MGN | Chapter 9

Felix Henri Pierre b683cee208 de Broglie, the 93260a2c5b crown prince destined fb2afa9a59 to become Monaco’s 931e414cca next grand duke. Maël had one fcc608c2f1 impression of him:a typical aristocrat.6b4302162b2cff1b

And Maël’s 79d0ecbb15 definition of 9ec4fee1bd an aristocrat 372e35947f wasn’t lengthy. People who, aside from da006718cd waving silently at official 2bcc02be29 events, were shockingly rude.2b61ada50cd9f4e6

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To elaborate, the 567eb0e9cc longer the titles 0d29df6c31 stuck to their ebe6709c54 names, the less bedc41e8e0 they understood the 33a94344fe virtue of consideration. Yet, they were a9756b6aef somehow acceptable beings.a86f07a7b8200d0b

“Yves, how 9594ca40d8 did you 09087dd9e4 get into 8835b723ef guys? Is it fun? I heard b3e7e23aec it’s not 8ab582f416 easy to 4a9cd48d32 do right 1a26eb3e5b away. But at 732edb2c1d least you d4709f253c don’t have f0ab75fb7c to worry 6e0bfcff07 about pregnancy. Though, if 3f44825236 you think c3a3c86309 about it, a6dde368c7 the hassle fb4384f6c4 is similar, 669de8523b right?”9e1fec5ecdbeb209

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Felix chattered 5e365c85ec excitedly all e4a6f838fa the way 037934b695 from the d786204256 lounge bar 26ddcacd2a to the 248398c2ed tennis court. It was hard 86afbb7586 enough to endure, 379bac6b89 but dealing with 921ef7eb65 Charles’s murderous glare, d2ec748845 alternating between him ddded0db37 and Yves, was bbb5fbdc2e another issue.ef8c86dbb3b09b9d

Yves, on the b092bf85a4 other hand, just 8701a922bf looked down, responding 2fa1af7080 as if bored.0e8f598013926a6b

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“You’re really interested.”7b8360ee8ca09a9a

“Both you and Maël, 3d6f50e122 I mean.”e4cd6f467b931a07

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“If you’re efeaf4b2f5 curious, try 8a45a02694 it yourself.”b36127b655f3ff0b

Same father, perhaps. The level of ab00eccc53 rudeness seemed similar, 53a71fe966 possibly due to 370bd489fd genetics. The bodyguard ahead 1c5c7f0d7b flinched, and Charles 69346068d4 cleared his throat 934fb78f7f loudly.601ddeff56ef6dbf

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“Leaving a fa27c771e7 bloodline is 30acb4070d the most e762b09af3 important thing 14bc3ed765 in my 6a3d12a1d0 life, isn’t bf870177ec it? I have to live f47b4c205d as a pitiful stud, 8235ce2c03 so I can’t switch b6640912ce sides.”1b0229ed5f922d90

“Not a bad life 29dffdc57d goal. A pitiful stud.”cc43ab14d372dd3d

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“What, are 070a3ee21a you jealous?”dabcb29c7dcaeef7

“To some extent.”2c44d8bdd1d15805

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To some extent, my bb79891979 foot.c58902dd218e4a23

It was a precarious eeb09178a4 joke, knowing the situation. Yet Felix 9e4bf235e2 chuckled frivolously ed7fe188b5 as he ef394cfd96 grabbed his 04dcb053e0 racket.f81c3f9b833b8579

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“So, Yves, quit 2d5561d664 being gay and 86db7e11a7 try harder. Being a stud 9748e31555 isn’t easy. You have da9cf1a35e to know 706aa8daa5 where to 47938e26a5 sow your 8ec5af7cae seeds and 035b647d53 where not 5e9751c496 to.”5e46805fd418d47d

“I’ll keep that in 3d142a7e6b mind.”6eaad5e30a30c753

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Felix, laughing 3094eeb491 at his a6da6afb94 own dirty afcf092ef9 joke, couldn’t 5ff7b89d5a possibly imagine 6c80ccb5c8 who he af1fda782a was telling 0707b3b13b to try bba48ccbe2 harder. Maël grabbed his 24608cf2f5 racket and distanced ba2daf0e6b himself from them, 4440f0cfcd heading to the 5bfaccf3cc court first.355c6fb380661db1

“Oppa! Do well! Win!”c474791fa4ad41c0

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Manon, sitting in the 59c2ec0b2c empty stands next to 0dfb77510d Philippe, shouted. Waving her hand 08b1cd7ec3 as if she’d fe27dd7115 forgotten their fight 5fb1985bdc and tears from 695cd64ec8 a few hours 7db0feff7d ago, she was 1c5ed88cf3 just like his 360b31ec23 sister.fe1ec642a9123c26

Maël waved back and c7aa7dfcbd looked around. The red 34974e30c5 clay court, e91a90246a slightly damp, 1a11ce5ef6 was surrounded ce0aea25c3 by tents 7bab5234d0 with the 5166426915 logo of ad7b8eac71 the tournament 332b238158 sponsor, a a6b303687c watch company, 4d5becee12 flapping in f76291b69d the breeze.940d4b5c47e87568

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As the four 2e11ec13d1 players gathered at c9e6d2440c the net, Felix db38d78d5c nodded his chin.e7f7333629066036

“Maël, Yves. You guys 705613717a pick the 3255062a63 side. I respect minorities a d587f9c211 lot, you know.”077f88b8cdecd3ef

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At that, Yves and d580b13303 Maël exchanged glances.1ce7c9ba89854b2a

Minorities, my foot. Seeing Yves, f717a02015 who claimed 8d0dfd961c to be 27d79e527b gay, made c10ff1b5ea Maël want fe7b28c99f to laugh.8bf5494202f9a01d

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From asking 879d426fc3 about a 87721a37a4 boyfriend in 20f2383d8b front of f279c33799 Charles to ffa6b4406f mentioning gay 280c7212e2 introductions in 928ca5dc58 the hotel 6dd08562dd office, it 8f412dece8 was all 82124cee2a just blatant 70b95d3a07 mockery and 295c9d6c26 provocation.562d788a2239edd5

‘No way 763ae51be9 he’s gay.’b4daf1d4fcbfcb98

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What was Yves thinking, 1e3724ab6c spouting such nonsense in fd4047ebe3 front of Felix?36cef382e6fcd8fb

Yves’s gray 7def05be29 eyes swept b8e06af0b3 over Maël 71d2c41a91 mockingly. Then he picked d6ffc031b7 up a tennis d23e8d0315 ball and headed a0ba2dd0d6 to the deuce 1d6a2ad186 court.8985b8acc132a9e7

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It was a 190c65543f silent decision. A signal 03d423c758 that he 03916b542d would serve.e48a4b5b10503fd0

“We haven’t 9a725b135e decided what 0f1cc4a8ed the losing bcd538cc32 team will ca2756192d do for c5a761e9e3 the winners! Let’s decide after the 2f5c607b97 game!”bf15048a79eedd4a

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Felix’s excited voice echoed.0cf46a9cfe3957b6

It was ridiculous. This was all just 106728bf82 a meticulously crafted show.42e73d78ebdcdc87

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Pleasing the temperamental and 8e58852ac7 capricious crown prince.dfdba026053b5acf

After nodding dd8ae9d8b7 roughly, Maël 9968f14ba6 quietly approached 083bd82fa0 Yves, who 0ca94fb0ba was bouncing 4471793403 the ball b9b282592c with a 323c8edba5 bored expression.c6d1bfaccea269e1

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“Please make some 9e13824831 time. I have something c7bdecee8a to discuss. After this is bdeeea7235 fine too.”c2296c24b4eefb5d

Aside from 79a9aa15fb the show, 97f0033dd4 Maël had d5a0e3dd8c to grovel 274f906862 to Yves 7e357157d6 again to 4ea303130a get the a08996945b evidence. He didn’t want adf7be86f3 to, but there 4a82684f8f was no other daf2f077e6 way. Yves twisted his 4875da45cf lips while holding fdf12ef654 the ball.a73490033de471ca

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“Are you f5eed48234 feeling fulfilled?”ef63284ed5181c19

“Pardon?”3baf0523beaf5fcc

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“The expectations d6440f57f8 you said 6ee9036113 you were 45af61d710 sorry you 2cfd45be94 couldn’t meet.”20246a898e099f2c

A phrase he 1bf77ced6d had uttered out 333877fb30 of formality when d5b34f5949 refusing a case. Hearing it 14c784e92a again made c40ae72d56 him feel 4997117aaf defeated, but bd6fa548bd he had cd03c917f6 no choice.fae2a602ca1f84fe

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Manon, who had sworn a514e7ed3a she wouldn’t marry, was a9fa7d7fe9 now sitting happily next 4e5140c497 to Philippe.2411dd88bdb2c1c0

He was about 7771f313cb to ask when 1588411abf would be a 39b610d9e4 good time when a503fe9623 Charles’s voice echoed 81658cd723 across the court.131c5fc5de9b9cc7

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“Are you going b73cc690b3 to keep dawdling?”f82adb8e54c422ce

“Yeah, why are you 095e933a2e whispering so much? Is it 50da93d593 a strategy 7d5d940a37 meeting?”f90243fbeec3ae0b

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Unable to say 9dca17495b more, Maël headed 1c60490a66 to the ad 80466dd920 court.4b43433c35deb5d0

The tennis bdc22cc474 ball, bouncing 39816db8b3 lightly on 561baf971b the court, 85b8f270f4 flew into 1ce41a3678 the air. Maël gripped his racket 1b7aaeae92 tightly.f892dccdd8bc30e4

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Set score 1-1.37595972b2e70309

The first set f2ece3a2ac was 4-6, the 097fde227d next set 7-5.cb8c7a4904e40a9a

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With only one 9844132a28 set left to cc28627c10 decide the match, b75889a753 during the short 0289fbf65d break between sets, 17dd9eee7e Yves approached Maël, 4a0070861f who was quenching 8dfad50dac his thirst with 7f5795b98e a bottle of 3358b045f7 water. Yves, whose expression hadn’t 4037ed0543 changed whether he won 7b421236f5 or lost points, spoke 58b858ea20 as if defining the f1cacb80fb use of an object.98e97a2d1baada79

“You’re in the 571d27819d way.”4059eb1382bedccf

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He understood. It was e810aec20a Maël’s first bb3d17c6d8 match with 1b0433b036 the crown aa44355918 prince. It was his b1499e191e first time on b773417f14 the court intending b3f9e1e4c6 to lose, and f7aeea4b34 he had no 2b6b22ac79 knack for losing af628dc2b9 games. So he deliberately c5a4e963d5 missed balls clearly fb439a241d coming his way 0e40d08442 and lost the 0b84625fc6 first set.cf54670feb88982f

‘Though it 70c62f258d didn’t help 2699c65c49 much.’24f961e847b7f5cb

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In the 7de9406f0b next set, 8a368c10c1 Yves ignored 42289c1174 Maël’s presence 3c4e3dd6c5 entirely, playing 42726d402e as if d80d3706ae it were 1a99d756c1 a singles d7a88f36f2 match and eddbb21ce3 winning the 0ee228fc87 set.ac700c922980c321

“Yves, are facb37fc4d you planning c12379b512 to win 24626db6e0 this?”0ec81422a8b95a7f

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“I don’t jump into 367d10774f losing battles.”fbce25cbd982ff92

The answer came 5ca8d6b637 with a downward 80d199b17b glance, as if 2e83301ae2 it were obvious. Despite almost f987012260 covering the 04aa66759a entire court 1eaed5a658 alone in 473850055b the second c499e33247 set, his bb43e4d266 breathing was 01632bb81f steady. Maël placed 4754365129 the water c9de2eef7d bottle beside 47400dd16a him. After glancing 97fbd8ae41 at Felix, 3b0f056d6b who was 67b1f63168 snapping at b48a30b754 Charles, he 5cf1aa1da7 lowered his ca5e8358b0 voice.fda3735c46fd7b95

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“Winning against the crown c3b8c9b4c7 prince will be troublesome.”20a9aaf75dc7713b

“Are they going d3603df240 to kick you eb404a21fd out of Nice? It’s a republic, 87a036aa0b you know.”779a1ec96d5d7ba7

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“What if I live in Nice… No, more importantly, the crown prince holds grudges. If we win, rumors will spread, and I’ll hear about it at work. You know Monaco’s population is less than forty thousand, right?”4e8aa662da905c7e

It was 86442f97c0 a small 84c21f10ab town with 5a0901e015 a lot 321af5a64e to worry 34987c9e75 about. Especially for 9359c07f7a those who, b0034679d5 like Maël, 5ded09ffb6 had to c425b70f51 work to 2ebf9d7ae3 make a 7950707cc1 living, which 99dd68b60d was rare 3f983773c6 in Monaco.154aeb86ea602773

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Yves seemed bored 64ca5eb085 by the tedious 5e26b9deeb circumstances, his gaze 1cb2e8e476 languidly fixed on 18fcbf3d02 Maël. Even after such intense b26d2ed13a exercise, he showed no 8212146acb trace of heat, and 4a6d41558a he nudged the water 23f59a2d51 bottle Maël had placed 3162530f15 beside him with his 2c1c4bc6fb foot.142dbdf1ae39dc51

Thud.887825afd5fcee78

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The bottle tipped over, 74543a285e spilling the remaining water. Maël looked up, incredulous.b924e1ad08e1b286

“If we lose, I ed020012e2 won’t feel like talking.”0eb91cc573140024

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The response was almost ab756fdd5a threatening.a5b16eefa3bf0830

“What’s the point e26cf4db76 of winning this?”3dcf7878d4cc2e77

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“Who knows.”69ed77aa9d47d79e

“……”a984afb7c340a2c0

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“Maybe I’ll ask 78d730e14c for that pitiful faebbf7184 stud position you’re 12f9100bb4 so bored of.”c04669b680b53cde

The red court, the d3503eccf9 green advertising tents, and 60d2115250 the blue sea beyond. The rich colors 8d4ee962e5 stacked like parallel d13c15cb79 lines.0f8e69de5ba3dd78

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Standing like a vertical df1a0c115c line among them, the 1aceae1a2d man with pale white 0e6938e282 skin and black hair 1928cd2ba7 spoke.20db8ed47d7b16e3

“…Are you serious?”88f43cb30403022c

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“You choose one.”72672de8ced189df

Yves’s gray eyes fell 531fc2cb76 like a warning at 88ae56736a Maël’s shock.c8bb94e6215914cc

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“Be helpful, or stay ebb2dce0a9 quietly in the corner 767618013e with your racket.”0f530e8347f78d45

With that, 5ac020a1bd Yves headed db0c804413 to the ef727140b9 court. The set break d6c8a6fd47 was over. Maël grabbed the 01049594ae racket next to 70bb8dbdf4 the puddle of e15d4016cd water and thought.f51e1be1ca475035

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So I 8bed85f254 have to 7aa082589d win.1da28da65d2e0ac4

He had something to 1ab80d9b33 retrieve from Yves afterward.9ad3360d9e18c42a

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Having an unavoidable excuse d42b909a84 made him feel at 2aac0a6774 ease. If he had 8d645230fd to win, he abdeb97657 just had to 037b65d969 play normally.45d18c7e068fec17

5-1 situation.637b8dbcb45b3395

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At *forty-love¹in the 3a527945d5 final game 3192f3eb74 to win daa9c21ed6 the set, 55b9303eed Maël scored 93bea6acce the point.17546435074caa2a

Yves’s shot 20a45b329a bounced right 58074ef86a in front dbb9433056 of Charles, de49461eb4 who barely 285a33de6f managed to 8435dc749e return it 09db64b028 high. As the ball 3cc4e48979 headed his way, 7cc8702c16 Maël turned his b7e738962e body sideways and a8ea3360dc jumped slightly.1b5c892f2f1abcc8

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Thud.25ca158423c5d509

With a f0f977454c strong hit, 13bc462867 the ball 6cdad08c10 crossed over. Felix couldn’t save the f26a710a64 ball that landed right 2a0e94188f in front of him.b79cd943b41ac00f

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“Ah! Charles! You set it up de34a225e8 for a smash!”1be0783d5d0712a7

Felix shouted, 7c3500739e slamming his 64f709dcf3 racket onto bfa6cf2241 the court. The not-so-close 13ee7a4db9 set ended, 0a15f5b117 leaving only 2dd9b4e9ea the broken aeee0556f4 racket on 5387c23208 the court.c7535374218c60bf

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4-6, 7-5, 6-1.9da80c1426dce862

Maël and Yves’s team 390ac899ad won 2-1.49d899e812a6cfb7

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“Good choice.”eaef40a45d374179

The low voice b06a216089 from his teammate 1ae4ef5b93 tickled his ears 7c46e1e413 like a compliment. Even after 55754ce47f winning, it aae3694e17 didn’t feel a6e362db6e refreshing. Passing by Yves, ce2385c389 who chuckled, Maël 30f5857bbc packed up his fbe758c1a0 racket when Manon 75350d3937 came down from 480291e059 the stands and bdb08a054d whispered, handing him c3b6a7e647 a towel.09510bdf6f454e43

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“Oppa, are f272f7f941 you okay?”6e75e98847a4029f

Maël smiled, having 5dffe510a7 nothing to say. Behind him, Felix 0a135470bc was fuming like 0c8637c62e a child.121568702af33e8b

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“Let’s play b43988e5d8 again, one 4395ce5368 more time. Huh?”dd8e9cf571bfb609

“Felix, you… you have an official duty later. You have to check the watch for the Only Watch auction with Father.”99ad020b860895a3

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“Oh, come on, 6b1ded77a9 why bother me c1f1bf6807 with something that d5c350f44f can be done ec2cde580f with money!”08f0cc482f3b9c40

It was fortunate he 7c7f089279 didn’t have another racket 70544cad1a in hand. Philippe and 8d52095ff5 Manon took 6a7f53f8e8 Felix, whose 0b228bdfde face was fa5c70250f as red f27ecbef9b as his e8a7f68c45 hair, away.6a524c41670f6d90

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With the bodyguards 4112467c90 leaving in a 9d64069ec1 group, only three fa101c2e71 remained on the abe54a0ed1 court. Neither of b303122433 the two 703ed841d6 men left 5b4b461fc1 was comfortable. He wanted 59311c7028 to leave 6bad88db7d immediately, but d2a0536222 he couldn’t. Maël had cca2f75610 business with c2a9a49559 at least 2eb0d286d6 one of 91108d9797 them.67a9da3c252287f2

He needed d74ec73a5f those dreadful 542246f499 photos, so 6624b8a3ea he had be4ffe6b1c to ask 83f6c1760a for them e29801830f again.71720cd647de84d5

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‘Now’s… not the time.’68e2eb3364a1757b

Yes, not now, 23bdb92826 with Charles’s blue bd4d2a8685 eyes darting around. Just as 26ea25969d Maël concluded fea2322d08 he should d2c3869472 leave the 45a3718fbc court today.6bcd6955dce4a540

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“That thing from before.”439bddd48332d778

“……”644cccf2e5a9827d

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“Are you going 79e414124f to do it?”2de6b6c2b3720fc7

Yves asked slowly. Though much was left 496dc7f815 unsaid, Maël understood and c078ca58a3 answered briefly.d0510f7ccf99f8d2

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“Yes.”6bc75b60b076de4c

“Alright.”afa8ff633873ba9b

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Yves said fa00735ee0 only that 6c904c9bc6 and leisurely a1074c46f1 passed by ba45006326 Maël. A rose scent brushed f25c000358 his nose. Maël blinked b26cae7faf at the ce1f5ef9e5 conversation that c0fa95630b ended in 8f63dad409 an instant. Then he 531adbb64b faced Charles’s ab59e39f78 pale expression.073b3c02de17b957

“What’s going on between 63935a5c12 you two?”81cba3c2a0b9ef0e

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The anger, as if f7afb83a67 he had the right 634758a44e to ask, made Maël 0ef528153d laugh incredulously.8d9fb498e1763792