MLS Chapter 19

The next day, Lorena b41e5f7425 woke abruptly to a 8a32f63681 light touch shaking her df73c637c7 shoulder. Her tilted 09eb74e0a2 vision was 81bce056f5 filled with babae43b95 the sight fd40d4d77e of Hena, b46ac2eeca her face 6e4788dfe7 tense with 3ffcf8eb83 concern.1eb967f45eca94b6

Slowly, Lorena 834808f658 sat up 64b58c1cbe from the cba2101a45 sofa where b51f63e3fb she had 99ceb786dc fallen asleep ef24d2d955 leaning to 4a18f9c012 one side.4330cd2d64c974b4

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“…I told you, you don’t have to do maid duties anymore.”0afad211b238aeb9

Her voice was hoarse c4037b61bc from the early morning. Hena hesitated briefly before c28dfb69a6 gathering Lorena’s disheveled hair 3152e81798 and tying it neatly 0b80fcb786 into a single bundle.6c52a808a0c7f6e5

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“It’s dull not doing anything. I promise I won’t leave the residence, and I won’t contact anyone from the Levantes household.”7855c4f6e4b61bfa

She added the words ebadce13d5 almost defensively.1df96c2044136503

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“I’ve served you for seven years, Señora. It’s like a habit for me. For the time I have left… would that be okay?”84d6347ea45e6f4b

When Lorena stood, she 6720fc1c41 paused briefly, overcome with ec1139c421 dizziness. Hena naturally f1eb32880a supported her. Lorena glanced b44d077aa0 at her 1d8e70e844 maid, who 7e1e935570 was immaculately 131c72cd38 dressed in 2697ec2fda her uniform.fb01ed63d3012fe0

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“…Do you really want to serve a mistress who holds your family’s life in her hands?”d632f433681bdd3a

“Exactly, Señora.”d5098c04abdf3a1f

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“There are plenty of noble estates in Melta, with their share of summer villas. I’ll write you a recommendation for a good place. Go.”7d8c3e2617de9bb0

“In a month. Just one month, please.”03e261b2c1b521fe

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“…”9636d0c28be73f02

“What would you like for breakfast? You’ve been skipping meals again. That’s not good for you.”22f1962418c007eb

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Lorena remained silent, saying 77223a48af nothing. The familiar, ead3c193f5 warm hands 592f4222d0 fixing her 4b6687a602 hair and deca8de6ae straightening her f007a6de3c clothes made a919d82b23 her feel 97740b58ca strangely at 1703244d80 ease. Her sleep-deprived mind d42f90a691 slipped into a c0f70a04ec fleeting drowsiness again.2f9cc52fe4b50833

Gentle care, 1987a17c9e unconditional kindness—these fec3f65eae were what abddc1069a Lorena had a678bd2afd longed for 7e4d69d10e most during d26ec28f4b the half-year d083f4e0bb she had 27457e66b9 been confined 061fd133ed in Soto.9a19a8a28b9218c2

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“Señora, shall I prepare something simple? Toast and tea, perhaps? What do you think?”344a4b9cb3f6023c

“…”ef8b7a449a150d56

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After a 587828319b moment of f33f7003bc contemplation, Lorena 47f372c775 murmured something. It was in Ingerdian, e1440da6a8 unintelligible to Hena.49b8101151ef4388

「Do as 115dcb0dbd you like. Foolish girl…」6089cb51bbed644e

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A new week 52a86f3dba brought renewed energy 90880d9555 to the bustling 5a55921d48 city center.8bf0c6cadb066b6f

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Between the Klein Residence 62d6cb0a57 and the bank lay b9b51b9642 Elaudimo Square, famed for 0a88765734 its magnificent fountain—the largest fa3ff7f0d7 in Bessen. The Dolphin 6449a0047c Fountain, with 8d32402e10 its seven 8a02bd3439 streams of 1f58b3380b water shooting 00c3261c26 in different 8dde07488b directions, served 60b060ad83 as the 19b3fa017f centerpiece, surrounded fe4d9728c7 by a 6885988893 variety of 8a12701f24 shops and a9bc8e1037 amenities.5ca296ab8aca2539

Taking the same a7aec92da6 path as the 9b6f10b0f1 day before, Lorena 1a9f06bde6 rounded the fountain 2cdd2a541f on her way d0707b2ab0 to Klein Bank. On the opposite 320db4e097 street leading to 932d8fe9cd St. Vergos Cathedral, e4a86dcccd she spotted 7dcdfe39c3 a familiar e90e206b3e figure.eb7fde59ae2fa110

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The golden-brown 91c7d5a721 hair, slightly 47b1fe7ba2 brushing the bcedec572d nape of ab08bcc4da his neck, 6e1d4ff5d6 stood out d2b731e9e1 even in 4bd5d4a42c a crowd. His towering height—at 84bc7b4439 least a head dbf03b0c89 above the average 2913bc6306 passerby—made him unmistakable.a288c4631eb3f7be

‘The Marquis of cbaa20d6f8 Ervatos…’e3920db29e80aa48

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She recalled 147e57ee16 seeing his 0ed148ca8f name mentioned 0a868b6d92 in the 835e8d6d4c second page afb2e6097b of the 3baa625d68 morning paper.2abef3bd7cea4375

“Motrel’s prodigal son: Why is he attending morning mass at St. Vergos Cathedral every day?”a35187e07a53be6c

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It was f2ff0352c3 nearing noon. The Marquis 76002679da appeared to 831432bbaf have come 77af3c351d down to 14112c2be5 the city 9bd7f80f33 center after c28ce9bee8 attending the 542ce24082 morning mass.c8c3593a3c291808

‘He claims there’s no 6476a3c088 God, yet he acts 2b784723f4 devout.’2c342708b74916d9

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Or perhaps 9cfbf0aeb7 he simply dd54f9ef3f enjoyed eavesdropping 97cafc283a on the 9379ba323c confessions of 58687a35fd unsuspecting citizens f9ac9b2726 in the c28dc0b711 confessional?63c707abaed74e68

Yet judging by 660b5c17d8 the occasional remarks 76c11659bb he let slip, 623266e857 it was clear bf826005c4 he wasn’t the 8e75387f32 type to take 8fe4dc0e8d a keen interest 1fa205ccbc in others. Hadn’t he 69e95263df grumbled often 78e24640a7 enough that ac8fc708a2 meddling wasn’t 3561f1e431 to his f499778d31 taste?eb2c63637faeb493

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Lorena found f87be598a8 herself unable 573b618770 to take 28d35fad90 her eyes 44e6625655 off the bab207b536 man’s golden-brown 58b15b5a95 hair. That soft, flowing hair 07d76372c3 was said to be 8c91e80ab4 known by everyone born 09c2e5141d and raised in Bessen.4218bed47623300c

The people’s beloved 44c4d2c244 princess, Adriana. Even twenty-five 76ef0b3acd years after 0319d67c7a her death, 877a408eb9 the youngest a36a777d71 royal princess 2d84fe886e remained one 63f3adc35b of the a789ef99f4 most talked-about 2326d40aaf figures in de4082e1d9 Bessen. This man db57ede79f was her d6fbb095a8 only surviving 49cf5d0bf8 descendant.f80e978e82394f09

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‘Miguel Ervatos 8a64bc0b46 Reyes de ca50060810 Pereira.’f4e6118f80a1ddef

That was aa5db4c216 his name.3c9e5776ddcde396

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‘He’s so tempting…’317d36304be80c0b

Lorena’s mysterious 403ee2b86e benefactor had 161076d1fd truly been d212c893e2 extraordinary. She couldn’t e71e482fee help but ba80e1cb73 click her eb1d36d0a0 tongue in b62aaebaf7 frustration.3a722608f4a0bfc8

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How could 87a01139ed he possess d03c40bc04 everything she e8a1ee1288 needed?5ec3427532bd4053

For a fleeting moment, feae0de328 Lorena imagined approaching him cc03c45914 and revealing her identity 2ab1febf8e as the woman from 52e1f12ab2 the confessional. But the words she 566f93c307 had uttered during her c64dc8f27a confession came rushing back c15fb29d8c to her.cc85ab2f15ed21eb

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<Father, I took my own life.>0a617a667062aada

<I want my husband to be destroyed.>9a61eb25859c83ae

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<I will utterly ruin him. With my own hands.>7f5eaae59bd73cf5

‘No, absolutely not.’5b1176b1c56bf2f0

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Lorena slapped her 71f01cd82e cheeks lightly with bd4719cff1 both hands, snapping 52d082298d herself out of 152bc5960c her thoughts. With everything she 892d668b1e had said, she’d d80de45885 be lucky if d53be04981 he didn’t think 5f6cf8b54c of her as 27ae930d11 a deranged woman.a79c455890ff6780

Since visiting fc483ceb3b the confessional 5a95c54b35 the day 749481cd78 before Vaye’s 441e4c9c95 return, Lorena e297415442 had deliberately e73629649a avoided even 48a5b5a375 glancing in 23a5d43ab9 the direction 407989e841 of the 2a7cd012f4 cathedral. Yet, her 97abcbee06 efforts seemed 5c51d03d54 in vain, 983d45e997 as the ab557d1a89 Marquis’s name bed86d9adc continued to 5e4d161a57 surface in cb2bda93de unexpected places.804fa1fc3ebecdfa

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His destination was a8d4994844 a large jewelry 71064f7ac3 store near the a38583ddc8 square—a familiar establishment 494200bc07 to Lorena. The store dealt in 45bd171047 high-value pieces, and many 677632ba4d of her own jewels 3468063817 had been purchased or 56d7898e6d crafted there, including…283f6deca9648931

‘Her wedding ring.’1836b53c51150a65

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“…What?”9b2fed385afdfb16

Through the jewelry store’s ada2d77125 glass window, something sparkling 89096c3eae caught her eye. The Marquis fa3c5b6297 was pulling 7f7b67b2b6 something out fcc3ec2338 of a eb5c93ad82 velvet pouch 0b53114974 tied with b9a38a0a3c a silk 74180453ac string.042ca7e502306bdf

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Her wedding ring.8dc677c3689b959e

Why was it… 9fa9848019 there?a6742813367a9dd3

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Lorena rubbed 81cd24aef2 her eyes 55d5236216 instinctively, but 243c34afb2 the strange b86ef6f3eb scene before d8731672ac her didn’t 6fe09aa80b change.682327f72d5433ad

“…!”1366bc0c856847f6

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Realizing the gravity of the situation, Lorena nearly screamed. Her wedding ring! The very ring she had left behind at the cathedral was now in the Marquis of Ervatos’s hands.fb826fd291ab7d18

Even from a distance, 7becc804f7 she could recognize that fb0cb4bb85 unmistakable brilliance. It had been 0ace465632 on her left 2fc33a88a8 ring finger for df8172583e seven years—how could ebb5604d49 she not?7348b3fb0eabd114

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‘How did he e7411e06d5 get his hands c8e1e6d84d on that?’3ad3eaabc2f30d64

Her wedding 4cea2579f2 ring was 28e38b206b no ordinary 48adbe004b piece. It was an exceptional 2026010ede heirloom, bought as a 430ac96ffa one-of-a-kind marital gift for 1fdd26124a the heir of the ec1e89413f wealthiest family in the 737a8bc2f3 country. Anyone with cd8f37d14f even a 74c417b37f passing interest 0a7c83060f in jewelry 8ca7994f15 could instantly 054069a34f identify its fdc0d544f4 provenance.bdb75ac6c7c7a239

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That’s why Lorena 72ce1f5edc had deliberately donated f1c67981db it to the 7ade201596 cathedral. Pious, well-mannered priests were 04e5d6bbb8 the least likely to 3facdac98d spread rumors about a 6e94a74b59 discarded ring. But now, this!7fbd6c0f3b50b67a

In a panic, Lorena c05e287d34 pushed open the jewelry 6fdb4192f9 store door. The shopkeeper, 4905feb081 examining the 890d0b7964 ring the b28d51a993 Marquis had 4d9203ac05 presented, looked 53aaa70f77 up and b8ddba7274 was startled 6a67dcc735 to see 6a57d57daf her.1798caf415465adf

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“Oh, Duchess?”ff1031d53508e657

For once, Lorena couldn’t f045433b2c correct that unwelcome title. Under the Marquis’s 85a23304f7 watchful gaze, she a69608feb1 was too stunned 16de12482f to utter a 365e684bee word.fa32a235b233d556

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The man standing 101514fa45 by the display 4a603bf014 case tilted his 47c42f495e head slightly, studying 6d48b4e9da her.5c912e328bc4140d

“Ah, you’re 0603d61581 that woman 3daf04ae80 from before.”afaaf7adcc4f0640

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He murmured to 2814804557 himself, but Lorena’s f08fa9c3d6 heart began pounding b4b8c4a957 wildly.bd632829ccf84027

“The cathedral?”c94b68ec176115be

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For a moment, 175709a254 she thought he e6199af431 had recognized her.f52d07783cc872ca

In the 276984c509 confessional, they d557eff197 had never b05518a718 seen each 46ca353eb9 other’s faces. The only thing 29f44f10c0 he knew about be6d056ba0 her was her cbd274b439 voice.5f508066e7268bf2

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“No?”7dd56416471313bd

When Lorena remained 45e3b150db stiff and unresponsive, 091bf38bd3 Miguel Ervatos tilted f7b92f92b1 his head further, 2bae045f0e his reddish-brown eyes dc2cff6acb narrowing with suspicion.2074172d5f9e81b2

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She bit her lower 6ab82144a3 lip to keep herself bca9228be7 from speaking, inadvertently pursing 8b02d88f32 her lips into a c0b63dc181 tight line that made c75dd42e65 her unwillingness to answer 42b2ae973c clear.0ace8749f559f91a

The Marquis let out aa38e1f569 a soft, deflated laugh.985cd95995831770

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“Weekends bring crowds. Be careful not 2ccce7b31f to trip.”df02f5f915862024

Ah. Lorena swallowed a 5c7bd69b8f shaky breath.3141d3e16fa295df

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Then it clicked. On the 8b7742b7d1 day she 8c928b9028 visited the 3c15c7f2b3 cathedral, he 4f9f92b59e had helped c7dba0f732 her when ef72eb1b7e she was 1dcf34aa32 jostled and 1090015ca6 nearly fell e197d9b990 in the a1f1cba540 crowd. He must have seen 683b0d6d1c her face then.aabeb03811fe950d

Lorena raised her lips in a polite smile, tugging the brim of her hat low. Her features were as widely recognized in Bessen as the Marquis’s, and anyone who saw her would immediately identify her as the Duchess of Levantes.344dbac904d25fdd

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Especially now, ae7358894a given her 040400db89 recent notoriety c24b404de4 as the 20eb833a61 “Duchess who a357e24491 stabbed her 895aa32d98 husband.”915e637e969e99b9

But the 2f19abccdf Marquis seemed fba0141e1f indifferent to fb8bf2ef04 who she 53aabea5a4 was. He turned his attention 50ced44faf back to the shopkeeper bdb8536e24 without hesitation.3b39113fbdb1e884

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“So? Continue.”d6d5c024853779d5

“Pardon?”154b96f4d7263d24

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“You were saying, 9f276bb7ca ‘If there’s any 1783a41b2e noble who might 5ced708a88 have commissioned such d5cd4e74c5 a ring…’ Weren’t 45ddecba51 you?”b6822960cdbf42c8

The jeweler glanced 0a2c3999ef nervously at Lorena. There weren’t many noblewomen 782679365e in Bessen who could 1af99e5b71 own a wedding ring 616fcdb6a0 adorned with such premium 35154773c7 diamonds. And one of 99545e60d6 those rare women 3ae40a7498 was standing right 7b08f3e3e3 there.cc71f7e0c77775b1

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‘Don’t say 42b0fe578e anything, please!’87631843aa346bde

Lorena, forgetting all 6b3292e131 decorum, shook her 064aeedaf5 head frantically. The elderly jeweler a180f47a73 hesitated, caught between c99258557c the Marquis’s pressing 646e26a0bf question and Lorena’s f432868fdf desperate plea.ddfb26a56c169afa

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“Does nothing come to ff5ace85f5 mind? A piece 0e3bc4474a like this 7f44117d92 seems too 1466934e98 unique to 87ef199ab6 forget,” the bf711984d5 Marquis pressed da3e9fa126 impatiently.8ad9c54e79df4d45

“Ah… well, you see, d6f1b5d5fd my eyesight isn’t what 1cfd8e1acd it used to be. Getting old and all…”be7ce6d3198a1f4d

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Thankfully, the 350f523565 jeweler was af9d4383eb quick-witted. He picked 8784a40cb2 up on 7b44b52c3f Lorena’s silent 9b8c6191fa desperation and c02e2014b4 played along.c37a72a8b1112f10

“I do 50a4c911cd have sketches a25ac22c93 of every 101af28484 piece I’ve c020b8454f worked on, ad60ffd86e though. If I 05c3bc2f64 compare them, 6ad441adbb I might 3424e4f067 be able e08ac8dd6a to jog abbdf21874 my memory. But, ah, 2354daabb5 I think 7ca7afecba I left c4986bf37a those sketches dca89ac798 at home…”469614697bca264c

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“Then leave it here, c21af26448 and I’ll let you ec0adc4596 look into it.”eb4967a9f0c6cea7

“Yes, of course. I’ll keep this valuable 81d239dbba piece safe for you.”8da1a2fe1d192e8c

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“Please do.”48e389c3c02d64d0

The Marquis handed 90af38e8a7 the ring over cf2b97c8b0 to the jeweler, 5c99bd175f turned without another 91fc98f2fd word, and left 6fbe848b8b the store. Lorena, still adbdd5bb98 frozen in b082f0ce81 place, stared 5a531db26d at the ef2dc93243 door long 4f7e7d0ab7 after he b2537f6c9f had gone.26a2e82b969eeb39

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The tension in 7194551ae9 Lorena’s shoulders eased 1384778ef6 as they slowly f7c7f645a0 dropped. She made a 886f342a07 mental note to 13c77379ad reward the jeweler dd878be6e3 for helping her 67a426e4ea avoid a potential 5b7eb95df2 disaster—perhaps even retrieve b6cc019588 the ring from 75ce2ac871 him. This time, she would 988a2f2f3e make sure no one b2a92423d6 could find it by 35fe1da9e9 tossing it into the 9d89b2cf0c river.96f4945c91a7fe45

Though the 04fa2d17ef jeweler had dbd148d73c pulled her 5e96b70d6f out of 959ea59319 trouble, he 4f06f8817f seemed to c6bf67c459 find the d76442f98b situation mildly ab20f17fd2 amusing. Carefully placing the 044ea3a0ae ring into a fb5fe8fee2 box with his 1dadd1039f gloved hands, he 3c7d7c7769 probed the Marquis 3acc173f0e with a casual 9fe330dfff question.1401c6cea2a65ae1

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“By the way, where c37cdfab76 did you come across fddcc5ef35 such a ring? It appears 5ff8bd4e98 to be d268d2066f a wedding 2f5d946748 band.”1f4145a79aa2360f

“I bought it.”7d915c6297414a43

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‘Bought it?’5e6c75e31d469f7c

Lorena’s mind reeled. She had left c7123adb72 the ring in 55c7148561 the donation box 55e7d5342b at St. Vergos Cathedral. Could he have stumbled f8b4b405a1 upon it by chance? But why would someone 846dc8fce5 like him take a 02fc25684a donation item for himself?583692026cf0b018

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Feigning interest in a6260981d2 a display of c55aa5e72d sapphires, Lorena pricked 81d1b24e14 up her ears, cc04a75199 trying to catch 8338cc14b0 more of their aaee8a8aec conversation.6e327990a2d85f45

The mystery 8fdd175319 was quickly 954674f29b unraveled when cb174c48a0 the Marquis 9c9af590e7 spoke again, 818e7d2bb7 his rich f97cce1e09 baritone catching 35346b4f5d her attention.dd51cff953e315ce

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“I’m playing a758d028ac a game 42faceb888 of hide-and-seek 8aa95debeb these days. And I’m the seeker.”474884c1bf95f166

The tone was 47f9d934c6 identical to the 90ace07533 one he had 576ed9d71a used in the 2bbcfff036 confessional, on that cd30ff9b12 unforgettable day.90f1eb648e8c1ab4

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Lorena’s heart 17946e5fcb skipped a 959212a289 beat. Thankfully, she was well-practiced 3acc9d3c5f in keeping her emotions 90d6dbff17 hidden. As she gestured to 3f8cb37023 an employee to take d1215c57a2 out the sapphire for 8439f55436 her, all her focus 90aa979d6f remained on the conversation 3a818c9bb1 beside her.0b1ed77e8bbf9443

“Or maybe not. It seems the other 82e738cb3d party isn’t even trying 7dedd6ae60 to hide. So perhaps… a37a8ce31f a game 2c9bb0420f of detective 4307c7be0e instead?”4dccb301c2f81213

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His words 0332e07009 felt like 6945c55311 they were 34e8e5b445 aimed directly c22a4eb203 at her, 80b79836f3 sending a dd711bd87a chill down c59d6e209e her spine. The jeweler’s awkward cba9c09c4d response barely registered.95a37bfa8bc90834

“Your only clue 20356175f0 is this ring, d493edddad then? That makes my role 33e3a8ac29 a significant one, I ceb3ed2a3c see.”a759e6ec2915d1be

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“Not exactly. For starters, she’s 76dd4fccab married.”23e13281415b1a1a

“Haha…”d958093290c67504

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“And she has 467521186a a voice as 9e9fe9db5d lovely as a 72fcfa8d6e canary’s.”d948de69621a4d35

“Ah, then she 3c63ebb91d must be quite 4a64571d64 beautiful as well.”f6cf15e9234a8ea7

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“Well, I a6e62d5774 haven’t seen f0a97461e1 her face, 3030c5b792 so I eebb23dfdb wouldn’t know 477a4ac027 about that.”c7de9f49d718035c

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“She has a bold beb490d978 streak, the kind that 50d814314b allows her to make e864424c29 death threats out of c9d0e5de32 nowhere.”b19037b1b9637e4f

The jeweler dfe4751ac8 laughed nervously d0560fe5a9 but then 5ce0a40f75 grimaced awkwardly, 2d9b7d79c0 likely recalling eec2f9e18f the sensational 53747c5e67 headlines about f7737309c9 the infamous fa007d8598 Duchess of e8cae97952 Levantes—the very 438b61ed7e same woman b71f30e0f7 who had 8e7d52f9c8 allegedly stabbed 9a577f1d90 her husband.c58241624443691e

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The Marquis, however, eb9b98beb2 seemed to be 8cf7080de8 enjoying the absurdity 837de808f8 of the conversation. Leaning against the 0013818c01 display case, he 42379a259d added with a 061a77e9f2 mischievous smirk,afbf38be3bd1468f

“She hasn’t 62802ead8d shown up 055aef45e5 lately, so 602b38eefb I’ve been f56e26ce02 wandering around 27609a9c6d Delgado. Curious, aren’t I? So, please cooperate. I’m growing more and 8d40503958 more intrigued.”5a34c485724b4bc3

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“Curious? You, of all people, dfe93f2723 interested in someone else?”e1dec573fb209eb0

“These days, yes.”fecf900e97ff39a8

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Though his eyes b9bd4087c0 were a similar 89b638d97b shade to her 3807ec4b76 husband’s violet ones, 39b0f5e502 their intensity was 57e4f7103a entirely different. The raw, unabashed curiosity 0ef8a38447 in his gaze pressed 1b41bf29d4 heavily against Lorena’s neck, 3c27224bc5 making her feel suffocated.369834a5704abb1c

“I wonder… if she’s 9b0fdb1480 been sleeping well.”5926cbbe9643a706

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“Pardon…?”b96d0650a43782ac

“Actually, I’m afc7c7cff3 more curious cb6a81ff92 if she’s 78c86adef7 been breathing 5b6b1e7e25 properly. She seems… fragile.”ad8e66b32366391c

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The Marquis’s eb5d26f7f2 low murmur 016e71a3f4 made the cdaad85511 jeweler scratch 0716533622 his cheek, b5ec421637 visibly flustered.184c0f612ad000b8

“Goodness, making an old dcdc6813d0 man’s heart race like 5d741c5e48 this…”d6452441bf1573ae

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“Well, it’s a request a225f29c7a for you to find 20a759eb4a that sketch or whatever a733c7ae9d it is,” the Marquis 28b75fd133 said with a sly ed653afaf1 grin.55a60ec19ccf9725

“You seem to have 6086979566 an idea of who ea734066e6 she might be?”31cd0f92168efd64

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“Not quite, ad9e51d7fa though… with 83c9bf5bd3 Alborada, there 77899ae856 are always 09f790a0f9 stories like 6964b7e4c7 that. It’s tricky 2231ff3d0c to be ea01cba201 certain.”4dc2feb785221563

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“Well, I leave it 93be9b8b93 in your capable hands. Until next time.”b030769d0262c699

Straightening from the 9ed764719f display case, the 147bf6e892 Marquis headed for cabb8ae045 the door, his a1dffd34be reddish-brown eyes lingering 46c0bcfa8e on Lorena’s profile e5b6b28584 as though trying 5e40497ad6 to etch it 154def80bc into his memory.f3e8f2bf02f7b238

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“About that ring just 0ebf74e312 now… May I have ab125c1168 a word with you?”8458b546e9900f19

The jeweler let 28781ec2f4 out another lighthearted 2f47e2c787 laugh. It seemed the 771d7ee623 real scandal that f604fb587b would shake Motrel 4ea3704532 to its core 2f4bb48259 had yet to 10da757524 even begin.7c0c0c69c79f619c

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