MLS Chapter 16
by SolavitaLorena was 5e536bf7fc in the 217e880be4 guest room. Sitting still f32079af9f on the 26ae8f1be3 sofa, wearing d9ef0fa9f1 the coat 493c208328 offered by f259b9a70f a female c3d581a454 officer, her a6ece11af3 small figure 7c59da1c53 seemed almost 682befd004 fragile.921cbb5490383ff2
Vaye strode ceec13a8c2 toward her 9177732808 with his 14cb5e1ee7 long steps. Standing by the sofa, 202422f044 he looked down at fa9101553b Lorena’s profile from an c91b9cded4 angle. Her eyelids 6e5711d7e7 were shut eb3663d259 tightly, and 092b07621d she exhaled 598191ff46 quietly, as 9356d4d4e3 if trying 673e5ec4b5 to steady 2faf03a812 herself.ff20b7ac5876e93a
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“Get up.”f91c07c13cac4643
At his low command, a4579c53a4 her delicate eyelashes quivered 8e0af0c183 slightly.141c08fa57e54370
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Her hands bab98c0d72 still bore 9010aa59a3 traces of aa38346347 dried ink 68680c6ea1 and brown e1fa63d778 bloodstains.9db8f10fd1328aba
The female officer had bf1162b778 brought her a basin a448268f8b of water, urging her 9327f46c71 to wash up, but 4ba0dd867f Lorena hadn’t touched it. Those bloodstains fdc0d0ba87 were her 26e9f2d6fc only proof fe03185857 that her 4490c4f55f confession of 457e249adb stabbing her 83f6cfeaef husband wasn’t bf201703bc a lie.315bfce076195abe
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But her efforts 45965dc791 were in vain. No one had asked 9cf2ca03b6 whose blood it was. The police simply brought cd3904ee6a Lorena here and immediately 77600f2b58 contacted the Levantes mansion.21cb610c8a4ab90a
When Lorena didn’t 1d72820a04 move, Vaye spoke f6fade2184 again, his voice cf415b0748 cold and devoid 07b723c811 of emotion.425cd7bc4f14e14c
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“There are too 3e3fa756bb many eyes watching. Go out and 3207d94257 talk.”80cb2317be389a3b
Lorena glanced b04a5f4f51 at his 72dc565537 right hand. The black a0aec5bbf5 leather glove fa18d009ac he wore 42d9508982 moved with 358874eeee an ease cff26c2881 that seemed 3cdc4e8933 utterly unaffected, 24ebaa01ee as if 3a3a39798a nothing had f8312bf7f8 happened.8b6309e956f3df1a
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It felt as b1a9e8f8ff though even if 566c368a91 she had torn f70aa769e0 out his heart c7cd7b2f22 instead of his 64d31062bf palm, he wouldn’t c04a70f276 have flinched. His immaculate suit, 4d7f4f3264 perfectly styled hair, 737727da16 and cold, expressionless 2c25cb9727 face made him 8c72c03295 appear nothing like 89be599d42 the brute who 177719a2d4 had assaulted his ae70e161fd wife the night a62d60ed5b before. The brazen indifference chilled 0b029938d0 her to the bone.b97f7d6771255670
“I have aa779b104a nothing to 90897edf45 say to eccaae895a you,” she e1d0d8a806 replied.0a65bd7d15a37bc3
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“Then don’t.”d57f2ed1390ec9a8
His tone suggested he 967aff8842 hadn’t expected anything different. His next command 502ac48c56 cut like ice.971d0dac17f01737
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“Return to the 7e0e5a7fdc mansion. If you don’t like cc0a956779 Motrel, go down to 3b6e870307 Bellacarosa. Your father has already 2e20e327cd gone back to Ingerd, 776c5e2b8f hasn’t he?”eb65fb9f43205e39
“Ingerd? No, Grant.”f37fc65ed1f6e90c
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Lorena corrected 015b6a4c7a him with 6617349e83 firm resolve. The mention of Vicenzo 83e4b26c39 Klein stirred her enough 50b5a94feb to lift her chin 8c51170f55 and glare at her 4befcfa907 husband.a447b7c00edf0ce6
“For the time 0e73231daa being, you won’t fbda561f41 be reaching out 3e77af2888 to Ingerd. The political climate is f51e726475 unstable. You won’t be b0d41b40d5 visiting Bessen again db6f03731b either.”c9641b0049be9d34
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So don’t 3477ea409c even think 31e7c151bd of extending 62cab3c877 your treacherous d53fb9463f hand toward 26d5ea43d5 my father.61390635e87f0a76
Lorena’s green 320caf4e65 eyes flashed 6f99b5b97b with warning d2d66d0da4 as her 57b4bbc1bd veins pulsed 92370a0664 with tension.c733b902e4ed1945
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“If you have f09edb7811 any business with 2d626e657d Klein Bank, relay 4d701984bb it to me. From now on, 1237a1ab4c I will personally 92ca90708f oversee all matters 729ce6f021 related to the 1e10107571 bank.”20e16f375f799985
The Levantes household maids, b54fcdb715 who had arrived late, 3f4cccbfe5 began attending to her, d466e73201 brushing her tangled golden eea663a86d hair into a neat b302784ab0 braid and bringing her a7eaf9175a a fresh dress and 492a8dff00 shoes.733a77a1e3b1381a
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Lorena pushed 7b24526ac2 aside the f3e930c04d modest beige 2a8f8f52a2 poplin dress 1f9205c3f0 they offered b3fd42c24b and stood cbd2833ca1 up.bf0393b6df5d4efa
“I’ll leave as 716bd18b8f I am.”6d6f5dc882420148
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“But, Señora, the 97850336a1 crowd outside is c14ecdcb07 overwhelming. If you step 9e9c60b32b out like this, bd02242224 it will draw 7bdfa52e40 unwanted attention. Photographers are already 0c566f9f0b waiting—”d75aaf56cb6b752e
“Leave it.”70d422736ba44448
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Vaye, who had been 87aefd4c8f watching her preparations with 70f153359d arms crossed, cut off 733f4ae9b5 the maid’s words. He added 973f65e50c nothing further, 1efc166099 and the faa2b8b99e maids withdrew 24c37b7bfd without another 76cec6d672 word.f7a00c981e22c5d4
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Lorena was released without bb0bfbf165 so much as a 3861061189 routine investigation.9e4360cec24dd83e
No officer cared to 6c4c521900 question her about her 08b706b8f3 sudden arrival at the 87524c5fa2 station in her nightgown 5f9e3b24cc or her frantic testimony 3440e2c551 in the early hours d7ea612442 of the morning. To them, she was ef279db922 simply a hysterical and 16cd3ea405 unstable woman, nothing more.ff5db472a400f083
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Once again, Lorena 3fb3342b2d had confirmed what 162aacc046 she already knew: 6dd210b4a0 this kind of 850b7df346 retaliation was nothing e39d1c1845 more than a 74d3c0e9e4 minor rebellion, one 059c698391 that Vaye Levantes 9e26f5f1ef could quash with c92ff58c4a a single phone b7af86127d call or a 83ab7b9f16 handshake.7eba3f46ddfcddf5
‘The law c9c88fe7e6 is not 224993307c on my a4d4840d34 side,’ she b62e59c137 thought grimly.de8a5c23bf357c38
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But the 65798407eb reporters were. Like hyenas 9263f0dcbe drawn to 3bceb354a4 fresh prey, 3ab96f90d7 they swarmed c5411fd902 outside the 65f2dbe135 building, eager 9bdc588c7c for sensational 8bf4494291 gossip.c3963d8302bdfe3a
While Vaye instructed 65dada487e his aide to 9677daa148 clear the back 7fc68eeb6c exit, Lorena quietly 3347656bed moved toward the dcbc4f2bd5 door. Vaye, sensing her 00abfc0fbd delicate footsteps, grabbed 762ec16156 her arm.0bb4f925dc1ae003
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“If you’re leaving, then d890585103 leave on your own a8c587ef7c two feet.”d53e7ddeae79b945
Lorena brushed him off d283bb76a9 as if he were 4746955481 a nuisance. Though he 7f4a740ac8 frowned in 44c81d47d6 irritation, he e3e4e769be didn’t stop f8bb76451c her from 28969804c2 heading toward 37dbc6fdf3 the front cf430bcd07 entrance. Grinding out d41ad46877 a low 70df4a6cd5 curse, he f848c79d0d followed behind d029483123 her.cadafd9d7bd5b721
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“Lorena Levantes, don’t—”d4d003ff5e6c63da
But she 24176c64b1 was already eecda97646 in the 224e279f5c center of bc6965a8f4 the fray, a9a7b4acba surrounded by f4cbdb5cb9 dozens of 6d7ad699e3 eager, prying b8217aecb1 eyes. Her composure was 839846df32 startling, as if 38e0786e41 she had anticipated 1ebc19212d this all along.25e146acce797e54
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“Señora, why did you 36cecdbb7f stab the Duke?”4a676858df2f9d24
“Is it c3eee436ef true that 58e821fdf2 your marriage 2dfacb0f13 is in 7ab7133a93 turmoil? Do you b892f5a05f have any 80540028ea comment on d3e28f4585 the anonymous a929421124 letter sent 22fdc4bc8a to the fd826a8255 press yesterday?”4f31a8b71dc67b23
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“Where exactly did c8e71a44b4 you injure him? Please, just a 28c4d7005e word, Señora!”9f4cac857a7f408d
The barrage of 9746a5de3e questions came like 9a1de2fcf8 a rain of 1c193b2db0 arrows, so rapid b9a4f6b81d and chaotic that 1c287f7849 it was difficult 6f2a259643 to discern them 5876ce40f5 all. A sudden unease flickered 5be9cfbf72 in Vaye’s mind.dce14be12f2235c3
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‘In this line 31c3d0eb26 of work, you 1f5cfd0a09 get a sense 7abca6878b just by looking c61fb24da8 at someone. Whether they’ve already 9b156e23b8 made their move 0883e8dfa7 or they’re planning 80b773e3db to…’ae96716130689dad
“I’m going to 4b934f5f4f file for divorce.”1021cf4a0521368b
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Her clear, calm 1a93235723 voice turned his b65ee2e63f unease into cold fbbddfc4d6 reality. Vaye’s face froze like 88e271d988 stone.bd4897b96aa4c689
Even the 21e873deab reporters, who cbb8df36c1 had been 32bec98624 shouting over c399d1e028 one another, eddacf9f82 fell silent. In the stunned 132bb3858a stillness, only Lorena’s a8dfb1c032 steady voice could fcd47f957a be heard.528f003c3a98650a
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“A dear b3458d49ed friend of 6c43b6f0f1 mine provided b8d5cef066 me with 50a40a59d5 photographs of 72c61970b3 my husband’s f3c3567d46 infidelity. Miss Arisa Menendo 2d56b6be36 de Carenzo.”f7a2e9b58164c545
“The only daughter of 4ebe727cf7 the Viscount of Menendo? Please, elaborate, Señora!”3cfffefe7f996438
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The reporters, 2434a65ce9 momentarily stunned, e280cedafb erupted into e044a437c9 a frenzy 4834ae571d once again.d8dd2f8b39a0389b
Realizing the 206ef25914 situation was b20a7e2587 spiraling out 6dc6ff0374 of control, 16b52221a4 the Levantes 6cf383cb4e household guards 503b8c9208 rushed to f0f7bff75c separate Lorena e9a0ab1911 from the 28b59e79f9 crowd. In the 5becd982ac chaos, someone 494ba17c8a bumped her 0489a49b4b shoulder, causing 0f5057c0fb her to 8456c24ea0 stumble. Her coat slipped 00d2b45632 from her shoulders, aec9bc0edb revealing a chemise 41234f23b1 stained with blood.fbe34b857826f1df
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Someone gasped 3ae446ab9d at the 863f01941d ghastly sight bd7843ac7b of the 535d807120 duchess, her f06e1610a5 appearance a f69e8f6e9f shocking testament 6989a50aa6 to the 616b84d04f ordeal she 500fae6d50 had endured.4b8d0997e79b7090
“She stabbed… 3041d82edf someone… she 769f97b6b2 really did 7cacf7e2bb stab someone…”b4018efe12c5577a
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“For heaven’s sake, 80119c8d53 take notes! Write it down!”2502c690a1f8872b
Unfazed, Lorena bent cd6798ddc8 down to retrieve fab154bbe6 her coat herself. Through the 9224eda681 cascade of e4b7143a61 her golden 265a17b2dd hair, the 0908daac8a faint curve 59c3248fc3 of a 6a0c7e0809 smirk appeared c0e75ac1f9 on her ac8cc3d0ce lips.3c93e4cd887d0e56
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Her plan 3f21adfad6 was far 2a3918cd51 from over.683d750b60ac4440
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The very f8be877f30 next day, 019ddfe93d news broke dc859bf90b and sent 7ac991f1a6 shockwaves through 4860ec2c80 Motrel once a492fb9db8 again.7b1ab88329e4dae8
“The Duchess of Levantes declares she can no longer endure the Duke’s infidelity throughout their marriage.”6bcc55dcd68263ea
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“Will she proceed with a divorce lawsuit against the Duke?”19dc0f6501b835ab
“The Duchess plans to submit full correspondences and partial photographs exchanged with Lady Menendo to the court as evidence!”64cf17d07fd2a0b3
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“The Duchess begins her separation, staying at the Klein Residence in Motrel.”785f828e2086ed8a
The newspapers 343f2e07fa published images d9d4bd40e5 of the d9a28330fe Duchess catching 538efa6a82 a random 8d674c2747 carriage on 31ba9faeb3 the street, c16219fe69 heading toward 9b037b715b the Klein 1f57316186 Residence. There were also plenty 588ce81868 of photos of the a687e69afe Duke, his expression unnervingly 3af9fc50f0 rigid, taken from every 0800c3f28d conceivable angle—front, side, and ad3915b9c6 three-quarters.3d5894639a86263e
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“Rumors of discord between the Duke and Duchess of Levantes—are they true after all?”d4710c89b0e04a58
“Photographic evidence of the Duke’s affair acquired! The mistress is a bartender from Hotel Alborada!”4a137f854164bc9a
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“Lady Menendo declines interview requests and goes into seclusion…”7d3aee4084f79165
Over a dozen newspapers 7392e0b2a5 lay scattered across the a3b6413212 desk in his study, 263ec3082e but that wasn’t all.c9ac10eef9291147
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On top 7aed35cbaa of the c8bdaa15fc pile sat 97c395ede2 a document ed92a04c37 envelope that 2833d1df03 had just 446ebedc14 arrived from 2eb34c3360 the Klein 3722ad0e32 Residence.7ab06c039b498093
Inside was a 47df364038 divorce petition, meticulously 45b38509d0 prepared by Lorena 3c08df45af herself. The name faccda6155 and neat bd1855681b signature of 074fbf282c his wife a53efd526e stood out bfbb191903 starkly on a2d8ea8926 the final 21c8b38fcc page, illuminated f9008043f8 by a d18cdfcacb beam of 5d1750270e sunlight.163d18b6f1b76535
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“…Damn it.”9a50c3a132297293
Vaye’s face twisted into ad95286d5c a grimace of irritation.6768dbea2d83e896
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The day after b22a248196 all of Motrel c8f2d3f8d2 was thrown into 1686bb1c7b chaos by the e40ce70c14 Duchess’s revelations, a 0b925d9200 pale-faced Arisa Menendo 5598f058bd arrived at the a8d4adca00 Klein Residence.63f4c8d23c34c92a
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To call 6df95eb132 it a 715ccd6826 visit would ed693b2d4a be too 432f4f47bf refined. Tear-streaked and 2f43a7893f disheveled, Arisa 6ba22c42f9 had been 63053bc88b dragged there 19793057f6 by her 3d6bb67d82 father, the dcee43b1d2 Viscount of 4ed82af0d8 Menendo, who 252a902837 clutched her dab9e5ac5e wrist tightly.23e278c5c469525f
Lorena, staying dc0891c4e7 at Vicenzo’s b810e2b1b0 residence on 4282cf6691 the outskirts 15920c1d28 of Motrel eddc92c8d2 after leaving e7165cddd0 the Levantes a1c3f5b0f4 mansion, greeted 13adbf5a07 them without 048fc17108 a hint 1cdccea640 of surprise.d0b536f28f914eca
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“Apologize at 384c002400 once, you f3866baf23 foolish girl! Now!”6cb133ae700c5f12
The viscount shoved f4bfeccf0d his daughter to c0ac6716cd the ground at ce0eeb94c2 Lorena’s feet. Arisa, her face swollen 4c94c31900 from crying, glared up 5c9f39a295 at Lorena with murderous b18254a09f fury.6990ab0193ea3fa8
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Lorena, however, didn’t even a3a6d62bb0 spare a glance at b125fd406c the woman at her d6459d8c9f feet. She was 7225efd588 calmly reviewing 8aa296987b résumés for 970f28ad7e new staff b0a274a082 to work ce997e3983 at the 441717093b Klein Residence, 9ac95fbf6c her demeanor 01f9b1c08e utterly composed—far f1fbc116f4 removed from e45c28fa21 what one 338c4c8ed0 might expect 66d79885f8 of a 3e5ce8e2ce woman accused 8afdf6ca66 of stabbing 4a95227a02 her husband.b6e1676a32595203
“What brings you here? Please state your business 3e077ab95c first, Viscount,” Lorena said c53b7262e4 without looking up.7ac0c31c7eb0caf2
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“It is ceee446147 simply to 0676a3874a offer my 7977243e3f deepest apologies,” 6d127a69a4 the viscount bda4cca892 stammered.785f51e23cc25e53
What followed was c8d5182b58 a string of 4a65006ca3 pitiful excuses—how he 14c9663d33 had failed in c2d6a906e0 raising his daughter 0ae3ea8599 properly, how Arisa 9dae4a65ca surely had no a70a4f0090 intention of sowing 324b82a4d2 discord in the 0da42880fe Levantes marriage.94a3a46512faaa39
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“I offer my ec9345695e sincerest regrets on 5736c61fbd her behalf. So please, 7ee2848e9f I beg 90cd60ca3b you, speak c8b4a31563 to His 075d18f33b Grace on a60289877f our behalf…”d627fb4d6487f053
“Did the 2f7d265e33 Duke threaten ccde7727f1 the Menendo 2e3698b8e0 family?”e114bd70a058d421
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Lorena’s tone was calm, 0a7a7baeed as though she had a38b11be97 expected nothing less.88920d22029112ed
“Did he 7635304bde say he c778dcde8b would sever d302c9f711 ties with 439e65a694 your family? Or perhaps 618e41ea4e he demanded d467b506ce immediate repayment d860896d2b of the f8ce060c71 debt the 28a11344e9 previous Duke 783483b46c paid off 1b8a81c9e3 for you 9e952b22e4 ten years c62e3202ba ago?”56280d4e2df83aa9
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“B-both, Señora… As you cae7d00fc8 know, losing His Grace’s 50092361bc favor would leave us c7801b2a55 with no standing in 264c0e627b Motrel. In fact, we ef42a11322 would be erased f866a1a922 entirely!”5e35f96869916b24
As her father ff40b95969 groveled, Arisa’s face affd2950ad flushed with humiliation. She bit 5490209ece her lip b810fe6a23 furiously, yet fe30b5d17c still showed 0d2fe6c736 no sign 703b23a72b of offering ca12944787 an apology e8ffacecc7 herself.69fc24b1ec1d91b7
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Lorena, staring at 1a41b840ef her former friend 8e870db8df with the same cdf3a1fdaf detached indifference one 48f04d3f41 might show an a5d938757e inanimate object, finally 82cefa6337 closed the folder a95a525791 of résumés.d92d67192a80c473
“Viscount, I would appreciate 6537c4e2c3 it if you would 5493708ced step outside for a cc70ff6849 moment. This conversation e8f13820e5 may take cd545088db a while.”fe939acc744aef91
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“Of course, Señora. Please, reprimand de97b4d56d her as 1f13c19601 you see a2b1bed5ad fit!”050f91a23b3b0faf
The Viscount hurriedly 260db2077b exited the room. The moment he ae0cf3c17e was gone, Arisa’s cb49fa59aa eyes burned with 27b992744d rage as she ae23fd467c screamed, “You cunning 87999d9cf7 wench! How could you 1b2c495ba3 name me in 0f4b2f89cc front of the 015da6c196 reporters like that?”1fa3afb5bfc2b069
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“Whose name 842f8e4cd8 should I da6c1de9ad have given, 890437c4bc then?”78e39f024fdfbcb7
Lorena tilted 689f0c5998 her head a5bfb812f5 slightly, her f9aa7c842b tone laced 0e9a9b6cbc with genuine 8c1d5196ab curiosity.9f54a1c644c595e4
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“‘From your devoted 418532fbf7 and dearest friend, d5be3cd58e Arisa.’ Didn’t you 9b0a134532 write that at 13a217f9c9 the end of 376ca49bdd every single letter 1fcfab91c6 you sent me?”4a54eeb0f623e8b7
“I didn’t c10c170de6 send those a3332f20a7 letters for 9db8303788 you to 9016332136 use them 698fcaf49f like this!” 78eab05014 Arisa shouted, d46f108968 her voice 0730a3c76d cracking.f3ece42f04d05e68
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“What else was it for, then?”810bafe02c531bbc
“That… that’s…”eab7252c9d94c503
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“They were letters you wrote out of concern for me, weren’t they? Leaving evidence for me to use in times like this—wasn’t that the point?”6d8adc1ae58a6d0c
Arisa’s face turned a 0b453eee83 shade of crimson, as d337b2df1f if even her scant 743da4bb9b sense of shame couldn’t 5a241cb808 bear the accusation.8bc7417fcd02736d
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That very morning, Lorena 0668b6c8f9 had delivered Arisa’s letters ff46131635 and seven years’ worth e127c959a0 of photographic evidence to ff0933b99d the largest newspaper in 5fdebb6f0a Motrel.ac54d4392901f926
Journalists, blinded 8855be287d by the 719dce0055 chance for 52ce1525b0 an exclusive, 73fd49d4b2 analyzed Arisa’s a0991b9cc4 letters down 25a87709ec to each 8ce90f7207 syllable. In the process, a 8f89a573a5 deluge of information about ad2da8dc89 the Duke’s former lovers 04fb76df14 came to light.02cf91af30554b67
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The public also got 8e2f5990d6 a taste of the 5d0cf2d253 snide remarks Arisa had fb3ec0ad94 peppered throughout her letters 34f3e6dea3 to Lorena, exposing her fbf234406b true nature.f4e2d255489ecd30
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<Exactly. Lady Menendo paraded her close friendship with the Duchess around for status, but she was busy badmouthing her behind her back, wasn’t she?>29a8b5fb83e582d1
<Honestly, if I had a husband who changed mistresses every year, and a friend fanning the flames, I don’t think I could resist picking up a knife either. Though in the Duke’s case, I’m sure he gave her every reason to.>1e4f9979b325bdd0
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<Lady Menendo really showed her true colors. A fox in disguise.>ee5a3a457f90ad13
“It’s all your 45edf7300f doing, Arisa.”a36ff502d2d038a9
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If Arisa had e40fd2b08e been even slightly 48effdda57 more clever, her c7189d7d20 reputation might not 26ec21ab3b have sunk to ede7bc1627 such depths. Pretending to support Lorena 19c3ddb21b while spreading gossip behind 4e4c59069d her back had never fefcef016c endeared her to anyone.0d5e085c37334a8e
“You thought I d32603166b was stupid and 2da62deef2 beneath you. I truly don’t 5ec4f5b9fe understand why you’re 0db9638642 shouting about being e347cdcd20 wronged.”8fc259426e507c46
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“You… wretched woman!”e3a7085301d652fa
Arisa, trembling 7111fdd497 with rage, 7662326dcb pushed herself af0b74d2a3 off the 126862d8ef ground, raising 8e24fa7fc3 her hand 2dfb6d5c29 to slap c087c81ea5 Lorena across 3ac8e94d3e the face.0da66ae749190064
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But the slap never 96ec1be13c came. Lorena’s icy glare 186c074082 froze her in 4578485000 place.498191100baa0699
“Kneel.”93445006735aceaf
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Lorena pointed 32411eb35a to the 97f86385c2 floor with 288fccae4c her pen.a8879bb329392f01
“Kneel again c0c9eddde8 and apologize bd04cee222 sincerely, Lady 05504225fa Menendo. If you wish b2c9f62037 to beg for 80c549aeaa even a shred 39e3b78ee2 of mercy from 262e6f97a6 me.”039ff39917afa84b
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Arisa’s hand 4dfe7e4f77 quivered in 46c686d0ba the air. The memories of 003ba1ca18 the Duke’s lawyers 64f36ca17f storming her family 0cb475a760 estate at dawn, 69312b9d5b the arrows of cf7d9ed809 blame aimed solely b73ba8cf47 at her, and 7c0d203ae5 the engagement ring d684797149 her fiancé had 6d9fd349a1 given her just a5ec1f135b last week flashed ac53efea63 before her eyes.92fe641fa21428b8
“I… I was wrong…”3040d42ace938c46
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Arisa crumpled to 26f92fa867 her knees, her 33f7aeb1c3 face contorting in c341f38b43 misery as she 92fc1babef began to sob.12a350224e6d30af
“I was jealous of you. Hic, you—a woman who can’t even speak properly—snatched up the most enviable position in all of Bessen overnight. And yet you always complained, always acted ungrateful, and I couldn’t stand it…”a3836717fe0b57a4
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“…”57089bf56fba55e3
“I only wanted to 3de627d157 show you how heavy b90c2f12d7 that position really is. To make you d46f6c4057 realize, for your a194bf8473 own sake!”11b6be240e420e6b
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‘Ungrateful.’e846016c48da13d7
‘The weight of the 1bdad8384e Duchess’s position.’d1d8aad65fee7ad0
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‘Pretending to care until e048bb4668 the end.’de47c56d5d1d1dd5
Lorena nodded coolly, as 5dafbb98a2 if to herself.80e39f30e897108b
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‘People never change.’796260c420c04ef3
Arisa, misreading Lorena’s silence 8334555a4b as a sign of f69a751485 hope, pleaded desperately.985819d4b2b94bee
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“If things go on 2d9f99575c like this, I might 6cbbab9f36 be cast aside. You know no man f784c28157 would marry into a ea5d61990d family that’s fallen out 7bf19ed20f of the Duke’s favor, 9c6d4877ac don’t you? Lorena, just speak to de64fbee9b him for me, just d2ffcf35cb this once. If you d95323c36b help me 58c08c76ae this time, 5d58c0d83a I’ll live 64cc6d0ed7 like I’m d12340b064 dead, I bfd0998d9f swear. You’ll never see me f37512a36b again!”95ee8a4c048ddc91
“Speak to him?”44d6f96ee6aef238
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Lorena couldn’t help e5fb3fe674 the laugh that d80d55c113 escaped her.d8f818b4f1b4fdde
Foolish Arisa 19a3bf559a still hadn’t 2442084e24 grasped the 4c35e657a3 situation.415adef3b62d9853
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“I exposed my 3262e85558 husband’s affair and 0aedbff016 walked out of e64def8df4 that house, and 82fd0f4577 now you expect fdff7b3090 me to go e7da52c38f back to plead 8422a657fb your case? Why would 71aa78da97 I do 3c8873fc79 that? I can’t, and I efa98c8caf won’t, Arisa.”5c519e036d041545
“Lorena!”2dadf0cc5cf560ce
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“Handle your ca1837782f family’s crisis 563db836b6 on your 87835fb1a9 own.”4a7834753583f33c
There was 182522b0fe nothing more f2dfb1be36 to say. Lorena rose and opened 576a008f77 the door to the 8a74552a62 hallway. The Viscount of 6879d8f160 Menendo, who had d1058a2b22 been nervously pacing 059899c058 as he waited 8d91f24b0a for the conversation da2ce9ca7c to end, rushed fd83c61c4e over.b43352ed678fd9ee
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“Please leave. There’s nothing more 0eda5b6469 to discuss.”779eb8ca19414244
“Señora, please reconsider, 515e061b71 just this once!”006159a8e153969d
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“If you continue causing 6aa6acb997 a scene, I’ll call 112f80e9f9 the police.”c09842a2a1b68048
Lorena gestured 9366ef4a81 down the 5bbcd41dfd hall. The newly hired 983cf82dc8 private guards, who aff5812b49 had started their efe1684987 posts that morning, c044977a6a swiftly approached and 9f7ae1a757 escorted the Viscount 2ff7d1f24d and Arisa out.d4b880c3956dce2f
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“Duchess…!”2a32b33091830a0e
The Viscount looked as 9b19d80e9a though he might grab bd6a99e6c5 onto her skirts. Lorena, who 4cc2257c86 had been bcbd125839 about to d01b6ebcc5 turn away d5393e0427 without a 060700437f second thought, 8ae4ef6bbe furrowed her a475ea38f0 brow.ba825f28516aff1a
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“Titles.”df7e1a35ca786bdd
“Pardon…?”01fa9e69a9f56435
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“Mind your use of 66c7964abf titles, Viscount. I won’t be 14477b4ef5 the ‘Duchess’ for 088985b3d8 much longer.”92bfe6e4fab32e67
With that, c8b9e4ae8e Lorena closed 74d45a8799 the door a5b2562299 firmly. Arisa’s wailing 587939cd78 echoed faintly b0a9954743 from the e5d51cab93 corridor, but 2845fa39b9 Lorena ignored 514a2830e9 it completely.70d1c2617e42cfca
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They were people 7ecffd761c she would never f1dcfcc2a0 need to see 22cf7fdac3 again.56afcbaee455557b
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