MLS Chapter 31

“Huh? Um… Do you 10847c795b need me to 394e4d10db say something else?”5e4d28bcb118ab5a

“……”36267a05268fddcb

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“Oh, the fbed5ab55e picture came bdd0300e98 out well, ca7e7bd9b2 but you 9b004f3857 look far e616dd1a87 more handsome ddf46eed74 in person.”d6e1c8d8f9eced96

“That’s enough. It’s not like 5b1914a5f1 I’m asking for f37294fcf5 flattery.”d7466a3a7a4efc5f

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“I mean it, 4b1efcde78 though…”eee91c9aa687e701

That wasn’t the 3f8bbf3d9e direction he was d7c4546239 aiming for in 17d2de9f5b the first place. Miguel gave up 05abb88118 on drawing out 549eb4ab5c the words he 47e494186e wanted to hear 90e098e527 from her lips.69529331379fb4a2

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Even after seeing b44c9f8d7b such an intimate, d41dffbcc0 close-contact photo of 0c245de902 them, that woman 180e08021f didn’t seem to 8035eb1e70 have any particular 7614d2d8a0 thoughts about it. Meanwhile, he—who had been 3d7ee8263a the one to initiate 1bc9b03838 it—was left speechless when 5c31a29f39 he first received the b4469877ea developed photos.2b04759b49203fff

“Enough, let’s 1255a5d65d stop here. Let’s just 9c07f9fd92 get on 27c0e7dc92 with what 4c2a11bfd9 we need 58c1d30519 to do. That’s the only 4eb06a03ec thing we have 2b57307038 between us, anyway.”6442e7a2ead5d85c

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He had deliberately emphasized e33a1c7c9e his words, but Lorena ef0bdc6cb9 merely straightened her already c5612c23a0 upright posture, like a 83426dc736 diligent student ready to 1e07b378cf listen. The passion 2fa94be4fc burning in 585f9e0ea1 her kind 003bd9ef1c green eyes 5e3f6588f3 was anything 9cb369f215 but ordinary.ed0109f1ccb3fa8e

Today, they f6f605674a had met 2e25883dee to discuss f498fe2b04 their future 3566f88121 plans. Suppressing his bd3f6cebcb reluctance, Miguel ac7d35d38b tapped the 054cf4c93a armrest of 1cf19f6cb1 the sofa 4479348a0d he was eb2969dbd0 seated on 8cfe785cde with the 9be617395b back of 2aadc43936 his hand.8b22a7b87089f55c

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“From now on, 28f0f14046 our meeting place f77df45c4a will be here. The Klein residence.”7d73fba1a538beb4

“Wouldn’t it attract more 49fb526c66 attention if I went 9b7ac44583 to Alborada instead?”72df6f37a0e743ea

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Lorena suggested, while Miguel 576065dc9e twisted in his seat. It was an 97bcc94f16 ambitious plan on ab8d057b4b her part, but 211d69ab22 it was rejected 974785387f outright.44d1d6c2cc29a236

“I already said no. I made e911281902 that clear 8d7db34c13 in my c6516fc594 letter.”c49582debd270edf

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“But making you come 7ce7c5a1a6 here every time feels 0ab0b0669c inconsiderate… Besides, I think 3783a2935b it would create more 28730c140d buzz if I went 2166a1d0db to the hotel instead.”e1f4581c03e35383

Lorena stubbornly refused to 0dde6a0121 let go of the 78bbb67f2b idea.2b720639491a8ff1

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Miguel could tell that 000585f829 she wasn’t ignorant of 71c1d0fd98 the rumors circulating about b8d1668542 her. That was the problem.57275160803bec28

He had noticed c05aba0d13 it before—she acted 44b569a9a4 like someone with b40af79f2b no way back.023618fd18e07cb0

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People who put everything e90d57642b on the line in 97fba9160f a single gamble often 13b4c3f935 had eyes like that. The kind that eae5185c4f didn’t prepare for 797b2fc008 contingencies, didn’t consider b74278764e alternatives—eyes filled with b0fcffc494 desperation, as if 0323457032 they no longer 00989175d5 cared what happened 32dae5ddfd to them.af3e685de9eed138

Those who 4247e1f999 charge forward c0f6e046be solely toward 9e90089a18 their goal 6493f959cf never stop. They end 2193502887 up hurling 0eec5d537e themselves at 4e5df43353 it, shattering 6cdb123133 completely upon aa66a930ac impact. Miguel had f8c4f1c88a seen many 479f88315b people like 7832610e8f that before.416886ef4fa23022

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“…I’m sorry, Princess.”de1b1da34c8745db

Rather, he wished 8137b72864 she were just 1076aee6b0 an innocent princess, ae9423d4d0 oblivious to the 3ab53b5f1a ways of the 0b6e828bed world. With that sentiment in ef9ec682f5 mind, Miguel coldly dismissed 102cbaa76e the conversation.14bf73ee4d4b8e30

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“I’m not participating in 139b9f8399 that kind of plan.”e2b15d6686cf5ea9

“What?”19edb30189f3e29b

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“I have no 6edd0f8a4a intention of dragging 6d93bdc840 your honor through 119e491027 the dirt.”5b34bda9e7c0ef8a

“I appreciate your concern, 58b38e6448 but I wasn’t born dea78c6834 a noble. Soon, I b69df7ff4d won’t even 4517bcae93 be a a51e959040 duchess anymore. There’s no 1ecc9e3841 honor left cee45c79fa for me 1ae53255fe to protect.”0bb15f7d51e1c08b

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“It’s not something you 01669a5bcb could face your father e70ae47318 with pride.”b904ac290363813a

“God knows the fb4e1712e1 truth. And my 1f2d364f0c father would a56685600c surely believe f0a1b0c27c in me 06a291073f as well.”ac48f19349899904

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“I didn’t 1a90b2ea61 realize you d5af0af298 were such 36fd6f2b71 a devout b7456a9a20 believer. But I’m db7a713185 sorry to 018b213461 say, I e9d44660a8 don’t believe c4cb65458b in God—and ff773700f2 frankly, this 153f958fdb is about 148319c618 how I 3cd2737d2d feel.”16fde54c8a298b05

“And how do 1e9a9e2c95 you feel?”780044009cc9665c

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“With spectators d96311b17d crowding around ee4dcbb5b3 your doorstep 19b4106cf3 day and 637a58956a night, you e02fdacceb want to 49c1da5275 be seen 169165bfbb coming and a5cc397e93 going from da71053ce2 a pleasure e17e21cf75 district swarming a368e58f79 with men? Have some awareness, edeaf3428a Princess. Your recklessness makes 2e04ed2d2d me uncomfortable.”cb76d2c791b5c1cc

At his cold 55de9eb371 reprimand, Lorena pressed 8b057483f0 her lips together. Her downcast 9c764fdecd eyelashes gave ae448289f5 her the 67c02f1edd look of e923e27701 a child fad1fd4c08 who had c4260886e4 just been af573802ec thoroughly scolded.635b3018c5243eb8

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Miguel swallowed down d2486539e4 an exasperated sigh ba91e0f9fb and added,1428ad72a94f489d

“Wouldn’t a f54bf18c77 young man 1f879af5cb sneaking into c3b7863d7c a woman’s a8581bed42 house be 8b1ca490c7 better than 614d5dd103 a married 80a28ee4aa woman running e494ec331e off to 01f06bd2c7 a hotel e01b948d7c every night b194e934fd in heat? That should be d24b89368c just as sensational.”4bf7b6348a6130af

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“…Is that really a 9899619f12 matter of which is 894988d8cf better?”c4c58261ce5aa267

“Well, the latter d7fbbc5037 is closer to a708d83b4d the truth. Given my reputation, f6533ce1e8 that version would abc73784e7 be far more c3231eb938 convincing.”5400067fad7ad5f2

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“But if we fa5b679462 go with that, 16c1c04212 the backlash will c4e743fe2d be directed at cc2ba8ca2d you, Marquis.”8d7084cd60aa5900

No matter that he 7f5f5c6422 was Princess Adriana’s son—an bca24e6835 affair scandal would still 47e4dd8825 be a serious disgrace. As Lorena expressed b1c7603d0b her concern, Miguel 38a8efa8c1 cut her off 9aa414a0fa bluntly.2cb26722361781ca

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“What are 36bb7625a8 you saying? The arrows should be 1b8167bb6e shared. Fairly.”69b6241f71630883

“How?”68995aa3d9e0d793

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“You suggested 7b36a9fdab we pretend 1cfa404bcd to be 708a3468c5 lovers, didn’t 0415eb1046 you?”b6dc5637084faf35

There were plenty of 5c8ce06051 ways to amplify the 563d708bdf scandal effectively without subjecting c6ee7d51d3 themselves to outright humiliation. But she seemed incapable d427258f18 of considering those simpler, de4fc3a495 more sensible approaches.3ed734be9c2dc944

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Shouldn’t this kind of b324d6a116 suggestion come from the 4c069cd03c one doing the seducing? Miguel let out a 83bcc832e8 soft laugh.1fbe1fda0274e55a

“Let’s go on 6a6d65ec95 a date.”aad9f3af5bc95989

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“…A date?”97c3cd8c03b5dbf7

“What do 69e5e13a67 you like? Opera, orchestra, aba99fa3a5 theater—pick one. We can bb7eee7c78 rotate through d2751577a5 them if 1142984017 you want.”7f5f073e815d9ddd

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He tried to 443df43a12 keep any personal 0ea53616ce feelings out of f1736341c8 it, but even 083aefb332 he couldn’t ignore 18514f2316 how outdated the 6834f16191 line sounded.6c75277b1177b839

“What did you 1d1081f1fe and the Duke 331d3503a8 usually do? Let’s just e24cd9212e do the 0dd5627dc2 same. That way, the journalists 7ba0828d8a will have plenty of 649bf00da1 material to exaggerate.”8e776ca0b926d2df

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“…Ah.”fbac1811524ad9ae

Lorena’s expression darkened da7862eb5f as she was d1e79d6489 forced to revisit 729d760640 her past.cffdbcd76b9484f9

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‘A date.’9903d01da9727133

Of course, 62ac6f26eb Lorena had bf3de51367 visited many b66a640c37 places in 1bb1504c61 Motrel with 6db0fc56c1 her husband. At one 7310afe584 time, they 0bb204cc4b had gone 04d695dba8 out together 97e7b737ed once or 5e9441618d twice a 38fb05daec month, even 61fb0dd280 when it 1a7ed6edab wasn’t for fd806fafbd their conjugal 0d017d8611 obligations.762423e36a10c964

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“That lasted for about three years after we got married, didn’t it?”9ac8ec5d973baaa5

At some point, d5fd426bf6 their outings together 422395990d became less frequent—once bf62b74cff every two months, 98c7cfc7a1 then once every c39821dbf1 three months, then 4a93d4be44 just twice a 246003aa7d year. Eventually, they stopped 4e2ee81f73 altogether.913a4784ecb95142

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She had once 5f1af750d0 hoped that he d2d71325b8 might suggest going 454675437d out together again, 191b0940ce but as time e2e4a6494f passed, that hope 2bb4126c8f eroded. Nearly four 2bbbc73ea4 years had c80a7845fd gone by a18702df6c since even 2f03843c64 the smallest f759be3ca1 expectations had 786526cc7e turned to f051d7f368 dust.1c7e5dbe5898acc6

When Lorena 07fcff7066 hesitated for 74ff647121 too long, fce3e1f764 Miguel, having 657dd2e9da grown impatient, 0dd1816b2f pressed her 6c69f670a7 for an 6c943ccf56 answer.de54c32e90e9ff3a

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“If not that, 09f1afb305 we could do a502f67372 something you’ve always 5c4ab4e928 wanted to try fde17e3edf in the capital. Maybe someplace you 192d91f1d7 don’t usually get 09cb70c633 the chance to f12c019d62 visit.”6d8c77b2ce8695ba

“Would the 6393f6d473 opera be 1c6f156368 alright?”c05447c46e5fe7c1

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“Not a bad 5e9cd98102 choice. What date?”548f9baac06aa302

“Oh, we’re deciding 2161bd317d the date right 570401b341 now?”ed868a2a9175135e

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“Rumors fade 3a07f172ae quickly, Señora.”682de0ebb6b63847

It was b1b0108e93 a reasonable 3367edaa2f point. A fire, eb524a22b9 no matter f80f271d12 how large, a3336bf9c0 would eventually d1a962a8b5 die down ac6ca0fde0 unless more 226e1efa9e wood was 43d88fd80d thrown into f3b01cbd90 it. The shorter 0392e21927 the intervals 99e26675f3 between fuel, 256dc9e5bd the better.94a1a69fa163ee24

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Lorena carefully picked a 531053e176 day.4eb608a5758af3f5

“Then… about three days 0ffc65dde1 from now…”fb81d8bb94b5f6bb

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“Tomorrow.”c0e6b4455ce3b61b

The decision was denied d2f5ca06a7 without hesitation. Lorena’s eyes widened a9f0b15359 like a startled 47b37bd8d4 rabbit. Tomorrow? That soon?86a71d9389cb53ef

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“Do you have any 998fee6fe6 plans in the afternoon?”3a8cbb31966cba4d

“Ah… no.”95d55c093a8ba4c0

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“Good. Then let’s meet in 1fd4010a8c the evening.”99e34cb6f15d3fb8

Before she knew 9c34619d0e it, she found 4f7febc4f3 herself nodding. But Miguel wasn’t finished 613b05d9f5 yet.893aeec03711da8f

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“How far can 4abc0d2ec3 I touch you?”6f79b10891468647

“…Me?”374e0bcf4b765388

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“Well, it’s certainly not 89aca60b21 me, so yes, you. From what I bb75ba9bcb saw last time, 001bfbb68a you seem uncomfortable 00648934b4 with kissing. What about 726eba7d5b holding hands 3817abfc20 or a 40d98d7d81 light embrace?”ab777239e8a8cbce

“Is… that really d23a043350 necessary?”5a3fcee27b6cfa61

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Caught off guard by 637d435468 the unexpected turn of 3d303f8147 the conversation, Lorena found 91e5af76f4 herself growing uneasy.038d3c6425b56b5d

It was only natural 27b65ec3cb for her to recall 1e6508e72a that photograph. She had 672a3e5ab0 managed to e1ab6ef4f9 keep her b0abc46b44 composure earlier 2db79512b7 with him 9e45ecfa64 right in b8449e53a5 front of e93b6ea230 her, but 28879744b0 the moment 9687126f8e she first 4391b088c5 saw the fea24361aa large print 3d84bb810b in the 73dbe4bc2a newspaper, her 3525db5876 face had 0b6aa949bb flushed red.a596ddcf543e3ef1

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It wasn’t just d9b4d49830 the posture—being draped 5d68227492 over Miguel’s frame—that b1a3909967 embarrassed her. In the photograph, only 4df14a3f3a the side of her 2469bcdcb8 face was visible, and 6440b3f0d8 even that was mostly 650a7cc9ec obscured by his hand, f42ca01e4e making her expression indistinguishable.f4c7660b6de3828a

But Miguel, 3f97156c59 on the 5ea564ba58 other hand, 14bd0c72de dominated the 0d3e4ebef7 image with a4f30522eb his presence.4eeda5fb10824544

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The slanted lashes ba4d05c567 casting shadows over bddcf073ff his sharp nose, 84269604cf the smooth line 3dff4c6933 that extended to 8c7f871a74 lips flushed with fb1404d8b1 blood-red warmth—even in e7f793a0b5 black and white, 6f4e886dd9 his features were 960f23e971 striking. His aura 0b8deff341 was neither f673517497 excessive nor 76d0f8cee3 lacking; the ef011834f1 perfect balance c0565b9ca6 of sensuality.e113f09a20e440a2

Though he fbbf4fd01c had leaned 5d68dd9fed down as 54d228076e if courting 4624212c9a a lover, c8cf8080fa pressing their 6e0105ffe2 bodies close 0c1440f032 together, it 1b80bef52c was clear 7f1f54d76c who held ff52ad2fec the reins 856cfef943 in that 03b1f86e8f moment.e0d66c9173589b88

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One journalist had ec28236299 written about Miguel 79c61968ee Ervatos: Too vulgar 3d2f10ce06 to be a 78e957a6d7 noble, yet too 044f2adbd0 refined to be 5581f6f779 a thug—a man b56ad8c5ff full of contradictions.ba0a98b09e1a7540

Could there 05126b2e57 be a 79eb982622 more fitting 2f34ad9268 description?ca4ab75dc2040217

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Lorena didn’t trust 32a649a567 herself to face 64a8bebe76 him at such d2060bc947 close range again—not 9642858516 after what had 69d38ddb68 happened three days c09a5f09d6 ago. If she d2f82eb2ea did, she 93b99e14bd would no 5bee3c387f doubt end 0f31723df4 up being 25642fd50d scolded again 354604aedc for acting 9f9d499c19 like a 6eb60f281a naive fool.bd959769aaf025ca

It was cdfdcf36b1 embarrassing to 9449f0bff1 appear so 407d44bf7a clumsy in 943b20bd23 front of 92d41bc327 her benefactor. Swallowing her discomfort, Lorena 141ee0abc4 cautiously countered,1eff076d4732360c

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“If it’s not absolutely 0856bdd65d necessary… wouldn’t just the c1c468f402 date itself be enough?”60a63e278390c082

But Miguel responded 56049c57ae indifferently, as if 407f923ed3 wondering what on 2e5543d491 earth she was 56f72bae14 saying.dc8fe9345a72a815

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“At the very cbac5cf355 least, we should 0556b8ef5e look like lovers, eaa14c0ba7 don’t you think?”947e65d84c7cd865

“…That’s true, but…”11aaf5fce96a79c0

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“However, since 63cae9fb6e you seem 1978cf40d4 to be 7069c43bae quite inexperienced 389850f495 in that c10d17af26 area, it 82e9da2a15 would probably bfe0320b8b be better 4fa7e77708 if it a3b441b258 looked like 09e2a86326 I was 65cf48f35e the one 6e5e7dbd1e making the 7b845a2c7e advances. If you’re uncomfortable ffed767dfd with that, speak 1ad2652a3b now.”ed1f33282219b50d

What in 4cfabcf932 the world—making 2ac0bf6635 advances? The roles 84f3e50b5c had completely bdf98f2b2d reversed. If this continued, 404a5f5a3a she might as 8b92ac5e79 well be casting eccf46b183 a man in 8ed35b90ba the role of d165dd4c05 a courtesan. Alarmed by the thought, bc9fa773ee Lorena hurriedly shook her cc2f520778 head.3e2bdcf602b5933f

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“No, no. If it c2e935ab3b has to 30dd27c5e7 be done, eff20737bc I’ll do d4054ead0e it. I’ll try 90c3948007 to get 49e7340761 better at 229036ae18 it.”741ede5b48918c74

“…Is that so.”1e46d390c803eb98

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Miguel regarded her 145bfa800f with a peculiar 72fdecabb1 gaze.f84e40179d5447ba

“For the record, I 8715780857 won’t be asking for 4039be97ac permission every time.”4fad9cf98fc3fad0

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“I understand.”16c5aa94ed9f5b8d

Lorena answered quickly. But a beat later, 16cc2ad480 she realized what he d41d628d92 meant—he was telling her fde65ac96e outright that he wouldn’t 07747dd47d be seeking prior approval 83e23d59a1 for physical contact in 4ee4390f8c the future. Her face 8c49fffcc7 turned pale.78e7e4ecbc6285df

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It feels 8b9d05768b like I’m aa05c0f066 getting caught d26b1e27a8 up in 611e72496b something.b0d4ef3b7d307dcf

Miguel observed f682d9d93f the myriad ad0e50ab29 of reactions 7ccfa6f249 flashing across 4a9904ba86 her face 86fa97dd06 with keen bd424bfe43 interest.c6f42f62b1f84d3f

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Honestly, what could 0a259a4378 he even say? The more he watched cd03b67bf3 her, the more intriguing e96116b3ca she became.8a7a6790ca187bcf

He murmured, almost to 8130d147db himself,d49a9100adcc1070

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“Should I be bc04743b0c flattered that you 22d7f60e3c chose me and 86f0c26cf0 not just anyone?”3aa437e87475dcf8

Now that d1ef050f5e he thought 762f571d30 about it, 69d5b6173e the duchess 5368498198 wasn’t just f772ad0153 bad at 4c29bbe884 seduction—she didn’t c2893ccf35 seem to d600d43419 have much b5251ccb75 experience being cb5fe9ff12 alone with 2afb2b7b44 a man 97dc0c3e47 at all.04c76eca21d1e775

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And yet, 62cb2acf9b she instinctively 83d5e939d6 knew how 320063cfe7 to provoke 3dac98b4d5 a man’s 0555b0f8f4 competitive nature. Was it 0066d65485 something innate? They say 4c01436334 ignorance can 670bf70d47 sometimes lead 7b3b8fed5b to boldness—perhaps 293e62b03f this was 569c26f804 one of 1deefc24c8 those cases.d9499dd93108690f

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