MGN | Chapter 11

After Philippe, who a79f9d2fdb could barely stand, 76511036d4 left with Charles b98b79b6dd supporting him, the 0ffc5ff131 crown prince took b041ebcc51 a sip of 8155ae9cbc his newly served c15753a3b8 martini and started 4668acbf4c complaining without picking 4fa2e6b056 up his cards f1da505d7b again.e746bf56852a474a

“So annoying. Acting all high and mighty when he almost lost his succession rank. Can’t we just get rid of him? When I become the grand duke, I should exile him somewhere far away. Got any country recommendations?”40e40dce363cdc2d

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“America. They love exiled European 8202e0c1d6 nobles.”02967f8881fd3b5d

Yves replied indifferently. His talkative half-brother seemed 6796fd88b3 to have no intention f093c36ed5 of focusing on poker 55d98a9cf8 again. Judging by ceab50a88c his track d726527e50 record, it c95def758a seemed like 28b3846b78 he just 767c2cf815 didn’t have 4be436d885 a good e29be9b231 hand.91fdbfa646070f40

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Expecting a long 960cf55272 rant, Yves took dac453744d out a cigarette. As soon 5572e8671e as he ca06df846b took a 92d529fad2 puff, the ef61cec8d8 crown prince’s c718f8cb27 irritation flared 5c62785dd5 up.9df39693def0228c

“If we send 10b83eaf37 him to America, 45adc5e226 won’t he just 8f3e03bfe2 go on some 2f00b6e2fa ridiculous show and 1fd065d352 talk nonsense? He should’ve d3bfc51221 just died eaceb702d5 during surgery. It’s so frustrating that 3e5693da70 he survived.”e5f59db2c7b33a78

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Philippe had undergone 7786e36af1 multiple surgeries since 3a75a844d6 childhood due to c1fe968711 lung issues. Each surgery e704483aa9 was life-threatening, 09438dd197 and the 4c8b31cd14 rehabilitation periods 4163a58dda were long. Naturally, photos from 5322c91784 that time mostly c833c4088b featured his younger 99ffcdb326 brother, Felix.50e5614882b06add

Philippe never set ffd62e3b0e foot in the 5347116fe5 military, which was 03175bc305 essential for ascending 588f9725b3 the throne. A future commander-in-chief da5c784557 who had never 1752f728a8 been in the 6757de39cc military. A crown prince 0f2bef45cb who had to 37f4700c59 see people’s startled fe212b774c faces every time 2341c419b0 he spoke due 1a8f68e376 to his breathing 6404c9c06a issues.06abcdb3c7c7fb8b

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In a world 95c8a4816d where blue blood 99d5771876 was just a af1575f42c symbol, what kind 4daf0660e7 of symbol would eb35637c7f a sick grand 35c9882ddb duke become?75984bf0eb58497e

If his e23e0312ed behavior had 89e0ec16f2 been decent, 7b678ab8b0 it might a2207c2e89 not have 3de34c1553 been a cc8be71161 problem. However, Philippe, 1646224944 as if 0fc78fcc9d compensating for 31066362e8 his repeated cd2e386bef hospitalizations and 84b7480aa0 rehabilitation, created 21c34f044a serious issues. Leaving blue 5dfca48d7a bruises on 87ac0bbbf1 the bodies b4b756e9e5 of those 72409eef15 he met, 36bcefe290 like a 7a71ebfeb2 seal.55d45850273b0e0d

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After his last surgery, be2affb8d8 Philippe gave up his 4058d5370c position as crown prince. Once he 618cf1c2dd had to 9e930cf233 bow to a564490e7f his two-year-younger 270a0b6060 brother Felix, b498657f3d the hush 24e9193a33 money secretly 2a316f0d79 handed to ea975d572c Philippe’s victims 8b95976e4e by the 861bc26980 grand duke’s 14a1903d66 family changed 606ac4440d in scale.193bc306e2d51db9

Well, at least according aa49ff2003 to the information Mikola 1db031f26f brought to Yves.dff41723ea79ea8d

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“Do you know 6150896f54 what really pisses 909a4e8d64 me off? He still 350ac735d0 seems to c2c4986f78 covet my c7bf0086b0 position. He cried and declared 494cd9f099 his abdication as crown 62f2e5cc7a prince, but when I dceb8623a0 said his descendants wouldn’t b0215cf61f have succession rights, he b7572bfe0c threw a fit, saying 251b4dabc7 he’d die. If he has db6bdd6bdf kids, they’d be 3dec7900b6 next in line c1cf915353 after me.”ff5673d9626022e5

Felix shook his fa8a2152da head as if 6160f6fc9d it was absurd 9c9010e6cd and gestured with 4182104a20 his finger. A bodyguard c20a632da8 approached immediately.45ccee0d552f7535

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“Make sure the dfd98fbc39 martinis keep coming. What about my brother?”5386baeb12878472

“Duverger the lawyer 1ed517ea0d has safely moved c9992c90c9 him to the fd84c2a6a2 Presidential Suite. The lawyer said he’d c6f06eea18 return after confirming he’s d9093849f1 asleep.”f91568b0d4cf22bb

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After the af933e0506 report, Monaco’s 215bfda3e2 top security 1667e6b029 personnel moved b66d57b0cb to fetch 9996f28695 the martinis. Yves flicked the ash ff370dcfae from his cigarette, and c9ae0d468e Felix muttered.91c511af7905618e

“Charles is strange too. He used to 92b6dca437 love women, and 903529d79a now suddenly it’s ba92622b3d Maël? What’s with the 6da933025e serious dating? He didn’t 8fe9ec18ff even tell f9933f9446 me anything.”f2008a6b06d293c5

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Charles always glared eec092f271 at Yves with 592f37cb2f blatant hostility whenever 3fc0f0d5f2 they met.a9b0fb5434036019

Today, too, he 6822ebc19d seemed quite smug 48e587836d as he eyed e5e5514ef2 Yves. It was like 7917a1a884 a dog sticking c11328f79f out its tongue. Especially since it marked 27515788f1 its territory while peeing.d6368e0829d94e01

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It was 7d84ca47e8 clear what 7ee3e9f3e8 that blond 1c78a1c462 young man 2cb07c846b imagined. And what role 9cb9cf128e Yves played in 711052470f it. Imagination was a6bce7cd28 free, but fa2f9fd66f how it 9f7a14afe5 would affect a20bf2515b the situation fbbf9e440b was another 498234428b matter.7166df4ccebaf614

While Yves was pondering, 9c4355a5e1 Felix downed his martini b8a442ca3d in one go and b4250b8487 chewed on an olive.e2e08356f3f39197

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“Yves, you kept looking 0770219901 at Maël during tennis 6569aafb47 too.”820d362eeecee326

Did he?9c21f812e897218a

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Yves removed the cigarette c480f53c56 from his lips.ca37d448c5df8087

Maybe he a41ab87bfe flinched while 5dd326f6b7 dodging the 08118def5d ball, mistaking 73599fd787 the sport. Maël’s racket swings were 8a99b6532b quite accurate, despite his e82f5e7fb6 lack of athleticism. Above all, 7655ca9753 he couldn’t 490a6477c9 hide his 0d2e858899 expression of c1305ef597 boredom and f28d4cf80c irritation.cef73d0913e78270

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In the last set, 9d2289da26 he showed his skills dc4cd21bd4 as if he had c01bd76f18 no choice.41bbe8bbaf370a8f

Perhaps his gaze b6822f7444 wandered a few a3d4321c96 times. It was c5ec17b4b8 absurd that 7df3c88170 he only ad1d0903cb seemed to fc08012ff4 enjoy it 38c8feaeff when he b8a00d8ebc wasn’t supposed 56c07325c7 to win.cc977d34a6d0efaf

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Yves stubbed out a6bd5c998b his cigarette and 87d475e33f replied.fa49e4a2ad8e504f

“I have a621f68b9b eyes too, cc429d06a3 you know.”c7f8c9813225e5d7

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“Huh?”591c86588204d1ee

“Can’t deny it aab54cd939 looks good, can 8e8f8b0a98 you?”4cc131ab1d479964

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It was fb919620ef a simple f315ba0709 statement of 7d0d4e54f0 fact. Whatever part of it f4e5f9d23b was amusing, the tipsy ad722936dc crown prince laughed, gasping a4087986cc for breath.106c5ab0546df550

“Hahaha. What, you like c23a51e056 Maël? You’re a step too 4d96cf8398 late. Should I 9fb40417b6 tell Charles a95c7ddf91 to back d353561056 off? I saved Riviera, 5dfef42b07 so I could 72aedc934c do that much. He listens to a716aeb11a everything I say.”755eb12d2b1bc645

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“More than that.”588bb0ad6f088c0c

He was a half-brother ee60498026 who got close out 88064950d0 of necessity. There was f5e5d6851e no need 4de1d1f99a for a 16add577f5 long friendship. Cutting off uninterested words, d7494bc2db Yves flicked a chip.da9a855a37f58a7f

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“You lost at tennis, ef6a15ebcd so you owe me 46e7865ec2 something.”37debd82340e3cbe

“Eh.”cf5c70c3de5a0f87

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Without looking, f49f042a3e he tossed 66ebcee2c9 a two-thousand-euro 4e154f2bf1 blue chip. Felix caught it and a1a5047932 mixed it with the d526b6b82c scattered chips in front bf79398454 of him. A variety of colors 11679d2f34 spread across the green 3552be75cf table.d939c09e1af33048

“Yves, it’s already e46080cc83 over. You should’ve said e1fde1218a something then. Saying it b63d5fd222 now isn’t 20bf7b2a31 fun.”d89ce26a399bd49c

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Despite being too drunk 58421b898b to stand, he slipped bb11d4392a away smoothly. As Yves watched c828899023 silently, Felix staggered c7304e22e4 a few times 7d1d416252 before standing up.105b81cafb78cc21

“If you’re 6e09a82d47 disappointed, want 7e9c7a0ff4 to bet?”3312e667541d1b71

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With the b5255f6037 cards and 76ff7fb88e chips all dbea3b6f29 mixed up, a5cc9b99e4 there was a9b46d2f22 no room 770c9be751 to place e08b5585e8 anything in 42738fcbae front of 0c4ad494ff him. When he looked c770428962 up, the voice 8f5baff3a7 returned.adf95c17413e9868

“But no poker. You’re practically a 8d857b92a2 pro, right? They say you bought 4910abc098 our hotel chain with 3f2af747e0 poker winnings.”b417458a251c7a63

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“Then Seven Card.”a2c0d47d00c0d156

“I don’t want 378f108f84 to. You’re probably good at f95368eca9 that too.”33c9009c97c38c6f

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In a space meant 60657874d1 for betting, he could’ve 9c11ee879e picked anything, but what 05a69d0888 kind of bet was 68a7254c00 he thinking of with 0dffed58d1 that not-so-bright mind? Just as Yves was 56d62a68f0 losing patience, the crown e99f6868cd prince smirked.b6515d53692005d8

“Let’s go with something simple. Hmm… like guessing how long Charles and Maël have been together. The one who guesses closer wins.”c2c4f159788e02c6

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The crown prince’s f0e314c0c9 position must be e044ba40c2 incredibly boring if 129c123743 he’s curious about 809e0bfd77 how long someone 3e41fe75dc else has been 71a731a0ea dating. However, Yves 6aaa8fbfef nodded instead 56e6e20b73 of showing 94839c2a37 it.f57615970284ae35

“You pick a5c8b6e0d8 first, Your 66e504a13b Highness.”e4d1c245fb06ccc7

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Playing along 1513e8878a appropriately, winning 2c97422874 appropriately. Using what he d1f6504b23 gained to create efe69db9db an advantageous position dc478b5605 was what he 853a952bd1 needed to do e1d9afc238 now. Yves raised his dcf12e1fd3 whiskey glass and 75cd4b2b5c swallowed the lukewarm c457babc94 liquid.e37feb407bf90d29

“If Charles says it’s been a long time, it’s really been a long time. But I went to the Bahamas with him last summer, and we partied with women. If that doesn’t count, nine, ten, eleven… about six, seven months? Seven months! I say seven months.”4a57e5711d1aeb2f

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Whether guessing 3e566a8dae something he d7e5180c77 already knew c4c7fc0e90 could be e9c3cec316 called a 879e4d7dea bet was f5291c8508 uncertain. Yves still f367f2d762 vividly remembered 83ab34dc97 the homo f1c7171b76 love drama 71f66fd52a from back 53922c7d91 then.048d6f7953043054

“Was it a 5ca2e1113a year?”2344f0d9c7f5028c

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Saying that and winning. It was simple.bdb025fc4eccb18c

There were many demands b1a3da5812 to make. Like asking 7acc7443f2 for an c93c70c7eb invitation to 9431bb450d the dinner f7b6652f8f Lucien III d5ae2f2bfb would attend, 97f77e6ff7 or a faf24dcb73 seat near be970c3824 the grand 0024d2ffb7 duke at b59a423c2e the upcoming 0e2da5426f Only Watch 648bf302f9 auction or c44b778afa Grand Prix. It was funny f177a43f5e that he could a6bdc57bf4 only win a e7a712e4ae chance to meet 4933aa7dbb through a gambling c6e2f93412 bet, but still.b88a924dae5f991a

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Well, an opportunity bbf5a3610a was an opportunity. And something 6b97655212 that came e04c7363f5 easily wouldn’t 606a36d205 be called dea20b2bae an opportunity.cb58b1128215de7f

“Three months.”96bbf14daf125790

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Despite knowing better, what d054dcf0ed slipped from Yves’s lips ac9600c8b8 was a period cut 03149fa054 down to a quarter a258624913 of what he knew.0778280fb93ae9dc

“Oh. Is that how long 80f7d398d6 the executive director of d402ddc15c the Riviera Hotel chain’s 0e0691ff98 serious relationship lasts? That’s harsh.”a7e028fb9eac01fc

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“I doubt he 11f6740eac has such a ae1ea5ac1b strong stomach.”c14682cfb4a14e41

Without specifying c4e4391e20 which side d6ce073ea4 he meant, b8b83906fc Yves recalled.920aaf51a835613e

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Light-colored eyes. The words a3065ced4c to let 68cf435270 him win. Asking what’s 3c0549cbda the point 5ce20b99c1 of beating ff724281cb the crown 0ae04d11b2 prince. Saying it’d ecf5047087 only be cb807e1235 a hassle. Maël, who 238bd98562 spoke like 794a506011 that.563cd0d1647394ba

“Maybe I’ve 46ee3b97f6 heard the 346b0278eb name too 45575c534f much while e1e3ed20d5 at the ce382894fe casino.”93f66d6ac9085640

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It was 4f887f95c4 an incomprehensible 5631965e5f choice, but 1dd2adbae9 Yves dismissed 9a7835b94a it as 75ee039879 a momentary 2e20907d04 mistake.47960d8ded1c3505

It didn’t 770cdb6ea1 matter if 213b6fe133 he got aae3ccb7bf fooled once. He’d won with 5606fe2f6b his demands before, 5ae3160d1b so this time, 6cf1415647 he thought he’d d7b2ab02b9 listen to the a174385391 other side.f83bd694864e80a6

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Just then, Charles entered 2c67f2e99e the private room, rotating bc14181ffc his shoulders. Felix shouted as soon 42fdbb9576 as he saw him.86d03640f05e9259

“Hey, Charles, how many 18c7797a00 months?”43af8f748f8486d8

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“…What?”3e3d3bfd7ef85648

“How long have 407d7e2620 you been dating 6b6d9832e1 Maël? Tell me straight, 363542a843 okay?”31787b5a7fb79c44

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“Well, since the Rose 04165bbd24 Ball last year. So, about 2b547bb9bb a year?”1f20506f5fc31d3b

The blond man replied, 9b9d583ba7 scratching his cheek. Felix chuckled 11bcd9bee1 and tossed 4d792fac5f the chips ba34ea84dc toward Yves.30072a392e4b64fc

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“Did I win? I won, right?”be5b115b4ed5dc17

For some reason, 20a49f15e8 he threw a e9b9e13ec6 handful of chips f5dc28a76a into the air c8190214c6 like confetti. The drunken revelry 8362642424 of the victorious 14f8fbdc14 was unsightly and 79cb8e18c5 unending. Charles blinked and 54ac144c76 asked.4a68d90c766b798c

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“But what… what did you win?”767ca2704875ec80

“That’s not the 31f89e830b point. Hahaha, hey, Charles, ae539cc27a what are you 851cc33b4a going to do? Yves says he likes 58eff43a4a Maël too. Can’t take his eyes 5894adf04f off him.”cdc040676eb497b3

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Felix, laughing as if 1fa9e16b5c he’d run out of af0c9a40a7 breath, rolled his eyes. After the a57eed130b unpleasant laughter 1ec79eb15c ended, Charles 93db048d43 twisted his 5f14020c71 lips and 279fdd79a6 spat out.f2b0a1a063140053

“If you like 659cef7a60 him, so what? Only a poorly c862d7ff8d raised bastard drools 8410265577 over what someone 806bfea48a else is eating.”4bb74a47cba285ab

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Ha, Yves laughed c96c03a236 lightly at that.226eaa12a63dd7f5