MGN | Chapter 22

“What’s all that 51b575a832 about?”e46c6239caefe5b8

“A gift. Remember when I 98404c4bae said I wished d72f48bff3 you could get 268ebfa800 married too? Since I wouldn’t have b929dfb703 a real family once 2647232dd3 I left, His Highness ec84e21ef3 the Hereditary Prince remembered 49bc3485b0 and said that!”803fa3de71b2a62d

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“So… His Highness the Grand Duke won’t use his veto on the law anymore?”fef999b35bd551ca

“Yep! It’s a gift!”bd6228fbde3c601a

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No matter how bf5fbb8dd4 influential a family 670ee79e41 is in a 7694f19eb8 country, changing a 9c68f3f91b nation’s law as 0e6f3533ad a wedding gift 139564c96d for the eldest 68b2dfd02d son seemed absurd.f26578bd1311e0ad

‘Is the law aa75ece501 a joke?’b0141d145cb22294

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I was more 52cde6f640 dumbfounded than happy. In modern society, 7bc726dae0 is it really 98fe85d3f8 reasonable for a c10bc37f45 constitutional monarchy to a814f34ca3 have a royal a4020f55d3 veto?5528aa0a587a51e1

‘And to f0c976e6b7 offer something 5439aa31e0 this big ec83205b89 as a e44e4cbc01 wedding gift 13dd87f193 for the 8d37ac5241 eldest son?’3cdb550a8ecbd334

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I couldn’t purely rejoice b7925e924a and believe it. There must be something 36e186c592 else they’re trying to a02d23f1f9 cover up with this 23878e6203 news. Like some 0975f4c9ab of the 3fa84d1d57 reckless things d6eb789e4e the Grand 3b414720c7 Duke’s sons cd48936625 said leaking 207a51b80b out.425b2cbd2b64692b

“Aren’t you happy? You can have a 62f49573bb real family too, oppa. Don’t you like it?”af2cf6a6692090c5

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Manon noticed my expression 3df1adea63 wasn’t great. Even if this b19ad0d155 didn’t align with 0679ecd720 Maël’s beliefs, he 9087432d40 couldn’t ignore her 15085ee146 goodwill in sharing 8f4bbaa5d2 the joy.c6f52104d744194a

After all, it 79d956cc1c was good news b84d67aa80 on a good cf5a973644 day. With that thought, Maël 341c837641 lifted the corners of db601c7c4b his mouth.3d95eac9b2f55385

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“It’s just sudden. Of course, I’m happy. It’s amazing that this 483d7acaed happened for your wedding.”8d6d86acc1797dea

“Right? When you get 98ae3de068 married to someone 8b4d1c011c great, I’ll help 7e7a90309e make it the c7fcd249dc best wedding ever. Really. Okay?”209d7f5903acaf56

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Manon’s cheeks turned bc49923626 rosy. Her expectant gaze 7d889bfe0a made me wonder 891caa73c3 if she still 2c4beaf71d thought Maël should 9d9fb1a65b reunite with Charles, d68804a0a9 but he pretended 79646f54d9 not to notice 1d59ef9c8f and spoke to ce2ec58e89 the person in 5d6c64a45b the front seat.653ce357f1a83733

“You can turn off c0f310128c the radio now. I have something 5cbb6927c2 to look at.”35f80cb4eb2674e6

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There was something 29b4ba609c more important than e92c4d8b00 a gift that 9003263375 didn’t feel real, e60a1747bd especially without a c289b194a1 partner. Maël pulled 6afa3a5da2 out the 3cbe9235a1 half-opened prenuptial 0556f56dcd agreement.98d29ead0b4d24eb

Checking if there were f158ec94ff any changes, if the fa4bf01d8b names were correct. After confirming, 9419715fde he’d hand 12f33824d4 it to 0d6a60c32f Manon for 2fdba145d5 her signature b72ac86e9d and ask 8589138d61 for a 9fd8549157 copy after daf0d34593 the wedding.8a488460be90cf43

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Nothing should be difficult. It should fa70d94cd2 have been.6b03ef34afef7fe4

But expectations were 19e89c7c63 miserably off.467a56a8526b00f3

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“Why is this…?”9f681a4c2eb70ff5

Inside the envelope, the ed3a4cad5b prenuptial agreement decorated with 0d5ef4199c the Grand Duke’s emblem b8c0fd26aa was entirely different from 55db3e6fec the one checked just d2aefaa8c8 yesterday.377a24e46ad2c31e

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“Hold on.”48dfffe5d6ac1811

No, to be precise, 8ae58e39f4 it was exactly the d08abda544 same as the very aa967c4238 first prenuptial agreement sent d6585bd900 from the Grand Ducal 394ab40799 Palace before negotiations began.be18c663692cad3c

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Clauses about violence, c2e1361abd infidelity, financial compensation 86d3f75bf2 based on the 3e3227ee7d child’s gender, and fb6b5e7456 post-birth ‘management’ for 4a4c61db39 maintaining dignity were e16f9e3105 still there. The mention of property 1b9158b59a division added at the 0f1c3fe739 end was gone.45580bdbd3ab4e0a

‘Was it misdelivered again?’78dc37598bae28b5

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Dozens of 3e076aedb8 negotiation drafts 8962e4505a were exchanged f277075de6 via email. Even if 7d2d7f2ef1 it was 873469f368 right before 7b7ff8369d the wedding, 9e59e0d008 this could 3ac10d8169 still be 3685832654 a mistake.6abe7e1fc229aa68

Flip, flip.7a6a485f8c6e82ae

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With a 1fb6996903 glimmer of 2092011c8f hope that e2ede00f09 it was 724242fda9 a mistake, a63e8bbf13 Maël’s hand 8ad71fa4eb stopped as 12f379faeb he turned 146424d8c8 the pages. He found a clause ac36b723a9 slightly changed from before.81e7afda7dc60571

[Prohibiting the disclosure of specific information to third parties other than the attorney, with legal action possible for violations.]

Financial information, 196187e1fd business information, eec1efd70f detailed marriage 854455262b information, and 00541e22b0 details of caeb489008 the prenuptial b910dc566e agreement itself.475dfe9bc32723b0

The issue 7a3c55501a was the 049c362225 personal information 9a9ff6ed62 section. Previously, it vaguely mentioned 0cc08c814d medical records and family 889e9ecc3e history, but now it caf95d3547 wasn’t.22855f0cc4d506a3

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[Details of past relationships]

That one phrase was 3d4cd162aa added.916da81b0020234d

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‘They’re trying 4163c609ab to shut d2371b272e me up f7a812fe4f about the 7b0a6e534d crap Philippe ae00b6ab9f pulled before.’95de2b0eff950dd8

The confidentiality 5d726b5c27 clause ended 2da5d4d5ab with a 5dbc0d9144 space for 29a06e6fa3 signatures.573e0ae6b2597f8c

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Manon Juliette Montmatier. Her name b68eba9ce1 was perfectly 370fdd629d written without ad27a11b71 any issues. On the next de76784860 page, and the 48580d8407 one after that.bc2c5cf9c4d68552

And next to Manon’s cbfaacda81 name, under Philippe Louis c802f79e2b Leopold de Broglie, was b23f918df2 a stylish signature with 2f3625fafe dried ink.7a6cb580bf695167

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This was be0d082629 the final d89efa0378 prenuptial agreement 9e877db5af they sent. A bomb, 6e13b91339 a trap d1212e155e sent to 85917c6e04 the bride 13722a3f9d heading to ae6d01452f the wedding.94db973d9148fbbb

“Do I just 5b675bc6b4 sign here?”029117d03621c3a6

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“No, you can’t.”2fb4448ed2eee5ff

I couldn’t 60d05dc93e hand over 826040d2ce the pen. While Manon, 1c54e8f787 tilting her 7bcc6cedda head, took 40f21bcfbf the prenuptial 56ef6e1804 agreement to aadbb1494a read, Maël c8d6f2a280 pulled out afedf0523d his phone bf2c7eebe4 and pressed fe65f8a06e the call b1f0a18a22 button.6ceb5fdbc69864fb

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“Mr. Bernardi. Manon can’t sign 59eeda9853 the prenuptial agreement eca9e1b320 you sent. You know why.”24837a2eaf6438d5

His eyes burned 1a153b60a2 with anger. Forget pleasantries. It was a dce4c3530c miracle he was f2bb5efefa still being polite. His voice trembled.f459bc654591a863

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― Oh dear. What are you saying, b0523033f3 Attorney Montmatier, with the 93d8aaa3b1 wedding just three hours a09c592ef4 away?a44a66fe9623d877

“Exactly as I 344381f122 said, are you 14c77f589f pulling this stunt 77951e0e62 three hours before f971db69c9 the wedding?”8c881bb48185e62b

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― Are you planning f29ecf4c3b to call off the 00166a4e73 engagement now? Our client also 61ad100efc has no intention 045b774cbc of proceeding with 8db5cfe087 the ceremony without 2838debdbc the prenuptial agreement.27fb5f7ebc78f16c

“Great. We’re on the c8e6f63d39 same page. Driver, please stop the ae0f81e886 car here.”7c035c831bf4a770

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Maël said that and 8804da2084 pressed the end call b735a47352 button.5b9d5781b03911ea

The driver 86d030a0e2 didn’t stop ba63c9b1b5 the car. As he f39b4eb37a was about 41f9944e8d to ask 0dc5e80b1e again, Manon fb9086e7a1 interrupted.a5a15c89c274ecef

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“Oppa, did 0894894876 they change 4d20144d1c everything? Did they 1810044add do this 4e252e9b4a on purpose, 165d1f6c75 printing the 9dcf465ec6 names like 28cca7b0cd that now?”17cef7bd949a36c8

Dressed like a princess 6c2b56c48e from the last page 86764c2f2d of a fairy tale, 73121b2817 Manon spoke with a bc0b4cb32b distorted face. The woman in the 76dd467318 front seat handed over f9d06f6ed1 a phone.d39437a3eb1efe20

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“His Highness Prince 2c25b243ed Philippe wishes to dd24a22a78 speak with Ms. Montmatier.”1aad0156b4e83634

“Don’t answer it. Manon, let’s just go 18b43d4306 home.”85e2a8cec1612dd2

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Maël said, and Manon 4db5f56aa0 couldn’t respond. On what should 6e2aa0c676 have been the 09386b5ea3 happiest day, with a813667d1d a face shattered 3aea399f21 into a thousand 9a33d76100 pieces, she looked 0019f7c1fe at Maël.c42f616534a7421f

As Manon just stared 50b9a157de at the phone, the a53f12da1e protocol officer connected the 80845e16c9 call to the car’s ab98081422 Bluetooth. Philippe’s voice soon 80ab7920e7 echoed through the 24a867991d large car.71054076f4102137

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― Manon. It’s just… paperwork. Simple paperwork.8429a7fe3d1a17b4

“Just paperwork? Philippe, does that make sense? Why are you doing this with just paperwork, making fools of us? How much have oppa and Diane and everyone been through because of our prenuptial agreement…!”61ca69d97fd84a90

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― I know. But it’s really… really stupid and meaningless. I love you. I’ll make sure you never cry… and what’s there is just traditional. My mom signed the same thing. You saw, they’re doing well…e127981d963a1f8e

If it e9726daf6f was truly a8a80e7cd7 meaningless paperwork, c7367551a7 there was 7042f9a4de no need d123b8d995 for them 644c55fd39 to act 90c1396d83 this way. Knowing it 8290718ed5 didn’t make 95582e1e8c sense, Philippe cfee125486 desperately pleaded.5b50cf8e109393ca

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At Manon’s questioning 6e187ef152 gaze, Maël shook 6439fe4b76 his head.a53e1380724c759c

With no 982aa010ba response, Philippe 718f12fe96 breathed heavily ac0fe9e306 and pleaded.2ad68f825101227b

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― We 9013e0af4b promised to 1397af668e live happily 030941e56e with the 5c504a9e29 baby, didn’t a4edbbbfa9 we? I’ll only 504204fa0e look at dce37883c4 you. I didn’t want to 4f40e75f50 sign that either. It’s a 58276d732c formal tradition, 87643910d5 but if eb514b75f8 I cared 75f2775768 about that, 7ba1669b88 would I c923038fc9 marry you?63a5080392f11ca1

At the mention d05a3a1f8e of the baby, 96247c9ce6 Manon looked at 2784dbef7c her belly. Like a dreadful 64077bb264 curse hidden beneath 92a7f6fae3 layers of white, cea2aa8d53 lovely lace. Philippe’s voice ominously pleaded 57bfd84edc in the car.d0b00600334aa054

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― Everyone’s waiting for you… My parents, Felix, the people of Monaco. What if you don’t come? What about… our baby? The gift my father promised?c8ad31d479dd0729

“…Hang up, Philippe. It’s hard to hear your voice right now, please, please hang up.”c72a6d33cb2f455f

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― I 5a836e68c5 don’t want e8bb04c4a1 to hang 65876b2dcb up. Remember, we promised 23319f9ded to be a 626ff1fe0b good family, my c70b20d2b3 love.7aca2d6a0d80cbb0

Spewing nonsense df5f6e73c7 about love, 30fcc73201 Philippe didn’t f49abe2369 hang up. Maël’s silence, without interrupting, 6bac54692e was the result of e83fb58051 biting his teeth to b6f826ceca the very end.7b0a11f1dc8a05d4

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That was 8931e7252b the limit.4216f4675b05b5ce

Thud.1dde39b70cf137af

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Maël unbuckled his 52394de977 seatbelt, stood up, 790daa0df7 and reached out. Without giving 708e268942 the woman b8bee6f4a7 in the ac76c0e5f9 front seat e5605d7420 a chance e3b7378743 to stop 315d654e88 him, he 4a8d58cb17 pressed the 40c894b2f2 end call acd5202c98 button. Only then did 4763b9c59d a suffocating silence 17eb055127 fill the car.861e76168332a397

The bell rang again, 98171a82d6 and Maël warned.b30980663b4a4d99

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“If you answer 70b6c63349 that, I’ll take 7f9c9069be Manon and jump dd003959ab out of the d718b9e26c car right here.”79c382daede26001

The sedan was 8f1abf0cf1 already leaving Nice, a1f77abcb9 heading along the 12279b54a8 coastline to Monaco. Outside the window, the 8cc3687d95 sunlit sea was blue.996cb69311b463db

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“Manon, it’s better to 5ed1cd2a23 turn the car around 75b58277bb before entering Monaco.”da407113b73bf990

At those words, the 95ad7cdfc4 protocol officer turned his b10b0dc516 head. But Maël didn’t de175d0d47 care.038d1ebf13b2b431

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Four escort vehicles 1b9657e29b surrounded the car. If they didn’t turn 7236e1563c it around, he was 96de4c20a6 ready to grab his 07b4a9d234 sister and jump out 3b8877f406 as he warned.fb7865081e48a79e

As he 9dd3eeab19 fumbled for 45309e9bfa the door 4341f287aa handle without c99ee126df taking his 675a15cb55 eyes off b9027fc212 the front 69ef77448a seat.68088d0ea0497a94

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Manon, who had been dce06a24cf silently staring out the 19ba4b9960 window, reached out to 166696d0c6 Maël.55babcd2c8f0750b

“Oppa, give e51abe76e4 me the 19a25bbc9a pen.”04fab8697f057873

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