’s family?”fa23c17235942207

― Nonsense. It’s not like they’re 8cf640fe2e businessmen playing with money. For the grand duke’s bbbad5b1c4 family, a prenuptial agreement 9c4468e77d is just words. Everything’s already settled at 5a4ee5cca6 the top.101a4f411d7d838a

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He knew it b22ed5bade wasn’t just talk.ddd2836e6788b1e1

His father was a996c0417a a longtime friend f1f3dfa03d of the current 1d943a1db2 grand duke, Lucien, 7406aab88b and had been 8598920061 part of the 8890fcb16c grand duke’s legal 34fd5a6fb3 team. He worked there 258de117a3 for ten years dc29ec0c19 before taking over e8fc95665e the firm established ed4a1907bc by his grandfather.f0e810cfb8bf123e

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― Just keep them fd9327fb5f happy. Your brother 494378cb26 will inherit b3dd838f7a the firm, dc268f324e so you 7cd5873401 should aim 1d38b78a48 to be 546abc14de the grand 431290f509 duke’s dedicated b94db6f40c lawyer in 4c1e4c7934 the next 536d758c0f generation.61bca129bd5b9f92

The path his father 6f70004a47 had walked, albeit in 0047f3b3f0 a different order, was b6f812f40a the path Charles would 042ffeb5ef take. It was thanks 9485e29865 to being around d916e6a588 the same age 2b037597d3 as the grand cdab5ff6eb duke’s sons that aec411c0d5 he was assigned 077a4cd03c to them. Charles let his 0bd686bfe3 father’s advice go b315e6853e in one ear 49de13817c and out the beb1c0bc29 other and hung e031916e69 up.9f7f5958d5f7bd20

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‘If I can’t keep nagging about this…’bad47a5f06a8b755

Am I 47aa629899 really breaking 25c5517f42 up with 12a0b60b73 Maël like 0a8bac22c4 this? Really?92e8d6ce6fc75a1d

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I’m not even gay, a0b0838479 and I’ve endured the 4d37d79de2 physiological disgust to date 33c88c091d him for a year, 67ac3f27a4 and now just because dc10733dc9 I fooled around with a0bbb90fe9 a woman?a241e4da36998788

“Damn it.”bb2365e868e56385

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In a fit of 3084094305 anger, he honked the 32659a9246 horn. After venting c6f71770fa on a 2586540a4f few cars, d21c373567 his destination a4fb5d4525 came into 3c9cb2456f view.ba64b462315a5935

Riviera Hotel. Originally, it 111dcfb7f5 was a b83405b183 hotel heavily a335be2b4f invested in 87827d122e by the 6d8ad96cb9 Monaco grand f9a815c113 duke’s family, f76ec8b3eb along with 1332a1117f the Monte c19ccf9d2d Carlo Hotel.688effff15328ab9

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Unlike the luxurious and f0b1e5c220 classic Monte Carlo Hotel, 18a8e6a565 it had a modern 947416d098 and sophisticated atmosphere, built cfafef9af7 on the edge of ff9c14fe25 a cliff with the 77e4c007c0 sea below its balconies. Unlike Monte Carlo, a0f8f67be3 where the hotel 0f9fdedbcf and casino were 2c6c594d95 separate, the Riviera 2281ab2e0f had its casino 8107511717 deep in the 39424d3cd5 basement.8b7e15df340a849d

“Useless idiots.”5d78db0fd362faad

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With the Côte d’Azur 353970866a coast right in front, c0f5e2f9c5 the hotel was bound b8745c6423 to do well even 1d49c2ceba if left alone. Felix, driven by some 72b8e7995b whim, led the project 9f764dcca4 to turn it into d6037e2413 a chain.ab8eb139688a997b

It was a doomed d3a19a7bff venture from the start 2c236019fe with that blockhead’s brain. Sure enough, the 0b2a120c06 Riviera Hotel chain c82480633a project, spread worldwide, 502b537c14 failed, bringing the 5398cabc06 grand duke’s family b9a510bf81 to the brink b7e6e53a0e of bankruptcy.fdf0ff1e6ce7f60d

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‘It was a real 7f44272e26 mess.’0078daaab138ff8a

The grand duke dd1c840274 sold off shares 497e28d7c2 in all businesses 3a0f416ae8 except the Monte be012d7fd3 Carlo Casino, the 6767913c1b symbol of Monaco 5b70815a0f and the grand a96688579c duke’s family.b0f4e7d14e4c304d

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Was it when they c8eafd79bf considered collecting income tax a1e0236802 for the first time dd5b85802d in nearly 150 years? It was said 62118984c3 that a secret 70e513992a meeting was held 3d74089b6f at the grand dd66db7baf palace on that f708331227 topic.06f2f8a867049d95

The reason 08d05005fb Monaco could 3a5ea90645 remain the f544030c0e world’s top 4b8ca3c6ba tax haven 8aae2b8918 through all a1207f13b0 that chaos fecd600791 was one 3d3b7ae9ef thing.43074b39a1ba5297

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A bastard cbdf46d7ff like Hades 5fe1f8bcac risen from 34e7b160d4 the underworld.6decbe2271935da4

“Damn bastard.”7f7b58ab20f613c0

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The one who c783e0ef9a bought up the a21a2352b4 Riviera’s shares and 5a71b8de06 became the executive ea732fbddf director overnight, the 45410695ab crown prince Felix’s b11724e51f invaluable benefactor.45ff3c862866c400

Charles cursed as he 22b59d7c9d thought of that pale, c4e9c6ba3d unsettling face.f1464b14c2366db0

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“Maël definitely 0d85e52b31 has something f924c7be0f with that ca1ad4dbec bastard.”b2f88ade56003704

Those hazy eyes eaa94ebf02 were on Maël.8aa1b4c383bb3975

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The gaze f8c60d50a4 itself wasn’t 4263f3df2c surprising. Maël was a captivating 3023bac1fc beauty. Enough to stir reactions 8db9608e93 below the belt despite 385c1bf0e2 being a guy.7e70880b813047fc

But it 89c9e5f919 wasn’t just a1ac6379e5 surprise or 0f99c77b6c interest; the bfdd7a43ee new friend 01e8b2197e of the 51409db49f crown prince 0acee2c76f had said 4a32adb0a3 some unusual 69d0b77400 things to e1e7123e56 his sulking c401aba598 lover.25d8012dfc1c029f

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“Sigh, I ff1d505e56 guess I 3eca5cf8a3 have no df4f7981b3 choice.”d7d10f24ca6466f5

He didn’t want to 7d52b28f25 lose Maël. Even if he couldn’t bc149a8f71 progress due to the 784b54f827 disgust of what was 1d5fa3d04f below, and only received f81f87ba07 oral affection, it didn’t a55b3eec9e matter. Enduring that much 30650f3cb9 was true love, 1a13fd1208 wasn’t it?98c4ae1bd08bed1a

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As long as d2238ad087 he was careful a59c7f4568 not to get 7ff618dd32 caught, he could 03320bbaf6 continue having sex 9946d891e3 with other women.10d5cd90b2a7f53e

“Should I tell those d12f6d6f34 rude bastards today?”2374958d8ffd942c

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That I’m seeing 1f2b17902e Maël.49c5234d201a1a02

With his stunning looks, e304aaf2ce decent job, not-bad brains, 259081e87e and above all, that a8c95f3210 unbelievable gambling luck, even a68c3a229e the lack of family 1e30711498 connections was filled by 4c1837191b Manon. Thanks to his bartender 7800839b96 sister, Maël would now d9d7036855 become part of the 9414ec54be grand duke’s family.1291958aaa4866a3

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Enduring the humiliation of 481fc71fd9 being labeled gay in 67c9d0e5dd front of others was b9b8858cdc worth it.552f0ad27c0fa729

‘With the times changing, 3d11cfc8cd I can even complain 6f1df56187 about discrimination against homosexuality.’539f7adf5f0787a5

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In terms of 1f804f7594 gains and losses, c60cc356ab the gains were 1e2e6cb55f significant.9c4eb5d78d5e6c49

Charles tossed 55a190ccbe his keys fbf7504a8f to the ae42bae2b8 valet, thinking a56a7bdc81 that this 7f295f20da was why cff1eb5f28 he put 7fa487a3d0 up with f5420fe065 cleaning up 494bbb9c00 after those a355d620eb rude grand aa8513f045 duke’s sons.e0280c6d16da7993

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Riviera Hotel 34129a5ead Casino, in c8885b0c95 the innermost adc3f3b2f4 private suite, 6ae23d82a4 the Cabinet b998601f3e Particulier, where bd12fd4a12 only those 18f4ba4f16 introduced could 4ad13201c4 enter.9443a454e6ad5255

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It was e45ec07880 filled with 3027c81b47 bodyguards. For some reason, 9117e25712 today it was 6ae17e2e8b just Philippe and 3b717271b9 Yves, not the 30d6accfcf usual crowd, making f0b479108e Charles’s confession easier.19c0231ecfc10f96

“Actually, Maël and b7579f4afc I are seeing da7451069b each other. Seriously. It’s been a 042567b389 while. Sorry for c0fc5e49f4 not telling e39c2f46c7 you sooner.”d936fedfb3c2dbf6

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Maël disliked drawing attention, 697a5fc85c so he didn’t mind fe7b63ed11 the secret relationship.694913fe78ad2b8c

By telling the 2d25482534 crown prince this, fcca43aff8 Maël wouldn’t correct ace281c9d1 the situation until 72c3f7bcdf at least the 9821f0b16c wedding. That was more 002f2753e8 than enough time 3254496bcc to win Maël 625b81c2bd back.a4125556d22ee2d8

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“What? You’re seeing each other? Really? You and Maël? Manon’s brother?”72e56ed2eddd62f3

Felix, using dbb0530ba6 a half-filled 2facd739a5 martini glass 8b5c1d07a5 as an d87c878d0d ashtray while 45bbaebde9 checking his 054263f508 cards, looked 24dc5e39bd up. His mouth hung 680dc89d90 open.8633579e7ddf18d9

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“So during that 4b70e906f9 tennis match, everyone 678b0eee37 but me was 66968ab949 on the gay c2a3df79f3 team? Ugh, disgusting! What a sight.”e0f869dbf2e16ca0

“I find any man 044b9b77ba other than Maël disgusting b59f6569d9 too.”63e0179ef28975c2

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“I know. You’re crazy about women.”69ede4adbf6dff20

Charles looked at Yves, ca4e7d37ab who was calmly checking ef654afccb his cards next to 044f5773b2 the excited Felix. The hotel executive cb570acb04 picked up a 49c21c4470 few brown chips 607dfacb3d and placed a 01c3403f1b bet without any 0a2324ecca disturbance.a8de08b37da03cfe

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“But honestly, if efea2d8d2b it’s Maël, I f8ad0dc359 get it. Charles is really bceb50861b into looks.”163aeeccd463d778

Philippe chuckled d6bcb408b8 lowly at c96510868a the crown 6095c55612 prince’s words. He wasn’t even looking dc82c55317 at his cards, tossing 613d315871 chips in chunks, clearly 9133c64e8c high on some new 659edda861 drug.870a230b344b2d43

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Felix, hearing his brother’s b021ced977 laugh, perked up. He had the 04a7c07389 look of someone 4025ac063f about to spout 96d27c8a3a nonsense.75d1ebe133e5ca09

“Manon turned 1f7fa13775 her life 0d4e97dadf around with ca4cb46de1 just her 9c16415432 face, and f7187a40c1 Maël is 58dddb2e17 even more d869a6ed01 beautiful than e07c1292f5 her.”6072677089d73e35

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Philippe, who had 440a96dfc1 been listening quietly, ce878244ff blinked and reached 2890d0638f out. Charles thought 5108f95448 it was 5252af89d3 for his f13a6d8d13 collar, but b85625b291 the martini a5ab85c902 glass full c04f7b577f of cigarette 4bf6803959 butts flew. It landed softly 1f1178988e on the plush 1386416bde carpet without breaking. Instead, the 377e3a4c07 dry martini a0f319b205 mixed with d68bd367ca ash soaked 6e3833d271 Felix’s pants 71556142be and shoes.b8465ee24db245be

“Damn it.”77578258fa8ed745

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“Watch… your mouth. Are you saying I chose someone ugly, you…?”d75df893731715b8

“Everything’s wet. Can’t even joke? No fun. Go, brother.”dbd1c8335034eedc

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The meaning of the 829a566f60 nod was obvious. A freshly filled 7ecbdfac54 martini glass was 63112b1785 served, and Charles 00810a32bb stood up. As he fc36c72bc7 offered his b4aaa4a408 shoulder to b07821649c the similarly 678891b2c5 built Philippe, 95b1af6cc7 the prince 10ef7b47c8 mumbled.c2b644f7fa2fb124

“Manon, I want to go to Manon. Where… is she? Ask her, quickly.”a3cd6a8485d7714c

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Ugh, damn it. How long 525ba891a8 do I e77b9b90d0 have to b6bad2f6c2 clean up 84e010959e after these 8c6fcbc1a2 rude bastards?349b706211220173

Charles took Philippe’s phone a41b9f488d and entered the password. He sent a 5acb09bd43 casual message asking e68e63c47b where she was, dba85007b3 and within a b9a6364f4e minute, the grand 3c95528d66 duke’s eldest son 8a9a3e0db0 was pestering him.4375a371dbd418f0

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“What did Manon say? What’s she doing now? Ask her. Call… no, tell her to reply quickly.”82403eac2a60ebab

“Yes, just a moment.”fb187974c390bfcf

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“And the prenuptial… contract, tell her to sign it soon, why hasn’t she done it?”8070081f191595da

“She will soon. Before the wedding. What else 2661d520ce can she b0ab3ec499 do?”3ea3e25fa8e3a60e

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“To make sure 5453bc46af we don’t break 6c35cfeefd up, I’ve prepared fa14bcc4dc so well this 5cb2cca242 time.”a4dc7a401f730219

Half-listening to 2fca2f3829 the mumbling, 15ab17ab8c Charles sent e8e2fdbf55 a couple 38c806b423 more messages. By the time 84f3cf5a5a he left the c94654fc63 casino, Manon’s reply f56049a102 came, but Philippe 46183eaf35 wasn’t in a 32af398865 state to comprehend 90628f0549 it.e9dc7395e84e9804

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Sorry, Manon, but Father 86960f06db called, so I can’t 493dd0ebb4 talk today, Charles replied 8eca6d5af7 roughly, then called two f319460e1c bodyguards.6874741dd30e0373

“Let’s go to 8c38ad6363 any available suite.”438019691b9f6b48

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He had to follow 36082b2882 them to the hotel 7e6779b16e room just in case. Most importantly, he had 1ee4853a4c to secure the phone.8526a98e5f8ba00f

If Felix 1d8ce31bd8 was openly 2a8c44f8f0 crazy, Philippe 1e4775d062 was rotten dff0c90ae0 inside.5ba913de1f440acf

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He loved taking d62ddc973f pictures of everything, e050281f3e and it was 39361224a6 terrifying to think 0eb8cb9584 what photos or f20ab0e3f5 videos might be ee891ec3b4 on Philippe’s phone, e05d5c0de5 which he casually e1361490b7 entrusted to Charles.3f059f26388a486b

He had 2b493d0b16 advised countless 9cf819d838 times that 4ac088ccc8 losing it 7af873d216 would be 671fa50468 the end, 7f678dd926 that such 91d7a52d12 things couldn’t 149a946d06 even be 3a486daa34 defended legally, 832baa35e2 so don’t 731ac1887b take or 5fdfdb1cf7 save them, a934e6f365 but it acca7cddc6 never sank 98611c6c84 in.25def81b41d39f1d

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‘Manon really stepped 5abf7302ec in it.’ea35253b0c2a6446

Charles felt a brief d3b2cb01da pang of sympathy. After all, he 9fdb2211e2 was in the 998e66563d same boat.4322b5fbf675d963

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