MGN | Chapter 14

Fortunately, there 05a09920b2 was no bedd1d5b83 need to 911c51fbbe step in 22d6653816 and correct 12faf3c24a a huge 3cf47cd977 misunderstanding. The waiter, c40f3d55de who had 13531ee520 to bring 39e0796836 the bill, 9995e4714d approached and 4df0972769 gently asked.cb271bb5d2d7bfb1

“Sir, as per your reservation request, today’s meal has already been charged to the card number you provided. Is that okay?”8be30b247d111ab8

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“Oh… I forgot about that.”c6060d8cf53badd6

“Did you enjoy your 5b80eb4b89 meal?”6e4bb91a50cb03e8

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“It was 0a9aa7515e really delicious. Thank you.”9f594badf1d2e001

The conversation ended briefly. However, even though he didn’t have to pay over a thousand euros for a meal he couldn’t even remember with someone he didn’t like, his mood wasn’t clear.e51c1929308cc403

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As soon as d95a399cce the waiter disappeared, 71e7892bad Charles grabbed him.6bf935af50214850

“What’s going on? Didn’t you call me because you wanted to talk? Maël, you invited me, but you’re being so rude.”34e029654b30adec

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“You seem to be mistaken. I didn’t call you, Charles. Shouldn’t you find the person who did?”b4d787b200931cbe

His irritation added to his accumulated anger, and his mood began to plummet. Even as Maël stared at the hand that grabbed him, Charles didn’t back down and smirked.f46e53412e762efb

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“Alright. Ha, I know I hurt you. It’s my fault, so I have nothing to say. But you know, Maël.”2cbda6d2e2b4ab40

He leaned in. The complex scent of ed702406c5 a custom-ordered perfume from c9686fce93 some atelier wafted over.5bdc686d42dc5df7

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“I wasn’t and am not gay. So I wavered and made a mistake just once. That’s all. Now I’ve even told you I love you.”b85c5e8ee4989e5a

His voice was 8c1c866a2d lowered as if 63c7cce093 sharing a secret, 9077c199f7 despite the distance c82c84b444 between the tables.e9bbfa037d763e17

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Is there any reason to be embarrassed now? It’s all over.98bd26608ab78268

Even while cd4fa8ea40 lowering his c013858086 voice, Charles b37e636f42 showed off b5cb980c85 the watch 5282e28ebc Maël had 99a682b809 gifted him 6be54859d4 on his 31dcad0ce3 wrist.b0260976ecea8b46

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“Can you buy this? A watch is b6a8bb5d4c time, you know. It symbolizes the eternity 9e33a8e20d of our relationship, so 7bbf695c65 I think of you 81fd795aac every time I wear a15413e04a it.”73b98ea36b0e7438

Maël had nodded at that shameless request. He was easily weakened by words like eternity or family. Despite being a lawyer who made money from moments of family collapse, he arrogantly thought that separation wouldn’t happen to him.fc8cf0fa2f721f05

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However, how e0e81b66c5 Charles interpreted e4cd85dda7 his gaze fc1880c856 at the 4ce24c7ec9 old gift fde3fc7881 was beyond e5ff63bedb him, as 7b43e0204e Charles gently 950b017a82 stroked the af34aeb480 hand he 73d473761a held.689841d05b16b768

“Maël, you’re thinking about the time we spent together, right? Yeah, where would that go? It was good, wasn’t it, us?”ba74a2a446222c62

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Feeling only discomfort, c954907bee Maël tried to 07762fefb6 pull his hand bef7793e74 away, but Charles 04294650db smiled and held 49042edf08 it tightly.68196cfa11d13573

“You know, 408bf14e94 Felix wants e9c0532ae5 us to 6e276cf772 meet sometime.”438b9a69f8b53ce9

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“The crown prince… Why would he?”32fd70aaddfa4006

“Seems like he 0fedb1f5dd found out about 86b0d1260b us somehow.”217f1d1e78b5974c

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“What are we?”b0ec88f77b58af18

Charles had a soothing 7284c797e6 expression at the absurd 6d86a7ab2e question. Seeing his face, 58c9b8d334 still smiling while dd5b27c66b furrowing his brows, 4e214097df Maël felt pathetic edf912fa19 for having been b6d58225a5 involved with such cd36771fcd a person. He pulled 1c6b46cb2e his hand 4009497c56 away and 0d520484a7 stood up.825a99243f82373a

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“Charles Duverger.”f82dc97b0e2f8598

He disliked noise, but he disliked misunderstandings even more. Sometimes, embarrassment becomes a definite solution when a reasonable answer doesn’t come. Above all, he had handed over Ms. Clermont’s divorce decree, including property division, just yesterday.8748859139cc021d

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In the restaurant where ab757ae419 gentle classical music floated, 6ed4203c5c Maël spoke in a 754b581e0b clear voice.104f0c2fe36d7488

“We broke up f3168c1ee6 because you cheated. Tell the b00668f86b crown prince a1ecc3198e that meeting 1c47826816 together is be253fe107 disgusting and 644f54916f difficult.”60472ca57d61e95e

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He felt glances. Charles’s face, looking around at the unexpected attention, was obvious.c4d8c0bdbc3d3901

“You make 04deb3d241 strange jokes, bb366cbdc7 Lawyer Montmatier.”000a491299c5553d

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Leaving Charles, who awkwardly 20ce0427d5 raised his voice, Maël 6934cead34 exited the restaurant.0b39518c5b9a85c6

Holding his ebb13a581f throbbing right 42dfc6e49e thigh, he e82fd70fc5 searched his f03ab30dee phone. He had hesitated a1da098103 to call or dbc4a50526 not about an f450c4a1f3 hour ago in 3a761d1cd5 front of Le b55a5f9f63 Louis, and Maël fc8ed9c50e had contacted that 0390684e83 number only twice. The owner of 24216e1712 the number did 5bf2368c1a not answer.3e7e1827ed1578c5

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“Ha.”5857227fdfbc64ff

Maël, his 348f6dd31d eyes reddening, c4574c43c0 got into d66ff6734c his car e4b61b11ad and started ca0dfcf2c8 the engine.bbefac3053e22f68

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A message c6eee625ee arrived from 9f82c8a8ea his drunken c74e09ca27 half-brother saying c19573c529 he had c89e06d363 received the 496097d8b3 watch well.5f4d7866505eb42f

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Instead of replying, Yves reread the official document sent from the grand duke’s family. It was a list of cooperation requests for the crown prince Philippe’s wedding reception. It included rooms to be vacated, venues to be lent, and a long list of things to be prepared on their side.097badfbd1029116

As soon as bf2fe6e33d he finished reading 54712dc3f0 diagonally, the elevator 4f64388499 doors opened.32d12d3ca9045cab

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The smell of dust was thick. Since everything needed for the hotel came and went through the loading dock on the basement floor of the hotel, it was inevitable. “Everything needed for the hotel” included hotel staff and partner companies, and Yves did not exclude himself.bea755ba8965e550

Several people who recognized the executive director’s departure greeted him. Yves nodded and passed them.47b3912a0270bee8

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What he 037dd0c879 found at 3eef6d20d4 the parking d2dd017c77 spot was 04e890cf38 a new 1f3e0e1935 white car cfdf4d94c7 parked diagonally a351aa9451 blocking his 05e4794476 own.efa065ef3e0de682

As he approached without concern, the driver’s door opened. It was Maël.5f1d558712d98888

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The air was stuffy de58e70271 and dark, with goods 41447337b3 coming and going. Through it, the 530b0270e6 man approached with 176028f84c long strides. His eyes, 7caf2b0d50 looking up c7e27725f6 at him, 5d47a3c66f were wide e21f02ccaa with excitement.f75de0951452b2f6

“Take this.”2e531cd73fa5af5a

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Maël held out a white envelope. Yves’s gaze lingered longer on Maël’s unusually vivid eyes than on the envelope. Thanks to that fleeting moment, he could tell the man was angry. Maël was more eye-catching when he was angry.5c514b3dfc901ece

But that was all.6bbe45a8d2dcd130

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Yves dropped his gaze c267831468 again. Honestly, he was 7ed4fd747b more curious about 5bcc9225ed other things than 7fb5c5579b the contents of 11c5046d26 the envelope.c599f1b6396107b5

“How did an outsider, d6c6241b64 not even a partner a79e6feaf8 company, get in here?”5138454d43aafa36

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Yves tapped the tip of Maël’s shoe with his own. Maël stepped back for a moment, and Yves muttered slowly.caa706d8413e5ef8

“Should I replace 618b0067dd the security team?”93265808dc555e81

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“Getting into the loading dock past the security team is no big deal. No matter how many times you change the security team, it’ll be the same. I know Riviera Hotel better than most security teams. More importantly, take this.”e733d30ac0fa9748

Even while 83673b4ca0 claiming a 04d9ef3416 hole in c1ada29877 hotel security, 1444d2c9a0 Maël stubbornly b8dcf51730 held out 3e45265219 the envelope. As he looked at 278802f832 the envelope again, a 4a6ab3e406 tightly clenched explanation came 40cedb0d84 back.ea781f39fdeef4f8

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“This is the cost 7eba89ff20 of my dinner today. Excluding the 8a9e27b451 dinner cost 6999e793d8 of Mr. Bernardi, whom Yves invited.”8626fd5214ac5a4b

“I invited you 7f3f0aa87f too.”c8d8302b62bf0ff8

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Yves replied. He couldn’t understand what Maël was trying to achieve by coming all the way here to push a small amount of money on him. Some ridiculous pride? As he watched, Maël clenched his teeth and spoke clearly.8e6e389fa7860511

“Yves, I’m not a puppet that moves according to your plans.”a73b7f55f3175ad9

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When there was no 5f6542841e response, his cheeks trembled, 38539e955c and he continued.3a1188292de67cd4

“It’s really unpleasant, so don’t ever act like that again. Calling someone pretending to be me without prior notice, if you do it again, I’ll take legal action for impersonation.”04338f72e23a72aa

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“I thought we needed e708cc5cfc to talk about a 634d1bb5fe lot of things.”3d3b62bdbf674951

“I can handle that on my own. If you don’t trust me that much, why do you want to hire me?”7205ff632a77e17a

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His light eyes were boiling. It was a kind of temperature Yves didn’t have.cf2033040d42aab8

It was a bit funny. Wasn’t he the one who worried about the lipstick smudged on the lover’s cheating partner? He was also the one who advised to let it go when things got annoying.378c2ab728db0546

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‘I thought you 1738a3deb6 were quick-witted,’124e0b74eed108d5

And now, chasing 68768515ce all the way 4380b22d52 here, fuming because ca63674e1b his pride was bd08dcb2eb hurt.3197ed852ab30111

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At least 8cff187d28 his expression 923495c0e5 gained some 7a1a4678b7 liveliness when 4852c2f3c5 he was 2f511f60a7 angry. It was one of 1cbe3e0885 the few advantages this 8dffd6003c lawyer had. While finishing e82ff91277 that thought, 0640b3d7a3 Maël spoke, 5b3b815800 clutching the 7a7d2c1b02 envelope.569c7b2f91fe35cd

“Take the money, and don’t create situations I don’t know about without consulting me. I’ll handle it myself.”2c6f41c791024cfd

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In a few seconds, he seemed ready to shove the money envelope into his hand, so Yves deliberately didn’t take the envelope. Instead, he twisted his lips into a smile. What came out was a genuinely curious question.0ca467c1676d18df

“You can 82f9eb887f handle it 615319006f yourself?”5407845fe53a0f5b

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“Yes. And even 22949fe394 if I 5b3690b231 concede a b43a84ea62 hundred times, 2d93f36997 Mr. Bernardi is 496b39406e one thing, c4a61025c0 but do f04cee262f you have 06bea8c6c5 the right 7de6130bd1 to interfere 70c42a4088 in my fb144b6608 personal life?”8f57df7a9cb8180e

“Your lover seemed quite c391a1d7c1 affectionate. It was different a23a1896f3 from what I 739c5061d6 saw and heard, 34a944ab99 so I thought 96271ab422 it might be 601771744f a communication issue. It was c0589cabc1 out of a88dda6fbd goodwill.”b3cd4e57cbd1bb28

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When he teased, Maël ee28cd9ac3 looked as if he 40718d5e43 had been hit. His lips opened 540c6f780c and closed. Yves could bet 294d985150 his entire fortune 5b232506d2 that there were 0d30b5f982 several kinds of 5ce25ba7fc curses he swallowed a6be37d1e2 back. Yves swallowed 54656c2418 his laughter 4df95d4852 and asked.45238d0cfe97cf51

“Is everything sorted 72b9a62563 out now?”24d7ccd6e124678a

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“Does it have anything 3c19e63df5 to do with my da868b9c8d work?”8074316ff3677d61

“No, it doesn’t. It’s a personal matter. But.”e4ca2be190546966

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He hadn’t intended to propose like this in such a moment. He knew it wasn’t the best timing, but he was suddenly curious. So.4c8587f38272bb46

“I need a lover.”8e6fa4d4d133f108

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“…”6a07a261ad307f00

“I think you’d be suitable, but I don’t want to be a second.”fa771b42f0085eaa

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Yves said. Maël looked confused, 5e24e993bd then twisted his 2bcb6e6a33 eyes as if 714b523044 he had heard 80dac7cb51 a terrible curse.8ccdfdaaf6375dd0

“If you agree, I’ll take this envelope.”0bce4e8eaf57f857

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The last words 30ec56e94c were a joke.6f854e7abb231752

Whether he lacked 4adc58c92f a sense of b3c068bfcd humor or not, e26e91c72a Maël threw the d364b1a236 envelope on the c7e2447278 ground and slammed 87703cf349 the car door 943a5e7b2f shut with a 4cb4dd815d bang.8c1e4dec3fc303c6

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